After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

Suddenly the wind came up and howled past.

Liu Yunxiang's voice drifted away in the wind, leaving no trace.

Going forward, the terrain gets higher and higher, and the wind gets stronger and stronger. Liu Yunxiang huddled in Yan Mu's arms, wanting to go back.

"arrive."

"Eh?"

Yan Mu lifted up his cloak, lowered his head and smiled: "In the sky, among the clouds."

Liu Yunxiang turned his head and saw the blue sky, surrounded by white clouds, moving and rolling with the wind, and then dissipated in the sparkling light.

This is a lake in the desert. The water is clear and the surface of the lake is like a mirror, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds. Looking further into the distance, euphratica euphratica trees stood by the lake, holding golden crowns. A gust of wind passed by, and thousands of golden leaves flew up one after another, dancing in the air, and finally fell onto the lake, like scattered golden leaves among white clouds. Golden light.

"It's so beautiful!" Liu Yunxiang was fascinated and admired unconsciously.

Yan Mu supported Liu Yunxiang as he dismounted and walked towards the lake.

As she walked down, she saw a tree that was already bare. Although the leaves have fallen off, there are many red ribbons on them, dancing in the wind, becoming a beautiful scenery in the desert.

"It is said that a hundred years ago, a princess from Beijin fell in love with a border guard general from Dayong. They built an earthen house on the edge of Yunjing Lake, and the two lived here for ten years. Later, Beijin and Dayong fought. , the two were forced to separate due to the hatred of their country and family. When parting, Princess Beijin tied two pieces of red silk together and hung them on the pomegranate tree planted by herself, praying to the gods. She said she did not expect the next life. I just hope to be reborn. She is still the princess and he is still the general of the enemy country. Even if it is only ten years, she is still her and he is also him, not anyone else." Yan Mu said.

When he came under the tree, Liu Yunxiang looked at the bare tree. The tree was very thick, as if it was really a hundred years old, and it was really a pomegranate tree. There are many red silk tied together hanging on it, covering the entire pomegranate tree.

"Some people really believe it," she said.

"Ah."

Liu Yunxiang brushed the strips of red silk with his hand, and couldn't help but wonder whether Yan Mu in the previous life also hung one here, so she was reborn. Don't ask for fate in the next life, just ask for a continuation in this life.

Liu Yunxiang lowered his head and saw that he happened to be wearing a red coat, so he pulled off the two red ties on the coat, tied them together, and hung them on the pomegranate tree.

"Who are you with?" Yan Mu asked with narrowed eyes.

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "Of course it's with you."

"Me?" He still didn't believe it.

Liu Yunxiang was helpless, "Who else could it be?"

"Lu Changan?"

"He and I are just good friends."

Yan Mu pressed Liu Yunxiang against the tree trunk, lowered his head and stared into her eyes, "You...you love me?"

Liu Yunxiang sighed. She never told him in the last life, nor in this life.

"I love you and only you."

Yan Mu's eyes trembled and were a little moist, like a child who had been wronged and then forgiven by an adult. He stared at her, lips opening and closing to think of something to say.

It took a long time for him to make a sound, but Liu Yunxiang covered it with his hands.

"do not fool me."

He shook his head, but she still held it tightly.

"Yan Mu, even if you say it, I don't believe it."

How could she believe that in his previous life, he abandoned her and gave his life to the little golden concubine.

Lonely for half her life, she blamed him and hated him. In the end, her resentment and hatred faded away, and so did her love. But after being reborn, she fell in love with him again, but this time, she didn't want to be so stupid, waiting to be abandoned by him with the vision of growing old together.

So love is love, but she won't have any more thoughts.

"In my last life, I loved you."

"In this life, I still love you."

"But Yan Mu, that's it, don't make any promises to me."

He couldn't afford it, so Liu Yunxiang sighed.

There were originally sparks flying in his eyes. After hearing her words, he was eager to refute, but gradually, as he thought a lot, the sparks gradually dimmed, and finally went out, leaving him lonely.

The road back to the city was a bit long. By the time we got back to the post house in Yangui City, the sun was already setting in the west. It gets dark late here, even if it's to the west, it will take a long time for it to get dark.

They dismounted, and Jiang Yuan perhaps heard the sound of horse hooves and hurried out.

"Master, there is a decree from the palace."

Yan Mu dismounted with Liu Yunxiang and entered the inner courtyard. The person who came to announce the decree was Eunuch Li who was beside the emperor. He traveled thousands of miles and traveled day and night for more than a month to declare the decree. The weight of this decree was not light.

"Father-in-law is tired!" Yan Mu stepped forward and said.

Eunuch Li was over sixty years old, with a full head of white hair. When he saw Yan Mu, his face showed kindness.

"Master Qi, you have suffered."

After Yan's house was confiscated, Shangguan Xu adopted Yan Mu and often took him into the palace. Yan Mu was favored by the Empress Dowager and often came to the palace. The Emperor would sometimes ask him to come over to ask about his homework.

Eunuch Li was entrusted by Shangguan Xu and took good care of him in the palace.

After Eunuch Li finished speaking, he saw Liu Yunxiang next to Yan Mu and looked at him for a few times, but did not ask anything. Instead, he gave a portrait to Yan Mu.

"This is?"

"Before announcing the decree, please take a look at this portrait."

Yan Mu didn't know why. When he opened the portrait, he was stunned. The painting is a portrait of a woman, a twenty-eight-year-old girl. She is pretty and pretty, but... but she looks very similar to Jin You.

If Liu Yunxiang's eyes only resemble Jin You's by a third or two, then the woman in the painting is seventy-eighty points similar in terms of facial features and expression.

Yan Mu subconsciously glanced at Liu Yunxiang, then frowned and asked Eunuch Li, "What does this mean?"

Eunuch Li sighed, then took out the imperial edict, "Yan Mu, accept the edict."

This imperial edict granted marriage, and the woman in the painting was Su Ruyan, the daughter of General Pingxi, and Jin You's cousin. The emperor assigned this girl Su to Yan Mu, and they would get married as soon as he returned to Beijing.

After Eunuch Li announced the order, he said: "Commander Yan, please accept the order."

Yan Mu threw away the portrait and gritted his teeth and said, "The emperor doesn't need to worry about my marriage."

Eunuch Li frowned, "Master Qi, please stop saying such angry words. Is it possible that you want to resist the decree?"

"Oh, then let him give me the death penalty."

"Seventh Master!" Eunuch Li stamped his feet anxiously, "Are you only carrying your own life? Why don't you think about Miss Su?"

Yan Mu looked at the portrait and slowly widened his eyes.

"Little Golden Concubine has given the Emperor an heir, but some people are gossiping about you and Little Golden Concubine. It's not that the Emperor doesn't believe in you and Little Golden Concubine, it's just that you have never gotten married, and he only cares about your marriage."

Eunuch Li's words couldn't be more clear. If Yan Mu resists the decree, not only will he die, but Concubine Jin will also die. And why is it Su Ruyan? The emperor seems to be making up for it, but in fact it is an insult and he takes the opportunity to beat Yan Mu.

He is the emperor. No matter what his status is, Yan Mu must submit to him and obey his orders without any disobedience.

Yan Mu clenched her fists and looked at Liu Yunxiang again. She sighed and went into the house leaving him behind.

After a long time, he finally bent his back and caught the imperial edict.

"The minister leads the order."

After settling Eunuch Li, Yan Mu came to Liu Yunxiang's house.

She was having fun when she heard the sound and raised her head, glanced at Yan Mu, and then smiled.

"I know you can't help yourself."

"..."

"I also know you have me in your heart."

"..."

"I understand everything you want to say."

"..."

"But the road you are taking is too difficult, and I don't want to walk with you."

Yan Mu kept talking, but was finally disrupted by Liu Yunxiang's last ruthless words, and could no longer speak.