She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 282 - 281: It was she who pushed him away, what right does she have to feel upset?

Chapter 282: Chapter 281: It was she who pushed him away, what right does she have to feel upset?

There simply wasn’t any time for Yan Wanqing to settle down and contemplate her own affairs.

She addressed Cong Ge outside, "I know."

Hearing the fatigue in her voice, Cong Ge spoke with concern, "Miss, it’s late at night, please allow this servant to assist you in resting."

With relentless busyness day and night, she was genuinely worried about Yan Wanqing’s health deteriorating once again.

Yet Yan Wanqing directly refused, "I’ll go to sleep after a little while longer, you go rest first."

She glanced at the window, which was not securely closed.

The candle flickered slightly in the gentle breeze, the quiet surroundings, and croaks from the pond could still be heard.

She aimlessly flipped through the Four Books and Five Classics in her hands, unable to focus on any of it.

Yan Wanqing stared blankly, she was indeed very tired, but she just wanted to wait a bit longer, for what she wasn’t sure...

As she waited, even the frogs ceased their croaking.

All around, silence prevailed.

The tip of her nose suddenly turned sour, followed swiftly by a tear falling onto the book.

It was she who had pushed him away.

What right did she have to be upset?

Yan Wanqing carelessly wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, but the more she wiped, the more tears came.

Wrapped in such hatred, how could she deserve his clarity and the brightness of the moon?

She hoped there would be no more entanglements in the future.

Before Yan Wanqing fell into a deep sleep at the desk, these thoughts still lingered in her mind.

Her night was filled with fragmented dreams.

When she awoke, she was still lying on the desk.

Her head was splitting with pain.

The window remained untouched; obviously, no one had come.

Yan Wanqing’s heart tightened, but she quickly scoffed at herself in self-ridicule.

It’s fine, this is normal, she would get used to it after some time.

"Miss, are you awake?" Cong Ge knocked on the door from outside.

Yan Wanqing hummed in response.

Cong Ge pushed the door open and seeing Yan Wanqing still in yesterday’s clothes, paused, "Miss, you didn’t sleep all night?"

"I took a nap on the desk, now my head is somewhat aching," Yan Wanqing said truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Cong Ge anxiously stepped forward, her adept hands pressing on Yan Wanqing’s head, "Does this ease it a bit?"

"Hmm, much better," Yan Wanqing murmured with her eyes squinted.

The headache had eased quite a bit, but her heart felt increasingly empty.

"Prepare some water, I wish to bathe, I need to go to the palace soon," she said softly.

Seeing her expression, clearly different from before, Cong Ge didn’t dare say anything and simply responded.

While the maids were preparing the water, Cong Ge continued to massage Yan Wanqing’s forehead and took the opportunity to order breakfast to be served, convincing Yan Wanqing to eat a few bites after much persuasion.

Yan Wanqing had no appetite for food.

"Eat a little to tide yourself over; it’s not as convenient to eat in the palace as it is at home, Miss, please don’t joke with your health," Cong Ge said, following Yan Wanqing like an old nursemaid, still holding a bowl of porridge.

Hapless, Yan Wanqing could only eat half a bowl before Cong Ge finally gave up.

After her bath, Yan Wanqing went directly to the palace.

Li Chengxiang stood in the pavilion, watching her leave and couldn’t help but ask Yan Lingzhen curiously, "Where is the Commandery Princess going?"

Yan Lingzhen had heard the news of the palace sending someone the previous night, so he replied, "To the palace."

Clasping her handkerchief, Li Chengxiang said with some regret, "I haven’t had the chance to properly thank the Commandery Princess."

Yan Lingzhen mentioned that last night the Commandery Princess really gave her a chance to vent her anger.

After Li’s father came out of the small courtyard, he took some money and strolled around Fireworks Lane, spending almost all of it before returning home. To his shock, the house was filled with creditors demanding their debts, scaring him out of his wits.

The creditors, who had previously failed to catch anyone, directly beat up Li’s father.

Li’s father had once been able to rely on his official status to deter the creditors from laying hands on him.

But who would have thought that these people would claim he had been stripped of his office, even showing him a document bearing the Phoenix Seal of the Empress.

"My daughter is also Princess Yaochi. If you dare to touch me, she will make you beg for life but unable to die!"

Li’s father still had one last card in his hand.

Yan Wanqing, well aware that these people would not let go of any existence from which they could extract value, had long informed the creditors that Li Chengyuan had died, killed by Japanese Pirates.

Upon hearing this, Li’s father went pale.

His first reaction was not grief or sadness over Li Chengyuan’s death, but what would he do from now on?

Desperately heartbroken, he sat on the ground and burst into loud wails.

The creditors did not care and beat him again, demanding their money.

"Paying debts is a matter of course. If you don’t pay up, we’ll chop off your hands and feet!"

Li’s father knew the game was up and resigned himself to his fate, taking out all the money he had left, which was far from enough.

The desperate scoundrels, frustrated and angry, crippled Li’s father’s legs and pillaged everything previously in the Li Residence before finally sparing him and swaggering off.

When Li Chengxiang heard about this, he couldn’t have felt more relieved.

Their father-daughter relationship had been cleanly severed that night.

From then on, Li Chengxiang was in no way related to the Li Family!

Yan Lingzhen greatly admired Li Chengxiang’s ability to come to her senses so quickly. In her understanding, most women oppressed by society and feudal norms would suffer in silence, but Li Chengxiang was different. The first time was when Wa Chengnan cuckolded her; she decisively divorced him. The second time was when her father tried to sell her for money; she immediately cut off the father-daughter ties.

Truly extraordinary.

Yan Lingzhen admired her: "Sister Li is very impressive."

Li Chengxiang was inexplicably praised, her face turning red: "Why?"

"Living with such clarity is very rare," Yan Lingzhen continued.

Li Chengxiang pondered: "At first, I couldn’t understand it either. Later, I realized that I was unwilling to let go of myself. From a different angle, who can’t live without whom?"

Yan Lingzhen sighed: "I really hope my elder sister can let go of herself too and stop obsessing over trifles." Clearly, the Crown Prince was deeply in love with her elder sister.

But last night, in front of so many people, my sister didn’t give him any face at all.

Such a snub would enrage any ordinary man, let alone the revered Crown Prince.

Yan Lingzhen had seen the way the Crown Prince and her sister interacted; it was comfortable and natural. When with the Crown Prince, her sister’s smile would multiply, so she was happy to see them come to a fruitful relationship.

Only, there were the barriers of national enmity and familial hatred.

Yan Lingzhen was very clear about what was on her sister’s mind.

"The Commandery Princess seems to carry the weight of the world on her shoulders," Li Chengxiang suddenly spoke up, "Every time I see her, she always seems so tired."

The person who was usually as free as the wind, why did she seem so depressed all the time?

"I sincerely hope the Commandery Princess can be happy and do whatever she wants."

Yan Lingzhen looked at Yan Wanqing, who had already left in a carriage from the gate, her gaze filled with worry: "And so do I..."

But overthinking it was useless; after all, it was a matter between her sister and the Crown Prince, and they had no right to intervene.

Yet as a sister, she still had to do something.

Yan Lingzhen slowly stood up: "Sister Li, I need to go somewhere; tell our mother for me that I won’t be home for lunch."

"Where are you going?" Li Chengxiang asked, puzzled.

Yan Lingzhen smiled mysteriously: "It’s a secret."

Of course, she was off to do something important!

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