Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

496 I will regret

Tianjie kept his head down after he told Qiu Zedong that he could not marry Chen Lizhen’s daughter.

“I will pretend that I never heard it. Prince Tianjie can leave,” Qiu Zedong said.

Tianjie lifted his head and asked his father why he was speaking that way.

“Chen Yunyi is your betrothed. You will marry her only. I do not want to listen to whom you fall in love with,” Qiu Zedong suddenly turned furious.

“But Father I do not want to destroy the life of Miss Chen. My heart will always belong to another woman,” Tianjie said. He kept his tone as polite and gentle as possible.

“Who is Song Jia?” Qiu Zedong asked and looked at Gao Bing.

“She is a popular dancer. Men are after her beauty. She has kept men on her toes because of her beautiful features,” Gao Bing answered. Tianjie did not like the way Eunuch Gao Bing gave an explanation to the King.

“How can Prince Tianjie think I will allow him to marry a dancer? Until I am alive, it is not possible for Prince Tianjie to marry her,” Qiu Zedong gave out his decision. “Prince Tianjie is dismissed,” he then added and picked up the scroll.

“Father, why can I not marry the woman I admire? The Crown Prince and Prince Lóng Wei married the women of their choice,” Tianjie opposed the decision of his father. “I am not married to Chen Yunyi yet. I have even told her yesterday that I love a woman. I request my father to reconsider his decision.” He bowed and waited patiently for his father’s response.

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“Summon Song Jia, Eunuch Gao Bing. How dare she dream of marrying a prince?” Qiu Zedong’s anger raised and he commanded Gao Bing to bring Song Jia to the palace. Tianjie was shocked to hear the decision of his father. He had not expected this and he begged his father not to drag Song Jia into that matter.

“Prince Tianjie can come to me tomorrow once Song Jia will be here,” Qiu Zedong pronounced with a stoic expression. Gao Bing asked the prince to leave and Tianjie found no way, but to leave the court.

He thought that it would be easy to convince his father. But the opposite happened. He got infuriated after knowing that Song Jia was a dancer. He sighed and descended the stairs when he heard Gao Bing’s voice.

“Prince Tianjie, you should not have come to His Majesty at a time when his mood is not good,” Gao Bing said.

Tianjie scrunched his brows to hear that statement.

“After what Princess Jingfei did, His Majesty is angry. His Majesty wanted her to get married to the Li Family’s son. However, she married Xu Zifan, who was not a good choice in His Majesty’s eyes,” Gao Bing explained to Tianjie the reason behind Qiu Zedong’s anger.

“Li Jianjun was not a good choice for Sister Jingfei. He lied about many facts to His Majesty. He still visits the brothel house. Father should have investigated instead of blindly trusting him,” Tianjie told Gao Bing.

“Prince Tianjie shall not keep high hopes about his relationship with Song Jia. She might get punished severely for seducing a prince,” Gao Bing opined.

“She did not seduce me, Eunuch Gao Bing. She is a nice lady. The Crown Prince has married a woman whose family background was unknown. Then, why can I not marry Song Jia? Dance is her profession and she has earned a living through it. I cannot understand why people are so judgemental,” Tianjie let out his frustration at Gao Bing.

“I cannot say anything on this matter, Your Highness. I am a servant and I merely follow the commands,” Gao Bing asserted.

“I know,” Tianjie said.

Tianjie left for his chamber. He was now worried thinking about what would happen if Song Jia met the King. He could not think of any way out of this situation.

His mind was telling him to meet Lóng Wei once and asked for his help. However, he had insecurity too. What if Lóng Wei refused to help him?

In the end, he decided to meet the Crown Prince because he told Tianjie he would readily help him.

However, when Sun Fuguo told Tianjie that Xiaoming was busy with Jin Yu, he decided not to disturb them and left from there. However, before leaving, he told Sun Fuguo not to tell Tianjie that he came to see him.

Gathering his courage, Tianjie stepped into Lóng Wei’s manor. That place he hardly visited for the past year or even more. He found out that the courtyard was well-lit with lanterns.

“Prince Tianjie, you here?” Li Hua saw him from the corridor.

Tianjie smiled at her and walked to her. “Good evening, Princess Consort,” Tianjie greeted her. “I wanted to see Brother Lóng Wei,” he informed Li Hua.

“Prince Lóng Wei is in his chamber,” Li Hua replied. Tianjie thanked her and walked ahead to see Lóng Wei.

He found the doors of the chamber were opened and he found Lóng Wei on the chaise with closed eyes.

Lóng Wei opened his eyes as he heard the footsteps and suddenly he looked amused. He sat straight and put his feet on the floor mat.

“Why is Prince Tianjie here?” Lóng Wei asked.

“I have a favor to ask you,” Tianjie said.

“A favor?” Lóng Wei arched his brow in amusement.

Tianjie took the seat across from him on another chaise and nodded his head. “I want to marry Song Jia, but Father isn’t agreeing to this. Please help me, Lóng Wei,” Tianjie requested him.

“What did you say? You want to marry Song Jia!” Lóng Wei chuckled. “I thought you love to hold power. Chen Lizhen’s daughter isn’t a bad choice though.” He thought of instigating Tianjie to find out if he would get irritated or not.

Tianjie knitted his brows and told Lóng Wei how much he loved Song Jia. “I will always regret marrying another woman other than Song Jia,” Tianjie stated.