Chapter 41 Misunderstanding
"I didn't." Jiang Fei explained quickly, "I didn't give it to His Majesty on purpose. I just happened to make some extra when I was cooking, so I left it to the kitchen nun. Maybe the nun gave it to His Majesty."
Wei Ciying's frown relaxed, and it looked like she believed it. Wei Mingzhen still had the same expression, and it was hard to tell whether he believed it or not.
After all, Jiang Fei had a criminal record. When she was with Pei Jing, she was caught by Wei Mingzhen several times. Although it was because of mistaken identity, Wei Mingzhen had no idea the reason.
Duan Jiu continued, "The prince also said that Miss Jiang's arm was injured because of him. The prince will definitely seek out famous doctors to find a way to remove the scar for Miss Jiang. Please don't worry about it."
Jiang Fei wanted to die, and felt that even jumping into the Yellow River would not wash her clean.
What on earth does Pei Jing want to do? !
Didn't he like Wei Ciying? By acting like this in front of the two Wei siblings, wasn't he just digging a hole for himself?
Jiang Fei's blood rushed to her head, and she almost fainted from anger. She raised her hand to support her forehead.
Duan Jiu put down the lacquer tray and left with his men.
Wei Mingzhen's gaze shifted slightly.
The peach blossom hairpin on the lacquer tray is finely carved, even the pistil is clearly visible. It is obvious that it took a lot of effort and could not be completed overnight.
"Miss Jiang, do you know what peach blossoms mean?"
"Ah? I don't know." Jiang Fei shook his head.
Wei Mingzhen looked at her and said, "Peach blossoms represent springtime emotions."
Jiang Fei: “…”
Wei Mingzhen stood up and said to Wei Ciying, "I'm going down the mountain first. If you want to go home, just send someone down the mountain to tell me."
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Jiang Fei knew that if Wei Mingzhen left like this, the Jiang family would most likely receive a letter of cancellation of engagement from the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion tomorrow.
It’s not Wei Mingzhen’s fault. If she and Wei Mingzhen swapped positions, she would break off the engagement even faster than he did.
She hurried back to the room, picked up the things on the table and chased after him.
Jiang Fei lifted her skirt and jogged along, finally catching up with Wei Mingzhen in front of the mountain gate of Jinglian Temple.
"Master Wei, please stay!"
Wei Mingzhen stopped but did not look back.
There were still a few pilgrims in front of the mountain gate, so it was not the right place to talk. Jiang Fei took a few steps forward and walked in front of Wei Mingzhen. "Sir, you want to go down the mountain. Let me walk you a little way."
She was out of breath from chasing him, her cheeks were flushed, and her hair was a little messy. Wei Mingzhen wanted to refuse, but she nodded.
You always have to make things clear, and there's no harm in walking with her for a while.
The two walked along the path down the mountain. The bluestone road was covered with broken leaves, which made a rustling sound when they stepped on it.
Jiang Fei looked behind her and saw that there were no pedestrians on the mountain path, so she could talk without worry.
"Master Wei."
Wei Mingzhen took two more steps and didn't hear anyone following him. Then he turned around and said, "Miss Jiang, just say whatever you want to say."
"If Master Wei wants to cancel the engagement, I will accept."
Wei Mingzhen looked up in surprise.
How could she... He thought she was here to persuade him.
Jiang Fei said, "But there is one thing I still want to make clear to you, young master, to avoid any misunderstanding. You once saw me meeting Prince Zhaoning, but I mistakenly recognized the wrong person. On the old lady's birthday, the Marquis's wife said you were waiting for me by the snowflake fountain, but you didn't come. I mistook Prince Zhaoning for you, and then I mistook you for Prince Zhaoning."
Wei Mingzhen's face was filled with shock.
If what Jiang Rufei said was true, thinking back to that day, her avoidance and fear when facing him was not because she had done something wrong, but because she was afraid because she thought he was Pei Jing.
And when they met for the second time at Liufang Garden, she said with confidence that they were just building relationships in advance, which made sense.
Wei Mingzhen: "That...the day of the palace banquet..."
Jiang Fei half lowered her head, "I thought you were the King of Zhaoning, and I was worried that Ciying was in danger."
"So you did this for Ciying..." Wei Mingzhen's voice suddenly choked, and a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.
It was because he had heard the gossip behind the maid's back that he had a preconceived notion that she was a fickle woman and that he interpreted all her actions in another dirty way.
No wonder she didn't even dare to look at him when the palace banquet ended.
"I've already explained the vegetarian food issue," Jiang Fei continued, "as for the injury on my arm, I don't deny Duan Jiu's statement. I can't stand by and watch the prince die when he's in danger. I would do the same for anyone else. I apologize to the young master for mistaking him for someone else, but I don't think I was wrong about this matter, and I won't change."
After Jiang Fei finished speaking, she handed over the bamboo tube of honeysuckle dew in her hand and smiled at him.
"The sun is scorching on the mountain road. This is the honeysuckle dew that Ciying and I made together. It can relieve the summer heat and fever. Take it and drink it on the way."
Wei Mingzhen was still immersed in the shock of knowing the truth, and took the bamboo tube in a daze.
Jiang Fei bowed to him and said, "Ru Fei and you are not destined to be together, but the fact that Ci Ying and I can become friends because of this is also another kind of fate. Take care, sir."
Wei Mingzhen stared blankly at her as she walked up the stone steps toward the mountain, and for a moment he lost the ability to speak.
Only after the slender figure disappeared at the end of the mountain path did he turn around and slowly walk down the mountain.
…
After turning two corners, Jiang Fei sat down on the steps.
Acting is not easy, especially when you have to calculate while acting. She is doing the work of both an actor and a screenwriter at the same time.
A blindly aggressive attack didn't seem to work, especially since Wei Mingzhen had already developed a resistance to her. In his eyes, every action had a purpose.
The tea she offered was a deliberate flattery, the inquiries about your well-being were motivated by ulterior motives, and even her ordinary smile would be misinterpreted.
Under the filter of Wei Mingzhen's prejudice, all her actions became a means of "intending to marry him."
So Jiang Fei took a big step back as soon as she opened her mouth and accepted his cancellation of the engagement.
Of course, she was just saying it, just to make sure that her later explanation would no longer have any purpose in Wei Mingzhen's eyes.
Wei Mingzhen is a very upright person. If he believed her, he would probably feel something like guilt towards her.
Jiang Fei supported her chin and thought, she had never been so scheming for a man in her life.
Suddenly a leaf fell from the tree and landed on Jiang Fei's shoulder.
She raised her hand to brush it away, and another leaf fell right into her palm.
Jiang Fei looked up and saw Pei Jing leaning against a tree, playing with a green leaf between his fingers.
She stood up in a flash and was about to curse, but she bit back her words, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
If it were someone else, she would definitely give the person who was looking for trouble and disrupting her plans a big kick and kick him down the mountain.
"Is this the first thing you say every time you see me?"
"I was here first." Pei Jing lowered his eyes to glance at her, then suddenly jumped down from the tree and leaned over to whisper in her ear, "You're such a good actor! I think your tactic of retreating to advance is really brilliant."
The breath blowing beside my ears was even hotter than the mountain wind.
Jiang Fei subconsciously took a step back, tripped on the stone steps, and fell backwards.
She instinctively stretched out her hand, trying to grab something to steady herself. When she stood up and saw the scene clearly, her vision suddenly went dark.
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