After that, I deliberately met him several times and tried to get closer to him. Gradually, the news of our love began to spread in the capital.
Just when I thought the marriage was a sure thing, the Third Prince distanced himself from me and never met me again.
I felt dissatisfied but relieved at the same time. Although I didn't want to admit it, I still had feelings for Xiao Changan and couldn't help but observe his every move.
He said he was waiting for me at the restaurant. I knew I shouldn't go, but I went anyway, just to see him from afar.
He lost weight, and my heart ached, but when I thought about how he betrayed our vows in his previous life and secretly kept a mistress, I hardened my heart.
A short pain is worse than a long one, I told myself.
The Queen held a flower-viewing banquet at the Princess's Mansion to choose concubines for the Crown Prince and the Third Prince. She said there were two people, but we all know that the Crown Prince would not choose. He once said that he would only marry one person to grow old with.
Therefore, most of the women at the banquet set their sights on the Third Prince. As soon as I sat down, I received countless looks, some overt and some covert, some out of curiosity, some out of jealousy... They all wanted to squeeze me out and become the Third Prince's consort.
But I came prepared and would not give them such an opportunity.
For some reason, the Third Prince hasn't shown up at the banquet. Xiao Changan advised me not to participate in the poetry writing session at the banquet. How could that be possible? I came here today to steal the show during this session.
There was a noticeable purple bruise on Xiao Changan's face, and he looked extremely miserable.
I couldn't help but laugh at him: "What happened to you? Were you beaten by Yun Yuan's mistress?"
After hearing what I said, he stammered and tried to explain, but I didn't listen.
Although I said I didn't care, I actually did care in my heart, so I secretly investigated it.
After sending people to question the residents of Luoyu Hutong, they learned that he had gotten drunk last night and had spent the night lying naked outside his door. When he woke up the next morning, he found people all around him. He was immediately panicked and fell in a panic, which led to the current tragic situation.
After knowing the truth, I was very angry. I was angry at him for not taking care of his body, at those who were watching the fun, and at Yun Yuan for not taking good care of him.
Speaking of Yun Yuan, I have been investigating her background and information since I was reborn, but I have never gained anything.
She seemed to appear out of thin air, and she rarely lived in Luoyu Hutong. Her whereabouts were erratic and difficult to predict.
I tried to send people to get rid of her, but I couldn't find any trace of her every time.
Sometimes the men who were sent into the house returned pale and terrified, looking as though they had seen a ghost.
"Second Miss, Yun Yuan knows the art of Qimen Dunjia and is very difficult to deal with. When we saw her enter the gate, we wanted to follow her in, but as soon as we entered, we were surrounded by thick fog. We walked for several hours and were still circling the door."
How could these people not even do this? I said impatiently, "If you can't get in through the main gate, go through the side door or climb over the wall. Do I need to teach you this?"
When those people heard this, they trembled uncontrollably and answered timidly, "We've all tried it. No matter where we go in, we always end up circling around the door."
"We all thought we were inside, and it wasn't until dawn when someone tapped our shoulders that we woke up from the nightmare."
I frowned. Is Yun Yuan really that powerful?
I sent other people over, but no matter how many people I sent, Yun Yuan was still alive and well. I couldn't do anything to her, so I had to give up the idea of killing her.
The flower viewing banquet finally reached the poetry-writing session that I had been looking forward to the most. The theme was to describe the spring. Everyone was thinking hard, but I was the only one who easily wrote down the poem written by Fu Qingyan in my previous life.
This poem was extremely popular at the time and was known to everyone. Someone even composed a special tune to accompany it. Fu Qingyan's name was like a spring breeze, blowing through the streets and alleys, and becoming known to more and more people.
Fu Qingyan's poem was not finished at this point in time, so I decided to give it my own name and make it a stepping stone for me to marry into the royal family.
I thought that if I stole a poem from Fu Qingyan, there wouldn't be any big problems. It would be Fu Qingyan who would be talked about, and it would be Fu Qingyan whose reputation would be ruined. I would only get praise from all over the capital.
But I didn't expect that the Second Prince trusted Fu Qingyan so much. He didn't doubt her at all, nor did he have any grudges against her. Instead, he firmly believed that she was the real author of this poem, even though all the evidence showed that I was the poet.
The Empress Dowager gave me to the Third Prince as a concubine, not the principal wife position I had expected.
Xiao Changan said he could help me get out of this situation, and I couldn't help but sneer when I heard that.
Why should I escape? After escaping, marry Xiao Changan and repeat the mistakes of my previous life?
The third prince is impeccable in both appearance and talent. Although he may not have that kind of feeling that makes my heart beat faster, I am very satisfied with him in other aspects.
Moreover, his backyard is very clean, without complicated interpersonal relationships and conflicts, which means that my life will be relatively easy after I marry him.
Just as I began to prepare my dowry and look forward to a new life in the future, I was caught off guard by a piece of news: the third prince had run away from his marriage.
This is a humiliation to me!
I suddenly went from being the envy of everyone to the laughing stock of the entire capital, and I was very angry.
To compensate me, the Queen gave me the title of Princess, but I was still not satisfied.
My mother said that the third prince must have run away from the marriage because he had someone else in his heart. Such a man is not worthy of entrusting your life to. Although this marriage fell through, this result is still better than suffering grievances after marriage.
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