Chapter 10: “Accidentally Encountering” Yue Wu Xia
Mingyan was stunned. He looked at the ice-cold Huang Nishang, completely shocked.
He had saved his wife, which was why she had married him, and it was still unknown whether she was a cultivator or not. But Huang Nishang was a proper cultivator; Mingyan had even seen her floating in mid-air before. A cultivator and a mortal were people from two completely different worlds, yet she actually said she was willing to “help”?
Mingyan had originally thought that the Huang family might find someone else from within the family, but he had never expected that it would actually be Huang Nishang.
Whether it was in terms of appearance, temperament, or strength, for this “Huang family woman” to be Huang Nishang made Mingyan a little incredulous.
“You don’t seem to believe it?” Huang Nishang looked at Mingyan, her eyes showing no emotion. Her eyes were very special. Her gaze was cold, yet it burned with fire. It was very conflicting, but it had a different kind of beauty.
“…Is my cousin a cultivator?” Mingyan couldn’t help but say. “I’m just… a little incredulous.”
Huang Nishang said, “I’m just trying to solve the problem between you two. Feiyan’s mother doesn’t want to see you without an heir…”
Speaking of this, Huang Nishang’s expression suddenly became a little strange. After she finished speaking, she suddenly lowered her head and fell into deep thought. After a long while, she came back to her senses.
Mingyan’s feelings were complicated, so he didn’t notice Huang Nishang’s performance. He couldn’t help but say, “Does my cousin… feel that it’s okay?”
“I think I’m still a little resistant in my heart,” Huang Nishang looked at Mingyan calmly. “I’ve never been within five meters of a man before. More importantly, we have no feelings between us.”
Hearing this, Mingyan’s heart suddenly sighed in relief. “Yes… it feels a little strange. It’s not that I hate my cousin. My cousin is just like my wife, a celestial maiden from the heavens. I think, in fact, there might be some secret joy in my heart. But, between my cousin and me, there are no feelings after all…”
It’s exactly as Huang Feiyan said… Huang Nishang nodded without showing any emotion. “I will be staying at the prince’s mansion for a long time. You and Feiyan should not be in a hurry to have a child. During this time, we can get closer.”
Mingyan smiled and nodded. “My cousin can stay here for as long as she wants. If there is anything you need, just tell me.”
Huang Nishang nodded, turned, and left.
Mingyan’s heart sighed in relief. Although as he got to know Huang Nishang and learned that her thoughts and feelings were not as cold as they appeared on the surface, to have something happen with this cousin still felt a little strange to Mingyan.
He was not devoted, but he also didn’t like to just vent his desires.
Mingyan returned to his room and saw Huang Feiyan sitting on the edge of the bed with a grin. Her mood seemed to be very good.
Seeing his wife’s expression, Mingyan’s mood also became happy. “It seems my cousin has made some promise to you?”
“I suppose so,” Huang Feiyan nodded lightly and smiled. “At least if my husband wants to have a child with me, there is a solution.”
Mingyan walked to the bedside, held Huang Feiyan’s soft hand, and patted it gently. “That’s right. Why worry so much? There is always a way. There are always more solutions than problems.”
“Husband…” Huang Feiyan gently leaned on Mingyan’s shoulder, her smile sweet. “When are you going to bring the two princesses home?”
“Actually…” Mingyan thought for a moment. In fact, he had wanted to bring Yue Ningshuang back before, but at first, Yue Ningshuang had agreed. Halfway through, however, she was still too shy and couldn’t take it, and had gone back. Mingyan was also a little helpless.
Mingyan told Huang Feiyan about Yue Ningshuang’s situation. After hearing this, Huang Feiyan giggled. “It seems Sister Ningshuang is very shy?”
“Although she is a little older, in the future, you will be the sister, because you were married first,” Mingyan corrected. “Don’t forget this point.”
“Is that so… that’s right. I am the sister,” Huang Feiyan of course knew what to call her sister, but she would not take the initiative to ask to be called that, as it would seem like she was fighting for something. So, she was waiting for Mingyan to say it himself, to say that she was the sister.
At this moment, Huang Feiyan was content, her eyebrows and eyes smiling. “Then husband, you have to bring sister Ningshuang back to see me, right?”
“Yes, I will convince her in these few days,” Mingyan nodded. Since Feiyan’s emotions had stabilized, then he had to drag Yue Ningshuang over even if he had to.
It was said that an ugly daughter-in-law had to see her parents-in-law. This wasn’t seeing her parents-in-law. Besides, she was born with a beauty that could make flowers shy and the moon hide; she had nothing to do with being ugly.
A day later, Mingyan came to the royal palace again. He was about to go to Yaochi Palace but met Yue Wu Xia and her trusted maid on the way. The two of them seemed to be taking a walk. Seeing this, Mingyan did not greet them and was about to pass by, but the trusted maid quickly said, “Prince, what a coincidence. Her Highness was just about to come out for a walk. She was just thinking of you, and you appeared…”
Mingyan’s footsteps stopped. He had just noticed that this trusted maid was looking left and right when he appeared. After seeing him, she pretended to be calm. For her and Yue Wu Xia to be taking a walk here was clearly to block him.
Although Yue Wu Xia’s expression was very well done… or rather, she didn’t even need to act. It was enough for her to just maintain her usual clear and cold look, but her maid had completely revealed her thoughts.
But he saw through it and didn’t say it. After all, it wasn’t like he was really going to abandon Yue Wu Xia. It was just to force Yue Wu Xia to be proactive. Now that she had taken the initiative to block his way, Mingyan naturally would not just leave without paying attention.
He wanted to see what Yue Wu Xia wanted to say, whether she had reached the point where he could stop acting.
Mingyan smiled slightly at the trusted maid. No matter what, there was no need to be angry with this maid. But although he said so, Mingyan just glanced at Yue Wu Xia and didn’t even greet her.
Yue Wu Xia’s face was clear and cold. Seeing this, she couldn’t help but lower her head gently, bite her lip, and turn her head to the side…
The trusted maid’s heart was pounding when she saw Mingyan smile at her. The prince was really good-looking when he smiled. But she immediately came back to her senses. Seeing that Her Highness next to her had actually become dumb, she was immediately anxious. She quickly coughed twice to remind Yue Wu Xia that she couldn’t just remain silent.
But Yue Wu Xia had no reaction and still lowered her head, not saying anything.
Seeing this, Mingyan was a little disappointed and said, “Since there is nothing, then I will go first…”
Only then did Yue Wu Xia look up and say, “Do you not want to talk to me that much?”
Mingyan shrugged and smiled. “It’s not that. I’m just worried that Ningshuang will misunderstand.”
“Worried that she will misunderstand…?” Yue Wu Xia’s eyes were complicated. “It’s just a simple chat. Ningshuang is not that petty.”
“You seem very sure,” Mingyan looked at Yue Wu Xia from the side, his face calm. “So, is there something?”
“…” Yue Wu Xia bit her lip, her beautiful red lips turning white. She looked up, looked at Mingyan, her eyes unprecedentedly weak. “Are you so heartless? You’re just going to break up with me like this?”
Mingyan saw her eyes, and his heart was about to break. Even if he hid it well, he couldn’t hide the strong love and admiration in his heart for her.
Mingyan had also forgotten why he loved her so much. What was the reason? He didn’t think about it in detail. Perhaps even if he did, he wouldn’t be able to figure it out, just as he couldn’t figure out how he had gotten together with his wife.
“I just made a choice that I was forced to make,” Mingyan took a deep breath and said calmly. “It’s undeniable that I liked you very much before and wanted to marry you. But you made it very difficult for me. You asked me to divorce my wife. Haven’t you ever thought that one day, I’m saying if, if one day, I met a woman I liked more than you, I might divorce you for her?”
Yue Wu Xia turned her head to the side again, her voice sobbing. “You’re just going to find these words to brush me off…”
“It’s impossible for me to divorce Feiyan. She is my wife. I can promise to marry you and give you the same status as Feiyan, but to make me divorce her is absolutely impossible. Feiyan is also my beloved wife. Besides, divorcing Feiyan is not a good thing for me, for you, or for the entire Great Yue Dynasty. Since you chose to be willful to the end, then I will just let you be. You said before that I have many choices. I’ve thought about it for a long time. Indeed, I actually have other choices,” Mingyan looked at Yue Wu Xia’s side profile and said, “You were right.”
“So, you chose Yue Ningshuang? Then in that case, you don’t really like her either…”
“Why do you have to say that, Your Highness? You know my personality. If I didn’t really like her, I wouldn’t be with her, just like before. Even if Ningshuang pursued me, I was unmoved,” Mingyan sighed. “Don’t deceive yourself anymore, Your Highness. It’s good to break up, to avoid any further trouble. Just pretend that in your past life, there was no me. I won’t come and bother you again in the future… let’s just leave it at that.”
“Just like that…? You say it so easily…” Yue Wu Xia turned her head, her eyes blurry with tears, her tone filled with a deep crying voice.
“Why must it be like this? Let’s just have a good breakup, Your Highness,” Mingyan sighed softly, turned around, as if he was about to leave.
And Yue Wu Xia looked at Mingyan’s back, her whole body trembling slightly. “Are you really going to just leave like this? Is this how you treat me? You clearly said that in your heart, I am more important than you.”
Hearing this, Mingyan was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have indeed said this. Hmm, when did he say it?
A picture suddenly appeared in Mingyan’s mind. He and Yue Wu Xia were sitting on a flying carpet. He was holding her slender waist. The two of them didn’t know what they were talking about, and then he told Yue Wu Xia, “I’m just telling you… in my heart, you are more important than me.”
Strange, have I and Yue Wu Xia had such a conversation?
Mingyan was stunned in place, but couldn’t remember at all.
