klisemfg Chapter 170 It's My Fault
Chapter 170 It's My Fault
"Fifth brother, what's going on?"
Chu Muyao winked at Chu Yungui, her heart filled with curiosity.
The Fifth Prince actually bought a rabbit lantern for Miss Song! And he even tried his best to distance himself from Miss Tang!
This is absolutely unprecedented!
"What could be causing Third Brother's unusual behavior?" Chu Yungui raised an eyebrow, his smile teasing.
Chu Muyao's eyes widened. If it was really as she guessed, then that would be quite something.
The cycad is blooming!
When Chu Junting saw Song Ruozhen walk out of the shop, her delicate and bright face turned cold.
They didn't say anything, but the distance they had finally managed to close suddenly seemed to dissipate in that instant.
"Your Highness, if there is nothing else, I will return now."
Song Ruozhen's eyes were serious. Chu Junting had treated her very well these past few days, making her subconsciously feel close to him. But Tang Xuening's appearance today made her suddenly calm down.
Now that the two are discussing marriage, it was inappropriate for her to travel with the King of Chu. If she didn't know before, that would have been fine, but now that she does, it's the right thing to do is to pull back from the brink.
Seeing the woman turn to leave, Chu Junting felt a surge of anxiety and instinctively grabbed her wrist.
"Ruozhen, let me explain. I have not arranged a marriage with her. It was just my mother's idea."
"Your Majesty, please respect yourself."
Song Ruozhen's expression turned slightly cold as she broke free from the man's hand.
Chu Junting suddenly noticed the displeasure in the woman's eyes and quickly let go of her hand.
"Whether this is just Her Majesty the Empress's idea or not, since we are discussing marriage, I should avoid suspicion."
The prince is aware of my past experiences. Even though I haven't overstepped any boundaries with the prince, it's still inappropriate.
Song Ruozhen calmly expressed her thoughts.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.
Even if she and the King of Chu were just friends, from Tang Xuening's perspective, she was just like Qin Shuangshuang back then.
When Chu Junting met the woman's earnest and resolute gaze, he immediately understood what she was thinking and felt a pang of guilt.
"I apologize, it was my fault today."
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was not quite right, Chu Muyao immediately rushed over and took Song Ruozhen's hand with a smile.
"Miss Song, I was curious about you when I first heard about you, and I thought that we might become good friends if we met."
What a coincidence to run into you today! How about we go for a stroll together? I heard the prize for today's riddle-solving game is quite rare—a piece of fine Hetian jade, blessed by a Buddhist monk at Baohua Temple. Shall we go and see it?
Song Ruozhen originally intended to leave, but seeing Chu Muyao's warm invitation, she couldn't refuse her and had no choice but to accept.
Chu Muyao linked arms with Song Ruozhen and walked forward, then secretly turned her head and winked at Chu Junting. At this crucial moment, she, as his younger sister, had to step in personally!
Chu Junting breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that Song Ruozhen was not someone who would get angry easily, but today's events had upset her, so the original plan had to be put on hold for the time being.
"Miss Song, I heard that your second brother won first place in this year's imperial examination. He's really amazing!" Chu Muyao praised.
Song Ruozhen smiled slightly, "Second brother has always studied hard, and we are all very happy that he has achieved such good results."
"I've heard that the Song family has had a lot of troubles lately, but things are looking up now. Once Second Brother Song finishes the imperial examination and enters the court as an official, he's sure to have a bright future."
Chu Muyao didn't need to specifically learn about the recent events that had happened to the Song family; she had heard everything clearly because they were so well-known.
It's already rare for Song Ruozhen to annul her engagement on the day of her wedding, let alone the fact that Song Yi'an's fiancée was having an affair with Qin Xiangheng before the wedding.
Everyone sympathized with Song Yi'an for being injured and blinded while protecting his fiancée, but little did they know that the truth was that Song Yi'an was injured by Zhao Shuwan's lover...
The reason I remember these things back then is because I felt the Song family was incredibly unlucky, with one misfortune after another befalling them. Some even said that the Song family's bad luck was due to offending some evil spirit, which was why they were having such a run of bad fortune.
However, things have now taken a dramatic turn for the better.
If Miss Song and the Third Prince really get together, then the future of the Song family will be even less of a concern.
"Thank you for the Sixth Princess's auspicious words."
Song Ruozhen understood that with Song Yi'an's talent and ability, he would achieve great things after entering the court as an official. After his elder brother went to the Luo family to propose marriage in a few days, he could return to the court to take up his post.
The Song family has indeed risen from the quagmire they were in before.
Chu Muyao noticed Song Ruozhen's absent-mindedness and thought about what had just happened. She was afraid that Tang Xuening's appearance had caused a misunderstanding between the two of them.
As luck would have it, the two of them bumped into Tang Xuening while traveling together, not to mention that Tang Xuening was so oblivious to the danger.
My third brother is really unlucky!
“Miss Song, my third brother is getting on in years, and our father and mother have been worrying about his marriage.”
"The marriage proposal was only mentioned by the Empress Dowager; my third brother didn't take it to heart at all, and certainly didn't intentionally cause the misunderstanding that just now to embarrass you."
Chu Muyao explained, as she herself was a woman, she was well aware of Song Ruozhen's situation just now.
"I see."
Song Ruozhen nodded slightly. She never doubted Chu Junting's character and understood that he did not mean it.
However, the facts are the facts, and she doesn't want to cause such a misunderstanding; she should avoid any appearance of impropriety.
"Oh well, never mind them. The temple fair is so lively today. Let's guess the riddles together. Who knows, the grand prize might be ours."
Chu Muyao waved her hand. Helping her third brother was one thing, but another was that she originally wanted to befriend Song Ruozhen.
Since I can't help right now, I'll make friends with him first.
"Third brother, what happened just now? Did Miss Song get angry after seeing Tang Xuening?"
Chu Yungui was full of curiosity. He had grown up with his third brother since childhood, and there was nothing that could stump him. He was actually quite excited to see his third brother suffer a setback today.
Chu Junting glanced coldly at Chu Yungui, "Have you been quite free lately? Father just said the military camps in the east of the city need to be inspected, so why don't you..."
"No, no, no, I was wrong!" Chu Yungui quickly put on a fawning smile. "Please forgive me. I'm living a very carefree life in the capital. I don't want to go to the military camp."
"Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but you still have too little experience in pursuing girls."
Chasing a girl requires patience. Besides, it's normal for Miss Song to be unhappy since Tang Xuening suddenly appeared. You need to coax her properly.
The misunderstanding about the marriage arrangement needs to be cleared up. Your mother has been hoping for your early marriage, and I suspect Miss Tang also has feelings for you. This might cause trouble.
Chu Yungui shook his head with a tsk tsk. He really couldn't understand why his third brother, who was so cold-hearted, still had so many girls who liked him. Was it just because he was handsome?
"Tomorrow I will go to the palace to inform the Empress Dowager that I have given up the idea of arranging a marriage with the Tang family."
Chu Junting's eyes were serious. No matter what, he had to resolve this matter first.
Having finally met a girl he liked, he had to express his feelings cleanly and honestly, and he shouldn't have put Ruozhen in such an awkward situation.