Eternal Night - Chapter 192
My heart ached; he had actually used me.
I glared at him angrily and turned to get out of bed.
He held me up so I wouldn't get up, and said with a smile, "You're my woman, what's wrong with helping your husband?"
I don't know what's wrong, something just feels off. I blurted out, "You married me for the money to settle my family, and now... now you're using me again, I..."
Tears welled up in my eyes and dripped down my cheeks.
He seemed utterly disapproving of my crying; his usual sharp tongue vanished instantly, and he was at a loss for words, finally managing to stammer out, "It's not that..."
I cried even harder. He wasn't. How could he not be?
"I was just doing it incidentally; it wasn't entirely for the An family's money."
He was so frank, I was furious and jumped out of bed, ready to leave.
He hugged me, seemingly anxious and unsure what to say, yet unwilling to let me leave.
“I will marry you, but now I want to go home.” I cried and kicked him.
He remained motionless until I was exhausted from all the fussing, then he sighed and asked, "Did you release lanterns on the banks of the Qin River last year during Qingming Festival?"
I was stunned.
He chuckled and said, "I knew you were the fourth young lady of the An family back then. My father ordered me to propose marriage to the An family, and I readily agreed when I heard it was you."
"What if it weren't for me?" I was a little confused.
He whispered in my ear, "Who knows? It's just you, it was destined..."
His voice was extremely soft and gentle, and my anger vanished instantly. I felt a little resentful towards him; why did he have to be so frank?
He seemed to see through my thoughts and slowly said, "You are the one who will spend your life with Tianxiang, and Tianxiang is unwilling to deceive you. This is the only time General Luo will do so. If you reveal even the slightest flaw, both of us will lose our lives in Qin Chuan. Xiao Si, marrying into the royal family will inevitably bring many storms. Are you willing to be with me?"
I was taken aback, staring into his sincere eyes. I didn't know whether he should keep it from me or lie to me.
He suddenly laughed, a very pleasant laugh: "So you're a silly, dumb girl."
I was so angry I almost fainted. How could he control all my emotions? I was so angry I could barely stand it. I took a bite out of him.
He didn't move for a long time before finally saying in a trembling voice, "I misspoke."
Thinking he was going to apologize, I looked at the beads of blood seeping from his arm with a guilty conscience and said softly, "I've vented my anger, are you in pain?"
He took a breath and asked me, "Really?"
I nodded seriously: "I'm straightforward, I'm really not angry anymore."
He finally let out a breath and said, "You're not only a silly girl, but also a silly rabbit. You only have these two tricks when you're angry. You're so easy to deal with."
Enraged, I kicked him squarely in the groin. He bent over, wincing in pain, pointing at me, speechless. I smiled sweetly and said, "You're a bit silly, a bit clumsy. You're the one who's in pain. I'm going home."
Even after leaving the inner courtyard, the Third Prince's furious roar could still be heard: "Try again after I marry you!"
I chuckled and said, "Marrying him wouldn't be so bad."
Extra Chapter: Princess Rose
After leaving Sanyu Pass, we entered the territory of the Song Kingdom. I found Yuepo extremely displeasing the entire way.
"Hey, brat, what grudge do you have against Brother Yongye that you want to poison him?" After entering the inn, I only booked one room to prevent him from running away.
At this moment, he was pinned to the back by my foot and unable to move. If it weren't for the need to get the antidote for Brother Yongye, I would have killed him right now.
"Little vixen, if you don't let go of my foot and dare to say another harsh word to me, I'll activate the Gu poison and make your brother Yongye die of pain!" Yuepo roared at me hatefully.
I was startled. I always lose control of my emotions. What if I really hurt Yongye-gege? I immediately let go of his foot and pulled him onto the chair. Before he could react, I had already handed him a cup of hot tea: "Yue-gege, the journey wasn't fun. Qiangwei was just teasing you. You wouldn't be so petty, would you?"
He looked at me with a half-smile, casually took the tea and drank it all in one gulp, then stood up, got into bed, and lay down: "You can sleep on the floor."
"What?"
He tossed me a blanket, put his head behind his head, and said slowly, "The princess is afraid I'll run away, so she insists on sharing a room. Does she mean we have to share a bed?"
My face flushed red, and I grabbed the blanket and yelled, "Wait till I get the antidote, then I'll deal with you!"
When have I ever slept on the floor? The floor was icy cold, and the blanket was half spread on the floor and half wrapped around me, making me extremely uncomfortable. I was in a daze until dawn before I finally couldn't stay awake any longer and fell asleep.
When I woke up this morning, I was peacefully asleep in bed when I jumped up in fright. Where was that brat? I hoped he hadn't run away. Thinking of Brother Yongye's antidote, tears welled up in my eyes with anxiety.
The door was pushed open, and Yuepo came in carrying porridge: "Go wash up and eat now that you're awake. We still have a long way to go."
I was taken aback. Why didn't he run away?
"Why are you looking at me? I just had a change of heart and realized that I didn't have any deep-seated hatred for Li Yongye, so I gave him the antidote to settle things."
I quickly got out of bed to wash up. Wait, where's my hairpin? I looked around. I could never forget the scene of Brother Yongye adjusting the hairpin in my hair. I couldn't lose this hairpin; he had never been so affectionate with me before. Recalling the moment when Yongye gently straightened the hairpin for me, my heart was still pounding.
"Looking for what?"
"My hairpin! My hairpin is gone!"
As Yuepo sipped her porridge, she said slowly and deliberately, "It's just a hairpin with pearls inlaid; it's not that valuable."
"What do you know?" I didn't finish my sentence, thinking dejectedly, there was nothing I could do about it.
Yuepo leaned closer and smiled, "I know, it was just that Yongye reached out to help her. How could she remember that?"