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The envoys of Sheng Kingdom entered the city, with carriages and luggage stretching as far as the eye could see. Gu Youan stood on Chunfeng Tower, gazing into the distance.
She leaned against the railing, and the person in the carriage leaned out. He was a handsome man who frowned and glanced at Gu Youan and Ye Qingchen.
Caught peeping, she instinctively turned away, avoiding eye contact. Ye Qingchen's eyes flickered, and she looked up at him. "Do you know the envoy from Sheng Kingdom?"
Ye Qingchen lowered his eyes: "I don't know him."
Gu Youan's pupils constricted: "You're lying. Look me in the eyes. Do you even know him?" She grabbed his hand and pulled gently, and Ye Qingchen suddenly bumped into her.
She turned her face away and coughed lightly. Their actions were somewhat intimate. Ye Qingchen steadied himself and shook his head: "I don't know him."
Gu Youan has forgotten the past. Sheng Jingche of Sheng Kingdom is still unclear as to whether he is friend or foe. Dayong suffered a defeat in the western border, and the envoy of Sheng Kingdom will surely make exorbitant demands.
Gu Youan grabbed the back of his neck, "The person sitting in that carriage is your father's killer."
Ye Qingchen's eyes flickered between light and shadow. He recognized Sheng Jingche in the carriage as the person who had saved him with Gu Youan back then, the person who killed his father as the monarch of Sheng Kingdom, and the person who had murdered the entire Ye family as the current emperor, Li Yi.
He gently tidied Gu Youan's hair: "Miss has been irritable lately, ever since she met the Princess."
Gu Youan was taken aback. These words jolted her awake. Ever since returning from Xiangji Temple, he had become restless and uneasy.
Gu Youan looked down at him: "You are the Princess's person. If the Princess wanted to scheme against me, why would she hand you over to me?"
Ye Qingchen held Gu Youan's hand and gently massaged her joints: "There is no black and white in this world. She wants to use you and control you."
Gu Youan enjoyed the comfort: "Why are you telling me all this?"
“Miss, you have forgotten the past. You once saved me with that young marquis of the Sheng family. Now, the envoy of the Sheng Kingdom is of unknown allegiance. The Dayong Kingdom has suffered a defeat, and the Sheng Kingdom is seeking to marry the princess. You are the best candidate.” He played with her fingers. “Court intrigues and constant conflicts between the Dayong and Sheng Kingdoms. I know that you want to break free from Young Master Xie’s control and find your lost memories, but this cannot be rushed.”
Ye Qingchen also wanted to know what had happened. Two dashing and highly skilled people met face to face. One had lost his memory, and the other had become an envoy of the Sheng Kingdom.
"Miss, the princess has given you Five-Stone Powder, which can easily drive people mad."
Gu Youan smiled and said, "Since you knew I was poisoned, why didn't you tell me sooner? Ye Qingchen, I don't like overly clever people."
Ye Qingchen touched her face and said, "Miss, the Princess doesn't like smart people. People who are too smart are hard to control."
Gu Youan was a medical student, and she was very sensitive to drugs. If it really was Wushi San, she would be able to smell it when she was close to it.
She grabbed Ye Qingchen by the neck and pinned him against a pillar behind him. "I don't like smart people. Since you've become my guard, don't try to be clever."
She had been awake for more than half a year. Faced with missing memories and a confusing past, she was going crazy in this strange world. She thought she was a prophet with the script in her hands, but she was just a powerless woman. Power oppressed her, and only by ascending to the supreme position could she protect herself.
Gu Youan sighed, "If you harbor any disloyalty, I will kill you without hesitation."
With the system gone, whether the main storyline would collapse was no longer her concern; it was just a memory, so why were so many people trying to stop her?
She remembered that when she first transmigrated into the book, Madam Wang and Gu Sheng doted on her, their only daughter. Why, seven years later, would they collude with outsiders to deceive her?
What is the truth? Why are so many people trying to stop her, a young lady from a sheltered family? Why did the system disappear?
The truth was shrouded in mist; she tried to steer her boat but couldn't get out.
Watching the people walking away downstairs, if Ye Qingchen was telling the truth, then she and Sheng Jingche must know each other. But Sheng Jingche is from Shengguo, so why should he tell her the truth?
Gu Youan's eyes were calm. Ye Qingchen grabbed her wrist and said, "Sheng Jingche is a very mysterious person in Sheng Kingdom. You haven't seen him for many years and you have lost your memory. He may not be the same person as back then."
"I'm telling you this not so that you'll rush to find him recklessly, but to make you more vigilant. This time, the Sheng Kingdom is coming on strong, and people's hearts are fickle. The person you know is no longer the same person you used to know."
Gu Youan stared blankly at him. "Don't try to guess what I'm thinking. I am the master and you are the servant. If you have such thoughts, you might as well go and kill Gu Changming."
Ye Qingchen's face darkened. "Wait a moment. I will definitely kill Gu Changming. Now that the envoy from Sheng Kingdom has come to visit, Biancheng wants peace."
Gu Youan sneered: "I never thought you were also a loyal and patriotic person."
Ye Qingchen stared intently into Gu Youan's eyes. "The Ye family's ancestral precepts state that members of the Ye clan cannot betray the country. My Ye family protects the common people, not the royal family of Dayong."
Gu Youan lowered her head and looked at him: "Even if the Ye family is wiped out, will you still protect the people of Dayong?"
Ye Qingchen nodded: "The success of a general is built on the bones of ten thousand soldiers. My father guarded the western border for many years and never took the initiative to provoke a war on the frontier. His Majesty deserves to die, but the common people are innocent. They just want a peaceful and prosperous world."
Gu Youan looked into Ye Qingchen's bright eyes, tilted her head and carefully examined him, "You have been by the side of the Princess for many years. The Princess is ambitious, but you have not been tainted by hatred."
Ye Qingchen raised her head, tears welling in her eyes: "I want revenge, but not now, Miss. Hatred can blind people, but the common people are innocent."
Gu Youan stood there stunned. The protagonist's true nature was kind. Ye Qingchen chose to endure for the sake of the common people, so why did the original owner end up like that?
"I will not allow my family's assets to fall into the hands of an outsider. I will definitely kill Gu Changming, no matter who tries to stop me."
Ye Qingchen knelt on one knee. "I will definitely kill Gu Changming. Please calm down, Miss."
Gu Youan helped him up: "Xie Daoqing has already discovered that you are a man, so you need to be more careful."
In the original book, Ye Qingchen and Gu Youan's affair was discovered, and Gu Youan became a nun. Now the story is following the same trajectory as the original book. Could it be...?
Gu Youan fell into deep thought. If the outcome was indeed like this, Xie Daoqing knew from the beginning that Ye Qingchen was by her side, so why did he remain silent after the incident?
Is the Taoist temple another prison? Does Xie Daoqing like to force himself on her in the temple? At first, she was an outsider, and the fate of the supporting character was insignificant. But now she has become a character in the book, and she cannot sit idly by.
She was agile, and the seven-year timeline and the disappearance of the system—was it because she influenced the course of the story and had her memories forcibly erased?
She gazed at the wild geese flying in the distance, a sense of loneliness creeping into her heart. "If Sheng Jingche came for me, I also want to know the truth about those seven years."
From age seven to fourteen, her memories are buried. Can Sheng Jingche's appearance help her find the answers?
If she went to Sheng Kingdom seven years ago, why did she separate from Sheng Jingche? Now that Sheng Jingche is here, does he want to take her away?
She suddenly looked at Ye Qingchen calmly: "If I fake my death to escape, would you be willing to follow me?"
Since everyone cares about her identity, she might as well just die, then no one can control her.
Ye Qingchen's eyes flickered. "If you want to fake your death and escape, I will definitely follow you."
Gu Youan looked down at him, her eyes filled with inquiry. "Why, Ye Qingchen? Just because I once saved you, you want to follow me? I don't remember what happened, I don't remember why I saved you, I don't even remember if I'm a good person or a bad person. How can you be so sure I'm a good person?"
Ye Qingchen looked at her gently: "I remember what you said to me when you saved me, Miss, I believe in your choice."
Looking into Ye Qingchen's eyes, Gu Youan was stunned for a moment. She touched his face and exclaimed, "This face is so handsome."
The Ye family is inherently kind. General Ye died in the Western Frontier, and the Ye family was wiped out, but none of these events caused Ye Qingchen to turn evil. Xie Daoqing is a ruthless person, and the gentle and refined person in the original book is actually a scheming person. Ye Qingchen, who should have turned evil, is actually a kind and upright person. Did these two get the wrong script?
Gu Youan touched his clothes, her fingers gently stroking his neck. "Keeping Gu Changming around will always be a problem. When Sheng Jingche entered Biancheng, he sought not only a princess for marriage, but also the cities of the Western Territory. The Western Territory is the place your father defended with his life, and it is also the place where your Ye family buries loyal bones. Can you bear to abandon the Western Territory?"
Ye Qingchen grabbed Gu Youan's hand, "Are you testing me? You don't want Gu Changming to die at this moment either?"
Gu Youan withdrew her hand, her expression calm. "We are all people of Dayong. Even if the monarch has a thousand faults, he cannot harm the interests of the people at this time."
Gu Youan's eyes narrowed: "If Gu Changming harms the interests of Dayong, I will kill him with my own hands."
Gu Changming and Xie Daoqing are both considered the twin stars of Biancheng, and Gu Changming's wisdom is definitely no less than Xie Daoqing's.
Xie Daoqing and Ye Qingchen repeatedly stopped Gu Youan from attacking Gu Changming, and they must have had their reasons for doing so.
Now that Sheng Jingche has come to Biancheng, she also wants to know how Gu Changming and Xie Daoqing deal with the situation, and how the emperor's close ministers send their own younger sister and fiancée to another country for a political marriage.
Gu Youan smiled, and Ye Qingchen was somewhat alarmed. "Miss, it's not too late to kill Gu Changming after the envoy from Dayong leaves."
Gu Youan shook her hand. The target of the Dayong envoy was her. She would probably go to Dayong with the Dayong envoy. She glanced at Ye Qingchen. The princess wanted her to enter the palace as a concubine. If she could fake her death and escape at this time, she would be happy to be free.
Having made up her mind, she knew that next year's coming-of-age ceremony would be the best opportunity.
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