allonlinenovel Chapter 105 It's quite unlucky that the Marquis was favored by her.
Chapter 105 It's quite unlucky that the Marquis was favored by her.
After having lunch, Cheng Yan told her to rest well and then went to the Ministry of War.
Qin Yizhen still felt a little uncomfortable, but she had slept too much and couldn't fall back asleep. She leaned against the soft pillows on the kang in the side room and read for a while. When she heard that Hongying had returned, she quickly asked her to come over.
When the person arrived, she ordered tea to be served, then looked the person up and down, finding everything about them agreeable, and smiled with her eyes narrowed.
Seeing her smiling so happily, Hongying felt a little uneasy.
She had been working outside for several years, and now her status was quite different from that of Lü Qiao. They were no longer like mistress and servant, but rather like subordinates and friends who could chat and drink tea together and laugh together.
Seeing this, Hongying asked directly, "Why is the princess looking at me like that?"
Qin Yizhen smiled and said, "I think you're beautiful."
This immediate compliment about her good looks made even the usually composed Hongying blush, before she smiled and said, "It seems the princess has been having a good time lately."
Even their spirit and energy are different from before.
"Of course I'm happy."
She was already very happy since she went back in time and saw Cheng Yan again.
At the time, I was just a little uneasy, but now that I have spent some time by Empress Dowager Cheng's side, I have seen more things and gained more experience, and my heart has settled down.
Life and death are always unpredictable; you never know when an accident will happen.
Now that she knows Cheng Yan is facing this ordeal, she has done her best to turn things around. The rest is to live life to the fullest and cherish the present.
"Why has the princess summoned me?"
"It's nothing major, I just wanted to ask if you've ever thought about getting married."
"Get married?" Hongying was taken aback, somewhat unable to react. "Does the princess wish for me to get married?"
"No, that's not it." Qin Yizhen shook her head and smiled. "I just suddenly heard that Songnian likes you, and then I remembered that you're at the age where you should get married, so I wanted to ask you what you think."
"Whether you want to get married or not is up to you. If you like Songnian, that's fine too. If you don't like him and think someone else is better, I have no objection. Marriage is a lifelong matter for you. I hope you can make this choice yourself and follow your heart."
"You and Lü Qiao have been by my side for so many years, always loyal and devoted. I hope you can live a peaceful and happy life."
"Thank you, Princess." Hongying came back to her senses and thanked her. "Actually, I have never thought about getting married. The world is not stable now, and I just want to live well."
Qin Yizhen didn't force her, and said with a smile, "Then if you meet someone you want to marry, come and tell me, and I will prepare a dowry for you."
"Thank you princess."
"By the way, there's another matter I wanted to discuss with you today, regarding what we talked about yesterday—the search for the lost children..."
Qin Yizhen felt that although she was a princess, there was not much she could do for the people. Since her personal guards were all idle, it would be a great act of kindness to arrange for some of them to do something that would benefit the country and its people.
In these turbulent times, the chances of finding them are slim, but if we can find even one or two, it would be a good deed.
The two discussed the matter until sunset, and later Green Bridge, Granny Jin, and Granny Gui also joined in.
As the sun sets and dusk settles, another day has passed.
As it approached Shenshi (3-5 PM), Cheng Yan sent someone back to say that he had something to do that day and would be returning late.
Qin Yizhen simply invited Hongying to stay for dinner. Seeing that it was getting dark, she suggested that Hongying stay overnight at the guest house where Zhao Rufang was temporarily staying in the outer courtyard.
Not long after it got dark, Granny Jin came to Hongying's door to ask her to have tea.
"I've come today because of Aunt Wang's matter." Granny Jin told Hongying about Wang Xianrong's desire to die and felt extremely troubled.
"The Marquis may look cold, but he is actually just like the princess, a person who clearly distinguishes between good and evil. Although this Concubine Wang is annoying and has many ulterior motives, she has never done anything truly evil. It would not be good if she died like this."
Hongying frowned: "When this person gets stubborn, it's really hard to persuade him."
Just like Qin Yizhen back then, everyone advised her to live a good life with Cheng Yan and not to care about the rumors outside, but she just couldn't get over that hurdle in her heart.
"Since she doesn't want to live anymore, we need to find something that will make her want to live. What does the Wang family have?"
Granny Jin shook her head: "Her mother died early, and her father remarried. Their relationship was extremely cold. However, she has a younger brother, Prince Wang, who is two years younger than her."
"That young master Wang Cong is quite good to her, but I heard that her mother's death was partly due to this younger brother, so she has always been quite cold towards Wang Cong."
There's no one in her family she needs to be attached to, and her closest relatives are distant. The only person she cares about, Cheng Yan, is now happily married to Qin Yizhen and can't tolerate her. He hopes she can leave and not interfere in their relationship.
Life is fleeting, and in the end, I am alone; joy and sorrow, I have no one to confide in.
Perhaps she felt that her life was meaningless, that living was hopeless and miserable, and that it would be better to die and be done with it all.
For ordinary people, all they seek in life is enough to have enough to eat and wear, or perhaps a more relaxed and stable life. As for love and romance, they are just fleeting clouds in the sky.
It is only because some people living at the top of power and wealth are so bored that they value love and romance more than their own lives.
Moreover, after hearing so many stories of unwavering love and devotion, I felt that I deserved to have such unwavering love as well.
Even in the end, when she has to sever ties with love and cut her long hair, she will have no regrets.
"If the Wang family won't work, are we supposed to ask the Marquis to persuade them?" Hongying frowned deeply.
"I'm afraid even if you, Marquis, try to persuade her, it will only provoke her and make her die sooner. If you really have to go, Marquis, the only way is for you to show her some care and pity, so that she will feel that there is still some hope in life."
"That is absolutely impossible."
They were Qin Yizhen's people, so naturally they planned everything for Qin Yizhen, and they were very disgusted by Wang Xianrong's behavior of not valuing her own life.
If it weren't for the worry that Qin Yizhen and Cheng Yan might have a grudge, I would have made her want to die long ago.
"Then there's no solution."
Hongying thought for a moment and said, "I've heard that keeping cats or dogs might bring peace of mind. How about we give a cat to Aunt Wang?"
"Is this okay?"
"Whether it works or not, we can only give it a try. Otherwise, we can only go to the Marquis and ask him to go and see her."
"If the Marquis leaves, she knows that this might keep him here, and she might even go further, trying to kill herself every few days. That would be troublesome."
Granny Jin was so angry her teeth ached: "It's really unlucky for the Marquis to be liked by her."
"Indeed, there's also Fang Shixin, who's just as unyielding."