"Mother?" Lu Qingyuan muttered, feeling very uncomfortable.
The Queen Mother always deliberately makes things difficult for Jiayan.
There are so many people here, can't you give Jiayan some face?
The relationship between the Queen Mother and sister-in-law has gradually begun to reconcile, so why is she still so hostile towards Jiayan?
Lu Qingyuan looked pitiful and looked at the emperor for help.
The emperor stepped forward with a smile and helped the empress dowager sit down. "Mother, this time, thanks to the secret cooperation between Jia Yan and Jia Rui, we were able to defeat Prince Gong's faction in one fell swoop."
"Oh~"
The Queen Mother nodded thoughtfully and asked, "But who are these two beloved ministers from? How come I suddenly forgot them?"
"Mother!" Lu Qingyuan stepped forward, grabbed the Queen Mother's arm, and deliberately lowered her voice: "General Shen is here too, why are you making such an embarrassing scene?"
General Shen said calmly, "Your Majesty, Jiayan and Jiarui are the sons of an old minister. If they have done anything wrong, I hope Your Majesty will let you know."
"General Shen's family? I remember now!"
The Queen Mother seemed to suddenly understand and said with a smile, "You two are Mingyue's brothers, right? No need to be so polite, please take a seat."
"Thank you, Queen."
Only then did Shen Jiayan and Shen Jiarui stand up.
Qiuhe brought a chair and Shen Jiarui happened to sit next to Mr. Shen.
He handed Su Qiqi to Mr. Shen as if presenting a treasure: "Dad! Look at this baby, it's so cute."
"When can you let me hold my grandson?" General Shen said with a smile.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Besides..."
Shen Jiarui subconsciously wanted to say that Shen Jiayan had not yet married.
But when his eyes met the Queen Mother, he swallowed his words back.
Well, that's not something to talk about.
What if the Empress Dowager was dissatisfied and issued an imperial decree to let Shen Jiayan marry another woman? Wouldn't Shen Jiayan be furious?
"Mingyue, please accompany me to change clothes. This dragon robe is really inconvenient to wear."
The emperor was still wearing his dragon robe, but he specifically asked Shen Mingyue to accompany him to change his clothes. I'm afraid he had something to discuss.
Shen Mingyue didn't ask any more questions, got up and followed him to the inner room.
"Come on, let's finish this game of chess."
The Queen Mother turned around, pondered for a moment, and placed the chess piece in her hand on the chessboard.
Lu Hongxuan pestered Shen Jiarui with questions, seemingly having endless things to say.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Lu Qingyuan carefully took out the note she had prepared from her sleeve and held it in her hand.
She poured another cup of warm tea and walked to Shen Jiayan's side pretending to be nonchalant.
"I heard that Prince Gong brought assassins to assassinate my brother and sister-in-law yesterday. Fortunately, you arrived in time."
Shen Jiayan replied respectfully, "The Emperor is very clever and has planned everything long ago."
"Have a cup of tea."
Lu Qingyuan handed the tea in her hand to Shen Jiayan.
"Thank you, Your Highness the Princess."
Shen Jiayan naturally didn't refuse, but his words and actions were distant and polite. This happened to hurt Lu Qingyuan's heart.
Lu Qingyuan forced a bright smile.
While handing the tea to Shen Jiayan, she quietly stuffed the crumpled note into Shen Jiayan's palm, and then left without looking back.
That small ball of paper was like a red-hot iron, burning Shen Jiayan's palms so much that they felt numb and sore, and making his heart beat like thunder, and making him unable to calm down for a long time.
But he couldn't throw it away, and he couldn't bear to throw it away.
He held the paper ball in one hand and raised the warm tea in the other and drank it all in one gulp.
He tried to make himself look more natural, he pretended nothing happened.
He glanced around and found that no one seemed to notice him.
The children were having fun, the Queen Mother and Old Master Shen were playing chess, and the palace maids and eunuchs were busy with their own affairs...
And Lu Qingyuan has disappeared
Finally, he couldn't help but get up, found an excuse, found an empty corner, and unfolded the note with trembling hands.
[Side Hall, if you don't come, we will never see each other again in this life. ]
The handwriting is small and neat, I'm afraid it was written a long time ago.
Lu Qingyuan had wanted to see him for a long time, and he knew it.
Among the letters Mingyue had sent home earlier was a letter from Lu Qingyuan. He had read it many times...
He understood Lu Qingyuan's intentions, and he also knew his own intentions.
However, he knew very well that he could not give Lu Qingyuan the future she wanted.
If he went, Lu Qingyuan would be worrying about him in vain.
Giving her hope and then disappointing her is too cruel.
But this time, it's a farewell forever. What if Lu Qingyuan does something stupid again?
The more he thought about it, the more scared Shen Jiayan became.
"General," Baozi looked around, walked over quietly, and asked in a low voice, "Our princess wants to see you."
“…Lead the way.”
In the end, Shen Jiayan couldn't bear to refuse.
Hearing this, Baozi was overjoyed and said with an excited smile: "Please follow me."
After going around the front yard, passing through the alley, turning left and right, Shen Jiayan was finally brought to a house.
"The princess is inside, you two can chat slowly, I will be guarding outside."
As he spoke, Baozi gently pushed open the door.
As soon as Shen Jiayan entered the room, he was hugged by someone.
The man leaned on his shoulder and seemed to be sobbing softly, his voice full of tears.
"Shen Jiayan, have you seen the letter I wrote to you? Why didn't you reply to me? Do you know that I have been waiting for you?"
Baozi lowered his head, closed the door, and stood outside obediently.
"Princess, you..."
Shen Jiayan subconsciously wanted to push Lu Qingyuan away.
A man and a woman were alone in a room hugging each other. If others saw this, the eldest princess's reputation would probably be ruined.
"You used to call me Qing Yuan, so why are you being distant with me now? Do you have someone you like? Or do you think I'm not worthy of you?"
Lu Qingyuan stared at Shen Jiayan, tears still falling.
Shen Jiayan couldn't help but feel distressed at her aggrieved and stubborn look.
He raised his hand, wiped Lu Qingyuan's tears, and coaxed her gently, "Your eyes are swollen from crying. How are you going to explain this later?"
She sniffed and growled softly, "I'm going to cry day and night until I cry my eyes blind! I'm going to make you feel guilty and heartbroken, and I'm going to give you no peace!"
Shen Jiayan shook his head helplessly: "You really are going backwards! What nonsense are you talking about? How can you curse yourself like that?"
Lu Qingyuan calmed herself down.
She raised her hand, wiped the tears from her face, and forced a bright smile: "Shen Jiayan, will you marry me? I don't want to wait any longer, and I don't want to pretend anymore. I will only be happy if my husband is you."
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