amaotonovel Chapter 467: I want to accept my fate, but I am unwilling to do so
Chapter 467: I want to accept my fate, but I am unwilling to do so
"Is that all you heard? Did you hear anything else?" Qin Yumo asked casually.
"Of course there is!" The maidservant saw that her master was willing to listen, and immediately spoke boldly, "They also talked about how the Third Prince was so eager to see Rong Qingqing, but was turned away."
"What? The Third Prince was turned away? Could it be that the Prince's Mansion has rejected the Third Prince?"
"No, how could the Crown Prince and his wife dare to do that? The Third Prince was obviously going to see Rong Qingqing. He was dragged out by the Crown Prince for a drink right after he entered the mansion. Everyone is speculating that Rong Qingqing must not want to see the Third Prince, otherwise, why would the Crown Prince drag the Third Prince out so quickly?"
"So that's how it is." Qin Yumo nodded in understanding, "Go and get busy."
"Yes." The maid immediately retreated.
Qin Yumo sat on the chair, thinking about this matter uncontrollably in her mind.
Could it be that Rong Qingqing didn't like the Third Prince and didn't want to marry him? Was it just because this was a marriage granted by the Emperor and Rong Qingqing didn't dare to disobey the order, so she was forced to accept it?
The more Qin Yumo thought about it, the more she felt it was possible.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that the Third Prince is wronged.
He is a noble prince, the legitimate son of the Queen, and he has humbled himself to the point of being a decent prince. Yet, Rong Qingqing still doesn't know how to appreciate it!
What's wrong with the Third Prince?
Although he doesn't have the peerless beauty of the prince, he's not bad looking! He has the demeanor of a modest gentleman, and always smiles when he speaks, making people want to get close to him.
Moreover, he is so kind and is her savior!
Five years ago on the Qiqiao Festival, she went out to light lanterns and pray, and was nearly knocked into the river. It was the Third Prince who grabbed her and prevented her from falling into the river.
The lamp in her hand fell into the river. She was very sad and couldn't help crying.
The Third Prince gave her the lantern in his hand and then disappeared in the crowd.
From that night on, she had the Third Prince's image imprinted in her heart.
Later, she was able to attend two more palace banquets and saw the Third Prince from afar twice. She was more certain of her feelings for the Third Prince.
When she heard that the Emperor had arranged a marriage for the Third Prince, her heart was broken and she cried under her quilt all night.
She accepted her fate, but was unwilling to do so.
Rong Qingqing easily got the person whom she could never get in her whole life, why didn't she cherish him at all?
In order to hear more news about the Third Prince and Rong Qingqing, Qin Yumo started to go out.
He strolled around the gardens in the mansion, or went to places where servants liked to gather.
As I wished, I heard more news.
"The Third Prince was drunk that day, and it was the Crown Prince who sent him back to the palace."
"It turns out that the prince can also be hurt by love!"
"What's wrong with the prince? The prince is also a human being."
"New news, new news! Do you want to hear it?"
"What new news!"
"When I went out to do some shopping today, I actually saw the Third Prince! He and the Crown Prince were in a teahouse listening to storytelling, and the story they were listening to was about love!"
"That's impossible! Did you see the wrong person?"
"Impossible! I definitely didn't see it wrong! I also heard that Miss Rong Qingqing particularly likes to read storybooks, and she often secretly goes to the teahouse to listen to the storyteller talk about those storybooks. It's obvious that the Third Prince went there just to please Miss Rong Qingqing!"
"Oh my god! I envy Miss Rong Qingqing so much! She can make the Third Prince so obsessed with her!"
"But why is Miss Rong Qingqing so cold to the Third Prince? She doesn't even meet him. Isn't she afraid of hurting the Third Prince's heart by doing this?"
"Alas, Miss Rong Qingqing is still too young. A man's heart is the most unbreakable! I have a distant relative who was engaged to a girl from the neighboring family since childhood. They were childhood sweethearts. I don't know why, but the girl suddenly ignored my relative. My relative gave gifts and tried to please her, but the girl just ignored him. It just so happened that a girl from the neighborhood secretly liked my relative and took the opportunity to get close to her. Not long after, my relative broke off the engagement regardless of the relationship between the two families and married the girl from the neighborhood. You say that an ordinary man has such a strong self-esteem, let alone the noble Third Prince!"
"That's right! There are so many such things."
"If I were Miss Rong Qingqing, I would definitely want to see the Third Prince every day! Isn't this a good time to cultivate feelings?"
"Your family is not like you. They are noble ladies from an aristocratic family and are afraid of being laughed at and accused of being indecent, which would affect their reputation."
"What's the matter with being decent or dishonorable? Is the Third Prince more important, or are these more important?"
After hearing this, Qin Yumo turned and left.
She didn't return to her own courtyard, but went straight out of the house.
……
It was Xiao Yan'an's idea to go to the teahouse.
He secretly told the Third Prince about Rong Qingqing's hobbies, and enthusiastically taught the Third Prince how to please girls.
The third prince was about to show that he was crazy about Rong Qingqing, but he agreed without thinking.
After coming here, he regretted it!
What are these storytellers talking about!
The woman loves the man, the man doesn’t love the woman, the woman doesn’t love the man anymore, the man falls in love with the woman again, the woman is heartbroken and leaves the man, the man chases her like a dog, and finally the two are together…
Is this what Rong Qingqing loves?
If she was not the daughter of the Duke of Rong, he would not even look at such a woman!
She was brought up in a Duke's mansion, a mediocre and vulgar woman!
Xiao Yan'an didn't like to hear it either, but this was his mission.
Suddenly, Tianxi came over and said something in his ear, and he immediately sat up straight.
Here she comes! Qin Yumo actually came!
He could finally withdraw.
"Third Prince, something suddenly went wrong in the shop and I have to go back to deal with it. I'm really sorry. Why don't you continue listening here? I'll be back soon." Xiao Yan'an said deliberately.
"You keep busy. I just happened to remember that I have some things to deal with, so I might have to go back as well."
"Okay, then please do as you wish, Your Highness. I have already settled the bill!" Xiao Yan'an quickly stood up and left.
As soon as he came out of the teahouse, he saw a carriage on the side of the road and got on it directly.
Ji Chuhe was sitting in the carriage and was surprised to see Xiao Yanan coming up.
"Prince, how did you know I was in this carriage?"
"Intuition." Xiao Yan'an smiled mysteriously, "You put so much thought into setting up this plan, you must come and see it with your own eyes to feel at ease?"
"Aren't you afraid of being discovered by the Third Prince's men?"
"No, he is a principled person who clearly distinguishes between public and private matters. Today is a private matter, so he only brought a few personal guards with him, and all of them are in the teahouse. Madam, rest assured, I will never let you be exposed in any way."
"Yeah." Ji Chuhe nodded.
"Madam, how can you be so sure that Qin Yumo likes the third prince?" Xiao Yan'an had this question in his mind and couldn't help but ask.