Shen Yunxi spoke from the bottom of her heart; these were her true thoughts. She didn't want to keep Lin Chen waiting.
Even though she was willing to agree and give Lin Chen a chance, Jun Xuan wouldn't give her one. That night, he suddenly barged into Cining Palace to see her, and Shen Yunxi saw some unusual feelings in his eyes.
Shen Yunxi knew Junxuan quite well and knew he wouldn't give in easily.
It seems she will be entangled with Junxuan for a long time to come, and now she can only hope that Junxuan will give up his feelings for her.
However, the Empress Dowager didn't want her to continue being misunderstood by Junxuan, which put Shen Yunxi in a dilemma.
In fact, if Junxuan hadn't stopped coming in the following days, she probably would have told him that there might be other hidden reasons behind Consort Yun's death, hoping that he could face up to Consort Yun's death, investigate clearly, and give the Empress Dowager justice.
Even if she would have to bear Junxuan's wrath, the Empress Dowager had treated her so well that she had no way to repay her, and this was the best way.
Who knew that Junxuan might have been hurt by her that night, and therefore never stepped into Cining Palace again.
Lin Chen saw that Shen Yunxi's gaze was distant and realized that she was thinking of Jun Xuan.
"Yunxi, is there really no possibility at all? If you give me this chance, I will be content with just you in this life. Every word of this is true. I am willing to wait for you, no matter how long it takes, I am willing to wait for you. Is that still not enough?" Lin Chen said, his voice was a little hoarse and a little low. He had hesitated for a while before saying these words.
Shen Yunxi wanted to cry. She didn't know when Lin Chen had developed different feelings for her, or why he had been able to persist for so many years.
According to his previous statement, his feelings for her even surpassed her feelings for Jun-hyun for so long. He had always accompanied her as an older brother, but how much pain must he have been in?
"I'm sorry, Brother Lin, Yunxi can't give you the happiness you want." Shen Yunxi still refused.
If we put everything else aside, Lin Chen is indeed a very good candidate, whether it's his family background, his personality, or his promise to be with only one person for life. There is no doubt that any woman who marries him will be happy.
She had previously thought that she only wanted her husband to not take concubines, but that was just a thought. Few men could actually do that, and the future was too uncertain.
No matter what, she couldn't agree to Lin Chen's request; she wanted him to be happy.
Happiness between two people should be mutual. If one person is giving all the time, it will only make that person suffer and they will not experience happiness.
Lin Chen closed his eyes, his eyes filled with pain. "I understand, Yunxi. Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble. I will still be your brother."
Shen Yunxi carefully observed Lin Chen's expression. She understood that Lin Chen's words were just a delaying tactic. It was simply impossible for him to immediately give up all his feelings for her with just a few words.
Therefore, Shen Yunxi understood even more that these things couldn't be forced, and she could only give Lin Chen time to resolve them gradually.
“Of course, in my heart, Brother Lin will always be my good older brother.” Shen Yunxi nodded with a smile.
Lin Chen didn't plan to stay any longer. He needed to calm down and make himself feel better. Although he understood Shen Yunxi's concerns, he couldn't force her to agree to anything.
"Today wasn't a wasted trip. I know that Yunxi and I can't be together, and I know what I should do from now on. It just so happens that my mother has been arranging a marriage for me these past few days, so I agreed and didn't want to put her in a difficult position. But Yunxi, I hope you're doing well, whether it's with the Emperor or with someone else in the future." Lin Chen smiled bitterly.
That's what they said, but all the talk about marriage was just a pretense. His mother knew he had feelings for Shen Yunxi and never forced him to do anything.
He said it on purpose, simply to make Shen Yunxi feel better.
Shen Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief. "Brother Lin, I hope you and your future sister-in-law will be happy for life, living in harmony and growing old together."
Lin Chen ultimately didn't want to continue the conversation, so he made an excuse and left the Shen family in a daze. When Shen Siqi found out he was coming and went to wait for him, she found nothing.
After seeing Lin Chen off, Shen Yunxi went back to her room to rest. She told Cai'er and Zhizhi to leave, as she wanted to be alone for a while.
I was sitting by the window, leaning against the wall, when the door, which had been closed, was opened again.
"Didn't I say I didn't need to be served? Is there anything else?" Shen Yunxi thought it was Zhizhi or Cai'er who came in, so she said it casually.
Rejecting someone, especially someone who has been kind to you since childhood, is exhausting, but it's also a good thing. However, Shen Yunxi needs to calm down; no one knows about her guilt.
However, footsteps were heard, the door was closed, but there was no answer from the person who came in.
Shen Yunxi looked up and saw the person who had come. Her pupils shrank immediately, and she almost jumped up.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty, I greet you. But why are you here?"
For some reason, Jun-hyun looked terrifying, and his face was extremely pale.
The Shen family had not heard any news about Junxuan's arrival, which meant that he must have sneaked in. It was truly laughable. No one would have imagined that the ruler of a country would do something so petty and despicable. It was simply beyond words.
Jun Xuan looked at Shen Yunxi with a gloomy expression. He and Ji Shaoyue had passed by the Shen family unintentionally, but perhaps he had done it on purpose, since Shen Yunxi had just returned to the mansion today.
After pausing for a while in an alley not far from the Shen family's residence, he prepared to leave and head out of the city with Ji Shaoyue.
Unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave, they saw Lin Chen go to the Shen family's house and quickly go inside.
Junxuan naturally knew Lin Chen's feelings for Shen Yunxi. He had already understood this before, and now he couldn't help but feel anxious. He didn't want Shen Yunxi and Lin Chen to have any involvement, whether it was because the engagement hadn't been canceled or because of Shen Yunxi herself.
Why is Shen Yunxi, who cared so much about her back then, now involved with other people?
So, Junxuan told Ji Shaoyue to wait for him where he was, while he secretly slipped into the Shen family home and followed Lin Chen all the way to the front hall, where he overheard the conversation between Lin Chen and Shen Yunxi.
Shen Yunxi initially refused, and Jun Xuan was very satisfied with her attitude. However, upon seeing Shen Yunxi's expression, he knew that she was only refusing Lin Chen because of the engagement.
The thought that Shen Yunxi might not have rejected Lin Chen if there hadn't been an engagement made Junxuan extremely angry.
At this moment, should he still be grateful to the late emperor for bestowing the marriage upon him? Otherwise, the news he received would have been that Shen Yunxi and Lin Chen were discussing marriage.
"What, has my timing been off? Have I disturbed Miss Shen?"
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