Lu Mingyu looked at Li Jing.

Li Jing looked at Lu Mingyu.

This newlywed couple looked at each other for a long time.

Lu Mingyu opened her mouth somewhat cryptically: “So after you died, your soul remained and merged with my longhorn bow.”

Li Jing nodded.

There was another moment of silence.

Lu Mingyu’s mind was so confused that she couldn’t sort it out.

I see.

No wonder he knew everything about her.

The longhorn bow and the jade sword were her most beloved things, and they were placed together on the weapon rack. She used to get up early every day to practice martial arts for an hour and then spend time in the martial arts training ground when she had nothing to do.

Every few days, she would clean the longbow carefully. When she was in a dark mood, she would talk to herself in front of the longbow.

She was proud and stubborn by nature and refused to show weakness in front of others. She and Li Hao turned against each other and broke up without ever shedding a single tear. Her weakness and pain were only revealed when she was alone.

Lu Mingyu felt breathless when she thought that what she had said had been heard by Li Jing.

“As a daughter-in-law, it is really unlucky to meet such a mother-in-law for eight lifetimes. She starts crying and pretending to be pitiful, bah!”

“I am really blind, marrying such a dog man. In his heart, his mother-in-law and brother are more trustworthy than me. All those oaths we made before were fed to dogs.”

“The Su family is really a bunch of bitches. They sold their daughter to become a singer before, and now they stuffed their granddaughter into the palace. What fēizi ^[1]imperial concubine, she is just a qiè. ^[2]a low-order concubine, servant I think Li Hao is disgusting and I will never sleep with him again. The Su family actually thinks that I am afraid of Queen Mother Su and Su Rou. If they really dare to provoke me, I will simply punch them.”

“Li Hao, this short-lived ghost, had a relapse of his old injury and died without passing the throne to Yan’er. Instead, he passed it to Li Chang. I can’t believe there is such a presumptuous man in the world. He passes on the throne to someone else and still expects them to give it back!”

“This Li Chang is truly a disgusting and despicable person. Li Hao treated him well, but he turned out to be ungrateful. The dragon throne wasn’t even warm yet, and he dared to have improper thoughts about me. I kicked him out with one blow…” (The hundreds of words of swear words are omitted below)

“Haha, Li Chang has become a waste. He can’t sleep with his concubines and can’t give birth to a son. In the future, the throne will have to be passed on to Yan’er. He is. He pretends to be a filial piety for his brother for three years. Haha… (continues to omit hundreds of words of swear words)” ^[3]T/N author’s writing not mine

“Dàjiěfū and dàjiě have a deep relationship. Even though the Lu family’s power has diminished, he still treats dàjiě well. Dōngpíngj Jnwáng is like a weather vane, seeing that vile Li Chang has taken the throne, he now flatters Empress Dowager Su. Sānmèi, ^[4]third younger sister as shìzi fēi, ^[5]wife of the heir of an aristocratic family is also having a tough time; she looks very worn out. The most detestable is the Zhou family, who used to be extremely obedient to the sānjiě ^[6]third elder sister. Now, they’re distant and neglectful. It’s been a long time since sānjiě came to the palace to see me.”

“If it were not for Yan’er, I would really like to have a fight with Li Chang and his mother.”

“Meng Guifei, Empress Qiao, and Qín fēi died of illness one by one. The Fourth Prince also died of illness in his domain.”

“I have a premonition that Li Chang and his mother won’t be able to endure for long before they make a move against me. They’ve done so many unscrupulous things, and when they see me, they become nervous and fearful. The heavens are truly unjust, allowing such vile people to gain power.”

The last time she whispered to the longbow was on the third day after being poisoned by chronic poison.

At that time, she could no longer get out of bed and knew that she was going to die soon. She asked Qiyun to bring over the longbow and jade sword she was accustomed to, and she used her strength to wipe the bow and sword clean.

Then, she whispered: “I’m going to die. In fact, I’m not afraid of death at all. I just can’t let go of my Yan’er. He is only five years old and still a child. Without the protection of his own mother, I don’t know if he can grow up safely.”

“Before I die, I need to find someone to take the blame. Given Empress Dowager Su’s temperament, she will undoubtedly come to me, flaunting her power and venting her anger. I’ll hide a dagger under the bedding, and when the time comes, I’ll put an end to her with one stroke.”

“The only regretful thing I have done in my short life is that I became an assassin and shot the Second Prince to death with one arrow. If the Second Prince was still alive, this throne should have been his.”

“If there is a next life, I will repay this debt with my life.”

^[7]and that ends the recap of her previous life from the POV of the Second Prince
…

These scenes came to mind one after another.

This feeling was probably similar to that of a lady who is dignified, elegant, and reserved outside. But in her boudoir, she takes off her clothes to dance around naked, and is as wild as she wants, but someone sees her clearly.

It was really hard to describe in words!

Lu Mingyu looked complicated and didn’t know what to say.

Li Jing broke the silence in a low voice: “At first, I was shocked, frightened, and confused. For some reason, I became a lonely soul after death and refused to reincarnate.”

“When I heard your voice clearly, I slowly thought about it. And I knew clearly where I was.”

“Later, when you felt guilty and blamed yourself against the longbow, I realized that it was you who killed me with one arrow.”

Lu Mingyu’s mood became more complicated: “Don’t you hate me?”

“Hate,” Li Jing answered without hesitation: “I gnashed my teeth with hatred. I wish I could come back to life and kill you with a sword to avenge you.”

“What I hated the most was that my mother died of illness and my sister was sent to the nunnery to chant sutras.”

“He was a Shu son, and his food and clothing were slightly worse than mine. But he was also well-clothed and well-fed. My mother had never treated him harshly. When I died, my mother lost her backbone. Why can’t he allow her to live in peace in the palace? Why must he want to put her to death?”

“The imperial sister is proud and difficult to deal with, but she’s tolerable to him. Moreover, a princess without military power or authority can’t possibly affect his imperial position.”

“For the sake of fighting for the throne with a ‘kill or be killed’ mentality, that’s one thing. Li Hao has already taken the dragon throne, so why can’t he tolerate his Di Mother ^[8]the main wife of father and the imperial sister?”

“Don’t say they were all killed by Su Shi. If Li Hao hadn’t acquiesced in this kind of thing, with Su Shi’s ability, she wouldn’t have been able to do this.”

“So, the person I hate the most is not you, but Li Hao!”

Old hatred welled up in his heart, Li Jing’s voice became a little darker, and an angry cold light flashed in his black eyes.

Lu Mingyu remained silent.

Yes, in the final analysis, it was all because Li Hao was narrow-minded and cruel.

In his eyes, only his biological brother and birth mother were his most important family members. Meng Guifei, Empress Qiao, and others were all obstacles in the way, and only by getting rid of them can he feel at ease.

“I only have a remnant soul left, and I can’t do anything. I can only hear some sounds when you whisper to the longbow. Later, I became more and more conscious and could occasionally ‘see’ something. However, it can only be within two or three meters around the longbow.”

The longbow with horns was placed on the weapon rack, and no one dared to touch it.

Therefore, he possessed Longbow for several years, and the only thing he could hear was her voice.

The only thing that could be seen was her face.

In such an empty and seemingly endless darkness, she was his only light.

(End of chapter)