"We were stuck at the door for a long time, and the servants from the neighboring house were watching us.
I didn't want to bring shame to the palace, so I stopped Awu who was arguing with them and left.
Although we left there, we didn't know where to go.
Just wandering aimlessly.
Fortunately, the ferry found us and took us back to the palace.
But without their palace, it lacks a lot of vitality, is empty and looks lonely.
But only there can I feel at ease.
Duzhou took the medicine Lanyin had left behind and applied it to my wound, saying he would seek justice for me. But how could he do that when so many eyes were watching him?
He was already vulnerable to criticism for sneaking out of the palace, so how could I let him take risks for me again?"
"The Third Young Master is suffering alone in the capital."
Yuqing sighed.
"The Imperial Palace is a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. Duzhou must have suffered a lot.
But he never told me that in the capital, we were the only ones who could rely on each other. The gossip among the rich and powerful was always hurtful. But whenever he suffered, he would crush it and swallow it, without saying a word.
I was too useless to protect him. He was six years younger than me, yet I was taking my anger out on him, a child."
Qiao Nai felt very distressed when he mentioned his younger brother.
This was the first time Zhang You heard the specific story about Qiao San.
In the past year or so at the palace, she seemed to have never heard Qiao Er or Qiao Si mention him.
I originally thought they didn't take it seriously, but actually they took it too seriously.
Because there are too many people eyeing him covetously, he is never mentioned in front of outsiders even though he is thousands of miles away.
It is protection, it is the family love that is never expressed in words.
"The Third Young Master has a kind heart and is a gentle man, just like the Princess. The Prince has won another victory, and the Third Young Master will have an easier time in the capital."
Yuqing looks at the long term.
"Yes, miss, don't feel guilty. This isn't our fault per se."
Ayi also comforted Qiao Nai.
Qiao Nai hummed and continued talking about their affairs.
"The night I returned to the palace was the most peaceful night I had in those months.
I don't have to worry about anyone plotting to harm me, and no one will chase me away.
It was like falling into a beautiful dream. When I woke up, all the grievances I had suffered seemed to have been washed away.
There is only tenderness left in my heart. Although I can't remember everything in the dream, I know that I still have family and people who care about me.
I thought I would stay in the palace for a while longer, but I didn't expect Gu Hesheng to come to see me so early in the morning.
As soon as he saw me, he didn't ask the reason, but just looked at me fiercely and asked me to go back with him.
I didn't argue, but just followed him into the carriage obediently.
He is a self-righteous person. He only believes what he thinks and will not believe what I say. Even if I argue with him, it will be in vain.
But I was unwilling to do so. I married him only because I wanted to fulfill my father's last wish. But I thought that if my father saw that I was bullied after marrying him, he would be angry and sad.
I can't just end my life like this irresponsibly.
I have failed to live up to his expectations and to the careful care my uncle and aunt have given me over the years.
I asked him what he thought, and he said he was just doing it because his parents told him to.
In this case, divorce is a very simple matter.
However, before I could give him the divorce papers, Chen Ping and her brother plotted to assassinate me.
A Wu tried desperately to protect me, but there were too many of them.
I can’t save her.”
Qiao Nai's voice choked, and a tear fell onto the table.
Zhang You stopped what he was doing and handed her a handkerchief to wipe her.
Qiao Nai sobbed and was unable to speak.
Her pretty eyebrows were furrowed, and tears were flowing like beads from a broken string, unable to be stopped.
Ayi was also infected by her emotions at some point and started crying softly.
Zhang You felt a lump in his stomach and a sore nose after hearing this.
She has always been a sentimental person and can't stand seeing such sadness.
"I... didn't save her... We grew up together... We were like sisters... It was she who... stayed by my side when I was seriously ill, staying by my bedside... I'm sorry for her... I brought her to the Gu family, but didn't bring her home..."
She was crying uncontrollably, speaking in broken sentences.
"We were all ready to leave, just one step away... We could have left safely... Ah Wu stood in front of me tightly, blocking the arrow for me... She jumped off the cliff with me... Using her own death to exchange for my life...
I can’t save her… I can’t save her…”
Qiao Nai was trapped in that painful memory. The more he thought about it, the more unforgettable it became.
She cried so hard that she started coughing violently.
Zhang You was afraid that she would be too sad and cough up blood.
Quickly calm her down.
Yuqing stood up and walked behind Qiao Nai. She pressed some acupoints, and Qiao Nai's cough symptoms gradually eased.
Ai was crying bitterly, but she was still concerned about Qiao Nai's health, and she choked and tried to persuade Qiao Nai in a halting manner.
But the more I mentioned that name, the more heartbroken I felt.
It took them both a long time to calm down.
Sometimes, speaking out the pain that has been buried deep in your heart can be a relief.
Qiao Nai continued to make the lipstick calmly, and his words were particularly sober.
"Maybe at one point, I did think about being with Gu Hesheng. But now, it's impossible.
Maybe this matter had nothing to do with him, but the man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. In the end, it was because of him that all that happened.
He wanted to make amends, but there was a life between us, the life of someone very important to me. I didn't retaliate against him, which was the most I could do. From now on, there will be no further relationship between him and me.
As for Chen Ping, I will personally get it back from her."
Qiao Nai, with a determined look in his eyes, shed his former fragility and became tough.
Who wouldn't be tempered after coming to this ridiculous world?
"Cousin, you really think too highly of him. Does he really have true feelings for you? He just can't stand the badness of his closest relatives, so he came back to try to keep them."
Qiao Si's clear voice rang out, and she came here without knowing when.
Zhang You looked over and saw Qiao Si coming with Jing Zhu and the others.
Hongmei is lively and never hides things from her own people. As soon as she enters the door, she starts talking about the latest "gossip" with a smile on her face.
"My dear cousin, you don't know. I heard that your unfortunate husband came to Dingzhou and rented an inn next to the palace. What happened? He didn't look where he was walking and fell down the second-floor stairs. Hiss—, it was a terrible scene. I heard that his leg was even broken."
The gloating expression on her face was too obvious.
"What a coincidence?"
Zhang You looked at Dongmei who was smiling happily behind Qiao Si, and intuitively felt that it was her who did it.
Dongmei winked at her, implicitly admitting it.
Qiao Nai seemed to have guessed that it was Qiao Si's work, and she smiled for the first time. She looked at Qiao Si with a look of doting and emotion.
"Xiting, thank you."
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