It was not until the maids' comments today that Qi Yuan came to his senses.
Although he was afraid that she would escape again, he could not lock her up like a prisoner.
If he did this, the servants under him would look down on her, not to mention other people in the capital.
He would never allow anyone to look down on her.
Therefore, these must be demolished immediately and the news must not be leaked to outsiders.
"How's the princess doing?"
"Your Highness, the princess has gone to bed."
Qi Yuan nodded, thinking about last night. He had indeed taken too long, so it was normal for her to feel sleepy.
Qi Yuan wanted to apologize, but he didn't dare to face her. Now that she was asleep, he could go tomorrow.
After Xu Lingyi returned home, Qi Yuan's sleep problem was also solved.
Whenever he thought of her in the palace, he would not be unable to fall asleep for a long time like before.
Unfortunately, after falling asleep, Qi Yuan had an extremely restless sleep.
He had a nightmare that was incredibly real.
He dreamed of Xu Lingyi.
In his dream, he watched her being bullied and sold into a brothel by people claiming to be his parents. He also watched her desperately struggle to escape, escaping death time and time again. He also watched her kill for the first time in order to survive...
Each and every incident was so real and tragic.
In her dream, she escaped from the purgatory where a natural disaster broke out, and then stumbled all the way to the capital with great difficulty.
He wanted to go up and help the pitiful girl, but he was completely powerless.
"Don't go to the Xu family! They won't treat you well either. Go to Prince Yan's Mansion."
Looking at her holding the jade pendant in her hand, her clear eyes full of hope, Qi Yuan could only shout at her.
The Xu family would not welcome her.
But the Xu Lingyi in his dream couldn't hear a single bit of his shouting.
He looked at her again and went to Xu's house with full of expectations. Even if she was beaten out, she still waited at the door of Xu's house.
The winter wind was extremely cold, and she was shivering with cold, but she still stood at the door of the Xu family. She was driven away again and again, and came back again and again.
Finally, half a month later, she entered the Xu Mansion and met the Xu family.
They finally knew her identity.
"You will be disappointed."
This was the first time Qi Yuan saw her smile in his dream.
All the way to the capital, she was like a hedgehog, wary and indifferent to everyone, but she was so enthusiastic towards the Xu family.
Qi Yuan watched her carefully trying to please them, and forced a silly smile at them.
She seemed to be completely oblivious to her brothers' disdain and contempt for her.
Perhaps she had already noticed it keenly and was just deceiving herself.
“Don’t go over there!”
Qi Yuan looked at her standing by the lake, while Xu Wanning and Xu San were plotting not far away to drown her.
"Third brother, if she stays in the Xu Mansion, it will only bring shame to our family. If we really invite her to the banquet, everyone will know that you have a country sister."
"She's so rude and hasn't learned any etiquette. I don't want her to stay at home. Ning'er is so afraid that she'll take my place."
"Third brother doesn't like her either. Without her, our family would have been so much better off. Besides, I always feel that she's a little weird. She doesn't act like a girl at all. She's more like an evil ghost."
That day, when he patted her from behind, he was met with a pair of extremely terrifying and vigilant eyes.
When she saw it was him, her expression changed immediately, she smiled at him, and her eyes softened.
But Xu San has been wary of her since then.
He had a hunch that she was not a normal woman.
"Yier, go away! They want to kill you."
Qi Yuan screamed at the top of his lungs. Although he knew that he was in a dream, the dream was so real that he couldn't calm down.
Xu Lingyi seemed to realize something, but it was too late.
As soon as she turned around, Xu San kicked her into the icy lake.
She couldn't swim and was struggling in the lake, while Xu Wanning and Xu San on the shore were smiling smugly and just watching coldly.
Qi Yuan wanted to kill these two people, but he was like a ghost now. No one could see him and he could not do anything.
"Someone come quickly, save her!"
But no matter how Qi Yuan shouted, it was of no use. When he was about to despair, someone finally came and rescued Xu Lingyi.
She had a high fever, but Xu Wanning and Xu San were only verbally reprimanded without any substantial punishment.
He watched as Xu Lingyi's illness became increasingly serious. The people from the Xu residence only visited her once, and no one came again.
"Mother didn't come today?" Xu Lingyi weakly held the maid's hand. "Mother promised to come see me yesterday."
She completely saw through the Xu family and her so-called brothers, but her mother was the only one who was somewhat sincere to her.
"Well... well, the eldest lady's wife is out with the second lady to pick out clothes. Maybe she'll come over when she returns home."
Because of this sentence, Xu Lingyi waited from day to night.
She thought Mrs. Xu had come back.
But Mrs. Xu did not come until the next night.
Even in the next half month, she didn't come to see her once. Like everyone else, she never cared about her health.
Only then did she understand that Mrs. Xu's guilt and concern only appeared a little when she saw her, and she would forget it in an instant.
"They are not worth your sadness. I will be your family in the future and I will take care of you."
He shouted at her, telling her his promise.
But she couldn't hear anything at all. She looked heartbroken with tears streaming down her face.
Qi Yuan's heart tightened, as if it was pricked by needles, and it was extremely painful.
The dream ended with her having a high fever and dying of a cold.
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