Looking at his sister's slightly red eyes, Feng Mo suddenly felt a sense of relief.
He wasn't completely destitute; at least, when he fell into the mud, his sister was by his side.
What do those grudges and ambitions matter?
Life is fleeting, like a white horse galloping past a crack in the wall, vanishing in an instant. All the striving and scrambling, in the end, isn't it just a handful of yellow earth? Why not just be happy?
Thinking of this, he reached out and pulled his sister, whose eyes were red and swollen, into his arms.
"If you regret it, is it too late to go back now?"
Feng Xin wiped her eyes and looked at him in surprise, "Why would I regret it?"
Feng Mo paused for a moment, then reminded her, "If you give up your status as a princess, you will truly become a commoner from now on, and you will no longer be able to enjoy the honor and wealth of a princess."
"What does it matter? Unless you and Li Mu both bully me in the future, I won't regret it. Besides, even if I'm no longer a princess, I can still live a life of luxury." Feng Xin said nonchalantly, dragging a large box over from the side and opening it casually.
Feng Mo was still pondering her words when he was suddenly dazzled by a blinding light.
When he saw the box was full of gold, he was genuinely surprised. "Where did you get so much money?"
“Of course I don’t have any. This was given to me by my father.” Feng Xin shrugged, then looked at him and said seriously, “Actually, my father has been quite good to us. I think this box of gold is probably all his savings, but he gave it all to us.”
Feng Mo felt a complex mix of emotions and remained silent for a long time.
Feng Xin didn't mind. She touched the gold in the box with her fingers and said happily, "When I was a princess, I didn't have this much money. I never thought that I would make a fortune after I stopped being a princess."
Upon hearing this, Feng Mo's lips twitched slightly, but the gloom that had filled his heart gradually faded.
“Brother, it’s really worrying that you’re still not married. But it’s okay, once we find a suitable place to settle down, I’ll find you a wife,” Feng Xin said excitedly.
Feng Mo chuckled, neither confirming nor denying.
Seeing that he finally smiled, Fengxin secretly breathed a sigh of relief, closed the box lid, then hugged her knees and sat down next to her brother, starting to talk about her plans for the future.
Feng Mo listened quietly, without the slightest impatience. On the contrary, he felt a sense of longing after hearing her description of the future.
Being a commoner doesn't seem so unacceptable.
Inside the carriage, the brother and sister sat side by side, oblivious to the fierce wind and rain outside.
The Imperial Palace.
Emperor Zhaojing looked at the rain outside and sighed, "I wonder when this rain will stop?"
Haifu, standing behind him, knew that the Emperor Emeritus was not actually concerned about the rain, but rather about the Emperor, Princess Anyang, and Prince Xu.
The Emperor set off for Suzhou today, but was caught in a heavy rain.
Princess Anyang and Prince Xu also left the capital on this day, and it is unlikely that they will ever return. The Emperor Emeritus was reluctant to let them go.
“It should stop soon,” he replied softly.
"Yes, everything will be fine once the rain stops and the sky clears," Emperor Zhaojing murmured to himself, gazing at the rain.
“Yes, everything will be alright,” Haifu agreed.
Emperor Zhaojing stood there for a while before turning around and going to the Imperial Study to have Xie Jingrun handle state affairs.
...
A few days later, news of Princess Anyang's death from illness spread throughout the capital. When Shangguan Yanran heard the news, she thought she had misheard.
"What did you say?" She looked at Zhu'er in astonishment.
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