Chapter 56 Chapter 56 Are you going to be a widow for him forever...
"How have you been these days?" Ye Huaiqing asked.
Yun Wu nodded slightly and whispered, "Not bad."
“…”
She didn't look up at Ye Huaiqing, wondering how he would react, whether he would show sympathy.
Ever since Xie Yi left, everyone who spoke to her would unconsciously show a similar expression on their face.
In the eyes of the world, a widow who has lost her husband and has no children is bound to have a hard life.
Only Yun Wu knew that she was different from ordinary widows, and that her husband wasn't truly dead. But the truth couldn't be shared with outsiders, and a few words wouldn't explain it clearly. She simply didn't bother explaining it to outsiders.
She neither defended herself nor complained, but simply stood there quietly, completely alone. To the discerning eye, even amidst the vibrant blossoms of peach trees and green willows, she still seemed extraordinarily miserable.
Ye Huaiqing looked at her deeply and said, "I saw you on the day of the parade."
Yun Wu was absent-minded and replied, "Really?"
Ye Huaiqing: "You and I have been engaged for a long time. We have agreed that when I graduate from high school, you will stand on a high place to congratulate me, and I will be able to see you immediately. Yun Wu, you still remember, right?"
Yun Wu: “…”
Wait, what?!
Unfair!
She was just dragged there by her second sister-in-law who loved to join in the fun. She not only looked at Master Ye, but also Master Wang, Master Zhang, Master Zheng... She looked at all the successful Jinshi this year. It wasn't like she went there specifically for Ye Huaiqing!
As for the agreement, perhaps it had existed before, but it no longer counted and Yun Wu had long forgotten it.
There are quite a lot of people crowded on the second floor of the teahouse!
Yun Wu was dumbfounded and forgot to refute for a moment, so Ye Huaiqing continued on his own.
"You and I were once engaged, it was arranged before we were born. Years ago, we were in love with each other. If it weren't for..." He paused, as if he had something to hide, swallowing the rest of his words and turning to say, "You ended up marrying Xie San, and he died young. Now, it has become like this. It's my fault that you have fallen into this situation."
Yun Wu couldn't help but take a step back: "Master Ye, what exactly do you want to say?"
"I want to make it up to you." Ye Huaiqing clenched his hands at his sides, his fingertips making deep crescent-shaped marks in his palms. "It shouldn't be like this."
Yun Wu was puzzled: "Compensation?"
She shook her head: "Mr. Ye, you don't owe me anything. Marrying into the Xie family was my own choice. My husband is a good man, and I have never regretted it."
"He's dead!"
Yun Wu curled the corners of her lips, revealing a sweet smile on her cheek: "Even if he dies, I won't regret it."
Ye Huaiqing could no longer remain calm and quickly stepped forward, as if to see if her smile was forced. However, no matter how hard he searched every part of her face, he could not find the answer he wanted.
He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart and a bitter taste in his throat.
He took a deep breath. "Xie San is dead, and you've become a widow. Yun Wu, you're still young. You shouldn't dwell on the past. You have to look forward. If you have any difficulties, I will help you."
"No need." Yun Wu politely declined: "Although my husband has passed away, thanks to your family's generosity, I am living a relatively good life."
Ye Huaiqing didn't believe it.
He advised: "You have to make plans for the future."
Yun Wu thought about it. Xie Yi had left her quite a bit of "inheritance" before he left. Those properties alone were enough to support her, so she wouldn't have to live a hard life no matter how hard she tried.
"Before he left, he had already left a way out for me." Yun Wu said, "As for the future, I don't think too much about it now."
Ye Huaiqing's heart trembled: "Are you going to be a widow for him forever?"
"That's not a bad idea."
"You like him so much, but it's so hard for you to live alone. Sooner or later you will have to remarry."
"remarry?"
“…”
Yun Wu suddenly realized something.
She looked up in surprise. The man in blue clothes in front of her was still handsome and dignified, but suddenly his appearance became completely unrecognizable.
Ye Huaiqing turned his head away in embarrassment, his hands hanging at his sides clenched tightly, as if the dirty thoughts in his heart were exposed nakedly under the sunlight, and he felt a little embarrassed when he spoke.
But he still said, "My parents wanted to change the engagement back then. Although I disagreed, I couldn't convince them. Now you're a widow, and every step forward will be difficult. I don't want you to end up like this. Yun Wu, I'm an official now, and I have a stable life. I don't need to listen to my parents anymore. I want to make it up to you..."
"Make it up to me?"
"good."
Yun Wu's face turned cold, and she burst into laughter, mocking him, "Are you planning to divorce my sister? Or are you going to take me as a concubine? Master Ye, is this what you feel guilty about?"
"I……"
Yun Wu seemed to be meeting him for the first time.
The Ye Huaiqing she knew was a man of high character, as pure as a pine or bamboo, a man of pure spirit, like the breeze and the bright moon. Unknowingly, the bright moon and the pure wind had been tainted by worldly filth, and the soul beneath this skin had given off a rotten stench.
Yun Wu angrily scolded, "Ye Huaiqing, if you really have any sense of responsibility, you shouldn't say such things! You agreed to the change of engagement, and no one tied you to the bridal sedan. You don't have the responsibility of a man, so you shouldn't be making such shameless remarks today! I really despise you!"
Ye Huaiqing's face suddenly turned pale.
But Yun Wu's words were like a sharp knife piercing his chest, leaving him covered in wounds and unable to defend himself.
He said awkwardly, "I just want to help you..."
Yun Wu turned her head away, no longer wanting to listen to him any more, let alone look at him any more.
She felt regretful.
Normally, she rarely got angry, but now she was truly furious. Whenever she recalled Ye Huaiqing's words, she felt sick. If she had known this would happen, she would not have stayed the moment Ye Huaiqing called her. Instead, her good mood for the entire day was ruined.
"Ye Huaiqing, please respect yourself." Yun Wu said coldly.
Ye Huaiqing looked hurt: "Awu, we have been engaged for more than ten years, and I have always regarded you as my future wife. How can I be willing to let you go just like that? If I had..."
Yun Wu sneered sarcastically, interrupting him from saying the rest of his words.
If only, if only.
When things go against one's wishes, people always regret it and always mention the beginning.
But it is difficult to have everything. It was my own choice in the beginning. The regret now is just greed of wanting it all. The imagined fruit is always sweet.
She was too lazy to say anything more, and turned around and left without caring about the other person's reaction.
Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, a young woman came out from the peach forest in front. She looked around, as if she was looking for someone. Her searching gaze first fell on Yun Wu, and then looked at Ye Huaiqing behind Yun Wu.
Yun Wu let out a long sigh in his heart.
The person who came was none other than Yun Hui.
"Big sister?"
Yun Hui quickly walked past her and affectionately put her arm around Ye Huaiqing. Ye Huaiqing subconsciously froze and looked towards Yun Wu, only to see her expressionless face.
Yun Hui looked over with a smile: "Big sister, what a coincidence, you are here to see the flowers today?"
She mentioned casually, "This peach forest is so big, and you and Ye Lang actually ran into each other..."
Yun Wu said coldly: "It's just a coincidence."
Yun Hui looked at her with a smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes: "What a coincidence...what were you talking about just now?"
Yun Wu: "Some insignificant words."
Yun Hui: "Then..."
Ye Huaiqing suddenly shouted, "That's enough. Stop talking. Why are you here?"
Yun Hui bit her lip and said with a smile, "The spring scenery is beautiful today, so I came out to enjoy it. I heard that my husband was out enjoying the spring with his colleagues today, so I thought maybe I could run into him, and that's how I wished."
Ye Huaiqing pulled his arm out of her embrace and said in annoyance, "Can't you just stop following me?"
Yunhui smiled and didn't dare to refute.
She thought to herself: Of course not!
Outsiders only knew that her husband had won the third place in the imperial examination, and she, Mrs. Xiao Ye, had become the wife of the third place scholar. But only she knew that being the wife of the third place scholar was not easy.
Ye Huai had been acting strangely since the morning. It had probably all started since Xie San's sudden passing. He had been concentrating on studying for the Spring Examination at home, but upon hearing the tragic news from the Duke's Mansion, he suddenly lost all focus on his studies. If Madam Ye hadn't restrained him from leaving the house, he would have nearly failed the Spring Examination.
Later, her mother-in-law found her and asked her to take a concubine for Ye Huaiqing!
How could she agree to this as the wife of the third place winner in the imperial examination, who hadn’t even enjoyed her glory for two days!
But the Ye family was not under her control. Madam Ye had already bought two beautiful young girls and temporarily placed them in Ye Huaiqing's study as maids. She said they were maids, but who knew when they would climb into Ye Huaiqing's bed.
Although Ye Huaiqing seemed to have no intention of taking a concubine, Yun Hui did not dare to let her guard down. She knew very well that Ye Huaiqing had someone else in his heart.
When she saw Ye Huaiqing and Yun Wu together today, alarm bells started ringing in her heart.
Yun Wu's husband had just died, leaving her a widow. Who knew if she would have any restless thoughts? The man had feelings, the concubine had feelings, so what would she have to do with it then?
Therefore, she had been keeping a close eye on Ye Huaiqing recently. When she heard he was going out with a colleague today, she eagerly followed him, fearing he might be misled by his attractiveness and start a new relationship with someone. Yun Wu saw the vigilance in her eyes.
She was even more annoyed.
He wanted to find Xie Yi but couldn't find him, but was dragged into the emotional entanglement between the two of them.
My luck today is really bad.
Thinking of Xie Yi, she looked at Ye Huaiqing and suddenly asked, "Have you met His Royal Highness Prince An?"
Not many people have met Xie Yi, and Ye Huaiqing is one of them.
If he had met Prince An, he would not have dared to say such shameless words today.
As expected, Ye Huaiqing was stunned: "Prince An? I have never seen him."
When Prince An recognized him as a member of the royal family, he had not yet entered the officialdom. After entering the officialdom, Prince An kept a low profile and did not attend the morning court. As fate would have it, the two had never met.
Ye Huaiqing was puzzled: "What happened to Prince An?"
As if they were heard, a group of guards suddenly emerged from the peach forest and chased people away in a menacing manner.
"Scatter, scatter!"
"His Royal Highness Prince An is hosting a banquet here. No one outside the palace is allowed to stay!"
The guards wielded cold blades as they drove away all the tourists who were admiring the flowers nearby, clearing a large open space.
People complained bitterly and had to leave under the threat of the iron blade.
"Why is His Royal Highness Prince An acting so overbearingly?!"
"That's too much of a bully!"
"I've been here for half a day, how come..."
Yun Wu was also driven away with the crowd, and parted ways with Ye Huaiqing and the others. She looked back, as if she had noticed something, and looked somewhere deep in the peach forest.
Behind the mountain of pink peaches, a dark figure appeared faintly, with the turned-up corners of his clothes embroidered with golden patterns.
There were several figures around him, entertaining the invited guests.
Yun Wu originally came to look for him, and now that she had actually seen him, she felt a little guilty for no reason.
So she was satisfied after just one look from afar, and followed the tourists back along the same route to look for her two sisters-in-law.
Under the peach tree, Chen Qiutang had already set up the card table.
"Come, come, Ah Wu, you're back just in time." She pulled Yun Wu aside and sat down, "We're just missing one person."
She shuffled the cards, her brows beaming with joy: "We won't go home until dark today!"
Meng Qingtong turned back to look in the direction where Yun Wu came from. Noticing the movement over there, she asked with concern, "What happened?"
Yun Wu shook her head. "It's nothing. It's just that His Royal Highness Prince An is hosting a banquet over there and they're clearing the area. Don't worry, sister-in-law. It's far away and won't affect us."
Meng Qingtong nodded, then looked at the smile on her lips in confusion.
Being cleared out and driven away by the guards is not a good thing, so why is Ah Wu smiling so happily?
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