Chapter 26 The Cold Third Prince
The news that the third prince vomited blood and fainted in the court spread throughout the imperial city in an instant.
"Hey, do you know? The prime minister's daughter actually made a bet with the emperor in the Golden Palace." In a teahouse on the street, several people gathered together and chatted loudly.
"Really? It's so exciting, where does she get the courage from? What is she betting on?" One of them was obviously still unclear.
"She bet that it would rain for three months. If she won, she wanted the emperor to give her the freedom to marry!"
"Ah? Freedom of marriage? Since ancient times, women's marriages have been decided by their parents and matchmakers. How can they make their own decisions? Is the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter possessed by a demon?"
"That's right. You don't know. She also said that the Wei River would burst its banks in three months and cause a flood. She asked the emperor to order the reinforcement of the Wei River embankment."
"You know what, if the rain really lasts for three months, the river embankment needs to be reinforced!" One of the old men nodded in agreement.
"Our emperor is wise. Regardless of whether it rains for three months or not, he has allocated money and people to reinforce the wall. After all, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion made such a solemn promise. We should be prepared for any eventuality!"
"Yes, yes, yes. This way, no matter whether it lasts for the next three months or not, we the people can rest assured. In this way, the daughter of the emperor has done a good thing for us!"
"Of course not!"
Many unmarried girls said that the daughter of the Prime Minister was extremely bold, but they began to admire Su Yue in their hearts.
After all, being able to find a husband of your dreams by yourself is much better than being arranged by your parents or a matchmaker.
There was a burst of discussion in the imperial city, and everyone was eagerly waiting to see whether the rain would last for three months. Some people even picked up pen and paper and started counting down the number of days it had rained before.
Some smart people even started a bet on whether the rain would last for three months. However, most people still chose the one that would not last for the next three months.
A small number of men, as soon as they returned home after placing their bets, were pinched by their wives' ears and forced to go back again, and they were forced to place bets once every three months.
After all, as a woman, who doesn't want the freedom to marry? Even if they are already hopeless to get married, if they can see a woman like this appear in their lifetime, they will have no regrets in their life.
For a moment, the entire imperial city was bustling with activity because of Su Yue's gambling.
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The Third Prince’s Mansion.
After being busy for a while, Su Yue finally stabilized the third prince's condition. The emperor watched her give the acupuncture with his own eyes. As he watched the third prince's complexion recover little by little, he snorted at her and returned to the palace with peace of mind.
At this time, the third prince was lying on the bed, his face a little rosier.
"You all go down." After Su Yue sent the servants away, she just looked at him quietly. She had to admit that he was indeed handsome.
Even though his eyebrows were slightly frowned, with a hint of pain between his brows, it could not hide his three-dimensional facial features. His pale lips were tightly pursed, as if there was a scene in his dream that he didn't want to see.
The third prince had been weak and sickly since childhood, and the emperor doted on him, which resulted in his brothers and sisters not liking to be close to him and even secretly bullying him.
Su Yue still remembered the first time she met him as a child. Several princes and princesses played with his favorite bird to death in front of him.
At that time, his hands and head hung limply, and helpless tears fell one by one.
"Crybaby, go tell father again if you have the guts. If you complain again, we will take away your favorite things again."
When the princes and princesses saw him crying, they were not panicked. Instead, they held hands and circled around Shangguan Nanxing, singing and laughing "Crybaby, crybaby".
"Don't bully him!" At this moment, little Su Yue pushed the princes away one by one, opened her pink hands to block him, with a serious face.
Thinking of this, Su Yue smiled lightly, but happened to meet Shangguan Nanxing's eyes.
A smile, which was not yet taken back.
"Nan...Brother Nanxing, are you awake?" Su Yue breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she had studied his illness in her previous life.
"Miss Su, we are not that familiar with each other. Please call me the Third Prince." He spoke, his tone as cold as the ice in the extremely cold land, so cold that her chest hurt.
When they first met in the previous life, I was fat, inferior and timid. When I saw him, I stammered for a long time before calling him, "Third Prince."
She remembered that at that time, the Third Prince narrowed his beautiful peach blossom eyes and smiled at her tenderly: "Yuer, why are you so distant? Just call me Brother Nanxing."
"Just call me Brother Nanxing." He smiled warmly.
"We are not that familiar with each other. You should just call me the Third Prince." He said indifferently.
"Yes, Third Prince." She lowered her head obediently, her voice very low.
"Miss Su, I don't feel anything wrong now. It's getting late, you should go back early. It's not good for an unmarried girl like you to stay overnight with me." He suppressed his emotions, his voice was as flat as a pool of stagnant water.
"Yeah." She continued to lower her head. With so many thoughts in her mind, this was quite good.
Shangguan Nanxing looked at Su Yue's thin back in the rain. The light in her peach blossom eyes flickered, and her eyes were slightly red. Finally, she sighed helplessly: "Butler Zhang, prepare a carriage and send Miss Su back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
After giving the order, he stopped talking and closed his eyes, as if he had fallen asleep again.
Only the tightly clasped hands under the quilt betrayed the excitement and sadness in his heart. She had given up on him first, so why was he still so shameless? Seeing her getting wet in the rain made him feel more uncomfortable than getting wet himself.
The scent of Shangguan Nanxing seemed to still linger on the carriage. She could no longer hold back her tears. She didn't know why she was crying. Everything was obviously planned according to her ideas, but she was just sad, as if she had lost something precious in the world.
"Miss Su, we've arrived at the Prime Minister's Residence." Butler Zhang's voice came from outside the carriage. Su Yue calmed herself down, lifted the curtain, and walked out.
"Thank you." She bowed lightly to Butler Zhang, who felt flattered. She was the daughter of the Prime Minister, and a servant like him could not deserve such a courtesy.
"Butler Zhang, this is a mild and nourishing prescription. Please boil three bowls of water into one bowl of medicine every day and make sure the Third Prince drinks it."
Butler Zhang had seen Su Yue's medical skills before, so he took the prescription, thanked her, and then drove away in the carriage.
Su Yue held an oil-paper umbrella and stood quietly in front of the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion looked very solemn in the rain, and the vermilion gate was like a ghost with a bloody mouth, waiting for Su Yue to fall into its trap.
She knew that when she went in, there would be another bloody storm. After all, today, not only did she gamble her own life, but the angry emperor also brought the entire Su family with him.
Although the result was what she wanted, the price was much higher than she expected. At the beginning, she had not thought of taking the Su family with her.
My father's selfish character...
Su Yue sighed, walked to the door and knocked on it.
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