roccoschili Chapter 228 Opposition
Chapter 228 Opposition
Cui Rong regained her composure and ordered casually, "Go and send all these things out quickly."
Although her voice was soft, it was like an order and could not be refuted.
Su Yue seemed to have just woken up from a dream. She nodded and agreed hurriedly, and went to do as she was told. Her back looked a little flustered and helpless.
Cui Rongrong was left alone in the room. She slowly raised her head and looked into the bronze mirror, gazing at the faint scar on her neck with deep eyes, as if it was not just a mark on the skin, but an indelible groove deep in her heart.
That was the mark left by her gamble on fate, the gamble was on how deep the love that man named Song Yanyi had for her.
Once upon a time, she self-deprecatingly regarded herself as a foolish gambler who dared to use her own life as a chip, just because she believed that Song Yanyi would not really let her leave and wither alone.
In the past, she always felt that he treated her just for fun. Even when he found out that she faked her death and escaped to Qingzhou, it was only because of his revengeful mentality and unwillingness to be deceived.
But the showdown that night and the sharp words she uttered when she lost control were thought to have angered him to the extreme, but unexpectedly, he just turned away angrily without taking any extreme measures.
This abnormal behavior made Cui Rong realize for the first time that perhaps beneath Song Yanyi's cold appearance, there was a hint of true love for her that was hard to detect.
It was with this meager hope that she took a gamble and ultimately won by chance in this fateful gamble.
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In the early morning light, Qing'an and a team of guards were busy loading the luggage onto the spacious carriage.
Cui Rongrong got on the car with Su Yue and Xu Shujin. She gently opened the car curtain and took a last look at the empty shop. A feeling of emptiness suddenly arose in her heart.
This little world that once held her countless dreams has now become only a trace in her memory.
The road to the capital is long and unknown, and no one knows what awaits her ahead.
Qing'an finished his preparations, dusted off his hands, and walked to the carriage with a smile to announce, "My cousin, everything is ready, we can set off. The young master has been waiting outside the city gate for a long time."
Cui Rongrong nodded gently, a simple "hmm" that contained thousands of words.
Su Yue felt an inexplicable fear and beads of sweat unknowingly seeped out of her back.
Who would have thought that the eldest young master of the Song family, who was once furious because she pretended to be dead and escaped, could now get along with them so calmly.
She had prepared for the worst, but she didn't expect such a turn of events.
The carriage started slowly, passing through the streets and alleys, heading towards the city gate.
Song Yanyi had already stood in the Shili Pavilion early in the morning. Apart from his handsome black horse, he had no other luggage.
Qing'an drove the carriage to a stop beside the Shili Pavilion, then jumped out and asked respectfully, "Sir, shall we set off now?"
Cui Rongrong opened the curtains, and Song Yanyi walked out of the pavilion with a stern expression and a calm tone, "I have some urgent matters to deal with in the capital, so I must ride back first. You lead these guards to escort her back to the capital."
After hearing this, Cui Rong frowned slightly. If he had something important to do, he could leave first, but why did he urge her to leave immediately? It was obvious that their destinations were not the same.
Facing Song Yanyi's scrutiny, Cui Rong pursed her lips and chose to remain silent.
Qing'an responded immediately: "Yes, sir!"
Then, Song Yanyi added another sentence, which was said to Cui Rongrong: "You must arrive in the capital within a month."
"clear."
Cui Rongrong responded briefly.
Song Yanyi seemed to want to say something else, but suddenly a feeling of irritation surged in his heart, and he couldn't find the right words, so he simply turned around and prepared to mount his horse and leave.
Just as he mounted the horse, a familiar sound of horse hooves came closer and closer. Cui Rongrong turned around and saw that the carriage belonged to Lin Han.
It stopped not far away, hesitating and not moving any closer.
When Song Yanyi heard the voice, his face unconsciously darkened.
Cui Rongrong glanced at Lin Han's carriage, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and then she gently closed the curtains.
Regardless of whether Lin Han was involved in this dispute voluntarily or forced, the moment he decided to send her away, the fate between them had quietly severed.
The world is cruel and people are fickle. When you are the one who is abandoned, the resentment and helplessness in your heart are beyond words.
From then on, we went our separate ways and there was no need to say anything more.
Qingan hurried back to the car and announced loudly: "Miss cousin, we can set off now."
Cui Rongrong's voice was cold, with a hint of unquestionable determination: "Let's go."
As Qing'an waved the whip, the carriage galloped forward, rushing towards an unknown journey.
Song Yanyi looked at the carriage going farther and farther away, and gently kicked the horse's belly. The black horse neighed loudly and ran away in the wind.
Lin Han staggered down from the carriage and watched it go away, tears flashing in his eyes. There was no longer any thought of asking for forgiveness in his heart, only desolation.
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Song Yanyi rode his horse at full speed and rushed back to Yanjing in advance. Su Yan had been waiting for him at the city gate for a long time.
"You are finally back. If you hadn't shown up again, King Xuan would have personally come to Qingzhou to invite you as his distinguished guest."
Su Yan rode closer on horseback and said with a hint of sarcasm.
Song Yanyi asked calmly, "Prince Jin only captured the Cavalry Battalion. Is it worth it for him to go to so much trouble?"
Su Yan explained: "The last salt tax incident finally caused the King of Jin to suffer a great loss of vitality and strength. King Xuan naturally wanted to take advantage of the victory and completely suppress the King of Jin, not allowing him to have a chance to turn things around."
Song Yanyi sneered: "Prince Jin is already at the end of his strength and can't hold on for much longer. The salt tax case has already seriously damaged his vitality. Even if he gets the Cavalry Battalion, he can't save the situation."
The two entered the city side by side, and Su Yan lowered his voice and said, "There is something you may not know. The reason why Prince Jin was able to get the Cavalry Battalion was because of Prime Minister Xie's strong recommendation in front of the emperor."
Song Yanyi had a blank expression on his face: "He has always been secretly leaning towards Prince Jin, so what's so strange about this?"
Su Yan was shocked when he heard this: "Your father supports King Jin?! Then why do you still want to oppose King Jin?!"
"Only when King Jin falls can I truly control power."
Song Yanyi answered without hesitation.
Su Yan felt a chill running down his spine, and the smile on his face froze: "What kind of power do you want to control?"
Song Yanyi's eyes were as sharp as a knife: "All power."
Whether it is the power of the court or the power of the Song family, he will not let it go.
Su Yan was stunned when he heard this: "Don't you have the final say in the Song family?"
As a rare genius in the Song family, who in the Xie Mansion dares to question his authority?
Song Yanyi pursed his lips, and the woman's words flashed through his mind. Every word she said left a deep imprint in his heart.
"Although Lin Han has many shortcomings, he is willing to marry me and never looks down on me because of my past. He helped me open a medicine shop and praised me for being a blessing to Qingzhou for my medical practice and saving lives."