Volume 1: Phoenix Nirvana, Reborn from the Flames Chapter 26: Not a Single One is Alike

  She narrowed her eyes, raised her hand to block out the sunlight, and shook off her somewhat dazed head.

  This won't do, she still has to go back to the Mu manor now, and her vision is a bit blurry, how can this be!

  Her teeth bit down hard, and the wound on her lips that was already not good started bleeding again. The intense pain made Qing Ge's senses clear up a lot. Alright, taking advantage of this moment, she quickly got back to the Mu residence.

  Qing Ge was about to lift his leg again, but his arm was suddenly grabbed by someone. With uneven force applied from front and back, he almost fell backwards. His left foot quickly moved backwards to maintain balance, while his right hand swiftly formed a knife-like shape and chopped backwards.

  "Who are you?" A gentle voice with a hint of inquiry came from the side.

  This sound——

  Qing Ge withdrew her hand, quickly pulling back her left hand. She lowered her eyelids calmly, but this person still didn't give up. Did he want to humiliate her further? Qing Ge lifted her head calmly, her face pale but without a hint of despair. The faint darkness from earlier was well hidden, and the woman before him remained elegant and refined, with an air of nobility. "How is it that after delivering the divorce papers, Your Highness, the Crown Prince's grandson, doesn't even recognize me?"

  Yu Yan's expression changed, and his warm eyes were filled with deep inquiry. Just now upstairs, he thought she would come back with a few more sarcastic remarks, but unexpectedly she left quietly without another word of ridicule or sarcasm.

  In this regard, Ning Ke Yun's actions just now are much stronger than He Xue Ying's. It is truly a noble demeanor. He doesn't know why, but he wants to go forward and talk to the girl. Seeing her leave Han Yun Xuan, he unconsciously followed her out. As for the reason behind this, he is unwilling to think deeply about it, nor does he want to think deeply about it.

  The girl in front of him, her skin as white as snow, like the apricot blossoms on a spring day, delicate and pure, almost transparent, shining like a lotus flower emerging from the water, beautiful like a peony unfolding its petals. Her slender figure, with a waist as thin as a willow branch, made people feel that she would break if touched lightly. Who would have thought that such a delicate girl could burst out with such strength at the martial arts competition just now?

  Yes, he was very suspicious, wondering if the person in front of him was really Mu Qing Ge.

  Xing Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and he walked forward to the girl's front, his gaze faintly fixed on the girl's eyes, as if trying to see something from her eyes. "You, are very different from before."

  He raised an eyebrow, and Qing Ge's eyes curved into a smile. "I don't know, in the heart of the Crown Prince, what kind of person is Mu Qing Ge?"

  Upon seeing the girl ask this, Yu Yi Chen's eyes took on a reminiscent look. What was Mu Qing Ge like in the past? Timid, weak-willed, narrow-minded, and if one were to put it nicely, innocent and shy; but if one were to put it bluntly, foolish and stupid. However, he didn't know what the girl's intention behind asking this question was. After a slight pause, he replied: "Very different from you now."

  "Hehe," Qing Ge smiled lightly, her snow-white face blooming with frosty flowers, cold and pure, chilly and pale. "So, Your Highness the Crown Prince knows a lot about me from before?"

  Do you understand? A ripple rose in Yu Yi Chen's heart, did he understand Mu Qing Ge?

  He didn't understand and had never thought of understanding a woman who was betrothed since childhood.

  In his eyes, the position of Zheng Fei only needs a woman, and if it's a useful woman, that would be even better. However, the previous Murong Qingge was not qualified enough, and every time he saw her, she greatly disappointed him.

  "We can't say we understand, but we know a thing or two." The clear and calm voice said politely. Yu Yi Chen's eyes narrowed as he gazed intently at the person in front of him, Mu Qing Ge was completely different from before, and he couldn't help but be drawn to her.

  Qing Ge raised her eyes, gazing at the tree's pure white pear blossoms. When the wind picked up, it rolled up layer upon layer of pear blossom petals, like a snowstorm flying under the scorching sun, carrying golden light, drifting in mid-air, without support or dependence.

  Her gaze wandered afar, as if wanting to pierce through the endless blue sky, looking all the way to the end of time. In her mind, memories about Yuan Zhiya's Mu Qing Ge played like a film reel.

  "Is that right, if I'm not mistaken, you've seen Mu Qing Ge no more than three times. Once was at the Ministry of Rites ceremony where you met her. At the time, Mu Qing Ge had a thick layer of makeup on her face and wore clothes made up of five colors and six pieces, standing in the crowd, staring foolishly at you. As a result, she was ridiculed by everyone, hanging her head as if she wanted to cry. You thought she was weak, useless, and didn't even know how to dress herself, right?"

  As the young girl spoke calmly, Yu Yi Chen recalled that day when he was sixteen and first remembered he had a fiancée. With youthful hope in his heart, he saw a thin, small girl with a face full of colorful designs like a peacock, and the indescribable disappointment made him turn away indifferently.

  "You must think she looks like a country bumpkin, and not at all like the elegant young ladies from good families who know etiquette and propriety, right? But you have no idea, and don't want to understand, what kind of status Mu Qingge has in the Mu household. Her mother was a concubine, and died the year she was born, in the household she's not even as good as a lowly servant, every day washing clothes and doing chores, getting scolded and beaten... how could she possibly have nice clothes to attend the grand ceremony? That makeup was done by Mu Ziyu, and those clothes were picked out by her too, it was all just to make her lose face at the banquet..."

  But Yu Zhuo Qing Ge knew that losing face was still necessary, why? Still to see the noble and handsome fiancé in her heart!

  Her gaze swept across the man in front of her, and Qing Ge only then seriously sized up this proud son of Da Yong for the first time.

  Her raven hair was tied up with a white jade pin, shining brightly. She wore a pure white dress with intricate embroidery, the upper layer of which was embroidered with bamboo branches, bringing out her elegant temperament. Her facial features were beautiful and extraordinary, with clear eyes that seemed to hold a misty haze, like calm water, warm and moist. It was as if a swan feather had fallen, gently brushing against her face. Her expression was warm and refined, with eyebrows and eyes that exuded a noble elegance, carrying the dignity and majesty unique to royalty, elegant yet unapproachable.

  Such an outstanding appearance is indeed worthy of being one of the men that women from Daxia most want to marry, and it's impossible not to be attracted by his dazzling brilliance at first sight.

  Emperor Taizong of the Great Yong had six sons, and his eldest grandson, Yuán Chén, was the son of his eldest son, Yuán Fáng, who was also the son of the former Crown Prince.

  The Crown Prince Yuanyuan's body had always been poor, and at the age of 14, Emperor Yongyun married him to Princess Chongxi. At the age of 16, the Crown Princess gave birth to a son, who is now Yuanchen. At the age of 20, Crown Prince Yuanyuan finally succumbed to his illness and passed away. A year later, the Crown Princess also died of grief for her husband.

  Yu Zhen's parents died when he was young, and the emperor, taking pity on his youth, had him brought into the palace to be raised. From a young age, he was raised by the mother of the crown prince, Shu Gui Fei.

  He was said to have composed poetry at the age of five, refuted Taifu at nine years old, and could recite all the books of a hundred families fluently. With his gentle temperament, dignified manner, and elegant demeanor, he deeply won the favor of Emperor Yun.

  After the death of Crown Prince Yuanyuan, Emperor Yun had not appointed a crown prince. Many people in the court speculated that Emperor Yun intended to make his eldest grandson the crown prince, otherwise he would not have stayed in the palace and delayed granting him a fief.

  But all of this is just speculation, and there are five other princes in the imperial court, no one knows what the Cloud Emperor really thinks.

  But to Qing Ge, none of these things mattered. She saw the person, not the status. Such a fiancé was beneath her notice. If he didn't care, why didn't he propose divorce earlier? Why did he have to wait until their wedding date was near and then send a humiliating letter to break off the engagement? It was excessive.

  Is it because of your noble status that you can bully others?

  The gentle and soft narrative, the scenes of the past in her mind, resenting that she didn't fight back, angry that she wasn't strong enough. This was Qing Ge's only feeling towards Yuan Zhuo, but since she had taken over her body, she did this one last thing for her, telling the truth to Zhen Yan and her fiancé who were once closest to Mu Zi Ru.

  Soft words floated in the crimson light, stirring up waves of emotion in Yu Yi Chen's heart.

  Yes, he has never cared about her life. As the pampered and favored imperial grandson, he had never thought that there would be a big sister living like this. Similarly, as a big sister, He Xueying received boundless love and attention, with everything at her disposal, completely different from her.

  The expression on the face of the man in white changed like rolling blue waves, "I didn't know any of these."

  "You're right, you don't know, you've never understood, so, Your Highness the Crown Prince, there's no difference, I've always been me." She has always been like this, whether it was Mu Qing Ge or Mu Xiao Ye, now she is just the eldest young lady of the Mu Manor, Mu Qing Ge, and in the future, she will also continue to be like this.

  A gentle breeze swept through the girl's hair, her long hair dancing in the night sky with a messy yet beautiful arc, like black silk flashing with pearl-like luster flying freely, each strand floating unrestrained and unbridled.

  Yu Zhen's eyes, which had been changing and unpredictable, slowly retracted and became a calm and peaceful lake. He stretched out his hand to brush away the hair that was flying across the girl's face, but Qing Ge avoided him without hesitation. Her gaze was cool and detached. "Your Imperial Highness, it is improper for men and women to be so intimate with each other. Please restrain yourself."

  Yu Ze Chen's face changed, his pure white sleeves froze in mid-air, the fluttering hem of his robe was like the turmoil in his heart, his thin lips pursed, gazing at the girl, after a moment, his long eyelashes blinked lightly, his eyes shining brightly, "I am your fiancé."

  "He was my ex-fiancé."

  "Then why did you just now?" Yu Yi Chen asked heavily. Earlier, wasn't she telling him about her grievances?

  Just now? Did she just mislead him with her defense of Mu Qing Ge, and suddenly, his heart contracted again, this time even more painful than the last. Sweat beads appeared on Qing Ge's forehead, and she couldn't drag it out any longer.

  Clutching his fists, his fingernails dug deep into his palms to calm himself down with the pain. "Your Highness, just now was just a story I told you, the story is over, reality must go on. I've also received your letter of divorce. From now on, you walk your sunny path, and I'll cross my solitary bridge!"

  As soon as her voice fell, Qingge turned around and left, if she endured any longer, it would be exposed. No matter how strong a person is, endurance also has its limits.

  Qing Song was about to leave, Yu Bai's heart suddenly became flustered, and his white hand quickly grasped the girl's slender wrist, "Mù Qīng Gē..."

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