Wen Zhimiao waited until Wen Jiuzhao had opened all the gifts before returning to his room to sleep. After all, he had to attend court early the next day.

However, after returning to his room, Wen Zhimiao couldn't fall asleep. He had been sleeping with Shi Wanyue in the past few days, but today he felt a little uncomfortable sleeping alone.

However, the journey was still quite tiring, and the supplies in the palace were much better than those outside the palace.

Wen Zhimiao eventually fell asleep without realizing it.

And she wasn’t the only one who had trouble sleeping at first.

Shi Wanyue drank some wine and felt a little groggy. On the way back, Shi Guanchao suddenly asked her, "Wanyue, you and His Highness?"

Shi Wanyue was a little surprised to hear Shi Guanchao's question. She didn't expect Shi Guanchao to ask her so directly.

Shi Wanyue bowed her head slightly: "Mother, please forgive me, my daughter..."

She bit her lip gently and said, "My daughter loves Your Highness, and Your Highness... is also like this."

Although I had guessed it a long time ago, it still seemed a little unbelievable when I heard it with my own ears.

"Have you thought it through?" Shi Guanchao asked again.

Shi Wanyue nodded gently: "Well, I've thought about it. My daughter doesn't want to let go of Her Highness, no matter what her status is."

Hearing this, Master Guanchao couldn't help but laugh: "Don't be so serious, it seems like I'm trying to stop you."

Shi Wanyue scratched her head: "Mother...that's not what I meant."

"Okay, I know you just want to say that no matter who she is or what she will face in the future, you will choose to stand with her, right?" Shi Guanchao asked.

Shi Wanyue nodded gently: "Yes."

Shi Guanchao rubbed her head and said, "Then stick to your choice."

"But you also have to know that it is very difficult for an emperor to love someone wholeheartedly. If you look at the entire history of emperors like the current emperor, you will find that she is unique."

"It's not just her strategy, nor is it just her decisiveness and her innate imperial temperament. What's even more valuable is her emphasis on feelings."

"Wanyue, you should know that many people throughout history believe that those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters, and that love that lasts until death is something they think is useless. Most emperors will like someone, but once they stand at the highest position, they may not have a pure heart at that moment, because everything is within their reach and will not seem so precious. I believe that Her Highness does have a pure heart now, but it is hard to say in the future, because she will eventually become the emperor's person."

Shi Guanchao held her hand again: "Mother will not stop you, but I hope you can think this through. You have always been a child with your own opinions. Mother believes that you know what you are doing, but I hope you can think it through."

"If you have made up your mind, the mother who should help will naturally help you." Shi Guanchao smiled and kissed Shi Wanyue's forehead. She rarely did such intimate actions.

Shi Wanyue looked up at Shi Guanchao and said seriously, "Mother, I don't know what the future holds, but my decision remains the same. I am willing and hope that I will be the one to accompany her all the way."

"I can't deny her present self just because of something bad that hasn't happened yet in the future. This is unfair and unreasonable."

Shi Wanyue's voice was soft, but her eyes were firm.

Shi Guanchao laughed: "I knew it."

Shi Wanyue's cheeks turned a little red.

"You are very similar to your biological mother. She is also the kind of person who will never give up once she makes a decision."

"But you are smarter than her." Shi Guanchao looked at Shi Wanyue with some satisfaction: "You have grown up."

This time, Shi Wanyue left Yunjing. During the days she was in Nanshao, her letters were often sent back to Yunjing, and occasionally letters from home were also sent back. Every time her grandmother saw the letter, she would always mutter about how long it would take for her to return, and by the way, she would also scold Shi Guanchao for sending the child to that uncivilized place to suffer.

Shi Guanchao also gradually realized that Shi Wanyue was also a big child. When a child grows up, he will naturally have his own pursuits and ambitions, and will naturally leave home.

Suddenly, she began to understand her mother.

Shi Wanyue looked at Shi Guanchao, reached out and hugged her. She leaned against Shi Guanchao gently and said, "Mother, I miss you."

If it were based on what Master Guanchao had taught her, Master Wanyue would definitely not have said such a thing.

But she has not only been taught by Master Guanchao since she was a child.

There is also the influence of Su Qingluo, Yun Zhou, and Wen Zhimiao.

Wen Zhimiao has never concealed her feelings. If she likes someone, she likes him/her; if she misses someone, she misses him/her and she always says it directly.

Shi Guanchao paused slightly after hearing her words, then reached out and gently hugged her back.

"Sir, we're home." The coachman said outside.

"Okay." Shi Guanchao responded calmly, then took Shi Wanyue's hand and said, "Go home."

The mother and daughter got off the carriage together: "Your grandmother should not be asleep yet. She knew you would come back today and was waiting for you."

Shi Wanyue looked at the lanterns hanging in the house. From the moment she entered the door, she felt as if the house had been cleaned.

"Your grandmother knew you would be back in the next few days, so she ordered people to clean the house inside and out."

Upon hearing this, Shi Wanyue couldn't help but curl her eyes: "Why didn't mother persuade him a little? The old lady shouldn't work so hard."

"Just let her find something to do." Shi Guanchao said with a smile.

Shi Wanyue curled her lips again: "That's right."

Sure enough, when she got home, everyone in the family was still awake. Shi Wanyue saw her grandmother running out in a hurry and quickly went over to hug her.

Knowing that she was having dinner in the palace, the family did not prepare any dinner for them. However, the old lady was still a little overly happy and insisted on personally sending Shi Wanyue back to her room.

After finally coaxing her grandmother away, Shi Wanyue finally had some free time.

After washing up and lying on the bed, I still couldn't fall asleep for a long time.

She had become too accustomed to Wen Zhimiao's presence these days, and now that she was gone she felt a little uncomfortable.

After He Yuanyao returned home, she couldn't fall asleep, which was a rare occurrence.

She even took a pot of wine and climbed up to the roof by herself, drinking by herself for a long time.

In the past, she had never seriously thought about what kind of feelings she had for Wen Jiuzhao. She only knew that she liked to follow her, liked her teaching her to read, and even thought it was good for her to scold her. After all, it was all for her good. Although He Yuanyao would occasionally complain about the pain, she would obediently do whatever Wen Jiuzhao said.

I didn't think too much about it. During this trip to Nanshao, I saw Wen Zhimiao and Shi Wanyue. He Yuanyao couldn't help but wonder whether she liked Wen Jiuzhao?

She seemed a little confused.

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