Lin Banxia was pinched by his slightly cold fingertips and was forced to look at him. She frowned and felt that when He Ruochen looked at her like this, there was a sense of oppression falling down for no reason, making her breathe. She didn't dare to speak loudly. She opened her eyes wide and seemed to think about it seriously. She lowered her eyelashes and replied in a gentle voice: "My husband will never treat me badly."
When she said this, her tone was as gentle and soft as ever, but there was no trace of any emotional ups and downs.
He Ruochen probably didn't expect her to answer like this, so she said expressionlessly: "Really?"
Lin Banxia lowered her eyes and remained silent.
Maybe I was still afraid that even this sentence would have to be a motto, so I just stopped talking.
Fortunately, He Ruochen didn't make things difficult for her, and then let go of her hand and looked out the car window calmly.
Lin Banxia silently looked at the stern lines of He Ruoxin's profile, looked at it for a while, and then lowered his head. He didn't know what to do, so he could only play with his fingers while listening to the dull sound of the carriage running over the gravel road.
After a long while, He Ruoxin's voice suddenly came from above his head, "You know very well how our marriage came about, so I can only stop with you on the basis of courtesy. This is my respect for you, not me. I hate you so much."
Lin Banxia was stunned for a while, then raised her head and asked, "Husband...do you respect me if you don't touch me?"
He Ruojin gave her a cold look: "Do you really want to be touched casually?"
Lin Banxia blinked, shook her head, and then mustered up the courage to refute him with disapproval, "But my husband is not someone else."
"That's just because there is a marriage certificate between you and me. Otherwise, I am no different from anyone else."
"Between husband and wife..." Lin Banxia planned to read the rhetoric her mother taught her to He Ruoxin, but as soon as she started, He Ruoxin glanced over at him again. It was clear that He Ruoxin didn't know anything. He didn't say anything, but Lin Banxia immediately shut up and said no more.
But she still felt a lot better than before, because at least this time, He Ruoxin was willing to explain to her, and he also talked to her so much, which proved one thing, what she had done Efforts are quite useful. She treats He Ruochen well. He Ruochen is not really a heartless person. There will always be a day when he will be moved by her.
For example, now, wouldn't He Ruochen be nicer to her
It doesn't matter, he doesn't admit that they are husband and wife now, but he will admit it one day.
Lin Banxia thinks very well about the future between them, and she believes that things will get better step by step.
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The next day, unfortunately, not long after Ji Xili left the palace, drizzle began to fall outside. In the cold spring season, the air was filled with dampness.
Ji Xili only brought a maid out of the palace and asked the coachman to go outside the city according to the address given by Chen Fei.
Li Yu lived quite far away, and he was probably afraid that someone would find him, but he had already shown up to look for He Ruoxin, so it was hard for Chen Fei not to find him.
Half an hour later, the carriage stopped at several mountain doors near the foot of the mountain outside the city.
It was still early, and after getting off the carriage, we could see the rising smoke spreading among the clouds and mist in the mountains and forests.
Ji Xili asked the palace maid and the coachman to wait where they were. She held an umbrella and walked over.
Due to the rain, the small stone steps on the mountain road were wet and slippery, so Ji Xili had to be extremely careful when walking.
She came to Li Yu's house, stood outside the door for a moment, then reached out and knocked on the door.
Ji Xili waited for a long time before hearing a cough from inside. After a moment, the door was opened from the inside. Li Yu was only wearing a thin black robe. He raised his head and saw Ji Xili standing outside the door. , his eyes were silent for a moment, but his expression did not change particularly. He just lowered his head slightly and saluted Ji Xili.
"Can I go in?" Ji Xili glanced at him lightly and asked.
Li Yu nodded, made way for Ji Xili, and led her into the courtyard.
Ji Xili looked around his yard. It was clean, but too clean. It didn't look alive at all, and there was no trace of anyone living there.
After entering the house, Ji Xili looked at him again and said, "Pour me a cup of tea. I came all the way. I'm thirsty."
Li Yu went to get a new, clean tea cup and poured Ji Xili a cup of hot tea.
Ji Xili took it, took a few sips, and said casually: "You can sit down too."
However, after Li Yu sat down, he was silent for a moment, but he took the initiative to speak, and said slowly: "I will leave Beicheng as soon as possible, please rest assured, the Queen."
"Let's not rush this." Ji Xili put down the tea cup, paused for a moment, and finally looked at Li Yu, "I want to ask you, since your life is not in danger, why did you come back? What is the reason for your coming back?"
Li Yudan said: "I didn't come back to see the little princess. Li Yu knew that he couldn't face the little princess, and he didn't dare to appear in front of the little princess."
Ji Xili stared at him and asked directly what he was guessing: "So you really want to cause trouble for General He?"
When those three words were mentioned, Li Yu's expression became obviously colder, "He said he would protect the princess for the rest of his life, but in the blink of an eye he married someone else."
"Then what if I tell you that it was Sheng Ling who took the initiative to break off the marriage to He Ruochen?"
Hearing this, Li Yu was slightly startled and couldn't speak for a long time. When he came to his senses, he slowly frowned and said, "The little princess clearly told me..."
She said that she would be happy only if she was with He Ruochen.
"I don't care what Sheng Ling told you, but this is the fact. I'm telling you this, and I'm not afraid that you will have bad thoughts again. I just want you to understand that regardless of whether there is He Ruojin or not, Sheng Ling is the one you missed. Yes, no one can regret it for you. Some things can be made up for, but once you are hurt, even if you try your best to make up for it, the wound will always remain there. Even if it heals, there will be a trace left there." Ji Xili said.
Li Yu frowned slightly and listened quietly to Ji Xili's words. In the end, he didn't defend himself at all. He said "Yeah" and nodded slowly and lightly: "I understand."
"I know that you have realized your mistake now, and I am also very grateful to you for saving Sheng Ling's life before, but there is one thing you did wrong. You should not have deceived Sheng Ling and made Sheng Ling think you were dead. And no As for whether Sheng Ling has you in her heart, in her opinion, she is the one who killed you. You thought you were dead for a hundred years, but for Sheng Ling, it is a lifelong psychological burden."
Li Yu raised the corners of his eyes slightly, feeling vaguely self-deprecating, but still asked quietly: "Then what does the Queen want Li Yu to do?"
Ji Xili stared at him, and after a moment he said, "You are willing to do whatever I ask you to do, right?"
(End of chapter)