Chapter 167 His heart has already been moved in first
Although Dongling Yuanhao knew that Dongling Yan had no bad intentions, it was somewhat inappropriate for her to pester Chu Hengye like this.
He patted her head gently to comfort her, but said with a hint of instruction:
"Although General Chu treated you inappropriately, you also know what's going on in Yizhou during this period. He does have a lot of official duties, and it's understandable that he can't take care of you. So, you should stop making trouble without reason. You are really wronged.
You can wait until Yizhou returns to normal."
"Brother Yuan Hao just vowed that he would stand up for me indiscriminately, but now it's me who is being taught a lesson. I really thought you would help me vent my anger~" Dong Lingyan's eyes drooped, and she continued
Dongling Yuanhao also became the target of her complaints.
"It depends on the time to vent your anger. No matter how great your personal grievance is, is it still greater than the suffering of the people of Yizhou? Your husband-to-be is dedicated to sharing His Majesty's worries. You should be proud of him."
"The people are important. I also hope that Yizhou will get better soon, but I..."
Dong Lingyan couldn't finish the last thing she wanted to say, but the way her shoes hit the ground made it clear that she was still upset.
Dongling Yuanhao smiled and stroked the bangs on her forehead again, pretending to be serious and said:
"If you feel that you have to vent your anger, wait until Yizhou is settled and we return to the imperial city. I will give him a slap in the face myself. If that doesn't work, I will order Chu Heng to be punished as the commander-in-chief by having him jailed at night to let him know that he will not
Be considerate of your cost.”
"No! Brother Yuan Hao, you are not allowed to hurt him, and you are not allowed to punish him and send him to jail."
Dong Lingyan suddenly opened her eyes wide and shouted, as if her lover had been whipped with excitement.
Her pure "protection" also made Chu Hengye subconsciously look at her serious face, as if she would stand in front of him at any time to prevent him from being hurt.
Although Chu Hengye was silent, there was a strange feeling rising in his heart.
Before getting engaged to Dong Lingyan, he actually only knew her name but not her person.
And he still doesn't understand why she took the initiative to ask for an engagement with him, and he never asked her why.
If they hadn't come into contact more or less after the engagement, he really wouldn't care too much about her, even if she was a noble princess.
Dongling Yuanhao knew that Dongling Yan must be reluctant to let Chu Hengye be severely punished, so he joked:
"You don't want me to help you vent your anger, so why don't you allow me to touch him?"
"Then I didn't ask you to whip him or put him in jail!"
"Ha..." Dongling Yuanhao couldn't stop laughing. He looked at Chu Hengye and finally said:
"Our Yan'er is kind-hearted and doesn't have any bad ideas. She can be willful occasionally, but you have seen how devoted she is to you. So, please General Chu, please don't let down our Yan'er's deep love for you. After all, the world is full of love for you.
It's rare to have a lover, let alone..." Dongling Yuanhao paused for a moment, then added as if on purpose: "As long as you cherish what should be cherished, with General Chu's ability, it is impossible to have a bright future.
Disaster!"
Chu Hengye didn't respond aloud, but he bowed his head to show that he understood.
Dongling Yuanhao had enough to do, even if he actually saw to some extent that the relationship between Chu Hengye and Dongling Yan was more of a "falling flower is intentional, flowing water is ruthless" situation.
But this is a matter of emotion after all. Even if his arm is biased toward Dong Lingyan, it won't be of any help to her!
After Dongling Yuanhao came down the mountain and left, Chu Hengye was not very enthusiastic about Dongling Yan. He still looked at her solemnly and a little distantly and said:
"Princess, I am on official business, you...!"
"I know you're busy with your business, I won't hinder you, I'll just stay aside." Dong Lingyan didn't seem surprised at all that he didn't change at all.
"Then..." Chu Hengye looked at Dong Lingyan's face, which had been reddened by the sun and was still dripping with sweat. He took her hand out of kindness and took her to a more comfortable place under the shade of a tree.
, and then said with a little respect:
"Princess, please take a rest here and wait until I finish my work before sending you down the mountain."
Dong Lingyan was so excited that she forgot what to say. She only knew that he held her hand, and he actually said that he would send her down the mountain when he was done. That meant...
"Wait a minute." Seeing him turn around, she instinctively kept him.
"Does the princess have any other instructions?"
"I...I didn't want to tell you anything, I just wanted to say..."
Chu Hengye didn't know that she, who was always quick to speak, would hesitate, so he came back and approached her a little more patiently and asked:
"Does the princess have anything to say?"
"I...just now, I'm sorry!"
"Why did the princess apologize?" He didn't think she had done anything that warranted an apology.
"I didn't mean to sue you in front of brother Yuan Hao, nor was I being willful. I just wanted to interrupt brother Yuan Hao's suspicion of you."
"Prince Hao doubts me...what does the princess mean?" There was a puzzled question in Chu Hengye's eyes.
"You really don't know what it means?"
"Please give me some advice, Princess!"
"Don't you think Brother Yuanhao is suspecting that your concern for the Queen exceeds the line between a monarch and a minister?"
Dong Lingyan was indeed quick to talk, and Chu Hengye was indeed busy day and night before, so she had no chance to talk to him seriously.
Now everything is being arranged step by step, waiting for Yizhou to return to normal operations, and Chu Hengye is obviously no longer so nervous and has no time to care about her.
In fact, she had just heard the last conversation between Dongling Yuanhao and Chu Hengye. She could tell that Dongling Yuanhao was about to question Chu Hengye for his over-the-top concern for Ximen Yourong, so she interrupted it in time.
their conversation.
Moreover, she deliberately "sued" Chu Hengye for neglecting her in front of Dongling Yuanhao just to change the subject. She didn't want more people to know that his concern for Ximen Yourong had indeed "crossed the line"!
But her reminder made Chu Hengye visibly stunned for a moment, and his heart twitched for an unknown reason, but he seemed to say frankly:
"When something happens to the Queen, I have an unshirkable responsibility. Her safety is still in danger, and I don't think there is anything wrong as a minister taking the initiative to care about her well-being."
"Then are you really just caring about the Queen as a subject?"
"Otherwise... from what position can I care about your empress?"
Chu Hengye hid the strange emotions deep in his heart, but Dong Lingyan still saw the ripples hidden in his expression.
However, she did not pursue the question relentlessly. Her face, which had been a little lonely just now, soon put on her usual sweet smile and said to Chu Hengye:
"Yes, now everyone is very concerned about the safety of the Queen. As a minister loyal to His Majesty, of course you will not be an exception... Well, go and get busy, I will wait for you!"
Chu Hengye's eyes flashed for a moment, and he realized that Dong Lingyan didn't seem to say what she really wanted to say.
But he didn't know how to communicate with her, so he could only pretend that he didn't know how sad she was, and then he smiled at her in a semi-evasive manner and went about his business.
Dong Lingyan saw him quickly immersed himself in performing official duties, and the smile on her face disappeared. She followed Chu Hengye with her eyes and murmured:
"Even Brother Yuanhao has noticed that you have special thoughts about the Queen, which shows how much you really care about her... I am your future wife, but every word you say to me is filled with emotion.
Strange, every move is separated by an insurmountable distance..."
Dong Lingyan took off her disguise and looked so sad that Xiaoyan, the personal maid beside her, said very sorry for her:
"Princess, you are obviously so aggrieved, why are you still so silent? General Chu has deceived people too much, and he does not even think about it. If the princess had not married him, he would still be the unknown member of the Chu family.
The third son of a concubine, who would...!"
"How outrageous! General Chu is the future husband of this princess and your master. Who allows you to speak so rudely?" Dong Lingyan interrupted Xiaoyan's overly rude words with an angry look!
As soon as Xiaoyan heard her master's scolding, she immediately apologized:
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I just feel that General Chu is too cold and indifferent to the Princess. I feel sorry for the Princess and I am unwilling to accept it for the Princess, so I am very angry...!"
"Even then, he is still your master. You are not allowed to talk like this again."
"My slave, I know! But Princess, haven't you always wanted to know whether General Chu has any inappropriate thoughts about the Queen? Why didn't the Princess stop asking after there was such a good opportunity just now?"
Xiaoyan spends the most time with Donglingyan, so she knows very well what Donglingyan thinks!
"What position do I have to ask?" What's more, the weather is not favorable, the land is unfavorable, and the people are not suitable, how can she ask?
"General Chu is the princess's future husband. His current status and status are all thanks to the princess's blessing. The princess has no position to ask, so who has the position?"
Xiaoyan didn't think there was anything wrong with Donglingyan questioning Chu Hengye. But Donglingyan sighed sadly because of this. She almost forgot about the conversation with Xiaoyan, and said to herself:
"Just because I helped him open the way, I can't be bossy towards him. Otherwise...!"
Hey! Otherwise, Chu Hengye would not be able to see her sincerity. He would definitely think that she was just a willful noble girl who wanted to put pressure on him because of her status!
"Princess, I think this servant...!"
"Okay, stop talking. I know what I want. When we return to the imperial city, my father will definitely ask you privately how General Chu treated me. Remember not to tell your father that he actually has no interest in me..."
Dong Lingyan knows that Xiaoyan only cares about her, so naturally she won't blame her for being nosy.
If she really wanted to blame her, she might as well blame herself for falling in love with Chu Hengye who didn't care about her at all!
She used her status to give Chu Hengye a chance to change his destiny, and she thought he would be grateful to her for it.
Of course, what she wants is not his gratitude, she just wants to help him have a platform where he can display his talents so that he can slowly get to know her and understand her. If she likes him, he can also like her!
However, what frustrated her was that he knew her, but he didn't seem to be willing to get to know her, let alone fall in love with her.
She always thought that as long as she gave him time, he would be attracted to her sooner or later. So she was patient and always faced him with her sincerity.
However, she didn't know at the beginning that someone had already moved into his heart, which was probably the biggest reason why he never saw her in front of him...!