This day was unexpectedly peaceful.
Zhongli Mingye and Song Jinyu were chatting in the pavilion after lunch. All of a sudden, he was curious about what would have happened if Song Jinyu's plan to rescue Heyi that day had failed.
"Failed? What then?" Song Jinyu propped her chin up and looked at Zhongli Mingye with a smile. Suddenly, she stretched out her hand and took out a pitch - black pill.
"What is this..."
Zhongli Mingye was startled by her action, but subconsciously reached out to take a look. However, Song Jinyu didn't give him the chance and put it away. "A fake - death pill. I would have given it to her then, and she would have been in a fake - death state for twenty hours!"
Zhongli Mingye stared at her in disbelief and said, "What on earth did your master teach you?" Song Jinyu found his overreaction amusing and said, "Things of the Jianghu, ways of the Jianghu people!"
"Why did Miao Yunshen teach you these things?"
Zhongli Mingye couldn't help but be cautious. Song Jinyu was the daughter of a provincial governor. Although she was recuperating on Tianmen Mountain at the request of a friend, the Song Jinyu taught by Miao Yunshen was extremely intelligent, sensitive, and even strategic. It was definitely not just for recuperation. He suspected that the head of Tianmen Mountain had other motives.
Hearing his question, Song Jinyu didn't know how to answer. She smiled and said, "Because I'm my master's only female disciple. He's afraid I'll be bullied..."
"With this king around, who dares to bully you?" Once she became his princess consort, there would be no one in the world who could harm her.
Looking at him with a smile, Song Jinyu spread her hands and said, "Don't be so sure..."
"One who often wanders in the Jianghu is bound to get hurt,"
This remark made Zhongli Mingye burst into laughter. The laughter in the pavilion spread outside. When Qingfeng and the others heard the hearty laughter of the Prince Yu, they couldn't help but sigh. Only Miss Song had the way to make their king laugh like this!
"Finished laughing?"
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Song Jinyu said a few more words, "My master is very powerful!"
"What about compared to the master of the Golden Water Palace?" Zhongli Mingye's long fingers gently brushed over the teacup and poured a cup of tea for her. He casually mentioned the Golden Water Palace.
"If Ouyang Long were still alive, the two of them could be compared in the pattern of the Jianghu." Song Jinyu said seriously.
"As for Lady Jinhua and Ouyang Jinsè, they are a bit inferior!" In fact, the gap was much wider. The head of Tianmen Mountain always focused on the future of the sect, while the Golden Water Palace was always entangled in love.
"Really? You're not very optimistic about Ouyang Jinsè?"
Standing up and looking at the lively fish in the pond, Song Jinyu thought for a moment and said, "My master just wants Tianmen Mountain to survive for a long time." He really didn't want Tianmen Mountain to become a thorn in the side of the court.
Zhongli Mingye saw that she stopped smiling and didn't know what she was thinking. But he couldn't bring himself to ask the next question,
That was, if one day the court and Tianmen Mountain fell out, how would she choose? Would she give up being a disciple of Tianmen Mountain or give up being the Princess Consort of Yu?
He didn't dare to ask, afraid of getting an answer that would break his heart.
For a moment, the atmosphere took a turn for the worse. Just when they didn't know what to do, they heard the woman say with a charming smile, "Whoever wants to be the number one in the Jianghu can go ahead!" She leaned closer to Zhongli Mingye and whispered, "One thought can lead to Buddhahood, another to hell. Surviving is the most important thing."
Not quite understanding what she meant, Zhongli Mingye reached out and grabbed her hand and said, "No matter who you are..."
The afternoon sun shone through the gauze curtain on his face. His eyes were radiant. Song Jinyu could clearly see that he was saying, "This king will like you."
"I'm very troublesome..."
So troublesome that she might even drag him down. Song Jinyu withdrew her hand. Sorrow gradually filled her eyes. Thinking of her master's instructions, she felt a bit guilty and depressed.
"This king just isn't afraid of trouble~"
"..."
Heyi finally got the special permission from Concubine Jia to visit the Prince Yu's Mansion. Unfortunately, she only saw Song Jinyu, and Cheng Song was not there.
"Where is he?" Heyi fidgeted with the handkerchief in her hand. These days, Cheng Song's figure had been lingering in her mind.
"Cheng Song has gone on a mission." In fact, as soon as Heyi came, he had hidden himself. Since he knew the outcome, there should be no beginning.
Song Jinyu sighed. She was not as determined as Cheng Song. If she had known that deep love might have no result, how could she have fallen into this dilemma today.
Now she had to explain this matter to her master properly. Tianmen Mountain could do without anyone, but she didn't want to let down Zhongli Mingye's affection.
"Really?"
Disappointment welled up in Heyi's small eyes. Her fourth brother said that their statuses were like clouds and mud, but she just fell in love with that taciturn man.
"Heyi, Cheng Song... is not the right man for you," Song Jinyu tried to organize her words to make things clear to Heyi. But seeing the tears welling up in her eyes,
She couldn't say the next words.
Gritting her teeth, she told Heyi exactly what Cheng Song had said, hoping to make her give up. Otherwise, if it got out that a princess had fallen in love with a guard, Cheng Song would surely die.
"Some feelings are doomed to have no result from the start, so don't start them."
Hearing her words, Heyi sneered, "What about you and the fourth brother? Did you know that there would be an imperial marriage?"
Song Jinyu was angered by her words. "If it weren't for the imperial marriage, I would..." She couldn't finish the next words because she suddenly realized that she wasn't with Zhongli Mingye just because of the imperial marriage.
But these words were heard by Zhongli Mingye who was about to enter the room. He retracted his foot that was about to step into the room and took a step back. A bitter smile appeared on his face.
Was it because of the imperial marriage? It seemed that he was her helpless choice!
"Let's not talk about this, Heyi!" Thinking of Zhongli Mingye, Song Jinyu suddenly changed her mind. Since both of them had feelings for each other, they might as well make things clear.
She just ran out of the room to find Cheng Song when she saw Zhongli Mingye with a cold face outside the door.
"I..." Had he heard what she just said? She couldn't help but feel nervous.
Ignoring her, that man left expressionlessly.
Song Jinyu dragged Cheng Song over to meet Heyi. After that, Heyi finally understood that her love was just one - sided. No matter what, she was just a canary in the palace! She didn't even have the right to choose her lover.
When Heyi left, Song Jinyu saw her off and wiped away her tears. Regarding feelings, she was confused herself, let alone comforting others.
Moreover, there was a man in the mansion who was ignoring her now. Sigh...