Chapter 91 The King of Qin also joins in the fun
After saying this, he turned around and left without looking back. His steps were so hurried that he didn't even stop to say hello when he passed Yunfeng who was waiting outside the door.
Only when you look closely can you notice the slightly red corners of his eyes and the fleeting gaffe.
Yunfeng strode into the palace. Seeing his sister's haggard appearance, his heart ached. "I'll return to the northern border as soon as my father returns to the capital. How could you have gotten yourself into this state?! I'll go and see His Majesty right now. No matter what, I'll beg him to allow you to leave the palace to recuperate!"
Yun Zhao immediately grabbed her brother's sleeve. Although she was frail, her mind remained clear and sharp. "Brother, please don't be impulsive! Your marriage was hard-won. The Emperor personally granted it. How can you let a minor illness of mine cause any complications? I just had a cold, and I'm feeling much better today."
Yunfeng frowned and lowered his voice, "In my eyes, your life and well-being are more important than any marriage!"
Yun Zhao held his hand tightly, his eyes firm and earnest. "Brother, believe me, I will personally plead with His Majesty and ask for mercy. But now is definitely not the time to act rashly."
Yunfeng looked at his sister's pale yet stubborn face and sighed helplessly, "You... are just too stubborn and obstinate! If Father and Mother saw you like this, I wonder how heartbroken they would be." He spoke earnestly, "Even if you can't leave the palace for the time being, at least try to find a less busy job. This job of a palace maid is so exhausting and tiring, it's really too hard..."
Yun Zhao forced a reassuring smile and said to his brother, "Don't worry, brother. I am now the Shang Gong of the Sixth Bureau after all. I have many people under my command. I don't have to do everything myself. I will do what I can."
Yunfeng sat for a while and gave her some careful instructions. Before leaving, he quietly handed her a stack of banknotes for emergency use, and then left the palace with a heavy heart.
Unexpectedly, just as Yun Feng left, an uninvited guest arrived - the arrival of Qin Wang Xiao Yan really surprised Yun Zhao.
She was barely putting on her outer robe when Xiao Yan, without being told, strode into the hall. He remained as handsome and dignified as ever, his hands clasped behind his back, his chin slightly raised, his gaze fixed on her pale face with scrutiny and sarcasm. "I heard the Prince of Jin got a marriage, so why... can't you let him go?"
Yun Zhao quickly recovered from his initial surprise. He sneered inwardly, but his expression remained distant and indifferent. "Your Highness, you are joking. I dare not have any improper thoughts. Your Highness, Prince Qin, do not worry about it."
Xiao Yan didn't care about her coldness. Instead, he took a step closer, his tone even more mocking: "Now that you have your brother protecting you, you really think you can be so arrogant?"
Yun Zhao felt a surge of powerlessness and annoyance, and patiently said, "Your Highness, I have misunderstood. I have never entertained such thoughts."
Su Mingli will probably never return to the palace again, yet Xiao Yan, who was also implicated in this, can still stand here in all his glory and boss me around. How unfair the world is to women!
She felt a chill in her heart.
Xiao Yan seemed to feel that the situation was not yet ripe, and unexpectedly dropped another thunderbolt: "I have come here today to ask you only one question - if I am willing, do you still wish to be the Princess of Qin? Although the engagement has been dissolved, as long as you agree, I will find a way to ask my brother, the Emperor, to grant me another marriage."
These words were nothing short of humiliation! Yun Zhao's eyes froze instantly, her voice icy cold: "Your Highness, please be careful with your words! Your Majesty has personally spoken the final word on the engagement, how can you allow it to be tampered with? Even if Your Majesty really intended this," she raised her eyes, her gaze as sharp as a knife, staring directly at Xiao Yan without flinching, "I will also flatly refuse, and would rather die than obey!"
Xiao Yan was irritated by her resolute attitude, his handsome face stained with a hint of anger: "Oh! Yun Zhao, what is it about me that makes me unworthy of you? I've made you avoid me like the snakes and scorpions! Are you just wishful thinking, eyeing the position of Empress? I'm telling you, as long as I don't agree, your daydream will never come true!"
Yun Zhao trembled with rage, digging her nails into her palms as she barely suppressed the urge to slap him. She suppressed her rage and said word for word, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, please make your own way! I have six other urgent matters to attend to, so I'm sorry I can't stay with you!" This was a direct order to expel him.
When had Xiao Yan ever been treated like this? He suddenly stood up, his authority evident: "Are you trying to chase me away?"
Yun Zhao finally couldn't swallow the anger that had been pent up in his chest for a long time. He simply tore off his face and sneered, "Yes, so what? I didn't want to talk about the past, but Your Highness insisted on humiliating me today! Ever since I learned that you and Su Mingli were in cahoots and plotting against me, I have only felt disgust towards you! Canceling the engagement is the decision I, Yun Zhao, will never regret in my life! If we meet again in the future, Your Highness, please treat me as strangers!"
"Yun Zhao! How dare you!" Xiao Yan was furious and slammed the table. "How dare you speak to me like that? I think you are tired of living!"
Just as the atmosphere in the palace was tense and ready to explode, a cold and majestic voice rang out from the palace gate, breaking the deadlock: "Fifth brother, you are so angry. How did Concubine Yun offend you that you dared to shout for war and killing in my Yanying Palace?"
Xiao Yan froze, quickly suppressing his anger. He turned around and gave a slight bow to the newcomer: "Royal brother..."
Xiao Jin stood at the doorway, his hands behind his back, his expression serene, his expression indistinct. His gaze first swept over Yun Zhao, who stood erect, his face pale and eyes slightly red, before returning to Xiao Yan. His eyes, deep and imposing, spoke with a commanding presence. "Why, I can't come to Yanying Palace? Fifth brother, you seem quite free these days. Just now, a minister submitted a petition requesting you be sent to the northern border for training, and I was still considering it... Now it seems I shouldn't have rejected their offer."
Xiao Yan's heart trembled, and he immediately bowed again, his tone much more respectful: "Brother, please calm down. I just heard that Concubine Yun was ill, so I came to visit. We had a disagreement, and I have no other intentions."
Xiao Jin snorted coldly, showing no mercy. "She has her own imperial physician to carefully treat her. There's no need for you, Fifth Brother. If there's nothing else, please leave."
Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and dared not say anything more. He could only bow and take his leave quickly.
Silence finally returned to the hall.
Xiao Jin walked slowly to the seat where Yun Zhao had just sat, and naturally picked up the half cup of warm water she had left, and drank it all.
Yun Zhao was unable to stop him and was stunned for a moment.
He put down the teacup, his eyes fell on her thin body, and his brows slightly frowned: "You haven't recovered from your illness yet, where are you in such a hurry to go?"
Yun Zhao lowered his eyes and whispered, "It's stuffy in the hall. I just want to go out and get some fresh air."
Xiao Jin looked at her and suddenly said something out of nowhere, his tone carrying a hint of inexplicable sourness and unquestionable arrogance: "You are not allowed to leave Yanying Palace. These peach blossoms you have attracted are almost making my Yanying Palace stink."
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