Fang Qing looked at Zhao Shi'an in front of her, but he didn't dare to meet her gaze.
The long silence made Zhao Shi'an even more tormented. He thought Fang Qing would despise him, but Fang Qing just raised her hand and gently rubbed his head.
"Please stop this, okay? Even if Gao Wancheng deserves to die, not all the people in his household are like him. The grievances have their perpetrators, and the debts have their debtors. Those innocent people shouldn't have to bear your anger."
It's like in the previous life he opened the gate at the last moment, letting the enemy army into the Central Plains, and making the world pay for his death.
Zhao Shi'an grabbed Fang Qing's wrist and then rubbed his cheek against Fang Qing's hand.
"I know I was wrong."
But he doesn't regret it.
Gao Wancheng deserved to die, but those Gao family members who worked for him were not innocent either.
His philosophy has always been to nip problems in the bud and eliminate them at the root.
Zhao Shi'an lowered his eyes, looking aggrieved and admitting his mistake.
It seems that he wasn't the one who did those things back then.
It was as if he were the most innocent person in the world.
Anyone who knows Zhao Shi'an would not believe he looks like this.
But Fang Qing was moved.
It was the system that made Zhao Shi'an the protagonist of this world and made him go through those hardships. How could he have willingly become like that?
When she fell in love with Zhao Shi'an, her heart was already biased.
Despite all the difficulties and obstacles, she stood by Zhao Shi'an's side.
Fang Qing gently held his head.
"It's okay, there's still time, there's still plenty of time."
At least the villain value didn't increase.
With her around, Zhao Shi'an wouldn't have ended up like he did in his previous life.
Zhao Shi'an buried his face in Fang Qing's neck, his eyes changing.
If Fang Qing knew about his rebirth, if she knew what kind of villain he was in his previous life, would she still forgive him as she does now?
In this life, Fang Qing is the warmth he has grasped, and he doesn't want to disappoint her.
Zhao Shi'an hugged Fang Qing tightly, with such force that it seemed he wanted to meld her into his own body.
Fang Qing comforted Zhao Shi'an as if she were comforting a child.
Neither of them spoke to each other that night.
The two greeted each other with good morning, washed up and ate breakfast together, seemingly no different from usual, but Zhao Shi'an felt that something had changed.
Fang Qing was still scared.
Zhao Shi'an helped Fang Qing onto the carriage, and his eyes dimmed as he watched her walk away.
Fang Qing, on the other hand, did not visit the farm after leaving the city, but went to the temple instead.
Jin Guang Temple is a royal temple, and many people come to offer incense.
Fang Qing went to offer incense upon entering the temple, and then sought out the temple's manager, intending to have the temple perform a religious ceremony.
Fang Qing wanted to perform a ritual for the innocent people in the Gao family.
The purpose was twofold: first, to pray for the souls of the deceased; and second, to lessen Zhao Shi'an's sins.
She prayed before Buddha that if there really was retribution, then she and Zhao Shi'an should bear it together.
The previous life and this life combined.
As Fang Qing was leaving the temple, she remembered that the string on Zhao Shi'an's prayer beads was worn out, so she bought a few more strands of string.
That evening, Zhao Shi'an returned very late again. He had already reached the backyard when he thought of Fang Qing's departing figure that morning. He felt deflated and turned back to his study.
Fang Qing waited and waited, but no one came, so she asked Xiao Liu to go check.
Xiao Liu didn't know what was going on between the two of them, but he sensed that the atmosphere between them was not right, so he reported Zhao Shi'an's movements to Fang Qing in detail.
"Then ask him if he's going back to his room to sleep tonight?"
Xiao Liu went to ask.
"Did Qing'er send you here to ask this?"
"yes."
Is she angry?
"The lady doesn't seem angry."
Zhao Shi'an hesitated again.
Xiao Liu was getting anxious watching this.
“Master, did you upset Madam? Then go and apologize. Madam has already given you a way out.”
Zhao Shi'an looked somewhat uneasy.
How do you know I did something wrong?
Xiao Liu looked at Zhao Shi'an with an expression that said, "Is there even a question?"
"Madam has a good temper. If you two have any conflicts, it must be your fault..."
Xiao Liu suddenly realized that the person in front of him was his master, and his voice lowered.
Zhao Shi'an glanced at him.
"So do you think it was wrong of me to wipe out the entire Gao family back then?"
Xiao Liu didn't dare to say who was right or wrong, only saying, "It's normal for Madam to be angry about this; she's kind."
Zhao Shi'an let out a long sigh.
But the deed was already done, and Fang Qing had already discovered it.
"How can I prevent her from getting angry?"
Xiao Liu scratched his head.
"I don't think Madam is angry at all, otherwise she wouldn't care whether you go back to sleep or not. Besides, Madam went to the temple to pray for you today. Oh, and Madam also paid for the temple to perform a full forty-nine-day Buddhist ceremony. I wonder whose ceremony it was for..."
Zhao Shi'an's eyelids twitched.
Legal affairs?
Fang Qing felt that what he did was wrong, but she didn't blame him.
They even had people perform rituals for the dead.
His heart suddenly felt warm.
Actually, Fang Qing cares about him a lot, doesn't she?
He was terrified that Fang Qing would find out about the massacre of the Gao family, and he was filled with anxiety, fearing that Fang Qing would despise him if she found out.
But he underestimated Fang Qing's feelings for him.
Even though she knew he was wrong, Fang Qing would stand by him and try to salvage his mistakes.
Realizing this, Zhao Shi'an became impulsive.
He suddenly stood up and walked out.
"master……"
Zhao Shi'an disappeared in the blink of an eye from the doorway of the study.
When Zhao Shi'an returned to the backyard, Fang Qing was dismissing the maid.
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