Started as a poor little girl

A whole month passed, and the relationship between him and Lulu grew deeper and deeper. He felt extremely happy because he knew that Lulu was finally deeply moved by him.

He originally thought that Lulu would be with him forever, but fate is always full of variables.

On this day, when they returned to the capital, everything changed.

"Lulu, you're finally back!" Jing Meixue was so excited to see Li Lulu returning that she could hardly contain herself. She quickly stepped forward and hugged her tightly.

Li Lulu had just arrived at the gate of the palace, and before she had time to get off the carriage, she saw Aunt Xue looking for her anxiously.

Seeing Aunt Xue in such a hurry, it seemed that she had something important to tell her.

"Madam Wei, please come into the palace and have a chat!" Xiao Jinnian politely invited Jing Meixue to come into the palace to rest for a while.

Jing Meixue understood that the matter was urgent, so she did not delay any longer and readily agreed, then followed Xiao Jinnian into the palace.

Xiao Jinnian was very tactful and did not interrupt their conversation. Instead, he chose to go to the study, leaving Lulu with enough private space so that they could communicate freely.

Li Lulu and Jing Meixue sat side by side in the pavilion in the garden. The surrounding environment was quiet and pleasant.

The maids brought the exquisite snacks lightly and then left quietly.

"Lulu, I have something very important to tell you."

Jing Meixue's voice was choked with sobs and her eyes were wet, as if filled with endless sadness.

Li Lulu's heart tightened, and she had a premonition that something ominous was about to happen. She asked anxiously, "What's the matter? Just tell me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Meixue gestured to the personal maid beside her.

The maid immediately understood, and hurried away for a moment before returning with a wooden box in her arms.

Jing Meixue took the wooden box personally and handed it to Li Lulu carefully, with an indescribable complex emotion in her eyes.

"What is this?" Li Lulu stared at the wooden box in front of her with suspicion, with countless questions in her mind.

"This... this is Ling Heng's relic." Jing Meixue suppressed the grief in her heart and uttered these words with difficulty.

Like a bolt from the blue, Li Lulu's hand, which was originally tightly holding the teacup, suddenly loosened its grip, and the cup fell to the ground and shattered.

Yue'er, who was standing aside, turned pale with fright. She was so panicked that she didn't know what to do.

Even Jing Meixue's personal maid was frightened.

After all, everyone in the capital city knows that Prince Jin dotes on his wife, and he can be described as a wife-loving maniac.

If Princess Lulu was scalded this time, I'm afraid the servants would not be able to escape the blame.

Jing Meixue was worried. She stood up anxiously and walked quickly towards Li Lulu.

When she saw that the tea did not stain Li Lulu's clothes, she felt relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lulu held Jing Meixue's hand tightly and asked impatiently, "Aunt Xue, what is going on?"

Jing Meixue nodded slightly, her thoughts flooded into her mind like a tide, as if she had returned to the past.

Jing Meixue's voice was hoarse and she couldn't stop crying. She slowly told the reason for what happened:

"This story begins half a month after you returned home and left, when the Dongli Kingdom attacked again.

Ling Heng went to war with the old marquis. At first, the war went smoothly, but later, the enemy actually used Ziyun to threaten Ling Heng.

Ziyun was his aunt's beloved adopted daughter. He wanted to save her, but he fell into the enemy's trap and could not even find her body. He only found his bloody armor.

Before this, Ling Heng also told his grandfather that if he was gone, he would give this wooden box to you.

Although we don’t know what’s inside, this was his last request and we wanted to fulfill it.”

Jing Meixue was heartbroken after she finished speaking. Why did her poor son have such a tragic fate and lose his precious life at such a young age?

After listening to this, Li Lulu looked dazed and clumsily opened the wooden box, which contained the gift she gave to Wei Lingheng.

There was another letter, which she opened eagerly. The contents of the letter were:

Lulu, when you see this letter, I may no longer be alive.

I'm sorry, it's my fault that you have to use your lifelong event to clear the name of our Wei family. I have always wanted to tell you in person, but I find it difficult to say it.

Yes, I am such a coward and incompetent, it's all my fault.

Just because I was too soft-hearted towards Li Zhenzhu, I caused the whole Wei family to suffer, and also implicated you. Otherwise, the one I would marry now would be you.

Unfortunately, it's too late to say anything now, and everything is irreversible.

Now that I think about it, it’s a good idea for you to marry Xiao Jinnian. He loves you very much.

Lulu, don't worry, I have never blamed you, and I understand what you mean.

I hope you can live a good life and forget me. As a soldier, I have the responsibility to protect my country and cannot always be with you. This may be a good ending.

Now that I am gone, I wish you happiness and I wish my Lu Lu will always be happy.

Wei Lingheng's last work

After reading the letter, Li Lulu burst into tears and was so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.

Jing Meixue picked up the letter, glanced at it hastily, and tears welled up like a flood bursting through a dam. She choked and said:

"Lulu, stop blaming yourself. Just listen to him and forget about him! That brat from our family is not worthy of a good girl like you."

There was a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth, as if she was mocking her own powerlessness.

Li Lulu's tears burst out of her eyes like a flood, slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the ground.

She cried heartbreakingly, as if she wanted to cry out all her sorrow and pain.

Originally, she was filled with joy and thought that as long as she rescued him from that dark cage, he would be able to live in peace.

But who would have thought that fate would play such a trick on people and he would eventually leave her.

At this moment, Li Lulu's heart was filled with endless sorrow and despair. Anger and regret intertwined together, making it almost unbearable for her.

Now that everything is irreversible, what else can she do?

If she had known this would be the outcome, she would rather leave this world and travel back to the modern era than experience such unforgettable pain.

However, the reality was so cruel and ruthless that it did not give her any chance to breathe.

Her heart was as silent as death, and her body seemed to have lost its soul. She stood up mechanically and walked slowly towards the room.

She turned a deaf ear to the anxious calls of Jing Meixue and Yue'er behind her, and walked lifelessly like a zombie, and finally returned to her room.

After entering the room, she suddenly lost the strength to support herself, fell to the corner in despair, and burst into tears with her head in her hands.

She didn't understand why she couldn't save his life despite trying her best; she didn't understand why God was so unfair that Wei Lingheng couldn't escape the fate of death.

What hurt her most was that she didn't get to see him again until the last moment.

Seeing the princess so heartbroken, Yue'er became extremely anxious and quickly turned around and ran to the study, wanting to ask the prince for help.

"Your Highness, something bad has happened! Her Royal Highness the Princess...something happened!" Yue'er rushed into the study in a panic, with obvious fear and urgency in her voice.

Xiao Jinnian's heart suddenly tightened, and an ominous premonition came to his mind.

He didn't bother to ask more questions, and immediately got up and hurried back to the bedroom.

When he pushed open the door, he saw Lulu curled up in the corner with empty eyes, as if she had lost her soul.

"Lulu, what's wrong with you? Tell me quickly!" Xiao Jinnian walked quickly to her side, squatted down, held her shoulders with both hands, and asked anxiously.

However, Li Lulu did not react like a wooden man. She just stared blankly ahead without saying a word.

Xiao Jinnian was extremely worried. He turned to Yue'er and asked sternly, "What happened? Why did Lulu become like this?"

Yue'er turned pale with fright and quickly knelt down, telling Lulu the tragic news of General Wei's death in the battlefield and the conversation between Lulu and Madam Wei.

After hearing this, Xiao Jinnian felt both angry and distressed.

He originally thought that after spending such a long time together, Lulu had gradually fallen in love with him, but now it seems that Wei Lingheng still occupies an irreplaceable position in her heart.

"Yue'er, go and get Doctor Li right away!" Xiao Jinnian suppressed the pain and anger in his heart and ordered calmly.