Chapter 199 Wen Ningning, I regret it
Wen Xingluo stood up and silently cleaned up the dishes.
After packing up, she picked up the food box, bowed to Xie Guanlan, and was about to leave.
Xie Guanlan lowered his eyes to look at her, "Don't you need to explain?"
Wen Xingluo stared at the amulet on his waist. "I'm sorry that my cousin has caused you trouble. I will arrange for her to leave as soon as possible... If the prince feels that my mother and I are also a threat to the palace, then we will follow my cousin."
Xie Guanlan laughed angrily.
He took the heavy food box from the girl's hand and put it back on the stone table, then pressed Wen Xingluo's shoulders and forced her to sit on the stone bench.
He leaned down in front of her and looked her straight in the eyes. "You think I can't even protect three women, do you?"
Wen Xingluo was stunned.
Isn’t Xie Guanlan angry because of their background?
She pinched her fingers and whispered, "You returned to Rongcheng from Chang'an without even saying hello. After you came back, you refused to stay at the palace and just slept in the government office. I came to look for you, but you refused to see me... I don't know why you are angry, so I guess it's because of your background..."
She slowly lowered her head, and a few strands of hair blocked her almond-shaped eyes.
Naturally, I feel aggrieved.
It was a hot day, and she spent a long time cooking in the kitchen, and then took a long carriage ride to the government office.
But he said that he didn't want to see her and asked Fushan to make up an excuse to get rid of her.
A sense of grievance filled her heart, and her voice trembled at the end. "In your eyes, I'm someone you can just get rid of, right? In your heart, I'm no different from any other woman..."
The girl lowered her head, her ears hanging down and her hair drooping.
Like a little rabbit with its ears drooping sadly.
Xie Guanlan looked at her for a long time, then said in a hoarse voice, "Don't you feel guilty when you say this? Is it that in my heart you are no different from other women, or am I no different from other men in your heart?"
"I don't understand what you mean."
"Let me ask you, what's going on between you and Chen Yushi?"
Wen Xingluo looked at him in shock.
She and Chen Yushi haven't gotten close yet, but Xie Guanlan has already found out?
Without waiting for her to speak, Xie Guanlan squatted on one knee in front of her.
He looked up, his elegant face filled with a chilling coldness. "You held his hand and called him Brother Crown Prince. You cared for him when he was injured, watched the rainbow with him, strolled with him on Chang'an Street, and even put all your purchases on his account. Wen Ningning, you saw that he was handsome, gentle, and kind, and he was also your best friend's brother, so you fell in love with him, right?"
Wen Xingluo was even more shocked.
It took her a long while to come back to her senses.
She knew that Chen Yushi was a woman, so she didn't think these things were outrageous or ambiguous.
But in Xie Guanlan's eyes, every single thing was proof of her love for Chen Yushi.
Xie Guanlan continued his analysis, "You know there's no chance of you and me being together, so you're determined to find another way out. You want to marry Chen Yushi and become the Crown Prince's Consort of the Hanzhong Palace. I've heard people say that a girl's mind is like the clouds in the sky, changing for no reason, and the novelty comes and goes quickly. I didn't believe it before, but now I do. Wen Ningning, I'm no longer your novelty, am I?"
His tone remained calm.
But in his narrow eyes there was a surge of dark wind and rain, as if he was eager to grasp something, but in the end he grasped nothing, and his efforts only turned into a futile sigh as all the lotus leaves in the vast expanse of land withered after the wind and rain.
For some reason, Wen Xingluo suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
She was the one who provoked Xie Guanlan first.
It was her husband who had the false idea.
She shouldn't let him bear this kind of negative emotion of worrying about gains and losses.
Her round, almond-shaped eyes remained bright and gentle as she spoke: "The bright moon in the sky once shone upon the mountains and rivers of the Wei Kingdom, and upon the common people of the Zhou Dynasty. But my heart is not as open and generous as the moon's. My heart is very small, so small that it only wishes to illuminate one person."
Xie Guanlan raised his head to meet her gaze. His narrow eyes, which were originally dark and overcast, seemed to be illuminated by a ray of gentle moonlight pouring down from the sky, and slowly brightened.
His Adam's apple rolled and he wanted to hold the girl's hand on her knees, but he couldn't.
He dusted off the girl's pearly shoes and asked, "So, you and Chen Yushi..."
"I intend to marry her."
On a summer afternoon, cicadas chirped beside the pond, willows swayed, the water shone with beautiful light and shadow, and the girl's expression looked exceptionally calm in the reflection of the rippling waves.
She explained in detail, "I know the Crown Prince's plan. If I marry Chen Yushi, the entire Hanzhong County will side with the Crown Prince. The more leverage the Crown Prince has, the greater his chances of pulling that person down from his high position."
"Of course, I'm not just doing this for the Crown Prince. He already knows my background and the responsibilities my mother and cousin bear. I don't know what the previous dynasty was like, or what my uncle and aunt's personalities are like, but they must have loved my mother dearly, which is why they did everything they could to get her out of the besieged city. I'm very grateful to my uncle and aunt. Crown Prince, my mother and cousin have a heavy burden, and now that I've grown up, I want to share some of the responsibility with them. My marriage to Chen Yushi will give my mother and cousin another supporter."
Xie Guanlan continued to stare at her.
After a long pause, he asked, "What about me?"
Wen Xingluo looked at his face.
He was born with a golden and jade-like appearance and a graceful demeanor, like the shining sun in the sky.
He was the most handsome man she had ever met in her two lifetimes.
She had never tasted the sweetness of love in her previous life, but in this life she finally got what she wanted.
Now that her wish has come true, she should focus on her work.
She stood up and said, "You know that the moonlight in my heart always shines on you. I know that I am different from other women in your heart. It is enough for our feelings to be tacitly understood. There is no need to put it on the table. This way, I can give an explanation to both the Zhenbei Palace and my grandmother."
She looked at Xie Guanlan, but saw that he lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
She silently picked up the food box and took two steps outside the pavilion. Then she stopped and said, "I once asked my eldest brother if he could remain indifferent to our marriage, and he said yes. Now it's like this, what does it matter?"
Xie Guanlan stood up slowly.
In the past, he thought he could remain indifferent.
However, it was not until he saw her being intimate with another man and learned that she was going to marry another man that he realized that even if she just smiled at Chen Yushi, he could not tolerate it at all.
He turned and looked at Wen Xingluo's back, "People who tell lies will be tortured by lies for the rest of their lives... Wen Ningning, I regret this."
The young man's voice was barely audible, but his gaze was as intense as if it had substance.
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