Big Moon Ballad

"Zhaohua-kun, are you okay?"

The surrounding flames were still burning, and the violent aura on Li Ji's body had completely disappeared, but his overall state made people extremely worried.

Li Ji sat dejectedly on the grass, his head hanging deeply under his knees, looking as if he was struck.

Thinking of the choking sound he made just now, Ms. Yao was frightened, and a ridiculous idea came to her mind.

Li Ji said that this hairband was a relic of his mother. Could Princess Zhaoyang be his mother?

But Her Highness the Princess is at most seven or eight years older than Li Ji... How is this possible?
Ms. Yao also felt that her idea was extremely absurd, but if it wasn't so, there was really no way to explain why Li Ji had such violent mood swings.

Maybe, not biological?

"Jun Zhaohua..."

Ms. Yao carefully knelt down next to Li Ji and opened the palms she clenched in front of her chest. "Is this headband really a relic of your mother?"

Li Ji did not raise his head, but moved his chin slightly.

God, it's true.

Ms. Yao trembled and said, "Please forgive me. I didn't know that Your Highness actually has an eldest son..."

According to the etiquette in the palace, Princess Zhaoyang has a son named Ying Xun, but she didn't expect that His Highness would have such an old son.

"what?"

Li Ji was feeling uncomfortable at first, but when he heard Miss Yao's sudden move, his thoughts were instantly interrupted.

He raised his head and looked blankly at the palace maid beside him, "You don't think Princess Zhaoyang is my mother, do you?"

"Isn't it?" Ms. Yao was stunned.

"Of course not," Li Ji smiled bitterly and was about to correct him, but his expression suddenly became extremely complicated.

"That's actually true." He closed his eyes. "She saved me and raised me. She is indeed very similar to my mother."

"Raise?"

Ms. Yao was dumbfounded when she heard this, "Who are you and Your Highness the Princess..."

what relationship?
Li Ji cheered up a little and looked at the middle-aged woman beside him.

Being able to have Shao Siming entrust this headband to her before she died proved that this woman's character was trustworthy. Ms. Yao also proved her loyalty with her eight years of perseverance.

After thinking about all this, Li Ji looked at Ms. Yao much more intimately.

"The story between me and her is so long that it's hard to tell in a moment."

"If you want to know, I can tell you in detail after I sort out my memories. But now I can only say that she is my benefactor and saved my life when I was young. "

The man's gentle voice made Miss Yao fascinated, and she couldn't help but sigh, "As expected of the princess, you have saved many people."

Her life was indeed like this.

Whether it is this life or the previous life, it has never changed.

Li Ji took a deep breath, "Do you believe what I say now?"

Official Yao nodded, she already trusted Li Ji. It was just that she was so wary just now when it came to this hair tie that she had kept for many years.

"I see that you cherish this headband so much. Can you tell me in detail what she said and did when she handed this headband to you?" Li Ji asked softly.

He has basically confirmed Li Zhao's true identity, but more mysteries are emerging in his heart.

Li Zhao didn't leave without saying goodbye. Since she took the headband with her when she left, why did Li Zhao say he didn't know when he woke up in the morning and asked?
Why did she give this hairband with special meaning to a palace maid?
More importantly, who confused the identities of Shao Siming and Li Zhao?

Why did he see Shao Siming kill Li Zhao with his own eyes?

What was the reason that made him treat his benefactor as his enemy for so many years?
Countless questions lingered in Li Ji's mind. Official Yao definitely didn't know about these questions. He could only hope that Official Yao could remember more details about Lin Baoyue so that he could find clues from them.

"then……"

"His Highness first asked me to help her change her clothes. After changing her sacrificial clothes, His Highness asked me to go out. She wanted to stay alone in Lingxiao Pavilion. At the same time, she said she had something very important that she wanted me to keep," Ms. Yao recalled carefully.

"I was also very scared at the time. How could I, a humble person like me, keep His Highness's important things? But His Highness said that it was precisely because they were important things that he had to entrust them to me for safekeeping."

"Her Highness said that she didn't want to take it with her to meet people she hated. "

"An annoying person?" Li Ji repeated this sentence blankly, his heart sinking.

If he guessed correctly, the person Shao Si ordered Lin Baoyue to meet after entrusting the headband to her was probably the person who ultimately took her life.

Recalling that Li Zhao said she was going to a dangerous place when she left the hut, Li Ji's heart beat violently. Eight years ago, Shao Si Ming Lin Baoyue had a premonition of his own death.

When she left the Cloud Forest, it was not to keep an appointment, but to die.

"Eight years ago, I was very stupid and didn't understand anything. Now that I'm older, I gradually understand some things."

Ms. Yao lowered her head to look at the hair tie in her palm, with a sad look on her face, "His Highness sent me out at that time, and he was determined to die."

"Your Highness handed me the headband, probably because she didn't want it to fall into the hands of her enemies."

Official Yao didn't know who the enemy was who could kill the world-famous Shao Siming, nor did she know what Lin Baoyue went through that night and how she died. But whenever she belatedly recalled the scene of Lin Baoyue waiting for death alone in the underground secret room, her heart would shrink and ache.

"Don't want to fall into enemy hands?"

Li Ji repeated this sentence absentmindedly, which could explain why Lin Baoyue chose to give this hair tie to a stranger for safekeeping, but there was something he couldn't figure out.

"I don't know……"

Hearing Li Ji's whisper, Officer Yao asked curiously, "Jun Zhaohua, what don't you understand?"

Li Ji glanced at her and whispered, "I didn't give this headband to her back then."

Ms. Yao was surprised, "Did Her Highness the Princess take it away herself? She..."

Out of respect for Ying Baoyue, she did not use the word "steal".

"Originally I wanted to give it to her," Li Ji took a deep breath, "but she didn't ask for it. But the morning she left, I woke up and couldn't find this hair tie. After that, I never asked for it again. I’ve seen this headband.”

Ms. Yao narrowed her eyes and said thoughtfully, "Jun Zhaohua, I would like to ask, did you have any other intention when you gave the hair tie to His Highness the Princess?"

"I……"

Li Ji was a little embarrassed to talk about it, but this problem had troubled him for many years. He really wanted to know the reason and sighed.

"Because this is my mother's relic and the only important thing I own. I originally planned to give it to her as a betrothal gift."

Ms. Yao opened her eyes wide, "What do you mean to her..."

Li Ji's ears felt hot, and now that he had spoken, he simply confessed everything, "Yes, I fell in love with her eight years ago."

"But it's just my wishful thinking," Li Ji smiled bitterly, "So I don't understand why she took away this hair tie since she didn't agree to my marriage proposal."

Miss Yao's eyes changed when she looked at Li Ji, as if she were looking at a fool, "Do you really not understand?"

Li Ji was stunned, "What do you understand?"

"It turns out you really didn't realize it," Ms. Yao sighed, "you are really quite slow in this regard."

Are all heavenly practitioners like this?
"Am I slow?" Li Ji repeated blankly.

Officer Yao looked at the expression of the man opposite her and felt mixed emotions in her heart.

People say that Shao Siming doesn't understand people's emotions, but that's not the case.

That woman hid her heart too deeply.

"What else could be the reason?"

Official Yao let out a long sigh, "Because His Highness is not ruthless to you."

What other reason could there be for someone to leave with only that one thing before they die?
"Your Highness, she should like you very much."

Does she like him?
Li Ji wondered if he was really as slow-witted as Miss Yao said, so he couldn't understand such simple words.

He murmured helplessly, "If that's true, then she...why didn't she tell me back then?"

Ms. Yao's eyes widened and she suddenly felt sad.

I don’t know if it’s for the young Siming from eight years ago, or for the woman who kept everything in her heart.

"Mr. Zhaohua."

Official Yao looked directly into Li Ji's eyes.

"She went to seek death. How could she tell you?"

It's not that Shao Siming doesn't understand people's hearts, but that she can't tell anyone about her love.

When she realized she fell in love with someone, she was already dying.

Eight years ago, that girl chose to be alone, carrying her unknown love, and walking towards destruction step by step.