Rebirth: You Save Me with Your Deep Love

The empress, who was awakened from her sleep, looked at the scroll pressed under her arm, and eagerly reached out to smooth out the wrinkles on it. She then stroked the cheek of the person in the painting. The corners of her eyes, which had not yet dried, became moist again, and big hot tears rolled down.

"I can't see you, nor can I dream of you..."

The Qingquan Temple in the south, the Huguo Temple in the north, and the Qiguo sect, although located in the south and the north respectively, are only separated by half a mountain.

In the early years, Ji Fanyin, the eldest son of the Duke of Wei, was weak in childhood and recuperated with his mother in Qingquan Temple. According to Taoist doctrines, he practiced the Taoist method of "purity and inaction" and advocated the transcendental state of "leaving the world and sitting in oblivion". Although Ji Xunyin was indifferent by nature, he was a child after all, and it was inevitable that he would be naughty occasionally and want to go out to watch the fun.

On that day, when they heard that the empress and the princes and princesses had come to the Huguo Temple to pray for the deceased empress, the young monks in the temple all rushed to watch the fun. Seeing this, Ji Fanyin, who was only ten years old at the time, naturally could not sit still.

However, he did not expect that just as he arrived outside the Huguo Temple, before he could even take a look at the legendary and majestic Imperial Flame Army, he was blocked by a little ball falling to the ground.

Young Ji Fanyin saw that the other person's face was covered with snot and tears, and his dirty hands were grabbing the new clothes his mother had made for him. Normally, Ji Fanyin, who loved cleanliness, would definitely not be able to tolerate it, but... she called herself brother...

Because of the word "brother", Ji Fanyin took the child to a nearby spring and carefully washed his face and wiped his nose. However, she did not expect that the originally dirty person would become so cute after washing. The white and tender little ball looked like the rabbit buns made by his mother.

That day, Ji Fanyin took little Tuanzi to visit the Huguo Temple. Little Tuanzi took off the small hair ornament on her head and bought a string of candied haws from the old man selling them. The two of them sat on the stone piles outside the Huguo Temple and ate them all.

For some people, the first meeting is a farewell forever, but for some people, fate has its own arrangements. When I saw that little girl again, she had grown up a little. That day, Empress Wende was selecting teachers for the princes and princesses. When Ji Fanyin, who was delayed for some time due to affairs, appeared, the other princes and princesses had already made their choices, but the little girl, who was standing alone at the end, lowered her head and occasionally glanced at her brothers and sisters who were led by those royal servants. In addition to envy, there was also grievance and loss in her eyes. No one was willing to choose her!

"The Fourth Princess is innocent, lively, and smart. If I am lucky enough, I am willing to teach her the classics."

At that time, Duke Weiguo Ji Linzhang had just returned after making military achievements, and was in great favor with the emperor. However, great achievements could easily shock the emperor, and the empress did not want the Ji family to continue to grow. Ji Fanyin's choice was exactly what the empress wanted.

The fourth princess's father died early and she has no foundation in the palace. Although her maternal family is rich, they are just white-clad businessmen and are not to be feared. Now that Ji Fanyin has chosen Yun Anwan, it is really the most suitable person.

"Thank you, Mr...." Finally someone is willing to choose me! Seven-year-old Yun Anwan looked at the extremely handsome gentleman in front of her with moist eyes like a deer, bowed her head and thanked him. From then on, someone would often accompany me.

The word "sir" was repeated for eleven years, until the Fourth Princess was eighteen years old and had reached the age of having her hair tied up. In the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the Empress personally bestowed upon her a three-pearl phoenix crown. Although this phoenix crown was not as noble as the first princess' five-pearl phoenix crown, it was also extremely beautiful. However, her favorite flower ornament was blocked by the phoenix forehead ornament with a pearl in its mouth on the phoenix crown.

After the celebration was over and the empress and everyone left, Ji Fanyin, the princess's tutor, stepped forward and presented the coming-of-age gift she had prepared for her only student.

A set of fine armor, a sharp sword, and an extremely beautiful daughter's dress, in addition to a lot of bottles and jars.

The royal family has an unwritten rule that when a princess reaches adulthood, she must leave the imperial city to travel around for training, either to govern a region or to fight on the battlefield, for three or five years, all depending on the empress's mind. And this fourth princess has never been favored by the empress. As expected, after coming of age, having her hair tied up and being awarded a phoenix crown, her training was to travel to the south and guard the territory for five years.

Although the children of the royal family were surrounded by tremendous wealth, whether they could enjoy it depended on the preferences of one person. The unfavored princesses and princes were not much better than the young ladies and sons of ordinary wealthy families.

The Fourth Princess's father died early and was not liked by the Empress. In recent years, because of the unexpected presence of the distinguished tutor, the Prince of Weiguo, the Empress was willing to take a look at her when she was in a good mood. Those servants who had a bit of face did not dare to waste too much time on her, otherwise their life in the palace would be difficult.

Yun Anwan, who had just turned 18, looked at the coming-of-age ceremony prepared for her by her teacher. She then thought about leaving the imperial city and heading south early the next morning. She felt mixed emotions and actually cried in front of her teacher for the first time.

Armor, sword, and medicine. Since we are going to defend the southern territory, how can we not go to the battlefield to fight the enemy? But it doesn't matter. In the past eleven years, Mr. Cheng has taught me martial arts carefully. Needless to say, there is nothing to be afraid of. But, this beautiful dress, I don't know when I will have the chance to wear it in front of Mr. Cheng?

"You never cried when I hit you on the palm of your hand before, why are you crying now? You are becoming more and more like a child as you grow up." Ji Fanyin, 24 years old at that time, had been named the prince of Weiguo. He was elegant, gentle, and noble in temperament. He was the dream lover of many girls. Even the eldest princess Yun Anjun, who was most favored by the empress, admired him very much.

I am the most hopeless one! How can a princess who has no power, no favor, and no foreign forces to support her find a good match when she has to travel to the South for five years?

Unexpectedly, a word of comfort made her cry even harder. Ji Fanyin, who was always calm and composed, rarely felt so helpless. After thinking for a moment, he reached out and patted the back of her head. There was only that spot on her head that was not covered by the phoenix crown.

"Is An Wan reluctant to leave home?" He had taught her wholeheartedly for eleven years and knew that she had a hard time in the royal family. He felt sorry for her and comforted her gently, "Don't cry. If there is a chance, I will go to the South to see you."

The South is thousands of miles away from the capital. Even if you ride a fast horse, it will take more than a month to travel back and forth. And how can the prince of the Duke of Wei leave the imperial city and go to the South so easily? In the future, even letters will be difficult to deliver in time, let alone the date of seeing each other again.

Even though she knew that these words were mostly consolation, Yun Anwan was still happy. At least she had a thought. Looking at the gentle young man in front of her, she couldn't stop crying. Her voice was choked with sobs. She just nodded and replied, "Yes, sir, you must come."

Even if she sent me to the South, yesterday the Queen Mother brought the two remaining nephews from my grandparents' family here, saying that they were saying goodbye. She also arranged for the marriage of the two loyal maids who had been with me since childhood to the guards in front of the palace, saying that she had found a good home for them because of their meritorious service in serving the princess. But who doesn't know that this is a disguised threat? If I have any rebellious intentions in the South, I'm afraid these people will not be able to be saved.

It was just that she felt so wronged, but she had nowhere to speak and she was not allowed to speak. At this moment, there was no one around, and facing the teacher who had taken care of her for eleven years, Yun Anwan was willful for once. Although she knew it was impossible, she still begged the teacher to come to the south to visit her.

It was late spring then, and patches of crabapple trees were in full bloom inside and outside the imperial city. The sunny days had lasted for half a month, but on this day, from midnight on, a drizzle began to fall, sprinkling on the gorgeous and passionate crabapple petals. Every drop of rain was like a beauty's tears, and was very beautiful.

On the official road outside the city, the fourth princess Yun Anwan, who had taken off her palace dress and dressed in a tight suit, pulled the reins of her horse back and looked at the imperial city from afar, but was reluctant to leave. The princess was going on a long journey, and the only ones who came to see her off were her two married maids. Seeing the worry and reluctance in their eyes, Yun Anwan forced a smile.

The person I want to see the most probably won't come. The attendants around me are already urging me, and the horse under my crotch has begun to paw the ground with its front hooves anxiously. Maybe the gentleman really won't come!

Where is the way home? He rode his horse forward, with a pavilion every ten miles, and the towering imperial city was left behind.