Chapter 184 You only love yourself
Ye Xun'an laughed, but he couldn't deny that what his sister said was true.
Which man would not be moved by a girl like his sister who is talented, intelligent, cute, and domineering?
It’s really a bargain for Xiao Jingheng.
He said, "Aren't you going to treat me to a meal? I'm hungry."
"Let's go."
Song Shiwei held Ye Xun'an with one hand and Xiao Jingheng with the other, and dragged them both onto the carriage without hesitation.
Qin Yueyao watched from the side while stroking her chin. She had to admit that Song Shiwei was really capable. She could coax both her lover and her brother.
She has to study hard.
The four of them took a carriage to Zuixianju, and at this time, the Duke of Zhenguo received the news and rushed to the Dali Temple.
Wen Ruqing had an injury on her face when she was sent here. Han Qingyan called a doctor to bandage her, but she sat there motionless as if she had lost her soul.
"Qing'er."
When the Duke of Zhenguo saw his daughter become like this, he walked over with grief, held Wen Ruqing's hand and called her name.
Wen Ruqing was in a daze. She looked down at her father and could no longer hold back her tears, which flowed like a spring.
The Duke of Zhenguo hugged her and asked, "Did the prince ask you to do this?"
Ever since that incident, his daughter has refused to eat or drink until the prince came to see her. Who knows what he said to her?
He thought Qing'er had figured it out, but it turned out that it was the prince who gave Qing'er such a bad idea.
Wen Ruqing cried and said, "The prince said that if I do this, I don't have to marry him, and I can marry Brother Heng instead.
Dad really likes Brother Heng, can you help me?"
Seeing his daughter had gone so crazy, the Duke of Zhenguo asked with a face full of sorrow, "Qing'er, what do you like about him?
He left the capital when he was young and has been back for less than half a year. Why are you so obsessed with him?"
He really couldn't understand. If it was because of a childhood engagement, how could they be so affectionate when they were still so young?
Wen Ruqing said in a tearful voice: "When he was a child, he was not welcomed in the palace, but I was the only one who did not despise him and brought him food.
However, he always had a cold face towards me. The more he ignored me, the more I wanted to get close to him. Over time, it became a habit.
I am the daughter of the emperor, the woman he was once engaged to, the only person who took care of him in his childhood and treated him sincerely. Why doesn't he like me? How am I inferior to Song Shiwei?"
The Duke of Zhenguo understood that his daughter was just too proud and therefore unwilling to accept the result.
He said with eyes full of heartache: "Qing'er, this is not love. This is not the way to love someone."
He felt extremely regretful and blamed himself for not teaching his daughter well, which led to her falling into this evil relationship and leaving herself in tatters.
At this moment, he felt that power, status, fame and fortune were no longer important. He just wanted his daughter to be well.
The Duke of Zhenguo helped Wen Ruqing up and said, "Prince, if you don't want to get married, then we won't get married. Daddy will take you away from the capital and live in the countryside for a while, okay?"
When Wen Ru heard that she was leaving the capital, she shook her head and said, "I'm not leaving. I'm not going anywhere. I want to marry Brother Heng and be his princess."
"Good good."
The Zhenguo Gong caressed her and said, "Dad will help you. Dad will find a way to help you."
After bringing Wen Ruqing back home, the Duke of Zhenguo went to the palace to ask His Majesty to cancel the marriage.
Emperor Hui already knew what happened in front of the palace gate.
Since it was the Duke of Zhenguo who asked the question himself, he did not refuse.
After coming out of the imperial study, the Duke of Zhenguo was invited by the eunuch to Fengyi Palace.
Empress Sun dismissed the maids and eunuchs in the palace. She walked up to the Duke of Zhenguo, looked at his haggard face, reached out and gently touched it, and explained anxiously: "Zi Xu, it's all Yi'er's fault.
Don't worry, the wedding will go on as scheduled. No matter what Qing'er becomes, she is Yi'er's Crown Princess."
The Duke of Zhenguo held Empress Sun's arm with a cold expression, and said, "I have asked Your Majesty to cancel this marriage. Since it is an ill-fated relationship, why should we get entangled with it?
Qing'er's reputation has been ruined and her mental health has also deteriorated. I plan to take her away from the capital to recuperate, and His Majesty has approved it."
Empress Sun was shocked: "You want to leave? How can you leave at this time?
Didn't we discuss the plan together? Yi'er still needs you, and I need you too."
As she spoke, she reached out and hugged the Duke of Zhenguo's waist, begging, "Please don't leave. I really can't live without you."
The Duke of Zhenguo closed his eyes. He did not push the man away, but only said softly, "I'm tired.
I have done enough for you, and now I have even sacrificed my own daughter, so please let me go!"
Empress Sun was horrified. She looked up at the Duke of Zhenguo. It was because of his support behind her that she could be at ease as the queen all these years.
But now that their great event is about to be accomplished, he wants to leave her.
She said: "I know I am sorry for you, Zixu, you know that you are the only one in my heart.
Haven't you always wanted to retire to the mountains with me? When Yi'er becomes the emperor, I will leave with you, okay?"
The Duke of Zhenguo narrowed his eyes and looked down at the woman in front of him whom he had loved all his life.
He did too many wrong things for her.
But she only had power in her heart. It was for power that she chose to marry His Majesty and abandon him.
Now she even wanted to use their past friendship to deceive him.
The Duke of Zhenguo chuckled: "Atong, from the beginning to the end, the only one you love is yourself!"
He pushed Queen Sun away, the affection in his eyes disappeared and he said, "Even without me, you still have the support of Marquis Yongning, the prince will not fail.
Please understand me as a father. My daughter has been hurt badly by the prince.
If it weren't for our old relationship, he would have died long ago, so don't force me anymore!"
Empress Sun's face was filled with horror. She had never thought that one day Wen Zixu would abandon her and leave her.
She thought that even if everyone in the world abandoned her, he would still stand firmly behind her and protect her from the wind and rain.
But when did he start to change?
She took a few steps back and sneered, "You said you would never regret it until you die, but you still regret it."
She turned away and stopped looking at him, her voice cold and without warmth: "If you want to leave, go ahead. Whether I live or die in the future has nothing to do with you."
The Duke of Zhenguo looked at her deeply, then turned around and walked away without looking back.
Empress Sun's body swayed, and she staggered to sit down on a chair until Huang Lao came in to serve her and asked, "Madam, are you okay?"
She raised her head with empty eyes to look at the sky dyed with ink outside, and said in a cold voice: "Send someone to keep an eye on the Duke of Zhenguo."
Huang Ni replied yes and then left.
Empress Sun gripped the armrests of her chair tightly, her expression grim.
Ever since she found out about what the prince had done, she has been worried that the Zhenguo Guild would turn against her.
Now that the marriage is over, his heart is completely dead. Who knows if he will bite her back?
She couldn't let anyone ruin her son's plan!