Jiang Huan's heart skipped a beat, and she felt as if something was holding her heart.
She originally thought that the relationship between her and Chen Ruyi was over and no one would cross the line. They both knew it well and each got what they wanted.
He wanted Jiang Guo's safety, and he wanted to use the status of Jiang Guo's princess to calm some doubtful voices.
Jiang Huan thought...she thought that both of them thought so.
But now it seems that Jiang Huan can't understand Chen Ruyi's feelings.
His feelings seemed to be pouring out, reaching his lips, but he did not express them.
But he still expressed and revealed it through the mouths of others.
It would be a lie to say that he didn't care. Jiang Huanduo wanted to ask Chen Ruyi himself what kind of existence he was in his heart.
Is it an ordinary friend, or is he his love...
Jiang Huan didn't dare to think too much about the rest of the matter, nor did he dare to think about it at all.
In Jiang Huan's heart, it would be best if he and Chen Ruyi maintained their current relationship.
Just right, there is a distance between each other, no one has to give up himself for the other.
But now Chen Ruyi was lying on the ice bed, her brows furrowed in pain, which made Jiang Huan feel particularly uncomfortable.
This emotion had already brewed on her lips and seemed ready to burst out at any moment, but Jiang Huan just sighed deeply and suppressed all the emotions in her heart.
"You go out and prepare to treat the flood. I'll just stay here and watch him." Jiang Huan whispered.
Qiu Xingjian and the housekeeper responded and exited the secret room together, leaving only Jiang Huan and Chen Ruyi.
This was Jiang Huan's first time to take a closer look at Chen Ruyi in such a situation.
His face was pale, beads of sweat were constantly oozing from his forehead, and his whole body seemed to be haunted by a nightmare.
His hands were bound by iron chains, making it impossible to break free. But he was still struggling feebly. For a moment, he didn't know whether he was trying to break free of the chains or his own nightmare.
Jiang Huan gently held his hand and leaned her cheek against his palm.
Chen Ruyi seemed to feel the warmth, and her frown softened a lot.
"It's okay." Jiang Huan murmured in a low voice. She seemed to be saying this to Chen Ruyi, but she also seemed to be saying it to herself, "Everything will pass."
...
Jiang Huan fell into a deep sleep.
In the dream, she returned to the dilapidated city wall in her previous life. There were smoke and fire, and the sounds of wailing and pain filled the entire city, which made Jiang Huan's heart ache so much.
How she wanted to undo everything and save all the people who died innocently and tragically.
She wanted so much... She wanted to save her third brother and Mengyu.
But Jiang Huan's hands were full of blood, and she was holding a spear that only a Chen soldier could use.
The top of the spear has been rolled up, and even if it were to pierce the enemy's chest, it would still be difficult to kill them all.
Jiang Huan half-knelt on the ground panting, blood dripping from the spear, quickly staining the bricks and tiles under his feet red.
But there were still soldiers from the Chen Kingdom in front of them. Each of these soldiers stared at Jiang Huan fiercely, wishing they could eat Jiang Huan alive.
She struggled to support her body, as if she would collapse at any time.
Someone walked through the crowd and walked towards her. Jiang Huan thought that the person was coming to kill her, but when she raised her eyes to look at the person, she was completely stunned.
That person was none other than Chen Du, whom I had been thinking about day and night, waiting for him to marry me.
But he felt so strange, as if he was just wearing Chen Du's skin, but deep down he was no longer Chen Du.
"Ah Huan, come back to Chen Country with me." Chen Du said slowly.
There was no change of emotion on his face. Jiang Huan tried her best to figure out what he was thinking at the moment, but no matter how hard she racked her brains to think, she couldn't think of anything.
Is the Chen Du that I know and admire, the Chen Du who is standing in front of me?
Jiang Huan was unable to recognize it for a moment.
"Chen Guo?" Jiang Huan sneered and dug his nails into the palms of his hands. He wished he could pluck out the flesh from his palms. "You, the generals of Chen Guo, killed my people and trampled on my land.
The Jiang Kingdom was destroyed in one fell swoop. But you asked me to go back with you?"
Jiang Huan wanted to vomit a mouthful of blood. The sweet smell of blood spread in his throat, making Jiang Huan choke and feel extremely uncomfortable.
Jiang Huan glared at Chen Ruyi with eyes full of resentment, as if this was the only way to repay him for the pain he had caused Jiang Guo.
But Chen Du remained unmoved, as if he was not affected at all.
"This is for your own good." Chen Du was silent for a while and then slowly said this sentence.
Jiang Huan sneered, tears glistening in his eyes, looking extremely sad, "How dare you say you are doing it for me? You killed my family, my favorite father, my third brother, and even my dream
Fish, they’re all dead—”
"You want me to be good, how exactly do you want me to be good—Chen Du, tell me—"
Jiang Huan roared heartbreakingly. She finally couldn't hold it in anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood.
Chen Du hurriedly stepped forward to help her stagger, but the next moment Jiang Huan knocked her hand off, not wanting him to touch her at all.
"That's not my intention." Chen Du said in a low voice.
A strand of hair hung down, covering half of Chen Du's face. Jiang Huan couldn't see his expression clearly.
"It's just that our two countries cannot coexist. You are the fifth princess of the Jiang Kingdom, and as the third prince of the Chen Kingdom, I have to follow the emperor's orders and act for the Chen Kingdom." Chen Du's tone was not clear.
There was a slight ups and downs, as if in his eyes, the lives of the people of Jiang State were not worth mentioning at all.
What Jiang Huan valued and cherished was just like an ant in Chen Du's eyes, and death was not enough.
"We can't coexist. If that's the case, why did you provoke me? There should be no connection between you and me. Killing me is what you should do." Jiang Huan collected this.
Feeling sad, all emotions calmed down.
She remembered the day she first met Chen Du, the day he held her hand and made a love with her.
The person he loved had disappeared into the fire along with his Lihuo Palace.
This time, Jiang Huan traveled through his dream and was able to touch the scene again.
All the feelings surged together, as if everything he was seeing was just a dream, and what was happening now was real.
Jiang Huan finally said solemnly, word for word, what he had never been able to say in his previous life, "Chen Du, we can't go back."