SFS Chapter 475 Extra: Not Wasting Youth, Only Regret for You
Chapter 475 Extra: Not Wasting Youth, Only Regret for You
It's no wonder Han Xiao misunderstood, because in other people's eyes, Shen Shixi's actions weren't matchmaking, but political maneuvering; she was simply trying to build an alliance for Li Yuanke.
The Duke of Wei's mansion wields considerable influence within the military. If it were to be won over by Li Yuanzhi, it would be detrimental to Li Yuanke.
Shen Shixi had made two preparations. If Li Yuanke did not ascend the throne smoothly, there would definitely be more trouble in the future. Of course, he would try not to go that way unless absolutely necessary, because it would hurt the common people.
Shen Shixi said, "Oh, you look down on matchmakers? You can't look down on these people from all walks of life. Be careful, or the matchmaker won't help you find a wife, and you'll end up being ripped off by some girl!"
Han Xiao was both angry and furious. He saw her giving him a provocative smile, as if to say, "Come and hit me!"
Li Yuanke patted her head and said with a smile, "Naughty! Don't talk nonsense!"
Shen Shixi leaned against Li Yuanke and smiled smugly!
After Li Yuanke chatted with them for a while, Shen Shixi asked about the large divine stone on Xiling Mountain, "Was there any explanation about how that stone fell down? In which year did it fall?"
Ling Meng thought for a moment and said, "I heard it was about ten years ago, one day in March. I don't remember the exact date, but it was said to be in the middle of the month. Suddenly, a huge fireball fell from the sky and landed right there, hitting a family's house. The whole family died. Some people said it was God punishing an unfilial son."
Shen Shixi took this to heart and decided to go and verify it herself to see if the large meteorite might be related to her way home.
After returning, Li Yuanke carried her from the front courtyard to the back courtyard of the palace and asked, "Xi'er, are you going to Xiling?"
Shen Shixi said, "Once Brother Yuan Ke becomes the Crown Prince, I plan to travel around. Brother Yuan Ke, will you allow me to leave the capital?"
"I don't want to!" Li Yuanke thought to himself.
After a long pause, he finally asked, "Will you come back?"
Shen Shixi tilted his head, his breath hot against his neck as he spoke, making his heart pound like a drum, and he was extremely nervous.
"I will want to come back, and I will not want to come back. But no matter what I want to do, I will always miss you. No matter where I am, I will always think about what Brother Yuan Ke is doing now, and whether he is being bullied by those old geezers in the court?"
In any case, I hope you will become a wise ruler in the future, and that the people of the Great Zhou will be able to live in peace and prosperity, with plenty of food and clothing.
Li Yuanke knew her too well. He could understand her desire to travel, but he regretted not being able to go with her.
He couldn't help but imagine traveling all over the world with her; how blissful that would be!
But no matter how painful it was, he didn't want to ask to stay.
If you want to be good to someone, you should support them, not interfere with them.
You can't just say I need something and expect me to do it this way.
"Why don't you want to come back?" Li Yuanke knew that she was always bullied by Shen Shiyan at home. Even though the Shen family loved her very much, she didn't feel much of a sense of belonging.
She clearly loved everyone in the Shen family, yet there was still a barrier between them. Li Yuanke didn't know the reason, but he always felt it was because of Shen Shiyan.
Shen Shiyan not only made Shen Shixi feel like a cuckoo in the Shen family, but she also ended up taking Li Yuanke's place next to her.
After the emperor issued an imperial edict bestowing upon Shen Shiyan the title of Consort Liang of the Eastern Palace, Shen Shixi left the capital.
As he watched her depart into the distance, Li Yuanke stood atop the city wall, his heart also drifting away with her.
He was made crown prince, and they survived. In the capital without Shen Shixi, he lived with longing.
Every day after Shen Shixi left, he was accompanied by loneliness.
Many women appeared in his backyard, but he refused to let anyone get close and resisted anyone's approach. After moving to the East Palace, he thought, "The little peach blossom spirit has never been to the East Palace!"
In the second month of spring, he ordered people to plant several peach trees in the corner of the wall of the East Palace. They carried the soil over to plant them, and by the third month of spring, two of them had blossomed.
He stood under the tree, looking at the peach blossoms, and seemed to see a little peach blossom spirit sitting on the tree, holding a purse and munching on dried peaches. He wanted to say, "These are the peach blossoms you like."
That was a great drive!
Before being crowned empress, he sat on the imperial steps for an entire night, his eyes reddening with emotion. He thought that his fate with her should come to an end!
She may never come back!
If she comes back, where will he put her?
At this moment, he had to face his inner desires. All he had ever thought about and all he had ever wanted in his life was to marry her and grow old with her!
But in the end, he couldn't do it!
She's so afraid of death, so he should secure his throne and protect her!
She wants to travel the world, so he will protect her as she travels the world!
He was completely heartbroken.
But in the dead of night, he couldn't help but have a wishful thought: if heaven took pity on him, if Xi'er could return, he would give everything to marry her and make her his empress.
Wherever his name is recorded, her name must also accompany it, including in the annals of history.
The next day, he sent someone to Jiangnan to make her a set of formal attire for each of her ranks. She might never be able to use it in her lifetime, but he still wanted to keep a luxury for himself.
For him, the desolate depths of the palace were the source of his courage to keep going.
When he received the first letter from the little peach blossom spirit, the peach tree was covered with green peaches.
The letter contained only some local information, without a single word about her situation. Li Yuanke sat in his study, reading the letter over and over again, and in the end, he felt only utter disappointment and unease.
He thought that he and she had ultimately gone down different paths.
After that, as she grew older, he became afraid of receiving her letters. He was afraid that one day he would see in a letter: "Brother Yuan Ke, I have met a man who is more handsome than you. I want to be his wife."
He thought, "It would have been better if I hadn't received the letter at all!"
Although he had people around her, he never inquired about her whereabouts from his guards. He did not want to be suspected of manipulating her, and he was also afraid to ask.
But there were always times when he heard rumors that she had caused a man to threaten suicide and bang his head against a wall, or that she had seduced a girl who was crying and begging to elope with her. Every time this happened, he was filled with rage.
He worked tirelessly day and night in the palace, while she, on the other hand, spent her days philandering and having affairs with both men and women.
On the 18th day of the third month of the fourth year of Yongxi, the little peach blossom spirit turned fifteen and came of age. Li Yuanke had finally waited for this day. He prepared a lot of food and clothing, all of which were good things provided by the local area. He picked out the best and had Li Gui send them to her from afar.
Naturally, there was also a desire for her to return to Beijing.
At that time, Shen Shixi was in Beisha territory. Li Gui disguised himself and transported the Emperor's gift to her. He also had another task: to confirm whether the Second Miss was doing well.
He couldn't tell the emperor if he didn't see it with his own eyes when he returned.
He had seen it all over the past few years, and the Emperor was really thinking about it.
He could see the second daughter once or twice a year, but he could never see the emperor.
Upon arriving at the courtyard where the Second Miss was staying in Beisha Shangdu, she hurriedly returned and instructed, "Quickly pack your belongings; we'll begin the breakout at nightfall!"
After saying that, the second girl went into her room and started rummaging through things.
Song Yan and his men also showed up at this moment, gathering together to discuss how to make arrangements.
Li Gui was terrified and stopped Bai Ping, asking, "What happened?"