HCB Chapter 1394 Ji Ling Caught Between Two Brothers
Chapter 1394 Ji Ling Caught Between Two Brothers
With Yun Mujiu presiding, Princess Ji Ling and Ling Xingmu stopped in their tracks, and even Ling Chiye stood quietly in place.
After a while, Ling Xingmu spoke.
He said, "I'm sorry, Ji Ling. And please take good care of yourself."
"You too, take care." Ji Ling replied, mimicking Ling Xingmu's words. Then she asked, "Don't you have anything to ask me?"
“I…” Ling Xingmu lowered his eyes, looking down at Ji Ling, who was more than a head taller than him. He seemed to have no idea what to ask, or perhaps he wanted to ask but dared not. He managed to stammer out, “We parted ways seven years ago. How have you been?”
Ji Ling's big eyes were full of seriousness. "Neither good nor bad."
"how about you?"
"I'm not doing well," Ling Xingmu answered honestly.
"Why not?" Ji Ling asked again.
Ling Xingmu didn't explain the reason, but simply stated: "I keep having fragments flash through my mind, and I always feel like I've forgotten someone. My subconscious keeps driving me to find that person. That night in Xiangchuan Prefecture, I caught a high fever that wouldn't go down. After being captured and brought back to the Northern Border, I was sick for a long time, and my memory and consciousness became much more blurred. It seems like I've forgotten or confused some things."
Ji Ling said, "I know. But I only recently learned that you had this experience."
"Yes. I'm sorry." Ling Xingmu apologized again.
"Ling Xingmu, you didn't do anything wrong. There's no need to apologize or feel guilty. Just go home." Ji Ling suddenly changed her tone, becoming very calm without any emotional fluctuation.
"Ji Ling, are you angry with me?"
“Ling Xingmu, I am not angry, nor do I have any reason or grounds to be angry.”
"Alright." Ling Xingmu slowly glanced at Ji Ling. "Then we shall part ways here."
"Hmm." Ji Ling didn't ask if he had anything else to ask her. Ling Xingmu avoided the topic she wanted to discuss. It seemed Ling Xingmu had no feelings for her; they were just strangers who had met by chance.
At this moment, Yun Mujiu and Ling Chiye, who had stepped aside earlier, walked over.
Yun Mujiu said, "Actually, you two are both reluctant to part with each other."
The boy and girl were taken aback.
Ling Chiye said, "Princess, you said you liked the Northern Border Jade Pendant I gave you. Do you know who suggested that I give you that Rose Jade Pendant?"
Ji Ling was stunned and looked at the man beside her. It turned out that it was Ling Xingmu who suggested Ling Chiye, which was why the gift was so thoughtfully placed in her heart!
Ji Ling stared at Ling Xingmu: "Do you still remember the jade pendant?" Seven years ago, she saved that girl in the flood, and her favorite jade pendant was washed away by the flood.
"I vaguely remember." Ling Xingmu looked down at him, his eyes sparkling. "At this moment, I remember even more. You were angry before and made me 'compensate you with the jade pendant'."
Ji Ling blushed slightly and lowered her head.
"Why compensate for the jade pendant? Just compensate for the person." A sudden voice rang out.
Everyone was surprised, and Yun Mujiu looked at the speaker with even greater astonishment. "Your Highness?" When did Ye Xiaohan become so humorous and witty!
His Highness the Night King raised an eyebrow slightly, as if to say, "I am absolutely right."
Finally, after a series of reminders from his friends, Ling Xingmu, a slow-witted and timid man, seemed to realize something and finally focused his attention on the matter he had always cared about but dared not mention.
That is, the matter concerning Ji Ling.
Ling Xingmu took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Princess, what do you think of me?"
Ji Ling said, "He's a bit clumsy, which is a little annoying."
"Ji Ling, I'm actually a little reluctant, very reluctant." He didn't dare say the rest of his words aloud. Reluctant to part with you.
“Xingmu, I can’t bear to part with you either—” Ji Ling spoke boldly, putting into practice the “bold and decisive” style that Yun Mujiu had taught her.
Ling Xingmu trembled and said softly, "I can't bear to part with you either."
His eyes reddened, and his lips trembled as he said, "But, you're not with my older brother..."
Ling Chiye suddenly raised an eyebrow, Ji Ling pondered for a moment, and then called out again.
"Papaya! What are you thinking! There's nothing between your older brother and me!"
She put her hands on her hips in anger, "My investigation of your older brother was just to test whether he was that boy!"
"Even after I found out he might be that boy, I didn't have any feelings for him. I just thought he was a very nice young master from a good family! Of course, he only saw me as a little sister and a friend!" She had thought about her future with the Ling family of the Northern Realm, and at that moment she was actually thinking of Ling Xingmu!
"The various chance encounters in the capital, our first meeting at the Night King's Mansion, the Moonlit Palace Banquet at the Imperial Palace, the night of the Moonlit Lantern Festival, and last night's stroll through the streets and sightseeing—although Brother Chiye and I were always together, we didn't talk about anything else, such as relationships! In fact, we talked more about you as a person!"
Ji Ling, exasperated, stared at Ling Xingmu and said, "Last night, I ran away with him. By then, I already knew the truth that Uncle Ye and Mu Jiu had uncovered. Encouraged by Mu Jiu and everyone else, I directly asked him some questions, which further confirmed the truth that he wasn't that boy. He didn't forget me, nor did he intentionally avoid contact with me; he simply wasn't the person I was looking for in the first place!"
Ling Chiye smiled gently and said kindly, "I just think Princess Ji Ling is like my third brother, simple and lively, so I treat her like a little sister. Actually, I've long thought you two are a perfect match, and my contact with the princess was just to gather information for you, her younger brother."
He patted his younger brother on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Last night I went shopping with the princess, and we talked about things from your childhood."
Ye Xiaohan then added insult to injury: "My niece wanted to invite you shopping to chat, but you escaped."
Ling Xingmu's face was already deathly pale. The barrage of bombarding information had left him completely stunned. His emotions were fluctuating wildly, leaving him unable to process what was happening, experiencing both great sorrow and great joy.
It turns out that Ji Ling and her older brother have no relation!
It turns out that neither Ji Ling nor her older brother had feelings for each other!
So Ji Ling cared about him too!
Ji Ling's eyes were already red. She turned her head away, a wave of emotion washing over her. She sighed inwardly, thinking, "So this person really is a blockhead. He wasn't indifferent to me; he just misunderstood the feelings between me and his older brother!"
Now the truth is out!
The tenth princess of the Zhongyue Dynasty and the youngest son of the Northern Border Commander recognized each other, cleared up the misunderstanding, and secretly confessed their feelings to each other!
After everyone left, Yun Mujiu sighed to Ye Xiaohan, "Love is just so complicated!"
“Just like Mu Mu and me before.” Ye Xiaohan sighed.
Back then, he and Yun Mujiu were practically at each other's throats, sworn enemies, but in the end, they became a loving couple with perfect understanding. Fate is fickle, and love is fraught with trials!
What will become of Princess Ji Ling and the Third Young Master Ling is unknown at this point, but the Third Young Master Ling's departure from the capital is imminent. Tomorrow, the entire Ling family must leave the capital and return to the Northern Border…