The next day, a servant took a letter from Xueying's room and handed it to Hongzhou. It was a letter instructing Hongzhou not to blame Hongli. Although it was voluntary, things had already developed to this point. Xueying said she would never see Hongli again and hoped that Hongzhou would not be angry and that she would not cause any rift between the brothers because of her.
Xueying was willing to give up anything and do anything for Hongli's sake. The letter was filled with sorrow and heartbreak, so much so that Hongzhou immediately overturned the table, frightening the guards and servants into not daring to approach. It turned out that after leaving the letter, Xueying had taken A'luo and left Jinan alone to return to the capital.
"Fourth Prince, go quickly and check on our master. He hasn't eaten or drunk anything all day, and hasn't left the house to see anyone. He even overturned the table today!" A servant reported. Hongli put down his book and immediately stood up: "What? What happened?"
The servants dared not conceal the truth, hoping that Hongli could find a way to see Hongzhou: "We heard that the 'young master' left for the capital early this morning with his entourage. We don't know if that's why he was so angry." It seems that the servants thought their Fifth Prince was fond of men, and that the young master's recent departure had caused him to become so enraged.
Hongli knew why Hongzhou was sulking, but he didn't expect Xueying to leave such a big misunderstanding behind. It seemed that Xueying's purpose was not only to make him and Hongzhou misunderstand each other, but also to have another purpose.
Hongli pleaded with Hongzhou for several hours in front of his gate, but to no avail. He had no choice but to instruct his servants to bring him food and tea on time, and to replace them when they got cold, without delaying even once.
Hongzhou stayed in his room for three days. On the morning of the fourth day, he finally opened the door, his hair disheveled and his clothes in disarray, looking quite wretched. The servants prepared food, bathed him, and helped him change. When Hongli learned of this, he rushed over and was deeply distressed to see how thin Hongzhou had become.
The brothers were no longer as close as before, and an awkward silence fell over them. Neither of them knew what to say. Hongli wanted to explain further: "Hongzhou, what happened that day was indeed a misunderstanding. Don't overthink it."
As soon as Hongli finished speaking, Hongzhou asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you plan to do?"
Hongli didn't understand: "What do you mean, how do you do it?"
Hongzhou saw that Hongli was still pretending to be oblivious. Xueying had sacrificed herself for him, leaving to avoid making things difficult for Hongli, and even then, she kept mentioning Hongli, telling him to take good care of him and not to blame him. But what did Hongli do? Not only did he not take any action, but he also questioned Hongzhou. Hongzhou looked at Hongli with disappointment, wondering for the first time if he had trusted the wrong person.
"Xueying has already told me about your affair. Aren't you going to take responsibility for Xueying?" Hongzhou said, suppressing the pain in his heart.
After three days of contemplation, Hongzhou had come to a conclusion. Since he loved Xueying, he should do everything for her sake. Since Xueying's desired happiness was to be with Hongli, then he would help her achieve her goal. As long as Xueying could be happy, Hongzhou would bless them.
Hongli was baffled by the question: "What are you talking about? Nothing happened between Xueying and me..."
Before he could finish speaking, Hongzhou punched Hongli on the forehead.
Hongli stumbled and almost fell to the ground, but only bumped into the corner of the table.
Not only that, but Hong Zhou grabbed Zuan Li by the collar and loudly questioned, "Xue Ying has already given herself to you, and you actually say that nothing happened?"
This book comes from
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
