Xuanyi suddenly felt breathless and gasped for air. The maid beside her supported her in time and asked worriedly, "Queen Mother, are you okay?"

Xuanyi pushed her away, glanced resentfully at Hong Yi who lowered his head, and said, "Let's go!"

Xuanyi swung her sleeves and turned to leave.

…

Chunling pushed open the door of the room that had not been cleaned for a long time, and saw Mo Yufeng sitting on Ma Qingyi's bed. Mo Yufeng raised his head and opened his eyes to see Chunling. In a trance, he mistook Chunling for Ma Qingyi. He staggered over and hugged her tightly, crying and said, "I knew, I knew you were not dead... Ma Qingyi, you have no conscience. You have been gone for so long and only come back this time... Do you know, I miss you so much, I miss you every day..."

Chun Ling was so frightened that she dared not move, "Prince... I, I am not a lady, I am Chun Ling..."

Mo Yufeng was stunned for a moment, then let go of her and stared at her. After seeing the person in front of him clearly, the tenderness in his eyes instantly turned cold. He pushed her away and asked coldly, "Why are you here?"

"I... I came back to see the young lady!" Chun Ling lowered her head in fear, not daring to look into his freezing eyes.

Mo Yufeng sneered, "Just watch!"

Chun Ling felt sad when she saw Mo Yufeng's expression. She consoled him and said, "Your Highness, don't be too sad. The young lady in heaven doesn't want to see you like this..."

"She will come back!" Mo Yufeng suddenly shouted.

Chun Ling's word "yang" was choked in her throat by Mo Yufeng's growl, and she looked at him stupidly in shock.

Mo Yufeng retracted his ferocious face and walked out of the room dejectedly. Chun Ling watched his firm steps after he left the room.

He must have had a tough time recently! On the surface, he pretended to be indifferent and remained calm; but in the dead of night when no one was around, the pain in his heart would probably only be revealed at that time!

Chun Ling watched from inside the room, a wave of sadness welling up in her heart, her nose aching, tears streaming down her face. She took out the pendant from her waist and placed it on the table. "Miss, this is what you gave to Chun Ling! Now I'm giving it back to you. I hope you'll be well no matter where you are. If there's a next life, Chun Ling will still be your maid..."

After staying in the house for a long time, Chunling walked out and saw Hualan outside the door. She wiped her tears and said lightly, "Okay, let's go back!"

"...Yes!" Hua Lan followed behind her, an elusive feeling flashing in her eyes.

"Wait a minute!" Chun Ling suddenly stopped and turned to look at Hua Lan. "Go to the street and buy some apricot blossom cakes! Make sure they're sold by the vendor next to Wei Yi Building! I need to go to the Ma Mansion in a minute!"

Hua Lan nodded and left.

I've been away from the Ma Mansion for so long, I don't know how the master is doing. I've been in the Ma Mansion for so many years, and now I'm married to Baihan Country, I'm afraid the master doesn't know! Although I've often suffered a lot of grievances, I still want to go back and take a look!

Chunling was sitting in the carriage, which stopped in front of the Ma Mansion. Hualan ran back panting and brought the apricot blossom cake to her.

Chunling smelled a familiar scent, so she got out of the car and went in.

Chunling stood in the middle of the hall. Ma Xiong came over and looked at her in surprise. "Chunling, why are you dressed like this?"

Chun Ling was startled, turned around and said to Hua Lan, "Go wait outside the house first!"

“...Yes!” Hua Lan glanced at Ma Xiong and turned to leave.

Seeing her walk away, Chunling suddenly knelt on the ground with a bang, "Master, Chunling will be punished. Chunling shamelessly recognized the young lady as her sister and married into the Baihan Kingdom to become the queen! Even now that the young lady is in danger, Chunling did not protect her from harm in time... It's Chunling's fault! Please punish me, Master!" Chunling lay flat on the ground.

Ma Xiong sighed deeply and said helplessly, "Forget it, the dead cannot be resurrected! What's the point of punishing you... Besides, you have taken care of her for a long time over the years, and now you have a good family! But life in the deep palace is not easy!... I didn't let Qingyi go to the palace to participate in the selection, and let her marry Prince Fu Qing early, all because I was afraid that she would be bullied in the palace! Now I want to tell you these words!" As he said, Ma Xiong helped her up, "You and Qingyi are of similar age, and grew up together! You are like sisters!... You must live well in the palace now... Don't be like Qingyi..." Ma Xiong's voice trembled a little, and he turned around to prevent Chunling from seeing his tears.

Chunling was also sad. "Master, Chunling will treat you like your own daughter. Let me be your filial daughter on your behalf!"

Ma Xiong looked at her as if he saw Ma Qingyi, and sighed, "Child, I don't need you to be filial to me. I just hope you can live well there! Life is the most important thing!"

For the first time, Chunling felt the warmth of family love, a warmth she had never felt before. It was like sunshine, making this late autumn not so cold at all! Even though the wind blew fiercely on her face, tearing at her tears, her heart was warm!

Chunling brought the apricot blossom cake to the table and said softly, "This is the apricot blossom cake that the young lady often bought for you before. She said you liked it the most from that shop! Every time I took Chunling out to play and passed by there, I would pick up a bag! I asked someone to bring one for you today. Try it. Does it taste the same as before?"

Ma Xiong looked at her with satisfaction and said, "You are thoughtful!" He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. The taste was the same as before, but he couldn't taste the same feeling as before!

Ma Xiong was in deep sorrow, while Chun Ling was also thinking back to the past. Ma Xiong gathered his thoughts and asked with a smile, "Sit down and tell me how you and the King of Baihan Country met and became husband and wife."

Chunling lowered her head and smiled, "Okay..."

Both of them were pretending to be strong and indifferent, chatting and laughing.

Noon

Ma Xiong wanted to keep her here for lunch, but Chun Ling declined, saying, "I really don't dare to eat at the same table with the master!"

Ma Xiong laughed, "You were just chatting with me!"

Chunling lowered her head and chuckled.

Ma Xiong said helplessly, "Okay, then I won't keep you here. If anything happens there in the future, don't forget that this is also your home!"

Chun Ling frowned and looked at him sadly, tears welling up in her eyes again. She tilted her head back slightly to prevent the tears from flowing out, then nodded.

Ma Xiong patted her shoulder and smiled. Looking at Chun Ling's back as she left, Ma Xiong turned around and closed the door.

Chunling got on the carriage and whispered, "Let's go to Weiyi Tower!"

Weiyi Building

Chunling sat in her familiar seat and ordered a pot of apricot blossom wine. She was not good at drinking and had always come here with Ma Qingyi. Looking at the empty seat opposite, Chunling picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Hua Lan tried to dissuade him, saying, "Queen, your health is more important!"

Chunling continued drinking as if she didn't hear anything. Someone passed by and Chunling glanced at him in a daze. She widened her eyes and stood up.

Miss!