At that moment, Ji Wuyu was preparing to meet the Marquis of Yongle. Although he and Ruan Qing'an were already engaged, he had taken the initiative to invite her, so he still had to go to the Marquis of Yongle's place.
As Ji Wuyu was pondering with his head down, a "thing" rolled over with a shrill scream. He subconsciously took half a step back and used his foot to stop it, so as not to suffer an undeserved disaster.
"Get your foot off! Get it off!"
"Young Master Sun?"
Ji Wuyu was stunned and took another half step back. Only then did he realize that Sun Tianyuan, who had been beaten black and blue, was standing in front of him. Then he heard footsteps and was startled. He subconsciously looked up.
At the entrance of the courtyard, Ruan Qing'an, wrapped in a fox fur coat, had a cold and indifferent expression, but it seemed that because he had been coughing for a long time, the corners of his eyes were red, and his lead-gray eyes looked arrogantly at Sun Tianyuan on the ground.
Behind her were the guards from the Marquis of Anle's residence.
Sun Tianyuan was still rolling around on the ground in pain, but Ruan Qing'an stroked the fur of his fox fur coat and coldly raised his eyes: "Young Master Sun, you have gone too far by defiling a woman's purity for no reason."
"Qing'an, what's this?"
Ji Wuyu was stunned. After seeing Sun Tianyuan, he knew that this person must have gone to see Ruan Qing'an, and the two of them were probably being all lovey-dovey again. How could this be...?
Ruan Qing'an then looked at Ji Wuyu and gave a slight bow: "Your Highness has made a fool of yourself. This young master Sun dared to be disrespectful to me in the Yongle Marquis's residence. He should be taught a lesson."
"Alright, see Young Master Sun out. If he comes again next time, no one is allowed to enter without my permission."
Ruan Qing'an said coldly, and the guards behind him immediately stepped forward, lifted up Sun Tianyuan who was writhing in pain, and threw him out while jogging. Soon the chaotic situation was stabilized, leaving only Ji Wuyu standing in place.
Ji Wuyu narrowed his eyes, recalling the hateful look in Sun Tianyuan's eyes when he was carried out, staring blankly at him, probably thinking that he had said something to Ruan Qing'an that caused this situation.
Even Ji Wuyu had no idea what Ruan Qingan was doing.
All he knew was that his betrothed princess was quite restless, having an affair with Sun Tianyuan, and was practically doing it right in front of him. Now she had even kicked her old flame out.
At this moment, Nguyen Thanh An, wrapped in a fox fur coat, came to his side: "Your Highness, you seem to have some doubts."
"...Qing'an is joking."
Ji Wuyu showed no emotion on his face and didn't even ask any questions.
In any case, as far as he was concerned, Ruan Qing'an's betrayal was a foregone conclusion, so he could simply scatter her ashes along with Sun Tianyuan's.
Ruan Qing'an coughed softly and said gently, "He has crossed the line. I am Your Highness's future Princess Consort, that is, your legal wife. If he really tries to touch me, does Your Highness really intend to tolerate it?"
"You're just friends, why should I interfere?"
Ji Wuyu's voice still carried a smile, but it subtly revealed a hint of indifference, causing Ruan Qing'an to look up at him.
037: [Tsk tsk tsk, the male lead is so generous this time.]
"Generosity?"
Ruan Qing'an scoffed: "He's not being magnanimous, he just doesn't care about the original owner. Besides, to Ji Wuyu, the original owner and Sun Tianyuan are both dying people, so why get angry?"
However... it's uncertain whether Ji Wuyu will still be so "generous" towards Ruan Qing'an in the future.
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent. Ji Wuyu was about to take his leave when he met Ruan Qing'an's leaden gray eyes, which held a hint of disappointment and sadness.
He paused slightly, then asked, "Is there anything else, Qing'an?"
"I just realized that I originally thought that His Highness and I were of the same mind and made the same decision without prior agreement, but I did not expect that His Highness was actually enduring it and willing to be submissive."
Ruan Qing'an's voice turned cold. She looked at Ji Wuyu, her voice tinged with anger: "The Ninth Prince has no power to support him. Although he is bullied by everyone, fortunately, no prince will be afraid of him and will directly kill you."
"The only connection you have is with the Yongle Marquis's Mansion. If my relationship with Your Highness is closer, and you have the support of the Yongle Marquis's Mansion, you will inevitably attract the attention of the other princes. Your Highness has no foundation, and once you are involved in this struggle, you will have no chance of winning!"
Ruan Qing'an's voice was somewhat agitated, and she couldn't help but cough again. But this time, Ji Wuyu didn't pretend to comfort her. His dark eyes were filled with seriousness as he stared intently at her.
At this moment, Ruan Qing'an continued, "I originally thought that Your Highness was just enduring and secretly strengthening your own power, while I was outwardly at odds with you to make the other princes mistakenly believe that you had no support behind you, so that they would do their best to ensure that Your Highness could develop in a stable manner."
“Sun Tianyuan is the son of the Minister and also a man of the Second Prince. My feigned friendship with him is also to let the Second Prince, who now wields great power, know that even the Yongle Marquis’s Mansion will not support Your Highness, so that they will not perceive Your Highness as a threat.”
Ruan Qing'an paused, looking at Ji Wuyu with disappointment: "I originally thought Your Highness thought the same way, which is why you held back and let Sun Tianyuan lower his guard, but I didn't expect..."
"Since Your Highness has no interest in that position and is willing to live such a wretched life, Qing'an will not force you. It's fine to dissolve this engagement!"
After saying that, Ruan Qing'an seemed extremely angry and turned to leave.
037: [I never imagined the original owner of this body was so cunning!]
"What are you thinking? The original owner just wanted to cuckold Ji Wuyu, she didn't think that far ahead."
Ruan Qing'an rolled her eyes: "I just want to get myself out of the stigma of adulterers, otherwise, do you believe Ji Wuyu could skin me alive in three days?"
The entire system was dumbfounded. It had transformed itself from a Pan Jinlian-like character into a virtuous wife who endured humiliation. Before Ji Wuyu could even deal with Ruan Qing'an, this ancestor had already given Ji Wuyu a thorough dressing-down. Could things really be played like this?!
At this moment, only Ji Wuyu was left standing alone in the fine snow, somewhat stunned and unable to come back to his senses—Ruan Qing'an secretly accepted Sun Tianyuan's overtures, actually for his own good?
Although it was somewhat outrageous, Ruan Qing'an's words seemed to make sense. Because of their discord, many princes were mocking him, but none of them were wary of him or secretly plotted against him...
"This is really a headache."
He murmured to himself, pressing his temples with a hint of helplessness.
Just as Ji Wuyu was still reeling from the scolding, the person who had stormed off coughed. The snow-white fox fur coat was fluffy, which made Ruan Qing'an's figure appear even more petite.
She coughed so hard she almost bent over; she looked so pitiful.
Seeing that Ruan Qing'an was about to collapse, Ji Wuyu quickly stepped forward and helped her up: "Qing'an, let me take you back to rest."
No, no need.
Her voice was hoarse, sounding somewhat pitiful, and the redness at the corners of her eyes when she looked up made her even more beautiful; she was completely limp.
But Ruan Qing'an spoke with a firm tone: "Your Highness, since we are not on the same path, you should just be a prince and live a peaceful life. I will speak to my father and have him dissolve this engagement!"
037 panicked: [My ancestor, if the marriage contract is truly broken—]
"Qing'an, what are you saying? How could I bear to break off the engagement?"
Ji Wuyu shook his head, picked up Ruan Qing'an and carried her straight into the courtyard, carefully leading her into the bedroom.
037 was even more confused: [Wait... shouldn't he have just agreed to break off the engagement?]
"Little system, this tactic is called retreating to advance."
Ruan Qing'an's leaden eyes darkened slightly. If she continued to pester Ji Wuyu after saying such things, then her lie would truly fall apart on its own. Besides...
What you can't have is always the best.
She absolutely hates being put in a simp position when trying to win over a man; she knows that clinging to him won't make him appreciate her.
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