Chapter 546 Chang Hui withdraws
Upon hearing this, the Grand Empress Dowager praised her, "She's a very opinionated child. Ting'er, you have good judgment; but will she be willing to stay in the harem in the future?"
It is a tragedy to let Erya stay in the back house.
As a woman herself, she had seen the vast world outside and had also been confined to the palace for decades. The empress dowager knew the loneliness behind the glamour.
Why does she have to leave the palace every year?
It's not really to escape the heat, but to get some fresh air.
"I never thought of confining her to the backyard," Yun Ting said. "She can do what she likes. I can support her."
If Zhang Heyao can take care of children, what can't he do?
In Yun Ting's opinion, as long as you want to, you can do it.
If you truly love someone, you should overcome all difficulties and clear the obstacles for her.
Love is never a reason to be bound, but the confidence to let her fly higher.
After Yun Ting left, the Empress Dowager looked out the window and was silent for a long time.
After a while, she said, "Come here, go call the Princess of Yan and tell her that I miss my two children."
"yes."
After Yun Ting left the palace, he went straight back to the mansion.
As expected, my grandmother was nagging about the women outside.
"Ting'er, listen to Grandma and bring her into the house. She's your firstborn, and Grandma is worried about leaving her outside."
"Grandma, he's not a legitimate child, and it will affect my chances of getting married in the future," Yun Ting said.
"Marry a wife, you better marry a wife properly."
"Grandma, I want to, too. But I don't have time now. I'm busy. Does the Duke's Mansion still depend on me?"
The old lady stopped talking immediately.
Yun Ting’s current progress really made her very satisfied.
Yun Ting was just trying to find an excuse to escape when he heard a servant reporting from the corridor.
"The prince has a guest."
"Okay, I'll be right there." Yun Ting felt as if he had been pardoned and immediately said goodbye to his grandmother.
He originally thought that it was the servants who cleverly rescued him, but he didn't expect that someone really came to visit.
The person who came was Chang Hui.
Chang Hui stood in the hall, his figure tall and straight, but with a lingering gloom between his brows.
"Why are you here?" Yun Ting smiled and asked him to sit down and served tea.
Chang Hui sat down below him somewhat stiffly.
"Prince, I heard that you have a woman outside?" he asked straight to the point.
"Why, you've heard everything? Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles." Yun Ting smiled, "Why, shouldn't you be happy? I see you don't look too happy."
"Prince, I'm not kidding you, is this true or false?"
"What do you think?" Yun Ting asked back.
"I don't believe it." Chang Hui said, "I can't say I understand the prince, but after all these years, I know a little bit about his temperament."
Yun Ting met his gaze without avoiding it. His eyes were open, but the corners of his mouth curled up in a meaningful arc. His voice was very low: "Since you believe it, why ask more questions?"
He did not deny it directly, but the implication in his words had suddenly relaxed Chang Hui's tense heartstrings.
However, the bitterness on Chang Hui's face did not fade away, but became deeper.
He lowered his eyes, his voice filled with unspeakable fatigue: "I understand, the prince treats the second young lady just as he did before."
Yun Ting understood and keenly caught the struggle in his eyes. He leaned back in his chair and asked, "Why, are your family putting pressure on you?"
Chang Hui gave a bitter laugh, feeling profoundly powerless. "My aunt has been ill from worrying about my marriage. Her life has been so miserable."
The unfinished words are filled with the heaviness of being unable to control oneself.
There was silence in the hall for a moment.
After a while, Yun Ting patted Chang Hui on the shoulder. His tone was unusually sincere, even tinged with sympathy. "Brother Chang, you and I both know that it's difficult for people to live in this world and do as they please. I appear to be at ease, but that's just because I'm in a high position and have no guilt towards my family."
His only regret was that he had never seen his mother, but his mother was gone and no one could kidnap him.
Yun Ting paused, his voice lowering. "But you're different. Your aunt gave everything for you and suffered all kinds of grievances. You're destined to carry her expectations on your shoulders for the rest of your life, and it's difficult to break free. This isn't your fault."
"From the perspective of a love rival, I shouldn't say this. But as someone who, like you, wants to wait for her, I want to say, Brother Chang, even if you choose to compromise today, no one has the right to blame you. Everything you've done for her, your feelings, have already justified this friendship. In life, it's hard to have it both ways."
Yun Ting was somewhat happy, but he also felt a sense of emotion.
Chang Hui was not defeated by himself, but was burdened by reality.
Chang Hui took a deep breath and said, "I understand, Prince. I hope you can treat the second lady well."
He chose to quit.
He entrusted the feelings hidden deep in his heart, along with the responsibility of protecting her, to the man in front of him who might be more capable and freer than him.
Yun Ting sighed and said frankly, "You don't have to entrust me with anything too soon. I can't guarantee what the future holds. She's been in close contact with a merchant named Song Yubai in Guangzhou Prefecture, and the people she's interacting with are all different. Her world is expanding, and her heart may not be where it is."
In the letter Erya wrote to him, she praised Song Yubai a lot.
What can he do?
Can he give up everything to find and fight for it?
cannot.
Everyone has his own reasons.
But he is much luckier than Chang Hui.
Upon hearing this, the last glimmer of light in Chang Hui's eyes dimmed.
Yes, she has never lacked suitors.
Because youth will fade away, but self-confidence and intelligence will always make her shine.
But Chang Hui quickly recovered, stood up, and solemnly clasped his fists towards Yun Ting: "In any case, I wish that the prince will get what he wants. And please treat her well."
She deserves the best in the world.
"I will do my best." Yun Ting returned the greeting solemnly.
Chang Hui turned and left, his back looking somewhat desolate in the dim light of early spring.
Yun Ting stood there, watching him disappear behind the screen wall, feeling mixed emotions.
He couldn't help but recall how Xiao Yan had calmly and politely persuaded the Fifth Young Master to withdraw.
At that time he scoffed at it, thinking it was not fair enough.
I never thought that today I would also... use some similar "schemes".
He had no contempt for Chang Hui, only deep sympathy and respect for him.
Chang Hui is not not working hard enough, not sincere enough, or not persistent enough.
But the road under his feet was filled with heavy shackles from the very beginning.
The path he took here, the guilt and responsibility he felt towards his poor mother, determined that he could not pursue the bright moon in his heart as willfully as Yun Ting did.
Yun Ting slowly walked to the window and looked at the branches in the courtyard with new buds.
He and Chang Hui were quietly transferring the endless profits from Sihai to Guangzhou Prefecture.
As for the originally agreed-upon profit sharing ratio, he and Chang Hui tacitly agreed that neither of them would take a cent.
All they did was to provide silent and solid support in their own way to the woman who was braving the wind and waves in the distance.
This may be the most tacit and deepest expression of love between these two "losers" and "competitors".
It's not about possession, it's just about protecting her wings soaring.
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