The two of them arrived at the brocade office.
"We're here, you can go in." Sang Lan said.
Ji Wanxin expressed her gratitude, "Thank you."
"No need!"
Sang Lan prepared to leave.
Suddenly …
"Wait."
"Is there anything else?"
"You … are one of Concubine Xiao's people?"
"How did you know?"
"I've heard your name before. The girls in the brocade office told me about you, so the reason you went to the washroom is because …"
Sang Lan interrupted her, "Don't ask, just know it in your heart!"
Ji Wanxin shut up. Sang Lan suddenly became serious. She walked in front of Ji Yunshu. "Miss Ji, this is the Imperial Palace. There are some things you shouldn't say. When Her Ladyship was still alive, she often taught us servants one thing. Let me tell you, if you want to stay in the Imperial Palace peacefully, you must not do so.
Don't care about everything. It's best to be a deaf and mute person! As servants, we can only accept our fate. Whatever our master wants us to do, we have to do. If you don't want to do it, you either have to die, or … "
'Or what?'
Ji Yunshu looked at Sang Lan's warning eyes, as if she could see through everything in the world.
Sang Lan said word by word, "Or, you can be your own master!"
'Be my own master!'
'Ah!'
Ji Wanxin's eyes trembled.
Ji Yunshu leaned back.
Sang Lan's serious expression faded a little, "I hope you remember what I said."
After throwing these words, she swaggered off.
Ji Wanxin was stunned, her hands clenched together under her clothes.
Be my own master!
These words were deeply imprinted in her mind and heart.
It was as if the shame of being humiliated by Wei Yi had disappeared in an instant.
She clenched her teeth.
She wanted to be my master!
…
Rong Estate.
Ji Yunshu stood in the pavilion by the pond. The moonlight shone on her delicate white face, making her look even more beautiful.
She looked at the glowing water, her eyes full of worry.
When Jing Rong came, he saw her standing there motionless. Her thin and slender body made people feel sorry for her.
He knew she went to the palace!
Ji Yunshu sensed that someone was behind her. She turned around and saw Jing Rong standing outside the pavilion, looking at her with a pair of loving eyes.
The two of them looked at each other. Even though they didn't say anything, they understood each other's thoughts.
Jing Rong walked to her side.
Two silhouettes, one tall and one short, were reflected on the surface of the water. As the waves slowly swayed, ripples appeared.
It was quite satisfying!
After a long time …
"I thought I would be very sad, but I didn't."
Jing Rong listened quietly. "The moment I saw Wei Yi, I felt like he was a stranger. It was as if the person standing in front of me wasn't him at all. I couldn't see anything in his eyes that I wanted to see. I thought I would be very sad, and I would even ask him why he had become like this. But …
She smiled bitterly. "But there's none of that. I don't feel bad, only disappointed. I'm disappointed that the person I see isn't the Wei Yi from before. I'm disappointed that the person standing in front of me is a familiar stranger. "
At this moment, there was only disappointment in her tone!
All Jing Rong could do was stand at the side and listen quietly.
He quietly accompanied her!
She said, "I really hope that this is just a dream. When I wake up, everything is still the same as when we were at our best."
"Yunshu …"
"Do you know what was the last thing I regretted in my life?" She took a deep breath, and her gaze slowly moved from the water to the distance. "I didn't bring him to the capital, and I didn't beg Mo Ruo to cure him. It was when we were at the Ji mansion … I taught him to write the word 'Yi'."
That day, Wei Yi wrote his name on the ground. She walked in front of him and told him that the word was wrong, so she taught him to write it again. She still remembered that Wei Yi was very happy when he learned how to write the word 'Yi'. His smile was so clean and bright.
If …
That year, if she didn't walk in front of him and teach him to write the word 'Yi', maybe everything would be different!
But in this world, there are no 'ifs'!
Jing Rong pulled the trembling Ji Yunshu into his sturdy arms. He doted on her and protected her.
"Yunshu, no matter what happens in the future, you must remember that even if everything changes, I will always be by your side. I won't become a second Wei Yi, and I definitely won't become a second Ji Pei!"
'I won't become a second Wei Yi, and I definitely won't become a second Ji Pei!'
At that moment, she couldn't help but cry.
As long as she was in Jing Rong's arms, all her pretense of calmness would crumble. Even the sharp thorns on her body would fall off one by one because of this warm embrace.
Perhaps, this was love!
… …
Late at night, she lay on the bed, her eyes fixed on the gauze curtain above her head.
She didn't know if it was because the window was open, but the grey gauze curtain fluttered like a hand gently caressing her body, causing her to gradually fall asleep.
In her dream, she stood in a pool of blood, surrounded by smoke and corpses.
It's that dream again!
She tried her best to look around, and sure enough, she saw a familiar face – Mo Ruo!
He knelt on one knee, the bloody sword in his hand stabbed into the ground. He raised his eyes to look at the armored man standing in front of him. There wasn't a trace of hatred in his eyes. Instead, it was as if he was prepared to die and accepted everything.
The person standing in front of him was still a vague silhouette.
'Who is it?
Who is that person? '
This time, she ran with all her might, but her foot seemed to have missed a step. She tripped and fell to the ground. When she raised her head, the scene in front of her had disappeared, and darkness slowly attacked her.
She fell deeper and deeper.
She suddenly woke up and sat up on the bed. She was already drenched in sweat.
"Why is it this dream again? What does it mean? "
'Who is that person standing in front of Mo Ruo?
Why can't I see it clearly? '
She gasped for breath and gradually calmed down.
"Creak!"
A sound came from the door.
"Who is it?" She was vigilant.
"Creak!"
It sounded like a door being blown open.
"Bamboo basket, is that you?"
No one answered.
She got off the bed and walked out of the inner room. The door outside was closed.
She carefully opened the door and looked outside, but there was nothing outside.
Just as she was about to close the door …
Suddenly, a shadow appeared behind her and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.
"Ughhh …"
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