Chapter 71 Chapter Seventy The Broken Sky Star

Three days ago, Prince Duan's Mansion.

Pei Yi, who had been confined in the small courtyard for many days, was currently squatting under the willow tree in the courtyard digging a hole, planning to plant a flower seedling in it.

As a princess for many years, she was particularly kind to the servants in the palace. Even when Prince Duan was furious that day, the people in the mansion never ignored her. There were always servants who were out shopping to help pass some new things into the inner courtyard to make her happy.

She is an excellent mistress, and Wanglou understands this better than anyone else.

However, the suggestions from others who wanted to cheer up Pei Yi and persuade King Duan, who was beginning to regret it, so that the couple could reconcile did not reach Pei Yi's ears at all.

Wanglou would not let her know that Mrs. Xu was not the aunt that King Duan planned to take in, but a spy from Beizhai. Entering the capital as his aunt would not arouse suspicion.

He would not let her know that after the quarrel that day, King Duan quickly calmed down. Not only did he often go to the palace to visit Xing'er in person, he would also habitually walk to the yard where Pei Yi lived after working in the study.

Why should you help Wei Huairen?

Wanglou placed a pot of Mingqian tea on the stone table under the tree, half-knelt beside Pei Yi, took out a handkerchief and helped her wipe away the thin sweat on her forehead.

Pei Yi was a little embarrassed and wanted to take the veil from his hand, but he stretched out his fingertips and held her wrist.

"Master's hands are still stained with dirt, so I'll let you help me."

"Oh, knock on my memory, I forgot."

Pei Yi narrowed her eyes and waited for his hand to leave, then lowered her head and carefully planted the delicate flower seedlings into the pit with great concentration.

This period of time was the most relaxing period for her after the accident at home.

There is no need to straighten your spine all the time, for fear of being seen as weak, losing the integrity of your father and brother, and being ashamed of your mother's teachings.

There is no need to do everything personally, for fear that the general affairs will be blocked, the housekeeper will be lax, and he will not be able to share the worries of King Duan.

There is no need to leave a smile for Wei Anxing no matter how hard or tired it is, for fear that he will think too much at a young age and feel that there is no warmth in being born in an emperor's family.

It's all gone, she doesn't need to care about anything now.

She can be herself.

She even borrowed men's clothing from Wanglou to facilitate movement. Although it was a little loose on her body, it was still much lighter than those dresses made according to the princess's uniform.

"I don't know if this broken star flower can survive. Wanglou, are you sure that's what the boy said? As long as you plant it in a cool place and don't water it too much, it will survive."

She forgot that her hands were stained with soil again, and unconsciously raised her chin, feeling the roughness of her fingers before she let out an "ahhh" sound.

"Okay, I have to wash my face."

Wanglou helped her stand up because her legs were numb. When she sat on the stone bench again and was about to take a sip of tea, he took out something from his sleeve and silently placed it in front of her.

She didn't pay attention at first, just thinking it was something to amuse her. After slowly drinking the tea in the cup, she picked up the small cloth bag and joked with him:

"Is it something I haven't seen this time?"

"Master will know after seeing it."

He was rarely serious, and Pei Yi's heart tightened.

Opening the cloth bag, a wolf tooth engraved with runes fell into her palm.

Pei Yi threw the wolf fang to the ground almost instantly.

She stood up and grabbed Wanglou by the front without thinking, and asked him angrily:

"Where did it come from? Let me ask you where it came from! Why does this kind of thing appear in the palace!"

He anticipated her reaction and calmly looked into her angry eyes that were almost on fire, then held her hand and slowly pulled it away from his clothes.

"Master, please calm down first."

"Calm down? Do you know what that is? And do you know why I am the only one left in the Pei family!"

"I know. But listen to me, okay?"

The compassion in his eyes frightened her, as if he clearly knew the reason for all this, as if he knew some secret that could subvert her life.

It seemed like he was just choosing his words so that what he said next wouldn't irritate her.

Just like the soldiers who came to her home from the battlefield to report their funeral that day, she could glimpse the beginning of the tragedy with just this look.

So she didn't resist, nor did she push away Wanglou's embrace.

Because she doesn't know if she can bear the truth that follows.

"Master, this is what Sasu from Lanfang Pavilion discovered."

She listened to his words quietly, but her body couldn't stop trembling, like a volcano about to erupt.

"Mrs. Xu is from Beizhai. Your Majesty...is secretly cooperating with the people from Beizhai to assassinate His Highness Jiarou."

I see.

She was unsteady on her feet, like a tree that had been hollowed out by worms. Even its roots were unable to take root, and it was about to fall lightly.

Beizhai, all her hatred of the country and her family was born from this. It was ridiculous that the last bit of Wei Huairen's kindness that she thought about in her heart disappeared as he colluded with the people of Beizhai.

But the poison ivy that once entangled her body embraced her as her last line of defense, supporting her not to give up.

"watchtower……"

"master?"

She hugged his neck and leaned completely against him.

"Thank you for telling me this, thank you."

"Master, please don't say that. Wanglou just can't bear to look at you..."

"Don't call me master."

She interrupted him. He suppressed the corner of his mouth that he wanted to raise.

"I don't want to be Princess Duan anymore, and you don't have to treat me as your master anymore.

He and I are together till today."

When she lay on his shoulder and said these words, he finally saw the man pushing open the courtyard door that was not closed by him.

King Duan would pass by Pei Yi's courtyard gate alone at this time almost every day, but the watchtower kept letting him see the locked door.

Today, he thought Pei Yi was willing to give him a step up, so he opened the door without hesitation.

However, everything he saw and heard was enough to make him freeze on the spot. He stared at Pei Yi's back in disbelief, not even noticing the flash of pride in Wanglou's eyes.

"Qingqing? What did you say? What are you doing?"

King Duan's voice was trembling, and he was about to separate Pei Yi from Wanglou. But Pei Yi turned around coldly and glared at him.

That look made him stop where he was and made him feel ashamed.

So he turned around and stared at the watchtower, intending to deal with this audacious dog slave first who dared to overstep this point.

But Pei Yi took a step forward and blocked his view.

"Wei Huairen, long time no see, are you deaf?"

She sneered, picked up the wolf fang on the ground and shook it in front of his eyes.

"Do you want to hear me say it again? It doesn't matter, just listen."

King Duan recognized the thing and subconsciously wanted to snatch it and cover it up, but Pei Yi quickly stopped and did not let him touch even a corner.

"Qingqing, please listen to my explanation. I can explain it. Don't you still believe me?"

He could only say so much. Walls have ears. He couldn't let the people of Beizhai think that he and Pei Yi had not completely broken up yet, and he couldn't expose his plan to wipe out all the people of Beizhai.

But he didn't expect that Pei Yi, who had always trusted him unconditionally, seemed to be a different person. Just the icy gaze she gave him was too much for him to bear.

He regretted that he had taken Xing'er away from her. He regretted that he had played tricks with Beizhai people and made them separated as husband and wife and became strangers.

But now that the matter has come to this, he can only suppress all his guilt and wait until the plan is successful in three days, then he can reveal all the truth in front of her and ask for her forgiveness.

"I don't want to hear it, Wei Huairen."

It's just that every second she was heartless and unloving to him was a stab in his heart.

"Let's make peace."

"What?"

He couldn't believe his ears and stepped forward to grab her shoulders.

"Do you know what you are talking about? I am Prince Duan and you are my princess. How can you reconcile with me?"

What he wanted to say was that they were married, and their love for each other was unquestionable. How could she say so lightly that she wanted to leave him?

Absolutely impossible!

"Are you going to use your status to suppress me? Also, how could your royal family allow me, a powerless orphan girl, to reconcile?"

But she misinterpreted his meaning.

"I'm tired and don't want to be a princess anymore. I will leave on my own tonight. It doesn't matter whether you want to divorce your wife or say that I died of illness. Don't worry, there will be no more Pei Yi in the world."

"No, no, that's not what I meant. Qingqing, how could you treat me like this? Just because of this thing, you have to doubt me? Is this eunuch used to make you and I turn against each other?"
To be continued...