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One second to remember [Brushstroke Pavilion] [Free of charge, read the wonderful novel!]

Chu Junyi returned to the Xiao family and was about to push open the courtyard door when she turned around to look at the shadows, "Who's there? Come out!"

Xiao Huan Xi walked out with her arms crossed. Her clothes were thin, and her hair and body were wet. Her pale lips were a little purple. She looked like she had stayed in the yard all night.

Chu Junyi frowned. She didn't want to go overboard with her sister, but she couldn't see clearly. "What are you doing here?"

Xiao Huan Xi shook her head, "I saw that you haven't come home, so I was afraid that something might have happened. I was waiting for you to come back. Brother Jun Yi, don't be angry. I'll be leaving soon." As she spoke, she was about to leave, but before she could take two steps, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

Chu Junyi hurried over to help her up. "How are you, Huan Xi?"

Xiao Huan Xi slowly opened her eyes as her pupils contracted. "I'm sorry, brother Jun Yi. I didn't mean to cause you trouble. I stood outside for an entire night and fainted. I'm fine now. Let me go. If anyone sees you being misunderstood, it'll be bad for you."

After saying that, she struggled to stand up, her arms wrapped around herself as she walked out while trembling.

Chu Junyi sighed deeply, a look of helplessness flashing through her eyes. After all, they were siblings, and apart from her obsession with him, everything else was good. He would look after her more in the future, even if it meant marrying out of the capital.

Xiao Huan Xi returned to her courtyard and was supported by a maid, "Miss, as per your orders, the ice water has been prepared."

The look of innocence and grievance on Xiao Huan Xi's face disappeared. She relaxed her body and returned to her room. She took off her wet clothes, walked to the bathtub, and extended her finger to feel the water. The tentacles were bone-chilling cold. She nodded in satisfaction. "So what if the emperor bestowed marriage upon us? Isn't there still another six months? These six months, anything can happen. Shen Ninghua, let's see who can laugh till the end!"

With that, she stepped into the bathtub and immersed herself in the ice water. The cold was so intense that it almost reached the bone marrow. Her face turned pale and her lips started trembling.

The maidservant by her side looked on with a sour expression. "Miss, it's about time. Please come out. Such cold water will freeze your body to death." In order to cool the water down, she had obeyed his command to add a lot of ice cubes to the water. The temperature was almost as high as the river water in winter.

Xiao Huan Xi smiled, her lips trembling, "No need, I want to take a shower for a quarter of an hour. You go guard the door, I'll go change my clothes, then you run out and get an imperial physician. Do you understand?"

About an hour later, a maid quickly ran out from Xiao Huan Xi's courtyard. "Master, help the young master. Miss has fainted."

Chu Junyi suddenly frowned when she heard the noise outside. Thinking of how Xiao Huan Xi had looked when she left, she walked towards her courtyard with a frown. The marriage between him and Ning Hua had just been set.

The moment he walked into the courtyard, he saw the maid who was scurrying back and forth in a mess. Have you forgotten the rules? If anyone dares to cause trouble again, don't blame me for dragging you guys down with me! "

The servants in the courtyard hurriedly stood up and kneeled down to beg for forgiveness. Chu Junyi walked over to Xiao Huan Xi's door and asked the maid standing by the side, "How is your mistress?"

"Young Master, the Miss fainted not long after she returned. She still hasn't woken up yet." "The maid's voice was laced with tears as she anxiously reported." "Mm, I've already sent someone to get an imperial physician. You guys take care of it more."

Inside the room, Xiao Huan Xi heard the commotion coming from the entrance and thought that Chu Junyi would come in. However, she didn't expect that he was only giving instructions to his maid!

Was brother Jun Yi so heartless? As she thought of this, she could not help but bite her lips. Then, she rolled down from the bed, producing a muffled bang.

Sure enough, the maid who had heard the commotion ran into the room. She looked at Xiao Huan Xi in shock, "Miss, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly fall off the bed?"

Chu Junyi followed them into the room. When she saw Xiao Huan Xi, her heart tightened.

At this moment, Xiao Huan Xi's face was as white as paper, her lips were white and cracked, and her skin was peeling. Her entire body was like a flower that had lost its moisture, and she was in danger of withering, "Huan Xi, how did you become like this?

Xiao Huan Xi opened her eyes and opened her mouth. Before she could speak, her tears had already flowed down. Her eyes were filled with unspeakable grief and grievance. It made people want to hurt her.

After all, they had grown up together for more than ten years. Chu Junyi couldn't bear to see her like this either. "The imperial physician will be here soon. You should rest in bed first."

Xiao Huan Xi raised her hand to grab his sleeve, but he dodged it. She choked and said weakly:

"Brother Jun Yi, I know I was wrong before. Can't you forgive me?"

Chu Junyi's expression softened a bit. "Huan Xi, as I said before, you're my younger sister. As your brother, I won't blame you." If you really can put it down, then that's for the best. He doesn't mind protecting his little sister.

Xiao Huan Xi took a deep breath and her tears fell like pearls from a broken string. She placed her hands on the blanket and said, "Brother Jun Yi, I know my wrongs and have learned to put them down. In a short while, you will marry my sister-in-law and I will bless you."

Chu Junyi nodded, and with a warm look in her eyes, she said, "Alright, I thank you for your blessings on behalf of Ninghua."

Xiao Huan Xi revealed a pale smile. She suddenly understood and fainted again.

Xiao Feng walked in quickly with the imperial physician in tow. When she saw that Chu Jun was standing guard beside Xiao Huan Xi's bed, her expression immediately turned ugly. "Since she has no hope of staying by your side, then you should treat her coldly. Don't give her any hope.

Chu Junyi turned her head to face Xiao Feng's infuriated expression. She smiled wryly in her heart. "Big brother, am I considered an outsider in your heart?" "Haha, don't worry, Huan Xi said that she had given up. Since that's the case, it can't be any better. The emperor gave Ning Hua the place to build the princess' estate, and in view of my special situation, I've already requested the emperor to build a Chu residence next to Princess Zhao Hua's mansion. I'll move out once the estate is built."

Xiao Feng gritted her teeth, her voice cold. "Good. This can't be any better."

Chu Junyi didn't say anything. She simply left the courtyard and returned to her own residence. Suddenly, she missed Shen Ninghua dearly. Following her wishes, she changed into a new set of inconspicuous clothes and left the courtyard.

Inside the princess' residence, Shen Ling Han received Mrs Zhao's dowry. She was overjoyed and obediently laid in the yard to count the dowry. Yang Yingxue came to Shen Ninghua's room to sit down for a while. After delivering the congratulatory gift, she returned to her own Emerald Bamboo Pavilion. Xia Jingqiu was even more happy. Shen Ninghua was now a princess, so she definitely wouldn't move out of here.

Everything was quiet in the manor. Shen Ninghua's interest was piqued. He had Bai Yu bring over two bonsai trees and began pruning them with a pair of golden scissors.

When Chu Junyi entered the room, she saw Shen Ninghua standing by the window.

Her hair was simply pulled up with a jade hairpin. She did not put on any makeup as she stood in the sunlight outside the window, almost blending in with the light. She had a golden halo around her, making her look like a ball of sweet, soft, and sticky cotton candy.

Chu Junyi didn't want to disturb the tranquility of her surroundings. She leaned against the pillar, enjoying the rare expression of leisure on her face. The waves in her heart gradually subsided, leaving only warmth in the air.

Shen Ninghua placed the pruned branches on the side of a small basket. When she raised her head, she inadvertently saw Chu Junyi leaning on the veranda. Her hands paused as she revealed a sincere smile. "Why are you here?"

Seeing the smile on Shen Ninghua's face that was even more beautiful than the sun, Chu Junyi suddenly felt as if her heart had been melted by the honey in a jar. He wanted to keep that smile on Shen Ninghua's face, to let her smile forever be like this.

Chu Junyi leapt through the window and grabbed the scissors Shen Ninghua was holding. "Ninghua, you're pruning a potted plant. Let me see. It's a round one. How nice."

Shen Ninghua stared blankly for a moment. Before she could stop him, she saw him cut an elegant potted plant into a circle with a pair of scissors.

"You …"

How could a round green pine potted plant still have a trace of bearing?

Chu Junyi, on the other hand, was satisfied. She put the round potted plants he had cut together with Shen Ninghua's. She nodded in satisfaction. "It's a perfect match!"

Shen Ninghua suddenly felt speechless. The potted plants she was pruning looked especially fresh and elegant in accordance with the size of the pine trees. Chu Junyi had pruned the whole plant in a circle. How did the two fit together? However, when she saw the look of joy on Chu Junyi's face, she didn't say what she was thinking.

"Why are you here?"

"Of course I missed you, that's why I came here. It's said that we haven't seen each other in a long time, I used to feel that it was too exaggerated, but now that I really feel like it, the ancients still speak too humbly and humbly, and even I don't see you for a while, you feel like it's been a long time."

Shen Ninghua's ears turned red. Annoyed, she stuffed the small basket that was filled with branches into his arms. "I saw that you were talking nonsense, so you poured out the things inside."

Chu Junyi's eyes brimmed with mirth. She obediently took out the basket and emptied it.

Hong Ling came in and saw two potted plants and said in surprise, "Miss, when did you like this kind of potted plant, or did it have a broken pruning?" His taste was quite unique.

Shen Ninghua paused for a moment and looked at the two potted plants beside the window. After pondering for a moment, she said, "You can carry them down."

"Yes, miss. Do you want to move this round one out as well?" Where should it be placed?

"... En, leave it on the screen outside my bedroom, "Shen Ninghua lightly instructed. Seeing that Hong Ling was going to carry the potted plants and walk out, she suddenly added," Take the Misty Rain Glass Bottles off the side of the cabinet and place the two potted plants together.

Hong Ling paused for a moment, then indifferently swallowed her saliva: "Ok." If she didn't put on the glass bottles and instead set up the silly Dunton round potted plants, Miss's taste was indeed quite unique. Could it be that she was infected by Young Master?