aircannonsinc Chapter 156 Madness
Chapter 156 Madness
Chapter 156 Madness
"Your understanding of me comes from other people."
But she's my sister, and when she mentions me, she'll naturally speak from her own perspective and feelings about me.
"What you call 'liking' isn't the real me at all. Everyone has flaws, and I have them too. Mu-jie definitely didn't tell you these things," Wang You said.
In his view, Princess Jiacheng was no different from some people in later generations who were obsessed with anime characters.
Because it does not exist in reality, and it is perfect in every way.
Such a reality doesn't exist. But if you see too much of that kind of perfection, you'll develop a liking for it and lose interest in the opposite sex in real life.
Princess Jiacheng's situation was somewhat different. Although she held a noble status, as a woman, she found it difficult to have much contact with men outside the family.
In the original drama, she fell in love with Qi Heng at first sight, which was probably for this reason as well.
Qi Heng comes from a good family, and his character is an anomaly among the sons of the powerful and wealthy.
He could be considered the dream husband of many women in Bianjing.
Princess Jiacheng may have heard some news about Qi Heng, which led to their love at first sight on the polo field.
In ancient times, when arranged marriages were common, this kind of situation was actually very prevalent.
If a person is praised by others, naturally a group of people will admire them.
Because they cannot have much communication or contact with the opposite sex, they can only obtain information about the opposite sex through this method.
Instinctively, people will eliminate those with a bad reputation.
"Perhaps you have a point."
Princess Jiacheng smiled slightly and said, "Even so, I am willing to live in my dream."
"Crazy!" Wang You cursed inwardly.
"My elder brother should tell you to get married as soon as possible, so that when our father ascends the throne, he will arrange for you to serve as an official in the local area."
"That way you can avoid me, right?" said Princess Jiacheng.
Wang You's heart sank. He didn't know if Zhao Sheng had told her that the two of them were acting with him, or if Princess Jiacheng had guessed it.
If it's the former, that's fine; if it's the latter, then Princess Jiacheng is far too clever.
A madman is not scary, but a clever madman is very scary.
"It's no use, I won't let you leave the capital."
Princess Jiacheng said, "As for your marriage, I have no problem with it."
"Does the county magistrate really want to force me like this?" Wang You said with a gloomy face.
"Brother Ziqian, I don't understand."
Princess Jiacheng stepped forward, reached out and stroked Wang You's cheek, her breath sweet as orchids, and said, "I think I'm not bad looking, and marrying me will be a great help to your future."
I would even be willing for you to marry Miss Sheng as a secondary wife, so that the Wang family's estate will eventually belong to you and her children.
To put it bluntly, I'm like a mistress.
"Given my position, that I've gone to such lengths, aren't you even a little bit moved?"
"Your madness frightens me," Wang You said calmly.
"I really didn't want to push things to the extreme, so why did you have to?" Princess Jiacheng murmured.
Wang You shoved her hand away, grabbed her neck, and whispered coldly in her ear, "You think the Prince of Yong's ascension to the throne is a sure thing? So you can do whatever you want?"
"Believe it or not, I have plenty of ways to prevent the Prince of Yong from sitting on the throne."
I believe you.
Princess Jiacheng said, "Brother Ziqian is a smart man. He publicly severed ties with my brother years ago, but you two have always maintained contact in secret. This shows that you have high hopes for my father."
Although I don't know what your method is, I can sense that what you're saying is true.
"Since that's the case—"
Wang You suddenly felt a bit dizzy. He shook his head vigorously and said, "Don't force me to fight to the death."
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"Brother Ziqian, are you feeling dizzy and sleepy?" Princess Jiacheng asked with a smile.
"You drugged me—you poisoned me—"
Wang You fainted before he could finish speaking.
Princess Jiacheng quickly helped Wang You, who was limp all over.
"It's not me forcing you, it's you forcing me."
Princess Jiacheng looked at Wang You's face, which was so close to hers, murmured something, and then shouted, "Help! Young Master Wang has fainted!"
Upon hearing the commotion, Zhao Sheng and the maids accompanying Princess Jiacheng rushed forward.
Minglan, who was waiting anxiously outside, and Shitou hurriedly went into the cabin.
As soon as Zhao Sheng went upstairs, he saw his younger sister struggling to support the unconscious Wang You.
Wang You's head was still resting on the shoulder of the county magistrate of Jiacheng.
"What happened?"
Zhao Sheng hurriedly stepped forward and, together with the maid, took Wang You over.
"I don't know. We were talking just fine, and then he suddenly fainted," said Princess Jiacheng.
Zhao Sheng looked at his sister with some suspicion upon hearing this, but he also knew that this was not the time to talk about such things. He looked at the maids coldly and said, "If any of you dare to reveal even a little bit about what happened today, no one can protect you."
"This servant wouldn't dare!" the maidservant quickly replied.
"Young Master!"
"Cousin!"
Just then, Shi Tou and Ming Lan went up to the second floor.
When Shi Tou saw Wang You, who was unconscious and being supported by Zhao Sheng, he quickly stepped forward and took him away, looking at Zhao Sheng with a wary expression.
"Shi Tou, quickly take Zi Qian to see a doctor. I'll go to the palace to fetch the imperial physician right away!" Zhao Sheng said.
"My young master was perfectly fine, why would he—"
"Stone!"
Minglan interrupted Shi Tou, saying, "Let's take my cousin to see a doctor first. We can talk about other things after he wakes up."
Minglan glanced at Princess Jiacheng with red eyes and a completely emotionless look in her eyes.
Upon hearing this, Shi Tou quickly picked up Wang You and carried him outside.
"You—sigh—"
Zhao Sheng pointed to his sister, sighed, and followed her.
Shi Tou carried Wang You out of the cabin and shouted, "Stop the boat!"
"You can't get ashore here. You have to go a mile or two further ahead to find a place to land," the boatman said as he ran over.
The Bian River embankment is very high, after all, it is an internal waterway of the city. If it were low, it could flood during heavy rains.
Along both sides of the river, there are steps leading ashore at regular intervals.
"I told you to stop the ship!" Stone roared.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Seeing the stone's menacing gaze, the boatman was terrified and quickly ran to steer the boat.
Zhao Sheng followed him out and, seeing the situation, quickly told the maid to bring out all the tables and chairs inside.
After the boat docked, tables and chairs were set up.
Shi Tou carried Wang You ashore by stepping on tables and stools. By this time, a large crowd of onlookers had gathered on the shore because of the commotion on the boat.
"Where is the nearest clinic?" Stone shouted.
One of the onlookers pointed in a direction and said, "Turn left at the intersection ahead, there's a clinic not far away!"
"Thanks!"
After saying that, Shi Tou picked up Wang You and ran in the direction the other person pointed.
Wang You didn't know how long he had slept. When he regained consciousness, his mind was a mess, and he couldn't help but let out a low moan.
"Yu'er!"
"Second brother!"
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"Cousin!"
Wang You heard an excited shout and opened his eyes to see a group of people looking at him excitedly.
"Grandmother, Father, Mother, Aunt, why are you all here?" Wang You asked in confusion.
"You'er, are you alright? Don't you remember what happened before?" Madam Feng asked anxiously.
"What happened before?"
Wang You was startled, and quickly recalled that when he was talking to the Princess of Jiacheng, he suddenly felt dizzy and eventually lost consciousness.
At this moment, he knew perfectly well that he had been tricked by the Princess of Jiacheng.
"What happened after I lost consciousness?" Wang You asked anxiously.
"Let Minglan speak."
As she spoke, Grandma Wang turned her head and said, "Alright, You'er is fine, everyone move aside."
Wang Min and Madam Feng stepped aside, and Minglan took two steps forward.
Wang You looked at Minglan, whose eyes were red and swollen, and instead of comforting her, waited for her to tell him what happened next.
"After my cousin fell into a coma, the Princess of Jiacheng shouted a few times, and when we went up there, we found my cousin unconscious."
Princess Jiacheng said she didn't know why her cousin had fainted, so Shi Tou took her cousin ashore and to the clinic.
"The doctor said my cousin was drugged and that's why he fainted, but there's nothing seriously wrong with him," Minglan said.
"Things can't be that simple. Is there something else you haven't told me?" Wang You asked.
He didn't believe things were that simple. If that were the case, why would the Princess of Jiacheng go to such lengths to drug him?
"Now that this matter has spread, there are all sorts of rumors. Some people even say—"
Minglan hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped herself.
"Say it then."
Wang You said urgently, "At this point, what is there to worry about?"
"Some people say that my cousin was having an affair with the county princess and was caught by the heir apparent and knocked unconscious," Minglan said in a low voice.
Wang You's face turned ugly upon hearing this; the reason for the matter was no longer important.
Princess Jiacheng was a member of the imperial clan, which was a matter of national pride.
Moreover, only Princess Jiacheng was present when he fell unconscious. Unless Princess Jiacheng ignored him, he must have been unconscious in Princess Jiacheng's arms.
Therefore, it is certain that he had physical contact with the Princess of Jiacheng.
That alone is enough.
"Has the Prince of Yong's residence sent anyone?" Wang You asked.
"No!"
Old Mrs. Wang continued, "You'er, we've already heard about this from Minglan. There's no other way now; you can only marry Princess Jiacheng."
"impossible!"
Wang You propped himself up and called out, "Shi Tou, prepare the carriage! I need to go to the Prince of Yong's residence!"
"You-ge'er!"
Old Mrs. Wang sighed, "What use would it be for you to go to the Prince of Yong's mansion now?"
"Grandmother, about this matter—"
"My lord!"
Just then, a maid rushed in and said, "The Prince of Yong's heir has arrived, saying he wants to see the Second Young Master!"
"this--"
Wang Min was at a loss for what to do and looked at his mother.
"Hurry up and go greet the young master!" said Old Madam Wang.
"Yes, son, I'll go right away."
Wang Min responded and left.
"Grandmother, it's inconvenient for you to stay here. Please leave for a moment. I need to speak with the Prince of Yong's heir alone," Wang You said.
After a moment of contemplation, Old Madam Wang said, "It's inconvenient for us to be here, but You-ge'er, please remember to stay calm and see what the Prince Yong's Mansion really means."
"Yes, Grandmother, don't worry, I understand." Wang You nodded.
Minglan looked at Wang You with some nervousness. Before Wang You woke up, she told him about the Princess of Jiacheng. After a long silence, Old Madam Wang and Madam Wang both agreed to let Wang You marry the Princess of Jiacheng.
If this hadn't happened, things would have been fine, but now that it has, if Wang Youruo still refuses to marry Princess Jiacheng, her reputation will be completely ruined.
The Lady of Jiacheng County is using her reputation to pressure the Wang Sheng family and Wang You.
At this point, Princess Jiacheng had no way out. If Wang You did not marry her, her reputation would be ruined, and both families would suffer retaliation from Prince Yong.
As for what Princess Jiacheng had said about having an equal wife, the Wang and Sheng families simply did not believe it.
Even if Princess Jiacheng really had such an idea, Prince Yong would never agree to it.
The final result was that her engagement to Wang You was called off.
As for the outside world, although she did not hide her engagement to Wang You, she did not officially announce it either.
Simply tell the public that it was just a joke between the elders of the two families and that there was no formal engagement.
Whether outsiders believe it or not is no longer important.
"Don't worry, it's alright," Wang You said softly.
Minglan didn't know what other solutions Wang You had, but when she heard him say that, she immediately felt at ease.
After Old Mrs. Wang and the others left, Wang You had his maidservant help him get dressed.
He had just finished dressing when a maid came to report that the Prince of Yong's heir was already waiting in the main hall.
When Wang You arrived at the main hall, Zhao Sheng, who was talking to Wang Min, said, "Doctor Wang, I would like to have a private conversation with your son."
"well."
Wang Min responded, gave Wang You a wink, bowed, and left.
"Tell me, what is Prince Yong's attitude now!"
Wang You didn't even bother with the formalities, staring blankly at Zhao Sheng.
Zhao Sheng smiled bitterly and said, "My father was very angry when he found out, but my sister was determined to marry you, and he couldn't persuade her otherwise."
But my father said, "You must break off your engagement with the Sheng family and marry my sister."
"So you're here to convey Prince Yong's message?"
Wang You said coldly, "Or perhaps it was Prince Yong who came to issue the ultimatum?"
"Neither."
Zhao Sheng shook his head and said quietly, "My sister said she doesn't need you to cancel your engagement with Miss Sheng the Sixth, and she doesn't mind if you marry Miss Sheng the Sixth as a concubine."
Her father refused and ordered her to be confined to her quarters, but her sister threatened suicide.
My father and sister are still at odds, and I wasn't sent here by my father.
"What?"
Wang You was stunned when he heard this. After he woke up, he realized that the Princess of Jiacheng had invited Minglan in order to lure him over.
Princess Jiacheng knew he wouldn't agree, so she deliberately made herself faint in her arms, so that they could have physical contact, and then she would send out the message, leaving him with no way to stop her.
He thought that the Princess of Jiacheng would wait for him to be forced to agree, but he did not expect that the Princess of Jiacheng would still insist on him marrying Minglan as a secondary wife under such circumstances.
"I know you hate your sister because of her scheming, but I still want to say something on her behalf."
Zhao Sheng looked at Wang You and said, "I can confirm that my sister truly loves you. If she only wanted to possess you, she wouldn't have threatened to kill herself to force Father."
Wang You fell silent upon hearing this; he understood what Zhao Sheng meant.
If Princess Jiacheng's affection for him was merely a matter of possession, there was absolutely no need for her to threaten him with death.
They were just waiting for Prince Yong to force the Wang family to agree, so that Wang You would have no choice but to marry her.
Since the Princess of Jiacheng has done this, it's not just a simple matter of possession.
Wang You remained silent for a long time before smiling bitterly, "Then do you know why the county princess likes me?"
"have no idea."
Zhao Sheng shook his head and said, "I asked her before, but she didn't say."
Wang You told Zhao Sheng the inside story, saying, "If it weren't for this reason, I would have been somewhat moved by the county princess's actions for me."
"But she doesn't like me." Even if I agree, she'll probably go crazy when she realizes this in the future.
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