Countless curious ears leaned in closer.
Rong Zhou lowered his voice slightly, earnestly boasting about his little A’Li’s glorious achievements during the Four Arts competition.
Yun Li: “…” Truly worthy of being called the wife-bragging maniac Rong Three-Year-Old.
A dignified imperial prince actually gossiping with commoners! And bragging about his wife! How is he any different from a three-year-old child!
The customers listened enthralled, completely unaware that the person extravagantly praising the Princess Consort for bringing out a legendary guqin and performing a masterpiece was none other than the current Regent Prince…
New rumors began sweeping through the streets and alleys!
“Have you heard! Our current Regent Princess Consort’s guqin skills should truly be called the best in the capital!”
“Princess Changning simply can’t compare to her.”
“Of course! It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say the Princess Consort’s skills are the best in the world, and she even brought ‘Phoenix’s Arrival’ back to the world!”
“I heard Empress Xiyun appeared in a dream, specifically teaching the musical score to the Princess Consort and revealing the hiding place of the Zhaoyun Guqin, giving it to her as a wedding gift.”
“The Princess Consort is truly a model for all women of Dayu!”
“…”
But the rumors grew increasingly exaggerated, with some even saying that Empress Xiyun liked the Princess Consort so much that after her passing, she went to heaven to find the Matchmaker God, asking him to tie the red thread of fate between the Regent Prince and the Princess Consort to create this marriage…
Yun Li was too embarrassed to listen to these rumors.
Meanwhile, Rong Zhou remained perfectly calm. “Indeed, it was the red thread that created this marriage.”
Little Pear Blossom turned to look at him in confusion.
His Highness the Regent Prince then leaned close to her ear. “Has Your Ladyship forgotten the jade bell on your ankle?”
Hearing this, Yun Li’s face instantly flushed bright red!
She couldn’t help but recall that the jade bell her husband had carved was indeed strung on a red braided cord tied around her ankle…
But it was nothing like the Matchmaker God’s red thread!
It was clearly…
Yun Li lifted her foot and shook the jade bell. Every time she heard the sound they made when colliding, she would recall certain images, making her face and ears burn red…
But since it was a gift from her A’Zhou, she couldn’t bear to take it off no matter what.
“You shameless rogue!” Yun Li exclaimed in flustered anger.
Rong Zhou lowered his eyes with a soft laugh, gently pinching her reddened earlobe as his seductive, enchanting voice reached her ears. “Then you should blame Your Ladyship for having peerless beauty that outshines all others.”
……
The Regent’s Mansion was filled with boundless affection.
But the palace presented a completely different scene at this moment.
Ning Xin’er clenched the teacup in her hand so tightly that the bones in her palm protruded from the back of her hand. “Crack—”
A crisp shattering sound suddenly rang out.
She ultimately couldn’t restrain herself, sweeping everything from the square table onto the floor with a wave of her hand.
Yu Yao hurriedly knelt. “Your Highness, please calm your anger!”
“Calm my anger?” Ning Xin’er’s jaw tightened with rage.
She suddenly slammed the table and stood up. “Now the entire capital is discussing how I, Ning Xin’er, am inferior to Yun Lanyue! How do you expect me to calm my anger!”
Yu Yao trembled as she knelt prostrate on the floor.
Having followed Ning Xin’er since childhood, she had long known that her mistress wasn’t as gentle and kind as she appeared on the surface…
But every time she saw her in extreme rage, she still felt terrified.
“That bitch Yun Lanyue!” Ning Xin’er gritted her teeth. “She ruined the good reputation I worked so hard to build over all these years!”
It was all that bitch’s fault…
All her!
First she stole her husband, and now she wants to steal her reputation too. What’s next…
Does she want to destroy the entire Ning family as well?Yu Yao remained kneeling. “Please don’t be angry, my lady. Yun Lanyue merely gained temporary attention by sheer luck. Empress Xiyun only taught her the guqin through a dream, nothing else… She ultimately cannot surpass you in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and song.”
Ning Xin’er remained silent.
Only a fool would believe in such nonsense as dream teachings!
Yet she was genuinely perplexed—how had Yun Li suddenly mastered the guqin overnight? And how did she obtain both the Zhaoyun Guqin and the score for “Phoenix’s Arrival”?
Moreover, Yun Li seemed to have undergone a complete personality change after marriage.
Previously, the Regent Prince’s repeated rejections by the general’s legitimate daughter had been the talk of the capital. Even with their childhood connection, she had deeply despised the Prince…
What could have made her suddenly change her mind?
No! Impossible! She must be pretending!
“Yu Yao,” Ning Xin’er suddenly looked at her, “Let us visit the Empress Dowager and request a divorce document for the Princess Consort.”
She refused to believe…
That someone who had always wanted to escape the Regent’s Mansion could maintain this act upon seeing the divorce papers!