"No Wedding Unless Enemies and Lovers" 《不是冤家不拜堂》Chapter 42

 Ji Yu Qing was hateful, undoubtedly she wasn't lacking in any way, yet why could she not beat Ji Ling Xue.

Ji Ling Xue had only been born a year earlier than her becoming the first daughter of the rightful wife stealing her limelight, she and Ji Ling Xue had met Xiao Yi Chen at the same time, Ji Ling Xue however could be conferred a marriage by the emperor, even though she had become a fool, and was carried in a palanquin by eight carriers lavishly into the prince's residence, becoming the rightful princess.

Ji Ling Xue was already a fool, and couldn't cook, constantly dim-witted, why did Xiao Yi Chen still care about her?

Zi Su said comfortingly: "Mistress, why don't we poison that foolish princess again so she can't go to the palace, that way mistress you can justifiably enter the palace with the prince."

Ji Yu Qing also felt Zi Su's idea wasn't bad, only she thought better of it as she recalled being tricked into falling into  the water by Ji Ling Xue, Ji Ling Xue's pair of all seeing black eyes gave her the chills.

"It's fine, she's only a pitiful fool, this imperial concubine won't bicker with her over entering the palace, the prince likes me so much, if I say I want to enter the palace he will definitely say yes." Ji Yu Qing picked up the rouge applying it, her face was also cleared of her bad mood.

Zi Su silently stood behind Ji Yu Qing, not knowing when her mistress had become so magnanimous, could it be the last time when she fell in the water, she had gone soft in the head?

While Ji Yu Qing was green with envy, Ji Ling Xue was struggling to follow behind Xiao Yi Chen, ever since leaving the Ji residence Xiao Yi Chen had put on a respectable and haughty attitude. Inside the carriage, Xiao Yi Chen asked Ji Ling Xue a ton of questions, particularly where she went last night.

Ji Ling Xue with her eyes wide replied at a loss: "I went to bed last night, where else would I have gone?"

Xiao Yi Chen regretted placing too little spies around Ji Ling Xue, he couldn't even completely find out about her whereabouts, since Ji Ling Xue wasn't a fool, she could find a way to avoid the spies and do things secretly.

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These were all Xiao Yi Chen's thoughts, since he couldn't get anything out of her he would rather not ask.

On arriving at the prince's residence, Xiao Yi Chen got down from the carriage first, ordering Ji Ling Xue to follow along. The two of them, one in front of the other, Xiao Yi Chen from time to time spoke of the past, Ji Ling Xue was clearly absent-minded, lazily replying to him.

Xiao Yi Chen stopped, Ji Ling Xue who followed behind him did not notice, and fell head first habitually, Xiao Yi Chen spread his arms, waiting for Ji Ling Xue to throw herself into his embrace. 

Ji Ling Xue shook her sleeve, a few embroidery needles sandwiched between her fingers, as she fell into Xiao Yi Chen's arms, the needles went into the other person's chest.

Stab, stab you heartless rat!

Xiao Yi Chen frowned, looking down in his embrace, at Ji Ling Xue who was showing an endearing silliness, why was this girl prickly? 

Ji Ling Xue blinked, "Sorry!" She immediately pushed Xiao Yi Chen's chest taking a few steps back, putting the needles away without a trace.

Xiao Yi Chen raised his finger to point at the tree beside Ji Ling Xue: "Do you remember this fruit tree, we planted it together when I was five years old?"

Ji Ling Xue tilted her head to the side, the tree beside her was already taller than her, the branches and leaves were dense, yellow little flowers blossomed, spates of sweet fragrance came with the wind.

Ji Ling Xue's train of thought returned to when she was four years old, little Yi Chen was only five years old then, they held hands as they stood at the gate of the prince's residence, Xiao Yi said: "Xue Er, father said this will now be my residence, let's take a look around."

Little Ling Xue nodded, the pigtails on her head swaying, innocence written over her chubby cheeks ,"Good!"

They strutted past the guards at the gate entering the residence, in that moment Ji Ling Xue was captivated by the novelty of the residence, the flowers and plants had been pruned beautifully, they were thing she had never seen before.

Little Yi Chen suddenly said: "Xue Er, let's plant a tree together."

Little Ling Xue nodded, she watched Xiao Yi Chen take the flower off Ji Ling Xue's head, tying it together with his own jade pendant, putting it into the hole which had already been dug beforehand, then planting the sapling.