After conquering seven male favorites, the vicious heroine wants to run away

Chapter 272 Sharing Our Hearts
Yu Changfeng was stunned. After a moment, the hatred in his eyes did not diminish. He snatched the osmanthus cake, stuffed it into his mouth, and knelt on the ground after eating it.

"Changfeng is willing to become Your Highness's plaything, and hopes that Your Highness will keep your word."

The little girl noticed that his face was covered with red dots and curiously poked them with her hand.

"Hey, are you a weirdo? You even have pimples on your face."

As Shi Nuanyu watched this scene unfold, memories flooded back.

She only realized he was ill when Xiao Yu Changfeng had difficulty breathing, and the imperial physicians used tremendous effort to bring him back to life.

After that day, she often used osmanthus cake as a threat to force him to comply and to make any unreasonable demands on him.

So it really is true that you reap what you sow!
"Nuan Nuan, don't sleep anymore."

Who's calling her?
Shi Nuanyu opened her eyes with difficulty and saw the person guarding her bedside.

It turned out to be him!

After revealing his identity, I thought he would be the first to leave.

"Are you still feeling unwell anywhere after waking up?"

Qinghe reached out to touch her forehead, but Shi Nuanyu turned her head away.

Why are you still here?

He orchestrated that grand scheme; isn't he going to explain?
Or perhaps he's waiting for me to explain.

The candlelight flickered inside the room, and a cool breeze made the flames dance. The expressions of the two people were obscured by the dim candlelight.

Qinghe withdrew his hand dejectedly and handed her the prepared medicine.

"Warmth is here, where can I go?"

They had been intimate, they had confessed their feelings to each other, and at this moment, he couldn't fathom her thoughts at all.

Shi Nuanyu took the medicine and drank it down in one gulp, without begging him for candied fruit as usual.

"You should know that what I'm saying is true."

He must be very disappointed that the person he hates and the person he likes are the same person.

She had once sworn that she was not her, but things didn't go as planned; blood ties and identities could not be severed.

Qinghe's hand holding the candied fruit froze, and he sighed softly before speaking slowly.

“From the very beginning, I never intended to share you with them. That night, when the Empress told me about the poison of ice, I had no choice but to push Nuan Nuan away myself, and I was filled with remorse.”

He ate the candied fruit with a self-deprecating smile, only to find a bitter taste in the sweet fruit.

"After the poison of the cold ice subsided, I had a plan to drive them all away. I will use the throne of Dongchen to marry you, and then we will be together and spend the rest of our lives together."

"You've miscalculated; you're offering the entire country as a dowry."

Shi Nuanyu turned her head to look at him and took the initiative to extend her little finger.

Qinghe understood and hooked his little finger around it. "They miscalculated. Their feelings for Nuannuan are no less than mine."

What I want is what they want too. The seven of us can't tolerate each other, so we devised this scheme. The winner will stay by Nuannuan's side forever.

Ultimately, they overestimated themselves. This gamble turned out to be a joke, and they lost completely.

You haven't answered my question yet.

Shi Nuanyu's hands, gripping the corner of the blanket, trembled. There was no denying that she truly loved him, and she didn't want to forget the past.

Instead of answering, Qinghe asked a question, holding her hand. "The past is like the wind, I no longer care. I only have one question for you."

"Nuan Nuan, do you still want me?"

As soon as he said it, his heart trembled. He didn't want to hear "no," but he dared not disobey.

Shi Nuanyu felt something, her throat was dry, and she asked with difficulty.

"You knew I was..."

Qinghe hesitated for a moment, then nodded slightly and revealed the truth.

"Although I don't know why Nuan Nuan lost her memory and forgot her past, her lifestyle and personality are very different from before, but the habits she occasionally shows are exactly the same. When I first had a guess, I went to the Emperor and Empress to confirm it." When the Emperor and Empress told him the truth, he found it hard to accept, and during that time he lied and said he was too busy with official duties to see her.

Love arises without warning, and its absence only intensifies the torment; it's better to experience a passionate and intense love affair.

“So,” Shi Nuanyu’s voice trembled, her withdrawn hand was gripped tightly, “so you knew all along that I was me, why did you still treat me…”

He still loved her and was still obsessed with her.

She couldn't bring herself to ask those questions, fearing that her affection might be a facade for manipulation or speculation.

Qinghe saw through her intentions, smiled faintly, and sat on the bed to embrace her without making a sound.

"Otherwise, with the appearance of a celestial being and the bones of a crane, everyone would say I am an immortal descended to earth, even my master says I have the bearing of an immortal."

"No, everyone has desires, and Nuannuan is my desire. If one day I break my promise, Nuannuan can use the dagger bestowed upon me by His Majesty to send me back to paradise."

Shi Nuanyu nestled skillfully in his arms, muttering a complaint in a low voice.

"You even know this, so why did you never tell me? Why did you bear it all alone?"

How could she let go of someone like that? How could she bear to let go?

Qinghe gently stroked her long hair. "What should I say? Tell you that you have always been you, tell you about the poison of ice, tell you that the grudge between us has always existed. Back then, Nuannuan was even less able to accept 'you are you' than I was."

If she had accepted it from the beginning, she wouldn't have plotted punishment or accused him, and she wouldn't have been so eager to prove her transformation to everyone.

Indeed, at that time she always thought that she and the original owner were two different people.

She thought of something, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to say, "I don't know where the old Grand Preceptor's body is."

Her memories were slowly returning, but she couldn't find any recollections related to the old imperial advisor.

Sometimes she wondered if she was the one who hid the old imperial advisor's body.

Qinghe's eyes narrowed slightly as he recalled the suspicious points from that day.

“I also have doubts about this matter. I wasn’t there when Master was on the crane. When I rushed back, Nuan Nuan was threatening Master’s body. At that time, I questioned Nuan Nuan about where Master’s body was. Your eyes seemed to dart away, and you only said that you hid it in a place that no one knew.”

The note left by the master is also full of doubts. He knew that Princess Nanyue was of bad character, so why did he still ask him to risk his life to protect her?

Shi Nuanyu looked bewildered. "Is that so?"

Strangely enough, the book never mentioned where the old national advisor was hidden.

"Many mysteries await our unraveling. What was I like before?"

When talking about the past, Qinghe's expression softened as he reflected on his time with her.

“Before Nuan Nuan lost her memory, she acted decisively and viciously, killing many people. All the male concubines you took into your manor suffered at your hands, and you even threatened me time and time again.”

Shi Nuanyu looked up awkwardly, not daring to look at his expression.

"I... I used to be pretty bad, huh?"

Fortunately, her amnesia was timely, preventing the errors that would later appear in the book.

Qinghe pinched her chin and looked her in the eye.

"No ruler is ever benevolent. The late emperor had always groomed Nuan Nuan to be the crown prince. Back then, Nan Yue was almost defeated, and the emperor and empress faced nine deaths on the battlefield. Nuan Nuan is the only legitimate bloodline of the royal family, so the late emperor naturally made plans for her early on."

"You don't blame me?"

Shi Nuanyu was curious and couldn't help but move closer.

Qinghe then placed a kiss on her lips. "Strange, I love you as you are now. I will make it up to you in the future. Don't forget what you promised me, the position of royal consort."

Between breaths, Shi Nuanyu appeared dazed, shaking her head to stay awake.

"I will not forget my promise. I will give you time to consider. If you still choose to be with me after I return from Beilin, the throne will be yours."

"really?"

Qinghe hugged her tightly, his smile deepening.

Having spoken about something that had been hidden in my heart for so long, I feel much more at peace. In the past, I had overthought things and been too arrogant, forgetting that everything is preordained.

True love is hard to find in chaotic times; I only wish to grow old with her.