Farewell Flower Festival

Before I knew it, Chao Yan has been here for more than two months. The weather is getting colder and winter is approaching.

During this period, she discovered a little secret of Mu Tianling. He was practicing martial arts secretly. Every day he would get up before the cock crowed and do horse stance and boxing in the yard. Occasionally, he would be in a bad mood and ask her to hold a bowl on her head as a living target.

She also had some thoughts about learning martial arts. Even if she couldn't become a martial arts master, it would be good to strengthen her body. Under the guidance of Eunuch Wu, she could not hold the horse stance for less than three minutes, and then gave up the idea of ​​learning martial arts. It was enough for her to do radio gymnastics on weekdays.

When the sun rose from the horizon, Mu Tianling had already finished a set of boxing in the yard. He glanced at the house where Chao Yan lived in the back, snorted, and said, "Are you sleeping in again?"

Eunuch Wu said, "It takes a while for a girl to dress up. Your Highness should go change your clothes first."

At this moment, Chao Yan was sitting in front of the dressing table admiring her face. It was not her illusion, the scar had really faded a little. More than two months had passed since she followed Eunuch Wu to Xueyin Palace. Not only had her face grown flesh, but her hair had also become black and smooth, gradually revealing the original beauty of this face. Coincidentally, this face was 70% similar to her original appearance. She had lost a lot of weight before, and her face was so thin that she had lost all her appearance. At first, she could not see the similarity, but now that she had recovered, she could see it at once.

Could it be that the original owner looks exactly like me, and is equivalent to another me in a parallel world?

After collecting her thoughts, she saw that it was getting bright outside the window, and thought that Mu Tianling would laugh at her for sleeping in again. These days, she noticed that the scar on her face had faded, and she accidentally sat too long at the dressing table. It wasn't that she overslept, but when she saw Mu Tianling, he would always ask her in a sarcastic tone, "What sweet dream did you have? Why did you wake up so early?"

When Chaoyan hurried over, Mu Tianling was already having breakfast. Hearing footsteps, he slightly raised his eyelids and glanced at her. This time, he did not greet her in a sarcastic tone, but let her eat first. Chaoyan was wondering why he suddenly became kind, and the next moment he heard him say, "Clean the house later."

Sure enough, I was overthinking, Chaoyan complained in her heart. Just as she sat down, she heard him say, "Chop the firewood too." She wondered what was wrong with him so early in the morning. She picked up the bun and took a bite out of frustration. Her mood immediately improved. As soon as she tasted the big bun with thin skin and rich filling, she knew it was the work of Eunuch Wu. For Eunuch Wu's sake, she didn't bother to argue with him.

In the bleak autumn wind, Chao Yan was sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard with a broom. She turned around and saw the house where Mu Tianling lived. The door was open. Someone must be reading a book inside. She smiled as if she was preparing to do something bad.

Hearing footsteps, Mu Tianling raised his eyes and glanced at the door. He saw Chao Yan walking in with a feather duster. He ignored her and continued reading.

Chaoyan took the feather duster and dusted here and there, moving step by step to Mu Tianling, sweeping on his left side, then on his right side, and then on his book. When those gloomy eyes swept over her, she immediately put the feather duster behind her back and walked away as if nothing had happened.

After sneaking out, Chaoyan looked at the bedroom in front of her, curious about what it looked like inside. She wanted to go over and take a look before, but she was discovered by Mu Tianling before she even reached the door. His cold face was scary at the time, as if he was going to eat her. Later, she heard from Eunuch Wu that it was the bedroom where his mother lived before she died, and no one was allowed to enter. She quietly asked Eunuch Wu how Concubine Mei died, but Eunuch Wu said that it was not his turn to talk about it, and that Mu Tianling would tell her when he wanted to. Chaoyan was skeptical about this, and felt that the two of them should not be able to talk about such a deep topic.

The fallen leaves in the yard are becoming fewer and fewer, and the branches are basically bare. All those that should be blown away by the wind have been blown away. Dark clouds are gradually gathering on the horizon, and it seems like it is going to snow.

Chaoyan noticed that Eunuch Wu seemed to be worried these two days and liked to stand under the eaves alone and look at the sky. There was also something wrong with Mu Tianling. His face was colder than usual, his eyes were gloomier, and his whole body exuded a low pressure, which made her feel more stressed when eating.

In the evening, the whole sky became dark, and the thick cumulus clouds seemed to be ready to fall at any time, making people feel very depressed.

Seeing Eunuch Wu standing under the eaves looking at the sky again, Chao Yan walked over and said, "Uncle, His Highness seems to be a little strange these past two days." She had a guess in her mind, looked around, and asked in a low voice, "Is it the Queen's death anniversary coming soon?"

Eunuch Wu looked at the sky without saying anything.

Chaoyan thought that she might have said something wrong and shouldn't have brought this up.

"Xiao Lian," Eunuch Wu called her, his eyes still looking up at the sky. Chaoyan agreed, "Uncle, just tell me if you have anything to say." Eunuch Wu retracted his gaze and reminded her not to intervene no matter what happened or saw tomorrow. It was the first time that Chaoyan saw Eunuch Wu with such a solemn expression, as if something terrible would happen tomorrow.

What will happen tomorrow?

This question lingered in Chaoyan's mind and made her sleepless. Once the distracting thoughts were triggered, they kept popping up like a chain reaction. She thought about things at home, then pondered the doubts about the original owner's life experience, then thought about Concubine Mei... She didn't fall asleep until almost four o'clock in the morning.

When she woke up, she found that it was bright outside the window. Chaoyan thought it was noon, so she quickly got dressed and combed her hair. When she opened the door, she found that it was snowing.

There was a layer of white snow on the ground, and snowflakes kept falling from the sky. It should have started snowing last night. The light from the snow shone into the house through the windows, making it look brighter than usual, making Chao Yan mistakenly believe that it was already very late.

Thinking of what Eunuch Wu had told her yesterday, she couldn't wait to see what would happen. When she was about to reach the yard in front, she stopped and looked at the strange scene in the yard in surprise.

Mu Tianling was kneeling in the yard, with a little eunuch standing on each side and throwing paper money over his head.

White paper money mixed with snowflakes fell down, and the scene was very strange.

Chaoyan thought to herself which pervert came up with this way of humiliating people, throwing paper money on a living person. Isn't this a curse for death? Then she thought, maybe it's a unique ritual of exorcism here. The thought was outrageous as soon as it occurred to her. Besides, why would they want to exorcise evil spirits from a healthy person? It was obviously bullying.

Seeing paper money falling on Mu Tianling's head and shoulders, as if it was a funeral for him, Chao Yan really couldn't bear it. She was about to go over to stop the other party, but a hand pulled her back. She turned around and saw that it was Eunuch Wu. Before she could open her mouth, Eunuch Wu hushed and motioned her to talk somewhere else.