"I remember that time, the third prince took a few children from the royal family to bully me, they destroyed my textbooks, and I was covered in ink, I couldn't continue to stay in the classroom, so I ran to the rockery in the imperial garden alone and cried from it......" Recalling his childhood self, Nan Rongliang was also a little embarrassed, and he was indeed too useless at that time......

"That's where I met her! When she saw that I was crying sadly, she handed me her handkerchief. She was very smart, and just by looking at me covered in ink, she guessed that I was being bullied in the school, so she persuaded me a lot. Even in order to make me happy, they even said that the reason why the three princes bullied me was because they were jealous of my beauty......" Nan Rong shook his head with a smile, but his eyes were rekindled.

Xiahou Ying quietly looked at Nan Rongliang, who was caught in her memories, but did not make a sound, just waited for Nan Rongliang to continue......

"I was thinking, how can there be such a stupid little girl in this world? I actually think that a boy is being bullied because he is beautiful...... I was still thinking at that time, such a stupid little girl, with such a round face, no one will want it when she grows up, why don't I do a good deed and marry her then......" Speaking of the naïve thoughts of his youth, Nan Rongliang couldn't help but show a touch of shyness on his face.

"But then I found out that she wasn't stupid at all, but smart!" The light in Nan Rongliang's eyes became brighter and brighter, as if he thought of something very beautiful.

"No matter what, as long as she wants to learn, she will definitely be the best, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, dance, equestrian...... All of them are fine! Soon she became the brightest star of the New Moon! Speaking of this, Nan Rongliang's originally bright gaze suddenly dimmed.

"But...... Probably because she was too dazzling, I didn't dare to get close to her anymore, because at that time I had become an unlearned, outright gentleman, even if I couldn't give her happiness, I didn't deserve to stand with her......" Nan Rongliang's eyes showed a little pain, love must not be bitter, but what is it that I don't even dare to love?

When Xia Houying was talking to Nan Rongliang, she kept her eyes down and was silent, until she heard Nan Rongliang say that she was "unworthy", and then she raised her head again, and her eyes flashed with complicated light.

"And then......." Xiahou Ying asked softly.

Nan Rongliang took a deep breath and said slowly, "No more...... She's dead......"

Hearing Nan Rongliang's answer, Xiahou Ying did not show a surprised expression, but her eyes suddenly filled with tears......

"You...... Who are you talking about...... Ying'er? Xiahou Ying looked up at Nan Rongliang, and at the same time, a tear happened to drip from the corner of her eye.

Nan Rongliang avoided Xiahou Ying's gaze, just silently stared at the lake in front of him and did not answer.

Looking at Nan Rongliang, who also had tears flashing in her eyes, Xiahou Ying only felt that her heart suddenly throbbed!

So that's it...... So that's the case?

Xiahou Ying only felt a stirring in her heart, and the doubts she had had were finally solved......

The ridicule in the mourning hall, the design during the entrance exam, and the hostility every time she saw herself later, Xia Houying finally understood at this time what Nan Rongliang had made all kinds of difficulties for her in the past.......

Because he has actually been silently in love with Xiahou Ying...... Loving the dead Xiahou Ying......

Thinking of the past of the two, Xiahou Ying couldn't help but feel sorry for Nan Rongliang......