She never blamed her brother for harming the Yao family. The Yao family had such an end, it was entirely their own fault.

My brother just put down the civil unrest in Kyoto.

She also has to thank her brother. Without her brother, she would still be the poor princess who was bullied. How could she have such a noble status today?

She didn't blame her brother, but Yao Jingxuan...

She was both looking forward to Yao Jingxuan's early return to Beijing and worried about facing Yao Jingxuan.

"Sister Liu! Thank you!" Wei Xinru said gratefully.

Liu Qin shook her head. "Your Highness, there's no need to thank me. I just did what I was supposed to do."

Wei Xinru didn't have to thank her, she just... felt a little sorry for Wei Xinru.

She could see that Wei Xinru felt insecure. She was not particularly dependent on Wei Cunqing, or perhaps she did not dare to rely on Wei Cunqing.

I guess Wei Cunqing didn't do well enough. He didn't let his sister feel his sincerity.

The two siblings still lack communication and need to have a frank talk.

"Your Highness, although the prince is not a passionate and proactive person, he is gentle and kind. If your Highness has anything in his heart, you can tell the prince clearly.

Your Highness will surely understand Your Highness. I can see that Your Highness seems to be very afraid of Your Highness. But Your Highness is your biological brother. What's so scary about a biological brother?

"The prince doesn't know how to open up to Your Highness and is afraid of disturbing you. Your Highness could try to be more proactive," Liu Qin reminded.

She hoped they could talk everything out. How could they, as siblings, become each other's most trusted people when they each had their own secrets?

Wei Cunqing is not as scary as Wei Xinru thought. Wei Cunqing... is like a paper tiger. He looks scary, but actually not scary at all!

As long as Wei Xinru is willing to take that step, the gap between the two siblings can be eliminated.

There is a gap between them now, simply because Wei Xinru does not dare to trust Wei Cunqing, and Wei Cunqing is afraid that he will accidentally hurt Wei Xinru.

The two of them were trapped in the cage they had woven.

Wei Xinru nodded thoughtfully. She would prepare well and find a time to confess to her brother.

She could no longer hide the fact that she was pregnant, and she had to tell her brother before she gave birth.

With her brother protecting her, she can feel more at ease.

"Sister Liu, I will find an opportunity to confess to my brother, thank you!" Wei Xinru said gratefully.

After exchanging pleasantries, Liu Qin returned to the Regent's Palace.

…

A few days later, Yao Jingxuan had returned to normal and was waiting for Wei Cunqing to arrange for him to meet Wei Xinru.

After explaining everything to Wei Xinru, he returned to Nanling.

He was a criminal slave and had no right to leave Nanling.

While Yao Jingxuan was waiting for Wei Cunqing, he was exercising.

Even when serving his sentence in Nanling, he insisted on practicing boxing every day and did not dare to slack off.

But during this period of time, he was drugged by several men and felt weak all over. He just lay there all day long and didn't even have the strength to stand up. He wasted more than a month.

Now that he has started practicing again, he feels much more at ease.

Wei Cunqing looked at Yao Jingxuan who was practicing boxing. He stood there and watched quietly.

Now that Yao Jingxuan is a criminal slave, he has no other choice but to accept his opinion.

He is a criminal slave and will never get ahead in his life. Why does he practice boxing so diligently?

It can be seen that Yao Jingxuan is a person who says one thing and thinks another!

Yao Jingxuan was unwilling to accept his charity, but was also unwilling to give up his own life.

Yao Jingxuan is indeed a complicated person.

"Good! It seems that your martial arts are even better than before!" Wei Cunqing said as he walked over.

Although he was not present when Yao Jingxuan fought against the Nanyuan warriors, this incident became a good story and was known to everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Of course he had heard of it!

Yao Jingxuan was only a teenager of fifteen or sixteen back then, and now he is already twenty-three!

After a few years, Yao Jingxuan has indeed become more stable and stronger than before.

It's such a pity that such an outstanding person has to be a mining slave all his life.

Seeing Wei Cunqing coming over, Yao Jingxuan stepped forward and saluted, "Greetings to the prince!"

Wei Cunqing waved his hand: "Are you ready? If you are, come with me to see Ru'er!"

He came here today to take Yao Jingxuan to meet Wei Xinru.

If he doesn't take Yao Jingxuan to see Wei Xinru again, Wei Xinru will think he is lying to her.

He couldn't ruin his image in Wei Xinru's mind.

Now Wei Xinru is a little afraid of him. If he breaks his promise again, Wei Xinru will probably hate him even more.

Yao Jingxuan took a deep breath and nodded, "Your Highness, please."

We have to meet sooner or later. The sooner this matter is over, the sooner he can feel at peace.

Wei Xinru asked Yao Jingxuan to wear a conical hat, and they set off for the Grand Princess's Mansion.

Wei Xinru has been waiting for news from Wei Cunqing recently. When she heard the servant come to report that Wei Cunqing was coming, she hurriedly dressed up and went out to meet Wei Cunqing.

There was a man wearing a conical hat standing next to Wei Cunqing. Wei Xinru knew that this must be Yao Jingxuan.

Her brother hadn't lied to her! He had really brought Yao Jingxuan with him.

Brother...

"You guys have a good chat! I'm going outside to have some tea." Wei Cunqing took the initiative to leave, letting Wei Xinru and Yao Jingxuan chat alone.

Yao Jingxuan took off his hat and the two looked at each other.

Seeing Yao Jingxuan looking a little haggard, Wei Xinru couldn't help but feel distressed.

Yao Jingxuan must be having a hard time these days, right?

She had experienced these lows, so she could understand! She could understand Yao Jingxuan's current situation.

It’s hard for Yao Jingxuan.

A few months ago, Yao Jingxuan was the majestic commander of the city defense camp and a favorite of Concubine Yao. Now he has become a prisoner. He must be in great pain.

"Mr. Yao, please sit down." Wei Xinru sat down and asked Yao Jingxuan to sit down and talk as well.

Yao Jingxuan withdrew his gaze, sat down, and didn't dare to look at Wei Xinru again.

The relationship between him and Wei Xinru was not as good as Wei Cunqing thought!

He... Wei Xinru lived in his house for a while, but they had almost no communication. He was busy with court affairs, and Wei Xinru stayed quietly in her own yard.

Although they lived under the same roof, they did not have much in common.

The only time... was when he treated Wei Xinru badly! He was drunk and immoral, and hurt Wei Xinru.

But Wei Xinru did not blame him. Now she is thinking about repaying evil with kindness and finding a way to help him out of trouble.

Wei Xinru is so kind-hearted, how could he bear to hurt her?

Even if he could only be a criminal slave in this life, he would not take advantage of Wei Xinru's kindness.

"Your Highness the Grand Princess, how are you... lately?" Yao Jingxuan took the initiative to break the silence.

But he could only ask a question that he already knew without asking.

Wei Xinru is Wei Cunqing's biological sister and Wei Wenyan's biological aunt. How could she be a bad person?