âGu Yiyi, you are late this time.â
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Gu Yiyi raised her eyes only to see Young Princess You Lan running up to her.
The young princessâs eyes were glistening with light. They were even more dazzling than the stars sparkling in the sky.
Nevertheless, Gu Yiyi loved Feng Ruqingâs deep eyes.
The young princess smiled radiantly, two little dimples could be seen plastered on her fair and delicate face. She looked irresistibly lovely.
Still, Gu Yiyi loved Feng Ruqingâs eyes that curved into crescent moons when she smiled.
The young princess was full of life, she was so delicate, just like a tiny little flower.
However, Gu Yiyi loved Feng Ruqingâs formidable and domineering demeanor.
Both You Lan and Feng Ruqing were princesses, but they were so different.
âWhen will I leave this annoying place? I want to bury my head in Xiao Qingâs warm embrace...â Gu Yiyi felt a sudden urge to cry and heaved a soft sigh.
âI truly have no idea when I will leave this place.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThe people here are crazy, they have lost their minds!â
Here, the spirit beasts were no different than sitting ducks. The people here had made the spirit beasts a living target and shot arrows at them just for fun.
Startled, You Lan went pale and stared dazedly at Gu Yiyi. She hesitated for a while, but soon she took Gu Yiyiâs hand and pulled her aside.
The servants were quite far from Gu Yiyi and You Lan. Hence, no one had heard Gu Yiyiâs words.
âDo you really want to leave?â You Lan raised her head and stared solemnly at Gu Yiyi.
The eldest prince had always been vicious. You Lan was more afraid of the eldest prince than the emperor.
Gu Yiyi was brought into the palace by the eldest prince. It just so happened that You Lan had met Gu Yiyi in the eldest princeâs chamber and they had hit it off right from the first time they met. However, if You Lan helped Gu Yiyi leave the palace, the eldest prince would surely kill You Lan.
âI am not here on my own will. I was seized and brought into this place. This place is like a prison. I can hardly breathe. Moreover, I canât see Xiao Qing.â
Gu Yiyi had escaped a few times, but all in vain. Although that person did not punish her, she was being monitored even more closely now. She was not even allowed to step out of the back garden. Gu Yiyi simply had no idea if she could see Feng Ruqing for the rest of her life.
âYou Lan, please donât tell your brother that I want to leave. Although he knows this, whenever I grab the chance, I will leave. I donât belong here.â
âI will help you.â You Lan bit her lower lip.
Stunned, Gu Yiyi smiled wryly and shook her head.
Whenever Guyiyi thought of Feng Ruqing, she could not help grumbling. She had never thought of getting any help from the people of Tianyue Kingdom.
After all, this kingdom belonged to the eldest prince.
âThere is no need. If my father and Xiao Qing know this, they will come to my rescue. I am waiting for them.â
You Lan held onto Gu Yiyiâs hand tightly.
âNo, if you donât want to marry him, you must leave as soon as possible. Yesterday, I heard my eldest brother told my father that he wants to make you his consort and my father has agreed!â
âAre you sure?â Hearing this, Gu Yiyiâs heart trembled and her voice quivered.
âYes!â You Lan said resolutely.
Gu Yiyi burst into tears like a dull booby.
âNo way! I want to marry Xiao Qing. If worse comes to worst, I would rather be Xiao Qingâs second aunt than marrying this bastard!â
âI know how painful it is to marry someone you donât love.â You Lan shook her head with a wry smile.
âEven if you havenât told me this, I am going to tell you something. My mother was my fatherâs dearest consort. However, my mother did not love my father. She was forced to leave the man she loved to be married to my father. My mother... ended up collapsing into a dreary depression before she eventually died. It is so heartbreaking to get married to someone you donât love. Gu Yiyi, I want to help you!â