The hall was still very quiet, and the people who were guarding the emperor's side were holding their breath, lest something go wrong.

But outside the hall, Lin Zhi only glanced back at it before retracting his gaze, and continued to whisper to Zhu Yinzhou beside him: "Since you can't go back, why don't you order someone to send the birthday gift you prepared for the princess back to the house first?" ”

Zhu Yinzhou shook his head and said no more.

He knew that Shen Hanshuang wouldn't care about the difference between the two days.

Zhu Yinzhou still remembers the anticipation and joy on her face every time she handed her birthday gift to Shen Hanshuang. In the past, he personally handed over the birthday gift to her every year, and this year he shouldn't fake it.

They are husband and wife, and they will spend many birthdays together. This birthday gift was only a day or two late, and she would not let it discourage her.

Lin Zhi looked at Zhu Yinzhou's calm and indifferent appearance for several years, and he really didn't know whether it was good or bad.

Even his wife couldn't make him change the slightest.

The seriously ill person in the palace is Zhu Yinzhou's imperial grandfather, but the ministers all know that the emperor is very displeased with Zhu Yinzhou's cold temperament since he was a child, and he used to reprimand him for this.

Therefore, although Zhu Yinzhou is the son of the world, he has always been left in the forbidden military camp by King Pingnan to experience, but he has never had any real official position.

Even if there is no one in the forbidden military camp who does not admire his ability.

And Zhu Yinzhou didn't seem to care if the emperor liked him.

He suffered any punishment from the emperor quietly, not only did he never refute it, but he did not even see the slightest fluctuation in his emotions.

After the emperor fell ill this time, he was angry because of Zhu Yinzhou's unwavering expression when he was sick, and ordered Zhu Yinzhou not to serve him anymore, let alone to step into his dormitory again.

Zhu Yinzhou really never walked into the palace behind him again.

Zhu Yinzhou never seemed to be worried about the bad relationship between himself and the emperor, and he never wanted to say a nice word in front of the emperor no matter what.

Only a few people know that Zhu Yinzhou personally guarded outside the emperor's bedroom tonight, not because of blood and family, but just out of duty, just like Lin Zhi.

Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his color remained unchanged, which should be said to be Zhu Yinzhou's temperament.

It was indeed a capital crime for the prince to force the palace to rebel, but at that time, the people who were guarding the emperor could see that although the seriously ill emperor was angry, he wanted to spare the prince's life.

It was Zhu Yinzhou who simply pierced the prince's chest with a neat sword, resulting in his life.

At that time, everyone thought that the emperor would be furious, but the emperor just stared at Zhu Yinzhou for a long time with his sick body, and then said in a deep voice:

"If there is revenge, you will revenge, and you are worthy of being my grandson."

Others either thought that it was because of the battle for the throne between the prince and King Pingnan, or that it was because of the prince's hatred for taking his wife, so Zhu Yinzhou must let the prince die.

Regardless of how much weight these two things accounted for, Lin Zhi heard his father mention a past incident before entering the palace tonight, and he realized that it was actually more important because of Zhu Yinzhou's mother.

Lin Zhi still remembered the gentle and beautiful Princess Pingnan, and also remembered how enviable their family of three was when Zhu Yinzhou followed the young princess and the prince.

He only knew that the princess died of illness when Zhu Yinzhou was five years old, but he didn't know that the princess, who had a gentle personality and never made any mistakes, actually died of Hedinghong.

The crane top red of the imperial gift.

Back then, the emperor asked Zhu Yinzhou, who was only five years old, to watch his mother die of poison.

And the crown prince once contributed to this incident.

Before entering the palace, Lin Zhi's father reminded him that he must be optimistic about Zhu Yinzhou, and he must not be allowed to say anything rebellious or do anything reproachful at this critical juncture.

Otherwise, even if King Pingnan can ascend the throne, Zhu Yinzhou may no longer be qualified to touch the core of power.

But seeing that Zhu Yinzhou was still as calm as usual, Lin Zhi felt that he should not do anything tonight.

He doesn't have the strength to do something even if the fish is dead.

On the contrary, no matter how the wind and rain blow, Zhu Yinzhou is like a lake that never makes any ripples.

Danger lurks beneath the calm, and there is no escape.

Zhu Yinzhou does have revenge, but he will not take everything as a price.

Lin Zhi guessed that Zhu Yinzhou should quietly and carefully plan to seek justice for his mother at the most appropriate time.

Even if the person who did the wrong thing was his grandfather, the supreme emperor, he would never give in.

For example, the pines and cypresses made of layers of solid ice will never bend their waists.

It's just that Zhu Yinzhou has such a temperament, if the princess can accept it, it's fine, if the princess can't accept it......

Thinking of this, Lin Zhi silently pressed this guess in his heart.

Looking at Fang Cai Zhu Yinzhou's appearance, he should be completely sure of the matter between himself and the princess, and he shouldn't worry about anything about him, who has not yet married.

*

Early the next morning, in the courtyard of Mingxi.

The bright sun is spreading, and the breeze blows through the flowers and plants all over the courtyard, everything is quiet and beautiful.

Chunye had already taken the things to be taken away and packed them, and when Shen Hanshuang nodded, they could be moved to the carriage outside the mansion one by one.

Before that, Shen Hanshuang had to go to the princess's courtyard first and explain her decision to her.

Things were a little rushed, but Shen Hanshuang was unwilling to continue to drag on.

Once the emperor died, there was a need for mourning both inside and outside the palace, and she had to wait here for a long time.

It is one thing to mourn a state funeral, but it is another thing to mourn for that one as a granddaughter-in-law.

Although he didn't know the reason, Shen Hanshuang could see that there was a deep estrangement between the prince and Zhu Yinzhou and the emperor.

Putting this aside and secretly saying something rebellious, even when he still had those thoughts about Zhu Yinzhou, Shen Hanshuang didn't like the noble man in the palace.

The first time he entered the palace as the bride of the palace to greet him, Shen Hanshuang intuitively felt that he was not a good person. The look in his eyes when he looked at her like a cheap object also made Shen Hanshuang feel very uncomfortable.

Thinking of the events of that day, Shen Hanshuang recalled that Zhu Yinzhou, who had always adhered to etiquette at that time, had deliberately taken half a step in front of her, blocking the emperor's gaze at her.

Seeing this, the emperor waved his hand with a calm face and asked her to retreat back to the palace first, leaving only Zhu Yinzhou alone.

I don't know what they said afterwards. Shen Hanshuang asked, but Zhu Yinzhou didn't tell her.

At that time, Zhu Yinzhou should be defending her.

Even if he didn't love her, he didn't let her face the scene alone.

is also because of similar details, Shen Hanshuang couldn't help but guess that in getting along day after day, maybe Zhu Yinzhou also has feelings for him.

Now that he has withdrawn from it, Shen Hanshuang can see clearly that it should only be out of his temperament and demeanor.

And not affection.

Because there are more details that show that Zhu Yinzhou doesn't love her.

Shen Hanshuang saw a few things she had left in the bedroom and didn't plan to take with her.

Most of the things she and Zhu Yinzhou had sent to each other were sold, and if there was his, it corresponded to hers. Zhu Yinzhou has always calculated clearly, and she will not be ambiguous about the past.

But because she didn't find the birthday gift she had given to Zhu Yinzhou, Shen Hanshuang didn't sell the birthday gift that Zhu Yinzhou gave her before.

If you stay and return it to Zhu Yinzhou, it shouldn't be a debt to him.

If Zhu Yinzhou really wants to settle with her in the future, he still owes her, after all, Shen Hanshuang didn't find it, so he couldn't take away the birthday gifts she prepared for him.

Zhu Yinzhou didn't see him take it out again after accepting it at that time, and he didn't know which corner no one cared about.

Shen Hanshuang's gaze stayed on the sachet that had also not been sold.

It was the sachet she embroidered for Zhu Yinzhou before she got married.

Worried that he would not like the patterns of mandarin ducks, Shen Hanshuang embroidered more unsightly mountains and pines and cypresses on them, and only embroidered the word "continent" on the back of the sachet.

On the night of the wedding, she gave this sachet to Zhu Yinzhou.

He never wore it, but put the sachet with the other things she had given him.

The sachet had his word "continent" on it, and it was not suitable to be sold outside, so it was kept.

But Shen Hanshuang suddenly felt that it was a little dazzling.

She walked slowly back to the table, picked up a pair of scissors not far away, and easily broke the sachet.

When faced with a sharp blade, no matter how precious and rare the fabric, no matter how delicate and perfect the stitches, they are fragile.

Just like in the face of a cloud of ice that cannot be melted, no matter how warm the affection is, no matter how long the patience, you can only lose.

She should have known.

But it's not too late.

Shen Hanshuang didn't stay any longer, turned around and left the bedroom, and walked towards the princess's courtyard.

Behind her, under the broken sachet and the box containing several birthday gifts, there was a handwriting of Zhu Yinzhou and Shen Hanshuang.

*

The movement of packing things over there in Mingxi Courtyard was not small, and the princess seemed to have guessed Shen Hanshuang's intention, and as soon as she saw her, she hesitated and asked, "Do you really want to come this far?" ”

Shen Hanshuang nodded lightly, approached the princess, and seriously told her her word by word about her decisions and arrangements.

The princess listened quietly, and when Shen Hanshuang finished speaking, she said tentatively with a slight red eye: "I know I can't stop you, but...... If you don't wait for Yinzhou to return home, you can talk about it first, and then it's not too late to make a decision. ”

"I'm going to call him back now, and whatever he's up to, he'll bring someone to you, okay?"

Shen Hanshuang shook her head with a smile, and said softly to the princess: "Mother, I have already decided." ”

No matter whether Zhu Yinzhou was in front of her or not, and no matter what they talked about, Shen Hanshuang didn't want to be his wife anymore.

In fact, being his wife is really tiring.

It is nothing to manage the affairs of a huge palace, because Shen Hanshuang has done those things.

But a man who is concerned about not having himself in his heart, suffers from gains and losses because of his every move, always has to guess whether he loves himself or not, and repeatedly looks forward to it and ends up disappointed......

It was these things that wore her out.

Using his own affection to face a husband who is always silent and cold outside the bed, Shen Hanshuang has always been unable to do this well.

I just didn't do it again.

Zhu Yinzhou has also taken his real sweetheart back to the palace, and there is no shortage of people to sit in the position of his wife.

Whether it was her escape from the battle, or whether she was dead or gone, Shen Hanshuang didn't want to let the rest of her life be tied up in a complicated relationship between a man and two women.

Shen Hanshuang once really loved Zhu Yinzhou.

Even if it can't be called a broken liver and intestines, it can be regarded as unforgettable.

But she still loves herself more.

And from now on, she will be the one who loves her the most.