Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Perhaps on this road paved with bones, there are many people who died in vain, and many people he has let down, but he does not regret it.

He always knew that he was not a good person, nor was he the gentle and considerate person in Shen Zhaohua's eyes. He had a unique indifference in his bones, and he always stood on a high place, never bending down to look at the world.

Shen Zhaohua is just one of thousands of people.

Pei Xu withdrew his thoughts and said calmly, "Haven't you seen through me a long time ago? This is just who I am."

Shen Zhaohua seemed to have expected him to say this. She struggled to support herself and sat up from the bed.

"Pei Xu, when we first met, you were so kind, and I always thought we would be fine forever. You were so gentle that I forgot that you were a prince, a noble man in the world, and who was I? I was just a homeless orphan who, relying on my uniqueness, thought I could really stay with you forever."

Crystal tears hung on her eyelashes, and her face became even paler and more fragile, like a piece of white paper that could be easily torn apart by the wind.

She just looked at Pei Xu, feeling pitiful and sad.

"Pei Xu, you've let me down. If you didn't love me back then, you shouldn't have brought me back to the palace. I gave you all my emotions. I waited obediently for you to come back and see me, like a pet. I gave up my self-esteem for you and started to envy other women. I even forgot what I was like when I first came here. I used to be a lively and innocent person, not so mean, and willing to treat others kindly. But now I've become the same as you. I've started to care about status and I even ask people to kneel. How ridiculous!"

As soon as Shen Zhaohua finished speaking, she started coughing, and her frail body became even more fragile.

But after saying these words, she felt much better.

Pei Xu just looked at her calmly, without anger or response.

He knew that Shen Zhaohua didn't need his response.

Shen Zhaohua had both love and hatred for him, and these emotions constantly tortured her, making her feel miserable.

If she had not fallen in love with Pei Xu, she might have been able to guard her heart and not become such a monster, but she failed to do so. Having never entered society, she was really naive.

When she was just an adult, she thought love was everything.

"Pei Xu, I'm like this today because of you. I regret falling in love with you, and I regret staying here for you. I want to go home, but I have no way. I don't know how to go back."

Shen Zhaohua looked at him with burning eyes, and her expression became so warm when she mentioned the word "go home".

"where is your home?"

Pei Xu was very curious about her origins and had sent people to investigate, but all came back empty-handed. He didn't believe Shen Zhaohua had the ability to conceal her origins so thoroughly, so he was always wary of the person behind Shen Zhaohua.

But now hearing her say this, he had a vague feeling that the truth would surprise him greatly.

"My home is not here, not in this era."

Shen Zhaohua smiled sadly. She no longer kept this secret. After all, even if she didn't say it, she couldn't leave the palace.

As for Pei Xu, he might not want to live anymore.

"To you, I'm an outlier, right? Perhaps from the moment I showed up, you already knew I didn't belong here, that I was incompatible with this place, so you wouldn't like me, nor would you be sincere towards me. You're just trying to trick me, trying to get more things from me that would benefit you."

Shen Zhaohua has been thinking about this question these days, but she has no answer, so she told Pei Xu her speculation.

"I am indeed using you, but I don't know your background."

There was nothing Pei Xu was afraid to admit. Since things had come to this, why not be honest?

But he doesn't admit everything. He will only admit what is his responsibility.

"What you gave me is something we don't have, and it's something I desperately need. When you showed up in front of me with this thing, it was destined that I would use you, and I couldn't give you the love you wanted. If you hadn't asked for so much, I would still be willing to play the love game with you, but you asked for too much. You said it was because of me that you became like us, that you cared about hierarchy, but I don't agree with that. You live in this courtyard by yourself, and I didn't send too many people to monitor you. Furong was even pleading for you the moment I walked in. Shen Zhaohua, don't you have any responsibility for today's outcome?"

Pei Xu didn't care where she came from or where she would end up, as long as she didn't join his rival camp.

Shen Zhaohua had no idea what he was thinking, and when he heard this, he smiled foolishly.

"You're right, I made mistakes too, but I've already paid for them. Now I just want to go home."

A line of clear tears flowed down her cheeks, and she felt even more fragile at this moment.

For some reason, Pei Xu thought of Gu Jiaorong and the unborn child, and couldn't help but sigh.

"If you can go back, I won't stop you, but you must never show up again."

He had planned to deal with Shen Zhaohua tonight, no matter what her background was.

When Shen Zhaohua heard this, he suddenly looked up at him.

"If I could go home, I would never come back. This place breaks my heart, and so do you, Pei Xu. I will never love you again."

At this moment, she seemed to have let go of both love and hatred.

"Shen Zhaohua, forget me."

Pei Xu was soft-hearted for once. He turned his back but did not leave.

Shen Zhaohua looked at the man's broad and tall back and shed the last tear.

Furong had been waiting outside the whole time, and didn't know what the prince had said to Miss Shen. After the prince came out, she heard him say, "Furong, there has never been a Miss Shen in the palace, and you have never served anyone here. Fu'an will reassign you tomorrow."

She opened her mouth and wanted to ask what happened to Miss Shen.

But looking at the prince's back, he said nothing in the end.

Pei Xu took the booklet in his hand and left in big strides.

He didn't expect that Shen Zhaohua would leave him a gift before leaving, which made his rare soft-heartedness worthwhile.

He left in the moonlight and came back in the moonlight.

Gu Jiaorong was once again held in his arms, "Prince, where did you go just now?"

The sweet girl in his arms seemed to know that he had left, and asked in a mumbling tone, but her eyes did not open.

"Go to sleep."

Pei Xu did not answer, but just patted her back gently to coax her to sleep.

But Gu Jiaorong did not respond, she snuggled into his arms and slept more soundly.

Pei Xu watched her sleeping soundly, sighed silently in his heart, and said in a rather doting tone: "You are a heartless little liar, but it's okay this way."

He hoped that Gu Jiaorong could always be carefree like this.