I have suffered enough in my previous life, my cousin will never marry me

Chapter 135 My Heart Has Always Been Small

Zhu Wencai looked at Ye Wanshu in disbelief. He never expected that she would forgive him so easily.

He looked at Fu Mingchi hesitantly, but Fu Mingchi deliberately kept a cold face and didn't bother to even look at him.

This made Ji Yuan very anxious. He hurriedly pleaded, "Your Highness, although General Zhu was a bit reckless, he was thinking about the overall situation after all. Why don't you forgive him for this time?"

Fu Mingchi then slowly looked at Zhu Wencai, his face still displeased. "Zhu Wencai, if it weren't for Prime Minister Ji and Miss Ye pleading for you today, I would never forgive you. If you dare to disrespect Miss Ye again in the future, even if you have a hundred heads, they will not be enough to chop off."

"I will follow your Highness' instructions today."

Zhu Wencai stood up with great fear and trepidation, then bowed respectfully towards Ye Wanshu and Ji Yuan.

"Take your people and withdraw."

Looking at the flashes of swords and shadows all over the yard, Fu Mingchi rubbed his brows speechlessly. Fortunately, he woke up in time, otherwise who knows what would happen in the yard today.

"Yes." Zhu Wencai quickly led people out.

Seeing Ting Feng and Zhu Wencai leading their men to retreat, Zhao Yingying was extremely furious.

Zhu Wencai was an old man in the palace after all, and had made countless military achievements. Yet, his cousin almost killed him for that little bitch from the Ye family.

She slowly approached Fu Mingchi with a dissatisfied pout. Just as she was about to complain, Fu Mingchi said with a cold look, "Apologize to Miss Ye."

Zhao Yingying was slightly startled, and the look of grievance on her face became even stronger. "Cousin, I didn't do anything wrong. Why should I apologize to her? She just hit me. It's ok that you didn't stand up for me, but you also want me to apologize to her. Why is your cousin so partial now?"

Seeing Fu Mingchi's face nearly frozen, and Zhao Yingying's red lips pouting in defiance, Ye Wanshu immediately spoke, "Miss Zhao was rude just now, and I got angry and hit her. So, we're both at fault, and asking you to apologize seems a bit awkward and forced."

At this point, the subject suddenly changed: "However, Miss Zhao is disrespectful to the elders and does not get along with the sisters. This matter must be properly discussed. After all, it hurts the reputation of Princess Qining and the Yongning Palace."

Zhao Yingying thought she was magnanimous and wanted to forgive herself. Just as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard her mention Ji Yuan and Mu Qingqing, and her face suddenly fell.

"Not to mention that my father is the Prime Minister of the court, but at his age, his kind words to persuade Miss Zhao failed, and he was instead verbally abused. This matter must be explained. If she is not punished, Miss Zhao will probably cause even greater trouble in the future."

Glancing at Mu Qingqing, whose forehead was already scabbed, Ye Wanshu said in a deep voice, "And Miss Qingqing, putting aside her identity, I wonder what was wrong with her trying to persuade Miss Zhao out of her own conscience as a doctor, that you were so cruel as to beat her up, even ignoring the Concubine Dowager."

"I……"

Zhao Yingying was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute. Looking at Fu Mingchi's increasingly cold face, she felt guilty.

Pulling at Fu Mingchi's clothes with grievance, she began to sob, "Cousin, I was just angry for a moment. When I heard that you died in Qizhou, I wanted to rush to your side immediately. I went through so much trouble to finally get to Qizhou, but they blocked me in every way and wouldn't let me see you. Cousin, do you know how nervous and scared I was just now?"

"At this point, you're still making excuses?"

Fu Mingchi looked furious: "If it weren't for your parents, I would have thrown you into jail right away." He was sweating coldly while listening to those outrageous words in the room. Fortunately, Ji Yuan didn't take it too seriously.

"Clean up a room and put the cousin away."

Fu Mingchi slashed at Zhao Yingying, who was tearing up, and then ordered Yan Jin, "If she has no intention of repenting, let her stay in Qizhou. She doesn't need to go back to Yuezhou."

"cousin……"

This was the first time in her life that Zhao Yingying was treated so cruelly by her cousin. She sobbed even harder.

Fu Mingchi was too lazy to pay any more attention to her. After instructing Imperial Physician Qian to take Mu Qingqing downstairs to apply medicine, he led Ji Yuan and Ye Wanshu, father and daughter, into the house. Thinking of Zhao Yingying's rudeness today, he took the initiative to apologize to Ji Yuan for the first time.

This made Ji Yuan extremely flattered. His arrogant attitude towards him in Lin'an City seemed to have happened just yesterday, and his attitude had completely changed today.

According to his usual temper, he would have argued with this guy, but thinking about his daughter's marriage, Ji Yuan said magnanimously: "Miss Zhao is just a child, I will not argue with her. But I just heard Your Highness mention the matter of marriage with my daughter. I wonder if Your Highness is ready?"

Fu Mingchi felt that this was a profound statement and raised his eyebrows, asking, "What does the Prime Minister mean?"

Ji Yuan glanced at his daughter and said bluntly, "I know that this marriage between our two families, whether from the perspective of outsiders or from the perspective of Your Highness and my daughter, is not a simple marriage proposal. It is of great importance. Perhaps this has caused some resentment between the two of you, but matters of family and state never shy away from romantic feelings. As long as you treat each other with sincerity, even if it is a marriage for state affairs, it can still be a good marriage and reap good results."

Ye Wanshu had already let go of this matter. She had misunderstood Fu Mingchi because of this before and almost caused him to die with this injustice. Now that she could see him alive, all those concerns were no longer important.

What's more, if you want to overthrow the Gu family, it is not a wise move to stay in a corner.

Just as he was about to persuade Fu Mingchi, he shook his head firmly: "It's not that I don't appreciate your kindness, but I think that if the girl stays in Yuezhou with me, her life will be more comfortable."

He knew the situation in Lin'an too well. His Majesty had been controlled by others for decades. He did not want to see himself become a plaything in the hands of others one day, and he could not bear to see the day when he would be unable to protect even his loved ones.

Ji Yuan was very confused about this. The two of them had clearly put aside their grudges, but King Yongning was still so stubborn.

Ji Yuan frowned and was about to argue, but Ye Wanshu quickly stopped him with a smile, "Father, His Highness just woke up today. Let him rest for a few days and we can talk about other things later."

Seeing Fu Mingchi's cold face, Ji Yuan nodded sullenly and had to get up and leave.

When they were the only two left in the room, Ye Wanshu personally poured a cup of tea for Fu Mingchi and said softly, "My father is just like that. He always likes to bring up court affairs and talk about the world, acting like he's righteous and awe-inspiring."

"Miss Ye, do you think that I am not as broad-minded as your father?" Fu Mingchi was obviously dissatisfied with her words, and looked at her with a hint of resentment in his eyes.

Ye Wanshu was immediately choked and quickly shook her head.

Fu Mingchi lifted her chin in annoyance and said coldly, "You are right. My heart has always been small. It can't hold the whole world. From the beginning to the end, there is only one you."