My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

"Oh? Why is that?"

Empress Dowager Jiang had previously suggested that Wei Nanxun stay and serve her, but this was refused. Although she admired the young girl, she was also somewhat displeased.

She's already the Empress Dowager's person, so who in the world, besides Pei Ji, would dare to easily refuse her?

Having grown accustomed to a life of being pampered and doing whatever one pleases, it's inevitable to feel resentful when someone dares to contradict you.

However, she wasn't that petty; she was still willing to talk to people when they met, including offering young girls a meal.

It was quite strange that she was the one to suggest leaving first.

Wei Nanxun respectfully kowtowed: "Although today's events were not my intention, they arose because of me. If I continue to stay, I think it will make others uncomfortable."

"It's clearly a good thing, why make it unpleasant?"

"Then they should be the ones leaving, not you."

Man Xinghe already preferred Wei Nanxun, and regardless of who else was involved, he naturally favored her.

But then she winked playfully and said, "If the young master drives them all away, I'm afraid there won't be many people left at the banquet."

Her joke successfully turned the somber atmosphere in the hall around.

She didn't doubt Man Xinghe's words. He was the host of this banquet and had the temper to drive everyone away. But if he was willing to offend so many powerful and influential people in the capital for her sake, would the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager be willing?

Rather than waiting for someone else to bring it up, she should be more understanding and take the initiative to leave.

Most importantly, she no longer dared to face Pei Ji.

Since she can't solve his problem, she can only solve her own.

Man Xinghe was about to speak when *** raised her hand to stop her: "Aman, you should personally escort Miss Wei out."

“Mother, why have you become so hesitant and indecisive?”

“You don’t like banquets with so many people anyway. I’m giving you a chance to say goodbye to Miss Wei. What else could you possibly complain about?”

Man Xinghe was still unwilling and felt aggrieved for Wei Nanxun, but since all three people in the hall said so, he had no choice but to comply.

As they led their people out of the palace gate, they happened to run into Wei Mingzhao, who was there for the banquet.

For some reason, she looked extremely weak and tired. Even with thick makeup on her face, she couldn't hide the dark circles under her eyes and the bloodshot eyes.

Wei Mingzhao had never seen Man Xinghe since the day of his wedding, but his dislike and memories of her remained forever.

Seeing him walking with Wei Nanxun, the two looked incredibly well-matched.

After losing the crown prince, she actually started an affair with the young master.

Why does everyone like her? Is it just because of her pretty face?

She went to great lengths to lure Wei Nanxun into the palace, only to find that a palace maid had climbed into Pei Yuyan's bed. During her entanglement with that vile woman, she tripped and nearly bled, and suffered from abdominal pain for a long time.

The imperial physicians all said that she needed to take good care of her pregnancy, otherwise the child might not survive.

Pei Yuyan didn't care about the baby in her belly at all, and went straight out to find Wei Nanxun.

But something happened, and he soon returned, locking himself in his study and refusing to see anyone, let alone come to see her.

The imperial physician advised her to rest and recuperate. She hadn't wanted to come today, but she thought that if she didn't come, the little bit of affection she had finally developed with the Empress Dowager would be gone, and she would be even more useless to the Crown Prince.

She was the Crown Princess, and she had to attend such an event.

Wei Mingzhao clenched his ten fingers tightly, trying his best to suppress the nausea in his heart and forcing a smile.

"Your Highness, Seventh Sister, where are you going?"

The sisterly bond between Wei Nanxun and her has come to an end; there's nothing more to say, and what remains is all just superficial politeness.

He gave her a slight curtsy and said, "Greetings, Your Highness. I am feeling a little unwell and fear that staying would spoil everyone's enjoyment, so I will take my leave now."

She was leaving, and Wei Mingzhao didn't bother to stop her, so he simply nodded.

She said in an extremely weak voice, "In the manor, you and I are the closest of sisters. Once you feel better, I will call you to the palace. Otherwise, there will be no one left in the palace to talk to me."

The old Wei Nanxun would have believed her and felt sorry for her, but the current Wei Nanxun would never fall for such a foolish trick.

She neither agreed nor refused, but simply gave a slight curtsy and offered her final piece of advice: "Please take good care of yourself, Your Highness."

Then he brushed past her and left without looking back.

Wei Mingzhao felt utterly disgusted with Wei Nanxun.

If it weren't for her, why would the Crown Prince want to annul the engagement and marry someone else? It's all because of her that I've ended up in this situation.

But for some reason, hearing the words "take care of yourself" caused her a slight pang of pain in her heart.

Her parents only told her to listen to the Crown Prince and find ways to please him. The people around her were either after the Crown Prince's favor or taking advantage of her misfortune.

It's been so long since anyone really cared about her.

Perhaps, she herself pushed away the only person who cared about her.

Seeing that she was standing still, the palace maid beside her whispered a reminder: "Your Highness, it's getting late."

"Let's go."

Wei Mingzhao was helped by palace maids all the way to the flower hall. Everyone she met along the way knelt down and bowed to her.

She put on a perfect smile, as if nothing had happened, and transformed back into Wei Mingzhao.

She is now the Crown Princess and will become the Empress in the future. She is also pregnant with the eldest grandson of the Emperor and will sooner or later become the most honored woman in the world.

She doesn't need this fake concern; she will make everyone submit to her and dare not look her in the eye.

-

Man Xinghe escorted Wei Nanxun to the palace gate, where the Wei family's carriage had been waiting since yesterday.

As soon as Zhixia saw her come out, she immediately jumped off the carriage, but when she saw Manxinghe next to her, she had to stop.

"Your Highness, this is enough. If you don't go back soon, you'll miss the banquet."

"If we can't catch up, so be it. I don't like these hypocritical things anyway. They're so boring. It's much more fun to go archery with you."

"But you are the main character of today's banquet. If you don't show up, wouldn't it lose its meaning?"

Although Man Xinghe was older than her, Wei Nanxun felt that he was very young and impetuous.

Only teenagers act solely on their likes and dislikes, seeing things in black and white, and refusing to conform to worldly norms.

Of course, this is also what makes young people so attractive.

She genuinely liked Man Xinghe's personality, but it was a pity that she hadn't known him for very long.

Otherwise, the two would surely become friends, and riding horses and shooting arrows together would be a fortunate thing.

"But I'm leaving tomorrow, and who knows when I'll be able to get to the capital. Wouldn't it be difficult for us to see each other again?"

There are many playmates in the Milky Way, but there are not many who can truly get along and have a good chat, let alone such a beautiful girl.

"Besides, you women all have to get married early. Even if I return to the capital, you and I may not be as free as we are now."

The more he thought about it, the less interesting it seemed: "Why don't you come with me to the Northwest? You'll definitely like it there."

Wei Nanxun thought that after his father returned to the capital, their second branch of the family would separate, and then nothing would be able to bind him anymore.

Her gaze was firm as she looked at him, her voice equally resolute: "No, it won't happen."

"Your Highness, I want to be a soaring eagle, not a caged sparrow."

"In this life, I, Wei Nanxun, will either never marry, or if I do marry, the other person will either marry into my family or be my husband for life."

“I will never let a man hold me back; my world is not just the size of this yard.”

"From this parting, the mountains are high and the seas are vast, but one day I will cross the mountains and rivers to see the desert sands and galloping horses of the north."

"We will surely meet again."

For a moment, Man Xinghe seemed to see her eyes shining; she was more resolute and attractive than he had imagined.

"I'm waiting for you."