"Sister Shu, why are you so aggressive? Am I willing to do all this? But I can't help it. Many times, I hate myself for being like this."
Chu Yan seemed to be frightened, she lowered her head and cried in grievance.
"you!"
Chu Shu hated seeing Chu Yan acting pitiful like this. She couldn't stand it anymore. She really couldn't stand it anymore!
"I'd rather never be friends with you!"
Chu Shu left a cold word and turned away angrily.
"Shu'er..."
Chu Xin looked worriedly at Chu Shu's leaving figure, and could only sigh secretly that today's plan had failed.
I just feel that Chu Yan is a little strange today. Normally, when I see them, they are very arrogant. They can spit out all kinds of unpleasant words directly. When have you ever been so wronged?
"You are very good at pretending today."
Chu Xin left a few words in a low voice and chased after him anxiously.
In her opinion, Chu Shu was the most important, and he would calm her down no matter what.
Now that all the theatergoers have left, the actors cannot continue acting.
Chu Yan wiped the tears on her face, looked at the two people's backs and showed a disdainful smile.
Although she didn't know what these two people were thinking, Chu Yi also said it herself. No matter what, the most important thing was to save one's face, so she couldn't say many unpleasant things at ordinary times.
"elder brother…"
On the carriage back, Gu Ruowan still wanted to say something unwillingly, but she opened her mouth and couldn't say anything.
"I heard everything you asked me to hear today. I knew she would be wronged in the palace, but I didn't know she would be wronged so much."
Gu Xiao said distressedly, Chu Yan's thin back and trembling body from crying were deeply reflected in his eyes.
She seemed really sad.
"That's not the case. You don't know how extreme the things she does in daily life are. It's just her pretending to act!"
Gu Ruowan was really anxious. Men are all fools. He was fooled by a few tears from a woman. What a fool!
"I know that people can't always do things based on their own nature, not to mention that life in the harem is complicated. After all, there will be times when circumstances have no choice."
Gu Xiao didn't care about this. He had already preconceived the idea of how pitiful and aggrieved Chu Yan was. All bad things he did under such circumstances were naturally forced.
This will only make him feel more pity and distress.
Gu Ruowan was so angry that she didn't want to talk anymore, and pulled the handkerchief in her hand again and again.
If her brother insists on liking such a woman, she really has no choice but to be so close to her in the future.
"Shu'er, if you go back like this, Lady Xian will definitely ask you to the end. Why don't you go to Zhongcui Palace with me first and we can discuss it slowly."
Chu Xin quickly walked over and held Chu Shu's hand, knowing that she must be very angry.
"Sister, I really hate Chu Yan's pretentiousness. What on earth is she aggrieved about! Are those things really forced? What kind of virtue has he been in front of us in private over the years? Sister, isn't it true? You know? That's her nature, she's a flatterer and a follower of others!"
Chu Shu wiped the tears on her face fiercely, her face turned red.
She couldn't bear it anymore. She just couldn't bear it anymore. Being able to sit and talk with Chu Yan was the limit. She really didn't want to pretend to act anymore.
If Gu Xiao must like Chu Yan, let him do it!
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. This time, just think that I was wrong and it was my poor thinking that made you angry again."
Chu Xin said distressedly, she didn't want to see Chu Shu crying with anger all the time.
Fortunately, Youran Pavilion was not far from Zhongcui Palace. Chu Xin led Chu Shu back to her room without letting anyone come in to disturb her. Only a slave carrying tea took a caring look.
"elder sister."
After going back, Chu Shu couldn't suppress her emotions and cried softly. What happened today was really a joke.
"Cry if you want, and we'll talk about it after you're done."
Chu Xin poured a cup of tea and put it in front of Chu Shu. At this moment, she knew that whatever she said was useless, she could only cry first and vent her emotions before speaking.
"When I was very young, I would feel very happy when I saw Gu Xiao. Many times I wanted to go up and talk to him, but I suddenly became timid for some reason. But why would he like Chu Yan, even if he likes anyone? I won’t even be so angry!”
Chu Shu wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, her hands trembling.
"But who am I to say this? Who am I to care about him? He can like whoever he wants to like! I don't care! I don't care anymore!"
Chu Xin knew that most of what Chu Shu said were angry words. How could she let go of her relationship for so many years? She would probably still care about these things in the future.
I can only sigh silently in my heart, how terrible it would be if people fell into feelings.
Will she also have times like this?
No, she would not be addicted to feelings like this. If anyone hurts herself and makes herself wronged, she will not give him a second chance.
"There is nothing you can do about liking anyone. Maybe there is a fate between them, just like the father dotes on his concubine. No one expected that he has loved her for so many years."
Chu Xin shook her head and smiled bitterly. Her father was so cruel to her biological mother, but he was so doting on that charming concubine. Thinking about it many times, her heart was really blocked.
"who is it?"
Chu Xin suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure outside the window, which seemed real or illusory. She quickly got up and opened the door, and found Mingyu walking towards her.
"My queen asked me to come here. She said she had something to tell the princess."
Mingyu was also surprised at first. She just wanted to knock on the door, but to her surprise, the princess actually opened it by herself.
"Well," Chu Xin breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the person outside was Mingyu. It seemed that she was just too worried.
"Shu'er, my concubine comes to see me if you have something to do. I'll go out for a while and then come over to accompany you. You need to be quiet first."
Chu Xin went over and warned her uneasily, watching Chu Shu nod before leaving with peace of mind.
Chuxiu Palace.
"What did you say?"
Chu Yi listened to all this with amusement. Sure enough, there must be a lot to it. Fortunately, he took the right step and placed his own people into Zhongcui Palace to listen, and then he heard the secret.
"It is true that I heard it with my own ears. Princess Shu was crying with grief. It definitely doesn't seem to be fake."
He Lu knelt on the ground and told the truth that Zhongcui Palace had a new batch of palace residents these days. She was sent in, but she was just a low-level palace servant who was cleaning, so she couldn't be taken seriously.
"You go down first, but be sure not to be discovered. If anything happens, find a way to come and report to me."
Chu Yi waved her hand and signaled He Lu to step back. She didn't expect such a thing to happen. Isn't it ridiculous to say that?
What she hates most is Chu Xin. Anyone who dares to get close to Chu Xin will also hate him. Since Chu Shu has made her position clear, don't blame her for ignoring her sisterly love!
"Go and call Sister Yan over. I want to talk to her about some things."
Chu Yi glanced at Yuexiang next to her. Aren't Chu Xin and Chu Shu very close to each other? They would cause the same pain to both of them.
"yes."
Yuexiang nodded in response.
Chu Yan had always felt inexplicable that day. When she was planning to go back, she was called over by Chu Yi. Now she didn't know what happened. Could it be that she had done something wrong?
"I wonder if my sister has anything to do with me?"
Chu Yan asked cautiously, her mother was sick now, and thanks to the best imperial doctor sent by the imperial concubine to take care of her, she couldn't make Chu Yi unhappy.
"Do you know why the two of them want to come to you?"
Chu Yi supported her chin with her hand and looked at Chu Yan.
"have no idea."
Chu Yan really didn't know the reason for all this. She really felt that everything was inexplicable.
"Gu Xiao, do you know him?"
Chu Yi looked away boredly, put her other hand on the table, and tapped her fingers on the table.
Originally, she didn't care at all about these things, but since it was related to Chu Xin, she had to get involved.
"Gu Xiao?"
Upon hearing this name, Chu Yan's eyes dodge a little, and she lowered her head and did not dare to look at Chu Yi.
I still keep the handkerchief that Gu Xiao gave me back then, and his gentle words of comfort are still ringing in my ears to this day. I have never seen such a gentle person!
"It's just that we have met a few times, but we are not familiar with each other."
Regarding the situation at this moment, Chu Yan could only answer truthfully. She was not lying. She and Gu Xiao had only met each other a few times.
But Gu Xiao's gentle look and deep comfort were really remembered in my heart. I only remember that I was really sad and sad at that time.
I originally planned to go back after crying outside, because I knew that if I went back and let my mother and concubine see me, I would not be comforted, but would only get some scolding.
She just didn't expect to meet Gu Xiao and receive such gentle comfort. This was the first time that she received such gentle comfort when she was sad and crying, as well as the handkerchief that wiped her tears.
These are so gentle, I really want to stay this gentle forever.
"Then do you like him?"
Chu Yi didn't notice Chu Yan's unusual behavior because she didn't care about these things at all, but she just realized that these things could make Chu Xin and Chu Shu sad.
"No…"
Chu Yan hesitated for a while, and finally shook her head quickly.
She couldn't figure out why Chu Yi suddenly asked these questions, and was afraid that if she gave the wrong answer, she would hurt Gu Xiao.
According to the current situation, she could only shake her head, but she couldn't help but ask in her heart, does she really not like Gu Xiao?
Over the years, there have been frequent banquets in the palace. Sometimes, after looking at each other from a distance, Gu Xiao would quickly run away.
I don’t know what the other person was thinking. Maybe it was just out of sympathy at the time?
"But I heard that he seems to like you very much?"
Chu Yi shifted her gaze to Chu Yan, as if she wanted to see what he liked about her.
This sister, on the surface, is indeed soft and weak, but she has a lot of ideas. Most of the ways to make things difficult for Chu Xin and the others are her fault.
"What?"
Chu Yan was shocked immediately and was speechless for a long time. The news brought her too much shock.
Does Gu Xiao really like herself?
Is all this true?
But why do you like her? She can only cry helplessly and be so weak. What do you like about her?
Chu Yi was a little impatient and told him exactly what He Lu had just reported.
Seeing how her sister seemed to be touched, she could only sigh to herself that she was really stupid. Even though she liked her, she didn't know how much she liked her.
