From an old woman back to a young girl, she vowed never to marry into a marquisate

*

At the foot of the mountain, in the flower garden.

"Mr. Bai." Tang Yue'er said pitifully to Bai Yanli's back with red eyes, "You saw what happened in the Prince Wei's mansion that day. No matter what the rumors outside say, you know the truth."

"It was the prince of Yongning Marquis's Mansion who touched me. I was passive, I was the victim, I was not the active one!"

"I have suffered such a great humiliation. The Bai family, my fiancé's family, not only did not give me an explanation, but they actually used this as an excuse to cancel my engagement."

"Mr. Bai, do you think it's fair for you to do this to me? I'm a weak woman who has been hit so hard one after another. Don't you feel sorry for me? What have I done wrong? Is my fault because I'm a powerless woman?"

"Mr. Bai, have you ever thought about this: I was attacked by rumors like that and then the Bai family broke off my engagement. How will I be able to get married in the future? Do I still have the face to live in this world?" As she spoke, she began to sob.

Bai Yanli stood there coldly. Facing Tang Yue'er's sobbing, an extremely cold aura emanated from his whole body.

Tang Yue'er walked forward a few steps, came behind him and continued, "Mr. Bai, our engagement was established because of the friendship between my father and Uncle Bai. Mr. Bai should have supported me when I was in the most difficult time, so that the significance of the engagement would not be in vain. Mr. Bai ruthlessly put me in an unjust situation. How can he be worthy of the friendship between the two families in the past?"

Tang Yue'er said this with great grievance.

Bai Yanli remained calm.

Seeing that he did not leave with a wave of his sleeves, Tang Yue'er felt more confident and moved closer to Bai Yanli.

"Mr. Bai." Her tone softened. "The bond between us is destined by heaven. It won't break up so easily."

Her face flushed slightly. "When I was in the Prince of Wei's mansion, although it was the first time I saw you, I had a very familiar feeling." She gently raised her hand and slowly reached towards Bai Yanli's straight back. She spoke softly, "Mr. Bai, to be honest, I fell in love with you at first sight. Since I saw you that time, you have been all in my mind. If you cancel my engagement, I will not know where to go. I will be in so much pain that I would rather die than live."

When her hand was about to touch Bai Yanli's back, it suddenly stopped. She took two deep breaths and changed her hand from touching to hugging. She stretched out her hands and suddenly reached towards Bai Yanli from behind, while calling out affectionately: "Mr. Bai!"

Just when her hand was about to touch Bai Yanli's waist, she suddenly felt a pain in her wrist. She screamed "Ah!" and pulled her hand back. At the same time, she raised her head and saw that Bai Yanli had turned around with a peony flower in his hand.

When she hugged the peony just now, her wrist happened to touch the sharp stem of the peony flower.

Tang Yue'er covered her red wrist and looked at him in surprise.

Bai Yanli turned around and looked down at her coldly.

Tang Yue'er was not only in pain but also frightened by his eyes. She lowered her head and dared not look at him.

Cold.

A peony was held out in front of her.

The fragrance of the flower instantly filled her sense of smell. She was startled and looked up to see that it was Bai Yanli who was holding the flower in his hand in front of her.

She blushed and said shyly, "Mr. Bai..."

Bai Yanli raised an eyebrow and asked, "Does it smell good?"

"Hmm, it smells good." Tang Yue'er replied with her head down.

"I don't think it has the body fragrance of the second lady of the Tang family."

When Tang Yueer heard this, her heart started beating so fast that she felt her hand was no longer painful.

"Mr. Bai, you are too kind." She said in a low voice.

"The body fragrance of Miss Tang Er mixed with the incense of Longquan Temple has a unique scent." Bai Yanli said softly.

Dragon, Longquan Temple?

Tang Yue'er was stunned and didn't react to why he mentioned Longquan Temple.

But then I heard Bai Yanli say, "Second Miss Tang, did you have a good time with Prince Zhou in the side room of Longquan Temple that day?"

what?

As soon as these words came out, Tang Yue'er was struck by lightning. Her pupils suddenly widened and she stared at the man in front of her in disbelief!

She felt all the hair on her body stand up, and a terrible chill rose from the soles of her feet!

He! How did he know!

At this moment, the flower in Bai Yanli's hand seemed like a ghostly flower, making her feel a chill.

Little did people know that Bai Yanli had been making incense for many years and was extremely sensitive to the smell of people. He had smelled this scent in the room of Longquan Temple last time and remembered it.

"Second Miss Tang, don't you want a reason for me to cancel the engagement?" Bai Yanli smiled evilly and walked towards Tang Yue'er step by step.

Tang Yue'er felt tense all over, her hands clenched tightly, and she stepped back with her head down.

He suddenly raised his hand, and Tang Yueer felt a pain in her chin. It was the sharp stem of the peony in Bai Yanli's hand that pressed against her chin. She gasped and dared not move again!

Bai Yanli's eyes were filled with indifference and alienation. He asked, "Is this reason enough to meet a man outside your family?"

Tang Yue'er felt her legs go weak and she sat down on the ground in fear.

*

Not far away, several young ladies were sitting in the flowers, watching Tang Wanru picking flowers from afar. The sun shone on her, making her look brighter than the surrounding flowers. Thinking of how Zhou Ziyue had been obviously servile in front of Tang Wanru just now, they were all amazed.

"It seems like this Miss Tang has the Young Master of Yongning Marquis's Mansion under her thumb." Miss Li couldn't help but sigh.

"That's right." Miss Zhang said, "Prince Zhou is usually very charming and handsome, and is secretly admired by many noble ladies. But I didn't expect that he would fall into trouble with Miss Tang."

"To be honest, I think the prince of Yongning Marquis's Mansion is not worthy of Tang Wanru." Another young lady also said, "Look at how she sat there like a mountain just now. Her temperament and mentality are far better than that of the prince Zhou."

“Haha, it’s true.”

"But that's not necessarily the case." Li Yuyan, the eldest daughter of the Li family, said, "After all, the Yongning Marquisate is much higher than the Tang family. Who knows if she deliberately took Qiao'er so that she would be respected after marrying into the Yongning Marquisate."

"That's hard to say."

A few young ladies gathered together to chat, and when they looked up at Tang Wanru, they found that the flower garden was empty.

Tang Wanru, missing?

*

Tang Wanru walked around two large trees and came to the depths of the flower garden, where the flowers were fragrant and colorful, and very rare.

She had just picked one when she heard a clear male voice: "Miss Tang, how are you doing?"

Tang Wanru's white fingers paused slightly. She looked up and saw that it was Bai Yanli.

She was stunned for a moment, then stood up holding a flower: "Thank you, Mr. Bai, for your concern. I'm fine." After that, she didn't say anything else and stood up to leave.

As soon as he moved, he heard Bai Yanli ask calmly, "Miss Tang, do you have anything to say to me?"

Words? No.

Tang Wanru pursed her lips and turned back. She gently pinched the petals with her white fingers and squeezed out the pistil. Then she raised her hand and handed him the fresh pistil: "It's delicious, would you like to try it?"

Bai Yanli: ...