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Chapter 6 Once a Youth
“Rui Xi, you shouldn't have come to the palace.”
Wen Qingyu stood under the eaves, watching the snow fall softly, with a dozen maids holding fruit platters and pastries standing nearby.
Rui Xi sat on the Warm Couch, happily eating a bunch of purplish-red grapes. “I've been to many places, but I've never been to the palace before. Plus, for over a month now, I've had all kinds of delicacies. I think it's quite nice.”
Wen Qingyu turned back, somewhat puzzled by Rui Xi's carefree attitude and envied her lack of worries.
“You're completely different from Chasing Wind.” Wen Qingyu sat down beside Rui Xi and sighed, “I wonder how Chasing Wind is doing now?”
A month ago, after she and Rui Xi were captured by Yan Zhi Xi and brought back to the palace, Chasing Wind had gone missing.
Rui Xi put down the grapes and looked at Wen Qingyu with bright eyes. “Sister Qingyu, what do you really think of my brother?”
Wen Qingyu couldn't help but laugh. “You silly girl, focus more on yourself and don't go meddling in your brother's affairs.”
“Who am I meddling...”
Before Rui Xi could finish her sentence, a voice came from outside the door. “The Emperor has arrived.”
Yan Zhi Xi strode into the room and hurriedly helped the kneeling Wen Qingyu up. “Qing'er, in the future, you don't need to bow when you see me.”
"Criminal Minister doesn't dare, fearing that if he accidentally angers the Emperor, his fate will be like Consort Xue. The Emperor can take Criminal Minister's life, but he is afraid it will also implicate his parents in Underworld and leave them restless."
In Wen Qingyu's lowered eyes, a hint of mockery flashed by as she subtly avoided Yan Zhi Xi's touch. She still remembered how Yan Zhi Xi had threatened to dig up her parents' corpses to feed the dogs.
Yan Zhi Xi's hand hung in the air for a moment before he dejectedly withdrew it, smiling softly as he asked Wen Qingyu, "Qing'er, what do you want for lunch?"
"Criminal Minister is afraid of ruining the Emperor's appetite; please have the Emperor dine elsewhere," Wen Qingyu coldly issued the eviction order. "If I had known it would come to this, why bother in the first place?" Rui Xi, who was watching from the side, chimed in with a sigh.
Just then, Yan Zhi Xi, feeling frustrated with nowhere to vent, shot a cold glance at Rui Xi. "You bold girl, daring to speak to me like that. Someone, slap her."
Wen Qingyu suddenly looked up and quickly grasped Yan Zhi Xi's arm. Seeing her pale white hand, Yan Zhi Xi felt a sudden joy in his heart and heard Wen Qingyu say, "Rui Xi is young and doesn't understand; I hope the Emperor will spare her."
With Wen Qingyu taking the initiative to speak to him, Yan Zhi Xi felt both surprised and disappointed. How could he have been so foolish before? She had offered him her passionate heart, yet he had cruelly crushed it.
Yan Zhi Xi closed his eyes. If it weren't for considering that Wen Qingyu needed treatment from Rui Xi, and that after returning to the palace, Wen Qingyu had become increasingly silent—only able to exchange a few words and smiles with Rui Xi—he would have locked her away long ago.
"Take this girl away; I want to dine alone with Consort Yu."
Yan Zhi Xi looked at Wen Qingyu, lowering his tone. "Qing'er, can't I just have one meal with you?"
Defying the Emperor was a grave offense. While Wen Qingyu might not care about herself, she could not ignore Rui Xi. Thus, she had no choice but to endure humiliation and accompany Yan Zhi Xi for a meal.
This was the first time in a month that she had eaten with Yan Zhi Xi. He hardly touched his food, wearing a gentle smile on his face as he continuously served dishes to Wen Qingyu.
This smile is no different from that of the boy many years ago, yet Wen Qingyu feels it is unfamiliar.
The boy who once guided her through the spring light and shadows has long since died, dead in her heart, dead in the sea of snow and resentment.
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