pillow bird spring

Xiao Yin left the Prime Minister's residence.

He did indeed enter the palace. The border war was intense, so the emperor had been frequently summoning Xiao Yin recently.

Before entering the palace, he instructed the servants of the General's Mansion: "Send the snow-white satin from the mansion to the western suburbs and have Shen Yinshuang embroider the wedding dress within a month. Make it clear to her that she should not try anything fancy, or she will bear the consequences."

The servant obeyed and left.

Xiao Yin stayed in the palace until sunset before leaving.

When we came out, it was already dark.

Xiao Yin did not return to the general's mansion, but went directly to the western suburbs.

Just like the habits I've developed in the last two years.

Whenever he left the palace, he would always go to find Shen Yinshuang.

Sometimes the two of them would fight tooth and nail.

Xiao Yin refused to let Shen Yinshuang go.

He had to force her to beg for mercy repeatedly before he could satisfy himself.

Sometimes he would just have Shen Yinshuang keep him company, listening to her play the zither and sing.

Xiao Yin knew this better than anyone else.

Emerging from the turbulent infighting within the palace, one is utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

If you relax even slightly, you could die a gruesome death at any moment.

In such circumstances, being near Shen Yinshuang actually provides a sense of stability.

Just like many years ago, he carried the responsibility and future of the entire Xiao family on his shoulders.

When he couldn't hold on any longer, he always liked to hug Shen Yinshuang.

Shen Yinshuang would gently comfort him.

Even later, Shen Yinshuang betrayed him.

He fought on the frontier for many years, and it was his hatred for Shen Yinshuang that sustained him until the end.

After all these years, I still can't change this habit.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yin's expression darkened.

He always felt that he was being led astray by Shen Yinshuang.

At the fork in the road, he spurred his horse toward the general's mansion.

But before he had gone a mile, his horse disappeared into another alley.

It's still the road to the western suburbs.

The whip cracked, the horse winced in pain, and galloped away at breakneck speed.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Xiao Yin appeared outside the small courtyard in the western suburbs.

He didn't go in immediately, but stood outside for a long time.

The oil lamp in the courtyard could be faintly seen burning.

It was well past Shen Yinshuang's rest time.

Xiao Yin naturally understood what Shen Yingshuang was doing.

He lowered his eyes, concealing all his emotions well.

When I looked up again, all that remained in my eyes was indifference and detachment.

He could not and would not allow himself to have any pity for Shen Yinshuang.

He kept Shen Yinshuang around simply to torment her.

Seeing her in such a sorry state, seeing her filled with regret.

With this in mind, Xiao Yin turned and walked into the courtyard.

……

The courtyard was quiet.

Shen Yinshuang was in the side room, quietly looking at the snow-white silk in front of her.

When the servants from the General's Mansion delivered the package, they didn't forget to remind Shen Yinshuang.

"Miss, the general has ordered you to embroider the wedding dress within a month. Princess Anping is waiting, so don't delay. Otherwise, you won't be able to bear the punishment!" The servant reminded Shen Yinshuang before leaving.

Shen Yinshuang remained silent throughout.

She stood up and gently stroked it with her slender hands.

My eyes stung, and my hands quickly clenched into fists.

She was completely unaware that her fingernails were deeply embedded in the ground.

She finally couldn't hold back her tears, and they fell drop by drop.

But fearing that the snow-white fabric might get on her, she quickly wiped it clean.

Because Shen Yinshuang knew that this piece of snow-white silk was a unique item, a treasure of the Liu family.

When the Liu family was still around, only the Liu family could produce snow-forged jade.

Snow-forged materials cannot be found outside.

Xue Duan disappeared after the Liu family fell into decline.

At that time, Shen Yinshuang and Xiao Yin were still on good terms.

Xiao Yin traveled throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty before finally finding this last unique piece from the Liu family.

When Xiao Yin presented Xue Duan to Shen Ying Shuang, she cried.

Xiao Yin held her and comforted her.

They said that when they got married, they would use this piece of snow-white silk to make their wedding dress.

That's what my mother said to Shen Yinshuang when she was still alive.

And now, this piece of snow-white silk has been delivered back to Shen Yinshuang.

However, she was asked to make a wedding dress for Cui Lingyi.

How could Shen Yinshuang not break down?

It felt as if her heart was being scraped by daggers, leaving it bleeding profusely.

But they still had no way to resist.

"Ah Yin, how cruel you are." Shen Yinshuang bit her lip tightly and said very softly.

She turned her head, but what caught her eye was a wooden hairpin.

That's what she retrieved from the Pei family.

It was a keepsake that Xiao Yin had given him.

It wasn't a particularly precious piece of jewelry.

It's simply because Xiao Yin carved it piece by piece.

When Pei Shouan discovered this, he severely humiliated Shen Yinshuang.

He was beaten so badly that he was covered in blood.

Not only that, Pei Shouan also dragged her, who was in a terrible state, to the ancestral hall for three days and three nights.

The matter wasn't considered closed until the kneecap fractured.

It was from that time onwards that Shen Yinshuang's kneecaps never healed.

The wooden hairpin was destroyed.

She found it in the trash of the Marquis's mansion.

We'll fix it little by little.

During her three years in the Pei family, it was this wooden hairpin that kept her going.

She thought that one day she would be able to see Xiao Yin.

She could tell him about her grievances.

But now, Shen Yinshuang knows that it's impossible.

No matter how painful or difficult the past may have been.

None of that compares to the bloody knife Xiao Yin has just stabbed himself in.

"It hurts so much," Shen Yinshuang groaned in pain.

Because of her emotional state, her lower abdomen tightened in waves.

The baby in her womb probably sensed her emotional fluctuations as well.

"Good girl, Sui Sui, be good and don't bother your mother. You're all I have now." Shen Ying Shuang placed her hand on her lower abdomen.

She comforted him very gently.

This is her and Xiao Yin's child, which was kept by a twist of fate.

She persevered for the sake of her child.

She named her child Sui Sui, meaning "May you be safe and sound every year."

Isn't it just embroidering wedding clothes?

It's only a month, isn't it?

At that time, her relationship with Xiao Yin had already come to an end.

She took Sui Sui with her.

Their fate has run its course, and this wooden hairpin shouldn't be kept.

Shen Yinshuang clutched the wooden hairpin tightly in her hand, wanting to throw it into the lake outside, but ultimately she held back.

In the end, I still couldn't bear to part with it.

Her silent sigh was a self-mockery.

Then she composed herself and put the hairpin under her pillow.

At the same time, the gate to the courtyard was pushed open from the outside.

Shen Yinshuang thought it was Cuixi who came in.

As it turned out, the person who came in was Xiao Yin.

He was still wearing the official robes he wore when he entered the palace, and hadn't had time to change them.

Did this person come from the palace?

Shen Yinshuang was not surprised.

For the past two years, this person has mostly come directly from the palace.

He leaves as soon as he's done and never stays overnight.

Almost reflexively, Shen Yinshuang composed herself and stood up.

Subconsciously, she wanted to walk in Xiao Yin's direction.

Every time she came, she would habitually take Xiao Yin's official robes and hang them up neatly to the side.

Have someone prepare bathwater.

She massaged Xiao Yin while he took a bath.

This period of time was Shen Yinshuang's happiest.

Because they will not have disputes, but will be at peace.

Just like before.

"What did you hide under your pillow?" Xiao Yin frowned and asked in a cold voice.

It is a question.