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Chapter 205 She Lost Her Young Man

"You and your father were childhood sweethearts. Your father has always liked you and indulged you. You thought it would always be like this, right? So you became more and more unruly and didn't take him seriously."

Now that he's exposed your crimes and no longer defended you, you can't believe he would do this, and you blame him.

But Dad is not wrong, because it was you who pushed Dad far away.

You are my mother, and it will be difficult for us to see each other again in the future. I don't want you to keep blaming Dad.

Although Dad doesn't care, I don't want you to blame him, because you've always been the one in the wrong.

Qin Yunshang gazed intently at her daughter, "As expected, the person you like the most is still Murong Heng. He didn't even raise you, yet you speak up for him like this."

This daughter has changed; she seems to have grown up.

"I remember that the person who hugged me the most when I was little was my dad. Mom, do you know how many times you were close to me?"

"I am a legitimate princess, and I have been pampered since childhood. I have a lot of servants to take care of me. If you want maternal love, you should be born into a commoner family."

The imperial family is the most ruthless place, and Qin Yunshang was ruthless to the extreme.

Mu Ningyan smiled bitterly, realizing that she didn't understand her mother.

"So, is your affection for your father more that of a subject and his ruler, or more that of childhood sweethearts?"

"So what if they were childhood sweethearts? Aren't they still ruler and subject?"

Sure enough, she never treated her father as an equal.

“You’ve been watching him ever since Father appeared in court.”

"I was wrong. I thought you liked Dad without realizing it."

"Your mother will never fall in love with anyone in her life."

Murong Heng appeared at the door.

"Dad, why are you here?"

Murong Heng affectionately stroked his daughter's hair, thankfully she could straighten it.

"I brought something with me, and I'll take you with me while I'm at it."

Even though Qin Yunshang had been stripped of her noble title, she still retained the arrogance of a royal princess. Seeing the affectionate interaction between the father and daughter, she felt a pang of discomfort.

"You've come to see me make a fool of myself."

"Even after all this, she remains so arrogant. She truly deserves to be called the Eldest Princess."

Murong Heng sighed and took out the item he had obtained from the palace.

"Our marriage is over. This is the divorce agreement I requested. From now on... take good care of yourself."

"Yan'er, let's go!"

"Goodbye, Mother." After glancing at Qin Yunshang, Mu Ningyan followed behind Murong Heng with red eyes.

Until she could no longer see anyone, Qin Yunshang tightly clutched the divorce papers written by the emperor, tears streaming down her face.

"Why? Didn't you say you'd always pamper me?" Why did you break your promise?

"Princess." A timid man walked in from outside the door.

"Get out."

“Princess…the Prince Consort said…I will take care of you from now on.”

Qin Yunshang had a love potion in her body, which was the purpose of this male concubine leaving her behind.

"The...the Grand Prince Consort also said that from now on I...I will be your...husband..."

"Snapped!"

"You dare to challenge me? Get out of my sight!"

Qin Yunshang slapped her male concubine and kicked him out.

Upon unfolding the imperial edict, she discovered that it not only stipulated a divorce but also granted her a marriage to her male favorite.

Qin Yunshang finally lost her princess pride and collapsed to the ground, crying and laughing at the same time.

"Murong Heng, you are so ruthless! You're taking revenge on me like this, hahaha!"

I am the emperor's own sister! I am destined to be a powerful princess. This is my path. Where did I go wrong?

I only realized later that the person I loved was you, but you said you would always be by my side, always pamper and love me. You broke your promise, and I hate you.

Only now did she dare to admit that she loved Murong Heng. Their positions were different, and the two of them gradually drifted apart. Of all the male concubines she had, the only one she had ever truly been with was the one she had just met.

She also regretted using the love potion in the past, and in the end, she lost her young lover.

"I don't want to be someone else's wife."

Qin Yunshang wiped away her tears, tidied herself up, put on Murong Heng's favorite clothes, and hung the white silk from the beam.

Mu Ningyan followed Murong Heng to the Mu family, looking nervous and uneasy, after all, she had bullied Mu Youxi before.

The Mu family doesn't like her.

"Yan'er, it is a great virtue to admit your mistakes and correct them."

"Father, I understand."

Mu Ningyan entered the Mu family and sincerely apologized to everyone. Seeing that her personality had changed, everyone knew she wasn't a bad person and forgave her.

He kept a cold expression on her face, wanting to temper her temper.

After the family finished their lunch, a soldier guarding the Princess's residence came to report that Qin Yunshang had hanged herself and was gone.

"Impossible, that's not something she would do."

Murong Heng didn't believe it or deny it. No one understood Qin Yunshang better than him. Although she was imprisoned and had lost her freedom, the emperor's meals for her were still quite good.

For this reason alone, Qin Yunshang, with her personality, would not choose to commit suicide.

"Did my mother send you?" Mu Ningyan didn't believe it either. How could her mother, who had always been so arrogant, have gone to seek death?

"What I'm saying is true. The princess chased away her male favorites and locked the door. We only realized we were too late when we went to deliver lunch."

The Mu family members looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the Left Prime Minister said, "Let's go take a look," and the group rode off in a carriage.

Qin Yunshang had been placed on the bed, her face serene. Dressed in red, she lay quietly, and if it weren't for the marks on her neck and the white silk hanging from her neck, she would look like she was asleep.

"Mother, mother!"

Mu Ningyan knelt by the bed, unable to believe that she had suddenly died.

The Empress Dowager also arrived, supported by the Crown Prince.

"Yunshang, my daughter, why would you try to kill yourself?"

The Crown Prince looked at the kneeling nanny and male favorite beside him and said in a deep voice:

"How are you taking care of the Empress Dowager? Can't you even tell that something is wrong with her?"

"Your Highness, after you returned, you forbade this old servant from getting close to you. I didn't notice in time, I deserve to die."

The male concubine said, trembling:

"This servant saw the Princess, but was slapped and driven out. I vaguely heard the Princess crying."

"You worthless wretch! Yunshang is clearly acting strangely. How dare you, you dog servant, not serve her properly? Drag her out and execute her!"

"Your Majesty, please spare me! I am not allowed to appear before the Princess when she does not need me."

"Oh, right, the eldest princess was killed by the Grand Prince Consort. This servant heard the eldest princess crying and cursing the Grand Prince Consort."

Murong Heng held the imperial decree for divorce he had obtained, closed his eyes to suppress the complex emotions in his heart, and then slowly opened them to quietly look at Qin Yunshang.

Everyone looked at him, and the Crown Prince sighed inwardly, "What did my imperial aunt say?"

"The eldest princess hates that the Grand Prince Consort broke his promise and no longer loves her."

The male concubine would say anything to save his life.

"In fact, the eldest princess has always been thinking about the grand prince consort. Of the several male favorites in the mansion, the eldest princess only recruited one servant."

The servant had always been regarded by the eldest princess as a substitute for the grand prince consort. When the love potion took effect, the eldest princess would call out the grand prince consort's name.

After the Princess regains consciousness, she often stares blankly, occasionally murmuring that she can never go back. This servant knows that the Princess has suffered greatly these past years.

The Mu family sighed inwardly. The eldest princess was too arrogant, and it was such a pity that lovers ended up as bitter enemies.