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Ning Yunyin had been intelligent since she was young and could see through everything. Why couldn't he understand anything when it came to this woman?

"She is a woman who painstakingly wants to marry into the Prince's Mansion, a woman who has a deep scheming mind to win over the flame. How come you don't understand?" The Grand Princess slammed her hands on the table and raised her voice, trying to wake up her stupid little brother who had just fallen in love.

"Did she tell you she was going to be the first wife?" The Grand Princess continued, "Let me tell you, this is definitely not possible. A woman of this background is of no help to you at all."

"The Ye Clan is usually so quiet in the capital. They don't care about their own business. How would they help you?"

After she had analyzed the pros and cons of the situation, the Grand Princess was so angry that her face turned red. Indeed, no matter how one looked at it, Yu Yao'er was more suited to Ning Yunyin than Ye Jinsu.

However, no matter how hard Ning Yunyin held the teacup in her hand, she couldn't make a rational choice.

He spoke with a solemn tone, "She doesn't want to marry me. I must marry her."

The Grand Princess was stunned. The words that she had just organized in her mind were stuck there for a moment, as if she forgot what she wanted to say.

Ning Yunyin looked at the Grand Princess and repeated, "Elder sister is mistaken. The person who has gone through so much trouble is me, not her."

It was she who had put in so much effort to obtain her. Ye Jinsu had never thought of these things before.

She was much more awake than she was.

Ning Yun felt a bitter taste in her throat.

"What do you mean?" The Grand Princess wanted to say that this must have been that woman's scheme, but when she saw the pained expression on Ning Yunyin's face, she felt that something was amiss.

Ning Yunyin sighed, thinking back to what Ye Jinsu had told her.

"She said that she didn't want to marry me. She didn't want to accompany me on that road filled with blood, nor did she want to stay in this magnificent palace." Ning Yunyin lowered her eyes as she spoke, her voice somewhat downcast.

Regardless of whether it was this huge palace or the larger palace, they were both not places she wanted to stay.

Thus, he himself didn't seem that important anymore.

The Grand Princess opened her eyes wide, and stood up in shock. She first looked around vigilantly, but upon confirming that there was no one around, she spoke up in a low voice, "Since that's the case, why must you be so stubborn about such a woman?"

"She's not worthy of you!" The Grand Princess replied.

Since she had never intended to stay with Ning Yunyin, she was even less suited for her. Why would such a daughter marry him? Torture each other?

However, there were some reasons that the Grand Princess understood. Ye Jinsu understood, but Ning Yunyin wasn't willing to understand.

He put down the teacup in his hand and continued, "Elder sister, I do not need the Yu family to travel on my path in the future."

The Grand Princess's eyes widened as she stared in disbelief at the prideful Ning Yunyin. With a stern voice, she said, "You don't need that woman, you can leave as well."

Ning Yunyin fell silent.

He couldn't make a decision, but Ye Jinsu could.

This was where Ye Jinsu tortured him every day. Ye Jinsu's life was too clear, and her mind was not mature like a young girl. He was like a person who had seen through the human world and understood everything.

After all, Ye Jinsu had lived two lifetimes and had seen many emotions in the world.

But Ning Yunyin was different. He was born in the imperial family and had lost his mother when he was young. Even though he was doted on by his father, it was only a matter of guilt. Every time that person looked at her, she always felt that he wasn't looking at her.

He was looking at the woman who had already died.

It was difficult for him to part from his first love.

Ye Jinsu's decisiveness made him angry, and the clarity in his mind made him look like a childish kid, which made him a little ridiculous.

From start to finish, the one who was unable to extricate himself was him, and the one who had gone through so much trouble was also him.

She was the one who had been implicated by him.

Ning Yunlian didn't say a word. She turned around and left with large strides.

It was already early winter, and it was not yet October. The weather was getting colder day by day. I'm afraid the first snow will fall soon.

Ye Jinsu was sitting in the pavilion with everything Ning Yunyin had given her in the box in her hands.

The bracelet was placed on top, but Ye Jinsu found it dazzling.

What was the point of going back now? Ning Yunyin had spoken out in front of so many people, and word had already spread throughout the capital. How was she supposed to withdraw?

Ye Jinsu closed the lid and suddenly felt exhausted. He closed his eyes, leaned against the stone table and fell asleep.

The wind at the beginning of winter was very cold. It blew so much that the gauze curtains around the pavilion flapped in all directions, sweeping up a few withered leaves. The entire world seemed solemn and desolate. Ning Yunyin stood beneath a bare plum tree and looked through the veil to see Ye Jinsu lying on the ground.

In that split-second, the world became peaceful.

Ning Yunyin raised her foot, but unexpectedly, she stomped on a dried twig.

With a slight sound, Ye Jinsu woke up with his eyelids open. As their gazes met, Ye Jinsu tightened his grip on his robe, feeling that Ning Yun had put on an exceptionally thin set of clothes.

They had never looked at each other like this before, as if they had known each other for a long time, but also as if they had never known each other.

The north wind blew past, obscuring Ye Jinsu's view. She looked at the box on the table and suddenly felt that her throat was dry, making it difficult for her to speak. "You're still unwilling?"

Ye Jinxiu tilted her head and looked at the box. Her gaze turned heavy as complicated emotions rolled in her heart. She didn't look at Ning Yunyin, but only at the box, "Do you want me to choose?"

"Didn't you already do that?" Ye Jinxiu spoke coldly, her long eyelashes covering the emotions in her eyes. Her words were even colder than the northern wind at the end of September.

Ning Yunyin took a step forward and stared at Ye Jinsu. Her eyes were filled with waves of shock, "Since that's the case, I'll just assume that you've made your preparations."

Are you ready to enter his manor? Ye Jinsu laughed coldly in her heart, but only a bitter smile could be seen from the corner of her mouth.

Ye Jinsu didn't speak, but she closed her eyes in exhaustion.

Ning Yunyin's tightly clenched fist trembled slightly. Her adam's apple bobbed up and down for a few times, but she didn't say anything in the end. He turned his head abruptly and prepared to leave.

"Ning Yunyin!" Ye Jinxiu suddenly turned her head and called out to her back.

Ning Yun's steps faltered, but he didn't turn his head. He only relaxed a bit.

Ye Jinsu's voice was low as she spoke slowly, "I remember saying these words to you before, but now I still want to say them to you again."

"Don't make me hate you."

Ning Yunyin's body abruptly trembled and her eyes widened slightly.

Ye Jinsu was looking at the box on her own. There was so much inside, and now it was locked in this small box. Ye Jinsu looked at it as if she was looking at their past.

"You are a prince, and there are many women you can choose from. They shouldn't be mine." Ye Jinsu's Ye Jinsu lowered her head and murmured softly. Her voice floated around the large and quiet yard and drifted into Ning Yunyin's ears.

Ning Yunyin turned her head to look at Ye Jinsu. Her eyes had already returned to being completely silent. "It can only be you."

"I only want you."