Yan Jue had rejected all the missions that the Kaiser had given him, he did not even go up to the imperial court and only stayed in the mansion to accompany her everyday.
As he was the organizer for this year's Spring Festival, in order to avoid arousal, there would not be any officials who would take the initiative to look for him, and they would not even come to Prince Lu's Mansion to visit him. As such, he could stay in the palace peacefully without any objections from the courtiers.
In any case, this prince was so lazy that he didn't even go to court for the sake of sleeping. What else could he not do?
"Xiao Tian Xin, can you still hold on?"
Yan Jue sat beside Liu Tian Xin and held her hands tightly. Her face was covered by a veil and cold sweat had already stuck to her face, making the uneven scar on her face very obvious.
Liu Tian Xin wanted Yan Jue to leave, but at this moment, she was in so much pain that she didn't even have the strength to speak, she could only let Yan Jue grab her hand.
"Do you remember? That day, when you were going back to the xieqing, and I saw you out of the city, I told you that I would ask for your hand in marriage very soon. In a few days, I will have the emperor grant us a marriage.
Liu Tian Xin loosened her hand that was grabbing onto the blanket, then tightened it even more, causing her heart to ache so much that she could not feel the pain anymore.
After a long moment, she closed her eyes and shook her head.
"Are you blaming me for not accompanying you back to the xieqing that day, for not being by your side when you needed me the most, is that right?"
No! No!
Liu Tian Xin screamed in pain in her heart.
It's me. The current me is unable to match up to you.
I am an ugly monster who can't speak, how could I dare to be compatible with your noble eighth prince of Easternum.
Yan Jue said a lot of things beside her, but she didn't answer. She only shook his head continuously with tears streaming down his face.
After an hour had passed, Lu Yuan He returned to the house and pulled out the silver needle from Liu Tian Xin's throat. At that moment, Liu Tian Xin's entire body was drenched in sweat, and she was completely exhausted.
Yan Jue quickly poured his a cup of warm water and let her drink it. Then, he looked at his nervously, "Are you feeling better?"
Liu Tian Xin nodded. Then, she looked at Lu Yuan He gratefully and nodded to show his respect.
Lu Yuan He said. "It's only the third day, and it'll only get worse in the future. Miss must persevere."
Liu Tian Xin strongly nodded her head. The determination in her eyes made it impossible for Yan Jue to say anything more. Moreover, it had already begun, so even if she said anything, it would be useless.
For now, as long as she was by his side, anything would be enough.
In the blink of an eye, it was already the fifteenth day of the first month. Every year at this time, there were especially many men and women who went to the streets.
In the past, it had always been Yan Yuan bringing Liu Ruo Qing out, but today, there was an additional "third party" among them. It was clear that this "third party" did not have an unwelcome awareness.
He was holding his mother's hand on his left, riding the noble prince for a thousand years, arrogant and domineering.
On the streets, young son was beaming with joy as he watched the lively lanterns. His eyes were attracted by the beautiful yet strange objects around him.
Yun Jiao Rong sat in the courtyard, looking at the bright moon hanging above the willow branches, and felt a little bitter in his heart.
In previous years, Yan Shuo would always find all kinds of excuses to bring her out to the streets. No matter how uncooperative she was, he would still have a way to make her laugh.
But now, everything was different. She had left the palace, left Yan Shuo, and faced the irreconcilable hatred between herself and Yan Shuo. What else could she have with Yan Shuo?
As he thought about it, Yun Jiao Rong's eyes became sore.
Long ago, the empress dowager had already started preparing for the Kaiser's talent show. She should be in the middle of an intense battle right now.
She imagined him holding the empress's hand, imagined their bridal ceremony, and then, Yun Jiao Rong's heart, once again, was hacked into pieces.
"Rong Er, it's very lively outside today. Don't you want to go for a walk?"
Mo Rong Tian's voice broke Yun Jiao Rong's train of thoughts. She recovered her wits and put away the sadness in her eyes, shook her head and said: "It's alright. There's too many people outside, it's uncomfortable."
Mo Rong Tian could hear the faint sound of Yun Jiao Rong's nose from her voice, and he couldn't help but feel a little reluctant in his heart when he knew that she was thinking about Yan Shuo again.
"If you want to go out, then I'll accompany you for a walk. You've been cooped up in the academy for the past few days, aren't you afraid of getting bored?"
In the end, Yun Jiao Rong still shook her head and rejected him. Standing on this street, she could not help but think of Yan Shuo.
Why should she be unhappy with herself?
At this time, a figure slowly walked out from the backyard of longevity palace. A noble young master dressed up, giving her a more refined and refined appearance. Of course, this was on the premise that she was quiet and did not behave in a sneaky manner.
"Fennel."
The moment Meng Hui stepped through the doorstep of the longevity palace's Main Palace, the cold and clear voice of the empress dowager came from behind him.
"Empress Dowager."
"Where are you going?"
"I... I want to go out and walk around the streets. I haven't even seen the Spring Lantern Festival in Beijing. "
Meng Hui answered truthfully, her eyes crying out for tears as she looked pitifully at the empress dowager.
Seeing Meng Hui like this, Dong Xue, who had been following beside the empress dowager, smiled and said, "Empress Dowager, it's rare for Miss Meng to return to the capital. Since she wants to go out, let her go out to take a look."
The empress dowager looked at her and quickly understood what Dong Xue meant. She turned to look at Meng Hui and said, "Fine, Wailing Home will let you leave the palace.
"Why did you call the emperor!?"
Meng Hui was pissed off, she just wanted to go out and have a good time, there was an elder around her, how could she enjoy life like that?
"A girl like you isn't safe outside. The emperor is out to protect you."
"…"
Her Majesty's logic... How miraculous was it that he was told to protect the daughter of a late general?
Is Her Majesty going to let her head be tied to her belt and go shopping?
"Then the empress dowager can ask a few imperial bodyguards to accompany me out."
"It's not proper for a girl like you to go out shopping with so many men around you."
But isn't your son a man?
She was not stupid, how could she not know what the empress dowager was thinking? It was nothing more than trying to fix her up with the Kaiser.
But the question was, did it make sense for the Empress to shave her head like this, since their heartless concubine had no intention of doing so?
She walked to the empress dowager's side and tenderly held onto her arm in a rare manner, saying in a spoiled manner, "Empress Dowager, His Majesty is a ruler of the imperial palace. How can he condescend to accompany a minister's daughter to shop? If word spreads out, he'll definitely kill me."