Chapter 11: Yue Wu Xia’s Struggle
Even Yue Wu Xia herself was stunned.
Had Mingyan ever said such a thing to her?
When was it? Why couldn’t she remember?
Mingyan turned around and looked at Yue Wu Xia. “The sentence you just said, Your Highness…”
Yue Wu Xia’s face was a little hot. She lowered her head. No matter how she thought, she couldn’t remember when Mingyan had said that. This made Yue Wu Xia can’t help but suspect that she had made up this sentence because she was flustered. This made Yue Wu Xia, for the first time, feel that she had lost all face. Did she want to stay by Mingyan’s side that much?
Even to the point of… lying… making up lies…
“I don’t remember…” Yue Wu Xia replied in a panic.
Mingyan fell silent. For some reason, hearing this, his heart always throbbed a little.
When had he said this? He felt that he had indeed said this, but the strange thing was that he couldn’t find it in his own memory. Why was that?
After thinking for a while, Mingyan shook his head. “Your Highness, I have already made an appointment with Princess Ningshuang. I have already delayed for a long time…”
Yue Wu Xia looked up at Mingyan. She bit her lip and finally made up her mind. She came up and stood in front of him, saying in a firm tone, “What if I say… I don’t need you to divorce your wife?!”
Mingyan calmly looked at Yue Wu Xia. His face did not show the emotional change she had expected. Her heart sank by half. Could it be… could it really not be because he wanted to… to knock some sense into her, to make her accept Huang Feiyan?
Otherwise, why was Mingyan still cold-faced?
In fact, he just simply didn’t like her anymore… was that it?
Yue Wu Xia could no longer control her emotions. Her beautiful face was no longer clear and cold, only a panicked look of collapse. “You… you… you…”
She seemed at a loss, flustered and panicked.
Mingyan saw it in his eyes, and while his heart ached a little, he also felt a different kind of relief.
Although Yue Wu Xia had always indulged his pushing his luck, she had always maintained a high posture, holding the initiative in her hands. He had never seen her so passive.
So, she also had times when she couldn’t maintain the coldness on her face?
At this time, another voice suddenly appeared. “What’s wrong, sister?”
Yue Ningshuang came from behind Mingyan. Seeing Yue Wu Xia in a state of emotional collapse, she quickly walked over, quickly helped Yue Wu Xia, who was a little unsteady, and even gave a reproachful look to the trusted maid beside her.
The trusted maid was innocent. She had also wanted to help Yue Wu Xia just now but had been pushed away.
“…” Yue Wu Xia’s eyes were red. She looked at Yue Ningshuang and didn’t say anything.
Yue Ningshuang looked at Mingyan, but she quickly came back to her senses. She gave Mingyan a look, telling him to leave first. Mingyan thought for a moment and then left.
Seeing Mingyan leave without even a greeting, Yue Wu Xia’s body trembled even more violently.
She had a feeling as if she was about to lose him. Yue Wu Xia had also forgotten why she cared about him so much… but now, she seemed to be about to lose him…
“Sister,” Yue Ningshuang held Yue Wu Xia and sighed softly. “You should calm down first…”
“Calm down… are you very happy in your heart? Now that he hates me and likes you…” Yue Wu Xia took a few deep breaths and finally stood up straight. She wiped the tears from her face with a trembling hand. Even she herself couldn’t say whether the tone was jealousy or resentment.
“How could I be happy?” Yue Ningshuang sighed. “Sister, I’ve always said that I never mind you being with Mingyan. Seeing you so sad, how can my heart feel good?”
Yue Wu Xia looked at Yue Ningshuang, and her heart felt even more sad. Her emotions had already collapsed to such an extent, and she had even become jealous, fond of being suspicious. She… what was wrong with her?
“…Does he… not like me at all anymore?” Yue Wu Xia finally softened and asked softly.
“Sister, don’t you feel it? He still likes you,” Yue Ningshuang comforted. “If it weren’t for this, do you think he would waste time talking to you so much? Think about it. How did he treat me before, and how is he treating you now? Is he as heartless to you as he was to me?”
Hearing this, Yue Wu Xia couldn’t help but open her mouth, her heart a little guilty.
At that time, Mingyan was almost ruthless to Yue Ningshuang. He either rejected her or ignored her. But Yue Wu Xia had never said anything because she hoped he would be devoted… including now, she still thought so.
Just now, she had told Mingyan that she could allow him not to divorce his wife, but those words, in the end, were unwilling…
How could a long-standing insistence be so easily changed? If it was so easily changed, then how could it be considered an insistence? Under Mingyan’s constant pressure, she would have accepted his fickle heart long ago, right?
She had never felt that there was anything wrong with Mingyan’s ruthless treatment of Yue Ningshuang. And on the contrary, Yue Ningshuang was now comforting her… Yue Wu Xia fell silent.
“Sister,” Yue Ningshuang looked at Yue Wu Xia’s trusted maid and gave her a look, telling her to leave. But without Yue Wu Xia’s permission, she naturally did not dare to leave. But after Yue Wu Xia saw it, she waved her hand, and the trusted maid finally walked away.
“Your expression just now really disappointed Mingyan. He hopes you can understand his difficulties, but you insist so much, which also makes him helpless,” Yue Ningshuang finally spoke, her voice gentle. “Sister should be very clear about how much trouble it would be if he once divorced Huang Feiyan, right?”
Yue Wu Xia was silent for a small while and also nodded. She knew the Huang family was a cultivation prominent family, but she just couldn’t accept Mingyan being fickle.
From the bottom of her heart, she was disgusted… sometimes even Yue Wu Xia didn’t know why she hated fickle people so much.
“To divorce Huang Feiyan is absolutely not an option. So for her to ask him to do so is, in essence, almost not considering him at all, just making things difficult for him. No matter how much Mingyan likes you, faced with such a choice, he is also helpless. This is not just a question that can be decided by emotions. He now chooses to keep his distance from you. That is being responsible to you, to this dynasty,” Yue Ningshuang said. “Sister, if you really understand him, really care about him, you really shouldn’t ask him to divorce Huang Feiyan.”
“But even if I don’t let him divorce his wife, he has no reaction…” Yue Wu Xia said, her eyes red again. “He… he just hates me.”
“That’s because he doesn’t want to wrong you. A fool can see that you are unwilling,” Yue Ningshuang continued. “He clearly knows you are not willing, and are just sacrificing for him. How can he bear to force you?”
Yue Wu Xia opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but the words were stuck in her throat, and she couldn’t say them.
“Sister, you have to think clearly whether you still want to stay by Mingyan’s side,” Yue Ningshuang sighed softly. “If you don’t want to be wronged, it’s best to break it off early. A long pain is not as good as a short pain. But if you want to stay by his side, your attitude should change.”
“Is this the reason he chose you?” Yue Wu Xia looked at Yue Ningshuang. Clearly, Mingyan had already decided to marry Yue Ningshuang, but she was not proud in front of her. On the contrary, she was constantly persuading her… Yue Wu Xia thought to herself… she was not as good as her.
“Perhaps,” Yue Ningshuang let out a long breath. “I can understand your thoughts, sister. Who doesn’t want to have him all to themselves? But sister, this is not realistic.”
“I can’t be as generous as you…” Yue Wu Xia lowered her head. “Every time I think of his legal wife being Huang Feiyan, my heart feels very uncomfortable…”
“But even if you can’t accept it, you have to,” Yue Ningshuang looked at Yue Wu Xia. She sighed. “Sister, are you really so sure that he will give up on Huang Feiyan for you? Even without talking about her identity, do you really think that a man who would divorce another woman for a woman is worthy of you marrying? Haven’t you ever thought that now he can divorce another woman for you? Can’t he divorce you for another woman?”
Yue Wu Xia was silent.
“Besides… sister, do you know how Huang Feiyan talks about us sisters in front of Mingyan?” Yue Ningshuang let go of Yue Wu Xia, and the two walked side-by-side.
“I don’t know… I don’t know her, and I’ve never seen her.”
“Mingyan told me that Huang Feiyan is very welcoming to us. She has even told him more than once to marry both of us. She is never jealous and is very generous. Sister, with such a woman, do you think there is really a possibility of Mingyan divorcing her?” Yue Ningshuang had already said it very tactfully. She was short of directly saying, “Where did you get the confidence to make Mingyan divorce Huang Feiyan for you? Where do you think you are better than Huang Feiyan? Just because Mingyan likes you more?”
Of course, Yue Ningshuang did not say these latter words. Otherwise, it would be too demoralizing.
Yue Wu Xia was silent, unable to say a word.
“With such a woman, even if we sisters were to marry into the family together, it would probably be very difficult to replace her position in Mingyan’s heart, not to mention that we have not even entered the family yet.”
“So, sister, you should think about it carefully. Is this really what you want?” Yue Ningshuang patted Yue Wu Xia’s shoulder. “While Mingyan is not yet completely disappointed in you, you still have a chance. Think about it seriously, sister. The time left for you is not much.”
Yue Ningshuang did not continue to speak. After all, at this time, it was useless to continue. If Yue Wu Xia still couldn’t make a decision, Yue Ningshuang couldn’t help her either. She could only say that her own sister and Mingyan were really fated but not destined to be together.
After speaking, Yue Ningshuang left.
Yue Wu Xia was left standing where she was, lost in thought.
To make her willingly accept Mingyan’s fickleness…
How is that possible? Why can Yue Ningshuang act like she doesn’t care?
Oh, no, that’s not right. She also said just now that it wasn’t that she didn’t care, but… but she knew that it was useless to care, and it might even make Mingyan dislike it, just like herself. So she never showed it. Before, she had even directly told Mingyan that she just simply wanted to marry him; everything else didn’t matter.
To love a person, does one have to be so humble?
Yue Wu Xia’s thoughts drifted far away…
On the other side, Yue Ningshuang returned to Yaochi Palace and saw Mingyan.
“How was it?” Mingyan was naturally not as heartless as Yue Ningshuang had said. After all, he had never planned to give up on Yue Wu Xia. His feelings for her were extremely deep, so deep that they could not be supported by past memories, which sometimes made Mingyan a little confused.
“Don’t worry,” Yue Ningshuang smiled slightly. “My sister will definitely figure it out. You don’t have to worry.”
Mingyan sighed in relief. “Today I almost softened my heart…”
“You have never softened your heart to me before. In the end, it’s still because my sister is more important in your heart, right?” Yue Ningshuang walked to Mingyan, her eyes mournful. This made Mingyan quickly cough twice. “Of course not…”
Now that Yue Ningshuang was his designated, he naturally had to treat them both equally. Mingyan would not show favoritism.
“That’s more like it,” Yue Ningshuang pouted and snorted coquettishly. If Mingyan still showed some preference, then he would be unqualified.
“By the way, Feiyan has already asked me to bring you back,” Mingyan emphasized. “Don’t be shy anymore. What’s there to be shy about…”
“Aiya…” speaking of this, Yue Ningshuang’s face grew hot. “Do… do we have to be so fast?”
“What else?” Mingyan held Yue Ningshuang’s hand and smiled slightly. “Feiyan already sees you as a Ming family member. You are sisters. Shouldn’t you go and see her?”
“That’s what you say…”
“Alright, alright, don’t hesitate. Come back with me. I won’t let you run away this time,” Mingyan was a little helpless. Yue Ningshuang was good at everything, never hesitant in doing other things, but only on this matter, she seemed a little conflicted.
It was as if… she was afraid of this relationship being confirmed… what was she afraid of?
“Alright, alright, I’ll go…” Seeing Mingyan so serious, Yue Ningshuang couldn’t help but chuckle. She took a deep breath. “Hmm… it’s indeed time to go and see Sister Feiyan. I… I’ll just do my makeup and dress up. Wait for me…”
Mingyan nodded. He guessed that to Yue Ningshuang, the first meeting with her future sister was still very important, so he did not stop her.
So Yue Ningshuang put on an exquisite light makeup, which completely displayed her already outstanding charm. Only then did she follow Mingyan out of the royal palace and back to the mansion.
And all of this was seen by Yue Wu Xia’s spies and reported to her.
Yue Wu Xia’s eyes were dull. That feeling of losing Mingyan was becoming stronger and stronger…
Mingyan had brought Yue Ningshuang home, to see Huang Feiyan…
Did he… still have a place for her?
