Gu Qingci

The days seem to have changed, but not changed.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw the golden lacquered phoenix sculpture on the ceiling, felt the warm breath in his arms, and had the illusion of returning to the past.

It is a pity that there will be no sweet-scented osmanthus rain again.

Although we met again after Qianfan, the most sincere and pure feelings at the beginning were portrayed with many additional traces.It can't be erased, and it doesn't need to be erased. It has become the witness of me and her two lives.

I, Yang Ling, will still become her serious husband of Liu Yueying.

The clouds and the rain stopped, and the heavy snow stopped suddenly.That day I stepped on the white snow all over the ground and told them about Yao Yinzi, and now I have nothing to hide.

Liu Yuehua was quite surprised: "That's why you dripped blood into the water and let Huang Jie drink it?"

"Well. Now my medicine introduction is back, let's try again." After speaking, he dripped two drops of blood into the boiling medicine.

The hot medicine was brought in three times a day without interruption every day.At this time, I discovered another secret of Liu Yueying: she was afraid of taking medicine.

"Hurry up and think of a way, others can't persuade you about this," Liu Yuehua looked at the porcelain bowl brought back by the maid and said to me: "Before you came back, Miss Huang dropped the medicine bowl several times. Dare to persuade again? Everyone in this palace is furious in private, but on the surface they can only watch their noses and their hearts."

"Yueying has a stubborn temper, so she has to drink the medicine willingly." I looked at the medicine bowl thoughtfully.

That night, my imperial husband justifiably wanted to share the bed with Emperor Lingkong.The brazier in the dormitory was burning hot, I slowly took off the outer robe and inner lining one by one, without feeling the cold at all, and finally got into bed.

She closed her eyes and felt my breath, and moved closer to me.I didn't speak for a long time, but Liu Yueying spoke first.

She asked me angrily: "Xiao Li, if I'm not here, what will you do?"

I thought about it and said seriously, "Then I'll find someone else."

"How dare you!" She suddenly opened her eyes and coughed, but she didn't care about this, and hugged me sideways.

"Do you want me to bring a mirror for His Majesty, so that His Majesty can take a good look at it?" She continued to provoke her with words, but she really moved her legs to restrain me, but she couldn't use the strength.

"You think I'm lingering on the sick bed, and my face isn't there?" There was a trace of tension in Liu Yueying's peach blossom eyes.

I felt her breath blowing towards my face, but remained silent.She took a long breath and said with rare effort: "Even if you dislike it, it's too late. You are my imperial husband, and you are destined to live in the same bed and die in the same acupuncture point. Don't even think about the rest!"

Liu Yueying spoke extremely domineering words, but it's a pity that she was listless now, her tone was light and light, and she had no deterrent effect.She probably noticed this too. After she finished speaking, her ears were a little red, and she turned around and ignored me.

I was worried that she was really angry, so I quickly hugged Liu Yueying's small waist sideways, but she didn't dodge.Naively, I thought she was not angry, and the matter was over.

From the second day onwards, Liu Yueying obediently drank the medicine without missing a single meal.

==

Mu Die really deserves to be a miracle doctor who is well-known in the world but extremely difficult to find.Liu Yueying's cold and evil disease recovered very quickly. After about thirty days, the braziers in the dormitory were withdrawn one after another, and I could finally feel some warmth when I touched her.

Even the judge of the Supreme Hospital said that this was a miracle, because Emperor Lingkong's outstanding achievements and profound blessings moved God.

I still can't let go of the stone in my heart.Although her cold illness has recovered, she can still sit on the bed for a long time, but her energy is still very poor, and her cough is intermittent.

On December [-]th, the new year is coming again.I stayed in the small kitchen to prepare today's medicine, put it in a box and went back to my bedroom.

Ever since I came back, the number of maids in Chaofeng Palace has been pitifully small. Just in case, Liu Yuehua doubled the number of guards outside the palace.

After stepping over the threshold, I vaguely heard Liu Yuehua's voice, it must be that she came to see Sister Huang again.These days, she often comes to serve the sick, so I didn't think much about it, I lifted the curtain and entered the inner room.

"Impossible! Please think twice, Miss Huang!" Liu Yuehua's anxious and pleading words went straight to the eardrums.

"This is an imperial decree, and I didn't discuss it with you. After the Chinese New Year is over, it will be done on this day next month." Liu Yueying was cold in front of the regent, and there was no doubt about it.

The sound of my footsteps came from far to near, Liu Yueying sat on the bed and saw me coming in, her expression became softer.

"It just so happens that Yangli is here, Yuehua, explain to Yangli what I have decided."

Liu Yuehua's face was flushed red, her brows were tightly furrowed, and she looked speechless.

"Hurry up." She urged again.

Liu Yuehua lowered her head and closed her eyes, her heart froze, and she spoke like a cannonball: "Sister Huang said that she is going to abdicate, and on this day next month, I will take you to live a good life in another courtyard on the outskirts of Jincheng."

"Abdicate?" This shocked me too, and I looked at the person on the bed in astonishment.Liu Yueying leaned back calmly like a normal person.

"That other courtyard was built together when the Jincheng was being repaired. Sister Huang asked me to find someone to buy it secretly, so it is not on the Jincheng's blueprint."

"Yueying, isn't this appropriate?" I never thought that she would abdicate, this woman was born to be an emperor.In this position, she will emit a radiant light, even if the light burns the people around her, she will not hesitate to do so.

"You think I'm acting on a whim?"

"Yes, you don't have to do this kind of thing for..." For me.

"Xiao Lu, I'm too tired." She stared intently into my eyes, her face turning pale.

"I……"

"Yuehua's wings are getting richer. I've read some of the papers recently, and she's already worthy of a great job. I put so much effort in cultivating her, but it's not for her to compete with me for the throne." Liu Yueying slightly raised the corners of her mouth and said But it is the words that send chills down the spine.

"Sister, what are you talking about! I only have you as my own sister in this life, how can I do such a chaotic thing! I just think that you are more suitable to be an emperor than me... I'm afraid I can't do it well... "Liu Yuehua was so excited that her eyes were red.

Seeing her like this, Liu Yueying sighed inaudibly, turned her head to look at me and said, "Xiao Li, this is not a temporary idea. I told you a long time ago that I am tired. Sometimes I feel like the white clouds in the sky They are freer than me, they can go wherever they want, they can take whatever shape they want, it doesn’t matter if they don’t like it in the end, and they leave...but what about me?”

Liu Yueying let go of her gaze, not knowing where the focus was, and her tone was still not salty: "Xiao Li, you used to work as a supervisor or lead officials to protect yourself, and left Beijing for various counties. Several months; Yuehua, don’t think that I don’t know, Feng San often takes you to sneak outside, and you are also there when you are finishing work everywhere along the canal. You have played enough outside, have you ever seen me leave the palace?”

When she said this, Liu Yuehua and I were speechless.Regardless of Rongdu or Jindu, Liu Yueying has stayed in the palace for more than ten years, and has never left this golden cage except for sacrificial tours.

I suddenly felt a great loneliness in the person in front of me, much stronger and heavier than what I called loneliness.Her heart began to ache again. Since she has said so much, what reason can she stop?

"...I get it, Miss Huang, I'm selfish." Liu Yuehua said softly, her excited expression gradually forbeared: "I'll do what you want from Miss Huang, and Yuehua will leave first." She said yes After the ceremony, he strode away as if fleeing, leaving the door curtain dangling.

In the huge bedroom, only she and I are left.

Lifting up a corner of the quilt and getting on the bed, Liu Yueying immediately put her arms around my waist and pressed herself into my arms.

"Little worry." "I'm here." - These are the words I said the most after reuniting with her.

When Liu Yueying heard my response, she suddenly went crazy, biting my eyebrows, ears, nose, and collarbone, fighting lightly with ants.She buried her head in my chest, took a big breath, and sniffed hard at my scent, all the way from her chest to the tip of my hair, and then reached out and pulled my face.

"Hiss, if you pull it again, it will swell." Liu Yuehua pulled it so hard before, probably the internal injury was not healed, so she did it again.

"Did I pinch it hard?" She asked softly, staring at my face again, and suddenly realized: "Who else pinched your face? Sha Yu?"

"No, not her."

"Who is that?" With just one sentence, the face of the person in front of him turned black instantly.

"Yuehua was worried that I was disguised by someone else, so I tried it. How dare others touch it." I looked at her already angry face, and secretly annoyed myself for talking fast.

"It's better." She squeezed again and retracted into my arms.

"Little worry." A muffled voice came from below.

"Well, I'm here and I won't be leaving."

"Originally, I wanted to clean up the remnants of the Southern Barbarians and find a reason to let you come back. I would abdicate. Who would have thought...you almost disappeared forever, which completely disrupted my plan." She said her thoughts like this, a little bit Shy: "It's a good thing you're back..."

I know, that's why she made Liu Yuehua officially regent to pave the way for Daxing's future.Time has passed, and now her physical condition is better. The imperial doctor said that according to the speed of recovery, she will be able to get out of bed and walk within half a month. Liu Yuehua's status as the regent has suddenly become embarrassing.How can one mountain accommodate two tigers?

The arms that held her were tightened, it was very distressing.I stroked Liu Yueying's smooth long hair and wanted to kiss her forehead, but I held back.This is the second time.

I always feel that I owe her something, that I can't have such a natural and intimate contact.

"Why endure it?"

"Ok?"

"Why don't you kiss me?"

...I can't hide my thoughts from her.

==

According to historical records: "On the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month in the 64th year of the Daxing Dynasty, and in the new winter of the third year of Yuanqing, the holy ancestor Lingkong Emperor died, and the whole country mourned, and the national mourning was in March."

From the bell tower in the distance came three low hummings of "嗡-嗡-嗡-", the eyes were all white, and the white flowers connected into one piece.

The common people, dressed in white and plain onyx, filled the streets and alleys with water, or wiped their tears, or sobbed, or burst into tears.White and yellow paper money was strewn everywhere, and the lanterns hanging high above the city were replaced with white seals, and there was a soul-calling streamer every fifty steps.

I lowered the curtains of the carriage and turned my eyes away from looking outside.

"I didn't expect you to be so loved by the common people." There was a trace of jealousy in his tone.

The person beside him raised his chin slightly: "That's natural."

"Those princes, generals, and palace officials, if they knew that their beloved Emperor Lingkong ran away to avoid laziness, I don't know what they would think."

She wasn't annoyed at all, and looked at me with a half-smile: "I don't eat what I should be jealous of, and I want to eat what I shouldn't, instead."

"Then why should I be jealous?" I don't know if it's because she is no longer the emperor, but I seem to be more courageous.

"Heh, speaking of this," she put her head lightly on my shoulder, and said very slowly, "Yang Li, when did I make you jealous? It was you——Yuehua first, and then Sha Yu, who is always so close to other women, finally told me to find other women?"

My earlobe was tightly pinched, and my courage shrank instantly as my skin dried up.

"I live well, let you find a woman? Huh?"

"My lord, I was wrong! No, madam, madam, I was wrong—"

The sun was about to break through the thick clouds, and it was extraordinarily dazzling, and there was still a warm breath in the air.

The carriage galloped forward quickly, and in front of it was a courtyard in Jinjiao, called Shuiloutai.

==

I thought it was over, but I saw a man at the door of Shuiloutai.She was dressed in a white robe and gown, and she was holding a large medical box for walking in the rivers and lakes, and she seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Mu, divine doctor Mu?"

Liu Yueying was also helped down from the carriage and did not speak.

"Yang Li, it just so happens that you and Mrs. Liu are both here. It's not something shameful, I'm here today to help an old friend fulfill her entrustment." Mu Diezhi's voice was still soft, but his expression was cold .

She took out a rectangular dark box, handed it to me, and said, "This is what Sha Yu asked me to give you, and it should be returned to the original owner."

Liu Yueying didn't move at the side, and didn't stop me from reaching out to take it, but the atmosphere turned cold for a moment.

"Don't worry, Mrs. Liu. According to the hexagram of cause and effect, even if Yang Li comes back to help you get rid of the cold evil, you are already terminally ill. How can you recover to the current state? Someone is willing to be your stepping stone and help you block it." A catastrophe."

"Sha Yu, what did she do?"

"Tit for tat." Mu Diezhi laughed.

"Now, no one owes anyone anything. Only the last thing is left." She opened the big medicine box again, took out an inconspicuous small bottle, and handed it to Liu Yueying.Liu Yueying was stunned for a moment, before being forced into her hands by Mu Diezhi.

"Mrs. Liu's body was stagnant in the heart and internal organs before. I really thought it would be easy to get better? Take a golden protective pill every day until the dose is finished."

"Why are you willing to give me this thing?"

"I didn't want to at first, but you and Yang Li are both people who traded their lives for her, so you must live well. If there is any trouble, I will be too sorry for her." Mu Diezhi finished packing the medicine box and put the medicine on his body. a hang.

"What happened to her?" Seeing that she was leaving, Liu Yueying frowned and asked.

"Don't worry, she's fine, she'll be—very happy." The white robe became smaller and smaller and disappeared into the distance.

The clouds that piled together in the sky finally spread out, the sun illuminated the plaques on the water towers, and spring is coming.

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