Let's rewind the time to a month ago.
The first thing Shuanghua did after returning to the Northern Cold Region was to find Yuchi Yanyan and discuss canceling the engagement with him.
"Brother King, I don't want to marry the Emperor of Yong after going to the Great Yong Dynasty!"
Yuchi Yanyan was reading a book alone in the study. Hearing this, he was taken aback for a moment, then put down the book and sized her up. His tone was very gentle. "Why is that? Weren't you determined to marry him before? Now that he has agreed, why don't you want to marry him anymore?"
Shuanghua pursed her lips and said nothing, as if considering whether she should say something or not.
Seeing this, Yuchi Yanyan put away his chatting tone, straightened his face and said, "This matter cannot be taken lightly. I have already agreed in the king's letter. You should prepare for your wedding with peace of mind."
Hearing this, Shuanghua couldn't stand still all of a sudden. She stepped forward and said, "But Aunt Xialing is the Feiyu Queen! Brother King, why did you all hide this from me!"
Hearing this, Yuchi Yanyan was rather surprised and asked rhetorically, "You know about this? Did A Bai tell you?"
Shuanghua didn't answer. Because of her anxiety, her little face was flushed red. "It's all because you all hid this from me that I made a big mistake and hurt Aunt. The only way to make up for it now is to cancel the engagement!"
Seeing Shuanghua shirking responsibility like this, Yuchi Yanyan couldn't help laughing. "You make it sound so easy. Canceling the engagement! Do you think it's that easy? The mistake you made yourself should be borne by yourself. It's true that we hid it from you, but we dissuaded you from this idea a long time ago. Originally, this matter was just your wishful thinking. As long as I didn't agree, you couldn't stir up any trouble. But in the end, you ran away with A Bai by yourself and forced the Emperor of Yong to agree to this marriage. Now you say you don't want to marry. Aren't you just making fun of him?"
Hearing this, Shuanghua's eyes instantly turned as red as a rabbit's. She ran over and shook Yuchi Yanyan's arm. "Brother King, it's Shuanghua's fault. Shuanghua shouldn't have been so impulsive, nor should she have secretly gone to the Great Yong Dynasty. But now the big mistake has been made. Please help me, Brother King."
Seeing her pitiful look, Yuchi Yanyan felt a twinge of softness in his heart, but he still kept a straight face and said coldly, "Brother King can't help you. You don't even know how your Aunt Xialing got through this month. We grassland people advocate being brave enough to take responsibility for our actions. The trouble you caused yourself, go and ask for her forgiveness by yourself."
Hearing this, Shuanghua's tears fell one by one. She grabbed the brother king in front of her and cried, "Shuanghua doesn't dare. Shuanghua has hurt Aunt so deeply that she has no face to face Aunt anymore... Please help me cancel the engagement, Brother King..."
Hearing this, Yuchi Yanyan shook off her hand and looked serious. "Shuanghua, in the past, you were naughty and Brother King could turn a blind eye. Brother King protected you because you were bullied when you were a child and we were in the same boat. But this is not a reason for Brother King to tolerate your willfulness. Marrying into the Yong Dynasty has become a matter between two countries. How can you just change it because you say you don't want to!"
Hearing this, Shuanghua grabbed Yuchi Yanyan's hand and knelt down, crying bitterly, "Brother King, Shuanghua is begging you! Shuanghua is wrong, really wrong!"
Yuchi Yanyan looked at her coldly and said, "Shuanghua, remember, you have to take responsibility for your own mistakes. Running away is useless. We didn't tell you that Xialing is the Feiyu Queen, but have you ever thought about the reason? The Feiyu Queen killed your eldest brother in the Northern Cold Region. Her identity is sensitive and not tolerated by the Northern Cold Region. We all keep her identity a secret. If we told you and you accidentally revealed it and it was known by someone with ulterior motives, do you know what the consequences would be? Your temper has been so spoiled. It's because your second brother doted on you too much before. Now your second brother will teach you the truth of life. If you want to kneel, just kneel by yourself. When you figure it out, go and apologize to your Aunt Xialing. As for the marriage alliance, you should be brave enough to take responsibility. Prepare for your wedding well during this period!"
Shuanghua burst into tears. "No! Brother King! It's all Shuanghua's fault. It's Shuanghua who is not good. It's Shuanghua who is wishful thinking. Brother King! Brother King, don't leave! Don't leave!"
Yuchi Yanyan took one last look at her, looking disappointed, then flicked his sleeves and left.
Just as he walked out of the study and closed the door, he met Ran Wei who was in a hurry. Seeing his bad complexion, Ran Wei said, "What's wrong? I heard that Shuanghua is back. Why did she come to you as soon as she came back? What happened?"
Yuchi Yanyan composed himself and said gently to Ran Wei, "Shuanghua has made a big mistake. I just scolded her in the study. Now she's kneeling inside crying!"
Hearing this, Ran Wei felt a bit distressed and wanted to go into the study to see her.
But Yuchi Yanyan reached out his hand to stop her and hugged her. Yanyan leaned over gently and said, "Leave this matter to your husband to handle. Don't trouble the Queen, okay?"
His deep voice with his breath sprayed on Ran Wei's ear. Ran Wei was hugged in Yanyan's arms. Her face instantly turned red with shyness. She couldn't help saying, "Husband, aren't you changing your face too quickly?"
Yuchi Yanyan looked up at the study and said, "If you make a mistake, you should be punished. Shuanghua is my younger sister. Naturally, I hope she will be well. But if her temper is not tempered well, she will suffer in the future. So, I'll be the bad guy."
Hearing this, Ran Wei nodded. "That's good. It's better that I don't interfere in this matter."
Then Yuchi Yanyan hugged Ran Wei and left. Ran Wei couldn't help looking back at the study. Because Yuchi's study was often used for discussing affairs, it was soundproofed. It was very difficult to hear the sound inside from the outside. At this time, Shuanghua was crying bitterly in the study, but it was very quiet outside. Ran Wei finally sighed and left with Yuchi.
In the room.
Too many emotions were clogging Shuanghua's heart. She began to cry loudly, pounding the ground with her hands. Why did she do such a thing? It was really self - defeating. Now even the brother king who loved her the most was not willing to help her. She really deserved it. Her hands were bleeding from pounding the ground, but she didn't feel any pain at all. She shouted loudly, but it couldn't relieve her pain.
"Aunt, Aunt, I'm sorry!" She knelt on the ground, covering her face with her blood - stained hands and crying loudly.
Half a month later, Ran Wei stopped Yuchi Yanyan who was trimming the flowers and plants in her yard and said, "What should we do now? Shuanghua has changed too much during this period. Do you really want her to marry into the Great Yong Dynasty? And what about Xialing?"
At this time, Yanyan was holding a pair of pruning shears in his hand and staring at the flower branches seriously. He seemed not to hear the anxiety in Ran Wei's tone. Instead, he said unhurriedly, "These flowers and plants need to be pruned to grow better."
Ran Wei held his hand with hers and said, "Yanyan!"
Only then did Yanyan stop and looked at her with a smile. "It's a good thing that Shuanghua has grown up. Although I don't know what exactly she has experienced, what she is doing now is what she should face, isn't it? As for Xialing, she should think clearly about the matter between her and the Emperor of Yong. Just running away and waiting will lead to no result. As time goes by, the position of the queen in the Great Yong Dynasty is vacant. Even if he doesn't marry Shuanghua, he will marry someone else in the future. For him, since the person he loves the most is not by his side, his heart is dead. Isn't it the same whoever he marries? Didn't your elder brother always fail to find her? Now it's just a good opportunity to force her to show up?"