Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1501 - 317, Sending Off (first watch of the night)

Yao Hanai, who had been dragged back to Yao Mansion, was locked in the ancestral hall to reflect on her behavior, without even seeing her parents’ faces. freewebnøvel_com

Despite the seemingly settled nature of the matter, as Yao Hanai’s birth mother, Lady Meng naturally knew her daughter best. She instantly summoned Mo Zhu to come over and questioned him in front of Yao Shijiang about who the man really was.

Fearing consequences, Mo Zhu dared not hide anything and detailed the entire account of Yao Hanai’s meeting with Second Prince Zhao Hongsheng.

Upon hearing that the man was none other than Second Prince Zhao Hongsheng, Yao Shijiang trembled thrice in shock. His vision blurred, and he nearly fainted.

Lady Meng, however, was disbelieving; how could she not know her own daughter? That girl detested those men in the Capital city with multiple wives and concubines, always dreaming of finding a man who would not take concubines. Speaking of which, it was unclear to what extent she truly loved Xia Zheng, even to her own mother.

Regardless, it was certain that Yao Hanai would never willingly be involved with the Second Prince. Every ludicrous rumor outside was absolutely false. She was no covert romantic—she had been framed.

Hearing Lady Meng’s question, Mo Zhu appeared briefly panicked, but quickly masked it well, insisting stubbornly that Yao Hanai and Second Prince Zhao Hongsheng were genuinely in love.

"Enough! Now that things have come to this, there’s no use talking about it! Lock up that vile creature this instant! I don’t want to see that scoundrel for the rest of my life!"

Yao Shijiang flung his sleeves in a rage and stormed out of the room.

Lady Meng wavered, murmuring "How could this be," before collapsing weakly into the chair.

Mo Zhu glanced at Lady Meng, and seeing that they were alone in the room, cautiously approached and whispered, "Madam, now that things have come to this, it doesn’t matter whether the young miss actually harbors feelings for the Second Prince—we can’t change anything. Madam, for the sake of the young miss’s reputation, it’s best to make plans early."

Lady Meng’s eyes were hollow. Having lived for so long, how could she ever have anticipated her daughter encountering such an ordeal?

"Mo Zhu, tell me the truth, what actually happened with our young miss today?"

Clasping Lady Meng’s hand tightly, Mo Zhu hesitated, before lowering her voice and saying, "This servant isn’t sure either. Initially, the young miss planned to present a fait accompli with Second Young Master Xia, but somehow, she ended up leaving with the Second Prince. This servant thought at the time that perhaps the young miss had a change of heart and now favored the Second Prince. As for those girls causing trouble, they must have been incited by some rumor, I suspect."

At this point, Lady Meng basically understood: Yao Hanai indeed intended to be with Xia Zheng, but it was unknown what sweet nothings the Second Prince used to bewitch her. Those troublemakers were probably deliberate.

But the most pressing matter was not to uncover the truth of the situation, but to manage the aftermath. The reputation of a noblewoman was already in ruins, and marrying the Second Prince was the only option now.

However, with her daughter’s reputation tarnished like this, could she enter Second Prince’s Mansion with honor and dignity?

Outside the ancestral hall, Yao Zhilan glared darkly at the firmly closed doors, a cold smile flashing across her lips: "Sister, oh sister, you never would have dreamt that the informer was actually me, right? Hehe, how does it feel, clever as you are, to be trapped by your so-called foolish little sister? Haha, what a thrill!"

Within Second Prince Mansion, Zhao Hongsheng furiously threw the cloth that was wrapped around his head to the ground upon returning, and feeling still unsatisfied, stamped on it several times.

Tang Ruyan followed silently by his side, her beautiful face expressionless.

Yu Bin, with hands tucked in his sleeves and face clouded with gloom, watched Zhao Hongsheng’s tantrum and spoke in a husky low voice, "Your Highness, this matter must be the handiwork of Xia Zheng, who schemed to humiliate you."

Tang Ruyan pursed her lips, considering that the only person capable of orchestrating this from behind the scenes would be Xia Zheng. She thought, how could someone as clever as Xia Zheng fall for Yao Hanai’s trick? Turns out, all of this was an act.

Zhao Hongsheng trampled the cloth on the ground several times, then raised his eyes to look at the silent Tang Ruyan, his gaze filled with chilling coldness, which scared her into shivering and immediately falling to her knees.

"Your Highness, I have erred. It was my lack of foresight that has caused Your Highness embarrassment, I beg for your forgiveness."

Forgiveness? Zhao Hongsheng felt a surge of irritation in his heart, desperately wishing to cut down this fool with his sword, but then he remembered the many matters in which he still needed her, he was compelled to keep this woman by his side.

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