Chapter 213 A World Apart
"Irrelevant?"
Are they really unrelated?
"Can you...can you give up the court, become a carefree prince, and just spend your days with me?"
Gu Xiangyuan forced herself to take the last bite, trying to make one last struggle.
Looking at Gu Xiangyuan's trembling appearance, Zhou Huai'an smiled gently: "I am not the emperor's biological son. No matter how hard I try, I am just a whetstone. Do you think the world would really give me someone with impure blood?"
Well……
All of Gu Xiangyuan's sadness and sorrow froze in that instant. How could she have forgotten this?
“Yuan’er, I’ve come here today with sincerity.”
“I don’t know what you’re going to do, but I can assure you that I will not stop you or hurt your family.”
"Yuan'er, I love you."
Zhou Huai'an stepped forward again and gently took Gu Xiangyuan's hand.
This time, Gu Xiangyuan didn't dodge; she just cried and threw herself into his arms. The two hugged each other tightly and cried out.
Xie Qingran stood silently at the door, hardly believing her eyes. In her previous life, Zhou Huai'an was such a sinister and terrifying person, but she never expected him to be so tender.
She could tell that their love for each other was genuine at that moment, but how long could this love last?
After a while, Xie Qingran finally knocked on the door and came in.
She entered the room, saw the two people crying, and frowned slightly: "Third Miss, are you alright?"
"Sister-in-law, what brings you here?" Gu Xiangyuan was completely taken aback by being caught red-handed, and felt a wave of embarrassment before whispering, "Qingran, I..."
Xie Qingran ignored Gu Xiangyuan's guilty conscience and just kept looking at Zhou Huai'an standing there.
"You know, Yuan'er is innocent by nature, but you're different!"
"You have a gloomy mind and a sinister personality, so you are not good enough for my Yuan'er."
Xie Qingran gave Zhou Huai'an a completely unfriendly look.
Zhou Huai'an glanced at Xie Qingran, the tenderness in his eyes vanishing instantly, replaced by impatience.
"This is our business, it has nothing to do with you."
"Xie Qingran, don't think I don't know what you've been doing behind my back. I didn't go looking for trouble with you, but you're coming after me instead?"
Although Zhou Huai'an is now a prince, his position is illegitimate and lacks legitimacy.
Otherwise, he would have already confronted Xiao Jue, why would he have been so cowardly and patiently enduring until now?
Xie Qingran glanced at him and said coldly, "Your Highness Prince Jin should be careful with your words. Our Zhenguo Duke's Mansion is the aggrieved party in this matter. As for what you said, I don't understand it, and I don't comprehend it."
Although she had done it, Xie Qingran would never reveal it to anyone.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Huai'an laughed angrily: "Xie Qingran, let me tell you, what I hate most is someone as scheming as you!"
"What a coincidence, I hate you too!" Xie Qingran snorted, then grabbed Gu Xiangyuan's hand: "Yuan'er, let me tell you, you must never trust this person!"
Gu Xiangyuan found the two arguing rather amusing, patted Xie Qingran's hand, and looked at Zhou Huai'an: "Your Highness Prince Jin, you should go back first."
Actually, Zhou Huai'an had a lot more to say, but he never expected that Xie Qingran would ruin it.
He gritted his teeth, but knew that there was no benefit in staying any longer, so he could only sigh helplessly, turn around, and stride outside.
Watching his retreating figure, Gu Xiangyuan lingered, unable to look away. She looked at Xie Qingran with a dejected expression and said, "You don't need to try to persuade me anymore. I know there's no possibility between us."
"Yuan'er, do you like him that much? Do you have to have him?" Xie Qingran frowned as she looked at Gu Xiangyuan, puzzled. "Will you be sad and heartbroken forever if you don't end up with him? Have you ever thought that maybe he's not what you see him as? What if he's a bad person, a really bad one?"
Gu Xiangyuan really couldn't understand why Xie Qingran had such a deep misunderstanding about Zhou Huai'an.
She sighed helplessly and then said, "I don't know if he's a good person or a bad person. All I know is that he's the person I like, and he's very, very good to me. But I can't abandon my family, and I can't betray my parents."
Seeing Gu Xiangyuan like this, Xie Qingran sighed helplessly, then gently patted her head: "What did your mother say about this?"
“My mother said I could do whatever I wanted.”
"But how could I do that?"
Gu Xiangyuan leaned on Xie Qingran's shoulder, and tears streamed down her face.
She looks exactly like a young girl troubled by love, perhaps experiencing sorrow for the first time.
Xie Qingran has been reborn, but she has experienced far too little in relationships, so she doesn't know what to do now.
The Xie family.
Xie Yankang's household is in complete chaos, but fortunately Aunt Lian is managing things.
However, since Aunt Lian was heavily pregnant, she had to delegate tasks to her concubines, making the entire Xie family a laughingstock.
After Xie Hanyue's identity was revealed, the emperor did not grant her any official title, so she could only continue to be the second young lady of the Xie family.
However, things are not the same in the Xie family now. Xie Hanyue's situation is becoming increasingly difficult. Xie Zhaoye left with Wang Shi, leaving only her and Xie Yankang at home. Xie Yankang has been ridiculed recently and is in a bad mood, so she is also very careful.
Left with no other choice, Xie Hanyue went to Zhao Yuanqi and complained to him about her current situation.
Zhao Yuanqi's situation wasn't much better. After his defeat last time, his leg hadn't healed properly, and he was likely to end up crippled.
However, after Xie Hanyue entered the room, she cried and made a scene, saying only her own things. As for whether Zhao Yuanqi was alive or dead, Xie Hanyue seemed to not care at all.
In the past, Zhao Yuanqi thought that Xie Hanyue's concern for him was genuine, but now he finally understood that Xie Hanyue's concern for him was only for a purpose. Now that he was no longer of value, Xie Hanyue's gentleness and consideration for him had disappeared.
"Moon, that's enough, my legs hurt."
"You're very noisy."
Zhao Yuanqi finally couldn't bear it any longer and said something in a low voice.
Xie Hanyue was still rambling on, but she never expected Zhao Yuanqi to say something like that.
She stood there, stunned, staring at Zhao Yuanqi in disbelief: "What...what do you mean?"
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