Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 311 - 291: The Hunt Begins

Chapter 311: Chapter 291: The Hunt BeginsFaced with the impassive Meng Qianqian, Tao Shiyu felt her head throb.

Lowering her head, she took a deep breath, mustering her courage: "Even if you don’t want to hear this, I still need to say it. To be honest, the reason I’ve humbled myself this much is that I need your help. The Xun Family has politely rejected the marriage proposal between me and Chen Long, saying that now that Chen Long is your guard, they can no longer decide his affairs. Only if you approve can the marriage proceed. If I don’t get your permission, this marriage will fall apart!"

Meng Qianqian raised her eyebrow.

Oh, so the Xun Family is pushing the responsibility onto her?

Tao Shiyu choked on a sob and said, "I don’t understand. It was all fine at first. The Xun Family were the ones who came to propose the marriage. Why have they made it so difficult for me now?"

Do you really not know why?

You treated me as an imaginary rival and went against me in the Imperial Palace, only to humiliate yourself and become the laughingstock of everyone.

The Xun Family would never want a daughter-in-law with a tarnished reputation.

With red, swollen eyes, Tao Shiyu said, "I admit I’m trying to ingratiate myself with you, but as a woman, what’s wrong with fighting for my own future? Chen Long is a good man, someone worth entrusting my life to. If it takes pleasing others to marry him, so be it!"

Meng Qianqian snorted, clearly unimpressed.

Tears streamed down Tao Shiyu’s face like broken pearls, falling in big, heavy drops.

Not far away, some other women seemed to hear her sobbing and instinctively glanced in their direction.

Wiping her tears, Tao Shiyu stood up and walked away without looking back.

Princess Wanping’s eyes landed on Meng Qianqian’s face.

Meng Qianqian spread her hands, feigning innocence: "I didn’t scold her."

Princess Wanping’s expression was stern: "You made her cry; you comfort her."

"I—"

What a little tyrant!

With a dark expression, Meng Qianqian grudgingly followed suit.

Tao Shiyu had run quite far, but Meng Qianqian found her under a centuries-old locust tree.

She was sitting there alone, crying as if the sky were falling.

Meng Qianqian clicked her tongue: "Alright, fine. I agree to your marriage."

Tao Shiyu’s tear-streaked face lifted in disbelief. "Really?"

"Mm."

Meng Qianqian nodded perfunctorily. "Go home quickly, before the Princess gets angry."

Was she comforting Tao Shiyu? No, she was trying to appease that tyrant of a Princess Wanping!

Tao Shiyu’s face broke into a smile through her tears. She rushed forward and hugged Meng Qianqian. "I knew it... You couldn’t be so cruel... Thank you, Madam Lu..."

Meng Qianqian stiffened all over, deeply uncomfortable.

So this is what it feels like to be close to someone you dislike.

"Alright, alright, let’s go."

Meng Qianqian shoved Tao Shiyu away, afraid that if this charade went on any longer, she might pull out her blade.

The two of them began heading back.

Tao Shiyu suddenly cried out, "My earring!"

Meng Qianqian turned her head and saw that one of her red gemstone earrings was indeed missing.

"What do I do... That was passed down to me by my grandmother... She’s already passed away..."

Tao Shiyu, who had just calmed down, burst into tears once more.

Meng Qianqian’s head pounded. "If it’s missing, then look for it! What’s the point of crying?"

Grabbing Meng Qianqian’s wrist, Tao Shiyu pleaded, "Will you help me look for it?"

Meng Qianqian smirked. "Sure."

The two of them retraced their steps,

Bai Yuwei quickly leapt back down.

The bear lunged at her.

Rolling in the dirt, Bai Yuwei narrowly avoided its claws.

Before she could fully regain her balance, a second blow came hurtling her way.

At the last critical second, a figure in blue collided hard with the bear.

The bear was unharmed, but its attention shifted, sparing Bai Yuwei. Swiping with its massive paw, it sent the man flying.

The man crashed to the ground, spitting blood.

Bai Yuwei quickly hurled a poison bottle at the bear, then drew a flute from her waist and blew into it sharply.

In an instant, a swarm of venomous bees descended upon the bear, forcing it to flee in panic.

Hurrying to the man’s side, Bai Yuwei helped him up.

When she saw his face, her eyes widened in shock. "The Princely Heir of the Xun Family?"