Chapter 49 Yan Cang said he only likes me
Chu Yunjin frowned as she looked at her, wanting to ask who this innocent little lotus was.
But she calls herself "older sister".
Suddenly, Chu Yunjin had an image of a villainous younger sister in her mind.
Okay, this is almost a standard feature in every female-oriented novel: the eldest sister is paired with the half-sister, and the half-sister is paired with the eldest sister. There always has to be a villainous sister who is there specifically to oppose the female lead.
Chu Yunjin's gaze fell on her face, his eyes cold and clear: "Who are you to speak here?"
"I..." The woman bit her lip, lowered her head, and looked like she was about to cry. "I just hope that you will consider the bigger picture."
Prioritizing the overall situation?
Chu Yunjin narrowed her eyes and sneered.
If she wasn't mistaken, she had just come out with Wen Shiyu. An unmarried woman following behind a man—did she want to be his wife or concubine?
Chu Yunjin frowned as she thought of this.
How exactly did Minister Chu raise his children? The original owner chased after the Prince of Jin, and even after marrying the Prince of Yan, she was still restless. Her illegitimate daughter was chasing after the heir of the Princess's mansion... Did the Chu family really have no family education at all?
"Even if the bigger picture is taken into consideration, it should be Prince Wen who apologizes to Fourth Princess Consort." Yan Jinyue's gaze casually fell on the innocent-looking girl's face, her tone full of amusement and sarcasm. "Chu Yunshan, you are a concubine's daughter of the Chu family. In terms of status within the family, Fourth Princess Consort is the eldest sister, and you are the younger sister; in terms of social standing, you are a subject's daughter, while Fourth Princess Consort is a princess consort. Logically and emotionally, you have no right to speak here. On what grounds are you advising Fourth Princess Consort to prioritize the bigger picture?"
Chu Yunshan's face turned pale: "I...I just..."
"You just want to act gentle and virtuous in front of Prince Wen, so he'll think you're a sensible and good girl?" Yan Jinyue scoffed, exposing her shameful thoughts. "You wouldn't happen to be in love with Prince Wen, would you?"
Chu Yunshan's face flushed red, tears welling in her eyes: "I...I didn't..."
"Shut up." Yan Jinyue's face suddenly turned cold. "You have no right to speak here. Get out of here."
Chu Yunshan trembled, her face drained of color, and she lowered her head, taking a step back, not daring to say another word.
Wen Shiyu was furious: "Sixth Princess—"
"Someone come here!" Yan Jinyue said impatiently and coldly.
The guards who had come with her stepped forward to await orders.
"Anyone who dares to be disrespectful to this princess and the Princess Consort of Yan will be punished for insubordination." Yan Jinyue's voice was cold and hard. "If Prince Wen dares to knowingly violate this rule, drag him away and slap him!"
"yes!"
The atmosphere in front of the door immediately became tense.
Wen Shiyu's expression changed drastically. He hadn't expected the Sixth Princess to dare to act so arrogantly in front of the Eldest Princess's residence.
He was the heir of the Princess's household, the nephew of Prime Minister Wen, and had the Empress Dowager's backing. Throughout the court and among the powerful and influential families, who wouldn't give him some face?
Even if some people look down on his status in private, they will still treat him with respect and courtesy on the surface. Wen Shiyu knows that he is not the legitimate son of the eldest princess, but he likes to be fawned over in order to highlight his status.
He never expected the sixth princess to be so disrespectful to him.
As the argument raged, two more carriages stopped outside the gate.
Princess Jin stepped out of one of the carriages, while Pei Yi'an stepped out of the other.
Upon seeing the Princess Consort of Jin, Wen Shiyu acted as if she had seen a savior, and her attitude immediately became arrogant. She glared at Yan Jinyue and asked, "Does the Sixth Princess intend to make a move here?"
"How ridiculous." Yan Jinyue looked at him mockingly. "This princess is disciplining a treacherous person. Do you still dare to resist? Even if you cause a scene in the palace, Father Emperor will never let you off easily!"
"I--"
"Sixth Sister, please calm down." Chu Yunjin held Yan Jinyue's hand and advised casually, "Father is busy with many affairs of state. There is no need to disturb him. I will send someone to invite Yan Cang over."
Wen Shiyu's expression changed drastically.
"Weren't we here to attend the Princess's birthday banquet? Why is everyone standing here instead of going in?" Princess Jin came out, and before she even understood what was going on, she took Chu Yunjin's hand. "The military camp is very busy. How could such a small matter disturb His Highness Prince Yan? As a princess consort, Fourth Princess, you should be tolerant and be a good wife to your husband, instead of causing trouble everywhere and making His Highness Prince Yan clean up your messes."
Chu Yunjin withdrew her hand and smiled helplessly: "My husband is different from other men. He likes to clean up my messes. He said that I used to treat him like an outsider, which made him feel empty inside. If he knew how much I needed him, he would probably be so happy that he couldn't sleep."
Princess Jin's face stiffened, her smile forced: "Is that so? Then it seems that Prince Yan is indeed different from other men."
Yan Jinyue didn't want to stay here any longer and become a laughing stock, so she said coldly, "It's getting late, we should go in and say hello to Aunt Ning'an."
Chu Yunjin nodded and walked towards the Princess's residence with Yan Jinyue.
As she passed by Chu Yunshan, she coldly said, "Haven't seen you for a while, and you've even forgotten the most basic rules and etiquette?"
Chu Yunshan bit her lip, her face slightly stiff, then lowered her eyes and curtsied: "This subject, Chu Yunshan, greets the Princess Consort of Yan."
Chu Yunjin snorted coldly and stepped over the threshold.
Princess Jin intentionally walked alongside her, passing Yan Jinyue, and took her arm: "Fourth Princess, I wonder if you have seen the gift I gave you."
Yan Jinyue coldly observed her overly enthusiastic attitude and followed behind her expressionlessly.
"I saw it." Chu Yunjin's expression was calm, without a trace of unusual emotion on her face, she was very composed. "I asked him yesterday, and Yan Cang said that he only has me in his heart, and no one else."
Princess Jin's face stiffened, and she looked at her in disbelief: "You went to ask Prince Yan?"
"Yes." Chu Yunjin glanced at her, seemingly finding her question odd. "Shouldn't husband and wife be honest with each other?"
Princess Jin forced a smile: "Indeed, we should be honest with each other."
“I will ask him directly if I have any questions, and he will answer me truthfully.” Chu Yunjin said calmly, “Although I don’t know whether what he said is true or false, the fact that he is willing to answer at least proves that this matter is not something that cannot be talked about, and there is no secret that can be hidden. That is enough.”
Princess Jin clenched the handkerchief in her hand, her expression stiff.
Chu Yunjin, as if that wasn't enough, smiled and said, "I know I wasn't very good to him before, and even our wedding night wasn't very pleasant. So the night before last, I made up for it with a wedding night. Yesterday, we stayed in the room all day, did nothing, just opened our hearts and talked. Our relationship progressed rapidly in just one day."
She paused for a moment, then said, "What you said that day was quite right. I also think it makes no sense that he likes me. So yesterday I asked him directly, 'I was so stupid before, always going against him. Why is he so devoted to me? Is it because he doesn't actually like me?'"
Chu Yunjin sighed, "But I was wrong. Yan Cang has only ever loved me, no one else."
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