"What do I lack compared to you? Your background? Aside from being born into a better family, what makes you better than me?"

"If you had been born into the Duke of Cheng's mansion, a fallen one, you might be worse off than me! You'd be worse off than me!"

His eyes were bloodshot and crazed; he was far more refined than a normal person, let alone gentle and refined.

Yu Shuo lowered his eyes, which were like a constellation of stars, and looked down at his hands. Suddenly, a smile appeared on his face.

He seemed to understand that there was no point in asking Xue Huai'an these questions anymore.

Moreover, Yu Shuo shared the same thoughts as Xue Huai'an; he didn't think he was inferior to Xue Huai'an.

As for why Qin Su chose Xue Huai'an in the first place, it's no longer important.

He has a future that belongs to his family.

That's enough.

Moreover, Xue Huai'an cannot survive; he will die, he is certain to die! I will watch him die; there is absolutely no chance of him surviving.

"What are you laughing at?" Xue Huai'an stared intently at Yu Shuo, the terrifying man before him. "Do you think I'm inferior to you? Do you think that even if you were born into the Duke of Cheng's mansion, you would still do better than me?"

Yu Shuo did not want to answer these questions.

He simply said, "You are not good enough for her."

"Do you think she chose you back then?" Yu Shuo stood up and approached Xue Huai'an. One was calm like a young and powerful beast lying in wait, while the other seemed like a trapped beast caught in a frenzy. There was no comparison, or rather, it was obvious who would win and who would lose.

“But Yuanyuan is my child, I am the one who married her, and her birth date is recorded in the royal genealogy. What are you? You are nothing but a piece of trash that you can just throw away.”

"Xue Huai'an, you shouldn't have hurt her, you shouldn't have done that."

If Qin Su stubbornly chooses Xue Huai'an, and Xue Huai'an is indeed very good to Qin Su and has not done anything to harm the country, Yu Shuo will let go.

He would even be stationed on the frontier to protect them, to protect her... and the people she loves.

Unfortunately, Xue Huai'an didn't know how to cherish it.

He turned and left, never looking back.

Xue Huai'an, watching Yu Shuo's retreating figure, frantically called out Yu Shuo's name, begging him to come back.

Just as Yu Shuo was about to disappear from sight, Xue Huai'an suddenly changed his tune, "I want to see Qin Su, I want her to come see me! I want to see her!"

Yu Shuo paused briefly, without replying or turning around.

The evidence and witnesses regarding Xue Huai'an's actions are all there, leaving no possibility of him recanting his testimony.

The entire Chengguo Duke's family was imprisoned in the imperial prison, including Xue Huaining and Chen Yirou.

Yu Shuo made a special trip to see Chen Yirou, who played an extremely important role in Qin Su's dream... or rather, in her past life.

Yes, Yu Shuo deduced from Qin Su's dream and the changes over the past year that Qin Su was someone who had been given a second chance.

Although it sounds like a fantasy, Yu Shuo had heard the Empress Dowager talk about this kind of story when he was a child.

Perhaps Qin Su was lucky enough to be given a second chance at life.

Yu Shuo had met Chen Yirou, but he couldn't recall her exact appearance, only knowing that she was a slender and very delicate woman. She was the illegitimate daughter of Minister Chen.

That's all he remembers.

The reason is simple: Yu Shuo's mind has never been on these women, so it's no wonder he doesn't remember them.

Chongyang tapped the railing with the scabbard of his sword, quickly attracting the attention of the women inside.

They seemed very scared and kept shrinking inside.

"Who is Chen Yirou?" Chongyang asked.

Before long, a frail woman was pushed out from inside. She was trembling, and after changing out of her fine clothes, she was pitifully thin, almost unrecognizable.

Chongyang dragged the man out and took him to a separate cell.

Yu Shuo sat down and looked at the thin, timid, and pitiful-looking woman in front of him.

Suddenly he spoke up and asked, "Is Xue Huai'an treating you badly?"

Chen Yirou almost thought she was hallucinating.

Prince Chen actually cares about whether she's doing well or not.

Before she could speak, a jailer rushed in and whispered a few words in Chongyang's ear. Chongyang then said to Yu Shuo, "Master, the Princess Consort has arrived."

Yu Shuo frowned imperceptibly, then got up and left.

Qin Su wore a bright red cloak, her hair was simply styled in a bun, and she had few accessories, but the cloak she wore was worth a fortune.

"Your injuries haven't healed yet, why are you running around like this?" Yu Shuo walked over quickly, reached out and took her hand. Noticing that her hand was a little cold, he immediately looked at the maid following behind him and asked, "Did you bring a hand warmer?"

The maidservant quickly took the hand warmer off the carriage and handed it to Qin Su.

"I'm not cold." Although she said that, she still obediently took the hand warmer.

"I've come to see them," she said, then lowered her eyes, it was unclear whether she was speaking to Yu Shuo or to herself, "to get to know them."

Xue Huai'an is different, not because I treat her differently, but because Xue Huai'an already has memories of her past life.

If he didn't have this memory, Qin Su felt that he could come or not, and it wouldn't make much of a difference.

But since they both have memories of their past lives, they should at least settle things once and for all.

"Have they handed down their verdict?" Qin Su asked as they walked, leaning against Yu Shuo's chest.

"Yes. All members of the Duke of Cheng's household aged seven and above will be beheaded in five days." Regardless of gender.

Qin Su didn't feel much. Xue Huai'an's crime was to implicate his entire family, but the Duke of Cheng's family had been spared by His Majesty.

According to the nine generations of kinship, anyone even remotely related to Xue Huai'an must die.

"What about Chen Yirou? Didn't she divorce Xue Huai'an? Won't the Chen family take her with them?"

Yu Shuo shook his head.

"She is indeed very affectionate. However, the Chen family may not need a daughter like her." Qin Su knew that Chen Yirou was not favored, and it was precisely because of her lack of favor that she was the one who was abandoned.

"Let's go see Chen Yirou first." Qin Su and Chen Yirou barely exchanged a few words. Qin Su possessed memories of two lifetimes, while Chen Yirou knew nothing about them.

There's no point in saying so much.

Qin Su found it strange to see Chen Yirou locked up alone. "She's in a separate room?"

Yu Shuo shook his head.

"I originally intended to question him separately."

Qin Su laughed, "She doesn't know anything. We can't get anything out of her."

Chen Yirou heard Qin Su's voice and gripped the railing, trying her best to look at Qin Su.

"You've come?" Her voice was a little hoarse.

Qin Su asked a question similar to Yu Shuo's, "Is Xue Huai'an good to you?"

Chen Yirou: "..."

"Don't you know whether he's good to me or not?!" Chen Yirou's voice became especially sharp at this moment.

"It's all your fault! You're already married to Prince Chen, why did you still seduce him?! It's all your fault!"

Chen Yirou, who once had the air of a noble lady, has become unrecognizable at this moment.

Qin Su actually laughed.

"What are you laughing at? Are you so smug?!"

"That's right, you should be proud that someone like Xue Huai'an is doing everything for you!"

Qin Su shook her head, "Only you treat Xue Huai'an like a treasure. In my eyes, he's nothing."