Seeing Wang Ruo's frightened look, Tang Chen quickly explained, "Don't worry, it's nothing important. This, Xihe asked me to buy it before. I guess it's a gift for Yaochen. If you want to take it back, please help me take it with you. If they are all safe..."
Wang Ruo saw Tang Chen holding a strangely shaped multicolored pebble and said, "Based on my understanding of you, it's okay for others, but if something really happened to Xihe, how could you still be so calm?"
Tang Chen smiled bitterly and said, "Miss Wang Ruo, people change. Besides, I still don't know if this news is true. I'm revealing it to you out of selfish motives, hoping you can give me an accurate answer."
Wang Ruo was silent for a moment, then asked, "How much do you know about the current situation in Qingliang Valley?"
Tang Chen turned and looked at the white plum blossoms outside the window, which were in full bloom. In the wind and snow, they seemed to blend with the snow. If it weren't for the faint fragrance at the tip of his nose, people who didn't know would not realize that there was more than just white snow on the tree. "I know everything I should know. As for what I shouldn't know, I will just pretend not to know."
Wang Ruo couldn't help but feel sorry for Tang Chen when she heard this: "I know that what happened to Li Xinzhai is hard for you to accept for the time being, but you must cheer up. Sometimes, it's not us who choose our fate, but fate that chooses us."
Tang Chen turned around and said with a look of relief, "This question has been obvious since we arrived here. Now I want to ask you a very serious question."
Although Tang Chen didn't bring this up, Wang Ruo knew exactly what she wanted to ask today: "If it were me, I would hope to go back."
"Why?"
Why, here she has everything that was once impossible for her. While in a position of power, she can freely do what she likes. She has someone she loves, and is surrounded by people who love and admire her. Isn't all this what most people pursue?
Wang Ruo's reason was simple: "If you never get it, you will never lose it. I have encountered so much beauty here, but in the end, I can only watch fate take away the little that it has given me."
"I always thought you were more open-minded than I thought, but I didn't expect that we are actually the same." After saying that, Tang Chen did not forget to ask: "What if what is said in this secret letter is true, what will you do?"
Wang Ruo tightly grasped the paper ball in her hand and said bluntly, "What else can I do? I've already achieved everything I ever hoped for in this life. Now, to be frank, I've often lived for others. After Jiang Ling's death, when I gradually recovered from my grief, I was driven to avenge my sister. Now that Emperor Gan Zhao is dead, and I've avenged my great hatred, I'm now doing it for her child. If this is true, I'm afraid the rest of my life will be like this."
Living for revenge, letting others control your entire life, is it really worth it? "Don't you think this is a bit sad?"
Wang Ruo's experiences over the years were no less than Tang Chen's. Or to put it another way, after going through so much, she had finally figured out what she truly wanted. Regardless of whether she lived for herself or others, as long as she did what she considered right after careful consideration, that was all that mattered.
Sometimes overthinking doesn't make things better. Most of the time, the solution to many problems tends to be simple and effective, but the premise is whether the person doing it agrees with this approach: "Whether it's sad or not, I accept it. Because this is what I think is right."
Seeing that Wang Ruo had made up her mind to temporarily put aside the things in Qingliang Valley and go back to investigate, Tang Chen ordered: "Ayuan, go and get my last crow."
Tang Chen gently combed the feathers of the brightly colored crow and said, "This is what Mo Yu left behind. Crows are very smart, and he and Xinzhai trained it together. Take it with you. If you need anything, please contact me immediately."
Chen Xin braved the snowstorm to return just to have a quick dinner with Liang Shuyi. During the meal, Liang Shuyi told Chen Xin what had happened today. Chen Xin paused as if time had stopped for him for a moment before saying, "Is she much calmer than you thought?"
Liang Shuyi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said proudly: "No, in fact, she is the same as I imagined."
...When Wang Yanzhou was ready, he planned to inform Tang Chen about Princess Fenglai in advance, and suddenly appeared behind Tang Chen, almost scaring her to death.
Tang Chen calmed his wildly beating heart and asked, "How come you have time to come back today? Have you finished the things you were doing?"
Wang Yanzhou saw the dark circles around Tang Chen's eyes, and the words that were about to come out of his mouth were swallowed back. Wang Yanzhou carefully helped Tang Chen sit down, while repeatedly apologizing: "I'm sorry, it was all my negligence that made you suffer so much recently."
Tang Chen smiled and said calmly, "It's nothing. I'm already very grateful that you provide me with food, clothing, and other necessities."
As he was talking, Tang Chen stood up from the chair. She was tired of sitting and wanted to stand up and walk around, but he pushed her back to the chair as soon as he came back. It was really annoying.
"Achen..."
Wang Yanzhou was just about to think that Tang Chen was stunned for a moment when he subconsciously took a step back to avoid Wang Yanzhou, but then he understood: "It's getting late. If you have something to say, please say it sooner so you can rest. I know you are busy and tired. Don't worry, I won't be so stingy."
After noticing Tang Chen's subconscious action, Wang Yanzhou was also stunned: "You, know everything?"
Tang Chen laughed heartlessly and asked back, "What do you know? I know nothing. From what you said, are you here to tell me something interesting today, or are you here to tell me what to do next?"
What else could Wang Yanzhou say? He didn't know what else to say besides apologizing: "Achen, I'm sorry..."
Tang Chen took a few steps back to distance himself from Wang Yanzhou, then laughed a few times and held his waist. "Recently, the word you've said to me the most is 'I'm sorry.' I'm tired of hearing it and don't want to hear it anymore. I know you can't speak, but I'm thick-skinned, so I'll ask you."
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Are you really determined to welcome Princess Fenglai of Shu into your palace? Do you really want a princess of such a dignified country to become a concubine of an ordinary lady who is nameless, powerless and without any influence? Do you really think Shu is willing to do so?
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