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"With you here, what do I need to be afraid of?"

How many secrets did this woman have? Why did he always think that after he understood her well enough, that he had already known everything about her, he would be able to unleash even more potential?

This woman was truly like an unfathomable treasure, every time when he had hollowed it out before, it would burst out with even greater brilliance.

Furthermore, Ji Yunkai's actions might very well break the situation in Jiangnan, and might even destroy the plan set up by the Emperor many years ago to use the Wealthy Clans in the south to resist the Northern families.

The ten great worlds had evaluated her: 'It was indeed not wrong to use such a simple method to disrupt the entire world'.

"Quite the nerve." Xiao Jiu'an suddenly laughed, her stern expression softening, as though a cold winter had suddenly risen up to the sun.

Warmth, however, was enough to startle people.

If it wasn't for Xiao Jiu'an, her backer, who kept his word, she wouldn't dare to play like this.

A single mistake could cost him his life.

"Right, with This King here, you don't have to be afraid of anyone." Xiao Jiu'an solemnly nodded her head. She said such a shameless sentence as if it was natural.

Of course, this was also the truth. In the Revelation, there was nothing that he, Xiao Jiu'an, couldn't or wouldn't dare to do.

"You don't have to worry about the bet. As long as This King is here, the emperor won't go back on his word." He would not allow it.

"I'm not worried at all." When Xiao Jiu'an returned before the Spring Lantern Festival, it meant that he cared about her. She did not leave her alone in the capital, leaving her to fend for himself.

On the other hand, if Xiao Jiu'an did not return before the Spring Lantern Festival, she would have lost.

Fortunately, Xiao Jiu'an did not disappoint her.

Although she was not wrong in her heart, but …

This New Year, she was very happy to see Xiao Jiu'an coming back. She believed that the new year would begin anew, including the time between her and Xiao Jiu'an …

Contrary to Ji Yunkai's happiness, at this moment, Xiao Shiqing, who was celebrating the New Year's Eve alone in her courtyard, looked at the huge fish and big meat on the table as tears silently dripped down her cheeks.

This was the first time she had spent the New Year alone, eating alone.

She didn't know how she could lead such a life. She had a home, but she lived as if she had no home. She had relatives, but she lived as if she had no family.

Now that she knew about Yan Bei, it was like a slap on her face. It was so painful that it broke all of her perseverance.

Just as she had investigated, Xiao Jiu'an was indeed not her twin brother, but so what?

Even if it wasn't her brother, he was still the descendant of the Xiao Family, the heir to the family tree. He was Xiao Shiqing's brother.

She didn't understand, why did she feel like she was bewitched in the past, because Xiao Jiu'an wasn't her twin brother, but instead thought that he was a thief who stole everything that belonged to her?

But she wasn't a brainless person, so why would she be so sure of what mufei said?

The Emperor is right, as long as the successor of the Xiao Family is someone from the Xiao Family, it doesn't matter whether the heir comes from her mother's stomach or not.

If her mother couldn't be reborn, could it be that she wanted the Xiao Family to have no heir, to have no king in the north?

"Brother... I regret it. " Looking at the delicacies on the table, Xiao Shiqing's tears fell like rain.

She regretted, regretted making an enemy of Xiao Jiu'an, regretted stirring up trouble in Yan Bei, regretted cooperating with the Emperor. Right now, not only would she not be able to return to Xiao Family, she would also not be able to return to Yanbei.

Regardless of whether it was Xiao Family or Yan Bei, there was no place for her.

The people of Yan Bei would never accept a Infanta who had sacrificed them, and she had no face to return.

"What should I do?" Xiao Shiqing covered his face with both hands. She didn't want others to see the tears on her face, and even more so, didn't want them to see the regret in her eyes.

The thing she had always believed in had been broken, the force that had been keeping her going, had been shattered. She had no idea what to do now.

Continue to make Xiao Jiu'an his enemy, and snatch back his "belongs" Prince Yanbei's Mansion?

But, does Prince Yanbei's Mansion belong to her?

From beginning to end, the Prince Yanbei's Mansion did not belong to her, it had always been her mufei's obsession, and she had always lived for her mufei's obsession.

However, she had been living for so many years just for a single obsession. How was she going to live if she stopped all of a sudden?

Xiao Shiqing looked at the dishes on the table with misty eyes. His tears blocked his vision, making her unable to see them clearly.

In a moment, Xiao Shiqing broke down, unable to hold back anymore, she laid on the table and started bawling.

All these years, it was she who had let Xiao Jiu'an down, and this brother of hers who had never let her down.

In the years after her royal father and mother had died, it had always been this elder brother who had propped up the entire Yanbei region, supporting her through the heavens and earth.

And no matter how busy or tiring, wherever she was, her brother would rush back every New Year to eat with her, accompany her to celebrate the new year, and prepare New Year's gifts for her.

Even though he rarely spoke, he was sitting right in front of her, where she could see him, where she could see him whenever she wanted.

"Brother … …" Xiao Shiqing called out in a low voice, calling out helplessly.

It is only when one loses something that one understands the value of possession.

She had always complained that Xiao Jiu'an was too quiet, and did not treat her, her sister, well, she had even said more than once that they were indeed not siblings. Xiao Jiu'an only wanted to take control of everything in the Prince Yanbei's Mansion, why would she care about her life?

But now that she thought about it, although Xiao Jiu'an was not close to her, he did not ignore her. Everything around her was the best regardless of whether it was person or item. Whatever she wanted, as long as she opened her mouth to mention it, someone would definitely bring it to her.

In fact, even her elder brother had unhesitatingly agreed to help her in the military without hesitation. He had completely trusted her and had never been on his guard against her.

Even if it were her own brother, she wouldn't be able to do it so well.

She could no longer go back. The moment she poisoned Xiao Jiu'an, she could no longer go back …