Chapter 128 - Slept in the Same Bed?

Before Bu Jinglan had time to act, Baili Qingcang summoned the envoy of the Great Yue Kingdom and directly circulated the marriage contract signed by Bu Jinglan among the members of the envoy.

Baili Qingcang looked at them coldly. “Logically speaking, the Sixth Prince has come to ask for marriage and I should marry one of my daughters to him. But he already found the girl he liked and there’s nothing I can do. Since he has personally signed the marriage contract, I will issue a decree to grant the marriage. Do you have any objections?”

Under Baili Qingcang’s serious gaze, the envoy members didn’t dare to object. Moreover, the emperor had the marriage contract that was personally signed by the Sixth Prince in his hand and they couldn’t deny the validity of the marriage. Even if the Great Yue emperor knew about this, the result would not change. So they could only acquiesce.

When they returned to the courier hostel with Baili Qingcang’s imperial edict, they were greeted by Bu Jinglan’s storm-like gaze. “Your Highness, before our departure, His Majesty said that no matter what kind of person you married this time, you could still marry whoever you like in the future. You should just make do with it.”

“Shut up!” Bu Jinglan shouted coldly. His father did say this. However, he didn’t like anyone else but Shen Ninghua now. Why should he marry Shen Linghan? What was more, she was a cripple. “Keep your hands off this for now. Don’t write to my father either. I have my own plans.”

Shen Ninghua was drawing a peony in her room when Bai Ruo came in to report Bu Jinglan’s visit.

After putting down the brush and having it cleaned up, Shen Ninghua changed her clothes and walked out in a rather good mood.

In the flower hall, Bu Jinglan held a cup of tea and tasted it carefully. He looked very pleased with himself.

Shen Ninghua scanned his neck after entering the door and found that there was no trace on his neck, let alone the red leaf she saw yesterday. What was going on? Thinking about it, her pupils narrowed slightly. Two completely different personalities. There were really this kind of persons…

“Your Highness, you are a rare guest. Why are you here today? Did you come to see my sister?” She would not let go of any chance to ridicule Bu Jinglan.

“You’ve become more and more beautiful these days, Prefectural Princess Zhaohua. Are you having some happy event?” Bu Jinglan did not answer her question.

Shen Ninghua smiled without any warmth and continued to focus on the topic. “That’s right. My younger sister is going to get married. This is a great happy event. Your Highness, my sister Linghan lives in Qinxue Courtyard. I’ll have someone bring you over. Qing Que…”

Bu Jinglan suddenly interrupted Shen Ninghua. “I’m not here to see your sister. I’m here to see you.”

Shen Ninghua restrained her smile and said coldly, “For what?”

Bu Jinglan put the teacup aside, took out an invitation and placed it on the table. “I heard that Da’an also has a hunting festival, so I mentioned it to the His Majesty. Unexpectedly, His Majesty allowed me to hold a hunting event in the imperial garden. Many people will take part. I came here to give you an invitation.”

How could the emperor agree to let a prince of another country hold a hunting party in the imperial garden?

“Your Highness, my sister’s leg is injured, so it’s inconvenient for her to attend the hunting event.” Shen Ninghua looked at him coldly, reminding him of his current identity.

The two of them were challenging each other when a maid pushed Shen Linghan in through the door.

Shen Linghan had an expression of capturing adultery on the spot. It wasn’t until she saw Bu Jinglan that she restrained her anger. Her face was pale and her illness hadn’t healed yet. Her eyes looked exceptionally large on her skinny cheeks. With a blink of her eyes, she put on a pure and curious expression on her face. “Eldest Sister, did I disturb the two of you?” As she spoke, she lowered her head slightly. Her cheeks blushed and she looked like a shy and helpless little girl.

Shen Ninghua laughed. “How can you disturb us? You’ve come at the right time. His Highness was talking about the hunting party in the imperial garden. Since you are here, you can give us some advice.”

Going hunting in the imperial garden? If there were nothing wrong with her leg, she would definitely jump up happily. But now, these words sounded like fierce slaps in her face.

She could almost feel the burning pain on her cheeks. Her leg was already crippled, and now she couldn’t even get out of the gate of the courtyard by herself. How could she participate in a hunting event? Wasn’t Shen Ninghua deliberately mocking her?

Thinking about it, she glared at Shen Ninghua and her eyes were about to burn with rage. “Eldest Sister, my leg is injured. I can’t participate in any hunting.”

Shen Ninghua didn’t care about her at all.

Bu Jinglan at the side couldn’t help but shout coldly, “Go rest if your leg is injured. I didn’t invite you at all.”

Her fiance was going on a hunting party, but she wasn’t invited. This was a great insult to her. But right now, she could only force herself to endure it. “Your Highness?”

Seeing Shen Linghan’s pretentious appearance, Bu Jinglan frowned even more tightly. However, the emperor had already issued a decree. She was now his would-be princess in name. Unless she died, there was no possibility of change.

“Women don’t have to get involved in men’s affairs. Your leg injury hasn’t healed yet. Hurry back to your courtyard and rest. Don’t come out unless necessary.”

Shen Linghan gritted her teeth tightly. She could clearly see Bu Jinglan’s disgust towards her, but the clearer she saw, the more anxious she became. Right now, Bu Jinglan was her only chance to rise again. If she didn’t grasp this chance tightly, she didn’t know how long she had to wait for another chance like this in the future.

However, she couldn’t set her mind at rest leaving Shen Ninghua and Bu Jinglan together alone.

“Yes, I see. Your Highness, we will get married soon. After that, you and my Eldest Sister will be one family. Please take care of her for me when you go out this time. By the way, our cousin Yingxue is free. She can go together with you, right? Didn’t Eldest Sister say last time that she would show Yingxue around the capital? There should be a lot of young masters and ladies going this time. This is an excellent opportunity.”

Shen Ninghua raised her eyelids and mocked in her heart. Shen Linghan wanted to separate her from Bu Jinglan with Yang Yingxue, but did she have brain? If she really liked Bu Jinglan and wanted to be the Sixth Princess, Shen Linghan wouldn’t have the chance to be here at all.

However, after Bu Jinglan heard Shen Linghan’s words, he fell silent for a moment before revealing a meaningful smile. “That’s right, Ninghua and I will soon become a family. I will definitely take good care of her.”

The smile on Shen Linghan’s face stiffened. The fingernails in her tightly clenched fists had already pierced through her palms and blood oozed out. She shouted crazily in her heart, “Shen Ninghua, you damned bitch! You even seduced Bu Jinglan. He is my husband. How dare you! How dare you!”

“Eldest Sister, what do you think?” Shen Linghan said word by word, and her face was dark and cold.

Shen Ninghua coldly curled her lips. “Younger sister, it’s time for you to go back.” Although she did not like Bu Jinglan, she felt very happy when she saw Shen Linghan feeling uncomfortable. This was also a way to avenge herself.

The maid at the side understood what Shen Ninghua meant, so she didn’t allow Shen Linghan to say anything else and directly pushed the wheelchair out.

Shen Linghan gritted her teeth fiercely. Her lips were bleeding but she didn’t care. When she returned to Qinxue Courtyard, she drove all the maids out and fiercely grabbed the pillow on the bed. Because she used too much strength, her two fingernails instantly snapped, leaving behind traces of bright red stains on the pillow. “Patient. I must be patient!”

She took a few deep breaths and finally suppressed the violent desire to destroy everything in her heart. Her current situation was like standing on a large rock protruding from the edge of a cliff. Even a slight movement could cause her to fall down and break into pieces. Therefore, no matter what happened during this period of time, she had to patiently wait for two months. Two months later, when she married Bu Jinglan, she would have the capital to take revenge for all these things bit by bit!

After driving Shen Linghan away, Shen Ninghua did not show any courtesy towards Bu Jinglan and directly sent him off. The emperor had already issued a decree, and the marriage between Bu Jinglan and Shen Linghan was basically unchangeable.

Back in Ruixi Courtyard, Hong Ling rubbed her shoulders and walked over. “Miss, this is already the third wave of assassins. We stopped them and did not let them enter the room.”

Shen Ninghua sneered coldly. “Bu Jinglan is really generous. He actually sent three waves of assassins to kill Shen Linghan. Tsk tsk…”

Hong Ling stretched her shoulders up and down. “Miss, the people Bu Jinglan sent to assassinate Second Young Lady are getting more and more powerful. I almost failed to stop the group of people he just sent. Fortunately, two black-clothed people came out to help. Miss, you only said that those black-clothed people are trustworthy…Who are they?”

Shen Ninghua glared at her. “Do you know what happened to those who knew too much?”

Hong Ling shrunk her neck. “What happened?”

Shen Ninghua raised her head and gestured towards her neck. “They all died.”

“Miss! Don’t scare me.” Hong Ling said grievously.

Chu Junyi walked in and heard this conversation. “Your miss is right. Normally, people who know too much are silenced and even their bodies are destroyed without leaving any trace behind.”

Hong Ling shook her head and felt cold all over her body. She took several steps back and said, “I will leave first.”

Shen Ninghua raised her head and glanced at him. “You’re really unscrupulous when coming to my place now. You even dare to scare my maid?”

As the weather was warm, Chu Junyi held the folding fan in his hand and shook it twice when he heard this. “Ninghua, at least we slept under the same roof. Furthermore, we slept together in the same bed. You can’t be so heartless.”

Slept together? If he wasn’t injured so badly, she wouldn’t have brought him to her room. Unfortunately, it was too late to say anything now. The best way was to ignore him. “I’ve always been heartless.”

Chu Junyi smiled and walked forward. He leaned over to admire the peonies she drew. “Ninghua, why did you draw those flowers? Those flowers can’t be eaten, drunk, or help you do anything. Why don’t you draw me?”

The veins on Shen Ninghua’s forehead popped out. “Did anyone ever say that your skin is getting thicker every day?”

“No.”

Shen Ninghua rolled her eyes at him and said, “Then let me tell you now. If there is any danger in the future, just stretch your neck and your face will block the attack!”