Chapter 495 - Nie Qingyuns Pov 2 (2/2)

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Finally, one night, Errong softly asked him, ”Do... Do you like Sangyu?”

Nie Qingyun was so startled by this question that he almost fell out of the bed, but he calmly grasped the curtain's string in time. ”Why would you ask this? Sangyu is my sister.”

Errong wryly smiled. ”I keep feeling that you treat her better than anyone else. It's not that I feel resentment. I have felt jealous of Sangyu in the past, but...”

Clenching her jaw, she didn't continue her words. Instead, she closed her eyes and rested on his chest. ”Never mind, let's sleep.”

Nie Qingyun sighed. Why did other people misjudge his feelings for Sangyu? Even his father would sometimes say that he should clearly differentiate the boundaries of his feelings.

He wasn't unclear about his feelings. The sister that he cared about the most was Nie Sangyu, and Ning Errong was the woman he loved the most.

Did everyone think he was an idiot?

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Nie Qingyun felt relieved that Yuxuan and Sangyu's relations.h.i.+p was progressing in a postive direction. Just as he was going to go home and discuss with Errong about having a child, Ning Yuxuan dragged him to a brothel.

”Why are we here?” Nie Qingyun normally didn't come to places like this one. Looking at the distant dancers, he slightly furrowed his brow.

”Something big is going to happen in the capital,” Ning Yuxuan indifferently said, ”There's no way to save Nie Clan, but you can save Errong.”

Nie Qingyun found these words a bit laughable. How could something happen to Nie Clan? The third prince and the imperial n.o.ble consort were still around, there was the foundation that had been built over many years, how could...

But, there wasn't any traces of humor in Ning Yuxuan's eyes. ”Errong is my younger cousin, that's why I thought about saving her. If you care about your wife, you should listen to my advice.”

”What do you want me to do?” Nie Qingyun's expression finally sunk.

”Divorce Errong,” said Ning Yuxuan lowly, ”Once her relations.h.i.+p with Nie Clan is broken, she'll be under the shelter of Marquis Jingwen's household.”

Nie Qingyun's face paled.

This was ridiculous. He and Errong had been together for so long. How could he divorce her just because of a few words from Ning Yuxuan? What kind of calamity could possibly happen to Nie Clan that he couldn't protect Errong himself?

Nie Qingyun didn't want to believe this at all, but Ning Yuxuan took out a secret letter.

”If the third prince ascends the throne, it won't be good. It'll be the start of political upheaval in the capital.” Ning Yuxuan looked at him and helplessly smiled. ”It's not a problem to tell you about the upheaval because even I can't stop it from happening. You'll be even more powerless to salvage this desperate situation.”

The second prince's forces were already secretly rus.h.i.+ng towards the capital. The oldest prince had taken the initiative to give way, so the third prince was set to ascend the throne, but he wasn't guarded against external threats. As soon as he ascended the throne, he would probably be shot down by the second prince under the excuse that the third prince had killed the emperor to gain the throne.

Behind the third prince was the Nie Clan. Nie Clan's sole supporters were the third prince and the imperial n.o.ble consort.

Nie Qingyun's body stiffened. Remaining in that sitting position, he couldn't move a muscle.

Translator Ramblings: LOL, Nie Qingyun is such a dork. Qingyun and Errong are like two clueless puppies being mislead by two sly cats - Ji Man and Ning Yuxuan - that have questionably good intentions. Although... would it also be possible that Qingyun and Errong would have kept misunderstanding each other if there was no outside interference?