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Su Nuo had never felt so happy before. She just wanted to feel this person's body temperature and touch him. This person was alive. Su Nuo stretched out her hand and gently caressed the Duke of Northern Chen's face, slowly caressing him, little by little.

The Duke of Beichen did not move, allowing Su Nuo to touch him. There was still a frivolous smile on his face, but his eyes could not conceal the bottomless tenderness within them.

Just touching it caused tears to fall from Su Nuo's eyes, "No need to be so foolish, there's no need."

Both of them understood the meaning of this sentence, but neither of them had said it out loud.

It seemed that once something was exposed, it would be difficult to repair. Su Nuo knew about it, and so did the Duke of Bei Chen.

Duke Bei Chen just smiled and lifted his hand to help Su Nuo wipe her tears away without saying a word.

In the palace.

A young girl in a bright yellow dress was walking in the palace with a flustered and exasperated expression. Little White, who was behind her, tried his best to keep up with her as she walked, shouting, "Princess, slow down a little."

Situ Ai's face was filled with anger, "Wait, wait! I can't find big brother Jue anymore!"

Xiao Yu replied, "Who told you to go to sleep last night, Princess?"

When Situ Ai heard this, he became even angrier. "How would I know I would fall asleep?" He then stopped and glared at Xiao Yu, "On the other hand, you saw your elder brother leaving, why don't you stop him?"

Xiao Yu swallowed his saliva. "Princess, did you forget that I'm just a servant girl? How could I stop the Third Marquis?"

Situ Ai snorted. "It's your fault anyway." As he spoke, he walked towards the main hall. When the head eunuch outside saw that it was Situ Ai, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Princess Situ."

Without even looking at him, Situ Ai went straight in, "Uncle Beichen, Uncle Beichen."

Beichen put down the imperial report, walked down from above and said: "Ai Ai, what's wrong with you."

Situ Ai's face fell, "Big brother Jue is gone. Uncle Bei Chen, do you know where big brother Jue went?"

Bei Chenyan shook his head, as if he had thought of something, "That brat must have gone out to play with women again. Ai Ai, you know as well. If he doesn't play with women for a day, he won't be able to live."

Situ Ai stamped his foot and said, "I'm a woman too! You can play with me, big brother Jue!" As soon as Xiao Yu heard this, she immediately pulled on her sleeve, but was thrown away by Situ Ai.

On the other hand, Bei Zhen Yan was fine, he just said: "Ai Ai, just wait for a few days, I think he will be back soon."

"Big brother Jue is mine, I won't let anyone snatch him away." Situ Ai looked at Beichen and said, "Uncle Beichen, I want to become your brother, your brother will marry me."

Bei Chen Yan continued to smile: "If that's the case, then I think it's good to have Ai Ai too." After a pause, he said, "Ai Ai Ai, about the Gu worm …"

Hearing this, the anger on Situ Ai's face vanished. He said, "Uncle Bei Chen, I've thought about it for a while. Your illness cannot be delayed. As long as it is delayed, brother Jue will be in great pain. I've decided to return home tomorrow."

Bei Chen Yan frowned: "Can't we do it here?"

"I don't have anything left. That would be bad for my research."

Beichen nodded, "Ai Ai, it's been hard on you."

Situ Ai replied, "This is something that I'd willingly do for big brother Jue. However, uncle Bei Chen, when I'm not around, you must help me look after big brother Jue. You can't let other women steal my fortune."

Beichen smiled, but he still didn't say anything. Situ Ai assumed that he had agreed, said something else, and left.

Second Marquis Mansion.

Bei Chen Han looked at the guards lying on the floor, his face expressionless, and reached out his hand to push open the torture chamber's door. The huge torture chamber was empty, and as Bei Chen Han watched, the hand holding the handle slowly tightened, and then issued a gurgling sound.

"Su Nuo." He spat out these two words after a long time. Every single one of them looked as if they had been bitten and spat out, suffused with eerie cold air.

"Send someone to look for him. Even if you have to dig three feet out, you have to find Su Nuo for This King." Bei Chen Han ordered.

Housekeeper Zhou could only tremble as he accepted the order. He didn't know if he had been struck by bad luck, but he had encountered this kind of situation again and again. However, because of a girl, the Prince was so angry at Su Nuo, after all, he was just a female slave.

Housekeeper Zhou couldn't understand what was going on, so he could only drag his wounded body to do something.

Bei Chen Han made a gesture, and suddenly, two shadows appeared: "You two go take a look at that damned Duke of Bei Chen", and the two shadows quickly left.

Bei Chen Han did not know what he was looking at, but only said one word at a time, "Su Nuo, I will not let you leave me, definitely not."

The west wing was still a mess. None of the servants dared to approach. They could hide as far away as they could.

Xue Rou still maintained that posture, and her reputation had been stirred.

Suddenly, Yan Qingcheng, who wore a plain dress, appeared in front of Xue Rou. In her hand was the unsheathed sword, and it did not match her beautiful appearance.

Xue Rou slowly raised her head and looked at Yan Qingcheng against the light. "It's you." The bloody wound looked even more sinister under the blinding light.

Yan Qingcheng stared at the wound on her face, as a look of shock flashed in her eyes. After which, her expression turned blank as she stated in an indifferent tone, "I'm here to kill you."

After a night of time, Xue Rou seemed to have thought it through, but if one were to speak in detail, it was as if he had given up on her face. He only raised his head and looked into her eyes: "Why?" However, the tone did not mean that he really wanted to know why. It was just a simple question.

"Because you're not good for Juno."

Hearing this, Xue Rou suddenly laughed. She laughed so much that she leaned forward and leaned back, as if she had heard the funniest joke in her life.

Yan Qingcheng didn't move, she seemed to be waiting for something.

Xue Rou's smile lasted for an unknown period of time before it finally stopped. She said, "Then it was the Third Marquis who sent you to kill me."

Yan Qingcheng gave a "yes" in response.

Xue Rou smiled again, but that smile was a little strange. "You do love your Third Marquis, right?" "Actually, I also loved the Second Prince. From the first time I danced at the banquet, I fell in love with him when I saw him, and the Second Prince treated me very well and was very gentle, so he would satisfy me with whatever I wanted, but —" Xue Rou sneered and continued, "It wasn't until I followed the Second Prince to his house that I realized that I really wasn't anything in his heart at all, that I couldn't even compare to a female slave."

Yan Qingcheng didn't say anything, only her eyes brimming with emotions.

Everyone outside says that the Second Prince is a cold-hearted person who can be good to every woman, but he also mercilessly threw his beloved woman into a brothel. At the beginning, I didn't believe it, but now that I believe it, I do believe everything, but why is the Second Prince acting alone towards Su Nuo? Xue Rou asked, but even she didn't know whether she was asking herself or hoping that Yan Qingcheng would be able to answer her question, or both.

Later on, I found out about the Third Marquis' feelings for Su Nuo, so I wanted Su Nuo to be involved with the Third Marquis. I wanted to say this, then the Second Marquis would definitely not want Su Nuo anymore. Xue Rou suddenly lowered her head and began to cry again. "I've been gathering information from the beginning." He then looked at Yan Qingcheng mockingly, "You're wrong too. Do you really think you can wait for the Third Marquis just like this? Dream on. You'll never get there in your entire life. You can't."

Yan Qingcheng's countenance grew incredibly unsightly to behold. Walking up to her, she spoke in a low voice, "I'm different from you." The sharp sword was pressed against Xue Rou's neck, "Then I'll send you on your way now." As he said this, the sword in his hand turned, and large amounts of blood flowed out.

Xue Rou did not resist, on the contrary, it was as if she had been expecting it. She fell to the ground and opened her eyes wide to look at the bright and beautiful sky outside. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something and her face was filled with a crazed expression. "I, understand, understand."

Yan Qingcheng turned her head back to look at her.

Xue Rou seemed to be trying her best to crawl towards Yan Qingcheng, wanting to tell her what she had discovered. "Actually, the Second Prince is against Su Nuo, it's —" Fresh, red blood flowed from her neck, but she could not utter the last few words.

Yan Qingcheng's eyebrows furrowed slightly. Xue Rou's outstretched hand finally fell to the ground. Her mouth was wide open and her face still had a crazy expression. It was as if what she had just discovered was an extremely enjoyable experience for her.

However, no matter what, she was still unable to say it out loud.

Yan Qingcheng sheathed her sword and turned to leave. Golden rays of light shot in from the outside and landed five steps away from Xue Rou, shining brightly. Xue Rou's eyes, however, only stared straight outside.

It was as if there was a low hum of lament, and it seemed like there was nothing at all, only a hurried visit to this world, but in the end, nothing was left behind.

Nothing remained.

Even during the banquet, under the beauty of the dance, the beauty in her eyes, the adoration of the person who turned around, and the deep feelings she had, in the end, left nothing behind!

No.

A little servant girl carefully approached the main house while carrying food. She whispered at the door, "Miss Xue, Miss Xue …" There was no sound at all from inside, causing the little servant girl to be puzzled. Trembling, she stuck her head in.

Steward Zhou held onto the wound on his chest, truly feeling that these past few days had been extremely unlucky. Just now, he had asked everyone to go find Su Nuo, but now, he had been told by his servant that this woman called Xue Rou had died.

After all, in all these years, this was the first time this woman had stayed by his side for more than ten days. Perhaps, his prince wanted to personally arrange her funeral.

Beichen stood in the study room, his face cold and expressionless.

Steward Zhou carefully made his way to the study door and called out, "Your Highness."

Bei Chen Han suddenly turned around and looked at Housekeeper Zhou, giving him a fright: "Found it."