III Jiangshan

Facing Yuan Youqi's concerned and puzzled expression, Mochi's heart trembled slightly.

She knew that some topics had to be faced.

If she still chooses to hide everything, can she really hide it from Yuan Youqi?

Yuan Youqi is very smart, and she is the emperor, what she wants to find out, as long as she thinks, the whole world can be driven by her, so what can't be found?

Even the fact that he went outside the wall of the Gu mansion, it is very likely that someone has already discovered it.And if this matter is heard by Yuan Youqi...

Mochi thought through his mind very quickly, so he said to Yuan Youqi: "If I say that I have always dreamed of some strange scenes these days, and these scenes seem to have really happened and existed. passed, and..."

As she spoke slowly, she observed Yuan Youqi's expression.

Sure enough, when Yuan Youqi heard what she said, the corners of his eyes stood up.

Mochi sighed silently, and continued in his mouth: "...but I can't calm down, I always feel that a tall laurel tree that keeps appearing in my dreams seems to be somewhere in this capital. I can't hold back, Then I left King Ning's other courtyard..."

Yuan Youqi listened, her breathing became tight, and she couldn't help pressing her fingers against Mochi, "You...have you ever found that...that laurel tree?"

Mochi's fingers hurt slightly from being pinched by Yuan Youqi, but Mochi didn't care, what she cared about was Yuan Youqi's expectant and panicked eyes at the moment.

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Mo Chi comforted.

Her voice was very soft, like a breeze blowing willows, it pressed Yuan Youqi's restless heart, as if pouring a pool of sweet spring for her.

The sweet spring is lingling, flowing through the scorched earth.As a result, Yuan Youqi felt less impatient and eager, and quickly let go of Mochi's hand.

"Does it hurt you? I'm sorry! It's because I'm impatient... No! It's because I have no sense..." Yuan Youqi said helplessly.

But Mochi took back the hand that she wanted to escape, and gently shook the fingertips that were clenched on her just now, and said in a gentle voice: "Your Majesty cares about me, I know... I care about His Majesty's heart , the same."

Yuan Youqi was stunned when he heard the word "Yi Tong".

She said that her heart is the same as mine!

Yuan Youqi's heart thumped twice, and he stared at the ink pool intently.

Mochi felt more distressed when she stared at her like this, and his voice became softer, continuing the topic just now, said: "Your Majesty just asked me if I found that laurel tree, and I did."

She glanced at Yuan Youqi's breath-holding appearance, and Fang said again: "That tree is inside a high wall, protruding out of the wall. Look at the regulations and materials used for the courtyard wall, I guess, it can't be an ordinary house , or the mansion of a certain family’s hairpin tassels.”

Tell her more or less, she is already suffering enough.How could he bear to make her worry about nothing?

Mochi thought so.

But she doesn't intend to tell the whole story, after all, it's not the time yet.

When Yuan Youqi first heard Mo Chi mention the laurel tree in his dream, his scalp twitched: that tree was the one she climbed over the back wall of the Gu Mansion several times back then!

And at that time, every time she jumped over the wall and climbed down the tree, all she saw was Gu Heng who was quietly watching her in the octagonal pavilion...

The past is like smoke, and you can see it suddenly.

Now, that was 15 years ago.

In 15 years, she went from an ignorant teenager to a [-]-year-old.

In 15 years, how much has the laurel tree become thicker and jointed?

15 years, a lifetime has passed...Aheng, she is, remember?

However, when she heard that Mochi guessed the owner of the mansion based on the regulations and materials used in the courtyard wall, her heart sank again——

Ah Heng only dreamed about the tree, but he didn't think of the past life.

When facing Mochi, Yuan Youqi's mind is always relatively pure. She never thinks too much about dealing with officials in the court and concubines in the harem.

Because, from the moment she confirmed that Mo Chi was Gu Heng, she had no "defense" against Mo Chi.

And what Mochi just said just now coincided with what Gu Zhongwen said when he entered the palace and saw Mochi outside Gu's mansion.Yuan Youqi naturally did not suspect him.

"Aheng, actually, I know where you went." Yuan Youqi hesitated.

She couldn't predict how Mochi would react when she told Mochi about it.But she still had an expectation in her heart, hoping that Mo Chi would be able to remember more about her past life, preferably remembering her identity as Gu Heng.

Of course, the premise is that it will not cause harm to Mochi's body.

Mo Chi heard her words, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Your Majesty knows?"

"En." Yuan Youqi nodded.

Mochi's serious eyes made Yuan Youqi a little embarrassed.After all, he was the one who asked where he was going before, but now he said he knew where he was going. Wasn't this a deliberate temptation?

Even if it is not considered a temptation, there are still some contradictions.

Yuan Youqi lowered his eyes guiltyly, not daring to look directly into Mochi's eyes, but staring at Mochi's hand entangled with himself.In this way, the courage in her heart can be stronger.

"I was in the palace before, and I planned to change my clothes and come out to look for you. Later, Gu Zhongwen, the son of Duke Anguo, came to the palace to ask to see me, um...he is the deputy examiner of the women's examination appointed by me, I thought, he might I had something important to do, so I met him. But after he said a few words about his business, he actually asked me about you..." Yuan Youqi still couldn't help sneaking glances at Mochi as he said.

As expected, Mochi's expression changed slightly.

"Aheng, don't worry! He doesn't have any malice towards you!" Yuan Youqi hurriedly explained, "Just before, An Guogong noticed that Liyin Pavilion was unusual, so he sent Gu Zhongwen, who was still idle at the time, to inquire about it from time to time. So, Gu Zhongwen recognizes you."

When Mochi heard the surname of "Gu Zhongwen", his heart was shocked, and he asked: "The Lord An Guo that His Majesty mentioned is... surnamed Gu?"

"Exactly," Yuan Youqi nodded and said, "Gu Shuyan, the Duke of Anguo, was conferred upon me after I ascended the throne."

"Although I'm a commoner, I've also heard that a knighthood requires great merit...This An Guogong, presumably, has made great contributions to the stability of His Majesty's country?" Mochi said.

this problem……

Yuan Youqi's head hurt slightly from her question, she would rather Mo Chi ask her about how to deal with Liyin Pavilion.

Today, it seems that the conversation is off the mark?Yuan Youqi said in his heart.

However, since Mochi asked, she really didn't want to disappoint her, so she replied: "Duke An has indeed made meritorious service to the country, and..."

As Yuan Youqi said, he couldn't help taking a peek at Mochi's reaction: "...Moreover, the daughter of Duke Anguo was... the concubine Zhao of the late emperor..."

Mochi's eyelids twitched, and he said in a leisurely voice, "Concubine Zhao..."

Then, she changed the topic: "Then, this Concubine Zhao is now a concubine, right?

Yuan Youqi was stunned, and suddenly felt a sense of time and space intertwined.She raised her eyes, staring at Mochi's inquiring expression, a pair of amber eyes flickered, and inexplicable and complicated emotions intertwined.

"She...she...she's not a concubine..." Yuan Youqi's lips moved numbly.

"Isn't it the concubine? That's..." Mo Chi asked.

Suddenly, the scene when Gu Heng passed away jumped into Yuan Youqi's mind: that pale face, that red blood, and Gu Heng's last words...

Yuan Youqi's nasal cavity was sore: "She is... not here anymore!"

This feeling is really weird.

The person in front of me is obviously that person; but I am talking about the past life that may have been forgotten by everyone to the present body of that person who has no knowledge of the past life.

Yuan Youqi couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart at the moment, maybe it was because her grief had been accumulated for too long and she couldn't vent it, she had been supporting herself for 15 years, and finally she was able to express the great grief in her heart, right?

However, what happened next made Yuan Youqi feel weird and inexplicable——

Mochi listened to her words, looked at her deeply again, stretched his arms, and wrapped her in his arms.

Familiar embrace, familiar taste, familiar people...

All of this made Yuan Youqi unable to indulge himself a little.So she let herself be embraced by Mochi, her whole face was buried on Mochi's shoulder, the soreness in her nasal cavity turned into two lines of tears, which poured out of her eyes, and wet the cloth on Mochi's shoulder.

The wetness on her shoulders, the involuntary trembling of the person in her arms...all of them are really happening.

Mochi's heart also tightened with Yuan Youqi's emotional fluctuations and Yuan Youqi's tears.

"Good boy! Don't be afraid! I'm...I'm here!" Mochi murmured.

She wasn't sure whether Yuan Youqi could hear what she was saying at this time, but these words were what she wanted to say from the bottom of her heart.

too bitter!

How did this kid survive all these years?

Mochi asked himself.

However, only Yuan Youqi knows the answer to this question.

Mo Chi hugged Yuan Youqi, regardless of the pain on the wound on his body being rubbed by Yuan Youqi.

I can't care about those.

For the rest of her life after the catastrophe, after all the vicissitudes of life, she finally hugged her so tightly!

Mochi doesn't want to care about anything.I just want to hold her tightly at this moment.

Once, I failed her too much.

Now, I don't want to disappoint any more.

Yuan Youqi is very obedient in Mochi's arms.

She was crying very quietly at first, but her emotions were gradually put away, and her crying turned into a soft gasp, and she gradually calmed down again.

But during this period, Mochi's brain didn't stop spinning——

Gu Zhongwen saw himself outside Gu's mansion, then entered the palace to see him, and mentioned himself.

Why did you mention yourself to Yuan Youqi?

Or because Gu Zhongwen has been to Liyin Pavilion many times, and has seen Yuan Youqi pestering him back then, he believes that he is unusual to Yuan Youqi.Or the moment Gu Zhongwen saw himself outside Gu's mansion, he felt even more unusual.

Both possibilities should exist.

Mochi knew very well that he was very different from the little Yin Ji back then.

Since Gu Zhongwen is... then, he must be able to see something about himself.

An Guogong?

The assistant examiner of the women's exam?

Thinking about it, a visit to the Gu Mansion is still worth looking forward to.

The author has something to say: Xiao Yuan, you feel good, did you make it?