After cheating Gu Yunji out of a large sum of money, Song Qianning happily returned to the palace with Qin Ye.
Thinking of the large sum of money, she was so happy that she felt that the injuries on her body were not as painful as they were at the beginning.
Song Qianning's happiness lasted until the wound was treated.
After returning home, Song Qianning wanted to treat her wounds herself, but was firmly rejected by Qin Ye.
When Gu Yunji whipped Song Qianning today, in addition to her back, her shoulders were also affected.
He first lifted the clothes on her shoulders and saw the dense whip marks on her shoulders. Qin Ye's face darkened in an instant, and his eyes were filled with dark thoughts.
Especially when he saw the blood oozing from her wound, Qin Ye could not think of any romantic thoughts, only felt heartache.
Noticing his gaze, Song Qianning felt a little unnatural, her eyes wandering, and her voice lowered: "Otherwise, you can go out first and let the maid come to apply medicine for me."
Qin Ye ignored Song Qianning's words and took the medicine bottle beside him and carefully applied the medicine to her wound.
The moment the medicine was applied, Song Qianning almost threw Qin Ye's hand away, grimacing in pain: "Ouch! Qin Ye, be gentle, be gentle."
Raising his eyes and giving her a serious look, Qin Ye sneered, "Do you feel the pain now?"
"..." Song Qianning's howling stopped, and she subconsciously touched her nose, but didn't continue howling.
Whenever Qin Ye saw Song Qianning's wound, he would feel even more distressed, and his tone was slightly blaming: "You shouldn't trust others so easily."
Seeing that he was about to continue lecturing, Song Qianning quickly changed the subject: "I was fine today, but the people from the Dali Temple suddenly sent me over, and I was almost framed by Song Wanyu..."
Originally, Song Qianning was trying to show weakness in order to avoid Qin Ye's preaching, but she actually got a little angry later on.
Before coming to the capital, Song Wanyu had caused trouble several times and she had resolved it, but she still hadn't learned her lesson.
Now she is in the capital, tens of thousands of miles away, but Song Wanyu can still follow her and continue to make trouble, and even made a false accusation to the Dali Temple.
Recalling everything that happened today, Song Qianning's tone was hard to hide her depression, and she looked at Qin Ye with a gloomy expression: "I was framed by Song Wanyu and lynched by Gu Yunji. I also had to be scolded by you when I came back."
Even though he could see that Song Qianning was deliberately changing the subject, Qin Ye couldn't bear to continue and shifted his gaze back to her shoulder.
When applying the medicine next time, Song Qianning didn't howl anymore, but her eyes were twitching in pain. Qin Ye's eyes were filled with heartache that he himself didn't even notice, so he applied the medicine more gently.
Finally, he looked at Song Qianning, who was wincing in pain, his eyes full of seriousness: "When you become my princess, no one will dare to bully you anymore."
When she was in the Dali Temple, Song Qianning did not refute because there were other people around. After she came back, she forgot about the matter.
When she heard Qin Ye's words, she slapped her head and realized that she almost forgot about the arranged marriage.
He immediately turned his head to look at Qin Ye: "Mr. Qin..."
Under Qin Ye's oppressive gaze, Song Qianning swallowed the name and coughed lightly: "Qin Ye, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"What's wrong?"
"About the marriage," she said tentatively, "It would be bad for your reputation if I got married right after we came back together. Why don't you take some time to go to the palace and see the emperor and see if he can take back the imperial decree granting the marriage."
Because of her words, Qin Ye's face suddenly darkened: "You don't want to get married?"
"Yes." Song Qianning nodded subconsciously and looked at him expectantly.
Qin Ye noticed her expectation and said with a visibly unhappy expression, "No."
"The Emperor's words are as good as gold, especially his imperial edicts. Once an order is issued, it cannot be retracted at will."
Facing the heartless woman in front of him, Qin Ye rarely experienced what it felt like to have a heart attack from anger.
He thought that after saying those words in the brothel that day, Song Qianning would understand what he meant, but the result disappointed him greatly.
Qin Ye's voice was cold: "The imperial decree was given by the emperor. As for breaking off the engagement, just think about it in your heart."
Even a fool could hear the unhappiness in Qin Ye's tone. Song Qianning scratched her head and opened her mouth to explain: "No, listen to me first..."
Qin Ye, who was so angry that he was about to have a heart attack, didn't want to talk anymore. He stood up and strode out of the room, leaving Song Qianning alone in a daze.
That night, Song Qianning went to Qin Ye's yard, but was told by the servant that he was asleep.
Looking at the study room where the light was still on, Song Qianning's mouth twitched slightly.
What's worse is that in the next few days, she didn't meet Qin Ye again during the day or at night. He was definitely avoiding her on purpose.
Among the two cubs, Da Wang was the first to notice the clue.
That day, he found Song Qianning and asked with a hint of concern: "Mother, did you and father have a fight?"
Realizing that Zizi didn't know about the arranged marriage, and Song Qianning was feeling depressed, she told him about it.
After learning about the arranged marriage from Song Qianning, Dawang's face showed a thoughtful look: "Mother, don't you want to marry Daddy?"
"Almost." Song Qianning nodded, supporting her chin with one hand, her face showing unconcealed depression: "I don't want to get married."
In the storybooks she had read in heaven before, women and men were usually not as free as they were before marriage after marriage, and in some cases, they were not even allowed to leave the house.
Moreover, there are many ladies from wealthy families in the capital, and most of them rarely go out.
This was indeed the situation she saw before she came to the capital. She knew that Qin Ye would never do that, but Song Qianning still didn't want to get married.
For a fish that is lively and freedom-loving by nature, losing its freedom is almost like taking its life. It is better for it to continue to be a clean and happy fish.
After understanding the reason why Song Qianning didn't want to get married, Da Wang thought for a moment and said, "Mother can go and make three rules with Father, and not let him interfere with your freedom."
Reminded by Dawang's words, Song Qianning clapped her hands suddenly, her expression suddenly enlightened: "Why didn't I think of that?"
Song Qianning rubbed his head happily, thinking that Dawang's plan was feasible, and went directly to the study to block Qin Ye that night.
Thinking that she was still coming to talk about breaking off the engagement, Qin Yeyu only said: "Breaking off the engagement is no longer possible——"
Before she could finish her words, Song Qianning interrupted her with a wave of her hand. "I'm not here to break off the engagement with you."
Following Dawang's instructions, she said with sparkling eyes, "I am willing to marry you according to the imperial decree, but you must also promise me that you will not restrict my freedom after marriage."
As long as you're not here to break off the engagement, everything is fine. Qin Ye nodded: "Okay."
Song Qianning, who had been prepared to persuade him, almost didn't react when she saw him agree so readily.
Blinking her eyes, she tentatively raised a few more requests, all of which were agreed to by Qin Ye.
In the end, Qin Ye was so easy to talk to that Song Qianning completely forgot that she didn't want to get married at first. She said excitedly, "Then I agree to marry you."
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