It had been three months since they left the capital. During this period, earth-shaking changes had taken place in the capital.
The most important thing is that Princess Jiaoyue and Yuan Min fell in love. Su Yuanmin took advantage of the opportunity of winning the first prize and made an appointment with Princess Jiaoyue in advance.
Suddenly Long Ran was furious.
After the two princes and several ministers added fuel to the fire, the emperor issued an order to punish the son of a criminal minister for the crime of uncleanness, and ordered Su Yuanmin and his family to be expelled from the capital, and the Su family's shop to be inspected.
For this reason, Mrs. Su's already weak body could no longer hold up, and she passed away two months after Su Mu'er left.
Su Yuanmin felt that all this was because of him, so during this period, he had been depressed.
Grandma was buried successfully, but Princess Jiaoyue refused to leave.
In the courtyard of Sujiazhuang, Mrs. Liu persuaded Princess Jiaoyue more than once to return to the palace. She did not want the Su family to get into trouble because of the emperor.
But Princess Jiaoyue refused, she insisted on being with Yuan Min.
Yuan Min was also troubled by this matter. At the age when love was just beginning, two people who loved each other were about to be separated forever. Now because of this matter, the shop was sealed by the emperor, and his grandmother was furious. He felt sorry for the third sister, but he didn't know
How will he explain to the third sister when she comes back?
During this period, the court seemed to be relatively stable on the surface, but in fact, there was hidden turmoil on the inside.
In particular, the emperor was seriously ill for no apparent reason and had not been in court for more than a month. If General Xiao's army had not been stationed in the city, perhaps the Eastern Jin Dynasty would have been destroyed by this time.
The court was in turmoil. The Third Prince and the Sixth Prince once again brought up the idea of establishing a new crown prince, but the Queen Mother never agreed.
But inexplicably, the Queen Mother has been feeling unwell recently. She wanted to go into the palace to take care of the Queen Mother, but she didn't want to leave Doudou. She didn't have time to send Doudou back to Sujiazhuang, so she took Doudou directly into the palace to take care of her.
Princess Jiaoyue felt resentful because the emperor had punished Su Yuanmin. Even when the emperor was seriously ill, she still refused to go back to see him.
The Queen Mother is ill again now. She is her own mother after all, and she should go back and take a look.
Therefore, on the official road from Sujiazhuang to the capital, she threw herself into Su Yuanmin's arms with tears in her eyes and her voice became a little more choked.
"If you want to wait for me, you must wait for me to come back. No matter what, I will not marry anyone else. If I can't marry you in this life, I, Jiaoyue, would rather die."
Su Yuanmin shook her head vigorously and raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face.
"Jiaoyue, don't say that. You and I are destined to never have a chance to meet each other in this life. I've already sorry for my third sister, and I can't forgive you anymore."
He gritted his teeth and looked angry.
"No, it's all my fault. I encouraged you to do this. I will personally apologize to your third sister when she comes back. You must not have any random thoughts. You have to wait for me to come back. Do you understand?"
Su Yuanmin pursed her lips, looking sad.
He didn't know how to face his third sister, nor how to face Jiao Yue in front of him.
What would the third sister think if she came back and knew all this?
He originally wanted to leave home and go to a place where no one was around to fend for himself, but he couldn't do this. The third sister had told him before that men can't run away from trouble. No matter what happens, they must face it bravely.
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Therefore, he gritted his teeth and insisted on holding on until the third sister came back, and he would personally kneel down to apologize to her.
The girls around her had urged her many times, and Princess Jiaoyue reluctantly separated from Su Yuanmin and got into the carriage.
She stuck her head out, looked at him with tearful eyes, and shouted to him:
"Su Yuanmin, if you wait for me, you must wait for me."
Su Yuanmin nodded heavily to her, raised his hand, waved to her, and could only softly say two words, "Take care."
He knew that if she left this time, they might never see each other again in this life.
He would no longer expect to be with her. He didn't want to bring fatal disaster to the Su family because of his personal emotions.
Since they are not on the same road, they should not go on the same road to avoid hurting each other.
Before the third sister left, he promised to take good care of the Su family for him, but because of impulse, he asked the emperor for a decree. Originally, Princess Jiaoyue said that her brother doted on her and would agree. He also thought about being the number one scholar since ancient times.
There are not many people who marry princesses. If he, the number one scholar, marries a princess, the emperor will give his blessing.
But who would have thought that it would end up being like this.
Every time he thought about this, he felt very depressed. He hated himself for saying such impulsive words and bringing such a heavy price to the Su family.
It seems that the third sister was right not to let him enter the court as an official. A straight-tempered person like him is not suitable for living in the court. However, the mistake has been made and it is too late to regret now.
Princess Jiaoyue's carriage was getting further and further away, and there was only a black dot left in the distance, but he stood there, at a loss.
The gust of wind hit his face, and he felt his eyes were covered with dust, and tears fell down his cheeks.
The third sister once said that a man cannot cry, but if he loses his eyes, this is not considered crying, right?
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We can arrive in the capital tomorrow, and Su Mu'er really has mixed feelings. She is looking forward to seeing Doudou, and she also wants to send the letters from her grandfather and father to her grandmother as soon as possible.
In the inn, she stood at the window with her arms folded, her eyes staring out the window from time to time.
It was raining lightly outside, and for some reason, her mood was as depressing as it was on this rainy day.
The closer she got to home, the less at ease she felt, so she didn't eat dinner.
Ye Shihan came in with a bowl of hot porridge and placed it beside the table. He hugged her from behind. He could feel her body trembling.
She did not reject his embrace, nor did she look back, she just whispered in her mouth:
"After returning to the capital, you and I will go our separate ways. Thank you for your care along the way."
Her voice was melancholy and made him feel chilled.
"Why are you so cruel to me?"
His voice suddenly became choker, and his arms holding her became tighter.
"You know that I like you, why do you do this to me? I said that I can give up everything for you, doesn't this still make you accept me?"
His words were slightly hoarse, and her heart actually hurt when she heard them.
She turned around and looked up at him with tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry, we are really not the same person. Your status is not something you can give up if you want to, and my Su family is not something I can give up."
"Look into my eyes." He suddenly grabbed her shoulders, "Look into my eyes and tell me, do you like me at all?"
But she quickly moved her face to one side, she didn't dare to look at him, she was afraid that if she did, she would fall.
But he reluctantly raised his hand and pulled her head over, letting her beautiful almond-shaped eyes meet his cold eyes that were about to burst into flames.
He put his forehead on her head, their eyes met, and he looked at her,