Duke Jing's younger sister

Fortunately, it was dark enough, otherwise Shen Li would definitely notice how ugly Shen Beiqi's face was at this moment.

He narrowed his eyes and asked sarcastically, "Why, are you disappointed that His Majesty didn't point the Fourth Princess to me?"

Shen Li did not answer. She did not think so, but she did not have the energy to be angry with him at the moment.

In Shen Beiqi's opinion, her silence meant that she agreed with what he said.

He was filled with anger, and for a moment he didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh at himself.

Who he wants to marry is so unimportant to her? !

Could it be that the only person she cared about from the beginning to the end was Luo Cheng?

You never even showed him the slightest bit of affection?

Shen Li's heart was also in a state of confusion. No wonder Luo Cheng was so abnormal today and forced her to leave Jiangdu City.

He said leaving Jiangdu City was the only way, and it turned out to be true!

But...

Her eyes felt a little hot, and she glanced sideways at the dejected young man who was sitting in the mud.

Why is he so stupid?

This is an imperial decree. Disobeying it is a heinous crime that will result in the extermination of all nine generations of your clan!

Even if they really escaped tonight and escaped far away, they would never return to Jiangdu City in this life.

Is happiness that is gained at the cost of the entire Luo family’s lives and rivers of blood still happiness?

She couldn't be so selfish. As a member of the Luo family, he couldn't disregard the lives of all his family members.

"Luo Cheng..." She said softly, "Don't be willful anymore, go back."

"Shen Li——" Luo Cheng struggled forward and grabbed her wrist tightly, unwilling to let go no matter what, "I don't want to marry any princess, I only want to marry you!"

"We agreed that I will come to propose marriage tomorrow on the sixth day of the lunar month. You promised me that from now on, there will only be me in your eyes and heart, and you will treat me as an equal and live with me forever. You promised me!"

tomorrow……

It’s the sixth day of May!

Luo Cheng was unwilling to accept this, how could he accept this!

The sixth day of May, which he had been thinking about and looking forward to day and night for the past two days, should have been a good day for him to go to the house to propose marriage. Why did it turn out like this?

Why did God play such a trick on him!

The rain has not stopped yet, and this year's Dragon Boat Festival does not seem to be a festival worth celebrating.

Shen Beiqi took a deep look at Shen Li, and felt a sharp pain in his heart and a suffocating feeling.

So she has already fallen so deeply in love with Luo Cheng?

Have you promised to live with him forever?

Did she say that he was the only one in her eyes and heart?

Shen Beiqi's throat choked up, but he laughed out loud. The laughter was so light that it was easily covered up in the windy and rainy night.

It turned out that he had already lost miserably before he even started...

Seeing this scene, Luo Jue felt uncomfortable.

He took a deep breath and looked up at the dark sky. As an elder brother, why wouldn't he want to fulfill Luo Cheng's wish?

But the imperial order is hard to disobey. Let alone the Luo family, looking at the entire Southern Wu, who dares to disobey the order?

When it comes to marriages between children of aristocratic families, how many of them can really make the decision on their own?

It would be nice to marry someone who understands you.

But it is normal in life that there is no destiny due to some strange coincidences.

"Someone... tie him up and bring him back to Luo Mansion!" Luo Jue whispered, feeling extremely powerless.

Luo Cheng held Shen Li's hand more tightly, his cheeks were wet from the mud, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain or tears, "Shen Li... Shen Li..."

"Shen Li——"

He called her name over and over again, his voice hoarse, which made people feel sad in the deep night of thunder and lightning.

Several soldiers pulled his arms hard, but he stubbornly held Shen Li's wrists tightly and refused to let go.

One of them came forward and tried to pry his fingers open, but he struggled and kicked them away.

In the pitch-black night, the color of his bright red robe, which was soaked by the rain, could no longer be seen.

Shen Li looked at him quietly, and felt that he was just like the weeds on the roadside that had to bend their backs under the heavy rain.

After being stunned for a moment, she took a step forward and hugged Luo Cheng tightly in the rain.

The soldier who came to pull was stunned for a moment, then let go.

"sorry..."

She leaned close to his ear and whispered softly.

It's all her fault that things have come to this point.

If she had never asked Luo Cheng to marry her and had never made a promise to him, perhaps he would not be so resistant to this marriage.

The emperor's order is hard to disobey, she knew he couldn't escape it.

She seemed like a disaster star, always bringing bad luck to those around her, whether it was Zi Yuan or Luo Cheng.

Perhaps for others, being chosen as a royal consort is an extremely lucky thing, and the rest of one's life will be filled with endless glory and wealth.

But Luo Cheng wouldn't think so.

He is free-spirited by nature, does not like the power-scheming court, and prefers the free and easy life in the martial arts world.

To him, the position of royal consort was a cage that bound his wings and made him lose the sky that belonged to him forever.

The summer night rain comes quickly and goes away quickly.

The rain that was as heavy as a bucket just now has gradually subsided.

The thunder gradually faded away, and she vaguely recalled yesterday evening.

The setting sun leaves the sky filled with beautiful afterglow.

A handsome young man in red was leaning against the bridge railing.

Although his face was full of embarrassment, he pretended to be indifferent and asked her half-seriously if he could kiss her.

She hesitated for a moment, took off her hat to cover both of their faces, and stood on tiptoes to give him a kiss on the cheek.

Seeing her standing on tiptoe, Shen Beiqi was shocked. He subconsciously wanted to rush forward and pull her back to his side, but Luo Jue grabbed his sleeve.

"From childhood to adulthood, I have never asked you for anything," Luo Jue said in a deep voice, "I beg you, just this once, let them say goodbye properly."

Shen Beiqi was stunned and looked in amazement at the young couple hugging each other tightly in the crowd.

In an instant, he felt his internal organs collapse, and the pain was even more intense than a sword piercing his heart on the battlefield.

The intense pain quickly spread throughout his body along with his limbs and bones, almost devouring him completely.

He knew best what kind of person she was.

She seemed gentle and soft, but in fact she was very stubborn. She loved Luo Cheng to this extent, and she was afraid that no matter what tricks he used, he would not be able to win her heart.

The night wind blew, bringing a cool breeze that lifted the corners of his half-wet robe. He suddenly felt a sense of dejection and forced himself to turn around and stop looking.

The arms around her back exerted a little force, and Luo Yan knew that she was saying her final farewell to him.

From now on...there will be no possibility between him and her.

"Luo Cheng, you and I are not meant to be together. You have to be good from now on and stop being so willful."

Shen Li suddenly felt like crying, perhaps because of their relationship that died before it even began to sprout.

Maybe it's because she knows it very clearly in her heart.

From now on, there will never again be that beautiful, dazzling young man who loves to laugh, loves to wear red clothes, and is as bright as a fiery red peony in the city of Jiangdu.

Human growth has nothing to do with age.

It may take more than ten years, or it may just happen overnight.

She had experienced the path of growth where one was torn and pulled to grow up, and she couldn't bear to see Luo Cheng go through the same experience.

It's a pity that she doesn't have the ability to change everything.

Neither he nor she can escape the fate of being manipulated by others.

Everyone in this world grows up, so why would she and Luo Cheng be the exception?

Luo Cheng forced out a bitter smile, tears glistening in his narrow eyes.

"Before, I never believed in the theory of gods and ghosts, and I didn't believe in reincarnation. But now, I hope there can be reincarnation and an afterlife."

He held her in his arms, rested his chin on her shoulder, and felt the rhythm of her heartbeat for the last time. "If there is an afterlife, I will never let you down!"