Nan Hua passed a look at Long Qian Xing and then replied, "You know the answer."
Long Qian Xing smiled helplessly.
Yeah, he knew.
He just wanted to ask it again. However, Nan Hua ignored Long Qian Xing and walked towards Gu Xia Mo, who was still resting on his wheelchair. He raised his head and smiled at Nan Hua, who came to him. "Thank you."
"I didn't do much." Nan Hua shook her head. "I'll bring you inside, but you have to wait because someone else will e first."
Someone else?
Gu Xia Mo arched his eyebrows as his eyes flickered. He seemed to understand why Nan Hua brought him here, so he nodded and didn't reject Nan Hua's words. After that, Nan Hua made her way into Yi Shang Temple and met with the abbot there. The abbot was not surprised to see her there and another apprentice brought her to the place where Empress Dowager Yan, Yan Jin Nian, was located. Over the past few years, Yan Jin Nian has been living a leisure life in this temple. Even though her health was not the best, but she didn't have much to think about and it felt extremely fortable for her to be here. This was the kind of life that she liked very much.
It was just that Yan Jin Nian had to admit that there was some loneliness deep in her heart. Because she knew that she had someone out there who couldn't see her because of various reasons. "Your Highness, there's a guest."
"A guest?"
Yan Jin Nian turned her head and looked at the gate of her courtyard. Her eyes widened slightly when she saw Nan Hua there, dressed in scholarly robe that was clearly more suitable for men. Yet, when Nan Hua wore it, there was no trace of mismatch or anything like that. Instead, it looked very harmonious and suitable for her.
Behind Nan Hua was a middle aged woman who looked fifty percent similar to her. She was dressed in relatively ordinary clothes, but Yan Jin Nian seemed to be able to recognize her. "Your Highness, I'm here to fulfill my promise," Nan Hua said and then stepped to the side, letting Yan Xi walked inside. Yan Xi looked at Yan Jin Nian with a plicated emotion. To be honest, when Nan Hua mentioned about this matter to her back on Mountain Xia, she was still in the state of disbelief. Because she knew very well that she has been separated from everyone from the Yan Family for so many years. The day when the Yan Family moved to Fei Yang Kingdom, it was not very peaceful.
A lot of people wanted to kill them and so on. The young Yan Jin Nian was caught in the turmoil and Yan Xi brought Yan Jin Nian out. It was just that she herself had to run and after that never returned, which made the Yan Family regarded her as dying. Even if they felt a pity, the Yan Family had no interest to spend so much manpower to search for a young woman.
They didn't have so much time. "Little Aunt…" Yan Jin Nian called out. "It's been a while, Jin Nian," Yan Xi replied with a faint smile. Yan Jin Nian nodded, her fingers clenched on the chair. Even though the event happened as nothing more than memories for her deep in her mind, but she had long treated herself as the Yan Jin Nian in this world. She knew very well that Yan Xi had saved her life.
She stood up and walked towards Yan Xi, who also stepped forward.
After they got close, Yan Jin Nian stretched her hand and then hugged Yan Xi tightly. "I miss you so much, Little Aunt…"
Yan Xi patted Yan Jin Nian's back. Nan Hua saw this and silently moved away. She had no interest to interrupt the reunion between the two of them. Anyway, she had to fulfill her promise if she wanted to proceed wit her next plan. After Yan Xi and Yan Jin Nian calmed down slightly, they sat down and started to talk about the past event. Yan Xi told Yan Jin Nian that she did nearly died after separating from the Yan Family and the pursuer. However, Yan Xi was saved by Si Mo Fan, who was having his break nearby. As Imperial Family Guard, Si Mo Fan also had his break when it was changing shift. He saved her out of kindness and that was how the two of them met.
After that, Yan Xi refused to return to the Yan Family and figured out a way for her to survive out there. Because Yan Xi knew that if she were to return to the Yan Family, she would be nothing more than a daughter who would be married away to let the Yan Family gain foothold in Fei Yang Kingdom. Yan Jin Nian also shared her life to Yan Xi, about how she grew up and eventually bee the Empress and now Empress Dowager. The two women had a lot to talk with each other. But in the end, it all came down to simple sentence.
"I'm glad you live well, Jin Nian," Yan Xi said with a faint smile. Even though Yan Jin Nian said that her life was difficult, but in the end, Yan Jin Nian was able to live freely in this temple.
It was not luxurious, but it was also a type of freedom that was rarely experienced by many people. Yan Jin Nian heard Yan Xi's words and smiled back. "I'm glad you're also living a good life, Little Aunt."
For so many years, she thought that her little aunt had died.
For her to be able to see Yan Xi again, Yan Jin Nian was satisfied. It helped to untie the knot in her heart that she had buried for so many years. The two women hugged once another one more time before they went their separate ways. They have their own lives now.
And this meeting… is good enough.
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