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"Let her go!!"
Shangguan Zeyu tried his best to pull Xiao Yiqing's hands away from Jiang Yan's clutches, but Xiao Yiqing's hands seemed to be locked, and Shangguan Zeyu couldn't pry them open no matter how hard he tried. Seeing that Jiang Yan's eyes were starting to roll back, Shangguan Zeyu kicked Xiao Yiqing hard without saying a word.
Xiao Yiqing cried out in pain, "Ouch!" and fell heavily to the ground as if she had been carelessly tossed aside.
"Ruyi, are you alright? Ruyi? Ruyi?" Shangguan Zeyu was terrified and kept calling out to Jiang Yan anxiously.
Seeing that Jiang Yan only slightly twitched her eyelids upon hearing the sound, she quickly picked her up and ran outside, saying fearfully as she ran, "Ruyi, you must hold on! You must hold on!! I'll take you to see a doctor right now, you'll be alright, you'll be alright!!"
Xiao Yiqing was filled with grief and sorrow, her eyes fixed on Shangguan Zeyu. When she realized that Shangguan Zeyu didn't even glance at her, her already overburdened heart shattered into pieces.
Jiang Yan is not in mortal danger, but she has injured her throat and cannot speak for the time being.
Shangguan Zeyu found the most skilled imperial physician to take care of her, and also had Huang Ying take good care of her before he went to resolve the matter between him and Xiao Yiqing.
Shangguan Zeyu felt that he was still too kind and soft-hearted, and that his indecisiveness gave Xiao Yiqing the wrong impression, making her mistakenly believe that everything was just a joke, which made her more and more paranoid and crazy.
Xiao Yiqing sat listlessly in the courtyard of Peach Blossom Village, staring at a certain spot in front of her. Chunhua stood silently behind her, watching her with great concern.
The peach tree in the yard has lush, green leaves, and countless fuzzy peaches, barely visible through the gaps in the leaves, are a vibrant green and only the size of a baby's palm.
Looking at such a lush green peach tree, one can't help but wonder if its flowers will also be a vast expanse of pink and red in spring?
Shangguan Zeyu, dressed in a white outfit embroidered with blue cloud patterns, slowly walked in from outside.
Chunhua spotted him immediately and quickly bowed to him, saying, "This servant greets Your Highness."
Shangguan Zeyu casually waved his right hand, then looked at Xiao Yiqing.
Xiao Yiqing seemed not to have heard Chunhua's words, still staring blankly at a certain spot in front of her, without any reaction.
Shangguan Zeyu stopped and looked at her quietly. After a while, he said, "Let's resolve all the problems today!"
Upon hearing this, Chunhua looked at Xiao Yiqing with great concern, but Xiao Yiqing remained expressionless and showed no reaction whatsoever.
Chunhua sighed softly, bowed to Shangguan Zeyu, and slowly withdrew.
Shangguan Zeyu remained standing quietly in place until Chunhua left, and only started walking a while later.
"I've done all I can." He slowly walked to the peach tree, carefully examining the peach before him, and then said, "Tomorrow you will leave the Prince's mansion and return to the Xiao mansion!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yiqing could no longer hold back her tears.
A desolate smile played on her lips as she stared blankly at the spot before her, saying, "Why? I don't understand! I knew you first, and I'm no less than her!! Why? Why? Tell me why?"
Xiao Yiqing didn't want to cry like this, but unfortunately, her tears just wouldn't stop flowing, and they kept flowing more and more turbulently.
Shangguan Zeyu was still quietly looking at the peach in front of him. After a while, he said, "I have already made myself clear."
"But I don't believe it! I don't believe you have no feelings for me whatsoever?!" Xiao Yiqing suddenly came to her senses, her eyes red, and she shouted hoarsely.
Shangguan Zeyu withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Xiao Yiqing.
He was unmoved by Xiao Yiqing's sorrowful and pitiful appearance, and still said firmly, "No! I have never liked you from the beginning! Even if Ruyi weren't here, I would never like you or fall in love with you! I told you this very frankly from the very beginning!!!"
Xiao Yiqing still didn't believe it!
She truly couldn't believe or accept what Shangguan Zeyu was saying!
She made so many efforts and so many changes, so why did she still fail to warm his heart in the end?
She was not willing to accept it!
She was extremely unwilling to accept it!
Shangguan Zeyu watched her gradually calm down and said, "Don't waste your life on meaningless things. This is the last time I'm telling you this. If anything else happens in the future, I won't show any mercy!" Then, without hesitation, he left Peach Blossom Village.
Xiao Yiqing was probably more grief-stricken than heartbroken; she could no longer cry and just stared blankly at a certain place in front of her.
In truth, Xiao Yiqing knew very well that Shangguan Zeyu didn't love her, but she was unwilling to accept it! She was unwilling that all her efforts and sacrifices had ultimately benefited someone else. So, after Shangguan Zeyu left, she silently vowed in her heart: if she couldn't have him, no one else, no matter who they were, could have him either!
The next morning, Xiao Yiqing was escorted back to the Xiao residence by Zhang Qin.
Xiao Yiqing's father is dead, but the Xiao family mansion still exists, and the maids, servants, and stewards are all still there. If Xiao Yiqing returns and understands everything, she should live a very happy life from now on.
Under the careful care of the imperial physician and Huang Ying, Jiang Yan finally woke up three days later at noon, and was able to speak again.
Huang Ying told her everything that happened at the Prince's Mansion, especially about Xiao Yiqing, in detail.
Jiang Yan was not happy about this at all. It wasn't that she was particularly kind-hearted, but rather that she saw her future through Xiao Yiqing.
This is a feudal society, a society that inherently supports polygamy. She is currently favored by Shangguan Zeyu, but what about the future? No one can predict what will happen, so she has no right to mock Xiao Yiqing. On the contrary, she feels great sympathy and pity for Xiao Yiqing, a person who can be so obsessed with love. She really doesn't know what to say.
Uncle Cui returned to the Prince's Mansion these past few days. He did not see Shangguan Zeyu because he was busy taking care of Jiang Yan.
However, considering that the information he had obtained was very important, he went to Pear Blossom Residence to find Shangguan Zeyu at noon that day.
When Shangguan Zeyu heard Huang Ying say that he had something to report in the courtyard, he was surprised for a moment before he understood.
"Uncle Cui, you're back." Shangguan Zeyu greeted Uncle Cui with a smile as soon as he saw him.
Uncle Cui bowed to Shangguan Zeyu and said, "Your Highness, I have something to report."
Shangguan Zeyu had already stepped down the stairs and stood in front of him. Hearing the voice, he lowered his voice and asked, "Have you found out the news?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
Shangguan Zeyu thought for a moment, glanced back at the closed door, and whispered, "Let's talk outside."
"Yes." Uncle Cui followed him to the lakeside.
Uncle Cui said, "Your Highness, I have found that person and confirmed Consort Liu's background from him."
Shangguan Zeyu looked at Uncle Cui nervously: "Is it really as Liu Xiangyi said?"
"Indeed, but... Your Highness, that person does seem to have cultivated the Great Dao. He looks exceptionally young, and what he says is quite perplexing."
Shangguan Zeyu gestured for him to come and take a look. He thought hard for a while and said, "That man said he was Consort Liu's biological father, but he wasn't. He said his daughter Liu Ruyi had already passed away, and that his daughter Liu Ruyi had always been by his side. I wanted to bring him back, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye. My friends and I searched for a long time but couldn't find him again, so I came back to report."
Shangguan Zeyu only half understood what he was hearing, and was clearly puzzled by the contradictory statements.
Uncle Cui continued to frown, pondering as he spoke, "That person said the secrets are all in... the 'Exquisite Sphere'? The 'Jade... Exquisite Sphere'. Your Highness, what is the 'Jade Exquisite Sphere'?"
“‘Jade Exquisite Ball’?” Shangguan Zeyu muttered to himself. He seemed to have heard the name somewhere before, and not long ago.
Shangguan Zeyu gently repeated the words "Jade Exquisite Ball" while trying hard to find clues about it in his mind. However, after a long time, he couldn't find any trace of it and couldn't help but sigh, "Alas, I don't really know what this is either."
Uncle Cui: "Could this thing be related to Consort Liu?"
Shangguan Zeyu suddenly had a flash of insight: Yes, that's very possible! After all, that person is Ruyi's biological father.
Shangguan Zeyu decided to first inquire with Jiang Yan, and if that didn't work, then he would go to Liu Xiangyi for advice.
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