Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 250 Reflection

At the other end of the alley is Linyang’s famous Flower Street.

The melodious Hu music from the Washe drifted in with the night wind, and the actors sang love songs in a low voice.

Shen Beiqi's dark pupils moved slightly.

A place deep in my heart that had been empty for a long time seemed to be filled tightly with a ball of cotton, making it soft and unrecognizable.

He held her hand in his palm and smiled, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"I didn't tell you because... because... I thought you would dislike me."

Shen Beiqi frowned.

He had thought of thousands of answers, but he had never thought that it would be this one, "Will I dislike you?"

Jiang Li nodded.

"At that time, I was still young, so..."

She paused for a moment and continued, "In fact, even I feel that I am a little shameless. I actually had inappropriate thoughts about you, my brother."

This is the truth.

She has always believed so.

He treated her as his own sister and loved and pampered her.

But she secretly developed dirty thoughts towards him.

How could she say this? How could she tell him that he had always been in her heart?

"If there hadn't been that ridiculous night, and if there hadn't been so many things that happened afterwards, maybe I would have kept this secret, got married, and raised my children..."

"This secret will be buried deep in my heart forever and will never be known to others in this life."

Her voice was very soft.

With just a few words, she completely revealed the secret that she had buried in her heart for many years and displayed it before him without reservation.

He was silent for a moment, and the corners of his mouth raised a very faint arc, "You never thought of telling me?"

Jiang Li bit her lip and shook her head, "No."

Even now they have a mutual understanding and promise to spend their lives together.

She still had no intention of telling him about this past.

Shen Beiqi laughed, and in an instant, an indescribable feeling surged into his heart.

It feels like pain and also like sourness.

It felt like someone was holding his heart tightly and ravaging it repeatedly, and the discomfort it brought was far greater than the pain.

Shen Beiqi folded the handkerchief and put it back into his arms, "So, why did you marry Luo Cheng in the first place?"

There was a hint of questioning in his voice.

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth, "Because my mother came to me at that time... I promised my mother that I would give up my feelings for you and marry myself within a month."

He clenched his fists slightly and suppressed the smile on his lips, "Will you marry yourself off within a month?"

Jiang Li noticed that his tone had become a little cold, and like a child who had done something wrong, she lowered her head and did not respond.

"You knew that my mother couldn't stop me, so you would rather find someone to marry than tell me the truth and marry me?"

Shen Beiqi sighed and laughed at himself, "So, if you like me, why did you promise Luo Cheng that you would grow old with him? He is the only one in your heart?"

She was silent for a moment, then said softly,

"Since I'm going to marry him, I naturally can't focus on you anymore. This is... unfair to him."

Shen Beiqi's eyelashes trembled slightly. Unfair?

Is it fair for him to marry someone else with the love he has for me and then forget about him completely?

From this point of view, although Xiao Wenhao has a bad character, he did a good thing.

If he hadn't interfered, A'li would have become Mrs. Luo's second wife by now.

When I return to Jiangdu City someday, I should burn some paper money for Xiao Wenhao to thank him.

"Ari, do you know how lucky I am now? It seems that God has been kind to me, allowing us to have that night together."

He held her fingers tightly together and said softly, "I won't dislike you, I just feel sorry for you. You have loved me quietly for five years when no one knew about it. I will give you fifty years in return. You will be my only love for my whole life."

She lowered her head and said nothing, tears falling down her cheeks.

She didn't know whether God was blessing her or torturing her.

Everything she hoped for was taken away one by one.

Eight years after my father left Jiangdu, he was a completely different person.

She thought her family would be reunited, but the result was completely different from what she had imagined.

Later, she was forced to marry the third prince.

She thought that once the third prince ascended the throne, everything would be settled and she and him would have a good ending.

But now, she was poisoned again.

Given her current physical condition, she took off her shoes and socks today and doesn’t know if she will wear them tomorrow.

How could I dare to hope that I could stay with him for fifty years.

She raised her eyes and looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Do you still want me?"

Now that she is dying, there is nothing to care about.

What fame, what reputation.

Those things that she once valued most now seem to be worthless.

In the face of life and death, those things that we usually value very much can be completely let go.

Shen Beiqi understood what she meant. After a moment of silence, he said in a hoarse voice, "I want it, but not now."

"What if there is no chance in the future?"

"I said, there are no ifs and no whatsoever!"

Shen Beiqi raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks. "As long as we get to Luozhu and find the Medicine King, you will definitely survive. You must survive. Promise me that you will not give up on yourself, okay?"

Jiang Li nodded vigorously, and said with tears in her eyes, "Okay, I won't give up on myself, and you have to promise me that no matter when or where we are, you will never give up on yourself, okay?"

"You promised me!"

She pulled at his clothes on his chest and repeated over and over again, "Promise me, okay?"

He lowered his head and pressed his lips against hers, their temperatures entwined together.

A colorful firework exploded in the night sky.

Boats are crisscrossing on the lake, and the colorful lights of lanterns are reflected on the water, interweaving into a gorgeous picture.

......

Like a last burst of energy, Jiang Li felt very bad after returning to the inn.

She forced herself to endure the severe pain in her stomach and said to Shen Beiqi calmly, "I just went shopping and didn't find anything I like to eat. Now, I feel a little hungry."

Shen Beiqi handed her a cup of warm tea, thought for a moment and said, "You've been eating porridge these days, how about I ask the waiter to make a bowl of noodles?"

"Okay." She nodded with a smile.

After making sure he was far away, Jiang Li couldn't bear it any longer.

He fell on the couch, holding his stomach tightly, and curled up his thin body.

It felt like someone was holding a sharp blade in her belly, cutting open her flesh and bones layer by layer.

Cold sweat oozed from her forehead. She grabbed the quilt tightly, and each of her knuckles was bluish-white.

The intense pain quickly spread through the blood to her limbs and bones, almost penetrating into her bones. She bit her lower lip tightly to prevent herself from screaming.

When she was about to lose consciousness from the pain, she felt a pair of warm hands holding her in a familiar embrace.

He called her name softly again and again, and she even felt that his body seemed to be trembling.

Jiang Li opened her eyelids vaguely and met a pair of extremely beautiful and familiar peach blossom eyes.