The Rise of a General's Daughter-in-Law Doctor

The two sat down at a stone table outside the pavilion.

Seeing Dongfang Jinlin's hesitant expression, Li Muxia said, "Your Highness, please speak frankly."

Dongfang Jinlin still remembered the loving look in Li Muxia's eyes when she looked at him, but now, all he could see was indifference and aloofness.

Dongfang Jinlin felt as if something was cracking inside his heart, making him feel uncomfortable and having difficulty breathing.

Standing up and looking at the shimmering lake, my thoughts seemed to drift back to sixteen years ago.

"Miss Li, let me tell you a story."

Without waiting for Li Muxia's response, Dongfang Jinlin began, "Six years ago, when Prince Rui returned in triumph, the Emperor was overjoyed and held a banquet in the palace to welcome him back..."

As Dongfang Jinlin recounted his story, time seemed to rewind to the palace banquet six years prior. Seventeen-year-old Dongfang Jinlin first met Li Muxia, and from that moment on, he realized that there truly were women in the world who could capture his heart at first sight. When he learned that Li Muxia was the woman he was betrothed to, he was overjoyed; his heart leaped with happiness, and he felt a constant smile on his face throughout the entire banquet. His gaze never left Li Muxia all night.

When he saw her leave the lobby, he longed to follow her out, even if it was just to watch her from afar, perhaps to exchange a few words with her.

However, when he got up to leave, he was stopped by a minister who came to offer him a toast, which made her feel like she was sitting on pins and needles during the rest of the palace banquet, and time seemed to pass very slowly.

When he heard that someone had fallen into the water, his heart jumped, fearing that it was the person he was thinking of. He was the first to run out of the main hall to check, and only when he saw that the person was alright did his heart finally settle down.

However, when he saw her looking at the person who had fallen into the water with a panicked expression, he really wanted to comfort her.

After the banquet ended, he had someone investigate all the information about Li Muxia. After learning that she was a gentle, quiet, kind and generous person, he became even more infatuated with her.

He even refused the palace maids who were arranged to tutor him, just to save the best version of himself for Li Muxia. Every day he looked forward to Li Muxia growing up quickly and to the day she would marry him in a red dress.

He even remained chaste for her sake, vowing not to let any other woman appear in his harem before Li Muxia entered the family.

He even wanted to fight for that position for her, simply because he felt Li Muxia deserved the best.

For five years, he spent almost no time in Kyoto, traveling throughout the country every day to punish corrupt officials, suppress bandits, and quell rebellions.

His achievements made him a universally praised wise king, earning him the support of most officials. Even the emperor himself held him in high regard.

With Li Muxia's coming-of-age ceremony fast approaching, when he returned to the capital and learned that the person he had been longing for had become a different person, he couldn't believe it. He knew that many ministers wanted to marry their daughters to him, but he just thought it was a rumor. Although he still had doubts, he simply couldn't believe that the Protector General would raise his granddaughter into such an arrogant and domineering fat woman.

However, he was ultimately disappointed. When he saw Li Muxia at the Lantern Festival, he was utterly devastated. At that moment, he didn't know how he felt. He felt that all his efforts over the years had been a joke, and he wanted to vent his anger on her. In the end, he could only say, "What a fine general's daughter."

That night he drank a lot of alcohol, trying to numb himself. But the more he drank, the more sober he became. He was so sober that he could hear the sound of his heart breaking, so sober that he could feel his heart being cut inch by inch by a dull knife, so sober that he clearly reviewed his efforts and longing over the past five years.

In the end, he didn't even know how he felt. He only felt that his heart was numb with pain. He laughed wildly, mocking himself for being a fool for the past five years, mocking himself for giving his heart to the wrong person, and mocking himself for risking his life and almost dying on the battlefield for such a woman.

However, he was also grateful to Li Muxia, because his efforts over the years had not been in vain; it was just that his initial goal was gone.

That night, his laughter echoed throughout the entire Prince Chen's mansion. The sorrow and sadness in that laughter made all the servants in the mansion feel sorry for him.

He had considered marrying Li Muxia, then neglecting and tormenting her, letting her experience the suffering he had endured over the years. But in the end, he gave up. He couldn't forget the beauty she brought him when they first met, and he didn't want to destroy that beauty with his own hands.

That's it. Let's not see each other again. Let's end this relationship here. The next day, Prince Chen broke off the engagement.

His heart was dead, but he didn't want all his efforts over the years to be in vain, so he began to focus more on his career. As for love, he no longer had any hope for it in this life, so when the emperor bestowed a marriage upon him and Feng Jingxin, he did not refuse.

It doesn't matter who's by my side, it's not her.

When he saw Li Muxia again this year, he realized that she had become the person he once loved. He regretted it, but their engagement had been dissolved, and he was engaged to someone else.

He wanted to win her over, but he didn't know how.

After the story was finished, Li Muxia remained silent throughout, listening quietly as Dongfang Jinlin recounted their love story.

Li Muxia truly didn't expect that Dongfang Jinlin would fall in love with the original owner at first sight, and it was clear that Dongfang Jinlin's feelings for the original owner were so deep that they moved her deeply.

If the original owner knew that the person she loved also loved her deeply, I wonder if she would regret her past decision.

However, since she's now in this body, and she already has someone she likes, she can't have any more romantic entanglements with Dongfang Jinlin. Let her be the bad guy and end this relationship.

Seeing that Li Muxia remained silent, Dongfang Jinlin asked, "Miss Li is an intelligent person. I wonder if this man can still win back the love in his heart?"

Li Muxia was stunned for a moment when faced with Dongfang Jinlin's sudden confession.

She was destined to be unable to reciprocate this affection.

Seeing the calm and composed look in Li Muxia's eyes, Dongfang Jinlin knew that she no longer held any place in her heart.

Dongfang Jincheng, who was not far away, also listened carefully to every word of their conversation. He was a little nervous, but also a little expectant, hoping to hear the answer he wanted to hear.