"What?"
The queen was so angry that she could hardly speak. Good for Rong Shuang'er!
She had just planned to bestow a marriage on Rong Shuang'er to the young master of the Minister of Revenue's family. Unexpectedly, she had fallen ill from lovesickness. And it was because of the King of Zhongzhou!
"Fallen ill from lovesickness?"
Why did Rong Shuang'er have to fall in love with the youngest son of the late emperor!
The queen became even more distressed. Unexpectedly, the emperor suddenly arrived. Although he only stayed for half an hour, his words were full of mockery of the Rong Duke's Mansion.
The Duke of Rong wouldn't be so muddle - headed as to marry his daughter to the son of the empress dowager. However, the emperor found this matter extremely laughable. He had seen what the queen was up to. Now that Rong Shuang'er's reputation was ruined in the capital, all further plans would come to nothing.
After leaving the queen's palace and sitting in the sedan chair, the emperor's smile gradually faded. "There's never a moment of peace!"
Ming Ruyi gradually guessed Rong Shuang'er's intention. He was thinking about the impact of this matter on himself. The emperor was becoming more and more suspicious of him. Why not take this opportunity to let the emperor see his joke?
Having made up his mind, he had people spread more rumors in the capital. "Miss Rong is one of the many confidantes of the King of Zhongzhou in the capital. It's a pity that the King of Zhongzhou is a philanderer. He seduced her and then abandoned her!"
"In order to avoid Miss Rong, the King of Zhongzhou doesn't even dare to return to the capital for the New Year..." The amorous gossip about the King of Zhongzhou spread everywhere in the restaurants and teahouses in the capital.
As a result, for a while.
Miss Rong's reputation got worse and worse in the capital. Of course, Ming Ruyi was no better. They became equally notorious!
The Duchess of Rong looked at her daughter, so worried that she couldn't even eat.
Rong Shuang'er was furious. "Seduce and abandon? Heh..." Sure enough, the name of the King of Zhongzhou wasn't as powerful as she thought. Now, she, Rong Shuang'er, had become a proper "abandoned woman"!
Good for you, King of Zhongzhou...
Finally, the emperor flew into a rage and scolded the King of Zhongzhou in the court. The Duke of Rong was also scolded. The bustling rumors staged a good show at the end of the year.
In the Frost Cloud Hall, Princess Heyi received a letter from Song Jinyu. There were no words in it, just a painting. It was a squirrel holding a pine nut.
At first, she didn't understand its meaning, but as she looked at it, she couldn't help but be overjoyed. "So, he's not a blockhead after all!"
Song Jinyu, the bodyguard of her best friend.
How could she cross this gap in their identities? Thinking of this, Princess Heyi picked up a pen and wrote a reply.
But... how could she deliver it to him this time? Tears welled up in her beautiful eyes, and worry welled up in her heart. This painting was obviously drawn by her fourth brother.
She hoped that the two of them would have a happy marriage. Princess Heyi, for the first time, found that being a princess wasn't all that great.
So what if she was of noble birth?
The ups and downs in the capital reached Song Jinyu's ears through Zhongli Mingye. "This Miss Rong is quite a character!" She could imagine how embarrassed Ming Ruyi must be with all those rumors spreading throughout the capital.
Zhongli Mingye looked at her with a smile. "No matter how bold she is, she's not as wanton as you!"
Song Jinyu: "..." When had she ever been wanton? She looked at him discontentedly.
To be honest, she kind of liked this Miss Rong. Although she didn't have a good impression of the Rong Duke's Mansion because of Rong Qing'er, the fact that Miss Rong could make Ming Ruyi look bad so calmly was really interesting. "Maybe Ming Ruyi actually likes this Miss Rong..."
"..."
For a moment, Zhongli Mingye didn't know how to answer Song Jinyu. Recalling what the shadow guard had said, "Miss Rong's personality is quite similar to Miss Song's." He understood that Ming Ruyi's tolerance for Rong Shuang'er might have other intentions.
Fortunately, the woman in front of him was unaware. He didn't plan to expose this matter. No matter how hard Ming Ruyi tried, he would never have a chance in this lifetime.
Thinking of this, Zhongli Mingye's phoenix eyes flashed with a sharp light. "Yes... After we get married, Uncle's happy event might not be far away."
As long as the emperor was on the throne, Ming Ruyi wouldn't get married. Zhongli Mingye could see clearly that the emperor was always suspicious. If it weren't for the patriarchal law, Ming Ruyi might not even be alive today.
Seeing that Zhongli Mingye was in a daze, Song Jinyu waved her little hand in front of his eyes. "If it weren't for Rong Qing'er's incident, maybe I could make friends with Rong Shuang'er!"
Zhongli Mingye laughed. "Now all the young ladies from noble families in the capital are taught to stay away from her. You're the only one who still wants to make friends with her..."
"Ming Ruyi is also my friend... If he can get a happy marriage, I will naturally bless him!"
But did Ming Ruyi want this "happy marriage"?
At this moment, he was holding a new beauty from the Southern Border in his arms. Leaning on the wine cup in the beauty's hand, he was already drunk.
The beauty from the Southern Border was as soft as a boneless water snake. She wrapped herself around Ming Ruyi like a vine. He was a bit dazed, and his hands holding the wine cup trembled slightly. The golden wine spilled onto the beauty's chest.
It slowly flowed down the cleavage and into the place that made people's imagination run wild. The wet clothes clung tightly to her body. Ming Ruyi's Adam's apple twitched, and his eyes gradually became hot.
He gently licked the wine on her full chest. But... the next moment, the figure of a person appeared in his mind. It instantly extinguished all his passion!
If it weren't for Rong Shuang'er, Ming Ruyi wouldn't have realized so clearly that he actually had different feelings for Song Jinyu.
The beauty from the Southern Border in his arms was so obviously aroused, and her charming smile was so captivating. But his interest was extinguished by that incredible thought. "All of you leave..."
He didn't need anyone tonight!
She was his nephew's woman. Ming Ruyi himself didn't understand why, just because of a chance encounter with her, he had somehow started to care about her.
Originally, he hadn't noticed this feeling. It wasn't until Rong Shuang'er appeared that Ming Ruyi finally realized that the reason he treated Rong Shuang'er differently was that her personality was too much like Song Jinyu's.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly. After planning for so many years to find a place of peace of mind, he had finally discovered his own feelings. Song Jinyu...
He let out a breath, and a sharp light flashed in his beautiful eyes.
Maybe... it was time to go to Liuzhou City.