At the palace gate.

When Qin Ye came out, Zong Zhengchen was waiting for her. He opened his arms and embraced her from a distance, and then turned his palm and produced a candy like a magic trick.

Peel off the sugar coating and feed it into her mouth.

"Sweet." She smiled while holding the candy in her mouth.

This sweetness seems to reach the heart, and the whole person feels extremely comfortable from head to toe.

It turns out that this is what letting go and letting go feel like.

"Be my little princess. From now on, you will only eat sweets and never suffer any hardship." He took her little hand and took her home.

Qin Ye laughed: "Where did you learn such cheesy love words?"

"Is it possible that I was born to be so good at speaking and to please you?"

"If Xiao Zhihua hadn't said that, I might have believed it."

Thinking about the past, I feel both emotional and funny.

Back then, when they had just gotten married, he hated her and targeted her, and Xiao Zhihua's white lotus disgusted her. Those days were difficult and uncomfortable.

Zong Zhengchen felt guilty and didn't want to talk about the past. He blinked his thick eyelashes a few times and mumbled, pretending to be stupid:

"What Xiao? Xiao what? What are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

Yo.

Installed.

Qin Ye said: "Go back to Chapter 1 and take a look yourself."

“…”

Don't mention it.

Back then, how could he have known that two people who had nothing to do with each other would be together? How could he have known that he would fall in love with her so wholeheartedly?

"Son misses you." He changed the subject.

How could Qin Ye not see his little thoughts? He snorted and gave him a way out.

"wild."

"Um."

"Is there anything else that is not finished?"

“It seems to be all done.”

"Then let's get ready and go back to Jiangnan."

"Xi'er's hand is still injured."

"It's just my hand that's injured. It won't be a problem for me to ride in a carriage. Besides, I'm anxious to go back and give birth to my second child."

"What?!"

"Ah... I'm anxious to go back and get... married! It wasn't so glorious to marry you before, but I'm fully prepared this time. I'll go to Jiangnan as the betrothal gift, with a ten-mile red carpet and sixteen-meter-high bridges. I'll welcome you home in style!"

“…”

Haha, men, never tell the truth.

The two of them held hands and walked slowly on the street. There were countless passers-by, their shadows overlapping each other. The two of them were pressed close together, harmonious, firm, and never separated.

Return to the Imperial Master’s Mansion.

Zong Zhengchen went to pack up and prepare, and would set off back to Jiangnan tomorrow.

Qin Ye sat in Ling Yixing's room all night without closing his eyes...

The next day, the sun rose.

It's time to leave.

"Brother, I'm leaving..."

She took the small bag of soil and carried it with her everywhere, and got on the carriage for the return trip. She was still looking in the direction of the Imperial Master's Mansion, and it was a long time before she looked away.

"Let's take a detour through the Nanyuan Kingdom's imperial mausoleum."

Zong Zhengchen realized what she meant and ordered the team to take a detour.

An hour and a half later, they arrived at the Nanyuan Imperial Mausoleum.

A new tomb was built. It was the tomb of Queen Nanyuan, with a brand new tombstone, fresh flowers, and tributes covered with water droplets.

She stood in front of the grave and looked at the words carved on the tombstone.

One by one, stroke by stroke, memories of the past emerged in her mind: love and hate intertwined, and finally, it all froze on the night of the marriage banquet, when she rushed out to block the sword and died.

At that time, she was hoarse and unable to speak, her lips trembled weakly and moved a few times.

At that time, she had not yet recovered her memory and did not understand the meaning of those lip movements.

Now that I think about it…

What she said was, I'm sorry, I love you.