bookcurios Chapter 39 She is the most wronged one!
Chapter 39 She is the most wronged one!
"Your Highness, the decision-making power on this matter is not in my hands. This marriage contract has never been my decision."
Shen Tangan smiled calmly, and there was a change in the look in his eyes when he looked at her.
They are obviously siblings from the same mother, but she is so much smarter than the prince. However, after meeting Shen Qingwan once, she was able to see through her disguise and even made such a choice between her and Shen Qingwan.
Even if he hated her, he knew how to weigh the pros and cons. A princess who grew up in the deep palace actually had such intelligence and talent. If she hadn't been trapped within the palace walls, she would have definitely achieved more than the prince.
Mingyue lowered her brows in disappointment. She was indeed right. The choice of this marriage was never hers.
When he looked up, he saw her staring at him. He immediately felt unhappy and frowned.
"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'm ridiculous? I obviously hate you, but I want you to be the Crown Princess?"
"Do not."
Shen Tangan smiled and shook his head, with some admiration in his eyes.
"Your Highness is very smart."
She is very smart, but unfortunately...
Mingyue widened her eyes slightly and was dazed for a moment when she heard this.
No one had ever praised her since she was a child, and the first person who praised her was the person she had always hated.
The person she had always wanted to step on actually said that she was smart.
My brain short-circuited for a moment, and when I came to my senses, I felt hot all over and my cheeks were burning. I clenched my fists and looked up.
"Are you humiliating me...human?"
Unexpectedly, there was nothing in front of him and Shen Tangan had disappeared long ago.
"Your Highness, Miss Shen left a long time ago."
The palace maid who followed her spoke cautiously.
Her Royal Highness the Princess was in a daze for too long. Miss Shen left after she finished speaking, and now even her back is nowhere to be seen.
"Shen Tangan!"
Mingyue yelled angrily, but for some reason she was not angry at all in her heart. Instead, she felt a little strange, a very weird feeling that she had never had before.
The more this happens, the more annoyed I feel!
She really hated Shen Tangan the most!
Shen Tangan saw the guards following Prince Chen and wanted to thank him, so he followed them.
I didn't expect that there was a pavilion deep in the garden, which was hidden and difficult to be found by outsiders.
If I hadn't followed the guard, even if I had taken the same route, it would have been difficult to notice that there was such a great place behind the flower wall.
"Miss Shen, please."
Qianji nodded and respectfully invited her to the pavilion. He then stepped outside the corridor to wait and stopped the maid beside her.
Only then did Shen Tangan realize that the guards had already discovered her, or perhaps it should be said that they had deliberately lured her here.
However, she should come and thank Prince Chen. If he had not helped her out and punished the prince, she would be the one kneeling there today.
"My maid..."
"sit down."
Just as she was about to salute, the person sitting in the seat of honor interrupted her and even poured a cup of tea himself and placed it opposite her where she should sit.
Shen Tangan suppressed her surprise. This Prince Chen acted very aloof in front of outsiders, but he always seemed very approachable in front of her.
Is it because of the life-saving grace he mentioned?
But she really couldn't remember what had happened between her and this noble Prince Chen, nor how she had the ability to save his life.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for rescuing me today. I am very grateful."
Shen Tangan sat down opposite him obediently, picked up the teacup and took a sip, he couldn't hide his surprise at the taste.
"This king doesn't mind being used by you."
Mu Chenye's unexpected words almost made her spit out the tea she had just taken a drink. In the end, she choked and started coughing violently.
A golden silk handkerchief appeared in front of her. She did not refuse it but took it and covered her mouth and nose with it. It took her a long time to stop.
A cool cedar scent wafted from the handkerchief, which was extremely pleasant and calmed her restless heart.
She moved her nose slightly and sniffed carefully. The scent seemed familiar, as if she had smelled it somewhere before, but she had forgotten where.
"Ms. Shen...Ms. Shen..."
Mu Chenye was still concerned about her, but when he raised his eyes, he saw her smelling his handkerchief.
The usually calm and composed man's ears instantly turned red, and the look he gave her was somewhat uncomfortable, and even his reminder was hesitant.
"I'm sorry, my lord!"
Shen Tangan came back to his senses instantly and clenched his handkerchief awkwardly.
"I'll wash this handkerchief and return it to you."
"……it is good."
Mu Chenye was silent for a moment, but still nodded in agreement.
Doesn't she know that giving a handkerchief to another person is a token of love?
"Your Majesty, I didn't mean what happened today. It was really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who went too far."
Shen Tangan thought of what happened on the Nine-Turn Corridor and looked at him apologetically.
At that time, she had already noticed that the Prince of Chen in the distance was so dazzling that she recognized him at a glance even though he was far away.
Thinking of the so-called life-saving favor between them, she bet that he would come forward to help her deal with the prince, and the facts were exactly as she expected.
But who could have thought that he would punish the prince to kneel in public. This was not something she could have anticipated.
I don’t know if it was for her or if he really thought the prince was not stable enough.
She quietly raised her eyes to glance at him, then muttered to herself with her head down.
"Although I don't want to marry the prince and become his consort, I shouldn't be bullied by him in public like this!"
"Don't you want to marry the prince? The prince is the heir to the throne."
Mu Chenye seemed not to care about her explanation. He held the teacup in thought and asked a seemingly insignificant question at the end.
During his investigation, he learned that Shen Tangan had hit a wall after learning that the prince wanted to break off the engagement and remarry.
Outsiders say that she likes the prince very much. Now it seems that she feels humiliated?
"So what if he is the crown prince?"
Shen Tangan sneered. He is the crown prince today, but who knows if he will still be the crown prince tomorrow?
His Majesty chose her as the future Crown Princess because of her status.
The prince thought that she was the one who obstructed him and Shen Qingwan, but he didn't know that she was the most aggrieved among the three.
If the prince does not want to marry her, he can humiliate her in public or threaten to break off the engagement and marry someone else.
But what about her?
I can only endure it all silently and bear all the rumors, ridicule and sarcasm.
She was already at a disadvantage in this marriage, and the prince scolded her for being vicious in public without showing any mercy.
Can an outsider who doesn't know the truth understand her pain?
People would only think that she had bad character and a vicious heart, so her engagement was broken off. In this way, the prince would turn around and marry a beautiful woman, while her reputation would be ruined, and it would be a question whether she could live well.
By then, the prince and Shen Qingwan will become a beautiful story in Kyoto City, envied by everyone, and I will just be a stepping stone on their road to love!
So she must force the prince to break off the engagement, ruin their reputations, and make them become rats crossing the street, hated by everyone.
When that time comes, she wants to see whether the love they shout out loudly can be stronger than gold!
"The prince is not my ideal man. Even if we get married, it will only be a waste of time. He wants to be in love with me, but don't I want that?"
"So what kind of man do you want to marry?"
"what?"
Shen Tangan was stunned for a moment and looked at the person in front of him in confusion. Why did the questions he asked seem so strange?
"That's not what I meant, my king..."
Mu Chenye just asked subconsciously, and regretted it the moment he blurted it out. After he reacted, he realized that what he said was extremely inappropriate. He wanted to explain but didn't know how to start.
It really doesn't fit his character. He must have lost his mind.
Did she misunderstand?
"I, your humble servant, wish to win the heart of one man and stay with him till we grow old together."