Nanyin was speechless. Those were scenes from her second life…
“Your Majesty Dowager…” An Xin stood beside her, a hint of worry in her voice.
“I know I was wrong, I’m sorry…” Nanyin said softly.
“Your Majesty Dowager may not know, but the Miu Yin Pavilion has always kept a wedding dress. The Pavilion Master would often stare at that dress in a daze. He would frequently ask his subordinates what Your Majesty Dowager would look like if she wore it?” After he finished speaking, Nanyin looked over.
The maids from Miu Yin Pavilion brought in the so-called wedding dress. Nanyin suddenly felt as if her feet weighed a thousand pounds, unable to take a step forward.
Looking at the wedding dress before her, Nanyin extended her hand. He had prepared the phoenix coronet and robes.
“The dowry in the Miu Yin Pavilion’s treasury was prepared by the Pavilion Master for Your Majesty Dowager. He said that Your Majesty Dowager is of noble birth, while he was merely a discarded, humble person. If Your Majesty Dowager were to agree to be with him one day, he would not be too shabby,” the attendant continued. Nanyin touched the wedding dress, and tears streamed down her face.
“I’ll wear it… I’ll wear it for him to see… I’ll marry him,” Nanyin’s voice was choked with sobs.
“Actually, before the Pavilion Master left, he instructed his subordinates to burn this wedding dress. This is because the Pavilion Master did not wish to bind you with this wedding attire. He said you are free, and you can forever be Nanyin, no longer belonging to anyone. Nanyin will always be Nanyin. If a free bird tires, it can return to this nest. If it does not wish to… then fly away,” the attendant went on.
“No… I’m tired of flying… my wings are injured, and I can no longer fly. I want to find a resting place and stay with the one I love forever…” Nanyin smiled. She was so tired; she would never fly again.
An Xin felt heartbroken watching Nanyin like this. She had never known there were so many stories behind all this. She only knew that the Imperial Advisor had always held extraordinary feelings for the Dowager. From the General’s estate, the Imperial Advisor’s eyes had only ever held one person, and that was the Dowager…
The Dowager looked at those scenes. Miu Yin Pavilion… Suddenly, the Dowager seemed to recall something: “The first two lives did not have Miu Yin Pavilion…”
“The Pavilion Master knew he could not accompany Your Majesty Dowager forever. This Miu Yin Pavilion was founded by the Pavilion Master specifically for Your Majesty Dowager. He said it was a paradise he built for you, a home for you to leave the palace whenever you wished. This is the intelligence hub of the entire Yuan Kingdom, and its people are the foremost assassin organization in Yuan. This place would not be disturbed by outsiders, and it could protect Your Majesty Dowager’s safety for a lifetime, even if he were not present, someone would help him continue to guard Your Majesty Dowager.” Gu Yin would always do his best to protect Nanyin.
“He is the Imperial Advisor, he knows everything in the world, he has influence everywhere, so he will be fine… He sealed his memories here because he was afraid of forgetting. So, he will actually return, won’t he?” Nanyin suddenly became a little frantic. She refused to accept Gu Yin’s departure. Gu Yin was so formidable; how could he have left like this?
If he had truly left, why would he have left his memories behind? Therefore… he was still here; he had merely forgotten himself.
Gu Yin… “Gu Yin… Gu Yin!” Nanyin began to lose control. She shouted to her surroundings. He must still be secretly watching her from nearby; he must be. Just like when she was a child, only now she couldn’t see him, but he hadn’t disappeared.
“Gu Yin! Gu Yin! You are here, aren’t you?” Nanyin looked around the area as if Gu Yin were truly there.
“Your Majesty Dowager!” An Xin wanted to stop the losing-control Nanyin, but Nanyin paid no heed. She continued to shout Gu Yin’s name. Gu Yin must still be here.
Nanyin screamed until her voice was hoarse. She fell to the ground: “Gu Yin… come out, I’m hurt… come out, Gu Yin…” Nanyin’s expression was dazed.
“Your Majesty Dowager…” An Xin helped Nanyin up.
“An Xin… he must be angry. He’s angry at my presumption; he’s angry that I didn’t heed his advice… What should I do? He’s angry. He’s never been angry with me before. How should I appease him?” Nanyin grabbed An Xin’s hand.
“Your Majesty Dowager, Lord Gu is no longer here,” An Xin said, her heart also feeling a sharp pain.
“You’re lying! Gu Yin said he wouldn’t disappear, only that I wouldn’t be able to see him. He will always be here; he would never lie to me,” Nanyin said emotionally.
“That’s right, Jiangcheng… he said that was his hometown, his new beginning. So, he must be waiting for me there. I’m going to find him,” Nanyin said in a daze.
“Gu Yin, wait for me. I’ll go to Jiangcheng immediately. After we get married, I’ll come find you,” Nanyin stood up, supported by An Xin.
She looked at the wedding dress here: “Prepare the wedding for Gu Yin and me. I want to marry him. He’s angry, and I need to appease him. I don’t know how to appease him. Tell me, if I marry him, will he stop being angry?” Nanyin asked.
Before An Xin and the others could answer, she continued: “It doesn’t matter. Even if he’s still angry, I’ll marry him. After marrying him, I’ll slowly appease him.” Nanyin smiled, wiping away her tears. “Don’t cry; it’s not good for a bride to cry. He’s angry now, so he won’t wipe my tears for me, so I can’t cry… Hurry, you all, go quickly and prepare the wedding. If it’s too late, I won’t be able to appease him.” Nanyin urged. Although An Xin was worried, what else could she do?
The people of Miu Yin Pavilion became busy because the Pavilion Master and the Pavilion Master’s wife were about to have their wedding… Nanyin said that after she and Gu Yin got married, she would go to Jiangcheng to find him. Gu Yin had said he wanted to go to Jiangcheng to see him himself. Now… she was going to see him.
On the way to Jiangcheng, Nanyin kept wondering, would he be impatient waiting? Would he think she wasn't coming back?
Just as Nanyin was urging the coachman to hurry, the carriage suddenly stopped.
“Madam, there’s a child who has fallen ahead…”
Nanyin lifted the carriage curtain… In the middle of the road, several young servants were beating a child with sticks. Nanyin perhaps thought of when she and Gu Yin first met. She was about to speak out to stop them. Was that him?
But before she could utter a word, she saw a man appear. Clad in snow-white robes, his back to Nanyin, he stopped the people from beating the child.
Nanyin was speechless. She slowly walked towards the man, tears flowing involuntarily.
She heard the child ask: “Big brother, are you also waiting for someone here?”
“Mm… I am waiting for an old acquaintance…” the man in white replied softly.
“Old acquaintance… Young master, am I the old acquaintance you are waiting for?” Nanyin asked.
The man in white turned his head upon hearing the voice…
Their eyes met, and there was silence.
The epilogue of Gu Yin and Nanyin concludes here! Tomorrow will be the epilogue of the female protagonist’s rebirth. Please look forward to it!!!