At the old woman's words, Cheng Xiran's face flushed instantly.
Was it that obvious? No, there was nothing between the prince and her. Why did Grandma say such a thing!
Seeing this, the old lady couldn't help laughing, more convinced of her guess in her heart. After a moment, she said meaningfully, "The other day when the prince came to our mansion, I had a private chat with him. He promised me that he would take good care of you in the future."
"Take care of" ... these two words seemed to have nothing to do with love at all.
Cheng Xiran remained calm on the surface. "Grandma, I can take good care of myself now."
"You like the prince, don't you?"
The old lady asked quite directly. Even Nanny Jin beside them was taken aback.
Cheng Xiran felt her cheeks burning hot. Facing Grandma's question, she found she had no reason to defend herself. After thinking for a long time, she slowly raised her head and said dejectedly, "What's the use of liking? The prince said a few days ago that he has no feelings for me. It was like this before, and it will always be like this in the future. It won't change for anything."
The old lady was completely stunned. On the contrary, the more Cheng Xiran talked, the more aggrieved she felt, and soon she began to sob on her own.
The old lady felt even more heart - ache. She quickly got up and hugged Cheng Xiran, comforting her softly, "It's Grandma's fault. It's Grandma's fault. Grandma shouldn't have asked you like this. It was too abrupt of me."
Cheng Xiran only cried for a while, and then she reached out to wipe the remaining tears from the corners of her eyes.
"Grandma, you don't need to worry about me. I'm fine. I don't like him that much. There are plenty of men more outstanding than him in this world. He's not indispensable."
Cheng Xiran quickly composed herself. Nanny Jin beside her felt heart - ache just looking at her.
"But I still want to tell you that since you like him, try your best to fight for it..." Seeing her emotions gradually stabilizing, the old lady then continued, "You should know that you're not inferior at all. In my eyes, you're more than worthy of the prince."
That was true, but hadn't the original owner pestered him before and got nothing good in the end? If she showed her feelings too obviously, she was afraid of getting the same result.
She didn't discuss this matter with Grandma too much, but in order to reassure the old lady, she told her about Helian Duo's plan without reservation.
After listening, the old lady was silent for a while and then said, "The prince must have his own judgment when doing things. Since that's the case, I'll take this opportunity to go back to my hometown in Chuzhou. It's on the same route anyway... This way, you don't have to worry about how to explain it to your father."
Grandma's move would indeed save them a lot of trouble. In this way, Cheng Xiran just needed to go with the old lady at that time, and then board Helian Duo's carriage at the post - station on the way. After things were almost settled, they could write a letter in advance. It was a perfect plan.
"I knew Grandma was the best!"
Cheng Xiran looked at the old lady gratefully. The old lady smiled with relief. "Xiran has grown up and has her own opinions on everything. I won't ask you such things in the future. I just hope you'll be happy every day. I won't care about anything else."
The old lady loved her dearly. Cheng Xiran knew very well how important Grandma was to her.
As for Helian Duo, for the time being, she didn't want to do much. She would just lie low for now.