Chapter 141 Letter of Termination of Engagement
"No problem." Lu Jilian replied: "Young Master is always straightforward and cute."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chenxi spoke again: "Don't think I can't hear you, you are mocking me for being stupid! Lu Jilian, you..."
The subsequent words were covered in Ye Chenting's mouth.
Ye Chenting covered Ye Chenxi with one hand and looked up: "Sorry, I will discipline Chenxi after I go back. But Ji Lian, you can only stop this duel with An Lan."
"Brother Chen Ting, are you worried about the Crown Prince? Or are you afraid that I will take the opportunity to do something detrimental to the Crown Prince?" Lu Ji Lian asked bluntly.
Ye Chenting and Lu Jilian have known each other since childhood. They studied under the same teacher and later studied with the prince. Later, they each studied under different teachers.
My classmates and close friends, are we going to break off our friendship today?
Ye Chenting said seriously: "I have known you for nearly twenty years, so I trust you. You are a gentleman, and you will never do anything to hurt others from behind."
A strange color flashed across Lu Jilian's glassy eyes.
But he hid it very well.
The root of the typhoid fever had not yet healed. Lu Jilian covered his lips and coughed twice, his voice slightly hoarse: "In this case, please ask Prince Dun to come on stage as soon as possible."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards Chu Anlan.
Chu Anlan turned his head and looked at him: "Tsk, Master Lu, are we going to start?"
Lu Jilian looked at him calmly: "Prince, please."
Chu Anlan moved his shoulders, neck and wrists, raised his eyebrows, and said modestly: "Prince Lu, please go first."
As soon as the words fell, a voice interrupted: "Wait!"
Everyone turned back.
Seeing her, Ye Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief: "Sister! You are finally here!"
Ye Wanqing, wearing a veiled hat, walked through the crowd, came to five steps away from Chu Anlan and Lu Jilian, and looked up at the two of them.
The two of them were also looking at her.
Seeing her, Chu Anlan's eyes, which had been filled with impatience, suddenly brightened up a bit, and he strode towards her: "Qing'er, why are you here?"
Ye Wanqing looked at him through the gauze curtain: "Come back with me."
go back?
Chu Anlan smiled at her: "Wait for me for a moment. After Lu Jilian and I finish fighting, I will take you home."
Having said that, regardless of the public, he took Ye Wanqing's hand through his sleeve.
Ye Wanqing still repeated the same words: "Come back with me."
Chu Anlan took a step back and looked at her seriously: "Qing'er, are you worried that I can't beat Lu Jilian? I have been practicing martial arts with my father-in-law for the past few months. Although I often slack off, I have practiced quite well. Today, I will definitely beat him. Don't worry, I will not embarrass you."
The young man had a youthful face, was confident and innocent, and Ye Wanqing couldn't bear to throw cold water on him.
She lifted a corner of the veil of her hat and looked straight at Chu Anlan with her cold eyes: "Does the prince have to fight today?"
"Fight! Why not?" Chu Anlan asked.
Lu Jilian had already taken the initiative to challenge him to a fight, so he could just beat him up openly.
He has wanted to beat Lu Jilian for a long time!
The arrow is on the string and must be fired.
Ye Wanqing held her breath for a moment, and pulled out a piece of gold paper with a phoenix painted on it rolled into a small tube from her sleeve: "Since the prince is determined to fight, I can't stop him. But, please sign this before you go to the martial arts arena."
"What is this?" Chu Anlan asked curiously.
Even Lu Jilian's eyes fell on Ye Wanqing's hand.
Ye Wanqing pursed her lips and said nothing. Then Chu Anlan took the gold paper and unfolded it. He looked down and his face changed immediately: "Breakage of Engagement!"
"That's right." Ye Wanqing said coldly, "The prince keeps saying that he loves me, but he never considers me before doing anything. So, I don't have to consider the prince when doing things. I don't want to marry a disabled husband, and I don't want to be a widow before I get married. Since the prince can sign the death agreement, he should also sign this letter of annulment. In this way, if something happens to the prince, I can marry another good man."
Chu Anlan was so shocked by these words that he was speechless.
The crowd of onlookers also burst into surprise and then turned to whispering.
After a long while, Chu Anlan finally came back to his senses from the shock: "Qing'er, you...really want to break off the engagement with me? Didn't you say that you wanted to be with me forever and grow old together?"
"It was the prince who violated the contract first." Ye Wanqing said coldly.
Chu Anlan felt so heartbroken that he didn't even notice that the ink on the paper, which had not yet dried, stained his palms.
He held the paper tightly in one hand and was about to tear it with the other.
Before her fingertips touched the gold paper, Ye Wanqing pulled out a rolled-up piece of gold paper with a phoenix painted on it from her sleeve: "Tear off one, I have countless more here."
Chu Anlan's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and smiled, "Qing'er, are you serious with me? So many people are watching, at least give me some face."
"Okay." Ye Wanqing looked at him quietly: "What do you want me to do, my lord? Why don't you touch the wound on your face that has not yet healed and tell me seriously, what do you want me to do?"
Chu Anlan scratched his head: "Qing'er..."
At this time, Lu Jilian's voice suddenly sounded: "If the prince is willing to sign the letter of withdrawal of engagement, I will automatically admit defeat in today's fight."
Automatically surrender?
Chu Anlan laughed angrily, turned around and said, "Lu Jilian, stop pretending here! Provoking me doesn't work on me!
I won't sign the marriage annulment, and I don't need you to admit defeat and let me."
"Your Highness has misunderstood me." Lu Jilian curved his lips and said, "I am also considering your Highness." As he spoke, he glanced at Ye Wanqing.
Chu Anlan took a step to the side and blocked Ye Wanqing with his body, blocking Lu Jilian's gaze: "Master Lu, don't worry about Qing'er and me."
Lu Jilian's smile turned cold: "So, Prince, do you want to fight me?"
"Don't fight anymore?" Chu Anlan replied: "Qing'er loves me and doesn't want me to get hurt. I can't disobey her and make her sad."
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Lu Jilian's eyes: "I have always believed that the prince is a man of his word, but I never thought that the prince is just a man who hides behind a woman and goes back on his words."
"Hey?" Chu Anlan smiled and put his hands on his hips. "If you want to fight, then fight. Why is Master Lu still mocking me verbally? I just asked a question casually, why did you get so angry?"
Lu Jilian said sternly, "Your Excellency has misunderstood. I just wanted to compete with you. Why are you being sarcastic or angry?"
Chu Anlan's eyes rolled and a plan came to his mind.
Seeing this, Ye Wanqing knew there was nothing she could do to persuade him. She lowered the veil in disappointment and turned to leave.
However, the moment she raised her foot, Chu Anlan grabbed her wrist tightly: "Qing'er, don't leave yet."
Ye Wanqing said in a cold voice: "Chu Anlan, let go."
Hearing this name, Chu Anlan was stunned for a moment.
He tightened his fingers slightly, not caring about the people present, and still forced his fingers to interlock with Ye Wanqing's: "If I let go, you will definitely ignore me."
Ye Wanqing frowned: "Let go first."
"No." Chu Anlan gently shook his hand: "Since you are here, you should at least encourage your fiancé. Everyone else is rooting for Lu Shizi to win, but no one is rooting for me to win. Can you really bear it?"
As he spoke, he leaned close to Ye Wanqing's ear and lowered his voice, "My dear, please trust me just once, okay? I have thought of a great way that will ensure that I won't get hurt at all."