Chapter 45 Matchmaking
Chu Ruyan was surrounded by the accompanying guards outside and could only shout at the top of her voice: "Your Highness, Shen Yuning only danced once and didn't participate in the first four competitions. How could she have won first place?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but hiss.
The daughter of the Chu family is really a tiger. She even questions the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This is going to be a good show to watch.
At this time, Chu Ruyan no longer cared about what others thought.
She and Pei Yanzhou had already fallen out, and there was a rift between them, and they could never go back to the way they were before. She could only cling to Xiao Yihan as a lifeline, there was no other way.
Whether she was the Crown Princess, a concubine, or a Consort Liang, or even Xiao Yihan's concubine, it would be fine.
As long as she entered the Eastern Palace first, there would always be a chance for her to turn things around. When the time came, she would fight for favor with her own ability. If she couldn't win, she would poison those bitches to death. Anyway, she had her father to help her, so she was not afraid.
Pei Yanzhou looked at the lively scene in front of him, feeling sad and uncomfortable.
Chu Ruyan is so aggressive that she is no different from those ordinary women who are greedy for fame and fortune and want to get to the top.
His sharp gaze shot towards Chu Ruyan's pale face. He pursed his lips and thought: This is good, it's good that she is now entangled with my cousin.
People with different ideas cannot work together. She doesn't need me to repay her life-saving grace with my own body, and I also breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Xiao Yihan, who was walking in front of the team, finally heard the noise and turned around slowly.
Chu Ruyan's eyes turned red as soon as she looked at his handsome face.
How could he change so quickly? He obviously likes me. He was so sweet to me a few days ago and gave me so many treasures. This is the only one of its kind in the entire capital.
Seeing the pair of official boots embroidered with gold thread getting closer and closer to her, Chu Ruyan simply knelt down on the ground.
"Your Highness, Yan'er is truly wronged."
She wiped away her tears and, not caring whether Pei Yanzhou was present or not, told him how she had met the prince in Zhaixing Tower, what they had said, and what rewards they had received.
Not only that, she also tearfully recounted how hard she had worked for the flower viewing banquet.
"Yan'er wakes up every morning to practice horseback riding, archery, dancing, and playing the piano. Even when she's exhausted, she doesn't dare to slack off, just so she can go to Muyun Lake with the prince..."
"Now that I have won the championship, why did Shen Yuning get the advantage? Your Highness, this is unfair.
Chu Ruyan burst into tears, but Pei Yanzhou became more and more heartbroken the more he listened.
If I had felt a trace of pity and goodwill towards her just now, there was none left now.
He was worried about her health a few days ago, and blushed for her and her parents, and gave her the thousand-year-old ginseng bestowed by the emperor...but he didn't expect that she was pretending to be sick from beginning to end.
"Oh, never mind. I am lucky to see a person's true face before getting married."
His burning gaze glanced at Ana Shen in the distance again, and his possessiveness towards her became even stronger.
"Ning'er, from now on there will be no one standing between us."
Just as he was thinking, a lazy voice broke his thoughts:
"Miss Chu, please get up quickly. I was so careless that I forgot about you."
He was still smiling defiantly, and there was not much emotion on his handsome face.
Chu Ruyan's eyes became hot and she started crying again.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still likes me. It’s great that he finally remembers me.
Xiao Yihan rubbed his brows, and his dark phoenix eyes suddenly looked down at everyone condescendingly:
"Miss Chu Ruyan of the Chu family, well-educated, beautiful and intelligent, and my cousin Pei Yanzhou—are deeply in love, secretly in love, and have secretly agreed to spend their lives together..."
"I am quite touched, so I am happy to act as a matchmaker for them."
He spoke sarcastically and announced, "Everyone present today, whether they are from aristocratic families or young ladies from official families, must not have any other thoughts about this beautiful couple from now on, otherwise they will be making things difficult for me, Xiao Yihan!"
Chu Ruyan felt as if there was a loud bang in her head, and the sky seemed to be falling.
What?
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually personally acted as a matchmaker for Pei Yanzhou and me?
But I have already fallen out with him.
Also, what does it mean that he doesn't allow the young man from the noble family to have any other thoughts about me?
Does this mean that I can only be with Pei Yanzhou from now on?
A pair of resentful eyes looked at Xiao Yihan secretly. Does the prince really have no feelings for me?
At the same time, Pei Yanzhou also felt as if the sky was falling and the earth was cracking.
He looked at Xiao Yihan with an incredible look, "Cousin, I, I actually..." I have actually given up on Chu Ruyan.
"Serious words, Yanzhou, don't lose face for the royal family." Xiao Yihan's lazy smile contained a hint of threat. "Since you have pledged your life to Chu Ruyan, you must be responsible for her until the end."
Pei Yanzhou wilted when he heard that.
My cousin's action completely tied himself and Chu Ruyan together.
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The flower viewing banquet was coming to an end. Seeing Xiao Yihan leaving with Shen Yuning, the guests also left one after another.
Chu Ruyan and Hong Gu exchanged glances and rushed towards the lotus pond nearby.
"Let me go, I don't want to live anymore, let me die!"
"I didn't win the flower viewing banquet, and I didn't get the favor of my brother, the Crown Prince. My stepmother will beat me to death!"
"You want me to die! Anyway, I have nothing now, and Brother Yanzhou won't want me anymore, so why not let me go down and accompany my mother earlier!"
Hong Gu was trying to persuade her with tears in her eyes, but Chu Ruyan seemed determined and insisted on jumping into the lake.
Pei Yanzhou originally just stood in the distance and watched silently, but later when he saw Chu Ruyan really take off her shoes and walk into the water, he had to go forward to check.
"Yan'er, why are you doing this?" he finally spoke.
Seeing that Pei Yanzhou had not forgiven her yet, Chu Ruyan continued to walk towards the center of the pool. When her chest was almost submerged in water, Pei Yanzhou secretly cried out "Oh no" and reluctantly jumped into the water to rescue her.
No matter how bad it is, she is his savior and he can't just ignore her.
"Brother Yanzhou, you still like me, right?" Chu Ruyan lay in Pei Yanzhou's arms with a pale face and wet body. "I thought you didn't want me anymore!"
She put her arms around his neck, pressed her whole body against him, and cried breathlessly.
You should stick where you should stick, and rub where you should rub. This is the only soft way I can use to make a man soften his heart.
Seeing Pei Yanzhou's expression stiff and no longer as gentle as before, Chu Ruyan cried again.
She lifted her sleeves, revealing the shocking whip marks on her arms. "Brother Yanzhou, I didn't mean to deceive you. I have my reasons."
"You are the one I love most, but if I don't come to the flower viewing party, my stepmother will beat me to death."
Hong Gu echoed, "Yes, General, don't you understand how much the young lady has loved you over the years?"
"The young lady's body is covered with wounds of all sizes. She was beaten and couldn't cry out or apply medicine. If she wasn't completely helpless, how could she have let you down?"
Chu Ruyan saw that Pei Yanzhou's expression had finally changed, and she quickly ripped open her collar, revealing the pink scar that she had shown countless times.
"Brother Yanzhou, you are the man I risked my life for, how can I not love you?"
"I was forced to do this by my family, and I also saw that you still had feelings for Shen Yuning, so I acted impulsively and rebelled... Otherwise, how could I be willing to deceive you?"
When he saw the scar again, Pei Yanzhou's eyes couldn't help but deepen.
The experience on Tiger Roar Mountain was so unforgettable. Ruyan at that time was kind and simple, and had a chivalrous spirit. He almost loved her to death.
So, he took off his outer robe and wrapped it around Chu Ruyan. "Your body and hair are given by your parents. Don't do stupid things again."
"I understand your difficulties, but as a general on the march, I hate betrayal the most. After this incident, I hope you will never lie to me again."
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