Seeing Wen Zhaobai, whom she had grown up with, turn into this state, Yunshan felt a pang of sadness.
In the end, it was all just a cruel twist of fate...
It's too late to undo anything now.
She is now the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, while Wen Zhaobai is a court official; there was never any possibility between them to begin with. Her coming to see him today was already extremely outrageous.
Yunshan placed the hangover soup on the table, sighed deeply, and turned to leave.
"Sister Shan..."
Just as Yunshan was about to step out of the room, she was pulled into a warm embrace.
When Wen Zhaobai saw Yunshan about to leave, all his dissatisfaction and sadness turned into reluctance.
He held the person in his arms tightly, as if he wanted to meld her into his very bones.
The man rested his head on Yunshan's shoulder, completely ignoring the fact that the woman in his arms had already married someone else.
"Please come with me... I don't want anything anymore, just come with me..."
This was the first time Wen Zhaobai had violated the benevolence and morality he had learned since childhood, uttering such rebellious words, as if a string that had been taut in his heart had been loosened.
He didn't know how he got through that time. He thought he could face reality and let go, but every time the night was quiet, he couldn't help but think of Yunshan. She should have been his!
"You know I won't agree."
After saying this, Yunshan pushed Wen Zhaobai away while he was still in a daze.
"You don't want to...you've fallen in love with him!"
Wen Zhaobai asked in a trembling voice, staring intently at the face he had longed for day and night, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"I guess so."
Yunshan lowered her head, finished speaking, and left without pausing for a moment or looking back.
Wen Zhaobai watched the departing figure and gave a self-deprecating laugh. He leaned on the chair for support, but ultimately slumped down into it, powerless.
Since her marriage, this teahouse has been the place he frequents most besides his home.
He waited here every day for his little girl. But when they met again, he learned that she had already fallen for someone else…
Spruce, you really have a cruel heart...
...
After this ordeal, even the lively and energetic butterfly didn't know how to comfort the spruce.
She was Yunshan's dowry maid, and they had grown up together since childhood. No one understood the bond between her and Wen Zhaobai better than she did.
But... if Miss still has this expression... the Crown Prince might become suspicious...
"Miss, we're almost at the Eastern Palace."
She reminded Yunshan and took out the face powder she carried with her to apply to Yunshan's face so that Yunshan's face would not be too pale.
A moment later, Yunshan got off the carriage and bumped into Steward Li, who was busy going in and out.
"Your Majesty."
Just then, they bumped into Yunshan, and Butler Li greeted her somewhat awkwardly.
Yunshan waved his hand, gesturing for him to stand up. He then pointed to the boxes going in and out in front of him and asked:
"What is the manor planning to procure?"
"No...it's that lady in the palace...who bestowed several concubines upon His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"They've already moved to the east wing."
"How could our Empress not know about this!"
Cai Die was furious. The two had only been married for a few days, and another woman was already moving into the East Palace! She had thought that the Crown Prince was a good person, but it turned out that he was just a womanizer!
"What about His Highness the Crown Prince? Has His Highness agreed as well?"
Upon hearing this, Yunshan disregarded the strange emotion welling up inside her and immediately rebuked:
"Cai Die, how dare you be so rude! How dare you speak ill of His Highness the Crown Prince?"
“Your Highness, His Highness was present at the time and did not refuse.”
After listening, Yunshan simply tugged at her fingers, forcing a smile, and said to Manager Li:
"I am a little tired. I will trouble you to take good care of Consort Liang."
"How can the Crown Prince be like this? He's only been married to Miss for a few days, and he already wants to take a concubine!"
"Thank goodness, Miss even went out of her way to buy him fabric to make clothes!"
Upon returning to Jinhua Palace, Caidie immediately took the dark fabric far away, as if it had offended her eyes.
Yunshan glanced at her, said nothing, and silently picked up the roll of unfinished goods and put it in the shelf next to her.
He then casually picked out two small trinkets from the room and handed them to Cai Die, saying:
"Send it over there, just say it's a gift from me."
"Miss!"
Seeing her soft, timid, and useless appearance, Cai Die was extremely disappointed in her.
"Go."
Cai Die left angrily, leaving Yun Shan alone in the vast Jinhua Palace.
She walked to the chaise lounge and lay down, her hand unconsciously resting on her heart.
Touching my heart, which was beating irregularly, a feeling of frustration instantly welled up inside me.
No woman wants to share her husband with another, and Yunshan was no exception. But the man she married was the crown prince, the man who would one day ascend the throne…
Besides... their marriage was ultimately just a sham...
The person in Yan Ze's heart was never himself.
Yunshan placed her hand on her chest, feeling the piercing pain, and unconsciously drifted off to sleep.
The sun illuminated the last small patch of land with its afterglow, and night was about to fall upon the earth.
Yunshan groaned softly in her sleep, opened her eyes, and, still groggy, got up to go to the table to get some water.
She calmly accepted the glass of water and drank it down before realizing that there was a man in front of her.
"Your Highness?"
Yunshan, who had just woken up, had an unconscious flush on her face. Her drowsy and innocent nature was endearing and made her all the more lovable.
A strange emotion flashed in Yan Ze's eyes as he thought of what Steward Li had said at noon earlier that day.
He had deliberately accepted those two concubines; he didn't want them, and no one could arrange it for him. But after the Empress made this suggestion, Yan Ze's mind, which was immersed in happiness, was suddenly jolted awake.
To bring Luo Jiu out of the dream, he had to make her believe it was all an illusion, just a dream...
So he accepted the Empress's idea of helping him take a concubine, and also wanted to see how Luo Jiu would react.
She'll probably be furious. With Luo Jiu's personality, hearing this news might just make her tear the roof off...
However, Yan Ze froze upon hearing Butler Li's description. He couldn't wait a moment longer and was eager to see her.
"Shan'er, is there nothing you want to tell me?"
Yunshan snapped out of her daze, twisting the cup in her hand repeatedly. A deep voice escaped her lips.
"We haven't yet congratulated Your Highness on the arrival of your two consorts."
"Is there anything else besides that?"
Yan Ze gave her a deep look, all his excuses stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
This was the result he wanted, but it left him feeling disappointed.
According to his plan, when Luo Jiu felt helpless and desperate, her emotional fluctuations would increase, which would allow him to better destroy the dream.
But hearing Luo Jiu's nonchalant words still deeply stung Yan Ze.
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