"I can't do it, Liao Chongwu, I can't do it!" Zhong Minge really couldn't bear it anymore. He burst into tears suddenly, covering his face with his hands tightly, and his whole body twitched. "Liao Chongwu, I don't want this either. I... I don't want to touch a woman. Never wanted to, I only want you, but Liao Chongwu. What can I do? I... I have no choice. Since the day my mother gave birth to me, I have no choice. How many people's lives and property are on my shoulders? How many people are staring at me all day long. How many people are hoping that I will rise high and fall hard?! Liao Chongwu, I have no choice! I have no choice from the beginning!"
Liao Chongwu looked at Zhong Ming'e who was howling in front of him, and his heart was broken. He stretched out his hand tremblingly and gently stroked Zhong Ming'e's black hair. He said in a hoarse voice: "So, you have made up your mind?"
The shaking head of his hands suddenly stopped. Zhong Minge didn't say anything, nor did he look up. He just kept covering his face.
"Have you really decided?" Liao Chongwu asked again after a while, his voice full of bitterness. "So, that's why you want to send me away?"
Zhong Ming'e said nothing, but nodded slightly.
"Why do I have to leave?" Liao Chongwu sniffed, trying to suppress the pain and depression in his chest. He tried to make his voice not so trembling and cowardly. "I can stay and be your guard like before. No, no matter what you want to do, I... won't stop you, and I won't have any complaints. I will serve you and protect you like a normal guard..."
"I know you can do what you say, but I can't," Zhong Minge slowly raised his head, his eyes swollen from tears, staring at Liao Chongwu without blinking. His hands trembled and fell on Liao Chongwu's gloomy cheeks, touching the stubble on it again and again. Gradually, his eyes became red again, "Liao Chongwu, I can't do it. I can't ignore you. I can't face this face all day and go into other women's rooms. So Liao Chongwu, go away. Don't stay with me and continue to suffer grievances."
"As long as I can stay by your side, how can I feel wronged?" Liao Chongwu choked up and said, "Your Highness, I don't ask for anything, I just want to stay by your side and be an ordinary guard. As long as... as long as I can protect you, it's enough. Please, don't chase me away, okay?"
"You don't feel wronged, but I do," Zhong Ming'e murmured, gently stroking this face and looking into Liao Chongwu's eyes infatuatedly. "Before I met you, I was the most inconspicuous prince in the palace. My eldest brother was the only legitimate son of Queen Zhenxian, so he was extremely noble and unattainable. The third brother was of higher birth than me and was more likable. Only I was ugly and short, without any royal demeanor. The third brother was much younger than me and could ride a horse and draw a bow at an early age, but I still had to drink medicinal soup all day long. My mother was afraid that I would get sick, so she kept me under control and didn't allow me to go out all day long. She covered me up so that I was whiter than a young girl. The third brother always laughed at me whenever he got the chance, but I never felt wronged. I knew my own identity. I was the son of a phoenix and the grandson of a dragon. I was born to be superior to others. As long as I worked hard enough, I would have the opportunity to become the supreme ruler. So what was there for me to feel wronged about?"
"But after meeting you, I began to feel wronged," Zhong Ming'e pursed his lips and showed a bitter smile. "I feel wronged when I can't see you, but I still feel wronged when I see you. I feel wronged when I see you talking to the maidservant, and I still feel wronged when I see you laughing with the guards. I didn't feel anything even though I knew I was going to get married. But because of you, I didn't even want to get married and have children. Later, I still married Zou. On the morning of the wedding day, you put on a bright red wedding dress for me, and it was you who helped me get on the horse. Liao Chongwu, you don't know how much I wanted to escape at that time. I didn't want any useless royal wealth or the supreme position. I only wanted you, and I only wanted to spend my whole life with you. I would follow you wherever you go, and I would be happy to learn about the daily necessities of life..."
"What about now?" Liao Chongwu suddenly interrupted Zhong Minge's words and grabbed Zhong Minge's hand. He asked anxiously, "Are you still willing to give up the wealth and status of the royal family and follow me to the world?"
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