65 CHAPTER 65: EAT ONE's WORDS

In the dark night, a figure is standing on top of a high tower overlooking a deep valley. The man with his long white hair glittering, reflecting the moon light, have a smile plastered. His moon shaped jewel on top on his forehead, illuminating the dark. His pair of eyes held depth that no one can decipher its meaning. While his dark robe looks like the midnight sky without stars. This man could only be Rui Sheng.

"She's back", he smiled. "Fate and destiny are not easily change after all", said Rui Sheng. But if it's them, would it be possible?

His ability to see another's fate is the same as the first life but at the same time it's different. It seems like his ability has been heighten in this life. It's the same as Li Xi Rui. She is a naturally gifted woman. Whatever she put her mind into, she would be naturally good in them. In this life, her ability to cook has been heighten as well. But her body is not suitable to cultivate even if she wishes to. In the last lifetime, she has been overshadowed by Mu Jiu Jiu, but in this life, would it still stay that way?

"Which one will end up being your destiny this time?", Rui Sheng looked up to the midnight sky. Indeed, he has a lot of secret. Secret of the human fates, secret he didn't necessarily wanted to know. But one secret he didn't know. It involves his cousin and Li Xi Rui. In fact, their fates change with every decision they took.

Long Jie was supposed to live without knowing his own feeling. He was supposed to live in bitterness. After all he did sacrifice his happiness in his last life. But, after realizing his own feeling towards Li Xi Rui, their fate change. It's not better, but it became worst.

Then, Li Xi Rui initiate the next change. She seeks his aid. She was supposed to live an isolated life. Alone with her family. After the broken engagement, they are supposed to move out from the capital. But when she decided to stay and protect her family instead, their fate change again. This time it becomes better. A tad bit better.

Every little decision they'd made, it resulted on their fate changing again and again. There was never definite answer. What did Long Jie sacrifice in exchange of her life? It's his lifetime happiness. The chance for him to obtain his own soulmate. His red thread is no longer connected to that intended person. After the thread was cut off, he shall never have it ever again. He shall never have anyone to share his life again. Even if his soul going through rebirth, he is destined to live his life alone. Again and again for eternity. What he wished for was for Li Xi Rui to be alive again. He hadn't wished for them to be together. He only wished that she will be happy.For him to pay. And the price is his happiness. When he didn't remember anything, that is due to his punishment.

A punishment where the one he loved didn't love him back. A punishment where he didn't remember any future events. A punishment where he was supposed to do the same deed again and again. A punishment where he wouldn't realize his feeling for Li Xi Rui.

How cruel is it for him to be punished that way? Where he will watch her disappear from his life? But this will all change. It is thanks to Rui Sheng that it will all change.

What will be his punishment in interfering? He himself is anticipating the day the heaven decided to collect their debt. And he is ready for it. He is already bored of the game the heaven played. He is bored knowing and seeing everything. So he kept on waiting for the punishment that never came.

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It has been a few days and Li Xi Rui's wedding day is getting closer. Long Jie has generously send 70 chests of betrothal gifts to the Li residence. While the bride returns another 73 gifts to the groom including her dowry. If this is the previous Li Xi Rui, such luxury would not exist. All the wealth come from her commissions in developing recipes for the tea pavilion. Even if the left prime minister is wealthy, but solely relying on his salary wouldn't lead them to accumulate this much treasure.

When Long Jie's betrothal gifts are brought to the residence, the people on the street couldn't help but gaping their mouth widely. When the first chest entered the residence, the people still couldn't see the end of the line. They couldn't help but feeling the envy.

When another line form for the Jian Palace, the opposite happen. Even if the chest are only 4 chests more, than Long Jie's gifts, the crowd have different reactions toward it.

"How many chests are there?"

"72… 73… 74. It's 74 chests of dowry! How could the left prime minister have acquired this much wealth?!"

"It seems like someone have been pocketing money for himself!"

"But that's impossible!"

"What impossible?! Even if he is kind, when one saw so much treasure, one has to be blind to ignore it!"

"Then, he is not qualified to be the prime minister any longer!"

"It's better for our kind to replace him! This kind of minister, we didn't need!"

Isn't it hypocritical for the people to just accuse blindly? Just because they were jealous? Why didn't they investigate the truth? Well, because it's a hassle. Who cares about the truth anyway? What can the Left Prime Minister's people do? Their voice has been drowned in a sees full of malicious insults. Left prime minister try his best to hide it from his daughter's ears. He didn't want his daughter to feel guilty.

As for the said daughter, she had known. She knew. She knew whatever she intended will have different effect to the people. They had already decided to let her father step down. But she will shut their mouth this time! She might not be able to do anything to change the emperor's decision, but she wouldn't let her father be insulted!

"Xiao Xi, QiQi, we will be opening stalls near the residence. Remember, it will remain a secret for the time being!", Li Xi Rui smiled. Her eyes twinkled with anticipation. She will make sure the people know what 'eat one's words', mean!