The Prince Consort's Beloved

Prince Yun rode over and saw Li Yuanqi hesitating at the gate of the princess's mansion.

Prince Yun dismounted, walked to the door, and asked sarcastically, "Why, you don't dare to go in?"

Li Yuanqi looked indifferent, and said sarcastically in a cold tone: "You dare?"

Prince Yun had a calm expression, and there was a hint of pride in his voice: "Why wouldn't I dare?"

A faint light flashed in Li Yuanqi's eyes: "Don't forget, you also had a role in strangling Xiao Luobai!"

King Yun snorted disdainfully: "So what!"

After he finished speaking, he calmly walked into the princess's mansion. Li Yuanqi had a hint of annoyance in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and followed him.

He quickly passed King Yun and walked into the Green Plum Garden with his head held high.

He smiled and called out, "Sister."

Li Yuanrou, who was dozing on the recliner, opened her eyes and said in a bad tone, "What are you doing here?"

The smile on Li Yuanqi's face froze, and a trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes, which was soon replaced by a guilty conscience. He said in a low voice: "I came to see you."

Li Yuanrou said decisively: "No need!"

After she finished speaking, she saw Prince Yun coming up from behind.

An unnatural look appeared on Li Yuanrou's face, which was fleeting but was captured by Li Yuanqi.

Li Yuanqi glanced at Prince Yun beside him and asked Li Yuanrou in a cold voice, "I heard that you have been very close to him recently?"

Li Yuanrou replied calmly, "So what?"

When Prince Yun heard this, a slight surprise flashed in his eyes.

Li Yuanqi suddenly said angrily: "Have you forgotten how your father died?"

Li Yuanrou had a complicated expression on her face, with a hint of sadness in her eyes, which was gradually replaced by indifference. She asked back, "How can you remember what you said? You promised me that you would not kill Xiao Luobai."

Li Yuanqi became furious when he heard the name "Xiao Luobai". He actually let Xiao Luobai escape back to Beiluo right under his nose. How despicable!

He hid his anger and said righteously, "I killed Helian Luobai!"

Li Yuanrou sneered and lay back on the recliner leisurely. She didn't want to argue with him anymore. She covered her eyes with a silk handkerchief and said indifferently, "Go away. I don't want to see you."

A trace of pain flashed in Li Yuanqi's eyes. He thought of the letter from Xiao Luobai to Li Yuanrou that he intercepted this morning and the news brought back by the person who intercepted the letter. A deep hatred crept between his brows.

He spoke in an angry tone: "Sister, you torture yourself so much for Xiao Luobai, and you are even willing to distance yourself from me. He is not worth it!"

Li Yuanqi shouted in grief and anger: "You know that he took four concubines when he returned to Beiluo, and he had forgotten you a long time ago!"

Li Yuanrou was suddenly panicked when she heard this. She stood up and retorted sharply: "You are talking nonsense. I don't believe it!"

Li Yuanqi pointed at Prince Yun and said, "If you don't believe me, ask him. He knows it too!"

Li Yuanrou looked at King Yun steadily. King Yun's eyes were dark and he pursed his lips without saying a word.

The light in Li Yuanrou's eyes gradually dimmed. She lay back and gently closed her eyelids to hide the sad tears in her eyes.

She murmured, "I don't believe it..."

Li Yuanqi advised with great sorrow: "Sister, forget him. He is not your good man. He Lin... Isn't He Lin good?"

Li Yuanrou's voice was slightly choked: "No matter how good it is, it's not him."

Li Yuanqi shouted in frustration, "Sister!"

Li Yuanrou said coldly: "Go away!"

Li Yuanqi frowned, motionless, his expression becoming more forbearing, revealing deep pain.

Li Yuanrou's voice became even colder: "Get lost!"

Li Yuanqi suppressed the sadness in his heart. He glared viciously at Prince Yun beside him and turned away.

He thought that among the intercepted letters, there was a letter from Qingfeng to Daya, and that letter should have been in Daya's hands by now. When his sister found out that Xiao Luobai's personal servant wrote to Daya, but Xiao Luobai didn't write to her, she would probably give up.

Although she would be sad, it was better to suffer a short pain than a long one. She would have to go through this disaster sooner or later, and by then he would find a good husband for her.

Li Yuanrou closed her eyes and held back her tears. She wanted to cry bitterly. No matter whether the news was true or not, she felt uncomfortable. Whenever she thought of him, she felt very uncomfortable.

She choked up and said, "Are you okay? If not, go ahead."

There was a hint of pity in Prince Yun's deep voice. He said simply, "Here, a birthday gift."

Li Yuanrou glanced to the side and saw Prince Yun handing her a rather large brocade box. She said without any interest, "No, you don't need to give me anything or money in the future. I have money. You can go now. I want to be alone."

Prince Yun sighed helplessly and left silently.

Li Yuanrou wiped away the tears that were flowing uncontrollably, took a deep breath, and stood up to look for Daya.

She entered Daya's yard and pretended to be happy and shouted: "Aren't you going to celebrate my birthday? Why did you sneak back to be lazy..."

Daya raised her tearful eyes and looked over. Li Yuanrou fixed her gaze on the letter in Daya's hand. She saw the big words "Qingfeng" at the signature and was stunned for a moment.

After a while, she spoke: "Qingfeng wrote you a letter..."

Daya nodded and asked, "Didn't the Prince Consort write to you?"

A trace of disappointment flashed across Li Yuanrou's face. She shook her head, lowered her head like a withered flower, and walked out of Daya's dormitory slowly with a shaky step.

She locked the gate of the green plum garden and sat in the yard to get drunk. As she drank, tears flowed.

Why don't you write to her? Don't you miss her? Have you really forgotten her because you have a new love?

She drank alone until sunset. The moonlight cast a cool and clear light on the ground. The chilly autumn wind could not blow away the resentment between Li Yuanrou's brows.

Xiao Luobai's affectionate eyes appeared before my eyes, and his gentle words echoed in my ears.

"Even if there are thousands of stars in the night, they cannot match the blazing moonlight."

"Without you, I will be unhappy."

"Missing you is too painful. I can't bear to leave you."

"I will never lie to you in my life."

"The moon under the sea is the moon in the sky, and the person in front of you is your sweetheart."

"Rou'er, I love you."

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Not even a drop of wine could be poured out of the jar. Li Yuanrou's eyes turned red and she smashed the empty jar in front of her.

She was furious. What a crappy wine Ye Si sent her. She was still sober after drinking so much.

She staggered and opened the gate of Qingmei Garden. Da Ya and Er Ya came forward worriedly. Li Yuanrou pushed them away and shouted angrily, "Don't bother me!"

She staggered towards the Green Bamboo Garden, with Daya and Erya following far behind, their hearts in turmoil.

Qingluan hid in the dark, feeling heavy and helpless.

Li Yuanrou opened another jar of osmanthus wine in Qingzhu Garden, dug out Xiao Luobai's green clothes from long ago, hugged them and cried bitterly, drinking and crying at the same time.

She cried for a while and then turned to sobbing, wiping her tears with her sleeve alone, like a wounded little animal, licking her wounds alone in the darkness, feeling helpless and sad.

A tall figure approached, and she raised her misty eyes, feeling dizzy.

She shook her head, unable to see the face clearly, and murmured, "Xiao Luobai?"