I turned and left, returning to the palace.
Through the window lattice, I saw him staring at the swing, motionless for a long time.
I chuckled softly and reached out to close the window.
Love is the most hurtful thing.
Whoever falls in love first loses.
I had once lost utterly.
This time, it was his turn.
Since then, I intentionally brought up past events.
Deliberately or inadvertently reminding him of how beautiful our past was.
He was influenced by me and began to reminisce wildly about the old days.
He would take me to pick Lotus Pods.
"Sang Yi, do you remember?"
"That year, we picked Lotus Pods here, and you said you wanted to eat lotus seeds."
"In the end, I picked all the Lotus Pods, and you said they were too bitter and didn't want to eat them."
"I got so angry that I chased you around the entire Imperial Garden three times."
I giggled.
"Yeah, I was really foolish back then."
"I would cut down all the Lotus Pods in the Imperial Garden just for your words."
"And even accidentally fell into the water."
He looked at me and smiled: "Sang Yi, you were quite foolish back then. You cared for me without any reservations."
My smile suddenly froze.
"Liangqiu Hongxin, do you think that my foolishness gives you a sense of accomplishment?"
His smile stiffened on his face.
I pointed at the water's surface and said fiercely, "Then you go down and try it!"
"I fell into the water, and you felt sorry for me. What about you if you fall in?"
"I would feel sorry too."
"Liangqiu Hongxin, you go down and soak for half an hour, okay?"
He stared at me blankly.
After a long time, he forced a smile and said, "Sang Yi, as long as it makes you feel better, I will do anything."
He took off his outer shirt and jumped into the water with a splash.
He soaked in the water for more than half an hour and developed a high fever that night.
A few days later, I brought congee to see him.
His face was pale, but there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"Sang Yi, are you here to care about me?"
I sighed, "Yes, please don't hurt yourself. I would feel sorry."
That bowl of plain congee had salt added by me.
He devoured it hungrily, thinking I had finally softened my heart.
In truth, I just wanted to see him suffer.
Seeing him sad made me happy.
From then on, whenever I was in a bad mood, refused to take medicine, or couldn't eat, he would hurt himself.
Whether it was copying books, chopping firewood, taking hits, or kneeling down.
He used this self-sacrificial way to exchange for my smiling face.
"Sang Yi, do you still like me?"
"Will you love me like before?"
"Will you still be unable to live without me like before?"
He kissed my fingertips, his voice choked with emotion.
"I will die."
"I knew it, you love me, you can't bear to see me suffer."
"Of course I can't bear to see you in pain."
"If you suffer, I will be happy."
"The more you love me, the happier I will be."
He gradually believed that he was a deeply devoted person.
He almost believed it.
He treated me with almost complete obedience and infinite tolerance.
As summer grew hotter, the imperial physician said that my chamber couldn't have too much ice.
So, Liangqiu Hongxin always sweated profusely while accompanying me.
He sat by the bed, fanning me with a fan.
"Sang Yi, go to sleep."
"I'll watch you sleep."
A palace servant approached and whispered a few words in his ear.
I saw a flicker of guilt on his face.
He cautiously glanced at me and impatiently waved the servant away.
"Your Majesty, don't you really want to check on that person from Chengyuan Palace?"
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