he wanted to make sure that, after confirmation, whether Aohua would really hand Feng Lingxi over."No matter who it is, as long as your identity remains hidden, they won't know our purpose."Feng Lingx...Du Gu Cheng noticed Feng Ling Xi mentioning Luo Li's emotions seemed a bit agitated. Although she superficially said that Luo Li returned to Yao Clan for something, he caught a sense of detachment from Xi Er towards Luo Li in her eyes.

Holding her hand, I unconsciously poked it in my palm, wanting to warm her up.

Feng Lingxi did not refuse Dugu City's actions. She glanced at the sky and said lightly, "It's getting late, let's go back and rest."

After a day of travel, she was truly exhausted.

Dugu City and she returned to the room. Feng Lingxi dismissed Xiaoli and told the Shadow Guards to rest, her weariness apparent on her face. She walked to the dressing table and took off the ornaments from her head. Dugu City stepped forward to help her, and then helped her loosen her clothes.

"Xier."

Dugu City hugged her, sniffing the scent on her body. Dugu City's body began to tremble. Feng Lingxi turned around and pushed away his restless hand. Such an action left Dugu City puzzled, not knowing why Xi'er would reject his intimacy.

"Feeling unwell."

Dugu City's body stiffened slightly, Feng Lingxi walked to the bedside and lay down, looking at Dugu City who was still standing there, "You must be tired today, get some rest early."

Dugu City looked at her cold response, a little puzzled.

Thinking about what Huangfu Qingyun said, Duguo City walked to her side and lay down on the bed, tossing and turning but unable to sleep.

"Xier, did something happen to you in the Yao Clan Why..."

"No, I'm just tired and want to rest."

Feng Lingxi interrupted Du Gucheng's words, turned her back to him, not knowing how to face Du Gucheng and tell him about the child.

Dugu City's throat rolled, he had so many things he wanted to say, but he didn't know how to start.

Alone and isolated, Du Gu Cheng looked at Feng Ling Xi and his heart was in turmoil.

Xi'er rejected his intimacy, distanced herself from him, leaving his heart in chaos. He could feel Xi'er's repulsion towards him, a clear desire for him to stay away.

Actually, he just wanted to hug her and apologize. The matter of Feng Yu Mo had always weighed heavily on his mind. He hadn't taken good care of Yu Mo, and he knew that Xi Er must have been uncomfortable inside. But Xi Er didn't give him a chance.

Night, long and drawn out, snowflakes fell outside the window, swirling in the cold wind. Despite the chill, the two people inside the room sat with their own thoughts, neither able to sleep.

In bed, Du Gucheng tossed and turned until the middle of the night. He got up, glanced at Feng Lingxi's closed eyes, got off the bed, dressed neatly, and walked out of the room. Feng Lingxi heard the door open and the sound of footsteps fading away, slowly opened her eyes, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

獨孤城 stood in the pavilion of the courtyard, holding a jug of wine in his hand, gazing at the falling snow. His expression was quite complex.

"It's so late not sleeping, drinking here, what happened"

Huángfǔ Qīngyún walked over with an umbrella and sat down opposite Dúgūchéng.

"Why are you awake so late and come here"

Huangfu Qingyun looked at the wine glass on his table and said faintly, "Can't sleep."

"Is it for Xier"

Dugu City glanced at the sky with self-deprecating eyes. He raised the wine glass in his hand and took a sip. The strong taste of alcohol made him wrinkle his brow, trying hard not to show it.

"Why aren't you the same"

Huangfu Qingyun looked at Dugu City, "This time Xi'er came back, I feel she has really changed. In her eyes, I actually saw the hidden killing intent she was hiding, it was very intense."

Dugu Cheng's movements froze, looking at Huangfu Qingyun, "What do you want to say"

"If I can't sleep, I'll tell you about Xi'er. If you find it inconvenient, just forget I came. "

Huangfu Qingyun got up, and Dugucheng called him back, "Sit down, Your Highness, I can't sleep."

Seeing Dugu Cheng's irritable face, Huangfu Qingyun sighed.

"Come on, tell me what happened. Did Xi'er say something to you"

"He didn't say anything. The king wanted to speak with her, but she went back to her room and said she was tired and fell asleep. But the king knew she wasn't asleep." Until he got up and left the room, Xi'er hadn't fallen asleep, which meant Xi'er was avoiding him.

They are a married couple, Xi'er is unwilling to be intimate with him, and she even doesn't want to acknowledge him. He doesn't know how to get along with her, and he doesn't even know where to start explaining about Feng Yumo.

"Xier acting like this is truly out of character."

Dugu Cheng nodded. “Don’t you think I’m very pitiful”

A self-deprecating smile, he poured himself another glass of wine, his expression even more downcast.

“I think it’s not your problem, but Xi'er’s own problem. If she really doesn't like you, she should tell you directly. She is clear about her personality and her feelings. Otherwise, she wouldn't have made it clear to me right after recovering her memory that there was nothing between us.”

In this regard, Huangfu Qingyun saw things more clearly than Dugu City.

He had always been putting effort into his relationship with Xi'er, but he hadn't waited for Xi'er to reciprocate his feelings before she completely severed his emotional ties. It was then that he realized that Xi'er truly understood the boundaries of relationships.

Love is love, not loving is not loving. She won't give anyone false hope, nor will she waste anyone's time.

Dugu Cheng looked at Huangfu Qingyun's unwavering eyes. Xi'er's attitude towards love was indeed like this. If she really didn't like him, how could she waste time with him She would definitely make it clear and wouldn't let him get into her bed.

Dugu Cheng seemed to understand something, looking at Huangfu Qingyun, and quickly calmed down.

"Now that you mention it, this King feels like the matter hidden in Xier's heart seems to be related to this King. And it seems like this King really needs to find time to have a good chat with her." He was too focused on himself and hadn't noticed this at all.

Huangfu Qingyun nodded. "You can ask her sometime, maybe she'll tell you."

獨孤城拍了拍皇甫輕雲的肩膀，“謝謝了，如果冇有你提醒本王，本王真的忘了這個。”

"Don't mention it, I treat her like a sister, of course I care about her. When she told me what happened to you, she asked me to come here from the scorching summer to help, I knew that she cared deeply for you, it's just...you didn't notice."

"Indeed, this king's eyes are clouded with dust, I can't even figure this out."

Dugu Cheng scolded himself, he was truly not as insightful as Huangfu Qingyun.

In Xi'er's presence, he truly had no backbone. He was genuinely panicked and afraid, terrified that one day Xi'er would leave him. He had never felt this way before because he had never truly possessed anything like this. Yet, now that he had it, he craved even more.

It was precisely this desire that made him more cautious and less confident in front of Xi'er.

"Just talk to her heart to heart. If Xi'er is willing to open up and talk to you, it means she has truly let go of what's in her heart. There's no need to waste time drinking alone here. Between husband and wife, pay more attention, be more tolerant, and believe that Xi'er will understand you."oked at the Empress Dowager's reaction, frowned and asked, "What about the Fourth Princess""She is the Holy Master of the Yao Clan."The Dowager Empress reminded, "From now on, don't call her the Fourt...