Chapter 871 03-25 - 871: This Affection Can Be Cherished as a Memory
Chapter 871: Chapter 871: This Affection Can Be Cherished as a Memory
Gan Miaoruo’s smile vanished from her face, and it was a while before she finally spoke in a deep whisper.
“I do and I don’t. I say I do because they will always be my family, our blood indelibly linked. I say I don’t because I can’t stand their actions; there’s no familial love in their eyes. To them, I am inconsequential, as is my younger sister. We are merely tools in their hands! It’s such a shame that my sister still can’t see through this…”
Then, she fell silent all of a sudden, not uttering another word.
“Fool!”
Liu Sisi didn’t say much but instead naturally wrapped her arms around Gan Miaoruo’s shoulders, just like when she first learned that Ruo Ruo was coming to the capital city, and the two embraced tightly.
After a while, the two separated, and Liu Sisi looked into her eyes, seeing a determination that had never been there before.
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“Ruo Ruo, if, and I’m just saying if, history could repeat itself and you were given another chance to start over with Brother Nan, would you do everything as you did initially…”
“I would! I love him; this heart of mine has never changed.”
Gan Miaoruo’s gaze suddenly turned hazy: “I was too young back then, and you all always thought I didn’t understand love. But in fact, I was foolish, charging forward blindly, never looking back even if I hit a wall. If I had another chance to go back to that time, I would still pursue him with the same persistence.”
“And what if you two were to meet again now?”
Gan Miaoruo squinted slightly, looking up at the blurry clouds in the sky, swirling and constantly changing.
She let out a long sigh and suddenly shook her head, smiling!
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“This love can wait to become a memory, but by then it has already turned into despondence… Let’s go, it’s cold here.”
There was a moment of bewilderment in her eyes; after speaking, she stood up, picked up her skirt hem, and left the suspended loft.
Had it already turned into despondence?
Perhaps that’s just how feelings are, once missed, they’re hard to recapture.
Watching the figure of Gan Miaoruo, who was walking ahead with her chest puffed out and striding forward, Liu Sisi inexplicably felt a sting at the corner of her eyes.
Ruo Ruo still liked Nan Tianzong, didn’t she?
It was a fateful love not meant to be…
Perhaps because the previous topic was too heavy, Liu Sisi didn’t know how to continue the conversation for a while. Instead, it was Gan Miaoruo who laughed and casually asked about Liu Sisi’s recent situation.
“By the way, how have you been since we last parted?”
“I’ve been somewhat like you, but different in that I wasn’t locked in a temple but in a sky prison, and later…”
As they walked, Liu Sisi softly spoke of what happened after they separated.
“Seeing the sunlight outside and walking out of the sky prison, it felt like I was dreaming.” That really captured her mood at the time.
Gan Miaoruo looked incredulous: “Teacher, did His Majesty really… didn’t so many people see His Majesty being carried into the Imperial Mausoleum that time? How could it be that later…”
“That person simply resembled Father Emperor closely; he was used by Father Emperor to deceive everyone.”
When Liu Sisi went to visit Zhao Yuanlang’s sick bed, she accidentally touched his hand and felt calluses. She informed Di Yelei of this, and that gave him the courage to escape from the sky prison and investigate the cause of Zhao Yuanlang’s death.
“Yes! Elder Sister, you’ve really come back from the brink. After hardship comes happiness.”
“Indeed! After hardship comes happiness. I hope there won’t be any more troubles from now on.”
Liu Sisi thought of Nan Tianzong leading his troops in assault; she also thought of YingEr and Little Little, who have yet to return to her, leaving her heart always unsettled and unable to truly relax.
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“Mm-hmm! It certainly will!”
Gan Miaoruo laughed without a care in the world, showing no signs of distress.
Liu Sisi intended to ask Gan Jiayou if he had any plans, but in the end, she didn’t voice her questions.
After leaving the alley and turning onto the main avenue, they suddenly encountered a much larger crowd up ahead. Xiao Feng and the others were standing not far from the intersection, looking down at a monkey performance with great interest.
“Third Aunt.”
Xiao Feng’s eyes lit up the moment she saw Liu Sisi approaching and she hurried over.
“Mom, look at the monkey show over there; it’s really entertaining! Mom, come see it quickly!” Niuniu tugged at Liu Sisi’s hand, gesturing towards the performance below.
“It is entertaining, and since you enjoy it, go ahead and watch.”
Liu Sisi was always willing to indulge the children as long as it was harmless fun.
“This way, this way, let’s go over there to watch!”
Niuniu cheered and, gripping Liu Sisi’s hand, started to hurry toward a spot: “It’s right over here, this place has good spots with an easy view of the action below.” She grew more delighted as she spoke.
Niuniu was pointing to the edge of a tall wall where quite a few people were standing, all watching the monkey antics below intently.
Liu Sisi also started walking in that direction, but only took a few steps before two women came running quickly from the side.
“Elder Sister, what are you doing? Why did you rush over here without waiting for your Second Sister?”
The woman in red, who was leading them, shrilled as she approached.
The next moment, as they rounded the corner, they saw Liu Sisi standing with Gan Miaoruo, and their expression immediately changed.
Gan Miaoruo’s smile fell, and she made a monkey face at Liu Sisi, then resumed a slight smile as she turned to face the two women who were quickly approaching.
“Second Sister, wasn’t it you who left Elder Sister behind and ran off just now? Where does this come from, Elder Sister not waiting for you?”
The woman in red hardly paid any attention to Gan Miaoruo; instead, she was scrutinizing Liu Sisi. What made Liu Sisi most uncomfortable was the woman in a pink dress by her side, whose stare made Liu Sisi’s skin crawl.
“Elder Sister, who is this Madam? Why don’t you introduce her to Xiuxiu?” Gan Xiuxiu spoke in a soft voice to Gan Miaoruo, her eyes continuously drifting towards Liu Sisi.
Such behavior nearly made Liu Sisi burst out laughing!
To say that Gan Xiuxiu was unaware of her identity would be utterly unbelievable to her.
Without waiting for Gan Miaoruo to speak, Liu Sisi chuckled: “Ruo Ruo, wasn’t it said that there were only the two of you siblings in your family? When did your mother grant you another younger sister?”
These days, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children was very strict! Naturally, Gan Miaoruo understood that Liu Sisi was helping her gain the upper hand.
“Oh! Look at my memory, I completely forgot to introduce her to you, Princess Ruyu. This is my concubine’s daughter, Gan Xiuxiu, and the other is my concubine daughter’s cousin, Kong Hemei.” Gan Miaoruo greeted them in all seriousness.
Gan Xiuxiu and Kong Hemei hurriedly stepped forward to greet her.
Liu Sisi’s eyes flashed but she didn’t reciprocate; instead, she laughed softly: “So, she’s your concubine’s daughter! No wonder I haven’t heard of her.”
“After all, a concubine’s daughter is somewhat less presentable, and without proper manners, we have offended your noble sight, Princess, which is truly our mistake.”
Gan Miaoruo and Liu Sisi played off each other well, clearly seeing the sudden pallor of the two women’s faces.
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