Chu Yan stared at Gu Ruowan's leaving back, her eyes really cold.
Do you want to take away her happiness?
impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"I will go into the palace to pay my respects to the Queen Mother in three days. I will also go to see Chu Shu on the way."
Chu Yan felt that she really couldn't wait in the mansion any longer, otherwise she would really be driven crazy!
No matter what, you must find a place to vent. If anyone dares to destroy their happiness, then they will not have an easy time!
Northern Qi Dynasty.
The burn on Chu Xin's finger was almost healed. In the first day or two, it was really painful and itchy, and she couldn't sleep when it hurt the most. But she got over it later.
"The injury on Mrs. Side's hand is almost healed, and the torture of the past few days is finally over!"
Lu Lu took out the ointment and applied it on Chu Xin's fingers. It looked no longer red or swollen. It would take at most two or three days to completely heal.
"Luzhu, I feel very at ease with you by my side. During this time, I still have to rely on you for some things."
Chu Xin looked at Lulu and smiled gratefully.
Luzhu is the person who is most familiar with this place. She still has to rely on her for many things. Otherwise, if Chu Yi makes a mistake, he may be punished again.
"These are all what I should do," Luzhu shook her head disapprovingly, "It's just that the princess is a bit difficult to get along with. Qixiayuan and Fanghuayuan are simply far away, and there are not many opportunities to meet each other on weekdays, which is quite good. OK!"
This is what Chu Xin feels lucky about. Fortunately, the two of them live far away from each other. If they didn't see each other every day, they would really go crazy.
"His Highness seems to be very busy these days. Even when he comes back, he only goes to Fanghuayuan. Will Madam Side wait like this?"
Luzhu asked distressedly, it had been half a month, and His Highness didn't seem to have come to see her once. Every time he came back, he went to the Princess's place, as if Madam Side didn't exist.
"He always has to be busy with his own affairs, and I don't want to disturb him. It's better not to bother him with matters in the back house."
Chu Xin could only squeeze out a smile. In fact, she didn't know how she spent more than half a month. She only knew that every day she opened and closed her eyes, a day passed.
This unfamiliar courtyard has slowly become familiar, as if I have become familiar with a person in the same room.
When I was a princess in Dachu, I didn't know that the concubines seemed to have so much resentment every day, and I didn't know why Concubine Zheng was so jealous.
But now I seem to understand a little bit, because a person is really too lonely, and his husband always goes to accompany other women. Do you really have no resentment at all?
At this moment, there were only two women in the palace, she and Chu Yi. There were so many concubines in his father's harem, and it was impossible for him to take care of them all, let alone pampering Meizhu for six years.
How did those concubines spend those six years? Do they feel as confused as I do? Do they feel that time flies so fast?
"What is Mrs. Side thinking?"
Seeing that Chu Xin seemed silent, Luzhu asked curiously.
"I thought about some things in Dachu, but suddenly I felt that being a princess is so joyful. It seems that compared to the past days, I was so happy!"
Chu Xin smiled and shook her head. Sure enough, life is based on comparison. Those years in the cold palace were the most miserable. Later, she moved out of the cold palace and moved to Zhongcui Palace. All the food, clothing, housing, and transportation were treated like a princess. She felt Things have gotten better.
Comparing the chaotic life of more than half a month, I know how carefree it was to be a princess in Dachu. It turns out that this is what the life of a woman in the backyard is like.
Every day I look forward to the arrival of my husband. I start looking forward to it when I open my eyes in the morning. At night, when a day has passed and he hasn’t come yet, I fall asleep with a disappointed heart. The cycle starts all over again the next day.
Chu Xin felt like she had a hint of old age, and she was just like the concubines in her father's harem, who were both looking forward to and disappointed.
Why didn't she think of this at the beginning? Why did she come here without hesitation?
"I know that Mrs. Side was once the princess of Dachu, but now she is still the concubine of King Xiang. After all, a person cannot have only one identity in this life. The most important identity of Mrs. Side is now, but you must think carefully about yourself!"
Luzhu worriedly advised that Chu Xin was her master now, and she must be hoping that her master would be well, otherwise she would always be weighed down by the princess and her life would not be easy.
Not to mention that she had a keen sense that His Highness was probably a little bit interested in Chu Xin. Otherwise, why would he let her come to serve him, and let the two courtyards be so far apart? This was probably just that little bit. care.
No matter what, having this little care is enough. As long as you manage your life well, you don't have to live in such a miserable state all the time.
"You are right. You cannot have only one identity in this life. People will grow up and learn to take responsibility for their own choices. Once you have chosen, there is no way out. No matter how difficult this road is, you must go on! "
Chu Xin wanted to suppress all the thoughts that he shouldn't have. He was already here. He shouldn't have any thoughts about whether he would regret it, not even for a moment.
I was so brave and unhesitating back then, but it makes no sense that this bravery has suddenly disappeared now.
Youth Court
"The Crown Princess wants to see me?"
Chu Yi thought about it for a while, and let others forget it. This was the Crown Princess, so she had to give her some face.
"Yes, the Crown Princess sent an invitation and said that she wants you to go to the East Palace for a gathering in three days. She also asked the concubine to go as well."
Yuexiang told the truth, but she actually couldn't figure out why she wanted to see the concubine, why couldn't she just see their princess directly?
"If you want to see her, just see me. What do you want to see her for?"
Chu Yi was a little dissatisfied. She didn't like this in the first place. After going there, she knew they were strangers and could only say some superficial words, let alone bring Chu Xin there. It was really annoying!
"This slave doesn't know either, but this is what the Crown Princess wants after all. Let's listen to it!"
Yuexiang whispered, she is not in Dachu now, where she can be arrogant and willful because of her status as a princess. This is Northern Qi. The princess is now Princess Xiang, and she must take His Highness into consideration in every move she makes.
"Of course I know this. Send someone to Qixiayuan to tell her to get ready. Don't embarrass yourself in front of the Crown Princess!"
Chu Yi didn't take it seriously. He just said some polite words after going there. Anyway, no one dared to ask and deliberately embarrassed him.
"yes."
Yuexiang nodded.
"Princess, Your Highness returned home early today and is already here now!"
Yueying ran in with a smile on her face and reported that for more than half a month, every time His Highness replied, he came to Fanghua Courtyard. He didn't even ask about Qixia Courtyard. It seemed that he really didn't take his concubine seriously. !
"Stand back!"
Chu Yi waved her hand and asked them all to go down. It was not easy for her husband to come back so early today. Naturally, she wanted to have a good talk with him and didn't want to have extra people around.
When Xiao Zhi walked over, he glanced at Qixia Courtyard, but after all he came to Fanghua Courtyard.
"Your Highness seems to be in a good mood today. He is not as sad as before. It seems that things in the palace are being handled very well!"
Chu Yi went up to him with a smile on his face, pulled Xiao Zhi to sit on a chair, stood behind him and rubbed his shoulders.
"Um."
Xiao Zhi nodded slightly, but of course the scene at the moment made him feel extremely boring. Every time he came here, it was like a routine, very boring.
"You haven't visited Chu Xin even once these days. Do you really don't want to see her?"
Chu Yi's face turned colder. She was not a fool. Why couldn't she feel that Xiao Zhi was here but his heart was not here. Where did his heart go?
I haven’t been to Qixiayuan these days. Do you really don’t want to go?
"If I have time, I will naturally visit her."
Xiao Zhi closed his eyes and spoke very calmly.
In fact, so much innocence was like a dream, and it passed all at once. He was a little afraid to go and face Chu Xin. After going there, he didn't know what to say, for fear that the two of them would be speechless.
He was even more afraid of seeing Koide looking aggrieved, which would make him feel extra guilty.
"I know that His Highness wants to see her. If you want to go, go ahead. It's not like I don't have the capacity to accommodate people. What's more, from the day I accepted her to marry me, I knew that I wanted to share it with her. .”
Chu Yi smiled indifferently. She simply didn't believe the man's statement about the sincerity of a life-long relationship. Even if he said it, it would be impossible to do it. She might change at some point.
So she has no such hope for Xiao Zhi. Maybe there will be more women in the future, and she will accept them all.
"You really want me to go see her?"
Xiao Zhi asked.
"Actually, I don't like Chu Xin very much, and I don't want you to see her, but I know that I should be tolerant. Maybe there will be more concubines in the future. I should get used to this in advance. !”
Chu Yi concentrated on rubbing Xiao Zhi's shoulders. When she said these words, she still felt a little uncomfortable in her heart. Maybe this was just the beginning, and she would get used to it as the days passed.
She will never live like her mother, and she will never become desperate and crazy because of a man's love or lack of love, so she will allow herself to accept these familiar things in advance and prepare herself mentally.
"Why do you think so? Don't women want their husbands to only love her?"
Xiao Zhi's tone was still very calm.
"Because I knew this was an impossible thing. I guessed at that time that there would be another woman in His Highness's heart. Even if it wasn't Chu Xin, it would be someone else in the future. Maybe there is my place, maybe there is someone else's place, but There can’t be just one woman.”
Chu Yi smiled helplessly. Her father had been deceived by that demon girl for the past six years and had neglected her mother for so many years. She saw with her own eyes how desperate and painful her mother's life was.
It left a deep shock in her heart, so she vowed not to live like this in the future, never to get into trouble, and never let herself become a madman.
Xiao Zhi didn't say anything this time, because he acquiesced.
Maybe he still feels guilty for Chu Xin, but for Chu Yi, he really has nothing.
He already hated Chu Yi, her condescending attitude, and everything about her, so even when he heard these words, he was indifferent and didn't feel any distress.
"If your highness wants to see Chu Xin, go and see her. I have already had a grudge with her. If you don't like her, you don't like her after all."
Chu Yi smiled bitterly and shook her head. She hated Chu Xin not because Xiao Zhi liked her at the moment, but because of the grudges she had when she was a child. They could not be reconciled at all and would never be reconciled.
It's just that this day has just begun, and no one knows what will happen in the future.
As long as she was here, Chu Xin couldn't think of a better life after all, not for anything else but because of the past grudges. She still remembered them in her heart and would never forget them!
Xiao Zhi's fingers suddenly moved. In fact, he really wanted to go to Qixiayuan on the way here, but he was a little afraid to go.
What should he say after going there, should he apologize, should he seek forgiveness, but what qualifications does he have?
After thinking about it, I thought about escaping, but I didn't expect that I hadn't seen her for more than half a month in the blink of an eye.
