Chapter 40 The Courage to Love (2)
Everyone in the [Prime Minister's Mansion] should be busy preparing for Yin Yin's return, but the maids and male servants passing by the garden would stop to look at Yin Yin who was having fun playing with the white tiger. The scene was very warm. Whenever Yin Yin left or was not around, the [Prime Minister's Mansion] would always be calm. This time, it was the joy that had been absent for a long time. As expected, when Yin Yin was around, the [Prime Minister's Mansion] would be so full of vitality. For some reason, in the eyes of the onlookers, since the accident a few years ago, every time they saw Yin Yin, they felt that she was more dazzling. Her appearance had not changed, but in their eyes, Yin Yin's brilliance was more dazzling. The onlookers who were attracted by Yin Yin did not notice Zhou Chengsi, who was smiling very gently beside Yin Yin. Even the king, who always kept a cold face on weekdays, lost the focus in front of Yin Yin.
"Miss--"
Lei'er almost came to Yinyin with a full tray. It was obvious that Lei'er had changed a lot over the years, especially in the past six months since Yinyin had fallen asleep. Lei'er had grown into a beautiful woman.
"Lei'er?"
Yinyin called out Lei'er's name half-guessingly. She had seen her before when she just returned home, so she knew her name. When she saw Lei'er coming, Baihu didn't make any extra moves because he had no hostility towards her.
"This is the dessert that Madam made for you to try. It is Miss's favorite mung bean cake and osmanthus cake—"
"Um!"
Yinyin reached out and picked up a piece of mung bean cake from the tray with snacks on it. She took a bite and found it sweet and melt-in-the-mouth. She quickly finished the whole piece...
"Try the sweet-scented osmanthus cake again..."
"Um!"
He took out another piece of osmanthus cake from the plate. It had the same melt-in-the-mouth texture as the mung bean cake. In addition, the fragrance of osmanthus spread in the mouth, making people feel very comfortable. Seeing Yinyin eating very contentedly, Lei'er also smiled with satisfaction. At this time, Zhou Cheng also came over...
"Your Majesty, please try it too—"
Lei Er almost forgot about Zhou Cheng's existence. If she had noticed him at the beginning, she should have let Zhou Cheng, the emperor, taste the snacks first to comply with the rules. But she only cared about Yin Yin and ignored him...
"oh?"
Zhou Cheng looked at the dessert on the plate with some doubt, and then looked at Yin Yin who was eating happily. You know, Zhou Cheng doesn't like desserts and has never tasted them before. When he was hesitating whether to try them...
"You should try some too, it's really delicious, it melts in your mouth."
Before Yinyin finished eating with one hand, she swiftly took another piece of mung bean cake from the plate with her other hand and put it to Zhou Cheng's mouth. Zhou Cheng was a little scared, but he did not refuse or catch the mung bean cake that Yinyin handed over. Instead, he held Yinyin's hand and put it to his mouth. This action immediately startled Yinyin. She wanted to take her hand back but was held tightly by Zhou Cheng. In fact, he did not use much force. Yinyin was just afraid that the mung bean cake would fall and did not deliberately pull her hand back. Lei'er and some onlookers in the distance were also scared by Zhou Cheng's action. Such a scene is really seeing is believing. Zhou Cheng and Yinyin behaved like a couple who loved each other deeply.
After taking a bite of the mung bean cake, although Zhou Cheng didn't like things that were too sweet, he was surprised by the melt-in-the-mouth dessert he had eaten for the first time. It turned out that this small snack could have such a good taste, but that wasn't entirely the case...
After seeing Zhou Cheng eat it, Yin Yin quickly pulled her hand back from Zhou Cheng, feeling a little shy. When did this shy feeling become so easily aroused?
“It’s delicious—”
“Ah, um—”
Facing Zhou Cheng's gentle voice, Yin Yin seemed to be a little evasive. Lei'er was a little surprised. In fact, Lei'er knew that Zhou Cheng had feelings for her long before Yin Yin fell asleep. Unexpectedly, it seemed to be far beyond her imagination. Zhou Cheng had clearly refused to marry Yin Yin a long time ago. Lei'er clearly remembered the way Yin Yin cried when she heard the news of being rejected...
--remember--
"No, I don't believe it, father, I don't believe it—"
With a heavy heart, Zhang Ren told Yin Yin the news that Zhou Cheng had proposed to the Emperor to cancel the engagement and had obtained consent. Yin Yin was immediately shocked. In fact, before she got the news from Zhang Ren, when she met Zhou Cheng, he had said that he just didn't want to believe that he had obtained consent so quickly. How could she feel?
"Yin Yin——"
"No, no, he won't do this to me—"
With a grief-stricken heart, Yinyin was resisting this fact. She had known it for a long time hadn't she? Yinyin cried bitterly, her body swaying, and Lei'er could do nothing but support her.
"Yinyin, the emperor has agreed and appointed Master Jiang's daughter as the new Crown Princess—"
"No, don't say anymore, I don't want to listen, I don't want to listen--"
"Yin Yin, calm down—"
The prime minister's wife was heartbroken watching her daughter crying. She knew her daughter loved Zhou Cheng deeply, but this was too sudden and too cruel. Not only did she reject the marriage, but she also found another man? How could Yin Yin face people in the future?
"Mom, I don't believe it. He won't do this to me, right?"
Yin Yin was very emotional and vehemently denied the fact. Zhang Ren could only turn around and avoid her. He didn't want to see his daughter crying so sadly.
"Master, why is this happening? Why is it like this? Yinyin did nothing wrong, why is her engagement cancelled? Not only is the engagement cancelled, but they even designated some Miss Jiang as the new Crown Princess? What is going on here?"
Faced with his wife's questioning, Zhang Ren did not dare to look back or tell what he knew. He was sad for Yin Yin, but as a minister, how could he disobey the order of his master? Besides, he had tried his best. Zhou Cheng firmly opposed it, and he did not want his daughter to marry and not be happy, so he had to agree under the circumstances.
"ah--"
Yin Yin collapsed on the ground and cried to the sky. Her heart-wrenching voice was heartbreaking. Lei'er could only watch and watch her master crying in agony. Whether Yin Yin accepted this fact or not, it was a foregone conclusion. Whether she agreed or not, it was not something she could change. She could only cry like this heart-wrenchingly.
On this day, the entire [Prime Minister's Mansion] was silent, with only the sound of sobbing coming from Yin Yin's residence...
