"What do I know?"

Qin Peng took a step back and couldn't help feeling a little scared.

Qin Shuhuai's eyes were filled with mockery: "Don't you know? Don't you understand? Qin Peng, ask yourself."

He pinched her chin and stared at her, his eyes full of coldness: "When I gave you that peony flower, didn't you know what I meant?!"

She has always been smart.

When he was still ignorant about love, she already had a keen understanding of him.

He picked the gardenia that someone gave her and put his own flowers in her hair. Isn't that clear?

She could throw away the flower, she could give up his feelings, but she shouldn't give the flower to someone else like that.

You can reject a relationship, but you shouldn't trample on it.

Qin Peng stared at Qin Shuhuai blankly. His hand holding her wrist was trembling slightly, and his eyes were red.

Her head was buzzing, and it took her a long time to realize that he was talking about the peonies.

She guessed that Qin Shuhuai must have known that she had thrown away the peony flowers. Looking at the man in front of her, she hesitated and said, "I thought... you just... wanted to make a deal..."

"Trade?" Qin Shuhuai said sarcastically, "What do you have that's worth trading with me?"

"yes."

Hearing this, Qin Peng couldn't help but laugh: "I'm not worthy of the Regent King condescending to exchange himself for me."

As she spoke, she raised her eyebrows and looked at him: "After all, I am not like Princess Yuyang who can give the prince protection, like Jiang Yi who can give the prince the northern military power, and like Dong Wanyi who can help the prince manage the power among the civil officials in Xuanjing. I am just a powerless princess. Now that the regent king has a noble status, why do I need to exchange power with in-laws?!"

Hearing this, Qin Shuhuai was shocked: "You..."

He opened his mouth, but after the word "you", he could not say anything else.

Qin Peng curled his lips: "Why, you can't speak?"

As she spoke, she leaned forward, her beautiful face close to Qin Shuhuai, her eyes full of mockery: "Qin Shuhuai, you are already married three times, are you still qualified to talk about love with me?"

"I didn't touch them!"

"You married!"

Qin Peng raised her head and raised her voice: "You married them, you married them into your Qin family, no matter what the reason or excuse, Qin Shuhuai," her voice slowly cooled down: "I don't want other people's men."

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. He just stared at Qin Peng blankly. For the first time, he realized that there was not only Wei Yang between them, but also too many things between them.

He is stupid.

How could he think that Zhao Peng would understand him?

How could I think Zhao Peng wouldn't mind?

The disgusted look in Qin Peng's eyes was like a knife, cutting through his flesh bit by bit, causing him to tremble slightly in pain.

Qin Peng looked at the person in front of him, and somehow, he felt a little soft-hearted.

She turned her head and looked at the swaying beaded curtain. After a long time, she finally heard Qin Shuhuai say, "Yes, it's my fault."

"But Qin Peng," he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth: "I married Princess Yuyang sincerely."

Qin Peng was stunned for a moment and turned to look at him.

The man stared at her with a determined look in his eyes: "No matter if she was a princess at that time, no matter if she could protect me at that time, I would marry her."

"I like her."

Qin Shuhuai said this as tears fell from his eyes.

During the years that Zhao Peng was alive, he rarely said this to her.

Almost every time, she was pestering him so much that she could not help but say this.

He had hardly ever spoken these words to her, not even when she was dying.

At first he was shy, then he was so focused on her illness that he forgot about all these romantic things. After she left, he was shocked to realize that this was the most important thing he should have said, but he rarely told her.

Now she no longer asks him for this sentence. She doesn't care and doesn't need it. But he really wants to say this to her: "I have always liked her in my life."

Qin Peng stared at Qin Shuhuai blankly. After a long while, she pursed her lips and finally said, "Why are you telling me all this?"

As she spoke, she looked out the window and gazed into the distance: "She's dead, and has been dead for many years. Why are you telling me instead of telling her?"

"Yes," Qin Shuhuai said hoarsely, "She has been gone for many years."

She had been gone for many years and had fallen in love with someone else. In her eyes, their relationship had long been a thing of the past. It was just that he was struggling and holding on alone.

But he could not reach the other shore and could only indulge in it.

The two of them fell silent, and the sound of the lights exploding became the only sound in the room. The two of them slowly calmed down. Qin Peng was the first to come back to his senses. He pulled his clothes and finally said, "My Lord, it's late at night now. It's not appropriate to talk in my room. Let's go to the living room to talk."

Qin Shuhuai said nothing, just kept his head down and remained silent.

Qin Peng was somewhat helpless, and was about to say something when Wei Yan's voice came from outside: "Sister-in-law, I heard that the Regent Prince is here, so I came here specially to entertain you."

After hearing this, Qin Peng felt like his savior had arrived, and he quickly shouted, "Yes! Come in!"

As they were talking, Wei Yan pushed the door open. After the door opened, Qin Shuhuai and Qin Peng saw that Jiang Chun was tied to a pillar.

Wei Yan stood at the door with a smile on his face. He looked at Qin Shuhuai and raised his eyebrows: "You locked the door when I visited him at night. Your Highness is quite artistic."

"I have something to say to the princess."

"You shouldn't say that now." Wei Yan's eyes were a little cold: "It's late, Regent."

“This is a private matter.”

"Who cares about your official or personal business?" Wei Yan drew his knife and said directly, "Get out of here now!"

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. He raised his eyes and looked at Wei Yan. Wei Yan met his gaze without giving in.

Qin Peng saw Wei Yan's knife and frowned.

In terms of rank, Qin Shuhuai is naturally higher than Wei Yan. Although it was wrong for Qin Shuhuai to break into Wei Mansion at night, if Wei Yan drew his sword and really hurt Qin Shuhuai, it would probably not end well.

She knew Qin Shuhuai's temper, and she was afraid that he would not leave if she didn't let him speak.

She sighed, raised her hand and said, "Prince, please go to the living room."

Qin Shuhuai knew that he couldn't continue talking here, so he could only follow Qin Peng to the living room.

After arriving in the living room, Wei Yan followed closely.

Qin Shuhuai calmed down by now. He knelt down in front of the table and said directly, "General, please step aside."

Wei Yan looked at Qin Peng, who nodded. Wei Yan whispered, "Sister-in-law, I'm outside. Call me if you need anything."

"I know."

There was a smile in Qin Peng's eyes. Wei Yan stood up and walked out.

The living room door was open, and Wei Yan sat down on the corridor, facing Jiang Chun, whose hands were still tied. Wei Yan smiled and said, "Are your hands numb?"

"None of your business!"

Jiang Chun pouted.

Wei Yan clicked his tongue in response, took out a handkerchief and began to wipe the knife: "What is your master doing here in the middle of the night?"

"None of your business!"

"Hey," Wei Yan pointed at Jiang Chun and said, "Say something else, please."

"None of your business!"

Wei Yan was speechless.

Seeing Jiang Chun's desperate look, he felt that being with Jiang Chun was simply lowering his IQ.

He sneered, lowered his head and continued to wipe the knife.

Qin Peng sat in the room and poured tea for Qin Shuhuai.

At this time, Qin Shuhuai's mind was completely clear. After waking up, what faced him was the cruel past that he had to face.

He had wondered countless times why Zhao Peng fell in love with Wei Yang.

Now he knew.

It turns out that in Zhao Peng's heart, he has always been a villain who will do anything to gain power.

She had doubted his love for her from the beginning to the end. Perhaps in her heart, the conspiracy to frame her and make her lose her virginity was instigated by him.

He put himself in her shoes and thought, if Zhao Peng had always thought like this, and then she became Qin Peng, and she met a nobleman who had no connection with her, married her when she had nothing, but still treated her like a treasure, who would not be tempted?

If it were just these, he might still have a chance to fight back, after all, Wei Yang is already dead.

But the most fatal thing is that he married Jiang Yi and Dong Wanyi.

If Zhao Peng had ever loved him, her love would probably have worn out by the time he married these two women.

If Zhao Peng had never loved him, then marrying these two women would have been a stain on his life.

He could not tell her about the past.

If he said it, Zhao Peng would probably just laugh at his cowardice and incompetence.

Married is married, no reason can cover up this absurdity.

He told Liu Shiyun that she was blind. He thought that any woman would stay away from a man after knowing that he married two men for power.

But he forgot that Qin Peng probably thought the same way.

"Why did the prince come to visit so impulsively tonight?"

Seeing that Qin Shuhuai had been silent, Qin Peng took the initiative to speak.

Qin Shuhuai looked up at her and finally said, "Liu Shiyun asked me out with the flowers I gave you."

Qin Peng was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood the reason for Qin Shuhuai's anger, and immediately said, "I threw the flowers away and didn't give them to her."

Hearing this, Qin Shuhuai felt better. Qin Peng poured him some tea and said calmly, "Although I am unwilling to accept your kindness, I will not do such a thing."

Qin Shuhuai watched the tea fall into the teacup without saying anything.

After a long time, he finally said, "The Wei family treats you very well."

Qin Peng couldn't help laughing when she mentioned the Wei family. She nodded, "Yeah, they are very good. Especially the old lady." Qin Peng put down the tea bowl and laughed, "Sometimes I wonder why the old lady is not my biological mother."

"Marrying into the Wei family, are you living well?"

Qin Shuhuai's voice was bitter, Qin Peng lowered his head with a smile, and said in a gentle tone: "Yes."

She thought about the Wei family members in this body's memory and couldn't help but say, "Sometimes I wonder why I didn't come earlier."

Hearing this, Qin Shuhuai's fingers trembled slightly.

He naturally understood what she meant by coming early.

I came into this body earlier, married into the Wei family earlier, and met Wei Yang earlier.

She has had such a good life in the past ten years.

Even if he had stayed in Huguo Temple for ten years, it would have been better than the eleven years he had been with him.

But he couldn't refute it.

He even agreed with it.

After all, during Qin Peng's ten years, although Wei Yang left early, her life was very stable, and she had someone who cared about her.

And what about Zhao Peng?

Those eleven years were difficult.

He was the only one she risked her life to protect, but in her heart, he was also a hostage whom she married just for power.

His throat was dry, and he opened his mouth, about to say something, when he heard Qin Peng say, "I've heard of your first wife, Princess Yuyang."

Qin Shuhuai looked up at her and saw pity in Qin Peng's eyes: "Sometimes I think that compared to her, I may have lived a very good life."

These words made Qin Shuhuai's heart ache. The pain started from his heart and instantly spread to his fingertips, causing him to twitch slightly.

"Let's not talk about that," Qin Peng raised his eyes and smiled, "In fact, I am very curious. Since the prince loves Princess Yuyang so much and says that I have no use value, why did he give me that peony?"

Qin Shuhuai said nothing.

He looked up into Qin Peng's eyes and knew what Qin Peng was planning.

If he said it was for love, according to Qin Peng's personality, she would not believe it at all, unless he told her that he knew she was Zhao Peng.

But what did you say?

After saying this, it only distanced the two of them further.

Zhao Peng no longer loves him. What she fears most in her life is owing someone an emotional debt.

Moreover, in her heart, how could I have the face to talk to her about feelings when I had already betrayed her twice?

He only talks about power and can only talk about power.

Now he is probably the Feng Zheng in Zhao Peng's mind back then, and he would still pull it back even at the cost of marriage.

He smiled reluctantly: "What do you think, Princess?"

"I originally thought that the prince thought that if you could use my status as the eldest princess, you could better control His Majesty. Then you could find a reason to invite His Majesty to visit you. The status of the former crown prince and the consort of the prince would make it easier for the prince to do certain things and reduce a lot of resistance. But now that the prince told me that this was not the reason, I can't guess it anymore."

Qin Peng was a little distressed and said sarcastically, "Does your Highness really like me? Then your sincerity towards Princess Yuyang is really questionable."

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. He picked up the tea she had brewed and said hoarsely, "In fact, this is what I think."

It wasn't surprising that Qin Peng poured the tea into the pot.

Qin Shuhuai looked at Qin Peng and said seriously, "I want to marry the princess as my principal wife. What do you think?"

"Qin Shuhuai," Qin Peng said calmly, "Your first three wives are all dead."

Qin Shuhuai said nothing. Qin Peng looked up and smiled brightly: "I'm afraid of death, so I dare not get married."

"You won't die!"

This brought back Qin Shuhuai's most painful memory. He said abruptly: "This time, I will never let anyone touch your hair again!"

Qin Peng paused while washing the tea.

Qin Shuhuai spoke as if her first three deaths had nothing to do with him.

She raised her head for the last time and said softly, "Your Highness, it seems as if someone deliberately killed the princess? Your Highness killed Jiang Yi, so Miss Dong won't say anything. Princess Yuyang died of illness anyway, so how could anyone have murdered her?"

Qin Shuhuai thought she was pretending to be ignorant, and said, "Princess Yuyang did not die of illness."

"oh?"

Qin Peng's reaction was indifferent, and Qin Shuhuai was not surprised.

She herself knows best how she died.

"Someone else poisoned her and killed her. I killed Jiang Yi for the same reason."

Hearing this, Qin Peng closed the lid of the tea bowl.

She said "Oh" lightly, with some sarcasm in her heart.

She remembered exactly how she died.

But he always told others that someone else poisoned her.

Is it so difficult to admit to an insignificant person that you killed someone?

Qin Peng took a sip of the tea and said gently, "The tea is a bit bitter, what do you think, Your Majesty?"

"I will marry you."

He reached out, held Qin Peng's wrist, and spoke every word with extreme seriousness.

"Promise me, and I will build a princess's army for you, I will ask for two states of fiefdom for you, and I will give you half of the secret line for your use. You can propose any other conditions."

Qin Peng didn't say anything, so Qin Shuhuai continued, "Even if Wei Yan is protecting you now, the things of the Wei family belong to the Wei family. You must have power in your own hands. Qin Peng, no one else can give you all this, but I can."

"What do you want?"

Qin Peng was a little confused.

Qin Shuhuai looked at her with a bitter smile: "Princess, you always understand what I want."

It's nothing but power.

Qin Peng lowered his eyes.

After a long time, she finally said, "Let me think about it."

Hearing this, Qin Shuhuai's eyes suddenly widened and a huge joy surged up in his heart.

She didn't reject him!

She said she would think about it!

Qin Shuhuai was completely stunned, in disbelief. Qin Peng looked up and smiled: "Prince, such an important matter cannot be rushed. Please go back first and give me some time."

"well……"

Qin Shuhuai stood up and said, "No hurry, I'm not in a hurry... I'll go back now, you think about it carefully."

Having said that, Qin Shuhuai turned around and walked out.

When Wei Yan saw Qin Shuhuai coming out, he untied Jiang Chun's rope, kicked him and said, "Get lost."

"you!"

"Let's go." Qin Shuhuai walked past Jiang Chun and gave the order, as if he didn't want to stay any longer.

When he reached the door, Qin Shuhuai stood at the edge of the corridor and looked back, and saw the woman kneeling in the lobby.

She lowered her head and said nothing.

Qin Shuhuai stared at the profile quietly. The face was obviously different, but in an instant it seemed as if he had crossed over mountains, rivers and years and returned to his youth.

"Your Highness!"

He raised his voice, and Qin Peng looked up blankly, and saw a young man who looked as hesitant as a teenager on the corridor under the light not far away.

"I..." Qin Shuhuai started to speak, but couldn't finish his words. After hesitating for a long time, his voice lowered, and the words that he had mustered up with courage turned into just one sentence: "I'll wait for you."

Waiting for six cold winters and autumns after your death.

Waiting for your summer lotus and spring flowers for the rest of my life.