When she returned to the courtyard, Su Qianxue looked around intentionally, not knowing what she was searching for.
"Aside from Duke Ning, did anyone else come to the mansion today?"
Soon after, she frowned and stopped the servant guarding the yard.
"Miss, no one did."
Upon hearing this, Su Qianxue frowned even more, feeling a hollow emptiness in her heart.
There was something wrong. According to the usual trope in time travel novels, when the time-traveling girl faces a marriage annulment, her destined soulmate should appear.
Then, upon witnessing the resilience and unyielding nature displayed during the annulment, the destined soulmate would become interested, eventually turning that interest into love.
Though she’s not the protagonist, she should still have her destined soulmate, shouldn’t she?
Why is this trope failing her?
Back in her courtyard, Su Qianxue remained perplexed, unable to figure it out.
She had a very strong feeling as if she had missed someone or something very important since yesterday.
Sharing this feeling with her was Mo Yuanhao, who had been found by the Hidden Guards.
Prince Qi Mansion.
The man in black with a silver mask had removed his disguise, changed into clean and luxurious robes, and was resting on a couch, exposing his scarred chest.
His confidant knelt on one knee, carefully applying medicine to his wounds.
Mo Yuanhao gently closed his eyes; for some reason, his heart was filled with a strange illusion as if he had lost something very important.
"Did anything happen near the Yin Yuan Temple last night?"
He suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze dark and deep as he looked at his confidant before him.
Ting Feng was momentarily stunned, quickly recovering and truthfully replied.
"Your Highness, aside from the Xie Family launching a massive hunt for the ’mysterious man’ trespassing in their forbidden area, the only notable event was the Grand Commandant Mansion’s first daughter’s affair."
Huh???
Upon hearing this, Mo Yuanhao frowned, a flash of disgust quickly crossing his eyes.
Seeing that he did not speak up to stop him, the confidant gathered his courage and continued to speak.
"Yesterday, that Miss Su dressed as a man to visit Yicui Building. She accidentally drank some stimulating wine there, and likely sensing something was amiss, she secretly fled the building. As she was passing by the Yin Yuan Temple, she was intercepted by Duke Ning’s men and sent to a medical clinic."
Mo Yuanhao’s eyes shifted slightly, saying, "Duke Ning’s men?"
"Yes."
Ting Feng nodded firmly.
Although the other party acted very cautiously and was well disguised, he still noticed a trace of suspicion from one of his subordinates.
Mo Yuanhao’s eyelids drooped as he sank into contemplation.
How did Duke Ning’s men appear near there yesterday?
Was it a coincidence, or something else?
And then there’s Su Qianxue...
"Pass down an order: have Chi Yun take some people to investigate Su Qianxue and the Duke Ning Mansion. Make sure he is cautious and does not let Uncle Yun find out."
"Yes."
After accepting the order, Ting Feng hesitated to speak, "There is one more thing, which I am not sure if I should mention."
"Speak."
Mo Yuanhao casually uttered a word, closing his eyes.
"Yes."
"The matter of Miss Su visiting Yicui Building, being drugged, and sent to the medical clinic by a stranger has spread completely. A subordinate reports that Duke Ning visited the Grand Commandant Mansion today to annul the marriage between Young Master Yun and Miss Su."
"Hm, that Su Qianxue acts disgracefully and without any decorum of a proper noble lady. She is by no means a good match for Yun Wanchen, so Uncle Yun’s decision to cancel the marriage is indeed wise."
Mo Yuanhao held no goodwill toward Su Qianxue.
But soon, frustration stirred within him. With Yun Wanchen’s marriage changing, how would it affect him and Yao’er?
[Sigh~]
This was yet another time Yun Wanqing sighed.
Aside from drinking milk and sleeping, she was sighing constantly, looking deeply worried.
Lady Yun had intended to wait for Yun Zheng to return before telling her about the annulment, but seeing her like this, she could no longer hold back.
"Why is my husband not back yet? Has he encountered some trouble while annulling the marriage at the Su Family?"
She shook her head gently, sighed, and tried to appear concerned. Meanwhile, Yun Wanqing in the swaddle immediately widened her eyes in shock, looking at her.
[What is Mother talking about? Father went to the Su Family to annul the marriage?]
[What’s going on?]
[This isn’t part of the plot in the book!]
[Because this is a ’book transmigration’ novel, in the protagonist’s view, the original Su Qianxue is the malicious supporting female. Despite her constant trickery, the Yun Family never annulled the marriage; on the contrary, fearing future troubles, they urgently scheduled her marriage to the elder brother. ]
[Seeing that this marriage couldn’t be avoided, the original Su Qianxue, who liked King Qi, didn’t want to marry the elder brother, so she manipulated her mother to substitute her illegitimate sister Su Qianyue to marry the elder brother instead.]