When my elder brother returned to the capital after investigating a case, he brought back two Liuxian Skirts, one blue-green and one pink.
He first asked my eldest sister which one she liked.
When it was my turn, my brother smiled gently.
“Pink is delicate, and it suits your complexion too. Do you like it?”
If I didn’t, there would be nothing left for me.
I nodded and took it.
Later, when choosing tutors and selecting study companions, it was always the same.
It was no different on the day we were to choose our husbands.
The Crown Prince won my eldest sister’s hand, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
The Third Prince was crushed. He pointed at me at random.
“Then the Second Miss it is.”
After we married, the Third Prince regretted it a little.
But he was a good man.
He was willing to hand over management of the household to me, and he took no concubines.
Even when my eldest sister and I fell from our horses on the same day, he was the one who risked his life to save me.
At the very end, he touched my brow bone and let out a long sigh.
“Even if all I can ask for is a resemblance, so be it. In this life, I sought the highest, and in the end got only what was second-best.”
And so, when I was given a second chance at life, at the banquet where husbands were chosen,
I covered my brows and eyes and answered the Third Prince in a muffled voice.
“Yinyin already has someone she loves.”
