After Dongling Yuanyong left, Ximen Yourong was still in bed, but he couldn't fall asleep smoothly!
Because too many thoughts were poured into her mind, Dongling Yuanyong's attitude towards her became really confusing to her.
He said that he hoped that one day, she would be able to have no reservations about him. Could it be that he wanted to steal her heart?
Just now, when he kissed her, she could feel that although his kiss was strong, it was full of tenderness. She almost fell into it... No, not almost. If he hadn't taken the initiative to let her go, she thought, she would have been completely immersed in it.
In his deep kiss...!
She was a little dizzy from being seduced by him, but she could still clearly see the contradictory expression of Xue'er in her arms who was annoyed and helpless before he left.
Thinking of the jealous look he looked at Xueer, Ximen Yourong smiled unconsciously.
He didn't want her to hold Xue'er, but he also wanted her to sleep warm, so he reluctantly allowed Xue'er to get close to her so that she could keep warm.
He felt sorry for her, and this realization made her not sure whether to be happy or worried!
If he was indifferent to her, she would definitely be heartbroken! But if he was so tender and considerate to her, how could she not be emotional?
If he also has feelings for her, then she is not afraid that she will fall in love with him. But she is afraid that after she falls in love, he will not belong to her, or in other words, he will not belong to her alone!
Ximen Yourong was disturbed by all these disturbances, and his thoughts of joy and sorrow disturbed his peaceful mind.
In order not to make herself more messy, she simply got up and called Xiang Qing to help her dress up!
Xiang Qing helped her tie up her simple hair, and then reached out to get the pearl flowers to help Ximen Yourong put them on, but Ximen Yourong stopped her and said:
"Just be as casual as usual today!"
"Oh, then let's get that silver hairpin that Miss Dai likes!"
Xiang Qing was familiar with Ximen Yourong's preferences, so she turned her hand to the small wooden box on the edge of the dressing table without any hesitation, but she accidentally dropped the wooden box to the ground.
The few items in the wooden box were also scattered on the ground. Xiang Qing picked up the scattered items. Among them, a small, slightly old yellow neck rope hung a round and flat gold lock, which Xiang Qing took a closer look at.
Then she asked Ximen Yourong:
"Miss, haven't you always worn this golden lock? Why don't you wear it now?"
Ximen Yourong glanced at the golden lock, then she took it and touched it and said:
"There's no point anymore, so I won't wear it!"
"But that is the golden lock that my aunt told the young lady to wear close to her body before she died. It is also something that the young lady has been looking forward to for many years. How could it be meaningless?"
"Put it away. I won't wear it anymore. Just keep it as a valuable item."
Ximen Yourong took one last look at the golden lock with a keyhole, then put it in the wooden box and put it away.
Ever since she could remember, she seemed to have kept the golden lock on her chest and never took it off.
She didn't remember how the golden lock came about. What she remembered clearly was that her mother helped her put it on. She also remembered her mother saying to her:
"Yourong, remember, this golden lock cannot be left behind, otherwise your husband will not be able to find you."
"My husband?" She had just become sensible and still didn't quite understand why she had a "husband".
"Well, when he comes to you in the future, as long as you take out the golden lock he gave you, he will marry you."
"Why wait until the future? Can't he come now?"
"He is far away now and cannot come back for the time being."
"Then when will he come back?"
"When you grow up, he will come back and marry you!"
"If he doesn't come back, then will I not be able to get married?"
In her recollection, she remembered that when she asked this question, her mother's expression darkened. However, then her mother smiled and said:
"He will come back. As long as you believe in him and insist on waiting for him to come back, he will definitely come back...!"
"Oh, okay!"
In fact, she was still young when her mother said it, so she didn't understand what it meant. For many years, she never heard her mother mention her "husband" who didn't exist.
It wasn't until her mother was seriously ill that she was about to die, and she heard her mother tell her again:
"Yourong, you must remember not to lose that golden lock you are wearing, because it is an object that proves your marriage. When he comes back in the future, even if he does not plan to marry you, this golden lock can keep you safe.
thing!"
The "he" in her mother's mouth, she already understood that it should be her so-called "husband".
However, her mother never told her who her "husband" was and what his name was.
She only knew that the golden lock she was wearing was a token of love given to her by "him", at least that's what her mother told her!
However, vaguely, in her deep and hazy memory, there seemed to be a looming presence of a big brother in her mind.
The big brother took something and hung it around her neck. Moreover, he seemed to have kissed her on the cheek or on the lips. He should have said something else after that. It was a pity that she was less than three years old at the time. Remember
There are too few pictures of living...!
She couldn't recall his appearance at all, and she wasn't sure whether the thing he put on her was the golden lock.
However, from her mother's half-clear instructions and some of her own memories, she was basically certain that this golden lock was related to that big brother.
In the past many years, she didn't know whether it was to follow her mother's instructions or because she had some hopes in her heart, but she really kept wearing the golden lock on her heart.
She still wore it on the day of her wedding to Dongling Yuanyong, and she didn't take it off until the second day of the wedding and put it in a wooden box.
It's not that she doesn't want to wear it anymore, but maybe what she has been wearing is an expectation. She hopes that the "husband" who doesn't know where he is is a person worth waiting for, and that one day he will appear in front of her to recognize him.
Jinsuo also recognizes her.
However, before that "husband" appeared, she already had another husband, and it became a joke for her to wear that golden lock and hope for anything.
Therefore, she will not hesitate to give up the hope that has followed her for many years. What's more, her husband may not exist at all, or he may exist, but he will never appear...!
She was originally upset because of Dongling Yuanyong's increasingly affectionate behavior toward her, but now there was another disturbing thing for no reason. Ximen Yourong closed his eyes heavily and shook his head, trying to put it away.
Thousands of thoughts.
Different from Ximen Yourong's troubles, there is another woman in the harem who is also troubled, and her troubles are filled with irrepressible anger!
Naturally, this woman is You Kouyi!
If Ximen Yourong spent a hazy and sweet night, then You Kouyi was filled with rage and had no sleep until dawn!
When she heard the news from the Lengyue Palace, she was filled with all kinds of anger. The harsh sound of a tea cup breaking echoed throughout the room. Along with the sound of the porcelain cup breaking, there was Yu Kouyi's rapid breathing that she couldn't suppress.
Manzhi, who was waiting at the side, quickly poured another cup of tea and placed it next to Youkoyi and comforted:
"My Lady, it's not appropriate to get angry at this time. There are palace maids and eunuchs outside. Don't let them hear anything they shouldn't hear. If it spreads...!"
"What will happen if this spreads out? If I continue to endure it, I, You Kouyi, will look even more embarrassed!"
While You Kouyi scolded her angrily, she also threw the cup of tea that Manzhi had just poured out.
God knows how much her anger has been suppressed at this time. Her plan failed at yesterday's palace banquet, and she ended up becoming Ximen Yourong's foil.
Even if she didn't get more attention from Dongling Yuanyong, even Concubine Yi was bribed by a mere jar of "pickled camellia".
When Ximen Yourong gave Concubine Yi a jar of "pickled camellia" as a gift on the second day of her wedding, she clearly saw Concubine Yi's disgusted expression.
But it had only been a few days, and the valuable gift she gave to Concubine Yi was not as good as Ximen Yourong's "pickled camellia".
Forget it, it's been so many days since the wedding, but she still hasn't had the chance to get along with Dongling Yuanyong.
She had nothing to say except that Dongling Yuanyong couldn't move much when he was injured, but now he can walk and move, but not only did he not mention the arrangement of spending the night in her palace, he even held Ximen's hand in front of her last night Yourong got on his dragon sedan together intimately and went to Lengyue Palace to spend the night!
Isn't this an obvious way to keep her in the cold and let her live to watch Ximen Yourong rise to the limelight?
She had once determined that no matter what Dongling Yuanyong thought, she should have an advantage in getting his favor compared to Ximen Yourong.
However, she seems to be wrong! All the arrangements Dongling Yuanyong made for her starting from the wedding made people think that she, You Kouyi, was treated at the highest level.
As everyone knows, no matter how beautiful the ostentation is, no matter how gorgeous the palace she lives in, and no matter how many rewards she receives, they are still not as good as what Ximen Yourong received.
Ximen Yourong successfully had sex with Dongling Yuanyong many times. When Dongling Yuanyong was injured, she was called to take care of him day and night.
Staying close to Dongling Yuanyong is more valuable than getting the world's treasures. She is not the only one to think so, Dongling Yuanyong should know better.
However, Dongling Yuanyong virtually deprived her of her thoughts of being a palace concubine.
Her identity was very popular, and even if Dongling Yuanyong considered You's importance in the court, he should have known that it would not be a good thing for him to neglect her too openly.
What's more, she doesn't think she has any reason to let him ignore her... Or is it because he knows some of the things she did, so he has already rejected her in his heart?
That's not right. Although she did something, strictly speaking it was nothing serious.
Moreover, he should have no way of knowing. After all, how could she be stupid enough to let herself be stained?
But if he didn't know something, then why did he deliberately ignore her?
The more You Kouyi thought about it, the more congested she felt. She always felt that pretending to be patient would only make her more unhappy. She should be planning to do something to pave the way for her to rise.
Looking at You Kouyi's gloomy and thoughtful face, Manzhi guessed and asked:
"Your Majesty, the momentum of the one from Lengyue Palace seems to be much stronger than expected. Should we find a way to suppress it?"
Whether it was the initial expectation or the current judgment, Manzhi and You Kouyi thought they were almost the same.
She understands You Kouyi's style of dealing with things. If you can't get the results you want by waiting, You Kouyi can't wait indefinitely!