After leaving the County Lady's Mansion, Su Jingyao got into the carriage, and her brother was already waiting inside.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to Her Majesty the Queen." Su Jingxuan bowed respectfully, with a hint of nervousness and anticipation on his face.
"Brother, get up."
Su Jingyao raised her hand slightly, signaling him to stand up, while she sat in the middle of the carriage with a calm expression and looking calmly ahead.
Su Jingxuan was a little conflicted and clenched his hands unconsciously.
"Sister, can I go in and see her?"
"Brother, you don't have to go in. I gave her two choices: drink the poisoned wine after seeing you or drink the poisoned wine directly. She chose the latter."
Su Jingyao's voice was as calm as water, without a single ripple.
Su Jingxuan suddenly lost his focus, his eyes became empty, and he muttered to himself, "It's still too late."
Su Jingyao saw this and looked at him with a complicated expression, "Brother, do you like Qi Wanyin so much?"
Su Jingxuan shook his head. Ever since he knew what Qi Wanyin had done, he disliked her.
I just feel sad that how could a girl who was so beautiful and talented when she was young become like this?
He suddenly fell into memories, his eyes became soft and distant, and he began to speak.
"When my father was teaching the princes, I studied with them in the palace for a period of time. That was when I met Princess Qingping."
His gaze seemed to travel through time and space and return to the past.
"Although she was fostered in the Queen's palace at that time, her etiquette and knowledge were better than those of the princesses. One time, my father was called to the Imperial Study by the late Emperor and forgot about me. I was in the palace and could not leave without a token."
Su Jingxuan's voice was filled with deep nostalgia.
"It was Princess Qingping who took the Queen's token and escorted me out of the palace."
A warm smile appeared on his face, as if the scene was right in front of him.
After that, every time he entered the harem, he would secretly observe this woman. She had a special identity. In the cannibalistic palace, she worked very hard. She worked hard to study, to be noticed by others, and to be liked by everyone.
So she treats people with a smile like a little sun.
"Later... I knew she liked the Crown Prince at the time, so she told Daddy that she wanted to travel far away to study and left the capital."
"After returning from her long journey, she went to Canglang because of His Majesty's refusal."
Su Jingxuan's voice became lower and lower, full of helplessness.
He didn't know how he felt towards Qi Wanyin. He felt moved and also felt pity for her.
Su Jingyao looked at her brother with complicated eyes. She had never heard her brother mention this past event.
It turns out that my brother has never fallen in love with other women for all these years because he has always had Princess Qingping in his heart?
"It wasn't until this time when I went to attack Canglang that I saw her again. On the way back, I thought she had let go of His Majesty and was able to accept other men. When I was with her, I never concealed my love for her."
Su Jingxuan's eyes softened, as if he had returned to the time when he was with Qi Wanyin, and there was a hint of regret in his voice.
"But after returning to the capital and meeting His Majesty, she still couldn't let go of her previous knot."
His brows were tightly furrowed and a trace of pain flashed in his eyes.
"He even did so many wrong things, colluding with the concubines in the harem and the remnants of the Canglang."
Su Jingxuan's voice rose a few notches, filled with disappointment.
"I know her crime is unforgivable. I met her today just to tell her that no matter what she encountered in Canglang, I don't care."
His voice gradually became low and his eyes were filled with sadness.
Ever since Su Jingxuan found out that she hurt her sister and assassinated His Majesty, he knew that the two of them could not be together.
Today he just wanted to tell Qi Wanyin that she was a woman who deserved to be loved, and wanted her to leave with relief, rather than leaving with pain all over her body before death.
Su Jingyao couldn't quite understand her brother's love for Qi Wanyin. In fact, she couldn't quite understand Jun Zechen either, because Su Jingyao seemed to have lost the ability to love someone.
She frowned slightly, with confusion in her eyes.
But she is rich in theories, and although she cannot empathize, she can understand.
This is what is called redemption.
No one has loved Qi Wanyin in her life, so she lacks love. She has been trying hard to make everyone like her all her life.
As for Su Jingxuan, he was a child who grew up in love. He was the only male in the Su family. His father had high hopes for him, and he never lacked love.
A hint of emotion flashed across Su Jingyao's eyes.
After Su Jingxuan became an adult, there were countless people in the capital who wanted to marry into the Su family. Every year during the Flower Festival, countless noble ladies wanted to throw their handkerchiefs in front of Su Jingxuan.
But Su Jingxuan just looked down on these women and turned a blind eye to the noble lady's advances.
It turns out that there is always a woman hidden in my heart.
"If my brother had told me this when he returned from the war, maybe..." Maybe she would have let Qi Wanyin go.
Su Jingyao lowered her head slightly.
She and Su Jingxuan have a very good relationship, and as her younger sister, she will satisfy her brother no matter what.
Maybe father and mother would be dissatisfied with Qi Wanyin's experience in Canglang, but Su Jingyao came from the modern era and did not care about these things. As long as her brother liked it, what would be the difficulty in changing Qi Wanyin's identity and starting over?
As long as Qi Wanyin could let go of her hatred for Jun Zechen, or as long as her brother could pull Qi Wanyin out of the quagmire of hatred, perhaps things would be different?
But if Qi Wanyin can't let go of her hatred, Su Jingyao won't let her go either.
At first, Su Jingyao thought that Qi Wanyin was taking advantage of the Su family and her brother, so naturally she didn't want Su Jingxuan to have anything to do with Qi Wanyin.
But even if Su Jingyao knew her brother's thoughts earlier, the one who really couldn't let go of everything was Qi Wanyin.
After all, Qi Wanyin originally came back wanting to live a simple life, and her brother was never in her plan.
This era places too much emphasis on a woman's chastity. Even if she were with her brother, she would always feel inferior and sensitive, and that would be a calamity she could never overcome.
Su Jingyao sighed softly.
That's why Qi Wanyin chose not to see her brother. To her, her brother was the light that illuminated her dark life, but his light was too bright and would burn her to ashes. It would be better for him to just leave like that.
Su Jingxuan also let out a long sigh.
"I failed to save her." His eyes were dim.
He missed her twice. Once was when he did not keep her when she went to Canglang alone, and once was when he did not notice that something was wrong with her and stop her when he returned to Junguo.
Su Jingyao didn't know what to say at this time. Her father, mother and Su Jingyao all wanted her brother to find a woman of equal status, but only her brother himself knew what he wanted.
Qi Wanyin's hoarse voice just now did not make Su Jingyao feel heartbroken, but her brother's sadness at this moment made her eyes misty.
He is her family, and Su Jingyao wants him to be happy.
But she could do nothing about matters of the heart.
Su Jingxuan looked up at his sister.
"Sister, she was wrong. From the moment she hurt you and took revenge on Your Majesty, she is no longer my lover. Since she doesn't want to see me, I will let it go."
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