The two hugged each other in silence for a moment, and then Xin Wujiang asked the most crucial question: "Did the Imperial Master tell you this?"
He felt that with the Imperial Master's personality, it was unlikely that he would tell Lan Shuang the truth.
Lan Shuang paused for a moment, then stepped out of Xin Wujiang's arms and looked up at him: "Xin Wujiang."
"Yes, I'm here." Xin Wujiang looked at her calmly, and saw Lan Shuang suddenly tilt her head and smile brightly, "Do you believe me when I say I'm not a saint?"
Xin Wujiang's eyes glared: "What do you mean by not a saint?"
Lan Shuang gathered the quilt and sat across from him, saying, "It's exactly what it says. I'm not the original Saint. I learned these secrets from the Saint's memories."
Xin Wujiang was a little confused when he heard this, "Why?"
"The original Saint Maiden had actually died a long time ago. In her previous life, she obeyed the Imperial Master and married the Fifth Prince. In the end, she blocked the sword for the Imperial Master and died, one dead and two dead. God felt that her death was too unjust, so he sent me to rewrite her fate in this life. That's why I rebelled against him and married you."
"You can understand it as, although I use the body of a saint, my soul is different."
Lan Shuang observed Xin Wujiang's reaction after she finished speaking. Xin Wujiang looked at her expressionlessly for a moment, then suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "Then will you leave? Her fate has changed. Are you going to leave?"
Lan Shuang was stunned for a moment, then she began to laugh a little, "No, you and I still have a lifetime together, I won't leave easily."
"That's good."
Xin Wujiang opened his arms and took Lan Shuang into his arms again. He kissed her earlobe and said, "I don't care who it was before, as long as it's you now."
"From now on, it will only be you. You are my wife, Lan Shuang, not some saint girl."
"The rest doesn't matter. It doesn't matter."
Xin Wujiang doesn't know how to say sweet words, but to Lan Shuang, these words are much more beautiful than sweet words.
"Thank you, Xin Wujiang."
Lan Shuang knelt up, put her arms around Xin Wujiang's neck and kissed his lips.
…
Xin Wujiang was very busy the next day. He was busy patrolling and protecting the stability of the imperial city. The old emperor had just died and the new emperor ascended the throne. There were a lot of things to do. Xin Wujiang almost got up before dawn and came back late at night. He didn't say a few words to Lan Shuang.
Soon it was time to return home on the third day, but the Imperial Master's Mansion had been raided and there was nowhere to return to. Lan Shuang stayed at home talking to the old general when Xin Wubian came in screaming.
"Sister-in-law—"
The old general was so frightened by the sound that his hands trembled and he almost knocked over his teacup. He glared at him angrily, "You are such a grown-up, can't you be more mature and steady? You are so jumpy. I don't know what's wrong with you."
Xin Wubian walked in quickly and said awkwardly, "I'm just anxious."
"What happened?" Lan Shuang looked at him curiously.
"It's nothing, actually." Xin Wubian came over and handed her the thing in his hand: "Here, I don't know who sent it, but they specifically asked for it by name and said it's to help you detoxify."
The old general's face changed. "What antidote? Who sent it? Didn't you see anyone?"
Then he looked at Lan Shuang again and said, "Shuang'er, why don't we not touch this thing for now and let the imperial physician take a look?"
Lan Shuang's expression was a little subtle. She stretched out her hand towards Xin Wubian and said, "Let me see."
"Oh, okay." Xin Wubian obediently handed the thing to her. It was a rosewood box. The box itself was very valuable and obviously not something that ordinary people could afford.
The old general glared at Xin Wubian, then turned to look at Lan Shuang. Seeing a faint smile on her lips, he asked speculatively, "Shuang'er, do you know who sent it?"
Lan Shuang nodded without hesitation: "Yes, it should be left to me by the Imperial Master."
"ah?"
The old general and Xin Wubian exclaimed in unison.
Lan Shuang opened the box and found a porcelain bottle and a letter inside.
She picked up the porcelain bottle, opened it, smelled it, and then poured out five round, dark red pills.
She poured the pills back and picked up the letter to open it.
"The antidote, one pill a month, will be available in May. You should be well again by early summer next year. I have no excuse for what happened in the past. I did it, it was wrong, and it's over. I don't ask for your forgiveness. I'm leaving now. If we're destined to meet again, we'll see each other again in Jianghu. - Yuye."
"Yuye?" Lan Shuang suddenly realized, this must be Lan Ye's previous surname?
This time, he really wants to start a new life.
Looking at the porcelain bottle in her hand, Lan Shuang said in her heart: This time we are really done with each other, and if we are destined to meet again, we will meet again.
However, it’s better not to meet him. She and the National Master have nothing to talk about.
She put the letter back into the box, closed the lid, and said to the old general, "Dad, this is the antidote sent by the Imperial Master. In order to ensure my loyalty, he had been using a poison to control me. This time, he has come to his senses and given me the antidote. From now on, we will have no further relationship."
The old general nodded and said to her gently and generously, "We have known about this for a long time."
Xin Wubian: "Ah? When did you know that? How come I didn't know?"
The old general paused, then continued nonchalantly, "Wujiang and I both know."
Xin Wubian: “…”
I see, I might not really be your biological child.
"I know you are a good child. Wujiang will not make the mistake of judging you. Since he believes in you and likes you, our family will treat you well in the same way. You don't have to worry."
Lan Shuang looked at the old general and suddenly remembered that when she was the daughter of the Lan family in her previous life, her father Lan was also so tolerant to her.
Moved by this, she said to the old general, "Thank you for your understanding, Dad. I won't let you down."
The old general nodded and said, "Now that we have the antidote, go take it quickly. Have someone prepare anything else you need."
"Okay, I'll go first then."
Lan Shuang estimated the day and realized that the next time the poison would attack was not far away, so she really had to take the antidote in advance.
She stood up and left. Xin Wubian looked at her from behind and sighed, "Sister-in-law is so pretty. No wonder my eldest brother insisted on marrying her. I want my wife to be as pretty as my eldest sister-in-law in the future."
Upon hearing this, the old general sneered disrespectfully.
Xin Wubian: "??? Dad, what do you mean?"
The old general walked up to him, glanced at him sideways, and sneered, "You? You're lucky enough to be wanted. What else can you expect? Even if you marry a Dong Shi, I'll burn incense and pray to my ancestors to thank them for their blessings."
Xin Wubian: “…”
After a moment's silence, he burst into tears with a "wow".
…
After Xin Wujiang came back and learned about the Imperial Master sending the antidote, he immediately returned to his bedroom and saw Lan Shuang lying motionless on the bed, her face still pale. He immediately panicked, "Shuangshuang?"
He reached out and felt Lan Shuang's breath, then took her pulse. Only after confirming that Lan Shuang was fine did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"Um...you're back?" Lan Shuang slowly opened her eyes.
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