After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 119 Understanding

Cui'er handed the medicine to Qi Didi tremblingly. Qi Didi looked at it with a sneer, took it and drank it all in one gulp.

The maid's words also reminded her that if she wanted to gain a foothold in the palace in the future, she must give birth to a prince as soon as possible, otherwise, when Princess Mengnan came into the palace, there would be no place for her.

And she will completely eliminate these stumbling blocks!

When the maid returned with the empty medicine bowl, Aunt Cui smiled and said, "From now on, the princess's meals must be inspected by me before being sent to her room."

"Why?" The maid asked and immediately lowered her head, realizing that she had talked too much.

Aunt Cui said with a bit of timidity, "The old princess specifically instructed that this would prevent the concubine from eating too much food that would be detrimental to conceiving, and that you take good care of your body. There's no need to tell the concubine about this. You're a servant in the mansion, and I believe you understand what you should and shouldn't do."

The maid nodded and replied, "Understood...Understood."

As the night deepened, the candle in the candlestick flickered, revealing a faint light in the darkness. Gu Shicheng lowered his head and leaned against the table.

Then there was a knock on the door.

It was Zhufeng, two long and one short, he was used to hearing it.

"Come in."

Zhufeng was dragging a lantern in his hand. The bottom was wet and there were signs of burning around it. He placed it on the table, looked up and wanted to ask something, but after a moment of hesitation, he withdrew.

He didn't know when it started, but his master began to pay attention to the girl from the Helan Mansion. He had rarely seen such a lack of calmness, just like... at this moment, he was sitting in the dark, feeling a little troubled.

for a long time.

Gu Shicheng slowly stretched out his hand, touched the lantern bit by bit, and held it in his palm, feeling timid and curious.

Will she still have him in her heart?

In her previous life, she prayed for him and his well-being, her heart and eyes filled with him. Even though he had treated her badly, he thought that now that she had a new life, she would not let him go so easily.

If he was one of her wishes, then he would be willing to give her some protection in this life, and even give her a child and let her enter the palace, which was what she had been thinking about in her previous life.

He looked at the words on the lantern by candlelight, but... there was no word related to him. He shook his head in disbelief, and his heart suddenly felt empty.

He was used to seeing her humbly begging for his love, and even more used to seeing her trying her best to please him. How could he not believe that he was no longer in her heart?

It was him again? Yuan Xu? Was he really that good?

At that moment... a murderous intent rose in his heart. Why hadn't he noticed Yuan Xu in his previous life? Helan Xuenuo had rejected him so shamelessly, leaving him to the laughter of the entire capital.

My fiancée was caught in bed with another man.

Originally, everyone was thinking about how the Helan family would lose face, but Yuan Xu did not cancel the engagement. His statement that he wanted to marry Helan Xuenuo became known to everyone in the capital.

Everyone was talking about it.

Everyone says Yuan Xu is a coward who likes to wear slutty shoes.

Until Helan Xuenuo broke off his engagement with him, he became a completely despised person in the eyes of the common people and aristocratic families in the capital.

The young and handsome general became a cuckold that everyone talked about. No family was willing to marry their daughter into the Yuan family anymore, and Yuan Xu did not marry anyone.

It turned out that he was deeply in love at that time.

But... Helan Xuenuo was willing to accept the humiliation of entering the palace rather than marrying Yuanxu, which shows that she didn't have him in her heart. So, today's lantern festival prayer...

Gu Shicheng picked it up again and took a closer look, then laughed mockingly. She hoped that Yuan Xu could find the woman he loved, which meant that he was not in her heart!

His hands suddenly trembled slightly, "I knew that you must have me in your heart."

He placed the lantern in front of the candle flame and lit it up bit by bit.

At this moment, the word Yuan Xu made him feel disgusted. The lanterns burned out and he suddenly felt that what he had just done was inappropriate.

Facing the pitch-black room in front of him and the only burning oil lamp with crackling flames, he felt too lonely.

Why? Is fate playing such a trick on us?

When Helan Xuenuo fell into the water, he subconsciously only wanted to save her. At that moment, he had already made up his mind and she was in his heart.

Her every word and action caught his attention. Every dark night, he would dream of her, the Princess Helan who would wait for him in the palace all day long, the Princess Helan who would make soup for her and have her maid bring it to him.

And... Helan Mansion always stands behind him.

But why?

In his previous life, he was always malicious and hateful, allowing the old princess and Qi Didi to abuse her in every way and ignoring her requests for help.

At this moment, all the disgust turned into apology, and he seemed to have gotten used to having someone who loved him unconditionally without any calculation.

He destroyed it all with his own hands.

He was even willing to commit suicide for Qi Didi.

But what happened after he died? Even after he died, his soul still lingered beside the coffin. He watched Helan Xuenuo cry and say she no longer loved him. His heart ached then, watching her being beaten and abused, watching her commit suicide by taking poison...

In this life, he found out that the person who drugged him was Qi Didi. From the beginning to the end, he was just a pawn in Qi Didi's hands. She took advantage of the friendship she had for him when she gave him cakes when they were young, and made him fall into the web of deep love that she thought she had woven. Step by step, he walked towards the wrong path, getting deeper and deeper into trouble.

Looking back, he seemed to be extremely wrong. Perhaps he had already developed feelings for her but had never realized it. People are always stubborn in making mistakes and stubborn in refusing to admit them.

He had promised his uncle the emperor that he would protect Donglai Kingdom for him, but he didn't do it! After Gu Yanli's death, Qi Didi took control of the government. He didn't fulfill his duty to govern the country and allowed Qi Didi to kill one court official after another. Now that Donglai Kingdom is in her hands, I'm afraid its fortune will not last long.

The lantern burned out, and the flames engulfed his fingers. He felt no pain, only regret.

He withdrew his hand and secretly swore in his heart that he would see Donglai Kingdom prosper in this life and would protect Donglai Kingdom for his uncle the emperor.

And what about Helan Xuenuo? If she still has him in her heart, then in this life he will do his best to provide her with a shelter from the wind and rain. This time he also wants to try to love someone well and be loved by someone well.

He also wants to have a family.

But... he will marry Princess Mengnan in a few days, and he doesn't know if Helan minds. During the autumn market, His Majesty granted the marriage, and he noticed the way Helan Xuenuo was looking at him. It turned out that she was the same and couldn't help but care about him.

He had originally thought that after her rebirth, she would do everything she could to avenge him, but for so long, she hadn't done anything to hurt him. The act of releasing the two military tokens from the Helan Mansion had made him suspicious. Now that he thought about it, it might just be that he was the best candidate to succeed her.

In the previous life, the Helan Mansion was destroyed because of power, and she was just afraid of repeating the same mistake.

Could it be that he misunderstood her?

He was secretly happy.

Since marrying Princess Mengnan is a last resort, it would be better to use Mengnan's power to select the next suitable crown prince and let everything go in the direction it should be.

And Helan doesn't need to worry, he will definitely protect the Helan Mansion.

If she is still angry at that time, he will marry her into the mansion and make her his equal wife, or he can find a place where no one knows her and spend the rest of their lives with her. He is willing to spend his whole life compensating her and making up for her.

He smiled, he hadn't been this happy in a long time...