Shen Yunxi understood that Granny Tian wasn't curious about her relationship with Jun Xuan, but rather about why Jun Xuan had come to help her.
However, Shen Yunxi herself was unaware of the situation, and her heart was filled with helplessness.
“Granny, to be honest, I don’t know why the Emperor acted this way either. Today, when I was picking lotus pods for the Empress, he suddenly spoke, which startled me, and I accidentally twisted my ankle. Perhaps he felt guilty, which is why he sent me back and said he wouldn’t let anyone spread rumors, so I can rest assured,” Shen Yunxi told the truth.
Hearing Shen Yunxi say this, Granny Tian was indeed relieved. "So it was because the Emperor made Miss Yunxi twist her ankle by accident. Then it's nothing. Miss Yunxi doesn't need to worry about it too much. You should rest and recuperate in the palace for the next few days. Don't rush back. It's good that the Emperor has arranged for a female physician to take care of Miss Yunxi. It's good to have someone to look after you in the palace."
Shen Yunxi thought about it and realized that going back would indeed be inconvenient, and it would only make Zhongchen and Lanpei worry.
If she stayed in the palace, it would indeed be convenient to have someone to look after her, and she could also check if the Empress Dowager's illness had improved. Her foot injury wouldn't affect her hands, and she could even give the Empress Dowager a massage.
“Alright, then I’ll trouble you, Granny. But please don’t tell my father and mother about my sprained ankle, so they won’t worry about me,” Shen Yunxi said.
Granny Tian nodded in agreement, "Miss Yunxi, don't worry, Granny understands. Miss Yunxi has grown up now."
As she spoke of this, Granny Tian looked on with a sigh.
When Shen Yunxi first entered the palace to accompany the emperor, she was just a pretty little girl, and people were immediately fond of her. Her childlike words and actions made the Empress Dowager very happy, and she herself was also cheerful and carefree all day long.
Looking at her now, she has really grown up a lot. Now she knows how to consider her family.
“Yes, I’ve grown up,” Shen Yunxi murmured.
Granny Tian didn't notice Shen Yunxi's expression at that moment. When she heard a sound coming from the bedchamber, she knew that the Empress Dowager had gotten up. She quickly went inside to serve the Empress Dowager.
When the Empress Dowager learned that Shen Yunxi had gone to pick lotus pods to make lotus seed soup for her, she accidentally twisted her ankle. She was heartbroken and told her to make sure she recovered before returning to the mansion.
As for the lotus pods that Shen Yunxi picked, they were given to the palace maids to take to the imperial kitchen to make lotus seed soup. They couldn't let Shen Yunxi's good intentions go to waste.
Night has fallen, and the moonlight is beautiful tonight.
Shen Yunxi leaned against the window, looking at everything familiar around her, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
After her rebirth, it seems that both of her visits to the palace were for recuperation. The first time was to recover from an illness, as she accidentally caught a cold. This time, she was recuperating from a sprained ankle. It seems that she and the palace are indeed incompatible, and she should visit the palace less often in the future.
However, to see the Empress Dowager, one still needs to enter the palace. It would be better if the Empress Dowager were not in the palace.
Of course, as soon as the thought crossed her mind, Shen Yunxi quickly dismissed it. After all, the Empress Dowager was of such high status that she could not simply find a place to spend her remaining years in peace.
However, entering the palace also had its advantages, namely, it was much quieter and she had time to sort out her relationship with Lin Chen.
For many years, Shen Yunxi had regarded Lin Chen as her brother. Even though Lin Chen said so to others, she had no other thoughts or ideas. However, she never expected that Lin Chen had fallen in love with her. The so-called brother-sister relationship had long since changed.
Therefore, she could no longer treat Lin Chen with the same attitude as before, otherwise she would be hurting him.
After much thought, she decided she still needed to talk to Lin Chen again, hoping to persuade him to let go of his feelings for her. The feeling of unrequited love was just too painful and agonizing.
"Snap!"
Suddenly a sound came from the window. Shen Yunxi looked out and saw a small bird had landed on the windowsill. It was fluttering, but it seemed unable to fly. There was some blood on its wings.
“Little one, you’re injured,” Shen Yunxi said.
After saying that, Shen Yunxi reached out her hand towards the little bird.
The little bird seemed very scared, flapping its wings and trying to avoid Shen Yunxi's hand, but it couldn't be picked up and was soon held in Shen Yunxi's palm.
The little bird had emerald green wings and a reddish-brown belly. It was smaller than Shen Yunxi's palm and looked pitiful.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you," Shen Yunxi said gently.
Unfortunately, the little bird couldn't understand Shen Yunxi's words and was still very scared, flapping its wings and trying to get away.
Shen Yunxi smiled and gently tapped the little bird's head. "Don't worry, once your injuries are healed, you can leave. The palace is a place that devours people without spitting out the bones. You should return to the place where you grew up."
The female healer left some medicine for Shen Yunxi, including medicine for treating external injuries. This was actually prepared for Shen Anyu, with the intention of taking it back to Xiaoyu so that she could be careful and apply it to Shen Anyu if he got injured.
Shen Yu would often have some injuries on his body, which he had gotten used to, but Shen Yunxi felt very sorry for him.
The things in the palace are naturally of good quality; it would be good to get some external wound medicine for Shen Anyu.
Unexpectedly, before Shen Anyu could use it, the little bird did. Controlling the medication should be fine. Hopefully, it can control its injuries and allow it to fly again soon, returning to its own sky.
Ignoring the bird's struggles, Shen Yunxi used a little force to hold it down and finally managed to apply the medicine and bandage its wings.
"Alright, stop staring at me so warily. I'm not a bad person and I won't hurt you." Shen Yunxi smiled and casually crushed the pastries on the table in her hand. "Come and eat something. Judging from your appearance, you must not have eaten anything and you're injured."
The initially wary bird probably realized that Shen Yunxi had no intention of harming it, so it slowly moved its head and landed in Shen Yunxi's palm, tentatively eating something.
Seeing that Shen Yunxi did not react, it became bolder.
Once the birds stopped eating, Shen Yunxi made a makeshift nest out of clothes she no longer intended to wear and then went to sleep.
In her sleep, she dreamt of many things from her past life, but when she woke up, she couldn't remember anything clearly. Only her sore eyes could tell that she might have cried in her sleep.
Early the next morning, palace maids came to help Shen Yunxi with her washing and dressing, and Granny Tian also brought in a bowl of bird's nest porridge.
My gaze shifted slightly and I noticed a small bird on Shen Yunxi's clothes by the window.
"Miss Yunxi, where did you find this?" Granny Tian asked with a smile.
I must say, this bird is actually quite beautiful.
Shen Yunxi smiled and said, "Yes, it flew to my windowsill last night, so I picked it up and will release it after it recovers from its injuries."
"I see, Miss Yunxi is so kind." Granny Tian said with a smile, "By the way, Miss Yunxi, you will have to go out for a while later, the Emperor is coming."
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