bookrebus Chapter 200 The 2rd Road
Chapter 200 The 2rd Road
The night wind knocks on the window lattice with a bleak autumn feeling.
The candlelight flickered in the window, and the flickering light and shadow swayed on the woman's pale cheek.
Thinking of Shen Beiqi, the emotions that had been tense throughout the day, like the strings of a harp, suddenly broke.
Her hands were shaking as she wrote, and she burst into tears instantly.
Tears fell like raindrops, dripping onto the rice paper, smudged the ink that had not yet dried, making it look messy.
She choked twice and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.
Crumpled the paper, threw it aside, and picked up the pen again.
"I wonder when my brother will come back? I have something urgent to do, I hope you will come back soon..."
She knew it was a letter that could not be sent.
But I still stubbornly want to write.
At this moment, she missed him like crazy.
She missed his beautiful and charming peach blossom eyes. Whenever he looked at her, he always had a smile as gentle as the spring sunshine.
She missed his strong and warm embrace, which always gave her an inexhaustible sense of security.
She missed his soft and hot lips and everything about him.
"Wow--"
She threw the rice paper on the desk to the ground.
The bold brush fell to the ground along with the swirling paper, and the black ink splashed like raindrops, leaving a devastated scene on the rice paper.
There were bursts of suppressed crying coming from the room.
Xingping was a little worried, and had been standing outside the door since Jiang Li entered the room.
Hearing the noise coming from the house, she subconsciously raised her hand to knock on the door.
After a moment of hesitation, he put his hand down.
She had taken care of the girl since she was a child, and the girl never panicked no matter what happened.
No matter what kind of difficulties she faced, she could always handle it calmly, as if she didn't care about anything.
This was the first time she saw the girl so out of control. She must have felt extremely distressed.
The girl has been strong-willed since she was young, and she certainly doesn't want anyone to see her like this.
Jiang Li leaned over the desk, his thin shoulders shaking slightly.
Three days...
There are only three days left.
After these three days, there will be no possibility for her and him...
If she had never had it, perhaps she wouldn't feel so bad at this moment, and would be more numb and submissive.
God is always so cruel.
He gave her beauty, but then took it away ruthlessly.
Regardless of whether he could find a solution or not, she couldn't drag him and the Shen family into this.
What's more, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.
Even if she sent the letter, by the time it reached the northern border, she would probably have already entered the gate of the East Palace.
She closed her eyes, sat up straight, and leaned weakly against the back of the chair.
In the corner of the room, the sand clock was losing time little by little.
She didn't move, as if her soul had been sucked out and only an empty shell remained, sitting in the chair like a sculpture.
The night was so long.
Until the candle burned out, a faint morning light came in through the window.
She sat there all night, Han Yunning's words echoing in her mind from time to time.
"There is only one way left for you now, and that is to marry the prince willingly..."
Jiang Li looked ashen.
After a long time, she slowly raised her eyes, bloodshot.
Perhaps, she is not yet at the end of her rope.
She had other options.
She stood up suddenly, walked to the door like a ghost, and opened it gently.
"Xingping, help me wash up, I need to go out for a while."
Xingping and Luo Zhi were afraid that she would do something stupid, so they waited outside the door all night.
When the two men saw her haggard appearance, they felt very sad. They moved their lips but in the end, they said nothing.
Given the girl's current situation, any advice seems pale and powerless.
"Girl, where are we going?"
Xingping combed her hair and put some rouge on her.
Her original intention was to make the girl look better.
Unfortunately, the effect was minimal and the girl's face turned frighteningly pale.
Jiang Li raised her eyes calmly and looked at the depressed woman in the bronze mirror.
"Go to the Third Prince's Palace."
When we arrived at the Third Prince's residence, the gatekeeper was sweeping dead leaves on the ground outside the gate.
Because the third prince had specifically told her when she came last time, she didn't need to inform him again when she came next time.
So after the servant bowed to her, he led her directly to the main hall.
When Xiao Wencong arrived, Jiang Li was standing in the hall.
She was wearing a light green gauze dress, and her back looked very thin.
Xiao Wencong was slightly surprised. It had only been a few days since they last met, so how come Miss Jiang had become so thin?
Jiang Li heard the footsteps, slowly turned around, and knelt down to greet him, "Greetings, Third Prince."
Her voice was hoarse.
The eyes that were originally bright and clear, now lost their former luster and became dull.
It's like it's covered with a layer of dust.
Xiao Wencong probably knew why she was like this.
Last night, he also sent a letter to the North.
It’s a pity that no matter how fast the horse is, it is impossible to reach the northern border within three days.
Even if he arrived, it would take Shen Beiqi time to get back.
There is no solution to this problem.
Xiao Wencong asked her to sit down and ordered someone to bring her tea.
"Miss Jiang, you came to see me specially, is there something?"
He was asking knowingly.
However, he was really powerless to do anything about this matter.
Once the emperor issues an order, how many people can easily change it?
Even if he was a prince, he couldn't do it.
Jiang Li nodded gently, "I do have something to ask for your help, Your Highness."
"But I'm afraid I can't help you." Xiao Wencong said truthfully.
He picked up the teacup, gently blew away the foam on the surface, and took a sip.
"This favor belongs to you alone."
Jiang Li said, "Please help me marry my daughter."
"puff--"
Xiao Wencong spat out a mouthful of tea and choked on it. He coughed for a long time before recovering. "...You want me to... marry you?"
Jiang Li nodded emphatically.
From the look of her, she didn't seem to be joking.
Xiao Wencong placed the teacup in his hand on the table and sighed.
"Your marriage to my brother was ordered by our father himself. I want to help you, but I am powerless."
"Your Highness, as long as you go before His Majesty and tell him that you and I have long been in love and have become husband and wife, then His Majesty will no longer insist on marrying our daughter to the Crown Prince."
The more Xiao Wencong listened, the more he felt something was wrong. His brows were tightly furrowed, and his expression was so wonderful that it was difficult to describe in words.
On the other hand, Jiang Li always had a calm expression.
It was as if he was telling someone else's story, and his expression didn't even change.
"Miss Jiang, let's not talk about your reputation for now... your method is full of loopholes,"
Xiao Wencong coughed twice to hide his embarrassment and continued,
"There are many experienced maids in the palace. They will know you are lying after a quick check. Then you will be guilty of deceiving the emperor."
Xiao Wencong's reputation in Jiangdu City was not good, but Jiang Li was different.
After all, she is still an unmarried girl.
Although there are some rumors from time to time, they are nothing compared to the scandal of having an affair before marriage.
Once such an unbearable rumor spreads, she will be despised wherever she goes.
What's more, how can such a thing... be concealed from the world?
Jiang Li stood up and knelt upright in front of Xiao Wencong.
"Miss Jiang, what does this mean?"
Xiao Wencong hurriedly stood up to help her, but she stubbornly refused to get up.