The Queen Mother jumped from the tower, and His Majesty was reborn with fear

Xie Yuxiu took the initiative to step forward, while Yu Jinzhi just stood there, looking up at the person in front of her.

"Are you still feeling uncomfortable?" Xie Yuxiu stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Yu Jinzhi's face.

Yu Jinzhi didn't know what was wrong with her. She was fine just now, but now when she heard such words, she felt inexplicably aggrieved.

Her eyes turned red and misty, causing Xie Yuxiu's heart to ache.

"It's okay to cry if you feel sad." Xie Yuxiu pulled the person into his arms and hugged him gently.

Yu Jinzhi did not resist the embrace. She leaned quietly in Xie Yuxiu's arms, and tears started falling without her knowing when.

"I miss my daddy." Yu Jinzhi's voice was very soft, but it was still blown into Xie Yuxiu's ears by the wind.

He stroked the back of Yu Jinzhi's head with his hand: "His only wish should be you, so you have to take better care of yourself."

Everyone understands the principle, but why is it so difficult to do it?

"I have done a lot of things, do you know everything?" Yu Jinzhi asked while leaning in his arms.

Xie Yuxiu did not deny it, but he did not completely agree with it either.

"At first, I only knew that you might want to do something today. I just found out everything." Xie Yuxiu did not send anyone to investigate from the beginning because he was afraid that Yu Jinzhi would become unhappy because of his investigation.

"But today was supposed to be your birthday. I did so much today and ruined your birthday." Yu Jinzhi came out of his arms.

But Xie Yuxiu didn't care about these at all. He only cared about Yu Jinzhi.

"Since it's my birthday, I should be able to make a wish, right?" Xie Yuxiu's change of topic seemed a bit drastic, and Yu Jinzhi didn't know what he wanted to do.

"What is your majesty's wish?" Yu Jinzhi asked.

"My wish is that Zhizhi can be fine. Although Zhizhi did a lot of things today, this cannot be called destruction, because you are the most important person in my heart." Xie Yuxiu actually spoke sweet words.

Yu Jinzhi was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but it was only for a moment, because she seemed to have gradually gotten used to Xie Yuxiu's way of expression.

"Haven't you eaten properly today? I'll take you back to eat." Xie Yuxiu held Yu Jinzhi's hands very naturally.

Yu Jinzhi glanced at their clasped hands, pursed her lips, but said nothing in the end.

The envoys from the State of Li will also leave the capital three days later. According to the original arrangement, it would take another half a month.

But because of this sudden incident, they did not plan to stay for too long. Princess Jia followed the third prince to the Kingdom of Li, while Princess Ning'an successfully stayed in the capital.

However, she did not choose to enter the harem, but chose the son of an earl whose family background was not very high. Xie Yuxiu arranged a marriage for the two of them, and gave them an adjustment period, and finally decided to get married in three months.

As for Yu Jinzhi...

"The general's mansion has been renovated long ago, and it's time for me to go back. I can't stay in the palace forever." Yu Jinzhi looked at Xie Yuxiu in front of him.

Xie Yuxiu was obviously unwilling, and his face looked a little lonely.

"Do you have to go back? I thought you would change your mind today." Xie Yuxiu didn't know when he had become so cautious.

Compared to him, Yu Jinzhi was obviously much more free and easy: "Your Majesty, I don't like the palace."

Xie Yuxiu remained silent for a long time, just staring at the person in front of him. Yu Jinzhi was not afraid at all, just meeting his gaze.

After a long time, Xie Yuxiu stood up from his seat and slowly walked in front of Yu Jinzhi.

He held Yu Jinzhi's hand and Yu Jinzhi did not resist.

"Can you not leave? If there is anything you don't like, tell me and I will change it, okay?" Xie Yuxiu's eyes actually began to turn red.

Yu Jinzhi looked into his eyes: "Do you really want to trap me in a place I don't like?"

Xie Yuxiu was stunned when he heard this. He opened his mouth but couldn't find anything to refute.

"For me, the palace has long ceased to be a place worth remembering. Every time I look at a corner or a place, I will think of many things that make me unhappy."

"I spent half of my childhood in the imperial palace, where I learned palace rules and etiquette, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Since I was a child, the people around me told me that I needed to become a qualified lady from a noble family."

"I originally thought that the people around me treated me sincerely, but later I found that all the good things I had done before were based on interests. Their attitude towards me was based on weighing the pros and cons. I was just a chess piece, a very important chess piece. It is precisely because of this that I have the glory and status that everyone envies."

"Later, all of this was gone, because everything I cherished was shattered. You locked me up in the palace, and even my only qualification to act recklessly based on my status was completely taken away from me."

"I used to be flattered by everyone, but in an instant, everyone was scolding me. The spit of those people could drown me. My self-esteem was gone, and my previous ridiculous arrogance was wiped out."

"I have to look at your face every day. I'm afraid you'll get angry and I'll make you unhappy. Because I'm really afraid of you. At that time, you never cared about my feelings."

"I didn't know the reason at first, but I found out later. I recognized the wrong person, so... just think of it as me letting you down and breaking the promise I made to you. So I won't hate you, and I don't have the energy to hate you anymore. But... because I'm afraid, because I will always remember those indelible horrible memories, so I can never stay by your side as if nothing happened."

"The palace is a cage, and you are the shackles tied to me, and you locked it yourself..." The tears in Yu Jinzhi's eyes fell uncontrollably.

She broke free from Xie Yuxiu's hand.

"There will never be a way for our relationship to become normal, because it was abnormal from the beginning. Xie Yuxiu, I want to live a normal life. I don't want to think about those memories that terrify and suffocate me every day."

"You may not know, but I used to feel breathless every day. Xie Yuxiu...please let me go, okay? I was scared before, so I begged you many times, begging you not to be angry, begging you not to punish me, but you were unwilling to agree. Now I beg you once more, and you have to let me go back and let me leave the palace, okay? I beg you..."