Liu San's legs were broken, his fingernails were stripped off, his tongue was cut off, and he was sent to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion.

Xie Chenghe took a look and said nothing. He knew in his heart that it was impossible for Yue Jinyan to send Liu San here with all his beard and tail, but he never expected that it would be so cruel.

Think about it carefully, who in the officialdom doesn’t have some bloody methods? Who doesn’t have some dirty tricks?

Only he, because he was only loyal to the late emperor and disdained contact with other officials, got away with it.

But in his eyes, this cleanliness is cleanness, but what it is in the eyes of others is unclear.

He rubbed his brows, feeling a little sleepy.

He was smart and willing to learn. From entering the Imperial Academy to becoming the Imperial Advisor, he felt that he knew a lot. He issued new orders, reorganized the court, and gave advice and suggestions without making any mistakes.

He thinks that he knows everything, is clear about everything, and can find the best solution to everything. He thinks that this is enough.

But it wasn't until Pei Annan launched the palace coup that he realized that many things were not what he imagined.

Benefactors become enemies, natural disasters are man-made disasters, and officials are ambitious...

It was only then that he realized how naive he had been, so naive that he almost died.

"Uh huh!" Liu San saw Xie Chenghe and recognized him at a glance. He groaned and twitched, tears rolling down his eyes.

He wants to report! He wants to expose that old guy Yue Jinyan! He wants the Yue family to bury him with him!

They promised to be rich and prosperous, promised to turn over from now on, promised to reward him with the broken bones of that bitch, and let him play with him as he pleased...

It’s all fucking farts!

If something goes wrong, it will all fall on him!

He no longer wants glory and wealth, and he no longer wants that woman. If he is destined to go to hell, he will drag that old immortal Yue Jinyan along with him!

"Did I tell you?" Xie Chenghe knelt down, his eyes clear and clean, reflecting the embarrassed Liu San, "Stay away from her, don't even think about touching her with your dirty hands."

"Why don't you listen?"

Liu San shut his mouth suddenly, and once again he saw murderous intent in those dust-free eyes.

Different from the last time, this time the murderous intention is no longer surging, no longer coming towards the face, and no longer bursting with flames.

This time, the murderous intention gurgled out, and it was reflected in the eyes, turning quietly.

But Liu San knew that this time, he would definitely die.

It snowed for the first time in Beijing, and the temperature dropped completely.

It wasn't until snowflakes flew onto Xie Chenghe's face that he truly realized that winter was coming.

The beast's gold charcoal was so warm that he had forgotten how difficult the winters were in previous years, and that the frostbite on his hands would recur at this time of year.

He looked at his clean hands, which were filled with dry heat and warm redness. The sleeves were slightly rolled up, exposing his wrists.

A little further up, you can see the healed word "Slave", glowing in deep red, fixed on his arm.

He rubbed his sleeves. He thought he would be bothered by this word, thought he would feel humiliated.

But every time I think of this word, what comes to mind is Pei Annan squatting next to him, applying ointment carefully with her fingers.

This made his scar itch, following the shape of the word, stroke by stroke.

Every time at this time, he would press hard on the scar that was supposed to be a shame, as if he was pressing on his heart that was beating uncontrollably.

Song Dan's matter was settled as a matter of course, and the youngest daughter of the Song family who killed her father was secretly escorted back to the capital. However, she accidentally ate something on the way and was drugged to become mute.

The youngest daughter who is said to have killed her father and seized the child is only fourteen years old now. She cried and fainted several times when she saw Xie Chenghe.

She knew a few words, but luckily no one knew about her, otherwise it wouldn't be as simple as being mute.

It was Song Dan who killed his father, and it was Liu San who instigated it as expected. However, one of the two men disappeared and the other died, so there was no further trouble.

The Song family's property was confiscated, and the youngest daughter was entrusted by Xie Chenghe to a good family in the capital. She will attend a girls' school next spring and start her life over again.

Everything was arranged well, and the Yue family had calmed down a lot. Yue Zhirou and he met each other occasionally, so they exchanged a few words and tested each other.

It's snowing, New Year's Eve is coming, and he has moved back to the Imperial Master's Mansion for a month...

But even now, Pei Annan didn't pay attention to him again.

He tried to find Pei Annan several times, but Eunuch Su smiled and shook his head, either saying that His Majesty was busy reviewing memorials, or that His Majesty had fallen asleep after finishing his work.

Anyway, if you don’t see him, anything can be used as a reason for not seeing him.

Xie Chenghe was rejected again, and walked blankly in the snow, wandering around the palace aimlessly, and unknowingly came to a well.

It's the well where Pei Annan murdered the palace maid.

His whole body shivered like an electric shock, and he subconsciously wanted to leave this place and leave that deep-rooted memory.

"Why are you here, Mr. Xie?"

Xie Chenghe turned around and saw that it was Ding Yueluo.

"Thank you, sir, for not going forward. People have died here, which is unlucky." Ding Yueluo said calmly with a smile.

Xie Chenghe's face darkened: "I know."

Then he turned to look at Ding Yueluo: "Ding Shanggong, you and her... have a very good relationship, right?"

Ding Yueluo's smile deepened, and she knew who he was talking about without asking: "Of course. I rely on Your Majesty to be where I am today."

"If it weren't for Your Majesty, I would probably be the one who died here." She said, glancing at the dry well.

Xie Chenghe was stunned and quickly asked: "What does this mean?"

Ding Yueluo looked at him and did not answer directly: "Master Xie is an upright man and loves the people like a son. He really deserves to be described as a humble gentleman. If people like Master Xie could get to know Your Majesty earlier, I'm afraid His Majesty wouldn't have to suffer so much."

Everyone in the palace knew that Pei Anan was not favored, but no one knew why Pei Anan was not favored.

Her mother was not a palace concubine, but a maid. She had a lover outside the palace and was waiting to be released from the palace when she reached the age to get married.

However, the late emperor raped her while drunk. After he sobered up, he gave her a position as a charity and ignored her again.

A few years after she gave birth to Pei Annan, she died inexplicably. Pei Annan was raised by the queen, but how could the queen care about a princess with such a humble background?

If Pei Annan hadn't been sensible by then, he might have died long ago.

"I said before that I entered the palace to make a living, and I did the most humble things." Ding Yueluo's eyes changed slightly, as if she was lost in memories, "But I met His Majesty at that time, so you can imagine that His Majesty was then

What kind of life have you been living?”

Ding Yueluo was one year older than Pei Anan. Seeing Pei Anan who was hungry, she did not treat her as a princess, but only as her sister. She stole food for her and clothes for her to wear every day.

Pei Anan was too wary, so she had to give Ding Yueluo the food he gave her first, and then eat it only after making sure there was no problem.

They had been getting along like this for more than two years, and Ding Yueluo doubted that she would never be able to warm Pei Anan's heart again.

"I have some appearance, and I was attracted by a guard. To tell you the truth, I was attracted. I have forgotten who the guard was and what he looked like. I don't like him at all, and I don't care about him."

"I just don't want to live a life of being stepped on."

She smiled bitterly, but how could someone who could be stepped on by anyone easily stand on a high branch? Those who stepped on her would not allow it.

Another palace maid didn't know how she found out about this, and she went crazy with jealousy. She threatened Ding Yueluo, telling Ding Yueluo that she was going to report the affair among the palace maids and guards, and that they would all die.

Ding Yueluo was so frightened that Pei Annan packed her bags overnight to escape. Before leaving, she left all her savings to Pei Annan.

However, she could not leave, and the news of the palace maid's death came out the next day, and everyone was investigated.

Everyone knew that the palace maid hated Ding Yueluo, and she was the most suspicious, but she happened to be on duty at that time, and someone proved it.

Later, when she saw Pei Annan acting with a pale face, crying and crying about how scared she was when she saw the corpse, she finally understood.

That heart has long been warmed up.

It's just that the owner of the heart is too raw to accept tenderness, and he doesn't even realize it.

Xie Chenghe froze in shock. He didn't expect that what happened back then would have such a truth.

Looking into his horrified eyes, Ding Yueluo curled her lips and said, "I can't even tell you all the hardships and sins your Majesty has endured for three days and three nights."

"It is true that she killed many people, and the word cruelty is not an exaggeration. I can even tell you that she also had the blood of innocent people on her hands, but she didn't take it seriously."

"But so what? No one in this world has experienced her life, no one stands in front of her when she faces those nasty things alone, no one teaches her, and she still has to live."

"I regret not knowing her a few years earlier. I regret that I was too weak and even needed her to stand up and protect me."

"If someone could have protected her a few years ago, she probably wouldn't have had to do everything herself to perfection."

Ding Yueluo spoke word by word, and the more she spoke, the more her heart ached.

The little girl she regarded as her sister was accused of being murderous, cruel, insidious, and vicious. She could not refute any of them because they were all true.

But what makes her feel distressed is that no one has ever shown her the good side of the world, but everyone asks her to be a good person.

Why?

She has never seen the sun, how can she warm others?

She doesn't know how, she doesn't understand, and she even doubts the existence of sunshine.

But no one cares, only Ding Yueluo cares. But she alone is not enough. She is not enough as a subject and as a friend.

So she opened her eyes and stared at Xie Chenghe, taking in all the heartache and pain in his eyes.

I hope she gets it right this time.

"So Xie Chenghe." Ding Yueluo suppressed her smile. She had never shown such an expression to others, let alone asked anyone so fiercely. Her teeth clenched and her fists clenched, "I really want to ask

Ask you."

"Six years ago, when you asked that old guy to let An Nan go to the East Palace..."

"Do you know..."
Chapter completed!