7 Farce
◎Who are you trying to please by doing this?◎
"Princess, please stay." Xue Ji called Rong Qianyu from behind.
"What's the matter, Lord Xue?" She turned and looked at him.
He stared into Rong Qianyu's clear eyes and approached her domineeringly, not caring about the eyes of the people around him. He leaned over to her and asked softly, "What did the Queen say to the Princess when they sat down to the table?"
Looking into his dark and deep eyes, "Nothing," she replied hastily.
"You told the princess not to get too close to me? I'm a heartless and unrighteous sycophantic person?"
You can guess these words without thinking, otherwise why would they be said so openly and honestly?
However, Xue Ji had long been accustomed to it. He was the one that everyone flocked to, but he always hoped to get some different answers in front of Rong Qianyu.
Ever since they first met and she bowed to him, Xue Ji noticed her. She was different from those old-fashioned and wooden people in the palace.
She is the most intelligent and interesting one.
"What have the grown-ups heard?" she retorted.
Xue Ji looked at her stumbling, speechless lips, and a trace of throbbing rose in his heart. "Princess, there is no need to hide. I know exactly what kind of person I am, but I will not shirk responsibility and blame others just because I am unwilling."
Rong Qianyu felt ashamed when she heard this, but she didn't bother to refute it. It was clearly said about Fu Hua.
He is just trying to save face without any reason.
"I have said that the princess's life will not be easy. Who knows what will happen when she becomes queen."
How could she not know these concerns? She felt them clearly on her first day in the palace. She was silent for a long time, then raised her head and looked at Xue Ji firmly, "For the sake of the more than two million people in Rongguo, I will not give up so easily!"
Xue Ji laughed again, not knowing whether he was laughing at her naiveté or stubbornness. "Princess, you shouldn't have said this to me."
"Why?"
After a long while, he finally managed to utter a few words with difficulty. "Because I am... a eunuch."
In his heart, being a eunuch is a shame that can never be erased, and walking alone seems to have no home.
Others return to their roots, some take care of them in their old age and see them to the end of their lives, and some have children to inherit their inheritance. Only he is alone, drifting far away like duckweed in the rain, with no fixed place to live.
When you feel tired, that is the way home.
"Your Excellency, there's no need to be so self-deprecating. You have the ability and the means. If you consider currying favor with the powerful just to protect yourself, then what hope do those sycophants have?"
"Then Princess, do you think I am a treacherous villain?" He asked this question for some reason. Normally, he never cared about what others thought of him.
Xue Jiming has a bad reputation and he has never thought about setting things right, but he cares about Rong Qianyu's opinion.
"You wouldn't." Rong Qianyu thought for a long time before saying this. "The way of heaven is to help those who are below and brighten them, and the way of earth is to humble oneself and ascend to the top. Your Excellency wouldn't be that kind of person."
Her bright smile, coupled with her slightly curly hair, always makes people forget all their worries.
This was the first time someone had expressed such an opinion. The words, "Your Excellency is not that kind of person," rang like thunder in his mind, making him feel more ethereal and lonely than ever before.
Having his thoughts suddenly seen through made him feel like he had nowhere to hide in front of Rong Qianyu. "Are we very familiar with each other?" he asked, "Princess, are you so sure?"
A loud drum does not need a heavy hammer. Rong Qianyu's thoughts are cautious and delicate. Xue Ji always thinks that he is arrogant and proud, but she sees through him.
"If you are really such a person, why would you waste your time talking to me? It shows that you are not a cold and sinister person."
Xue Ji tried his best to cover up himself and tried every possible way to prove that he was just a villain who fawned on the powerful.
"Princess, don't be so sure. You don't know what kind of person I am, just like the Crown Prince treats his humble concubine the same way. He can be violent and naughty like he is today, but there are also times when he speaks softly and shows care for her."
"No matter how glorious I am, I am still a eunuch. Princess will understand it later." After saying this, he left in a hurry. Rong Qianyu was a smart person, but not a wise one.
Everyone left today on bad terms. She felt lost. Such a good first encounter ended in such a miserable way. The queen was also unhappy at this moment.
"Why were you so crazy the other day? The envoys from Rong Kingdom hadn't left yet, and you were acting like that!"
Fu Hua didn't care at all and said impatiently, "Mother, look at her brown hair. It's so ugly!"
Rong Qianyu's hair was brown, and in the sunlight it looked even more dry and yellow. Since she was born fair, she looked even more like a sickly beauty. Because of her hair, she was not well-received in Rong State, and now that she was in the Great Zhou, it also caused her many inconveniences.
But Fu Hua was just making up an excuse.
"Just for this?" Bai Yi was very confused by this statement. "She was born with this in her mother's womb. All the daughters of her mother, Fang, are like this."
Is this matter worth causing a scene at the banquet and embarrassing everyone?
"That day, Jiming came out to interrupt me. Before I could finish my words, the maids who came back with me were all talking about it. We encountered bandits that day and had to sleep on the roadside. Rong Qianyu fell asleep with his head resting on her head! He didn't even have time to change his clothes the next day."
Bai Yi was fully aware of this. Although what he said was true and she understood his thoughts, she couldn't just believe everything she heard. Even so, she could only explain it palely: "Qianyu has already told me about this. She was so weak before that day that she couldn't even get out of bed. She rested for many days. In order not to delay, she had to set off. She encountered bandits and it rained. She was exhausted and fell asleep. It wasn't like they slept together!"
Fu Hua didn't take Bai Yi's explanation seriously. Although he valued Xue Ji and needed him, like his mother, he would never look down on him in his heart.
"Does the Queen Mother also believe this?"
"She has no one to rely on in Rong State. Don't push her too far. Go to Weixuan Hall today and have dinner with her. Apologize to her sincerely and spend some time with her. After all, she will be your future queen."
Fu Hua was naturally extremely reluctant, but he had to obey his mother's orders. Even if he didn't like her, he had to pretend to get along well with her.
It just delayed his important business. After having dinner together today, he won't have the chance to leave the palace.
In Weixuan Hall, Rong Qianyu was embroidering when she was suddenly interrupted by Yujie's hurried footsteps, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is here!"
"Who?" Rong Qianyu was afraid that she had heard it wrong.
"The prince is here!" Yujie said again.
She hadn't seen Fu Hua since the banquet that day, so why did he suddenly come today?
"Come, what are you doing here?" she asked unpreparedly.
"The Queen Mother has told the Crown Prince that he is here to have dinner with the Princess." Yu Jie was speaking when Fu Hua walked straight into the room without saying a word.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Rong Qianyu saluted her cautiously.
"Get up." Fu Hua had a bad face when he entered the room and didn't even look at her.
"Yujie, go heat up the dishes and ask Pan'er to bring some cakes."
While Fu Hua was feeling happy, she suddenly changed the subject, "I was summoned here by my mother. As for what happened at the banquet earlier...I made a slip of the tongue. I'm sorry."
When Rong Qianyu heard this, she immediately smiled and poured him a cup of tea.
"I have long forgotten what Your Highness said," she handed him a piece of cake. As long as Fu Hua did not reject her, for the sake of her motherland, she could try to be a blind person with open eyes, and just be his wife without caring about anything.
"Try this rose cake. It's a snack from my hometown. I just made it today."
This was the only dessert she had made today when she was bored. Fu Hua took the rose cake, held it in front of her eyes, and smelled it. Suddenly, she looked displeased, "You used buckwheat?"
"I used it." Rong Qianyu didn't understand why he said that and answered truthfully.
He immediately put down the rose cake and asked bluntly, "I can't eat buckwheat. It gives me a rash and makes it hard to breathe. If you want to please me, at least do your homework, right?"
There were only the two of them in the room. If someone else was present, knowing that the legitimate princess of a country was humiliated in this way, they would probably sigh and lament.
Although she was treated harshly in her home country, no one had ever said these words to her.
"What did you say..." Rong Qianyu was a little confused and had no idea what was going on.
The doubt revealed by the conditioned reflex was infinitely magnified in Fu Hua's eyes, and it was an extremely disgusting provocation.
"Don't act so pitiful, as if I am bullying you. Your mother loves you, but I won't fall for it!" After saying that, she threw a plate of rose cakes on the table.
Rong Qianyu knew that living under someone else's roof meant being humble and hiding one's edge. She didn't get angry, but simply said calmly, "Then I'll switch to flour next time. I'm new here and there are many things I don't understand. I won't do that next time."
So he got up and went to pick up the rose cake.
Seeing her being so timid, Fu Hua felt extremely bored. "Who are you trying to please like this?"
She stopped what she was doing, speechless. Seeing that she didn't say anything, Fu Hua continued to press her aggressively, "Why are you silent? I knew it, you are really a petty person from a remote village."
She thought life would be difficult, but she didn't expect it to be so suffocating. Rong Qianyu felt as if a pair of hands were holding her throat. She wanted to refute but was powerless, and she wanted to be angry but had no capital.
She is never alone, and nothing she says or does follows her will.
But blindly enduring would only result in worsening harsh treatment. After all, she was the legitimate princess of Rong State. She silently picked up the things on the ground, stood up and sat in front of Fu Hua.
"I am the legitimate princess of Rong State, the Crown Princess appointed by His Majesty. I know the Crown Prince has a beloved one, and I accept his fate if he doesn't like me. But there's no need to humiliate me like this."
Fu Hua indulges the people he likes in every way, but feels it is useless to say even one more word to others.
He just thought the other person was boring and didn't think it was his own problem. "Why, is this considered a humiliation to you? You are so shameless. Why wasn't it like this on the day of the banquet?"
He is like an uneducated dandy. There are only likes and dislikes with him, and it is impossible to reason with him.
"The queen, relatives and ministers were all there that day, so I didn't have a chance to speak," said Rong Qianyu.
"So there is a chance today?" He looked at her with interest. For the first time, he saw some temper in her. In the past, he thought she was an ordinary person who could be easily manipulated.
It seems he is quite clever.
"I believe everything I do is flawless. If Your Highness doesn't like the rose cakes, please go back. I will explain to the Queen and won't make things difficult for Your Highness."
Unexpectedly, Fu Hua refused to be persuaded. He was so angry that his little self-esteem was shattered that he grabbed Rong Qianyu's face and threw her aside.
"You are a good person, both inside and outside. I am the Queen Mother's biological son. Do you think the Queen Mother will listen to you and not my explanation?"
Rong Qianyu was not a weak and opinionless person. She did not need to put on a smile even if the other party had no intention. She said seriously, "Then please convey it to me, Your Highness."
The weather outside was getting overcast, with occasional strong winds blowing, making the windows rattle. Red candles were burning inside the house, making the room bright and warm, but the atmosphere was surprisingly cold. The two looked at each other, neither of them willing to give in.
Fu Hua's last lesson was that he shouldn't hit women, and he didn't bother to waste time talking to such a woman, so it would be better to get the job done as soon as possible.
"You don't need to prepare these in the future. Just be at peace. I can give you the dignity and honor you deserve. Don't even think about anything else!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
This time, Rong Qianyu did not remain silent. She suddenly said righteously, "I am a person of duty. If it is mine, I must get it. If it is not mine, I will not be greedy. I hope Your Highness will also keep his word!"
Fu Hua hesitated for a moment, then realized that perhaps he had spoken too harshly. He softened his tone a bit and said, "Forget it. Don't make rose cakes anymore. They're so unpalatable."
Rong Qianyu continued to insist, "Then your Highness, is there anything you like? I will make it for you next time. I am your Crown Princess, and this is my duty."
Fu Hua simply disdained it and responded, "Why not ask Jiming instead? He's so considerate."
【Author’s words】
① From "Qian·Tuan"
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