What does that count for?
My one true love.
one Love.
Love hidden deep in my heart.
"Pei Shen, I'm sorry. The miscarriage was faked. I'm at your mercy."
Nanxing tried to bite her lip, but Pei Shen forcibly pried her mouth open with his hand.
"Stop biting, talk!" Pei Shen snapped.
Nanxing closed his eyes. "Whether you want to hit me, kill me, or beat me or scold me, I will have no complaints."
"Open your eyes."
Pei Shen couldn't bear to hit her, so he reached out and pinched her cheek.
Nanxing had no choice but to open her eyes and look at him.
"Who taught you to be so shameless?" Pei Shen said. "Making mistakes is fine, but is this kind of shamelessness an attitude of admitting wrongdoing?"
He wasn't even a fraction as angry as I'd imagined!
Why isn't he angry?
Does he still have the mind to admit his mistakes?
Shouldn't he have given her a severe dressing-down and kicked her out?
Pei Shen stated that while the illness may be acting up, the idea of kicking someone out is pure delusion.
Nanxing remained silent, while Pei Shen muttered to himself.
"I understand. You learned it from me, didn't you?"
Back then, after Nanxing learned his identity, he said to Nanxing, "I'm doing the right thing, and I have a clear conscience, but I feel guilty towards you. Do whatever makes you feel better; I won't back down."
Is Pei Shen joking?
Is he so angry with himself that he's acting like this?
Nanxing stared blankly at him, suddenly realizing that she had never understood Pei Shen before.
Her appearance greatly pleased Pei Shen.
Pei Shen sighed dramatically, "Little Birdie, do you know what your biggest mistake was?"
"I'm deceiving you," Nanxing said honestly.
"No, it's just that they didn't lie to me completely."
Nanxing did not understand his meaning.
Is this an unusual behavior from Pei Shen before he gets angry?
Five or six years had passed between them; apart from their physical compatibility, their spirits might have become estranged.
Anyway, she couldn't understand it.
But Nanxing understood one thing: those who make mistakes have no right to bargain, so she listened.
Pei Shen was very satisfied with her attitude, and a smile even appeared on his lips.
"If you don't tell me, I'll keep pretending I don't know," he said.
Nanxing asked instinctively, "Why?"
He's not that kind of person.
"You can't tolerate any flaws," Nanxing added.
"But my eyes can only hold you." Pei Shen said affectionately and dotingly.
Nanxing could hardly believe his ears.
"Nanxing, do you regret your choice?" Pei Shen asked.
Things are finally back to normal.
Nanxing thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook her head. "No regrets."
She may have missed some things in the past, but she has no regrets.
Because she met Pei Shen, the Empress, and Xiu'er, they were rare beacons of light in her boundless darkness.
"I have some regrets about not looking for you sooner. But other than that, I have no regrets so far."
Nanxing stared at him intently.
She vaguely sensed that Pei Shen's words had a hidden meaning, but she couldn't figure it out.
He clearly didn't want to explain things clearly.
Nanxing's mind raced, and she said, "I know you can't forgive me. Since you can't bring yourself to do it, then let me go. I won't appear before you again..."
Pei Shen sneered, "Do you think it's that easy? If you do something wrong, shouldn't you let me decide what to do with you?"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"I'll imprison you, beat and scold you every day, forbid you from wearing clothes, and do whatever I want..." Pei Shen laughed as he spoke, holding Nanxing in his arms. "I can't bear to."
Nanxing: "You're sick."
Pei Shen rested his chin on her shoulder, reminding her, "Don't hug me, my back still hurts."
Nanxing: "..."
He was really sick, terminally ill.
It seems that he had never been beaten before, and this time the beating damaged his brain.
"Little Birdie, I'm so happy," Pei Shen whispered in her ear. "Really, I'm so happy you didn't miscarry, you were just lying to me."
"I can accept that you can't have children, but I can't accept that you were harmed and miscarried."
"I can't bear to see you suffer like that."
He actually suspected Nanxing was lying, but the moment he saw her bleeding, all his reason was replaced by pity and anger.
At that moment, he truly felt heartache.
"Don't be like this," Nanxing, feeling increasingly ashamed. "Pei Shen, I lied to you."
Scammers don't deserve this treatment.
Especially scammers in love.
"That's my choice," Pei Shen said. "If turning against Noble Consort Jia is your goal, then I'll grant your wish."
"But Little Birdie, you must understand, I am only a mortal, not a god."
"I can't always guess what you're thinking, so next time, just tell me directly, okay?"
"When my heart aches, it really hurts."
"Little Birdie, if I'm in pain, you'll feel sorry for me too."
Nanxing was in tears.
Even though he knew it was a scam, he still jumped in for her sake.
It turns out that all her scheming was just a one-woman show, like a clown's act.
He was both a participant and an observer; he clearly saw through everything, yet he cooperated so readily.
Has she finally found happiness?
Happiness came so unexpectedly.
She finally asked the question that had been weighing on her mind.
Nanxing said, "You acted so decisively, won't Noble Consort Jia hate you to the core?"
"So what if I am? Do you think I'm afraid of her?"
Nanxing remained silent.
With his unparalleled talent and unparalleled arrogance, he naturally had nothing to fear.
But she was afraid.
She was conflicted, fearing he wouldn't help, yet also fearing he'd get too deeply involved.
"Even the Prince wouldn't dare to act so directly, yet you..." Nanxing couldn't hide his worry after all.
Pei Shen suddenly laughed, a very pleased laugh.
"How did you do that?" Nanxing asked again, "In such a short time..."
"Finish what you're saying! Otherwise, if you say it's short, I might easily misunderstand," Pei Shen joked.
Nanxing: "... I mean, how did you manage that in such a short time? Qiao Geng and Wang Chunqiu aren't easy to contact. You..."
"Give me a kiss, and I'll tell you."
Nanxing: "... Be serious."
Pei Shen's face hardened. "You've done something wrong, and you still dare to haggle? Is that proper?"
Nanxing: "..."
Oh well, all men are the same.
She quickly planted a kiss on Pei Shen's cheek. "Go ahead and say it."
"Because I stepped on Prince of Jin." Pei Shen said smugly.
He was somewhat unhappy about being asked by Nanxing to join the Prince of Jin's camp, so he tricked the Prince of Jin.
Nanxing didn't understand.
"I preemptively did what the Prince of Jin had been planning."
Prince of Jin: Damn it, everything was ready, just one step away, and you beat me to it?
What am I supposed to use to curry favor with my wife now?
The Prince of Jin has never suffered such a loss before!
"How did you know?" Nanxing couldn't understand.
"Now that I've decided to work for him, I naturally need to talk to him. He has to prove to me that he's worth it!"
Otherwise, he would have taken Nanxing and fled to another place.
Although the wishes of one's beloved are important, one must first save one's life.
Fortunately, the Prince of Jin proved he was worthy.
"And then you took over what the prince was supposed to do?"
That's really insidious; it really is Pei Shen.