The days flowed by like water, but they were also used up like my dowry.

In the fourth month of the 20th year of Chong Ming, the Emperor abdicated and the Crown Prince ascended to the throne.

Li Zhe was the Crown Prince's man. In the past few years, he had done a lot of good things in Yueyang City. The people were happy and he was a good official. He also secretly did a lot of things for the Crown Prince. Relying on his identity as the Minister Of Civil Affairs' son-in-law, he passed a lot of information about the Second Prince to the Crown Prince.

I coldly watched as the Minister Of Civil Affairs was stripped of his black veil and his family was exiled. When they passed by Yueyang City, I saw them from afar on the city wall.

When my mother was alive, she always missed the Minister Of Civil Affairs. Even when she was abandoned in the village and lived a hard life without enough food to eat, she never hated the Minister Of Civil Affairs. However, when she found out that the He Family was used as a stepping stone by the Minister Of Civil Affairs, she drank in silence for a night and never mentioned his name again.

But before she died, she told me not to hate him.

I silently looked at the ragged men in the prison carriage. Under the setting sun, their shadows were very long. The carriages slowly moved away, lonely for no reason.

When I listened to the Minister Of Civil Affairs and married Li Zhe, the Minister Of Civil Affairs got what he thought was a good son-in-law who was loyal to him. And I also repaid the debt of three years of him raising me. It was clean and I didn't owe him anything.

I was also not some Wen Xiu. This name was as disgusting as the Minister Of Civil Affairs … I was never Wen Xiu of the Wen Family. If I could, I would like to stay in that village with my mother for the rest of my life. I would only be that nameless Ah Kim for the rest of my life.

Love was too bitter.

Because of the Minister Of Civil Affairs' words, my mother liked to trample herself into the dust and let anyone step on her …

Yanyan waited for Li Zhe's marriage contract for many years. She was despised by her family and hanged herself …

It was really too bitter …

I covered my mouth and coughed. Then, I quietly covered the blood-stained side of the handkerchief. I couldn't let Bi Yu see it. Otherwise, she would get angry again.

"Bi Yu, help me back."

Bi Yu was kicking the wall with her back facing me. She turned around and rolled her eyes at me, then walked over slowly, "Ah Kim, you big idiot!

He must be coughing again!

Who asked you to not listen to me and go out? You big idiot, why don't you take a look at how weak you are!

Don't look at it if you don't like it!

You idiot, why are you in such a rush to make things difficult for yourself?

Big idiot, big idiot, big idiot! "

I was dizzy from hearing her call me big idiot. I almost didn't recognize those three words. I hurriedly begged for mercy, "Okay, okay, I understand, little butler. I swear, I will listen to you obediently in the future!"

Sigh, ever since this little girl learned of my nickname, she has been impudent. I touched the two flower buds on her head and she gave me a disdainful look. I touched them again and hung them on her body. The little girl has grown a lot taller.

I pinched her face and deliberately teased, "Mm, red lips, white teeth, delicate features, which family are you from?"

At first, she would blush and glare at me, but now, she wasn't embarrassed at all, "Big idiot, Ah Kim's family!

Okay, don't make a fuss, get on the carriage! "

We went out from the back door and prepared to quietly go in from the back door. However, we didn't expect that there would be a few more servants at the back door.

Bi Yu helped me get off the carriage. The servants eagerly came forward with a fawning attitude.

The mansion was noisy. A servant cheerfully congratulated me, "Madam, great news! Daren has been promoted and will be returning to the capital!"

"…" Oh, I've been promoted and will have to move to another place.

I covered my mouth with a handkerchief and pretended to cough. In fact, I was hiding my unhappy and annoyed expression.

Not long after I returned to my room, Li Zhe came. Bi Yu stood in front of me like she was protecting a child. I patted her shoulder and asked her to go to the kitchen to boil some medicine for me.

Li Zhe was standing quite far away. He had grown a beard not long ago, so he looked a little like the Minister Of Civil Affairs …

He looked at me affectionately. I was just pretending to cough, but my throat was really itchy. It was so itchy that the original wound on my throat hurt.

Li Zhe sighed softly, "Xiuxiu, you and I have been married for twelve years …"

I couldn't help but daydream. Yes, I got married in the eighth year of Chongming Dynasty. This year, it was the twentieth year of Chongming Dynasty. It had been twelve years.

Li Zhe was still talking about something, so I listened to him attentively, "… Xiuxiu, let's live happily. As long as you forget the person in your heart, no matter what happened in the past, you will always be my only wife."

I looked at him in surprise, forgetting about the discomfort in my throat. "Me, the person in my heart?

Why didn't I know that there was someone in my heart?

Also, why do I feel that you are implying something when you said 'what happened in the past'? "

He paused and wanted to hold my hand, "Xiuxiu …"

I took a step back and avoided his hand. I said coldly, "You'd better make yourself clear."

He was stunned for a moment and then became very angry. "You don't have to explain. Qingyu has already told me that during the few months you were married to me, you were painting a person every day. I have also seen those paintings. The person in the paintings was sitting and sleeping, and every movement was clear. If you weren't, if you weren't with him … how could you have painted so carefully and clearly!"

I looked at him in surprise. I was angry that someone had coveted something that belonged to me. I sneered, "My lord, you are quite good at stealing!"

"You!"

His hands were trembling. I saw that he was about to hit me. I frowned and took another step back. I spoke first, "My lord, please go back. I have no other request. I just want a letter to let go of my wife."

His face turned pale. "A letter to let go of your wife?

You want to be with him forever?

Impossible! "Then, he swung his sleeves and left. When he left, I saw that his hands were trembling. He was really angry.

After he left, I couldn't hold back the itch in my throat. I coughed violently. My white handkerchief was dyed red. Drops of blood dripped down the handkerchief and fell to the ground. My blood was still gushing out. This time, I couldn't hide it from the little girl. I thought with a wry smile.

This time, I was probably beyond cure. When the doctors saw my condition, they all sighed and shook their heads before leaving. Most of the time, they talked about preparing for my funeral. Jasper's eyes were red and swollen, and it didn't subside.

I lay on the bed in a daze. I wanted to smile at her, but I couldn't. I felt as though I was frozen. The cold seeped into my bones. I couldn't feel warm no matter how hard I tried.

Li Zhe had asked the new Emperor for a leave of absence because of my illness. He requested to come to the capital later. As he was the new Emperor's trusted aide, the new Emperor naturally agreed.

This matter caused a small disturbance in Yueyang City and the capital. The men were envious of the new Emperor's favor to him. The women were envious of his love for his wife. I heard that matchmakers had come to the residence one after another …

Bi Yu had a talent for storytelling. She could always make boring things interesting. I thought it was much more interesting than a novel.