Chapter 184: Which Garden She Will Live In? (2/2)

”It's all your fault. You are a bad judge of people. Now Ouyang has taken your fiancée away from you. If you don't take actions, she will become another man's wife.” Old Prince Jing gave Ye Yichen a dirty look, turned around and left without looking back at him.

'I didn't expect that things would come to such a pass,' Ye Yichen thought.

In his mind he kept reliving the moment he lifted the carriage curtain just now-- she leaned against Ouyang Shaochen's chest with a soft smile on her beautiful face as if he was the only person she trusted in the whole world.

Ye Yichen got in a fret. He glanced at the carriage of Prince Jing Mansion from the corner of his eye and said impatiently to his servants, ”Why are you still standing there like statues? Princess Qin has a bad injury. Help her out of the carriage and send her to her accommodation.”

”Yes!” The servants answered, with fear in their eyes. They walked quickly to the carriage and carefully carried Qin Yuyan out.

Qin Yuyan sat down in a bamboo chair and looked up to see Ye Yichen striding away. Without giving her even a glance, he walked fast and soon disappeared around a corner. It seemed that he had no affection for her at all.

Qin Yuyan's eyes turned red and big tears rolled down her cheeks. 'Yichen left me alone here. He's really over me. He no longer cares for me... Murong Xue! It's all because of Murong Xue. The reason Yichen gives me the cold shoulder is because he has fallen in love with Murong Xue. A few minutes ago, I was in the carriage and heard Old Prince Jing's words clearly. Also because of Murong Xue, he dislikes me and excludes me from the Ye family. Murong Xue, you are the root of my misfortune. I swear I will release all hell to rake revenge on you...” she thought.

Qin Yuyan glared at Murong Xue's retreating figure with her eyes burning with hatred and her beautiful face twisted with anger...

In the Mountain Resort, the grass was thick and velvety, and the trees gave welcome shade. The dense green branches, like a thick green blanket, shaded people from direct, hot sunlight. Murong Xue walked slowly along a black stone path into Bamboo Garden. The cool breezes came down with the scents of the grass and brushed her face. She felt refreshed.

She couldn't repress a sigh of admiration, ”Mountain Resort does have a well-deserved reputation. It's cool here and we don't have to use ice to relieve heat even in the dog days.”

Ouyang Shaochen looked into her gleaming eyes with a smile on his face and said, ”If you want, you can stay here until the autumn. By then it will be cool in the capital, and you can go back to Marquis Mansion.”

On hearing this, Murong Xue's eyes lit up. ”Good idea!” she said, nodding in approval. She couldn't stand the heat, and what was worse, she couldn't use ice to relieve summer heat. So, it was really a good idea to spend the summer in Mountain Resort.

They walked into a house in Bamboo Garden. The room was beautifully decorated and everything arranged in perfect order. Each piece of furniture had been carefully cleaned and had a bright, new look. All the bedding, including the brocade sheet, the thin quilt and the pillow, were new. They were soft and warm as if with a faint smell of flowers.

Murong Xue walked directly to the bedside and threw herself on the soft bed. She buried her head in the pillow, sniffed it and let out a sigh of satisfaction. Gradually, she felt pleasantly drowsy.

Ouyang Shaochen read a tired expression on her face. He raised an eyebrow at her and asked, ”Are you tired?”

Murong Xue nodded and answered in a muffled voice, ”Yes.” Her body was weak. Last night she had fought with the men in black for a long time and her left arm got injured. This morning she hurried to Mountain Resort by carriage. Now she was really tired and sleepy.

Ouyang Shaochen pondered for a moment, and said, ”His Majesty will give a banquet for the entertainment of officials in an hour. You can't rest now. Go behind the folding screen and take a bath. It can effectively relax your fatigue...”

Murong Xue knitted her brows and murmured, ”I don't want to attend the banquet...”

”You must go!” Ouyang Shaochen interrupted her in a cold voice, with solemnity in his eyes. ”Many people know that you have come to Mountain Resort. If you don't go to the banquet and some people with bad intentions know it, they will tell His Majesty on you. By then you will get into big trouble...”