Chapter 411: Finally, Freedom is Coming
"I'm already tired of it, but Dongru keeps a close eye on me," Yuan Siyin said with a smile, shaking her head. "What brings you here?"
"The news came yesterday that he has suddenly fallen ill with a heart condition and is bedridden, with little time left."
Yuan Siyin was casually arranging the plum branches she had placed in a porcelain vase when she heard this. She was startled and accidentally knocked the vase to the ground, shattering it with a "crack".
Nalan Jue was not surprised by her reaction at all, and even told Dongru to quickly clean up the shards, for fear of hurting her.
"...How could this happen? Everything was fine before."
Yuan Siyin forced herself to calm down, but she couldn't sit still no matter what. She could only pace back and forth, trying to dispel the unease in her heart.
Nalan Jue placed his hands on his numb knees, watching her walk back and forth, and simply shook his head: "I don't know."
He then glanced at Yuan Siyin with a slightly complicated expression: "Do you want to go back and see him, as if it's the last time you see him?"
Yuan Siyin remained silent for a moment.
It's not that she doesn't want to go back, but where can she go back now?
Nalan Yujie is a dangerous factor, and she is unwilling to risk her family and friends.
Seeing her so restless, Nalan Jue immediately understood everything.
"The carriage and horses have been prepared for you, along with provisions for the journey."
Dongru has almost finished packing the luggage. As for Nalan Yujie, don't worry, I'll figure something out."
"What plan do you come up with? What if she makes trouble later?"
We're allies, after all; we can't abandon you.
Yuan Siyin glanced at him with some disapproval, her beautiful brows furrowing slightly, a look that made one want to reach out and smooth them out.
"No problem, I have a brilliant plan."
Compared to this, don't you want to see Yu Shiyan one last time?
"It takes at least ten days to travel from the northern frontier to the Central Plains. If we don't set off now, it will be too late," Nalan Jue said, staring intently at her.
The name Yu Shiyan had not appeared in Qinghua Palace for three whole years, yet today Nalan Jue took the initiative to mention it in front of her.
In this way, long-forgotten memories seem to come back to life.
Recalling the scene before their parting, Yuan Siyin felt quite confused, but she couldn't quite put her finger on the complex emotions she felt. She could only grit her teeth and nod in agreement.
This is her last chance. No matter what, she must say what she couldn't say back then.
Dongru watched Yuan Siyin get into the carriage from afar, and looked at Nalan Jue with some worry, asking, "Your Majesty, how long will it be before the princess returns?"
Nalan Jue didn't speak. Only when the coachman pulled on the bridle, urging the tall horse to slowly start moving the carriage, did he sigh softly, as if talking to himself: "He won't come back."
Dongru was startled: "Didn't you say..."
Before she could finish speaking, Yuan Siyin leaned out of the carriage, waved, and called out loudly, "Nalan Jue! Thank you—"
Nalan Jue never expected that she would call his name one last time at the last moment. He was stunned and slowly turned around to wave back.
I don't know if she can see this.
A helpless, bitter smile appeared on his lips.
After being imprisoned in a gilded cage for three years, you are finally going to be free.
Yuan Siyin's voice gradually faded into the distance with the carriage, disappearing into the boundless snow. The heavy snow covered the tracks left by the carriage, and only startled birds in the forest flapped their wings and flew away from their roosts.
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