Chapter 309 We Will Not Break Off the Engagement
"Did the prince force you?" Jiang Xuan looked worried and excitedly grabbed Daya's hand. "Zhao Zhao, don't be afraid. I'm here."
"I'm not afraid." Daya looked at him, "I'm not afraid of a life-and-death struggle with him, but Jiang Xuan, I have family, and so do you."
Their families are so worthy of their lives, not their lives.
"Zhao Zhao, let's think of a solution and take a long-term approach."
"You think so because you don't understand the prince," Daya said. "Does he really have to be with me? No, I'm not stunningly beautiful, nor am I incredibly intelligent. But the prince has never been rejected by a woman."
This instead became his obsession.
For such a paranoid person, it would be a terrible thing if it became his obsession.
There is no solution.
"Jiang Xuan, I didn't want to tell you this. I wanted to find a reason to cancel the engagement, but these days, I've been thinking about it and I feel that it would be unfair to you. But after I tell you, I'm worried that you won't be able to let go."
It's hard to have everything in this world.
"Let it go." Daya said, "Jiang Xuan, I will always remember how good you were to me. Let's each live a good life. You don't have to worry about me living in dire straits. I have no worries and I am confident that I can deal with the Crown Prince."
"But Zhao Zhao, he won't cherish you."
Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. It's okay if she is favored, but what should she do if she falls out of favor?
She is such a proud woman, how could she lower herself to flatter and seek favor?
Jiang Xuan felt heartbroken when he thought about Daya's future.
She is only fifteen years old.
She has just blossomed, is she going to wither away in the darkness of the harem?
No.
"Zhao Zhao, let's think of a solution," Jiang Xuan said. "Let me take you away. I'll take you out of the capital, away from the Crown Prince's sight."
"It's useless. Unless he lets go, nothing will work. Leaving will only make him angrier." Daya said, "Jiang Xuan, I've made up my mind. I'm just sorry to give you such false hope."
Jiang Xuan clenched his palms so tightly that they bled.
Dusk drifted past Daya's temples, casting the sunset light on her shoulders like a wedding dress. "Last year you taught me the Chu Ci, which said that the greatest sorrow is separation. Now I have finally tasted the full flavor of it."
"I chose to tell you everything because I believe you will make the right choice, just like me." Daya continued, "Jiang Xuan, I don't regret meeting you."
The rest of her life is long, but she has been loved.
Even though that warmth was fleeting, it truly amazed her youth.
"When you can't let me go, think about your family. I am the same."
The last ray of sunset passed through her watery pupils. Jiang Xuan was in a trance. It turned out that the most painful separation was the clarity that required one to extinguish even the embers with one's own hands.
Lu Qin's mother didn't even wait until the next day before she realized that something was wrong with Daya.
"Daya, you've cried, haven't you?" She held Daya's hand and refused to let her go back to the room to sleep. "Tell me if you've been wronged in the Jiang family? Is it because of the dowry? I have money, I can give you more."
"No, mother—"
"Daya, don't lie to me." Seeing her smiling face, Lu Qin's mother frowned instead. "I've been your mother for so many years. I can still tell whether my own daughter is happy or not. Tell me, what's wrong?"
"Mom," Daya choked out, "I want to break off my engagement with Jiang Xuan."
No matter how calm and composed she is in front of outsiders, in front of her mother, she is still the little girl who can act coquettishly and cry.
"Why?" Lu Qiniang was shocked.
"Didn't you say before that Madam Yu wasn't doing well?" Daya said.
"Did she bully you again? Tell me what happened. I'm going to go and talk to her."
"Mom, it's okay, let's part ways amicably." Daya said, "I didn't suffer any loss. Jiang Xuan and I have already made an agreement. Although he finds it hard to accept it, it will eventually pass. I'm sorry to make you worry about me."
"No, Daya, you're lying to me." Lu Qiniang said firmly, "You've been acting strange since dinner, and you said you wouldn't go to Jiang Xuan's house. I felt something must have happened. You're not telling me the truth."
You know, even when Madam Yu was at her most outrageous, Daya persisted.
Now that her son is better, Madam Yu's attitude has also improved. Daya is not the kind of person who likes to bring up old grudges.
Daya lowered her head, bit her lip and said nothing.
"Zhao Zhao, don't hide it from your mother. Since she has already noticed something is wrong, she will only worry more about you if you don't tell her the truth." Xiao Yan said.
"Dad?" Daya looked at Xiao Yan in shock.
Xiao Yan nodded slightly at her, "Go and rest. I'll talk to your mother."
"Okay, mother," Daya said, "don't let your imagination run wild. It doesn't matter who I marry."
After saying this, she couldn't say any more, so she lifted the curtain and went out.
She can be strong.
In front of everyone.
——Except mother.
After listening to Xiao Yan's story, Lu Qiniang slapped her thigh in anger. "How could that child be so bad? I just thought he had a strange personality before, but because of the emperor's face, I didn't dare to say anything bad about him. But who could have thought that he was so mean behind the scenes!"
She had already said that she didn't want to marry him, but he insisted on forcing her and even ruined her marriage.
How could a person be so bad? The key point was that she hadn't noticed it at all before.
She is so blind.
"So Daya decided to cancel the engagement a long time ago." Xiao Yan said with a caring tone.
In fact, he didn't think the two of them were suitable before, but Jiang Xuan's character was guaranteed, and things were urgent, so this was the only way.
But later I found out that they were really suitable for each other.
Because for Daya, there is no need to ask for a man who is stronger than her.
Jiang Xuan is no longer at the age of being competitive. He is emotionally stable, appreciative and tolerant of Daya, allowing her to attack or defend.
If Daya just wanted to be an ordinary woman, she could take care of her husband and children.
If you want to make a difference, Jiang Xuan will definitely support you.
But now, no matter how suitable it is, it cannot resist reality.
"Why do you want to cancel the engagement?" Lu Qiniang was really confused. "Even with the Emperor, isn't there room for negotiation? Why is it that when it comes to the Crown Prince, it seems like there's no room for negotiation?"
Is everyone just waiting to die?
Lu Qiniang said, why didn’t she understand?
Isn’t this the prince, this naughty kid, who insists on having something and cries and makes a fuss if it’s not given to him?
Xiao Yan sighed, "The Emperor can discuss this, but the Crown Prince obviously can't. Do you think he shows the same face in front of the Emperor as he does in front of Zhao Zhao?"
"Kids always pretend," Lu Qiniang said. "I think he's just being angry. It's like, 'If you don't follow me, I insist on having you follow me.' Erya used to act like this when she was little."
"But the prince is no longer a child."
"That's true. But I still think we shouldn't listen to him." Lu Qiniang said, "I thought it was a big deal. You all act like you can't live together anymore. Is it really worth breaking off the engagement over such a trivial matter? If we don't break off the engagement, we can just find a solution together. You too, didn't tell me earlier when you encountered the problem, making Daya suffer for so many days."
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