After rebirth, I cried and criticized the prince

Chapter 122 The future is long

Helan Xuenuo looked at him in confusion, wanting to see what misunderstanding he was going to talk about.

Gu Shicheng stared at the person before him, his face grumbling with stubbornness. Ever since he'd met her after his rebirth, she hadn't given him a good look. He didn't know why, but he became cautious, lowering his head slightly. "Don't blame you for being so angry. In the past... I was indeed blinded by a single leaf, causing you to suffer injustice. I just... wanted to make it up to you."

Helan Xuenuo felt a pang of pain in her heart, and she began to feel sorry for herself in her previous life. It seemed as if she was no longer the same person as she is now.

In her previous life, she didn't ask him to bow his head, but only asked him to look at her, or to be intimate with her a few times like an ordinary couple. However, she didn't expect that what she got in return was the annihilation of the entire Helan Mansion.

She had only seen him bow his head for one person and be gentle to one person. That was the special treatment only given to Qi Didi, for whom he was willing to sacrifice his life.

How come now that he has Qi Didi, he is so easily humbled and speaks down?

She once thought it was harder than climbing to the sky.

Now she just felt ridiculous. She hated it even more. Why was she the one who was trapped by all the past? She was the only one who had experienced all the abuse and the pain of losing her mother and father.

And now, starting over again, they acted as if nothing had happened, and she was the only one trapped in that nightmare.

If…if…he was also reborn! She would definitely not care about anything else and would kill him even if she found a knife.

She raised her eyes and stared at Gu Shicheng, then smiled coldly and said, "Your Highness and I have never been close, so I will definitely not stand up for you. Since it's all a misunderstanding, how can I make amends?"

"Your Highness...is getting married to Princess Mengnan in a few days, so how come you have time to come here? We've already finished our meal. Your Highness, can you ask the waiter to clean up and serve a few dishes, which will be charged to me."

Seeing her stubborn expression, Gu Shicheng's eyes were filled with indifference. The dishes on the table were clearly from the beginning of the meal. He said nothing more, "Never mind... there's still a long way to go." He flicked his sleeves and left.

After Zhu Feng and Gu Shicheng left Wenxiang Tower, he complained, "Your Highness, if you really want a woman, you can just snatch her away. Why not use any means? Why bother giving her this?"

Gu Shicheng shook his head. If he hadn't experienced so much in his previous life, he might have been able to snatch her back... But she had lived two lives, so she must have resentment towards him. He was the one who wronged her first.

"Don't say such ridiculous things again in the future."

"Yes."

Not only Helan Xuenuo was puzzled, but Yuan Xu was the same.

Gu Shicheng's attitude today forced her to face a problem. Gu Shicheng seemed to care about her particularly. She had seen the tone he used when he spoke to her just now when he was talking to Qi Didi.

Why?

She just felt a headache coming on and stopped thinking about it. No matter what, she wished that Gu Shicheng and Qi Didi would die sooner rather than later. She no longer had any attachment to him. The her who once deeply loved Gu Shicheng was her in her previous life, not the her of today.

"Honeysuckle..."

While Yuan Xu was speaking, Helan Xuenuo came to her senses a little, sat down, and Yuan Xu followed suit.

Yuan Xu poured himself a cup of fragrant wine and drank it. Then he said, "Prince Ding'an is really abnormal. He is a cannibal. Honeysuckle, stay away from him." He said to Helan Xuonuo with a firm look, "If the problem really cannot be solved, I can help you."

He seemed to be begging her.

She had lost her appetite, and even the fragrant wine she had been craving had lost its flavor. She only nodded in response to Yuan Xu's words, not knowing where to begin. She was thinking, "I don't want to cause Yuan Xu any more trouble."

After they ate a few more bites of food, Helan Xuenuo felt a headache, so Yuan Xu sent her back to Helan Mansion.

Xiao Zhu was also surprised why she returned home so soon. She was clearly in such a happy mood when she first left, but when she came back, she seemed to be worried, with a gloomy look on her face.

She asked the kitchen to make a dish of braised pears with old white tea and brought it to Helan Xuenuo.

Helan Sprite was sitting under a mulberry tree with her chin in her hand, smelling the fragrance. She picked up a small spoon, scraped the pear, scraped off a spoonful of yellowed pear flesh, and ate it with rock sugar and osmanthus.

Xiao Zhu sat aside and waited until she had almost finished eating before she dared to speak, "Miss, is it Master Yuan who has upset you?"

Helan Xuenuo finished the last bite, put down the spoon, shook her head and sighed, "No, Yuan Xu has always treated me very well." Xiao Zhu wondered, "Why is that?"

Helan Xuenuo saw Xiaozhu's worry about her, and her fair face turned red. Unable to help it, she forced a smile and said, "I'm really fine, just a little tired."

Xiao Zhu also believed everything she heard and was busy coaxing Helan Xuenuo to go back and rest. Helan Xuenuo half-heartedly lay down on the bed. She hugged the quilt in her arms, her mind full of what Gu Shicheng said today. She didn't know why she was very unhappy.

She felt a little bitter. Why was she the only one trapped in that nightmare?

At this moment, she seemed to have figured it out again. So what if she was the one trapped? Yuan Xu had sacrificed everything for this life, so she had to live well. And Gu Shicheng, like Qi Didi, was not a good man, so she had to be wary of him.

She fell into a deep sleep hugging the quilt.

She had a very long dream. In this dream, she was still alone and helpless, still suffering all kinds of humiliation, and still experiencing the pain of losing her parents. She never woke up from this nightmare.

The palms of her hands that were gripping the quilt were sweating. It was autumn, but she felt like she was on fire.

When Xiaozhu came to call her for dinner, she found that she couldn't wake up no matter what she did. She could only hear Helan mumbling something. She looked again and saw that she was hugging the quilt. She hurriedly touched her head and found that she had caught a cold and her head was hot.

Xiao Zhu was busy all night, wiping Helan Xuunuo's body repeatedly with cold water and feeding her a lot of medicine.

General Helan and his wife also sat there anxiously, and the temperature only dropped late at night.

When Helan Xuenuo opened her eyes blearily, she felt them sore. It wasn't until she saw General Helan and the old lady sitting by her bed, looking at her, that she felt at ease. Fortunately, this wasn't a dream.

She cried and hugged the old lady, and the old lady coaxed her to sleep, and then the two returned to their own yard.

Helan Xuenuo couldn't remember how many times she had been awakened by nightmares, always afraid that it was all just a dream, and only after opening her eyes and confirming that everything was real and starting over again could she feel at ease.

When she woke up again, it was already daybreak. Xiao Zhu was asleep beside her bed, his right cheek in his hand. No matter how careful she was, Xiao Zhu woke up immediately, asked about Helan Xuenuo's health, and touched her all over. Only when he confirmed that the fever had subsided did he feel relieved.

She sighed, took out a box of cakes and opened it. There were several kinds of cakes, including Poria cocos cake, crystal taro paste cake, and some candied fruits.

She looked at Helan Xuenuo lovingly, "Miss, do you know? You've been sick for two days! I was so worried." She pointed to the cakes in the box, "Young Master Yuan came to the mansion yesterday. He knew you were sick and specifically asked for these cakes to be sent to you. He said you were most afraid of taking medicine, and that the medicine would not be so bitter after taking it with sweet cakes."

Helan Xuenuo didn't know how she'd been sick for two days. Seeing the dark circles under Xiaozhu's eyes, she felt so distressed. She looked at the cakes Yuanxu had brought her and picked up a piece of crystal taro paste cake. As she ate, she felt like crying, and she couldn't help crying.

Xiao Zhu was anxious and said angrily, "It's all those bad guys' fault. They caused you to fall into the water. Otherwise, how could you be sick?" She coaxed Helan Xuenuo along her back, "Don't cry, girl."

Helan Xuenuo felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Xiaozhu coaxed her like a child.

Seeing Helan Xuenuo smile, Xiaozhu asked the kitchen to send a bowl of barley porridge. Having just recovered from a serious illness, she waited for Helan Xuenuo to finish a piece of cake before putting it away, not letting her eat it, and letting her drink the porridge instead. She also didn't forget to worry about it and said, "Miss, are you still angry with Master Yuan? Now you know who treats you well!"

Helan Xue lowered her head slightly, and a "hmm" sound came out of her nose. Xiao Zhu was satisfied. But Xiao Zhu had no idea why she was angry with Yuan Xu. Yuan Xu was such a good person, so good that she began to feel that she was far behind and unworthy.

By the evening, Helan Xuonuo was almost fully recovered. While dining with General Helan's wife, she was forced to drink several bowls of astragalus, ginseng, and chicken soup to replenish her body. She ate a very satisfying meal.

I walked around the flower hall and corridors several times and drank a bowl of sour plum soup to help digest the food.