C30 Emotional Confusion

In a flash of time, two days later, the entrance of the Princess' Mansion was hung with a big red ball of happiness, the palace was also filled with happiness, and even the trees in the courtyard were hung with red ribbons. After all, it was His Majesty who arranged the marriage, and even if Dugu Jingyu did not say anything, the servants in the palace would consciously decorate the Princess' Mansion with a joyous atmosphere, letting outsiders know that the Princess' Mansion had a joyous occasion recently.

"Princess, all the unused courtyards in the mansion have been cleaned. Choose a place for Side Prince Consort and Master Zhu to stay!"

Zhichun held up the map of the Princess' Mansion's palace layout and held it in front of Dugu Jingyu's eyes with both hands.

Dugu Jingyu's eyes indifferently glanced at the densely packed palaces on the map and said: "You can arrange it, as long as it doesn't lose face."

Seeing that Dugu Jingyu was not in the mood to take care of a matter, Zhichun agreed.

"Yes."

As soon as Zhichun put away the blueprint, Zhiqiu rushed into the room. Seeing Zhiqiu lose her composure, Zhichun lectured her, "You have been taking care of the princess for a long time. Why are you still so sloppy? You have no manners at all."

"This servant knows her wrongs."

Only then did Zhiqiu kneel on the ground and perform a deep bow. Then, she knelt in front of Dugu Jingyu and said: "Princess, just now, someone from the palace passed on a message that Talented Lady Yu is sick and will not be entering the palace tomorrow. They said that they would only marry into the Princess' Mansion when Talented Lady Yu's health was better, and that they would let Young Master Zhu enter the palace tomorrow."

Dugu Jingyu stood up and asked: "Really?"

Zhiqiu nodded her head affirmatively. The corner of Dugu Jingyu's mouth curled up slightly. Then, she thought of Yu Xingyi's innocent face and asked doubtfully, "Why is a good person sick?"

Zhiqiu said: "Reporting to Princess, Talented Lady Yu is not really sick. Instead, he was crying in the palace and refusing to marry into the Princess' Mansion. This morning, he even broke his head. This matter was known to everyone in the palace. It must be because His Majesty gave face to the Princess that he said that Talented Lady Yu was sick! "

This meant that the Talented Lady Yu had a lot of weight in His Majesty's heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have delayed entering the Princess' Mansion because of his injuries. Thinking back to the time of his wedding with Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing had tortured himself to the point of being miserable, and His Majesty didn't slow down because of Zhu Qing's injuries.

Although Dugu Jingyu did not understand why Dugu Zhao insisted on Yu Xingyi becoming her Side Prince Consort, Dugu Jingyu knew that if this matter was handled properly, she might not need to side with him.

Dugu Jingyu revealed a smile on her face and said: "Where is Young Master Zhu now?"

Zhichun said: "Reporting to the Princess, since the Princess has not arranged a place for Master Zhu to stay before he enters the residence, Master Zhu should still be in the Floating Immortal House."

"Get ready for me, and prepare an inconspicuous carriage. I'm going to the Floating Immortal House."

Zhichun said, "This... I'm afraid it's against the rules to meet new people before entering the residence."

"Just do as I say."

"Yes."

Zhichun and Zhiqiu put on Dugu Jingyu's makeup at the same time, their techniques skilled and light. Seeing that Dugu Jingyu's face seemed to be relieved, Zhichun said: "Why is Princess so happy?"

Dugu Jingyu did not speak. Zhiqiu said: "Princess must have thought of a way to prevent Master Zhu from entering the residence. She first used a delaying tactic to stall for time. If Talented Lady Yu in the palace were to put in more effort, perhaps the imperial edict would be left unsettled. Princess, am I right?"

Dugu Jingyu nodded. Zhiqiu was the one who understood her the most out of all the girls.

When Zhichun heard this, she panicked, even the rouge on Dugu Jingyu was smeared. Zhichun covered her stomach with her hand and said, "Princess, please forgive me, this servant... This servant is probably going to see red, my stomach hurts... I'm afraid I can't serve the princess anymore."

Dugu Jingyu looked at Zhichun from the bronze mirror. Zhichun didn't look like she was faking it, so she waved her hand to dismiss her.

Dugu Jingyu sat in the carriage to the Floating Immortal House. The area here was as lifeless and uninhabited as a ghost town during the day.

Dugu Jingyu pushed open the Floating Immortal House's door. It was quiet inside, with only one door to receive her.

"Madam, come back later to have fun. Right now, all of you are sleeping!"

Zhiqiu took out the palace token of the Princess' Mansion and said in a low but dignified voice, "How dare you! You are not allowed to be presumptuous in front of the princess."

Dugu Jingyu asked, "Where is Young Master Zhu?"

The door raised his hand in fear and pointed in the direction of the corridor. "Floating Immortal House, third floor, the innermost room on the right."

Dugu Jingyu frowned. No matter what, the imperial edict had been issued, so why was Zhu Shuang still living in the Floating Immortal House's attic?

Dugu Jingyu got Zhiqiu to tip her and got up to walk to the third floor. Just as she reached the third floor, she saw many men without makeup walking down the stairs. Dugu Jingyu's arrival also attracted a lot of attention.

Dugu Jingyu followed the instructions of the door and walked to the innermost room. Even from a distance, she could see that there were many young masters gathered around the door, and everyone was whispering to each other.

"Alas! If we had known earlier, we would have been like Young Master Zhu. We should have clung to an official and noble person and refused to receive guests. If we had shamelessly pestered them, we might have been able to achieve great things."

"Look at you. Even if you did, would you be able to hold on to it? Not everyone is as lucky as Young Master Zhu."

One of the young masters shouted at the door, "Yes, yes, yes ~ Not everyone is as difficult to deal with as Young Master Zhu."

The two young masters covered their mouths and laughed after they finished speaking. Even Dugu Jingyu did not know if it was Zhiqiu who knocked on the door before the two young masters fled.

Zhu Shuang's gentle voice came from inside the room. "Come in."

Zhiqiu pushed open the door and Dugu Jingyu saw Zhu Shuang sitting at the table, reading a book and drinking tea. He was still dressed in white, but his face was sickly.

Zhu Shuang looked towards the door. When he saw Dugu Jingyu, he put the book on the table, stood up, and went up to greet her.

"Yu, why are you here?"

Zhu Shuang noticed that there were quite a few people watching outside the door, so he immediately closed the door and invited Dugu Jingyu into the room. Dugu Jingyu sat on the chair, and Zhu Shuang poured a cup of tea for Dugu Jingyu. The bloody wound on her right hand appeared in Dugu Jingyu's line of sight.

"Yu will make do with last year's old tea."

Dugu Jingyu had originally wanted to get straight to the point, but when she saw Zhu Shuang's bloody right hand, she hesitated. Dugu Jingyu picked up her tea and took a sip, letting the bitterness fill her mouth.

Dugu Jingyu saw that Zhu Shuang's head was wrapped in white gauze and asked: "It's been so many days, are your injuries not healed yet?"

Zhu Shuang used his sleeves to cover the wound on his hand, and said: "My body is recovering slowly, I'm afraid I still need some time."

After a long while, Dugu Jingyu also finished the tea in her cup, and said: "I came today to tell you something important."

Zhu Shuang said: "Yu, speak, I'm listening."

Dugu Jingyu looked at Zhu Shuang's gentle eyes, unable to say the words in her heart for a long time. The scene of Zhu Shuang protecting her on the flower boat that day kept appearing in her mind.

"Yu?"

Zhu Shuang looked at Dugu Jingyu with anticipation. Dugu Jingyu's heart was in turmoil for a long time before she said: "Leave the capital, go to a place where no one knows you, conceal your identity, and live a good life."

When Zhu Shuang received the imperial edict, he had expected that Dugu Jingyu would say such a thing, but he had never thought that his heart would ache so much when he heard it from Dugu Jingyu's mouth.

... "Why is that?"

"To be honest, I don't want to. The imperial edict to let you marry into the Princess' Mansion was also His Majesty's idea. If you were to disappear from the world right now, perhaps I wouldn't need to."

Zhu Shuang's eyes darkened. He lowered his head and refused to answer for a long time.

Dugu Jingyu continued, "I will send someone to escort you out of the capital. If you are unfortunately captured by His Majesty in the future, I will also explain to His Majesty that I forced you to leave, and that you did not disobey the decree. Do you have anything else you want now? Just state your conditions."

After Dugu Jingyu finished speaking in a swift and decisive manner, Zhu Shuang raised his head with bloodshot eyes.

"You know that I will listen to whatever you want to do. As long as it is something you give me, I will accept it. You know how I feel about you. As long as Yu is happy, I can do whatever I want."

Dugu Jingyu closed her eyes. When faced with a dilemma, one should be decisive in killing. Dugu Jingyu asked expressionlessly: "So you agreed?"

Zhu Shuang said with a hoarse voice, "Yes."

"Alright, I will arrange for someone to send you out of the capital as soon as possible."

Dugu Jingyu stood up resolutely, and just as she was about to leave, she heard Zhu Shuang's voice coming from behind.

"Yu, is your heart so ruthless that it won't hurt at all? Since you have already made up your mind to let me leave the capital, this will be the last time we meet in this life."

Dugu Jingyu stopped in her tracks. Zhu Shuang, who was behind her, was the first person who was willing to protect her in a life and death situation.

"Can you let me hug you once? I don't want to have any regrets in the capital."

Zhu Shuang's plea was deeply experienced by Dugu Jingyu, and the humble tone made her heart ache. For a moment, Dugu Jingyu's mind flashed with everything that had happened on the flower boat, and she suddenly realized that Zhu Shuang had not done anything wrong from the beginning to the end.

Dugu Jingyu turned around and nodded. A gentle smile appeared on Zhu Shuang's face as he pulled Dugu Jingyu into his embrace. Zhu Shuang was still gentle.

Zhu Shuang was much taller than Dugu Jingyu, so Dugu Jingyu's face was pressed against Zhu Shuang's shoulder. Zhu Shuang hugged Dugu Jingyu tighter and tighter, as if to express his reluctance.

Dugu Jingyu's waist seemed to be tightly shackled as she said, "It hurts."

Zhu Shuang did not let go of Dugu Jingyu, but the strength in his hands lessened. Dugu Jingyu struggled a few times before Zhu Shuang opened his mouth and said: "I'm sorry Yu, I didn't mean to hurt you. But I really don't want to let go of you. Please don't struggle, okay?"

Feeling Zhu Shuang's strength weaken, Dugu Jingyu did not struggle. Zhu Shuang touched Dugu Jingyu's hair, then touched Dugu Jingyu's cheek, and slowly loosened his grip on Dugu Jingyu.

Zhu Shuang put his hands on Dugu Jingyu's shoulders, looked at Dugu Jingyu with tears in his eyes, and said: "Yu, are you really willing to part with me?"

"I... I..."

Zhu Shuang's eyes made everything that Dugu Jingyu had originally planned to do waver. His mouth opened and closed, but he could not answer Zhu Shuang's question no matter how hard he tried. While Dugu Jingyu was hesitating, Zhu Shuang suddenly lowered his body and kissed Dugu Jingyu with his hot lips.

Dugu Jingyu felt a warmth on her lips, followed by a softness that was fragrant and sweet. Under Zhu Shuang's wanton plundering, Dugu Jingyu unknowingly closed her eyes and entangled with Zhu Shuang's softness and madness.

Zhu Shuang's kiss had made Dugu Jingyu fall for him once again, and she had long since forgotten about her plans. For some reason, she only wanted the sweetness of Zhu Shuang's mouth in her heart and in her actions.

After kissing for an unknown amount of time, the two of them kissed on the chair. Zhu Shuang sat on the chair and put his arm around Dugu Jingyu's waist, while Dugu Jingyu sat on Zhu Shuang's body with her arm around Zhu Shuang's neck.

The evil fire burning in Zhu Shuang's lower abdomen brought Dugu Jingyu back to her senses, and when Dugu Jingyu felt what she had done, she was so scared that she opened her eyes and stopped the kiss.

Zhu Shuang looked at Dugu Jingyu's red and swollen mouth and his desire was aroused even more, but in the next moment, Dugu Jingyu ran out of the room in a panic.

Dugu Jingyu startled Zhiqiu when she walked out of the room. Not only was Dugu Jingyu's mouth red and swollen, but her hair was also a little loose, and most importantly, her clothes were a little messy.

"Princess... What's wrong with you? "

Dugu Jingyu flung her sleeves and said two words," Return to the residence. "

Dugu Jingyu's appearance also attracted a lot of discussion from the money boy.

"Tsk tsk, I thought that Young Master Zhu was really keeping himself chaste for the princess, but I didn't expect it to be all a bluff."

"That's right. In broad daylight."

Dugu Jingyu ignored them and quickly left the carriage. In the carriage, Dugu Jingyu kept recalling what had just happened. Every time she met Zhu Shuang, she couldn't help but feel that she had let down Zhu Qing.

If he insisted on not seeing Zhu Shuang, the feeling would fade, but once he saw him, it would get out of hand.

Since Dugu Jingyu had returned from a place like the Floating Immortal House that was filled with fireworks, she returned to the mansion from the back door. When the two guards guarding the door saw Dugu Jingyu, they came down and said proudly, "Princess, Prince Consort has been returning at the same time as usual these days. If you have any instructions, feel free to give them."

Dugu Jingyu looked coldly at the kneeling guard and said, "Scram."

The guards immediately rolled to the side. Seeing that Dugu Jingyu's ship was irritable, Zhiqiu timidly asked, "Princess, can you send someone to send Young Master Zhu out of the capital?"

... "Forget it."

Dugu Jingyu knew very well that letting Zhu Shuang go was just a delaying tactic, and it didn't mean that Talented Lady Yu could drag it out any longer.