If An Lingrong was reborn before the draft

In the Yangxin Palace, Zhen Huan was grinding ink for the emperor. She was used to doing this job, which of course was something many concubines wanted to do but could not.

"Your Majesty, Prince Guo is here." Su Peisheng came in to report.

"Old Seventeen? Why is he here?" The emperor was sitting at his desk reviewing memorials without looking up.

"I heard that Prince Guo went to Shoukang Palace to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager, and then came to pay his respects to you." It was winter, and the Empress Dowager had been suffering from a cold and refused to recover. Prince Guo often came to take care of her.

"Well, the seventeenth prince is filial, and the Empress Dowager loves him well. Let him in!" The Emperor ordered, and at the same time picked up the towel beside him to wipe the ink off his hands.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan walked to the table and bowed, "Your Majesty, Prince Guo is here to talk to you, I will not stay here any longer."

"It's okay, you've seen it before." The emperor said nonchalantly. The status of a noble is just a maidservant with a title in an ordinary wealthy family, so the emperor really doesn't care that much about maidservants.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you, Your Majesty." Prince Guo bowed as soon as he entered the room. It was not so formal, but it made people feel that there was less distance between them.

After Prince Guo finished his greetings, he saw Zhen Huan standing beside him, "Oh, Concubine Wan is here too, am I disturbing you, my brother?"

The emperor laughed at his nonsensical words, and Prince Guo also laughed along. Amid their laughter, Zhen Huan bowed to Prince Guo.

"How dare you tease me? If you are envious, you can marry my wife."

"Brother, please forgive me. If I marry a concubine, someone will control me. You know I like to be free, but I don't like to be controlled by others." Prince Guo replied with a smile. For his own plan, he could not marry easily.

"I heard that the young lady of the Duke of Pei is determined to marry you, even if it means taking you as a concubine. If you don't want to marry a wife, you can first take a concubine to have children." There was nothing in the capital that the emperor didn't want to know.

"Brother Emperor, I envy those who live together for their whole lives. If I marry her and just put her in the house, wouldn't that be a waste of her?" Prince Guo laughed, looking very rogue.

Zhen Huan, who was standing by, listened to their conversation without any expression. She remembered how excited she was when she heard about "together for a lifetime" in her previous life. Unfortunately, it was just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water.

Her memory flashed back to her past life. She still remembered the first time she was impressed by Prince Guo when she was forced to perform the Jinghong Dance. It was Prince Guo's sudden mediation that day that prevented her Jinghong Dance from falling into the mortal realm.

She still remembered what Prince Guo said to her,

"You just said that no one is heartless, and in your heart you like me a little bit, right?"

"If someone treats you wholeheartedly, wants to give you sunshine all year round, and protect you from wind and rain, wouldn't you be willing?"

"I am not the emperor, and my marriage has nothing to do with the fate of the country. As for whether the person I care about has the same feelings as me, I only believe that sincerity can move mountains and open rocks."

"Huan'er, in my heart, you are my heaven and earth. Without you, all these beautiful things are nothing to me. As long as I have you, no matter what I have lost in the past, I think it is worth it."

When I personally sent him off, I still remember what he said, "Xiyan is a flower that only blooms for one night, just like some things that are not accepted by the world and cannot see the light of day. But some things, no matter how unacceptable they are to the world and cannot see the light of day, will still flourish in our hearts and never wither."

I remember how guilty I felt when he died for me, but...

"Hehe" Zhen Huan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Mr. Wan, why are you laughing suddenly?"

Zhen Huan did not expect that the Emperor, who was having a pleasant conversation with Prince Guo, would notice her laughing, and was a little surprised for a moment.