Qin Peng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.

"You..." She swallowed: "What do you mean?"

"I can give you everything, Qin Peng."

Qin Shuhuai smiled bitterly: "If you were sixteen, you would fall in love with me, right?"

But the fact is, even when she was sixteen, she didn't fall in love with him.

She didn't believe he could give everything for her. She had always hoped to have such a person, but even though this person was right beside her, she never believed it.

Qin Shuhuai didn't believe this before, but now he has to believe it.

When she screamed "Qin Shuhuai, I have never loved you", he thought she was afraid that he would not be able to do it and that he would feel sad.

Until today, when she couldn't give up Liu Shuyan even for power, Qin Shuhuai suddenly realized that Zhao Peng, who gave up herself to marry Feng Zheng for power, really didn't love him enough.

Qin Peng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and shook her head.

"At sixteen," she thought back, "In my heart, you were probably just a very good person."

After saying this, Qin Peng did not delay any longer and pulled Lu You out of the yard.

Jiang Chun came up and said with his head down: "My Lord, this dagger..."

"What Lu You buried was definitely not a dagger."

Qin Shuhuai put the dagger in his sleeve and rubbed it.

He noticed Qin Peng's action of changing things just now. Even if he didn't notice it, the dagger was still warm, obviously it had just been put in.

But he didn't expose her.

He knew that Qin Peng had hidden many things from him, but he didn't want to force her to tell him. The rope was too tight and he was afraid of hurting the person.

"Follow me."

He looked up at Zhao Yi, who responded and chased after him.

Zhao Yi had learned the art of concealment since childhood, so Lu You and Qin Peng naturally could not discover it.

Zhao Yi followed far ahead, Jiang Chun followed behind Zhao Yi, and promptly passed messages back and forth between Zhao Yi and Qin Shuhuai. Qin Shuhuai then got on the carriage and followed Qin Peng.

Qin Peng was cautious all the way and asked Lu You to pay attention at all times. He took the banknotes out of the carriage, counted them, and breathed a sigh of relief.

She hid 200,000 silver coins that year. This amount was a huge sum for the Dong family at that time. This money was Dong Wanyi's dowry, and she sold it all and turned it into silver and deposited it in the bank.

Qin Peng counted out five bills and handed them to Lu You, instructing him, "When we get to Liu's mansion, you and the servants change your clothes and take the banknotes with you. I have asked them to deliver the Liu family's silver to the city gate. You can exchange these 50,000 bills gradually in the big cities you encounter along the way. You have to go to Liuzhou and ask them to take 50,000 in cash at once. I'm afraid they can't take it out."

"clear."

Lu You nodded, but still had some doubts: "Master, you lived in the backyard of the palace for less than half a year. How did you bury so much silver?"

"Yes." Qin Peng nodded and lied, "I was afraid something might happen to me, so I buried so many of them on purpose."

"Master, do you know that you will be resurrected by borrowing a corpse?"

She really knows.

If you have died three times and come back to life, even the dumbest person will be prepared to die and be reborn again.

Qin Peng did not answer. At this time, they had already arrived at Liu's house. She and Lu You jumped down and asked Lu You to knock on the door.

While she was waiting quietly at the gate of Liu's mansion, Zhao Yi reported the news to Jiang Chun. Jiang Chun spat and informed Qin Shuhuai, saying angrily: "Do you think the princess is blind? She still insists on not letting go of Liu Shuyan?"

"She has always been like this." Qin Shuhuai lowered his eyes and stroked the dagger in his sleeve, relatively calm.

Qin Peng waited at the door for a while and was then invited in by Liu Shuyan.

At this time, Liu Shuyan had already taken off his hair crown. He sat in the house with his hair loose as he met Qin Peng.

Qin Peng gave Lu You a look, and Lu You retreated. Qin Peng walked into the house alone, and the maid closed the door.

Liu Shuyan and Qin Peng were the only two people left in the room. Liu Shuyan looked a little tired and said with a smile, "It's so late, why are you here?"

"I took the money and asked Lu You to be replaced as a servant from Liu Mansion to avoid being targeted."

Hearing this, Liu Shuyan was not surprised. He poured tea for Qin Peng and said slowly, "I sent someone to Wei Mansion to inform you that you don't need to do this. Didn't you receive the message?"

"What did you say to Qin Shuhuai?"

Qin Peng's voice was a little cold. Liu Shuyan paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Since you ask me this, shouldn't I already know everything?"

Qin Peng didn't say anything. Liu Shuyan filled the cup of tea and pushed it in front of Qin Peng, still smiling, as if he didn't care at all, and said, "I will ask for a transfer. I won't return to Beijing until you and Qin Shuhuai get married."

"Are you so afraid of him?"

Qin Pengyu said with a hint of sarcasm: "I'm still here to help you, and you don't even try. Are you so afraid of him?!"

"right."

Liu Shuyan could no longer hold back his smile. He closed his eyes and clenched his fists: "Qin Peng, I can fight for you, but I can't ignore my family. Qin Shuhuai is a lonely man who has wanted to die a long time ago. I can't afford to fight him."

"I know."

Qin Peng looked at the handsome face of the man in front of her. She didn't know why, but she remembered the day when she walked out of Qin Ming's bedroom exhausted, and he was standing at the end, bathed in the glow of the sunset, waiting for her.

At that time she felt that he could give her the life she wanted.

At that moment she felt that she had finally found the right person in her life.

But why did Qin Shuhuai show up?

Tears rolled down her face.

It seemed that she was about to reach the moment in her life that she longed for the most. She just wanted someone to accompany her, even if it was dark and thorny, as long as that person was with her, that would be enough.

"I know the road is difficult, I know there are many hardships in this world, but Liu Shuyan," she cried, "I am still walking. I will remove the thorns on this road for you. No matter what Qin Shuhuai wants to do, I will stop him. I will not let him touch your Liu family."

"Just like this time," Qin Peng anxiously took out the business contract prepared by Bai Zhi from his arms and said anxiously, "I'm ready, don't be afraid..."

Her voice trembled: "Don't be afraid!"

Liu Shuyan didn't say anything. He looked at the business contract and saw the tears rolling in the eyes of the person in front of him. He felt a pain in his heart.

Qin Shuhuai stood outside and listened quietly.

She seldom cries.

But now he heard her crying.

He knew Liu Shuyan's answer, and he was afraid that Qin Peng would burst into tears the next second after hearing that answer.

So he stood outside the door, closed his eyes, and spoke: "Qin Peng."

Qin Peng and Liu Shuyan suddenly turned around. Liu Shuyan frowned. Qin Peng put the business contract in his arms. Qin Shuhuai stood at the door and said gently, "Come back. I'll take you home."

Qin Peng didn't say anything, her whole body was trembling.

He killed her three times.

At the age of sixteen, she gave up her wealth and glory to marry him. He returned to his country and killed her.

If she hadn't died, if she hadn't married him, she would probably be the wife of Feng Zheng, a good man. Even if he might not love her enough, she would just obey him. If Zhao Yu became the emperor, she would be the Princess Zhenguo of Beiyan today.

But he killed her, and all her efforts became an illusion. During the three years when she was Jiang Yi, every day was like a burning fire, and she only wanted to kill him.

She never slept peacefully for a single day.

There was never a day of peace.

She is like a fierce ghost wandering outside the Asura hell, living in this world with resentment in her heart.

Finally she came to terms with it and became Dong Wanyi. She could have started a new life, but she was still forced to marry him.

Then he spent the rest of his life in the backyard.

All the warmth and light in her life were given by Liu Shuyan.

When she was Dong Wanyi, they wrote letters every day.

When she was Qin Peng, he protected her during the most difficult times.

She had never hated Qin Shuhuai so much. She was trembling all over, clutching the table tightly, and speaking in a hoarse voice, using all her rationality to overcome herself, she said with difficulty: "Get out."

Hearing this, Qin Shuhuai lowered his head and laughed sarcastically.

All her persistence and stubbornness were given to others, never to him.

He suddenly felt a little unwilling.

"Qin Peng," he lowered his eyes to look at the carvings on the door, and said slowly: "What do you like about him? Look at this man, he is not willing to give anything for you. It is true that he has a family, but everyone has a difficult road in this life. If you marry this man, you will have conflicts with his family in the future, and he will tell you that he has a family and is responsible for his family; if you have conflicts with the court in the future, he will tell you that he cannot bring trouble to his family, so you can only bear it alone..."

"Qin Shuhuai, he won't do that." Qin Peng's heart was trembling. She held Liu Shuyan's wrist tightly, as if she was drawing some energy to keep talking.

"He was with me during the most difficult times of my life. He would never do this."

Qin Shuhuai raised his head and exhaled: "The most difficult time?"

He taunted, "What was your most difficult moment?"

When she was Zhao Peng, he was the one who accompanied her.

When she was Qin Peng, he was the one who accompanied her since she entered the palace. Was it Liu Shuyan who accompanied her during the difficult moments?

"At least," Qin Peng gritted his teeth, "when I was tied up by my mother and walked out of the bedroom alone and helpless, it was him..."

"It's me!"

Qin Shuhuai could no longer hold back and roared, "I was waiting for you, I was worried about you, I was afraid that you would not be able to go on alone, so I waited for you at the door with my face!"

As he spoke, Qin Shuhuai suddenly pushed the door open, and a strong wind blew in. Qin Peng suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Qin Shuhuai standing at the door with a grim expression.

"Qin Peng," Qin Shuhuai said coldly, "When I pretended to be Liu Shuyan and stayed by your side, did you really not notice anything?"

Qin Peng was speechless. She stared at Qin Shuhuai blankly, then turned back to look at Liu Shuyan.

Liu Shuyan lowered his head and smiled faintly, his face full of bitterness.

Qin Peng thought back to the past.

Yes, she has always been weird.

Why was it that at the beginning she clearly liked Liu Shuyan, and every move of Liu Shuyan made her heart beat faster, but later on it just became "suitable" and "touching".

She noticed it, but she didn't want to think about it too deeply.

She stared at Liu Shuyan blankly. Liu Shuyan looked at her stunned expression and said gently, "Like I said before, Your Highness, when you really like me, we can talk about liking each other again."

"You...you lied to me..."

Qin Peng spoke with a trembling voice, and slowly let go of Liu Shuyan's wrist.

Liu Shuyan still smiled, with pity in his eyes.

"yes."

He decisively admitted: "I lied to you."

"After Dong Wanyi died, in order to see Dong Wanyi again, I promised Qin Shuhuai that I would do something for him in the future. At that time, I didn't like you yet. He told me that he wanted to borrow my face for use."

As he spoke, Liu Shuyan closed his eyes: "He sent me away to Beiyan, and when I came back, you were already pursuing him."

"When did you..." Qin Peng trembled and asked in disbelief: "When did you... come back?"

"I will come back that night after you tell Qin Shuhuai how to summon the spirit."

Qin Peng looked at the person in front of him and felt a little headache.

It was Qin Shuhuai who was disguised as Liu Shuyan, and Qin Shuhuai was asking for the necromancy.

That is to say, Qin Shuhuai's purpose of pretending to be Liu Shuyan was to learn how to summon spirits.

All those good things are fake, and the warmth is also fake.

No one is really nice to her.

The warmth she thought was just what she thought.

When she walked out of the hall that day, she was actually alone.

She stood up trembling, and even could not support herself. Liu Shuyan looked at her trying to stand up and grabbed her.

Qin Peng turned her head and saw Liu Shuyan staring at her with tears in his eyes.

"But Princess," he said hoarsely, "my feelings for you are real."

He really likes it. No matter how much he likes it, it's all real.

So he rejected her initial pursuit because he knew that feeling did not belong to him.

He thought he had time to develop their relationship, but he forgot that once the deception begins, it is difficult to make people believe it is real.

Qin Peng said nothing. Liu Shuyan smiled and said, "Of course, there is no point in saying this now."

"You don't have to be too sad." He raised his hand and wiped away the tears on Qin Peng's face, his expression gentle: "You never liked me, so I am weak and incompetent, you don't have to be too sad."

"No..."

Qin Peng looked at the face of the person in front of him, which was dyed warm by the candlelight, and spoke hoarsely: "When I wrote to you... I was really happy."

Liu Shuyan was slightly stunned, and then he listened to Qin Peng slowly saying: "You said you have been to Qiongzhou, Huazhou, and Jiangzhou. You have been to many places. You told me that you have seen heavy snow in the north, flowers blooming in Qiongzhou, willow moon in the south of the Yangtze River, and sea of ​​clouds in Huashan."

Liu Shuyan listened and slowly widened his eyes. Qin Peng spoke in a hoarse voice. She suddenly wanted to tell him, tell him everything.

"You said those places are very beautiful. If you have the chance in the future, please take me to see them."

"You said you bought a house and kept a big cat in it. The cat was very clingy but didn't like to be touched."

"You said that if I was willing, and that our personalities were so compatible, you would marry me no matter who I was."

These are the words he wrote when she was Dong Wanyi.

During those years he travelled to many places and wrote many poems, his tone full of high spirits and youthful arrogance.

Qin Peng remembers it all.

She held his hand, tears falling: "I remember everything, do you remember it too?"

"You..." Liu Shuyan squinted his eyes, unable to utter a word: "You..."

"I'm not Jiang Yi." Qin Peng narrowed his eyes, staring at him quietly, and said word by word: "I'm not Jiang Yi."

She is not Jiang Yi.

She was a resurrected corpse, and she knew every detail of his correspondence with Dong Wanyi, but she said that she was not Jiang Yi.

Is there anything else Liu Shuyan doesn't understand?

She is Dong Wanyi!

It was Dong Wanyi, who was married to Qin Shuhuai and eventually poisoned to death!

He once regretted his whole life, once grieved and sighed, and once made a promise to see her once.

Now she stood before him, unmarried.

Liu Shuyan trembled slightly. Qin Peng smiled, let him go, and said gently, "I understand."

"You should have a good rest."

She said in a hoarse voice, and walked out slowly: "I'm leaving."

Liu Shuyan didn't say anything, he just stared at the candle.

Qin Peng walked out the door and passed Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. When she left, he followed her.

The moonlight was bright. She walked out, her back to him, on the bluestone path without saying a word.

He followed her closely, and seeing her shoulders trembling slightly and her face being wiped with the back of her hand, he felt a sharp pain in his heart.

Halfway through the walk, Qin Peng stopped and asked in a hoarse voice, "Prince, why are you following me?"

"I'm worried..."

"What are you worried about?"

Qin Peng turned around and stared at Qin Shuhuai.

After all these years, and after so many twists and turns, she has always been by his side.

She felt it was a bit sarcastic and couldn't help but curl her lips: "Is the prince very proud?"

"What are you so proud of?" Qin Shuhuai lowered his eyes and stroked the dagger in his sleeve.

"I have always rejected the prince, but in the end I fell in love with that person, but it was still the prince. Shouldn't the prince feel proud?"

"It's like a cat catching a mouse. Let the mouse go, let it run away, and then catch it again. Over and over again..."

Qin Peng clenched his fists, his eyes full of coldness: "Does Your Majesty think this is interesting?"

"I will marry you."

"I won't marry!" Qin Peng raised her voice, pointed at Qin Shuhuai, and roared: "Even if I marry a cat or a dog and become a widow for the rest of my life, I will never marry you, Qin Shuhuai!"

Qin Shuhuai didn't say anything. As he listened to her words, he felt as if a sharp knife was cutting his heart.

"Why?"

He said hoarsely: "What did I do wrong?"

"Qin Shuhuai, you are wrong to make choices for me."

Qin Peng looked up at him and said coldly, "Yes, Liu Shuyan is not as good as you. He is not as good as you in any way, but when choosing a person, you don't look at these things. Look at this."

Qin Peng pointed to his heart and looked up at him: "I'm afraid of you here."

"Why ..."

Qin Shuhuai didn't understand: "Why?"

"Am I not good enough to you?" He took a step forward and said in a trembling voice: "I..."

"Go back!"

Qin Peng shouted loudly, leaning against the wall, and screamed: "I hate you, I hate you, I despise you! Qin Shuhuai, stay away from me! Liar! Liar! Liar!"

I cheated her that year and she died.

She thought she would not be deceived again, but now she finds that after going around in circles, it's still that person.

She is scared.

Especially scared.

Qin Shuhuai wanted to pull her, but was frightened by her sharp reaction and his hand stopped in mid-air.

After Qin Peng exploded, he could no longer hold on and burst into tears.

She cried heart-wrenchingly, as if it was the night before her mother's funeral when she was thirteen years old.

She has never cried like this since then.

Qin Shuhuai felt as if his heart was turned upside down. He walked forward and pulled the person into his arms.

Qin Peng didn't have the energy to think about it. He leaned against this man and cried loudly.

This person's embrace is as warm as in my memory. As a young man many years later, his embrace is much broader and thicker than that of my youth.

He patted her back gently and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't cry, I was wrong."

"I'm just trying to do you a good deed. Stop crying, okay?"

"The Liu family is not easy to get along with. If you marry into the Liu family, Liu Shuyan won't be able to protect you, and you'll suffer."

"Okay..." Qin Shuhuai couldn't hold back any longer after hearing her cry, and said hoarsely, "Okay... then marry me."

"They bullied you..." Qin Shuhuai looked up at the moon and said with difficulty: "If Liu Shuyan can't protect you, there is still me."

The reason why he became the regent and came to this day, wasn't it because he hoped that no one could bully her?

He always bullies her.

"I don't need you to protect me..." Qin Peng cried, and continued: "I can protect myself... I can protect myself."

"I know," Qin Shuhuai nodded, his voice gentle: "I know you can protect yourself, but, I want to."

"I want to protect you, Peng Peng."

Qin Peng gritted his teeth and said nothing.

At this time, the moonlight fell on the young man's face. He looked down at her, his handsome face was tender and sad.

Qin Peng slowly calmed down. She lowered her head and said hoarsely, "Let go."

Qin Shuhuai paused, but finally stepped back.

Qin Peng turned around and said hoarsely, "Go back. I can go back by myself."

"Yeah." Qin Shuhuai responded, but did not move.

Qin Peng turned around, and Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "I'll just take you to the door."

Qin Peng was a little tired and didn't want to argue with Qin Shuhuai.

The two of them walked a few steps, one in front and one behind, and suddenly they heard footsteps from behind.

"Qin Peng!"

Qin Peng stopped, turned around abruptly, and saw Liu Shuyan catching up with him.

He was sweating all over, standing at the end of the long street, breathing heavily.

"I will marry you."

He suddenly spoke.

Qin Peng's eyes widened. Liu Shuyan looked at her, supported himself, and slowly stood up: "This time, I won't miss it. I will marry you."

Qin Peng was stunned for a moment, then slowly smiled: "Yeah!"

Qin Shuhuai watched quietly, then turned around and left quietly.

He staggered a little, but still tried to steady himself and move forward.

The people behind them hugged each other, like an ordinary couple.

Jiang Chun followed behind and asked anxiously, "Prince, why did you leave?!"

"If you don't leave, what else can you do?"

Qin Shuhuai spoke in a hoarse voice, and Jiang Chun said anxiously: "Go and rob it!"

Jiang Chun grabbed Qin Shuhuai and said, "No, you can't leave. Liu Shuyan must marry the princess, so we will arrest his entire Liu family!"

"Stop it..."

Qin Shuhuai said hoarsely: "Go back."

"No, Your Highness, why did we work so hard to get here? Isn't it just so that we can do whatever we want? Come on, Your Highness, I'll take you to snatch the princess."

"No more robbing." Qin Shuhuai closed his eyes: "Let's just leave it like this, pretend she never came, let's go."

"What's the matter?"

Jiang Chun didn't quite understand: "She's alive and right in front of you, how can you just pretend she never came?"

"Because……"

Qin Shuhuai smiled bitterly and said, "I can't bear to leave."

I can't bear to see her sad.

I couldn't bear to see her cry.

How could I bear to do that when she has already cried so much?

Jiang Chun stared at Qin Shuhuai blankly, opened his mouth, but could not say anything to persuade him.

Qin Shuhuai went back and took out Zhao Peng's tablet again.

He wiped it carefully and put it back into the mourning hall.

Then he sat cross-legged in front of the mourning hall, looking at the tablet, and said hoarsely: "I thought you were back."

"But now I also understand that Zhao Peng will not come back."

"Is that so?"

Qin Shuhuai asked, but no one answered him. He stroked the dagger in his hand.

He knew Qin Peng had many secrets.

But at this moment, he suddenly didn't want to investigate anything. He didn't want to know, didn't want to pursue, and he suddenly realized that maybe Zhao Peng's death six years ago was a very good ending for him.

He closed his eyes, leaned against the pillar beside him, and fell asleep.

When Qin Peng was suddenly hugged by Liu Shuyan, he felt a little unreal.

"you……"

"I've figured it out, Wanyi," Liu Shuyan said excitedly, "I won't let what happened in the past happen again."

Once you lose something, you realize its value.

He may not love Qin Peng enough, but his feelings for Dong Wanyi, which have accumulated over time, are irreplaceable.

Qin Peng opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

"I want to marry you. I will go back and ask my father to allow me to marry you. If they don't allow me, I will break off relations with the Liu family, Wanyi," Liu Shuyan let her go and stared at her with burning eyes: "If I have nothing, will you still marry me?"

"I am willing..."

Qin Peng spoke hoarsely.

She raised her hand and wiped the sweat off his head. Liu Shuyan smiled, and he held her hand and said seriously, "Thank you."

"I'm very grateful..." His voice was trembling a little: "I'm very grateful to God for allowing us to meet again and again."

Qin Peng said nothing. Liu Shuyan calmed down and said gently, "I'll take you back."

Qin Peng nodded: "Yeah."

Liu Shuyan escorted Qin Peng back to the mansion. After arriving at the mansion, Bai Zhi came up to him and asked, "How is it going?"

“It went very smoothly.”

Qin Peng nodded, thought for a moment, and added, "Perhaps Qin Shuhuai will not pursue Liu Shizhou's matter any more. We'll see at the court tomorrow morning."

Baizhi nodded without saying anything more.

"and……"

Qin Peng said hesitantly: "Perhaps, I will marry Liu Shuyan."

Bai Zhi was slightly stunned when she heard this. After a moment, she nodded and said, "Very good, better than Qin Shuhuai."

Bai Zhi turned around and prepared warm water for Qin Peng, and said busily, "Haven't you always liked him? Why don't you look so happy?"

"I have no idea."

Qin Peng lowered his head: "I'm a little scared in my heart."

"Don't think about it."

Bai Zhi came back from behind the screen, patted Qin Peng's hand, and said gently: "If an enemy comes, we will stop him with our generals; if a flood comes, we will block it with earth. You are not someone who is afraid of these things."

Qin Peng said nothing and nodded.

At the morning court the next day, no one mentioned Liu Shizhou's case. Qin Shuhuai didn't say a word throughout the entire morning court, as if he was as aloof as when they first met.

After the court session, Qin Peng noticed that Liu Shuyan was limping. She followed him to the waterside pavilion and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong with you?"

"My father beat me."

Liu Shuyan whispered, "Don't be nervous. He loves me. If I get beaten a few more times, I can go to the Wei family to propose marriage."

"you……"

Qin Peng felt a little reluctant for a moment, and Liu Shuyan quickly raised his hand: "No, don't say anything. You can worship me quietly for a while."

Qin Peng pursed his lips. He felt distressed at first, but after hearing what he said, he couldn't help laughing. He couldn't help feeling a little worried, so he could only say, "It wasn't a severe beating, was it?"

"It's not heavy," Liu Shuyan shook his head: "Don't worry."

As he spoke, Liu Shuyan approached her and said, "On the Qiqiao Festival, I would like to ask the princess to meet me at the Yue Lao Temple. What do you think?"

“Is there ever a day when I don’t get beaten?”

"I guess you'll get beaten." Liu Shuyan frowned, and Qin Peng suppressed a smile: "Does it hurt?"

"It hurts." Liu Shuyan blinked: "But when I see the princess, and she cares for me, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Qin Peng burst out laughing and could only agree: "Okay, okay, I'll find you when the time comes."

"The moon is above the willows," the folding fan in Liu Shuyan's hand opened with a "swish", and there was a sentence written on it - we'll make an appointment after sunset.

Qin Peng laughed so hard and nodded repeatedly.

Qin Peng and Liu Shuyan made an appointment to meet at Yue Lao Temple on the Qiqiao Festival. In the evening, Qin Peng told Bai Zhi about this matter. Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Okay, I'll thread the needle with you on the Qiqiao Festival and leave."

Qin Peng froze for a moment. Bai Zhi turned her back to her and said coldly, "Qin Shuhuai goes out alone every year during the Qiqiao Festival. This is the last time I will kill him."

Qin Peng held the comb and opened his mouth, but could not speak.

Bai Zhi packed her things and said in a muffled voice: "If I can't kill him this time... I will go back to Beiyan."

Hearing this, Qin Peng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Don't try too hard."

"Um."

"I...should I send some people to follow you?" Qin Peng thought about it and still felt a little worried.

She couldn't stop Bai Zhi from killing Qin Shuhuai, and she always felt deep down that Bai Zhi couldn't kill Qin Shuhuai.

And she has been trying to kill Qin Shuhuai for so many years, but she is still alive. She never thinks that it is because Bai Zhi is smart and clever.

She had a rough estimate of the difference in strength between Bai Zhi and Qin Shuhuai. The reason Bai Zhi was still alive was only because Qin Shuhuai let her go.

This is the last time, Bai Zhi failed, so she will naturally go back.

Returning to Beiyan, to Xiahou Yan's side, it would also be... okay.

Qin Peng was a little uncertain.

"Bai Zhi."

"Um?"

"You... like Xiahou Yan, right?"

“Maybe.”

"Maybe?" Qin Peng was stunned. In her memory, Bai Zhi was very happy when she married Xia Houyan. She once held her hand and told her sincerely that she liked someone named Xia Houyan.

How come it has become maybe now?

"I married him just because he liked me. He is a noble family in Northern Yan. If I could become his legal wife, it would be of great benefit to His Highness the Fifth Prince's ascension to the throne."

Qin Peng listened blankly. She had never thought that the real reason why Bai Zhi married Xiahou Yan was actually this.

"Have you ever had someone you liked?"

Qin Peng suddenly felt a little scared.

Bai Zhi sacrificed too much for her and Zhao Yu. If Bai Zhi had someone she liked back then, she would have sacrificed her entire life in exchange for Zhao Yu's future.

Bai Zhi paused slightly. She never told these things to others, but perhaps because she was about to leave, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"some."

"Speaking of which, you're probably going to make a fool of yourself."

Bai Zhi laughed softly: "I once liked the Fifth Prince of Beiyan, now His Majesty, Zhao Yu."

Hearing this, Qin Peng slammed the comb in his hand down.