On our wedding night, he personally sent me to the Regent's bed

Yes, how could he forget?

He and Qiluo once had a child who was not born into the world.

That was the fruit of their love, but a few months ago, it was strangled by Pei Yili himself in the loquat forest of Yushan Farm.

Painful memories came flooding back like a tide. When Pei Yili thought of the child and the scene of losing Qiluo in Yushan, his heart felt as if it was torn apart.

"Luo Er, can we never go back to the past?"

Will that little girl whose heart and eyes only belong to herself never forgive herself again?

I still remember the scene where she threaded the needle for herself, made sachets under candlelight, and her hands were covered in blood from being pricked by the needle.

I remember how she would cook a dish she mentioned casually, but she would be scared by the crackling hot oil and hide in the cook's arms.

I still remember that she was wearing ambiguous clothes that she had found from somewhere, and she hooked her arm around his neck in a coquettish way, begging him to kiss her charmingly and persistently...

They had so many beautiful things together. Will that passionate little girl really never come back?

Pei Yili took a step forward, tears streaming down his face.

"Luo'er, you made me believe that there are still good things in this world. However, I believed it, but now you don't believe it anymore."

Gu Yeran: "Prince Yi, please be careful with your words. Don't make it sound like Qiluo has let you down. It was you who attempted murder but failed and regretted it."

"What? Do you want to coax him back and kill him again?"

Princess Qiluo felt mixed emotions as she looked at her former lover's tearful eyes.

Now that Gu Yeran had said that, her body tensed up and she quickly took a step back.

Pei Yili was speechless and felt extremely aggrieved, but what the other person said was all true.

The air in his lungs was growing thinner and thinner, and his chest was burning with pain.

"puff--"

"vomit--"

He was already weak, and he actually vomited mouthfuls of blood in front of Qiluo and Gu Yeran.

His bloodless face was as pale as a piece of paper. He was staggering and wanted to reach out to hold Qiluo's hand.

Qiluo hardened her heart and shook his hand away. She had a stress reaction and was really afraid of him.

"Pei Yili, I can never forgive you again. Just treat me as dead."

The air was as silent as death. Prince Yi looked up to the sky, gave a bitter smile, and said, "Luo'er doesn't want me anymore. My Luo'er doesn't want me anymore."

Then his legs went limp and he fainted in front of Gu Yeran and Princess Qiluo.

Gu Yeran was shocked and hurried over to take his pulse and give him acupuncture.

It took a long time to rescue the man and the palace servants were ordered to send Pei Yili back to Prince Yi's Palace.

"You are so frivolous. I really shouldn't have gotten involved in your affairs. If Pei Yili died, the emperor would definitely blame our Gu family."

He glared at Princess Qiluo, and the tenderness and tenderness in his eyes were no longer there, replaced by a look of scorn and disdain.

"Beauty is a disaster. You are so procrastinating. Next time you see me, remember to stay away from me."

He said loudly, "Did you hear me? Speak?"

Seeing Xiao Qiluo crying because of his scolding, he felt a little bit sorry for her.

He shook his head helplessly, "Forget it, forget it, I won't scold you anymore. No matter what, you are still Yanyan's good friend."

Seeing Princess Qiluo still in a daze, Gu Yeran's sympathy just now disappeared in an instant, and he sneered: "Why? Are you feeling sorry for your unfaithful man and murderer again?"

Qiluo: "No, I just feel uncomfortable because of your scolding."

She covered her chest and said indignantly: "I am also a princess of a country. Although Pei Yili is not a good person, he has never scolded me like this. I don't want to be the cause of trouble. I...I really didn't mean it."

She glanced at Gu Yeran and thought that although he was handsome, if he didn't control his mouth, it would be difficult for him to find a woman of his dreams in this life.

Gu Yeran knew that his words were too harsh, so his tone softened a little, "Alright, don't be sad. I won't say anything bad about you anymore, okay?"

"Hey, little princess, I apologize to you?"

Qiluo didn't say anything.

"Shall I prescribe you a dose of Xiaoyao Pills? To make you feel better?"

Qiluo still didn't want to pay attention to him.

Gu Yeran thought about it and finally slapped his thigh and said in an extremely aggrieved tone: "How about, if you really want to follow me, I will allow you to be my concubine instead of a mistress?"

Qi Luo: “…”

Mu Wanyan came up at the right time and slapped Gu Yeran on the head. She cursed: "Gu Yeran, you are worse than Pei Yili."

Gu Yeran: "Yan Yan? Why are you here? Don't get me wrong, what I just said to Qiluo was all a joke."

He smiled servilely and said, "I don't have any feelings for Princess Qiluo."

Gu Yeran groaned for a long time, then lowered his voice and said, "You...you are my future cousin's wife, I...of course I have to report everything to you."

Thinking that Mu Wanyan and Di Xiuyan had expressed their feelings to each other, his heart ached and he fantasized jealously: The women of Beimo are bold and unrestrained. What if my cousin brings a woman back from the battlefield and no one wants Mu Wanyan, then I will take her in.

If Yanyan doesn't want to be a concubine at that time, I will beg Dad to let me be her mistress.

As long as she doesn't affect my decision to marry more concubines, Dad should agree.

While he was thinking about Gu Yeran, he had no idea that he had been disliked by the two girls.

Princess Qiluo, in particular, felt that she had walked through the gates of hell and would never again fantasize about being a man's mistress or concubine.

Can a woman not live a happy life even if she doesn't have love?

-

Prince Yan was the only one who did not summon Mu Wanyan to the palace. He summoned Princess Qiluo instead.

"You and I are both abandoned by our loved ones. We are both wanderers in this world. Why do we need to know each other before we meet?"

Realizing Qiluo's rejection of the Pei family, King Yan smiled and said, "Princess, don't worry. You and I are both hopeless and it is absolutely impossible for us to fall in love again."

"Therefore, as far as you are concerned, this king should be safe."

Qi Luo nodded, "Indeed, I will never fall in love with anyone else, including Pei Yili."

King Yan chuckled and said with satisfaction: "You and I are exactly the same. Even if Lu Yan comes back to life, I will not have any feelings for her again."

He took out a piece of paper and handed it to Qiluo, "That's why I wanted to lend you a helping hand. After all, helping you is like pitying myself in the past."

There was a sense of unwillingness in his eyes, "A dedicated person should not be treated so poorly by God."

Qiluo looked at the words on the note, it was an address.

Puzzled, "King Yan, what does this mean?"

King Yan: "I own an antiques and calligraphy and painting shop in the capital. It is of considerable size and has a constant flow of customers, but the shop is still lacking a knowledgeable, calm and reserved shopkeeper."

He poured a cup of tea for Qiluo and said softly, "Princess Qiluo has experienced many hardships and her temperament is unparalleled in the world. If you have no place to stay for the time being, I am willing to let you manage my antiques, calligraphy and painting shop."

"If you don't mind, you can acknowledge me as your sworn brother. As long as you ask, I will never let anyone you don't want to see disturb your peace."

The implication was that as long as Qiluo was willing to acknowledge him as her sworn brother, Prince Yan would help her get rid of Pei Yili's entanglement.

Princess Qiluo held the note in her hand and remained silent for a long time, neither saying yes nor no.

After a long while, she slowly said, "Thank you, Your Highness. I don't have such plans at the moment."

King Yan: "As long as you are willing, my door is always open to you."

Only after Qi Luo left did the Prince of Yan wipe away his tears. It was not because he was sympathetic to women and liked to attract other women.

It's just that both of them were betrayed by the people they loved, so when he was nice to Qiluo, it was as if he was being nice to himself in another dimension.

-

As time went by, everyone realized that Mu Wanyan and Qiluo received too much attention.

The other girls were fine, but the Ding sisters gradually became restless.

Mu Wanyan and Qiluo lived in the same dormitory. From some day on, they found that they could always hear the old man coughing under the bed in the middle of the night.

I got out of bed and looked around, but there was no one there.