zChapter 1120 - Between Us, It Is Over (1/2)
Xuan Tianyan had experienced this kind of loss before, and that time had been much more severe than this one, he spent a few chaotic years due to that shock, obtaining the title of Absurd Prince, and also became a well-known lecherous person in the whole of Da Shun. The number of women in his palace almost caught up to the numbers in the whole of the Emperor’s harem. From 20 years older to 10 years younger than him, he had all of them. The women on the streets, whether it was a girl who was not engaged yet or a woman who was already married in a decent family, as long as they bore some resemblance to that person, he would always want to think of ways to make them come to his Li Palace.
Because of this, how many people had gone to the gates of the court to beat on the drums during those years! But he also had his principles, if he snatched the person, he would give money, he would give it to them until the money could knock out the person who came to complain, hit them with it until they complained no longer.
He had thought that he would continue to be this absurd, until he met Feng Fendai, perhaps one set of the crystal headpiece was still not enough to him to be that interested, at the beginning, he was only planning to have her enter the palace as a secondary wife, until he saw Feng Fendai dance that Snow Plum dance, this was when his heart was truly shaken up, the days he spent with that person entered his mind once again, causing him to dismiss all the women in his palace because of that one dance.
He had tolerated Feng Fendai for these few years and was already prepared to continue tolerating her, even starting to get used to Feng Fendai’s temper, but he did not expect that, today, this girl actually told him that she wanted to break off the engagement! How could Xuan Tianyan accept it!
“This Prince does not agree!” He said harshly: “Feng Fendai, you can do anything you want, I do not care, but wanting to break off the engagement with This Prince, This Prince will tell you, that is impossible! Stop dreaming!”
Perhaps he spoke harshly and was agitated, Xiao Bao who was still being carried by him was rather afraid and starting crying with a Uuuu.
Dong Ying quickly received the child, then as she placated him and backed up a few steps, giving the two space to speak. After watching the scene for a while, the people of Yu Palace chose to close the gates, locking the commotion outside with a “bang”. They could not be bothered to deal with this Feng Young Miss’ suicidal actions.
“Feng Fendai!” Xuan Tianyan continued to speak, he asked Fendai: “You woman, do you have a heart at all? How This Prince treated you these few years, are you actually blind? You cannot see? Or is it your heart that is blind and you cannot feel it? This Prince knows that you have ambition, and also knows that with This Prince’s capabilities, they do not match your ambitions. But Feng Fendai, you need to evaluate yourself as well! Everything that you wish to obtain, who can give it to you? Which Palace can you still marry into? Which Prince can you still convince? Ah, Feng Fendai, Feng Fendai, after so many years, why am I still unable to see through what you are thinking?”
Compared to Xuan Tianyan’s hot-tempered actions, Feng Fendai was looking at him with an indifferent expression, as if what he was saying was not directed at her, having no relation to her at all. The Feng family’s trait of having muted emotions were expressed fully in this concubine’s daughter, even surpassing Feng Jinyan in the past.
She told Xuan Tianyan: “It is true that your abilities cannot match up to my ambitions, and because of your status, my ambitions have continued to grow during these years. I had fought for my ambitions before, worked hard before, but I could not fulfil my wishes. So I do not want that kind of ambitious heart anymore, so I want to stay further away from all of you, further away, so far that we will not longer interact even when we live until old age and die, without any connections, there will no longer be any wild wishes. Xuan Tianyan, you are a rather good person, I will not comment about how you were in the past, and only know that you have treated me well. Therefore, I cannot harm you anymore, find a better person! We are not a good match.”
After saying this, she walked forward a few steps, suddenly stopping again, turning around slightly to say: “I will move out of Crystal courtyard, I still have some silver in my possession, it was what you had given me in the past, I will not return them to you. Using that silver, I can still rent a small yard and will not live too poorly. As for the servants in my manor, I will only bring Dong Ying with me, help me dismiss the rest! I think that Your Highness the Fifth Prince does not lack that little bit of silver to dismiss servants.”
Seeing that this girl was going to walk away from him just like this, watching Dong Ying pulling Xiao Bao and leaving together with Fendai, Xuan Tianyan suddenly felt despair rise up within in again, just like the time when he heard the news of that person’s death so many years ago! He chased after her with a few steps, begging: “Fendai, it is all my fault, please do not leave, alright? Our engagement was approved by Father Emperor, it cannot be broken off that easily. Fendai, listen to me, all the mistakes are my fault, you can hit me and scold me, but do not break off our engagement, okay?”
Feng Fendai harshly swung her sleeve, pulling her arm away from Xuan Tianyan’s hands, speaking loudly at the same time: “I originally wanted to have you emerge on top during this commotion, unfortunately, I cannot see any hope. Xuan Tianyan, let go! Between us, it is over.”
Xuan Tianyan was stunned, seeing the people in front of him moving further away, he wanted to give chase again, but his legs grew heavy and he did not seem to have the courage. The attendant next to him advised: “Your Highness, do not give chase anymore, if she wants to break off the engagement, then break it off. Based on This Subordinate’s opinion, this is a good thing. It has been a few years, Your Highness has done all you could for her, doing everything which you should, but what did you get back in return? This Subordinate only knows that after taking in this Feng Fourth Miss, Your Highness changed completely, losing the pride of a prince, still occasionally getting criticised by a woman. Your Highness, what are you doing? This Subordinate would rather our Li Palace revert to how it was in the past than seeing you getting angered and treated badly when with the Feng family’s Young Miss all day!”
Everyone knew he was angered and being treated badly, Xuan Tianyan thought, was he being too shallow? Because he was too proactive, it was to the point that Feng Fendai did not respect him at all? The servant was correct, during the past few years, he did not act like himself at all, but in the end, what did he obtain? Compromising for the sake of the end goal, but what did he get in return? Treating a woman wholeheartedly, what kind of ending and repayment did he get?