When the prince received the news that Nangong Ye was going to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, his expression suddenly changed. He immediately put down the pen in his hand and went straight to Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Unfortunately, Nangong Ye had already left Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
He didn't see Nangong Ye but saw Yan Yiming. Seeing that she didn't seem to be affected at all, Nangong Xuan couldn't help but feel relieved.
Hearing Yan Yiming say that she was not feeling well, Nangong Xuan knew that she was upset and was a little unhappy, but he suppressed his anger and did not force her. He just ordered the servants to take good care of Yan Yiming and let her have a good rest.
That’s all. Then he coldly ordered people to look for Nangong Ye.
But unexpectedly, Nangong Ye didn't go anywhere else and was in his own palace at the moment.
He did nothing but sit there and wait, without saying a word. I wonder what he was thinking? The servants did not dare to disturb him. They silently made tea and then quietly left. Nangong Xuan saw this scene when he arrived.
Nangong Ye seemed to have just heard the footsteps. He glanced at Nangong Xuan coldly from the side and then turned his head away. "Brother Royal, did you come here specially to see me laugh at your humble servant?"
Nangong Xuan has not treated many people sincerely in his life, but Nangong Ye is definitely one of them. He stared at Nangong Ye for a long time with a stern look. Perhaps it was because he saw his once high-spirited brother was too depressed, Nangong Xuan softened his heart a little and said,
"I am your royal brother, how could I laugh at you?"
"Heh," Nangong Ye chuckled and said nothing.
During the time when Nangong Ye was away, Nangong Xuan had wavered because of Nangong Ye's identity, otherwise he would not have dragged it on until the Queen's birthday. But even he did not expect that this heaven-sent match would come, and Yan Yiming fell into the water.
If Yan Yiming had not saved Jian Yuer that day, and the person who fell into the water was Jian Yuer, he would definitely have gone to save her.
But just so unexpectedly, Yan Yiming pulled Jian Yuer.
This gave him an opportunity he could never refuse.
Nangong Xuan can't let go. He and Yan Yiming have already had physical contact, and she can only belong to him.
The words "skin-to-skin intimacy" stimulated Nangong Ye over and over again. Nangong Ye suddenly became a little crazy and couldn't suppress it. He looked at Nangong Xuan provocatively and asked him with a raised corner of his lips, "Skin-to-skin intimacy? Brother, do you know what real skin-to-skin intimacy is?"
Nangong Xuan's face suddenly became embarrassed. He knew what Yan Yiming and Nangong Ye had done during that period of time.
But Nangong Ye was just venting. The angrier and more unbearable Nangong Xuan was, the more he wanted to say, "I've touched her hands, her face, her lips, and even her body." He caught a glimpse of the veins on Nangong Xuan's forehead, and Nangong Ye felt an indescribable sense of freedom and pleasure in his heart, and said, "This is real skin-to-skin contact."
This bastard!
Nangong Xuan suddenly grabbed the collar of Nangong Ye's shirt and shouted "Shut up". Nangong Ye had no fear in his eyes. He looked straight at Nangong Xuan and reminded him bloody, "Brother, Ming has liked you for so many years, but has never had such contact with you. Do you regret it?"
Nangong Ye's eyes were fixed on Nangong Xuan's expression which was almost crazy due to his anger. After the refreshing feeling of abuse just now, only emptiness and hopelessness were left.
Even so, Yan Yiming will no longer be his in the end.
He once had the crazy idea of telling this to his father, who might be furious and ruin this arranged marriage. In that case, Yan Yiming would not marry the prince.
But at the same time, it would also destroy her.
The tender fragrance of her from a few months ago was still clear in her mind, and her smile was still deeply imprinted in her mind. She was reluctant to touch her even with a finger. Would it be a shame to destroy her? How could he bear to do that?
Nangong Xuan didn't say anything more to Nangong Ye in the end. What was the point of arguing like that? After all, he was the one Ah Ming was marrying, and everything she had in the future would belong to him.
The Queen was afraid that Nangong Ye would not be able to bear the stimulation and would make a big fuss, but she did not expect Nangong Ye to be surprisingly quiet, so quiet that even the Queen found it weird. The servants said that the prince had gone to see the King of Yue on purpose, but neither Nangong Xuan nor Nangong Ye revealed what they talked about that day.
The Queen found a free day and hinted that the Prince was now married and the Prince of Yue's Palace would be almost completed in a few days, so by the time the Prince got married, it would be Nangong Ye's turn to get married.
There was no clue on Nangong Ye's face. The corners of his lips were upturned, and he seemed to be smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes. He drank a sip of tea and said lightly, "No hurry. I have no intention of getting married for the time being."
The queen wanted to say something but stopped herself. She sighed and didn't mention it again.
As the days passed, the prince today seemed like a completely different person than before. Rewards came one after another, and if he had free time, he would go to Duke Dingguo's mansion in person. He ordered a jade carver to carefully carve a jade hairpin using the most precious jade and personally pinned it in Yan Yiming's hair. Yan Yiming did not dodge, but after seeing the hairpin, he smiled and asked him if it looked good.
Such a bright smile remained in Nangong Xuan's eyes. Nangong Xuan forgot how many days it had been since he saw Yan Yiming smile like this. He held her hand in a trance and said, "Of course it looks good."
Yan Yiming did not pull his hand back and let him hold it. To others, his tenderness was enviable.
The relationship between the two seemed to be gradually heating up, and Nangong Xuan felt more and more that she was very smart and could understand what he said. The smile returned to her face, and she was still stunningly beautiful. She was no longer as distant as before, and would smile and tilt her head to talk to him actively.
Nangong Xuan increasingly felt that keeping such a woman was the right choice. He took her to the palace to meet the queen. The queen still had some distracting thoughts, so she quietly tested Yan Yiming several times but found nothing unusual. She also spoke in a well-behaved and sensible manner.
The queen suddenly felt that after what had happened, Yan Yiming seemed to be much more sensible than before, and seemed to overlap more and more with the image of a daughter-in-law that she had imagined in her mind.
After that, Yan Yiming seldom saw Nangong Ye again. When he occasionally met him in the palace, he would just greet him politely.
Yan Yiming did not see how Nangong Ye's back was stiff when he turned and left, or how sad his face was when he turned around and watched her disappear into the distance after she left.
In the blink of an eye, it was the prince's coming of age day, and the couple's wedding date was a month later.
The prince's coming-of-age ceremony was a grand event, and because of the open-minded customs of the time, Yan Yiming, a bride-to-be, was allowed to participate in the day's activities. However, she was not allowed to see anyone else and was arranged to drink tea alone in the bamboo forest in the back garden of the East Palace.
Nangong Xuan came over drunk, sat in front of her with hazy eyes, and reached out to touch Yan Yiming's face. His handsome features looked a little silly because of the drunkenness. He complimented Yan Yiming without thinking, "You are so beautiful."
"……Thanks."
It was the first time that Yan Yiming realized that the drunk prince actually had the potential to be a chatterbox. It was as if he was very pent up and talked a lot at this moment.
Nangong Xuan said that he was glad that he didn't lose Yan Yiming, that he was glad that Yan Yiming still liked him, and that he wouldn't blame her for what happened between her and Nangong Ye...
Yan Yiming's expression changed from being good at the beginning to becoming very bad.
He has such a noble status, yet he still despises her.
Yan Yiming suddenly remembered the memories he had just received from Miss Yan when he traveled here. The lady’s overwhelming joy and sorrow were simply suffocating.
So, in fact, you have already lost the "I".
Nangong Xuan didn't understand. Yan Yiming supported his chin with his hand and spoke slowly, "Someone loved you and gave up everything for you, but you left her behind. You lost her, and now, you can never get her back."
Unfortunately, Nangong Xuan was too drunk and fell asleep.
However, Nangong Xuan didn't hear it, but someone else did. With Xiao Pingguo around, Yan Yiming already knew about Jian Yuyan's existence, but he still finished speaking before saying, "Why did Master Jian have to hide there and eavesdrop?"
Jian Yuyan didn't feel the slightest bit of embarrassment at being caught. She walked out of the darkness with a slender figure, looked at Yan Yiming with complicated eyes and asked her, "Do you know what you were talking about just now?"
Yan Yiming looked at the handsome man who was about to become the next or the next target, and suddenly thought it would be fun to tease him at the end of this instance. He said with a smile, "Of course I know," and then blinked and said, "Master Jian, do you remember the Hainan South Pearl that I sent on behalf of His Highness? Why don't you guess where the pearl is now?"
Jian Yuyan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Since Miss Yan knew it was sent by me, she must have thrown it away."
"How clever," Yan Yiming nodded in appreciation, "Master Jian's guess is absolutely correct. I had thrown the bead into the lake when it was delivered to me. Now I'm afraid it has merged with the mud at the bottom of the lake."
Jian Yuyan looked at her in surprise, his eyes suddenly becoming complicated.
He just thought that Yan Yiming had forgotten the bead, but Yan Yiming said that she had thrown it away when she saw the bead.
So at that time, Yan Yiming not only knew the origin of the bead, but also ruthlessly gave up his feelings for Nangong Xuan.
Yan Yiming said that from that time on, the Miss Yan who only had the prince in her heart had disappeared. Jian Yuyan indeed did not understand what Yan Yiming said just now, but now, in a flash, Jian Yuyan suddenly understood everything.
Since he had given up that day, then Yan Yiming's crying on Fuyu Mountain afterwards was actually all fake?
So, his subsequent approach to the King of Yue was also intentional?
And that fall into the water that finally made her the Crown Princess, was it also deliberate?
In an instant, Jian Yuyan felt a chill slowly rising on his back. He found that he could not see through the smiling woman in front of him at all.
Jian Yuyan took a deep breath, looked at her steadily and asked her, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell the prince about what happened today?"
Yan Yiming patted the seat next to him and motioned for Jian Yuyan to come over. Jian Yuyan hesitated for a moment and still came over. Yan Yiming smiled and lowered his voice, "After all, I am Miss Jian's savior. Shouldn't Master Jian thank me?"
When Jian Yuer was suddenly mentioned, Jian Yuyan's heart skipped a beat.
There clearly was nothing wrong with this sentence, but when he met Yan Yiming's meaningful eyes, Jian Yuyan knew clearly that it was not just that.
Jian Yuyan glanced at the drunk prince and said thank you casually.
"Mr. Jian, don't you have anything else to thank me for?" Yan Yiming continued.
Jian Yuyan's expression remained normal. "I can't think of anything else I need to thank..."
"For example, because of me, the prince, I no longer bother Jian Yuer." Yan Yiming interrupted Jian Yuyan's unfinished words, and when Jian Yuyan could no longer maintain his expression, he smiled and completed the sentence.
"He is clearly Jian Yuer's brother, but Master Jian has never treated Jian Yuer as a sister. Now that the prince has finally lost interest in Jian Yuer, Master Jian should certainly thank me."
Yan Yiming stared at Jian Yuyan's barely concealed panic and smiled beautifully. She thought of the most puzzling point in the plot over the past few days.
The Jian family is clearly on the side of the prince, so why do they firmly disagree with Jian Yuer marrying the prince? It would be fine if it was just Jian Yuyan, but why is even Prime Minister Jian against it?
Xiaopingguo said that maybe Prime Minister Jian didn't want his daughter to marry into the palace, but Yan Yiming noticed Xiaopingguo's momentary panic.
Therefore, the reason must not be that simple.
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