Remember "Bookworm" in one second.

  Is there anything more unbearable than being ignored by someone you care about?

  Is there anything more heartbreaking than being forgotten?

  She treasured the memories of him with great care and joy, but to Yan Wang, they were not even worth mentioning. He couldn't even remember who she was.

  Ling Jingyan covered her face with both hands, and tears kept flowing out from between her fingers.

  Ling Jingxu did not try to comfort her this time, her voice calm and composed: "Actually, it's no big deal."

  Ling Jingyan's whole body trembled, and she couldn't cry anymore. She indignantly accused: "What you said is too excessive! To you, it may be nothing serious, but to me, it's a matter of utmost importance!"

  Ling Jingxu gazed at Ling Jingyan, her eyes somewhat cold: "Even if he remembers you, what can be done?"

  Ling Jingyan: "......"

  Ling Jingyan was so choked with anger that she couldn't speak a word.

  "Even if he remembers you and has some good feelings towards you, will he make you his queen just because of that?"

  Her beautiful face was expressionless, and her voice had a few more degrees of coldness: "He is the eldest son of Empress Xu, with an identity even more noble than that of Prince An and Prince Kang. In terms of imperial favor, he even surpasses the Crown Prince who is recuperating in the Eastern Palace. The only one who can rival him is the Imperial Grandson."

  "Empress Xu will be particularly meticulous in selecting a proper consort for the King of Yan. As the daughter of a mere fourth-rank official, you are fundamentally unsuitable to be the Queen of Yan."

  "This point, you are actually very clear in your heart. Even if the King of Yan looks at you with different eyes, he will at most marry you as a concubine. Are you willing to be a concubine?"

  Ling Jingyan bit her lips hard, and a deep mark appeared on her dry lip.

  She is certainly not reconciled!

  "Let's put these aside for now. Even if you're willing to humble yourself, your uncle and aunt would never agree." Ling Jingxu's tone was very determined.

  Ling Jing was dazed for a moment before squeezing out a few words: "Why did you say that?"

  Ling Jingyu pulled at the corner of her lips and didn't answer, instead asking: "Yan Tangjie, why did Eldest Uncle deliberately seek to marry off Eldest Brother to Eldest Sister-in-law?"

  Ling Jingyan thought for a moment and replied uncertainly: "Although Eldest Sister is born out of wedlock, she was raised in front of her stepmother, and has both talent and beauty, with a good family background. Of course, she's the best match for Big Brother."

  Ling Jingxiao smiled: "What you said is not wrong, sister-in-law's beauty, clever mind, and brother are a match made in heaven. However, uncle's intention to marry this couple back then was not just because of these reasons."

  "Tang's sister-in-law comes from the Jiang family, although not the main line of the Duke of England, but is the closest to the Duke of England's mansion among the collateral branches. The late Empress Jiang, Tang's sister-in-law can be called "Guzumu" (aunt). Although the Empress Jiang is no longer around, the Crown Prince and the princess's family have never stopped visiting each other."

  "Great Uncle wants to use this marriage to establish a connection with the Eastern Palace. How could he possibly allow you to marry the King of Yan?"

  Ling Jingyan was as if she had been punched hard in the chest, her face suddenly turned white.

  Ling Jingxian was calm to the point of being cold-blooded, and she said the most heart-wrenching truth: "Moreover, Prince Yan has no special affection for you. Everything is your one-sided love and wishful thinking. Even if you are willing to be a concubine, Eldest Uncle will yield, but Prince Yan still won't marry you."

  Ling Jingyan: "......"

  A sharp remark! Every sentence hit her most vulnerable spot.

  The tears that had stopped flowing suddenly gushed out again.

  Ling Jingyan cried loudly until she was hoarse. She cried until her whole body had no strength, and then she leaned on Ling Jingxiao's shoulder and continued to sob.

  Ling Jingxuan saw Ling Jingyan crying so sadly and desperately, and her heart ached.

  It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one.

  Rather than getting deeper and deeper into it and being unable to extricate oneself, it's better to cut off this inappropriate infatuation with Ling Jingyan early on.

  ......

  Even a thick solid door couldn't block out Ling Jingyan's sobbing. Not to mention, Ling Jingyan continued to cry on and off for a long time.

  Bai Yu listened and couldn't help but secretly worry.

  She didn't mind Ling Jingyan, but instead was thinking of Ling Jingxiao in her heart.

  Ling Jingyan cried so miserably, in the eyes of outsiders, it was as if she had been bullied by Ling Jingxiao... If Big Madam and Old Master were to find out, they would probably vent their anger on Ling Jingxiao.

  Bai Yu hesitated for a moment, then quietly moved to the side of the maid Bi Tao and said in a low voice: "Bi Tao, Eighth Miss has been crying for almost half an hour. I don't know what's going on inside, why don't we two go knock on the door and ask?"

  Ling Jingyan had six maidservants around her, and 18-year-old Bitao was the first-class senior maid.

  Bì Táo listened to such a suggestion, but shook her head repeatedly. She said in a low voice: "Absolutely cannot go knock on the door. Our young lady usually values her face the most, now I don't know what's wrong that she's crying so sadly. It's best for us to pretend we don't know anything. If we knock on the door and talk too much, our young lady will definitely be furious. At that time, none of us will have a good outcome."

  "Can't we just wait and see?" Bai Yu frowned slightly: "Do we have to just listen and wait like this?"

  Bì Táo nodded vigorously with a sincere expression.

  The rest of the maids nodded in unison.

  Bai Yu: "......"

  Bai Yu silently swallowed back what she had almost said.

  After waiting for a while longer, the crying sounds from inside the door finally gradually stopped.

  ......

  Ling Jingyan cried for half a day, her throat was already hoarse from crying.

  At this time, she finally stopped crying and sat there stupidly. She didn't move at all. Her eyes were red and swollen, her gaze was dull and confused, with no focus at all.

  Ling Jingxuan's shoulder was wet with a mixture of tears and snot... Never mind, this wasn't the time to worry about that.

  "Yan Tang sister, you've been crying for so long, shouldn't your mood be better by now?"

  Crying is the best way to vent the distress in one's heart. Having cried for half a day, even if there is still more pain, it should have been vented out by now.

  Ling Jing weakly murmured a response, her voice barely audible.

  Ling Jingxu looked at Ling Jingyan and sincerely suggested: "It's almost evening. Aunt will soon send someone to call us for dinner. You can make up an excuse, say you have a headache or stomachache, don't go to Aunt's place."

  Eyes swollen like a peach, and this weak and listless look, anyone with eyes can see that something is wrong.

  Ling Jingyan nodded again.

  Ling Jingxu stood up: "You rest well, I'll go change my clothes. I'll come back to accompany you tomorrow."

  Ling Jingyan nodded silently.

  Ling Jingxu turned to leave, her hand just touching the door handle when suddenly a sentence emerged from behind: "Ah Xiu, actually you're right. Everything was my own imagination and wishful thinking. The King of Yan doesn't remember who I am, and he doesn't have any good feelings towards me either. I should forget about him long ago."

  Hearing Ling Jingyan say this, Ling Jingxiao let out a sigh of relief and felt quite comforted: "You thinking that way is just right..."

  "But I've liked him for so long, and it's probably hard to forget about him in a short while. He gave you his name card, give it to me! When I think of him, I'll take it out and look at it."

  Ling Jingxu: "......" (pauses), ...