Huaigui

The news of Gao Jing's death didn't come from anywhere, he heard it himself.Just because he was defenseless, He Lan Mingyue always felt that it was too hypocritical to accept.

That day was an ordinary sunny day, and Saibei finally showed signs of rejuvenation. When Helan Mingyue was about to go out, Feishuang, who had been trapped in the house for a whole day and night, rushed towards him, hooked his clothes and refused to leave.Helan Mingyue had no choice but to take Feishuang out for a walk.On the street, he greeted the old man at the tea stand and the daughter of the shopkeeper of the cloth shop, and was stopped by the son of Blacksmith Wang at the street corner to touch Feishuang's feathers, and everything seemed normal.

The post station was located at the entrance of Yinzhou City. After several years, the Longyou Governor's Mansion sent several messengers and officials to facilitate their daily communication.When Helan Mingyue first arrived, no one saw him, only heard the small official chatting with the post envoy:

"Two years ago when Southern Chu surrendered, I thought that the unification of the world would finally lead to peace. I don't know how long it's been, and we're fighting again!"

After a pause, He Lan swallowed the question he was about to ask, and he stood by the door calmly and began to listen.Feishuang became impatient, and beat his head with his wings, and He Lan glared at it.

The little official helped the post envoy to unload the goods, wiped off his sweat and said, "Why is it fighting again?"

"I heard that the emperor has changed! That King Yu surrounded Luoyang City with tens of thousands of people, and kicked out the little emperor... It seems that our small place is better, and there is no dispute."

"Huh? But aren't they uncles and nephews?"

"What's wrong with uncle and nephew? In the previous dynasty, even father, son, and brother killed each other!" The postman sighed and walked out, "If you ask me, the prince is really cruel. He didn't spare his life, he just killed him. It won't be long before the edict of the new emperor's ascension to the throne will be sent here, you should pay more attention—"

He walked to the door and took another look at He Lanmingyue, only to feel that this person's face was blue, his lips were bloodless, and he looked sick. He said inwardly: "Someone is here, come out to say hello, I'll go first ah!"

The little official agreed repeatedly, and when he saw He Lan Mingyue leaning against the door, he was stunned: "Isn't this the second head of the escort agency, asking for news again? I've already checked it for you, and I haven't seen it today!"

Helan Mingyue didn't make a sound, he grabbed the door frame to support himself, his teeth chattered a little, as if he had suddenly lost his ability to speak, like falling into an ice cave with cold hands and feet.

Xiaoguan raised his hand and shook it in front of his eyes: "Hey, Second Leader, are you okay?" Looking at the place he was holding, he hurriedly wanted to break his hand away, "If you're okay, let go quickly, You are about to tear down the door frame of our post house..." He grabbed He Lan Mingyue's finger and was trying to find a way when the other party loosened his grip suddenly.

He walked out unsteadily, and when he stepped down the steps, he lost his footing and fell to his knees.Feishuang spread his wings on his shoulders to maintain his balance, but after he failed, he let out a soft cry and flew up lightly, circling around He Lan.

The little official was about to help him up, but He Lan Mingyue got up again by herself and walked along the street.Feishuang landed on his shoulder again, and Helan Mingyue raised his hand to hug it.

It's just that the tall and straight figure suddenly became embarrassing and bent, which made people feel sad.

"I don't know why..." Xiao Guan muttered, and went back to the post house to tidy up.

Walking on the street, Feishuang was dissatisfied with his deep and shallow steps, so he chirped twice. He Lan Mingyue lowered her head, and saw that her fall broke her trousers, blood oozing from her knees.

But he didn't feel any pain at all, and he didn't feel any sensation, only numbness remained.

"Change the emperor", "drive him out of power", "kill him immediately", "new emperor's enthronement edict"...

These words and sentences were as unfamiliar as hearing them for the first time, Helan Mingyue's field of vision seemed to go blank suddenly, even if there were thousands of thoughts, they were all rusted at this moment, walking only on instinct.The hands are not hands, the legs are not legs, the whole person does not belong to him, his soul is floating, looking down, but he can't see anything.

Feishuang let out a cry, and He Lan Mingyue's mind heard the dull sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Immediately after hitting his forehead somewhere, he turned right and bumped into a roadside stall again.

The small vendor spoke with his lips opening and closing, like fish movements.He stood up, rubbed his forehead numbly, and touched a piece of broken skin. The blood stains on his fingers did not bring him back to his senses.

He also became a fish, the lake was all boiling, he had nowhere to go, nowhere to escape.

"Just kill it"...

Meaning, is Gao Jing dead?

Will Gao Jing die too?Hasn't he always been alone and unpredictable?Isn't he ruthless and immovable?Isn't he able to exchange anyone and anything for a position in the Eastern Palace?

Didn't he...have all the tricks, plan ahead, and have everything under control?

How could he die?

Helan Mingyue's legs softened and he knelt down on the side of the street. He propped his hands on the ground, and the loess gradually blurred in his vision, and then it was like when it rained, with several small wet pits appearing.Unprepared for the tears, He Lan wiped her face and felt Feishuang stop on her back and flap her wings.

The peddler whom he had almost profited from overturning the stall came over to him: "Hey, young man, are you all right, why are you crying?"

He Lan Mingyue raised his head, and the other party handed over a simple but clean handkerchief, he was embarrassed to accept it, turned his head and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine, thank you uncle..."

"Wipe it." The peddler smiled at him tolerantly, "We still have to live, look forward, want to open up a bit, huh?"

He wanted to say a few words of gratitude, but his throat was blocked.He Lan Mingyue took the veil and wiped his face carelessly, the rough texture made him a little painful, but it made him wake up in time.

Yes, life has to go on.

Anyway, he has been away from Gao Jing for so long.

Back at Longxi Prince's Mansion, He Lanmingyue's face was still a little unnatural, her eyes were red.As soon as Feishuang entered the door, she got off his shoulders and flew to the jacaranda tree to stand firm.

Li Ciyuan reconciled the account book with Xie Bi under the tree, and when he saw him come back, he waved: "Mingyue, come and take a look... What's wrong with you?"

He Lan Mingyue said as naturally as possible: "What?"

Li Ciyuan looked at him suspiciously, and winked at Xie Bi after a while.The other party reacted much faster than him, and without waiting for the wink to pass, he ran over and hooked He Lan Mingyue's shoulder, and dragged him to the backyard: "By the way, I still have something to talk to you about, let's Stay away from fourth uncle, don't let him eavesdrop!"

"Fuck you!" Li Ciyuan cursed loudly, "I won't listen!"

Xie Bi turned her head and winked at him.

When the courtyard door was closed and Xie Bi pressed her to sit down in the corridor, Helan Mingyue remained expressionless, staring blankly at the moss the size of a grain of rice in the corner of the wall like a walking corpse whose soul had gone out of her body.

Xie Bi shunned his eyes and looked at him: "You also noticed that the temperature has picked up too fast recently, and it is more humid than usual, and the palace is covered with moss." He Lan Mingyue didn't say anything, Xie Bi sat beside him, and bumped into him furtively Shoulder: "Didn't you go to the post to see if there is any news about the stinky old man? Why is there such an expression?"

"..."

"If you don't talk like this," Xie Bi emphasized, "I'll think something happened to the stinky old man."

He Lan Mingyue shook her head when she heard this sentence: "No."

Xie Bi: "But looking at you like this, someone must have had an accident. If you don't tell me, I'll just guess wildly? Hmm...is it General Xu? Impossible, she stayed in Yuzhou well, and sent us a letter a few days ago. Is it the Lu Yi you want to contact? Probably not, he hasn't replied to your message yet. I have a limited circle of friends with you, so there is only one answer left." He glanced at He Lanmingyue and saw that the other party was still If he wants to die, he throws out his trump card cruelly:

"The one in the palace...the one who tortured you to the way you were before, right?"

Helan Mingyue's pupils twitched, his eyes were light-colored, seeing Xie Bi's violent reaction as if the sky was falling apart, it further confirmed his conjecture.

Xie Bi guessed his relationship with Gao Jing himself, and for this he was beaten up by He Lan Mingyue, chasing him from the backyard to the front yard, almost hitting the roof of the house.It's also strange that Xie Bi didn't know how to look at his face, so he processed the gossip he heard from the caravan and told He Lan Mingyue, so it happened to be about that prince.

Xie Bi said that the prince was uncertain, and it was said that he was out of his mind. It was not until He Lanmingyue glared at him that he slowly remembered that this person was thrown on the East Street at that time, as if it was the prince's good deed.

But Xie Bi couldn't imagine how far they had come, but after hearing the scandal about the "princess" from Li Ciyuan by chance, he suddenly became enlightened.

Since then, this has become a secret between Xie Bi and He Lanmingyue, and they dare not mention it easily.

At this moment when he said it, his heart seemed to be broken when he saw He Lan, and he was even more certain that his guess was correct.He thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and patted He Lan's back: "Hey... then, I don't know how to comfort people... Just, this kind of thing, once it happened, it can't go back, you I also know..."

"I know." He Lan Mingyue said, her voice was actually very calm.

But the calmer he became, the more flustered Xie Bi became: "What's the matter, what happened to him, disabled? Difficulty?"

He Lan Mingyue didn't even know that he could say those few words: "Gao Jingtao, he's dead."

At the beginning, in Xie Bi's astonishment, other words can continue smoothly: "I went to the post station and heard the news from Yumen that King Yu rebelled and fought back to Luoyang City... After the city was broken, the new emperor had already Ascend to the throne, the former one was executed to... to eliminate all threats."

Xie Bi covered her beating heart: "Brother He, your tone is wrong, don't go crazy!"

"Am I crazy?" He turned to Xie Bi, with deep eyes, high nose bridge and slightly drooping lips, a little colder than usual soft smile, "I won't go crazy for him, I wish he died gone."

Xie Bi whispered, "Really?"

Helan Mingyue's words were soft but powerful: "Gao Jing almost killed me twice, once for his punishment, and once for his reserve, I don't owe him a long time ago. It's good that he died. Do you care about it?"

Doesn't this still admit that you miss him?Xie Bi turned her head away, not daring to talk back: "Then...your enemy is dead, why are you so excited?"

Helan Mingyue was stimulated by a certain word he said, and grabbed Xie Bi with his backhand: "Enemy?" Xie Bi suffered from pain and couldn't remind him, his face was contorted, and his eyes looked like he was watching a neuropathy.

Is he just an enemy?Helan Mingyue thought, her throat began to tighten again.

When you hate him, he is an enemy, and when you remember his kindness occasionally, he becomes a stranger again.

Only when I wake up from those old dreams occasionally, I think of the warm heartbeat stuck in my arms, the kisses printed on my chin and lips indiscriminately, and the red moles on the corners of my eyes when I am angry...

Gao Jing is the one he likes.

But now?

No matter how he thinks about Gao Jing's position, Gao Jing will never smile at him again.

He Lan lowered his hands in a slump, and murmured, "It's fine if I die, he thought I was dead...we're even."

If we can meet each other in Huangquan in the future, then both grievances and grievances will be settled.

As Helan Mingyue thought about it, she couldn't help but bent down and covered her face.

Two days later in the evening, Li Queshuang came back from the river valley. After the diversion of the black water, there was still a tributary outside the city of Yinzhou. These days, He Lanmingyue ordered people to plant pastures, and the river gradually widened.

He basked in the sheep for a day, and his whole body was flushed, but he didn't rush to take a bath, so he ran to find Helan Mingyue first.

Li Queshuang kicked the door open with a long leg: "Brother He Lan! Do you see what I brought back for you?" Without waiting for He Lan Mingyue to answer, he stepped into the room like a master, and went straight into the small room where He Lan usually slept. .

At that time, everyone moved into the palace because of the blessing of He Lanmingyue, and they agreed to leave the largest east courtyard for him to live in.Helan Mingyue refused, so she chose a small courtyard near the back, with a square layout, where you can see the branches of the white jacarandas, and it is usually very quiet when no one disturbs you.

Li Queshuang completely regarded this place as his own territory, turned around all kinds of decorations familiarly, saw He Lan Mingyue lying on the table, hurriedly went to offer treasures: "Brother He Lan, what are you doing?"

"Are you back?" He Lan Mingyue greeted him and continued to write on that piece of paper, "I'm practicing calligraphy."

Li Queshuang was as surprised as hearing the sun rise from the west and set in the east: "You don't need to practice your calligraphy anymore, right? We're not big names in the literary world, and when our adoptive father sees me, we should reprimand me for not studying hard. Stop writing, bro—"

He Lanmingyue didn't raise her head: "Someone thinks my handwriting is ugly."

Li Queshuang asked "Who is it?" He didn't really want to know the answer. He hurriedly unbuttoned his fur coat, and took out a bunch of gray fur from his arms: "Look here!"

A small animal, just waking up from a doze, got out of the warm environment and snorted impatiently.

Helan Mingyue couldn't help stretching out her hand and touched its snout.

"Cute, isn't it?" Li Queshuang said proudly. If she had a tail, she could fly up to the sky. "I heard a little thing humming in a grass nest on the other side of the river valley this afternoon. It sounded very pitiful. I ran over to see it. , that’s it. The leg was injured by the beast that trapped the field mouse, and I couldn’t break free, so I untied it and bandaged it with the herbs I carried with me...I’m amazing, right?”

Helan Mingyue smiled for the first time in the past few days: "Excellent, why did you bring it back? It should be returned to its parents."

Li Queshuang complained: "Do you think I don't know? After watching for a long time, I don't know whose puppy ran out, but I didn't see its parents nearby, so I had to bring it back."

Seeing Helan Mingyue teasing the little guy, he offered a treasure and said, "Brother Helan, you can raise it if you like it? My adoptive father has Feishuang. I'm afraid it won't get used to it and will beat it."

"I can keep it, the only thing is wrong." He Lan Mingyue looked at him, "Do you think it's a puppy?"

Li Queshuang was at a loss: "Otherwise?"

He Lan Mingyue picked up the little gray hair ball and held it in front of Li Queshuang.Its eyes have been fully opened, although it is still covered with a layer of fog, and its hands and feet are limp and deformed, but its ears are always standing.

"This is a wolf cub." He Lan Mingyue said, patting Li Queshuang's head with its paw.

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