As they walked, they came to the imperial garden. Jin Xiu suggested going in to admire the flowers, so they went in.
In the garden at the end of spring, the flowers were still competing for beauty, and no one admitted defeat. The sun hung high in the clear sky, shining on their bodies with a hint of heat. The breeze swept across the lake and blew at them with a cool breeze.
The green lake water rippled, and willows swayed on the low dam by the lake. Under one of the willows, a tall figure stood with his back to them, staring into the distance.
She felt that this figure was very familiar. She led Jin Xiu and Ruyi over. The closer they got, the more certain she was.
That person seemed to not have noticed her arrival and was still frowning deeply in thought.
"You're in such a good mood, but it should be morning court right now?”She said confidently with firm steps.
The man's body trembled slightly as he turned to look at the person standing behind him.
"Shuang 'er?" Ever since she promised to call him Shuang 'er, he often thought of this intelligent woman.
"Why isn't Your Highness attending morning court?" She ignored his surprise and asked the same question again.
" I..." Her cold words were particularly harsh on his ears.
"Don't say anything yet. Follow me." She could tell that he was embarrassed to speak. She flung her phoenix robe with one hand and led the way.
Murong Lingxian followed her into the pavilion and sat on a stone bench. His eyes stared at her, a flash of love that others could not see clearly.
She raised her hand and ordered Jin Xiu to guard outside the pavilion, while Ruyi went to the side to bring a pot of tea and a few plates of snacks of various shapes.
Yue Yinshuang wasn't in a hurry to know the reason. She looked into the distance, waiting for him to say it.
"Can you tell me now?" She started to get a little impatient. She picked up the tea that Ruyi had served and took a sip before looking up at him.
"Actually, it's nothing. I'm just tired.”He chose an answer that was acceptable to both himself and her.
"Oh." She knew that the reason was definitely not that simple, but she should not ask him if he did not say it.
Besides, she didn't have the habit of prying into other people's privacy. She just had to let nature take its course.
"I heard that you stayed overnight in the Chong Hua Hall?”There was bitterness in his words, but he hid it so well that she did not notice it.
"Um…yes." She didn't notice the change in his expression and felt that she shouldn't hide this from him because she really treated him as a friend.
Although they had only met a few times, she knew that he cared about her.
"Do you like him?" He clenched his hands under the table, his nails digging deep into his palms.
"Who is it?" She was caught off guard by the speed at which he changed the topic.
"Imperial Brother!" He gritted his teeth and spat out these two words.
"…I like it." She thought of his gentleness and thoughtfulness and could not help but smile.
"Then do you love him?" Her smile stung his eyes, but he still pretended to be calm.
If she said she didn't love him, he would try his best to make her fall in love with him. If she said she loved him, he would silently protect her until she no longer needed him.
He didn't understand why his chest would hurt every time he saw his brother standing next to her. When he heard that he had stayed with her last night, his heart was filled with jealousy. At that moment, he finally understood that he had fallen in love with her unknowingly.
"I…don't know." She hesitated for a moment before answering.
She said she didn't know not because she didn't want to tell him, but because she really didn't know, because even she herself wasn't very clear about 'love'.
What was 'love'? She could not answer, so she said she did not know.
There were too many women in the world who loved too deeply and were hurt too deeply. She did not want to be one of those pitiful people one day.
She believed in fate, and even more so, she believed in a thousand miles of marriage. However, she did not expect the sea to dry up and the rocks to crumble, and the heavens to last forever.
She only wanted to be alone for the rest of her life, but she was born into the Imperial family. This huge cage trapped Canary, who wanted to fly freely.
"Do you really not know, or do you not dare to think?”He stood up and walked out of the pavilion, his hands behind his back.
"What are you trying to say?" She knew that he had something to say, but he kept hesitating.
"It's nothing. You don't have to be polite with me if you need me in the future.”He looked up at the scorching sun and only closed his sad eyes when he felt the pain. After saying that, he walked out of her sight without looking back.
She was left in a daze as she looked at the departing figure, deep in thought.
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