Chapter Seventy-Nine: Xuan Ling's Thoughts

  When he walked into the inner hall again, he found that none of the maids who took care of Princess Xuan Ling were there.

  On the bed, Princess Xuan Ling lay quietly, and from a distance, one could see her pale face and the weakness caused by her severe injuries.

  "Early night, you've arrived!"

  The faint footsteps did not escape the notice of Princess Xuan Ling. As soon as she opened her eyes, she struggled to sit up.

  "Don't move, just lie there!"

  Chen Ye quickly took a few steps, supporting the Ling Gong princess and letting her slowly lie down. Just as his hand touched her shoulder and those somewhat cold hands, Chen Ye's heart immediately became heavy.

  Xuan Ling's injury is very severe!

  All the injuries were fatal, and even at this time, there was still a strong Xuanqi energy left in Princess Xuanling's body, constantly impacting her already extremely fragile body and meridians.

  If it weren't for Princess Xuan Ling's own cultivation and the imperial family's spiritual medicine, at this moment, Princess Xuan Ling would have stopped breathing.

  "Who did it?" Chen Ye's eyebrows furrowed, his anger surging uncontrollably.

  Between Yu Ling Gong Zhu and him, although they hadn't seen each other for many years, and their identities were opposing, the meeting was a bit awkward, but it didn't affect the deep friendship between them over the years.

  Chen Ye did not want anyone in the imperial family to become powerful, but he also absolutely did not want to see anyone harm Princess Xuan Ling.

  "Good night!"

  Xuan Ling Gong Zhu put her own palm into Chen Ye's, letting him grasp it tightly, and a satisfied smile appeared on her pale face.

  "That night, after hearing that I was attacked, did you ever suspect that I did it on purpose to give Father Emperor an excuse to deal with the Chen family?"

  Tian Ye shook his head, he could swear to heaven, he had never thought of this.

  "I'm glad you still believe me." Princess Xuan Ling smiled happily, knowing that Chen Ye would never deceive her.

  "Never mind, you rest first, I'll go find those bodyguards of yours and ask them."

  Being able to injure people in the imperial palace and leave silently, this enemy is indeed powerful. Perhaps it's also impossible to ask for a reason, but somehow, we have to make some moves, not necessarily because there are insiders in the palace, tonight we will shake the mountain and shock the tiger, and find out some people!

  "Tonight, don't go."

  Xuan Ling Gong Zhu grasped Chen Ye tightly, despite her severe injuries. At this moment, she surprisingly had great strength: "Chen Ye, there are no enemies; the one who hurt me is my own person. I did it on purpose."

  Chen Ye's face changed suddenly: "Why?"

  With anger in his heart, he rushed over anxiously, worried all the way, only to find that it was just a trick of Xuan Ling.

  "Don't get angry first, just listen to me finish speaking!"

  Xuan Ling's palm lightly hooked in the night, and then said: "Everyone in the Imperial City of the capital knows that I, Xuan Ling, became an idiot because I fell into the water and was frightened. Now that I want to recover, after so many years, countless famous doctors have seen me and still can't recover, I just can't recover for no reason, lest people suspect me. This method is the best way."

  "Why is it like this?"

  Chen Ye's eyebrows furrowed slightly, Princess Xuan Ling had once told him that she wanted a quiet environment to cultivate and break free from the shackles of the imperial family, why did he have to get better at this time?

  Xuan Ling Gong Zhu smiled and said with infinite shyness: "Because I want to be like before, when I think of you, I can come see you at any time."

  At that moment, Chen Ye's mind was shaken, and he finally understood why Concubine Qing would say such things to him. The worry in Concubine Qing's eyebrows now seemed to be only for the sake of Princess Xuan Ling's decision, not her injury.

  "If you want to see me, there's no need for you to hurt yourself!" Chen Ye sighed.

  "If I were to meet you with my own identity, without mentioning what the people of the Chen family would think, the gazes and whispers of others alone would be enough to make me dare not come see you again."

  "Brother Chenye!" Princess Xuanling softly called out: "I want to get better, I want to be like before, whether happy or unhappy, I can be with you."

  "In these years, it's not that I have something to do, but you have something to do. Between us, an invisible wall has been erected, forcibly separating us. I'm so unhappy, especially when I hear that you're in trouble, I really want to go out and see you, but I can't get out!"

  "I worry every night, time flies quickly, one day you will forget me, and as our two families develop, when we meet again, even if you haven't forgotten me, can we still be like before?"

  Xuan Ling Gong Zhu's eyes dimmed slightly, and she said: "Indeed, upon seeing you again, I can already feel the strangeness in your gaze and expression. Chen Ye Ge Ge, that day, when I saw your indifference towards me, heard your scolding, did you know how much pain my heart felt?"

  At this moment, he could feel the affection and love of Princess Xuan Ling towards him.

  However, he couldn't respond. Princess Xuan Ling had said one thing that wasn't wrong, and it was also something he himself couldn't forget - the current relationship between their two families.

  When responding to Qing Fei, Chen Ye said that her choice does not represent the choice of Princess Xuan Ling.

  But in fact, in Chen Ye's heart, Xuan Ling Gong Zhu was a member of the royal family, this point is not false. If he insisted on making her choose him, wouldn't that be cruel to her?

  In the imperial family, one's own kin can be their greatest enemy, yet they share the same bloodline as Princess Xuanling!

  "Brother Chenye, why aren't you saying anything?" Princess Xuanling was getting a bit anxious: "Do you think I have an ulterior motive for doing this?"

  "I'm not deceiving you, it's true, I have a purpose, I don't want any woman to get close to you, especially..."

  Xuan Ling Gong Zhu suddenly became furious: "I heard that a few days ago, you went out to play with a very beautiful girl. Is that true? I don't allow it, so I'll get better and see who dares to approach you again."

  Ling'er!

  At that moment, he couldn't deny the feelings in his heart. Indeed, towards Princess Xuan Ling, he had a special emotion, perhaps not involving romantic love, but far surpassing ordinary sibling affection.

  For herself, this strong-willed girl who never reveals her thoughts in front of others can do such things... Chen Ye is not a wooden person, he cannot help but be moved.

  "Brother Chenye, I've been waiting for many years to be able to call you that!" Princess Xuanling cried happily.

  At this moment, the princess's eyebrows suddenly rose, and things had come to this, she could no longer avoid it. Looking at Princess Xuan Ling, he said calmly: "Until now, whether you change or I change, the situation cannot be changed. Perhaps we can both make efforts for it, but have you ever thought that I am powerless against the imperial family, and you are equally unable to stop your father's actions."

  "What you and I have said, I've kept in mind. With your qualifications and environment, one day you can jump out of the imperial family, even control the imperial family. But what we cannot deny is that before that day comes, the imperial family and the Chen family have already used blood to distinguish a true victory or defeat."

  "Regardless of who wins or loses, you and I cannot pretend that we have seen nothing. At that time, how will you and I conduct ourselves?"

  With his rebirth, many things have changed, but one thing that has not changed is the struggle between the imperial family and the Chen family. This point cannot be changed, and the two will forever be on opposing sides.

  "I cannot abandon the Chen family and I also cannot be selfish, letting you put the imperial household at risk."

  "Brother Ling!" Chen Ye smiled wryly: "In the past, Brother Chen Ye was wrong to his own family, from now on, he will also be wrong to you, sorry!"

  At midnight, I wanted to let go of the hand in mine that felt a bit cold, but no matter how hard I tried, I just couldn't let it go.

  Xuan Ling Gong Zhu grasped his hand tightly and said: "Don't you want to hear my choice?"

  Ling'er?

  "I admit, indeed, I cannot give up this imperial family, but there are too many people in the imperial family, so many that I have to give up some of them. All I ask is you..."

  "It's impossible!"

  Can't bear it any longer, he hardened his heart and shook off Princess Xuan Ling's hand, striding outwards with large steps, ignoring the people behind him who were calling out to him, and never looking back!