She was the youngest daughter of a century-old general's household, of noble status, cherished by her father and brothers, living a life of freedom and spontaneity. Yet, she was tragically murd...
Qing Zhan didn't say anything else and drove the carriage towards the mansion, but he didn't say a word along the way, and his peach blossom eyes were red from holding back.
Qingyue sighed. She didn't expect her second brother to react so strongly.
"Second brother..."
drive!
Qing Zhan whipped the horse's buttocks, and the steed immediately neighed and ran away. Qing Yue couldn't say the rest of the words. She could see that her second brother was sad, just as her second brother also saw that she seriously wanted to leave the capital and take a walk outside.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the Qing family. A servant came forward to take the carriage. Qing Zhan and Qing Yue walked into the mansion together, Qing Zhan walking in front and Qing Yue walking behind.
"Second brother, wait for me."
Qing Zhan was walking a bit fast. Qing Yue called out behind him. He paused, but continued walking ahead. At this moment, he met Qing Leishan and Qing Ziyuan coming out of the living room. The two were talking in the living room. They came out after hearing the report from their subordinates. Qing Leishan was about to scold them, but he saw Qing Zhan walking in front with red eyes, and Yue girl following behind...
"What's going on? What happened?"
Qing Leishan asked subconsciously.
Qing Zhan also stopped, pursed his lips and sulked there, still feeling uncomfortable in his heart, but did not say a word.
Qing Leishan, “……!”
"Did you siblings have a fight?"
Qing Leishan asked again.
Zhan'er and Yue'er had always had a good relationship, but quarrels were common. As they grew older, they rarely did. Especially after Yue'er's incident, Zhan'er treated his lost and found sister like the apple of his eye. So, what had happened? It looked like Zhan'er had been wronged, and his eyes were red.
"Little sister, what's wrong? Did your second brother bully you?"
Qing Ziyuan also asked.
There is always a sense of calmness in his voice, and a strong and trustworthy quality.
He was clearly a general who fought on the battlefield, but he was actually a Confucian general.
"No, Daddy, Big Brother, let's go in first. When Mom comes over, I'll tell her together."
Qingyue said.
From the tone and words, it was obvious that he had something to announce.
Qing Leishan and Qing Ziyuan looked at each other and did not force it. They walked together towards the reception room in the central courtyard and asked the maid to call Rong Wan over.
It was just time for dinner, so they turned around and went straight to the dining hall. There was a rich variety of dishes on the table, including meat, vegetables and soup.
Qing Zhan had a gloomy face the entire time, and he looked listless. Rong Wan was extremely puzzled by this. She glanced at her husband and eldest son. What had happened? She had been such a cheerful girl when she left the house this morning.
Then Qing Leishan also shook his head.
Qingyue asked her family to eat first, so that she wouldn't finish talking later and make them lose their mood and unable to eat.
But she didn't say it, which made her family even more worried.
"Yue girl, just tell me what happened. If you don't tell me, my heart will be beating fast and I'm a little panicked."
Rong Wan said that she could see that her father's brows were furrowed so tightly that they could pinch a fly to death.
Qing Yue sighed, put down the chopsticks in her hand, pursed her lips, raised her eyes and said, "Mom and Dad, Big Brother, I have something to announce..."
After the words fell, the whole family looked at Qingyue. Qingyue took a deep breath and said, "I want to divorce Fengling."
She spoke slowly.
When she tells the whole family about an important event, it means she has made a decision.
After these words were spoken, the dinner table fell into a brief silence. Rong Wan was the first to come to her senses, "Girl, divorce is not as simple as you think. Your engagement with Prince Yu was granted by the Emperor..."
Rong Wan's eyes were filled with anxiety. How could things take such a sudden turn and they ended up getting divorced?
"Mother, I have made up my mind. I will go to the palace to see the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine tomorrow morning. I will definitely divorce Prince Yu."
Qingyue was firm in her attitude.
She didn't want to waste her time, so they divorced this morning and wished each other well. As for the wedding, that was all she needed to forget about.
Rong Wan and Qing Leishan exchanged a glance, and just as they were thinking of saying something to persuade him, Qing Zhan said, "My younger sister also said that she wants to leave the capital and follow big brother to the border."
"What?"
Qing Leishan and Rong Wan were speechless and looked at Qing Yue at the same time.
Now I really have no appetite to eat.
Qing Yue sighed softly, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and looked at her father and mother who were shocked. She said, "Dad, Mom, I really want to go out for a walk, but I guess you will definitely not be worried, so I thought of going with big brother. This way, with big brother protecting me, you will at least feel more at ease, right?"
"Mother doesn't agree."
Rong Wan said directly, her eyes red. She only had this one daughter. She had suffered so many hardships before and finally came back to her side. How could she let her leave? The border was so far away. Her eldest son often didn't come home for one or two years. If her Yue'er also went out and didn't come back for so long, she couldn't bear it at all.
"Dad doesn't agree either."
Qing Leishan also said with a stern face that he and his wife were on the same front.
Facing her parents, Qing Yue couldn't be too forceful. She just sighed and said, "Dad and Mom, listen to me. I really don't want to stay in the capital anymore. Prince Yu and Prince You are on the verge of a fight, and their relationship with me is complicated. No one is willing to give up. If this stalemate continues, something big will happen one day."
After Qing Yue finished speaking, the entire dining hall fell into silence and no one spoke.
"Father, Mother, Big Brother, Second Brother, you all know that Prince You and I were childhood sweethearts. We grew up together. I was originally his fiancé, but life and death changed overnight. I became Qin Wan and then Feng Ling's princess. Our relationship is indeed a mess. I originally thought I could convince Prince You to let go, and that Prince Yu and I were in love...
But in the end, I realized that the trust between us was as thin as paper. My identity as a daughter is inherently sensitive, and I don't want to be caught up in this three-person relationship. That's why I wanted to take this opportunity to go out with my eldest brother, to see the mountains and rivers of Mobei and the rising sun on Canglan Mountain... "
As Qing Yue's words fell sincerely and firmly, Qing Leishan and Rong Wan did not speak again.
But everyone had a stern face, obviously unable to accept Qing Yue's words, and felt uncomfortable.
Qing Ziyuan didn't say anything. He just turned his head to look at his younger sister. His younger sister's eyes seemed calm, but there was clearly sorrow hidden deep in them. What happened to make his younger sister so disheartened that she didn't even want to stay in Kyoto?
"Little sister, whether it's a divorce or leaving the capital, what will you do if the prince doesn't allow it? Little sister, listen to what big brother said, even if you want to leave, you have to resolve the matter first, right? Otherwise, you won't feel at ease wherever you go."
Qing Ziyuan said.
Qing Yue pursed her lips. Before she could speak, Qing Zhan stood up and said, "I'm going to find Prince Yu. I want to ask him what he did to force my little sister to want a divorce and stay away from the capital."