Chapter 354
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Ning Shu looked back at the person behind her from a distance that was neither close nor far. Looking at this young prince whose face was so familiar to her bones, a long string of memories flowed through her heart.
But no matter how beautiful the memories were, the past was the past.
She raised her head slightly and said sincerely to him, "Your Highness, happy birthday. We'll part ways here."
The gates of the Duke's Estate creaked and completely isolated them, taking away the last piece of Ning Shu's fluttering clothes. It also completely took away those peach blossoms and spring breezes, as well as the years they spent together.
Xiao Yunyi stared at the red lacquered gates in a daze, a smile on his lips and tears in his eyes as he mocked himself.
That year, she was five years old and he was eight. She saved his life outside Chengqian Palace. He said, "You helped me once and I'll repay you with a lifetime."
She said, "Okay, okay. My memory is very good. If you forget, I'll look for you."
Later, she was twelve and he was fifteen. She cooked for the first time and scalded her tender fingers to cook a bowl of longevity noodles for him. His heart ached terribly, but he said in a disdainful tone, "Don't enter the kitchen again next time. If you really leave a scar, be careful that no one will marry you in the future."
She said, "I'm not afraid. You swore when you were young that you would take care of me for a lifetime. If no one wants me, I'll stick to you. Don't even think about running away."
Later, she was fifteen and he was eighteen. He impatiently guarded her growth day by day. He waited sweetly and anxiously for so many years, waiting for the day she became an adult. He was full of anticipation as he rushed to the Duke's Estate with a jade hairpin that he made himself, ready to put it on her head and let her stick to him for a lifetime.
But she didn't care anymore.
Xiao Yunyi, Xiao Yunyi. You were indeed the one who was least needed since you were young.
The young prince spread his fingers over his face and laughed. His laughter was full of mockery and unfairness, and his face was full of tears.
Behind him, a eunuch ran over from afar and glanced at him with some fear. He whispered, "Your Highness, let's hurry back. If the Empress finds out that you're still outside this late at night, and even discussing your birthday at Duke Ning's door, I'm afraid she won't be happy."
Xiao Yunyi turned back darkly. "Ever since I was eight years old, I've been doing everything according to what she wanted me to do. I've done everything that could satisfy her, I've been a template prince that could make her nod her head, but I've never been myself. Now, I can't even stand here for a while! "
The eunuch fell to his knees and said in fear, "This servant doesn't dare! It's just that Your Highness, you've spent ten years of effort to build a dam of a thousand miles. You've spent so much effort and swallowed so much bitterness that can't be shared with outsiders. This servant really doesn't want to see your many years of effort go down the drain. Since Lady Ning can no longer be saved, you should grab onto whatever you can … "
The darkness in his eyes gradually disappeared and Xiao Yunyi looked up at the moon above him, closing his eyes for a long time. When he opened them again, his eyes had regained their usual clarity.
He turned around expressionlessly and said in a low voice, "Let's go."
The eunuch hurriedly got up and followed behind him. "Yes!"
After serving Xiao Yunyi into the carriage, the eunuch hesitated for a moment, but still took out something that he had been holding in his sleeve and presented it to Xiao Yunyi. "Your Highness, this is a birthday gift that Zhao Yi specially prepared for you. Her Highness Zhao Yi specially found out that you liked to collect wooden carvings and trinkets, so she specially found this wooden cicada among hundreds of items and ordered this servant to give it to you to wish you a happy birthday."
Xiao Yunyi's gaze landed on the wooden cicada. It was really an exquisite item. The wooden cicada's wings could be carved into the wood and it was really exquisite. However, Xiao Yunyi only glanced at it before he flipped it over and threw the curtain down.
"When I needed her the most, she didn't stand up for me. Why is she pretending now? Take it and tell her: I don't need it anymore. From now on, I, Xiao Yunyi, will not have a birthday. "
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