Liu Shuyan stared at Qin Peng blankly, completely unable to recover. Qin Peng's knife had cut the skin on his neck, leaving a shallow cut.

"Don't you understand yet?"

Qin Peng said calmly: "I am Zhao Peng, I resurrected as Dong Wanyi, and then resurrected as Qin Peng again."

"So, you died twice..." Liu Shuyan finally understood and suddenly reacted: "You are actually Zhao Peng?!"

He was so excited that he took a step forward, and Qin Peng's knife was forced to retreat a bit. Liu Shuyan then realized that Qin Peng was still holding her with the knife, and she attacked suddenly.

Liu Shuyan's attacks were fast and fierce. After Qin Peng quickly exchanged two moves with him, his knife was directly taken away by the opponent.

"Let's not talk like that."

Liu Shuyan frowned and threw the knife aside. His heart was already filled with rage, but he tried to remain calm and said, "No matter who you are, we..."

"Why on earth did you kill me?"

As soon as Qin Peng finished speaking, Liu Shuyan was stunned, and his heart grew colder and colder.

Why kill her...

"Six years ago, I followed the emperor's order...but I didn't kill you!"

Liu Shuyan suddenly raised his voice: "Zhao Peng, you remember, don't you? I failed to kill you."

"But I'm dead." Qin Peng looked at him coldly: "You cut the wound on my body, and I had a drunken dream. I died at the age of nineteen, when I was preparing to come to Beiyan."

Liu Shuyan was speechless and broke out in a cold sweat.

If she was Zhao Peng, it meant that he indirectly helped others kill her.

No one would marry a murderer, whether he did it intentionally or not.

But he had prepared everything.

He was ready to marry her. He showed her all his dark and ugly sides. He thought they were going to get married right away.

How could such a ridiculous thing happen?

How could there be such a ridiculous thing as a corpse being resurrected twice? !

"Liu Shuyan," Qin Peng said coldly, "Who killed me? Was it the Jiang family, Qin Shuhuai, or you? How did I die?"

"I don't know..." Liu Shuyan trembled, "You died of poisoning in the end... Qin Shuhuai said that you were killed by the Jiang family. I only saw you on the night we fought, and then I returned to Beiyan overnight and waited in Qiongzhou. As soon as Qin Shuhuai entered Qiongzhou, I went to pick him up."

"I haven't even seen your body... It's just that Qin Shuhuai has been seeking revenge from the Jiang family. My spies also told me that you died from poisoning by the Jiang family."

The Jiang family poisoned her. Drunkenness is one of the most potent poisons. Once poisoned, there is no antidote and it can kill a person quickly in a short period of time.

But if she died in a drunken dream, why is there a sequel in her memory?

She had no symptoms after the fight with Liu Shuyan, and ate and drank normally. Then she started to feel vague and confused, and finally it was Qin Shuhuai who fed her poison.

The scene of Qin Shuhuai crying and feeding her medicine and her struggling desperately remained in her mind. She used to wake up from dreams frequently, especially when she just became Jiang Yi. She was always terrified and frightened.

In the past, she always felt that she had such a strong fear and panic, and because she didn't want to die very much, she kept pushing Qin Shuhuai away, but Qin Shuhuai insisted on feeding her poison. It must be Qin Shuhuai who killed her.

However, today she suddenly realized that this matter was not as simple as she had imagined.

The Jiang family was involved in this matter, and Qin Wenxuan was involved in this matter.

But Bai Zhi said that Qin Shuhuai killed her. She remembered that it was Qin Shuhuai who killed her. What is the truth?

Qin Peng's heart was beating fast, and she suddenly remembered that Liu Shuyan sent people to kill Qin Shuhuai, and Bai Zhi also went to kill Qin Shuhuai!

Qin Shuhuai cannot die.

Qin Peng turned around suddenly, and Liu Shuyan caught up with him. Qin Peng roared, "Get out of here!"

Liu Shuyan stopped where he was. Qin Peng looked at him quietly. After a long time, he calmed down and said, "Liu Shuyan, I know it wasn't your fault back then."

"But Liu Shuyan, I don't want to see you now."

Liu Shuyan froze, and Qin Peng turned and ran towards Huai'an Palace.

She has to find Qin Shuhuai as soon as possible!

She ran all the way to the Huai'an Palace, rushed to the door and banged on it. As soon as the door opened, she rushed in and asked directly: "Where is Qin Shuhuai?! Where is your prince?!"

Almost everyone in Qin Shuhuai's family knew Qin Peng. The fact that Qin Peng disguised herself as Qin Shuhuai's concubine and sneaked into the mansion was a big shock to the servants. This time, everyone did not dare to let her in casually, so they chased and blocked her all the way. They said anxiously: "Princess, the prince has left the mansion. Don't worry, just wait..."

"Princess?"

A familiar voice was heard, Qin Peng turned around and saw a long-lost figure.

Zhao Yi was standing in the corridor holding the bird. He was a little surprised when he saw Qin Peng.

As a shadow guard, Zhao Yi usually doesn't show up in front of people casually. However, today he has a day off, so he is free and walks around the yard with the bird in his hand like an ordinary guard. Qin Peng was a little shocked when he saw Zhao Yi.

Why didn't the guard who had accompanied her since childhood avenge her like Bai Zhi, but instead stayed with Qin Shuhuai?

Is it because he defected to Qin Shuhuai, or is there some other hidden secret?

But at this moment, she could not care about anything else and asked directly: "Liu Shuyan and Bai Zhi want to kill Qin Shuhuai, where is he?"

Zhao was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said coldly, "Princess, follow me."

Qin Peng followed Zhao Yi, who handed the bird to a servant and asked someone to call Jiang Chun, and then hurried to the lobby. He had already sent someone to notify Jiang Chun, and when they arrived at the lobby, Jiang Chun had already asked someone to wait. Zhao Yi and Qin Peng walked together and said, "Every year on this day, the prince goes out. No one knows where he goes. He goes to random places, and we can only rely on finding him."

Qin Peng nodded and immediately said, "Divide into two teams. You follow me, and Jiang Chun will lead another team. Jiang Chun will follow the people in the city to find out the whereabouts, and we will leave the city."

She sounded very familiar, and acted like an old master. Zhao Yi and Jiang Chun looked at each other, but did not expose this layer. After quickly doing what Qin Peng said, Zhao Yi followed Qin Peng and rushed out on horseback.

After he left, Qin Peng asked, "Did he bring any wine with him when he went out?"

“Yes.”

"Alone?"

"One person."

"Which is the highest mountain in Xuanjing?"

"Dongxia Mountain."

Qin Peng turned his horse and headed towards Dongxia Mountain.

She saw her and Qin Shuhuai's name tags in the temple. According to what she heard now, Qin Shuhuai was actually repeating the things they had done when she was alive. For example, the name tags in Yue Lao Temple were made by her every year when she took him to the temple.

In the past, they always did the same thing during the Qiqiao Festival: they visited the Yue Lao Temple, went shopping, and climbed up the highest mountain near Yandu hand in hand to overlook the entire city.

Three cups and two glasses of light wine, watching the fast wind in the evening with a smile.

Zhao Yi naturally knew this habit. Seeing Qin Peng openly showing it in front of him, he had some answers in his mind: "Why does the princess think that the prince must be on the highest mountain?"

"That's how he and I were back then." Qin Peng said coldly, "Every year during the Qiqiao Festival, we would go to the highest mountain nearby to drink and spend the festival. Didn't you follow us then, Zhao Yi?"

Zhao Yi showed a surprised look, Qin Peng turned around and looked at him: "Still can't hear it?"

"Master... Master?!"

"Um."

"How could you ..."

"Resurrection from the dead," Qin Peng said calmly, "You follow Qin Shuhuai, so you should know about this, right?"

"Yes, but I didn't know... that it was you..."

"Zhao Yi," Qin Peng asked as he rode his horse, "Why do you stay with Qin Shuhuai? If I die, you should follow Zhao Yu back to Beiyan."

"I stayed with the prince. Wasn't it your will?"

Qin Peng thought about it carefully, but she still couldn't remember that she asked Zhao Yi to stay with Qin Shuhuai. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't remember that she asked Zhao Yi to stay with Qin Shuhuai.

Indeed, too many complicated things happened that year.

Although her memory was fragmentary, most of it was connected. She thought she could see the truth of that year, but she only realized today that she had forgotten too many important things.

But, did she forget it, or did Zhao Yi lie to her on purpose?

She suddenly felt as if she had returned to the year when her mother had just died. She dared not believe anyone, and could not believe anyone.

Liu Shuyan might be her murderer.

Then Zhao Yi might not be the spy Qin Shuhuai sent to her back then.

She didn't dare to reveal the fact that she didn't remember much. Once other people knew about this, they would be able to make up stories about the truth or falsehood of the matter.

She pretended to be calm and nodded without saying much.

Zhao Yi considered his words and continued to probe: "Princess, you have always been on edge with the prince, why did you take the initiative to save the prince when he was in trouble this time?"

"He didn't provoke me, so I don't think he deserves to die."

Qin Peng looked at it from the perspective of a political enemy and explained, "Besides, I have something to ask him."

When Zhao saw that Qin Peng looked unhappy, he stopped asking questions.

At this time, Qin Shuhuai had already climbed to the top of the mountain.

At this time, the moon was at its zenith. He sat on the edge of the cliff, put Zhao Peng's tablet aside, spread out his snacks from the market, put the wine pot aside, and poured two glasses of wine, one placed in front of Zhao Peng's tablet and the other held in his hand.

"Peng Peng," Qin Shuhuai said softly, "It's Chinese Valentine's Day again this year. There are some new snacks on the street. I thought you would like them, so I bought some. You can try them."

The moonlight fell on the cliff. Qin Shuhuai sat on the ground, leaning against a pine tree behind him, looking into the distance.

In the distance, one could vaguely see clouds shrouding the prosperous Xuanjing, and Qin Shuhuai's eyes were filled with nostalgia.

"Peng Peng, you have been in Qi for six years. Do you miss Bei Yan? I remember that the capital of Bei Yan is different from Qi. It is square and does not look as exquisite as Xuanjing, but it has a very grand feeling. Do you want to go back to Qi? If you do, I will take you back to have a look someday. We agreed that we can only go back to have a look and cannot stay. I don't like Zhao Yu. When I was young, I called him a wolf cub, and you said I scolded him. Actually, I really think that he is a wolf cub. I know you don't believe me, and I can't give you a reason, but Qi, I will not let you go back."

At this point, Qin Shuhuai poured the wine, was silent for a while, and then said: "Forget it, now you are Qin Peng, the eldest princess of Qi State, how can you go to Beiyan just like that?"

"Peng Peng," Qin Shuhuai sighed, "Sometimes, I don't know whether it is better for you to be alive or to have died six years ago."

"In the six years since you died, I felt like I had died with you. But now that you're alive, I realize that I really should have died."

As he spoke, Qin Shuhuai raised his cup to the moon and laughed out loud: "Qin Shuhuai has no father or mother, no teacher or friend, no clan elders, no brothers or sisters, and is alone in the world..."

Qin Shuhuai's voice gradually became quieter: "Only my first wife, Zhao Peng."

"I only have my first wife, Zhao Peng."

Now that even Zhao Peng is gone, what else does Qin Shuhuai have?

Qin Shuhuai was a little confused.

At this moment, he heard a sharp blade coming from behind him!

Qin Shuhuai turned his head suddenly and grabbed the flying arrow. At the same time, more than a dozen sword lights broke through the air!

The sword lights formed a dense network. Qin Shuhuai swung out the long sword from his sleeve. He rolled up Zhao Peng's tablet into his sleeve, raised the sword and asked in a cold voice, "Who is coming?"

The other party said nothing, and the sword flashed directly at him.

Everyone who came wore a black gown, a silver belt, and a mask on their face.

Qin Shuhuai's expression turned cold.

He had a vague impression of this attire. Many years ago, he brought Zhao Peng back to Northern Yan. One day when he was away, Zhao Peng was attacked by an assassin. Zhao Peng had described this kind of attire to him.

The light of Qin Shuhuai's sword became colder and colder, and he rushed directly towards the person with the least pendant among the iron rings on his belt.

He saw that these people were divided into different levels based on the pendants inside the iron rings. Generally speaking, the higher you go, the fewer people there are.

These people were so numerous and powerful that Qin Shuhuai alone could not resist them. However, he planned to capture the leader first and send out a signal bomb at the same time.

Qin Peng and his companions saw the sky suddenly light up, and Zhao Yi immediately said, "It's the prince."

"quick!"

Qin Peng roared and ran towards the direction of the flare.

Qin Shuhuai swung his sword at the man with the jade, but the others immediately realized his intention and rushed over to chase him.

Qin Shuhuai dodged to the side, staring at one target and not giving in.

These people are related to Zhao Peng's death.

He hasn't figured out the cause of Zhao Peng's death yet, he has to find out what happened!

The sword's tip cut through Qin Shuhuai's clothes. These people were obviously professional killers, and their swords were poisoned. Qin Shuhuai carefully avoided the sword's tip.

The leader saw that Qin Shuhuai was determined to catch him, so he simply stabbed him. Qin Shuhuai saw the opportunity and turned over to grab the opponent's wrist. The tip of the opponent's sword cut the back of Qin Shuhuai's hand.

At this moment, a whistle like a cuckoo sounded, and the assassins' swords paused slightly. The leader kicked Qin Shuhuai, and at the same time, a cold arrow shot towards Qin Shuhuai from the dark!

Qin Shuhuai grabbed the arrow with his backhand, and the opponent took this opportunity to push Qin Shuhuai away with brute force, and then quickly withdrew. Before Qin Shuhuai could react, all the assassins retreated like loaches.

Qin Shuhuai refused to let them go and rushed after the leader. At this moment, another arrow came from behind Qin Shuhuai!

This time the opponent shot three arrows in a row, and Qin Shuhuai was forced to turn back and block two arrows. At this time, he felt his body a little numb. However, the third arrow, taking advantage of the collision of the first two arrows, was shot at an extremely tricky angle and suddenly pierced Qin Shuhuai's shoulder.

The killer slipped away at this moment. Qin Shuhuai supported himself with his sword and shouted angrily: "Come out!"

The other party did not move. Qin Shuhuai felt that his eyes were a little dark. He barely supported himself and said with difficulty: "Bai Zhi, I know it's you, come out!"

Bai Zhi didn't say anything. She hid in the dark and drew her arrow again.

"I know you think I killed Peng Peng."

Bai Zhi's arrow paused slightly, and Qin Shuhuai said in a hoarse voice: "But I said, she asked me to kill her..."

"Shut up!"

Bai Zhi shouted angrily, and the feather arrow flew out. Qin Shuhuai heard the sound of the wind rushing towards him. His eyes went dark, and he staggered and tried to push it away, but he stepped on the rubble and fell off the cliff.

At that moment, a hand suddenly appeared and grabbed him tightly.

The hand was slender and warm, just as he remembered.

When he was twelve years old, he was bullied by other princes and accidentally fell from a high tower. It was that person who grabbed his hand and refused to let go.

She was very thin at that time. The food in the cold palace caused her to suffer from long-term malnutrition. Her hands seemed to be nothing but bones. She grabbed him and slid down little by little.

Beiyan's Silence Tower is very tall, and the wind was whistling towards her. She was pulled by him, moving forward little by little. She wrapped her legs tightly around the pillar at the other end and never let go.

"Qin Shuhuai," at that moment, her eyes seemed to be filled with flames, burning his entire world brightly and hotly: "Don't let go."

She said in a hoarse voice: "I'm holding you, and I won't let go."

She said don't let go.

From that moment on, perhaps he made a wish that he would never let go in his life.

Now, fifteen years later, those hands are holding him again.

He had fallen into the Avici Hell, wandering in the endless abyss. He had no way to cross and no way to go. But these hands once again broke through the fog of life and death and held him tightly.

"Peng Peng..."

The mountain wind blew, and even though he couldn't see the other person's face clearly, even though the other person's figure had become blurred, he still couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing Qin Shuhuai's smile, Qin Peng's heart skipped a beat. He pulled him tightly involuntarily and yelled, "Don't let go!"

Qin Shuhuai was slightly stunned, then spoke in a hoarse voice and squeezed her hand tightly.

"Okay," he said with a hoarse and trembling voice, as if he was trying very hard to restrain himself, "I won't let go."

I will never let go in this life.

Qin Peng pulled this person, and Zhao Yi threw himself out behind him, entangled with Bai Zhi. Qin Peng grabbed Qin Shuhuai with one hand, supported himself with the other hand, and slowly pulled Qin Shuhuai up.

Qin Shuhuai used his feet to test the leverage point next to him. At the moment Qin Peng exerted force, he suddenly pushed against the wall and jumped up!

When he came up, he was so strong that he pushed Qin Peng to the ground. Qin Peng uttered a low "ouch" and then heard Bai Zhi next to him angrily say: "Zhao Yi, the princess was so good to you in vain, but you still became Qin Shuhuai's running dog!"

"Bai Zhi." Zhao sighed and said, "I told you, this is a misunderstanding."

“This is not a misunderstanding!”

Bai Zhi raised her sword and angrily said, "Let me ask you, was it Qin Shuhuai who fed you the last bowl of poison?!"

"What poison?"

Zhao Yi was slightly stunned. Qin Shuhuai had just recovered and was about to open his mouth when a mouthful of dirty blood spurted out.

Qin Peng was covered in blood, and immediately reacted. He pressed Qin Shuhuai's acupuncture points, carried Qin Shuhuai on his back, and walked down the mountain, saying, "Let's go!"

There was no time to linger with Bai Zhi at the moment, and Qin Peng didn't care how Bai Zhi and Zhao Yi reconciled. She ran all the way with Qin Shuhuai on her back.

Qin Shuhuai was carried on Qin Peng's back, and his breathing was a little disordered.

He wanted to say a few more words to her, but the blood was gushing into his mouth and he couldn't make a sound.

He vomited blood, soaking Qin Peng's clothes. Qin Peng was trembling all over and said hoarsely: "Qin Shuhuai, hold on..."

"Don't die..."

"I still have a lot to ask you! Qin Shuhuai, please don't die!"

Qin Peng felt that no road in his life was longer than this road down the mountain.

She ran madly on the road, and as soon as she reached the carriage, she saw Liu Shuyan standing beside it.

As soon as Qin Peng saw him, he rushed over, pressed the knife to his neck with his backhand, and said coldly: "Antidote!"

"I'm here to bring you the antidote."

Liu Shuyan smiled bitterly.

He took out a bottle from his sleeve. Qin Peng rushed over and put Qin Shuhuai on the ground. He shook out a pill from the bottle and stuffed it into Qin Shuhuai's mouth.

After Qin Shuhuai took the medicine, his complexion gradually improved. Liu Shuyan stood by and waited. After a long time, when Qin Shuhuai's breathing became stable, Qin Peng suddenly paralyzed.

"Is he okay?"

Qin Peng murmured, "Is everything alright?"

Liu Shuyan looked at the person in front of him, smiled bitterly and said nothing.

She looked up at him with dazed eyes. He finally gave up and squatted down, patted her shoulder, and sighed, "He won't die, don't worry."

After hearing this, Qin Peng slowly came back to his senses. He lowered his eyes to look at the person lying there, and said hoarsely, "Put him on the carriage."

Liu Shuyan responded, and together with Qin Peng, he lifted Qin Shuhuai onto the carriage, and then hurried towards the Huai'an Palace.

After getting on the carriage, both of them were very quiet.

After a long time, Liu Shuyan slowly spoke: "I originally thought that you wanted to kill him. If you kill him, we can be together and never have to worry about anything again."

Qin Peng looked up at Liu Shuyan. Liu Shuyan was smiling, but her eyes seemed to be crying.

"Zhao Peng, this is the first time I like a girl."

"right……"

"I'm not sorry for anything," Liu Shuyan lowered his eyes, "No one is sorry for anyone in matters of love. It's just that I came too late."

"Meeting the right person at the right time is called fate."

"Meeting the right person at the wrong time is called sin."

Qin Peng didn't say anything. She looked down at her hands and said in a hoarse voice, "I really want to marry you."

"Do you know what it feels like to die over and over again?"

She looked up at Liu Shuyan and smiled awkwardly: "I feel so lonely walking alone in this world. I really want someone to walk the road with me."

"He gave me a new world, a new horizon, a new possibility. You once showed me this possibility."

"When I was Dong Wanyi and I were communicating with you, when you were giving lectures to Qin Ming, when you took me out for meals, boat trips, and chats, I felt that it was actually really good to live like this."

Liu Shuyan didn't look at her, but lowered his eyes and opened and closed his folding fan.

Qin Peng said hoarsely: "If you have nothing to do with my death," Qin Peng looked at him with tears in her eyes: "I really want to marry you."

Marrying him, even if it has nothing to do with love, is a new life and a new journey.

She would be good to him and she would have a family.

Liu Shuyan didn't say anything. After a long while, he said in a hoarse voice, "Do you have anything else to ask?"

"Back then," Qin Peng chose his words carefully, "what happened? Why did you come all the way from Xuanjing to kill me?"

"When His Majesty Emperor Wenxuan summoned Qin Shuhuai back to the capital, it was actually a helpless act. Emperor Xuan was benevolent and loved the people, and was widely loved. The remnants of Emperor Jing were actually willing to loyally assist him because they believed that Emperor Xuan would treat Emperor Jing's son well. When Qin Shuhuai was summoned back to the capital, the prime minister was not Dong Ming, but Emperor Jing's teacher, Shao Yi."

"Emperor Xuan hoped that Shao Yi would give up power, and the two argued. Finally, Shao Yi proposed a condition that he could retire and return home, but he required Emperor Xuan to take Qin Shuhuai back to the country and treat him as a prince. After Emperor Xuan agreed, he welcomed Qin Shuhuai back to Xuanjing, and at the same time Shao Yi gave up power and gave the position of prime minister to Dong Ming."

Qin Peng listened and roughly understood the reason why Qin Wenxuan killed her.

"A former crown prince, supported by old ministers, married a princess from Northern Yan. This princess even has a brother who could very well become emperor. If her brother becomes emperor, how much of a threat do you think this former crown prince will be?"

Liu Shuyan raised his eyes to look at Qin Peng, who closed his eyes and said the result: "Northern Yan may send troops to help the prince to seize power at any time. Emperor Wenxuan cannot tolerate such a possibility."

"The late emperor could accept internal strife and fratricide, but he could never allow Qi to become a puppet state of Northern Yan. Emperor Jing had the country in turmoil, and the Northern Yan army marched straight into Xuanjing, using the only bloodline of the emperor as a hostage and ceding sixteen states to seek peace. Do you think Qi can forget such a great humiliation?"

Liu Shuyan's words became excited: "The emperor and the people of Qi have endured humiliation and heavy burdens. It took more than ten years to reach the position of negotiating terms with Beiyan. How can we tolerate the country falling into the hands of others because of the chaos in the palace?!"

"So," Qin Peng calmed down, "You are the knife that Qin Wenxuan ordered to kill me."

"Dong Ming advised, His Majesty gave the order, and I led the team to carry it out."

Liu Shuyan lowered his eyes and held down his hands that were shaking slightly with excitement: "In fact, long before Qin Shuhuai returned, the late emperor had secretly promised Qin Shuhuai that as long as he was willing to divorce you, he would marry Princess Changle to him after his return, but he flatly refused. He said that Qin Shuhuai thanked the emperor for his grace, but as a hostage, it was difficult for him to be a good match. Princess Yuyang married him in times of crisis, and in this life, she would only marry Zhao Peng."

Princess Changle was the eldest sister of the crown prince at that time. If nothing unexpected happened, when the crown prince ascended the throne in the future, Princess Changle would become the eldest princess.

The difference in status between Princess Changle of Qi and Princess Yuyang of Northern Yan, who had no power at that time, is obvious to everyone.

Although Jiang Yi can give Qin Shuhuai more than Princess Yuyang, she is still far behind Princess Changle.

When Emperor Xuan promised him Princess Changle, Qin Shuhuai could decisively say "Zhao Peng is my only wife". So how could he later poison Zhao Peng for a mere Jiang Yi?

Zhao Peng was a little panicked. She suppressed her turbulent emotions and pretended to be calm, "What happened next?"

"Qin Shuhuai is a smart man," Liu Shuyan said calmly, looking out the window. "He understood the concerns of the late emperor, so he wrote a letter to inform Your Majesty that he has no interest in the throne and has no intention of competing for it. After arriving in Qi, he will never get involved in politics. He only wants a corner of the country to teach and educate people and to live out his old age."

Qin Peng listened and clenched her fists. She suddenly realized that Qin Shuhuai had done so many things in those years that she didn't know about.

He never told her.

He always looked so indifferent in front of her. You couldn't guess whether he liked you or not. For so many years, he didn't even bother to say "like" to her.

But on this day, Qin Peng felt as if the past had been turned upside down, and she was forced to face truths that she had never known.

It turns out that man had given up so much for her when he was young.

"Since he has already said so," Qin Peng lowered his head: "Why doesn't he let me go?"

"He is so sharp, Emperor Xuan admires him. He ordered people to investigate him. After knowing his ability, Emperor Xuan began to love talents. It would be a pity if such a person is not used by the country. But your existence must be his biggest obstacle."

“So he killed me.”

Qin Peng thought it was a little ridiculous: "Because you admire his talent, because you want him to serve the country, my life is like an ant that can be trampled on by others, so you can decide my life and death at will?!"

Qin Peng grabbed Liu Shuyan's collar and yelled, "Do you know how hard it was for me to get there? Do you know how much hardship I went through? When I was bullied in the cold palace, when I was insulted, when I poisoned my mother to death with my own hands, I was still able to endure the humiliation and hardship and move forward step by step. Why do you think that was?!"

"It's because I've always thought that one day, I will walk this path."

Qin Peng's eyes were filled with tears, and he said in a hoarse voice: "I feel that one day I will get my happiness and will be far away from such days. I have waited for a long time... Liu Shuyan..."

She trembled all over: "I finally got to the day I had been waiting for. I married Qin Shuhuai, had someone who loved me, and had a peaceful life. No one bullied me, and no one framed me. The night before you came to kill me, I was still thinking that I wanted to have a child..."

Qin Peng trembled and put his hand on his belly: "I was thinking that I would go to a beautiful place with Qin Shuhuai to be his fiefdom. I was also thinking that I would go to many places and help many people..."

"I planned my life, and I was going to have a great life, but you ruined it!"

Qin Peng punched down again and again, accompanied by the outburst of her long-suppressed anger: "You have destroyed it all! Destroyed it!"

What did she do wrong?

She did nothing wrong.

Just because she was a princess of Northern Yan, she married Qin Shuhuai.

They admired Qin Shuhuai just because he was talented.

They were suspicious of her, they were afraid of her, so they decided to kill her.

This is ridiculous.

How precious a person's life is. How much effort and expectation does her life carry. But in the eyes of these people, in the face of great undertakings, they are all worthless.

"I never thought about doing anything to you Qi country..."

Qin Peng lost his strength and slowly slid down.

"But I married Qin Shuhuai and I had nowhere to go. If you told me that you wanted a divorce, I would be willing to do so."

"Maybe?"

Liu Shuyan took out a handkerchief and pressed it to the corner of his eye that was bleeding from being hit by Qin Peng. His face was calm: "We were also undecided at that time. Later, Dong Ming took out a memorial from Beiyan."

"I don't know who it was, but the memorial detailed everything you did in your life. How you came out of the cold palace, how you framed other concubines, how you married Feng Zheng for power, and how you were forced to marry Qin Shuhuai because you lost your innocence."

"Everything is inside, a scandal that should have been kept secret from the court of Northern Yan. Facing such a princess, we dare not take any risks."

Liu Shuyan said calmly: "Zhao Peng, you said you have no desire for power and you will not do anything that is harmless to Qi. Now I believe you."

He looked up at her and said, "I believe you are kind-hearted. I believe you were forced into a desperate situation. But when we saw that letter, no one believed it."

"Would a princess who is so greedy for power, so vicious and cruel, marry the former crown prince of Qi and come to Qi and do nothing? Especially when we had already predicted that Zhao Yu would most likely ascend the throne."

"If Zhao Yu ascends the throne, given your relationship with Zhao Yu, I think you will help him do whatever he wants, right?"

Qin Peng didn't say anything for a long time, then she laughed sarcastically.

"Even the relationship between me and A-Yu has been investigated so clearly. I really want to know who... would force someone to such an extent?"

Liu Shuyan shook his head.

"The letter was brought by Dong Ming. I didn't know."

Qin Peng was silent. She sat on the carriage board. The carriage finally stopped. Liu Shuyan looked up at the curtain and replied in a hoarse voice: "Do you have anything else to ask?"

“No more.”

"Get out of this carriage, and I won't answer you again if you ask me."

Qin Peng listened to his words and looked up at him. Liu Shuyan smiled bitterly: "I will apply for a transfer. If you don't want me to, I won't come back."

"You..." Qin Peng was slightly stunned. Liu Shuyan looked at her and half-knelt down to the same height as her.

"Zhao Peng," he stared at her, "If I didn't have a family, if I didn't bear the responsibility for the lives of so many people, I could give my life to you if you wanted."

"I am no worse than Qin Shuhuai."

With tears in his eyes, he said seriously, "If I were in his position, I could do what he could do. I like you just as much as he does."

"I know..." Qin Peng said hoarsely: "I know."

"I'm sorry." He said in a trembling voice, "I didn't really want to kill you back then."

If it wasn't for the emperor's order, no one would have attacked the girl who was embroidering particularly ugly doves under the candlelight but looked so happy while doing so.

He wanted to touch her, but he didn't dare. He could only stare at her and said with difficulty: "Forgive me."

Qin Peng looked at him for a long time, and then she nodded.

"Actually... I've died too many times," Qin Peng said with a bitter smile, "I don't care that much anymore. You don't have to apply for an external transfer. I was a little excited just now. After all, you didn't kill me, so don't take it to heart."

"I keep it in mind."

He said hoarsely: "Zhao Peng, I killed you. This is the sin of my life. You forgive me, but I cannot forgive myself. But Zhao Peng..." He raised his head and tears fell.

He felt like he could clearly remember the first time he saw her in Beiyan.

Everyone was still teenagers at that time. She sat under the candlelight, embroidering a particularly ugly dove.

He leaned on the beam and watched, wondering how someone could embroider something so ugly.

The maidservant beside her teased her, "Princess, what are you embroidering?"

"It's a quail."

The maid giggled: "What are you embroidering for?"

"For Qin Shuhuai," she raised her chin, her face full of pride: "Today a girl gave him a handkerchief, I want to show him that I can also embroider a brocade!"

He lay on the beam and listened, and couldn't help but find it a little funny.

He wanted to remind the girl that there was nothing to be proud of since her embroidery was so ugly.

But at that time, he also felt that having a girl who cared about making a handkerchief for you was a very good and happy thing.

So later, when he faced her with sword, in the night, the woman stood with sword in hand, her wide sleeves rustling in the wind, her long hair spread out to reveal her clear eyes and bright facial features. She was like a blazing fire facing the sun, with her chin slightly raised, and when she asked, "Who is the thief?!", his heart was beating unsteadily, and the sword even slowed down a little.

Now, that stunning glance from that year emerged in his mind, overlapping with the eyes of the woman in front of him, which were filled with the vicissitudes of life.

He couldn't help but tell her very seriously: "I like you, really, very, very much like you."