you are my tomorrow

In the evening, Meng Qinghuan returned to the palace and went directly to the Ming and Qing palaces. As expected, Comet and Zhao Rongzhen were waiting in the living room. As soon as Meng Qinghuan entered the room, Comet pulled him to sit down and asked him about the situation in the general's mansion. On the way back, Meng Qinghuan thought about what to say. He only told two people that Zhao's father and Zhao's mother were not in good health, but there was nothing serious about it. He had already prescribed medicine, and he would go again after the medicine was finished in two days. He was afraid that after telling Zhao Rongzhen the real situation, he would leave the palace before his legs recovered, which would not be conducive to the recovery of his legs, and would still worry the elders after returning.Meng Qinghuan also cryptically told the two people about Father Zhao's attitude towards "that person" in Zhao Rongzhen's heart. He said that if Zhao Rongzhen was willing to go back, Father Zhao would no longer interfere with Zhao Rongzhen's attitude towards his marriage. Together, Father Zhao will agree to let them get married.

Comet and Zhao Rongzhen looked at each other, and they could only smile helplessly.

Even though Meng Qinghuan didn't tell the whole truth, judging from Zhao Rongzhen's expression, he was already worried about the health of the elders. Before Meng Qinghuan left, Zhao Rongzhen asked him when his leg could be healed. Judging from the current situation, it will take at least one month. Zhao Rongzhen asked Meng Qinghuan to hurry up, the sooner the better. No matter what method is used, Meng Qinghuan can only do his best.

In the few days after Meng Qinghuan brought the news of the second elder to Zhao Rongzhen, Zhao Rongzhen was always depressed. Comet could tell that Zhao Rongzhen should be worried about the health of the second elder.

"Are you thinking about your parents again?" In the evening, Hui Xing first helped Zhao Rongzhen wash up, and then after washing himself, he lay down next to Zhao Rongzhen, seeing that Zhao Rongzhen was not asleep, he opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling.

"Not only them, but also my father's attitude towards my marriage."

"...Don't you want to tell the second elder?" Comet looked at Zhao Rongzhen in surprise, Zhao Rongzhen turned his head and looked at Comet calmly.

"Can't you?"

Comet turned over and turned his back to Zhao Rongzhen.

"Do you think they will accept it? They are not the emperor's brother..."

"Didn't daddy say that he won't interfere with my marriage..."

"That's when 'that person' is a woman, and Mr. Zhao doesn't understand our situation. Speaking out will only make the situation worse... Aren't your parents in poor health recently? Let's think about how to say it again " Comet's thoughts and low voice made Zhao Rongzhen temporarily dispel the idea of ​​confessing to his parents, Zhao Rongzhen could only take the people around him into his arms, tightly.

Meng Qinghuan stepped up to treat Zhao Rongzhen, but the conflict was resolved. If Zhao Rongzhen was cured, Zhao Rongzhen would leave the palace to visit his parents. At that time, it is unknown whether Comet and Zhao Rongzhen will continue to walk.

10 days later, the General's Mansion.

After drinking the medicine in the morning, Zhao's father called Zhang Wei, who had just come home from the palace, into the room. Zhang Wei thought that his father was asking about Zhao Rongzhen's whereabouts and other similar topics. After reading the draft, I wanted to tell my father what to say, but unexpectedly, my father didn't ask.

"Xiaowei, when will Mr. Meng come to see your mother and me?"

Zhang Wei did the math, the medicine Meng Qinghuan prescribed when he came for the first time could be finished today, so it was time to invite him to come and have a look again, "Tomorrow, I happened to invite Mr. Are you comfortable?" Father shook his head and took a deep breath.

"Father is getting old, because of your brother's affairs, recently I always feel that I may not be able to make it this time..."

"Father, don't say that, I will get my brother back as soon as possible..." Hearing his father's words, Zhang Wei's heart skipped a beat. Perhaps this time, his father was really disappointed in Zhao Rong, but his father stopped him. His own hand, did not let himself go on.

"Listen to me first... I have always felt guilty about you. Although you are the child I picked up, since I recognized you as my son, I should have given your surname Zhao, but I didn't. You were in poor health when you were young. Okay, the master said that it is good to follow your mother's surname. I agreed without thinking about it. Maybe... I haven't fully regarded you as my son, but you have been doing your best by my side and your mother's all this time. Taking care of you, doing the filial piety that a son should do, I really feel that I have owed you all these years."

Zhang Wei smiled calmly, "Father, you don't have to owe me anything, it's just a surname. If you hadn't picked me up from the side of the road and raised me so big, I might not know where I am. Wandering, whether I can live is still a question. You gave me a second life. This cannot be carried by a word of thanks. I am doing what I should do now. It is my return to your elder brother, brother... ...I don't really want to leave you and mother, he just doesn't like this marriage, I will find my brother as soon as possible, tell him your current attitude, I think he will understand, come back and apologize to you... ..."

Although Zhao's father was very heartbroken by Zhang Wei's words, when it came to Zhao Rongzhen, he still couldn't help but feel disappointed, "Actually, I know... your brother is in the palace, he just doesn't want to come back." Zhang Wei was surprised Looking at his father, he didn't know what to do. He couldn't imagine how his father, who never left home, would know that Zhao Rongzhen was in the palace, "Although the emperor is the emperor, he is still young after all. I could see his embarrassing expression that day... ... When you have time to go to the palace one day, tell him to let him go home early, your mother and I are waiting for him, and let him take the person in his heart home to have a look, at least let him Let's see what it looks like."

In fact, Zhang Wei and his father didn't talk much, but Zhao's father was tired early. After Zhang Wei settled his father, he left his father's room. When he closed the door, the tears that he had been holding back quietly slipped down.

Zhao Rongzhen can go home, but he cannot bring "that person" home...

Before Zhao Rongzhen and Comet could figure out how to confess to Zhao's father and Zhao's mother, and Meng Qinghuan was worried about the speed of treatment, a month had passed, and Zhao Rongzhen's legs had indeed improved a lot. A crutch walks alone, which makes Huixing feel sad and happy. The happy thing is that Zhao Rongzhen's legs have finally improved a lot, and the sad thing is that the day when Zhao Rongzhen leaves the palace is getting closer.

For the past two months, I have been with Zhao Rongzhen from morning to night every day, making it impossible for the two of them to leave each other, and even feel that it is a waste of time to separate for a second, but both of them also know that Zhao Rongzhen will leave the palace sooner or later Yes, even if the palace is huge, it is not easy to hide a person for a long time.

In the past month, Meng Qinghuan has been to the General's Mansion several times, mainly to see how the two elders are doing, but their condition is getting worse and worse. He regretted that he shouldn't have lied to Zhao Rongzhen from the beginning, but now, he can't look back. Every time he returns to the palace, he just tells Zhao Rongzhen and Comet perfunctorily about the situation of Zhao's father and Zhao's mother, but this has already made the two of them Suspicious.

Even though the two still smile at each other every day, more or less, they can see a forced smile on each other's face.

Until half a month later, when Zhao Rongzhen was able to throw away his crutches and was able to walk alone, Comet and Meng Qinghuan showed different sadness on their faces after they were happy.

In order to thank Meng Qinghuan, Comet made the Imperial Dining Room cook a table of exquisite meals for Meng Qinghuan at night, and also called Han Qing together, Meng Qinghuan couldn't refuse, so he stayed, but Meng Qinghuan ate the meal like chewing wax, Several times I wanted to tell Zhao Rongzhen the truth, but seeing Zhao Rongzhen and Comet's happy and reluctant faces, I couldn't say anything. Han Qing who was next to him could see that something was wrong with Meng Qinghuan, but in front of Zhao Rongzhen and Comet, Han Qing I didn't ask.

When the banquet was about to end, Meng Qinghuan, who had been "encouraging" himself all night to muster up his courage, finally wanted to tell the truth, "General Zhao...in fact..." Meng Qinghuan had just directed the gazes of Zhao Rongzhen and Comet to himself when outside the door There was the sound of a maid knocking on the door, and then Baoqin, who hadn't seen her for more than two months, walked in with a sad face in white linen clothes and a white ribbon on her hair, and stepped over to Zhao Rongzhen's side in a few steps, knelt down with a "plop", Pulling Zhao Rongzhen's skirt——

Eldest young master, master and madam... are gone...

Then, Baoqin cried out with a "wow". The four people sitting didn't understand what Baoqin meant at first, but Zhao Rongzhen, who was the closest to Baoqin, saw his outfit and instantly understood. Meng Qinghuan looked at Baoqin, who was kneeling beside him.

"Bao Qin, what are you talking about?"

The sky was not bright, and the gloomy sky was covered with a layer of faint dark clouds, and the air seemed to be so cold that it was about to condense, making people breathless, as if it was about to snow again.

Black and white tulle was hung up and down in the general's mansion. Everyone was dressed in plain clothes. There were two coffins made of high-quality camphor wood in the living room. Incense was lingering in front of the coffins. The fire has not been broken, and a lot of black paper ashes of burned paper money have accumulated. Zhao Rongzhen and Zhang Wei, who are dressed in white linen, can only sit next to the golden basin because Zhao Rongzhen's knees cannot bear too much force, and Zhang Wei Kneeling next to them, the two silently took turns putting paper money into the gold basin. Seeing that the paper money in their hands was almost gone, Bao Qin next to him would hand over new paper money to the two of them.

The people who came to worship came and went. What was surprising was that Master Wu, who had not been married to the Zhao family, came with his wife and daughter. After all, he was a courtier of the same dynasty for so many years, and in the end, the sympathy for each other overcame personal feelings.

Seeing the three people walking in, Zhao Rongzhen was also full of guilt. He forced himself to kneel down and kowtowed to the three people, but his apology was contained in tears, and the tears contained a deep apology to his parents; Mr. Wu squatted Come down, touch Zhao Rongzhen's hair, without saying anything, forgiveness is also contained in the gentle touch.

On the night when Baoqin went to the palace to find Zhao Rongzhen, Zhao Rongzhen followed Baoqin back home, Huixing blamed Meng Qinghuan for not telling them the truth, Zhao Rongzhen was even more so, he didn't even bother to talk to Meng Qinghuan and just left.

Meng Qinghuan wanted to explain something, but he really didn't tell the truth, and felt that there was nothing to explain, so he kept silent. Comet was very grateful to Meng Qinghuan for helping Zhao Rongzhen heal his leg, but he also felt angry because Meng Qinghuan didn't tell the truth, so he just blamed a few words , I don’t say anything anymore, but in Huixing’s heart, he is more occupied by accommodating Zhao Rongzhen’s parents and feeling sorry for Zhao Rongzhen.

A table of thanksgiving mixed with sadness and joy was filled with sadness in the end.

Today is the third day since Zhao Rongzhen came home. According to the rules, a funeral will be held on this day. After almost all the worshipers have arrived, Zhao Rongzhen asked Baoqin to go out to prepare in a low voice, and the formal funeral began.

When the butler was about to announce the beginning of the funeral, the servant outside the door reported that someone was coming to worship.

"The emperor is here! His Royal Highness Comet is here!"

Zhao Rongzhen and Zhang Wei, who had gotten up and were about to leave, looked out the door together. Han Qing and Comet, both dressed in white, walked in slowly. Because of their arrival, everyone in the yard stopped and walked towards them. After kneeling and saluting, Han Qing just waved his hand, motioning for both of them to stand up.

Han Qing and Comet came to the coffin, kowtowed to the deceased on their knees in silence, then stood up and bowed again.In return, both Zhao Rongzhen and Zhang Wei knelt down and kowtowed to Han Qing and Comet. Seeing Zhao Rongzhen knelt down slowly and being supported by Zhang Wei, Comet really wanted to stand beside Zhao Rongzhen. People are themselves, but in public, they do not have the qualifications.

Comet kept looking at Zhao Rongzhen who was expressionless, and always lowered his head. When he entered the door, he glanced at himself without any emotion, and then kept lowering his head. Comet wanted to go forward to comfort him, but he couldn't help it. Knowing what to say, in the final analysis, Zhao Rongzhen would run away from marriage, then run into the palace, hide in the palace for more than two months, and finally did not even see his parents for the last time, the reason for all these things was himself, and What qualifications do I have to comfort that seemingly careless person?

Thinking of this, Comet also withdrew his gaze, looked down at his feet, until he was about to leave the general's residence, he didn't look at Zhao Rongzhen again.

Perhaps, it's really time for him and Zhao Rong to end.

Seeing that it was time for the funeral, Han Qing took Comet to leave the General's Mansion. When he reached the gate, Comet couldn't help but look back at Zhao Rongzhen, and at this time Zhao Rongzhen raised his head and looked at Own.

longing for, yet refusing;

I want to get closer, but get further and further away.

There were countless deep feelings in those eyes, but they also told the sadness that could not continue.

The flash of light and flint at that moment seems to be a lifetime, and the comet thinks that it will stop at that moment, and then it will be eternity.

It wasn't until Comet walked out of the general's mansion that the people in the yard blocked his view, and Comet turned his head. Following someone in the yard saying "Lift up the coffin!", everyone in the yard stood quietly. Han Qing and Comet were leaving Stand a little distance from the door and let the door open. After a while, Zhao Rongzhen and Zhang Wei came out first with their parents' coffins in their arms, followed by two coffins, and then the servants and maids in plain clothes all looked red-eyed Followed out from the General's Mansion, Han Qing and Comet did not look away until seeing the farewell procession getting farther and farther away and out of sight.

The two turned their heads in a tacit understanding, passed through the guards, and looked at the man who was kneeling in the snow facing the general's mansion. The man's shoulders shook slightly, and he didn't raise his head for a long time. Han Qing sighed helplessly. , slowly walked to the person, squatted down, and gently lifted the person up.

"Qinghuan, we're all gone, let's go back too."

Meng Qinghuan looked up at Han Qing with tears still in her eyes, and then lowered her eyes again, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes again.

Comet looked up at the blue sky in the distance. The late winter sun was not warm and hurt his eyes. He couldn't forget the way Zhao Rongzhen looked at him when he left, and he might never forget it in his life.

Perhaps, this is our end, no one says goodbye, and we can't say goodbye...