"Light, I don't understand, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing her ask again and again, I felt more and more helpless, and even had the urge to run away and avoid all her questions. But Yunxiang was uncharacteristically tough. She grabbed my wrist and squeezed it hard.

Looking into my eyes seriously and anxiously: "What happened? What happened between you two?!"

There is no way to avoid it.

Not only was she asking, but those questions seemed to be the questions I had been asking myself in my heart.

What happened between us to bring us to this point?

I was silent for a long time before I raised my head and looked at Yunxiang and said, "You say you don't understand because you don't know what happened to me and him over the years."

Yunxiang frowned and looked at me.

"I don't want to say much more. I only want to tell you one thing."

"..."

"Now that he has married the eldest princess, he will sooner or later become the emperor's brother-in-law and the emperor's consort."

Yunxiang's eyes suddenly widened: "Consort?!"

After saying these two words, she seemed to be in disbelief. She looked around in panic, as if she wanted to look around and seek some comfort from those familiar scenery. After being at a loss for a while, she was still confused.

, raised his head and looked at me again: "Consort?"

"Well..."

"He, he wants to marry the emperor's sister?"

"Hmm."

"..." Yunxiang was silent for a while, and anger appeared on her face unconsciously: "He really betrayed you? He wanted to become a dragon and a phoenix, so he abandoned you -" she said, feeling a little confused again:

"But, he is not such a person. Qingqing, is there any misunderstanding? Third brother - he is not the kind of person who covets wealth. Is it wrong?"

"..."

Seeing Yunxiang so shocked and panicked, but still believing in Qinghan and subconsciously defending him, I couldn't help but feel a little sad. Looking back on when I was in the Juma Valley, I still doubted him. In comparison, I am not as good as Yunxiang.

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I sniffed and said softly: "He is indeed not that kind of person, and he has not betrayed me. But it is a fact that I separated from him."

"..."

"There are many things that he and I can no longer go back to."

"..."

"So, don't ask any more questions."

Yunxiang kept looking at me and listened to me say the last word with a tearful voice. She was silent for a long time and then said: "Okay, I won't ask about you and him. But I ask you, why do you suddenly want to get married?"

Why don’t you want to have an embroidery workshop?”

"..."

"Qingqing, you have been in the village for almost a year. We have seen each other day and night. You have not even mentioned that person these days. Now you suddenly want to marry him. Why? There is also the embroidery workshop, which you have worked so hard to maintain.

This embroidery workshop has just been established, so you don’t want it anymore if you don’t want it?”

"..."

I was so upset by what she said that I felt every word was like a sharp knife piercing my heart. I couldn't see the injury, but I could feel the blood flowing like a stream, and I was in pain.

I suddenly burst out and said loudly: "He is him and I am me! He already has his eldest daughter. If I marry someone else, can you blame me?!"

"Why? Everyone asks me why, why don't you ask what he did to me?"

"He doesn't want me! He doesn't want me!"

Yunxiang was shocked by these words.

The way she looked at me became a little frightened, even strange, as if she had met me for the first time; from her wide, frightened eyes, I also saw myself, thin and pale, like a ghost, but with a strange face.

It’s a twisted and ferocious expression.

I was panting, looking at Yunxiang’s frightened and unfamiliar eyes, and almost lost all strength.

Yes, not only did she fail to see me clearly, maybe I have never seen myself clearly.

It was just now that I realized that I am not a Bodhisattva, nor do I have a Bodhisattva heart. I am not really that submissive, nor am I a bad person who repays evil with kindness. In fact, I was pushed away by him and stubbornly rejected by him.

It’s not that I don’t have any grievances. When I saw him and Pei Yuanzhen facing each other day and night, knowing that Pei Yuanhao had arranged for them to marry, and hearing Fu Badai’s heartbreaking words that actually hurt my heart, I wasn’t without anger and jealousy.

Everyone, everyone, must separate me and him!

Everyone, give me what I don’t want at all.

But what I hate the most is him.

Because even he is like this!

However, over the years, I have been too accustomed to suppressing my emotions. Whether it is love or not, I have habitually suppressed it in the deepest part of my heart.

I have no way to vent, so I force myself to calm down.

Today, Yunxiang's words are asking me questions and hurting me. I finally couldn't bear it anymore and said those harsh words to vent my anger.

However, when I say a bad word, I find that it hurts myself first before hurting others. Saying these words only makes my chest hurt so much that I even look down on myself.

Seeing me lowering my head in annoyance, Yunxiang seemed to understand.

She calmed down for a while and said softly: "Sorry, Qingqing."

"..."

"I shouldn't point fingers at you. In fact, I have absolutely no idea what happened to you, and I really shouldn't accuse you of anything."

"Yuexiang..."

"But, embroidery workshop." She said, with a trace of confusion between her eyebrows: "You really just let it go?"

"Embroidery workshop..."

These two words made my heart, which was already numb with pain, throb again.

If my feelings are dominated by others, abandoned by others, trampled on and destroyed, then the embroidery workshop is my only construction these days. It is created from scratch in my hands, from small to large, day by day.

Growing up is like another "Li'er".

But now, I can’t even keep it anymore.

Thinking of this, the sourness in my heart almost overwhelmed my remaining peace. I could only choke with red eyes and say: "Leave it to you, I--I'm relieved."

"It's not a question of being uneasy. Are you really going to give up on the embroidery workshop you worked so hard to build?"

I forced a smile: "He said that after marrying him, you won't have to work so hard."

Yunxiang was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't know how to respond. Just when I was about to turn around and leave, she suddenly said: "Do you really think that is hard work?"

"..." My heart skipped a beat.

Yunxiang looked into my eyes and said seriously: "Do you really think it's hard? I don't believe it, Qingqing. Every time you get busy, you are more tired than anyone else. You are always taking care of things inside and outside, but you never

Complaining, on the contrary, I think you are very happy, even happier than when you count the money every time you check out."

"..."

"You don't know how happy you are when you smile when you are managing the embroidery workshop."

"..."

"Now, are you really—really willing to give up this embroidery workshop?"

My heart was hurt by her words, every word made me tremble with pain. When I saw that she was still trying to persuade me, I interrupted her: "Yunxiang, please stop talking."
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"..."

"Some things can no longer be changed."

"..."

"I promised to go with him, that's my promise."

After hearing the word "promise", Yunxiang finally stopped talking. She lowered her head and looked at the small wooden box in her hand. She subconsciously grabbed the wooden box with her fingertips. She seemed to be very sad but couldn't express it. After a long time

, she finally raised her head, took a deep breath, and said, "Okay."

"..."

"I have nothing more to say. Xiufang, I will try my best."

"Thank you."

As she spoke, her eye circles seemed a little red. She looked at me for a long time. When she spoke again, her voice was choked with sobs, but she forced herself to be calm and said: "Qing Qing, no matter where you and Third Brother go,

Regardless of whether you two are sincere in getting married or not, as your friend, I hope to see you two find a good home and have real happiness."

I endured the burning in my eyes and lowered my head.
To be continued...