Chapter 147: Isn't it hard to forget the old love?
After Lu Qiongshuang left, Jiang Xue and Jing Ye were left alone, looking at each other in silence.
Jiang Xue stood outside the private room for a long time, then sighed helplessly and said to Mo Lian and Mo Tian behind her, "You two stay outside the door and don't let anyone get close."
Mo Lian and Mo Tian saw that their master was in the house, so they became more cautious and nodded respectfully to Jiang Xue, saying, "Don't worry, Your Highness."
Jiang Xue closed the door and walked straight to the round stool beside the table in the room and sat down.
She lowered her head and saw several plates of cakes on the table, including ginger milk cake. She couldn't help but be stunned.
Originally, she didn't want Jing Ye to know about the matter between Su Xi and her son because she was afraid that he might have other plans and might cause trouble.
Now, she was going to Jiaodong with Jingye, so she had to find a way to take care of Suxi and her son. There was no need to hide it now, but...
She is now 99% sure of Jing Ye's identity.
But telling him about this made her feel a little...uncomfortable.
Jiang Xue took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, if you want to know anything, just ask me."
Jing Ye walked over to her and sat down, saying calmly, "I have given you enough elite soldiers as you requested. Princess, you should let me know about their removal."
Jiang Xue said slowly: "Well, the guards brought from the palace are not convenient to do this for me, for fear that their faces are familiar and it will be easy to be exposed. I asked them to act for me."
Jing Ye said "hmm" softly, motioning her to continue.
Jiang Xue sighed and said, "This is a long story. I am just exposing my own scars. I am not afraid of embarrassment, and I hope that Your Majesty will not laugh at me when he hears it."
"Gu Lintan, my husband, had a... first wife before he married me. Her name was Suxi. They had a son who is three years old."
After saying that, Jiang Xue raised her eyes, trying to read some emotions from Jing Ye's eyes.
But his eyes were still as deep as a lake, without any ripples, he just sat there quietly.
"When did the princess learn of this?"
Jiang Xue smiled faintly and said, "Wedding night."
Jing Ye was a little surprised, "You knew it at the time, but you could still bear it?"
Jiang Xue smiled softly, and she really could endure what ordinary people could not endure.
On the wedding night, not only did he find out about this, but he also almost lost his life by the sword because of his impulsive behavior.
Come to think of it, if it weren't for that inexplicable dream of foreboding, with her temper, when she found out that Gu Lintan and Suxi were entangled on the wedding night, she would have thought that Gu Lintan was deceiving the emperor and keeping a mistress, and she would have killed her with a sword, and then slowly tortured Gu Lintan to death.
It was also that dream that made her realize that Gu Lintan was a ruthless man, and that Su Xi's existence was not as simple as a mistress.
Gu Lintan would rather risk his own life to kill her and leave her no chance to speak, either because he really loved Su Xi too much, or because Jiang Xue, who knew the truth and no longer trusted him, was of no use to him and might even hinder the implementation of some of his plans.
What kind of plot could Gu Lintan have that was even more important than the life of a princess? Even if he succeeded in his career, if the crime of killing the princess was exposed in the slightest, it would be a disaster for his entire clan - not to mention that she was the only daughter of the emperor and empress, and everyone in the world knew how much she was doted on.
unless......
Unless his plan succeeds, the status and position of the royal family will no longer be important.
It should be said that perhaps the royal family was the target of his sword behind this conspiracy.
Seeing that Jiang Xue remained silent for a while, Jing Ye suddenly asked again: "Is it because you know this that you don't want to get close to him?"
Jiang Xue was stunned when she heard this and asked, "What?"
Jing Ye sneered and said, "I was originally wondering why the princess was so evasive towards her husband. After being married for so many days, let alone consummating the marriage, even the number of times they had meals together was rare."
"I originally thought that Princess Changle couldn't forget her old love," Jing Ye suddenly looked at her sharply and said, "that's why she ignored this handsome and elegant consort. It seems that I was overthinking about Xiao Qi."
Jiang Xue looked back at Jing Ye's scrutinizing gaze and said in a deep voice, "Yes."
Some things have to be said.
"If I hadn't discovered this, I might have become a loving couple with Gu Lintan."
Jing Ye's eyes flashed with anger, but he quickly suppressed it and said, "If the princess really likes this talented and handsome prince consort, I can't help but help you."
"But that was before. Now, I don't want to do that anymore."
Jiang Xue said stubbornly, "I have to admit that I have feelings for Xiao Qi. Even though I thought he was the one who harmed my brother, I still have feelings for him."
"But what does it matter if I have feelings for him? All I saw at the time was irrefutable evidence that he and Prince An were colluding with each other to use me to hurt my family. Even if I have feelings for him, I should kill him and avenge my brother."
"At that time, I thought that my feelings for him and my affection for him were nothing but his calculations and schemes."
"Just because I once made a mistake in my heart, am I destined to keep my feelings for him for the rest of my life, sit in this world alone, unmarried and unworthy, and die alone?"
Jiang Xue asked repeatedly, as if she was asking Jing Ye, but also as if she was asking herself.
"I also have my own parents and relatives, and I also have responsibilities to shoulder. I can also live the rest of my life well, right?"
"I chose Gu Lintan because he is truly a desirable son-in-law, because he is favored by my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress, and because although he was born in a poor family, he studied hard for several years and has great talents, and he is expected to become a pillar of Daji in the future. If I marry him, I can have someone to take care of for my whole life, and it can also comfort my parents, and it can encourage scholars from poor families, and let the world know that the Daji royal family does not only value the aristocratic families, but also treats students from poor families equally and looks forward to it."
"Could it be that just because of the prince's words 'I can't forget the old love', I can abandon myself, my parents, and even the country of Ji?"
While Jiang Xue was questioning, Jing Ye had stood up and walked to the window without him noticing. He looked at the moonlight outside with his eyes becoming increasingly deep.
Jiang Xue seemed to have vented all her anger and grief in one go, and then she became much calmer.
"But that was before," she said slowly, "I didn't know Xiao Qi's background at that time, I didn't know that the case three years ago was full of doubts, and I didn't know that I might have wrongly accused him."
"If there weren't so many misunderstandings, I wouldn't have chosen Gu Lintan."
"Now that I know about this, how can I carry the guilt of wrongly accusing Xiao Qi and the sin of unjustly killing Xiao Qi, and continue to dream of living in harmony with others for the rest of my life?"
"Jiang Xue is not a cold-hearted, ungrateful person," she said, "I am keeping Gu Lintan now because the truth behind him has not been found out. When the truth comes out, I will -"
"Go to Xiao Qi and apologize."
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