After Song Jinyu woke up from her coma, apart from a few words with Zhongli Mingye, she remained completely still. She seemed to have turned into a puppet.
Niaoniao felt sorry for her. She cooked some clear congee in the inn and served Song Jinyu a bowl. "Miss, if you go on like this, what will this servant do?"
Song Jinyu said nothing, her eyes dull. She no longer had the former sparkle in her eyes and was getting thinner. Mitui walked in... Since the day she was threatened by Song Jinyu, she had been too scared to serve her up close.
"Miss, the prince..."
"Everything in the prince's mansion is ready. As soon as we enter the capital in early April... Miss..." Mitui wanted to cheer her up, but Song Jinyu still showed no expression. She seemed to have turned mute.
Niaoniao was a bit dissatisfied. Why did Mitui have to be the one to say such things? "Where's the prince?"
"The prince is busy with other matters..."
After Mitui left, Niaoniao packed up the things. "Miss, no matter what, you must cheer up!" First, something had happened to the master's sect, and then the wedding date was approaching. Seeing that Song Jinyu still had no spirit, Niaoniao couldn't help but feel anxious. "This servant..." She choked up, not knowing what to say. After all, she was also very sad about Yan Fei's death.
Song Jinyu looked up at her tearful face and said bitterly, "I don't want to get married anymore..."
Niaoniao couldn't believe it and stood there stunned. She and Cheng Song had watched as the relationship between the miss and Prince Yu had grown closer over time. Now, the miss actually wanted to break off the engagement.
She didn't understand. "Miss, you can't just say such things!" This marriage was bestowed by the emperor. She was about to say something else when suddenly, Prince Yu strode in. "What did you say!" His phoenix eyes widened, and he grabbed Song Jinyu tightly with both hands, forcing her to look at him.
"Why..." His phoenix eyes turned red with pain. He gasped for breath and looked at Song Jinyu seriously.
Zhongli Mingye didn't understand how she could be like this, giving up on their relationship so easily and treating him like a discarded shoe!
He stared straight at Song Jinyu, but she showed no emotional fluctuations. After a long time, his lips trembled. "Song Jinyu, how could you be so heartless?" How could she treat him like this? How could she throw his heart on the ground and trample on it?
" Mingye... I..." Song Jinyu was weak. She didn't dare to look at him. Actually, she wanted to say that she didn't deserve his kindness.
"... I swore in front of Master's tomb that I would avenge him and Yan Fei..." Song Jinyu murmured to herself. "If I marry you..." She didn't finish the rest of the sentence, but Zhongli Mingye understood.
Suddenly, he let go of her. "Is there only hatred left in your heart?"
"Have you forgotten our vow in front of the Buddha?"
The beautiful memories they had shared together seemed like it was just yesterday. Song Jinyu closed her eyes painfully. Oh, Mingye, how could she tell him? The real mastermind behind Master's murder was the crown prince, his elder brother.
Moreover, she had treated Zhongli Mingye so badly before. No matter what the reason was, she didn't deserve his kindness and love.
"What do you want to do to break off this engagement?" Zhongli Mingye looked at her and suddenly remembered the fake - death medicine that Song Jinyu had once shown him.
If they openly defied the imperial edict, it would only incur the emperor's punishment and implicate their families. Song Jinyu, Song Jinyu. "Do you want to break the engagement through fake death, right?"
Song Jinyu couldn't bear to look at him. Before her coming - of - age ceremony, they had spent many sweet moments together. Everything was ruined from the moment Yan Fei died that night.
She stopped talking and sat woodenly in front of the table.
"Song Jinyu... This king has told you that if you dare to betray this king, I will definitely take you to hell with me!" Zhongli Mingye lost his patience. Even though he knew that she was now full of hatred, he couldn't accept Song Jinyu's arrangement. He couldn't tolerate her plan to give up their relationship.
"If you dare to fake your death and leave, this king will send troops to destroy the entire Tianmen Mountain!"
In his eyes, what was Tianmen Mountain? Song Jinyu really dared to give up the marriage for Tianmen Mountain, for Miao Yunshen and Yan Fei. Zhongli Mingye was so angry that he lost his mind. He slammed the door hard and left, and then immediately sent more people to "take care" of Song Jinyu.
She sighed deeply. Sure enough... She still couldn't win against him. Maybe from the very beginning, it had always been Zhongli Mingye who valued this relationship more.
But... No matter what, she must avenge Master and Yan Fei!
The first thing to do was to get rid of the Golden Water Palace. It wasn't just about killing Ouyang Jinsè, but uprooting the entire Golden Water Palace.
She dipped her delicate finger in some water from the teacup and wrote a few names on the table. Her eyes gradually turned fierce. Don't worry. We'll deal with you one by one.
From now on, I won't show you any mercy. Even if... I have to sacrifice my whole life.
Cheng Song heard Song Jinyu's call and came over early. "Miss..."
"Ouyang Jinsè got that prescription. The people we've placed said that he will come to the capital soon."
"Good... Keep an eye on him."
Song Jinyu seemed to remember something. "Just based on that prescription, he may not believe it."
"Maybe... we should find a way to let him get a little spiritual root. It will seem more real after he makes the medicine."
"This matter should be done like this..." She whispered the arrangement in Cheng Song's ear.
Miao Yunshen's death was a heavy blow to Tianmen Mountain, but who knew that a dead end might be the beginning of a new life?
When they set off again, Zhongli Mingye didn't ride in the same carriage as Song Jinyu. He rode on his horse with a dark face. It was probably for the best. She really didn't know how to face him. If there was a way, she definitely didn't want to hurt Zhongli Mingye.
But now the game had started, and she had no choice.
After all, Song Jinyu was just a pawn in this game. The wind accidentally blew up the curtain of the carriage. Zhongli Mingye looked at Song Jinyu from time to time.
He felt both heart - ache and pain. Sadness flashed across his phoenix eyes, and then they suddenly became extremely clear. Just as he had always been determined,
No matter what, he would never let go.
In the palace, Concubine Shu got the emperor's permission to come to Prince Yu's mansion. Looking at the bright red decorations all over the mansion, she was very satisfied. Her only son was finally going to get married.
After hearing the news, He Yi also begged the emperor to let her out of the palace. Now, it was He Yi who was accompanying Concubine Shu.
"Aunt Shu, Fourth Brother is about to return to the capital." She would also be able to see Song Jinyu and Cheng Song. He Yi watched excitedly as the servants in the inner court were making arrangements in Prince Yu's mansion.
"You've grown up a lot in the past two years. You should get engaged early..." Concubine Shu had a very good relationship with Concubine Jia, especially since Song Jinyu had saved He Yi twice.
He Yi pouted. "I don't want to!"
Although she said so, she thought of Cheng Song in her heart and felt sweet.
Originally, she thought that there was a big gap in their social status. But that day, Song Jinyu had said that she would let Cheng Song join the army, and after he got military merits, he could propose marriage to her.
Song Jinyu had also said, "Since you two are in love, you should work hard to overcome the difficulties and be together. That's what they say in the storybooks..."