Feng Yuheng actually supported Xiangrong to go back to Ji'an County. She always thought that Concubine Yun was too enthusiastic about the matter between Xiangrong and the Seventh Prince. If she were to judge which one Xiangrong should choose between the two princes, she would definitely support her to choose the Fourth Prince. It's just that the girl is more persistent in this matter, and she is too stubborn. If that's the case, why not give her more time and conditions to choose, while the Fourth Prince hasn't given up, and before the betrothal gifts arranged by Concubine Yun are delivered to An's hands.
Xiangrong set out early the next morning, bringing the messenger and the so-called "special medicine" that Feng Yuheng had found for her, and left Prince Chun's Mansion, heading west in a hurry.
Feng Yuheng also came to Prince Chun's mansion to see her off, and stayed with Xuan Tianhua until Xiangrong's carriage drove away. Only then did he hear Xuan Tianhua say, "You sent my future princess to someone else."
She smiled, without looking back, and just said: "Seventh Brother should thank me, right?"
Xuan Tianhua smiled bitterly, "You are the only one who is smart."
"Yes! I am smart enough to see that although you agreed to mother's arrangement, you were not willing to do it."
"Well, I can't say I was willing, but it's not false that I didn't resist. I think Rong is a good child."
“If you really like her, you wouldn’t call her a child.” Finally, she turned her gaze to Xuan Tianhua, “Seventh Brother only regards Xiangrong as a child, right? Just like when she was ten years old, I asked you to take care of her, and you only regarded her as a child. It was like this in the past, and it is the same today.”
"In my eyes, she is indeed a child, but also a pitiful child." Xuan Tianhua said, "I know how painful it is for a person to have an obsession. That obsession cannot be realized, and it cannot be shaken off, so it is stuck in the heart. You cannot overcome the hurdle of obsession, nor can you survive the catastrophe of obsession, so you cannot see the hope of the future, and cannot experience the beauty of life. If you are trapped in it for a long time, your mind will gradually become scattered. I also have obsessions, and I force myself to get rid of them, but she can't."
“So you want to help her? But you know that this kind of help will not only fail, but will only make her fall deeper and deeper?” She asked Xuan Tianhua in confusion, “What does Seventh Brother think about the marriage proposed by Mother?”
Xuan Tianhua laughed, "Since I have nodded, I will protect her. If she is willing to be trapped in her obsession for her whole life, I will give her a lifetime. But if she can get out of it by herself before that, then I will also bless her wholeheartedly. Ah Heng, it's not as bad as you think. In fact, no matter who I marry in the future, it will be the same."
Feng Yuheng was stunned. Indeed, no matter who Xuan Tianhua married, it would be the same. He would be good to that woman, very good, and would give that woman everything she wanted. With such a person by her side, all her beautiful fantasies about men and life would become reality. This was the charm of Xuan Tianhua. She knew that Xiang Rong would be happy if she married this man. Just like Xuan Tianhua said, there was nothing wrong with being trapped in obsession for a lifetime.
However, Xuan Tianhua also has his own obsession...
She didn't dare to think about it any further, just like she didn't want to think about Xuan Tianyi's good points most of the time. The more she thought about it, the more guilty she felt. Although she had never promised anything, she would always feel sad because it was caused by herself.
It takes fifteen days to drive from the capital to Ji'an County. Xiangrong traveled overnight and arrived in eleven days.
An didn't know Xiangrong had come back suddenly, but someone knocked on the door of her house on a rainy night. She was surprised that there would be a riot in the middle of the night in Ji'an County. She went to the front yard to see, and found that it was her daughter who came back. But she didn't know why Xiangrong came back in the middle of the night in the heavy rain. After letting her into the house, she heard Xiangrong ask: "I heard that the fourth prince is suffering from a serious illness. Mother, do you know if he is better?"
An was busy sending someone to prepare hot water for Xiangrong to bathe, and she also brought a dry towel to wipe her hair that was slightly wet from the rain. The messenger who came back with Xiangrong did not enter the courtyard, but went directly to the Fourth Prince. Ji'an County was not big, and An was responsible for helping Feng Yuheng take care of and manage it, so naturally she knew a little about everyone's situation. Xiangrong knew that An must not be able to hide the Fourth Prince's affairs, so she asked this question.
But as soon as she asked this, An was obviously stunned, and then asked back: "The Fourth Prince is suffering from a serious disease? When did it happen? That's not right! He came to see me during the day and asked for a lot of embroidery patterns. How could he be suffering from a serious disease?"
"He's not sick?" Xiangrong was stunned for a moment. She ignored the fact that An was still wiping her hair and grabbed An's hand and asked anxiously, "He's really not sick? Is mother sure?"
An told her: "Have you ever seen a sick person wandering around the streets every day?"
"But..." She suddenly realized that she had been deceived, and the person who deceived her had really good acting skills. She hadn't noticed it at all for all these days. She sat in the chair, dazed, and kept thinking about what she should do. Should she go to Xuan Tianyi's place to scold him, or just return to the capital tomorrow morning? She still remembered that the Seventh Prince once said before leaving Prince Chun's Mansion that it is better to face some people and some things calmly, obey your heart, and do whatever you want instead of keeping them in your heart. So she returned to Ji'an County and chose to deliver medicine to Xuan Tianyi and meet him. But she didn't expect that the man was deceiving her. How should she face the Seventh Prince?
Seeing Xiangrong in a daze, An seemed to have guessed something and asked tentatively, "But the Fourth Prince lied to you that he was sick and wanted you to come back?"
Xiangrong nodded, "Yes, he said he was suffering from a serious illness and wanted to see me. He also asked me to ask my second sister for special medicine." As she spoke, she took out a small paper bag from her bag, "My second sister specially prepared the medicine for me. It was originally used to treat the disease." As she spoke, she opened the paper bag bit by bit. In the end, she found that there was no medicine inside, only a note. Xiangrong exclaimed in surprise. She had not touched the medicine bag during the whole journey. Obviously, the note was put in by Feng Yuheng himself. She opened the note and saw that it said: "Heart disease needs heart medicine to cure, the fourth prince is true, and so are you, Xiangrong."
An took the note and read it for a while before saying to her daughter, "Second Miss is right, child. I, as your mother, have seen it all these years. You know how the Fourth Prince treats you. Why can't you come to your senses?"
Xiangrong asked An: "Doesn't mother disapprove of my association with the prince?" She always remembered what An said to her when she was infatuated with the Seventh Prince.
But An now told her: "The Fourth Prince is different. He is a prince who has been stripped of his throne. He is a free and easy person who has no interest in the throne and no hindrance in government affairs. He is willing to treat you well, and mother is naturally happy to see you happy."
"No." Xiangrong shook her head, feeling uncomfortable about Xuan Tianyi's tricking her into coming back. "He's happy, but I'm not. The one who occupies the largest space in my heart is still the Seventh Prince. That's a dream I've had since I was a child. Mother, if I don't make this dream come true, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get rid of this demon in my life. Mother," she suddenly said happily, "Empress Yun made the decision and facilitated my engagement with the Seventh Prince. Empress Yun said that she would choose a good day to come to Ji'an County in person to propose to you and exchange the engagement letter."
"What?" This time it was An's turn to be surprised. She had never expected that things would turn out this way. She asked Xiangrong, "This is not something you imagined, right?"
Xiangrong smiled and shook his head, "No, it's really not. The Seventh Prince has already agreed. He should come here after he becomes Concubine Qiuyun! Mother, my dream is about to come true. Are you happy for me?"
An didn't know what to say. With such a turn of events, she should be happy for her daughter. But for some reason, whenever she thought of Xiangrong being with the Seventh Prince, she would feel an inexplicable sadness in her heart, as if she was going to lose her daughter, and it was completely out of control.
Xiangrong noticed that An was in a bad mood, and asked anxiously, "What's wrong with mother?"
An looked at her for a long while, and finally asked, "If mother has a premonition that being with the Seventh Prince will eventually cost you your life, are you still determined to get married?"
Xiang Rong was stunned, "How is it possible? Why would you want to take my life? The Seventh Prince is so kind."
"It's a feeling." An waved her hands. She was also confused. It was indeed a feeling, but mother and daughter were connected by heart. Her premonitions about Xiangrong were always accurate. "I just ask you, if it really costs your life, are you willing?"⑧±(.*)⑧±⑧±，o
"Yes! Of course I am willing!" Xiang Rong said firmly, "Mother, I have never been so sure that I am willing to do something or someone. This is the person I have been obsessed with since I was ten years old. Please fulfill your daughter's wish!"
Mrs. An looked at her daughter and suddenly didn't know what to say. Yes! The man she had been infatuated with since she was ten years old was going to marry her. As a mother, shouldn't she bless him? But why could she never get rid of the hidden worry in her heart? She always felt that if she agreed, she would soon lose her daughter, but her daughter said yes!
"... Never mind. As long as you want, mother will agree." In the end, she still chose to compromise and just reminded Xiangrong: "Now that you are back, no matter whether the Fourth Prince lied to you or not, go and meet him. I can't stop you from getting married, but since you want to get married, you have to deal with other things before getting married. Don't be unclear. It's not fair to His Highness the Seventh Prince."
Xiangrong nodded, "Mother is right, I will go see him tomorrow."
Xuan Tianyi was so excited that he couldn't sleep for half the night after successfully tricking Xiangrong back to Ji'an County. He kept thinking about sneaking out to see Xiangrong. But the attendant beside him advised him, "Your Highness, you should get some sleep and get enough rest! Tomorrow, Miss Feng San will come over and there will be another big fight. If you don't keep your energy up, how can you win the fight?"
Xuan Tianyi then remembered that he had tricked the girl back, and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you are right. That girl looks weak in front of outsiders, but she is always a fierce tigress in front of me. Tomorrow she will not come to visit me, but will definitely come to attack me. I have to get enough rest, otherwise I really won't be able to deal with her tomorrow."
Xuan Tianyi fell asleep with this feeling, but the next day, Xiangrong did not come to his door...
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