Her reaction was extremely slow.
She could only look at Ruan Xi with slightly dazed eyes.
Then, wanting to refuse to read the letter, she found that for some reason, she couldn't speak the words that came to her lips. She wanted to refuse, but found that those words were simply impossible to say.
She pursed her lips stubbornly.
Seeing that Qin Yiqing did not refuse, but instead fell silent, Ruan Xi knew that the letter could be read.
Then he began to read.
"Yiqing, seeing this letter is like seeing you. Are you well now?"
After reading this sentence, he looked at Qin Yiqing, who was lowering her head, lost in thought.
It had to be said that Ji Rong knew Qin Yiqing very well. And Qin Yiqing truly loved Ji Rong to the core. How could such love be so easily dismissed? Who would believe it?
Then Ruan Xi's voice continued to echo in Qin Yiqing's ears.
"I will explain my marriage to you later. I will come to find you. Wait for me."
Not many words, just two brief sentences.
But the meaning was clear: she should wait for him, and not marry anyone else.
As for his marriage to others, he would explain it to her.
Explain?
Qin Yiqing gave a bitter smile. Explain what? According to the date, he should already be married. He wanted her to wait for him, was he expecting her to be a concubine? And then he would enjoy the bliss of having both women?
Or would the two of them be together secretly from then on?
She was Qin Yiqing. She would never allow herself to fall into such a humiliating position.
"See? Ji Rong has you in his heart. How can you be so heartless? You must not take the wrong path. If you really marry that Meng Xiao, you will regret it to the point of your intestines turning green, and you won't be able to win Ji Rong back! Stay here and obediently wait for Ji Rong to find you. Don't cause any more trouble."
Ruan Xi folded the two small slips of paper and placed them into Qin Yiqing's hand.
However, Qin Yiqing's face stiffened upon touching the slips, and she abruptly threw them at Ruan Xi, "Enough! He is trying every way to insult me! He wants me to wait for him? He wants me to be his nameless concubine? What do you take me, Qin Yiqing, for? Yes, Ruan Xi, you are right. I like him. I have chased him for all these years. But I, Qin Yiqing, don't want to be desperate anymore. Why do you all think I should wait for him? Why!"
"I said, from now on, he goes his way, and I go mine. From this moment on, there will be absolutely no more entanglement. I, Qin Yiqing, never speak nonsense!"
Ruan Xi was greatly shocked, staring at the small slips of paper thrown at him in astonishment.
Ji Rong's handwriting on them was very neat.
Just now, he thought Qin Yiqing would definitely agree, and would happily nod as before, saying she would obediently wait for Ji Rong here.
To his surprise, her attitude was so resolute!
"You... Ji Rong never said you should be a concubine. He cares about you so much, how could he let you be a concubine?" Ruan Xi's words were not very firm, after all, Ji Rong seemed to be getting married.
The wedding was tomorrow.
If he didn't get married, what would he be doing at the Ji family?
He hadn't thought about it carefully before, but now, after hearing Qin Yiqing's words, he suddenly realized that perhaps they had all misunderstood.
Qin Yiqing had always dared to love and hate. Now that she said she didn't want to love anymore, it was likely that she truly didn't want to love.
Qin Yiqing sneered upon hearing this, "Your words might convince others, but do you think the Ji family would let him cancel this marriage? The fanfare is so grand, the entire martial world knows about it. So many people are going to attend his wedding. How can he not get married! Men can have three wives and four concubines, but I, Qin Yiqing, will absolutely not be his concubine! I will absolutely not share a husband with others!"
Ruan Xi was speechless. He twitched his lips and looked at Qin Yiqing, asking, "Then can you guarantee that Meng Xiao won't take concubines in the future? You won't be serving him along with other women? Qin Yiqing, you can make a wrong choice now, but you will definitely regret it later! You will definitely regret missing Ji Rong."
"I said, once I, Qin Yiqing, make a decision, I have never thought of regretting it. Moreover, Meng Xiao will not take concubines. Even if Ji Rong has many wives and concubines, Meng Xiao will not take concubines!" Qin Yiqing's tone was extremely firm.
If Meng Xiao liked women, his household would already be filled with various concubines and side consorts. Would she still get such a benefit?
Seeing Qin Yiqing's trust in Meng Xiao, even defending him, Ruan Xi knew Qin Yiqing was serious.
This matter was more troublesome than he had imagined. No, he had to send a carrier pigeon to Ji Rong immediately!
An hour later.
At the Pingyang Prince's mansion, Yun Shu was having dinner.
It was completely dark outside by then.
After returning to the Pingyang Prince's mansion and not seeing Qin Yiqing, she guessed that Qin Yiqing had been out playing wild for the past two days.
Because of the rain, she returned to the Pingyang Prince's mansion about half an hour later than expected.
She was slowly eating her dinner.
Suddenly, Qin Yiqing stumbled back.
Upon seeing Yun Shu, Qin Yiqing could no longer hold back her tears. She rushed forward and hugged Yun Shu, not daring to cry loudly, only sobbing quietly while holding onto Yun Shu.
"Wuwuwuwu... Ji Rong is a scoundrel, he is a big scoundrel."
"From now on, I will never let him ruin my mood again."
"I want to forget him completely!"
"Wuwuwuwu... He actually sent Ruan Xi to deliver a message, telling me to wait for him. He wants me to be his concubine. Ji Rong is a big bad guy, he wants to enjoy the fruits of other people's labor! Scoundrel!"
"I want to marry Meng Xiao instead! Meng Xiao won't bully me."
"Wuwuwu..."
Smelling the alcohol on Qin Yiqing's breath and hearing her complaints, Yun Shu gently patted Qin Yiqing's back and said softly, "If you don't like him, then don't have him. There are countless men in the world, who you marry is up to you."
Qin Yiqing nodded repeatedly, "Right! Who I marry is up to me! Hmph! I'm going to get engaged to Meng Xiao tomorrow."
Hearing Qin Yiqing mention Meng Xiao after Ji Rong, Yun Shu became curious and suddenly wanted to meet this person.
"Okay, bring me to meet him tomorrow," Yun Shu said softly.
Qin Yiqing nodded repeatedly, "You'll know when you meet him, Yun Shu. I've really made up my mind. I don't want to be upset over Ji Rong anymore. He walks his path, and I'll walk mine. From now on, we'll mind our own business, and it's best if we never meet again. I don't want to see anyone from the Ji family anymore."
As she spoke, Qin Yiqing's tone grew calmer.
It didn't sound like she was just saying it out of anger.
Yun Shu's eyes flickered. Ji Rong wanted Qin Yiqing to be a concubine?
This wasn't something Ji Rong would typically do.
There must be some misunderstanding.
However, Qin Yiqing was drunk right now and not in her right mind. She would ask more carefully tomorrow.
...
Zhen Lin and Princess Ningde had dinner together.
The brother and sister chatted for a while first.
Then Princess Ningde mentioned what she had said to Yun Shu on the way back to the city.
Upon hearing Princess Ningde's words, Zhen Lin's expression became solemn.