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This bucket of dirty water was poured over her, leaving her powerless to even argue.

"General, I wasn't following you, I didn't dare. I just..." she hurriedly explained.

"Shen Yinshuang, you're still trying to deny it!" Xiao Yin walked up to her, exuding a strong sense of pressure.

Not only did he not believe her, Xiao Yin was also unwilling to give her a chance to explain.

The disgust in his eyes was becoming less and less obvious.

Shen Yinshuang's eyes filled with tears.

I feel so wronged.

Her red lips moved slightly.

Before he could even speak, Xiao Yin's harsh words came crashing down on him.

"Shen Yingshuang, do you still think you're the wife of the Marquis of the Marquis's mansion? Or perhaps the eldest daughter of the Shen family?" Xiao Yin said with a mocking expression.

"You're nothing more than a mistress I keep on the side, a woman I can't have in bed, someone I can't be seen in the light of day."

Every word made Shen Yinshuang's face turn deathly pale.

That's the truth, and she couldn't refute it.

But these words came out of Xiao Yin's mouth.

Her heart ached.

It was as if they had completely torn away their last fig leaf.

Suppressing her sorrow, Shen Yinshuang hurriedly explained, "General, I wasn't following you. I just... I just went to buy fabric to sew a purse for you."

It was as if he was trying to prove himself.

She took out the fabric she had bought and the amulet she had previously obtained.

"I knelt in the temple for three hours and obtained a peace charm from the Bodhisattva. It has your birth date and time on it. I want to embroider it into a purse for you to carry, hoping the Bodhisattva will protect you."

The more anxious she became, the more fragmented her words became.

Xiao Yin just stared at what Shen Yinshuang was holding in her palm.

He remained expressionless throughout.

But what came to mind was something from many years ago.

Shen Yinshuang, kneeling before the prayer mat, earnestly kowtowing to the Bodhisattva.

He banged his head against the wall again and again until it turned red.

Just to get a talisman for myself.

She said she wanted him to return safely and triumphantly.

She said she would wait for him to marry her.

later--

Oh.

Xiao Yin's eyes were filled with mockery.

He left a letter for Shen Yingshuang immediately after the Xiao family's incident.

He wanted her to wait for him.

However, he received news that Shen Yinshuang and Pei Shouan were getting married.

He rushed to the capital like a madman.

He thought Shen Yinshuang had something she couldn't say.

But when he appeared in front of Shen Yinshuang.

Shen Yinshuang's words were like poisonous thorns, piercing his heart.

"Xiao Yin, you are no longer worthy of being the eldest daughter of the Shen family."

"Shou'an can give me the status of a Marquis's wife, but what can you give me?"

"Don't be a toad trying to eat swan meat; that's wishful thinking."

Xiao Yin did not refute.

Shen Yinshuang left resolutely.

He saw Shen Yinshuang smiling radiantly, leaning shyly against Pei Shouan.

The lingering affection and love for her from the past were long gone from her eyes.

Xiao Yin completely eradicated Shen Yinshuang from his heart.

Filled with hatred for her, Xiao Yin returned to the frontier.

Three years later, he returned in triumph.

Shen Yinshuang, however, had already become a discarded woman.

He felt that this was Shen Yinshuang's retribution.

This bone-deep hatred slowly consumed Xiao Yin.

Resentment, yet twisted and consumed him.

He gathered strength in his palm.

The amulet and cloth in Shen Yingshuang's hands were directly destroyed by Xiao Yin's internal force.

It scattered little by little in front of her.

"You think you can make me wear a purse you sewed?"

"Shen Yinshuang, I just feel it's dirty, understand?"

He looked down at her, mercilessly criticizing Shen Yingshuang's naivety.

His well-defined knuckles gripped her chin, forcing her to lift her head.

Shen Yinshuang's eyes were filled with mist.

Unable to hold back any longer, tears streamed down her face.

Her sincerity was nothing but a joke in front of Xiao Yin.

And what she could see.

They could already see the black and gold pouch hanging from Xiao Yin's waist.

The embroidery work is somewhat clumsy.

Yet it was embroidered stitch by stitch.

Shen Yinshuang thought of Cui Lingyi.

Xiao Yin noticed it too, and he glanced in the direction of Shen Yinshuang's gaze.

"Only those embroidered by Lingyi are worthy of being worn by me, hmm?" Xiao Yin said bluntly.

When Shen Yin felt the pain of the frost, he felt a sense of relief.

The more you loved them then, the more you hate them now.

Shen Yinshuang bit her lip at Xiao Yin's words.

Soon, the taste of blood filled their mouths.

I don't know if it was an impulse or something else.

She suddenly looked at Xiao Yin, as if seeking confirmation from him.

"Is the general going to marry the Prime Minister's daughter?"

Xiao Yin answered without hesitation, "Yes, once the imperial decree is issued, I will marry Lingyi."

Shen Yinshuang listened quietly without much reaction.

This attitude displeased Xiao Yin.

Why didn't she react?

Even in her eyes, Xiao Yin saw a trace of extremely complex emotion.

It felt like a liberation.

He hasn't been freed, so why should his voice be freed?

Xiao Yin sneered and stabbed Shen Yingshuang hard in the chest.

"Lingyi is the only woman I want to marry!" He said it clearly, word by word.

That's the only one I want to marry.

Back then, Xiao Yin had said the same thing to himself.

But now, there's no more.

Shen Yinshuang suddenly chuckled softly.

That was self-mockery.

However, she looked at Xiao Yin respectfully and said, "Congratulations, General. Princess Anping is beautiful and kind-hearted, and proficient in chess, music, calligraphy, and painting. She will surely become a virtuous and capable wife to you."

Her heart was bleeding as she said those words.

On the surface, Shen Yinshuang remained neither humble nor arrogant.

This completely enraged Xiao Yin.

The calmer she was, the less she cared.

Xiao Yin wanted to force Shen Yinshuang even more.

"What? Why are you so sour? You still expect me to marry you?" Xiao Yin pinched Shen Yinshuang's chin and said bluntly.

Shen Yinshuang lowered her head: "I have never had such a wish."

The embarrassment of being exposed was still visible in her eyes.

She became increasingly quiet.

Xiao Yin suddenly released her, every word he uttered revealing his hatred for Shen Yinshuang.

"Shen Yinshuang, you'd better not have any expectations! After all, you don't even deserve to be a concubine." He said cruelly and directly.

They didn't even give Shen Yinshuang a chance to speak.

Every word struck a nerve, causing her suffocating pain.

"When the Xiao family was in trouble, I was overwhelmed with other matters, and it was Lingyi who ran around for me. When I was risking my life on the frontier, it was Lingyi who went to the frontier and stayed by my side every step of the way. She was injured for me and endured the hardships of the frontier for me, putting aside her precious life."

"..."

Xiao Yin's every word and sentence praised Cui Lingyi.

This is something Shen Yinshuang doesn't know.

Xiao Yin never mentioned it.

In the capital, I only vaguely knew about it.

Princess Anping was unwilling to marry the Crown Prince back then.

Because she has someone in her heart.

Prime Minister Cui and Princess Anping had a big argument.

Princess Anping left in a huff.

It turns out she went to the frontier to accompany Xiao Yin.

Shen Yinshuang wasn't unwilling to do these things, but rather had no other choice.

If she disregards everything.

It destroyed the Shen family, and also Xiao Yin.

Therefore, she was unable to refute it.

Xiao Yin's words only deepened Shen Yinshuang's guilt.