"Elder sister, what's going on?"
Yun Qi stood outside the room, pounding on the door so hard that it seemed to shake the mountain.
Seeing that the auspicious moment was approaching, according to the customs of the capital, Yun Qi was supposed to carry his elder sister out of the room on his back.
But at this moment, he saw the wedding maid and the maidservant running out of the room screaming as if fleeing for their lives. Then the door slammed shut and locked from the inside. Yun Qi couldn't help but ask anxiously.
He thought that Yun Xi had changed her mind at the last minute and didn't want to get married!
"Don't worry, Brother Qi. Just wait a bit. I have something to tell Yu Zhu!"
Hearing Yun Qi's voice, Yun Xi shouted reassuringly from inside the room. Then she turned to look at Yu Zhu, who was determined, and her tone softened.
"Yu Zhu, I know you truly want the best for me. You think I don't like Shi Qian and that I won't be happy after getting married. But just because I don't like him now doesn't mean I won't in the future, right?"
"I believe that there is no love or hatred without a reason in this world. Feelings also need to be cultivated over a long period. Shi Qian is a good person. I think that as long as we get married and I see more of his good points in the future, maybe we'll be deeply in love and live in harmony!"
Yun Xi held Yu Zhu's hand and earnestly expressed what was truly on her mind.
Although she didn't know much about Shi Qian, a person who could be highly regarded by her father and even liked by her usually harsh grandmother must be very easy to get along with.
It shouldn't be too hard for her to like such a person, right?
Yun Xi was full of uncertainties in her heart, but she could only comfort herself like this. However, Yu Zhu wasn't convinced by her words.
Yu Zhu shook her head, held Yun Xi's hands in return, and knelt down beside her legs. Tears welled up in her eyes and slid down.
"Miss, I've watched you grow up since you were a child. I know your temper very well!"
"Before you met Prince Xian, you only cared about delicious food. You were cold to any man and even planned to never get married! But after you met Prince Xian, although you two seemed like enemies, you actually cared about each other. I saw with my own eyes that you smiled more and more, and you no longer concealed your feelings for Prince Xian. Do you know how happy I was to see you like this?"
"Your mother once said, 'Life is too short. One can only love one person in a lifetime. Anyone other than the first love is just a compromise.' I don't want you to compromise in your life!"
When Yun Xi's mother met Yun Sheng, Yu Zhu was just a ten - year - old girl.
At that time, because of Yun Xi's grandmother's obstruction and dislike for the Su family, the Su family angrily advised Su Yun to give up Yun Sheng and choose another good husband.
However, Su Yun said those words and declared that she would never marry anyone other than Yun Sheng!
The more Yu Zhu talked, the sadder she felt because she knew that Yun Xi's personality was almost exactly the same as her mother's stubborn side and that she wouldn't change easily.
Hearing Yu Zhu's words, Yun Xi fell into a long silence. She opened her mouth, but found her throat so dry that she couldn't speak.
"Yu Zhu, do you know why a butterfly can't fly across the vast sea?"
Yun Xi's voice was hoarse. She suddenly asked Yu Zhu a question.
Yu Zhu was slightly stunned. She didn't understand why Yun Xi would ask such a question. But after thinking for a moment, she answered seriously.
"Isn't it because the butterfly is too weak to fly across?"
The vast sea is boundless. Although the butterfly has wings, it is so small. How could it have the ability to cross the ocean?
Yun Xi shook her head and said with a bitter smile.
"Although the butterfly is weak, it has the courage and tenacity to break out of its cocoon. It's not that it doesn't have the ability to fly across the vast sea, but that it has lost its expectation for the other shore."
Yun Xi's eyes were slightly red, filled with a thin mist, and her vision gradually blurred.
"I once also thought about marrying Qi Rong and living a long life with him. However, later I found that he knew everything about me, but I knew nothing about him."
"When I put aside all my concerns and tried my best to get close to him, he kept hiding things from me and even used me to deal with my father!"
Qi Rong might really like her, but this kind of utilitarian - mixed feeling made her feel unacceptable!
He always domineeringly locked her by his side, regarded her as his own possession, and kept saying that he liked her, but it didn't stop him from keeping other women in Prince Xian's Mansion...
His love was about hiding, using, and possessing. It was the heartache and uneasiness that made her feel confused.
"Yu Zhu, it's not that I gave up on him. It's that he never gave me the courage to choose him in the first place!"
Yun Xi's eyes were full of sadness and helplessness. After a long pause, she finally said firmly.
"I'm Yun Xi, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. If I'm asked to choose between Qi Rong and the Prime Minister's Mansion now, I'll choose the Prime Minister's Mansion without hesitation."
Because she couldn't allow Qi Rong to use her anymore and turn her into a spear against her father!
Just as Yun Xi finished speaking, there was suddenly a commotion outside the door. Then the two doors of the room crashed to the ground!
Qi Rong, dressed in black, with a cold and angry look on his face, like a Shura from hell, suddenly appeared in front of Yun Xi.
"What a great eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion! So loyal to your family that you can sell yourself without hesitation to save your father. You really impress this prince!"
Qi Rong was filled with killing intent. He kicked away the servants who tried to stop him and walked straight up to Yun Xi. He reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to stand up.
Staring into Yun Xi's panicked eyes, Qi Rong's deep black eyes were as sharp as blades, and his face was extremely cold.
"Why are you here?"
Yun Xi's long, curly eyelashes trembled slightly. It felt as if there was a cotton ball stuck in her throat, making her almost suffocate.
This was a critical moment for the construction of the dock. Shouldn't he be supervising the work in Lingchuan?
Why did he suddenly come back to the capital?
Qi Rong's eyes were gloomy and cold. His slender fingers moved to her fair neck. At first, it seemed like a gentle caress, but the next moment, they gradually tightened.
"You still dare to ask this prince why I'm here? Who are you wearing this red wedding dress for?!"
Qi Rong suddenly roared and immediately tore Yun Xi's wedding dress in two, shocking everyone present!
"Miss!"
"Let go of my elder sister!"
Yu Zhu, who had been almost scared silly before, immediately rushed forward and hugged Yun Xi. Yun Qi also rushed up angrily, punching and kicking Qi Rong, trying hard to break Qi Rong's hold on Yun Xi.
Yun Xi let Qi Rong's fingers slowly tighten around her neck without struggling at all.
The feeling of suffocation made her thoughts gradually drift away, but her eyes were always fixed on Qi Rong's gloomy face. She gasped with difficulty.
"I hope that in the next life, I'll never meet you again..."
In her previous life, she died at his hands. In this life, she might not be able to escape the same fate.
But the only difference was that in her previous life, she died full of unwillingness and fear, while in this life, it was more about sadness and grievance.
It was because in this life, she not only met him but also fell in love with him hopelessly.