Song Qingxue didn't expect that he would go straight to Su Ruqian's yard as soon as he came back.

Song Qingxue chased after her, "As soon as she got home, she ran to the concubine's courtyard. The prince really loves her deeply!"

"It's okay." Xiahou Chongyuan smiled and did not refute.

"Oh? Not bad?"

Song Qingxue sighed after she finished speaking, "Oh, it turns out that I was just being sentimental. Since the prince misses the concubine so much, I'd better not disturb him."

After saying that, she turned around and pretended to leave.

Xiahou Chongyuan immediately pulled her back and asked, "Where do you want to go?"

"Go home!"

"The palace is your home."

"That's not the case, Your Majesty, please don't talk nonsense."

Although the words she said expressed resistance, her tone and expression did not show any emotion that matched her words.

Xiahou Chongyuan felt helpless and amused. He pulled her hand up and waved it in front of her eyes.

"Qingxue, you've already held my hand, and you still want to deny your responsibility?"

"What's wrong? It's your honor that I'm willing to hold your hand! Are you taking advantage of me?"

Song Qingxue's tone was very gentle, and her eyes were full of smiles.

Xiahou Chongyuan cooperated with her and said seriously: "If you don't push yourself a little, how can you win the beauty?"

"Hiss..." Song Qingxue grinned and raised her chin and said, "How corny! But I like it."

"It is my great honor to be liked by Miss Song."

The two of them laughed and joked all the way to Su Ruqian's yard, but this yard was a little different from the outside.

The maid guarding outside the door was stunned when she saw Xiahou Chongyuan.

"Your Majesty?!"

The little maid stuttered and shouted, and quickly knelt down, "This servant greets the prince!"

"Get up." After saying this, Xiahou Chongyuan was about to push the door open.

But at this moment, the maid suddenly rushed up and stopped him.

"Huh?" Xiahou Chongyuan was not angry, but he had a temperament that made him intimidating without even getting angry. As soon as he spoke, the little maid was frightened and fell to her knees again.

But she just knelt in front of the gate, with her head lowered, and said nothing.

"Are you going to block my way?"

"I dare not!" The maid said she dared not, but she knelt there without moving.

"Since you don't dare, then get out of the way!" Xiahou Chongyuan sensed something was wrong, and his tone became colder.

The little maid bowed to him and said tremblingly: "Your Highness... Today, today the Queen is not feeling well..."

"Feeling unwell? Then I should go in and take a look."

After saying that, he ignored the maid, walked around her and pushed the door into the yard.

"Lighter, lighter..."

"I told you to be gentler! You really ..."

As soon as I entered the yard, I heard an unpleasant and foul sound coming from the house.

Song Qingxue glared, then covered her forehead with her hands, looking speechless.

Su Ruqian is really bold. She does this kind of thing with her pretty boy in broad daylight. She is not afraid of being caught at all!

Oh, that's not right.

Not many people in Shangjing City knew that Xiahou Chongyuan was still alive, probably because the news had not yet reached the palace.

However, everyone in the palace was in mourning, and Su Ruqian also thought that he was dead.

The man had just died, and she was already stealing the star. This was somewhat disrespectful to the dead.

Thinking of this, she glanced sideways at Xiahou Chongyuan, only to find that his expression was very calm.

Xiahou Chongyuan only paused in the yard for a moment and then rushed straight into the house.

The door was violently kicked open, and what came into view was the unbearable sight of two naked bodies entangled in an awkward manner.

When they heard the noise, they pulled the quilt to cover themselves, but when they saw Xiahou Chongyuan's face, they were so scared that they let go.

Su Ruqian looked at him for a long time with her mouth open, but couldn't say a word.

"My return at this time will ruin the concubine's good fortune?"

"No, no! Your Majesty, listen to me!"

Su Ruqian wanted to get out of bed, but she was naked at the moment and did not dare to act rashly.

"There's nothing much to say, just get dressed."

After Xiahou Chongyuan said this, he immediately walked out of the room.

Su Ruqian and the pretty boy put on their clothes tremblingly, and then ran out quickly.

"Your Majesty! You spared me, I will never dare to do that again!"

Before Xiahou Chongyuan could say anything, she knelt in front of him and kowtowed to him repeatedly.

But Xiahou Chongyuan didn't say anything.

He really had nothing good to say about Su Ruqian.

He had never loved this woman, and he had long known about her behavior.

Looking down at her, Xiahou Chongyuan's tone was very calm.

"Su Ruqian, you are the concubine bestowed upon me by the late emperor, so I do not want your life. However, I cannot help but investigate the fact that you secretly had an affair with a man."

"Your Majesty! Please! Spare me, I won't dare to do it again!"

Su Ruqian knew that even if Xiahou Chongyuan said he didn't want her life, he would definitely not punish her lightly.

Xiahou Chongyuan was indifferent to her pleas for mercy and didn't even look at her.

He only saw his eyes fall on the pretty boy kneeling behind Su Ruqian, and then said: "The concubine is not a good wife and has an affair with someone, but considering the years of love, she should be expelled from the palace."

After a pause, he continued, "As for the adulterer, he shall be beaten to death."

He could spare Su Ruqian's life out of consideration for the late emperor, but this man could not be saved at all.

"Your Majesty, please don't chase me away..."

Su Ruqian kept kowtowing with a pale face, but Xiahou Chongyuan was indifferent and turned away, taking Song Qingxue's hand.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I really don't dare to do it anymore..."

What's the difference between expelling her from the palace and killing her directly!

But it's too late. It's too late to regret now.

…

"Oh, I thought you would get angry and kick her out."

After walking out of the yard, Song Qingxue couldn't help but sigh.

Xiahou Chongyuan said: "Not really."

"You are so generous!" Song Qingxue couldn't help but say out loud what she had said countless times in her mind.

"I really don't know whether you are praising me or scolding me."

"Of course I'm praising you!"

"I don't believe it." Praising him for his magnanimity in this matter is more like scolding him!

Although he had no feelings for Su Ruqian, she was his backyard person after all. If this matter were to get out, it would definitely have a bad impact.

As the two were talking, Lin Xian caught up with them.

"My Lord, I have already asked someone to deal with those two people."

"Um."

Xiahou Chongyuan just responded and nothing else happened. However, Song Qingxue suddenly called him.

"Lin Xian."

"Miss, what do you want?" Although she is still the ex-wife of her master, anyone with a discerning eye can tell that she will soon become the current wife again.

Song Qingxue rummaged in her pocket, then took out a white purse and handed it to him.

"This is what Pin'er left for you. She said there is something she wants to say to you in this purse."

When mentioning Pin'er, Lin Xian's expression was obviously stunned for a moment.

His hands trembled slightly as he carefully took the purse but did not open it.

After putting the purse away, he bowed towards Song Qingxue with a look of sincere gratitude.

"Thank you, girl."

"You're welcome."

After Lin Xian saw her respond, he turned around and left.

Song Qingxue looked at his back and was actually happy for Pin'er.

Pin'er didn't fall in love with the wrong person, she just fell in love with someone who was not good at expressing himself.

She could see that he loved Pin'er.

It’s just a pity that two people who love each other cannot be together.

Thinking of this, Song Qingxue felt very guilty.

If she had been more careful that day and had not been poisoned by Xiahou Chun, she could have avoided it and Pin'er would not have died to protect her.

It was all her fault. Because of her, Pin'er couldn't marry the man of her dreams.

If there is an afterlife, she looks forward to it.

She hoped that in the next life, Pin'er would be safe and sound, have everything she wished for, and would never meet someone like her who caused her death again.

Xiahou Chongyuan listened to her self-blame in her heart and quickly raised his hand to hold her shoulders.

He said: "You don't have to blame yourself. She did this for you because she thought you were worth it."

Song Qingxue curled her lips bitterly and smiled very reluctantly.

She understands the truth, but still feels guilty and blames herself. Whenever she thinks about it, she always thinks that it would be great if she could go back and start over.

But there are no ifs and ifs in this world.

She could only pray for Zhu Pin'er, praying that she would have a very good afterlife.

…

It's summer now and the sun is very strong today.

Zhao Wanqiu and Xiahou Chun were tied to the execution ground and cut into pieces by the Lingchi executioner with a rough knife.

Song Qingxue saw with her own eyes their flesh and blood fell to the ground piece by piece, and she also heard their extremely tragic screams, but she was not very happy.

She actually felt a little sad.

Because such a result might have originally belonged to her and Xiahou Chongyuan.

Fortunately, fortunately!

She and Xiahou Chongyuan are both still alive and well.

It has been really hard along the way.

Halfway through the execution, Song Qingxue could no longer bear to watch.

She turned around and said softly, "I'm so tired and want to rest."

Xiahou Chongyuan replied: "Okay."

The two men left the execution ground. The sun was scorching overhead, making their faces a little red.

Song Qingxue looked up to see the sun, but the light in the sky was too dazzling.

She raised her hand to block the sunlight, but saw the sunlight passing through her fingers and still piercing into her eyes.

She suddenly thought of the first time she met Xiahou Chongyuan when she first arrived. It was also a dazzlingly sunny day.

And Xiahou Chongyuan stood in front of her with his back to the light, as dazzling as the sun.

Thinking of this, Song Qingxue held his hand tightly, looked up at him with a smile, and said, "Xiahou Chongyuan, I am a person with a very fragile heart. When I pass through the door of your palace in the future, you must love me more!"

"good."

He deserved it with extreme gentleness, just like responding to her thousands of "yes" for the rest of his life.