"Shaoqing, long time no see." Shuangshuang broke the silence first and looked at him with a forced smile.

Zhongyuan Yidianhong was stunned for a moment. Since his parents passed away, no one called him Shaoqing anymore.

After looking at her for a long time, he finally let go of the anger in his chest and said, "How could you..."

Didn't she take a lot of money with her? Although she wasn't rich, it was enough for her to have a comfortable life. Why did she still work as a maid on the boat?

Shuangshuang knew what he wanted to ask, so she went into the cabin, took out a bundle after a while, and untied it layer by layer in front of him. There were a lot of books and other worthless cups and plates inside, until a stack of silver bills appeared at the bottom.

"This is the money I took from you. I didn't spend a penny of it. I just hope to meet you one day and return it to you."

Zhongyuan Yidianhong stared at the stack of banknotes in disbelief, opened his mouth, and didn't know what to say for a moment: "You...you are not..."

Before he finished speaking, Shuangshuang put the money in his hand and said calmly, "I'm not doing this for your money."

"Then why did you do it?" He looked at her in confusion. If it wasn't for money, why would she betray him?

Shuangshuang raised her head, looked at him with bright eyes, and said word by word: "Because your parents said that if I don't do this, they will kill you. They would rather not have a son like you than have a wicked person who marries a Chang girl."

Zhongyuan Yidianhong was struck by lightning, and his whole body swayed and he almost fell.

How could this be?

Impossible!

Zhongyuan Yidianhong turned around and wanted to leave, but just as he was about to jump, he stopped and put the money in his hand aside: "Take this money, live a good life, and don't waste yourself anymore."

Just as he was about to leave, Shuangshuang suddenly called him, "Shaoqing."

He stopped but didn't look back at her.

After waiting for a long time, she hesitantly said, "That girl...is she you...is she your wife?"

He was silent for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Yes."

When Shuangshuang heard this answer, she suddenly felt relaxed, as if the huge rock that had been pressing on her heart all these years had disappeared in an instant.

"Although I don't know her, she looks like a good girl. You should treat her well."

"Yeah." Zhongyuan Yidianhong finally responded, jumped lightly, and flew to the shore.

Ye Qingwan saw him coming back and asked him worriedly, "Are you done?"

"It's over."

"Are you okay?"

"It's okay." After saying that, he took her hand and walked forward. Ye Qingwan did not resist, but followed him obediently, not daring to speak for fear of disturbing him.

Section 74

After walking for a while, he suddenly said, "Say something."

"say what?"

"as you like."

Ye Qingwan: ...

Aren't you making things difficult for me?

But he still said, "Who do you think is prettier, me or her?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhongyuan Yidianhong suddenly stopped. Ye Qingwan didn't notice and hit his shoulder with her forehead.

"Are you kidding?" Zhongyuan Yidianhong stared at her speechlessly.

Ye Qingwan covered her forehead and said, "Didn't you say it's up to you? This question is very casual. I can't ask you. If she and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?"

This sentence broke Zhongyuan Yidianhong's defense. He laughed but still looked down on her: "Silly."

After saying that, he continued walking forward. Ye Qingwan was not convinced. You are my exclusive bootlicker. Now not only do you leave me to meet your first love, but you also call me stupid?

If it weren't for the fact that you're in a bad mood today, I would definitely beat you on the head.

Thinking of this, she asked with great interest: "Who are you going to save?"

"Go away, go away." Honghong pushed her aside with disgust.

But as soon as he pushed away, Ye Qingwan squeezed back: "Tell me, who are you saving?"

Honghong was so pestered by her that she had no choice but to go along with her: "Save you, save you."

"Hahaha, that's more like it."

The two of them were laughing and joking all the way, forgetting all the unpleasantness that had just happened, which made Xingmu, who had been following them silently, look very upset.

These two are really a perfect match.

After crossing the south of the Yangtze River, they soon arrived at their final destination of exile. Most of the people exiled here were there to repair the city walls.

The southernmost part of Dayu was close to the sea, and across the strait there was a small border country with a very small land area, which greatly restricted agriculture and sericulture. So they set their sights on Dayu, often invading and harassing, and looting food and other daily necessities.

Although they lived in a remote area with a small population, they were very good at water warfare. Therefore, Dayu sent troops to attack them many times in an attempt to wipe them out. But they returned without success, so they became more and more rampant. Not only did they plunder food, but they also killed people and set fires.

The people in the south could not bear the harassment until the eldest son of Emperor Dayu was born. Then this group of people met their nemesis and were beaten to the point where their country was almost destroyed. For many years, they did not dare to cause trouble on the shore.

But it was precisely because of the eldest prince's meritorious service this time that the emperor kept the eldest prince here for many years in order to maintain peace in the area.

The eldest prince was in trouble. He was the strongest contender for the throne, but because he had to stay in the south, he was unable to manage the power of the court and had no hope of the throne.

However, he was not someone who could be bullied. After years of negotiations and hard work, he finally got the emperor's permission to recall him to the capital.

He will also be the main figure in the next fight between Xia Xuejian and Ye Qingwan, and a weapon for Xia Xuejian to show off and slap Ye Qingwan in the face.

The character of the eldest prince in the original novel is a bit confusing. At the beginning, he pretended to cooperate with Xia Xuejian, and wanted to use Xia Xuejian to overthrow the Ninth Prince and become the emperor himself.

But later on, I don’t know if it was because the heroine’s halo was too strong or what, he really fell in love with Xia Xuejian, and even wanted to kill the Ninth Prince several times for her.

This is the love-hate relationship between the three of them, and Ye Qingwan doesn't have many scenes in it. She just occasionally creates some misunderstandings for the male and female protagonists, and doesn't have much interaction with the eldest prince.

What she had to do now was to take the opportunity to win over the eldest prince and promise him that as long as he brought her back to the capital, the Prime Minister's Mansion would help him ascend the throne.

They had already reached an agreement, but the heroine suddenly appeared and snatched the person away. Not only did she force Ye Qingwan to give her a hard slap in the face, she also almost killed her here, which directly led to her turning evil and seeking revenge.

Ye Qingwan didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. After all, the heroine was in the capital one second and appeared in the southernmost exile place the next. What was wrong with that?

She is the heroine, and it is considered that the original author has a conscience if she does not practice immortality. So is there anything wrong with her and the eldest prince having a magical love affair?

No problem!

Very reasonable.