Xinrong shook her head.
"No, I was startled awake. Qing'er, were you unable to sleep because you were nervous?"
Chen Nian shook his head as well.
Because Qing'er is getting married today, they had dinner with the Empress Dowager yesterday and went for a walk to digest their food. The Empress Dowager urged them to go back to their rooms to rest early. Although the wedding will officially take place tonight, they will be busy all day without a moment's rest.
"Hmm, time really flies."
Qing'er did not deny it and nodded.
"Qing'er, we're really going to get married."
Chen Nian hugged Qing'er's waist, his words filled with emotion.
To be honest, she was scared and apprehensive when she first entered the palace. Having grown up outside the palace, she was worried that she wouldn't be able to cope with palace life. But she didn't expect that after entering the palace, except for the initial period when she was following the plot and her life wasn't very pleasant, the rest of the time was pretty much the same as outside the palace.
Instead, she gained even more people who loved her. Yongxuan returned, and Cailian came into this world. Her only regret was gone, and she even gained Ertai, who belonged only to her. In this life, she was different from her previous life. In this life, she had many, many people who loved her...
Everything is completely different from my previous life.
Those she loved, and those who loved her, were all around her...
"Yes, we're really getting married." She's going to marry the person she's admired and coveted since she was a child.
A glimmer of light appeared in Qing'er's eyes.
The man who promised to marry her when she was a child is now fulfilling his promise.
"A month has passed in the blink of an eye. We've only known each other for a short time and we're already parting ways again."
Xinrong stared blankly at the sky above, speaking with a mix of emotion and reluctance, but mostly with joy at seeing her sister find happiness.
"Xinrong, are you really sure? Is the Empress Dowager's suggestion really feasible...?"
They never expected that Xinrong would make the decision to remain unmarried for life and choose to stay in the palace to accompany the Empress Dowager.
Before her illness, Chen Nian had told the Empress Dowager that she would never marry. After learning why Xin Rong did not want to get married, she advised Xin Rong that since she could not have children, she could allow her husband to take a concubine.
He proposed that his concubine give birth to the child and then register the child under his own name, but Xinrong strongly refused. After a period of mediation, the Empress Dowager quickly accepted Xinrong's proposal.
Guanbao and his wife had known for a long time that Xinrong was ill. They had consulted many doctors, including the imperial physicians, but unfortunately, Xinrong had been in the water for too long, which had damaged her health and made her incurable.
They felt extremely sorry for Xinrong. At that time, Xinrong refused to be touched by anyone. Later, the Empress Dowager heard about Xinrong's plight.
Thinking of Qing'er, who was all alone after being separated from Chen Nian, they brought her into the palace. After a period of time, with Qing'er by her side, Xin Rong's condition improved slightly.
Later, when it was time for the Empress Dowager and the others to go to Mount Wutai to see Chen Nian, the Empress Dowager brought Xin Rong along as well. Xin Rong spent some time with Chen Nian, and it is unknown what they talked about, but her condition gradually returned to normal.
Knowing that Xinrong had unresolved issues, they didn't intend to force her to get married. They only had one daughter, and they just wanted Xinrong to be happy.
They can be her support.
Their southern tour will take them through many places. The incident of Xinrong being kidnapped caused quite a stir. Even though nothing actually happened and it was later suppressed, people still don't believe it.
Going with them would inevitably lead to a lot of gossip, and they were worried that it would affect Xinrong and make her unhappy. So they chose to send her to the palace and to the Empress Dowager's side, hoping that the Empress Dowager would protect her. With the Empress Dowager's protection, there would be less gossip.
When Xinrong was a child, she was robbed by bandits once. It was winter at the time. Because Xinrong resisted desperately on the way, she angered the bandits, who threw her into an icy lake halfway through the journey. She stayed there for an unknown amount of time and suffered frostbite.
It's been too long; even a long lifespan couldn't cure it. (Purely for plot purposes, a personal interpretation.)
"Um."
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