He asked, looking at her with the same deep eyes as before, his affection was still buried in the coldness, making it difficult for people to detect easily. He should still be scary, his sharp and deep eyes always made people dare not look directly at him.
The cold and hard breath tightly wraps oneself in a layer of ice, keeping people away from thousands of miles away, making people afraid.
"Fourth Master... I'm very happy to see you."
Liusu's voice was trembling.
After experiencing so much, she was no longer so afraid of Zhu Minglie, and she was very happy to see him again. She could face him calmly than before.
"The fourth master is also very happy. Liusu is alive, and the fourth master is even happier." Hearing Liusu say he was happy, Zhu Minglie's tone finally became warmer.
She raised her hand and touched the scar on her cheek——
"What happened to your face? Who did it? Does it hurt?"
"I accidentally burned it out, and the pain has stopped a long time ago. Fourth Master, when did you return to Beijing?"
Liusu didn't seem to want to mention the scar. He just explained everything by saying it was accidentally burned, and then asked about Zhu Minglie.
"The day I meet you is the day I come back."
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, Zhu Minglie didn't press any further. He could know what he wanted to know without asking.
"Fourth Master, why don't you go back to the palace or the Fourth Prince's Mansion? Don't you want your home anymore?"
"Lisu, I have never had a family," he said flatly. He saw Zhulang and Zhuli, but when it came to his biological parents, he didn't feel anything at all.
Liusu felt sad again. He was a prince, but he said that he had never had a family. This... was such a melancholy thing.
"Fourth Master, actually Thirteenth Master misses you very much. It turns out that you didn't chop off his head that day. I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."
She should have known that although Zhu Minglie was ruthless, he attacked the late emperor for the throne, and repeatedly attacked Emperor Zhu Yao, stepping on the blood of living people to ascend to the throne and rule the world step by step.
However, he was the only one who would not attack Zhuye Tong, so there must be a reason why he pushed Zhuye Tong down the Meridian Gate and beheaded her.
However, she was so sad and desperate at that time that she misunderstood him so deeply.
The people who used to be so close to each other are now... and all of this is because of her, which makes her feel guilty forever. She really wants to do something to make them reconcile as before.
A trace of complicated emotions flashed through Zhu Minglie's eyes, and he said——
"I saw Thirteen. He, Lao Jiu, Qi Luo and Wu Ya were drinking tea together at Meihua Pavilion."
Liusu suddenly raised his head, he was there at Meihuaxuan that day?
"He's still the same... Liusu, do you know? In fact, the person I envy the most in my life is Thirteen."
For the first time, Zhu Minglie revealed his heart. He had none of the things Thirteen had.
Thirteen is sunshine, but he is cold; Thirteen is kind, but he is ruthless; Thirteen is cute, but he is evil.
Thirteen received all kinds of love, and he suffered all kinds of ridicule.
He chased Minglie, and his whole life was tragic.
"Fourth Master... meet Thirteen. He will be very happy. He believes in you from beginning to end. Even if he was dying, broke his leg and was living on the grassland, he still believed in his Fourth Brother."
Zhu Minglie turned around and said calmly——
"Let's talk about it later."
Liusu nodded, she knew that some things couldn't be forced, and it wouldn't be possible to get back to that point all at once.
Zhu Ming Lie ordered Luo Nian to order wine and food to be brought into the room. When he saw Liusu, Luo Nian was obviously startled.
Liusu smiled at him and said, "General Luo, long time no see."
"Mother, long time no see."
Luo Nian bowed and said, then walked back.
Then, Liusu and Zhu Minglie sat down, and they chatted while eating. Liusu told Zhu Minglie some things intermittently, but she didn't mention anything about the matter between her and Emperor Zhuyao.
Zhu Minglie didn't ask about it.
"Don't go to Zhuang Mansion, stay with Fourth Master."
Finally, Zhu Minglie put down the quilt in his hand, looked at Liusu and said.
After listening to his words, Liusu put down his chopsticks——
"No, Fourth Master, I once said when I left the palace that I will no longer rely on any of you. I want to live well in Qin Liusu's way. So, I'm sorry, Fourth Master, I can't listen to your advice.
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Zhu Minglie listened and said——
"Lisu, I promise you, you can live in your own way and I won't force you to do anything. But..."
As he spoke, he stood up, walked to her side, bent down, put one hand on the table, and said very clearly -
"I will be yours for the rest of my life."
His words were not loud, but they were filled with fierce force.
After going through so much, his possessiveness towards her has not changed at all, and there is still that frightening possessiveness in his eyes.
Liusu's hand shook and he knocked down the wine glass.
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Liusu took back the Zixi jade bracelet from Zhu Minglie's hand, but it still had three sections and was not glued properly.
She walked out of Zhu Minglie's wing full of worries, and Zhu Minglie asked Luo Nian to see her off, but she refused because she didn't want to attract attention.
"I said it, right? Wherever you are, he will appear."
A gentle and sad voice sounded in front, Liusu raised her head, and a pale woman stood opposite her - she was startled -
"Duohai..."
"However, where he is, I am also there."
Duohai smiled like a flower that is about to wither, trying hard to survive.
"I recite the story of the mermaid silently every day. Liusu, I seem to have almost no energy to recite it. Can you tell me it again? You told it so powerfully."