Chapter 1324: He Actually Saw the Words "Resolute
In the deep night, the latter half brought a pattering cold rain.
The Jiang Family seemed to be shrouded in a cloud of sorrow in such darkness.
Accompanied by a suffocating haze of rain mist.
When Prince Qing entered Jiang Ying’s courtyard, he did not find her.
Yet, outside the room where Jiang Mian briefly stayed, he found Jiang Ying’s silhouette.
She sat there stupefied, as if her soul had been extracted, hugging her knees and staring blankly at a certain spot in the courtyard.
Prince Qing walked over and draped a pre-prepared warm garment over her shoulders.
Then, he sat beside her: "My condolences."
Jiang Ying spoke in a lost murmur, her voice hoarse from previous sobbing.
"How can I find solace? What wrong did Jiang Mian do? She was so kind, why did heaven treat her like this?"
"She originally could have lived without enduring Cuicui’s hardships, Li Zhuangnian, that scum, stabbed her over a dozen times, the forensic doctor said the most fatal was on the neck."
"I don’t know what she was thinking in her final moments, she must have been very afraid, right?"
"Why today, I didn’t accompany her out..."
As Jiang Ying spoke, tears flowed fiercely.
After Jiang Mian came back, although it was only a few days, their relationship was as close as sisters.
Fate is truly an indescribable existence.
Their closeness almost made Jiang Ying believe she wasn’t an orphan, just that her family was born a thousand years earlier.
Jiang Mian’s tragic death dealt her a huge blow.
Prince Qing extended his hand and gently held her in his arms.
He comforted her softly: "If Jiang Mian has awareness in the afterlife, she surely wouldn’t want you to follow her on this risky path."
Just the thought of Jiang Ying encountering such a fate made Prince Qing tremble with fear.
He almost lost her forever.
"The dead cannot return to life, you should have a good cry, but also gather your strength, the parents of the Jiang Family still need you to lead them."
Upon hearing his words, Jiang Ying’s wailing gradually weakened.
She raised her head, looking at Prince Qing through tear-dimmed eyes, then gently left his embrace.
Prince Qing’s heart sank seeing the expression she just had.
Because from Jiang Ying’s gaze, he saw the words "determination"?
Jiang Ying wiped away her tears: "You’re right... I cannot remain in sadness, my parents still need my care."
She stood up, her expression subtly cold, the rain mist shrouded her brows, making Jiang Ying’s whole face appear somewhat unfamiliar.
Prince Qing involuntarily stood up with her.
Yet Jiang Ying said: "Your Highness, during these days, I’ve actually been contemplating how to respond to your confession."
"Originally, I dared not accept because I wasn’t sure if I liked you."
"Now, with such things happening at home, I cannot accept it all the more, so I beg you to request from the Emperor, revoke the decree, I cannot marry you."
Prince Qing was taken aback, he slightly furrowed his brows: "The marriage can be postponed, I can wait for you to come out from Jiang Mian’s shadow, however long it takes."
Jiang Ying shook her head, she turned her side, looking at Prince Qing, a gentle breeze brushed her strands, bringing the chill of the rain.
"I don’t wish to marry someone I don’t love, otherwise, I would feel spending a lifetime together is cruel."
Prince Qing’s expression turned completely cold, he kept pursing his thin lips, and soon asked: "Do you feel tormented being with me?"