Most of the time, Ziqing would sit in front of the window and play the zither. She would listen quietly beside him. His zither skills were superb and far away. Every time she was immersed in it, her mind would think of the simple and happy life in modern times. She thought of pop music that she had not heard for a long time. When the song ended, she felt suffocated. It turned out that Ziqing had hugged her from behind and slightly shifted his upper body weight on her.
"Are you engrossed in listening again?" His hot breath blew into her ear. It was itchy, hot, and a little sweet and numb. It was like the gardenia blooming and dancing in the breeze in spring.
"Yes, I am. You play so well. If only he could hear it every day.”
"If you want to hear it, I can play it anytime.”
"Is that so? Who knows what will happen in the future? Would this fake princess die without a burial place? And what about Yin Yicui? In the past, she didn't have the strength to let others know of his existence. Now that she had the strength, but Ziqing loved her deeply. How could she have the heart to tell him? That would be a great insult to Ziqing! Her heart ached slightly, and she looked at Ziqing with guilt and sadness in her eyes. She turned around and hugged him tightly, as if she wanted to crush him. Ziqing, I'm sorry. I lied to you. I might even let you down in the future. But, I really don't want to do this. I can't help it. She leaned her head on his shoulder and muttered in her heart.
Surrounded by five or six palace servants, Xue Lin arrived at the Cloud Palace with an extraordinary aura. She wanted to barge in without waiting for the notice. Two days ago, Yun Niao had instructed them not to let Princess Xue Xi in, so how could the guards dare to let her in? However, they were also afraid of offending the arrogant Princess Anping, so in a flash, some meticulous people had secretly reported to Yun Niao.
Xue Lin seemed to be extremely impatient. With a glance, the guards behind her rushed forward and quickly restrained the guards. She snorted coldly and marched straight in.
When Yun Niao heard the news and rushed over, she saw this scene and said sternly,"Xuexi, what are you doing?”
Xue Lin looked at her arrogantly and said,""Someone in my palace is missing. I heard that he was captured by your people, so Xuexi had no choice but to come and see him. The emperor's imperial edict is here, please do me a favor.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he led everyone straight to the dungeon, leaving the furious Yun Niao cursing on the spot. Xue Lin turned a deaf ear and walked in front. The group entered the dungeon. As soon as the cell door opened, a foul stench wafted out, mixed with the sound of whipping, moaning, and screams. Lin Xue searched room by room and finally saw Sun Lian in the corner of the room. His clothes were in a mess, his hair was dry like straw, and his face was completely pale. His body was covered in wounds, and he was so thin that he was only skin and bones. His dry and lifeless eyes were lifeless. At this moment, he was staring at the ground in a daze, turning a deaf ear to her arrival.
Xue Lin's tears fell.
She tried her best to hold it in and called out softly,"Sun Lian!"
Sun Lian slowly turned her head. At that moment, she saw his face as pale as paper, like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind that would wither at any moment. "And you are?"
"I'll take you out. Get up and follow me immediately." She went over to pull him away without saying anything.
Sun Lian hesitantly looked at her lips and said,""Who are you?"
Xue Lin gave him a reassuring smile and held his bony hand as they walked out of the dungeon.
Looking at Xue Lin leaving, Yun Niao was trembling with anger. She knew that she was not Yun Xi's daughter and definitely not Princess Anping, but she couldn't do anything to her now! How could he not be popular? She had been looking for her flaws, but that girl was very cunning and had never revealed a trace of weakness. Moreover, she did look very similar to Yun Xi, which made her greatly deflated. Someone must be helping her, but who could it be? Yun Miao? Yes, she was the most likely, but Yun Miao had already gone crazy! Hiroshi? But what was Hiroshi's goal?
Just as she was thinking about it, one of her strategists suddenly said,"This Princess Anping's power has increased greatly recently. In just over a month, she has thousands of guards and hundreds of hanger-ons. It seems that the Prime Minister's Estate's joining has made her even more powerful. She was only a little leopard now, but she was already baring her fangs and brandishing her claws. Who knew what would happen in the future! Princess, she's the biggest stumbling block to your ascension to the throne. She is the eldest daughter."
"Hmph, just her? He's just a bastard of unknown origin! Did she really think that she was Princess Anping? I want to take off her mask and see who she is!”Yun Niao's chest heaved up and down as she angrily took a sip of the tea. She then threw the cup at a palace servant and scolded,""You blind thing! Why is this lousy tea so bad? Go and brew another pot for this princess!”
The palace maid packed up the remaining tea leaves in fear and trepidation, then obediently rolled and crawled out. After he left, Yun Niao continued to curse,"You dare to bully this princess! She keeps bringing people out of my place. She's really looking down on me! Why did her mother favor her so much? For her, he even dared to reject the marriage proposal of Li Country's Emperor and find someone to impersonate him!”
The counselor smiled." Princess, please calm down. She's still too young." How could she compare to the princess? This subordinate has a plan…"
"Tell me!" Yun Niao moved her ear closer.
"She doesn't have much power and is relying on the Prime Minister's Estate. If she doesn't have the support of the Prime Minister and the support of Young Master Ziqing…"
"I know that. However, the two of them were husband and wife. What was done was done.”
"Then drive a wedge between them and make them suspect each other. It's best if they break up.”
"How?"
"Didn't that girl always consider herself loyal? In order to win Ziqing's heart, she only married him. Then we'll let her have a few more, then Ziqing will give up on her.”
"What if she doesn't accept it?"
"Since ancient times, heroes have never been able to resist a beauty. Which princess isn't passionate? Princess, you forgot that she just took a male prostitute from you today. We'll make an issue out of this. And…then…"
As Yun Niao listened, a smile appeared on her face.
The next day at Chenhuan Palace, Yun Niao met Yun Xi and Zi Qing, who had been invited by the Emperor. The smile on her face deepened.
"Greetings, Mother. Oh, Xuexi is here too?" Yun Niao sat down beside her and held Xue Lin's hand warmly." Xuexi, are you satisfied with the person you took from my palace yesterday?" It's just that he doesn't come from a good family and is a male prostitute. How about this? If you like me, I'll find you a group of innocent and beautiful young men.”
Xue Lin's eyes widened, Xue Yao was also a little surprised, and Zi Qing was trembling.
"Ziqing is enough for me. I don't need royal aunt to worry about it. As for the person you mentioned, he is only a witness. Xuexi came to take him away yesterday with royal grandmother's permission. Aunt should not listen to slanderous rumors.”Xue Lin said calmly. Heavens, it wasn't easy for Yun Miao to cover up her visit to the brothel, but now that Yun Niao said this…
"Witnesses? What witness? Can you tell us?" Yun Niao pursued and attacked.
Sure enough, their eyes were all on her. Xue Lin said evasively," This…is confidential. Please forgive Xuexi for not revealing it for the time being.“
"Oh? Was that so? I saw that you looked at him very gently yesterday, so I thought you had some old feelings for him. It's no wonder. Although he's not as beautiful as Ziqing, he can still be considered a little beauty…"
"Royal aunt, please have some self-respect!" Xue Lin stood up and interrupted her nonsense. She knew that if she continued to speak, the world would be in chaos.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Xue Lin didn't know what else she would say. She was panicking. At this time, Ziqing came out to help. "No matter what decision Xuexi makes, Ziqing will support her." Since Zi Qing married her, he will handle all the family affairs for her. Royal aunt, you don't have to worry about these things in the future. Imperial Grandmother, Ziqing suddenly remembered that he had left a gift for you in the palace. We will go back to get it first and not disturb your conversation with Imperial Aunt.”
Along the way, Zi Qing's face was very ugly. He held Xue Lin's hand and walked through the palace wall without saying a word. They left the palace gate and got on the carriage. In the end, he found that his hand had turned red. Only then did he let go of her and looked out the window, no longer looking at her.
"Thank you, Ziqing. I've never been on good terms with my aunt because she wanted to snatch you away from me back then, so I have some grudges with her. This time, she deliberately did this to take revenge. But I'm really grateful that you're willing to speak up for me…"
She said," When you told me at the poetry gathering that you would only marry me in this life, I swore that I would do everything I could to love you and protect you. Although I know that as a princess, you can't just marry me in this life, I'm already very satisfied with your thoughts. Xue, I know it's not easy for you. You've led a wandering life since you were young and suffered a lot with your father. Now, the palace is even more dangerous. Princess Yun Liao is eyeing you like a tiger watching its prey. How can I hold you back and cause you trouble? I only have one request. I hope that you will tell me everything in the future. Don't hide it from me, okay?”
"Alright, I'll do it. " Ziqing, Ziqing…" Xue Lin couldn't hold it in anymore. She threw herself into his arms and cried silently," Why are you so nice? Why are you so good to me?"
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