Chapter 50 I Don't Want You Anymore
Yu Fei hurriedly wiped away her tears, pointed at a dish of dates on the small table, and said with a smile: "I said I couldn't eat sour food, but Ding Xiang insisted that I try it. Look, it stung my eyes so much that tears came out."
Yang Zhi seemed to see that she was hiding something from her, but she didn't expose her. She said softly, "Miss Yu, drink some honey water to calm down, and you'll feel much better."
Yu Fei drank a cup of honey water brought by Ding Xiang, and Yang Zhi said straight to the point: "I was able to fulfill my wish, and I am very grateful to Miss Yu for her help. It's a pity that I couldn't help you at all. The prince later sent my family's death-free gold medal back, saying that the marriage contract remained the same, but asked me not to spread the news of our transaction. He seemed to remember everything, but he didn't intend to pursue the past with you."
A hint of sadness flashed across her eyes, but her face remained calm. "Since you are pregnant, just rest assured and take care of the baby. When I go to the East Palace in the future, I will take good care of you because of our current friendship."
After a pause, he changed the subject, "The Crown Prince is the heir apparent of a country, so he will inevitably have three palaces and six courtyards in the future. You should be more open-minded so as not to provoke the Crown Prince and make women jealous."
She said a lot and fulfilled her responsibilities as a mistress, but Yu Fei ignored her and nodded "yes" absentmindedly.
When Yang Zhi spoke, Yu Fei remembered a lot of things.
She lied to Yang Zhi that Jing Cang had lost his memory of her breaking his legs, and that she was afraid he would come to her to settle accounts with her when he woke up. She made a deal with Yang Zhi, and she facilitated the marriage between Yang Zhi and Jing Cang, and Yang Zhi gave her the family's death-free gold medal to protect her. But after her plot was exposed and shattered by Jing Cang, she dared not ask about the follow-up of the matter. It turned out that Jing Cang secretly returned the gold medal to Yang Zhi and told her to prepare for marriage with peace of mind.
Shortly after this, he took advantage of the New Year's omen to give her a special pardon decree from the crown prince and a key to the Eastern Palace's storehouse, saying it was a certificate of non-recrimination after the release of the puppet and that she would be given the privilege of managing the Eastern Palace's finances. He also painted a picture for her, promising her that as long as she would be his mistress, he would give her the best of everything.
He handled the two women with ease, adapting to the situation.
Yu Fei suddenly felt that he was a little naive.
The two of them went through a life-and-death ordeal. He still protected her even though he knew the truth, so she vaguely thought there was hope for him to get promoted.
But Jing Cang was a person with more tricks than a sieve. When he heard her righteous words to the queen, he felt chilled at first, but could he really not see her intention afterwards?
They had quarreled over Yang Zhi before. She would be depressed every time he mentioned marriage. Was he dead and couldn't feel her emotions at all? Oh, he hinted that he would kill his wife and favor a concubine.
He was clear-minded, but he still chose to put her in a difficult position to achieve his reputation and filial piety. In the past, she was constrained by the snake and had to play with him. Now that she had put aside the past and only talked about feelings, she would never let his feudal big feet step on her boat again.
She used her parting words to express her own position. She didn't believe that Jing Cang would not understand the meaning of it. Unless he weighed the pros and cons and no longer cared about her staying or leaving, or was completely sober and let go of this relationship in an instant, so today, he was sticky with Yang Zhi in front of her.
There was another possibility. He thought she had feelings for him and used Yang Zhi to make her jealous and repent, to show him that she was willing to be his mistress and would never leave him.
Unfortunately, she has always been soft-hearted and will never give in to a man.
Yang Zhi seemed to realize that talking to her was like playing the lute to a cow. She took a sip of tea and smiled dully, "It's getting late. His Highness said that someone from the Ministry of Rites will come to the Yang family in a few days to let me choose the styles of the phoenix crown and wedding dress. It will take more than half a year to prepare. You should take this time to think about what you prefer. When the heir is born, I will hold the ceremony of becoming a concubine for you and the prince."
Yu Fei felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar when she heard this. Her heart seemed to be held in the air. She did not have time to thank Yang Zhi for her kindness. She asked, "Did you say that today?"
Yang Zhi hesitated for a while and nodded slightly.
Yu Fei was like a prisoner who finally learned the date of exile. In a trance, she heard the sound of her heart falling to the ground and breaking into pieces.
Ding Xiang sent Yang Zhi away and came back and sighed, "Miss, why are you crying again?"
Yu Fei wiped away her tears and said, "I am crying for joy. We are going home today."
"If the mountain doesn't come to me, I will go to the mountain." She told Dingxiang: "Go to Kunyi Palace and ask if we can leave the palace today."
Ding Xiang was a little hesitant, "Miss, are you sad about what Miss Yang said? I think what she said may not be true. The prince walked around the garden with her today. The two of them were far away and it seemed that they didn't say a few words. On the contrary, the prince seemed to have noticed you a long time ago and kept looking to the side to pay attention to you."
Yu Fei had never been defeated by a man. In the past, she relied on her beauty to attract people and was good at sweet talk, always making others beg her to stay when they broke up, but she would just wave her sleeves and leave without taking any lingering feelings. This time, she was defeated miserably.
She can't afford to play anymore and wants to run away.
Yu Fei walked around the room and found nothing worth packing. She packed two pieces of clothes she brought from Shu County. Seeing Ding Xiang still standing at the door, she brushed her sleeves, as if to let go of all the past like dust from her body and mind.
"I don't want him anymore."
Before Yang Zhi came to the East Palace today, she had been giving each other chances, hoping that he would burn his boats and take the initiative to break off the engagement and marry her, but he had never made any move. After he and Yang Zhi had been in a relationship, she had been giving him chances again, hoping that he would come over to clarify and make a promise to her, but he didn't care and continued to do what he wanted.
It can't happen again for the third time. When Yang Zhi said that he mentioned the phoenix crown and wedding dress to her today, no matter whether the words were true or false, she would not wait for him to explain.
Yu Fei admitted that she was a coward. She was afraid that what Yang Zhi said was true. She had lost her last bit of face and dignity. It was not her style to humiliate herself. She should have been so carefree a long time ago.
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In the bedroom.
Huo Dao saw that the prince always looked out the door when he was reading a book, as if he was waiting for someone to come in. Just now, his subordinates reported something to him, and he considered his words for a long time, hesitating on how to speak to the prince.
"What's wrong?" The prince put down the book, "Is there someone causing trouble in the courtyard?"
"That's not the case." Huo Dao replied. The prince picked up the book again and said slowly, "It's from Miss Yu..."
"She wants to see me?" the prince interrupted, a strange look in his eyes, like a puppet that had been neglected for a few days and suddenly had its eyes dotted with life.
"No." Huo Dao said harshly, "Miss Yu has received the Queen Mother's order to leave the East Palace tonight."
"Where are you going?"
"Go back to Shu County."
The prince slammed the book on the table with a sneer, "I didn't expect her to be so eloquent that she could really convince my mother."
So he said to himself: "It's easier to pass the test of mother-in-law, but what about me?"
After saying that, he stood up and pulled out the Water Dragon Sword from the shelf beside him.
The Water Dragon Sword is the prince's precious sword. It is a very sharp blade that can cut through any hair. It has accompanied the prince on the battlefield, beheaded enemies and witnessed bloodshed.
Seeing his red eyes and tightly pursed lips, Huo Dao said hurriedly, "Your Highness, Miss Yu is a weak woman. If you want to teach her a lesson, there is no need to brandish a sword. If there is any misunderstanding, please talk slowly. Besides, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken?"
Jing Cang felt that either Yu Fei would die today or he would die.
After returning from Prince Ning's mansion, he woke up after drinking the tranquilizing soup for only a quarter of an hour. He asked about Yu Fei's whereabouts and learned that she was summoned to Kunyi Palace. He hurriedly and endured the pain to rescue her, but he didn't expect to hear her words of breaking off all ties with him. But before they returned to the palace, she was still kissing him with tears in her eyes, saying that when he got better, she would tell him whether she liked him or not...
He guessed that maybe she didn't want to be a side room, so she asked to leave, but he was more suspicious that she didn't care about him at all. Their acquaintance, understanding and love were all due to lies one after another. She was like a hunter who was sure of victory, watching his addiction and fall coldly.
The only time she showed her true feelings was when she said she was willing to die for Jing Yi when he threatened her. However, that was short-lived, making people wonder if it was just a temporary measure. Otherwise, after he protected her, why did it make it so difficult for her to say she liked him? Why did she ignore him like a stranger during the days when he was hurt by her words and vomited blood and fainted until he woke up?
Even a clay man still has some temper, he doesn't have to have her.
When Yang Zhi came over, he deliberately went to the small garden with Yang Zhi. Seeing Yu Fei following them stealthily, he couldn't help but feel happy. In order to provoke her to argue with him, he agreed to let Yang Zhi serve Guzhu purple bamboo shoot tea, and pretended to want to eat the cakes that Yang Zhi handed over. Finally, Yu Fei was convinced and left. He lost interest and went back to the palace to wait for her to come to find him.
But unexpectedly, she just wanted to leave!
She had always played him in her hands, and he not only enjoyed it shamefully, but he also cleaned up her messes like a servant. Once he disobeyed her, she abandoned him like a dog.
Jing Cang became more and more angry as he thought about it, and rushed out with a sword in hand, "I'll see how she can step out of the gate of the East Palace today. She must die here!"