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Jade pear palace.

In front of the bed, Ling Ziyan's face had turned as pale as a sheet. The pain in her body was far less than what she felt in her heart. The heart-wrenching pain caused her to curl up into a bow, with only her withered hands holding tightly onto Duan Mu Yan and Duan Jingyang!

"Mu Yan... It was mufei who harmed you... Otherwise... You can go now … Leave the palace! Leave this ungrateful place... "Cough, cough, cough …"

"Mufei …" Don't worry about your daughter... Marrying Xiao Jingfeng is also good … I've always heard Yu Xuan talk about him … He was a brave fighter, both civil and martial … It was a blessing for her daughter to be able to marry into the Xiao family … Mufei … Your daughter doesn't resent you … " Blinking her eyes, Duan Mu Yan exerted all her strength to stop the tears from rolling down her face. The imperial physician had made it very clear that mufei's body was like a dried up oil lamp. If not for that unfulfilled wish, she would have passed away long ago.

Duan Mu Yan knew that mufei's biggest wish was to personally see him getting married! Looking at his happiness … And elder brother, seeing that elder brother is highly regarded by royal father and recognized by the ministers … Even though it was against her will, she still opened her cherry lips and smiled indifferently.

"Brother …" Don't Go... I'm willing... I will willingly marry Xi Feng … "I promised father …" Duan Mu Yan pulled Duan Jingyang away as she wanted to leave. She knew that her father already treated her brother very indifferently. If her father were to clash with her brother again because of his, she would be very afraid …. She was afraid that her royal father would really harm her brother.

"Jing Yang …" Your royal father will not listen to you … He hates me... "But I didn't expect …" Ling Ziyan's eyes were like waves as her heart was filled with resentment! Why was the heavens so unfair? She had already taken the blame, and she hadn't complained for twenty years, but she never thought that this kind of injustice would continue to her own children! Unreconciled … She really didn't want to accept this.

"What happened to mufei all those years ago?!" It was at this time that Duan Mu Yan stopped Ling Ziyan from speaking. She didn't want her brother to know everything that had happened earlier. She was even more thankful that she and not her brother was the one who had heard those heartbreaking words.

"In those years … Yes … It's time to tell you what happened … "Mufei swears to the heavens that everything that follows will be the truth. If there's even the slightest falsehood, then you won't be a human in the next life …" The crystal clear tears trembled on her eyelashes as Ling Ziyan's thoughts slowly drifted back to 20 years ago.

Duan Mu Yan and Duan Jingyang stood beside the bed, attentively listening to the memories of the past that had been floating in the air for twenty years.

"Twenty years ago, mufei was one of the concubines that your royal father doted on the most. At that time, I remember that as long as your royal father has any worries, he would always come to the 'Jadeite Temple' to taste the Pear Blossom Wine that I brewed. Later on, when he went out to search for her, he met a girl called Qin Yu Die. When he came back, he couldn't stop dreaming, and even when he was lying on my bed, he still called her name … In order to let Qin Yu Die enter the palace, he had entered the palace to admonish his mother on more than one occasion … but the answer is to think about it... When I saw him being troubled by emotions all day long, I became merciful and went to my mother's side to plead for that girl called Qin Yu Die! If I'm not jealous, it's a lie! However, ever since the Ancient Emperor's family, who could monopolize a Monarch's favor … It's a pity that the Queen Mother didn't accept my suggestion. On the contrary, she found the Emperor and rejected his proposal! Later on, I found out that on the second day of my visit, my mother sent a spy to report that the woman called Qin Yu Die was from a brothel. But your royal father insisted that I was the one who was slandering the Queen Mother, separating him from Qin Yu Die. From that moment on, your royal father … There was only hatred … I thought the hatred would fade with the passage of time... But who would have thought that he would hate me for so long … It took me so long that I even forgot the reason... Even though your royal father always said he loved Qin Yu Die, I know him because I didn't get him … That's why they cherish it... If Qin Yu Die had really entered the palace … "Perhaps right now, she's just an ordinary concubine. Heh, that's the way things are. The more she can't get her, the more precious she'll be …" Her quiet voice contained a hint of weakness and sadness. Tears rolled down from the corners of Ling Ziyan's eyes. She felt wronged and helpless.

"Mufei …" It was hard for her to imagine what kind of torture mufei had suffered all these years. In this single moment, she truly hated him, hated her royal father for his ruthlessness and indifference, hated him for his sentimentality and ruthlessness. However, this hatred only lasted for a second before it disappeared within Duan Mu Yan's heart!

"Mu Yan... It was mufei who implicated you... Cough cough cough … If it wasn't for the fact that your royal father was prejudiced against me, how would he have … "Cough, cough, cough …" Ling Ziyan coughed nonstop as if her internal organs had been burned by a blazing fire. The sudden pain caused Ling Ziyan's forehead to be covered in sweat!

Duan Mu Yan fearfully held the unconscious Ling Ziyan on the bed as she looked at her mother in heartache. She then turned around and received the medicinal soup from Duan Jingyang!

"Mufei …" Mu Yan doesn't blame you … I believe that the heavens will not bully Mu Yan! No matter who she married, Mu Yan was grateful … As long as you have a kind heart... "Mu Yan will definitely obtain happiness …" Tears slowly flowed from her eyes and returned to the bottom of her heart. Duan Mu Yan's mind was filled with Xiao Yu Xuan's image … Happiness... How far away from her.

After Ling Ziyan fell asleep, only then did Duan Mu Yan and Duan Jingyang leave the Jadeite Temple.

The moment she stepped out of the Jade Pear Palace, Duan Mu Yan staggered and almost fell to the ground. Luckily, she had Duan Jingyang's support.

"Sister, I've thought about it …" I won't let you marry Xiao Jin Feng no matter what! He has a main wife, do you really want to be wronged as a side wife! Furthermore … I can see... The one you like is Yuxuan! I know royal father doesn't like me … I also know... My character is cowardly... But this time, big brother will definitely stand up for you! " Duan Jingyang's sword-like brows tightly knitted together. He could tolerate being mocked, could tolerate his royal father's dissatisfaction and disregard, but he could not stand idly watching his own little sister jump into the fire pit!

"Forget it …" Even mufei can't change royal father's mind … Furthermore … I said it so clearly in front of royal father … I will! I'm willing to marry Xiao Lingfeng! I'm willing to be a slave or a slave! No matter what … I just want you and mufei to be safe and sound... Brother... After you promised me to leave... "We have to take good care of mufei …" Duan Mu Yan wanted to cry, but she could not. She could not shed tears in front of her mother's concubine, not in front of Duan Jingyang. She had to suffer, but she could not let them suffer along with her!