Yu Jingchen knew in his heart that Nan Zhiyun's current situation was definitely not simple. Just from her resistance to going out, he knew that Nan Zhiyun had some serious problems in her heart or in her emotions. These problems would probably not be easy to solve.
Yu Jingchen sighed softly. Why couldn't it have been sooner? He was actually quite confused. He had been reborn more than once, so what was the meaning of each rebirth? Was it just about saving and healing again and again? But given the current situation, was it really possible?
The night was deep and long. Nan Zhiyun slept soundly, while Yu Jingchen… stayed up all night once again. His previously drowsy mood suddenly became clear. He couldn't sleep, so he thought that just holding Nan Zhiyun like this would be enough; at least that way his heart would be full, and he wouldn't feel empty.
The next morning
Min Shi was found dead in the Cold Palace, but the cause remained unclear, at least for Nan Zhiyun; she didn't know how Min Shi had died. Her thought was very simple: Min Shi had suffered such severe injuries that she probably hadn't survived.
She was indeed surprised when she heard the news, but it also felt like something she had expected. She herself didn't know when it started, but she no longer felt any emotional response to such news.
"Would Your Highness like to go for a walk? Just in the courtyard outside?" Qianxia noticed that Nan Zhiyun was in a bad mood, so she asked this question.
But unsurprisingly, Nan Zhiyun shook her head: "I don't want to go out, let's forget it." There's nothing wrong with the house; it's safe inside...
"I heard that His Majesty transplanted many flowers and planted them in the courtyard. They are blooming beautifully. Doesn't Your Highness want to go out and see them?" Qianxia tried to persuade her.
"It's getting on my nerves, forget it." Nan Zhiyun used to love looking at flowers, but not anymore.
"If His Majesty knew that the Empress always keeps herself cooped up in her room, he would probably be unhappy and would ask her to go out for a walk. It would be better if I accompanied the Empress for a stroll in the courtyard now." Qianxia was genuinely worried. Ever since the Empress was injured and came here, she hadn't stepped out of the Zichen Palace. The only time she hadn't left was yesterday when Consort Min came, when she stood at the door for a while.
Whether it was because of Qianxia's words or something else, Nan Zhiyun seemed to be seriously thinking about it, and her heart was stirred.
"Your Majesty, why don't you go out for a stroll?" Qianxia said, seizing the opportunity while the game was in full swing.
"Who are the people outside?" Nan Zhiyun asked.
“Just some palace servants,” Qianxia replied.
"Have them all leave," Nan Zhiyun instructed.
"Yes," Qianxia knew her mistress didn't like it, so she didn't ask any more questions and simply dismissed everyone outside.
"This servant will help Your Highness go for a walk." Qianxia helped Nan Zhiyun, and this time Nan Zhiyun did not resist.
The sunlight outside was just right, not scorching, but very gentle on the skin, making one feel warm all over. Nan Zhiyun looked out and saw that it was like a sea of flowers, with all kinds of flowers, comparable to the Imperial Garden.
"His Majesty had these moved here this morning. He said that Her Majesty likes to look at flowers, but since she doesn't want to go outside, he moved the flowers here. From now on, this will be Her Majesty's private little garden. If Her Majesty is bored, she can water these flowers and prune them." Qianxia repeated what Yu Jingchen had said.
Nan Zhiyun's heart stirred slightly. She never imagined that Yu Jingchen would go to such lengths for her. But for some reason, there was always a knot in her heart that she couldn't let go of, and she could never go back to the way she felt for Yu Jingchen before.
"Does Your Highness wish to come closer and take a look?" Qianxia asked her.
Nan Zhiyun didn't answer directly, but instead went downstairs. Before her were roses—red, yellow, and bluish-purple. Seeing them, she was momentarily stunned. Was this a coincidence?
Yesterday, Yu Jingchen mentioned it in one of the stories he told me. In the story he told me yesterday, the male protagonist knew that the female protagonist liked roses, so he would often send her roses and plant a garden full of roses, just to make her happy.
Furthermore, the male protagonist's favorite roses to give are red and blue-purple roses, because red represents passionate love and intense emotions, while blue-purple symbolizes preciousness and value. Also, when the male protagonist upsets the female protagonist or does something he feels guilty about, he will give her a bouquet of yellow roses, as a way of apologizing.
So when Nan Zhiyun looked at these roses, she was touched. Was it a coincidence? Or was it all Yu Jingchen's intention? But why would he do this? He was never the kind of person who would willingly spend so much effort on such meaningless things.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Qianxia asked, noticing that Nan Zhiyun was lost in thought.
"It's nothing." Nan Zhiyun raised her hand to touch the roses. It wasn't rose season, so where did he find so many flowers? And these were delivered this morning, so when did he prepare them? Nan Zhiyun kept these questions to herself, without asking them directly.
"Does Your Highness still like these? His Majesty said that if Your Highness doesn't like them, he will have them replaced with flowers that Your Highness prefers," Qianxia continued. In her memory, Her Highness should still quite like roses.
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