"Erlang, I'm sorry. I didn't know things would turn out like this." Yu Sangning cried, "It's all my fault. If I didn't have a crush on you and there was no old grudge between the two houses, and if he knew that father wanted my elder sister to become the prince's consort and wanted to share father's worries, he would not refuse your father's proposal because we helped him achieve his wish..."
Young Master Mu stood there at a loss, looking at Yu Sangning with complicated eyes.
He is not a very smart person, but he is not stupid either. When things got to this point, he also suspected whether he was being used by Yu Sangning. He thought she would not come to see him again, but he did not expect Yu Sangning to come.
Seeing her crying so sadly, his heart softened: "Don't cry, this has nothing to do with you, it was my own carelessness."
He had not originally allowed the rumor to spread so wildly. It was obvious that someone had fanned the flames and he was being used. However, he never realized that the person who fanned the flames was Yu Sangning.
"How can it have nothing to do with me?" Yu Sangning was deeply annoyed and blamed herself. "You and I were destined to be together. I shouldn't have forced it. It was me... If I had given up the idea earlier and stopped dreaming, how could I have implicated you to this point? At this point, Uncle Mu will never allow me to marry you."
Mu Xiaolangjun's eyes were dim. She came to say goodbye to him. When the wall falls, everyone pushes it; when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. In this day, those old friends who once knew them avoided them like the plague. It was enough for him to realize the fickleness of the world.
"I... I know that you will..."
"Erlang!" Before Mu Xiaolangjun could finish, Yu Sangning rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly, "I love you, I can't live without you, I don't want to leave you, but I am a sinner now, I can't forgive my sins even if I work like a cow or a horse. Erlang, when I think about being separated from you in the future, my heart is broken, Erlang, what do you think I should do?"
Bu Shulin watched from afar, these heartfelt words poured into her ears with the wind, leaving her stunned.
If she had not already known Yu Sangning's true identity from Shen Xihe, she would have believed Yu Sangning's sincerity just by hearing his heart-wrenching cries and sorrowful voice.
After being bumped by her, Young Master Mu took a half step back and held her shoulders with both hands. His heart was also hit hard by her. It turned out that until this moment, she had not thought of leaving him. Under the moonlight, the handsome young man had red eyes and a moved expression.
"Aning, go back and wait for me. When I pass the imperial examination, I will come to marry you!" At this moment, Young Master Mu made up his mind to work hard from then on.
Yu Sangning cried and shook her head, choking for a long time before she said, "I can't wait. I will soon be a virtuous woman. You are only a scholar now. It will take three years before you can take the imperial examination. Even if you pass the imperial examination smoothly, it will take you four years to get a good reputation. I can delay it for you for one or two years, but can I really delay it for three years? After three years, will my father be willing to marry me to you?"
Mr. Mu, who was full of enthusiasm just now, lost his spirit the next moment. He suddenly felt confused and powerless.
Sensing his change, Yu Sangning's lips flashed with a cold and mocking light. She leaned her head on Mu Xiaolangjun's chest, her eyes cold, her voice still gentle and sad: "Erlang, I don't want to be separated from you. We are both sinners. It was us who caused Uncle Mu to lose his job. How can we still live in this world? Let's forgive our sins together, okay?"