Spirit Hall, Pope Palace
Inside the Pope Palace of Spirit Hall, the hall was silent and solemn. The Sky Screen was still replaying Rouge's desperate attempt to save her unborn child and Ace's burden of an inborn original sin.
Bibi Dong gazed at the screen, a rare trace of guilt appearing on her beautiful face as the story stirred emotions she had kept buried for years.
She turned to Yu Zhi beside her and said softly, "Xiao Zhi, do you think I was wrong?"
Her voice was quiet, but Yu Zhi heard it clearly!
Yu Zhi secretly had a headache. The matter between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue was far too complicated, and even an upright official could hardly settle family disputes. Yet Bibi Dong trusted only him at the moment, so he could only speak honestly. "Teacher, you were indeed wrong. No matter what happened in the past, a child was never at fault. There may be countless crimes in this world, but there has never been such a thing as an inborn sin."
Bibi Dong did not respond. Her gaze went distant as she murmured repeatedly, "The child is innocent...?"
Yu Zhi's heart ached at the sight. He slowly stepped forward and gently wrapped an arm around her dejected form. "Teacher, the past is already over! All we can do now is make up for our previous mistakes! We need not ask Xiao Xue to forgive you, but at the very least, she should know that her mother knows she was wrong!"
Bibi Dong let out a long sigh, and the knot in her heart that had lingered for years loosened by more than half. "Xiao Zhi, you made me see my own heart clearly! I do love Xiao Xue! Because of that beast before, I could not