The wind and snow in Hanshan had been rolling for three months, and Xiao Huayong traveled all over the ice cliffs and ridges, and finally found the ice soul grass that could cure strange poisons for Shen Xihe.The cold poison had already penetrated his meridians, and as soon as he got the antidote, he fell straight into the snow. When he opened his eyes again, there was no trace of concern for his injuries in his eyes, only surging thoughts - he was afraid that Shen tide and Xing Hou would spend the rest of their lives repaying the kindness of saving their lives.Before dawn the next day, he held on to his sick body and went to see her. But as soon as he stepped out of the palace door, the world in front of him suddenly faded out of color, the red walls turned into blurred gray shadows, and the red lanterns under the eaves were only a halo.

He stood holding on to the pillar for a long time, and finally quietly returned to the palace.The result of Dr. Xie's pulse diagnosis was like a piece of ice, sinking into the hearts of both of them: the cold poison invaded the eye pulses, and from then on, all the colors in the world were only black and white blur in his eyes. What was even more dangerous was that his heart pulse was also slowly failing, and the remaining situation only lasted a few years.Xiao Huayong looked at the hazy skylight outside the window and suddenly stopped all thoughts.

He didn't want to let this broken body hinder Shen Xihe's life, so he stayed behind closed doors from then on, and no matter who passed his name, he kept it on his desk.Shen Xihe finally learned the whole truth from Doctor Xie, and the handkerchief clenched tightly on her fingertips was soaked in cold sweat. But after the panic, the worry in her eyes slowly turned into a sober decision: she wanted to complete the Shen family's power plan, and the past few years were enough for her to gain a firm foothold. The prince in front of her was in a desperate situation, and he was her most reliable supporter.The next day at the Jinluan Palace, Shen Xihe proposed to the emperor to marry Prince Xiao Huayong in front of the civil and military officials of the court.

The sincere words were so convincing that the usually calm emperor was moved, and he immediately agreed to persuade the prince himself.The other princes all looked sad after hearing the news. Xiao Changying, who had always admired Shen Xihe, even locked himself in the mansion to drink to drown his sorrows. In his drunken state, he only felt that Xiao Huayong was weak and blind and could not protect her at all.Until Xiao Changqing sat opposite him and slowly broke through the joints: What Shen Xihe wanted was never the love between children, but the overwhelming power behind the position of prince. Only by marrying into the East Palace could the Shen family gain a firm foothold in the turbulent court.

Xiao Changqing inquired afterward, only to learn that one of the words Shen Xihe said in front of the emperor that day was exactly the same as what his late wife Gu Qingzhi had said back then.He was so shocked that he drove to the remote courtyard on the outskirts of the city the next day - where Gu Qingshu, the second daughter of the Gu family, had been living in secret.Gu Qingshu's eyes were full of joy when she saw her brother-in-law coming, but all Xiao Changqing asked was about her friendship with Shen tide.

The answers he received were all vague and polite. The light in his eyes dimmed little by little, and he finally turned around and left with disappointment.On this day, Shen Xihe was sitting in front of the dressing table. Bu Shulin was combing her hair with his own hands. As soon as his fingertips touched the hairpin, he was bumped into by Cui Jinbai who broke in.Cui Jinbai then opened his eyes angrily, thinking that this slut dared to flirt with women in the East Palace, but he didn't know that Bu Shulin, who always dressed up as a man, was actually a girl. Only Shen Xihe in the world knew this secret.

The two shut themselves away from others and discussed Xiao Huayong's condition in low voices. Those words about heart failure and tracing the poisoner fell into Xiao Huayong's ears outside the door.He stood in the shadows, his fingertips clenched until they turned white, thinking that he was infatuated with her. It turned out that she came close to him only for the prince's power.A few days later, Shen tide went to a spring banquet in the countryside. During the banquet, the noble ladies who were always jealous of her arranged a plan. The horse under the seat was suddenly frightened. She didn't even have time to call for help, and she fell off the cliff with the galloping horse.

When the news came back to the East Palace, the black and white world in front of Xiao Huayong's eyes was shaking. He didn't even have time to fasten his cloak, so he led people to rush down the mountain to search overnight.At the same time, Xiao Changying learned the bad news and rushed to the cliff like crazy.The cold wind at the bottom of the cliff late at night was biting. Shen Xihe dragged his dislocated leg and stumbled among the rocks for half a night. Finally, he lit the hay next to him and ignited the thick smoke. Finally, he couldn't hold on and fainted.

In a daze, she seemed to see that familiar figure running towards her through the thick smoke.Xiao Huayong hugged the injured Shen tide and hid in an abandoned thatched hut at the bottom of the cliff. Looking at the mud and blood stains on her face, the pain in his heart overwhelmed the astringency in his eyes.When Shen Xihe woke up, she saw him lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. The red bloodshot eyes that had not faded were all the exhaustion from running all night.

When he woke up, he still faced her with a bit of anger from last night, but the hot water he handed her was just the right temperature.Shen Xihe didn't want to deceive anymore, looked up at him, and proposed an alliance to get married: he would use the power of the prince to protect the Shen family, and she would find out the real culprit who secretly poisoned him.When it was daylight, Xiao Changying, who had been waiting on the edge of the cliff all night, finally saw the two of them walking out along a secret path.

Xiao Changqing's eyes suddenly froze - this was a path that few even the local mountain people knew about, and only Gu Qingzhi accompanied him back then.Why would Shen Xihe, who grew up in the northwest, recognize this person?Thinking again of her little actions in the past that were exactly the same as those of Gu Qingzhi, he could no longer hold back, took a step forward, and sternly questioned her true identity in front of everyone's eyes.