0p0 Chapter 477 A misunderstanding?
Chapter 477 A misunderstanding?
Duanmu Chuze could not bear the worry in his heart in the end, so he took the initiative to surrender and hurriedly returned to Yijing Garden.
Upon reaching the entrance, he hesitated slightly, pacing back and forth a few times before finally succumbing to his inner turmoil and stepping into the garden.
Instead of taking the covered walkway on one side, he went directly onto the passageway, which was more than twice as short as the walkway.
As he rounded a pavilion, he saw Mu Xin Nuan leaning against the railing under the eaves, looking dejected.
Those slightly lowered eyebrows and eyes instantly evoked pity in anyone who saw them.
It had only been a few days since I last saw her, but I was surprised to find that she had lost so much weight, and her whole demeanor had become somewhat dull.
At this moment, Duanmu Chuze was no longer thinking about her past distrust of him. He was only focused on how to comfort her and make her stop frowning so much.
Rongyue stood to one side, her back to Duanmu Chuze. Since she didn't know martial arts, she naturally didn't know that the prince had come.
“Miss, you should at least eat something. It’s so late now, if you don’t eat, you might fall ill at any time. Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, and if you’re like this, we’ll have to trouble you with so many things to do at home tomorrow. How can you bear it?”
Mu Xin Nuan remained silent, but her eyebrows lowered even further, and her expression became even more melancholy.
“Miss, if you keep going like this, you’ll fall ill sooner or later.” Rongyue stamped her foot in alarm. “Or, I’ll go tell Granny Yu. You know her temperament best. Be careful she doesn’t nag and give you a headache.”
Mu Xin Nuan then slightly raised her eyelids. "I'm not hungry. I just want some peace and quiet. If you keep making such a racket, you don't need to serve me here anymore."
Rongyue was speechless at these words and didn't know what to do. She could only stare blankly, anxiously waiting.
Mu Hua, on the other side, naturally saw the prince's arrival. He gave Rong Yue a wink, and Rong Yue realized that someone was approaching from behind.
The two retreated discreetly. Mu Xin Nuan stared motionlessly at the plum blossom in front of her, it was unclear whether she was truly appreciating the plum blossom or thinking about something else.
The red candlelight flickered in the wind, and the red plum blossoms before my eyes seemed to possess an alluring beauty in the hazy night.
Soon, she smelled a delicious aroma. Mu Xin Nuan frowned and said unhappily, "Rong Yue, didn't I say I don't want to eat? Can't you just leave me alone?" As she spoke, she turned around somewhat impatiently.
Turning around, he met Duanmu Chuze's dark eyes.
Duanmu Chuze was holding a tray with a delicate white jade porcelain bowl on it, from which the fragrant aroma was emanating.
"Why are you here?" After a long while, Mu Xin Nuan finally managed to squeeze out these words. Then she turned her head away and refused to look at him again.
Duanmu Chuze clearly saw that the moment she noticed him, her eyes were already filled with tears.
"Can't I come here? Or are you sure you don't intend for me to come back?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan burst into tears. "What do you mean I don't plan to let you come back? You deliberately stayed in the study and didn't want to come back. Weren't you just trying to avoid me? And now you're blaming me?"
After Mu Xin Nuan finished speaking, she stood up abruptly and was about to walk inside.
As soon as she stood up, it seemed she had stood up too abruptly, and everything went black. Fortunately, Duanmu Chuze was nearby and quickly supported her with one hand, while tossing the tray lightly onto the spot where she had been sitting.
"what happened?"
After regaining her balance, Mu Xin Nuan blinked twice and realized that she seemed to have no strength left. She wanted to push him away, but she couldn't muster any strength at all.
"Stop fooling around. Let me carry you inside first. You're probably exhausted because you haven't rested well these past few days."
Mu Xin Nuan was too exhausted to argue with him anymore, so she could only let him carry her back to the room.
"I've had someone prepare a new dinner. Shall we have some together later?"
Mu Xin Nuan turned her face away, but tears continued to flow.
"Don't cry, I know it's my fault. I didn't mean to not come back. Didn't I ask someone to leave a candle on? But how could I have known you would be so heartless, refusing to even come to my study to see me?"
Upon hearing this, Mu Xin Nuan felt even more aggrieved and choked up, saying, "That night, you were the one who went to sleep in the outer room in a huff, and then you refused to come back. Yet you wanted me to come see you? Don't you think about it? I knew you were angry, so how could I dare to go see you? That night, your cold aura almost scared me to death. How could I possibly have the courage to go see you?"
"Okay, okay! It was my fault, it was all my fault. Please don't be angry anymore, okay?"
Duanmu Chuze then realized that he had indeed miscalculated. The cold aura he had displayed at the time might have genuinely frightened her; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so frightened.
Furthermore, I really didn't think things through. Just as she said, I was the one who went to sleep outside in a huff first. How could a young woman like her have the nerve to go looking for me in the front yard?
This is the Great Yong Dynasty, not the era he once lived in. Mu Xin Nuan's current performance is already extremely satisfactory to him, and also extremely unexpected. How could he expect her to abandon everything she has learned over the past ten years for his sake?
Given her refined manners and the fact that she was not yet of marriageable age, how could she possibly abandon all of that and actively seek out the study for her sake?
"It's my fault. I didn't think things through, and I apologize to you. Ah Nuan, I just care about you too much. That night I was angry that you didn't trust me, angry that you were actually going to let that Song Jing test my feelings for you. Ah Nuan, I really didn't want to be angry with you."
Mu Xin Nuan was still crying, but the tears were falling noticeably slower.
Her small face was streaked with tears, and her eyes were full of accusation as she looked at him. "How could you do this? You're clearly bullying me on purpose. How could I be testing you on purpose? Didn't you hear what Granny Song said that night? Do you really think I'm doing a great job as the Princess Consort of Chang Le?"
Duanmu Chuze was taken aback. He carefully recalled what Song Mama had said that day and suddenly understood a few things. It wasn't that she didn't believe him, but that she was in Song Mama's position. If he had really favored Song Jing that night, she would probably have pretended to be magnanimous and given her a title.