Actually, Han Yunxi had long guessed that Chu Qingge was the one who wanted her life in exchange for the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan.
The youngest empress dowager in Tianning's history was the Di Clan's Chu Clan member who hated her the most.
Chu Qingge treated her hatred for Han Yunxi as the most important thing in her life. If she knew that Han Yunxi didn't care about her at all, would she fall apart?
Actually, she was falling apart right now, because she'd finally found out the truth!
She couldn't compare to Han Yunxi in any way except for her "birth" status, which was better than Han Yunxi's. Her bloodline was nobler than Han Yunxi's.
But who knew that Han Yunxi actually had a bloodline she could never surpass, ignore, or look down upon? The bloodline of Western Qin's imperial clan!
Han Yunxi wasn't the Han Clan's daughter of the first wife, but the world's noblest princess, Western Qin's princess!
Leaving aside her grudges against the founding of the country, she had to admit that only Han Yunxi was worthy of Long Feiye, the East Qin crown prince, in terms of bloodline and status.
Chu Qingge felt like she'd been utterly defeated. She'd always used her "birth status" to comfort herself and lie to herself, but now she didn't even have the right to lie to herself …
A descendant of the Nether Clan was a servant of Western Qin's imperial clan. In other words, she was Han Yunxi's servant!
The woman she'd always hated and looked down upon was actually her own master. What could be more ironic than this?
Han Yunxi sat lazily in her seat as she studied Chu Qingge. Chu Qingge stood before her, gaping. Her three souls and seven spirits were all in pain, so much so that she wanted to burst into tears.
Why?
Who could tell her why this was happening? This was simply a nightmare!
Neither Han Yunxi nor Chu Qingge spoke. Compared to Long Fei Ye's junior sister, Duanmu Yao, Han Yunxi didn't have much of an opinion about Chu Qingge.
"I've brought them here. Can you tell me the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan now?" Ning Cheng said Coldly.
Chu Qingge hadn't seen Ning Cheng in ages. She even missed Ning Cheng's icy voice. His voice could give her illusions and comfort her heart that was about to go mad with longing.
She looked at Ning Cheng for a very long time before she suddenly laughed out loud. "Kill her! Kill her and I'll tell you! There's only one person left from the Shadow Clan. I know who he is. I've even seen him before! I saw it with my own eyes! "
"You're seeking death!" Ning Cheng's killing intent flared as he grabbed Chu Qingge by the throat. "Don't be so shameless."
Chu Qingge was still laughing. She cast a sidelong glance at Han Yunxi, then stared at Han Yunxi for a long time. Finally, she chuckled and asked, "Han Yunxi, do you think you'll be proud of your status?"
Han Yunxi gestured for Ning Cheng to let go. She had long known of the Shadow Clan's whereabouts, but she hadn't come to see Chu Qingge to humiliate her.
She only wanted to get some information out of Chu Qingge's mouth. After all, all she knew was that Gu Beiyue was a member of the Shadow Clan. As for what Gu Beiyue had done in the past, she wanted to know. Perhaps Chu Qingge would know something she didn't.
Faced with Ning Cheng, Han Yunxi could only speak against her conscience for now. Otherwise, she might end up as Ning Cheng's puppet and lose her right to speak.
If she allowed Ning Cheng to sense her acknowledgment of her status, then Ning Cheng's loyalty would at least make him treat her with courtesy and respect.
She replied, "Of course. My Western Qin imperial bloodline is the noblest."
"Pah!"
Chu Qingge actually spat at her. Fortunately, Han Yunxi dodged in time, giving her quite a fright. Her impression of Chu Qingge was that she was a cold beauty with a good upbringing. Now she was no different from a madwoman.
"Impudence!"
Ning Cheng angrily grabbed Chu Qingge and pulled her aside, away from Han Yunxi. Chu Qingge lost her footing and fell to the ground.
She sat there paralyzed before laughing like a madwoman. "Han Yunxi, I'm telling you, I hate my birth! I'd rather be the daughter of a commoner. Do you know why? "
At the sight of Chu Qingge's mental breakdown, Han Yunxi suddenly felt a twinge of heartache for the woman. Although Chu Qingge had fallen into her trap and won Emperor Tianhui's favor for the marriage alliance, it was still because she was a descendant of the Nether Clan.
Hadn't Chu Qingge been forced to marry Emperor Tianhui by her father and older brothers? Otherwise, the Chu Clan would have found a way to resolve Chu Qingge's predicament with their past power in Western Zhou.
Han Yunxi suddenly recalled Ning Jing's tear-streaked face. "Han Yunxi, do you know that my big sister Ning Jing abandoned her childhood sweetheart and married into the palace at the age of 15? She allowed that old Emperor Tianhui to defile her!"
Both the Eastern and Western Qin factions had their fair share of grievances and grievances. Both of them had the right to resent and hate. But when would such retribution ever end? How many of these innocent women were going to be sacrificed and suffer uncontrollably?
Han Yunxi dearly wished that the enmity between the Eastern and Western Qin factions could be resolved, but she knew it was impossible. It wasn't just hatred, but the hegemony of Cloud Realm Continent as well!
Even people with no old grudges would fight until their heads bled, to say nothing of the Eastern and Western Qin factions. Who would be willing to give up the world on a silver platter?
"If you were the daughter of a commoner, then you wouldn't have needed to marry Tianhui."
Han Yunxi finally said something serious to Chu Qingge. It was her heartfelt words.
But Chu Qingge only laughed maniacally. "Han Yunxi, I knew it! I knew you wouldn't understand! How could someone like you understand?! "
Had she guessed wrong?
Han Yunxi really didn't understand. "Then why?"
"Because I love him. I love him very, very much! I didn't want to be his enemy the moment I was born! "Chu Qingge practically roared the words." Han Yunxi, I'm telling you! I love Long Fei Ye! Even if I'm a descendant of the Nether Clan, I still don't hate Long Fei Ye. Because I love him! Han Yunxi, I love him even more than you, hahaha! "
Chu Qingge had really lost her mind. She couldn't stop laughing. She'd finally found a place where she could beat Han Yunxi. She loved Long Fei Ye more than Han Yunxi did!
Han Yunxi was proud of her identity as the princess of Western Qin. She was proud of her status as Long Fei Ye's enemy. She must hate Long Fei Ye to the core after finding out about her past, right?
"Hahaha, Han Yunxi, you've lost! You've lost! You don't even have the right to love him, hahaha! "
Chu Qingge was still laughing, but her face was now covered in tears. "Han Yunxi, I dare to love him. I dare to say it out loud. Do you dare? You don't, you won't … hahaha … "
Han Yunxi's heart was no longer filled with pity. She stared expressionlessly at Chu Qingge without a word.
Ning Cheng grew angrier the more he heard. He suddenly raised his sword and interrupted Chu Qingge's madness. "Enough! Who's the descendant of the Shadow Clan? If you won't tell me, I'll kill you! "
Han Yunxi wanted to stop him, but it was too late. Ning Cheng hadn't moved his sword, but Chu Qingge herself had thrown herself at Ning Cheng's sword.
Ning Cheng gave a start. He was very surprised.
"Why aren't you letting go yet?!"
Han Yunxi immediately rushed over and scolded Ning Cheng. Only then did Ning Cheng release his sword. Han Yunxi held Chu Qingge in her arms and didn't dare to draw her sword. She ordered anxiously, "Find a doctor and bring a large amount of medicine to stop the bleeding. Hurry!"
Ning Cheng hadn't asked if he'd really kill Chu Qingge after finding out who the descendant of the Shadow Clan was. He never expected her to be so unafraid of death.
He quickly went to call for help. Han Yunxi held Chu Qingge in her arms and warned her Cold Voice, "Chu Qingge, I'm telling you now. If you like Long Fei Ye, you'd better live on and tell him yourself! Duanmu Yao even told him herself, but what about you? It's no use telling me so much! Go find him yourself! "
Han Yunxi suddenly thought of a saying, "In true love, there are no love rivals."
Chu Qingge's love was completely different from Duanmu Yao's.
"I'm already dirty … I don't have the right to tell him." Chu Qingge suddenly coughed up multiple mouthfuls of blood. She clutched Han Yunxi's hand and used the last of her life to beg Han Yunxi. "Han Yunxi, do … do you dare … do you dare to keep loving him? I beg … I beg you, Han Yunxi. I beg you to keep loving him and kill Ning Cheng, alright? Han Yunxi, you … you can't lose to me! "
Chu Qingge couldn't hold on any longer. She stared fixedly at Han Yunxi as she died in Han Yunxi's arms.
Han Yunxi never thought that Chu Qingge would die in her arms like this. Chu Qingge probably never thought she'd end up like this either.
Han Yunxi's heart felt like it'd been bitten by something. It was extremely painful!
Why was love so hard?
She murmured, "Chu Qingge, do you know that I just wanted to ask Long Fei Ye a question? I wanted to ask him if … if I wasn't the princess of Western Qin, would he still like me? "
"If … if he did, I'd definitely be braver than you."
As Han Yunxi spoke, she gently closed Chu Qingge's eyes so she could rest in peace.
Ning Cheng was standing by the door. He only knew that Han Yunxi and Chu Qingge were speaking in low voices, but had no idea what they were talking about. When the doctor arrived, Han Yunxi said, "No need. She's free now."
"What did she say to you? Was it about the whereabouts of the Shadow Clan? "Ning Cheng rushed over and almost bumped into Han Yunxi.
Han Yunxi gave him a deep look before Ning Cheng backed away. "This subordinate has offended you. Princess, please forgive me."
"I'll remember all of your crimes!" Han Yunxi said unhappily.
"Princess, what did she say?" Ning Cheng was impatient. Over the past few years, the Shadow Clan had been the most urgent to find out the whereabouts of the imperial clan.
"She said that after the Shadow Clan comes Gu Beiyue!" Han Yunxi hid the truth about the dark-robed assassin and pretended to sigh with emotion. "I didn't expect this at all!"
Ning Cheng was so surprised that he slapped himself. He'd imprisoned Gu Beiyue in the past!
Ning Cheng had no idea that Gu Beiyue and Long Fei Ye were working together, much less that Chu Tianyin had returned to Western Zhou to start the war under the orders of Gu Beiyue and Long Fei Ye.
He'd always treated Gu Beiyue as a mere doctor.
"Aiya, I just remembered something!" Han Yunxi pretended to be surprised. "That year in the Heaven Pit, a white-robed gentleman who knew the Shadow Technique kidnapped me. Could he be Gu Beiyue? At that time, Jun Yi Xie was also there. "
"Jun Yi Xie …" Ning Cheng looked pensive.
"Yes, he was there! Moreover … "Han Yunxi became angry and told him about how Jun Yi Xie had done something to her and how the white-robed gentleman had saved her.
The complex look in Ning Cheng's eyes became even more intense. Seeing this, Han Yunxi finally knew how to convince Ning Cheng!
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