Another day passed. Jiang Baiqu returned to the palace, but he still did not come to visit Yi Shuimei. Yi Shuimei looked at the wall where the words were once hung and laughed coldly. She was white, finally white.
It looked so clean, but it felt like something was missing from the bottom of her heart. Only she knew this feeling.
Han Yue brought the teacup but was very puzzled. He did not understand why Yi Shuimei was still frowning, so he asked softly,""Niangniang, didn't His Majesty come yesterday?”At this moment, Han Yue was thinking to himself,""His Majesty should have been here yesterday…"
"No!" Yi Shuimei didn't seem like she wanted to mention it. When she said this, she couldn't suppress her displeasure. However, when she said this, she clearly felt that she cared so much about that man's every move.
Han Yue was baffled and didn't understand, but he didn't dare to ask anything. Yi Shuimei sighed and said,""Aunt, I'll go welcome Yan 'er. I think she'll be here soon.”
Yi Shuimei stood up and walked towards the door of the palace wall. As she expected, Yan Jin was slowly walking over from not far away. She saw Shui Mei standing at the door to welcome her, so she stopped and smiled at her.
At this moment, he heard the footsteps of a few people not far away. The footsteps were a little heavy. Yan Jin slowed down his pace and slowly walked to Shui Mei's side. The two of them could not help but look towards the source of the voice. They saw the four chamberlains walking over with a large painted plaque.
There was another person leading the way and urging,"Hurry up, we can't afford to delay.”
There were four words written on the board: On the banks of the river.
It was a green-colored handwriting. Yan Jin and Shui Mei recognized it at a glance. It was Jiang Baiqu's handwriting, but what they thought was different.
"This is…for Shui Mei?" Yan Jin thought to himself that those four words were a memento of their encounter and should be given to Shui Mei. However, he did not understand why Bai Qu would lower his head and reconcile with Shui Mei.
Shui Mei was also puzzled,"Who is this for?"”She was also secretly guessing if this was for herself. At the thought of this, a hint of sweetness actually rose.
However, the five people only bowed to Yan Jin and Shui Mei before hurriedly carrying the signboard and walking away. If they did not bow, they would have thought that these people did not see the two of them at all.
"Let's work harder and get to the Purple Sun Palace quickly."”
It was obvious that this plaque had another owner. That person must have a good life.
Yan Jin looked at the figures of the five people slowly disappearing into the distance and sighed.
As for Yi Shuimei, when the five people walked past her, her expression had already turned gloomy. As expected, they were not for her. She suddenly felt that she was so self-righteous. The sweetness in her heart turned into bitterness that she could not spit out. However, the reason for the bitterness was: Did he have someone else?
In fact, she had always thought that she didn't care about Jiang Baiqu. However, when she started to lose him and was forgotten, this sense of loss became real.
Her self-deprecating sneer actually moved Yan Jin, who was in a daze. Yan Jin was speechless.
"Yan 'er, do you still think he loves me?" Yi Shuimei said coldly.”
Yan Jin did not answer this question. He only looked in the direction of the plaque and asked,"Shui Mei, do you like him now?”
Neither of them answered the other's question.
Yan Jin's red clothes clung to Shui Mei's white skirt, like the setting sun, leaving behind a trace of light. Yan Jin saw that Shui Mei did not answer, so he pulled her cold hand and smiled bitterly."I can only accompany you."
Days passed like this. Yi Shuimei had been grounded, and Jiang Baiqu had never come to see her. She felt that her heart had really turned cold. The two things in her mind were both unsettled and hopeless.
Whether it was to avenge his mother or to win back his love, it had become an unreachable matter. He had walked into a dead end. She thought that if Yan Jin had not comforted her in many ways, she might not have wanted to live long ago.
On this day, Yan Jin quietly ran to the Purple Sun Palace where Bai Qu was.
There were more guards in the Purple Sun Palace than before, and it seemed even more strict. Yan Jin slowly walked over alone, but he was stopped by the guard."Your Highness Concubine Yan, please report first."
Yan Jin was stunned and thought,"Bai Qu, he…" The thought in her heart flashed and then she smiled gently."Please report for me."
Yan Jin stood in the cold wind for a while and felt that his legs were numb and his limbs were stiff. Only then did he see the chamberlain walk out and say to Yan Jin with a smile,"Concubine Yan, His Majesty invites you."
At this moment, Yan Jin's body, or rather, his mind, was a little stiff. His torso stiffened as he slowly approached the Purple Sun Palace. The warm breeze from the door slightly warmed her cold long sleeves, bringing a sense of recovery.
Jiang Baiqu sat on the high throne with a slight evil aura and a proud smile. He held a teacup and smiled at Yan Jin when he saw him."Oh, Yan 'er? I haven't seen you greet me for a long time.”
When Yan Jin heard Jiang Baiqu say this, he immediately panicked. The words that were originally stuck in his mouth were actually forcefully swallowed. He could only kneel down and salute,"ChenQie Yan Jin greets Your Majesty.”
Jiang Baiqu smiled and said,"No need, sit."”These two sentences were still like usual. Yan Jin bowed again and slowly sat down on the seat at the side. She had wanted to question Jiang Baiqu, but for some reason, these words were so difficult to say in this unusual atmosphere.
It was Jiang Baiqu who said mockingly,"Yan 'er, did you go accompany Yi Shuimei? Why, are you still thinking of looking for me?" His tone was so sarcastic, as if he was asking why he was still looking for him.
Yan Jin was stunned. After a long time, he slowly said,"Didn't you want me to accompany her?”There was a hint of grievance in her voice, even resentment.
Jiang Baiqu laughed without thinking after hearing this. He said,""Haha, who told you to accompany her? You like it, right? If you like her, go find her. She refused to be my concubine, and now I have to beg her? It's her who died of old age here. What does it have to do with me?”
When Yan Jin heard this, he thought to himself,"No, this isn't the Bai Qu I know. He's lying to me.”She repeated this thought in her mind over and over again.
Jiang Baiqu sneered even more,""Alright, Yan 'er, I still miss you. If you're willing, you can stay with me tonight. If you still want to accompany Shui Mei, I'll find someone else.”He said this so blatantly, as if he was righteously saying that so what?
These words hurt Yan Jin's heart in all sorts of ways. In the deep hall, she already felt that she had long drifted away from that king. Was she not a lover or confidant? Were they really bosom friends?
In her heart, she was still determined and persistent. Jiang Baiqu still loved Yi Shuimei. Even when the plaque was carried over the gate of the Divine Wind Palace, when Yi Shuimei asked her sadly, she still persisted. But now, at this moment, she was shaken.
However, Jiang Baiqu did not have any scruples at all. Or rather, he did not care about the change in Yan Jin's expression at all. He continued to drink tea, but Yan Jin did not get a cup of hot water. The wind and frost outside the hall had long penetrated the gorgeous carved beams and painted buildings and blew into the bottom of her heart. She suddenly felt that in this prosperous and beautiful hall, she saw extravagance, decadence, desire, and corruption that could not be covered by splendor, as well as deep and vicious revenge.
At this moment, he smiled and shouted,""Li-er, you haven't changed your clothes yet?”
Yan Jin's quiet thoughts were interrupted by this voice."Li-er? Who was this? Is she the new girl he found?" She had always felt that losing to Yi Shuimei was perhaps something that was destined. However, she could not take other women seriously. Jealousy couldn't be sealed or frozen by the wind and frost. Instead, it was as if he was on fire, wanting to see his face clearly and intensely.
Then, he heard a delicate woman's coquettish laughter coming from Jiang Baiqu's bedroom."Hehe, don't worry. I'll be done soon.”
"You're always so slow. Let me help you."”He used that frivolous tone to say such frivolous words. How could Yan Jin endure it?
Yan Jin was completely stunned. He was hurt even deeper than before. Even if we were confidants, we were still husband and wife in name, right? How could you…
Jiang Baiqu walked down the stairs and walked past her. The moment he passed by her, she said in a voice so small that she couldn't hear herself,""ChenQie will take her leave."
Jiang Baiqu didn't say anything and walked into the inner room, leaving Yan Jin alone. He stood there until the oil candle was gone.
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