Chapter 423: Engagement
Yun Rong was so shocked that he thought he had misheard.
She used to want nothing more than to be by his side, and he would give her whatever she wanted, but today she actually left him hanging—stood him up?!
“Oh? I wonder what matters Your Highness is busy with; perhaps I can be of assistance.” Yun Rong forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart, a proper smile on his handsome face.
The servant said with difficulty, “Her Highness has already stayed in the room of Yun Qi, the concubine. I'm afraid that the young master's good intentions cannot be conveyed in time…”
Yun Rong's smile cracked, his eyes suddenly darkened, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
He didn't like Ji Wan, who in their right mind would like such a notoriously cruel and vicious female? If it weren't for the money and property in her hands being helpful to him, he, the young master of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, wouldn't even glance at her.
What if the Red Fox Clan has a lot of money? They are just a fox clan with ordinary bloodlines, nouveau riche who got lucky, not even comparable to a single hair of their ancient divine beast race. He already thought highly of her by associating with Ji Wan, yet she dared to shamelessly try to coerce him with marriage!
Yun Rong had no choice but to have the clan leader bring Yun Qi over to marry in his place.
He never liked trouble. Ji Wan's entanglement had long annoyed him. He originally planned to cut off contact with her, but he didn't expect the clan leader's wife to become pregnant again, threatening his position as young master, so he had to come and find her again.
Ji Wan was so obsessed with him, she would definitely help him as she had before!
Yun Rong even made up his mind that if she could really help him gain a firm foothold, this marriage contract might not be out of the question!
But in recent days, Yun Rong had clearly felt that the princess's mind was no longer on him. She used to be completely focused on him, so why did she change so much?
Was her heart and soul hooked away by that disfigured Yun Qi?
Why? What did that ugly fellow have that was better than him?
Yun Rong was extremely annoyed, unable to say whether it was anger, unwillingness, or regret.
How could the dignified young master of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan have been humiliated to this point? Yun Rong originally wanted to leave, but remembering the purpose of his visit, he finally maintained his proper demeanor and stayed another night in the princess's mansion.
Sang Luo had no intention of deliberately stringing Yun Rong along. The next day, after finishing breakfast, she went to see him as promised.
“I seriously considered it last night, and I'm really too busy with recent affairs to spare the time, so I won't accompany the young master to Xiangyi Mountain.”
“Wan'er, why? You clearly promised…” Yun Rong took her hand, a look of helplessness on his face.
Once, twice, when he looked into the young woman's eyes, was there still his reflection in them?
Only a few months had passed, so why had her attitude changed so much?
Sang Luo withdrew her hand first, Yun Rong's face became even stiffer, she wore a polite smile, "There's no other reason, I just simply don't want to go."
“The young master also knows that I am the princess of the Red Fox Clan, and I will inevitably shoulder the responsibility of the Red Fox Clan in the future. My father has high hopes for me and has given me a lot of industries to cultivate my abilities. I am no longer the little female who used to follow Rong-gege around. I also have my own things to be busy with. Rong-gege, as the young master of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, should also be able to understand my difficulties, right?”
Having said that, Yun Rong couldn't say anything more.
Sang Luo looked at the snow-haired youth in front of her, and couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt in her heart. Did Yun Rong really like Princess Ji Wan?
Yun Rong used to reject Princess Ji Wan's love requests, Sang Luo wasn't surprised. The princess's pursuit was too bold and enthusiastic, and any normal person might be frightened. His words did indeed show concern for the princess, so to say he liked her, there must be some liking, after all, the princess had paid so much for him, even a stone would be moved, but it was definitely not a deep love, it was just that "Princess Ji Wan" no longer went along with him in everything, and everyone would mind this sense of loss.
The two were very close, and Sang Luo smelled the faint bitter fragrance of herbs on Yun Rong again, but after smelling it for a long time, she could always detect a trace of powdery fragrance… She didn't like this smell, it was very different from what she remembered.
Instead, Sang Luo's mind would conjure up that lovable little fox.
When he was seriously ill and delirious, the young man would look at her with those moist, beautiful, ink-colored eyes, his words were all gentle pleas, but his actions were domineering and stubborn…
“Rong-gege has this time, why not spend more time with Miss Yun Zhi?” Sang Luo poured him a cup of tea, mentioning it casually.
Yun Rong was shocked, “Wan'er!”
Sang Luo said calmly, “Rong-gege doesn't need to say anything more, I know everything.”
She was curious about who his sweetheart was at this time, so she sent someone to inquire about the news.
As the young master of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, Yun Rong's every move was being watched, and besides, the love between a male and a female was not something that couldn't be seen, so when Sang Luo inquired, she knew everything.
Yun Zhi was a young lady from a prestigious family in the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan, a beauty with outstanding fertility, and with the support of her family behind her, she could provide great help to Yun Rong in securing his position as young master. She was a more excellent marriage partner than Princess Ji Wan.
Yun Rong used to think so too. As long as he could marry Yun Zhi, he would naturally no longer need the help of the Red Fox Clan, and he could get rid of that crazy female.
But later he realized that Yun Zhi's family and the current clan leader's wife's family were in cahoots. Yun Zhi could certainly help him secure his position as young master, but if he really married her, he would completely become a pawn of the other family, a puppet.
How could the proud Yun Rong allow himself to be controlled by others? That's why he came back to find Ji Wan.
“Wan'er, I have nothing to do with her anymore, I…”
Sang Luo felt annoyed in her heart and interrupted him, “Who Rong-gege likes is Rong-gege's business, I have no right to interfere, and Rong-gege doesn't need to explain anything more to me.”
The young woman was not as irritable and mad as Yun Rong had thought, but rather quite calm, her voice a bit more gentle and sweet than usual, “After all, the one Rong-gege likes is not me, right?”
Yun Rong couldn't say half a word, and was stunned.
That's right, he had personally rejected the marriage with her, and there was no relationship between the two.
But why did he feel a dull pain in his heart?
“I…” He opened his mouth, but was speechless.
Yun Rong looked at the bright and flamboyant red-clothed girl in front of him, different from the usual gentle and beautiful, but it made him unable to look away, “…Are you deliberately treating me like this because you mind this matter, right?”
“Huh?” Sang Luo didn't understand what he meant, and shook her head, “No.”
She just didn't want to contact him anymore.
She had been pretending for so long, and was a little tired of it.
Regardless of whether he was Yan or not, let it end here.
Anyway, it's all in the past, so let it pass.
A few days later, a marriage certificate broke Sang Luo's subsequent plans.
—Yun Rong wanted to marry her?
