Las cosas malas suceden a menudo

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Qingyun trembled and turned to look at Lige in disbelief.

Li Ge felt a sharp pain in his heart at first, but then he noticed the faint silver in her dark eyes, and he was horrified.

When Shuangdie saw Lige stop Qingyun from slapping her, she was overjoyed and felt a sweet warmth spread through her heart. She couldn't even feel the burning pain on her face anymore.

"You want to help her?" Qingyun's eyes were filled with sorrow.

Li Ge shook his head, a sorrowful smile appearing on his face.

"Your hand hurts, and my heart hurts."

With a gentle flutter of her eyelashes, the silver in her dark pupils gradually faded away.

A tenderness welled up in Li Ge's brown eyes as he gently took Qing Yun's red hand in his and said softly, "Shall we go back to Snow Palace?"

Qingyun looked at the gentle light in his eyes and nodded.

Li Ge took her hand and led Qingyi away from the Butterfly Palace.

He didn't look at Shuangdie even once.

Shuangdie stared in disbelief at Li Ge's departing figure.

She felt as if she had been thrown from the clouds into an abyss, an abyss so cold, so merciless, so heartbreaking.

"Pfft—" The extreme emotions caused Shuangdie to become so angry that she spat out a mouthful of blood, which miraculously broke through her acupoints.

The sweet feeling that had just blossomed in her heart vanished in his cruel indifference.

People say that Li Ge, the divine physician, is gentle and refined, and treats everyone with courtesy. But she also wants to say that Li Ge is the most ruthless, indifferent, and cruel man in the world.

She abandoned her clan and parents for him, earning the scorn of thousands and the hatred of tens of thousands.

She fell into prostitution for him, her jade-like arms becoming the pillow of countless men, her crimson lips the taste of countless men, and from then on, her purity was gone forever.

She mistakenly married the emperor for his sake. In the harem of three thousand, there was intrigue and backstabbing. Long nights passed, and she spent her days alone in her empty room, unable to bear the loneliness.

She loved him for ten whole years. For him, she gave up so much, lost so much, and shed so many tears. And yet he wouldn't even spare her a single glance!

Even if it meant giving up another ten years to get a fleeting glance from him, she would be willing, she would have no regrets, and she would be content.

But!

Yet he treated her so cruelly in front of the woman she hated most!

The slap that woman gave her didn't hurt, the woman's sarcasm didn't hurt, and the woman taking everything from her didn't hurt.

What hurts is his tenderness towards that woman, and his ruthlessness towards her.

She hates it! She hates it so much!

Why did that woman steal everything from her? First, her noble princess status, then her parents' doting love, and finally, the man she had loved for ten years!

She wants revenge!

She—she wanted to make that woman suffer terribly!

She—will make him regret it!

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Volume Three: A Palace of Truth and Falsehood, A Mysterious Invitation

Many versions of what happened at the Butterfly Palace that day circulated within the palace.

Some say that Princess Xiangxue that night was like a demon from hell. Because she was jealous of the Imperial Concubine's favor and the Emperor's delay in bestowing a title upon her, she wanted to kill the Imperial Concubine. However, the appearance of Prince Ande made Princess Xiangxue realize that what she was doing was wrong.

Some say that the bloodshed at the Butterfly Palace that night wasn't due to Princess Xiangxue's jealousy of the Imperial Concubine, but rather the Imperial Concubine's jealousy of Princess Xiangxue. The Imperial Concubine knew that the Emperor, to please his beloved, had replaced all the plum blossoms in the garden with pear blossoms. Therefore, the Imperial Concubine used Princess Xiangxue's maid, Qingyi, to vent her anger. Princess Xiangxue, always kind to her servants, couldn't bear to see Qingyi in such a terrible state and thus caused the Imperial Concubine's face to become swollen and red.

Regardless of the version, everyone in the palace truly witnessed Prince Ande's affection for Princess Xiangxue that night.

The moonlight that night was gentle, quietly bathing Prince Ande and Princess Xiangxue.

Prince Ande held Princess Xiangxue's hand as they walked along the palace path. They walked very slowly, so that even the slightly unsteady-footed woman in green could keep up.

The two of them returned to the Snow Palace in silence.

That night, everyone who saw Prince Ande was amazed. Although the moonlight was gentle, it was far less than one ten-thousandth of Prince Ande's brilliance.

That tenderness is a love that runs deep into the soul; that tenderness is an embrace as vast as the sky; that tenderness is a love that is etched into the bones.

After that night, everyone in the palace knew that Prince Ande had fallen deeply in love with Princess Xiangxue. From then on, no matchmakers ever came to Prince Ande's residence to propose marriage again.

When the Emperor learned of this, he personally visited the Imperial Concubine at the Butterfly Palace and instructed the imperial physicians and palace maids to take good care of her, but he did not ask any questions or pursue the matter against Princess Xiangxue.

The Imperial Concubine didn't say anything afterward, and the matter was dropped.

Snow Palace.

The floor was covered with crumpled paper.

"The pear blossoms in the sky foretell separation. You and I met under the pear tree... and became acquainted..." Qingyi picked up a crumpled piece of paper, spread it out, and as she read, she saw a big X, and her lips twitched.