Chapter 227 Yongning Du Zhengming Extra 1
As October arrives, the weather is clear and crisp with pleasant temperatures.
However, Du Zhengming was very agitated.
Because in the last two days, the palace suddenly stopped sending things.
For the past three months, someone has been delivering things to me every day at 9:00 AM sharp.
But suddenly they stopped sending them. At first, Du Zhengming didn't think much of it, assuming they had simply forgotten.
However, after three consecutive days without receiving anything, Du Zhengming began to feel uneasy.
On the fourth day, before 9:00 AM, he involuntarily stopped writing and stared intently at the door.
Half an hour passed, and there was still no one at the door.
Du Zhengming felt empty inside.
Looking at the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table, the dwarf pine tree on the windowsill, the ink painting on the wall, and the jade pendant at my waist, I fell silent…
He was upset and had no interest in continuing to look at the case files, so he got up and went to the courtyard.
After a long while, he suddenly saw someone enter from outside the door, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
But when he turned around, he saw Xie Yunman.
Xie Yunman looked at the disappointed expression on his face and pouted:
Why don't you invite me in for a seat?
Du Zhengming's expression instantly returned to normal: "Thank you, brother. Please."
After Xie Yunman entered, he looked around his official residence, and then chuckled:
"Princess Yongning has sent so many things."
Du Zhengming was already troubled by Yongning's situation, and hearing Xie Yunman say this made him even more distressed.
"You seem quite conflicted, so it seems you're not entirely indifferent to Princess Yongning?"
Du Zhengming frowned deeply, unsure how to answer.
"I came to remind you that Princess Yongning will probably not send anything anymore."
I heard from the Prince of Shou'an that Princess Yongning told Princess Jinyang, "If you still show no reaction after sending me gifts for three months in a row..."
Xie Yunman suddenly stopped talking at this point.
When Du Zhengming heard the crucial point, there was no further explanation, so he looked up and stared intently at Xie Yunman.
But Xie Yunman was drinking water slowly and deliberately.
Du Zhengming patiently waited for Xie Yunman to finish his tea, and then saw him pretend to straighten his clothes.
Finally, he looked up at Du Zhengming's tense gaze and continued:
"If you still don't react after three months, it means you really don't like her."
Princess Jinyang told her that royal princesses are like golden phoenixes in the sky, only able to perch on the parasol tree, and that she should not lower herself to such a lowly position and keep pestering her.
There are other sycamore trees in the world besides you; she can find another one that is willing to accept her.
I'm willing to weather any storm with her, and face everything together.
When Du Zhengming heard the words that Yongning was going to replace him with another person, his heart felt like it was being squeezed, making it hard for him to breathe.
Xie Yunman took in Du Zhengming's condition.
Is this love without realizing it?
Sigh... Du Shaoqing's personality is really awkward. How can he possibly find a wife like that?
By the time Du Zhengming snapped out of his reverie, Xie Yunman had almost finished the pot of tea on his table.
Xie Yunman looked at Du Zhengming, who had come to his senses, and said:
"I've come here today to give you some pointers because of the friendship between us."
I have said all I have to say.
So... is there anything you'd like me to pass on to Princess Yongning?
I'll find a way to send it to you.
After hearing this, Du Zhengming said, "I..."
Xie Yunman waited patiently for a long time, but nothing came out.
Finally, he sighed and said, "Brother Du, let me give you a piece of advice: Pluck the flower while it's in bloom, lest you break a bare branch when there are no flowers left."
After saying that, Xie Yunman got up and walked outside.
Du Zhengming looked at Xie Yunman's back, opened his mouth again, but in the end he still didn't say anything.
On this day, Du Zhengming was in a very bad mood, and everyone in the Dali Temple could clearly feel it.
The last time I saw Du Shaoqing in such a bad mood was when Wei Ba Niangzi crashed into the main hall of Dali Temple and died.
Everyone was speculating about what the reason was this time.
Soon, insiders speculated on why.
On the seventh day of the tenth month, the Empress held a chrysanthemum appreciation banquet in the inner palace, inviting young men from prominent families and talented young men from all over the capital.
Everyone immediately knew that this was about choosing a husband for Princess Yongning.
Those noble young men who admired the princess were all in high spirits, eager to attend the banquet.
When Xie Yunman heard this news, she knew things were bad; Du Shaoqing was in real danger now.
Upon hearing the news, Du Zhengming closed his eyes and slumped into a chair.
Because he had not received an invitation from the Queen.
Is it really going to be a missed opportunity?
Princess Yongning appeared in his mind: her charming expression, her bright smile, her beautiful figure, her fair ankles…
I glanced down at the jade pendant at my waist, the paperweight on the desk, and the flowers and plants under the window...
Do you like it?
like.
Then what?
And then? I don't know...
At this moment, Du Zhengming understood his own feelings, but since things had come to this point, he didn't know what to do next.
He had been running away from it all along, because of his identity, because of his age, and because of that ridiculous inferiority complex deep inside him...
But at this moment he was very clear that he loved Princess Yongning.
Is it too late to face your own heart now and try to repay me with something like Qiong Yao's words?
Du Zhengming was somewhat confused at this moment.
Just then, Huan Zian arrived.
After Huan Zian entered, he sat down without any ceremony and looked at him angrily, saying:
"What's wrong with you? You've been so hesitant."
"Now that Princess Yongning has publicly announced her intention to marry a prince consort, what are you going to do?"
Du Zhengming lowered his head, closed his eyes, and remained silent.
Huan Zian was anxious and reached out to push him:
"Alright, stop pretending to be dead."
"I wasn't faking my death. I... I just... I just..."
Huan Zi'an glared at him and pressed, "But what?"
"I just don't know what to do next?"
Huan Zi'an glared at Du Zhengming and pressed him directly for answers:
"Tell me first whether you like Princess Yongning or not."
"Please don't say you don't like it. If you don't like it, why are you accepting so many things from them?"
Du Zhengming nodded.
"What does nodding mean? Don't you like it?"
Huan Zian had dark skin and wide, bulging eyes.
Du Zhengming kept his head down: "No...no."
At first, I really felt it wasn't right, but... but now I think it's... not bad at all.
“That means you like it.” Huan Zian smiled.
"If you like her too, then things will be much easier."
Upon hearing this, Du Zhengming suddenly raised his head.
What makes it easy to say?
"I'm telling you, you absolutely must go to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet on the seventh day of the lunar new year. You have to go no matter what."
We must find an opportunity to disrupt the princess's banquet for choosing a husband.
Du Zhengming looked at Huan Zian with disbelief.
"I disrupted the princess's selection banquet, won't the Empress and His Majesty punish me?"
"No, Princess Yongning still likes you for now, she will stop her."
Du Zhengming perked up immediately: "How do you know she still likes me?"
"Human emotions cannot be severed so easily."
They've been diligently sending you things for three months, but you haven't responded at all, so they had no choice but to switch targets.
It's only been a few days. She might be angry with you, but she won't say she doesn't like you anymore.
"So, what should I do? Please advise."
Huan Zi'an crossed his arms and laughed smugly:
"Hmph, considering you're such an old bachelor and so sincerely asking for advice, I'll let you off the hook."
Let me show you the way.
After saying that, he looked at Du Zhengming triumphantly and beckoned to him.
Seeing that he was acting mysteriously, Du Zhengming moved closer to him.
“I’m telling you, go find Prince Shou’an.”
Du Zhengming frowned at Huan Zian: "Why are you looking for him?"
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