Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

After saying that, she looked at Ling Yan with tenderness in her eyes and said in a very soft voice, "You know what? I'm not surprised at all that He Jingchuan has fallen for you. Isn't that ridiculous?"

Ling Yan did not respond to this.

Jiang Muxue then answered her own question: "Because I like you very, very, very much!"

Lingyan looked up at her, her eyes sparkling like stars, the kind of light that comes from loving someone.

Her smile was as bright as the warm sun as she said, "Do you know? I first heard your name in the frontier. At that time, your beauty had already spread to the frontier. People said you were the most beautiful woman in the world and the most talented woman in the world. I wondered what kind of beauty could receive such praise from so many people. So I read your poems and after reading them, I felt that you were indeed worthy of the title."

"Later, when I finally arrived in the capital, although I had many expectations, the first person I wanted to see was you. I thought it should be He Jingchuan, but the only person I couldn't wait to see was you. So I went to visit you at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. Do you know how happy and excited I was after I saw you?"

Lingyan listened to her quietly without interrupting.

She continued, "Later, when we met by chance on the street, I saw you getting along so well with Zhiyi and the three princesses. I wanted to be with you too because I don't have any friends, so I envied you. I tried my best to be perfect in front of you without making any mistakes. I just wanted to leave a good impression on you so that you wouldn't reject me, because I really, really, really like being with you."

She choked up as she spoke, tears streaming down her face.

After a long pause, she continued, "Because you are the only ones who don't look at me differently. I also know that you probably know that I like He Jingchuan, but you have never said anything to embarrass me. I cherish your feelings, understanding and respect for me."

"The more I spent with you, the more I liked you. I cherished the warmth you gave me, especially you. I felt that you were different from us, so every time we met, I paid attention to your every move, every smile. But the more I paid attention to you, the more I cared about you, the more I liked you, the more I admired you, the more I worshipped you, and the more I couldn't live without you."

"I really, really like you. If I were a man, I would definitely want to marry you and spend my life with you. So it's no wonder that He Jingchuan still couldn't forget you and was willing to be your lover even though he knew you were married. If I were him, I would definitely do the same thing."

As she said this, her gaze softened as she looked at Ling Yan, "So after I found out about what happened between you two yesterday, I didn't hate you or blame you at all. I even understood He Jingchuan. What should I blame? Should I blame your great charm?"

Ling Yan remained silent.

Because she didn't know what to say at that moment.

Jiang Muxue didn't mind her silence and then looked at her and asked, "Do you want to know how He Jingchuan saved me eight years ago?"

Lingyan nodded, indicating that she wanted to know.

He Jingchuan didn't tell her about this.

Maybe he doesn't think it's important.

After receiving her answer, Jiang Muxue began to recount: "That year I was eleven years old. I went with my third brother to suppress bandits. We had already captured most of the nearby bandit strongholds, leaving only the last two strongholds, which were also the two with the largest number of people and the most difficult locations to attack. One of the strongholds had people who could control beasts."

"At that time, we were in the mountains and forests. The terrain was treacherous, and if we were not careful, we would fall off the cliff and be smashed to pieces. But we also had to fight against the bandits, tigers, wild boars and lions. It was a life-or-death situation. I had learned martial arts from my father and brothers since I was a child, so I was skilled. It was a little difficult to fight them, but I could still handle it. Not to mention the other soldiers in the army, so for a while they could not do anything to us."

“They have played all their cards and are now in a desperate situation. They thought they were so powerful that they could definitely defeat us, but they didn’t expect that they still couldn’t beat us. So they thought of taking me hostage and then escaping because I was the youngest and a woman, and they thought I would be easy to deal with. But they didn’t expect that they couldn’t do anything to me at all.”

"So they shifted their target and grabbed more than a dozen other hostages. They were already very aggressive at that point, so during the hostage rescue, I was accidentally attacked and knocked off a cliff. I almost fell off, but at that critical moment, He Jingchuan arrived with his troops."

"He appeared beside me like a gust of wind, grabbing my hand as I was about to fall. His strength was so firm and powerful, as if it could dispel all the fear and despair in my heart. He pulled me back from the edge of the cliff."

"The fifteen-year-old boy at that time showed no signs of immaturity. He looked so steady and reliable. The boy came into view like a thousand flowers blooming. I remembered him at a glance and was deeply impressed by him. There was no doubt that we won a great victory in this battle. At the victory banquet that night, many people went to toast him."

"He sat there motionless, showing no arrogance or complacency in the face of praise and flattery. Instead, he remained calm, humble, and polite. Although he was surrounded by a lively atmosphere, I felt that he seemed so out of place and lonely, as if he had transcended the hustle and bustle of the world. He was a handsome young man with unparalleled charm, upright posture, and aloof demeanor. He was so beautiful that it was hard to look away."

"So I wanted to get close to him, to warm him up, and to make him less lonely. So during the month he stayed on the frontier, I kept trying to get close to him and talk to him, but he was always polite and distant. We spoke to each other very few times."

“A month later he left the frontier, but my heart left with him. He took root in my heart from then on, and I began my life’s transformation.”

She chuckled self-deprecatingly at this point, clearly realizing how naive she had been back then.

But she continued, “I grew up in luxury and was pampered. I don’t like poetry, calligraphy, painting, tea ceremony, flower arrangement and all other literary things. I also don’t like light colors like white and pink. I don’t like vegetarian food and I don’t like having to smile all the time.”

"I dislike moving slowly and deliberately, I dislike incense, rouge, and face powder, I dislike wearing skirts and wearing a head full of hairpins, I dislike speaking softly and gently, I dislike speaking in riddles and turns, I dislike having to be socially adept with everyone, and I dislike being confined to my room without freedom..."

At this point, her expression became even more ridiculous as she continued, "But ever since the day he left, I've been desperately trying to learn the things I used to hate. I studied and practiced calligraphy day and night. At first, reading those books that I hated gave me splitting headaches, but I still gritted my teeth and persevered."

“I practice the piano every day until my fingers are almost numb and my hands are covered in blood, but I still persist in practicing hard. In order to improve my handwriting, I often hang heavy objects weighing dozens of kilograms on my arms. In order to paint well, I, who used to be the most active person, can now sit in the study all day without moving.”

"To hone my chess skills, my brain is about to explode. And then there's the leisurely tea brewing and flower arranging. I hate white and pink the most, I only like to wear black, but I have to wear the colors I like. I hate eating vegetarian food the most, I only like to eat meat, and I especially like to eat meat and drink alcohol in big gulps."

"But I haven't eaten a single piece of meat in the past eight years, just to maintain my slender figure. I haven't touched a drop of alcohol either, just because girls can't drink. To practice the most perfect and flawless smile, I practice in front of the mirror every day. My face is stiff every day."

“I don’t like walking slowly, I only like to walk with big strides, but for him I desperately practice walking slowly and deliberately, I have to walk in a proper manner. I don’t like rouge, powder and perfume, but for him I have to put so many things on my face. These unpleasant smells make me feel very uncomfortable, but I still persevere.”