Rong Xun put Mrs. Rong into the bullock cart and was about to go back to talk to Rong Shu when he saw her lifting up her skirt and walking in without looking back.

The yard was filled with the shouts of officers and soldiers, and lines of black footprints were trampled on the ground covered with fallen snow.

Rong Ze supported Mrs. Zhu and walked slowly. Behind them were Mrs. Zhong, Aunt Pei and all the juniors in the second and third bedrooms.

When everyone saw Rong Shu, they couldn't help but pause.

Mrs. Zhu softly called out: "Zhaozhao..."

When Rong Shu accidentally entered Shen Yin Yuan when he was a child, it was also a frosty and snowy day like this. At that time, the little girl was like a Yuxue dumpling, which made her feel particularly soft-hearted. But now, things have changed and people have changed, and the girl who would softly call her "aunt" will probably never be found again.

Zhu's voice was the same as before, as soft as water, with a touch of tenderness.

Rong Shu lightly pursed his lower lip, nodded to her, called "Auntie," then passed her, took out a few purses and handed them to Rong Ze.

"I prepared this for my brother, Erlang, Sanniang, Sanlang and Silang. I don't know when we will see each other again this time. You will get married in the future. I don't know, so I simply gave the congratulatory gift to you in advance. Get ready."

Those purses were heavy, but Rong Ze did not refuse and said with a smile: "Okay, brother, take it for them."

Then he said to Erlang and the others behind him: "Thank you, sister. "

Rong Hong, the second son, spoke first and said loudly: "Thank you, sister. Brother said that sister and third aunt are not going to Taiyuan Mansion, so you should take care of yourselves."

Rong Hong is the oldest child in the second room. The most sensible person knew that the Rong family would suffer because it was the fault of the father and the eldest aunt, and had nothing to do with the eldest sister.

Rong Shu responded with a smile.

After Rong Hong, Rong Qi also bit her lip and led Rong Bo forward to express her thanks. The last person to come over was Shiro Rong Qing.

Rong Qing is only about to be five years old this year, and he is still ignorant of everything that happened in the house today.

He has liked Rong Shu since he was a child. He hurriedly broke away from Aunt Pei's hand and ran towards her, saying: "Eldest sister, don't you want us to go to Taiyuan Mansion? Qing'er wants eldest sister and second sister to go together.

" A layer of water gradually appeared in his eyes, and he said again: "Eldest sister, why aren't the second sisters here yet?"

"Qing'er will be the pillar of the third house from now on, so you can't shed tears easily." Rong Shu bent down and wiped away Rong Shu's eyes. Clearing the tears from the corners of his eyes, he said: "Don't worry, even if my second sister doesn't come today, she will go to Taiyuan Mansion to see you in the future."

With the style of the Jiang family, Rong Juan will definitely not be allowed to come here today. But Rong Shu knew Rong Juan's temperament very well, so she couldn't come today and would look for opportunities to go to Taiyuan Mansion in the future.

When Rong Qing heard this, he smiled.

Aunt Pei called him from behind, and he looked at Rong Shu reluctantly, walked back to Aunt Pei on his short legs, and held Aunt Pei's hand obediently.

Rong Shu straightened up and looked at Pei Yun.

She had lost a lot of weight and looked haggard. The two dark shadows under her eyes were frighteningly green, and even a few strands of silver appeared on her temples, making her look old all of a sudden.

But after all, she was someone who had experienced the whole family being wiped out. Although the raid on her house in front of her was terrifying, Pei Yun didn't panic at all.

Yesterday, Rong Xun wanted to give her a concubine release letter, saying that he would let her go, saying that if she stayed in Shangjing, with Rong Juan taking care of her, and with the Jiang family taking care of her, her life would be better than in Daizhou. .

Rong Xun held her hand and said in a guilty tone: "Ayun, although I have reconciled with Zhenniang, I will keep the position of my wife as my wife. When she is no longer angry, she may come back. "

Pei Yun didn't know until that moment that the mutual love she thought was just a joke.

In fact, there have been clues for a long time, right?

She chose to deceive herself.

Pei Yun knew that life would be very difficult after going to Daizhou.

All the property of the Rong family was confiscated, and Mrs. Rong suffered another stroke. She not only had to take care of Qing'er, but also served Mrs. Rong. If she could follow Rong Xun as his wife, it wouldn't be in vain for her to endure this hardship with him.

However, Rong Xun would rather let her go than give her the title of wife.

The most ridiculous thing was that Rong Xun was willing to let her go, but she still refused to leave. She couldn't tell whether it was because she couldn't let go of Brother Qing, or because of the unwillingness in her heart.

That's it, Shen Yizhen will not come back after all. Even if Rong Xun waits until death, he will not be able to wait for her to come back to him.

Pei Yun looked at Rong Shu and said, "Did Juan'er deliver a letter to you?"

After the Rong family's incident, neither Rong Juan nor the Jiang family sent anyone here. When Pei Yun heard what Rong Shu said just now, she thought it was Rong Juan who was delivering the message to Rong Shu.

Unexpectedly, Rong Shu shook his head and said, "No. The Jiang family has probably banned her from coming over."

When Pei Yun heard this, she wanted to retort, "How could that happen?"

But in the flash of lightning, she remembered that when the Pei family was in trouble, the Jiang family sent her Geng Tie. Not only did she not lend a helping hand to the Pei family, she was afraid of being implicated by the Pei family, but she immediately drew a clear line with her and broke off the engagement.

Thinking of this, Pei Yun's face turned pale, and a cold chill slowly climbed up his spine.

The Jiang family didn't send anyone today, so she understood the Jiang family's attitude to some extent. In the future, what will happen to Wei'er's life in the Jiang family?

Pei Yun didn't dare to think about it.

"This place will be sealed soon!" An official shouted in a loud voice, "Don't stand there, hurry up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an official suddenly ran out and helped him. He ran too fast and tilted his hat to one side. He saluted Rong Shu respectfully and said: "Miss Rong, there is an imperial decree for you from the palace. They are waiting outside the gate now. You should hurry up and receive the decree."

Rong Shu called the official and was stunned.

The official quickly bowed and added: "His Royal Highness is also waiting outside."

Although Qilin East Street is not as noble as Zhuque Street, there are also many wealthy families living there, and their titles are not lower than those of the Marquis of Cheng'an. .

Today, the Rong family was ransacked. These people sent many people to block the entire Qilin East Street.

When Rong Shu went out, there was a large crowd of people standing outside, and the person in the middle was Gu Changjin.

After those onlookers knew his identity, they hurriedly backed away. In the crowded long street, Gu Changjin was completely empty, with only three chamberlains from the palace on one side.

Among them, the old eunuch holding the imperial edict was wearing a scarlet robe, and he could tell at a glance that he was a high eunuch.

This posture looks like something big is about to happen.

Many discerning servants in the crowd have already run to the master's house to deliver the news.

Rong Shu was a little confused at first, but when she met Gu Changjin's eyes, her heart started pounding, and she suddenly understood what he was talking about that would make her angry.

When Wang Dehai saw her finally coming out, he immediately raised a kind smile, held a bright yellow imperial edict in his hand, stepped forward and said: "Miss Rong, our family is Wang Dehai, the eunuch in charge of Qianqing Palace. Today, by order of the emperor -"

" Wait a minute!" Rong Shu pinched the corner of his cloak and looked at Wang Dehai and said, "Eunuch Wang, can you let the daughter of the people speak to His Royal Highness?"

"This-" Wang Dehai was stunned, and this was the first time he announced it. The marriage decree was planned by someone.

Although the eldest girl of the Rong family has withdrawn her name from the Rong family's genealogy, the Rong family will become a poor family from today on. Even if she withdraws her name, she will still be implicated.

For her, this marriage decree is like a sweet spring in the desert, which can save her life!

Judging from her reaction, she clearly guessed the content of the edict, but she interrupted him abruptly, as if she didn't want him to announce the edict.

Wang Dehai did not dare to speculate on Rong Shu's intention and looked at Gu Changjin.

Originally, there was no need for the prince to follow him in order to announce the decree. In such a cold weather, Wang Dehai wouldn't have bothered to make this trip if the emperor hadn't ordered him to do so, but the prince insisted on following him.

Could it be that you have already guessed this girl's reaction?

While thinking about it, he saw that the girl had already lifted up her skirt, walked towards His Royal Highness, and said softly: "Your Highness, can you take a step to speak?"

The fine snow was flying, and a layer of frosty snow fell on Gu Changjin's cloak.

He lowered his eyes and looked at Rong Shu, knowing that now he should be cruel and let Wang Dehai continue to read out the imperial edict. Only in this way, his marriage with her would not have any changes.

He knew that he was despicable. In her heart, this girl cared about the Shen family, Shen Yizhen, and some relatives of the Rong family. She would not disobey orders.

Just looking at her clear eyes, my heart that should have been ruthless suddenly softened.

"What do you want to say?" he said.

Rong Shu looked around. She really didn't want others to hear what she was saying to Gu Changjin, so she said, "Your Highness, follow me."

After saying that, she went to the Cheng'an Hou Mansion, where the officials were busy. , everyone was stunned when they saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince walking in.

Gu Changjin glanced at Li Meng, the minister of Dali Temple, who came out after hearing the news.

Li Meng suddenly became excited and roared: "Whatever you are doing standing around, follow me out!"

As if they were pardoned, the officials put down their belongings one after another, followed Li Meng out of the Marquis' Mansion, and closed the Marquis' house considerately. The door of the mansion.

The noisy courtyard suddenly lost its popularity.

Rong Shu glanced back at Gu Changjin and said, "Your Highness, follow me."

Gu Changjin lifted his heels. The girl didn't speak, so he didn't either. After walking in silence for two quarters of an hour, the two of them arrived. Qinghengyuan.

There was a piece of Xiangfei bamboo planted in the yard where Rong Shu used to live. Now the bare bamboo was covered with a layer of snow. From a distance, it looked like white jade.

Rong Shu pointed to the house with white walls and black tiles behind the bamboo, and said: "I used to live here, in one yard and one room, living a life without leaving the front door or taking a step forward. Occasionally, I lived here. Auntie is going out, so I can follow her out and broaden my horizons."

She paused after saying this. "When I was in Wutong Lane, I also lived in Songsi Yuan for three whole years.

" Year.

She was talking about past lives.

Gu Changjin raised his eyes, staring at her with dark and deep eyes.

Rong Shu smiled and said: "When I married you, I was willing to do so. I also understand what life will be like after getting married. Therefore, I am not blaming the past. It's just that Gu Changjin, I often feel A person, or a woman's world should not be the bricks and tiles in the back house, nor should it be the square inch of land that can be seen. "

This world is so unfair. Men can go to court. You can go to the battlefield and travel all over the world. As for women, two gates and a courtyard enclose a woman's world.

It shouldn't be like this.

"What I want now is not to get married to anyone. But to see the world besides Shangjing and Yangzhou in my lifetime."

The wind blew stronger and stronger, and the young lady's soft voice was blown into pieces.

Gu Changjin's Adam's apple rolled, and he restrained his voice and said: "Marrying me doesn't mean you will lose the world you want."

Rong Shu shook his head.

"No matter how big the palace is, it is still a world enclosed by bricks and tiles. Even if you are a queen, you still have many choices."

Looking at Queen Qi, she knew that Gu Changjin was not her biological child. But she had to admit him, just to keep her status and her natal family. Even the most noble woman in the world still had to work hard and still struggled.

"We will be different." Gu Changjin said: "I will give you the world you want, as long as you stay with me. Rong Shu, this time, it will be different."

Now he has enough strength To protect her, there is no need to restrain and endure like in the previous life, and everything can only be buried deep in the heart. She was afraid that one wrong step would lead her into a place of eternal destruction.

"When I married you, I thought it would be different."

Rong Shu smiled faintly. She thought that maybe she didn't love him deeply enough and was unwilling to give up the life she wanted to live for him. If she hadn't died early in her previous life, she would still have reconciled with him and left him.

"But I can't let go." Gu Changjin stepped forward, held her tightly in his arms, and whispered hoarsely in her ear: "Rong Shu, I can't let go. I don't want to experience the pain of losing you again. I saw you when I opened my eyes, touched you, and heard you call me 'Gu Yunzhi'. I would rather you hate me than keep you by my side."

Rong Shu let him hold her, the white snowflakes were like wing feathers. It fell on her long eyelashes, as if overwhelmed, she slowly lowered her eyes.

"I won't hate you. Because I know that Gu Yunzhi is reluctant to hurt Rong Zhaozhao." Rong Shu smiled slightly and said: "Anyone may hurt Rong Zhaozhao, but A Niang and Gu Yunzhi will not."

Just like today, she is very Understand that he will not push her to the point of disobedience. From the moment he allowed her to interrupt Wang Dehai's announcement, she knew that the marriage would not be granted today.

Gu Changjin's eyes were dim, and he had thousands of words stuck in his throat, and there was even a hint of rust in his throat.

"It's only been three years. Gu Yunzhi, I have only been married to you for three years."

How long can three years last?

How much likes and how much love can be accumulated in such a short period of time?

Rong Shu understood very well that Gu Changjin's persistence at this time was probably because she died so tragically in his arms when he loved her the most in his previous life.

Once he lets go of her death in his previous life, he will probably be able to let this relationship pass.

The sky is getting darker and darker, and the snow is falling heavier and heavier.

Rong Shu gently pushed Gu Changjin away and said softly: "Your Highness will let it go. Just like I once liked you for four years, I also let it go. By then, Your Highness will know that letting go of someone is far better than liking someone." easier."