Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

Liu Ruoyu, who had lived carefree for more than ten years, never imagined that the young man with rosy lips and white teeth whom she had personally picked out would one day turn into a sharp blade and stab her chest.

Many times, she dreamed of the time when she was five years old, wanting to change this fatal choice.

But every time she woke up, she was still the only one left in front of her.

Later, the political situation suddenly changed, and under Jiang Li's devastating plan, Emperor Li was soon forced into a desperate situation.

Only then did he realize who he valued, but it was too late to regret.

It was at this time that Jiang Li revealed his identity.

It turned out that many years ago, their family supported another prince. After Emperor Li successfully seized power, he executed his entire family, but he escaped the disaster by being hidden in a pond by his wet nurse.

Fortunately, he was young at the time and did not often appear in public, so almost no one recognized him when he escaped.

Because he was alone, he was sent to the Orphanage, and because of his extraordinary talent, he was recommended to the princess, starting his journey as the princess's companion.

After hearing this, Emperor Li was shocked at Jiang Li's cunning. He actually started planning everything when he was only eight years old.

There was a hint of old age on his face. Knowing that he was beyond redemption, he decisively chose to commit suicide.

Before he died, he was still thinking about his little princess.

"If you want me to die to avenge my family, then I will die, but Yu'er is innocent. I only ask you to let her go."

This was the last words of Emperor Li before his death.

He was determined to die in order to eliminate the hatred in Jiang Li's heart, so that the little princess whom he had cared for for more than ten years could be safe and sound.

That night, the palace was engulfed in flames.

The sparks could be seen clearly from a long distance away, and the palace servants ran their legs off but were unable to put out the fire.

Jiang Li finally avenged his enemy as he had vowed many years ago.

He was indeed a genius as those ministers said, and he accomplished great things.

How can destroying a dynasty not be a big deal?

He should be happy.

But when his eyes fell on the little princess who had hurried over because of the fire, he suddenly became panicked and didn't know what to do.

The young prime minister, who had always remained unmoved even when faced with a mountain collapse, showed such a helpless look for the first time.

He grabbed her hand and was about to leave, but the little princess shook him off.

She said, "Jiang Li, I am also a member of the royal family. If you don't want revenge, why don't you kill me too?"

The thing Jiang Li feared most happened.

The little princess knew everything.

Naturally, we also know where the fire came from.

Originally, he wanted to use the fire as an excuse to push the blame onto other assassins, but it was too late.

"Ruoruo..."

He called out the name again, his voice filled with pleading.

Liu Ruoyu raised his sword and stabbed him.

The little princess who used to only hold her face and act coquettishly and cutely to him has grown up. She almost put on her wedding dress and married someone else, and almost had children with that hateful third place winner.

Jiang Li suddenly understood why he had done such an outrageous thing in anger that night.

The thing that made him want to possess her regardless of the consequences was called jealousy.

He took the blow of the sword with his own hands, and then pulled it out inch by inch.

"Ruoruo, we're even."

He said so.

Then he knocked her unconscious with a palm, and carried her back to the princess's mansion regardless of the bleeding wounds on her body.

His expression was deep and no one knew what he was thinking.

After waking up, Liu Ruoyu was confined in the room. She desperately wanted to escape. She wanted to go to the palace to collect the bodies of her father and others. She wanted to go with them.

But Jiang Li just told her cruelly, "I was unable to collect the bodies of my family members, so don't even think about going."

She smashed everything she could in the room, and even thought of countless ways to commit suicide, but he resolved them one by one.

For the first time, she experienced the pain of being unable to live or die.

Gradually, she began to become sarcastic and mean.

Whenever he tried to get close to her, she would sarcastically ask, "Why, are you so obsessed with your enemy's daughter?"

When he wanted to lift the hair from her ears, she would say, "You are so gentle to the daughter of your enemy, aren't you afraid that your parents will die with regret?"

Once she made him angry, he threw her on the bed and covered her mouth to prevent her from saying any vicious words.

While panting, he suddenly said, "Ruoruo, give birth to a child for me."

Have a baby.

With a child, she would no longer think about death every day.

Even for the sake of the children, I will live a good life with him.

This idea seemed to give him redemption in his desperate situation, and he wanted her over and over again.

In his excitement, he didn't notice that the last ray of light in her eyes had gone out.

She no longer resisted, nor did she seek death, but lived every day like a walking corpse.

No talking, no noise, and no laughing.

The little princess lost the sky that protected her, and the wings of her hope were broken. The little princess died completely on this day.

The only one who survived was the soulless Liu Ruoyu.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Li finally noticed her abnormality. He felt an unprecedented fear in his heart, but he still deceived himself into thinking that everything would be fine after having a child.

However, he did not wait until the day to have children.

The third place winner took advantage of Jiang Li's visit to the palace to sneak into the princess's residence.

He had lost a lot of weight and was covered in wounds, but he still overcame all dangers and brought people to rescue her.

The winner of the imperial examination sent her out of the city, and said with regret and sadness: "What a pity! You married me, but I messed up everything."

Liu Ruoyu didn't say anything.

He sighed and smiled, "Just keep going forward. If you keep going in this direction, you will reach Tianqi. Once you get there, Jiang Li will no longer be able to cover the sky with one hand."

She said, "Thank you."

Her voice was hoarse and unpleasant. She hadn't spoken for a long time.

The scholar's eyes turned red when he heard this. "She looks like you, but she's not you. I didn't actually marry her. I took her in as my adopted sister and brought her with me. I found a good family to marry her off a while ago."

Liu Ruoyu looked up at him, but the third place winner quickly looked away.

"I don't know why I'm telling you this, I just... I just..."

The words are on the tip of my tongue but I don't know how to express them.

But she understands.

Liu Ruoyu stood on tiptoe and gently placed a kiss on his face, then said slowly, "Forget me."

The third place winner touched his face blankly, his eyes full of shock.

Without waiting for his reaction, she jumped on her horse and rode away without even giving him another glance.

A gentle kiss was the most intimate gesture in their life except for the day they got married and held hands.

But he felt that this life was enough.

The third place winner rode his horse in another direction, leaving many clues of his departure along the way.

As he was riding on the horse, he suddenly remembered the day of their wedding when he held her hand and was sweating with nervousness.

He thought, if this was not a dream, then he must treat this spoiled little princess well in his life.