“Why would I punish you if Shen Yunxuan is not dead?” Xue Zi Ning said grumpily.
Hua Yun Jin froze and took several steps back, “How is that possible?”
“How could it be impossible? He even deceived me.” As she spoke, Xue Zi Ning threw the letter into Hua Yun Jin’s arms.
Hua Yun Jin opened the letter. It read, “Your Majesty, I am very sorry for using such ignoble means and choosing to retire. Please do not look for me. I only wish to spend my life with my wife.”
“This…” Hua Yun Jin felt like crying. After all this effort, he realized he was the fool.
Not only did he lose the woman, but he was also played like a pawn.
“Your Majesty, can I go find him?”
Xue Zi Ning nodded, “Of course, you can. Find him and give him a good beating.”
Hua Yun Jin said, “Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not fail you!”
As she walked out, Xue Zi Ning saw the person standing by the side, her eyes lighting up. “Why are you here?”
“Waiting for you to come home…”
The afternoon sun shone on him, casting a golden halo. His refined and handsome face looked like that of an immortal at this moment.
“Mother Emperor…”
Two little heads popped out of the carriage. Xue Zi Ning’s eyes curved. “Xing Yue, Xing Chen…”
“Mommy, hurry up and get in. Daddy wants to take us to a wonderful place.” Xing Yue waved her little hands, beckoning her into the carriage.
Xue Zi Ning did not hesitate and got into the carriage. Xing Yue snuggled into her small, soft embrace. “Mommy, it’s so good that we are a family again.”
Xue Zi Ning reached out and stroked Xing Yue’s head. “Yes, we will be together forever.”
After the carriage had traveled for a while, it stopped.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Xue Zi Ning saw Yan Zhao standing outside, looking at her and smiling, “A Ning, come down.”
“What is it? Why so secretive?” Xue Zi Ning alighted from the carriage.
The two little ones followed. Soon, they were stunned by the sight before them. “Mommy, Daddy, it’s so beautiful here.”
Yan Zhao bent down, picked up the two little ones, glanced at Xue Zi Ning, and said slowly, “This is where your mother wanted to kill your father.”
Xing Yue blinked, then turned to look at Xue Zi Ning. “Mommy, why did you want to kill Daddy?”
Xue Zi Ning twitched her lips. Why? Why so many questions? She wanted to kill him, so she did.
Xing Chen, on the other hand, looked at Yan Zhao with a serious expression and asked, “Daddy, did you anger Mommy, which is why Mommy attacked you?”
Yan Zhao said, “Daddy doesn’t know. Perhaps only your Mommy knows.”
“Mommy, don’t kill Daddy, please…” Xing Yue tightly gripped Yan Zhao’s sleeve, her voice full of worry.
“Yan Zhao, that’s all old history. Why are you bringing it up again?”
Yan Zhao smiled and said, “I just feel that when Your Majesty wanted my life, did she really want to kill me?”
Xue Zi Ning heard this and looked up at Yan Zhao. In the afternoon light, he was enveloped by its glow.
“What do you think?”
“Not anymore, we have children,” Yan Zhao walked forward and embraced her.
At this moment, they held two little ones in their arms, their flesh and blood, their closest connection.
“A Ning, thank you…”
Thank you for letting me have so many beautiful memories in this life, for the continuation of life that surpasses my own.
“Yan Zhao, I should thank you. Thank you for bringing me the most beautiful thing in my life.”
“Mommy, Daddy, we should thank you both for giving us life and letting us be born here?”
“Xing Yue, Xing Chen, Mommy should thank you. Thank you for choosing me and Yan Zhao as your parents.”
“Mommy, let’s stop thanking each other. The fact that we are together is arranged by heaven, it’s destiny,” Xing Yue said in a milky voice.
Xue Zi Ning hugged Xing Yue and kissed her. “You’re right, it’s destiny.”
By the time they returned to the palace, the sky was gradually darkening. She had dinner with the two little ones. Yan Zhao had been called away by Wen Yu Xi.
In the Ru Yu Wine House, Wen Yu Xi drank himself into a stupor for the first time. He grabbed the elegant and virtuous Xue Jing Yun in front of him and said word by word, “You have to treat her well, understand?”
“There’s no need for you to say that. In this life, I will use all my strength to treat her well.”
She and A Ning had missed each other for two lifetimes. In this life, he would not miss this chance.
“Actually, I envy you…” Wen Yu Xi looked up, his eyes devoid of any drunken haze.
“I know.”
Wen Yu Xi was startled, then chuckled, “Xue Jing Yun, you really don’t give me any face. You… you’re too direct, aren’t you? Can’t you leave me some dignity?”
“I’m afraid if I were too subtle, you wouldn’t understand.”
“Xue Jing Yun, what you’re saying is too heartbreaking, don’t you know that?”
Xue Jing Yun shook his head, “I just want you to face reality.”
Reality? Wen Yu Xi smiled bitterly. After a long pause, he said, “I plan to leave the court.”
Seeing that Xue Jing Yun did not seem surprised at all, Wen Yu Xi couldn’t help but ask, “Aren’t you surprised by my decision?” “It’s predictable,” Xue Jing Yun said lightly.
Wen Yu Xi frowned and asked, “What’s predictable?” This was a decision he had just made.
“Seeing how affectionate A Ning and I are, you should have made this decision long ago.”
Is this heartbreaking or not? Wen Yu Xi twitched his lips. “Xue Jing Yun, you look down on me too much!”
“If you want me to think highly of you, then don’t leave…”
“You…” Wen Yu Xi knew Xue Jing Yun was provoking him. “Xue Jing Yun, I want to find my own happiness.”
“Alright,” Xue Jing Yun nodded.
Wen Yu Xi felt like crying without tears.
The two parted unhappily.
When Xue Jing Yun returned to Chang Ning Palace, he found that Xue Zi Ning had not slept yet. The two little ones beside her were already asleep. He walked up and whispered, “Why aren’t you sleeping?”
“Waiting for you…” Xue Zi Ning looked up and gazed at him tenderly.
At this moment, Xue Jing Yun realized that no matter how many hardships he endured, they were all nullified by these words.
He stepped forward and embraced her, his voice a little hoarse, “A Ning, don’t wait for me anymore…”
“Is something wrong?” Xue Zi Ning noticed his unusual demeanor.
“Wen Yu Xi intends to leave the court,” he said slowly.
Xue Zi Ning paused, then said, “It’s within expectations. He should have the life he wants to live.”
“A Ning, let’s not be separated. If I leave, I will surely follow you.”
Xue Zi Ning blinked and hugged him. “Yan Zhao, we must live well.”
“We will, A Ning…”
As dawn broke, Xue Zi Ning got up and saw Yan Zhao sleeping outside. She carefully got out of bed.
Xue Yan, standing outside the door, saw her and stepped forward. “Your Majesty, why don’t you sleep a little longer?”
“I want to see someone off…”