The silent darkness made her breathless, and she kept running towards the light, as if that was where her hope lay.

light snow.

A low and familiar voice came from the light, and she knew it was Xiao Zhan's voice as soon as she heard it.

He is calling her.

Her steps became faster and faster, and he called her, so she had to hurry over.

light snow.

As her pace quickened, Xiao Zhan's voice became clearer and clearer, and the light became brighter and brighter.

Finally, she came to the light and came to his side.

But the sight before her almost took her breath away.

She saw him lying in front of her, covered in blood, calling out her name, his life in danger.

Fear and anxiety swept through her heart like a tsunami.

This was the first time she felt real fear since her rebirth.

She rushed forward quickly, wanting to treat him, but an arrow suddenly streaked through the night sky and flew straight towards Xiao Zhan's heart.

“Yun Che.” In extreme panic, she suddenly opened her eyes and woke up from her dream.

Her whole body was soaked in cold sweat, and her wet hair stuck to her snow-white neck, looking both messy and uniquely beautiful.

She sat up panting, looking around and making sure she was still in her room, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“It was just a dream.”

She supported herself on the bed with both hands, and carefully recalled the dream she had just had. The image of Xiao Zhan lying in a pool of blood became clearer and clearer in her mind, making her feel very uneasy.

Yun Che, you must be safe.

She prayed silently in her heart, and her hands gripping the edge of the bed clenched unconsciously.

"Why won't you accept me?"

Just when Jiang Xue was finding it hard to calm down, Xiao Gui's voice came from outside the window. It sounded a little sad, as if she was arguing with someone.

Jiang Xue put on her clothes, got out of bed, and slowly walked to the window.

Not far away, Xiao Gui was standing opposite a young man dressed in a guard's uniform. The young man looked quite handsome.

Why does this guy look so familiar?

Jiang Xue looked at him carefully, but couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Xiao Gui's face flushed slightly, but it was not a blush of shyness, but a blush caused by anger.

She stared at Xie Linyuan in front of her, waiting for him to give an explanation.

Xie Linyuan bowed his hands, leaned forward and bowed his head, respectfully saluting Xiao Gui.

"Thank you so much, Princess. I really don't deserve it. I am just a small guard in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion, and my status is very low. Princess, you are the emperor's daughter, Bei Ling's golden branch and jade leaf. Our status is simply heaven and earth, so I dare not have any wishful thinking, let alone climb up."

Xie Linyuan spoke with his head down. Every word he said made sense, but every word was like a knife, stabbing into Xiao Gui's heart.

"Status and position..." Xiao Gui looked at his lowered head and said heartbrokenly, "Is this why you don't accept me?"

She smiled bitterly to herself. Did he know that she cared least about the title of princess?

Since she was little, because of this name, she couldn't cry out loud, couldn't laugh heartily, and couldn't do what she wanted to do.

She had never experienced even a little bit of the happiness and freedom that ordinary girls had.

Moreover, because her mother died early, she was fostered under the name of the queen. On the surface, she was the only princess in Beiling who was given a title when she was still a minor, and she enjoyed great glory. But privately, the queen was indifferent to her and allowed her to be bullied by concubines in the harem and other princesses with backgrounds.

On several occasions, the Queen even wanted to give her to a powerful official as a concubine. If it weren't for her Fourth Brother's repeated rescue, how could she have lived safely until now?

Even the time when she was almost sent to be bullied by the deposed crown prince of Beixi was because of the princess's identity.

In Xiao Gui's opinion, if she could leave that cannibalistic palace and live the rest of her life freely, she would rather give up the title of princess.

Listening to her crying words, Xie Linyuan's heart softened and a feeling of heartache surged in his heart.

Don't cry, he kept repeating to himself, but he couldn't say the words.

The difference in status between a princess and a guard was bound to lead to no good outcome.

Emperor Beiling would not allow his daughter to marry a minor guard from a marquisate, nor would he allow the Yong'an Marquisate, which was close to Prince Gong, to have anything to do with the court.

It's not that he didn't want to agree, but he couldn't agree, because he knew that once he accepted Xiao Gui, the turmoil caused would be enough to destroy the Yong'an Marquis Mansion overnight.

Not only the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, but also the Prince Gong's Mansion and Xiao Gui himself will suffer misfortune in this turmoil.

So, even though her tears made him so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe, even though he truly liked this simple and kind girl, he could only go against her wishes.

He nodded heavily, as if he had made up his mind: "Yes."

"You..." Xiao Gui took a few steps back angrily, pointed at him and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Jiang Xue.

"Anle, can you come over and help?"

Seeing someone coming in the yard, Jiang Xue had to interrupt their conversation.

If someone saw Xiao Gui alone with a strange man and looking so sad, I wonder how much gossip would spread.

When Xiao Gui heard Jiang Xue's words, he looked up and saw a figure gradually approaching the gate of the yard. He immediately understood what Jiang Xue meant.

She wiped the tears from her face, hurriedly asked Xie Linyuan to leave, and quickly went into Jiang Xue's room, bowing to her in gratitude.

"Princess Gong has woken up."

The two of them didn't wait long in the room before they saw Madam Fang and the wife of Marquis Yong'an walk in together.

Seeing Jiang Xue wake up, the two ladies' faces turned from gloomy to bright, and they were surprised and happy.

Before they came in, Xiao Gui had already told Jiang Xue that it was thanks to the help of the two ladies that she and the two maids were able to receive timely medical treatment.

Therefore, as soon as she saw the two ladies, Jiang Xue bowed deeply to them to express her gratitude.

"Princess Gong, there's no need to do this." Seeing her perform a great ceremony, the two ladies hurried forward to help her up.

"The two ladies have been generous in helping Changle. Changle should thank you two," said Jiang Xue.

"It's just a small matter, not worth mentioning. Besides, Princess Gong saved Qiao'er once before, so today let's just consider it as Yu Niang returning a favor." Madam Wan looked at her and smiled faintly, with a hint of complex pity in her smile.

Jiang Xue was a thoughtful person and she quickly noticed that there was something unusual about Mrs. Wan's smile.

"Madam Wan, do you have anything else to say to Changle?"

Oh, what a sharp-minded child she is. Nothing can be hidden from her.

An Qingyan and Madam Wan looked at each other and sighed.

An Qingyan came forward and said to Jiang Xue in a serious tone, "Princess Gong, I know you are weak now. I didn't want to tell you this, but you are the princess of His Royal Highness Prince Gong and you have the right to know the truth."

Hearing An Qingyan say this, Jiang Xue's uneasiness reached its peak.

But she still remained calm on the outside: "Madam Yong'an, has something happened to Yun Che?"

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