Chapter 100 The Prince Becomes a Mistress
He cast his gaze from above, scanning her small face inch by inch, and said in a deep voice, "What I meant is that I shouldn't force you to use the things that happened before you came to Beijing."
As for asking her to break off the engagement, he never regretted it.
The moon is shining brightly and a gentle breeze is blowing in the garden.
"So it's about this." Song Lingyi's eyes flickered slightly, and she smiled. "Then Your Highness, there's no need to worry about it. I've already said that I won't ask you to marry me, and I've never thought of marrying up to the heights of the Eastern Palace."
"If Your Highness truly feels sorry, let's just forget about what happened in the past and don't bother me anymore."
Xiao Mingyi stared at her, his long fingers slightly clenched.
"That won't do."
These four short words have a rather rogue connotation.
Song Lingyi's face froze, and she glared at him, "But I'm already engaged. You're the crown prince, do you still want to be a mistress?"
Mistress?
This statement is novel.
Xiao Mingyi curled his lips and said, "That's not a bad idea."
“…” Song Lingyi’s eyes widened, and she was so shocked that she couldn’t speak for a long time.
This person is really crazy! It's totally unreasonable!
"You...I refuse anyway. If you want to be a villain, don't drag me along."
After saying this, she tried to leave, but Xiao Mingyi grabbed her wrist again. His tone darkened, "I told you, Pei Zhao isn't right for you. This marriage won't happen."
Song Lingyi turned her head away and muttered softly, "Even if it doesn't work out, I won't marry you."
At first he didn't want to marry her and said she was a troublemaker. Now she's stirring things up everywhere, like a ghost haunting him. It's really unlucky.
The palm gripping his wrist increased its strength as Xiao Mingyi said, "If I don't show up tonight, the Pei family mistress will definitely blame you and even use this as an opportunity to cancel the engagement. If it's canceled right after we've decided on it, there will definitely be gossip in the capital."
"No." Song Lingyi lowered her head. She already had the answer in her heart, but she still said stubbornly, "The Pei family and the Duke's Mansion are old friends. How could Aunt Pei do anything to embarrass the Duke's Mansion?"
The atmosphere was silent for two breaths, and Xiao Mingyi just felt funny.
When facing him, she could say anything harsh and decisive, but now she blindly trusts the Pei family.
"Does she want to embarrass the Duke's Mansion?" She clearly wants to embarrass you.
He didn't say the second half of the sentence. Some things are hard to point out, and she has to figure them out herself.
"With the First House in decline, everything in the mansion is decided by Second Madam Pei. After what happened, do you think she will treat you well?"
Song Lingyi half-closed her eyelashes and remained silent for a long time before speaking with difficulty: "I'm not marrying her. As long as Brother Jianzhi treats me well, that's all."
The tone was soft and slow, as if answering him, but also as if talking to himself, comforting himself.
Xiao Mingyi's eyes turned cold, and there seemed to be a thorn in his throat. The hand that was strangling her slender wrist slowly loosened, but his black eyes were still fixed on her.
"Since you think so, I won't persuade you any further. Let's go back to the front yard first."
Seeing that he didn't stop her, Song Lingyi calmed down and walked towards the corridor.
…
Soon, the Pei couple and Lu Tanwei hurried to Weirui Hall in the backyard.
There were huge candles lit high in the hall and the atmosphere was silent.
The doctor was taking Pei Zhao's pulse. Guan was sitting beside him, sobbing anxiously, and Wang was comforting her softly.
"What's going on?"
Pei Tingyou strode into Weirui Hall with an extremely solemn expression. It was an engagement banquet, but why were there accidents happening on both ends?
Guan twisted her embroidered handkerchief to wipe her tears and said in a tender voice, "Shulang, please stand up for us, mother and son. Erlang has suffered a great injustice!"
"Don't panic, sister-in-law, tell me in detail." Pei Tingyou sat down at the head of the table and looked at Pei Zhao. Seeing him holding his forehead with an ugly expression, he was suddenly shocked.
"What's wrong with Jiro? Are you sick?"
Pei Zhao was about to speak when Guan interrupted him, "What's wrong with him? He was drugged and there's even a woman in the room trying to discredit my son!"
"What?!"
Lu Tanwei slammed the table and stood up, his brows furrowed in anger: "Which bastard dares to ruin the Duke's marriage!"
"She was the actress who was summoned to the mansion to perform today. She wanted to offer herself to Pei's family. Fortunately, my son had the fortitude to wake up in time. Otherwise, who knows what kind of mistakes would have happened!" said Guan.
Xiang, who was sitting next to them, had a gloomy expression on her face. She took a sip of tea and seemed to be thinking about something.
"What about the Hua Dan?" Pei Tingyou asked hurriedly.
"Guan went to the woodshed in the backyard. Old Madam Lu said she would wait for your decision. I was afraid that Old An would get angry and get sick, so I didn't dare tell her." Guan wiped her tears.
Wang listened for a long time, but Guan didn't get to the point, so she felt anxious.
"Today is the engagement banquet for the two families. Choosing this crucial moment to attack them clearly shows they are well prepared and want to destroy the marriage between the two families. That Hua Dan is probably not a simple person. Lord Pei must investigate thoroughly."
"Don't worry, I will never allow anyone to ruin the marriage between our two families!" Pei Tingyou said.
Xiang's eyes were dark, her jaw was tense, and she silently but vaguely revealed a hint of annoyance.
"Erlang, you've been treated with the medicine. Are you feeling better now?"
Pei Zhao raised his eyes and said softly, "Thank you for your concern, Second Aunt. I'm much better now."
"How could someone drug you for no reason? You are too careless." A subtle arc appeared at the corner of Xiang's mouth.
Pei Zhao's expression remained unchanged.
Lu Qian is closely related to the drugging incident. Given the current situation, it is definitely useless to confront him. Neither family will believe it. The only way is to let Huadan confess the person who was behind it.
"The corridor was too dark at the time, and my nephew was caught off guard, which is why he got into trouble. But I'm sure the person who drugged me was definitely not that actress."
Xiang held the teacup and tapped the cup lightly with her fingertips.
Although the Lu and Pei families were old friends, the young master's relationship with Pei Zhao was average. Previously, the young master had led people to cause trouble at Bishui Yuntai. However, no matter how bad their relationship was, he wouldn't attack Pei Zhao at the engagement banquet.
It was more targeted at this marriage than Pei Zhao.
"Second Uncle will investigate this matter carefully. The guests are all in the front yard now, so let's not gather in the backyard. The more serious the situation is, the more we must not panic, lest we make a fool of ourselves."
After Pei Tingyou finished speaking, he suddenly felt that something was missing. He carefully glanced at the people in Weirui Hall and asked in surprise, "Where is Lingyi? Why didn't she follow us?"
As soon as the words fell, a silver-red figure trotted into the Wei Rui Hall in a hurry. The warm yellow candlelight reflected on her body, as if she was coated with a layer of soft golden light, and the hem of her skirt swayed with her steps like the wings of a swallowtail butterfly.
"Girl, why did you come here so late?" Although she said that, there was no blame in Lu Tanwei's tone.
"My uncle was just saying that you ran away so fast that I couldn't keep up with you because of my short legs."
Song Lingyi's eyes flickered as she turned to look at Pei Zhao. Seeing that he looked unwell, she asked with concern, "Brother Jianzhi, what's wrong? I heard something happened to you?"
"It's okay, it's okay." Guan was afraid that the drugging and the Hua Dan incident would affect their relationship, so she deliberately made the matter sound light.
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