If she saw him, what would she say to him? Shi Mingyue suddenly felt unsure. She had no idea what year or month it was. If this Fu Yueli was the Fu Yueli of her previous life, then she was also the Shi Mingyue of her previous life. What right did she have to meet him?
When the guard came out to tell His Highness Shi Mingyue that she was not there, he found that she was no longer at the door.
In fact, he did not meet the prince at all, but only met the housekeeper and told the housekeeper that a lady named Shi wanted to see the prince. The housekeeper knew that Fu Yueli was not in the house at the moment, so he asked the guards to send Shi Mingyue away.
Shi Mingyue came to the street. Today was Qixi Festival, and the street was busy. She saw a few children playing games on the roadside, so she walked over and asked them, "What year is it now?"
Although a child was puzzled as to why she would ask such a question that everyone knew, he still answered her: "It is the second year of Wako."
In the second year of the Heguang era, five years after her and Qin Zheng's elopement, she had a clue. Why had she inexplicably appeared here? Had she been reborn again? If so, wouldn't she be in Xinzhou? How could she have woken up by Pinghu Lake?
She couldn't figure out the answers to this series of questions. It was ridiculous, absolutely ridiculous! Why did God treat her like this?!
Shi Mingyue arrived at her home, the Shi Mansion, in a state of despair. She stood opposite the door, looking at the gate. Should she knock and go in? But she had already eloped with Qin Zheng by then. If she suddenly ran back, how would she explain it?
At this time, a carriage stopped and a man jumped out from the driver's seat. It was her brother's servant Xiang Tan. The curtain of the sedan chair was opened, and it was her brother and Huo Qiurong who stepped out.
Shi Mingyue knew she couldn't go back, so she turned and left. She wandered aimlessly on the street, and unknowingly reached the main gate of Prince Ling's Mansion. This used to be her home, but now it wasn't. She couldn't get in because she had no reason to.
Wandering the streets again, it was already late. Everyone had long since gone home to rest, and even the lanterns on the roadside had been dimmed. Where should she go? She didn't know. She wanted to go back to Pinghu. Perhaps if she could get another good night's sleep, she could go back and escape this nightmare.
It was late at night and the city gates were closed. She slowly walked into an empty alley and sat down against the wall.
She sat like this all night, and as the sky gradually brightened, the city gate opened. She walked out of the city gate and headed towards Pinghu.
Early in the morning, there was no one to be seen by the lake, only a few water birds flying low over the surface. Shi Mingyue felt a slight chill. She walked to the place where she had woken yesterday and lay down.
She closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep. But she couldn't fall asleep no matter what she did. She remained awake. With her eyes closed, she felt the warm sunlight shining on her body and heard the distant quacking of ducks.
She opened her eyes and saw someone standing next to her. She was about to speak. It was the old lady she met yesterday afternoon.
"Didn't you go into the city?" the old lady asked in surprise.
A bitter smile appeared on Shi Mingyue's lips: "Yes, I am here again."
The old lady was even more puzzled. Why would such a beautiful girl do such a puzzling thing? Why was she lying in the same place where she slept yesterday so early in the morning? Could there be something wrong with her brain? Thinking of this, she saw that Shi Mingyue looked a little silly, and her guess was correct. She felt sympathy for this girl.
"Have you eaten?" the old lady asked kindly.
Shi Mingyue didn't feel hungry and shook her head: "No, I'm not hungry. You don't have to worry about me. Go and release your ducks." She lay down again.
The grass was wet in the early morning because dew had gathered on the blades, and she closed her eyes.
The old lady felt even more sorry for her, drove the ducks into the water, and came over to talk to her.
At this moment, the old lady suddenly stopped. She saw a man in green clothes appearing by the lake in the distance. She remembered that the girl seemed to have asked her yesterday if she had seen this man in green clothes, so she called out to Shi Mingyue: "Hey, girl, look, is that someone you know?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Mingyue immediately stood up and looked in the direction of the old lady's finger. From her perspective, the man was standing sideways. He was wearing a green robe and his figure was as tall as jade. She could not mistake his figure. It was Fu Yueli!
Her heart was filled with joy and surprise at having regained what she had lost. She hurriedly stood up and ran towards him, "Fu Yueli!"
When the man heard her cry, he turned his head in shock. He had handsome features and a cold and aloof temperament. His eyes were not white, but black.
When they were still a few steps away, Shi Mingyue stopped. It was Fu Yueli, but not her Fu Yueli.
Fu Yueli recognized her instantly, a hundred emotions mixed in his heart. Didn't she leave? Why was she here?
"You..." The two of them were stunned when they opened their mouths.
Shi Mingyue guessed that he must be wearing black eye lenses at this time to prevent being recognized, because he was still blind at this time.
"Do you recognize me?" Fu Yueli knew clearly that he and Shi Mingyue had never met before. How did Shi Mingyue know him?
Fu Yueli's attitude towards her was a little cold at this time. Shi Mingyue felt disappointed, but this was also as it should be, because she had been very sorry for him in this life, and they were not husband and wife. She nodded and replied, "Yes."
"Why are you here? Didn't you...go to New South Wales?"
Shi Mingyue thought this was a difficult question to answer, because she didn’t know either, and what confused her most was, is there still a her in Xinzhou now?
"I'm sorry." She felt it necessary to apologize to him in person.
Fu Yueli was stunned for a moment and said, "It's okay."
There was nothing more to say. Fu Yueli suddenly asked, "Did you come back specially to see your family? Have you seen them?"
Thinking of the scene she saw at the doorstep last night, she nodded: "I have seen it."
"Are you alone?" Fu Yueli didn't see Qin Zheng. There was no one else around except the lady who was raising ducks.
Shi Mingyue nodded: "One person."
Fu Yueli had many guesses in her mind. What happened between her and Qin Zheng? Was there a conflict?
"Where are you going?" he asked.
After a long silence, she replied, "I don't know."
Fu Yueli saw that she looked extremely haggard, her clothes were dirty, and her eyes were dull. He said, "Then come with me."
Shi Mingyue quickly gave an answer, "No, thank you, this is not the place for me to stay." He is not himself, she wants to return to her world.
"If you don't come with me, where are you going?" Fu Yueli's eyes showed worry and her tone was a little anxious.
Shi Mingyue was very grateful to him. Even in this life, he was still willing to help her, but she did not belong here. She did not answer and turned away.
At this moment, Fu Yueli suddenly grabbed her arm, "Don't go!"
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