The clouds and mists have dispersed, and everyone knows that I love you.

Yuqing was so coaxed by him that she smiled happily, opened her arms warmly and hugged his tall body.

"Du Wu, you're the best!"

He hugged her back gently, his face full of satisfaction.

"As long as you are happy, I can do anything for you."

On the winter solstice of the same year, there was a heavy snowfall in Yidu.

"Du Wu! I don't like the new crown you gave me! How ugly is this carved necklace and drape? Can't you pay more attention? I tell you everything, but you don't understand me at all!"

Yu Qing was furious and without even notifying anyone, she stormed into Du Wu's private bedroom.

At that time, Du Wu was having a meal with the help of his servants. He was caught off guard and was hit by the emerald crown that fell from the sky.

The sharp edge of the crown cut through his collar, leaving two clear blood marks on the exposed skin.

The servant was afraid that Du Wu would lose his temper, so he knelt on the ground first. Seeing that he had hurt him, Yu Qing was filled with regret.

"Sorry…"

Du Wu did not get angry. He raised his hand to wave away the servants in the room, put the crown aside, came to Yu Qing, and hugged her in his arms to comfort her.

"It's okay, it's just a minor injury. But you, are you unhappy today? You rarely get so angry."

Yu Qing, whose secret was guessed, nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, it's all Xunyi and Huaixi's fault. They bullied me."

"Oh?"

Du Wu was slightly surprised.

"How could that be? They usually pamper you enough. Aren't everyone in the palace very kind to you?"

Yuqing shook her head.

"No! They...forced me to do that."

Du Wu raised his eyebrows. Even though she expressed herself implicitly, he still understood the meaning.

"You didn't resist?"

Yuqing pursed her lips innocently.

"How can I beat them? What's the point of resisting?"

Come to think of it, Yu Qing is just a woman. Even if she has divine power, she may not be their opponent.

Du Wu felt depressed for no reason.

"I'm tired, you go out first."

"what?"

Yu Qing was stunned for a moment, thinking she had misheard. Du Wu, who had always treated her with courtesy and gentleness, would actually take the initiative to drive her away?

"Why?"

After a while, she seemed to realize something and became furious.

"Du Wu, you dislike me, don't you? But what can I do? I don't want this to happen!"

Seeing that he was unmoved, Yuqing pushed him hard.

"Du Wu, you're the most annoying! I'm never going to talk to you again!"

Yu Qing's push was mixed with some divine power, so she couldn't bear to use magic to block it, for fear of hurting her Du Wu, and fell heavily to the ground.

Three days later at night, as if in response to Yuqing's rude behavior that day.

After getting drunk, Du Wu broke into Yu Qing's bedroom, tore off her underwear, and forced herself to have sex with her.

That night, Yuqing's rhymed breathing echoed rhythmically all night long.

Later, when Du Wu learned that Yu Qing was pregnant in Chu Ji's Western Capital, he was not as angry as expected.

Instead, he insisted on reading medical books every day, personally prepared the best supplements and pregnancy-maintaining medicine for Yuqing, and ordered people to deliver them.

Even though Yuqing didn't appreciate it at first, he never stopped caring for her.

Until the end, Yuqing died.

Du Wu cried bitterly, his heart broken. He was in the palace of Nando, drunk for seven days and seven nights, crying and laughing, like a body without a soul.

When he regained his spirits, it was already early spring in Nandu. He built a magnificent cenotaph for Yuqing outside the palace. He sat in front of her grave every day and cleared the weeds and fallen leaves around it for her.

……

After reviewing Du Wu's tragic and lamentable life, although Shi Rong did not empathize to the point of crying, he was still filled with sadness and felt sorry for him.

She raised her head, her beautiful black eyes looked at Du Wu who had never interrupted her reminiscing from beginning to end, but just waited quietly.

"Don't you think you've put yourself too low in front of Yuqing? She's not a perverse woman. It's your indulgence that has made her forget her original intention of respecting you."

Du Wu also seemed to understand that when Shi Rong didn't say anything and only occasionally changed her expression, she was recalling the memories related to him.

Then he smiled bitterly.

"Maybe I'm used to lowering myself in front of her and trying to please her. I think only in this way can I truly love someone."

Shi Rong shook his head.

"There are actually many ways to love someone. Just choose one that makes both you and your partner feel comfortable. You don't need to try to please them, but you also don't want to ruin their heart. That's all that's needed."

"If someone always acts superior to you and never values ​​your efforts, I can't say that she really doesn't love you."

"After all, everyone has different personalities, but at least one thing is certain, that is, she doesn't love you that much."

Yup!

Shi Rong's reasonable words not only woke up Du Wu, who had made one mistake after another, but also woke up everyone outside the living room.

"Courtesy and respect are the foundation of all relationships. Ultimately, the person you love was just a mortal. It's your love that gilds her."

"It's your unconditional devotion that makes her unique, and it's the care and effort you pour into her that gives her the authority to do whatever she wants."

"Liking and being unwilling are two different things. Don't confuse right and wrong, and don't waste your time."

Du Wu's admiration for Shi Rong was elevated to a higher level after she said these emotional and rational words.

He suddenly realized that he had lived in this world for more than 2000 years, but he was far less insightful than a young woman who had just turned 23 this year.

"Thank you, Shi Rong. I've lived a lonely and isolated life. It was your appearance that made me feel like I had a confidant."

He raised his glass and toasted to Shi Rong.

"Will you have another drink with me?"

Shi Rong nodded and raised his cup to return the toast.

"Thank you also for healing me when we first met."

After they each finished the wine in their cups, Du Wu straightened his clothes, which were as clean as before.

"I've lived a humble life my whole life, until I met you, and I realized how wrong I was."

Having said this, he raised his arms, and a white mist flashed through his palms. The pink jade coral, scimitar and dagger were held in his palms and presented to Shi Rong.

"Then let me humble myself one last time. I know you came here to take my life. Perhaps before you came, I still had the will to resist."

"Right now, I have nothing to worry about. If my death can help you achieve your goal, please kill me. I don't know when I'll see you again. I only ask that you grant me two wishes."

The look he gave Shi Rong was full of true love and sincerity, so much so that Shi Rong was stunned on the spot and couldn't come back to his senses for a long time.

She was shocked in her heart, and then her brows furrowed. From childhood to adulthood, she had seen people seeking love, medicine, life and desire.

But I have never seen anyone who is determined to die just to achieve the goals of others.

why?

That's death...