C4 (1/2)

Bai Ruo Lan laid on the ground, her entire body covered in blood as she blankly stared at the cold palace beams.

She was already suffering from a fate worse than death, but she was still hanging on with all her might. When that person came, she wanted to personally ask him.

She did not know how many days had passed, but every day, a dirty, deaf and dumb palace came to deliver food to her.

Bai Ruo Lan's fingers were broken, and she couldn't move. That deaf and dumb girl forced the food into her mouth and forced her to swallow it down.

After a few days passed like this, Mu Qingchen finally appeared. He was caught off guard and silently leaned against the cold palace's ground. When Bai Ruo Lan saw the bright yellow figure appear, she thought that her eyes had been blinded.

She blinked, her eyes fixed on the dreamy face.

Mu Qingchen looked at her with a cold and detached gaze. There wasn't the slightest trace of warmth in his gaze, as though they had never met.

Seeing his expression, Bai Ruo Lan remembered what Su Wan'Er had told her. Her heart felt like it was being cut by knives as she hoarsely said: ”Why? Why did you do this to me? ”Why are you doing this to me?”

Mu Qingchen looked down at her from above, his voice extremely cold and indifferent, ”Tell me where Mu Qingye is, and I will let you out. I will not pursue any matters of the past, and you can continue to be my queen.

”Mu Qingye's whereabouts? ”I don't know, Your Majesty!” Bai Ruolan looked at Mu Qingchen and let out a mournful laugh.

”You don't know?” Mu Qingchen's expression instantly darkened, ”I thought you would repent, but I didn't expect you to still protect Mu Qingye. Bai Ruo Lan, do you really think I can't bear to touch you?”

”You can't bear to part with it?” Bai Ruolan really wanted to laugh out loud. She had suffered so much that it was better to die than to live, yet he actually still thought that he was being merciful to her. ”Your majesty, are you sure you're treating me like this just because you want to know Mu Qingye's whereabouts?”

”What do you mean?” Mu Qingchen looked down at her from above.

If I really had feelings for him, then why would I show mercy to His Majesty? After all, Mu Qingye was a legitimate crown prince at the time, and the emperor didn't favor you as a prince back then. Wouldn't I have become a fool if I were to abandon the crown prince and choose the unfavoured prince?

”This is also what I wanted to ask you. Why didn't you choose Mu Qingye and chose to be with an unfavoured prince like me? Could it really be because you love me?” The real reason is because you want to be Mu Qingye's eyes and ears, right? ”

”I didn't!” ”No,” she denied.