"The prince merely wants to form an alliance through marriage with the Zhongli family," Zhongli Mingye said indifferently as the afternoon sunlight fell upon him.
Prince Duan'an, Yu Huai, stroked his beard, his eyes glinting sharply. "What do you mean by that?"
Zhongli Mingye replied, "Prince Cheng will arrive in Liuzhou tomorrow. You may have a talk with him."
"I only wish to maintain peace in my own corner," Yu Huai said, a bit unable to fathom this young prince.
Zhongli Mingye had long seen through him. Yu Huai just wanted to form an alliance through marriage with the Zhongli family, have a royal descendant with the blood of both families, and then seize the world.
Prince Duan'an, Yu Huai, smiled. "After all, this world belongs to the Zhongli family."
Zhongli Mingye told Prince Duan'an what Song Jinyu had said. "If the princess recovers from her illness, I hope the prince will let this matter go."
In fact, Prince Duan'an didn't believe Song Jinyu's words, but since Zhongli Mingye had vouched for her, he might as well give it a try. Although Princess Duanya had woken up, her illness had never truly gone away.
If she could be completely cured, then his goal would be easier to achieve.
Thinking of this, Yu Huai put away his eagerness. But when the young girl entered the mansion, at first glance, he seemed to see an old acquaintance.
"Who are you?"
He was greatly shocked and suddenly remembered a woman he had met many years ago.
Song Jinyu realized she didn't know this person. In the hall, besides Zhongli Mingye, only this man was sitting, so he must be Prince Duan'an.
After bowing coldly, she went to Princess Duanya's bedroom.
During this time, she didn't even glance at Zhongli Mingye once. He gave a bitter smile.
Yu Huai didn't trust her, so he followed along. Outside the princess's bedroom, Zhongli Mingye and Prince Duan'an sat drinking tea while Song Jinyu felt Yu Duanya's pulse.
Yu Duanya felt very awkward. She was very clear about the truth of this incident. But she was also attracted by Song Jinyu's words. If, if she could be free from illness and live like an ordinary woman, how wonderful that would be.
She endured her unhappiness and just stared at the cold - faced woman.
"The princess has too many concerns and is very depressed in her heart," Song Jinyu said softly after finishing the pulse - taking, leaving Yu Duanya speechless.
Then Song Jinyu began the treatment. She prepared long needles and slowly inserted them into Yu Duanya's acupuncture points. Although the force was very gentle, Yu Duanya still cried out in pain.
Prince Duan'an, who was resting outside, heard his beloved daughter's cries and couldn't help drawing his sword and rushing in. "What are you doing!"
A sword was placed on Jinyu's neck. A slight movement and she would be dead.
However, Prince Duan'an didn't have the chance to take a step forward because Zhongli Mingye's sword was also on his neck.
Yu Duanya, sweating profusely from the pain, looked at them, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
"You can give it a try. If you dare to harm her life, I will surely make you and your daughter bleed here!!!" The man's cold words rang out firmly.
Prince Duan'an's sword was too sharp. The sword qi injured Jinyu's neck. It was just a small cut, but a lot of blood flowed out.
She seemed not to feel the pain and still continued inserting the needles step by step.
This blood stung Zhongli Mingye's eyes. He directly stabbed his sword into Prince Duan'an's arm!
Prince Duan'an, Yu Huai, stared wide - eyed. "Boy! You're being too presumptuous..."
Even the current emperor didn't dare to disrespect him like this, but Zhongli Mingye actually dared to stab him.
From then on, he no longer wanted to form an alliance with Zhongli Mingye. Acting so rashly for a woman, he thought Zhongli Mingye would never achieve great things.
Yu Huai calmed down and put away his sword.
This scene fell into Yu Duanya's eyes. Tears welled up, and she finally saw clearly the man's heart. That sentence was like a knife, cutting her into pieces.
Song Jinyu was also very shocked. Zhongli Mingye, he... She suppressed her chaotic thoughts and just wanted to cure Princess Duanya first.
After pulling out the needles, Yu Duanya fell into a deep sleep. Song Jinyu wrote a prescription and told the maid Mocui to boil the medicine carefully. This time, she mustn't make a mistake. She didn't trust the maids around Yu Duanya, so she specifically asked Mocui to handle this matter.
When she came out of the room, she saw a tall figure waiting for her at the end of the corridor.
It was Zhongli Mingye. Originally, she didn't want to pay attention to him, but unexpectedly, he grabbed her. She sighed. "What do you want to do again?"
The man said nothing and just pulled her into a room, which happened to be his bedroom. Mocui brought some wound medicine.
Seeing that Zhongli Mingye was about to apply the medicine to her, she immediately covered her neck and said, "No. I'll let Niaoniao apply the medicine when I get home."
Before she could refuse, Zhongli Mingye pushed her hand away and carefully applied the medicine to her.
The man's face was very close to her neck. His eyes looked at her ambiguously. On her fair and slender neck, the bright red blood had already scabbed. The wound was not deep, but it hurt his heart.
"Then..." Song Jinyu remembered that he had just injured Prince Duan'an and was a bit worried. "You've offended Prince Duan'an. He..." Will he take revenge on you?
Was this woman worried about him? Zhongli Mingye's lips curled into a smile. "If you have the time to worry about me, you might as well worry about yourself!"
"This world doesn't belong to the Yu family."
He wrapped a gauze around her neck and tied a beautiful bow. His slender hand lingered on her neck ambiguously.
Song Jinyu felt very uncomfortable. She frowned. "Are you... done?"
Zhongli Mingye looked at her up close and pinched her face. "Hmm, not bad!"
Song Jinyu, who had been flirted with, was furious and pushed him away forcefully. "Get out of the way!"
"Heartless!"
Zhongli Mingye remembered that she had been hungry all the time, so he asked someone to serve the meal. After she finished eating, he personally sent her back to the Song Mansion.
Along the way, neither of them said a word. Song Jinyu felt very embarrassed. Thinking of what she had said to him last night and that he had stabbed Prince Duan'an for her today, she immediately became nervous. She wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
Zhongli Shuoyi finally arrived in Liuzhou City. A look of doubt flashed across his round and chubby face.
He had set off as soon as he received his fourth brother's letter that day. The letter said that Prince Duan'an intended to form an alliance through marriage with him, and he hoped Zhongli Shuoyi would come quickly.
On the way, he thought a lot. Why did his fourth brother give such a good opportunity to him?
The power of Prince Duan'an's mansion was very great, and he held military power. If he could get Yu Huai's support, the throne in the future would have countless possibilities. He had waited for Yu Duanya to grow up for several years. Now that the opportunity had come, he naturally had to seize it.
In Prince Yu's mansion, at a drinking party with three people, they reached an understanding over the clinking of glasses.
Zhongli Mingye got drunk and left early to wait for that girl with excellent medical skills. Yu Huai said that he loved beauty more than the world. He really didn't like to hear this.
The world had always belonged to the Zhongli family. That girl was avoiding him too much now.
He must catch her today and get an explanation!