Chapter 248: Happy Enemies Extra
If you have never felt lovesickness in your life, you will feel it and then suffer from it.
The body is like floating clouds, the mind is like flying catkins, and the breath is like gossamer.
Only a lingering fragrance remains here, wondering where the wealthy traveler has gone.
When do symptoms appear? When the lamp is half dim and the moon is half bright.
The sound of raindrops drifted outside the window again, hitting the tiles and green leaves, which made people feel annoyed. The lingering anxiety wrapped around the girl in the boudoir, making her sigh again.
He Jing sent away everyone around her and sat alone in the room. After an unknown amount of time, she slowly stood up, walked to the window, and reached out to push open the carved window.
The damp and cold air blowing in her face made her a little more sober, but the worry between her brows lingered.
After a while, He Jing laughed at herself, not knowing who she was laughing at.
In the capital, whenever someone mentioned Princess Hejing, envy and jealousy would follow. Although she was only the daughter of Prince Rong, she was granted the title of princess after she was born, and she was Prince Rong's only daughter.
Just because of this one thing, Princess Hejing's superiority is innate.
In terms of noble status and the emperor's love, even the princesses in the palace cannot compare to her.
She ate delicacies from land and sea every day and wore silk and satin. No matter she was in the palace, in the capital, or even in the deep palace, everyone tolerated her.
She can be domineering and do whatever she wants, and it seems that she can do whatever she wants. Even if she is criticized, it doesn't matter. Everyone knows that she is the only daughter of Prince Rong. As long as it is not a serious crime of confiscating the family property and destroying the ancestors, it does not matter.
Since she was a child, Hejing didn't like playing with the wives and daughters of high-ranking officials. Listening to their words that were flattering on the surface but actually contained sour meanings would make her want to pick up a whip and hit them.
Instead of wasting time with them, she would rather play with He Jun. Even though this man was mean-spirited and nosy and always liked to tease her, at least she could whip him to her heart's content without having to worry too much.
More often than not, she felt that she and He Jun were somewhat similar. They both looked loved, but in fact, no one knew.
Perhaps to outsiders, her life was not at all unsatisfactory.
But the truth is not so. Only she knows that she has been an unpopular child since she was born.
Being unique does not necessarily mean being loved.
"It would be great if you were a boy..." said the mother with a melancholy and resentful voice, who had grown up with her since childhood.
Yes, if it was a son, he would be able to inherit the palace, and the mother would not have to worry day and night about whether the father would have other children. She would not have to take care of him so nervously, and her relationship with the father would not become increasingly cold year by year.
But she is a daughter, born a girl, and it will never change in her life.
When she was young, He Jing once lay on Prince Rong's knees and said coquettishly, "Father, I want a younger brother."
At that time, she couldn't tell whether this sentence was sincere or not. She only knew that her mother would be much happier if she had a younger brother.
Prince Rong just looked at her, reached out and touched her bun, and asked, "You are enough for my father."
When she heard these words, He Jing was filled with joy, thinking that she was the most important person in her father's heart, so important that he was willing to have no other sons and only wanted her as a daughter.
It would be great if she could be a little dumber and a little more stupid and keep believing this.
Having you is enough, not because I love you the most, but because it would be best if I only had one daughter. Then your father wouldn't have to worry so much and could do what he wants.
As she grew up, she listened to her mother's complaints day and night, and slowly began to understand her father's thoughts.
My father could be gone for several years, and no one knew where he went in the Great Zhou. If it weren't for the letters sent to the palace, they would almost think he was dead.
My mother said that my father must have been bewitched by a vixen, which is why he neglected his family so much.
But He Jing knew that was not the case. What their father wanted to do, was doing, and would do were things that even they could not know.
This matter is much more important than her daughter and the entire Prince Rong's Mansion.
It turned out that having her was enough for him, simply because his father didn't care whether he had offspring or not, not because he loved her.
Even if she caused trouble all over the world, her father would not get angry. He would always downplay it. No matter how many things she did, the eyes looking at her were always so calm and peaceful.
Her mother grabbed her hand and begged, "Hejing, your father loves you so much and always agrees with you and listens to you. Go and persuade him to think more about the future. Prince Rong's mansion cannot be without an heir."
He Jing looked at her haggard mother and even envied her stupidity. She was so stupid that she couldn't see clearly for more than ten years.
"Mother, father won't listen to me." He Jing heard herself answer this.
The princess's face turned pale and she grabbed her hand tightly. "He Jing, even if you don't care about your mother, you should think about yourself. You will get married sooner or later. If you don't have brothers, who will support you when your father passes away one day?"
He Jing did not break free from her hand: "Mother, there is nothing wrong with this."
"Are you trying to piss me off to death? Prince Rong's family is going to be extinct. What good is that?"
He Jing didn't know how to answer. Should she say that her father didn't have her in his eyes, or that he didn't care about the entire Prince Rong's Mansion, or should she answer that it was just her own vague illusions?
She always thought that life would continue like this, until this year, when Prince Rong returned to the capital and never left.
Compared to the princess's elation, He Jing felt panic in her heart. She always felt that something unexpected had happened that she didn't know about, which was why her father was so abnormal.
But it seemed that apart from her, no one thought there was anything wrong with Prince Rong staying in the capital.
Yes, as a prince of the Great Zhou and the emperor's younger brother, it is strange that he has to run around everywhere all year round. Not only is it thankless work, but he looks older and older every year, even older than the pampered emperor.
He Jing followed Prince Rong's gaze and saw a person.
The top scholar who rode a horse through the streets.
For the first time, she saw expectation in Prince Rong's eyes, with scrutiny and consideration, but with an expectation she had never had before.
That was what she wanted but couldn't get!
What on earth was there about Su Fengzhang that was worthy of her father's attention? If it weren't for his clean background, she would have almost suspected that this man was an illegitimate child raised by her father.
He Jing couldn't help but look at this person again and again.
In terms of appearance, Su Fengzhang was indeed outstanding, but she knew that her father was different from the emperor. He was not the kind of person who looked at appearance.
In terms of talent and learning, Su Fengzhang is indeed outstanding, but there are many young talents in the court. Su Mu, Meng Ting, and Lin Yuye, who came from the same batch as them, are all outstanding. His father did not even give him a second glance.
What exactly is it? Why is Su Fengzhang worth my father’s attention?
It was not until the night of the Lantern Festival that He Jing truly saw this number one scholar for the first time. She did not expect that although he looked gentle and refined, he was not much worse than He Jun in fighting.
What surprised her even more was that her father actually intended to marry her to him.
Before this, it was clear that her father had not cared about her marriage and had let her mother make the decision.
For the first time, He Jing felt hopeful. If she was still useful, if she could marry Su Fengzhang, would her father also have eyes for her?
What made her angry was that this ungrateful guy actually dared to refuse!
What's wrong with her? Marrying her is equivalent to owning the entire Prince Rong's Mansion!
She wanted to take out the whip and beat him to pieces, to let him see the consequences of despising a princess.
But the father said: "This is also good..."
This is fine, what’s the good thing about it?
He Jing couldn't figure it out and couldn't see through it. She never understood what her father was thinking or doing.
The sudden war interrupted her first marriage proposal, but He Jing felt relieved. Su Fengzhang's rejection made her very angry, but at the same time she was not so disappointed.
The princess was happy. She looked down on the Su family and took this opportunity to take out the list of talented men in the capital. However, He Jing looked at it with little interest.
If it’s not Su Fengzhang, there will be Li Fengzhang, He Fengzhang, or Wang Fengzhang. What difference does it make who you marry?
Until that day, He Jun stopped her and said to her, "Huan'er, don't rush into getting engaged. Wait until I come back. If I have made military achievements, I will ask the emperor for permission to marry you."
He Jing asked, "Are you kidding me? Why do you want to marry me? Is it because of my father?"
He Jun stared at her and said, "I like you, I like you, I want to be with you day and night, I can't bear to see you like someone else."
"You like me?" He Jing couldn't believe it. It would be more likely that she hated me, as they had been fighting since they were young.
He Jun grabbed her hand and forcefully stuffed the ancestral jade pendant into her hand: "If it wasn't because I like you, who would be willing to play with a crying little girl."
"Who are you talking about crying?" He Jing was about to get angry when she heard that.
He Jun was rarely not angry and continued, "Huan'er, I know what you're thinking. After we get married, you can ride horses and go shopping if you want, practice martial arts and crack a whip if you want, and I'll accompany you in doing whatever you want."
"You don't need to change your temper, you can sleep in every day, and you don't need to care about those nonsense about being a good wife and mother raising children."
"Keep this jade pendant safe, Huan'er, until I come back to marry you."
The person in front of her was smiling exceptionally brightly. It was a smile she was used to seeing, but one that was completely different. At this moment, He Jing heard the sound of flowers blooming.
Those years of playing and fighting seemed to become beautiful. Everything had signs, but she was immersed in her own world and was unaware of it until He Jun stretched out his strong and powerful hands and pulled her into his own world.
"You must come back. I'll wait for you to come back and marry me."
She heard her own unspeakably gentle voice and made a lifelong commitment.
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