Hua Cai was starting to doubt her life. Li Zheng was, after all, an emperor of a country. Yesterday he was still posing and acting energetically, and today you're telling me he's gone to Shou Gong Pit?
"Ugh~~~" The imagery was too vivid, and Hua Cai was instantly disgusted: "Is this person's taste really that peculiar?"
Yue Chen smiled without saying a word. Shi Zhong, who was about to lift the curtain and come in, heard this and silently lowered his hand.
Forget it, that kid is plotting against people again. At this point, he'd better not walk into the line of fire.
Although she had mixed feelings about Li Zheng going to Shou Gongkeng, it didn't affect her plans. On the contrary, because she didn't have to look at Li Zheng's pretentious face all day, Hua Cai was in a good mood and even drank an extra bowl of rice for breakfast every day.
After not seeing Li Zheng for seven consecutive days, Hua Cai sent people to bring Zhao Qinglian and Li Yuan to the training ground, tied them to the archery targets, and had someone leak the message to Li Zheng. Sure enough, in less than a quarter of an hour, Li Zheng appeared in the center of the training ground with an aura that made people want to stay away.
Li Yuan and Zhao Qinglian have been having a very difficult time lately, especially in the last two days. The food has gotten worse and worse, and eventually they can't even find any side dishes to eat with their rice.
After the broken leg incident, Li Yuan seemed to realize that Hua Cai's attitude towards Li Zheng was not as caring as he had imagined. After his repeated attempts to see her failed, he was completely desperate.
He knew all too well what this woman had gone through in the past. If even Li Zheng was no longer important to her, then his only support while he was in the enemy army had completely vanished.
Now, all Li Yuan can think about is when he will die, what this woman wants to do with him, and—how is she, Zhao Qinglian, doing now?
Even now, Hua Cai has not allowed Li Yuan and Zhao Qinglian to meet. All news since that battle has been cut off from Li Yuan. He still thinks that Zhao Qinglian is enjoying a peaceful life in the border city of Li Kingdom.
Surprisingly, no one has come to rescue him yet.
People in despair gradually lose all emotions except resentment, and this is exactly what happens when you leave.
At first, when I thought of Zhao Qinglian, I felt fortunate and happy. It was good that she hadn't actually come with the army, and that she was still staying in the city. She was so smart; if she knew something had happened to him, she would definitely find a way to help.
In just three short days, Li Yuan's blessings and expectations gradually vanished.
His leg was broken, and he ate cheap food and slept on a tattered bed every day.
He was played like a fool by a woman he had looked down on for years.
Why has there been no reply to the letter he wrote?
Neither Li Zheng nor Zhao Qinglian seemed to intend to save him.
When these two names are put together, a gloom always hangs over Li Yuan's heart.
Li Zheng knew all too well what kind of feelings he had for Zhao Qinglian; they should be together right now.
When disaster strikes, everyone flees for their lives. Is this really true?
When she seduced me, she spoke so sincerely and earnestly. Now, is she being pragmatic and going back to me?
As time went by, Li Yuan grew increasingly desperate and his hatred for Zhao Qinglian deepened. On the contrary, he felt little hatred for Li Zheng, who might end up with Zhao Qinglian.
He only started having an affair with Zhao Qinglian after she had already made a vow of eternal love with Li Zheng and entered the palace. Morally, he put himself in a lower position. Knowing that he was in the wrong, Li Yuan did not hate Li Zheng. He just felt that Zhao Qinglian was fickle and still wanted to seduce him after entering the palace.
As time passed and the hatred in Li Yuan's eyes grew stronger, while he became increasingly numb to life, he was taken outside and saw the world outside the camp for the first time, and also saw the long-lost Zhao Qinglian.
Zhao Qinglian seemed to be doing better than him; although her complexion wasn't very good, at least she had all four limbs intact.
If Li Yuan had seen Zhao Qinglian like this in the first two days after he entered the city, he would have been very moved, thinking that Zhao Qinglian had unfortunately fallen into this trap while trying to save him. Now, seeing her in such a miserable state, he felt a sense of satisfaction.
However, when Zhao Qinglian saw that Li Yuan was still alive, her eyes revealed obvious joy.
Having lived two lives, she knew this wasn't the time to speak, so she held back her words. Only when her gaze fell on Li Yuan's obviously abnormal leg did she finally ask, "Yuan, what happened to your leg?"
Li Yuan's face immediately darkened again. What was supposed to be a caring remark sounded like a mockery to him, as if his wounds had been reopened in front of millions of people.
With a grim expression, he turned his face away, refusing to look at her, which only intensified Li Yuan's dislike for Zhao Qinglian.
Zhao Qinglian was unaware that Li Yuan's feelings for her had undergone a complete transformation. Seeing him turn his head away, she assumed he was heartbroken and felt a pang of sympathy. Just as she was about to offer some words of comfort, Li Zheng suddenly appeared.
"Ah Zheng?" Zhao Qinglian looked at Li Zheng, who was in a disheveled state, in surprise. She never expected him to be here.
This exclamation of surprise, which caused "Ah Zheng" to raise his voice, sounded like proof of his promiscuity to those far away.
She gets so excited just seeing her elder brother; she really is a scoundrel.
Li Yuan thought viciously to himself, but when he turned his head to look, he was shocked to see Li Zheng.
When Li Zheng suddenly saw the two people on the target, he felt as if he had been transported to another world. For a moment, he just stared at them blankly, unable to speak.
The timing is perfect.
Hua Cai, who had been hiding to the side, rushed out immediately upon seeing this, her eyes bloodshot as she stared intently at Li Zheng.
"Li Zheng! You said you liked me, but it was all a lie. The woman you love is still this one, isn't she?" Two lines of tears slid down her cheeks uncontrollably.
"I—" Li Zheng was startled and instinctively wanted to refute.
Hua Cai wouldn't give him a chance and decisively interrupted him: "It was wrong of me to accidentally hurt you. I brought you back and took good care of you. Your injury healed, but you've been hiding and won't even see me once. As for her, I only spread the word that I was going to kill her, and within fifteen minutes, you immediately appeared."
She clutched her chest in anguish, her gaze fixed on Li Zheng with undisguised pain: "Li Zheng, after all these years, how come your heart still hasn't warmed? She has betrayed you, yet you still love her. And what about me?"
Li Zheng broke out in a cold sweat, looking at Hua Cai and waving his hands repeatedly to explain, but was completely ignored.
"I have lost completely. You should leave now. Take your brother and the woman you love. This is the last thing I will do for you. From now on, I will consider Li Zheng dead." Hua Cai staggered back a step, took one last look at Li Zheng, and turned to leave in a panic.
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