Started as a poor little girl

However, facing Wei Lingheng, Li Lulu knew that the emotional bond between them must be completely severed.

Because in this complicated world, only Xiao Jinnian has enough strength and wisdom to rescue Wei Lingheng from the abyss of suffering.

During this period of time, Li Lulu's heart felt as if it was burning in fire and she was in unbearable pain. She was always on the edge of a dilemma and couldn't make up her mind.

After all, no one in the world is perfect, and it is difficult for everything in life to be perfect.

In the end, someone will always bear the loss and hurt.

After countless days and nights of deep thinking and inner torment, Li Lulu finally had a moment of enlightenment on the third night, as if she had suddenly realized something.

She rushed towards Prince Jin's Mansion without hesitation, and was determined to face the many tests in the future full of unknowns...

At this moment, Xiao Jinnian had been waiting in the palace for a long time. He was secretly glad that he was not wrong, and his heart was full of expectations.

Sure enough, she came as promised.

"Brother Jinnian, I promise you." Li Lulu's words were as firm as steel.

"Really?" Xiao Jinnian's eyes became moist with excitement and tears flowed uncontrollably.

He could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes, and hugged her tightly, as if he was hugging the entire universe.

This hug contains endless joy, relief and vision for the future.

"Thank you, Lulu." Xiao Jinnian gently stroked Li Lulu's hair, as if touching an extremely precious treasure.

Li Lulu felt the gentle touch on her head, but her heart was filled with bitterness.

She took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to raise her head, and looked at Xiao Jinnian with firm eyes: "But I have a condition." Her voice was not loud, but it was full of unquestionable firmness.

Xiao Jinnian's heart was shocked. He had never seen Li Lulu like this before - the girl who always smiled gently and was considerate was now looking at him in an almost decisive way.

He couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but he was more impressed by her deep friendship.

"I'll agree to any condition you give me." Xiao Jinnian said hurriedly, fearing that he would miss the opportunity to make Li Lulu happier.

Li Lulu bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes gradually turning red: "I want you to do everything you can to save Wei Lingheng and clear the Wei family's name. They are all good people and should not be wronged like this!"

By the end of her speech, her voice was slightly choked.

Xiao Jinnian frowned slightly, looking embarrassed.

He knew that this was not an easy thing to do, but seeing Li Lulu so sad, how could he bear to refuse?

After a moment of silence, he finally nodded: "Okay, I will do my best. As long as it can make you no longer so painful... But, Lulu, you have to fulfill your promise after the matter is accomplished."

Hearing that Xiao Jinnian agreed, Li Lulu breathed a sigh of relief.

She knew that this was the last thing she could do for Wei Lingheng. No matter what the result was, at least she had tried her best and would not have any regrets...

"Then from now on, we are like grasshoppers tied to a string."

Li Lulu stared at Xiao Jinnian deeply, with an indescribable complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

Li Lulu did not stay in the palace for too long. She didn't even have time to say goodbye to anyone and hurried back to the palace.

The continuous running around in the past few days made her feel exhausted and tired.

As soon as she returned to her bedroom, she fell straight onto the bed like a tired bird flying back to its nest and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, when a faint hint of dawn appeared in the east, Xiao Jinnian could no longer suppress his inner anxiety and impatiently set off for the palace to meet the emperor.

He wanted to tell the emperor about the deal between him and Li Lulu without reservation.

After listening to Xiao Jinnian's account of the whole incident, the emperor did not blame them. On the contrary, he expressed his most sincere congratulations to his brother and Lulu.

Xiao Jinan thought that as long as the two of them could eventually get married, it would be a happy thing worthy of celebration by everyone.

So he stated on the spot that he would definitely select an absolutely loyal and reliable subordinate and order him to quickly launch an investigation and make sure to find out the truth.

In this way, the day when he can attend his brother's wedding and drink happily is not far away.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jinan couldn't help but reveal a happy smile on his face.

Xiao Jinnian clenched his fists and secretly vowed to find out the truth behind the matter.

Therefore, he immediately launched a comprehensive investigation and sent his most trusted and capable subordinate, An Yi, to take charge of the matter.

An Yi acts decisively, quickly and vigorously. Although he is a little sloppy sometimes, his work efficiency is amazing!

As the saying goes, hard work pays off! After a long and arduous investigation, a shocking secret surfaced:

It turns out that all of this was a conspiracy of discord carefully planned by Ouyang Qi of Dongli Kingdom!

Li Zhenzhu became a key link in the entire plan, but unfortunately she had already been abducted by Ouyang Qi.

Fortunately, however, the evidence currently available is sufficient to prove the Wei family's innocence.

When Li Lulu learned the whole story, she suddenly felt a strong sense of relief, as if an extremely heavy stone had been lifted from her heart.

If she had been a little selfish and had not agreed to Xiao Jinnian's request, the Xiao family would probably have been forever mired in mystery and would have found it difficult to find out the truth of the incident.

In this way, even if the Wei family members were wrongly killed, they would have no way to clear themselves of the unjust injustice they had endured.

At this moment, Xiao Jinnian successfully found out the real culprit behind the scenes. Li Lulu suddenly felt relaxed all over, and a sense of relief arose in her heart.

When Xiao Jinan learned the news, he was furious and determined to take severe sanctions against the Dongli Kingdom.

They actually pretended to surrender and dared to harm his general. They are truly guilty of heinous crimes!

Those ministers who were disloyal were dismissed from their posts and imprisoned one by one. Those with serious offenses would be executed in the autumn, while those with lighter offenses would spend the rest of their lives in prison.

The Wei family finally regained their freedom, Wei Zhonglin and Wei Lingheng were reinstated, and their family received numerous rewards.

Wei Lingheng returned home in ecstasy, dressed up carefully, and prepared to share this joy with Li Lulu.

However, when he arrived at the gate of the imperial city, he was about to ask the soldiers at the gate to take a message to Li Lulu, but he saw Li Lulu and Xiao Jinnian slowly walking out of the imperial city holding the imperial edict.

The soldiers at the gate saw Prince Jin and Li Lulu walking side by side, and saluted with a smile on their faces, saying, "Congratulations, Prince, and Miss Lulu for finally getting married!"

The soldiers at the gate heard that Prince Jin came to the palace today to beg the Emperor to grant him a marriage.

Look, he came out of the Golden Palace just after obtaining the imperial decree to grant marriage, and he came out with Miss Lulu. It seems that the marriage has been successful.

When Xiao Jinnian heard the good news, he was secretly happy and quickly asked his subordinates to reward some silver and money to the soldiers at the door one by one.

Wei Lingheng was heartbroken when he heard the news and felt that he had been betrayed.

He really couldn't understand why Lulu chose Xiao Jinnian instead of himself. Didn't she say she would wait for him to return?

Didn’t you promise to marry him when he returned victorious?

He decided to find Lulu to find out the reason.

"Li Lulu, don't you have anything to say to me?" Wei Lingheng looked at her with sadness on his face, eager to know that all this was not true.

However, Li Lulu seemed to be deaf to his questioning. She just looked at him coldly without any intention of explaining.

At this moment, Xiao Jinnian took Li Lulu's hand and got into the carriage at the door together. They behaved very intimately and there was no barrier between them.

Wei Lingheng stared blankly at the carriage going farther and farther away, at a loss. He really couldn't understand why Lu Lu was so cold and distant to him in just one month.

Li Lulu in the carriage remained silent, and Xiao Jinnian also remained silent. He looked at her worriedly, his eyes full of concern.

Li Lulu felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, as if millions of steel needles were stabbing her heart at the same time, causing unbearable pain.

Tears welled up in her eyes, she clenched her teeth, trying hard not to cry out.

It was not until she arrived at Prince Jin's Mansion and Xiao Jinnian had tidied her room that she returned to the room, threw herself on the bed, and burst into tears.

Xiao Jinnian leaned quietly against the wall at the door of Li Lulu's room, listening to her crying, feeling heartbroken.