The foolish girl returns, and the regent becomes a wife-loving madman

Shen Jingxuan left Zuiyue Tower and quickly came to Qianyu Chamber of Commerce.

The two shops are in prime locations and not far apart.

She walked alone to the room on the second floor and stood at the door. She saw Yun Qingmo with his back to her, looking out the window, wondering what he was thinking.

After an unknown amount of time, Yun Qingmo sighed softly, slowly put away the things on the table, and when he turned around, he saw Shen Jingxuan's eyes lit up.

"Ah Xuan, when did you come? Why are you standing there instead of entering the room?"

Shen Jingxuan pursed her lips and walked into the room, sitting down on the chair opposite Yun Qingmo.

She stared at the scroll in Yun Qingmo's hand without blinking, and after a moment she suddenly stood up and snatched it away.

Yun Qingmo came to Shen Jingxuan anxiously, staring at the scroll.

"Axuan, give it back to me quickly, don't break it."

"Is the girl you like painted here?"

When Yun Qingmo heard her words, his pupils shrank slightly, and the complex emotions disappeared in an instant. However, no matter how fast it disappeared, it still did not escape Shen Jingxuan's eyes.

"She is indeed the woman you admire."

Shen Jingxuan looked up at Yun Qingmo: "Ah Mo, have you become estranged from me? You didn't even let me know that you had a crush on a woman."

Yun Qingmo held the scroll in a panic: "What nonsense are you talking about? If there is a girl I like, I will definitely ask you to help check it out."

But Shen Jingxuan didn't believe it.

If there really wasn't one, why did Jiang Shaoying say so confidently that there was one, and that she had been fond of him for many years?

Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but think that Yun Qingmo didn't want her to see that woman.

"Really? Then dare you let me see?"

"There's nothing to see, let go."

I really didn't want her to see it.

Shen Jingxuan looked at him calmly, and after a moment, she looked past him and towards the door: "Ah Xiao, why are you here?"

When Yun Qingmo heard her words, he suddenly turned around and looked towards the door.

Seeing the empty door, Yun Qingmo knew that this was Shen Jingxuan's deliberate act.

He was worried that Xie Lingxiao would vent his anger on Shen Jingxuan if he saw them because they were too close just now.

When he turned around with a gloomy face, he saw Shen Jingxuan staring at the scroll motionlessly.

He hurriedly snatched the portrait from her hand, lowered his head and did not dare to look at Shen Jingxuan.

But Shen Jingxuan suddenly laughed: "Did you draw this portrait?"

"Yes." Yun Qingmo said in a muffled voice with his head down.

"Amo, your painting skills are really not that good. You drew me so ugly."

Seeing Yun Qingmo staring at her in a daze, she raised her hand and took the portrait back: "It's a little ugly, but I won't dislike it. Thank you, Amo."

Hearing Shen Jingxuan's words, Yun Qingmo's heart slowly settled down. He raised the corners of his lips and smiled, "As long as you like it."

"I like it. Why did you draw a portrait of me and hide it from me? You are so stingy that you don't even want to give it to me?"

"I'm afraid you'll think my painting is ugly."

Shen Jingxuan was not polite at all. She looked at the portrait with disdain on her face and said, "It's really ugly."

Yun Qingmo looked up at her and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she was the same as usual.

There was silence in the room for a while. Both of them lowered their heads and no one spoke.

After a moment, Shen Jingxuan broke this brief silence.

She looked at Yun Qingmo and asked, "I heard that you have a girl you like?"

"No." Yun Qingmo looked at Shen Jingxuan with a smile and returned to his previous appearance.

When Shen Jingxuan heard his answer, her dark almond eyes paused. After hesitating for a moment, she continued, "Amo, you are not young anymore. Do you want to live alone for the rest of your life?"

She wanted to hear Yun Qingmo's thoughts and wanted to know what his plans for the future were.

But she didn't expect Yun Qingmo's answer to make her stunned for a moment.

"Ah Xuan, you should know that if the person you marry is not the one you like, it will be a torture for both of you."

Although he had not experienced it personally, he had seen a lot of it.

Just going to the homes of his uncles and uncles, concubines were carried in one by one, and he could not remember how many times he had seen his aunts and uncles crying secretly.

But that kind of life was not what he wanted.

He wanted to find someone who loved him and spend his life with him just like his father and mother.

But now it seems that those are just extravagant wishes after all.

Shen Jingxuan asked: "What about the future? Do you really plan to be alone?"

"Instead of not being the one you like, it's better to live alone and end my life." Yun Qingmo looked at Shen Jingxuan and said every word what he was thinking.

But when Shen Jingxuan heard it, she inexplicably felt a hint of sadness.

After a long while, Shen Jingxuan raised the corners of her lips and said softly: "Amo is right, but..."

She looked at him without blinking and continued, "What about the person who just likes you?"

"Have you ever thought that if you don't respond, the other woman will be left alone and helpless for the rest of her life."

"The end result is just one more person who thinks the same as you."

When Yun Qingmo heard Shen Jingxuan's words, the smile on his face froze for a moment.

He knew who the woman she was talking about was, and he also knew that she had never married.

Even if two people met, they would just nod slightly at each other as a greeting.

Yun Qingmo couldn't help but think of the day when Shen Jingxuan and Jiang Shaoying sent him out of the city. She was crying and every word she spoke clearly fell into his ears.

"If you never marry, I will never marry."

Jiang Shaoying's serious voice kept echoing in my ears, and her determined eyes flashed in my mind...

Yun Qingmo was unable to move for a moment, as if he was frozen in place, staring at Shen Jingxuan woodenly.

"Amo, if you don't have that person, the one you plan to live with for the rest of your life, why can't you accept her?"

"At least there is someone who loves you to accompany you. At least she will not be lonely and helpless for the rest of her life. At least she will have a place to stay after her father grows old."

Shen Jingxuan pursed her lips and looked at Yun Qingmo, but ultimately did not continue speaking.

These things were not something she could control. All she could do was persuade them not to regret their decision.

As for what will happen in the future, we can only depend on whether fate will shine and whether there will be two fewer people who will die alone in this world.

Seeing Yun Qingmo lost in thought, Shen Jingxuan did not disturb him, nor did she stay any longer. She stood up and left Qianyu Chamber of Commerce.

Just as she stepped out of Qianyu Chamber of Commerce, she saw Ling Feng rushing over and her brows furrowed slightly.

Ling Feng came to Shen Jingxuan and said anxiously: "My queen, something happened in the palace, please return to the palace quickly."

Shen Jingxuan looked into his eyes for a moment, then walked towards the carriage.

"Send someone to Zuiyue Tower to have Ling Qiong and Ling Huan return to the palace alone, and tell Chen Yi and Jiang Shaoying that they don't have to wait for me."

After she finished speaking, she quickly got on the carriage. Without waiting for her to sit down, Ling Feng drove the carriage quickly towards the palace.