Chapter 26 Getting Entangled
It seems she's determined to divorce him.
She was fed up with the current situation and wanted to break free and quietly move towards a new life, but she never thought about him.
Okay, very good. Since that's the case, he will grant her wish. This is the last thing he can do for her.
"I'll go write it now, you wait here for a moment."
Cui Yunzhou's hand, which had been covering his face, fell limply to his side. The sorrowful smile on his face vanished instantly, and he spoke expressionlessly to the maid.
After saying this, without waiting for the maid's reply, he turned around, went into the room next to the outer hall, ground ink, laid out paper, picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write.
A moment later, Cui Yunzhou came out with an envelope in his hand. He walked up to the maid, his eyes red, and handed the envelope to her, speaking in a hoarse and low voice.
"Take this and give it to the princess."
"yes."
The maid hurriedly reached out and took the envelope with both hands.
"This servant takes her leave."
The maid quickly bowed to Cui Yunzhou, then turned and ran towards the entrance of the Cui residence.
Cui Yunzhou stood there, head bowed, looking at his empty hands. A slow smile spread across his lips, but it was a smile more painful than a grimace.
It's over. It's all over.
He recalled how overjoyed he was three years ago when he learned that Princess Qionghua had chosen him to be her husband.
He thought they would grow old together and be a perfect couple.
However, things are unpredictable.
Reality slapped him hard in the face; what he thought was a lifetime turned out to be just three short years.
He didn't blame her. She hadn't done anything wrong, she hadn't hurt anyone, and she was just trying to protect herself.
He didn't do a good enough job, which made her feel wronged.
He didn't do enough, which made her completely lose hope in her and their future.
To him, she was like sand made of gold; no matter how hard he tried, how desperately he tried to grasp her and keep her, he couldn't.
The harder he tried, the more desperately she moved away from him, the faster she seemed to get away.
He even wondered if their ending would have come later if he hadn't written her that letter informing her that his mother's fate was uncertain.
Countless hypotheses and "what ifs" flashed through my mind, but where in this world are there "what ifs," where is it possible to start over...
Cui Yunzhou slowly squatted down, covered his face with his hands, and crystal tears silently flowed from between his fingers and fell to the ground.
...
Before an incense stick had burned, Tianyao used the Empress Dowager's token to summon three imperial physicians. The three physicians, carrying medicine chests, followed behind Tianyao all the way to the palace gate.
"Your Highness, is it... that someone in the manor has fallen seriously ill?"
Xie Mingyuan, holding an umbrella and dressed in a white robe, walked up to Tianyao and asked.
"……yes."
Tianyao glanced at Xie Mingyuan, paused, replied, and then walked directly past Xie Mingyuan toward her carriage.
"Who is it? The prince consort?"
Xie Mingyuan slightly moved the umbrella in his hand, blocking Tian Yao's path, and asked, a faint smile on his face from beginning to end.
Tianyao: "...This has nothing to do with you. Please make way, Your Excellency Prime Minister."
She's in a hurry right now, taking the imperial physician to the Cui family, and doesn't have time to deal with him.
Xie Mingyuan raised an eyebrow, his umbrella showing no sign of moving aside, and spoke in a low, languid tone.
"Your Highness, do you still remember the umbrella in my hand?"
"This umbrella was a gift from Her Highness the Princess. Surely Her Highness hasn't forgotten it?"
Tianyao was furious. That day, she had only given him an umbrella because she saw that he was all alone in the rain, without an umbrella, and soaked to the bone.
Is this a case of her good intentions backfiring, and she's now being harassed?
"It's just an umbrella, Your Excellency, you don't need to worry about it."
After Tianyao finished speaking, she turned around and walked past Xie Mingyuan on the other side. This time, Xie Mingyuan did not move the umbrella to block Tianyao's way again.
He said this meaningfully as Tianyao walked past him.
"But I care about it very much."
Whether you care or not is none of my business.
Tianyao snorted inwardly, completely ignoring Xie Mingyuan's insane remarks. She strode to her carriage with the three imperial physicians, got in, and had the driver take her to the Cui family.
After Tian Yao walked past him, Xie Mingyuan turned around, stood still, holding the umbrella Tian Yao had given him, and watched her leave.
A beautiful and graceful lady is the object of a gentleman's affections.
Her Highness is a virtuous lady, while he is a gentleman. A gentleman pursuing a virtuous lady is in accordance with the will of Heaven.
He didn't care what she was thinking or what her mindset was when she gave him the umbrella; all he knew was that at that moment, she had saved him.
So, when he learned that the princess wanted to divorce Cui Yunzhou, heaven knows how overjoyed he was. He had to seize this opportunity; there would never be another chance like this!
Thinking of this, Xie Mingyuan's dark eyes revealed a determined glint.
...
The Cui family.
The maid, holding an envelope, had just run out of the Cui family's house when she froze, her eyes widening in surprise.
Um?
Isn't this Her Highness the Princess's carriage?
The princess has come in person?
"Hurry up and come here, the princess is waiting."
Outside the carriage, the waiting maid stared at her and urged her in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, the maid hurriedly ran to the carriage, held the envelope up to the window with both hands, and respectfully reported, "Your Highness, we have received the letter of commitment."
Upon hearing this, Tianyao lifted the side curtain of the carriage, reached for the envelope, opened it, and quickly glanced at it.
Very good, it is indeed a letter of commitment.
"Please, the three imperial physicians, get out of the carriage and give Madam Cui a proper examination."
As Tianyao put away the letter of commitment, she glanced at the three imperial physicians sitting very reservedly inside the carriage.
Upon hearing this, the three imperial physicians immediately nodded and said with smiles, "Your Highness, rest assured, we will do our utmost."
After speaking, the three imperial physicians stood up and got off the carriage.
The maid led the three imperial physicians to the entrance of the Cui family's residence. After giving a brief explanation, one of the servants at the entrance of the Cui family's residence ran inside with great joy, while the other led the three imperial physicians into the mansion.
"You, wait here. After the three imperial physicians come out, give each of them a gold ingot as a reward."
Tianyao lifted the side curtain of the carriage and gave instructions to the maid standing by the window, while handing over three gold ingots.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The maid's breath hitched, and she quickly took the gold with both hands and returned.
My goodness, Her Highness is such a lucky charm, she's incredibly generous.
However, precisely because of this, the position of a princess's maid is extremely sought after. She got her current position by using every trick in the book.
"Return to the Princess's residence."
After everything was arranged, Tianyao leaned wearily against the carriage and gave instructions.
By the time they returned to the princess's residence, it was already dark.
Tianyao was so tired that she had no appetite and didn't even eat dinner. She took a shower and went to bed.
The next day, early in the morning, Tianyao had just opened her eyes when she saw Cui Yunzhou.
However, Cui Yunzhou was in very poor condition. His eyes were dull and his face was tired, clearly indicating that he had been staying up late for a long time and had not rested well.
"Didn't sleep again last night?"
Tianyao lay on the bed, looking at Yunzhou, and asked softly in a calm tone.
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