Having heard what Sister Jin said, most people realized that her words contained three meanings:
First, at a young age, the Crown Prince resolutely led the troops into battle to protect the homeland, thereby securing over a decade of peace for his subjects.
Second, since ancient times, boys only started discussing marriage at 14 or 15 and girls at 12 or 13. When Liao Zhiyan saved the Crown Prince, both were too young to understand marriage, let alone make a lifelong pledge.
Third, at that time, the Crown Prince was wholly focused on defeating the Three Kingdoms Allied Army, where would he have found the extra energy to consider anything else?
Thinking it over, Sister Jin’s points were not without reason. In other words, was the marriage vow Liao Zhiyan mentioned false? Could it be completely fabricated? But considering Liao Zhiyan’s reputation, would she really lie? The crowd was perplexed, but those who had previously condemned the Crown Prince for breaking his word now felt ashamed.
Hearing the crowd’s skepticism, Liao Zhiyan couldn’t help but panic. She glared at Sister Jin with resentment and called out loudly to the carriage, "The Crown Prince did indeed promise to marry me back then. I believed the Crown Prince to be a true man of integrity and respected his heroic deed of defending our country, that’s why I agreed to his proposal. Otherwise, as the legitimate daughter of a Magistrate, why would I still be unmarried until today? Little did I know it would lead to today’s embarrassing outcome. Everyone knows the Crown Princess Consort is kind-hearted and compassionate; I beg the Crown Princess Consort to stand up for me."
"Now the Crown Prince is my husband, and yet you ask me to stand up for you, this is quite an idea indeed," Yang Mengchen’s voice was cool, lacking anger and instead filled with mockery, "Tell me, how would you like me to stand up for you?"
"I don’t know... I just want an explanation. Since I agreed to the Crown Prince’s proposal, I have been praying and chanting day and night for his well-being, hoping he would come to marry me. My affection for the Crown Prince is wholehearted, to the extent that I even moved to a Nunnery to avoid my parents’ pressure to marry. But who would have thought, after all my anticipation, what I got was the Crown Prince marrying someone else? My heart is shattered. If my family hadn’t found out in time, I would have already become a wisp of fragrance lost to the wind. I have never been willing to believe that the Crown Prince would break his promise, which is why I rushed to The Capital. Yet, the outcome is..."
Looking at Liao Zhiyan’s sorrowful expression, with tears pouring down like rain as if she was a pear blossom stricken by the rain, pitiable and heart-wrenching, many people, especially the men, couldn’t help but feel compassion. However, because of what Sister Jin had just said, no one dared to openly blame the Crown Prince for being unfeeling. ƒгeewebnovёl_com
Some among the crowd wanted to speak up, but under the piercing, icy glares of Sister Jin, Lv Luo, and Hong Ling, and the intimidating presence of the formidable guards around the carriage, they clenched their mouths shut, not daring to utter a word.
Gazing directly at Liao Zhiyan with her clear eyes, Yang Mengchen’s voice remained cool and indifferent, "Further talk is useless. You only need to clarify how you want me to stand up for you."
"I don’t know..." Liao Zhiyan looked utterly bewildered and helplessly aggrieved.
Yang Mengchen’s tone rose slightly with an inexplicable air, "If you don’t even know what explanation you want, how am I supposed to stand up for you?"
Liao Zhiyan lightly bit her pale lips, her tear-filled eyes staring blankly at the carriage door, her expression lost and forlorn, like a green butterfly that has lost its way in a misty sea of flowers, making one yearn to embrace her and tenderly care for her.
"Since Ms. Liao has not yet figured out what she wants, she should come to look for me once she has made up her mind," feeling somewhat uncomfortable from sitting too long, Yang Mengchen shifted her position, "I happen to have a question of my own, I wonder if Ms. Liao is willing to enlighten me?"
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