Yes, to live for the country.
Ti Yue thought she seemed to understand what he meant.
He didn't just see her as a sister, but rather he had no other identity to give her.
So Ti Yue at that time thought she could only watch Qian Shan leave.
But she swore in her heart then that she would never let Qian Shan leave in vain!
As expected, the opportunity soon arrived.
It was only a matter of time before the Southern Kingdom and the Great Yue Dynasty negotiated peace, and the best way to do so was through a marriage alliance.
Most of the princesses of the Southern Kingdom were unwilling to marry into the Great Yue Dynasty.
They looked down on the men of the Great Yue Dynasty and could not adapt to its climate.
Therefore, this time, Ti Yue's "volunteering" was naturally unopposed by the Southern Kingdom.
Ti Yue was thus sent to the Great Yue Dynasty as a princess for a marriage alliance.
And her goal was only one: to marry Mu Changxi! She wanted to be by her Prince Chang's side forever, no matter what happened, she would not leave him!
So even on the way to the Great Yue Dynasty, Ti Yue felt no sadness about leaving her homeland.
She longed to see her Prince Chang and thought about their beautiful future life together.
However, the moment she stepped into the capital, all of this seemed to be shattered!
She heard that Prince Chang was already married.
She could hardly believe her ears, how could Prince Chang already be married?!
She frantically had people inquire, hoping that what she heard was just wrong information.
But the news that came back was more painful than the last.
She knew that Prince Chang was not only married, but also had a good relationship with his new consort.
Everyone in the capital knew that the two of them were inseparable, deeply in love.
Ti Yue did not believe it; how could he be deeply in love with someone else?
No one knew how much Ti Yue had looked forward to this meeting.
She felt that the so-called Princess of Chang was just a woman her Prince Chang had to be with under unavoidable circumstances.
As long as she could be by Prince Chang's side, what did others matter?
Ti Yue didn't care.
But when the palace banquet actually arrived, Ti Yue realized that perhaps she did care!
She had waited for so long, and among so many people, she saw her Prince Chang at first glance!
He was still so radiant, even sitting in a wheelchair, he was like the sun in the sky, easily spotted.
But his gaze...
Made Ti Yue look at the woman standing beside him, the Princess of Chang praised by everyone in the capital.
Ti Yue had to admit that the Princess of Chang was beautiful.
Not the kind of beauty that immediately stunned people, but like a trickling stream, standing beside that person, she did not dim her radiance because of the sun's dazzling light.
That kind of pure and unparalleled beauty was somewhat like a secluded orchid blooming in a deep valley of the Southern Kingdom.
Although she smiled gently at everyone, she still made people feel unapproachable, yet not stern.
The two of them standing together made people think of the words "a match made in heaven."
And it also gave birth to endless jealousy in Ti Yue's heart.
"It's okay, Ti Yue."
She comforted herself: We have so many years together, and the bond we shared when I accompanied him through the most difficult times, how can we fear such a woman?
As before, she walked towards Prince Chang.
She still presented herself in her most beautiful manner and called him "Prince Chang."
However...
For some reason, looking at Mu Changxi's indifferent attitude, Ti Yue suddenly felt as if he had changed!
This Mu Changxi no longer had the previous tenderness in his eyes.
Instead, he treated her like a stranger, making Ti Yue feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.
No, this was very wrong. She suddenly remembered that incident from the past.
She remembered the name "Qian Shan."
Could it be that this Mu Changxi in front of her was not her Prince Chang at all?
If that were the case, everything would seem to make sense.
It was just that Ti Yue did not expect Mu Changxi to firmly reject her marriage alliance proposal.
For the sake of the interests of both countries, Ti Yue could only marry Prince Wen.
Prince Wen—
Ti Yue didn't dislike him; his eyes also carried a similar tenderness to her Prince Chang from the past.
Moreover, Ti Yue could feel that Prince Wen liked her.
Perhaps he liked her from the first time he saw her?
At least for a period of time, Ti Yue had no thoughts of Prince Chang.
As long as her Prince Chang was happy, nothing else mattered.
She thought so, but the name "Qian Shan" still lingered in her mind, refusing to disappear.
Until—
The day she could confirm that the Prince Chang before her was not the Prince Chang she remembered.
It was as if something in her heart had collapsed and then rebuilt itself.
What collapsed was the last bit of obsession she had for the Prince Chang before her.
What was rebuilt was a more fervent love.
It was the love for which he had once told her the name "Qian Shan"!
So Ti Yue felt that she was probably crazy during that time.
She only wanted to see Qian Shan, the man she longed for day and night.
She believed that Qian Shan must miss her just as much, and as long as they could be together, she would not care about anything else.
On that day, the beast that had slumbered in Ti Yue's heart for many years seemed to awaken.
She had not been idle in the Southern Kingdom all these years.
She had an army loyal to her, but no one knew.
She sent a secret letter back to the Southern Kingdom, asking that army to prepare.
As long as she could take Qian Shan away, even if it meant going against the Great Yue Dynasty, or even against the Southern Kingdom, she didn't care!
She used all her strength and trump cards, just to see Qian Shan.
And she succeeded!
On the day Mu Changxi and Song Chaoyu agreed to let her see Qian Shan, she was overjoyed.
Just like the day the shaman announced Qian Shan was alive, she felt that the existence of this world was for the two of them to be together.
Her heart was filled with only ecstasy.
She dressed herself up meticulously, something she hadn't done so seriously in a very, very long time.
Qian Shan liked her to wear vibrant colors, so she took out the most vibrant colors.
Qian Shan liked her to wear pearls from the Southern Kingdom, so she adorned her hair with pearls.
She knew that not far away, Prince Wen was watching her, his eyes filled with sorrow.
But what did that matter?
They were married, and she was willing to keep herself for Qian Shan.
She didn't love Prince Wen, so she didn't want to be with that man.
She only wanted to be with Qian Shan, even if it meant crossing mountains and rivers!