Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 729 - 564: Origins

At this moment, the wind stopped.

The entire long street was engulfed in a suffocating silence, where even heartbeats halted.

It was unclear whether it was due to the mention of "Miss Yu" or because of the phrase—"the true origin".

After a long time, Shang Ruyi finally heard a soft chuckle coming from the carriage, but this time, the laughter was devoid of the confidence of having everything under control and the arrogance when facing insignificance, instead, it carried a hint of sadness and helplessness, which she clearly perceived.

After the laughter, the voice said, "What did you call me?"

Shang Ruyi slightly raised her chin and calmly repeated, "Miss Yu."

The other person chuckled lightly again, "If your news is enough, you should know that Lady Yu has already returned to her family home with Miss Yu due to the plague ravaging the city."

Shang Ruyi smiled and said, "Of course I know, Lady Yu and Miss Bright Pearl have already left."

"Oh?"

"Therefore, what I called was—Yu, Great, Miss!"

She spoke word by word, especially emphasizing the sound of "Great", and this word seemed like an invisible hand, instantly grasping the other person’s throat, rendering them speechless.

But Shang Ruyi did not speak again, just silently watched the carriage, as if waiting for the other party’s response.

After a long while, the voice sounded once more.

This time, the pleasant sound was tinged with hoarseness and low tone, as if being forced out from a throat that was tightly grasped, "How did you know?"

Shang Ruyi faintly smiled.

She said, "Actually, I originally did not know because you were really cautious; but no matter how cautious you were, you couldn’t appear alone, so whether you were in Dayan Temple or outside Hanguang Gate, I could see the shadow of the Left Brave General."

"..."

"And I am somewhat concerned about people’s appearances."

"..."

"I think, if I feel that a person’s appearance is sparse, and surrounding people also talk about this person being harsh and lacking kindness, did this person really do something heartless and unkind?"

"..."

"Further, my first meeting with Miss—"

At this point, Shang Ruyi paused for a moment, with a slight but noticeable tremor on her face, yet she still took a deep breath, trying her best to calm down, and said in a deep voice, "The meeting was at the river at the foot of Ban Yan Temple."

This time, Shang Ruyi clearly heard the other person gasp audibly.

And this also once again proved her speculation was correct.

Thus, she pursed her lips and continued, "So, I sent someone back to Luoyang to investigate if there were any related matters with the Left Brave Guard Army around the vicinity of Ban Yan Temple. Eventually, I truly found something!"

The other person took another deep breath, their voice even lower, "Oh? What did you find?"

Shang Ruyi said, "I discovered that over ten years ago, there was a young man who learned martial arts since childhood, was intelligent and eager to learn, and harbored great ambitions. Even though he had married, with his wife pregnant, he refused to stay at home to care for his family because he was determined to achieve greatness and become successful."

"..."

"Hence, he left home and his pregnant wife to seek opportunities in Daxing City."

"..."

"Later, he really found a way—he joined the Left Brave Guard Army, and after several merits, gained the favor of the Commander, who eventually betrothed his daughter to him."

"..."

"For the sake of attaching to power, he had no hesitation, writing a divorce letter to dismiss his wife, with the reason being—no offspring. Since his wife only bore him a daughter, for a man who wanted to have sons to inherit his family’s legacy, this reason seemed sufficient."

"..."

"Later, this man indeed rose to fame and wealth; but his wife and daughter struggled in poverty, barely getting by. Particularly, his original wife, after receiving the divorce letter right after childbirth, suffered from heartache and nearly lost her life. Even though she survived, she was left with chronic illnesses, bedridden for years, and the mother and daughter could only rely on the goodwill of nearby kind people and barely lived by doing some needlework. However, eventually, his original wife couldn’t hold on past forty years old."

"..."

"When she passed, she left her daughter behind, a daughter under eighteen years old..."

By this point, Shang Ruyi could clearly hear the heavy breathing from inside the carriage, but it wasn’t the pain of recalling the past nor the agony of having wounds exposed.

It was a complex and entangled emotion, so overwhelming that breathing became difficult.

Shang Ruyi continued, "Then I found out that this solitary daughter, one day, accidentally slipped and fell into the water..."

"..."

"That day was precisely in the middle of May of the eleventh year of Da Zhi."

"..."

"It was also that day when I was traveling by boat, crossing the river to Ban Yan Temple to pray, but halfway—"

"Enough!"

Her words were interrupted by a rather sharp low call from the other side, and Shang Ruyi could clearly hear the person on the other side breathing lightly, causing the entire carriage to tremble slightly because of the just made call.

It seemed to her that it was also an unbearable and more dreadful memory.

Shang Ruyi obediently closed her mouth.

She quietly watched the carriage, though she was only a few steps away from reaching the final truth at this moment, yet, like the fear tangled in the low call, this same emotion was also infiltrating her, rendering her to exert all her strength to barely utter these words, but unable to proceed further.

She could only remain silently watching.

After an unknown amount of time passed, the person finally calmed their emotions and breathing; when they spoke again, the pleasing voice was tinged with a few degrees of cruel coldness, "Seems I really underestimated you."

"..."

"Though at that time, I nearly died at your hands."

"...?"

Hearing this, Shang Ruyi’s eyebrows furrowed, her expression turned cold as she said, "I suppose I should be the one saying that."

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"Miss is calmly sitting in the carriage at this moment, while I am standing here observing manners; but if I force my way into the carriage and try to pull you out, would you not resist fiercely?"

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"Humans, being highly intelligent, understand manners and ethics and won’t engage in acts of seizing nests built by others."

"..."

Perhaps Shang Ruyi’s sharp words stung this person’s heart, the person inside the carriage suddenly sneered, "You don’t have to paint yourself as innocent."

"Oh?"

"If I’m not mistaken, Young Madam Yu Wen—not at that time you should be addressed as Miss Shang, why did you go to Ban Yan Temple? Besides praying, what else was it for?"

"...!"

Shang Ruyi’s tongue froze.

A sensation as if being choked rose up, Shang Ruyi’s lips parted slightly, yet unable to squeeze out a word, and the other person continued coldly, "If I remember correctly, shortly thereafter you suddenly changed your mind, refusing to marry—him, instead marrying Yu Wenye, correct?"

"..."

"Why... does it even need to be said?"