Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 146 Choice

After a long silence.

Emperor Jing slowly raised his head, his tone full of vicissitudes of life.

"I know I owe you too much over the years, but I also have my own difficulties. Now that you are growing stronger, I can promise to give you the position of crown prince."

However, Jiang Ci just sneered after hearing this, his eyes were cold.

"Don't worry about it. I can get what I want by my own ability. If you called me here to talk to me about these trivial things, then I'm sorry. I'm afraid I have other things to do, so I'll take my leave now."

"You...never mind, go ahead. But I have one last reminder for you: don't force relationships. You're a smart kid. Think carefully about what you should do."

Jiang Ci stood up and looked at him expressionlessly, saying coldly.

"If you still have some regard for our father-son relationship, please don't interfere in my affairs anymore."

This was the first time the father and son had been alone together in all these years, but they ended up parting on bad terms.

After the man left, Emperor Jing looked in the direction he left and smiled self-deprecatingly.

This was a result that could have been guessed long ago.

What happened back then can never be made up for.

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County Palace.

When Mu Qingli woke up again, it was already completely dark.

She was still sleeping on the bed, with Wanyue staying by her side all the time.

The wound on my back was burning with pain, and it hurt when I moved a little.

When Wanyue saw her wake up, her red eyes were filled with worry and self-blame.

Mu Qingli wanted to speak to comfort her, but Wanyue choked up before she could say anything.

"Princess, I'm sorry I came too late. If I had found someone to help you earlier, you wouldn't have been injured so badly."

Mu Qingli really wanted to wipe her tears, but her hands were wrapped like dumplings.

I can only give up.

In the end, he could only smile at Wanyue with difficulty.

"I don't blame you, Wanyue. I didn't expect the Imperial Concubine to attack me directly. Now that it's over, she has received the punishment she deserves. You don't have to blame yourself. You worked hard today, but fortunately there was no danger. We are all safe and sound. Even if it hurts a little, I can bear it."

As soon as he finished speaking, he could hear intermittent sounds of fireworks outside, and then he remembered that today was New Year's Eve.

It’s just a pity that Bai Yu worked so hard to find the fireworks, but I’m afraid I won’t be able to see them today.

Seeing this, Wanyue struggled in her heart, looked out the window, and finally said what was in her heart.

"Princess, today is all thanks to His Highness. If His Highness hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid..."

She didn't say the rest of the words, but Mu Qingli knew the meaning clearly.

Yes, today is all thanks to him. If it weren’t for him, I would have suffered more than this.

But later she fainted, and it was unknown whether the emperor would pursue the matter of him trespassing into the harem.

While feeling worried, he thought about what he said in the hall today, and felt inexplicably irritated.

Wanyue saw that she seemed to be hesitant to speak, and knew what she wanted to ask.

"Your Highness is fine. His Majesty has not punished him."

After saying that, he looked out the window again and finally made up his mind.

"Princess, His Highness has been here for a long time and is now outside the door. Do you want to see him?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Qingli's face was full of surprise and his breathing slowed down a bit.

She didn't expect that Jiang Ci was just outside the door, and she was a little at a loss for a moment.

But now that we meet, how should I face him? Especially since I know what he is thinking, I feel even more unable to face him.

After hesitating for a long time, I finally felt that I couldn't meet him openly right now.

I was in the palace today because of the situation, but if I really meet him now, it would not be possible.

Never mind, it’s gone again.

"Wanyue, please let the Sixth Prince go back. Tell him that I'm fine now. Let him go back and rest. Also, thank him for what happened today."

Jiang Ci was holding the fox lantern he had made himself. Although it was not exquisite, all the details were made by him.

At this time he was standing at the door, and the conversation inside could be heard clearly.

Looking at the door that was so close to him, he just smiled self-deprecatingly and finally turned and left.

Forget it, there’s no need to rush. We have to give her some time to buffer.

In response, Wanyue just nodded and opened the door.

However, there was no one outside the door, only a lifelike fox lamp placed on the ground at the door.

Knowing that the person had left, she picked up the lantern on the ground, sighed deeply in her heart, and then closed the door again.

Mu Qingli was lying on the bed and saw the fox lantern in Wanyue's hand. Knowing that it was given by Jiang Ci, a complicated look appeared in her eyes for a moment. She felt more and more uneasy and just asked Wanyue to take the fox lantern away.

After that, she ate some minced meat porridge that Xiaotao brought her, and then fell into a deep sleep again.

This sleep led straight into a nightmare.

In the dream, I saw Jiang Ci again.

All I saw was red, ten miles of red, and the prosperity of the whole city was completely eclipsed.

She was dressed in a wedding dress as bright as fire, a phoenix crown and a bridal robe, sitting upright in front of a bronze mirror. Wanyue then covered her with a veil, and the sound of festive drums and music could be heard all around.

Guided by the matchmaker, she walked step by step towards the man who was also wearing a red wedding dress, but her vision was blocked by the veil, so she could not see the man's face clearly.

Until a pair of warm hands held her slightly cold hands, she subconsciously felt that this person must be Su Minsheng.

Afterwards, the two of them walked hand in hand through the crowd, bowed in the hall, paid homage to heaven and earth, and were finally sent to the bridal chamber.

She sat in the bridal chamber feeling uneasy, her chest feeling heavy as if a heavy stone was pressing on it.

I originally wanted to talk to Wanyue, but I didn’t know when Wanyue, who had always been by my side, disappeared.

The surroundings were still all red, and she didn't dare to take off the veil casually, because Wanyue told her that the veil had to be taken off by the groom with a wedding sign, which was auspicious.

Just as she was feeling uneasy, the door of the bridal chamber creaked open.

Her heart suddenly tightened and she clenched her hands subconsciously.

My heart was beating so fast.

Until a pair of bony hands appeared in her sight, her heart beat even faster.

However, the bridal veil on her head was not removed as expected, and the pair of bony hands stopped in mid-air.

She felt nervous and confused, mixed with a strong sense of uneasiness.

Why did he stop?

Just as she was making random guesses in her mind, she heard a light sigh that sounded like a smile.

The familiar voice that came immediately made her suddenly reach out and take off the veil on her head.

"Sister, who are you expecting?"

What caught my eye was Jiang Ci, dressed in a red robe, with a sneer on his face.

Her eyes were filled with disbelief, her heart was beating faster than before, and she was in a panic.

"Why you, Brother Su?"

There was paranoia in Jiang Ci's eyes, and his voice was as cold as ice.

"Sister, why don't you take a guess?"

After saying that, he walked straight forward, holding her hand tightly with one hand and pinching her chin with the other.

His emotions were out of control and his eyes gradually turned red.

"Sister, you have a really cruel heart. You knew I loved you, but you chose to marry someone else. Today is your wedding day, but it's the saddest day for me. So I killed your groom and I'll take his place in the bridal chamber. Sister, are you satisfied with this answer?"

The madness in Jiang Ci's eyes frightened her, and the words he said made her pupils shrink suddenly and her heart ached.

"How could you, how dare you, you lunatic."