Happy Spring Every Year

Shen Jiasui has already sat down beside the couch.

When she saw that Mr. Lin's lips were white, she couldn't help but feel tears welling up in her eyes when she thought about how she almost died when she heard the "bad news" yesterday.

But the old man didn't take it seriously and continued to ramble on: "At least I can still live for a few more years. This is great, I can even help you and Xiuzhi take care of the children!"

"Is the yard ready? I'll move in in a few days."

"Xiuzhi was talking so much nonsense in prison yesterday. I heard he even invited the chef from Yangzhou?"

"I'm so greedy, I dream about braised lion's head!"

Shen Jiasui: “…”

The teacher's mouth is really...

"Teacher, I just saw Concubine Rong leave the house?"

Mr. Lin's chattering mouth suddenly stopped.

"..."

He pretended to be busy, wasn't he just trying to stop Sui Ya from talking?

If it were Xiuzhi, he would have known better than to ask.

Unlike a young girl, she immediately put him on the spot...

Forget it, I’m old now, so I’ll just tell you the truth.

Thinking of this, Mr. Lin let out a breath, with a hint of gloom between his brows.

"then......."

"Alas, back then, the teacher was arrogant and looked down upon the love between children. Who would have thought that those few self-righteous words would make the teacher regret for most of his life."

.......

"No matter if she's the daughter of the Zhang family or the Li family, a man with great ambitions should be able to travel far and wide. How can he be bound by his family at such a young age?"

"Besides, I've always been away studying. Marrying a girl and leaving her alone in an empty house would be a sin."

"No, no, even if I see you, I won't change my mind!"

.......

Who would have thought that when they met at the banquet later, she was so eloquent and knowledgeable that she was not inferior to him, the successful champion, in both knowledge and experience.

During the banquet, he mustered up the courage to step forward and greet her proactively, displaying what he thought was the most suave attitude. However, he was met with a barrage of cold remarks from the girl, which made his face flush red, and he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

After the banquet, he found out that the girl he had rejected was her.

Thinking about it this way, I feel so anxious and regretful.

Later, he took the initiative to host several banquets, including poetry gatherings and flower viewing parties. Worried that she would not be able to refuse, he went to great lengths to invite all the young men and beautiful women in the city.

After a few rounds, he finally found an opportunity to apologize in person and earned a smile from the girl.

After that, we met several times. The more we got to know each other, the more we fell in love with each other.

The young heartbeat was bright and passionate, pouring out almost all his desire and enthusiasm for love.

He was filled with joy and told her that he had already told his parents about his feelings and would choose an auspicious day to have a matchmaker come to propose marriage!

But she turned away and said tearfully: The decree for the talent show has come down.

One is the emperor who rules the world, and the other is a young boy from Yangzhou. Any elder who hears this will know what to choose.

Later, the news that she stayed in the palace spread back to Yangzhou, and everyone came to congratulate her.

She held banquets one after another at home and the whole family celebrated.

He found the food at the banquet boring and then stormed out.

After that, he traveled, studied hard, and took the imperial examinations. The years passed by quickly, and he no longer had the desire to start a family.

Until... I was in the imperial court and finally saw her at a palace banquet...

At that moment, he lost his composure and knocked over the cup in front of him, and met her glance that she cast at him across the noisy crowd.

......

Mr. Lin couldn't stop coughing a few times, which startled Shen Jiasui so much that he hurriedly brought him some tea.

But he waved his hand, raised his head, and a bitter look on his face.

"Sui girl, some things and some people, if you miss them, you miss them forever."

"Just now..."

As Mr. Lin spoke, he took out a letter from under his pillow and handed it to Shen Jiasui.

Shen Jiasui was almost immersed in the past. He subconsciously took the letter, reached out to take out the letter paper, and unfolded it. There were only a few words:

"Look at my past and admire the spring with me. In the next life, don't miss it again..."

Looking at such gentle and beautiful handwriting, Shen Jiasui couldn't help but choke up.

Mr. Lin took the letter, folded it carefully, and put it back into the envelope carefully.

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On the other side, Tuoba Ning looked at Concubine Rong's expression, and after a while, he couldn't help but asked in a low voice:

"Grandma, you..."

Seeing that Concubine Rong did not answer, Tuoba Ning simply mustered up his courage and muttered, "In Yue Kingdom, the sky is big and the earth is big, but true love is the greatest. Ning'er's—"

"Ning'er."

Concubine Rong stopped on the palace road. This soft call made Tuoba Ning hurried over and asked with a guilty conscience:

"Grandma, does Ning'er talk too much?"

Concubine Rong raised her hand, pinched Tuoba Ning's cheek very gently, and said with a smile:

"Grandma is no longer young. She is not a lively girl like Ning'er."

"Even if she were twenty years younger, Grandmother might have the courage to leave the palace without hesitation, regardless of her status and etiquette."

"But, my grandmother is already over sixty years old..."

Having said this, Concubine Rong couldn't help but look up.

A few green branches emerged from the palace wall, swaying gently in the wind, with the azure blue sky behind them.

She originally thought that they would never see each other again in this life.

It's enough to see this one side.

"Furthermore, the Imperial Tutor is highly respected and of high moral character, and should not... leave any grounds for criticism."

As Concubine Rong said this, a hint of regret flashed across her face, but more of it was relief.

Tuoba Ning didn't understand.

She felt that if she had been thinking about someone for forty years, she would have to crawl to that person even if she had to!

"But grandma, it's never too late to be with the one you love."

"You have shared so many wonderful moments together. If you don't take this step now that you have the chance, you will regret it later!"

She lowered her voice and tried to persuade Concubine Rong so urgently in her ear.

But Concubine Rong shook her head gently, with a hint of old age and a hint of calmness.

"Isn't life all about those few moments, just trying to get by?"

A woman who entered the palace at the age of 28 and now has gray hair knows better than anyone how to live through the cold and lonely years.

Because those beautiful moments in the past and that wooden hairpin have truly accompanied her for more than 40 years.

Some regrets cannot be erased, and it is enough to understand his intentions.

From now on, every time she looks up, she knows that someone is reminiscing about the past and enjoying the spring with her.

If there is a next life, please don’t let fate play tricks on us, don’t let our fate be unequal, if our hearts know each other, then I pray that we can grow old together.