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Hearing this, Duke Bei Chen suddenly raised his head and looked at Su Nuo with bright eyes, causing Su Nuo's heart to feel uncomfortable, but he still smiled, "The Emperor betrothed me to the Third Marquis, so even if the Third Marquis doesn't want me, I can't."

Duke Bei Chen hugged Su Nuo tightly, "No, I will never reject Little Nuo. Never."

Su Nuo smiled. She also knew that this person loved her and had already reached the end of her life. In this life, there would probably be no leeway left.

Bang. A voice came from outside the door. Su Nuo looked over and saw that the young eunuch from before was flustered and did not know where to look.

Su Nuo pushed Duke Bei Chen: "Someone is looking for you."

Seeing that he had already been seen, the eunuch could only muster up his courage and enter. The Duke of Northern Chen did not look at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

The eunuch replied truthfully, "The empress is looking for you."

Lord Beichen frowned as he looked worriedly at Su Nuo. Su Nuo smiled, "Go ahead, I will wait here for you."

The Duke of Beichen looked somewhat wronged, "Last time, Little Nuo said the same thing, but it ended up like this."

"This time, I'm really not going anywhere. I'm just waiting here for you to come back." She would never leave again. After the last lesson, even if he asked her to leave, she would not go.

The Viscount hesitated for some time before leaving. Just as he left, the head eunuch came in. Su Nuo was a little frightened, "About that, he just went to the Empress' place."

When the head eunuch saw Su Nuo's expression, he became a bit more respectful. He no longer looked down on her like he did in the past. He said, "It was the Emperor who sought you out."

When Su Nuo heard this, her eyes widened. Although she didn't want to go at all, she still followed the Chief Eunuch.

Beichen, who was sitting on the dragon throne, saw Su Nuo Lai and said, "Xiao'er, you're here."

Su Nuo lowered her head in a respectful bow. Bei Chen Yan came down and gently helped her up. Su Nuo looked at Bei Chen Yan who had a gentle smile on his face and wondered if the person who was so heartless to his master all those years ago was really this person?

No matter what, the master was this person's son. Was this person really that heartless?

"Nore." Bei Chen Yan shouted.

Su Nuo suddenly came back to her senses. "Your Majesty, what's the matter?" Thinking of his master, Su Nuo's tone subconsciously turned cold.

Beichen said, "Your son has a way to cure the insect poison in his body."

"Really." Su Nuo was overjoyed.

Beichen sighed heavily, "Yes, but my lord is not willing to go." Su Nuo did not understand, and Bei Zhen Yan continued, "The one who developed the antidote is a girl who likes my son, she said that she wanted to marry him in exchange, and in order to comfort her at that time, I agreed, but Nou'er, I know that my son loves you, I do not want to break you two apart, I only hope that my son can go to her place first, cure the insect poison, and then come back and marry you."

Su Nuo listened but did not speak.

"Xiao'er, you know that if that insect poison broke out, it would be better to die than to live, but no matter what my son says, he will not go." Xiao'er, you know, if that Gu poison broke out, it would be better to die than to die, but my son will not go. Bei Chen Yan looked at Su Nuo with a sad expression.

She had seen the effects of the Gu poison from Duke Bei Chen with her own eyes once, and if she could, she would rather give up her life than let him cure her. Since she had the chance now, she would not give up.

"I will tell the viscount." Su Nuo said.

Bei Zhen Yan's eyes lit up, "Xiao'er, thank you. I knew that you would not bear to see my son endure such pain. But don't worry, my son just went there to cure the insect poison. When we return, you and my son will still be together."

Su Nuo asked hesitantly, "But everyone in the capital knows that I'm Jue's fiancee. Is that person okay?"

Bei Chenyan shook his head, "She won't know. This place is far from her residence, and she is a passionate researcher of medicine. Furthermore, she doesn't have the time to listen to anything else."

"That's good." Su Nuo was relieved. She hoped more than anyone that the Northern Duke could cure her of her poison. This way, she would feel that the debt she owed him would be reduced by a tiny bit.

"Nore, thank you so much." Bei Chen Yan excitedly held Su Nuo's hand. Su Nuo looked at him absentmindedly. She knew that this person really cared about Duke Bei Chen. However, why couldn't this person care about her master as well?

Why did he let his master receive such unfair treatment?

Thinking up to here, Su Nuo withdrew her hand and said with a downcast expression, "If there's nothing else from the emperor, I'll head back first. Otherwise, I'll be worried when I get back. I'll definitely tell the duke about the Gu poison."

Bei Zhen Yan was stunned, but he then gave a gentle smile, "Go, don't worry my son, for him, nor is everything. Even if you can discard anything, my son will not abandon you."

Su Nuo trembled and whispered, "Xiao'er understands."

How could she not know? This person's love, this person loved her so much, how could she not know. She knew everything, she knew everything.

The wind blew in gusts, blowing past Su Nuo's face and causing her to feel pain. Su Nuo did not seem to feel anything.

She knew that this person loved her very much and knew that this person could give anything for her, but oh, she never knew what this person had done for her. She was always the last to be told and the last to know what he had done for her.

It turned out that even though the person was standing beside him, he still felt so uneasy and terrified. Was it because he was afraid that he would leave without a sound that day? Was it because he was afraid that he would return to his master's side and never look at him again?

Or was he afraid of —

Su Nuo suddenly felt that her heart ached so much that she couldn't walk anymore. She could only kneel down and allow the cold wind to blow towards her. The servants who walked past all looked at him curiously, but they only looked at him for a moment before leaving.

Why, this person could love her to this extent, she did not want it, she wanted this person to love her less, some are also good, she wanted this person to live well, she wanted to do whatever she wanted, she wanted to be angry, she wanted to smile, she wanted to cry, it did not matter, but, why did this person always make her feel that much pain, why?

Then there could only be one reason. It must be because she didn't do well enough and couldn't make this person completely trust her.

Su Nuo stood up. No matter what, she must make this person believe her and stop feeling so uneasy.

She wanted him to firmly believe that she, Su Nuo, would never leave Northstar City, never leave his side!

Su Nuo's eyes were filled with determination, and walked towards the house. Just as she returned to the house, Duke Bei Chen came back, "Xiao Nuo, it's a good thing that you're here."

"I'll always be here." It was just such a simple sentence, yet there was some uneasiness hidden deep within.

"I know." The look in her eyes was so gentle that it could shatter anything.

In another room.

Bai Qian lowered her flushed face and did not look at Bei Chen Han. Bei Chen Han held her hand and said, "Qian'Er, I …"

Bai Qian shook her head. "It's fine. Yes, I volunteered."

Beichen's facial expression could not be seen, his voice was a little low, "Qian'Er, can we go home tonight?" Bai Qian was taken aback for a moment before nodding his head. If he went back to that house and saw that his pet was so close to that damned Duke Bei Chen, he would definitely not be able to hold back and kill him.

Su Nuo was pulled into the carriage by Lord Bei Chen and met Bai Qian and Bei Chen Han who just came out of the carriage: "Sister."

Bai Qian stepped forward. "Xiao'er, big sister won't be accompanying you tonight. You have to take good care of yourself."

Su Nuo paused slightly before nodding her head.

Bei Chen Han's gaze fell on the side of Su Nuo's face, wishing that he could pierce through like that. However, when Bai Qian raised his head, there was nothing left on his face.

"Elder sister, let's go." Su Nuo waved at Bai Qian.

As the horse carriage drove away, Duke Bei Chen came closer with a big smile on his face, "Good, now it's just me and Xiao Nuo."

Su Nuo smiled. In fact, this person's heart was never this simple. He didn't want anything as long as she was by his side.

Returning back to the house, Su Nuo called out to the man who was about to go rest, "Little Nuo, are you not willing to part with me? Then I'll go sleep with you, okay?"

Su Nuo looked at him and asked, "Jue, you should go get rid of the insect poison."

The Duke of Beichen remained silent for a moment, before he spoke in a flustered tone, "Little Nuo, did someone say something to you?"

Su Nuo wanted to turn her face away. She really did not want to look at such an expression, and it was as though she was being pierced in the heart. However, she did not do so, and only held the hand of the Northern Duke, "My lord, I will not leave. I said that I will spend the rest of my time with you, so I will not leave your side, and will stay by your side until you no longer need me."

The Duke of Northern Chen looked at Su Nuo without saying a word.

"Jue, I just hope that you can cure the poison. Do you know, every time I see your poison acting up, it's here." Su Nuo placed his hand on her heart, "It will hurt, it will hurt, it will hurt so, I hope you can cure the insect poison. Viscount, I'm not asking for anything, I just hope that you can live well, you know."

The Duke of Beichen still didn't speak, he only placed Su Nuo's hand tightly against his own face.

The night was dark, quiet, and filled with sadness!

"As for me, I will wait here for you to come back. No matter how long it takes, I will wait." Su Nuo spoke slowly.

Duke Bei Chen held Su Nuo tightly in his arms, "Damn, as long as it's something little Xiao Nuo wishes for, I will do it. No matter what it is, I will do it."

Su Nuo replied softly, burying her face in Duke Bei Chen's embrace, inhaling his overly warm breath.

This person, this person … Her heart had already started to corrode, yet she still felt such pain because of this person. It was so heartbreaking.

This person, even if she gave her entire life as compensation, it still wouldn't be enough.

Su Nuo was worried that after a few more days, the Gu poison would act up again, and the next day, the Duke of Bei Chen would set off. This kind of bone corroding pain, even if he had one less time, it would be good.