Embers

Although he has been far away from the Jianghu for a long time, as the former second in command of the Demon Sect, Li Mei's ability to detect news has not declined at all.After many twists and turns, he finally managed to find out about Fu Yan after half a month.

And for the next three days, he has been hesitating whether to tell Ember the news.

He knew that Ember would be able to listen to everything calmly, but he didn't know what was going on in his heart.

There should always be a bit of heartache, after all, he was an old friend and had a few lingering relationships.

That person died a few years ago.

The source of the news is very reliable, and the conclusion is that the man jumped from the entrance of the city and fell to his death.

It was also because Shao Huanyu couldn't stand such a blow that he fell ill, lingered for several years, and finally returned to the west.

This matter, except for a very few people, no one else knows.

People in the world only know that the first emperor died of a serious illness, but they don't know the name of the illness called Acacia.

However, Shao Yunqi was forced to ascend the throne on the second day after he arrived in the capital. Under the advice of the ministers, he changed his reign name to Chengze.

After he left, there was less noise in the yard, and it seemed deserted instead.Just like now, Li Mei is standing at the far door, there is no sound inside, and she can't feel that there is anyone inside.

Even he was not used to it.

I seldom called for a long time.

After hesitating for a while, he decided to raise his hand and open the door.

Ember was standing at the door of the room, without any expression on her face, she didn't know what she was thinking.Hearing the knock on the door, he slightly raised his eyelids.

"I am back."

"Ah."

Taking a deep breath, Li Mei still decided to tell him.

"I have something to tell you."

Ember was silent again, waiting for his next words.

"I have news about Fu Yan."

Ember paused.

Li Mei carefully observed his expression, only to see that his brows were slightly wrinkled, and there was an imperceptible wave in his eyes.

"He..." After a moment of hesitation, Li Mei continued, "He is already dead."

Dead silence.

After an unknown amount of time, Ember's calm voice sounded again: "When did it happen?"

"five years ago."

five years ago?

After a pause, Ember asked again: "How did you die?"

Li Mei told the truth.

After hearing this, Ember didn't change her expression, she only nodded slightly to show that she understood.

Li Mei looked at him for a while, but didn't see anything unusual on his face.

He was so calm, as if he was listening to news from a stranger.

In the end, Li Mei just sighed and went to make dinner.

Ember walked slowly to the pavilion and sat down, a voice suddenly sounded beside her ear: "Ember..."

At a certain moment, he suddenly remembered that he had heard this voice before.

Thousands of miles away, relying on the wind to convey the last obsession, he only thought it was a momentary trance, but he didn't know it was the last farewell of an old friend.

He suddenly remembered, five years ago, wasn't it half a year after he "died through the heart with a thousand arrows"?

After a long silence, he put his hand on his forehead and sighed softly.

Life has returned to the original state. The two of them live in a small courtyard, and there are not many things to do. They chat occasionally and talk about news heard from all directions.

It was still the same, most of the time it was Li Mei who was talking, Ember was listening, and occasionally made a few simple comments.

It also includes the news of Shao Yunqi, saying that he quarreled with the old officials in the court, saying that he didn't think about political affairs, he didn't look like a monarch, that he continued the style of the former emperor, refused to draft, and would not accept the daughters of important officials.Whenever someone persuaded him to stand up, he always lost his temper.

If he refuses to have an heir again, then the Shao clan will be extinct, which will be very frustrating for those ministers who are loyal to the royal family.

But Shao Yunqi remained unmoved, and let them understand it with reason and move with emotion.

That’s the case for the court, but the letters sent here are very frequent, and most of them are written to Ember. Sometimes they complain about the troubles in the palace, and sometimes they talk about some novel things that they have never heard of before. What's more, it expresses the yearning for the embers.

Every word and every word is full of deep lovesickness, even Li Mei can feel the weight of the envelope when holding the letter and handing it to Ember.

Most of Ember's replies were verbal, written by Li Mei. Very rarely, he would reply in person, and most of them were written indifferently.

But every time he received a letter written by him, Shao Yunqi would always reply extraordinarily many times, sometimes even writing more than a dozen pages. Looking at the handwriting, it was done in one go, showing his excitement.

Ember still looked calm and undisturbed.

Recently his physical condition has gradually started to improve, presumably because he lives a leisurely life, there are not many things to do every day, and Li Mei worries about things for him, and he gradually begins to lose weight. The complexion is also much better.

Li Mei saw it in her eyes and was delighted in her heart.

After all, mortals, no one can escape the years, but after a few years, there are only a few extremely faint fine lines on the corners of his eyes, whether viewed from a distance or up close, they are still so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off them.

Li Mei found that even after staring at this face for so many years, she was still deeply infatuated with everything on this face.

Deep eyes, eyebrows like distant mountains, thin lips, and even every fine line on his face.

"It's time to take medicine."

Gently put a bowl of medicinal soup on the table, Li Mei said softly.

Ember put down the book, took the medicine bowl and drank the medicine soup in one gulp.

"Now you can just drink the tonic." Li Mei smiled, "Maybe in two years, you won't even need to drink the tonic."

Ember twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, and said, "Can you live two more years?"

Li Mei straightened his messy hair and said, "It will definitely be."

Ember raised her eyebrows, but said nothing.

He's been feeling much better recently, and he's not as lethargic as before.On the contrary, Jiujiu seems to have entered middle age, and he is very lazy every day. He eats and sleeps during the day, and he doesn't like to be clingy anymore. He huddles in a warm place in a large group, and refuses to catch even mice.

Li Mei sometimes tried to mention it a few words, but often received only a lazy and perfunctory look, and Ember simply let it go.

"Lazy cat." Li Mei poked its head and smiled helplessly.

In a blink of an eye, the new year is coming again, Li Mei started shopping for new year's goods early as in previous years, and even sewed a new dress for Yu Jin.

"Try it and see if it fits."

Ember took it, shook it off, and it was a blue-black robe with delicate patterns embroidered on it, which was his favorite style.

There is no place that does not fit.

Li Mei knew everything about him best.

He slightly twitched the corner of his mouth, showing a slight smile, and stood up with open arms, showing Li Mei to see.

Li Mei circled him around, and finally couldn't help hugging him from behind.

"So lovely."

Ember patted his hand wrapped around her waist lightly, letting him hold it.