After a tragic death and rebirth, I became the regent's favorite

"Not anymore."

Xiao Xuan shook her head with a sad face, "There won't be any other turnaround, Mo You, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and it can't be changed no matter what. I know what you want to say, and I know you are doing this for our own good, but Mo You, if there is a better choice, I won't be as helpless as I am now."

"Sometimes, you should not be too desperate. How do you know there won't be another way? Xuan'er, although I know why you don't want to see my brother, but sometimes, a single thought can make a huge difference. Will you really not regret it?"

Shen Moyu's words were actually a warning to Xiao Xuan. She knew too well the consequences of such stubbornness. There were obviously other ways to go, but because of her stubbornness, that way was blocked. She didn't want Xiao Xuan to face such a situation.

"will not."

Xiao Xuan answered firmly, "Mo You, just like you said, you and my little uncle are on different paths, then isn't it the same for me and Mo Xinchen?"

"No, Xuan'er, listen to me. These two things cannot be confused. Besides, I have changed my mind now. Can you..."

Shen Moyu was a little anxious. She didn't want her previous words to influence Xiao Xuan's judgment, but Xiao Xuan didn't want to listen to her anymore.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue to think about what to wear to our father's birthday banquet tomorrow..."

Xiao Xuan sniffed and forced herself to cheer up. She felt that it was meaningless to say anything, and it would only make her sadder.

"Have you ever thought about why your father held such a grand birthday banquet this year?"

Seeing that Xiao Xuan was really unwilling to continue that topic, Shen Moyu simply turned the conversation to Emperor Mingzhen.

Seeing Xiao Xuan looking at him blankly, Shen Moyou said slowly, "He is building momentum for the Seventh Prince Xiao Ting. Otherwise, why would Eunuch An be so busy in just one day? The original plan was to invite only a few first-rank ministers of the court to attend, but now almost all the officials in the court have been invited."

"Moyou, what do you want to say?"

Xiao Xuan heard the hidden meaning in Shen Moyu's words and asked seriously.

Shen Moyou didn't beat around the bush with her and said bluntly, "Xuan'er, at the banquet tomorrow, His Majesty might make a fuss about your marriage to Dazhao and the Seventh Prince Xiao Ting's visit to negotiate peace. Have you thought about how to deal with it?"

Xiao Xuan was somewhat confused by Shen Moyou's question, not knowing what she meant, "Since you have already agreed to the marriage, how should we deal with it? Moyou, I don't understand what you mean."

"I just feel that the Queen won't let you go so easily, and I don't know what will happen when you and the Seventh Prince Xiao Ting go to the border together. Otherwise, we should think of a way to let you go separately..."

Shen Moyou was halfway through his words when Xiao Xuan held his hand. She looked into Shen Moyou's eyes and shook her head, "Moyou, I know you are thinking about me wholeheartedly, but there is really no need to waste your thoughts. Since I have decided to take this path, I will go on no matter how dangerous the road ahead is."

Shen Moyou was actually a little angry about Xiao Xuan's current state, "Xuan'er, are you a little too sensitive?"

"What!?"

Xiao Xuan looked confused and didn't seem to understand what Shen Moyu meant.

"Some roads can obviously be smoother. There's no need to give up just because of this. What's the difference between you giving up on yourself and doing this? That's not what you told Xiao Linchuan at the beginning."

Shen Moyu had a solemn look on her face. She felt that Xiao Xuan was going back to Dazhao with the determination to die. This was not the result that she and Xiao Linchuan wanted to see.

But the more she did this, the more Xiao Xuan became repulsive. It was as if she was stuck in a dead end and refused to listen to Shen Moyu.

"Mo You, I hope this matter ends here. I just want to wait quietly for the day of marriage. Is that okay?"

Xiao Xuan's voice was choked with sobs. In fact, until now, she was just holding on. Everyone knew what she was thinking, but no one had the heart to point it out. They just watched Xiao Xuan move towards her own choice step by step.

But in the end Shen Moyu couldn't bear it. She felt that if she continued to let Xiao Xuan do this, things would only get worse.

"No, Xuan'er, what's the difference between what you're doing now and running away? You don't want to see my brother because you're afraid. You're afraid that after you see him, you'll be shaken and feel that everything you're doing now is forced."

Shen Moyou bluntly pointed out Xiao Xuan's thoughts, causing her tears to flow like a valve opened. She couldn't stop crying and could only shake her head. "No, it's not like that. No, Moyou, don't say anything."

The more she resisted, the more Shen Moyou forced her to face reality. "Why don't you say it? Xuan'er, you clearly didn't agree to this before. Your uncle didn't let you fend for yourself when he asked you to return to Dazhao. Why do you want to give up on yourself first?"

“I didn’t give up.”

Xiao Xuan's subconscious denial made Shen Moyou feel a little disappointed. "Xuan'er, what are you doing now? Isn't it giving up on yourself? You really don't need to do this. Don't you know why your uncle wants you to go back? He can even give you the tiger talisman, why don't you trust him?"

"No, it's not that I don't believe him, Mo You, it's that I don't believe in myself!"

Xiao Xuan yelled at Shen Moyu excitedly, "In fact, at the beginning, I did plan to go back to Dazhao, and I did think that I could check and balance Gu Wei, but Moyu, I have been staying in Mingzhen for more than ten years. I don't know what Dazhao is like. You want me to go to a strange place without fear. I really can't do it!"

"If you can't do it, why did you agree? Your uncle gave you so many chances so many times, and you could have refused them. Xuan'er, why didn't you refuse?"

Shen Moyu really couldn't understand Xiao Xuan's thoughts. She could obviously make a choice, so why not?

"If I refuse, Mo You, have you ever thought about who will be the next person to go?"

Xiao Xuan suddenly looked at her with a sad look, "You can't imagine how painful it is for us to come to Mingzhen and live a life of hiding our identities. Mo You, if I don't go, it will be Ling'er who will go. He is my biological brother. Can I watch him go to a strange place, isolated and helpless?"

"Xuan'er, it's not like that. You don't understand. Your uncle actually has a plan. He didn't intend to let you face it alone. Why didn't you explain these things to your uncle? Why do you keep them to yourself?"

Shen Moyou walked over, hugged her in his arms, and whispered to comfort her, "If I don't push you today, will you never tell me the truth?"