Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 928: Chapter 929: Good People Don’t Necessarily Get Good Rewards

As she spoke, An Jing had someone call Meng Zhuqing over.

An Jing did not beat around the bush and directly asked, ”Is there something wrong between you and Wild Goose Jade? Why do you live so far away from her?”

She had let him choose his own courtyard to live in, just to make it convenient for him to choose to live closer to his beloved Tobanya, but instead, he did not choose to live near her at all and was in fact, very far away.

Meng Zhuqing said, ”There is nothing between me and Princess Yao. The Princess allowed me to choose a courtyard, and since I saw that the one in the west was nice, I went to live there.”

An Jing frowned and said, ”The more you talk that way, the more I feel there is something wrong. Don’t you like Wild Goose Jade? Why are you so distant from her now?”

Meng Zhuqing hesitated for a moment, and finally, with a thud, he knelt down in front of An Jing and Xiao Changyi, pleading honestly, ”Princess Yao is a noble Commandery Princess, and I, in my current ghastly state, know I am not worthy of her. I beg you, Lord and Lady, not to mention my feelings for Princess Yao anymore. I implore you!”

As he spoke, Meng Zhuqing also gave An Jing and Xiao Changyi a solemn kowtow, showing that his mind was made up.

An Jing’s brow furrowed even deeper. ”You are disfigured, but Wild Goose Jade might not mind. You don’t need to be like this.”

Meng Zhuqing said, ”I have always secretly adored Princess Yao, and she has no feelings for me. Even if there were any feelings, it would only be because I was once kind to her; I am well aware of this.”

”This...” An Jing did not know what to say for a moment. Because she was not sure whether Tobanya liked Meng Zhuqing.

Meng Zhuqing continued, ”Originally, seeing that she had no feelings for me, I thought it would be difficult to let go of my feelings for her. But now, having become disfigured, I no longer have any feelings for Princess Yao.”

Immediately after, Meng Zhuqing gave Xiao Changyi and An Jing another heavy kowtow, ”This is fate. I hope you, Lord and Lady, will honor my request and keep secret my past affections for Princess Yao.”

Seeing how adamant Meng Zhuqing was, as if he would continue kneeling and kowtowing if they did not agree, An Jing could only sigh, ”Get up; we agree.”

”Thank you, Lord, thank you, Lady.” Only then did Meng Zhuqing agree to rise.

An Jing looked at Meng Zhuqing with a complex expression for a long while before asking again, ”Can you truly put an end to your feelings for her?”

Meng Zhuqing remained silent.

An Jing did not ask further. Love, after all, is not something that can be put down easily just because one says it can be.

”I understand. Go about your business,” An Jing said no more and let Meng Zhuqing go.

”I take my leave.”

After Meng Zhuqing had left, An Jing sighed to Xiao Changyi, ”They say good people get good returns, but sometimes it just isn’t so.”

Xiao Changyi simply held An Jing, letting her lean on his shoulder.

An Jing continued to sigh, ”The mansion of King Sheng will only be completed early next year. During this period, Wild Goose Jade will be living in our house. Even if Meng Zhuqing cannot meet her all the time, he occasionally will, and it must be particularly painful for him.”

Xiao Changyi simply said lightly, ”He chose this himself.”

An Jing nodded, saying no more. One must finish the path they have chosen, even if they have to do it on their knees.

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That day, early in the morning, An Jing was practicing with her sword in the courtyard.

The four little fellows had also gotten up and, seeing An Jing practicing with her sword, followed suit, each brandishing a little wooden sword. They appeared both happy and very interested in the practice.