Rebirth: Ordinary Life and Living

Zhou Xinyue gently put down the painting, wiped her tears, turned her head to look out the window, looked at the sky, stared at the birds flying in the sky in a daze, and calmed down after a while.

He said, "How did he die? What did he say before he died?"

Jin Youyuan understood what she was asking and what she wanted to know.

"The queen stood on my side. I knew his original plan a long time ago. When he failed in his rebellion and was surrounded by me in the palace, I stood in front of him and he asked me to take good care of you and your son, and to ensure your safety for the rest of your lives. Then he committed suicide."

Zhou Xinyue didn’t know what she was thinking at the moment, her mind felt blank.

At this moment, she was looking at the gray sky, and she was wondering if the sky was also gray and without any sunshine when he left this world that day.

Looking up at the sky, my mind always comes to the scenes of him smiling, him being silent, him laughing, him holding the child and spinning around while turning his head to look at her, and him picking up food for her and joking.

He left without a return date, he left forever, leaving me alone waiting and missing him.

At this time, a breeze blew, the winter wind touched the forehead and dyed the forest, startled the years, dyed the youth, but it was a pity that the dream entered the heart, startled the eyebrows, and hurt the heart. The heart-wrenching sorrow was blown by the wind, blowing down the yellow flowers and filling the sky.

Huge tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes. She would never see him again.

Jin Youyuan looked sad and said gently, "I gave him the posthumous title of prince and buried him in the Jin family cemetery."

Zhou Xinyue was silent for a long time before she said in a hoarse voice, "Can I ask you a favor?"

"You can say it, but don't ask for anything. Just give the order."

Zhou Xinyue said calmly, "Move my aunt to his grave and bury her with him. This way my aunt won't be alone."

"it is good."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Yue'er, please don't be like this, okay? Come back with me, okay?"

Zhou Xinyue looked out the window without saying another word.

Jin Youyuan felt uncomfortable watching her silence.

After a long silence, Zhou Xinyue wiped her tears and continued to ask, "How is the mansion? Are the eldest lady and the third concubine okay?"

Jin Youyuan looked a little lonely and said, "I urged the old general to stay out, but he didn't listen to my advice and joined the fight. He was seriously injured and died in the fight. Your eldest wife and third concubine knew that the old general had passed away and then drank the medicinal wine and followed the general. As for the fourth and fifth concubines, they took the property of the mansion and fled everywhere. They have long been missing in the panicked crowd. They may be in danger. I have buried the old general, your eldest wife and third concubine in Xishan."

Zhou Xinyue closed her eyes tightly, her brows furrowed, and tears flowed like pearls from a broken string.

The first time I woke up in the 銆怱mansion, every detail of my stay there seemed to have happened yesterday.

The gentle and kind care of the eldest lady and the third concubine made Zhou Xinyue feel heartbroken at this moment. She once thought that if the old general insisted on fighting side by side with Jin Yourong, the eldest lady and the third concubine would not live in disgrace because they both loved him sincerely.

When this day really came, Zhou Xinyue's heart was already numb with pain, and she didn't know how to breathe.

After a long time, Zhou Xinyue stood in front of the window with red and swollen eyes, looking towards the direction of Cangdu City, muttering silently in her heart: "Grandma, aunt, rest in peace, I will take good care of myself, you don't have to worry about me anymore, I'm fine."

Jin Youyuan looked at Zhou Xinyue with heartache. He knew that Zhou Xinyue was extremely heartbroken at the moment, but such an outcome was not something he could control.

Jin Youyuan wanted to comfort her several times but didn't know where to start. After a long silence, he couldn't help but said, "Yue'er, come back with me? Okay?"

Jin Youyuan also thought that she could go back to the West Mountain of Cangdu City to visit his eldest wife and third aunt to pay tribute.

Zhou Xinyue turned around, picked up the scented tea on the table and took a sip, then exclaimed, "It tastes really good... I'm tired, I want to go back to my room in Xuanjiyuan to rest, please send my two children back to Xuanjiyuan later, thank you."

Zhou Xinyue raised her head and drank it all in one gulp, then turned and walked to the door to open it. Jin Youyuan stood up and said, "The flower hairpin on your head is very beautiful. The improved appearance looks very good. The fire not only did not destroy the original appearance, but gave it a new life. I believe my mother in heaven will be very pleased. Yue'er, I will wait for your reply. I will always wait for you."

Zhou Xinyue lowered her head without saying anything, opened the door and left.

After returning to Xuanjiyuan and coming to the study, she looked at the four treasures of the study used by Jin Yourong and the calligraphy and paintings in the scroll, and stared into tears.

Soon the children were sent back. Zhou Xinyue cried with joy. The children were very well taken care of.

Zhou Xinyue finally let go of her worries.

The children hadn't seen Zhou Xinyue crying so hard for a long time.

Jin Youyuan ordered his men to surround Xuanjiyuan completely, not allowing even a fly to fly out and not even a mosquito to fly in, and to keep a tight watch on it.

Zhou Xinyue asked Xiaomei and others to leave and not enter the hospital. Xiaomei knew that Zhou Xinyue no longer trusted her, so she called Xiaolan, Xiaozhu and Xiaoju to leave the hospital.

Xiaomei quickly reported to Jin Youyuan, who nodded calmly and said, "Let her be, as long as she is happy."

Zhou Xinyue lived a peaceful life for a few days. Every morning, Jin Youyuan would come into the courtyard to accompany Zhou Xinyue for breakfast. After breakfast, he would return to another small courtyard to review the memorials sent to him. At noon, he would also come to accompany Zhou Xinyue for lunch until Zhou Xinyue took a nap.

After lunch, he returned to the courtyard to review memorials until the evening.

In the evening, he returned to Xuanjiyuan to have dinner with Zhou Xinyue. After dinner, he always suggested going out for a walk.

Zhou Xinyue usually treated him indifferently, and only occasionally accompanied him for a walk to help him digest his food.

In this way, after Zhou Xinyue figured out the pattern of Jin Youyuan's treatment of her in the past few days and found out the various situations of the guards around Xuanjiyuan, she quietly brewed a plan in her mind.

That day, Jin Youyuan had dinner with her as usual, and suggested going out for a walk to digest the food. Zhou Xinyue agreed with a smile.

Jin Youyuan was overjoyed because he had proposed many times in the past but she only agreed once, and her attitude was also gentle today.

Zhou Xinyue asked the wet nurse and Fanxing to take good care of the child, and she and Jin Youyuan took a walk in the garden of the mansion.

Jin Youyuan stared in a daze at Zhou Xinyue's back as she was walking in front of him. She was clearly in front of him, but why did she feel so far away? He couldn't tell what was right or wrong, he just felt that she was getting farther and farther away.

Jin Youyuan stopped and stared at Zhou Xinyue's back in a daze for a while. Seeing Zhou Xinyue walking farther and farther away, he suddenly called out, "Yue'er."

Zhou Xinyue stopped and turned to look at him.

The moment she turned around, he felt she was so beautiful. She was still wearing a white dress, with a simple bun and a hairpin in her hair.

Jin Youyuan walked over, held her hands and said, "Sometimes I feel like you are so far away from me, as if you are about to leave me. I am very afraid that you will leave. Maybe you will think that I am too worried. You are clearly by my side now, and I still say such things. You will think that I am stupid, right?"

Zhou Xinyue smiled and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. I'm standing right here at this moment."

Jin Yourong put his hands on Zhou Xinyue's shoulders and slowly embraced her in his arms. Zhou Xinyue did not resist, which meant she agreed.

Jin Youyuan was so happy. Zhou Xinyue didn't even let him touch her hand for some time. Does she accept him now?

"Yue'er, I'm so happy. I'm really happy that you accept me again. These days are the most peaceful, most practical and happiest days I have had in a long time. Do you know how many times I dreamed of living such a peaceful and contented life with you at midnight. I'm so happy and blessed. Being able to spend my life with the woman I love most is my greatest wish in this life, and I think I have realized it. Yue'er, it's great to have you by my side."

Zhou Xinyue didn't say anything, just looked ahead quietly.

Jin Youyuan was delighted as he looked at Zhou Xinyue, who was well-behaved and quiet in his arms.

"Yue'er, come back with me, okay?"

Zhou Xinyue slowly broke free from Jin Youyuan's arms, took a few steps forward, looked ahead and said, "Would you like me to go back to Cangdu City with you and let me live with your wives and concubines? I heard that you married three nieces and two nephews from the Empress Dowager's family. Do you want me to live with them for the rest of my life in that world of golden tiles and red walls, fighting with them every day for your little bit of favor?"

Jin Youyuan's heart tightened and he said, "If you don't want to go back to the palace, I will build a house for you and Sandan, and bring your sister from Ping'an Village. You and your family can live together and I will come to see you anytime. Is that okay?"

Zhou Xinyue was silent.