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As the carriage drew closer, his harp came to a halt, and he looked past me with his burning gaze behind me.

"Miss." A soft sound broke the silence.

There was the sound of coughing. He clenched his fists tightly, but didn't move forward.

Then I saw a gentle smile rise on his face and he said, "Zhiqiu, you play so well. Life is so easy. A thousand gold is easy to get, but a beautiful woman is hard to find.

I smiled. What he said was too much of a lie.

I don't like to owe others either. If he helps me, I'll just return the favor.

He was clearly the Third Marquis, who had both power and influence. He had another woman in his heart, but he had to come up with this kind of plan just to make her give up. He was so childish.

"Mu Xue, this is the woman I admire. Her name is Yun Zhiqiu." He stepped forward and pulled me up.

I turned my head and did not expect to see sadness and pain in that weak willow-like girl's jade-like eyes. I thought that no matter how hard a man's heart was, it would instantly turn into water.

"Hello." I smiled. She was beautiful, elegant as a flower carved out of white jade. I sighed in my heart. She and I seem to have some similarities, but I don't have that kind of refined beauty. I'm like a wild girl, unable to get on the stage.

A strand of hair let the wind blow. Just as I was about to pull it out to my ear, a hand faster than me gently coiled the hair around my ear, placed it on my shoulder and gave me a shock. He then said: "Muxue, my guqin, she understands. I want to treat her well. She's a very good girl. "

It shook me soft, shook my heart so much that I couldn't contain anything anymore.

I knew it was an act, but I acted as if it was real.

Mu Xue bit her lips as tears silently rolled down her cheeks. "I don't believe it. I don't believe it."

"Mu Xue, a lot of things will eventually pass. I have a lifetime to go and I will leave with Zhi Qiu."

After he finished speaking, he looked at me with that kind of gentle gaze. His fingers lightly rubbed my face in an ambiguous manner, then said softly, "Mu Xue, I'm sorry."

"I'm hungry." I whispered.

I didn't want to see her tears, her pain, her accusation, her disbelief, like I had stolen the only treasure she cared about. I didn't know how to face this, how to show off, it made her even more upset, her tears seemed to be lashing my heart, making me feel bad standing in front of her for a while longer.

He gently put his arm around my shoulders and helped me walk. "It's not far from here. If there's anything to eat, I'll take you there."

His gentleness, like water, filled my heart.

We walked past her, his hand still in its grip, as we walked out.

However, when I raised my eyes to look at him, his eyes were cold and desolate as he quietly walked away. All of the green bamboos withered in an instant while the leaves began to mourn.

The carriage passed us, and he stood beside me, and as he passed I could hear the sound of sobbing.

I think she must have cried very hard.

Would she feel better if she knew that he was upset?

But he wouldn't let her know.

When the carriage was out of sight, his hand slipped limply from my shoulder.

"It's not too late to chase them now." I said it calmly.

He put away some of the pain in his eyes, smiled at me and said, "What you said will pass. Zhiqiu, the best ending for me and her is not knowing each other at all."

"Is she someone you can't love?" I asked, tilting my head.

He nodded his head and honestly replied, "Yes, she is the Imperial Concubine of the palace."

This identity caused my face to turn pale.

However, he gently smiled and said, "Let's get to know each other again. I am the most incompetent of the three princes of the Great Qin Dynasty, Xia Junchang."