The only person who could cause such a big emotional reaction in the female lead is the male lead. It seems that Qi Xiao's refusal to meet her last time really broke Qi Zhenzhen's heart.
Shen Shi had no interest in their torturous love affair, and since Qi Zhenzhen was unwilling to leave the palace, he couldn't allow anyone to drive her away.
But to prevent her from causing trouble, Shen Shi still warned her sternly: "You can stay in the palace, but you can only live your own life behind closed doors. The most important thing is not to cause trouble for the palace."
"Your Majesty, I obey." Qi Zhenzhen immediately replied.
"If you change your mind and want to leave the palace again in the future, you can still ask," Shen Shi added before letting her leave.
However, judging from what happened later, his words were clearly superfluous. Qi Zhenzhen truly lived her own life in the harem and never stepped out of the palace for the rest of her life.
Qi Xiao spent his life guarding the border. He rarely returned to the capital and was unwilling to do so. The two loved each other but held onto their own thoughts, wasting their lives in vain.
Their love story was a complete tragedy, while Shen Shi and Ji Ying'er's was a beautiful fairy tale.
As he himself said, Shen Shi truly lived up to the ideal of being with one person for life.
He and Ji Ying'er had three children in total. After their eldest son was able to assume the great responsibility of being emperor, Shen Shi decisively stepped down and took Ji Ying'er on a trip to enjoy the scenery.
Under Shen Shi's loving care, Ji Ying'er lived a happy life. The greatest misfortune in her life was Shen Shi's death.
When she too had to face death, the scenes that flashed before her eyes were all pleasant and joyful moments.
With a full head of white hair, Ji Ying'er looked at the scene before her with a smile. Fifty years of mutual support and companionship, half a lifetime of holding hands, the final scene was frozen in the Imperial Garden.
The boy, still somewhat childish, looked at her with his beautiful eyes. With just a simple glance, Ji Ying'er fell in love with him at first sight.
That was the scene of her first encounter with Shen Shi, the beginning of her happy life.
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