After rebirth, I rejected the Regent, but he pursued me instead

"Brother, I want to cancel my engagement with Song Qiyan."

Jiang Wanyu told Jiang Xun the entire plan one by one.

The more he listened, the more Jiang Xun's brows furrowed.

He didn't expect that Jiang Wanyu would take the initiative to cancel the engagement with Song Qiyan.

Even though he knew that Wanwan was completely different now than before.

"Wanwan, what happened? Did Song Qiyan bully you? Or is he ignoring you again?"

Jiang Xun held Jiang Wanyu's hands tightly with both of his hands, his eyes full of worry.

Jiang Wanyu pursed her lips and shook her head.

"Neither. Mainly because Wanwan thought that since Song Qiyan didn't like me, why should I continue to get entangled with him? Wanwan thought it through and didn't want the Jiang family to worry about Wanwan because of Song Qiyan's matter."

"Silly sister."

Jiang Xun pursed his lips with a soft glow as he touched Jiang Wanyu's head.

"Since we are a family, no matter what Wanwan does, everyone supports you. How could anyone dislike you and think you are a burden to the Jiang family? You are willing to trouble us and make us worry, which means you care about us."

"Ah."

Having said that, a hint of worry still flashed across Jiang Xun's eyes.

Although Wanwan has drawn a clear line between herself and Song Qiyan, this engagement was granted by the emperor himself after all, and it was also the promise made by Concubine Xian and her mother. Will the emperor agree to the two of them and really cancel the engagement?

Jiang Xun was feeling uneasy, but he still patted Jiang Wanyu on the back to comfort her.

"I support you no matter what you do, but if the plan fails, the emperor will not agree. Don't rush to anger the emperor. After all, your marriage was arranged by Concubine Xian and mother. Even if Concubine Xian has no intention, as long as the emperor is interested, your marriage will not be successful."

"it is good."

Jiang Wanyu nodded.

Even if her eldest brother didn't say anything, she certainly wouldn't be so willful as to drag the Jiang family into this.

After all, she cherishes this family more than anyone else.

"What are you two yelling about? Hurry up, the Spring Flower Banquet is about to begin. Now that you're here, have some fun and go drink and eat!"

Jiang Sheng gritted his teeth, opened his hands, put his hands on the shoulders of Jiang Xun and Jiang Wanyu, and urged them deliberately.

Then the three siblings headed towards the Spring Flower Banquet.

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Inside the Northern Prince's Palace, Song Qi Yan sat calmly in the study, flipping through the books as usual, with no intention of getting up at all.

Qingxuan and Xu Lao, who were watching from the side, were a little worried.

"Mr. Xu, it seems that the prince will not attend the banquet again today."

"It's not like it's absolute."

Old Xu sighed softly. Every time this happened, the prince, who usually looked ahead and behind and took every step cautiously, would become as stubborn as a bull and could not be pulled apart.

"I guess it's because of Consort Xian again."

Qingxuan looked at the expressionless prince in front of him and felt very distressed.

Having been with the prince for so long, how could he not know?

The purpose of this Spring Flower Banquet was ostensibly to relieving the loneliness in the palace and allowing the ministers to relax and have some leisure time, but in reality it was just to satisfy the Emperor's vanity.

Everyone knows that the Emperor dotes on Concubine Xian, but he cannot win her heart.

Knowing that Concubine Xian liked to grow flowers and plants, the Emperor presented the most beautiful flowers in the world to Concubine Xian.

Now this Spring Flower Banquet is just to commemorate the deceased Concubine Xian.

For this reason, Song Qiyan, who knew the emperor's intentions well, was even more reluctant to attend the banquet.

After all, he also knew that the relationship between the emperor and the virtuous concubine was ultimately a broken mirror that could never be repaired, and he was nothing more than the shackles that the emperor used to imprison his mother.

Therefore, Song Qiyan, who always stood on the side of Concubine Xian, was unwilling to step into the Chunhua Banquet that would cause pain to his mother, even though he knew that he would be scolded by his father and be called an unfilial son and a coward.

"I guess after today, Your Highness will be summoned by the Emperor to be scolded again."

Qing Xuan sighed lightly, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. He pushed Old Xu and said, "Old Xu, you said Miss Jiang is going too. Maybe the prince will go too."

"I?"

Old Xu stood still stiffly. Although he was the oldest in the mansion, he did not have the courage to let Song Qiyan go to the Chunhua Banquet. Besides, if the old woman knew about it, she would scold him again.

"No, no, I won't go. If you want to talk, you can say it yourself."

"If I could have said it I would have said it long ago."

I think that in this palace, the prince listens to Old Xu the most. Although the two often have different political views, the prince always treats Old Xu like a friend and even more like a father.

If there is anyone who can persuade the prince, it is probably only Old Xu in the Northern Prince's Palace.

Thinking of this, Qingxuan pushed Old Xu in front of Song Qiyan.

Hearing the two people's movements, Song Qiyan raised his head slightly, "What's the matter? Is there something wrong?"

"Yes, Mr. Xu has something to say."

"what?"

Xu Laosi's eyes were filled with panic. He turned around and cursed secretly with gritted teeth, "You stinky boy, now you have learned to be smart."

Looking at Mr. Xu's lip movements, Qingxuan glanced away guiltily, but secretly cheered for Mr. Xu in his heart.

Mr. Xu, please work harder and don’t let the prince get beaten again.

"Mr. Xu, is there anything you want to say?"

"this………"

Mr. Xu paused, put away his panic, and pretended to be serious.

"Your Highness, are you really not going to the Spring Flower Banquet today? The Emperor gave you a warning last time. If you still don't go, I'm afraid you will be punished again."

"Don't go."

Song Qiyan answered expressionlessly.

Mr. Xu was speechless. He knew that this way would not work to persuade the boy, so he thought about it and decided to give it a try.

"The royal family and nobles will all go to the Spring Flower Banquet, and I think the Jiang family will also go. Miss Jiang was a little reckless when she fell into the water because of her arrogance. Let's not talk about etiquette first. Miss Jiang has lost her memory and it is inevitable that she has forgotten something. Aren't you afraid that someone will bully her because of this? When you were sick before, it was Miss Jiang who took care of you. It's a give and take, so why don't you help Miss Jiang, Your Majesty?"

Hearing this, Song Qiyan paused with his pen at his fingertips, and raised his eyes slightly, but after thinking about something, he suppressed the hesitation in his eyes.

"No. Aren't her two good brothers by her side? She was making a fuss before, and now she's in the water. She's not stupid, and her brothers will take good care of her. And based on Jiang Wanyu's personality now, I'm afraid someone else will be bullied. Besides, I took her out to play that day, and the friendship is over. There's no need to mention it again. She should be the one who owes me now."

Hearing this, Mr. Xu smiled awkwardly and felt disheartened.

As a prince, he knows the accounts better than anyone else.

"Does Mr. Xu have anything else to say? If not, please leave. I haven't finished dealing with the past few days."

After Song Qiyan said this, Mr. Xu had no choice but to leave in disappointment.

But as soon as Mr. Xu left, Qingxuan rushed in with a letter.

"Oh no, Your Majesty, Miss Jiang wants to break off the engagement with you!"

"What!?"

Song Qiyan's eyes turned slightly cold, and he almost slammed the table and stood up.

"Prime Minister Ye sent a letter asking Your Highness to go to the palace immediately. Miss Jiang seems to be planning to cancel the engagement with you in front of everyone. Your Highness, do you want to..."

Before Qing Xuan finished speaking, Song Qi Yan put on his cloak and left quickly.

"Let's go into the palace and find Jiang Wanyu."

"Yes!"

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