108. Breakup

Ye Li stopped walking and frowned until Yeluye's sight disappeared from her. In the past six months, she had also made some rough understanding of the situation in various countries. Yeluye looked cheerful and generous, but as the only prince among the dozen sons of the Northern Rong King who could compete with the crown prince Yeluhong, he was naturally ruthless.

If it wasn't necessary, Ye Li didn't want to get involved with such a person.

"Princess, that person..." Qingshuang saw that Ye Li's face was not very good, and asked with some concern.

Ye Li shook her head and said, "Don't worry." Qingluan and Qingshuang looked at each other secretly and saw the worry in each other's eyes. The princess was walking in front and might not have seen it, but they all saw the look in the eyes of the prince. Qingluan thought about it and said, "That prince is not a good person. It's better for the princess to avoid him." Ye Li shook her head and said, "Don't worry about it." Qingluan and Qingshuang looked at each other secretly and saw the worry in each other's eyes. The princess walked in front and might not have seen it, but they all saw the look in the eyes of the prince. Qingluan thought about it and said, "That prince is not a good person. It's better for the princess to avoid him."

Li Qian smiled and said, "Silly girl, some people are not something you can avoid just because you want to. Unless we don't do anything, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"I worry too much." Qingluan said with a smile. She had never seen anything that the princess was unsure of. She believed that the princess herself must have known how to deal with it long ago. She just had to protect the princess.

"Don't think too much, let's go to Fenghua Tower and take a look." Ye Liqian said with a smile.

As soon as Ye Li stepped into Fenghua Building, the crisp sound of porcelain falling inside made him pause. The shopkeeper of Fenghua Building was already very familiar with Princess Ding, and he hurriedly came forward and said with a smile: "I have seen Princess Ding, please come in." Ye Li nodded, stepped into the store, looked inside and asked: "Is everything okay?" The shopkeeper was

She forced a smile with some embarrassment and said, "It was the two distinguished guests who had a little conflict and disturbed the princess. Please take a seat in the princess's room. A few days ago, the prince sent someone to say that he wanted some good beads. I originally wanted to send them to Prince Ding's mansion in the next few days, but I didn't expect the princess to come today." As she spoke, she led the way in front and invited Ye Li to the elegant room on the other side.

Ye Li nodded indifferently. People who appeared in Fenghua Building were either very rich or very noble. The conflicts between these people were naturally not as trivial as those of ordinary people.

After entering the private room and sitting down, the shopkeeper personally brought several boxes of pearls to Ye Li. Ye Li opened them and saw that they were indeed the finest pearls. There was even a box of lavender pearls, with only 19 pearls in the box. What was rare was that each pearl was the size of a dove egg, with no difference in size, color, or shape. As soon as the box was opened, the lavender glow made Ye Li's eyes glaze over.

The whole room was covered with a mysterious aura. Ye Li was a little surprised and asked, "Is this a night-shining pearl?" One night-shining pearl is not rare, but nineteen of them are exactly the same size and color. The shopkeeper smiled proudly and said, "Princess, you are right, they are night-shining pearls. One of these night-shining pearls is worth a fortune, not to mention the price of a lot of money."

It's really a box. And it's the rarest purple. I wonder if the princess is satisfied. "Ye Li nodded and smiled, "The shopkeeper really took a lot of trouble." Seeing that Ye Li was satisfied, the shopkeeper smiled even more. You know, these dozen pearls were indeed obtained by him at a high price and with great effort, but such treasures are not available to everyone.

If the treasures were sold separately, the value would be greatly discounted. The Dingguo Palace was not short of money or power. If Princess Ding liked this box of night-shining pearls, he would not have to worry about the deal for at least half a year.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper took out a few drawings and showed them to Ye Li. "Princess, please take a look. This is the design that our Fenghualou's best master drew specifically for this box of pearls. I wonder if you are satisfied?" Ye Li looked at the drawings and saw that they were indeed very exquisite jewelry. If they were made, they would surely impress the whole capital.

The women were envious. But Ye Li had no intention of turning it into a piece of jewelry. Everyone likes something beautiful and dazzling, but if someone wears a pearl as a piece of jewelry in the dark, they will be a living target. Although this kind of thing is not very practical, it is still good for collection or gift giving.

Thinking of this, Ye Li said to the shopkeeper, "I want this box of pearls too. I will have someone send the drawings to the shopkeeper later and he will make them according to the drawings. Also, make a few more jewelry." Although he was a little disappointed that Ye Li did not use his own drawings, he was still very happy to see that Ye Li had chosen some more pearl jewelry.

Jewelry is hard to find and even harder to sell. Prince Dingguo is really generous to the princess.

After choosing the jewelry, Ye Li was about to ask the shopkeeper if Fenghualou had any good jade when she heard the sound of porcelain breaking. Ye Li frowned but before she could say anything, she heard a woman groaning in pain. It was obvious that someone had taken action. "Shopkeeper, who is that person next to you?"

The shopkeeper's face was not looking good either, and he whispered, "My princess, they are the prince of the Marquis of Muyang and the daughter of the Sun family of the Minister of Rites. And... and Miss Yao Ji from Qingchengfang. I will ask them to leave now."

Ye Li thought for a moment and raised her hand to stop him, then stood up and said, "I know them all. I'll go take a look."

The shopkeeper did not dare to say more and quickly led Ye Li to the private room next door.

As soon as the door was opened, everyone inside turned around and looked at the door. Ye Li stood behind the shopkeeper and looked inside. There were still a lot of porcelain fragments on the ground. A pretty girl in yellow was leaning on Mu Yang's arms and crying. Next to her sat a middle-aged noblewoman with light makeup but an angry face. Yao Ji, dressed in red, stood aside with a pale face, her feet

"What are you doing?" Ye Li stepped into the room and closed the door. Seeing Ye Li coming in, Mu Yang's expression changed slightly. He lifted up the girl leaning on his arms and nodded to Ye Li, "Princess."

Being suddenly interrupted, the middle-aged noblewoman glared at the door angrily, but when she saw Ye Li's face, she quickly suppressed her anger, stood up and said with a smile: "I, Sun, have seen the princess." Ye Li nodded and said lightly: "I'm sorry to bother you, madam." She didn't have any impression of this Madam Sun. She was the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Rites, Lord Sun, and her husband was not a good person.

Her husband was only a fifth-rank minister, so he could not talk to Ye Li at banquets. Sun knew that Princess Ding was disturbing her, but she was afraid that she had disturbed Princess Ding because of the noise she made. She immediately asked Ye Li to sit down and said with a smile, "Princess, you are joking. I am afraid that we disturbed her. Please forgive us." Ye Li smiled slightly.

After measuring this Madam Sun and Miss Sun beside Mu Yang, I was not very satisfied with their appearance, but the elegant and graceful temperament of being born in a scholarly family still made people feel very comfortable when looking at them. They did not have the arrogance of some powerful families. Miss Sun noticed that Ye Li was looking at her, her face turned red and she lowered her head quickly.

Standing behind Mu Yang.

Ye Li smiled faintly, looked at Mu Yang and said, "Prince Mu, what a coincidence! Are you here with Miss Sun to choose jewelry? I haven't seen Miss Sun before, but today I see that this talented man and beautiful woman are a perfect match. Don't forget to send a message to me and the prince when you get married, so that we can also share in the joy." Miss Sun said coquettishly.

Yan Feihong quickly glanced at Ye Li and quietly grabbed one of Maoyang's sleeves. Maoyang's expression was a little gloomy. He glanced at Yao Ji standing beside him and said in a light voice: "Princess, you are joking. It will be an honor for the Marquis of Muyang Mansion for the princess and the prince to visit the palace."

Although his glance was obscure, it could not escape the eyes of Madam Sun and Ye Li who had been staring at him. Madam Sun's face suddenly darkened, and she snorted and said, "Thank you for your good words, Princess, but I'm afraid it's still unclear whether this wedding can go on."

"Mom..." Miss Sun called out in a low voice in panic after hearing this.

Ye Li seemed to have not noticed the situation in front of her. She raised her eyebrows and smiled, "What are you talking about, Madam Sun? Although people in the capital don't know that the Marquis of Muyang Mansion and the Sun family are old friends, can it be possible that the friendship between the two families will be damaged because of a little bump?"

Madam Sun knew that the marriage could not be dismissed like this. She glanced at Yao Ji with disdain and sighed at Ye Li, "I am not afraid that the princess will laugh at me. Although we usually stay at home, we have heard about the friendship between the Marquis of Muyang and this girl. In the past, we just thought that the Marquis of Muyang was young and absurd, but now...

, our daughter hasn't even married yet, but Prince Mu is already clamoring to take a concubine. Princess, our Sun family is not unreasonable. There is no reason to stop the prince from taking a concubine after our daughter is married. However, this girl called Yao Ji is definitely not acceptable! She was entangled with Prince Mu before marriage, and she is also known as the best dancer in the capital.

"Don't talk about whether the Muyang Marquis's Mansion and the Sun Family can afford to lose face. If they really let her marry, will a girl like me who is not up to the standard still have a place to stay?"

Ye Li sighed in her heart. She didn't know if these two people were enemies in their previous lives. How come they met here today after just separating last night?

"Why is Miss Yao Ji here?" Ye Li asked softly.

Yao Ji's face was pale, but her back was straight. After hearing Ye Li's words, she sneered and said, "Could it be that in your mind, Yao Ji can't come to Fenghua Tower? Why don't you ask Prince Mu and Miss Sun why they are here? Or in your mind, Yao Ji planned in advance to come here to humiliate herself?" Ye Li was startled, looking at Yao Ji.

Ji's eyes were filled with anger and she felt a little guilty. She couldn't say that she didn't have any doubts about Yao Ji's actions. Yao Ji's open statement proved that meeting Miss Sun in Fenghua Building had nothing to do with Yao Ji. If Yao Ji came here first, then this was either a coincidence or someone else did it on purpose.

Sorry." Ye Li said softly.

Yao Ji was stunned for a while, then sneered and said, "Forget it, it's nothing. People like us are inferior to others, aren't we? Princess Ding is here today, so let's talk it out. I, Yao Ji, swear that I will never marry into the Muyang Marquis's mansion as a concubine. What's more, after last night... Yao Ji's reputation should have spread to the capital.

Isn't it too much? Even if the Sun family relents now, I'm afraid Marquis Muyang will never agree, right? Prince Mu, Yao Ji dare not say that the favor of taking care of you is over, just consider it as Yao Ji's debt to the prince in this life, and I will repay it in the next life. As for this life, you and I have nothing to do with each other. Madam Sun, are you satisfied?"

After hearing Yao Ji's words, Ye Li's heart moved, and she frowned but didn't speak in the end. Mu Yang looked at the stunning woman in front of him, whose red dress made her look pale even though her face was pale, and a trace of pain and helplessness flashed in his eyes. As the only male of this generation in the Muyang Marquis's Mansion, he shouldered the rise and fall of the entire Muyang Marquis's Mansion.

But he couldn't stop himself from being attracted to this beautiful and strong woman. It was just that he had always underestimated Yao Ji's pride and the backlash of the Muyang Marquisate and the Sun family to this matter, which led to the current dilemma. What happened today was even more unexpected for him. He was originally just following his mother's orders to accompany his fiancée and future mother-in-law.

People go out to buy things, under the pretext of cultivating feelings. But when he arrived at Fenghua Tower, he happened to meet Yao Ji who was leaving after buying jewelry. When Madam Sun suggested coming in to chat, although he felt a little uneasy, he thought he still had a glimmer of hope, so he did not stop her. However, Yao Ji looked like a coquettish and affectionate woman, but she had a hard temper. After a few words, she still angered Madam Sun and attracted Princess Ding who happened to come to Fenghua Tower.

"Yao Ji..." Seeing Yao Ji's resolute face, Mu Yang couldn't help but wanted to hold her back. He took a step but his sleeve was grabbed by someone. "Prince Mu..." Miss Sun's pretty face was full of surprise and panic. Mu Yang's heart suddenly turned cold and he calmed down instantly. Miss Sun was already engaged to him. Once there was any problem with this marriage, with a family like the Sun family with strict family rules, even if Miss Sun didn't want to die, she would probably end her life in seclusion. Thinking of this, Mu Yang couldn't move his feet any more.

Ye Li sat aside and watched, shaking her head in her heart. The Sun family and the Mu family would never accept Yao Ji. It was not because Yao Ji came from a prostitute family, but because she was too outstanding and Mu Yang had feelings for her. As for Mu Yang, he was not a bad person, and he was not even promiscuous, but he could not solve the situation in front of him. If he was a promiscuous person, he could have married Miss Sun and continued to spend his days drinking and partying outside. Even if Yao Ji was not there, he might not be able to find a woman as beautiful as Yao Ji with his status. If he was cruel enough and directly canceled Miss Sun's marriage, the Mu family would only have him as the heir, and even if Marquis Mu Yang was reluctant, he would still give in in the end.

Yao Ji half-closed her charming eyes, hiding the bitter smile in her eyes, and turned her head to Ye Li and said, "Princess, thank you for saving my life last night. Yao Ji will take her leave." Her cold eyes passed through the faces of the other three people in the room, and she said lightly, "Yao Ji is just a woman of the world, not worth your trouble. Please also ask Prince Mu and everyone not to disturb me again in the future. Farewell."

"Miss Yaoji..." Miss Sun, who was standing next to Moyang, suddenly raised her head and called Yaoji. When Yaoji turned around and looked at Madam Sun again, she said softly, "Miss Yaoji, the prince... if the prince really loves Miss Yaoji, after we get married... please ask the prince to take Miss Yaoji into the palace. I just hope that the prince will give Lian'er and the Sun family some respect."

"Lian'er!" Madam Sun scolded in a low voice.

Mu Yang looked at the petite and graceful girl in front of him in surprise, with a glimmer of surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that she would be the first to give in.

Yao Ji snorted lightly and turned away.

Such an arrogant attitude made Madam Sun, who was already unhappy, furious. "How dare you! What's your attitude?!" Yao Ji turned around and said with a contemptuous smile, "I have said that I will never enter the Marquis Muyang Mansion. Do Madam Sun and Miss Sun think that I am playing hard to get? I, Yao Ji, am indeed a woman of the dust, but I am not that lowly. I can't afford the Marquis Muyang Mansion and I don't want to. I can't accept Miss Sun's kindness, so I'm not grateful."

"Yao Ji, you..." Mu Yang frowned. He knew that becoming a concubine was an injustice to her, but this was the best way he could think of to have the best of both worlds.

Yao Ji looked at him coldly. He was like a completely different person from the gentle and charming one he was in the past. Mu Yang sighed and said, "Yao Ji, can't you be wronged for me?"

There was silence in the room for a long time, and Yao Ji suddenly smiled faintly, "Mu...Mu Lang, do you know my name?"

Mu Yang was stunned, looking at her in confusion. Yao Ji shook her head, waved her sleeves and said resolutely: "Unless you marry me openly, otherwise, we will never see each other again in this life!"

"Marry you?" Madam Sun stared at Yao Ji and laughed sarcastically, "Who are you to dare to ask the Mu family to marry you? Even if Prince Mu is not engaged today, you are not qualified. Lian'er is willing to accept you, which is her generosity and your blessing. Don't be ignorant of the importance of humiliating yourself." Yao Ji said proudly, "So what? Since you can't do it, Prince Mu, please go back. Or... do you also want to watch me being humiliated here with them?"

"Yao Ji, you!" Mu Yang frowned, his face showing an unhappy look. Yao Ji has always been gentle and considerate. When has she ever been so unreasonable? Yao Ji seemed to not care about his displeasure at all. She glanced at Miss Sun standing beside her and said disdainfully: "Madam Sun is right. I followed you because I wanted to marry into the Marquis of Muyang Mansion and become the Marquis' wife. Since you can't marry me, what are you doing here? You want me to bow my head and be a concubine to this little girl who has no looks, no talent, and nothing better than me except a good family background? I, Yao Ji, am not that cheap. There are many men who want me. There will always be one who is willing to marry me as his legal wife..."

"Enough!" Mu Yang's face turned pale. He pulled Miss Sun, who was crying for Yao Ji, and said to Madam Sun, "Mother-in-law, let's go back."

Madam Sun glanced at Yao Ji, nodded, and smiled at Ye Li, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Princess. I'll take my leave now."

Ye Li nodded, "No thanks, Madam, take care."

The three of them pushed the door open and went out. Mu Yang never looked at Yao Ji again. Naturally, he did not notice that a trace of blood was slowly flowing out from the corner of Yao Ji's pale lips. Until the footsteps outside disappeared, Yao Ji's body swayed and she was about to fall. Qing Shuang and Qing Luan who came in from outside hurriedly stepped forward to help her sit on a chair beside her. Yao Ji paused for a moment before looking up at Ye Li and smiled, "Princess, haven't you seen enough of the show?" Ye Li shook her head and said softly, "Why do you have to? Is it worth it to ruin yourself for Mu Yang?"

Yao Ji was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know where the love comes from... it's so deep. If I could choose myself, why would I..."

Ye Li waved her hands and smiled, "I understand. After the vast ocean, all other waters are but puddles. After all, all other mountains are but clouds. The whining of the elegant people will make you hungry and naked, and you will know that all special feelings are false. Ordinary people are busy all day long for food and clothing, and they cannot live without love?" Yao Ji looked at him with a strange look in her eyes and said, "After all, the princess is the descendant of the Xu family and the most beautiful girl. Why do you think like this..."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Vulgar?"

Yao Ji said nothing, but her expression showed something of herself. Ye Li smiled indifferently and said, "When I was still a young lady, I thought I would become the Princess of Li. Later, the Prince of Li broke off the engagement, but I thought that was nothing. At most, I could find someone with a lower family background and good character to live a simple life. Later, I was betrothed to Prince Ding. Could I risk the entire Ye and Xu families to disobey the imperial order?" Yao Ji knew about the situation when Ye Li joined the Prince of Ding's mansion. At that time, she sighed for this Miss Ye San, but she didn't expect that in just one year, Miss Ye San became the Princess of Dingguo, who was envied by all the noble ladies in the capital, and she was the one who was truly pitied. "What did the princess think at that time?"

"What else can you think? Just try to make yourself better and live a better life in the future. Do you want to hang yourself?" Ye Li raised an eyebrow and looked at her. Yao Ji frowned and looked at Ye Li, and said in disbelief: "Could it be that the princess has never expected a relationship?" How could she not know that she and Mu Yang would never have a happy ending? But being in the dust, having seen the warmth and coldness of human nature, she couldn't help but want to grasp any warmth and sincerity. She knew that Mu Yang really loved her, but his sincerity couldn't let him give up his due responsibilities. Therefore, what she could repay him was to let him get married with peace of mind and never be involved again.

Ye Li sighed and said, "Okay, I shouldn't laugh at you. But I think...relationships need efforts from both parties to maintain. No matter how much one person gives, the relationship won't last long."

"Mu Yang loves me, I know. I love him too." Yao Ji said in a deep voice.

Ye Li held up her chin and looked at her, "Love is a matter between two people, and you are three people. You love him and he loves you, what should Miss Sun do? She is the most innocent one."

Yao Ji bit her lip and glared at her, "Do you think that Miss Sun is really so weak and innocent?"

Ye Li waved her hand and said, "It has nothing to do with whether she is weak or not. She is Mu Yang's fiancée. In this world, not every woman whose engagement is broken off is as indifferent as I am. I heard that the rules of the Sun family are very strict. If Mu Yang breaks off the engagement, Miss Sun will have no other way to go except Qingdeng Gufo. So even if she is acting, it is only to maintain her legal status. Moreover, she has not committed murder, arson or other crimes. We can dislike her but we can't say she's wrong. If it weren't for the incident between you and Mu Yang, she could have been a truly gentle and elegant young lady, a smooth married lady, an ordinary wife and the head of the Muyang Marquis's house. Do you think you'd be happy if your fiancé suddenly told you that he had someone he loved before the wedding? The fact that Miss Sun didn't torture you to death with hatred has proved that she's not a bad person."

After hearing her words, Yao Ji was a little confused and said, "So... am I really wrong?"

Ye Li touched her nose uncomfortably. She really couldn't bring herself to say that it was Yao Ji's fault. Yao Ji and Mu Yang had known each other for at least seven or eight years, but Mu Yang had been engaged for less than two months. It was not Yao Ji's fault in terms of who came first, but now she had to bear the responsibility for the mistake. "This... maybe it was God's will. Don't take it too seriously. Miss Yao Ji is both talented and beautiful, and she is also wealthy. If you think positively, you won't have to worry about having a bad life. Who hasn't encountered a few scumbags when they were young?"

Hearing Ye Li describe him as a scumbag, Yao Ji glared at her with some displeasure. Ye Li smiled and said, "I know he is not a bad person, isn't that what you said?"

Yao Ji couldn't help but smile and said, "Although what the princess said was not very pleasant, I know you were trying to comfort me. Yao Ji thanks you. But, as a princess, why would you come to comfort someone like me?"

"I'm not one to comfort people often, so just don't mind if what I say is unpleasant." Ye Li smiled apologetically, "As for your status... since you are Feng San's friend, I can barely be considered Feng San's friend as well. Even for Feng San's sake, I can't just ignore it." Yao Ji stood up and smiled, "Thank you, Princess. Bye." Ye Li frowned, looked at her and said, "You look very bad, do you want to take a rest before leaving?"

Yao Ji shook her head and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm really tired these days. I plan to leave the capital and rest for a while..." In the middle of her words, Yao Ji's body softened and she fell to the ground. Qingluan, who was standing next to her, quickly supported her and pulled her back. Ye Li was also startled and asked Qingshuang to ask Qingyu to come in and take a look. After a while, Qingyu hurried in to feel Yao Ji's pulse and looked at Ye Li with a strange expression.

Ye Li said anxiously: "What's going on? Just tell me what you want to say."

Qingyu looked at the unconscious woman in red in the chair, raised her eyes to look at Ye Li and said, "Slippery pulse, she is three months pregnant. Maybe she is in labor and that's why..."

The four words "miscarriage" made Ye Li dizzy and she felt as if thunder was rolling over her head. So... was she trying to separate the father and mother of a child? Meddling in other people's business would indeed bring retribution...

Although Qingyu was not a doctor, she still examined Yao Ji carefully, her delicate eyebrows wrinkled tightly, and she said with some dissatisfaction, "This... is too careless. She is already more than three months pregnant and still suffers so much. It's really God's blessing that the child can be kept."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and said, "Maybe she doesn't know it yet."

Qingyu rolled her eyes in disapproval, "She's more than three months pregnant and still doesn't know it, how stupid she must be. She'll be showing in a few days, and it can't be hidden!"

Ye Li nodded in understanding. I see. Big belly. She looked at the unconscious person in front of her with some embarrassment. What should she do now?

Mind your own business...