Nan Jinchu softly hummed in agreement: "As long as you're always by my side, I'm not afraid."

"I will."

…

Jiang Shuyan suddenly encountered obstacles at every turn in the court. Just then, Wan Ge met Li Qiuyin while shopping on the street.

This was the first time Wan Ge had met the female lead. Nan Jin Chu had asked her if she wanted to go see her, but Wan Ge refused because she felt it was unnecessary.

On the banks of the willow-lined river, Wan Ge looked at the other woman. She was a little taller than the average woman and had a darker complexion, probably due to the harsh cold of the border region.

I feel like she knows a little bit of martial arts, at least she's not completely helpless.

Li Qiuyin looked at the woman before her, who was stunningly beautiful, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and had an exceptionally outstanding temperament.

"So you're the one he loves. You are indeed beautiful." So this is the person he has kept in his heart for two lifetimes. She thought that if she had come sooner, he would have discovered some truths and not done anything wrong, so that he wouldn't have been so obsessed with her.

But as it turns out, the other person's lingering feelings weren't just out of guilt, but because they genuinely liked her.

"What did you say?" Wan Ge asked, somewhat puzzled.

Then it dawned on me: "You also believed those rumors and thought he liked me."

Li Qiuyin shook her head, not at all surprised that the other party could recognize her, as she was indeed far inferior to the noble ladies here.

It was obvious at a glance that she was the woman who had traveled thousands of miles to find the young general.

Li Qiuyin had actually heard a lot of rumors about herself, some positive and some negative, but she didn't care.

Li Qiuyin said firmly, "It's not a rumor, he really likes you, he really likes you."

She had previously thought that Jiang Shuyan's lingering affection for her was because he had lost her, but now that she had met him, she understood that he was truly different, very different in every way.

If he were a man, he would also be attracted to a woman like her, right?

She was like a fairy descended to earth, with outstanding temperament. Her appearance, demeanor and mannerisms were all so attractive.

Seeing that the other person seemed a little sad, Wan Ge said, "He doesn't like me. Maybe it's just that we grew up together. But... when a girl likes someone, she still has to be clear-headed. Maybe some people are not worth liking."

Wan Ge learned a little about the female lead from Ruan Ruan. Li Qiuyin wasn't a spy; she did indeed possess medical skills and had stayed on the frontier because she wanted to assist military doctors in treating the wounded. Everything about this is true.

She followed the male protagonist and did make some mistakes, but she also prevented him from doing some very bad things.

She couldn't stop him from committing treason, and he ignored her for a long time afterward.

Although Wan Ge didn't have a good feeling about the female lead, she wasn't involved in the bad things the male lead did, so she couldn't completely deny her character.

…

Li Qiuyin looked at Wan Ge in front of her, hesitant to speak, as if she wanted to tell the girl in front of her just how much Jiang Shuyan liked her.

But she seemed to remember something and didn't say anything, only her expression showed more sadness.

She seemed unwilling to continue the discussion, so she asked Wange again, "I heard you married the Regent. Is the Prince good to you?"

Wan Ge nodded: "Yes, he's very good to me."

Li Qiuyin smiled upon hearing this answer: "That's good."

Suddenly, Li Qiuyin seemed to remember Wan Ge from earlier, and while thinking that Jiang Shuyan didn't like her, she added a sentence.

"Why did you just say that some people might not be worth liking? Are you right? Why?"

When Wan Ge heard her question, she paused for a moment, looked up at the person in front of her, and seemed to have a premonition.

While some things may change due to the butterfly effect, the other party may also change due to their own actions.

Before answering your question, I want to ask you a question: why did you suddenly come to the Imperial City? Did you simply want to find him?

"I..." Why did she come? Actually, she wanted to change his regrets, and also wanted to change her own regrets.

She thought that if she prevented what happened in her previous life from happening again, the person she liked wouldn't remember her for so long.

But after he arrived, he realized that some regrets can never be made up for, and the reason why the person he liked remembered that person for so long was not because of any guilt, but because of liking.

So she lost from the very beginning, and even if she were to be reborn, she could not change the other person's position in her heart.

Even so, he didn't want any more regrets to happen, or at least he didn't want him to be unable to be happy for the rest of his life because of guilt.

Actually, she came with a gamble, because she had wondered if he would like her after the misunderstanding was cleared up, since they were childhood sweethearts.

If he really does like her, then what is their relationship? What should their feelings be considered?

Before she even arrived in the capital, she heard about the Regent's marriage, and the woman he was marrying was the one he had been longing for in his previous life.

She thought they were all moving towards a better life, but it's really painful to uncover some truths yourself.

For a moment, she wondered whether she should continue with the plan and whether she should let him know the truth.

After much internal struggle, Li Qiuyin finally made a decision: he should know the truth to avoid making the same mistakes he made in his previous life. Knowing the truth would be beneficial for him.

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