Water Reflects Peach Blossoms
Chapter 140 Peach Blossoms in Three Lives and Three Worlds (3)
Su Jin asked, "This is the first time I've seen you in Heavenly Palace. What's your position?"
After coming to his senses, Jiang Ruan said, "I don't have a job. I spend most of my time practicing medicine in the human world."
"No wonder you have such great merit." Su Jin recalled, "When Empress Le Xu was teaching me the rules, she told me about some of the special regulations of the Heavenly Palace. She said that Emperor Donghua is the highest-ranking person in the Heavenly Palace. In the past, he pacified the four seas and eight wastelands and established the laws of the universe. Even now, he holds the power of life and death. All those who ascend to heaven must pay their respects to the Emperor, who will assign them official positions."
"Why don't you have an official position?"
Jiang Ruan was stunned by the question.
In fact, she did not go to see Donghua, and Donghua did not mention this matter. She has always been free, free to choose what she wants to do instead of being arranged.
Seeing that Jiang Ruan didn't answer, Su Jin pulled her sleeve and looked at her curiously: "Why don't you say anything?"
"Seeing you were sitting next to the Emperor just now, you must be in a very high position."
Jiang Ruan thought for a moment and asked, "Is it necessary to have an official position?"
"Yes." Su Jin nodded. "Empress Le Xu said that everyone in the Heavenly Palace must perform their duties and follow the rules in everything. This is what the Heavenly Palace is all about."
Jiang Ruan discovered that behind Su Jin's strict adherence to the rules was Le Xu: "Every time you mention a rule, you always mention Empress Le Xu."
"Yes." Su Jin answered as a matter of course: "Because these are what Empress Le Xu taught me."
"But your name is Su Jin." Jiang Ruan pointed out the problem: "Don't you have your own ideas?"
"When we first met, you were much more agile than you are now."
Although she was filled with extreme sorrow and pain afterwards, Su Jin was still herself. She could express her joy, anger, sorrow and happiness at will. Now, she was like a puppet on strings.
Su Jin frowned, thought for a moment, and then lowered her head. "I'm not just Su Jin, I'm also Zhao Ren. Now that I'm a princess, I have my own responsibilities. I'm no longer myself."
"Empress Le Xu was very kind to me. She taught me etiquette and how to survive in the Heavenly Palace instead of becoming an orphan who was bullied at will."
As she spoke, Su Jin couldn't help but shed tears with red eyes.
She wiped her tears and said, "I can't cry. It's not in line with the etiquette of a princess."
Jiang Ruan hugged her distressedly: "Su Jin is not an orphan who can be bullied at will. You are a descendant of the Su Jin clan. Your entire clan sacrificed for the Heavenly Palace. The Heavenly Clan should treat you well, instead of you selling your own joys and sorrows to please others in order to live a good life."
"Your parents didn't hand you over to the Heavenly Monarch just to make you suffer."
"I miss my parents!" Su Jin grabbed Jiang Ruan's clothes and cried loudly.
The little girl nestled in Jiang Ruan's arms, tears streaming down her face, venting her grievances after arriving in the Heavenly Palace and her longing for her parents.
Having vented enough, Su Jin sobbed and let Jiang Ruan wipe her tears with a handkerchief.
She spoke with tears in her voice: "I'm going to ask Empress Le Xu. I want... I want to do what I like."
Jiang Ruan touched her head: "Only those who know how to express themselves can let others know what they want, which will save them a lot of grievances."
"Don't you want me to please others?" Su Jin's eyes were full of confusion.
Jiang Ruan said softly, "At first, your flattery will make people think you're sensible and a good child, but gradually, your sensibility will make people ignore your kindness, and they will take it for granted that you should be sensible. Do you want to be the one who always gives in and gets wronged?"
Su Jin shook her head: "I want Empress Le Xu to think I'm good, but Empress Le Xu will always have her own children. I will be very good to my brother, but I don't want to be the one who gets wronged."
"My parents said that our Sujin clan are all warriors. Our Sujin girls are born to be outspoken and bright, and not afraid of any difficulties or obstacles in the world!"
"But now I am the only one left in the Sujin tribe..."
"Even if you're the only one left, you're still a member of the Sujin clan." Jiang Ruan told Sujin, "You're the last member of the Sujin clan. As long as you're here, the Sujin clan will exist. Don't forget, your name is Sujin."
"Your parents must also hope that you will be strong, happy, and able to live happily."
The orphan who sacrificed his entire clan for the Celestial Clan should not have all his spiritual energy and joy squeezed out of him, and live a dull life all day long.
"I should go back now." Su Jin stepped out of Jiang Ruan's arms. "I'm very happy to talk to you. If I want to talk to you in the future, where should I go?"
Jiang Ruan said, "I'm staying at Taichen Palace right now. If you want to see me, just go to Taichen Palace and tell the guard that you're looking for Jiang Ruan."
"Taichen Palace?" Su Jin asked, "What is your relationship with Emperor Donghua?"
Su Jin had only been in the Heavenly Palace for a few days and didn't know about Jiang Ruan's affairs, and Le Xu had never told her about it.
Jiang Ruan: "I am responsible for treating Emperor Donghua in Taichen Palace."
"Then I'll find time to talk to you later!" Su Jin said happily, "I also want to tell Madam Le Xu that I want to live happily according to my own ideas."
"I'm sure Empress Le Xu will be happy for me too!"
"Then... I'll go back first!"
After saying goodbye to Su Jin, Jiang Ruan stood up. She watched Su Jin's small figure running away. Not wanting to go back to Zichen Palace for the time being, she walked around the palace roads, wanting to go to the lotus pond to enjoy the scenery and relax.
……
When she ran to the gate of Zichen Palace, Su Jin ran so fast that she didn't stop and bumped into someone's legs!
She fell down, holding her forehead. She looked up and found herself shrouded in a tall shadow. The man standing in front of her and looking down at her was over nine feet tall, with white hair like snow that never melts. His condescending eyes were filled with a sense of indifference and oppression.
For a moment, Su Jin felt as if someone was strangling her throat and she couldn't breathe.
She wanted to explain something, but when she opened her mouth, she found that no sound came out. The happiness she had just felt was now replaced by fear!
The tall man squatted down, and a gentle smile bloomed on his handsome face that looked like an immortal in a painting.
Su Jin was not fooled by the man's smile, but became even more frightened.
"I... I didn't mean it..." She pouted and was about to cry.
"It's okay." Donghua looked at Su Jin's hand covering her forehead and said, "I'm sorry, I hurt you. I'll ask Siming to take you to the Medicine King later."
Su Jin: "No, no need..."
"Your name is Su Jin?" Donghua pretended to be confused even though he knew the truth.
Su Jin nodded: "Yes."
"How many days have you been in the Heavenly Palace?"
"Seven days."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Emperor Donghua..." Su Jin was really scared to tears.
If the highest official in the Heavenly Palace wanted to punish her, even if Empress Le Xu and Jiang Ruan pleaded for her, they would not be able to make the Emperor revoke his decision!
Seeing tears in Su Jin's eyes, Donghua wondered, "Does it hurt?"
Although the little girl bumped into him, she shouldn't have been in so much pain that she cried.
Su Jin shook her head: "...It doesn't hurt."
She is afraid!
Donghua's lips curved up beautifully, and the gentle smile on his face deepened. "If you have the chance, would you be willing to live in Taichen Palace?"
Su Jin opened her eyes wide, stood up hurriedly, knelt down and kowtowed to Donghua, then ran into the hall as if escaping!
Donghua's face froze. He stood up, straightened his sleeves, and casually asked Siming, who was following behind him, "Am I very scary?"
Siming grinned: "How could that be?"
Of course not. He laughs like he's trying to kidnap children. How can it not be scary?
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