Li Changyu heard Li Chung-Shen's words and also felt the pain and confusion in his brother's heart. He knew that this situation was a heavy blow to Li Chung-Shen because he had always deeply loved the real Wang Shimeng, and now he found out that he did not marry her.
After a moment of deep thought, the emperor nodded in agreement, saying, "Prudence, you can go find the real Wang Shimeng and understand her situation and thoughts."
Accompanied by Li Changyu, Li Chung-Shen entered Li Changyu's palace. The real Wang Shimeng was sitting there, her face also showing a conflicted expression. When Li Chung-Shen entered the room, her gaze met his, and there was an unspeakable emotion between the two.
Li Chung-Shen finally spoke: "Poetry vine, we need to talk and explain what happened last night."
Wang Shimeng took a deep breath, knowing that she had to speak the truth and make Li Chung-Shen understand.
"Prudence, I am not suitable for you. I fell in love with Li Changyu at first sight," Wang Shimeng explained.
Li Chung-Shen quietly listened, his emotions becoming even more complicated. However, he still couldn't fully accept it, because his heart was filled with emotions for the real Wang Shimeng.
"Poetry vine, I understand that this situation is more complicated than we imagined," Li Chung-Shen finally spoke, "But regardless, the feelings between us are real. I won't give up easily."
Wang Shimeng's eyes revealed deep sorrow, she shook her head gently, with a helpless tone: "prudence, let go. I understand your feelings for me, but fate has changed our path. Li Changyu is my choice, we cannot go back to the past."
Li Chung-Shen felt a heart-wrenching pain, although he understood Wang Shimeng's decision, the reality of losing her was unbearable. Tears involuntarily slid from the corners of his eyes as he said in anguish, "poetry vine, I love you, I can't just give you up like this."
Wang Shimeng fell silent for a moment, then slowly spoke: "What about my sister Wang Minyi? She has become your wife."
Li Chung-Shen replied firmly: "So what? You are the only one in my heart."
Wang Shimeng heard Li Chung-Shen's insistence, and her eyes revealed more sadness and deep thought. She understood that Li Chung-Shen's feelings for her were sincere and profound, but at the same time, she also knew that this situation could not be ignored.
She shook her head gently and said, "Prudence, this issue is not that simple. Minyi is innocent, and she should not be harmed."
Li Chung-Shen's expression became even more complicated. He understood Wang Shimeng's concern, but he couldn't easily give up on his own feelings. He looked deeply at Wang Shimeng and said firmly, "Poetry vine, no matter what, I will not give up on you."
He left the room and walked back to his dormitory with determined and powerful strides.
When he pushed open the door and saw Wang Minyi sitting on the edge of the bed, his heart was filled with complex emotions.
He walked over and sat beside her.
Wang Minyi looked up, with a hint of apology in her eyes: "Prudence, I'm sorry I didn't tell you the truth."
Li Chung-Shen's hand paused in mid-air, his eyes filled with struggle and pain. His hand eventually fell weakly, unable to touch Wang Minyi's face.
In his heart, whether she is Wang Shimeng or not, that face is the person who left a deep impression in his heart.
Li Chung-Shen's eyes were filled with pain and struggle as he gazed deeply at Wang Minyi. His voice was low and calm: "Playing with other people's emotions, is it fun for you? Or do you feel like you can finally climb to wealth and become a phoenix?"
Wang Minyi's eyes flashed with a hint of fear, her face pale, and her lips trembling slightly. Her voice choked up as she said, "Prudence, I... I've never had such thoughts. I just..."
"Just what?" Li Chung-Shen interrupted her, his voice tinged with sarcasm. "Just accidentally became a pawn of the royal family, accidentally deceived me, accidentally climbed to a high position?"
Wang Minyi's tears finally fell, and she trembled as she said, "No, prudence, you've misunderstood. I never wanted to deceive you. I... I was forced to as well."
"Forced?" Li Chung-Shen's voice became sharper. "Forced to become my wife, forced to stand by my side, forced to accept my love? When you approached me, were the tears you shed and the innocent look all fake?"
Wang Minyi shook her head weakly, her voice barely audible: "No, prudence, I..."
Li Chung-Shen stood up, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger: "Enough, Minyi. I don't want to hear your lies anymore. From today, we are just married in name only. Your affairs are no longer my concern."
After speaking, he turned and left the room, leaving Wang Minyi sitting alone on the bed, tears wetting her cheeks.
Wang Minyi looked up at Li Chung-Shen's departing figure, feeling powerless and desperate. She knew that no matter what she said, she couldn't change the misunderstanding and anger in Li Chung-Shen's heart. Her heart was filled with regret, feeling pain for her own helplessness and the mockery of fate.
In this palace, she is like an abandoned shadow, lonely and helpless. In her heart, there is not only love for Li Chung-Shen, but also deep self-blame and helplessness.
Li Chung-Shen slowly leaves the room, his steps heavy, the emotions in his heart like turbulent waves, difficult to calm. He walks in the long corridor of the palace, every step feeling like stepping on thorns in his soul.
In the long corridor of the palace, portraits of the royal family from different eras are hung, each exuding a sense of majesty and loneliness.
Li Chung-Shen's gaze lingers on these portraits, and he can't help but feel a hint of emotion in his heart: the life of the royal family may seem glamorous, but it is actually filled with endless loneliness and struggle.
His footsteps unconsciously led him to a quiet imperial garden. In the garden, various flowers were blooming, emitting a charming fragrance. But for Li Chung-Shen at this moment, all this beauty seemed to have nothing to do with him.
He found a stone bench and sat down, gazing at a pond of lotus flowers. The lotus flowers swayed gently in the breeze, as if telling untold love stories.
Li Chung-Shen's thoughts gradually drifted away, and he remembered the bits and pieces with Wang Shimeng, those sweet times, those shared dreams. But now, everything has become a passing cloud.
His heart was filled with questions: is it the mockery of fate, or the fragility of human nature? Why is beautiful love always so easily broken?
A few days later, Li Chung-Shen decisively issued the order to expel Wang Minyi from the magnificent palace that symbolized glory and love, arranging for her to be moved to a remote and dark corner of the palace.
This decision, like a piercing cold wind, ruthlessly pierced Wang Minyi's heart.
Wang Minyi was forced to leave that place filled with brilliance and dreams, and instead entered a harsh, dark, and cramped environment, where the conditions were no different from those of a servant, in stark contrast to the palace where she once lived.
She stood in this dim room, her eyes filled with shock and despair. She muttered softly, her voice revealing deep helplessness and sadness: "Is this my fate? To wake from a beautiful dream only to find myself trapped in an endless nightmare."
In that moment, she felt like a leaf blown away by the wind, detached from the warmth and hope of spring, and plunged into the cold and despair of winter.
Li Chung-Shen stood outside the door, his face devoid of any pity, only coldness and determination. His voice was icy, "Wang Minyi, this is what you deserve. Your deception, your disguise, should all receive their due retribution."
Wang Minyi turned around, tears welling in her eyes, her voice trembling, "Prudence, I really didn't deceive you. I was forced to do it, I..."
Li Chung-Shen interrupted her: "Enough, I don't want to hear any more explanations. From today on, you are a stranger to me."
With that, he turned and left, leaving Wang Minyi alone in the dim room. Her heart was filled with despair and helplessness. She knew that no matter what she said, she couldn't change Li Chung-Shen's decision.
Wang Minyi sat on the simple bed, filled with doubts and self-blame. She couldn't understand why fate had to treat her like this. Why did her love have to shatter amidst lies and misunderstandings?
Her tears quietly fell, dropping onto the cold floor. In her heart, there was not only love for Li Chung-Shen, but also helplessness and sorrow towards her own destiny.
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