Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 278 Love and Hate

The news that Lu Yongzhu and Lu Yunzheng, father and son, were safe and sound was sent back to the Lu Mansion early in the morning.

Therefore, Lu Yunzheng did not go back alone, but waited for his father to leave the court.

Dad told him last night that we would discuss the affairs of the North after the court this morning.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intends to send me to the North again, I will ask for mercy for him as well and take him with you.

Lu Yunzheng had mixed feelings, but he also knew that the North would be the best place for him.

After all, Shen Jiasui might not be able to let go of the things from his previous life. In the future, Jiang Xun will be more powerful, and he can only avoid his edge and go far away.

Only in the north can he be useful and realize his ambitions.

Before leaving Beijing, he still had to meet Shen Jiansui.

He was indeed a bastard in his previous life. He should repent and admit his mistakes. He will not avoid them anymore.

However, after all, he has lived a different life and made choices that are completely different from his previous life.

If Shen Jiasui still refuses to give in and insists that he pay with his life for the mistakes he made in his previous life, then he - can only fight to the death!

We were both reborn, so couldn't he even have a chance to repent and start over?

Lu Yunzheng's mind was full of thoughts, and he couldn't help but think of Gu Xizhi.

The imperial study was extremely dangerous yesterday and he could not intervene at all. Xizhi was one of the witnesses of Prince Rui's framing of Zhongliang, so she needed to be carefully looked after before the truth was revealed to the world.

Therefore, he was the one who stayed with Xizhi last night.

Later, the Crown Princess and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took control of the situation, and Xizhi was taken away for custody.

As one of the masterminds who framed the Shen and Lu families, he knew in his heart that Xizhi...probably would not survive.

When she was taken away last night, she left a message with a sad face:

"Yun Zheng, you will never know what I tried so hard to ask Prince Rui for."

Just this one sentence caused him to have nightmares last night.

In these two lifetimes, he could no longer tell how much sincerity and how much falsehood were mixed in.

And last night was the last time he and Xizhi saw each other...

When his thoughts reached this point, Lu Yunzheng slowly stood up and paced back and forth, his eyes full of struggle and hesitation, but finally he gritted his teeth.

Just like he had to find Shen Jiasui to settle things before following his father to the north, he also had to leave an explanation for both his and Xizhi's lives.

Otherwise, he will never be able to let go of it for the rest of his life!

Thinking of this, Lu Yunzheng opened the door, called in the palace maid, and begged for mercy from the Crown Princess.

After a long time, a palace maid came and said:

"Master Lu, the Crown Princess sent a servant to tell you that Gu Xizhi deserves the punishment she deserves. You must make the final decision."

Lu Yunzheng frowned when he heard this, and was about to say something more when the palace servant changed the subject:

"I just have to give General Lu some face. If you insist on seeing Gu Xizhi, you can make your own decision."

Lu Yunzheng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and bowed, "Thank you for your grace, Crown Princess."

The palace servant glanced at Lu Yunzheng and without another word, led him to where Gu Xizhi was imprisoned.

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Lu Yunzheng pushed open the door and saw Gu Xizhi sitting under the window.

The sunlight shines in through the window lattice.

Gu Xizhi was slightly tilting her head back, her face as pale as paper. The sunlight shining on her face made her skin look like fragile thin ice, as if it would melt at any time.

Hearing the sound at the door, Gu Xizhi slowly turned her head and looked. Her black hair was disheveled, with only a simple hairpin pinned diagonally.

Seeing Lu Yunzheng, Gu Xizhi didn't seem surprised, and even raised her lips slightly, "I knew you would come to see me."

Lu Yunzheng hadn't come closer. Hearing this, his eyebrows were slightly shaken. He said in a cold voice: "Did you leave that message last night just to lure me here? I should have thought of it earlier, you——"

"Yun Zheng."

Gu Xizhi called out softly, interrupting Lu Yunzheng, and then moved her body with some difficulty to face the door.

Her right hand was disabled and her left ankle was broken by Shen Jiasui. Now she was so weak that she couldn't even stand.

"You already knew it in your heart. I did it on purpose. You just couldn't let me go, so you came to see me one last time, didn't you?"

"So Yun Zheng, that sentence was a way for me to leave you a way out."

Lu Yunzheng's expression changed several times. Seeing Gu Xizhi smiling calmly, he couldn't help feeling a little dejected.

After all, it was him who was always at a disadvantage.

Forget it, the entanglement of love and hate is hard to explain, so what if I can't let go or break free?

As long as I can follow my father to fight on the battlefield and guard the border for the rest of my life, love affairs don’t matter to me.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunzheng finally showed some relief on his face. He looked at Gu Xizhi deeply, then turned around.

"Yunzheng!"

Seeing Lu Yunzheng suddenly turn around and leave with such a quick and decisive movement, Gu Xizhi suddenly called out, no longer as calm as before.

"Yun Zheng, don't go!"

She wanted to chase him, struggled to get up, but fell forward powerlessly.

She instinctively used her palms to support herself on the ground, but felt a sharp pain in her right wrist. She screamed in pain and tears streamed down her face.

"Yun Zheng... Yun Zheng..."

"Don't leave me alone..."

Gu Xizhi sobbed at first, and then she was overcome with grief and fell to the ground sobbing uncontrollably.

"Ugh--"

A sigh came from above.

Gu Xizhi trembled all over and looked up suddenly, seeing Lu Yunzheng squatting beside her, his brows furrowed and his eyes full of complicated expressions.

Gu Xizhi's mouth pursed, and she immediately supported herself on the ground with her elbows and threw herself desperately towards Lu Yunzheng, crying desperately and helplessly.

"Yun Zheng, take me away, okay?"

"That day, I brought a letter to Prince Rui to exchange terms. I asked him not to harm the lives of the entire Lu family and asked him to use you!"

"During the days in the other courtyard, I saw your frustration and frustration. At the beginning, I did have selfish motives. I wanted to cling to the rich and powerful and abandon you."

"But, ever since Shen Jiasui cut off my hand during the Lantern Festival, you have been so caring towards me. Your heart and eyes are filled with me. Yun Zheng, I regret it. I have fallen in love with you. I just want to be with you forever!"

"But I can't get rid of Prince Rui anymore. I want to tell you everything, but I'm afraid of losing you."

"Yun Zheng, it's my fault. One wrong step, then another. I really regret it, but there's no turning back in this world."

Gu Xizhi's voice was tearful and hoarse, and she seemed to have used up all her strength to say every word.

She was so eager to pour out all the thoughts hidden in her heart, and her words were fast and confused, full of earnestness and pleading.

Seeing that Lu Yunzheng had no response, Gu Xizhi trembled all over, reached out and grabbed the corner of Lu Yunzheng's clothes tightly, full of despair.

"Yun Zheng, if you don't believe me, you can go ask Prince Rui. I didn't tell a single lie, no..."

Lu Yunzheng almost instinctively supported Gu Xizhi. His face was full of emotion and struggle.

At this moment, hidden in the interweaving of love and hate are countless disappointments and reluctances.

Feeling Gu Xizhi pulling his clothes so tightly, Lu Yunzheng

He opened and closed his lips several times, but finally shook his head in pain.

"Xizhi, it's too late... too late..."

He uttered these words slowly and with great difficulty, his voice hoarse and broken, his eyes also full of despair.

To get to this point today, he had been wavering, and Xizhi had also been indecisive. They were despicable, vain, and each had their own ulterior motives.

Even if the two finally understand each other, there are too many suspicions and calculations between them. What's more, there are national laws, betrayal in the previous life, and hatred in this life.

When Gu Xizhi heard Lu Yunzheng's decisive words, she slowly raised her head and tears rolled down her face.

"Yun Zheng, my heart is indeed given to you."

"It's just a coincidence that has brought us to this point. Between you and me... we can only say goodbye."

Gu Xizhi smiled sadly, and her already pale face was now even more bloodless. She looked like a candle swaying in the wind and rain, so fragile that it would go out at any time.

Lu Yunzheng could no longer bear to see Gu Xizhi's expression. With a sharp pain in his heart, he slowly turned his head away.

But at this moment, Gu Xizhi raised the corner of her mouth almost imperceptibly.

She looked at Lu Yunzheng, the love in her eyes was no longer concealed, but it was also mixed with countless madness and despair.

Her left hand seemed to casually touch her temples, but her eyes fell on Lu Yunzheng's neck which was very close to her.

The next moment, without any warning—

When Lu Yunzheng's mind was wandering and his mood was turbulent to the extreme, Gu Xizhi, who seemed to be dying, suddenly pulled out the hairpin in her hair and stabbed it into Lu Yunzheng's neck.

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