Chu Palace.
Chu Yi finally returned to her former home. Looking at the familiar palace, familiar rooms, familiar people, and that familiar feeling, she finally came back. This is the home where she grew up!
In the first few days when they met with the Queen Mother, mother and daughter seemed to have endless things to talk about, but Chu Yi didn't want to tell her true situation, and didn't want her mother to worry in vain.
What's more, all this is my own choice. Didn't I firmly say in front of my mother that I would not regret it? Do I have to take this gamble?
After returning to her hometown, Chu Yi slept well and no longer felt dull or had nightmares. She slept until dawn and felt fine.
"princess."
Yuexiang brought someone over to bring hot water to wash Chu Yi. Sure enough, she felt different after returning to her hometown. She always felt that there was less pressure in her heart.
"Princess Shu and Princess Yan will come to pay their respects today. The princess may not have seen them for a long time, but they are all sisters after all. We can talk to them later."
After breakfast, Chu Yi walked around the courtyard, as if she was still the same as when she was a child. These places were very familiar, and she smiled and nodded when she heard familiar names.
Yes, we haven't seen each other for a long time. After all, they are all sisters.
There is no deep hatred or hatred after all. Now it seems that the knots that could not be untied in the past are just trivial matters and nothing at all.
"I heard that both of them are married and how they are doing. Although I am not doing well, I also hope that they can live a good life, because I understand how difficult it is to live a bad life."
Chu Yi said with a helpless smile, it was only through suffering that one could understand all kinds of sadness. She felt that her temper had really been worn away, and her whole person had become softer.
"I heard that Princess Yan was not doing well. Everything in the Duke's palace was spread. The husband and wife often made jokes because of their discord. I even heard that a Mrs. Che died because of Princess Yan."
Yuexiang said helplessly, maybe everyone has his own life, and whether he lives well or not is ultimately not his decision.
"I remember that when she was a child, she was the most timid around me. She would only cry and cry after saying a few words. How could her weak and timid character become like this? Weren't they both happy when they got married? Are you happy? Will people who once loved each other become like this?"
Chu Yi suddenly smiled and admitted it, after all, she felt a little satisfied because of this news.
It turns out that I am not the only one who suffers in the world, there are others who feel the same pain as myself.
"Who can tell?"
Yuexiang shook her head, no matter how much she liked her in the past, it was all in the past.
The news we have now is that their husband and wife are not getting along, and it has actually reached the point where everyone knows about it. One can only imagine the extent of the disagreement.
"Where's Chu Shu? She used to be the one who loved to be around Chu Xin. How's it going?"
Chu Yi asked curiously, it’s not like the lives of the princesses are all the same. If some have a bad life, then there should also be some who have a good life, right?
"Princess Shu is much happier. She is deeply in love with General Liu and has always been harmonious and beautiful. It is really enviable."
In the past few days after returning to Chu Palace, Yuexiang had already inquired about a lot of news. When she got the news about Chu Shu, she really felt envious for Chu Yi. It would be great if such a happy and beautiful life was hers.
"Finally, one of them is doing well, and it's not too bad."
Chu Yi said with satisfaction, it’s good if only one of them lives well, but everyone won’t live like this, right?
On the way into the palace, the carriages of Chu Shu and Chu Yan happened to bump into each other. When they came down, they walked side by side. It has been so many years, what are the trivial things in the past?
"Sister Shu."
Chu Yan shouted lightly. She felt that she had not been out for a long time. She had been staying in her yard for the past few years, and she always felt that her life was so boring.
"It's rare to hear the word "sister" from your mouth."
Chu Shu smiled and said that she didn't care at all, because she had lived a good and happy life over the years and became tolerant of everything.
"Sister Yi is back, but sister Xin'er can't come back. Did anyone expect this outcome at the beginning?"
Chu Yan suddenly smiled, but there was a bit more bitterness in her smile. Her life was not going well, so it was always easy for her to recall the past.
Maybe you are happiest when you are a princess. Now it seems that those things are nothing. The troubles you have to go through after getting married are really too heavy.
"That's enough, don't say these anymore, and don't say these in front of Chu Yi. She doesn't want to hear these words. If she turns her anger on you and me, I'm afraid this matter will never end. What's more, why do you say this when you just come back? What about these unpleasant things?"
Chu Shu's face quickly turned cold. Although she didn't care about the past conflicts with Chu Yan, she really didn't want to hear it again.
Now that Chu Xin has left, let her go quietly. Bringing it up from time to time will only make me feel sad.
I have regretted it countless times. Why didn't I persuade her to stop? Why did I let Chu Xin get married like this without hesitation?
I knew clearly that there would be no good results, and I always had an uneasy premonition. Later, the tragedy did happen.
When the news came back to Dachu, Concubine Jing immediately fell ill and left that night. When she got the news, she would bear the pain and rush into the palace, but she couldn't even say the last words.
Chu Xin left, and so did Concubine Jing. There were not many people close to her in the palace, and she was unwilling to enter the palace unless summoned.
These days, Chu Yi came back to the Queen Mother and asked them to go and talk to her. In fact, there was nothing to say. They were not very close sisters, but they had so many conflicts.
"I guess Sister Yi's unhappiness is definitely not because of Sister Xin'er. Even if we don't talk about this, can she really be happy?"
Chu Shu smiled sarcastically, as if she had already anticipated something. She and Chu Yike always played together when they were young, so how could he not understand her temperament?
If you live a happy life, you would like to come back a few more times to show off, but it took two or three years to come back only once, which means that it is nothing more than that.
What's more, Chu Xin is really dead. His Royal Highness Prince Xiang's Chu Xin is deeper than his friendship with Chu Yi. There is no guarantee that there will be no estrangement between them.
Therefore, one's fate is really uncertain. When she was a princess, Chu Yi could step on her head, but after getting married, who would be better than the other, who would be nobler than the other, no? Is that all there is to it?
So is this a fair fate?
Thinking of this, Yan suddenly felt a little happy, and there was a smile at the corner of her mouth. She had not smiled for a long, long time.
She always stayed alone in the house, unwilling to let people around her come over to serve her. She always sat alone, not knowing what she was thinking, maybe not thinking about anything at all.
Seeing the two sisters, Chu Yi also gave a rare good look and asked someone to prepare good tea and cakes.
"I didn't expect that we could actually sit down and talk one day after not seeing my two sisters for several years."
Chu Yi looked at them with a somewhat nostalgic look, nostalgic for her childhood days and all the happy times.
"It's not easy for my sister to come back once. You must pay more attention to accompany the Queen Mother this time!"
Chu Shu smiled politely, but she really didn't have a good impression of Chu Yi.
But after so many years, they are no longer teenage girls, nor can they really quarrel after just one or two words. After all, everyone has grown up a lot.
"Yan'er, I remember that when I was little, you loved being by my side the most, and you were also the weakest and the one who cried the most. You were so happy when we got married, but why can't I see a trace of a smile on your face now? Could it be Are you really unhappy?"
Perhaps there was a feeling of being a fallen person at the end of the world, and Chu Yi also felt a little more sincere concern.
I have also felt this feeling and know how difficult it is. Looking at Chu Yan's face, I know that she must be having a bad life too.
"Sister, people change. Just because I liked him before doesn't mean I will always like him. Now he and I hate each other. I'm in my yard and he's in his room. If nothing happens, we won't be together at all. Don’t want to see me, don’t want to say another word.”
Chu Yan's eyes immediately turned red. Sometimes she would suddenly wake up in the middle of the night and her side would always be empty. She felt so lonely, and no one could accompany her when she wanted to talk.
Her temper became very irritable, and the people around her didn't dare to stay any longer. She didn't mind that it was best for them all to leave, and just sit quietly by herself.
"What happened to Mrs. Lian'er? Did you really do it?"
Chu Yi looked at Chu Yan. His face was very similar to that of his childhood. They were both so weak. Could such a weak and cry-loving person be harmful to others?
"Sister, this is all my business. I will bear the consequences no matter what, so don't rub salt into my wounds."
Chu Yan lowered her head in shame and didn't want to say anything else. That Lian'er was already dead, and it didn't make any sense whether she regretted it now or not.
The day it was easy for Lian'er to stay, she would have died.
Chu Shu seemed to be a lot more lively. He just sat on the side drinking tea and didn't want to pay attention to it.
She will never forget the pain she felt when she received the news of Chu Xin's death. No matter whether it had anything to do with Chu Yi or not, she would always feel alienated, not to mention that they were not close sisters in the first place.
"Okay, if you don't want to tell me, then I won't ask."
Chu Yi shook her head. Now her temper has improved a lot. She is no longer as arrogant as before. She may have a little more empathy.
Seeing Chu Yan now is like seeing herself, with a forced smile and a strong look. If you don't sprinkle salt on Chu Yan's wounds, you don't sprinkle salt on your own wounds.
"Sister Yi, then I will step down and you and Sister Yan can have a nice talk."
Chu Shu simply stepped back. Anyway, Chu Yi didn't talk to her most of the time. What's more, he was always worried about Chu Xin's affairs, and she always felt that Chu Yi must have contributed to it.
I don’t know what happened, and I will never know.
Today, she just went to the palace to pay respects to Chu Yi because of her face. Now that what she should say has been said, she doesn't want to stay here.
The person she wants to see will never be seen in her life.
