Zheng Quchi is not heartless; she just seems carefree and unserious most of the time. But she always has a pre-calculated threshold in her heart, which protects her principles and bottom line.
She only wanted an ordinary relationship and a proper marriage. The earth-shattering, heart-wrenching relationships in TV dramas or novels sounded enviable, but she didn't yearn for them. She just wanted to focus on her research and career without distractions, then have a warm home with her husband and family, and work hard to save up for the future.
She would never have gotten involved with a romantic partner like Yuwen Sheng, unless it were a twist of fate, because he was far from the kind of person she envisioned for her future spouse.
But her thoughts are her own, and she doesn't expect others to understand them.
“It’s not that I didn’t mean it, but the past can’t be retrieved, and no one can turn back time. Now I just want to try my best to get his body back. Just thinking that he is still in the hands of those people in Julu Kingdom makes me feel like I have a lump in my throat and a thorn in my back. I can’t sleep at night and can’t eat.”
Yuwen Sheng married into the Zheng family, so he was actually a member of the Zheng family. How could she tolerate others insulting his body even after his death?
Hearing her say this with such resentment, Yuan Xingzhou felt that she was not as indifferent to Yuwen Sheng as she claimed.
Or perhaps she has already "repented" and is just lacking an opportunity?
After this period of contemplation, Yuan Xingzhou's mood improved slightly. A faint, eerie, dark red tinge appeared at the corners of his slightly upturned eyes. He tentatively asked, "Zheng Quchi, if we could do it all over again, or rather, if Yuwen Sheng weren't dead—"
“There’s absolutely no need for that,” Zheng Quchi replied decisively.
Yuan Xingzhou felt a lump in his throat: "..."
He sneered inwardly. She was so desperate to protect him when he was dead, but she was unhappy when he was alive?
Could this be the case of Lord Ye not loving dragons, but loving things that resemble dragons but are not dragons?
Seeing Yuan Xingzhou's suddenly pale face gloomy, she explained, "Don't misunderstand. What I mean is, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Your Highness doesn't need to make these assumptions just to comfort me. I'm not that fragile. By the way, I've received the Three Armies Golden Seal. I want to set off for the Armory immediately. Your Highness has made such a big bet on the Six Kingdoms' military test, Qu Chi will definitely do his best as well."
She recovered so quickly that Yuan Xingzhou even thought that the slight vulnerability and sadness she had shown for her deceased husband earlier were fake.
It's all just bubbles, and the wind will blow them away.
She bowed to him and said, "Your Highness, then Carpenter will take his leave."
Yuan Xingzhou didn't want to say another word: "..."
Stubborn and unyielding, a woman as heartless as stone.
——
After Zheng Quchi left, Yuan Xingzhou turned around and stepped onto the throne in the main hall. He casually spread his robes, turned around and sat down leisurely. He rested his chin on his hand, and his index finger traced the corner of his pale lips, slowly staining them with an eerie scarlet color.
With a pale, bloodless face and shockingly red lips, he parted his lips and said, "Li Gang, how long are you going to hide there?"
A slightly plump figure hurriedly emerged from behind the thick, flowing blue curtain.
His face was pale and hairless, but the deep lines at the corners of his eyes and mouth showed that he was not young. He held the whisk in his arm, knelt on the ground, and his posture was more respectful and submissive than ever before.
"Your Highness has not summoned me, so this servant dares not appear."
Yuan Xingzhou's gaze slid over him and landed outside the hall: "Li Gang, do you still remember where your name comes from?"
"This servant remembers that His Highness took it personally."
"After all these years, you have indeed fulfilled your promise and climbed to your current position."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. If it weren't for the death of the chief eunuch who was the most trusted by the Prince of Ye, I'm afraid it would have taken me a long time to become the Prince of Ye's most trusted person."
"Li Gang, don't let the Prince of Ye die too soon. I have some very important things to ask him."
"Your Highness, but what about the Queen..."
"There's no need to worry about her. She probably doesn't have the mind to focus on someone she drugged who's about to die. The person she wants to get rid of most right now is me, the young master."
"Your Highness, this servant knows what to do."
"Step down."
"yes."
After Li Gang stepped down the steps, as if by some strange twist of fate, he looked back again and saw a young man in military armor, a man in palace guard robes, and a man in a military uniform enter the main hall together, and then the hall doors closed from the inside.
After a moment's thought, Li Gang remembered who those three people were.
One was Lieutenant Wang Feichen, who commanded the imperial guards; the other was Zhao Deyu, the Imperial Guard Commander who guarded the Changxu troops in the capital; and the third was Pang Min, the Imperial Guard Commander.
Normally, the heads of these three departments would never gather together, but this time, the military trial of six nations has brought these different branches of the military together. Now that they have come to the palace to see His Highness, they must be here to discuss the military trial of six nations.
The young eunuch following behind noticed that Chief Eunuch Li had stopped and was deep in thought, so he asked curiously, "Chief Eunuch Li, what's wrong?"
Li Gang snapped out of his thoughts, shook his head, and said, "I just feel that the sky seems much clearer today..."
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch instinctively looked up: "Really? But... but today is a rainy day, though tomorrow will surely be a sunny day."
Li Gang laughed: "Yes, the rain will eventually stop and the sun will shine again. Let's go."
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