Facing Gu Shichong, Xue Zhiyi had an idea in his mind.
She blinked, took a breath and held it in her nose, letting her voice sound calm and restrained. "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. How could a humble servant dare to ask for anything more?"
The subtle grievance in her voice was just enough for Gu Shichong to notice.
He said, "Don't you want to leave the palace and live your life back to the old days?"
She thought to herself: Of course not.
He also said: "I don't want to."
After a pause, she continued, "The past cannot be retrieved. For me, the past is also my past life. From now on, I only want to stay in the palace peacefully. Your Highness does not need to worry about a marriage that is not worth it. I hope that Your Highness will find a noble and good match as soon as possible."
"If this incident hadn't happened, you would be the most suitable princess." He said, "But now, even if I wanted to, my father wouldn't agree. But I'm willing to give it a try and ask my father to give you to me. Although I can't give you the honor of being my principal wife, I won't treat you unfairly. It's better than you being a slave in the palace and suffering all the grievances."
"But..." Xue Zhiyi seemed hesitant.
Gu Shichong said without hesitation: "This king is willing to give it a try."
Suddenly, Xue Zhiyi covered his nose lightly and sobbed softly.
"Why are you crying?" Gu Shichong asked with concern.
With the three years of experience in Chunfeng Tower in his previous life, Xue Zhiyi believed that he still had some ability to control people.
She quietly raised her eyes and looked at Gu Shichong timidly, then quickly lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingertips. Her voice was trying hard to hold back her tears, and her suppressed breathing was trembling slightly, which made people feel that she was tough amidst her softness.
Trying to keep her voice steady, she said, "Your Highness... Life is unpredictable, fate plays tricks on us. Some things should just be left to their own devices. Don't anger His Majesty over an insignificant person."
Looking at Xue Zhiyi like this, Gu Shichong has not forgotten what his mother said. However, he thinks that although this girl is somewhat smart, she may not be as unfathomable as his mother said. After all, she is just a poor woman who admires him. Even if she is scheming, she is not to be feared.
Among the people around the empress dowager, Lan Ying is the stupidest one. If Xue Zhiyi can be coaxed down, it will be much easier for him to act in Jianzhang Palace in the future.
Moreover, given Xue Zhiyi's current situation, who else could she expect to give her a future besides relying on him? She had no choice at all.
Thinking of this, he said, "Don't worry. When I have made a contribution to my father, I will naturally mention this matter to him."
But Xue Zhiyi just sighed slowly: "In fact, since Your Highness has such a heart, I already feel..."
She raised her wet eyes and said, "I feel very lucky."
The sincerity and determination in her eyes surprised Gu Shichong.
But before he could say anything else, Xue Zhiyi hurriedly bowed and said, "My servant has been impolite. The Queen Mother has errands for me to attend to. I will take my leave."
After saying that, she turned around and ran away.
Behind the tree, Huo Wuyou had already been gritting his teeth.
He couldn't hear what was being said on the other end. His bored and anxious hands were twisting the poor piece of grass, and before he knew it, he had twisted it into the shape of a grass ring.
Although he didn't know what they were talking about, he knew that Xue Zhiyi was acting towards Gu Shichong.
Because her current look was exactly like the way she acted pitifully towards him that day.
Too contrived!
But just because he took the bait willingly doesn't mean Xue Zhiyi can use the same method to hook others.
This hook has his name on it, only he can bite it!
Just as he was about to go up to Xue Zhiyi and ask him clearly, he saw that Xue Zhiyi stopped in his tracks.
As if she was struggling with something, she turned around and returned to Gu Shichong.
Xue Zhiyi looked embarrassed and glanced around quietly. Suddenly, she stood on tiptoe and whispered to Gu Shichong: "Your Highness, please be careful of the people around you."
After saying that, he turned around and ran away without paying any attention to Gu Shichong who was standing there frozen.
This situation made Huo Wuyou feel so angry that he threw the grass ring away and chased after Xue Zhiyi.
Xue Zhiyi had just taken a few steps when she felt a tightness around her wrist. Someone was dragging her into the fake cave.
She was startled and almost screamed, but was caught off guard by a pair of familiar eyes.
It’s Huo Wuyou.
Only then did she feel a little relieved.
But Huo Wuyou seemed to be in a bad mood and had a gloomy face.
Just as I was about to speak, I felt a rough touch on my lips...
Huo Wuyou placed his fingers on her lips: "Don't talk."
She glanced outside the rockery and saw Gu Shichong looking for her in the direction she left.
From the words she left before she left, it seemed that Gu Shichong couldn't wait to get to the bottom of it.
She raised her hand and silently pushed away the fingers that Huo Wuyou had placed on her lips.
But suddenly, she stepped on something in the dim light and stumbled.
Her hand felt warm, as if it was wrapped by another hand, and the pull from the palm of the hand barely prevented her from falling to the ground.
She turned her gaze back in a daze, but was caught off guard and her eyes met Huo Wuyou's. Huo Wuyou was also a little stunned.
She instinctively wanted to keep some distance from him, but she couldn't act rashly at this moment. Otherwise, if she made any noise and attracted Gu Shichong over, and saw them in this state, she was afraid that he would not be able to explain himself.
So she could only quietly let Huo Wuyou hold her hand so that she could keep her balance and not fall to the ground.
Neither of them noticed that their clasped hands, still bearing scars from broken glass at the knuckles, had overlapped to form a small blue flower, quietly blooming in this dark rockery cave.
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