Chapter 208 Princess Wu Jing vs. Chen Yi (Part 2)
Princess's residence.
Early in the morning of that day, Chen Yi was lingering in front of Princess Wu Jing's door.
Wu Jing had just gotten up and finished washing up, and was puzzled to see him standing there.
"Don't you have to go to work?" she asked.
"It's still early." Chen Yi said. Seeing her maids setting out breakfast, he coughed and said, "Haven't you had breakfast yet?"
Wu Jing didn't want to pay much attention to him: "The maid is setting up breakfast, can't you see?"
Chen Yi smiled awkwardly: "Well...I didn't have breakfast either."
Hearing this, Wu Jing looked over strangely, with an expression that said, "What does it have to do with me if you don't have breakfast?"
It's no wonder she thought so. Ever since their marriage, they'd lived in separate rooms. Chen Yi lived in the front courtyard, Wu Jing in the main house in the backyard. On weekdays, Chen Yi would wake up and go to work. After work, he'd either have tea with colleagues or go to Pei Xingju's residence to discuss matters. Wu Jing, on the other hand, couldn't sit still, often going out shopping. They'd run into each other more often outside than at the mansion.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Chen Yi today, he came to her so early in the morning.
Chen Yi shamelessly sat down at the table: "I thought it was still early to go out, so I stopped by your place for breakfast."
The maidservant tried to hold back her laughter. The excuse given by the son-in-law was a bit lame. Which path led to the front yard or the back yard?
Wu Jing also knew that Chen Yi was not just stopping by, he probably just wanted to have breakfast. As for why he was doing this, it must have something to do with the Lantern Festival.
He left her and went away with another woman, causing her so much suffering. She felt guilty about this and came to please her.
She snorted in disdain in her heart, but did not drive him away.
She walked over, sat down opposite Shen Yi, and told the maid to add another set of bowls and chopsticks.
The morning light is just right, and the flowers and birds in the courtyard are bustling. Although spring has not yet arrived, the weather has already become warmer.
Wu Jing buried her head in her meal. It must be said that the royal princess had excellent manners. Although Wu Jing was usually impulsive and willful, she ate her meal with small, steady sips, and drank her soup without making any noise.
The originally carefree Chen Yi slowed down somewhat embarrassedly.
He swallowed a mouthful of crystal bun, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm sorry about what happened last time."
"What's the matter?" Wu Jing asked deliberately.
"On the Lantern Festival, I..."
Wu Jing stopped him: "Don't mention it, I've already forgotten it."
"Forgot?"
"Well, isn't it just that you were busy and didn't have time to look for me? It's not a big deal." Wu Jing put down the spoon and said, "I have my own legs and feet and can walk. I don't need you."
Chen Yi forced a smile: "But I still want to apologize to you. We were going out together, but in the end you were alone..."
Miss Zhuang had said that Princess Wu Jing had met a rogue that day, and he couldn't imagine what would have happened if Miss Zhuang hadn't shown up in time. For some reason, these days, thinking about it, he felt a pang of sadness, a mixture of guilt and discomfort.
"Anyway, I'm sorry for you. Besides apologizing, I plan to make amends, Wu Jing..." He asked, "What do you want?"
"This princess lacks nothing. I told you it's just a small matter. You don't need to make up for it." Wu Jing was a little impatient.
Chen Yi was depressed. "But I feel bad. You are a princess, and I am... We are married by the emperor's order and live under the same roof. Even if we are not husband and wife, we are still friends. I feel bad that you have suffered because of me. Just tell me what you want. As long as it is not too difficult, I will definitely give it to you."
Princess Wu Jing felt so nauseous after hearing these words that she didn't want to pay any attention to him and continued to eat.
At this time, the maid beside her said with a smile: "If you want to make amends, why not give the princess a birthday gift."
"Birthday gift? Your birthday is coming soon?" Chen Yi looked at Wu Jing.
Wu Jing scolded the maid: "Did I tell you to talk too much?"
The maidservant was embarrassed, but she understood Wu Jing's thoughts. She loved Chen Yi, so how could she not want to? So she said directly: "Sir, the eighth day of the second month is our princess's seventeenth birthday. In previous years in Lu, it was celebrated with great ceremony. Our Lu emperor and concubine even specially held a birthday banquet for the princess in the palace. But now that we are in the capital, we are worried about how to celebrate the princess' birthday. It's a good opportunity for you to think about it."
Shen Yi looked at Wu Jing: "So you are a tiger, no wonder you are so fierce."
"..." Wu Jing glared at him. "Who needs you celebrating my birthday? I'll celebrate it myself. I've already planned it. I'll host a banquet and invite the ladies to come for tea. Zhuang Wan will also be there. It'll be just as lively with them around."
Chen Yi curled his lips: "Okay, I'll prepare a birthday gift for you."
"Don't force yourself so much." Wu Jing teased him casually.
Chen Yi chuckled, "Do I look like I'm being forced? Tell me, what birthday gift do you want?"
"Whatever I want?"
"Yeah." Shen Yi nodded: "Just tell me."
"Then I want..." Wu Jing raised her head and thought for a moment before saying, "I want the stars in the sky."
Chen Yi opened his mouth to say that she was deliberately making things difficult for him, but after thinking it over, he nodded: "Okay, isn't it just stars? Wait!"
Wu Jing was suspicious: "You can pick stars? Don't brag."
"Princess, please wait and see whether I am bragging or not." Shen Yi grinned.
At this time, Chen Yi's servant came over and stood at the door, hesitantly asking, "Sir, there's an official in the front yard. Are you free now?"
"What's up?"
"I heard that the Xiayang Marquis's mansion was raided, and they asked you to go over and discuss it quickly."
"Xia Yang..." Chen Yi paused, then asked in surprise, "Searching the house? Why?"
"I don't know. The adult is waiting in the front yard. He's here for this very matter."
Chen Yi immediately put down his chopsticks and said to Princess Wu Jing, "I'm leaving now. Enjoy your meal."
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
Wu Jing stared at the half-finished porridge opposite her, and the expression on her face gradually darkened.
"Marquis Xiayang's Mansion..." she asked, "Is it Miss Jiang's home?"
The maid replied, "That's right."
After thinking for a moment, the maid continued, "Princess, I have found out what you asked me to do last time."
Wu Jing looked up and heard the maid say, "Master and Miss Jiang are old acquaintances. They knew each other before going to the palace. When they were at the palace, Master even taught Miss Jiang how to play polo."
Wu Jing's heart suddenly tightened, as if a sledgehammer was hitting her, painful and heavy.
The two knew each other before going to the palace, and Chen Yi even taught her how to play polo. So... on the polo field that day, the person Chen Yi was really looking at was Jiang Baohe, not her?
But she mistakenly thought that Shen Yi was looking at her, and that the joy in his eyes was also directed at her, so much so that...
Suddenly, she burst into tears.
The maidservant was panicked: "What's wrong with the princess? Why are you crying?"
Wu Jing shook her head, sobbing silently. She didn't want to cry, but she felt uncomfortable.
She was the third person, and she was the one who broke them up.
"What should I do?" she cried and murmured, "What should I do?"
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