There is a hint of blue fish belly white in the sky. The air in the early winter morning in Kyoto is cold, and a layer of hoarfrost has fallen on the tiles.

When King Shun stood up, Lin Jiahui was waiting for him. He was dressed in the prince's attire, including a four-clawed golden dragon python robe, a gold silk dragon-embedded crown, a mutton-fat jade belt around his waist, and black court boots on his feet. He was very handsome and majestic.

Lin Jiahui took the jade pendant from the maid's hand, hung it on his jade belt, looked directly into her eyes, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I have always... devoted myself to you, do you know?"

"I know." King Shun was very gentle. He put his big hand on her shoulder and fumbled around.

Lin Jiahui was stunned. After hearing these words, she should have been excited, secretly happy, and satisfied. However, she was uneasy and frightened. Because his face was expressionless and his eyes were calm, like a bottomless ancient pool.

, people can’t see the slightest thought.

She couldn't see his world, and the warmth in her heart suddenly disappeared, like floating sand being swept away by the wind, leaving only a vast desolation.

I couldn't help but call him again: "Your Majesty?"

Prince Shun straightened the pleats of Guangxiu, "Huh?"

Lin Jiahui wanted to get angry, um what! Shouldn't she give some response? Is it so difficult to say 'me too'?

She took the risk and spoke anyway. She didn't want to suffer from random speculation anymore, so she asked: "What about you? What... do you think of me?"

She felt her scalp was numb, her heartbeat was racing, her eyes were dark, and she wanted to faint, but she wanted to hear the answer.

King Shun laughed, raised his hand to straighten her hair, and said: "You asked me this eight years ago, have you forgotten? You said that you don't want my heart, you just want to...

She stays with me, takes care of me, misses her with me, and recalls the beautiful past together."

After saying that, he turned around and left the room, and went to court.

Lin Jiahui stood there blankly, watching King Shun leave. She was hoping that he would look back halfway. But no, he walked very fast and disappeared into the dim light of the morning in a moment. It was a bit dreamy, so strange.

reality.

She rubbed her eyes and looked again. The courtyard was deep and he could no longer be found. It turned out that one-sided feelings may not always be responded to even if they last for many years.

It’s in vain that I’ve been with him through all the ups and downs for so many years, it’s in vain that I’ve given birth to his children and taken care of the house, it’s in vain that I’ve always recalled the tenderness and care in his arms, it’s been in vain that I still have the words he picked up from my hair more than ten years ago.

The petals are falling, it’s not enough for me to dig out my heart and lungs, it’s not enough for me...

But it turns out that everything was just wishful thinking on my part! As soon as Shangguan Ruoli comes back, he will beat me back to the past!

Lin Jiahui closed her eyes and tears rolled down her eyes. Okay! Okay. She was still too naive and too devoted to the role of Princess Shun.

She opened her eyes, her eyes were cold, and she said softly: "Come here, please help me bathe and change clothes!"

Prince Shun's Mansion was not close to the palace. Prince Shun was sitting in the carriage, looking at the glazed palace lantern hanging in the corner of the carriage. The palace lantern swayed slightly, illuminating the carriage with blurred light and shadow, giving it a sense of unreality in a dream.

He took out a small box from the secret compartment of the carriage, turned the switch, opened the box, and took out two small jade fishes, one emerald green and one white jade.

When we were young, we swam in the lake together. Li'er envied the fish in the water and said, "If there is an afterlife, I would like to be a fish and swim freely in the water."

He smiled and said: "Then I will also make fish."

Li'er pouted and said coquettishly: "Why do you want to learn from me?"

He blushed and said: "Because we will be husband and wife in the future. If you are a fish, of course I will also be a fish, a pair of free fish."

She blushed with embarrassment and said coquettishly: "You are evil! I will ignore you!"

He laughed, his eyes filled with affection.

King Shun had someone carve a pair of goldfish and gave one to her when they wanted to meet, but who knew...

He stroked the two goldfish for a while, put them into a small box with a mechanism, and then locked them in the secret compartment of the carriage, as if he was afraid that someone would snatch them away.

The boy then took out steamed buns and porridge from the food box and said, "Your Majesty, breakfast is a bit simple. You can just eat some."

Every day the prince had breakfast in the mansion, but today he left the mansion without breakfast, so he packed a few things in the kitchen.

King Shun thought it didn't matter, since everything he ate now was tasteless.

Lin Jiahui had breakfast and took care of some general affairs before entering the palace to pay her respects to the Queen. The Queen was old, got up late, and was still having breakfast. The ladies, both inside and outside, were waiting in the palace to pay her respects.

Lin Jiahui took her seat and chatted politely with the princesses for a while before the princess came over.

Everyone stood up and bowed to the Crown Princess.

The Crown Princess smiled lightly and said, "No courtesy, please take a seat."

Lin Jiahui sat back and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, do you have a secret way to take care of yourself? She is really getting younger and younger."

The Crown Princess smiled and said, "You are the only one who can talk. Those words can make me happy!"

Other married women also said that the Crown Princess had good skin, good energy, and was good everywhere. They paid compliments as if they were free.

Lin Jiahui smiled and said: "I think the princess's sister-in-law is naturally beautiful. Some people are born with good skin, which we can't envy. I have a cousin who was lost for many years. I heard that she lives in a mountain village, but her skin is no worse than mine.

.”

Someone cheered and said, "The lady you are talking about is the youngest daughter of Shangguan's imperial physician's family, right?"

Lin Jiahui smiled and nodded, "It's Shangguan Ruoli. Oh, by the way, speaking of it, she has a close relationship with the Prince's Mansion. That child Rong Chuan met the refugees and was rescued by them. Rong Qian was injured that year, thanks to

Got her."

The Crown Princess's eyes flashed and she said solemnly: "Really? I stay in the backyard all year round and I don't know about this."

Lin Jiahui's smile froze slightly. Was this an insinuation that she was uneasy in the backyard?

No matter what, we have already started, so we have to continue. He smiled and said: "This matter is not a secret. Many people know about it. I didn't expect that the crown prince's sister-in-law didn't know about it."

Stepmother, you don’t care about your stepson too much. Maybe it was you who did it!

The people present thought so, not just Lin Jiahui, they were all foxes for thousands of years, who didn’t know who was who?

The Crown Princess smiled as usual and her tone was still gentle and graceful, "If it is true, then I have to thank her very much." As the chamberlain said, "The Queen has arrived," everyone stopped joking and stood up to salute.

Before noon, Shangguan Ruoli received a reward from the Crown Princess and a post announcing her visit to the East Palace the next day.

Shangguan Ruoli had no choice but to answer the post from the Crown Princess.

When Rong Chuan heard the news, he also brought gifts and came with great fanfare, and deliberately promoted that Shangguan Ruoli had saved him back then.

His anxious little face turned red, and he said seriously: "Fourth Aunt, don't worry, she will have to be more polite to you when I come with such a big fanfare."

Shangguan Ruoli poured him chrysanthemum tea and said with a smile: "I'm not worried, she doesn't dare to attack me openly."

Rong Chuan frowned and said, "Auntie, you don't understand. She is the kind of sinister person who hides her sword behind her smile. She treats you like a family member on the surface, but secretly she is planning to kill you!"

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