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Chapter 741: Chapter 741: Are You Infatuated With Her?
Li You quickly pulled her away and reprimanded, “Even if you’re upset, you shouldn’t take it out on things. If you dislike it so much, why did you fight with the Princess Consort earlier?”
“I just wanted to fight!” Princess Ling’an’s eyes reddened, she jerked her hand from Li You’s grasp, choking on her words, “Why does everything go well for her, why is she stronger than me in every aspect?”
She had secretly loved Prince of Yu for so many years, but her position as Princess Consort of Yu was snatched away by a suddenly emerged cripple.
How could she accept this?
She was not young anymore; the maidens of her age were marrying one after another, and even the Prince of Yu she admired had become the Crown Prince and already had two children.
She was still alone.
She had nothing.
Li You tried to soothe her with soft words, but she kept interrupting him.
“Cousin, you don’t need to play the good guy here. I know you’re about to marry the concubine-born daughter of the Jiang family to become the Princess Consort, naturally, you’ll favor the Jiang family.” She wiped her tears and huffed, “I just don’t understand; there are so many noblewomen in the Capital, why do you particularly fancy that concubine-born daughter from the Jiang Family? She is not beautiful and lacks talent. Don’t you find it embarrassing?”
Li You laughed, “When I marry, I only need mutual affection, I don’t value family background or appearance. Physical appearance is just a shell, I advise my dear cousin not to fixate on this.”
Watching the unending arguments between the siblings, Wenren Zong stepped forward and said, “Prince Zhao, please take your time with the Princess. The Dean of the Lin family and I will head in that direction.”
“Oh, alright, take care.”
It turns out they didn’t plan to go out together initially, they just met on the way.
Wenren Zong and Lin Shimo walked onto a small bridge. Looking at the string of lanterns under the bridge stretching into the distance, they felt exceptionally relaxed and let out a soft sigh.
“Thirteen, what’re you sighing for?” Lin Shimo slowly spoke while looking at the lanterns.
“There was a time when I thought I’d never be able to return here.” Wenren Zong was emotional, “Now, being able to stand on this bridge and watch the lanterns shining like stars; my life is fulfilled.”
Lin Shimo smiled slightly, “I noticed your gaze at the Princess Consort was quite exceptional. Do you admire her?”
Wenren Zong gave a bitter laugh, “Dean, you overstate. When I was young and ignorant, I indeed had some inappropriate thoughts about her. But now she’s the Princess Consort, how dare I indulge in such fantasies.”
“Yet you still watch her in such a way.”
“Dean, you know it. The Princess Consort has been of great help to me, to the Wenren family. Without her help back then, my mother and sisters would have already become prostitutes or slaves.” Wenren Zong laughed as he spoke, “When I returned home a few days ago, my mother was discussing with me whether we should enshrine the Princess Consort’s wooden tablet in our home and revere her as a life-saving benefactor.”
Chief Lin couldn’t help but laugh.
“These past two years when I was not in Chang’an, my mother, sisters, and their children had a hard life. It was because of the timely donations from the Princess Consort that they managed to survive. Alas.” Guilt etched on Wenren Zong’s face, “Dean, my gratitude towards the Princess Consort can’t simply be explained by mere feelings between a man and a woman.”
“Why has she been so good to your Wenren Family?”
“I think…” Wenren Zong trailed off, “probably because she is a person of sentiment and righteousness.”
Lin Shimo smiled, “Even though I belong to the Lin family and don’t participate in the Imperial Court, I’ve heard of several deeds of this Princess Consort. Judging by her actions, she isn’t a woman of weak character.”
“Being weak and merciful to your enemies, that’s foolish.”
“Yes, clearly the Princess Consort is not a fool.” Lin Shimo gazed into the distance and asked slowly, “If one day you and her become enemies, what will you do?”