Concubine Qi came to the main hall with her maid, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

"My beloved, what do you want from me?"

"I personally cooked a few cakes for Your Majesty to try."

Concubine Qi slowly took out some cakes from the food box and placed them on the emperor's table. The emperor took a piece and tasted it, "My beloved concubine, you are thoughtful. The cakes you make are still delicious."

"It is my concubine's blessing that the emperor likes me."

"Your Majesty, Concubine Ruan is gone, and the Empress Dowager is now in seclusion. Your Majesty has entrusted the harem to me, and it is my duty to arrange the marriage for the Third Prince."

"He's an adult now, but he's still unmarried. Although I'm not his mother, I've watched the Third Prince grow up. He's suffered a lot since he was a child without a mother. Two years ago, his leg injury didn't heal, so he missed the marriageable age. Now that his leg injury has healed, it's time to find him a good marriage."

The emperor was pleased to hear Concubine Qi's words and said, "My beloved, you are so thoughtful. I plan to put the selection of a concubine on the agenda after he returns. You should first make a list of suitable noble ladies in the capital, and then choose a concubine when he returns."

Concubine Qi placed a piece of paper in front of the Emperor, "Your Majesty, the three girls listed above are suitable for the Third Prince's principal wife, and they will also become his virtuous wives in the future. The Princess of Ya'an cured the Third Prince's leg injury. Although she is of low status, she is still qualified to be a concubine. If the world knows that the Third Prince's concubine is of low status and an orphan, they will surely praise Your Majesty for his benevolence and wisdom."

The emperor looked at the list thoughtfully and said nothing.

Concubine Qi couldn't tell what the emperor was thinking, so she said, "I beg the emperor for mercy again."

"What's the matter?"

"Ning'er, you are now of marriageable age. I would like to help you choose a husband."

"Do you have the right person?"

"Ye Shiming, the legitimate son of Lord Xuan. Xie Yongheng, the legitimate son of General Xie of the Cavalry Battalion. And Chu Jun, the legitimate grandson of the King of Chu. I have sent people to investigate and found that their conduct and character are all excellent. Please, Your Majesty, make your decision."

"Go back and let me think about it."

"Chen and concubine retire."

After Concubine Qi left, the emperor sat there looking at the list and pondered for a long time.

My thoughts drifted back to a long time ago. The scene of my first meeting with Concubine Ruan is still vivid in my mind. She was beautiful and played the piano well. She is still fresh in my memory. In the end, she became my concubine.

When she was pregnant, he was sent out on an errand by the late emperor. When he returned, he was told that she had died in childbirth. The emperor had forgotten whether he was heartbroken or hysterical at the time.

Time flies by and his son is about to get married. He murmured quietly: "Xin'er, are you okay over there? Rui'er is about to marry his first wife. If you were still here, you would definitely help take care of all these things."

The emperor slowly walked out of the palace and looked at the snowflakes flying all over the sky, his eyes filled with melancholy and longing.

Eunuch Chen cautiously walked to the emperor's side and gently reminded him, "Your Majesty, it's cold outside, be careful of your health."

The emperor was slightly startled, as if awakened from his deep thoughts, but his gaze was still fixed on the white world.

"Concubine Ruan...is she doing well in heaven?"

Eunuch Chen felt a pang in his heart. He knew that the emperor had feelings for Concubine Ruan. Concubine Ruan had only spent a few months with the emperor, but the emperor still missed her to this day.

Chu Jun sent invitations to the Princess's Mansion many times, but was rejected every time. However, he did not give up. He brought his attendant Chu Qing to the suburban medical school and ordered someone to call Shen Xue out. Shen Xue had no choice but to bring Su Yu and Su Luo to see him.

She was afraid that it would have a bad influence on people in the academy if they saw it, so she quickly took Chu Jun to a deserted place to avoid being seen and spreading bad rumors.

There is still half a month until the Chinese New Year. The whole world is covered with white snow. Shen Xue wears a white cloak to cover her head, blending into the snow.

Walking to a secluded corner, Shen Xue frowned and asked, "Mr. Chu, what do you want from me? I heard from the guards that you keep sending visiting cards into the mansion. Why is that?"

Seeing Shen Xue's angry expression, Chu Jun quickly apologized: "Princess Ya'an, please don't be angry. I am sorry for disturbing you. But I must speak my mind today."

"Mr. Chu, it's better not to say some things, so as to avoid embarrassment when we meet again."

"County Lady, you know my feelings, so you moved to the medical school just to avoid me?"

"Mr. Chu, I am devoted to studying medicine and have no other thoughts. Please don't bother me and stop sending visiting cards. Your behavior has affected my life."

A trace of sadness flashed in Chu Jun's eyes, but he still said gently to Shen Xue: "County Lady, I know you are obsessed with medicine, but I am willing to wait. When you are willing to face my feelings, I will ask a matchmaker to come to your house to propose marriage."

Shen Xue sighed softly, "Mr. Chu, please don't waste your time on me. Nothing will happen between you and me, or we'll end up with nothing."

Chu Yun said firmly, "It's too early for the county lady to speak like this. Things in the world change rapidly."

"Master Chu, I saved you. You won't repay me with evil and ruin my reputation, will you? If that's the case, I really saved the wrong person."

After Shen Xue finished speaking, she left without looking back.

Chu Jun watched Shen Xue leave resolutely, and his heart was instantly gripped with pain, as if it were being cut by a knife.

Su Yu looked at Chu Yun and said firmly, "Mr. Chu, your affection is precious, but it is a burden to my county lady. Since I saved you, please stop pestering me. If anyone gets to know, I don't know what rumors will be spread to slander my county lady."

"It's nothing for you, a noble family man, but my county lady is an orphan with no one to rely on. This is a fatal blow to her. Please, Mr. Chu, let my county lady go! Don't let her become a joke for the people of the capital, and don't let her become a reason for others to attack her."

After hearing Su Yu's words, Chu Yun staggered, his eyes filled with sadness. His feelings for the county lord were a burden and a fatal blow.

The first time I fell in love with a girl, I was told this was the result. I felt like my heart was bleeding.

After Su Yu finished speaking, she left without looking back, leaving Chu Yun and his servant standing there motionless.

Chu Qing looked at her son with both heartache and helplessness, and said cautiously: "Sir, let's go back! There are many beautiful women in the world, why bother to focus on someone who doesn't cherish you. You are obsessed with her just to thank her for saving your life, but in fact, you may not really like her in your heart."

"With your family background, you are more than capable of finding a princess. Why bother yourself and others?"

Chu Yun sneered: "Your son fell in love with a girl for the first time but was rejected. Instead of comforting her, you even add insult to injury."

"Sir, this is unfair! How dare I kick someone when they're down? I'm just being realistic. The county lady's heart isn't with you. If you keep insisting, it will only bring harm to you and the county lady. By then, it will be too late to regret."

Chu Jun looked at the direction where Shen Xue left and murmured to himself: "Is it really not suitable? Is this just your excuse or do you have someone in your heart?"

"Sir, I think the county lady may already have someone in her heart."

"Who is he? Is he from a better family than me? Is he better to her than I am?"

"Sir, affection cannot be measured by family background and harmony."

"You are single and you don't understand what emotion is."

"I'm single, but I've seen enough to understand. The county lady definitely has someone she likes, but they haven't formally proposed marriage yet. So, sir, please let her go! It will be the best outcome for both you and the county lady."

"You are not a man to be trapped by petty love affairs. You will be the great general who will inherit the throne of the King of Chu and the hero who will protect the people. How can you be troubled by such petty emotions? If you tell others about it, you will be laughed at."

Chu Yun glanced at his attendant, his heart bleeding. He was talking without any pain in his waist. He had never experienced what it felt like to be rejected by the girl he liked, so he said it so lightly.

He watched Shen Xue disappear into the vast expanse of white, and sighed deeply, "Let's go back!"

"Sir, have you figured it out?"

"Isn't it the same result whether you think about it or not?"

"I knew you were a real man, sir. There are so many girls in the capital who adore you. Why did you hang yourself on a tree?"

Chu Jun glared at Chu Qing and angrily said, "Shut up. If you can't comfort others, you treat yourself like air."

"I can just pretend to be air!"

Although Chu Jun was somewhat unwilling, she knew that the man was her savior. If rumors were spread about him, how would she get married in the future? She did not want to be an ungrateful and despicable person.

Shen Xue, Su Yu and the others returned to the dormitory. "I hope he can come to his senses and stop looking for me."

"County Lady, you've made it clear to him. He probably won't come again. I don't think Princess Chu is the type to keep pestering me. She has her own dignity and pride."

"Hopefully!"

"County Lady, ever since you moved to the medical school, people have often asked about the situation at the County Lady's Mansion."

"Tell someone to pass a message to Ye Qing, telling him not to send grandma and grandpa to the capital. I will wait for Xiaonan to release Mu and go back to Yunzhou to celebrate the New Year together."

"Yes."

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