"Okay, my savior, let's go quickly." Helan Xuenuo looked at Xiaozhu with a helpless smile.

"Oh, I was just telling you something. Forget about it. Come on, girl."

Xiao Zhu just realized that she was so engrossed in her conversation that she forgot that the maids would be passing by soon.

Xiaozhu and Helan Xuunuo walked one after the other, passing through the Nine-Curve Corridor. On one side of the corridor was a row of thin willows. Because it was winter, the thin willows hung down thousands of silk threads. When spring came, the willow branches would be full of vitality again.

When they got to the yard, Helan Xuenuo was lying sideways on the couch, gasping for breath.

"Girl, what did you see today? You were so scared. I saw you standing there like a petrified person. I was afraid that you would knock the wall down." Xiao Zhu was covering her mouth and laughing.

"Guess." Helan Xuenuo looked at Xiaozhu with a mysterious expression.

"I guess our girl saw Miss Qi who can eat people."

Xiao Zhu tapped his lower lip with his index finger, his eyes looking very wise.

Helan Xuenuo sighed, "It seems that being a good person in this world is really hard. I once thought that the Helan Mansion rescued an orphan like Qi Didi and treated her as a lady, and that she would be grateful. I once thought she was a white lotus emerging from the mud, noble and kind. However, I never imagined that she was raised by the Helan Mansion like a rat in the gutter, and would sooner or later bring disaster to the Helan Mansion."

At this point, she suddenly sat up from the couch, thinking to herself, why not just kill Qi Didi once and for all? But then she thought about it carefully, if she killed her, her lover Gu Shicheng would definitely go crazy, and it would not be a good thing for the Helan Mansion to provoke him. So she gave up the idea.

"Girl, what have you thought of?" Xiao Zhu had already come close to her, looking at her curiously.

Helan Xuenuo shook her head dejectedly and lay down again, stretching her thighs outwards. "Don't disturb me, I need to take a nap."

Helan Xuenuo had a dream. In the dream, she used Cuju to beat Shen Yinzhen and Qi Didi until they were bruised and swollen. Gu Shicheng knelt on the ground and begged her to let Qi Didi go.

She woke up from her dream laughing.

When she woke up, it was already dinner time. She went to the dining hall to have dinner with the old general and his wife. Qi Didi said she was sick and did not come, so the old lady asked the servants to bring some food to her yard.

It seems that in her previous life, Qi Didi often claimed to be sick and refused to eat, which had already exposed her true colors, but she always thought that Qi Didi was weak and sickly.

When Helan Xuenuo was lost in thought, Madam Helan tapped her forehead with her finger and said, "What are you thinking about? Eat more vegetables. I haven't seen you for a few days. I see you've lost a lot of weight."

Helan Xuenuo smiled and nodded, then touched the place that was hurt by the old lady's tapping and started eating the food in big mouthfuls.

"Give Nuonuo a bowl of chicken soup to nourish her."

After General Helan finished speaking, Xiaozhu walked to the chicken soup, filled a half-full bowl of chicken soup, and brought it to Helan Xuenuo.

"The young lady must be tired from studying. I couldn't go with her to the Shangshufang these days, otherwise I would have prepared some snacks for her to nourish her brain."

Xiao Zhu looked at Helan Xuenuo with a look of pity.

"Are you determined to raise me into a fat girl?" Helan Xuenuo stretched out her arms and looked at both sides. She felt that she was not thin at all. It must be that they cared too much about her.

At this time, the old general winked at the old lady, who understood. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, and looked at Helan Xuenuo with a kind smile on her face, "Nuonuo, studying is too tiring, so we won't go. It's enough to read this book. I heard that Yuan Xu also went to the Shangshufang. How have you two been getting along these days? You are the only precious daughter of your father and me. If you think it is suitable, why don't our two families put your marriage on the agenda as soon as possible?"

Helan Xuenuo nearly spit out the chicken soup she was drinking, but luckily she swallowed it. "Father and Mother, although Yuan Xu is nice, I don't think he's right for me. My husband, I want to slowly look for the one that suits me best. You wouldn't want to see your daughter marry Yuan Xu, have a big fight every three days, a small fight every two days, and then get divorced, right? Besides, Yuan Xu just likes to shut me up with words. There's no way he likes me."

Thinking of Yuan Xu's red dress and phoenix crown, Helan Xuenuo got goosebumps all over her body. She really couldn't imagine it.

She interrupted, "Did Daddy and Mommy ever plan for Sister Qi?"

The old general and the old lady both pursed their lips, their brows furrowed slightly. After a moment's contemplation, the old general spoke first, "We've considered Di'er's situation. Many families would be somewhat concerned about her status. It's a pity that she lacks both beauty and talent. However, father believes there will always be someone with discerning eyes who will recognize her. If the man she marries in the future can ensure she lives a carefree life, father and mother will certainly prepare a generous dowry for her."

Helan Xuenuo laughed uncontrollably. Her father and mother were just like her, always thinking that Qi Didi was such a good person. She must do something in this life.

"Father and Mother, I only hope you will remember that I am your only daughter. No matter where I marry or what I do in the future, you must protect yourself and never do anything that would rebel against the court because of me. If you have any problems in the future, you can discuss them with Uncle Yuan. As long as you are safe, my daughter will be safe."

In her previous life, it was because she married into the palace that Gu Shicheng used the Helan Mansion to make the Helan Mansion think that he wanted to seize the throne. Her father and mother were deceived by Qi Didi and secretly stockpiled troops.

Even if I knew in the end that Gu Shicheng was going to support the second prince.

They were also willing to follow the Second Prince.

Later, the battle for the throne in Hengyang Palace also contributed a lot to the second prince Gu Yanli's ascension to the throne.

But after Gu Yanli ascended the throne, this became a pretext for punishing the Helan Mansion for secretly stockpiling troops.

Since its founding, the Donglai Kingdom has had four military tokens controlling troops in all directions. The Helan Mansion holds three of them, and the other one is in the hands of Yuan Xu's father, Yuan Shu.

Qi Didi's rumors made Gu Yanli wary of the Helan Mansion, and he ordered the execution of the entire Helan family, without sparing a single one. The entire Helan family was wiped out, and his father and mother were executed on the same day.

What's funny is that her and Xiaozhu's lives were protected by Gu Shicheng.

She thought Gu Shicheng at least had some love for her.

Until Gu Shicheng said coldly, "Don't think too much. I have always had only Di'er in my heart, and you relied on dirty means to climb into my bed, which makes me feel sick. Since you once blocked my marriage with Di'er, then live well and block other unnecessary bad relationships for me."

He walked away in a huff.

Because she was the daughter of a guilty minister and brought disgrace to the family, she was punished to kneel outside the courtyard every day, regardless of summer or winter. This was the grace of the royal family. Empress Qi spared her life because the Helan Mansion had adopted her, but she had to kneel outside the courtyard for two hours every day, and prayed to God to bless the prosperity of the Donglai Kingdom, and to be grateful for the grace of His Majesty the Queen.

How could she be grateful? She only knew that she was cursing the heavens every day, cursing Qi Didi's early death.

But he didn't expect that the person who died first was Emperor Gu Yanli.

Thinking of all this was like a knife, cutting into her heart again and again, and she felt like she couldn't breathe for a long time.

Looking up at her father and mother sitting together happily, she must not let the same mistake happen again. In this life, she will choose Qi Didi's husband for her.

General Helan raised his head and laughed, "You silly child, why are you jealous of your sister? You are the only daughter of father and mother, and you will be the only daughter in the future."

Helan Xuenuo looked at them sternly. "Father and Mother, I'm not being jealous or angry today. I want you to remember that if there ever comes a day when I need you to choose a side, I hope you will surrender your military power and return home. The most terrifying thing in this world is the emperor's suspicion."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like