No matter how much Li Hua warned himself not to be fooled, he couldn't truly be heartless towards Gan Qiongying, nor could he ignore or turn a blind eye to her demands and attitude.
Especially since Gan Qiongying's behavior was completely different from what Li Hua had imagined. She was like a companion who indulged and tolerated Li Hua, and did not regard the golden cage that Li Hua gave her as an insult.
She even voluntarily went inside and locked herself up, as if trying to please Li Hua, just to get a chance to explain things calmly.
Such frankness and unrestrained behavior even gave Li Hua the feeling that he was being unreasonable.
After Li Hua entered the room, he stood next to the cage and stared at Gan Qiongying for a long time.
His eyes held an intense, unyielding resentment, yet also an unbreakable deep affection for Gan Qiongying.
His own soft heart, and the sharp warning he felt about to give in, screamed at him. He couldn't be so quick, he couldn't be captured by the other party in such a short time.
But in the end, Li Hua nodded to the person in the cage, who was begging him for a chance to explain, with a sincere smile in his eyes.
Then Li Hua quickly tidied up the things on the table, picked up the food box, and left.
When Gan Qiongying saw Li Hua nod, she beamed with joy and reached out to pull him, but Li Hua had already walked towards the table.
Gan Qiongying looked at the mess of leftover food on the table and felt a little embarrassed, mainly because... the roast duck was just too delicious.
Gan Qiongying ate far too much by herself; there was practically nothing left on the table. Even a burly man or a strong laborer might not have eaten as much as Gan Qiongying.
While Li Hua was packing things up, Gan Qiongying's face felt a little hot. Just don't think she's too big for her purse.
Li Hua didn't comment on the fact that all the food had disappeared; he simply left the room carrying the empty food box.
Then he didn't return quickly, waiting until the sun gradually set and the warm red of the sunset turned into darkness. Just when Gan Qiongying began to suspect that Li Hua was going to back out, Li Hua finally arrived, albeit belatedly.
During this time, Sweetie was always in the room with the other maids, and she tried her best to agree to whatever Gan Qiongying asked.
However, when Gan Qiongying inquires about Li Hua, Tian Jiao will say she doesn't know.
Gan Qiongying naturally wouldn't make things difficult for Tianjiao, but she subtly inquired whether Lihua was happy or not in the palace in Jinchuan.
Sweet Corner finally found an opportunity to help her master express her pain and longing. There was no need to embellish; simply stating some of the truth was enough to make Gan Qiongying feel heartbroken.
"You mean his leg was broken by a horse, but it was able to be reattached and miraculously recovered?"
Gan Qiongying leaned over the cage, her voice trembling as she asked, "Back then... when he was trampled by the horse, was it dangerous? Did he cry out in pain?"
Li Hua is extremely tolerant of pain; he even has a tendency towards self-harm. If even he cries out in pain, it must be extremely painful.
Sweet Corner shook her head: "The princess had only just left at that time. The master couldn't find the princess and didn't rest for days and nights... He fell off the horse because he was exhausted. He had already passed out and didn't cry out in pain."
"After his leg was broken, coupled with the exhaustion of the past few days, the prince consort caught a severe cold and was trapped in nightmares all day long. When he woke up again, it was already many days later."
"The situation was very dangerous at the time. The doctor said that the master had almost lost the will to live, which is why he was difficult to recover."
Sweetie didn't exaggerate or embellish these words, but just saying them so lightly was enough for Gan Qiongying to imagine how dangerous Li Hua must have been at that time.
And that period... in retrospect, was before she spent her days in the carriage, sleeping soundly until she discovered she was pregnant.
At that time, Gan Qiongying was preoccupied with her own problems. She discovered that Li Hua was two-faced and was the male protagonist who secretly controlled everything in the story. After witnessing him kill someone, she was forced to temporarily abandon him. How could Gan Qiongying not be heartbroken and conflicted?
She took a deep breath, leaned against the cage, and looked at the ground. After a moment, she asked Sweet Horn, "Do the people who serve him know that he is harming himself?"
Is the frequency high?
Sweetie was tidying up the house when she heard this. Her fingers trembled, and she turned her head to look at Gan Qiongying again, her eyes filled with tears.
"The princess found out so quickly? Master... he doesn't listen to anyone at all. Sanjiu said it once and was almost transferred to the border to guard the city."
“This servant dares not speak up to dissuade you, because Master… Master cannot sleep all night long and is always awakened by nightmares. Even the calming medicine that the doctor always gives cannot alleviate the problem.”
“Master only knows how to use a knife…” Sweet Corner had just finished speaking when the door was suddenly kicked open with a bang.
It was done by kicking.
Li Hua hurried into the house, his expression extremely unpleasant. He glanced at Tian Jiao, who had told Gan Qiongying everything without any restraint, his eyes as cold as if they were poisoned.
"Get out." Li Hua had just met with some ministers from the Jin Chuan court in the front yard and was entangled in their activities. Faced with these people's various attempts to dig traps, Zhong Li Zheng was completely unable to deal with them and had to step in himself.
Having finally escaped, he had barely reached the door when he overheard two people inside discussing him. Li Hua naturally knew that Tian Jiao was doing it for his own good, trying to help him gain some favor with Gan Qiongying.
However, Li Hua knew that pity was useless and that being weak would only make people hate him. If Gan Qiongying didn't care about him from the bottom of her heart, even if she knew about his tragic past, she would only feel contempt for him.
That would be so unmanly.
Therefore, although Li Hua did not blame Tian Jiao for being talkative, she scolded her very fiercely and kicked her out.
Sweetie quickly wiped away her tears and hurriedly led the maids out.
Only Li Hua and Gan Qiongying in the cage remained in the room.
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