It was winter, and the entire Gaoding City was engulfed in cold air.
Snow continued to fall, fluttering in the air.
There was a national funeral in the first month, so no one dared to openly welcome the new year. Every household had to close their doors to celebrate the new year.
The lively Gaoding City fell into silence.
Snowflakes fluttered in the wind, brushing past Ji Yunshu's cold and pale cheeks.
She stood in the corridor, dressed in women's clothing with a light blue cloak draped over her shoulders. Her long hair was loosely tied up with a simple bamboo hairpin.
She looked like an otherworldly fairy.
Her cold and haggard eyes were fixed on the sharp icicles on the eaves.
The icicles flashed with a silvery-white luster, cold and threatening.
She had been standing here for a long time.
So long that she lost track of time.
From time to time, someone slowly approached her from behind.
"Miss Ji, Heir Cheng is here!"
Ji Yunshu's eyes moved slightly, but she wasn't surprised.
It was inevitable that Li Cheng would come to see her.
After a moment of silence, she said, "Let him come."
Li Cheng came alone. Zhao 'er didn't follow him.
The manservant who led the way hurriedly retreated after bringing him here.
The two of them were left here.
Li Cheng looked at her back, as if recalling the first time he met her.
When he entered the Yiwu yamen, he saw that thin but upright figure standing in the middle of the hall, so fearless!
But now, Ji Yunshu's fearlessness was crushed by the waiting and searching.
Li Cheng slowly approached, wanting to say something but hesitating.
All the words were stuck in his mouth, unable to come out.
At this moment, he didn't know what he should say.
Or, what should he ask?
Ji Yunshu slightly tilted her head and turned to meet Li Cheng's gaze.
Seeing Ji Yunshu in women's clothing, Li Cheng's heart trembled.
At this moment, he felt that all the women he had met before couldn't compare to the woman in front of him.
Even though he already knew that Ji Yunshu was a woman!
After that night in the palace, he also knew that she was a princess of the previous dynasty!
And his own father was the enemy who killed her father.
It was said that karma was retribution, but sometimes, fate played tricks on people.
Ji Yunshu calmly looked at him.
Li Cheng smiled bitterly. "I didn't expect that after our last parting, we would meet again in this manner."
"In the beginning, we had no intention of deceiving you."
"I understand, so I don't have any intention of blaming you. In comparison, I should thank you. At least my Li Family is still alive, and we don't have to blame everyone."
"Don't blame the innocent!"
"But no matter what, my Li family owes you." Li Cheng said.
"Let bygones be bygones. Now, no one owes anyone anything."
Li Cheng was grateful for her magnanimity.
He knew Ji Yunshu was most concerned about Jing Rong's whereabouts.
"Where is Master Jing now?"
Ji Yunshu shook her head in silence.
"He'll be fine."
"I also believe that he will be fine. As long as I don't find him, I will continue to wait." She looked at the snow-covered sky in the distance and held on to this belief.
After a while, she turned her back to Li Cheng and asked, "What are your plans now?"
"My father's last wish was for me to leave Gao Ding."
"Leaving is also good!"
The Li Family was now in dire straits, and they would certainly suffer in the future. Li Cheng had been the hegemon of Gao Ding for so many years. Now that he had lost his power and backing, he didn't know how many people were waiting to trample on him to vent their hatred. Leaving this place was also considered distancing himself from the troubles.
Ji Yunshu asked him, "You must have something else to talk to me about, right? Does Zhao 'er have a request? "
"I really can't hide anything from you."
"Don't worry. I'll tell Marquis Pingyang and Marquis Wang to rest in peace. If Zhao 'er needs any help, tell her to come to me." Ji Yunshu seemed to be able to see through everything.
"Many thanks!"
"This is all I can help you with."
Li Cheng had thousands of words to say and countless questions to ask, but in the end, he could only say two words, "Take care!"
Perhaps, many years later, they would meet again.
Perhaps, from this moment on, they would never meet again.
Perhaps, this story … would draw a full stop here.
After Li Cheng left, Ji Yunshu continued to stand in the corridor.
A small hand suddenly tugged on her cloak, gently tugging it a few times.
She looked down and saw little Ah Mo looking up at her.
"Big Sister."
His voice was very tender.
"Hm?" She stroked the little fellow's head.
Ah Mo blinked a few times. "Why are you crying?"
Was she crying?
Ji Yunshu subconsciously touched her cheeks. There were indeed tears.
It was probably because it was too cold that she didn't even know when she started crying.
She said, "Big Sister isn't crying."
"Daddy said that Big Sister is waiting for someone, right?"
"Yes."
"Why is she waiting for someone?"
She held Ah Mo's little hand and squatted down. "Ah Mo, you will understand when you grow up."
"I'm already grown up." Ah Mo revealed the look of a little adult. "If someone bullies Big Sister, I can help you. If Big Sister is waiting for someone, I will wait with you, okay?"
His little head tilted, looking very serious.
Ji Yunshu revealed a gentle smile, and her eyes became wet again.
Ah Mo reached out and touched her cold face. His thin little arms spread out and hugged her. "Big Sister, don't be afraid."
Ji Yunshu hugged his little body back.
She immediately burst into tears …
The next day.
After Li Cheng buried Marquis Pingyang's body and settled all the affairs of the estate, he left Gaoding after making all the arrangements.
He was going to look for his sister. From then on, he would be a free and unfettered man.
Not long after, Zhao 'er also finished with Wang Guogong's funeral. She packed her luggage and left with her mother, Madam Jiang.
On the way to the city gates, Madam Jiang held Zhao 'er's hand and said, "After you send me to the temple, go look for your sister. She can take good care of you."
Although Zhao 'er and her sister had the same father but different mothers, they had been very close since they were young and talked about everything.
After Wang Guogong died, Zhao 'er's sister asked her to live with her.
But the condition was that she was not allowed to bring Madam Jiang with her.
Zhao 'er couldn't accept this at all!
She would rather die than be with her mother.
So, she refused!
She held Madam Jiang's hand tightly. "Mother, I can't abandon you no matter what."
"Mother will only drag you down!"
"No! I won't! "
If you go to your sister's place, your life will be much easier in the future. Why do you have to suffer with Mother? "Madam Jiang's eyes were filled with tears.
"Mother, I can give up everything, but I can't abandon you."
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