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After a long while, his gaze focused on her, and his eyes were filled with deep and deep tenderness, "I've said this before, the only person I want to marry is you, Mu Qianxue. Other than you, I won't marry anyone else.

"Then, Grand Concubine …"

"I know what the princess wants to say. The Qi Kingdom is increasing their forces at the border, and they could attack Northern Zhou at any time. The West Chu and East Ling might both be allies of the Qi Kingdom. They won't act against me easily until this disaster is resolved." Although he was only 25 years old, he had already revealed his exceptional talent as a soldier four years ago. Looking at the entire Zhou Dynasty, there were only a few people who were qualified enough to be his shoulder to shoulder.

Mu Qianxue nodded slightly. "Perhaps so, but after the calamity has settled down, does Your Highness think that Empress Dowager Wei or Emperor Zhou will let you off with the people around you because of their kinship or merits?"

"I know they won't, but this period of time is more than enough for me to make arrangements for them to retreat safely."

"Retreat unscathed …" Mu Qianxue repeated these words in a low voice. In the next moment, she said, "Then what about our previous plan? Give up completely?"

"To me, the most important thing has never been this Great Zhou, but rather … "You!"

Looking at his deep and pure gaze, it wasn't that Mu Qianxue wasn't moved, but … She didn't have the qualifications!

Mu Qianxue suppressed the emotions in her heart and spoke with an ice-cold expression, "But to me, the Prince has never been the most important person."

Her words were like a needle on a wasp's tail, fiercely piercing Dongfang Po's chest. The pain made him stifle his breath, and he said with difficulty, "To you, the most important thing is … Is it revenge? "

"Yes sir!" Mu Qianxue tried her best to suppress the churning pain in her heart. She said expressionlessly, "Your highness should still remember why I came to the Northern Zhou with you. If you are no longer King Rui, then …" She walked in front of Dongfang Zhi and said word by word, "What use do you have to me? And how can we fulfill our initial promise? "

The gold candle was burning quietly on the silver candlestick. Droplets of blood red candle tears slowly fell down, filling the small candlestick.

Dongfang Zhi supported himself as he slowly stood up. Looking at those cold and emotionless eyes of his, he said in a hoarse voice, "So … "Did you come here today to advise me to marry Shen Xijun?"

"That's right!" Mu Qianxue coldly spoke, "As long as Your Highness follows the orders of the empress dowager and marries the young mistress of the Prosperous Sect, you will still be a high and mighty first grade prince. Our previous plans will not go down the drain. Does Your Highness really think that there will be a place for us to stay at? "

Without waiting for an answer, she sneered, "No, no matter how we change our name, the Zhou Empire will find us. Facing thousands and thousands of enemies, there will be a moment when the God of Fortune will not be able to stop us. Enough! I want revenge, not escape, but to exterminate the West Chu so as to comfort the souls of all the Southerners!"

The candlelight flickered back and forth in the east, and the face was pale and sodden with grief. "For revenge, is that all right?"

"Yes sir!" After Mu Qianxue loudly said that word, she turned around and said with her back to Dongfang Shou, "The reason why I live is to seek revenge. For revenge, I can even sacrifice myself, much less you!"

It caused her entire body to be in extreme pain, trembling like a withered black leaf in winter. All along, he had always believed that 'the source of love comes from the metal, and the stone falls from the sky', but now, it seemed so ridiculous. From the very beginning, it had always been her one-sided wish, but Mu Qianxue had never cared about his feelings, she only treated him as a tool for her revenge!

Even though he was riddled with holes, he could not help but say, "Mu Qianxue, to me … "You really don't have any feelings for me?"

Mu Qianxue painfully closed her eyes. After forcefully retracting the tears in her eyes, she turned around, met Dongfang Qing's mournful gaze, and said word by word, "No! "Not in the past, not now, not in the future — and certainly not in the future!"

The cold wind blew snow all over the room and beat against the carved windows. Despite the tight seal, a damp and cold air seeped in and pressed down on the burning coals in the copper bowl.

"If I still refuse to marry Shen Xijun, what will you do?"

"I will hate you for the rest of my life!" It was clearly so painful and unbearable, but when it came to his mouth, it became the most indifferent and sorrowful word in the world.

"Ha, ha, ha!" Xia Yue lowered her head and hung it in the shadows. She didn't dare to look at Grief, because she was afraid that if she did, she wouldn't be able to hold back from speaking the truth.

However, this time, it was no longer as deep as the one before, and there was no longer any regret or love between the two of them. Instead, it was as though there was only a cold intent being frozen by the wind and snow, "Mu Qianxue, I will do as you wish, marry Shen Xi Jun, and I will do what you wish to do in order to fight for the throne. I will destroy Xi Chu, but there is a price for everything.

Love and hate had always been on the same level!

Xia Yue couldn't bear to see them become enemies from now on. She wanted to help explain a bit, but Mu Qianxue was faster than her. "Alright, as long as you destroy Xi Chu, you can punish Qianxue with your life!"

She answered without thinking, extinguishing the last sliver of hope in Dongfang Qing's heart. He had wrongly paid it, whether it was four years ago or four years later, he had wrongly paid it all …

After a long period of silence, he raised his eyebrows and coldly spat out two words, "It's a deal!"

"It's a deal!"

After Mu Qianxue answered, Dongfang Qing returned to the long table and said indifferently, "If Princess has nothing else to say, then return to the Eastern Courtyard. This king still has many official documents to deal with."

"One more thing." Mu Qianxue lowered her eyes and said, "During the conflict between Shen Xijun and Zhao Pingqing, the latter seemed to be in a weak position and was forced into a corner. In reality, everything was planned by her, so the Prince didn't have to plead for her in front of the empress dowager."

"Miss Zhao, you're planning it?" Dongfang Shimo was stunned for a moment before he mocked, "Don't you think your words are ridiculous? Shen Xijun is threatening to cut her hair on the streets, and Princess Pingyang is coming to her door to denounce her, wanting to betroth her to Xu Jingzhi? Could it be that all of this is a lie? Is it just a fabrication?"

"It is true, but everything is under Zhao Pingqing's control. Her goal is …"

"Enough!" Dongfang Yi interrupted her. "I will deal with Zhao Pingqing's matter. Princess, you don't need to worry about it. Get out!"

"Prince …"

Dongfang Gu was still angry, so he didn't have the heart to continue listening. He yelled, "Get out!"

Seeing him in such a state, Mu Qianxue had no choice but to leave. Behind her, there was the sound of a teacup breaking on the ground …