The empress had completely suppressed all the gossip below, so people in the palace wouldn't know that Shui Ruo was the crown prince's new pet. The Crown Prince naturally didn't say anything either. After all, this was also a good thing for Shui Long.
If others found out that she was the crown prince's new pet, no matter if it was people from the Shangguan family or women who liked the crown prince, they would not let her off.
Thus, due to various reasons, the days before New Year's Eve went by smoothly.
The smooth days always passed quickly. After busily doing so much, the water leisurely welcomed the world's first Spring Festival, which was also known as New Year's Eve.
New Year's Eve was undoubtedly here, and it was also a big day. This morning, Suiyun from the Shui family's western courtyard came to visit.
Since the crown prince had gone to the palace to pay his respects with the crown prince's consort, he didn't know that someone had arrived.
Suiyun followed his usual habits and jumped over the wall.
"Why are you here?" When he came with Yun Yang, Shui Yuehan was playing chess by himself. Seeing that Suiyun had arrived, he was a little curious.
When Suiyun heard this, he smiled elegantly. "It was the old master who asked me to come. He said he wanted to invite Miss back for New Year's Eve."
"Eh?" Water raised his eyebrows.
"Miss, did you forget? New Year's Eve is with your family. " Suyun looked at the water, not letting go of any place that could cause such problems.
Hearing that, Shui Ruo smiled disapprovingly: "Of course I know that I have to go home on New Year's Eve. I'm just curious why you came to pick me up, not for Bing'er."
"Bing'er is serving by the master's side." Suiyun said casually.
"Is that so? "Then let's go." Shui Long did not continue asking, while Suiyun led the way for him.
Shui Ruo didn't really remember the way, so he didn't have any objections to Suiyun leading the way. However, after a while, they were still walking around in the distance. In the end, they even went to a place devoid of people.
"What is this place?"
The water flowed slowly, not understanding.
"Your cemetery." Suiyun's tone was ice-cold. As his words fell, he clapped his hands and saw several men in black descended from the sky. They held long sabers in their hands as they stared at the water.
Killing intent!
What a familiar object.
When he felt the killing intent from these people, Shui Ruo laughed. He laughed out loud.
"You really aren't a lady." Suiyun looked at Shui Long who was laughing, and said solemnly.
"Hmm? "How do you know?" The water played for a long time.
"Miss has always been a timid person, how could she laugh happily at a time like this? Speak, who exactly are you? " Suiyun angrily questioned.
When Shui Long heard this, his laughter stopped. He looked at Suiyun and asked with some pity, "Who am I? Of course I am. It's just that it's not the one you're familiar with. "
"What do you mean?" Suiyun was puzzled.
"The water you are familiar with is long, no, perhaps it should be said that the water that you admire has already been forced to death by you. As for me, I am just a vengeful spirit that was drawn by the hatred in her heart." As the words left his mouth, his eyes turned cold.
Killing intent exploded out from his body. Merely, her killing intent was purer and stronger than those people's.
Those assassins had been through hundreds of battles, but this was the first time they faced Shui Ruo. They looked at each other, not to mention that Suiyun had yet to give the order for them to take action. They could only endure the intense killing intent emanating from Shui Ruo's body, waiting for the opportunity to strike.
"You said, you said she's dead?" At this moment, Suiyun no longer remembered to kill Shui Yuehan. When he heard that the young lady of the Shui family whom he adored had died, he fell into a frenzy.
No one knew what the surrounding people were talking about as they squatted on the ground, feeling helpless.
"What should we do?" The assassins who were watching the scene asked.
The other assassins were at a loss as well. As for Wandering Water, she slowly tidied up her clothes and took out a self-defense dagger, then abruptly dashed towards the middle of the group.
Shui Ruo was an explosive killer, so he was able to control his killing intent. Before these people could figure out what was going on, Shui Ruo had already taken care of half of them.
However, it was not as simple as it seemed after that. Everyone came to their senses and pounced towards the water. Although Shui Ruo's ability was not bad, he was not one of them. Without inner force, it would be a bit difficult to defend against so many people.
However, just as she was about to collapse, Suiyun, who had been in a state of madness, suddenly appeared in front of her and instantly took care of this group of people.
When the blood colored flowers blossomed from their bodies, Shui Long only felt that he had been frightened! Could anyone tell her why Suiyun, a person with a scholarly aura, was so strong?
"You, why did you help me?" Shui Long was at a loss for a long time before he asked.
"We can't let others know about this, so it's the best choice." Suiyun said calmly.
It was true, as he had said, that if it were known, she might have been sunk or set on fire.
"Although her soul isn't hers anymore, at the very least this body should still be hers right? I feel sorry for her, so at least I have to protect her body well. " When Suyun spoke, his voice trembled.
When Shui Long heard this, he was somewhat surprised. Previously, she had guessed that Suiyun was just an intimate friend of Shui Ruo's. She hadn't expected that it would actually be so.
But why didn't this body leave behind this portion of his memories? Because of her deep love, she didn't even want to share her memories with others?
"Perhaps she loves you very much." Shui gave a long sigh. However, when she finished speaking, she felt a sharp pain in her head. The strange memories began to rush into her mind.
The woman was sitting in the flower field with a bright smile on her face. She was smiling happily as she looked at the person who was sneakily watching her from a short distance away.
That was at the beginning, when Shui Ruo knew that Suiyun liked her.
Later on, the girl began to get married, but not a single time was she able to get married. She was very unhappy, but she did not have any thoughts of seeking death.
Until the last time, she decided to marry someone she liked more. She had wanted to write to Suiyun and tell him. But in the end, the man had abandoned her.
In the end, she was still a single person. If he couldn't get married, he could only cry on his own. Perhaps there was nothing in the world that was good for her.
The woman smiled in despair.
She liked Suiyun, but this person that she liked used some other way to like her and hurt her, eventually causing her to be riddled with holes.
When she left, she hated Suiyun. She hated this timid man who liked her.
It was because he hadn't given her happiness that she had been forced to marry, that she had ended up in such a predicament.
In reality, Suiyun was thinking of marrying her after seizing the Shui family.
"Your thoughts seem to be wrong. She likes you very much, but what she wants is for you to marry into the Shui family, while you want to seize the Shui family and her. In the end, your inferiority complex has harmed her. " The sound of the water was faint, but the words were like thorns that stabbed into Suiyun's heart.
For the first time, this seemingly refined man had a distorted expression on his face.
Blaming yourself? No, it was impossible to trade self-blame for that person's life. Sad? Perhaps, this feeling of not wanting to live anymore filled his mind.
"Alright, you already know what you want to know. Now, it's time to send me back to the Shui family, right? I'm hungry. " Shui smiled at Suiyun.
Hearing this, Suiyun nodded his head, his eyes devoid of light.
Shui Ruo could only understand Suiyun's current feelings, but not sympathize with him. Everything was chosen by him. It was because of his choice, because of the death of his predecessor, that made him so sad.
He had to bear the consequences of walking the path he had chosen.
Suiyun seemed to know as well. Soon, he returned to normal.
But after that, he never mentioned that she wasn't Shui Ruo.
When he returned to the Shui house, which he had not returned to for a long time, Shui Ruo went straight to the Shui master Shui Sanjin's study.
Inside the study, Shui Sanjin was painting. His earnest attitude made her feel warm.
Shui Shui walked in quietly and suddenly shouted out: "Daddy!"
When he called her father, Shui Sanjin was both surprised and happy.
He looked at the scene in front of him, and said with a pained expression, "You've slimmed down, is it because the people from the crown prince's residence are not good for you?"
"No, the Crown Prince is very good to me. It's only because I miss you so much." Shui Ruo smiled innocently as she thought to herself, after being tormented for so many days, if she was still able to get fat, then she would be heartless!
"Good daughter, daddy misses you too." Shui Sanjin felt a wave of emotion when he spoke of Shui Ruo.
"Daddy, how is the situation with the Shui family recently?" Shui Long looked at Shui Sanjin with a serious expression. He was no longer going to play the trump card, but was now concerned about the business of the Shui family.
"Shui Family?" Not bad, with the help of His Highness the Crown Prince and the help of some unknown people, our Shui Family has grown up very quickly. Shui Sanjin was serious when it came to strengthening.
"Don't worry Daddy, our Shui family won't be in the same situation as before. I will definitely protect the Shui Family, and will definitely make the Shui Family prosper for a hundred years. "
"Daddy, you don't need to have such thoughts. As long as you can live a happy life every day, Daddy will be relieved." If something were to happen to you because of the Shui Family, how are you going to make Father meet your dead mother? " Shui Sanjin said helplessly as he looked at Shui Ruo.
Shui Sanjin was an infatuated seed. Shui Yuehan was well aware of this fact. Seeing Shui Sanjin acting in such a manner, he suddenly had the thought of finding a wife for him.
It was not a good thing for him to continue being so lonely. When his predecessor was still here, he had also considered this question. However, he had never mentioned it because he was worried that Yun Yang would be angry. Moreover, it was easier said than done to find a woman for Shui Sanjin.
After Shui Long and Shui Sanjin chatted for a while, Shui Sanjin was taken over by the butler. He said he had urgent business matters to attend to.
When Shui Sanjin left, Shui Ruo did not feel like staying alone in his study, so he had to return to his room.
When he arrived at his room, he saw Bing'er cleaning the room for him.
"Miss!" Seeing Shui Ruo come back, Bing'er ran to her with joy. She looked at her carefully, and when she was sure that there was nothing wrong with her, she felt relieved.
"That's great, Miss hasn't changed."
"Little girl, why would I change?" Shui gave a helpless laugh. Bing-Er said, "Miss, do you know? "Every night, this servant dreams of you regaining your personality and being scared awake every day."
"Do you really hate the me of the past?" The water played for a long time.
"No, it's not that I'm hateful, just that there are …" I can't accept it. In the past, Miss was also a good lady, but not as good as she is now. "
"You little girl." Shui Long smiled helplessly. However, he was still very happy to be liked by others.
In this mansion, Shui Sanjin doted on her because her body's owner was his daughter, and the servant was also the young miss of this house. Perhaps the current her was the one that Night Emperor Xiu approved of, but as for Ye Huangyan, he completely took her face into his.
There were simply too few people who could truly identify with her.
So, what Bing-Er said made Shui Ruo very happy. He also had a sense of accomplishment.
"Oh right, miss, when can you move back?" Bing'er looked at Shui Ruo and asked suddenly.
"Hmm? "What's wrong?" The water flowed slowly, not understanding.
"Miss, you don't know, since you left, Master has been even more lonely. Every day, he would sit there by himself and draw, but I don't know when it would be the end of him." As far as this servant is concerned, the old master should really find a wife. "
Bing-Er pouted when she said that. It was obvious that he had suffered a lot because of the state he was in due to the Water Three Gold.
Shui Ruo and Bing'er were thinking the same thing.
"I also want Father to find a mother and come back, but what kind of person would he like? And what kind of family should he find? A widow? It's not good, is it? Separated? It's not like it's reassuring. "
Water frowned.
Bing-Er suddenly asked, "Mistress, you don't know?"