Qin Wan looked him up and down and couldn't help laughing: "Save your life? If I didn't save you, wouldn't you die? Save your life? Hahaha!"
Qin Wan laughed so hard that she fell backwards. Here, she was not bound by her identity and was not shackled by hatred. She laughed so happily that her drooping hair gently passed through Xie Qing's fingers and fell on her shoulders as she moved.
Xie Qing couldn't help but help her smooth her hair back, picked up her hairband and tied it up for her: "Isn't it lucky that I met you?"
Qin Wan turned to look at Xie Qing. Her eyes were particularly bright in the firelight. "So, how are you going to repay me for saving your life?"
Xie Qing met her gaze, his heartbeat inexplicably quickening. He gently stroked his chest and couldn't help but lean forward a bit, his eyes capturing hers. His voice was hoarse, "So, how do you want me to repay you for saving my life?"
The two people's auras intertwined, and Qin Wan's heartbeat intensified. Suddenly, she realized that they were too close. She hurriedly stepped back, climbed up, and said, "I see that your injuries have healed. Can we go now?"
"hehe……"
Seeing her fleeing in such a panic, Xie Qing chuckled until she stamped her feet in anger. He then covered his mouth with his hands, coughed twice, picked up his sword and Qin Wan's whip, and said with a smile, "Let's go."
Xie Qing's injury had not actually healed fully, but they had stayed in the cave for an unknown number of days. It was not appropriate to stay any longer, so they had to go down the mountain first.
Both of them were good at martial arts. Even though the cliff was steep, they were able to get down smoothly with the whip, vines hanging on the cliff, and a dagger.
However, when she landed, Qin Wan felt pain in her shoulder. She turned around and moved her shoulder quietly, and the wound seemed to have split open.
But there was no time to treat their wounds now. Once they left the cave, they might face danger at any time. She pulled at her clothes and breathed a sigh of relief when she didn't see any blood stains. When she turned around, she saw Xie Qing grinning.
Qin Wan forced a smile and asked, "What's wrong? Can't you take it anymore?"
Xie Qing waved his hand: "How is that possible? Let's go."
Qin Wan was afraid that he would notice her strange behavior, so she turned aside and said, "You go first."
"You first." How could Xie Qing let her walk behind him? Wasn't it because he saw that his leg injury hadn't recovered yet?
Qin Wan's eyes fell on his legs, and she stepped forward to support him without hesitation: "Let's go together."
Xie Qing's expression paused slightly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, as if the wound didn't hurt anymore: "Okay."
There were no signs of a search in the valley, so the two men walked out along the valley and returned to the burned place.
Other places are naturally not as safe as places like this. The place has been burned down, and those who are chasing them will definitely think that they have been burned to death inside, and those who are looking for them will naturally think that they will escape from such a place.
The two of them continued walking along the burned mountain range. It was so quiet that only the sound of their footsteps could be heard. Not even the chirping of cicadas could be heard.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Qin Wan suddenly couldn't hold back and asked, "Tell me, why did you fall in love with the Bai family?"
"What made you fall in love with the Marquis of Pingyang?"
Xie Qing also spoke at the same time, and the two smiled at each other.
Of course, they were not asking about this life, but about the previous life.
Qin Wan knew that because Xie Qing had not had much contact with Bai Wanyi in this life, she was the one who took the initiative to approach him, and he never gave her a good look.
Qin Wan was really curious about what happened in her previous life.
She had originally hesitated whether to ask, but the trajectory of this life was different from that of the previous one. If the other party was reborn, he would naturally notice it.
When Qin Wan asked this, Xie Qingruo only answered the current situation. Naturally, she didn't want to say more. Or maybe it wasn't a rebirth at all, but because of her appearance, things went wrong, so she naturally had to adjust how to face him.
Unexpectedly, after Qin Wan spoke, Xie Qing also asked at the same time.
After a moment of silence, Xie Qing coughed lightly and said, "Let me be the first to say that I've never been interested in Bai. Before, I only thought she was a smart and weak woman who could make explosives, firearms, and all sorts of weird things."
"I thought she was as weak and helpless as she appeared, so I wasn't too wary of her. But at that time, I trusted her and treated her like an aide. Who knew she would actually turn to the Fourth Brother at the critical moment?"
"I've always been puzzled. How could I, a prince, be inferior to the fourth prince? Why did she choose the fourth prince and not me?"
Qin Wan looked Xie Qing up and down, and suddenly a thought struck her: "You said you never liked her. As a woman, I think she would be willing to let a man of such high status fall in love with her and obey her in everything, right? It must be that you didn't do something well, making her feel insecure and think that relying on you is better than relying on the Fourth Prince."
"A sense of security?" Xie Qing didn't understand. "As the Crown Prince, I can't give her a sense of security? If the Fourth Prince wants to fight for the throne, he must get past me."
"Pfft." Qin Wanle: "The sense of security a woman wants is different from the sense of security you're talking about. You've probably noticed that Bai's views are all very strange. What she pursues is a lifelong couple, or perhaps everyone revolves around her. If you don't have her in your heart, then naturally you won't put her first or take her seriously, so naturally she won't choose you."
Xie Qing looked ahead, his eyes deep. "My mother passed away early. Although my aunt treated me well at first after entering the palace, it was only after my sixth brother was born that I realized that this kindness was not the same as the last. When I realized that my aunt had spoiled me, my father had already started his plan to raise Gu."
"My brothers and I are all Gu in the palm of my father's hand. The Great Zhou Empire is the ultimate reward. Each of us brothers will become nutrients for the others. In my previous life, I was a bit too hasty and trusted the Bai family, so I was taken advantage of."
At this point, Xie Qing began to wonder, "Why were you unwilling to divorce Marquis Pingyang in your previous life? Were you truly deeply in love with him?"
How did you die? Were you unwilling to accept your death because of them? Is that why you divorced me in this life?
He kept these questions in his heart, but turned his head to stare at Qin Wan's face, not wanting to miss any subtle expression on her face.
Qin Wan scoffed, "What's so profound about that? When we got engaged, my parents were reluctant. It was his grandfather, wanting to ensure the prosperity of the Lu family, who proposed to my grandfather after saving His Majesty and on his deathbed. His Majesty agreed. Although there wasn't an imperial decree, it was his word, so I had no choice but to marry him."
"Helping him look after the mansion for eight years wasn't out of friendship, but my responsibility. I was also stupid. It was my responsibility to look after the house, but not their family. I wasted eight years of my life in vain."
"I originally thought that since the Qin family was feared by His Majesty, I would not divorce the Marquis of Pingyang and would take over the power of the upstart Pingyang Marquisate to protect the safety of our family. Who knew..."
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