Every time the prince opens his eyes, he sees

"it is good."

After Qingfeng left, the maid served tea to Lu Yaoyao.

She had almost finished her tea, but Xie Qingchen still hadn't arrived.

She was bored and started walking around the room.

Looking east and west, I finally found a small door in the room.

She walked out of the small door without knowing what was going on and found herself in another room.

The decoration of the room was all based on her preferences and style.

There was a swing hanging by the window, and it was wrapped with white roses.

Various light quicksand skirts, paper-cuts, wind chimes, and all kinds of beautiful jewelry.

Ivory dressing table.

As she watched, Lu Yaoyao's eyes began to turn red.

This was the dream new house she had told Xie Qingchen about.

But before she could realize anything, she failed in her mission. Unexpectedly, after her death, Xie Qingchen replicated the new house in her mind.

She fell into it, her shoulders trembling, and she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Until a gloomy voice brought her thoughts back to the real world.

"He Yaoyao, it's you."

Lu Yaoyao turned around suddenly and met Xie Qingchen's eyes that were as cold as a sharp blade.

His eyes were filled with anger, but also with unspeakable affection and pain, as if they wanted to swallow her whole.

"You...how did you know?" Lu Yaoyao's voice trembled slightly. Although she had imagined that Xie Qingchen would recognize her, when this day came unexpectedly, she still found it difficult to accept it.

"You should say I found out too late."

Xie Qingchen opened his thin lips slightly, but his expression was filled with oppression and ridicule.

He walked slowly closer, and every step seemed to step on Lu Yaoyao's heart, heavy and powerful.

"How about this room? Are you satisfied with it? Every inch of this room is designed according to your dream new home."

Lu Yaoyao took a few steps back until her back was against the cold wall, with nowhere to escape. "You asked me to come here today, not because the Concubine Shu gave me something as a reward, but because you doubted my identity and deliberately used this room to test me, right? Are you seeking revenge?"

"Revenge?" Xie Qingchen sneered, but there was no warmth in his smile. "If I really want revenge, do you think you can still stand here safely now?"

He approached step by step. Lu Yaoyao could clearly feel the anger and unwillingness in his breath. "I have been looking for you for five years and never gave up. I only wanted to give up my life occasionally. But you, in front of me, married someone else with another identity."

"I..." Lu Yaoyao was speechless. She didn't know how to explain. All the secrets about the mission and identity seemed so pale and powerless at this moment.

"Stop talking," Xie Qingchen interrupted her, a look of determination flashing in his eyes, "I don't care whether you've ever been married to Gu Huai. I only know that you're mine now, and you'll always be mine in the future. No one can take you away from me."

"Are you crazy? I'm already your subject's wife, and the widow of your best brother. Are you going to disregard the moral code between monarch and subject and force me into the Eastern Palace?"

"So what?" Xie Qingchen roared, unable to control his emotions any longer. "Gu Huai is gone. I want you to come back to me now, immediately. And even if Gu Huai wasn't dead, you can never be with him again."

"You're really crazy." Lu Yaoyao's eyes were full of disbelief. "You used to be the most rational and restrained person, but not like this anymore."

Xie Qingchen raised his chin, a hint of madness and paranoia flashing in his scarlet eyes, "I only regret that I used to be too rational, always looking ahead and behind, and always putting the overall situation first, which made me miss you."

Lu Yaoyao shook her head, unmoved by Xie Qingchen's words. Her eyes were filled with coldness and ice. "It's impossible, Xie Qingchen. Five years have passed, and things have changed. There's so much distance between us, so it's impossible for us to be together again. I no longer have the same love for you that I did back then."

When Xie Qingchen heard her say that she didn't love him anymore, he became even more furious. He tightly grasped her arm and said, "I won't allow this. Since you don't love me anymore, then pick up the lost love again and love me again. Otherwise, your parents, relatives, and the Gu family will all suffer because of you."

Lu Yaoyao thought he was completely crazy. She looked at him with eyes that were incomprehensible, filled with hatred and anger at his threats. "Xie Qingchen, I think you've really lost your mind. Why would I care about the lives of those people in the Lu family? The Gu family has three generations of military service, all of them are meritorious generals. You're trying to harm them, aren't you afraid of being condemned and criticized by the world?"

"Have I ever been afraid?" He leaned down and bit her lips hard, then said darkly, "Yaoyao, you know in your heart that the young man you saved in the cold palace has long been corroded by the darkness of the cold palace and his heart has been twisted. If you hadn't been there to guide and persuade him, I would have fallen into the abyss of darkness. The reason I have been able to maintain the image of a wise and loving person all these years is because of you. I believe that you are not dead and that you will come back to me one day. You will definitely be angry when you see me become a cruel and selfish person, and I don't want you to be angry."

He snorted, his tone full of sarcasm, "But I never thought you would fall in love with Gu Huai and marry him. I can tolerate anything, but I can't tolerate you falling in love with someone else. Do you understand?"

Lu Yaoyao didn't want to waste time talking to him. Her life was like a time bomb that could be taken back or destroyed at any time. So why should she argue with Xie Qingchen?

She didn't want to make herself unhappy in the remaining days.

"So, what is your Highness planning? Imprison me in the Eastern Palace? You can't keep me here forever. At most, at night, when the Gu family sees that I haven't returned, they will come to the Prince's Mansion to look for me."

Xie Qingchen pressed his fingers hard on her lips.

Every word she uttered now was so harsh that it was hard to listen to.

Is she still the gentle and lovely He Yaoyao in its memory?

Or maybe he never really understood her true nature.

But it doesn't matter, now he can understand it again slowly.

"Yaoyao, after not seeing you for five years, you've become a little strange to me. But I don't blame you. You haven't been by my side for five years, and you didn't know how I became a person who would do anything to achieve my goals."

"I promise that by this day next year, the Gu family won't come looking for you."

His tone was too sinister, and Lu Yaoyao felt a little frightened. She stared into his eyes like a snarling wolf, "What do you want to do to the Gu family?"

Xie Qingchen hugged her tightly no matter how she resisted, as if only in this way could he deceive himself into being inseparable from her.

"Yaoyao, if you behave yourself, the Gu family will be safe until the day I die. But if you don't behave yourself for one day, I will fabricate a case to have the Gu family imprisoned, and then kill one Gu family member every day until you obey me."