He felt that he must have fallen in love with his princess.
But the woman in front of him now looked so dirty that she even thought he was dirty when she looked at him, which really made him feel helpless.
A few days ago, all the princes were locked up in Chongwenguan by their father. The unmarried ones were taken care of by their mothers, and the princesses sent meals to the married brothers.
He was the only one who was confined by his mother and ignored by the princess.
Among all the cared-for princes, he seemed particularly pitiful.
"Your Highness, is there anything else you need?" She raised her eyes, obviously trying to drive someone away.
Huo Qixiao thought about the past and for the first time did not leave in anger. Instead, he sat down and planned to talk to Tu Qingyu in a nice tone.
"I was kind to Shu Muyun before because she saved me when I was little. I'm sorry, but I may have hurt you during this period. It's my fault.
But it's been so long, and now I'm willing to change. Qingyu, can you give me a chance to mend my ways?"
Tu Qingyu kept eating from the bowl without saying anything, and Huo Qixiao became a little annoyed.
"Are you listening to me, Tu Qingyu? You don't even want to talk to me now, right?"
"Yeah." She finally raised her head. "It's so obvious, didn't you notice?"
"You won't give me any chance at all? Things have already..."
"Huo Qixiao." She called his name softly but solemnly, then sat up. "Shu Muyun saved you, and you have many ways to repay her. You can give her status, give her gold and silver, or even take her into your mansion as a concubine. All of these are possible.
I never said from the beginning that I wouldn't let her into the house. It was you who were the ones directing and acting out the whole process to hurt me.
Your fault is not that you are unfaithful. After all, liking you was my own thing in the past, and I didn't ask for anything in return.
Your mistake is that you wantonly hurt others for the so-called repayment of a favor.
Huo Qixiao, this is just the end of your character."
"Also, there are many things that you think are in the past, but it's only because you weren't the one hurt that you can so easily say it's been a while."
Her clear eyes and her words made his heart tremble.
No one had ever said these words to him.
"I..." For a moment, he was speechless.
He almost didn't dare to look directly into the clear eyes in front of him, as it would remind him of Tu Qingyu's despair that day.
In fact, it wasn't just that day. Every time he clashed with Shu Muyun, after he protected Shu Muyun, Tu Qingyu's eyes gradually dimmed.
He stood up and almost ran away.
However, as soon as he returned, he heard from the servants that Shu Muyun had escaped and was waiting for him in the house he had bought for her.
"She?" His first reaction was to frown.
The conversation with Tu Qingyu just now made him upset. Now when he heard the news, all he could think about was what Shu Muyun had done over the years.
When the love faded and the fog covering his eyes was lifted, he saw the deliberateness and affectation behind Shu Muyun's actions.
Then there was the gentle "husband" that Shu Muyun called on her wedding day.
Thinking about it now, his stomach still churns.
His first reaction was that he didn't want to see her. He sat in the house for a long time, but finally got up and went to the house.
When he saw Shu Muyun again, he couldn't believe his eyes.
At this time, Shu Muyun was skinny and had a sallow complexion. Her once black hair had now turned yellow and dry.
The eyes that seemed to be full of spirit before were now numb and dull.
Although he had changed into new clothes, the exposed skin was covered with purple scars.
"You..." He stopped at the door and didn't dare to recognize her for a moment.
When Shu Muyun saw people, her eyes brightened. She stood up from the stool suddenly, but fell down again because of her legs.
In the past, she would definitely look at Huo Qixiao eagerly, hoping that he could help her up.
But now, she immediately got up and limped towards Huo Qixiao.
He reached out to hug him, but Huo Qixiao quickly dodged him.
Her outstretched hand stopped there, her eyes full of disbelief.
"Your Majesty...?"
"How did you become like this?"
Speaking of this, Shu Muyun burst into tears.
She was just crying, crying loudly. It was obvious that she had suffered a lot of injustice and wanted to cry out all the grievances she had suffered.
The crying was mournful and desperate, and the servants standing outside felt a little sad when they heard it.
Huo Qixiao was naturally a little soft-hearted.
After all, Shu Muyun had saved him once.
He reached out and patted her shoulder, "Don't cry."
At that moment, Shu Muyun threw herself into her arms.
"Your Highness!!! Yun'er has been through such a hard time, Your Highness... The people in there looked at me, saying that Zhuangzi already belongs to the princess. Why... why did they treat me like this... Your Highness! Yun'er originally wanted to just die, but, but that day, when they forced me to get married..."
Having said this, Huo Qixiao's already stiff body became even stiffer.
There was a flash of disgust in his eyes, and he wanted to push the person away.
But Shu Muyun finally managed to hug the person, so she naturally held him tightly.
He could only patiently ask, "What happened that day?"
In fact, he also wanted to ask how she could speak so sweetly to a strange man despite being covered in injuries.
"That day, the maid from the palace told me that if I dared to resist or commit suicide, she would kill my family members.
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