Chapter 147 I Grow Old with the Holy Monk (31)
Sang Tian is now unsure whether Guan Yi recognized her.
She has been taking medicine for the past three years and the faint camellia scent on her body is no longer there, but is replaced by a strong herbal smell.
Now is different from the past, she is now a sickly medicine bottle.
A deafening wedding bell rang in the sky above the palace.
Sang Tian suddenly thought of Xia Qingli.
Just now, because of Guan Yi’s sudden appearance, she forgot about Xia Qingli’s time for a moment.
Sang Tian slipped through the crowd into the harem. No one was more familiar with the roads in the palace than she was.
Every place in the harem was hung with red silk, except Xia Qingli's palace, where there was no red silk hanging anywhere.
Xia Qingli's palace was deathly silent, without even a single palace maid or eunuch serving.
Sang Tian suppressed the discomfort in her heart and walked in.
She pushed open Xia Qingli's door and walked in. Xia Qingli, wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal gown, was sitting in front of a bronze mirror.
Her thin body seemed like it would fall apart at any moment, and her fair and beautiful face was now covered in heavy makeup that did not suit her.
Hearing the light footsteps, Xia Qingli did not turn around but said softly: "Didn't I say that you are not allowed to come in without my consent?"
"Sister Royal."
A voice mixed with crying sounded in Xia Qingli's ears.
Hearing the familiar voice, Xia Qingli turned around in disbelief. When she saw Sang Tian taking off her veil, tears instantly filled her eyes.
"Qingyu!"
Xia Qingli stumbled as she tried to hug Sang Tian, but she was so anxious that she lost her balance and almost fell. Fortunately, Sang Tian came over and held her arm in time.
"Where have you been all these years? Why haven't I heard from you at all? I thought you were...dead."
Xia Qingli hugged Sang Tian and cried for a long time, not caring that her makeup was washed off.
She told Sang Tian what had happened in the palace during the past three years.
Since her disappearance, the entire Yue Kingdom has changed, and the holy monk no longer protects the Yue Kingdom.
No one knew the reason why he came to live in the palace. Guan Yi never came out of the temple in the palace since he came there.
Xia Qingli mentioned everyone except Guard Fang.
Sang Tian endured for a while and finally asked what was on her mind. When she heard this, a look of pain appeared on the face of the guard Xia Qingli.
She hugged Sang Tian and choked up, "He fell in love with someone else, a woman who is as passionate as the sun. He said he doesn't like boring people like me."
Sang Tian hugged Xia Qingli distressedly and comforted her silently.
After listening to Xia Qingli's story about her and Guard Fang, Sang Tian was basically certain that Guard Fang fell in love with a time-traveling girl.
During the first year of her disappearance, the prime minister's third daughter, who had always been mentally retarded, suddenly became no longer stupid. Not only was she no longer stupid, but she became very lively and smart.
However, within a few days, Guard Fang, who had only met her a few times, became infatuated with the prime minister's third daughter and completely forgot about Xia Qingli.
The man Xia Qingli is going to marry is the time-traveling girl's brother, Wen Qi, the prime minister's eldest son.
The prime minister's eldest son was an extremely gentle man. He personally went to the emperor to ask for Xia Qingli's hand in marriage. The emperor had always liked the brave and resourceful Wen Qi and agreed to the marriage without a second thought.
Sang Tian proposed to take Xia Qingli with her to escape from the palace but was rejected by Xia Qingli. Now the situation cannot be changed.
If she ran away, she would bring shame to the royal family and her father. She couldn't be so selfish.
No matter how Sang Tian persuaded Xia Qingli, she refused.