I laughed, "Liu Yu, can you believe that I was able to win your affection looking like that back then?"
Liu Yu nodded seriously, "Elder Sister, the way you rode and wielded your spear that day was more beautiful than anyone else."
"Do you know that your heroic appearance that day has lingered in my mind?"
I chuckled, "Liu Yu, you always know how to flatter me."
Liu Yu also smiled, "Elder Sister, if you've fallen for me now, then I'm not flattering you."
Having just married Liu Yu, I naturally wanted to live a good life with him. As I spent more time with him, I even began to entertain thoughts of having children with him.
I had never imagined that I would return to the capital in this lifetime.
Nor had I thought I would let go of Shen Moxuan.
But when I left, I did not refuse the necessity of returning to the capital.
I wanted to live; I wanted to spend my remaining years with Liu Yu.
I knew my illness could only be cured by returning to the palace.
After Liu Yu and I returned to the capital, I saw Shen Moxuan again.
He was dressed in a dragon robe, just as I remembered him.
I softly said, "Shen Moxuan."
Hearing this, he immediately stepped forward and embraced me, whispering in my ear, "Qing Yao, you have finally returned."
In Shen Moxuan's arms, I felt his heartbeat. "Shen Moxuan, I'm back."
Shen Moxuan said, "Qing Yao, I've missed you so much. I've been thinking every day about when you would come back."
I looked up at Shen Moxuan in his embrace. "Shen Moxuan, I've married Liu Yu. We are now one."
I pulled Liu Yu forward. "Liu Yu, this is my brother Shen Moxuan whom I've often mentioned to you."
Shen Moxuan's gaze shifted from me to Liu Yu.
I clearly saw the sudden change of emotion in Shen Moxuan's eyes.
Just moments ago filled with joy, it turned cold and indifferent upon seeing Liu Yu.
When Shen Moxuan faced me alone, he asked, "Qing Yao, are you angry with me?"
"Qing Yao, come back, return to my side."
I shook my head. "Shen Moxuan, I have come here only to seek medical help. There is no need for me to be by your side anymore."
Hearing this, Shen Moxuan couldn't help but feel anxious. "How can there be no need? Qing Yao, I long for you to stand beside me and share this land together. In the future, I will protect you."
I smiled. "Shen Moxuan, who can predict what the future holds? I have already found someone who can protect me for a lifetime."
I paused and continued, "Shen Moxuan, I have come solely to seek medical treatment. If you still care about our past feelings, then treat me. If you are fixated on something else, I will take my leave."
Shen Moxuan looked at me, his eyes filled with pain.
I stood firmly before Shen Moxuan. "Shen Moxuan, I am now married to Liu Yu. He and I are bound together through life and death, never to part."
Shen Moxuan gazed at me with deep sorrow. "Qing Yao, are you truly going to do this?"
I was about to speak when suddenly I fell ill again.
I felt a chill throughout my body, as if I were in an ice cellar.
I trembled violently. "Shen Moxuan, call Liu Yu to me; I want to see Liu Yu."
Shen Moxuan did not call Liu Yu in; he just held me tightly, trying to warm me up.
But I only felt colder. "Shen Moxuan, please, call Liu Yu; I want to see Liu Yu."
Yet Shen Moxuan only held me tighter. "Qing Yao, please don’t leave me, okay?"
I lost the strength to speak and fainted in Shen Moxuan's arms.
When I woke up again, I sensed a faint scent of medicinal herbs in the room.
Shen Moxuan was by my side; as soon as I opened my eyes, his first words were, "Qing Yao, you have finally woken up."
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