For fear of waking up the princess, You Yuji walked very lightly when she left.
Si Que opened his eyes and looked at her back as she left on tiptoe. His gaze lingered on her slender waist for a moment.
You Yuji came downstairs and Zhenxu hurried to meet her.
"Madam, you are awake. It is already Si time."
You Yuji didn't expect that she would sleep so late. She said hurriedly: "You didn't wake me up last night."
"I called you, but you were sleeping soundly. It was raining heavily outside, so I let you continue sleeping." Zhenxu remembered that the princess said last night that you fell asleep because you were tired from crying... She felt sad.
You Yuji said nothing more, and told Liu Feng to wait for the princess to wake up and call a doctor. Then she hurried back to Tanxiang Yingyue with the pillow.
Chun Xing, Lin Yingying and Cui Yu came over to pay their respects after breakfast. Knowing that You Yuji was not there, they sat in the side room and chatted while waiting for her to come back.
"The two beauties in this country are so beautiful that You is visible but Si is hiding. I don't know what the other one looks like. I didn't expect the madam would stay overnight there. I thought I could see two beauties fighting for his favor." Cuiyu was a little disappointed.
Cuiyu visits Chunxing, hoping that this taciturn girl can say a few more words.
Chun Xing smiled and said, "Madam is very generous. How can a mistress be jealous of a concubine?"
All three of them were concubines, she thought, but the other two might not like it. Cuiyu turned her head to eat pumpkin seeds and didn't want to pay attention to her.
Lin Yingying rolled her eyes, waved at Baohe, and asked with a smile: "Have you met Princess Que?"
"Yes."
"So who do you think is more beautiful among the two beauties of Siguo?"
Before Baohe could say anything, Cuiyu made a "tsk" sound and said, "If you ask her, she will of course say that her master is more beautiful."
Bao He frowned unconvinced and said hastily, "This is the truth!"
The three of them looked at her curiously. Bao He scratched his head and whispered, "Anyway, the Madam is prettier!"
Baohe dared not say anything bad about the princess, but she always felt that the princess was beautiful, but in a very strange way. When she saw the princess, she wanted to step back ten feet away before she dared to look up at her beauty. After taking a look, she had to lower her head quickly, not daring to look again.
In fact, in Siguo, the maids discussed this issue privately, and everyone thought You Yuji was more beautiful. Just in terms of figure, You Yuji could beat Princess Que by ten blocks! Not only did she not have a figure as graceful as You Yuji, but the princess was also so tall, taller than many men...
Bao He was daydreaming when You Yuji came back. She hurried to serve her. After You Yuji washed and changed her clothes, she saw the three concubines. It was already three days before the wedding. She took off her red dress and changed into plainer clothes - a navy blue double-breasted shirt and an apricot pleated skirt. When she moved, layers of flower waves bloomed at her feet.
The three concubines clearly felt that the Madam was in a good mood. They couldn't help but guess in their hearts that the Madam and the man from Yunxiao Pavilion seemed to be having a good conversation...
In fact, it was because You Yuji endured day by day, and tomorrow would be the fifth day, the fifth day she could return home. When she thought about going home to see her mother and brother tomorrow, she couldn't help but smile.
Some are happy and some are sad.
Fang Qingyi sat by the window, looking at a pair of sparrows on the branches outside the window. Chen Lingyan had just sent a maid to invite her to do needlework, but she refused.
Doing needlework was just an excuse, in fact Chen Anzhi wanted to see her.
—In order to avoid taboos, Fang Qingyi met Chen Anzhi at Chen Lingyan's place every time in the past two years.
The maid Hong Zan asked anxiously: "Miss, why don't you go over? We can't delay..."
"What are you going to do? Discuss how to convince the princess, and how to get You Yuji to agree to let me be her concubine?" Fang Qingyi smiled sadly, "Am I going to be a lowly concubine?"
Hong Zan hesitated to speak. She knew that the girl was very proud, but now that the prince had already married, what else could she do
"I would rather be a second wife than a concubine." Fang Qingyi smiled slowly.
Later, another maid hurriedly entered the room, saying, "Young lady, the princess wants you to come over."
Fang Qingyi was slightly surprised. The princess had a headache, so summoning her at this time must be a big deal. Fang Qingyi did not dare to neglect it and hurried over. When she went over, she found Chen Anzhi was there too.
"Cousin." Chen Anzhi looked at her deeply, not daring to show his concern, only hiding it in this look. He believed that his cousin would understand.
Fang Qingyi returned the greeting generously and didn't look at him again.
Fang Qingyi doesn't want to be a docile concubine, she wants to work hard to win a man's heart.
Not long after, Princess Jinnan came out from the inner room, and You Yuzhi was actually following her.
Fang Qingyi was stunned for a moment.
You Yuji helped the princess sit down on the couch. Just as she was about to stand up, the princess grabbed her wrist and asked her to sit next to her.
The princess stared at Fang Qingyi and said, "You asked your two brothers to deliberately seduce Anzhi to drink. No, you deliberately forced him to drink."
Fang Qingyi bit her lip and didn't dare to answer for a moment. She had to answer carefully and not make any mistakes.
"Mother! That day..." Chen Anzhi took a big step forward.
The princess interrupted him directly and said angrily: "I already know about what happened between you two!"
Chen Anzhi looked at You Yuji and frowned.
The princess still stared at Fang Qingyi and continued to ask, "Let me ask you, did you ask your two brothers to add anything to the wine that the prince was given?"
Fang Qingyi's face turned pale and red. She bit her lip and knelt down directly: "Qingyi doesn't know where my aunt heard these gossips from. Since my aunt is here to accuse me, Qingyi doesn't want to hide it anymore. Yes, my cousin is handsome and well-read. Qingyi was pleased for a long time..."
Chen Anzhi looked over.
His cousin admitted it in public. For a moment, he felt mixed emotions. He was touched by his cousin's fearlessness of rumors, but also blamed himself for letting her suffer.
"It's just that Qingyi is not someone who doesn't know her limits. Aunt thinks that I asked my brother to get my cousin drunk on purpose, which is unfair. Qingyi can't control how they feel and whether they want to drink. There is no reason for me to do that. Since I like my cousin, how could I bear to see him get drunk and make a fool of himself." Fang Qingyi looked up, tears in her eyes, but she was stubborn and refused to cry, "Aunt, my cousin was ordered to marry, and I am not the kind of person who would lower myself to be a concubine. The day of my cousin's wedding will be the day our relationship ends!"
Fang Qingyi closed her eyes, and the tears that she had been holding back for a long time finally fell sadly.
"Cousin..." Chen Anzhi could no longer remain silent.
"Mother, I was in a bad mood and drank too much. How can you wrongly accuse my cousin of deliberately instructing others to force me to drink? I have my own decisions, and I am not a three-year-old child who easily listens to others' tricks!"
You Yuji came a little earlier than Chen Anzhi and the others, and she didn't know what the princess was going to say in advance. She quietly watched her husband and another woman in love, and she felt like a bad person with a bad marriage.
The princess was helping her save face, vent her anger, and resolve the knot she had on her wedding day. But she sat here, feeling very calm. She tried to understand her own mood, trying to find some anger or grievance, but it was in vain.
On the night of her wedding to Chen Anzhi, all her expectations for this marriage almost disappeared. But at that time, she still wanted to see what this man looked like after he sobered up.
Later she saw him, and the last bit of expectation was gone.
She has no grudge.
Things in this world should be sorted out or thrown away. Why bother holding on to tangled things and causing trouble
"You won't reject her, will you?" Chen Anzhi looked over.
You Yuji met his gaze, slowly curved her lips, and said, "Are you arranging the accommodation, or am I?"
Chen Anzhi stared at the smile between You Yuji's eyebrows, feeling dazed. She had said this to him the day before.
On the first day of her marriage, he drank and hired prostitutes, and left her alone on their wedding night.
On the second day, he took the two prostitutes as concubines during the day and brought Si Que back to the mansion in the evening.
Today is the fourth day, he asked her, "You won't tolerate my cousin, will you?"
The princess had a headache. After today's incident, Chen Anzhi and Fang Qingyi might have to go their separate ways. She could send Fang Qingyi away. Or she could make Fang Qingyi a concubine and make her pay respects to the mistress so that she could be controlled by her in the future. It would also be an explanation to You Yuji. But she never expected Chen Anzhi to be so...
"Sir, please don't make things difficult for the Crown Princess." Fang Qingyi stood up. "Besides, who do you think I am? It was foolish of me to give it to you privately. But I have told you many times that I will never be anyone's concubine!"
She looked at the princess with tears in her eyes: "Aunt, Qingyi is too embarrassed to live in the palace anymore. Go back and pack your things and move out immediately!"
After saying this, she knelt down hastily, bowed, and ran out crying.
"Cousin!" Chen Anyi limped out and chased after her.
The princess stood up and called out twice, but failed to call Chen Anzhi back, and she felt dizzy. You Yuji hurriedly helped him up, and the princess frowned and looked over. Seeing You Yuji's peaceful eyes, she was stunned - she was not angry
Fang Qingyi ran back to her room and asked someone to close the door. No matter how Chen Anzhi called her, she refused to open the door.
She has to move.
"Are you sure everything has been dealt with?" she asked in a low voice.
Hongzan nodded.
Fang Qingyi asked her two brothers to force Chen Anzhi to drink wine on the wedding day. There was indeed something added to the wine, and even her two brothers were unaware of it. It was a drug that could make people irritable and lose their temper.
His Majesty has granted the marriage, and his will cannot be disobeyed.
But if You Yuji died, wouldn't she be able to marry the prince? Even if she was a successor, she would still be the legal wife, the legitimate prince's consort.
You Yuji was forced to leave her hometown after her country was destroyed, her father died, and her mother was on the verge of death. She was humiliated on her wedding night, so she should have jumped into a well or hanged herself.
I didn't expect that this freeloader from the grassland didn't care about his face at all.
Fang Qingyi wiped the tears from her face and sneered: "Okay, you don't want to die by yourself? Then I will have to help you die."
When You Yuji returned to Tanxiang Yingyue, she started packing things for her mother's house tomorrow, and was thinking about which stores to go to on the way tomorrow. She just didn't know if her mother could eat...
In the evening, Liu Feng came with a message—Si Que had composed a new piece of music and invited You Yujie to appreciate it.
You Yuji was very surprised.
When You Yuji arrived at Yunxiao Pavilion, Si Que was already sitting behind the piano. When she walked in, Si Que began to play the piano. You Yuji listened and found that it was indeed a new piece of music. She found a corner to sit down and listened to the piano quietly.
When the song ended, Si Que pressed his fingers on the strings, paused, then raised his fingers and played another song.
The first sound of the piano flowed out from his fingertips, and You Yuji opened her eyes slightly wide in surprise.
It is "Yunling Fu".
The "Yunling Fu" that is so famous that it can make the bluebird cry sadly.
You Yuzhi didn't know how Si Que composed such a desolate and sad piece of music. Through this music, she seemed to have returned to the day when her father's coffin was sent back.
The armor is cracked and the heart is soft and sore.
The song has not yet ended, but tears are already filling my collar.
Si Que walked over and handed her a soft handkerchief to wipe her tears.
You Yuji wiped her tears and fell to one side limply. Si Que reached out to support her, picked her up, put her on the wooden couch, and undressed her.
Today, the chest wrap has been changed to snow-white.
Si Queru untied her yesterday and turned to get the silver needle from the drawer. You Yuji fell limply to the couch, and Si Que reached back to support her, but her softness hit the back of his hand.
Si Que paused and sat there motionless for half a minute before he held You Yuji's shoulders and pressed her down on the wooden couch. He leaned over and whispered in You Yuji's ear: "Fox spirit."
Fortunately, detoxification only takes three days.
Be patient a little longer.
Si Que patted You Yuji's face slowly and gave an order: "From the day after tomorrow, stay away from me. Do you hear me, vixen?"