flstandardbreds Chapter 109: Rejection after Rejection
Chapter 109: Rejection after Rejection
Han Nian'an's words stunned Han Mingzhang for a moment, and his heart, which was originally soaked in anger, calmed down a little.
Seeing this, Wang Shi quickly said, "Master, don't listen to her nonsense. How could the Marquis' Mansion want her?"
"How is it impossible?" Han Nian'an said firmly through gritted teeth, "The rumor has just started to spread. Maybe the Changning Marquis's Mansion is just pretending to be calm. Don't these noble families have any face? If they don't marry me and are irresponsible, they will definitely be criticized in the future."
Han Mingzhang looked at Han Nian'an and asked thoughtfully, "Do you really still have confidence?"
"Father, now that things have come to this, instead of using family law on your daughter, why don't you let me have a try? Besides... I believe that Prince Zhou will definitely not abandon his daughter. After all, he tried his best to save his daughter when she fell into the water while boating!"
Han Mingzhang looked at Han Nian'an. The other party had shown this confident look in front of him more than once. Although he couldn't completely believe it in his heart, Han Mingzhang still nodded.
"Okay, then I'll give you some more time..."
"Master, you..."
"Shut up." Han Mingzhang interrupted Wang and spoke to Han Nian'an again, "But you'd better hurry up."
"Yes, daughter understands." Han Nian'an breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least she had avoided the family punishment for the time being.
Han Nian'an left in a hurry to find a solution. Wang, who didn't get to see her being punished, was naturally disappointed.
"Master, you don't really believe her words and think she can marry into the Marquis's Mansion, do you?"
"Give it a try. Things have come to this point. It would be best if we can succeed."
"What if it doesn't work out in the end?" Wang asked.
Han Mingzhang's expression darkened. Thinking of the rumors in the imperial city and the cold face of Lord Gongsun, he gritted his teeth and said.
"Then teach Han Nian'an a lesson. At least she won't be known as a bad parent."
After hearing what Han Mingzhang said, Wang finally smiled again.
Outside the lobby, Han Nian'an, who was standing at the side of the door, had a pale face.
She went back and originally wanted to try to beg Han Mingzhang to see if he could take her to Changning Marquis Mansion, but now it seems...
Han Nian'an pursed his lips and turned around, giving up the idea.
Soon, she changed into a new dress, carefully put on makeup, left the Han family and went to a teahouse. She also sent a maid to the Changning Marquis Mansion to deliver a letter, asking Zhou Yihong to meet at the teahouse.
However, the letter had already been sent, and she waited and waited, but never saw Zhou Yihong come for the appointment.
"Miss, it's getting late. Let's hurry home." The maid said in a low voice.
"Did you not deliver the letter?" Han Nian'an frowned and looked at the maid suspiciously.
The latter was stunned and hurriedly explained: "Miss, I really delivered it, and the servant of the Changning Marquis's Mansion also took the letter and entered the mansion."
"Then why hasn't Prince Zhou come yet?"
"This..." A guess emerged in the maid's mind, but she didn't dare to say it in front of Han Nian'an.
Perhaps it wasn’t that Prince Zhou didn’t receive the letter, but that he simply didn’t want to keep the appointment.
"It must be that Madam Qin!" Han Nian'an said to himself, "Yes, it must be because she stopped him."
Maybe the letter was never delivered to Zhou Yihong, but was intercepted by that Madam Qin, so the other party had no idea that I was waiting for him here. This must be the case!
Han Nian'an took a deep breath, tried to calm himself, and left the teahouse with his maid. However, he did not return to the Han family, but went to the outside of the Changning Marquis' Mansion.
After wandering outside and hesitating for a long time, seeing that it was getting darker, Han Nian'an still gritted his teeth and asked his maid to go forward and report that he wanted to see Prince Zhou.
After hearing what the maid said, the servant looked at Han Nian'an who was standing not far away, and then went into the mansion to report the news.
Han Nian'an waited for a long time, and the servant finally came out. She hurriedly looked behind the servant, but did not see Zhou Yihong.
The servant walked straight up to Han Ning'an and said, "Miss Han, is that you? Our prince is studying and has no time to meet guests. Please go back."
Han Nian'an's face froze, and he blurted out subconsciously, "Is it that your prince doesn't have time to meet guests, or is it that his mother doesn't let him see me?"
The servant looked up at Han Nian'an again, did not answer, and returned to his position guarding the door.
This contemptuous attitude made Han Nian'an angry, but she also knew that coming to the door of the Marquis' Mansion in person to look for someone was already the last thing she could do. This was the Marquis of Changning's Mansion, and she couldn't really break in.
Standing there with a gloomy face for a long time, Han Nian'an turned and left, but she did not give up. The next day, she brought her maid to the gate of the marquis' mansion again.
She had originally thought that the mansion would not refuse to let anyone in again and again, but the result disappointed her greatly. This time, the servant did not even go in to report, but directly advised her to leave.
Han Nian'an was very angry. Zhou Yihong was her last hope now, but she couldn't even see him. Han Mingzhang couldn't possibly have the patience to wait forever. There wasn't much time left for her.
Han Nian'an was anxious and annoyed, and even thought of breaking in directly. However, when he looked at the majestic gate of the Marquis' Mansion, this idea was shattered by fear, and in the end he could only leave in a rage.
On the other hand, Jiang Suining was in the carriage on the way to Ningyue Pavilion when he learned that Han Nian'an had repeatedly entered the gate of Changning Marquis' Mansion to ask for a meeting but was turned away.
Lin Ziqing specially sent someone to deliver the message to her.
As to why Jiang Suining was so concerned about Han Nian'an, Lin Ziqing tacitly did not ask, but he would have someone send him the news about Han Nian'an in a timely manner in the next few days.
Therefore, Jiang Suining had already received the news about Han Mingzhang's visit to the Marquis' Mansion and his leaving in disgrace.
Of course, she just watched the fun silently. As long as Han Ning'an didn't make trouble in front of her, she would not intervene.
Tomorrow is the day of the imperial examination, and the period before the examination is naturally the peak business time for Ning Mo Zhai.
According to Chu Huanyan's arrangement, in addition to the normal books and four treasures of the study, Ning Mozhai also launched various items that might be used in the examination room, such as exam baskets and paperweights. Although they are not expensive, they can still make a profit by selling in large quantities at a small profit.
As for Ningyue Pavilion, the customers are almost all fixed, and even if there are some new changes, it will not affect the previous regular customers.
So some time ago, Jiang Suining took advantage of this opportunity to successfully launch the men's robes that he had been considering for some time. He took advantage of the momentum of the imperial examination and sold a lot of robes for the sake of good luck.
The reason he came here today was because the accounts for men's clothing had been sorted out some time ago, so Jiang Suining wanted to come and take a look, and also see Biyun.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of Ningyue Pavilion. Jiang Suining and Xier had just gotten off the carriage, but before they entered, they saw Han Nian'an on the other side of the street...