"...Miss?" Dongxue didn't know what to say. "I have never thought about what you said, let alone thinking that I would leave you and the General's Mansion one day."
"Of course, all of this is based on your willingness. I hope you can live happily."
"This, this Miss, Dongxue can't bear to leave both of them. I don't want to leave you, but... I."
"Leaving the General's Mansion doesn't mean you won't see me anymore. It's just that we won't be together day or night." Chang'an's smile fell, and his face became serious.
"Dongxue, you have to remember that there is no such thing as having the best of both worlds in this world. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You can only make a choice."
Changan patted Dongxue's hand and said, "Okay, think about it yourself. When you've made up your mind, tell me your plan."
After saying that, Chang An left and walked towards Meng Sichan's courtyard. There was a maid watering the flowers at the door. "Where are Aunt Meng and Sister Shirou?"
"Miss Chang'an, please come in. My mistress has instructed that if it's Miss Chang'an who's here, just come in directly." Then he led Chang'an towards Gu Shirou's room, "Miss, Miss Chang'an is here to see you."
Gu Shirou's face showed a hint of surprise, "Second sister, come in quickly."
"Looking at your expression, is there some good news that makes you so happy?" Chang'an jokingly asked, "Is it because you are going to marry the Fourth Prince that you are so happy?"
"Second sister is teasing Shirou on purpose." Gu Shirou pulled Chang'an, "This is a painting of Shirou. I have been working on it for a long time and finally finished it today."
"Oh?" Chang'an was surprised. She never knew that Gu Shirou could paint. "I don't know what she painted, but she's so happy."
There was actually an inner room in Shirou's room, which could not be seen from the outside.
It was a side door, and Shirou opened it.
Chang'an was surprised. As Gu Shirou went in, the room was full of paintings, all kinds of paintings. It looked very messy at first glance.
"Second sister, look."
Chang An looked where Shirou pointed. It was a picture of people on a rainy day, but...
The scene in the painting shows two people playing chess. One of them is sitting on a wooden push chair, obviously his father Gu Qingfeng, while the other one, dressed in white, is sitting on a bench, looking up at the table and drinking. It is Bei Mingxuan.
"This, this is my father and the Ninth Prince?"
"Since my second sister saw it right away, I guess Shirou's painting is somewhat similar."
"Why did you think of painting them? On a rainy day? This is at the Water Curtain Pavilion behind the ancestral hall, and the lotus flowers on the surrounding lake have already withered. It must be late autumn."
Chang An thought, "If this painting was made at that time, it would have taken more than a hundred days if you count carefully."
"Today is exactly one hundred days, not a day more or less." Gu Shirou smiled, a little shy, "Today is also Shirou's birthday."
"Ah?" Chang'an was surprised. "I, I didn't realize I didn't prepare a birthday present for you."
"Shirou knows, but my second sister doesn't, that in this mansion, no one except my mother would remember the birthday of a daughter born out of wedlock.
Second sister, your situation at home is no better than Shirou's, so it's normal that you don't know."
Changan said sincerely, "Do you have any wishes now? If I can help you, I will do my best."
"To be honest, if you hadn't come today, Shirou would have gone to find you." Shirou gently stroked the painting. "There's something that's been on my mind for years. If I don't do it or say it, I'm afraid I won't have the time anymore. So... I hope you'll agree."
Chang'an's gaze fell on Shirou's fair and slender fingers. She stopped at the spot where Bei Mingxuan was painted. Suddenly, Chang'an understood something.
The person in Gu Shirou's heart is Bei Mingxuan!
Looking at Gu Shirou again, her eyes were full of tenderness, and her love was self-evident.
"Second sister." Shirou saw Chang'an seemed to be in a daze, "What are you thinking about?"
Chang'an smiled knowingly, but didn't say anything. Instead, he looked around Shirou's room. The walls and bookshelves were covered with paintings, including flowers, birds, and figures. "Did you draw all these?"
"yes."
"It seems that these characters are somewhat similar. Are they the same person?" Chang'an had a guess in her mind that they might all be Bei Mingxuan, but she just wanted to make sure.
"Second sister, maybe you can tell who these people are?"
Chang An glanced at the things on the drawing table. "This one alone is clearly the Ninth Prince and my father. As for the others... it's hard to say."
"All the other characters are also the Ninth Prince." A trace of disappointment crossed Gu Shirou's face. "Second sister is so familiar with the Ninth Prince, but she didn't realize that the person in the painting is the Ninth Prince. Naturally, Shirou's painting doesn't look like him."
Changan was speechless. At this moment, she didn't know what to say.
"Shirou, you... Actually, I'm not familiar with the Ninth Prince. He just interacts with my father a lot, and it's not what you think. It's normal that I didn't recognize who you drew."
Shirou was puzzled. "The Ninth Prince and Uncle see each other almost every day. How could Second Sister not be familiar with the Ninth Prince?"
"You'll know if you think about it carefully," Chang'an asked. "Then, does Aunt Meng know?"
"I know." Shirou's eyes dimmed slightly. "My mother told me not to think too much and to let things take their own course."
"Aunt Meng worships Buddha and follows the teachings of Buddhism. Don't force it.
What is destined to be yours is yours, and if it is not yours, you cannot take it back even if you try. My sister just mentioned something, could it be related to the Ninth Prince?"
Shirou nodded.
Chang An was not surprised by this answer. "What to do?"
"Shirou wants to give this painting to the Ninth Prince. I hope my sister will agree to it."
Chang'an didn't agree immediately, but pretended to hesitate and thought for a moment, "How about this, if you're willing, I'll ask my father to invite the Ninth Prince to my house, and you can come with me?"
"Okay, okay." Shirou raised her eyes a little embarrassedly, "Actually, Shirou wanted to go to the Gambling Pavilion to meet the Ninth Prince."
"Boyi Pavilion?" Chang'an was surprised.
"It was getting dark. Shirou heard that the Ninth Prince would come to the Gambling Pavilion at this time to play chess, guess wine, and taste tea. So... Shirou wanted to see it."
"Then..." It wasn't that she didn't want to go to the Gambling Pavilion in Chang'an, but at night, she still had to go there as Nangong Lekang to collect the gold from the Gambling Pavilion. "Does it have to be today?"
Shirou didn't want to give up, "Please try your best, sister."
"Shirou." Meng Sichan heard his daughter's conversation with Chang'an as soon as he entered the room. "How can you embarrass your second sister? Besides, that place is not suitable for a girl to go at this time."
"Mother." Shirou took Meng Sichan's arm and said, "How about you just let your daughter put her worries to rest? There won't be another opportunity like this in the future."
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