What's done cannot be undone.
Whether Song Jinyu was willing or not, she had to accept this imperial bestowed marriage. Zhongli Mingye allowed her to stay in the palace overnight, but he also arranged female officials from the prince's mansion to attend on her.
Zhongli Mingye looked at Ming Ruyi who blocked his way and said, "What does the imperial uncle want to know?"
"Do you really like Song Jinyu?"
Asked this question, Zhongli Mingye was curious and counter - asked, "From what stance does the imperial uncle ask this question?"
Ming Ruyi tapped his palm with the folding fan in his hand and stared at him. "As a bosom friend!"
"As far as I know, you've only known Jinyu for a few days!" Why are you so concerned about her? Zhongli Mingye's eyes became more and more sinister.
"..." How great it would be if he had met Song Jinyu before Zhongli Mingye!
"Because I've never seen a woman as kind and sincere as her." This was the truth. At first, he just toyed with Song Jinyu, wanting to conquer her.
But in the end, he lost his heart.
Zhongli Mingye's face darkened. "Imperial uncle, you have no chance!"
Ming Ruyi sneered. "If you treat her badly, then it will be my chance!"
Closing his eyes to hide his killing intent, Zhongli Mingye said in a low voice, "I won't give you this chance."
Ming Ruyi greatly admired Zhongli Mingye. When planning, he was fast, steady, accurate and ruthless.
Maybe it was time for an open - hearted talk. Thinking of the turmoil in the Shen Grand Tutor's mansion. Maybe there was still a deal to be made between them?
Song Jinyu sat there blankly in the room.
She never thought that so many things would happen during this trip. Thinking of her master's high hopes for her, now that she had such a status, how could she still wander the jianghu?
Zhongli Mingye! She never thought he would bestow this marriage on her.
Now that things had come to this, what should she do next? Thinking of all the things they had experienced together. He was the one who made her heart flutter, but it wasn't the right time. Now, that man had really tied her down firmly.
It was so vexing...
He said, "What you want, I can afford." At the critical moment of life and death, he was willing to leave a glimmer of hope for her, even if it meant being smashed to pieces.
That night, Song Jinyu couldn't fall asleep!
"The crown prince is now in a difficult situation. The emperor believes that it was he who killed the young master of the Grand Tutor's mansion." Although Ming Ruyi had fanned the flames behind the scenes, without Zhongli Mingye, the fire wouldn't have burned so vigorously.
Zhongli Mingye didn't respond. He was tuning the newly - obtained Jiaoye Qin. After a long time, he said, "Father has always loved the crown prince and won't depose him just because of this." After all, setting the fire on the crown prince was just to buy some time for Tianmen Mountain. As the number one sect in the world with profound heritage, it was impossible that they had no way to deal with it.
Ming Ruyi waved his fan. "The crown prince is too mediocre. Brother Emperor may not tolerate him."
"Father is in good health and can still handle the state affairs personally. The crown prince can only watch." The Qin was tuned well, but that woman had always been avoiding him. It didn't matter. They would return to Liuzhou City sooner or later. Then it would be easy for him to see her every day.
Thinking of her, a doting smile appeared on his lips, revealing his current mood.
"Tsk tsk, look at you..."
Ming Ruyi, who had been wallowing in the world of women all year round, couldn't stand Zhongli Mingye's affectionate look.
The emperor was in the Eastern Palace at the moment. Many people were kneeling below. The crown princess was trembling all over, but the confined crown prince was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is the crown prince?"
His sinister eyes swept over the crown princess.
"Fa...Father...Emperor..." The crown princess trembled and didn't dare to speak. At this time, the crown prince had already left the palace and gone to Mingyue Tower.
The emperor's eyes were really terrifying. The crown princess gritted her teeth and said, "The crown prince has left the palace!"
"Find him and bring him back to me!"
That night, the Eastern Palace was brightly lit. The crown prince didn't return until dawn. He didn't go to Mingyue Tower, but just met with Shen Grand Tutor.
Unexpectedly, the emperor came to the Eastern Palace.
In a fit of rage, the emperor directly executed the people around the crown prince. And he arranged a new junior tutor for the crown prince to attend on him.
The crown prince looked desperate. It was Shen Grand Tutor who had invited him tonight. Now that the emperor had come in person and found out that he had defied the imperial edict. Thus, the rift between the crown prince and Shen Grand Tutor became even greater!
When the queen and the Eastern Palace heard that the emperor had suddenly agreed to the marriage between Prince Cheng and the little county princess of Duan'an Prince's Mansion, they were instantly struck by lightning and felt that the Eastern Palace was in great danger. After this blow, the crown prince no longer had the energy to interfere in the jianghu disputes. He just concentrated on self - reflection and waited for an opportunity to deal with Prince Cheng!
Heyi sneaked up to Song Jinyu mysteriously and whispered, "This year, I've finally heard some good news about my two elder brothers. Prince Cheng and the little county princess of Duan'an Prince's Mansion have also been bestowed a marriage by Father."
Song Jinyu frowned slightly. She had known about the marriage between Yu Duanya and Prince Cheng for a long time. Now that it was finally confirmed, she suddenly felt that the royal marriages were too complicated. Prince Cheng married Yu Duanya because he valued her background and the power of Duan'an Prince's Mansion behind her. But what about herself? What could Zhongli Mingye get by marrying her?
She couldn't help but feel sad. Sometimes, she really wished she was just an ordinary boudoir girl, knowing nothing about the world. But things in life were never always as one wished.
"I heard that the third elder brother will get married soon..." Heyi said excitedly.
But then she said regretfully, "You haven't reached the age of adulthood yet. There's no hope for the fourth elder brother's marriage this year..."
Song Jinyu looked at Heyi angrily. She didn't count on it at all! They would set off for Liuzhou tomorrow. She finally felt relieved.
It seemed that there was no sign of trouble in the capital, and there was no more news from Tianmen Mountain.
In Duan'an Prince's Mansion, Yu Duanya embroidered a landscape painting with her own hands. She was going to use it to congratulate her father on his birthday.
"Princess, these are newly sent by the prince." The maid brought Yu Duanya many fashionable jewelry and fabric from the capital.
Yu Duanya rewarded the maid of Prince Cheng and replied, "The prince is so thoughtful."
Although she couldn't forget Zhongli Mingye for a while, she was no longer obsessed. After all, she had been reborn. Just as that woman had said, everything in the world was worth caring about. She didn't necessarily need a man to make her happy.