"Fifth Master!" Yunmeng wanted to say more, but was coldly interrupted by Hongzhou.
"I originally intended to find a way to keep you here, but I didn't expect you to approach me with a purpose from the very beginning. What I hate most in my life is being schemed against. Considering that we have been intimate, I will not pursue your identity. Leave the capital as soon as possible and stop having any more unrealistic dreams!"
Hongzhou was her only hope. She thought that meeting Hongzhou was God showing her the way. At first, she didn't dare to say it because she felt that Hongzhou's feelings for her were not deep enough and he might not help her.
Now that she was his woman, and he often visited her, she thought he might help her out of consideration for their relationship. But he was so heartless, giving her no hope whatsoever. Despairing, Yunmeng's eyes welled with tears, and she wept uncontrollably.
"But what about my father and brothers? How can I just stand by and watch them be imprisoned without doing anything?"
It's understandable that she has this intention, but she also needs to consider her own capabilities.
"Their fate is sealed, there's no chance of turning it around. It's no use talking to anyone, Father Emperor won't change his mind. The only thing you can do is hide your identity and live a peaceful life. If you don't believe me and insist on defying fate, then go to the government and go to your death, I won't stop you."
He had already shown her the path ahead and the pros and cons; which way to go was her business. "I took you, and you deceived me, so we're even. From now on, our fate ends here, and we have no further connection!"
After uttering those harsh words, Hongzhou resolutely turned and left, never looking back!
His figure receded into the distance and gradually disappeared from her sight. At that moment, Yunmeng truly realized that all her efforts had been in vain. She had schemed for so long, but she still couldn't change her family's fate. What should she do next? She was at a loss.
She could no longer stay in Jintang Garden. The next morning, she got up and began packing her bags. Xiao Youzi personally came to give her five hundred taels of silver notes.
"This is the travel money that Fifth Master sent for you. He instructed you to leave the capital as soon as possible, go as far away as possible, and never come back."
She felt ashamed to accept five hundred taels, so Yunmeng only took one hundred taels as travel expenses and left Jintang Garden.
She can't rely on others, so from now on she can only rely on herself.
When Xiao Youzi returned the remaining four hundred taels to his master, Hongzhou was standing by the window, feeling troubled. Unable to calm down, he went to his elder brother to drown his sorrows in wine.
At that time, Hongli was in Huatang Pavilion. He was planning to have lunch with Su Yushan when he heard that the Fifth Prince had arrived, so he got up.
Fearing that the two brothers would quarrel again, Su Yushan quickly advised, "Speak calmly and rationally. Don't always give orders to the Fifth Prince. Only by discussing things properly can we avoid hurting the brothers' relationship."
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