"Marriage is a serious matter, it's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, the county princess is joking." Yu Qizhe looked cold.
Xue Qingshang smiled bitterly, with grievance in her smile. She wiped away the tears on her cheeks and insisted on asking, "Yu Qizhe, you don't want to marry me, right?"
Xue Qingshang was born into a noble family and was arrogant because of her talent. She always looked down on others, but Yu Qizhe fell in love with her the first time he saw her in Xinglou that day. Later, she liked him even more. How could one not love him, he was elegant, gentle and polite?
Her eyes were red, and she seemed to understand Yu Qizhe's rejection from his silence.
She wiped her tears in embarrassment and did not continue to humiliate herself. She, Xue Qingshang, also had her own pride and face. She had already thrown away her girlish modesty by stopping him on the road and asking him questions today. She was not a prostitute in Xinglou and could not be so shameless.
Xue Qingshang didn't remember how she got all the way back to Changle Palace. Since she was born, she had been protected by her elder sister who was a royal concubine, backed by the Xue family of the Jingyuan Marquis's Mansion, and had the honor of being a county princess personally conferred by the emperor. These were her confidence, so she was more willful and arrogant than most women.
But today, she realized that these were nothing at all. Even with such a prominent family background and the title of county lady, Yu Zhanxing would not look down on her. In his eyes, she was probably no different from any other woman in the world.
Yu Zhanxing's meaning was clearly that even if she didn't care about his illness, he would never marry her.
The more clearly Xue Qingshang realized this, the sadder she became.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying like a tearful person? Shang'er, tell your sister, who bullied you?" Xue Rong was originally leaning on the chaise longue, and seeing Xue Qingshang's distraught look, she quickly stood up, took Xue Qingshang's hand and sat down. She felt so distressed that she roughly guessed why Xue Qingshang was so sad.
Yu Shu hurriedly ordered the palace servants to fetch some water and brought it in. She wrung out a handkerchief to wipe Xue Qingshang's face. Xue Rong took it personally and gently wiped the tear marks on Xue Qingshang's face.
Xue Qingshang called out "Sister" in a choked voice, leaned on Xue Rong's shoulder, and burst into tears.
Xue Rong sighed helplessly, handed the handkerchief to Yu Shu, held Xue Qingshang in her arms, and patted her back gently, just like she used to coax her when she was little.
The mistress of the Xue family died early, and Xue Qingshang, the youngest sister, was actually brought up by Xue Rong. Less than half a year after Xue Rong's mother passed away, people in the mansion said that the uncle was going to remarry. The servants took advantage of Xue Qingshang's young age and did not serve her very well. Xue Rong had no choice but to bring her sister to live and eat with her in her room. The teenage girl took care of her younger sister almost like a mother, and raised her by blowing rice porridge herself.
His father had always ignored the affairs of the rear house and had several concubines. One of them was favored and was in charge of the household affairs. He withheld the monthly allowance from her courtyard. The person in charge of the household affairs wanted to torture the children he disliked, and he didn't need to use any knives or sticks. He had countless disgusting ways to do so. What's more, Xue Rong's two siblings were the legitimate sons and daughters.
Xue Rong married Emperor Mingzheng, who was then the second prince, in order to make life easier for her younger brothers and sisters in the mansion, so she tried to find a way to meet Emperor Mingzheng. Fortunately, she had an eye-catching appearance and could easily make men obsessed with her.
After becoming a concubine, she set about dealing with the concubine and cleaning up the rear quarters of the Earl's mansion, and never let her sister suffer any injustice again.
Xue Qingshang cried so sadly in her arms. Xue Rong felt so distressed when she heard it. She touched Xue Qingshang's head and said helplessly, "If you really like him, then marry him. If you regret it in the future, I will let you divorce and find you a better man."
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