She poured Jiang Chongfan another cup of tea before speaking softly.
"Grandfather, please don't be angry."
"Even if the situation is bad now, it can't be worse than when we were in Jiangshan, can it?"
Shen Qingshan nodded in agreement.
“Yes, Father, Mingwan is right. His Majesty has now granted you the honor of sitting in court, which is an unprecedented and immense honor!”
Jiang Chongfan shook his head.
"No, from the day we returned to Tiandu, it meant that we were no longer the same as before."
“Our Jiang family is not what it used to be.”
"What will happen in the future depends on His Majesty's attitude."
"So, Wan'er, no matter what, you must enter the palace."
"Even if we can't become empress, we still have to enter the palace. Only when we can win His Majesty's favor can our Jiang family truly be considered to have returned."
"Okay, sure."
Jiang Mingwan nodded in agreement, but her lowered eyes concealed the expression in them.
******
Shen Hechuan's forceful insistence on making Gu Jingchun empress caused a huge uproar in the palace after the court session.
Although many ministers in the court had long anticipated that Shen Hechuan would definitely make Gu Jingchun empress.
However, the others in the palace were unaware of this.
After all, in their eyes, Gu Jingchun grew up in the countryside, and now his mother's family has been killed or exiled for treason.
Even if she is somewhat lucky, and her son is now made crown prince, it will be difficult for him to become empress.
Therefore, as soon as this news came out, everyone was shocked and immediately began to fawn over Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun was extremely annoyed, so he had Lanxin pack her things, informed the Empress Dowager, and then sent someone to inform Shen Hechuan and Gu Jinxi before leaving the palace with Shen Hechuan's token.
After leaving the palace, Gu Jingchun went straight back to his own residence.
So much so that when Shen Hechuan finished dealing with all the political affairs and wanted to find Gu Jingchun, he found the main hall was already empty.
Gu Jinxi also received the news and hurriedly went to the palace where Gu Jingchun was. Looking at the empty hall, she also sighed.
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the word "pitiful" in each other's eyes.
Even after returning to his own residence, Gu Jingchun didn't feel much better.
She had just finished packing her things and hadn't even sat down properly when Ye Wenxi hurriedly came to her door.
After returning to the palace, Gu Jingchun had not yet seen Ye Wenxi. Upon hearing the news, he did not even have time to rest and immediately went to greet her.
She had just stopped at the door when she saw Ye Wenxi, dressed in a moon-white long robe, slowly walk in.
He looked even thinner than before, and his face showed more melancholy.
This melancholic air added to his charm, making people want to get closer and explore him.
Of course, Gu Jingchun didn't have that thought. She was just surprised by the changes in Ye Wenxi, so she asked, "You seem to be different from before."
Ye Wenxi smiled and nodded.
"No one is immune to change."
"Living is a process of growth and change."
Gu Jingchun smiled upon hearing this.
"From what you're saying, you've grown again in the past few months?"
"certainly."
He looked at Gu Jingchun with doting eyes.
"You've grown up too."
Gu Jingchun was surprised for a moment and couldn't help but look down at himself.
"Me? I've grown up too?"
"Where have I grown? How come I haven't noticed?"
Ye Wenxi smiled.
"You're different from before, both in appearance and in your heart."
"Perhaps you yourself haven't realized it, but you didn't believe in love before, but now you're completely immersed in it."
Gu Jingchun burst out laughing upon hearing this.
He suddenly realized what was going on.
During this time, she has indeed changed a lot, from not believing Shen Hechuan at the beginning to now completely believing in him.
It is indeed a change.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun picked up the teapot and personally poured tea for Ye Wenxi.
"You're right about that."
"This... is indeed beyond my expectations."
"However, I am not infatuated with love, but rather enjoying it."
"After all, love does make me happy, and I just like being happy."
As she spoke, she looked at Xing Yewenxi again.
Don't you want to give it a try?
Gu Jingchun became interested.
"Speaking of which, over the years, I haven't heard of you showing any interest in any woman."
Ye Wenxi paused, a hint of bitterness creeping into her smile.
“I… am not interested in this.”
He paused for a moment, then said, "In my opinion, love is not only about happiness, but also about bitterness."
Gu Jingchun: "Since it's bitter, it should be thrown away as soon as possible."
Ye Wenxi paused slightly as she was about to serve the tea.
"I can't bear to throw it away."
His voice was low, and Gu Jingchun didn't hear him clearly. Seeing that Ye Wenxi wanted to drink tea, he quickly poured him some and didn't ask any more questions.
"Try this. It's a new osmanthus tea from this year. I know you like it, so I specially brought it out for you from the palace."
"Try it and see how it tastes. If you like it, you can take it all with you later."
Ye Wenxi chuckled softly upon hearing this.
"Shen Hechuan will be furious when he finds out."
Gu Jingchun smiled, but still subconsciously defended him.
"He's very petty, don't take it to heart."
Ye Wenxi looked at her and suddenly spoke.
"Jingchun, do you remember when we first met?"
Gu Jingchun smiled and said, "Of course I remember. If I'm not mistaken, that must have been your most miserable time."
His spot was taken by someone else, his mother became seriously ill, and he was severely beaten.
The boy with the straight back was bent and knocked down time and time again, and this last time, he almost had his spine broken.
If he hadn't met Gu Jingchun, he might have just resigned himself to his fate.
A generation has been crushed in the dust, with no hope of ever rising again.
His life would end at that moment, with no more ups and downs.
But then, Gu Jingchun appeared before Ye Wenxi like a god, and with a wave of his hand, solved all his problems.
It's as simple as moving a finger.
He was stunned at that moment.
Therefore, he made every effort, and after his mother passed away, he found Gu Jingchun and tried every means to get close to her and become her.
And over the years, they have gone from a superior-subordinate relationship to a close friendship.
The two knew each other so well that they could remember each other's preferences.
But unfortunately, we got stuck on this last crucial step.
He was too ashamed to take a step forward, and after that, he never had another chance.
But Ye Wenxi also knew that this step was now impossible and could not be taken.
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