Deep Palace Pet Peach Blossom Flawless

On the border of the Dasheng Dynasty, the Lan family, a family of military commanders, has guarded the Dasheng frontier for generations. The northern grassland tribes are the most valiant and skilled in warfare, with powerful armies and horses. They frequently violate their ancestral coexistence treaties and invade the border to harass the people.

The Dasheng Dynasty lasted for more than 1,500 years. The Lan family also had a history of more than a thousand years and had guarded the border of Dasheng for more than a thousand years. They were the most solid frontier of the Dasheng Dynasty.

In March of the fourth year of Shenwu, in Taoyuan Town on the border, spring was in full bloom. Although the winter on the border was long, the season of peach blossoms finally arrived.

In the Qingwu Courtyard of General Huwei's mansion, several peach trees swayed gently, their delicate blossoms exuding fragrance. Several maids in the courtyard were whispering to each other.

Lan Qingwu in the dormitory was in a nightmare.

In her dream, in her small peach orchard, the peach blossoms on the big peach tree were in full bloom. The whole place was filled with pink, and the surrounding scenery was so picturesque that people couldn't help but stop and linger.

Lan Qingwu was sitting in the shade of a large peach tree. She had just woken up from her sleep and listened in a daze to the familiar yet indifferent voice: "Why did you follow me here?"

Another person said respectfully, "Seventh Prince, I've been looking for you for two days. His Majesty's illness has worsened recently, and I want you to return to the Imperial City as soon as possible. Also, Vice General Qian wants you to return to the barracks as soon as possible to discuss the matter of the grassland royal court's invasion of the border."

That incredibly familiar voice now held the aura of a superior: "Got it. You go back first."

Lan Qingwu felt as if struck by thunder, her mind blank. Seventh Prince? Who was that person calling? Yun Heng? Wasn't he just an ordinary young soldier? After a long pause, she moved her feet slightly, and Yun Heng's cold voice rang out: "Who?"

Yun Heng quickly turned to the other side of the big peach tree and asked in surprise, "Weak?"

Lan Qingwu slowly stood up. Her face was pale and weak, and her hair, like a dark cloud, was loose, making her look even more helpless. "Seventh Prince? Brother Heng, isn't this a hereditary military rank from your family?"

Yun Heng calmed down after a moment and said, "Ruo Ruo, it's inconvenient to reveal my identity, so I used this identity to walk around outside."

Lan Qingwu took a step back: "So you are really the Seventh Prince?"

Yun Heng frowned slightly: "I am... but nothing will change between us."

"Nothing will change?" Something in Lan Qingwu's heart gradually broke.

The pain in her eyes grew stronger and stronger. "Brother Heng, can you still marry me? A fifth-rank lieutenant general can marry me, but can a prince?"

"Brother Heng, why didn't you tell me for so long? Why did you lie to me?"

"Weak!" Yun Heng explained: "It was not convenient to disclose it before, but I will be returning to the imperial city soon, and I was ready to tell you everything, but I didn't expect that today..." It was so sudden.

The light in Lan Qingwu's eyes gradually faded. "You want to go back to the Imperial City? What about me? Do you want me to wait for you forever? I'm going to be a marriageable girl next year. How long do you want me to wait?"

Yun Heng looked at her helplessly: "Ruoruo, I promise it won't be long, two years at most. We've known each other for a few years. You know I always keep my word."

Lan Qingwu tried hard not to cry. "And then? Wait until you've married a wife and a concubine in the imperial city, and then come and take me to be your concubine?"

Yun Heng was silent for a moment: "Ruoruo, with my status, I am destined not to have the right to decide my own marriage, but in my heart you are my only wife. Will you wait for me?"

There was a rare hint of weakness and pleading in his tone.

Lan Qingwu also wanted to believe his heart, but even in the world she came from, which advocated gender equality, had relatively sound laws and a monogamous system, how many women were protected?

How many men could maintain their loyalty? Especially in the Great Sheng Dynasty, where women were considered objects? Becoming a concubine? A concubine without a rank could be sold off by the wife at any time. Even if she did have a rank, she would still have to bow down to the wife and serve her daily. She knew she couldn't do it!

She also couldn't believe that his heart had never changed. Lan Qingwu couldn't help but laugh at herself. In her original world, she was a grassroots little star. She had worked hard for her career for several years, but she had never been moved once before she was hit by a car.

When she came to the Dasheng Dynasty, she thought that time-traveling women were always lucky, which allowed her to meet the outstanding Yun Heng. She had the soul of an adult when she was a child, which was why she fell in love for the first time and why they became engaged. Now, should she wait for him to become his concubine?

"Brother Heng," Lan Qingwu heard his own broken voice: "So Ruoruo can no longer wait for you to propose marriage, right? You want me to be a concubine? You want me to kowtow to other women every day? You know me, I can't do it. Let's - never see each other again, because I, Lan Qingwu, will never be a concubine in this life!"

Yun Heng's usually sharp eyes finally showed signs of panic: "Wei Ruo Ruo... Can't you compromise a little for me? I promise I will never let you suffer in the future. I really treat you as my wife!"

Lan Qingwu just shook his head: "We will never meet again - you and I are done with each other now!"

Yun Heng's sword-like brows sank slightly, and his phoenix eyes instantly became sharp. For the first time, he finally revealed his cold and tough temperament in front of Lan Qingwu. "Ruoruo, don't force me! You know I can't just watch you marry someone else!"

Lan Qingwu was shocked by his aura. She took a step back and said, "I'm going home. I can't be your concubine, and I won't wait for you!"

Yun Heng suddenly stretched out his two large hands and locked her shoulders tightly: "Ruoruo, I told you not to push me! Do you know that I have countless ways to make you compromise? Now I just want you to wait for me willingly and not force me to do anything!"

His eyes stared at her. Lan Qingwu looked at the toughness and coldness in his eyes, and fear filled her heart. He had always treated her with courtesy and had never touched a hair or a finger of hers. If he insisted on doing that to her... she really had no way out.

Lan Qingwu struggled slightly: "...Brother Heng, please let go..."

Yun Heng insisted, "Ruoruo, promise me!"

Lan Qingwu finally broke down, the tears she had been holding back falling. She cried heartbrokenly, "Brother Heng, what are you doing? Are you trying to force Ruoruo to death? Your elders in the imperial city would only choose you as a concubine, not me! Ruoruo has a loose and stubborn personality. How could she survive in the imperial city? ... Brother Heng, please let me go! ... Just consider it as saving Ruoruo's life... Brother Heng..."

Pain and resentment gradually filled Yun Heng's eyes. Watching her heartbroken tears fall, he couldn't bear it anymore. His hand gradually let go of her shoulder. Was he going to let go? Why could he never get what he wanted? In his boring life, was the warmth he had finally gained going to be lost? Was heaven going to take away the warmth he had felt for so many years?

He finally let go. Lan Qingwu looked at him with tears in her eyes, took a few steps back gently, and finally turned away. Her back gradually disappeared from his sight.

Yun Heng stood there for a long time, beneath the large peach tree where they had pledged their love. Finally, he was alone, as if he were the last person left in the world. He didn't know how long it had been before he finally turned to leave, but found an exquisite wooden box beneath the tree. He leaned over to pick it up, opening it. Inside was a pair of matching yellow Hetian jade rings—a birthday gift Ruo Ruo had prepared for him!