After Xuan Lie left Ji Qingyan, his heart seemed to have died as well. Now, he was no different from a walking corpse.
Xuan Qing and Princess Yong Ping were extremely worried. If this continued, their son would never return.
Therefore, they thought of an idea, which was…to invite Xue Mingzhu to comfort the frustrated Xuan Lie.
"Lie, I've told you before that Ji Qingyan is not to be trusted.”Xue Mingzhu, who had arrived at the Xuan Mansion, immediately said this.
She had thought that her fate with Xuan Lie was over, but just as she was about to give up, good news came.
However, she knew that Xuan Lie and Ji Qingyan would not end well.
Xuan Lie didn't say anything. He didn't even look at Xue Mingzhu. To him, Xue Mingzhu, who was talking beside his ear, was probably no different from a noisy sparrow!
"Lie, I know you're in a bad mood.”Seeing that Xuan Lie was silent, Xue Mingzhu said indifferently,"Why don't we go out and relax together?”
"Don't bother me!" Xuan Lie finally spoke, but the situation was far from what Xue Mingzhu had expected.
It seemed that using ordinary methods would not be able to make Xuan Lie notice her, so Xue Mingzhu could only use extreme methods.
"Do you want to hear about Ji Qingyan's recent situation?”
"I don't want to hear it!" Xuan Lie almost roared.
He had been separated from Ji Qingyan for half a month. Xuan Lie tried his best not to think of Ji Qingyan.
Xue Mingzhu continued," He's been very happy recently. Every day, he invites a bunch of people to the Flame Residence to hold a banquet. He's been partying every night. Everyone says that Flower Street has become very lively recently!"”
Xue Mingzhu only had one purpose for saying these words, which was to let Xuan Lie understand that Ji Qingyan was still living a good life even though they were separated.
She wanted Xuan Lie to give up.
"Humph! You even said that you can't live without me."
Hearing Xue Mingzhu's words, Xuan Lie suddenly felt very uncomfortable. Thinking of Ji Qingyan's current behavior, Xuan Lie felt a chill run down his spine. He wondered if Ji Qingyan could be so free and easy because he didn't love him.
"Lie, reminiscing about the past is useless. You should grasp the present.”
And now, she was by his side. Xue Mingzhu moved closer to her lips and took the initiative to kiss Xuan Lie. She whispered into his ear,"I know what Ji Qingyan knows. Let's go to the room.”
Xue Mingzhu took the initiative to invite him. Xuan Lie Yuan wanted to refuse, but he changed his mind at the last minute.
"Alright!" He wanted to completely forget the past.
She didn't expect things to progress so smoothly. As long as she slept with Xuan Lie, Xuan Lie would marry her.
Xuan Lie carried Xue Mingzhu into his room and pressed her onto the bed impatiently. He kissed her intensely, but when they were about to have further contact, Xuan Lie stopped.
"Lie, why?" Xue Mingzhu asked in confusion.
Things had already come to this point, how could Xuan Lie stop just like that? What about her?
"No, I can't hug you." Xuan Lie apologized.
Even though he wanted to forget Ji Qingyan, his body was the most honest. His body longed for Ji Qingyan, and he only wanted Ji Qingyan.
Apart from Ji Qingyan, he could not hug anyone else.
"Are you still thinking about Ji Qingyan?" Xue Mingzhu bit her lower lip.”
Xuan Lie didn't say anything, but his expression was clear enough. Xue Mingzhu couldn't help but say,
"Ji Qingyan doesn't put you in her eyes at all!”
"I know." Xue Mingzhu didn't need to remind Xuan Lie about this.
"Then do you still want to reconcile with Ji Qingyan?”Xue Mingzhu asked worriedly. If that was really the case, then she really had no chance.
"No." "I can't be with Qingyan anymore." Xuan Lie shook his head.”
The biggest problem was that Ji Qingyan didn't love him, and he couldn't forgive Ji Qingyan for lying to him.
"Lie, I don't care if you think about Ji Qingyan. I'm the most suitable person for you. Let's get married! I'll be a good wife and help you have children, okay?”
Xue Mingzhu's appearance was inferior to Ji Qingyan's, and her weight in Xuan Lie's heart was also inferior to Ji Qingyan's. However, there was one thing that she was far superior to Ji Qingyan, and that was that she could bear Xuan Lie's children.
"Ming Zhu, don't mention this matter anymore.”Since it was impossible for him to love Xue Mingzhu, why should he harm her for the rest of her life?
"I understand."
But Xue Mingzhu didn't intend to give up. She wished Ji Qingyan wasn't here…
It was clearly very lively and everyone was happy, but Ji Qingyan felt very lonely.
When he was lying alone in bed, the feeling of loneliness made him feel even more painful. That was why Ji Qingyan thought of holding a banquet every night, thinking that this would help him get rid of the pain.
Watching the dancers dance in front of her, Ji Qingyan downed the wine in his glass in one gulp. He felt that the noise was far away from him.
"Flame God, you are drunk." Du Jiyao said.
Seeing Ji Qingyan indulging herself like this, he really felt his heart ache. What should he do to recover?
"Nonsense, I'm not drunk."
Ji Qingyan rolled her eyes at him. Ignoring Du Jiyao's advice, she drank another glass of wine.
It would be good if he could get drunk. That way, he wouldn't let his imagination run wild.
"No! If you drink any more, you'll definitely ruin your body. Let me help you back to your room!”
Du Jiyao announced the end of the banquet on behalf of Ji Qingyan and helped him back to his room.
"Hey! "I still want to play…" Ji Qingyan was sent into the room before she could finish speaking.
The music stopped, and the noise stopped. Ji Qingyan couldn't bear the silence for a moment.
"Have a good rest!" Du Jiyao turned to leave.
But Ji Qingyan suddenly turned her back to him and said,""Hey! Du Jiyao, do you want to hug me?"
"Eh?" Du Jiyao was very surprised. He took a deep breath and said,""Don't joke with me."
"I'm not joking." Ji Qingyan just didn't want to be alone, so no matter who was in front of him, he would say that.
"If you're not joking, then you're giving up on yourself. If I hug you now, I'll only be even more unable to extricate myself, but what I want more is your heart.”Du Jiyao said.
"But I don't have a heart anymore."
"Do you really love Xuan Lie to this extent?”
Du Jiyao envied Xuan Lie. If Ji Qingyan loved him so much, he would be the happiest man in the world.
"Time will heal everything. Have a good rest!”Time could heal and change everything. Du Jiyao thought that if he stayed with Ji Qingyan, he would fall in love with him one day.
He just needed to give Ji Qingyan some time.
Du Jiyao turned around and walked out, while Ji Qingyan lay back on the bed, wondering if time could really make him forget Xuan Lie.
Xuan Lie hated himself for being like this.
He knew that Ji Qingyan was just toying with him and that there was no way he and Ji Qingyan would end up together, but he still couldn't resist the urge to see Ji Qingyan. Thus, he could only secretly come to see Ji Qingyan.
"Young Master Xuan, the Flame God is already resting.”The gatekeeper of the Flame Residence was quite surprised to see Xuan Lie. He didn't know what had happened between Xuan Lie and Ji Qingyan. He only knew that Xuan Lie hadn't come to the Flame Residence for a while.
"I'm just going to take a look at him and then leave. It shouldn't be a problem, right?”Xuan Lie said.
"This…"
"I promise I won't wake him up." Xuan Lie didn't care if the gatekeeper agreed or not and walked straight to Ji Qingyan's room.
Perhaps it was because she had drunk too much tonight, but Ji Qingyan rarely slept soundly. Moreover, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, as if he was having a sweet dream!
"What dream did you have? Who did you dream of?" Xuan Lie stared at Ji Qingyan and asked in a low voice.
Xuan Lie was jealous of the man in Ji Qingyan's dreams, because he could actually make him reveal such a touching expression.
Who was it?
"Damn it! I'm in so much pain, but you're partying every night. How long are you going to torture me?”
Xuan Lie forgot that he had only come to see him. He shook the sleeping Ji Qingyan excitedly until…
Ji Qingyan dreamed of Xuan Lie.
He dreamed that Xuan Lie returned to his side and forgave him. Then, they swore never to be apart. But…
The earth shook and Ji Qingyan woke up. Then he saw Xuan Lie in front of him. It wasn't a dream. Xuan Lie was really in front of him, and he was staring at him with a pair of angry eyes.
"Xuan Lie?"
Xuan Lie didn't say a word. He lowered his head and kissed Ji Qingyan's lips, causing her to be so shocked that she didn't know how to react.
Had Xuan Lie forgiven him?
"Lie…"
"Don't say anything."
Xuan Lie covered Ji Qingyan's mouth again. He didn't want to talk now. He just wanted to be destroyed with Ji Qingyan.
"Ah!"
No matter how Xuan Lie humiliated him, it didn't matter as long as Xuan Lie's anger could be dispelled.
After Xuan Lie was satisfied, he left Ji Qingyan's body and said with his back to him,""I will pay you."
" What?" Ji Qingyan couldn't believe it. What did Xuan Lie take him for?
Xuan Lie said in an emotionless tone,"Don't men have to pay to have fun on Flower Street? Don't worry, I'm very satisfied with you. I won't be stingy. You can name the price.”
"It doesn't matter how you humiliate me, but why do you have to make our relationship sound so unbearable?”Ji Qingyan felt a chill down her spine. "Xuan Lie, listen carefully. I'm afraid you can't afford the price I'm offering.”
"As long as you can say it, I can afford it.”Xuan Lie said.
Ji Qingyan looked at Xuan Lie." I don't want any gold or silver. I want your heart."”
"My heart has long been yours." Xuan Lie turned around and looked at Ji Qingyan.
" Lie..." Ji Qingyan didn't expect Xuan Lie to answer like this. She couldn't help but relax.
However, Xuan Lie continued,"My heart has long been yours, but you crushed it, so I no longer have a heart."”
"Since you hate me so much, why did you come looking for me?”Ji Qingyan asked sadly.
"That's right! Why?" Xuan Lie reached out and caressed Ji Qingyan's smooth cheek." I admit that as long as I'm alive, I won't forget you, but I'll force myself to end it."”
"What are you going to do?" For some reason, Ji Qingyan suddenly had an ominous feeling.
"I will go to a very far place." After saying this, Xuan Lie silently put on his clothes and turned to leave.
Xuan Lie would go to a faraway place? Could it be that he wanted to leave Luoyang? Then what was he thinking?
"What? Say it again." Princess Yong Ping shouted sharply. In fact, she could not be blamed for losing her composure. It was only because her precious son suddenly said something that shocked her.
"The Turks are invading the border. If the Emperor wants to send troops to the border, I will follow and do my best.”
When Xuan Lie found out about this, he decided to do so.
"No! I won't let you go." Princess Yong Ping shouted.
Xuan Lie was the precious son she had been carrying for ten months, and the only descendant of her family. How could she let him take the risk? That was a battlefield! What if something happened?
"I've already decided. No matter what you say, I'll definitely go.”
Seeing that she could not persuade her son to give up, Princess Yong Ping turned to her husband for help.
"Qing, help to persuade Lie 'er!”
"Why should I persuade him?" Xuan Qing asked. A real man should establish his own fame. Moreover, I believe that with Lie 'er's ability, she will definitely return triumphantly.”
"Why are you saying this? In short, I forbid Lie 'er from going. I want to go and tell the Emperor to issue an edict forbidding Lie' er from going to the battlefield.”Princess Yong Ping stomped her foot.
Xuan Lie frowned. "Mother, do you want to humiliate me? I don't want to be like most of the imperial relatives, just hiding under the wings of my parents and asking mother to fulfill my wish.”
" But..." Princess Yong Ping's heart ached for her child." You suddenly want to go to the battlefield. Don't tell me it's because of Ji Qingyan?"”
"It has nothing to do with him!" At the mention of Ji Qingyan, Xuan Lie's expression immediately changed.
Xuan Lie's reaction was too obvious, causing Princess Yong Ping's suspicion to grow even stronger. At this moment, she also had other thoughts in her heart.
In short, no matter what, she had to make Xuan Lie give up on the idea of going to the battlefield.
Princess Yong Ping went to Flower Street to see Ji Qingyan. Ji Qingyan didn't know why she came, but he still went to see her.
"The high and mighty Princess Yong Ping actually came to find me. I'm really flattered!”Ji Qingyan mocked.
Princess Yong Ping pretended not to understand Ji Qingyan's mockery and maintained her arrogant appearance.
"Ji Qingyan, do you know that Lie 'er is going to the battlefield?”
"What?"
Ji Qingyan was shocked. He recalled what Tianxuan Lie had said before he left. Xuan Lie said that he was going to a faraway place, so that place was the border.
Did Xuan Lie want to go to the border just to avoid him?
"You don't know? Didn't you instigate him to do this?”
Princess Yong Ping had long believed that Ji Qingyan was the bad guy who stole her precious son, just like how his mother, Ji Shiniang, stole her husband.
"Why should I encourage him? What good would it do for me if Xuan Lie went to the border?”Ji Qingyan shrugged and asked.
Princess Yong Ping thought it made sense, so she said to Ji Qingyan,""In that case, you should be able to persuade him to give up on this stupid idea, right?”
Princess Yong Ping thought that Ji Qingyan would definitely agree, but who knew that Ji Qingyan would act as if it had nothing to do with her.
"Why should I persuade him? What position am I in to persuade him? Besides, will he listen to me?"
"Ji Qingyan, don't you know what's good for you.”Princess Yong Ping had never tasted rejection before. She shouted unhappily,"You dare to disobey my orders?”
"Orders?" Ji Qingyan raised her eyebrows.
"Alright then! It's not an order." Princess Yong Ping gritted her teeth. After all, she was the one who needed his help, so she could not be too arrogant. "Even if it's a request, I'm begging you to persuade Lie 'er.”
"I refuse." Ji Qingyan replied without hesitation.
"Ji Qingyan, you!"
Before Princess Yong Ping could scold her, Ji Qingyan interrupted her,"
"If you order me, I will ignore you. If you ask me, I will reject you. If you want to ask me for a reason, then there is only one answer. As long as it is your request, I will reject it.”
Princess Yong Ping wanted to fly into a rage, but when she thought that only Ji Qingyan could make Xuan Lie give up the idea of going to the battlefield, she could only suppress her anger and say,
"Please, please understand my feelings as a mother.”
"Do you have the heart to understand my mother's feelings?”Ji Qingyan suddenly asked.
"What do you mean by that?" Princess Yong Ping paused." It was your mother who stole my husband. I'm the victim!"”
"Is that so?" "My mother told me everything, including how you framed her," Ji Qingyan sneered. Xuan Qing is indeed detestable, but you can't escape from it.”
"Don't even think about putting false charges on me!”Princess Yong Ping's face grew paler and paler." I was wrong. I really shouldn't have come to find you. I didn't expect you to be as vicious as your mother.”
"I want you to take that back!" Ji Qingyan grabbed her shoulder angrily.
"You…"
Looking at Ji Qingyan's angry eyes, Princess Yong Ping recalled that she had once been stared at by a similar pair of eyes. That was…
"Ah! Shiniang Ji, don't blame me. It's all your fault. Who taught you to steal my husband? I had no choice but to accuse you of wanting to poison me and instigate my husband to chase you away.”
Princess Yong Ping screamed hysterically as if the person in front of her was Ji Qingyan's mother, Ji Shiniang.
Why was she so afraid? Could it be that she had done something else? Ji Qingyan wanted to know the truth, so she pretended to be her mother and glared at Princess Yong Ping with hatred.
"You made me miserable. You made me and my child homeless and almost died on the streets. You already have everything, why can't you tolerate me? Why do you still want to kill me?"
"Because I was afraid…afraid that you would know the truth, afraid that hubby would know the truth, because…Lie 'er is not hubby's biological son.”Princess Yong Ping was afraid of Ji Shiniang's ghost's revenge, so she told the truth while she was a little confused.
At that time, Princess Yong Ping could not forgive her husband's betrayal, so she had an affair with Xuan Lie in a fit of anger.
"What?"
Ji Qingyan had mixed feelings when she heard this big secret. On the one hand, he knew that he and Xuan Lie were not blood brothers. This way, his guilt could be reduced a little. On the other hand, if Xuan Lie knew the truth, that the father he had called for twenty years was not his biological father, he would definitely be very sad.
This matter had to be kept from Xuan Lie, but there was another matter that Ji Qingyan had to ask clearly."Who is Xuan Lie's biological father?”
"He is…Ah!"
Before Princess Yong Ping could give an answer, she fainted due to a mental breakdown.
"Hey!" He was so close to finding out who Xuan Lie's biological father was.
However, so what if he knew the truth? Can he tell Xuan Lie?
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