26 Chapter : Departure

Chapter 25 : Departure

"Do you think I can compare to the ladies from prestigious families and high-born daughters"

“公子看我可比得那些名門閨秀，高門之女？”

"Of course, you can."

“自然是比得上的。”

"With my looks and knowledge, I would never marry a poor boy in this lifetime. If I marry, it will be into a renowned family or a wealthy household. So, there's no chance for us."

“我這樣的容貌，我這樣學識，此生我是絕對不會嫁給一個窮小子的。

此生我要嫁，就一定會嫁入名門世家，高門大戶之家。所以我們絕無可能”

"No chance... Just because I come from a poor background"

“絕無可能？……就因為我出身貧寒？”

"Yes."

“對”

"I apologize for my presumptuousness." He turned and left.

“是在下唐突了。”他轉身離去。

Little did I know, his heart was like a clear mirror. He understood I was afraid of being associated with him, so he closed his doors and kept to himself. In reality, I wanted to avoid any connection with him and to reject him. I was saying, "I don't think highly of you, and I don't want any rumors to spread about us."

我不知道其實他心如明鏡，知道我怕和他扯上關系，所以就他閉門不見。其實就是不想讓自己和他有半點關系，其實就是在拒絕他，就是在說：“我沒有看上你，因此不想與你有半點流言傳出。”

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So, when he noticed my aloofness, he withdrew his feelings and stopped visiting me. He persisted in this way for over ten days, never expecting that I would be so heartless as to leave. When he heard I was leaving and would never see me again, he abandoned all reason and came to see me in the dead of night.

所以他發覺我的異常後，也收起了自己的心，不再來見我。就這樣堅持了十多天，可是沒有想到我如此絕情，要離開了。一聽到我要離開，再也見不到了。他放下了所有的理智，于是他半夜三更獨自來見我。

He wanted to give himself another chance, and he wanted to give me another chance as well. But he didn't realize there had never been a chance for me.

他想再給自己一次機會，也想再給我一次機會。可是他沒有想到的是我這裏從來就沒有機會。

After leaving the village, I had no interest in visiting other estates. So, I returned to the Cui Mansion and resumed my life as Miss Cui.

離開那個村莊後，我沒有了心情去別的山莊。于是就回到了崔府，做起了崔大小姐。

Having only been back at the Cui Mansion for a few nights, my aunt sent messenger after messenger inviting me to enter the palace.

才剛剛回到崔府住了不過幾晚，姑姑派來傳話邀請我進宮的來人是派了一批又一批。

Although she is my aunt, and I could willfully decline her invitation, she is not only my aunt but also the current Imperial Noble Consort, who manages the inner palace as a deputy empress.

她雖然是我的姑姑，我可以撒嬌地不去。但是她不僅是我的姑姑，她還是現在位同副後執掌後宮的皇貴妃。

One could disregard my aunt's face, but who dares to defy the royal family

姑姑的面子可以不給，但是皇家的面子誰敢不給？

So, I reluctantly entered the palace and reluctantly met my aunt.

于是我就不情不願地進宮來了，不情不願地去見我那姑姑了。

During this visit to the palace, I encountered a familiar face: the young man I had always had a soft spot for. As it turned out, Crown Prince Liu Hao shared many similarities with Zhang Guoying.

只是在這次的進宮，我遇到了一個熟人，就是那個少年，我一直對他有好感，原來他就是太子劉昊，他的身上有着很多和張國英相似的地方。

Although one held the title of prince, born into the royal family and representing the upper class, the other was a bandit who won the throne through his love for the people, popular support, and intelligence and strategy.

雖然一個是王爺身份，本就是皇親國戚出身，代表着上層社會。一個是土匪憑借着愛民如子，百姓擁護以及自身聰明能幹的頭腦和謀略謀得的皇位。