The mistress was reborn and broke off the engagement, the regent cried and begged to marry into the

Yao Buwei smiled and looked at the capital: "I only regret that I was unable to save Empress Shufei."

"Mother knows what you mean and won't blame you." Xie Qiuguang smiled gently.

When I was young, my father was busy with government affairs, and it was often Eunuch Yao who came to visit me.

Either delivering something or staying by your side.

The little boy asked, "Eunuch likes to come to see Mother the most. Is it because Mother treats you the best and loves to laugh the most?"

At that time, Yao Buwei shook his head gently: "Empress Shufei didn't treat me the best. She just treated me normally, like everyone else. She never called me father-in-law, but called me by my name. In front of her, I am not a father-in-law, I am just me."

Not a disabled person, not a slave, but just an ordinary person.

Shangguan Haitong bowed sincerely: "I will never forget your kindness, sir."

Yao Buwei smiled, his eyes full of nostalgia.

Every time someone called him father-in-law, he would think of the woman with a beautiful smile.

"Yao Buwei, come and play with us. There's no such thing as master and servant, there aren't so many rules. Come quickly."

But the figure just smiled and then disappeared.

He never appeared in the cold palace again.

Yao Buwei got on the carriage and returned to his hometown.

As the carriage moved forward, he suddenly burst into tears.

"Yao Buwei, don't you miss home? You've been in the palace for most of your life. How boring it is."

"I wish you to go home soon. Do what you want to do, eat what you want to eat, and go where you want to go."

"Let's make a pinky promise. You must make this wish come true. I can't go home, so you must go back."

He could not forget Concubine Shu's face as she burst into tears, nor could he forget the helplessness she felt at that time.

That was the only time Concubine Shu cried. After that, she neither laughed nor cried.

Shangguanfu.

Yang Lanyi saw her daughter coming back and hurried to greet her: "The new emperor has ascended the throne, and the whole world is celebrating. Your marriage..."

Shangguan Haitong was helpless: "The late emperor passed away, and the whole country is in mourning. Mother, now is not a good time."

"Oh, I forgot." Yang Lanyi bowed to both sides, "Don't blame me, don't blame me."

With a smile, Shangguan Haitong turned around and went back to the courtyard.

She didn't expect to meet her second sister at the gate of the courtyard.

Shangguan Sitong bowed: "Sister, can we talk?"

"Come in and sit down." Shangguan Haitong walked into the yard first.

The maid made tea and left.

Shangguan Sitong sat down, holding the teacup in a daze but not drinking.

After taking a look, Shangguan Haitong put down the teacup and said, "Don't you have something to say? Why don't you say it?"

Staring at the tea in the cup, Shangguan Sitong said slowly: "I was drowsy during my illness and seemed to have had the same dream as my elder sister. When I woke up, I didn't remember it very clearly, but I know that what my elder sister said was true. I once killed my own daughter..."

Shangguan Haitong raised her eyes and clenched her hands in her sleeves: "Don't worry about it, it's just a dream."

"Is it really a dream? It feels so real. Even though I don't remember everything, the sadness remains in my heart and cannot be erased. Sister, I want to live in a nunnery for a while. I want to forgive my sins and pray for blessings..." Shangguan Sitong's voice choked with sobs.

Shangguan Haitong lowered his eyes and nodded: "Go ahead. I'll tell mother."

"Okay." Shangguan Sitong stood up and stopped at the door. "Sister, I was too willful before. I'm sorry."

After that, walk out.

Shangguan Haitong stood up slowly with a complicated look in her eyes.

This apology that I didn't get in my previous life sounds particularly sad in this life.

But the person who should have heard it the most has already passed away...

Shangguan Sitong set out for Shuiyue Temple, accompanied only by a few guards and two personal maids.

Yang Lanyi sent them away and wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "The third sister left, and the second sister left too. This family is getting smaller and smaller, and it's getting more and more lonely. You sisters are really a worry. You are getting older, and you are not in a hurry."

What's the hurry? There's nothing to hurry.

Shangguan Haitong turned around and went back to the courtyard. Getting married was not the only future for a woman.

The new emperor ascends the throne and selects his harem.

All women of marriageable age are candidates, and only after they are selected can the marriage be discussed.

The emperor ordered Shangguan Haitong to enter the palace for an audience.

Royal study room.

Xie Chengming dismissed his attendants: "My ninth brother and I have a vision and will not force you to marry. If you want to enter the palace, I think he will have nothing to say. I am asking you seriously, and I hope you will think carefully and answer. Shangguan Haitong, are you willing to enter the palace as a concubine?"

The words were similar to those in the previous life. Shangguan Haitong smiled faintly: "I don't want to."

After saying this, she bowed and prepared to leave.

Xie Chengming clenched his fists and said, "I know that you and my ninth brother are involved. Shangguan Haitong, you can't wait for my ninth brother. You probably don't know that my father once intended to grant me a marriage. My ninth brother refused without even thinking about it, and even threatened me with his life."

Shangguan Haitong stood there in shock, raised his head and asked, "When did it happen?"

"Three years ago, my ninth brother disobeyed the emperor's order and had a quarrel with my father. He had a wound on his hand when he left the palace." Xie Chengming resisted the urge to continue asking about his intentions. Not only because he had made an agreement with his ninth brother, but also because he had not yet secured the throne.

It is better to keep dangerous women in the harem than to keep them outside.

Shangguan Haitong recalled the situation at that time and she even asked where the injury came from.

The prince answered lightly.

Refusing marriage...

Shangguan Haitong bowed and stepped back.

Even if he is a prince, who would dare to do it?

Walking out of the palace, she kept her eyes on the prince waiting outside. The two looked at each other from a distance, and Xie Qiuguang went to meet him.

The atmosphere was dull.

Shangguan Haitong said nothing, his heart was in turmoil.

Xie Qiuguang stole glances from time to time, worrying that he had done something wrong.

Who made Haitong angry? Was it the third brother?

He was fine before entering the palace, but stopped talking when he came out.

It must be the third brother. It's not great to be the emperor. He actually finds someone to be unhappy with...

Before they knew it, they had reached Shangguan Mansion. Xie Qiuguang stopped at the door, and decided not to make Haitong even angrier.

Shangguan Haitong stopped and looked back: "Won't you come in and sit down?"

"Then sit down." Xie Qiuguang followed awkwardly. How should I coax him? I didn't even know that the third brother said something stupid.

When the two men reached the garden, the maids and servants retreated.

Shangguan Haitong stopped and turned to face him: "The emperor said that the late emperor wanted to grant you a marriage, but you refused."

How long ago was that...

Xie Qiuguang realized that something was wrong and immediately straightened his attitude and answered, "Yes. The emperor said he would grant us a marriage, but I refused."

"Why? When a man sees a woman he likes, isn't his first thought to marry her home? Regardless of whether she is willing or not." Shangguan Haitong looked directly at the prince. Besides, the sons and grandsons of the emperor can just ask for whoever they like. The emperor's marriage was exactly what he wanted.

After a pause, Xie Qiuguang smiled and replied, "Haitong has great ambitions, and the engagement will only be an obstacle to you. You treat me sincerely, how can I be an obstacle to you? Not only can I not, but others can't either. You have to stand tall and shine brightly."

Shangguan Haitong clenched her handkerchief: "Even if you are not around?"

Xie Qiuguang's eyes were gentle: "Even if I'm not around, you have to become a better person."