After Song Jinyu had her fill, she was about to leave Prince Yu's Mansion.
"Are you just going to leave after enjoying yourself here?" A voice tinged with a faint smile sounded from behind. Without even wanting to turn around, Song Jinyu didn't know why she was being so awkward.
"..."
Zhongli Mingye grabbed her hand, looking aggrieved. "Are you giving me the cold shoulder because of last night?"
It would have been better if he hadn't brought it up. Mentioning it made her angry. She struggled to break free from his grasp. "Your Highness..." Suddenly, a coquettish voice caught their attention.
It was Wancan, one of Prince Yu's concubines. Her charming eyes met Prince Yu's, and she immediately quickened her steps towards him.
"The sun is shining brightly. Are you about to go out, Your Highness?"
"Wancan has personally prepared mung bean cakes for you," Wancan said, not caring about Song Jinyu at all. In her eyes, this girl didn't even have a proper title. Apart from the future princess, all these women who threw themselves at the prince didn't count for much.
Good! Just when Rong Qing'er left, another concubine showed up. Zhongli Mingye, you're really something!
Without saying a word, Song Jinyu turned around and left. Her face was terribly gloomy, and tears welled up in her eyes. At this moment, she felt extremely wronged.
Zhongli Mingye was also very frustrated at this moment. Wancan's sudden appearance caught him off guard. However, if she hadn't shown up, he would have even forgotten that there were two concubines in that courtyard.
"Jinyu..."
As soon as he called out to her, the young girl ran away without looking back. And Wancan quickly grabbed Zhongli Mingye. "Get out..."
Wancan was startled by him. "Your... Highness..."
"Xing Jian!"
Zhongli Mingye was furious. "How did she get out?"
Xing Jian was also very troubled. "Madam Wancan, please!"
"Go and receive your punishment on your own. If I see them again, they'll be dealt with according to military law!"
Wancan didn't understand why Prince Yu suddenly got angry. She had been in the mansion for almost a year, and usually, she couldn't even see the prince's face. Today, when she heard from the servants in the mansion that the prince was back, she secretly ran out of the courtyard just to see him.
Unexpectedly, she ran into him with Miss Song.
Xing Jian forcefully sent Wancan back to the courtyard and guarded her more strictly. "You can't treat me like this! I'm a proper concubine of Prince Yu sent by the queen!"
Wancan shouted at the door. Yu Keran looked at her mockingly. "Precisely because we were sent by the queen, Prince Yu will never touch us!"
She actually wanted to say, "In this lifetime, he'll never want us." Unfortunately, Wancan wouldn't listen.
Zhongli Mingye had just managed to get rid of Wancan's entanglement when Qing Feng suddenly reported, "Several maidservants died at the post station!" He had no choice but to go to the post station first.
I'm so angry! So angry! So angry!
Song Jinyu stamped her feet in frustration. Strange, didn't she know when his concubines were first sent here?
Moreover, the Song Mansion had also sent five beautiful women to him back then, and he had even mocked them.
Now, she was actually angry because of his concubines. Even though he hadn't done anything, Song Jinyu was in a very low mood. She finally admitted that she not only disliked other women around him but also couldn't tolerate it.
She walked slowly on the street, feeling a bit dazed amidst the crowd. Unexpectedly, someone blocked her way.
It was Ouyang Jinse!
"Long time no see?" He couldn't help but step forward and try to grab her hand, but was mercilessly rejected.
Song Jinyu looked at him coldly. "Palace Master Ouyang, what do you want?"
Palace Master Ouyang, this title... "Yuer, your attitude of keeping people at a distance really breaks my heart."
"Really? I don't think I have anything to say to you. Get out of my way!"
Song Jinyu was in a very bad mood today, extremely bad. She didn't mind taking out her anger on Ouyang Jinse. She moved the mechanism ring on her hand and wiped the sleeve arrow with a handkerchief.
Seeing her actions, Ouyang Jinse's handsome face twitched. He had experienced the power of that ring before. He mocked himself in his heart. Even though she treated him like this, when facing Song Jinyu, he couldn't help but want to get closer to her.
Sighing, he said, "Yuer, do we really have to be like this?"
Oh... How dare he say that? Was he really confused or just pretending? Song Jinyu didn't say anything else. Seeing that he wouldn't get out of the way, she changed direction. "Palace Master Ouyang, I'm busy. I don't have time to accompany you!"
How could Ouyang Jinse let her go so easily? "Today, accompany me to a place."
Song Jinyu looked at him helplessly. "Do you really think I'm a fool? Or do you just ignore all the harm you've caused before?"
"That was all a misunderstanding!!!" Ouyang Jinse explained anxiously, but she didn't want to listen.
"Yes, it was all a misunderstanding. Every time you almost got me killed. You tell me this is a misunderstanding?"
She secretly took out a needle and suddenly pricked the arm that was holding her. "I said last time that when we meet again, it'll be a fight to the death!" Looking at Ouyang Jinse's pained eyes, she couldn't help but feel a bit gratified.
Watching him slowly fall to the ground, "Let's see if you're lucky this time."
The young girl left gracefully without a trace of reluctance.
Watching all this with his own eyes, Ouyang Jinse finally understood that the Song Jinyu who had grown up with him would never be the same as before.
"Palace Master! Do you want us to send someone..."
Ouyang Jinse's subordinate arrived in time to detoxify him.
"No need..."
The pain was so intense that he couldn't think properly. In Liuzhou, Song Jinyu didn't dare to kill him for fear of implicating the prefectural governor's mansion.
Therefore, she just gave Ouyang Jinse a taste of her power.
Today was really a terrible day. After Song Jinyu returned to the mansion, her father confined her. "Think about your actions carefully! Now, you don't even look like a proper young lady from a noble family."
Song Chuyu and Mrs. Xiang pleaded for her but to no avail. They could only watch as she was pale - faced and locked in the ancestral hall.
It was good. She should think things through.
Yan Fei came to the Song Mansion but didn't see Song Jinyu. He had to leave a message and then return to Tianmen Mountain.
A maid brought food for Song Jinyu. She knelt silently on the cushion. Mrs. Xiang was afraid that she would get cold at night and arranged for people to put many quilts there.
On Tianmen Mountain, Miao Yunshen looked at the portrait of Qiu Shuixin and murmured to himself, "Should I let her fall into a relationship or plan her future life for her?"
He stood up and put the portrait away. "If Prince Yu really treats her well, it might not be a bad idea to help them."
Wen Sirong walked in and served him tea. "Sirong, if the young mistress is unwilling to take over Tianmen Mountain in the future,"
"Would you do it for her?"
Wen Sirong knelt down in a hurry, shocked by his master's arrangement. "Master, Sirong has never thought of replacing her!"
After a long time, he didn't get a response from Miao Yunshen. He had no choice but to say, "Master, the young mistress is a talent you've cultivated for many years. Sirong is only loyal to you and the young mistress."
"But her identity is not the best choice for Tianmen Mountain."
"Forget it! Forget it! You can go..."