Finale
Could it be that in past and present lives, we are two different people?
What about Xiao Bo himself? Why did he always love and protect her?
Pei Zhaoying cannot tolerate any grain of sand in her eyes, he should have known it long ago.
I just never expected that the love and affection that we had every day could be wiped out. All the schemes and plans, and the sacrifices made in our body and mind, ended up in vain. How ridiculous!
Stepping into the east wing which he had not lived in for a long time, Xiao Bo took off his outer robe which was soaked by the heavy rain. The moisture invaded his lungs, and it felt like a knife was stirring his internal organs. Xiao Bo was unable to breathe and when he opened his mouth, he spat out a mouthful of black blood on the brocade screen.
The poison from the drug test is running rampant in the blood. If we delay for a while longer, none of our hearts and lungs will be in good condition.
Xiao Bo fell onto the bed, staring blankly at the brocade screen. It was Pei Zhaoying who had chosen it for him when they first settled down in the mansion. The pattern, a butterfly in love with flowers, held a good meaning. Although he hadn't developed any feelings for her at the time, he often stroked the rosewood base, thinking that she still had a place for him in her heart, and that everything would eventually get better. They lived day by day.
Right now, what’s the difference between this and your lover being possessed by another’s body?
He had never seen Pei Zhaoying as two people.
It was she who refused to continue the previous relationship...
Pei Zhaoying held her handkerchief tightly in her hand all night, ready to burst into tears at any moment. She leaned against the window and listened to the rain in a daze. She thought she would cry her heart out, but half of her body was stiff and no tears came out of her dry eyes.
It’s not that I don’t love you.
Life is so hard. His life has been in danger several times. It is ridiculous that he has no memory and has to think about love again.
She panicked and wanted to hug Xiao Bo's waist again and act coquettishly.
Fate is full of scars and pain. Love is no longer considered the primary consideration. Tenderness is wiped out and there is no room for romance.
Compared with the first time I got married, the days of being married to Xiao Bo were like the free and easy life of a pair of mandarin ducks.
Unfortunately, everything was disguised, and Pei Zhaoying couldn't tell if he was her young musician, Jun Dan, or the stern and decisive Lord Xiao Bo. She loved him too much, but she couldn't face the deliberate approach. Perhaps it was her old habit of "too clear water to attract fish" that had struck again. She thought she could maintain her innocence and live a simple life, but the past still resurfaced. Fate hadn't told her which path to take.
It’s time to go see Xiao Bo.
In the days ahead, even if there are unpleasant things, you should still live well.
The dark sky was suddenly filled with some white light. Pei Zhaoying was haggard after a sleepless night. At least, there were many things they could talk about, and it was not always filled with coldness and dogmatism. She wanted to go see him, even if they didn't speak or just looked at each other in silence... She wanted to see him.
Just as he took a step, he heard Jin Chenxiao's panicked intrusion.
Pei Zhaoying thought it was a military or political matter, and was about to ask them to discuss and decide, but she heard Jin Chenxiao kneel down and burst into tears:
"Your Highness... Your Highness, Commander Jiang, he's not well..."
Pei Zhaoying froze, something exploded next to her ear, and a sharp buzzing sound erupted.
She stumbled after Jin Chenxiao and came to Jiang Yubai's bed. She looked at the dejected Wild Wolf lying on the bed and listened to Jin Chenxiao's sobbing intermittently:
"Commander Jiang's health had been showing signs of abnormalities for a long time. He was just holding on! He was the only one who was able to accompany His Highness to this point!"
"Commander Jiang has never abandoned His Highness. When His Highness was injured, his body was poisoned by a powerful, heart-destroying poison. Commander Jiang transferred the entire poison to himself. Fearing that His Highness would develop abnormal symptoms, he used the excuse of being angry to avoid the poison when it first took effect..."
Pei Zhaoying's body was like a helpless fallen leaf swaying in the wind, falling weakly and empty beside the bed.
So that’s how it is… So that’s how it is…
Pei Zhaoying finally shed tears, grabbed Jiang Yubai's bloodless, dead-looking hand, and asked him:
"Why?"
Why be so stupid.
A knight-errant, free and unrestrained, sacrificed his freedom and life for a member of the royal family.
The poison attacked again and invaded the heart meridians. Gu Hao was helpless and said that he didn't have much time left.
Jiang Yubai raised his hand, wanting to touch her crystal clear lips, but he didn't even have the strength to do that. He smiled, squinting his eyes, and looked as youthful as when they first met:
"I told you, if you accompany me to the martial arts world, I will protect you..."
Very weak.
Pei Zhaoying burst into tears, clutching his hand and crying bitterly. The last old man from her youth was about to withdraw from her life. She was all alone in the vast earth, with no one to accompany her.
Is she a harmful spirit? Anyone who comes into contact with her will have a bad end and will lose their life as retribution.
Across the wall, Xiao Bo heard her heartbreaking sobs, and his heart ached. Standing beneath the swaying tree shadows, he felt he had no suitable identity to face him. A gentle breeze brought a cool breeze, and in the chill of early autumn, he vaguely recalled an old story from his time as a county magistrate in a small town on the edge of the country.
A young boy and girl broke into the county government office and threw the bound local bully in as if they were in an empty place. The girl had a radiant face and said to her friend, "
"Xiaobai, I think it's better not to abuse lynching. Let's hand the suspects and evidence over to the officials for trial first. I don't believe all the officials in Daliang are evil-hearted. There are always good officials who serve the people. If everyone is corrupt and abuses their power, God will see, and the whole dynasty will be punished."
"Hmph, if you keep calling me Xiaobai, I'll tie you up tomorrow and throw you into the river to feed the fish. Are you going or not? You're dawdling. If you learn faster now, you can still catch up with the fine wine from Xinghualou!"
"Jiang Yubai, don't think you can beat me, I always let you win!"
The girl was dressed cutely in spring clothes. She ignored Xiao Bo, the local official, and followed the boy's figure, going in and out of the window nimbly, like a shadow.
Many years later, Xiao Bo recalled this scene and it was like a bolt from the blue.
His hands trembled as he pinched the rough, thick bark of the green tree until his nails broke off. His fingers ached and blood seeped into the bark from his fingertips.
He was just being sentimental.
His painstaking efforts were in vain.
Originally, Pei Zhaoying's marriage was not his fate... He was the one who stole it, the one who robbed it! God punished him, and he deserved it.
Pei Zhaoying regained her memories of her past life, and with Xiao Yucheng's confession, it was not difficult for her to discover that the assassination and sudden death were both done by Xiao Yucheng.
Then, Xiao and Cheng should have the antidote.
Pei Zhaoying came over crying, wiped her face roughly, changed into riding clothes, and carried a sword. She didn't mind putting the sword on Xiao Yucheng's neck to force him to give her the antidote.
Before she could go out and rush to the Grand Secretary's Mansion, Xiao Yucheng came to find her first.
There were loud gongs and drums, and a profusion of red wedding gowns. The ceremony was just like welcoming a bride. Xiao Yucheng, dressed as a groom, knelt in front of the mansion gate and said in a loud voice:
"Ying'er, your husband deeply regrets this and has come to apologize. Please reconcile with me and live happily ever after."
Rumors were spreading, and people were talking about the absurdity of a woman marrying twice and brothers fighting each other.
Pei Zhaoying remained unmoved. As expected, she pressed her sword against the veins between Xiao Yucheng's necks.
"Give me the antidote to the poison that disperses the power and kills the heart."
"Ying'er, you didn't even mention any conditions? You really guessed your place in my heart," Xiao Yucheng smiled, and suddenly pointed his finger at Xiao Bo, who was standing silently at the side. "But Ying'er, there is no antidote for the heart-breaking poison. It was given to me by his father himself. Ying'er, you want to settle the score, but didn't you find the wrong person?"
"Clang".
Pei Zhaoying's sword fell to the ground.
She didn't have the strength or courage to turn around and look at Xiao Bo's expression.
Suppressing his palpitations, he asked, "...did your father give it to him?"
"Yes." Xiao Bo closed his eyes. This was something he had just found out recently.
"Where is the antidote?" Pei Zhaoying caught the big one and let the small one go. As long as Jiang Yubai's life could be saved, other things would not be important.
"This poison...there is really no antidote." Xiao Bo spoke with difficulty.
Back then, in order to successfully take his wife's tablet away from the Xiao family, his father had to develop an unstoppable poison for Xiao and Cheng in exchange.
Xiao and Cheng smiled and fanned the flames:
"Ying'er, didn't Medicine King Valley's Master, Gu Hao, also say he couldn't cure the poison? Don't you know that his father's poison-making skills are even better than the Medicine King Valley Master's? He can harm people, and even the miracle doctors can't save them."
Yes... That's why Gu Hao was asked by Xiao Bo to come out of seclusion. Everything is cause and effect.
Pei Zhaoying closed his eyes, his body almost collapsed, and he held onto the door of the mansion, asking the palace soldiers to drive Xiao and Cheng away.
She kept her eyes closed, not looking at Xiao Bo, not wanting to see him.
Xiao Bo understood everything and turned back to his room. The place that could be called home in this world was quickly reduced to ashes.
Gu Hao stood up for him:
"Are you all finished? Does she know how much you've sacrificed for her? You almost died from experimenting with drugs. Your father's poison was just used by someone bad. It wasn't your father who killed anyone himself. Why is she taking her anger out on you?"
"That's all right."
When the day came when everything he owned fell apart, Xiao Bo was extremely calm. He ground the paper, moved his wrist, and wrote the first three words.
The handwriting is sloppy.
Barely recognizable.
"Divorce Letter".
Gu Hao was very anxious, blaming Pei Zhaoying for not knowing what was good for her. After being driven out by Xiao Bo, he happened to run into Lu Yunqi who was holding the Ru Zhou Sword and came to present the treasure to him. He mistook Lu Yunqi for someone in the same group as Pei Zhaoying, sneered and started to find fault:
"Why did you give me this piece of junk? Do I need it? You've learned so much from me, and I haven't held you accountable, have I? What else do you want to steal? Why are you so unsatisfied? Alas, women are always like this. Go back to your Imperial Hospital."
Lu Yunqi turned around, held back her tears, took two slow steps, and then ran away while suppressing her tears.
Xiao Bo will leave with peace of mind.
Thanks to his covert poisoning, Pei Heng and his mother were gravely ill. Court was suspended in the mornings, and no medicine could cure them. They could only survive until winter, then pass away in the freezing cold. In their previous lives, Xiao and Cheng had died of a migraine, and in this life, they hadn't found a good doctor, and this would be no exception.
He eliminated all of Pei Zhaoying's enemies one by one.
Even if what she wanted was the throne, she was the only candidate who commanded a large army and had royal blood. Moreover, there was an insider in the Palace Front Office who paved the way for her to the highest position. From then on, no one dared to harm her, and she no longer had to rely on others.
However, Xiao Yucheng also realized that he had not much time left, so he launched the coup earlier. However, he would never be a match for Pei Zhaoying, and Xiao Bo could take advantage of the chaos to pack up his things and escape.
The troops of the Grand Marshal burned, killed and looted in the palace, showing the style of a traitor. Xiao Yucheng knew that even if he seized the throne, he would not be able to sit on it safely, so he ordered his men to destroy it. The palace was full of wailing and the most prosperous place in the dynasty was turned into a living hell in an instant.
Lu Yunqi was in a mess, blood everywhere, screams everywhere. She had never seen such a scene before, and she didn't know whether to run away or hide. She was not very smart, so she put a few rare medical books in her arms and groped her way out with her back hunched.
He was almost discovered by the chaotic soldiers after turning a corner!
A pair of hands covered her mouth and nose and led her into a secret passage.
Gu Hao still had that sour face: "Stop talking nonsense, just follow me."
Lu Yunqi was both afraid and happy: "Why are you here? Why did you save me? How did you know there was a secret passage..."
"Why do you have so many questions? It's really annoying. I told you before, my ancestors escaped from the palace, so of course they have some skills."
Lu Yunqi obediently held his hand and walked in the dark secret passage. The more she walked, the more she felt something was wrong. There was a smell of blood lingering at the tip of her nose. Her hands were sticky, as if some liquid had stuck to them... After walking out of the secret passage, she screamed in the light.
Gu Hao has become a bloody man.
There was a sword stuck in his back. He was stabbed by the rebels when he went against the flow of people to enter the palace during the chaos. The tip of the sword was stuck in his heart, and it was obvious that he was beyond help.
He finally lost all his strength and fell into Lu Yunqi's arms:
"Your medical skills are really average... So, from now on... I'm not going to be nice to hear you say that..."
So I have to work harder in the future.
Please don't be offended by what I say, and don't take it too seriously.
Lu Yunqi's shrill cry scared away the flying birds.
He saved her life again.
She couldn't pay it back, not in this lifetime...
——
"It's time to go, master." In the post station outside the capital, Wei Si urged Xiao Bo respectfully and anxiously.
The capital was in chaos, and the people were scrambling to flee. Once the situation stabilized a little, no matter who was in power, they would block the city gates to prevent thieves from taking advantage of the situation. By then, they would not be able to escape.
"Well... let's go."
By the time, Pei Zhaoying had almost led her personal soldiers to suppress the palace coup, entered the Zichen Palace, and from then on, she reigned supreme, writing the beginning of a prosperous era as an empress.
He...had exhausted all his plans and given her everything, so there was no need to stay any longer.
Xiao Bo broke off a dime and casually placed it on the tea table, then went out to untie the horse rope and mount it.
Unexpectedly, the horse disappeared!
Xiao Bo was startled, and he and Wei Si both drew their swords to fight the enemy.
"Xiao Bo——"
In the thick smoke ahead, there was a man riding his tall horse, with dusty hair, bright eyes, and a red heroic riding uniform, waving at him.
Xiao Bo did not answer.
She tore a letter to pieces.
A few pieces of debris were blown over by the wind.
It was he who wrote the divorce letter.
She rode her horse and smiled, stretching out her hand to him—
"Will you be my royal husband? And my son's royal father?"
Xiao Bo was stunned, then he threw away his bag, held her hand, used the force to mount the horse, protected her, and paid more attention to protecting her waist and abdomen.
I can't leave.
This gust of wind that had no place to stay was locked up by her, and they would be together for the rest of their lives, loving each other till old age.
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