The Dramatic Crown Princess Wants to Poison Me!

Chapter 391: Speak Calmly

Xia Wenjin looked at Xia Wanqing, who was still trying to convince her, furrowed her brows, and said, "Father, Huangfu Yuxuan’s eyes are so deep you can’t see the bottom, and his smile is so fake it seems real. He appears gentle and polite to everyone, and no matter what he hears, he just smiles it off, never gets angry. Do you think there is someone with such a good temper in this world? Not getting angry doesn’t mean a good personality; sometimes it’s a calculated tolerance, a deep scheming!"

Xia Wanqing naturally knew that Huangfu Yuxuan had deep scheming, but he admired this young man. At such a young age, he already had the majesty, and the nobility in his bones was not formed overnight.

Young, prestigious, courageous, and scheming, is that not an advantage?

Besides, putting aside all this, even if he were a bit ugly, just having a decent appearance without much scheming, just honest and sincere, but who made his birth characters match Wenjin’s? Who made Wenjin’s life dependent on him for rescue?

This marriage must happen!

His eyes deepened with seriousness, "Wenjin, these are all your speculations; nothing has happened yet! You are scaring yourself. Father is in Jianghu where promises are worth a thousand pieces of gold. I went down the mountain to bring Young Master Yu here to become my son-in-law, if I withdraw from this marriage now, wouldn’t it mean going back on my word and trifling with others? This matter, I won’t agree to!"

Xia Wenjin didn’t expect to say so much, yet her father’s attitude remained unchanged. Agitated, she said, "Father, it seems in your eyes, your daughter’s life is less important than your promise! You arranged the marriage for your daughter, it is I who will marry, not you, shouldn’t you ask my opinion first? If I am unwilling, no one can force me!"

She flipped her right hand, suddenly pulling out a dagger from her sleeve, holding it to her neck with a cold and resolute voice, "It seems just ingesting poison wasn’t enough, Father, you must be thinking that since the Glazed Pavilion in Liangzhou has an antidote, capturing me and sending someone to obtain it is enough! But I have said, I would rather die. Since Father won’t let go, then send your daughter on her way!"

Xia Wanqing indeed thought so, seeing Xia Wenjin threatening with her life made him anxious, "Wenjin, what are you doing? Talk it out properly, why resort to knives and swords?"

Xia Wenjin coldly smiled, "If Father insists on taking me back to the mountain, then take back my corpse!"

Xia Wanqing let out a bitter smile. He wasn’t trying to force Wenjin, but if Wenjin didn’t return to the mountain to marry Huangfu Yuxuan, wouldn’t it still result in sending a grieving father to bury his child?

A trace of sadness appeared on his face. Over the years, he never wanted to go against Wenjin, because of the prophecy, as she wouldn’t live past sixteen. He hoped that before finding a solution, he could pamper her more, love her more, make her life happy and joyful.

Now, finally having a hope to save her, of course, he wanted to grasp this lifeline tightly.

He understood Xia Wenjin’s suspicions about Huangfu Yuxuan.

But so what if he understood?

In front of life, everything else is light.

As long as he could save Wenjin’s life, he’d rather force Wenjin.

But if his forcing caused Wenjin to die in front of him...

He dared not think further; he looked at Xia Wenjin deeply and sadly, "Jin’er, Father will not harm you, why can’t you trust Father just once?"

Xia Wenjin’s heart skipped a beat, and Xia Sichen’s words sprang to mind.

She always took her free-spirited brother’s words half seriously, wondering if he fabricated them on the spot. Even if it were true, she didn’t take it seriously.

But at this moment, seeing the deep sorrow in Xia Wanqing’s eyes, she suddenly realized, in this world, her life she could not care about, but someone else did!

Her eyes flickered, and she asked, "Father, is that prophecy real? Are you pushing me because you fear I won’t live past sixteen?"

Xia Wenjin was startled, "How did you know?" Then instantly thought of something, and scolded, "That loose-tongued Sichen, even said such things to you?"

Warmth rose in Xia Wenjin’s heart; she had always known how much her father doted on her. In her previous life, nothing went against her wishes, and later it was even because of her that she was thoroughly used by Huangfu Yuxuan. Only in this matter, in this life, had things not gone her way.

She sighed and said, "Father, it’s not Sichen’s fault, I’ve known this for a long time. Moreover, it’s no longer an issue!"

"What do you mean by ’not an issue’?"

Xia Wenjin, without much burden, said, "Father, do you know the Bodhi Temple?"

"Yes!" The Nanxia Country Temple, an ancient monastery with over a thousand years of history; every Nanxia person knows it!

Xia Wenjin began to fabricate earnestly, "The Bodhi Temple has an enlightened high monk, titled Kong Chan. Three months ago, I coincidentally met the traveling Master Kong Chan at an ancient monastery in Jiazhou with three hundred years of history, the Shian Temple. Seeing my connection to Buddhism, he divined for me, the divination said I wouldn’t live past sixteen!"

Xia Wanqing’s face became grimmer, the prophecy of the past was echoed by another high monk, it seemed it was really Wenjin’s destined calamity.

Bodhi Temple’s high monk, these words entail trustworthiness. But they had only heard of his name, rarely seen him. Whenever he is seen, it’s a great fate, did Wenjin have such a great fate too?

Seeing his worried face, Xia Wenjin smiled brightly, restored her dagger, and said, "Father, encountering Master Kong Chan meant my destiny had a turning point. When he divined, he said, although destiny is brought with birth and follows through life, it is not entirely irreversible. Moreover, I am not going against destiny, just slightly adjusting it. He performed rituals for me for three days, and my destiny has already shifted!"

At this moment, Xia Wanqing’s feelings were very complicated, not knowing whether to rejoice or worry. To shift destiny requires great ability; Wenjin encountering it is her fortune, but altering and shifting destiny is to go against the heavens. In such cases, it would come with great danger, how would this be resolved?

Xia Wenjin said relaxedly, "Father, later Master Kong Chan divined again for me, saying I could live to twenty-four!"

Xia Wanqing: "..."

Twenty-four, only eight years more, was his Wenjin destined to an early demise?

Seeing Xia Wenjin’s joyful face, Xia Wanqing didn’t know whether to be happy or sad. Naturally, he had joy, for it was eight more years.

But after eight years, Wenjin would only be twenty-four, still so young...

Xia Wenjin watched Xia Wanqing, whose expression was both sad and happy, tangled and indescribable, and playfully smiled, "Father, Master Kong Chan is an enlightened high monk of the Bodhi Temple, since he altered and shifted my destiny, naturally he would be good till the end. Although now my destiny is to live only up to twenty-four. But Master Kong Chan said, if within these eight years, I can save ten thousand lives, the early demise in my destiny above my head can truly be broken!"