you are my tomorrow

The author has something to say: The first part of the story will be finished in about 2 more times. I can't wait to update the second part. Maybe I still like the modern style of writing~

Two and a half months later, when Comet and Zhongyi returned to the palace, Han Qing, who had basically given up hope, looked at the two people sitting in the Ming and Qing palaces with tears in his eyes, but the tears were not clear because he saw the two people again. Tears of personal excitement, still sad for what happened after the two left the barracks.

Comet was even more puzzled by the complex emotions in Han Qing's eyes. He could only listen to Han Qing's narration of the information he had heard these days——

After Baoqin left the barracks, the general exchanged the banknotes into silver and distributed them to the remaining soldiers who were less than [-]. I found the thatched hut on the mountain, buried Zhang Wei in an open space in front of the thatched hut, mourned for a while and then left.

When they left, everyone's eyes were red. Although they didn't know the reason for Zhang Wei's betrayal, after all, that man was the lieutenant general who had lived and died with them on the battlefield, and they had no reason not to miss him.

After that, the general returned to the capital with the remaining army of less than 1 people. He told Han Qing that Comet, Zhongyi and Zhang Wei had passed away, and that Zhao Rongzhen had left with the enemy general, but he did not tell Zhang Wei The matter of treason was revealed, but Zhang Wei, who was missing before, suddenly appeared and died to save Zhao Rongzhen, and Baoqin also disappeared after saying that he was going to rescue Zhao Rongzhen.

Han Qing was so surprised that he didn't recover for a long time, but he still didn't believe that Comet and Zhongyi were dead. He sent two teams, one to look for Comet along the road to the barracks, and the other to find Zhao Rongzhen. Although I know that Zhao Rongzhen was taken away by the enemy, there are many dangers.

Although after more than a month of careful searching, the bodies of Comet and Zhongyi were never found, and the abandoned military barracks in the Kingdom of Jin were also found, but they had already been emptied, leaving only an abandoned open space and an open space. The cellar, someone went to check the cellar, only to see a pool of black and red blood stains on the ground, even after bringing back this news, Han Qing's heart was completely chilled.

In order to make sure that Zhao Rongzhen is really not in this world anymore, even though he lost the war, Han Qing didn't have any glory on his face, but he still wrote a letter to the King of Jin, as long as they are willing to hand over Zhao Rongzhen, Han Qing Qing was willing to push back the national border by [-] miles, but when the King of Jin replied, he did not bring back Zhao Rongzhen at all. Back ten miles.

After receiving the reply, Han Qing sat paralyzed on the chair in the study, tears rolled down his cheeks like broken beads. In an instant, he felt that the world had turned upside down. Comet, Zhao Rongzhen, Zhongyi, and Meng Qinghuan seemed to be coming out of a bottle. There was nothing left of the water that was poured into the sea. He could understand why Zhao Rongzhen didn't want to come back to see him. On the one hand, he might feel that he hadn't won the war, so he didn't have the face to meet him. On the other hand, he didn't defend the comet. He felt that victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, and if there is victory, there will be defeat. Of course, Han Qing would not blame him.

It's just that Han Qing felt that the world of Comet and Zhao Rongzhen, which he had made up his mind to fulfill, was like a mirage, which would be wiped out as soon as the wind blows...

Later, Han Qing agreed to Jin Guo's conditions and set back the national border by ten miles, but he still refused to help Comet, Zhongyi, and Zhao Rongzhen set up tablets, because he always felt that they were still living in this world. They will really leave this world. He also asked the people of Ming and Qing Palace to clean the Ming and Qing Palace every day. Comet loves to be clean, and maybe he will come back one day. If he sees that the Ming and Qing Palace is not clean, he will definitely be angry.

Before the new year, the return of Comet and Zhongyi made Han Qing believe that his persistence was right. Zhao Rongzhen should still be alive, but he just felt that Comet and Zhang Wei were dead and didn’t want to appear again, but Han Qing didn’t know how to use it. What method can let Zhao Rongzhen know that Comet is still alive, although his shoulder can no longer recover, but at least he is still alive.

After listening to Han Qing's narration, Comet did not speak, but kept looking at his feet. Zhongyi and Han Qing looked at the silent Comet with worried faces. The living room of Ming and Qing Palace was so quiet that only the crackling of wood in the stove was heard.

Two quarters of an hour passed, and Han Qingcai called Comet's name in a condescending manner. Comet raised his head slowly, his eyes filled with tears, and there was no hope in those beautiful eyes, "Brother Huang ...Why should I come back? The thing I was most afraid of happened... If only I could be with him..."

As soon as the words fell, Comet sneered with a "hum", and then laughed loudly, tears also fell down. He stood up and walked around the screen behind the living room without haste, Han Qing and Zhongyi followed He followed, saw Comet entered his bedroom, closed the door, and the two of them stopped.

Han Qing and Zhongyi's eyes were red with distress, "Your Majesty, you have been tired all day, Zhongyi will take you back to the palace first, Your Highness is here with me." When Zhongyi entered the palace, he sent someone to deliver a letter to his family , reported the safety to his family, he knew that his family must be in a mess, he originally wanted to go home at night, as if his parents were at ease, but the appearance of the comet made Zhongyi still feel at ease, so he decided to stay in the palace for a while. go home.

Han Qing actually wanted to stay, but there were still a bunch of memorials that he hadn't read, and he really couldn't stay here, so he had to leave first, but Zhongyi didn't send him off.

Walking out of the Ming and Qing palaces, Han Qing didn't let his followers follow him, and told them to go back first, he wanted to be alone for a while.

Walking on the way back to the Hezheng Palace, the lanterns on the wall revealed a not-so-bright candlelight. Following Han Qing's pace, his shadow was drawn closer and further away, alternating like this.

Perhaps after a period of time, Comet will come out of the sorrow of Zhao Rongzhen's disappearance. Zhao Rongzhen must still be alive, but he just doesn't want to come back.

This is what Han Qing has always believed in, but Comet doesn't seem to think so.

How would he convince Comet to believe that too?

Han Qing stopped, looked up at the deep blue sky, a drop of coldness fell into his eyes, and then more coldness, Han Qing had to close his eyes, spread his hands, let more and more snowflakes fall on his body, fall into hands...

In the next few days, Comet almost went out of the room. At first, the maid wanted to bring food in, but Comet didn’t open the door. Zhongyi said he wanted to go in. After a while, he heard the sound of Comet getting out of bed inside, and opened the door. door, without looking at Zhongyi and the food in Zhongyi's hands, he went back into the room and lay down with his back to him.

Loyalty gently put the food on the table, then walked to the side of the bed, and sat down on the side of the bed, "His Royal Highness, get up and eat something, you haven't eaten well for six days." But just as he expected In the middle, Comet did not answer him, still lying motionless, "Your Highness..."

"...I'm not hungry, take it out." Zhongyi wanted to persuade him again, but Comet ordered in a low voice. He knew that Zhongyi was sitting next to him, but he didn't feel Zhongyi leave for a long time, "I said no. Eat it, take it out, don't make the bedroom smell like food, you should go home too, your parents must be waiting..." After speaking again, Zhongyi still didn't seem to move, the comet was a little on fire, He sat up "teng", twisted his body, and looked at Zhongyi, but what he met was Zhongyi's distressed eyes.

It was in Zhongyi's eyes looking at him, the heartache that he had never felt before, that pain was so similar to the pain Zhao Rongzhen gave him, it was from the heart, only when he saw his lover was sad, he would feel it Distressed.

Comet froze, unable to say anything if he wanted to chase Zhongyi away.

Realizing his gaffe, Zhongyi lowered his head and looked back in embarrassment.

"Your Highness... Let's have something to eat." Zhongyi got up, brought the food on the table, put the food plate on his lap, picked up a bowl of soup, and brought it in front of Comet. Comet hesitated, and finally took it with his left hand After passing the bowl, he took the spoon with his right hand, held it in front of him and drank it slowly, but his arm hadn't recovered yet, and the hand holding the spoon was shaking all the time. Zhongyi couldn't stand it any longer, so he took the spoon and bowl, and carefully blocked it. He shielded himself from the heat, then scooped up a spoonful of soup, followed by a bowl, and brought it in front of Comet. Regarding his actions, Zhongyi could see Comet's confusion and doubts, but now he just wanted to let Comet eat something.

Comet seemed to think about it again, but he still drank the soup. In this way, the two remained silent. Comet finished the soup and ate a little less rice and vegetables. Maybe he didn't eat well for a few days. Comet felt like vomiting after eating something, and even choked on the soup several times, but Zhongyi still felt very happy, at least, Comet was willing to eat something.

"From now on, I'll serve you dinner until you recover." Zhongyi asked someone to take out the rest of the meal, Comet lay down again, Zhongyi tucked him in the quilt, and got up to go out.

"No need, I can eat by myself." Comet's low voice came from behind, and Zhongyi held the corner of his mouth helplessly.

"That's a good thing..."

"... Will Rongzhen come back...?"

"...Yes, definitely."

Afterwards, Comet lost his voice, Zhongyi walked out of the bedroom, closed the door softly, and the expression on his face changed from hopeful to regretful.

"What are you doing..." Zhongyi frowned, and muttered to himself.

After that, although Comet still didn’t eat much, at least he would come out when he was eating. Even if he didn’t eat much, he still ate on time. The situation made Han Qing and Zhongyi a little bit more at ease, but no one dared to bring up the topic of Zhao Rongzhen, not even his name.

But both of them are thinking, perhaps, Comet is also waiting for the day when Zhao Rongzhen returns.

This situation lasted until after the beginning of spring in March, when the spring flowers bloom.

Before that, not long after the new year, Han Qing had to marry his first wife according to the ancestral precept that "the emperor who was unmarried before ascending the throne should get married within three years after ascending the throne".

And Han Qing also silently thought in his heart that he would only marry this one wife in his life, and on the second day after getting married, Han Qing made her the queen.

Careful Comet and Zhongyi both found that although the queen looks ordinary, she has a pair of very beautiful eyes, which always reveal a kind and benevolent look.

Just like Meng Qinghuan.

Not long after the beginning of spring, a quiet afternoon.

No one can think of a person who everyone thought would not appear in a short time. His sudden arrival overturned the seemingly peaceful life now.

"Your Majesty, there is someone asking to see you outside the door, saying that it is something important." An attendant walked into the study in a panic. Han Qing, who was reviewing the memorial, did not raise his eyes, but frowned impatiently.

"People who want to see me every day say they have something urgent to see, but after coming in, they reveal that there is nothing urgent."

Seeing that Han Qing didn't intend to summon him, the attendant added: "This time it's really urgent."

Han Qing sighed, put down his pen, stretched his sore back, and asked lazily, "Who is it?"

"It is said that it belongs to General Zhao's family, and its name is Bao... Baoqin." The attendant recalled for a while, and said the name of the person outside the door.

Han Qing's sluggish spirit immediately became tense, and he stood up from the stool, "You slave, why didn't you say it earlier?! Hurry up and announce it! Then hurry up and call the fifth prince!"

"Yes, yes, the servant is going now..." Seeing Han Qing's sullen anger, the attendant quickly agreed to back off, and wanted to go out to call the person outside the door.

"Wait!" Before the attendant went out, Han Qing called him again. He stopped and bent down to wait for Han Qing's order, "It's better not to call, wait for my order later."

"Yes." The attendant then went out and called the person outside the door.

Han Qing stepped out of his seat and stood waiting at the door of the study. After a while, someone outside the door came in, knelt down in front of Han Qing with a "plop", and kowtowed.

"...Bao...Baoqin sees the emperor." The man's voice trembled, he raised his head, and looked at the aloof Han Qing with teary eyes.

Han Qing looked at the kneeling, skinny person in front of him, and felt a little sad in his heart. He had met Baoqin several times before. Although Baoqin had always been thin, he seemed to be A very energetic and lively child, but this time, it seems that people who have experienced too many things have some vicissitudes in their eyes.Han Qing didn't say anything, just gently helped Baoqin up, and then let him sit on the seat next to him. He looked at the door again, and there was no one else.

Baoqin knew who Han Qing was looking for, but just bowed his head silently.

"Go and get out the best tea leaves and make tea quickly..." Han Qing ordered his attendants, and Baoqin waved his hands quickly.

"Your majesty, stop busy, you don't need to make tea..." Baoqin waved his hands in embarrassment, but Han Qing signaled him that it was okay.

"Get tea." Han Qing ordered again, the attendant bowed, turned and walked out of the study.

"Where have you been these past few months? Where's your master?" Han Qing didn't want to go around and asked directly. Baoqin opened his mouth in embarrassment, and seemed to have a lot to say, but he didn't know where to start. "It's okay, speak slowly." Han Qing looked at Baoqin encouragingly. At this time, the attendant brought in tea from outside and put it in front of the two of them, "Go out." The attendant nodded, bowed his head and stepped back a few times. Step out of the study and close the door.

"The emperor...brother...no, the young master...'gone'..." As if mustering up a lot of courage, Baoqin finally choked out a sentence, tears also came out.

Han Qing was stunned for a moment, and looked at Baoqin incredulously, only then did he realize that Baoqin was wearing a white linen waistcoat over his dark blue cloth clothes. Han Qing was lucky that he didn't call Comet over.

"...How long has it been?" Han Qing felt his heart was falling, as if he was going to fall into a bottomless black hole, and his eyes were red unconsciously.

"It's been almost a month," Baoqin took out two things from his arms and put them on the table between them, a piece of turquoise and a red kit, "This is the turquoise left by His Royal Highness Comet, this is The kit left by brother, General Loyalty’s sword is outside the study room. Originally, he told me to bury the turquoise and the kit, and then sent the sword back to the Li family, but he still couldn’t bear to put the turquoise I buried them with the kit, because I was afraid that one day they would melt with the mud, and there would be nothing to prove that the two of them had come to this world, so I thought of giving them to you for safekeeping..." Tears had already flowed Baoqin's face was covered, and as the tears kept pouring out, he also sobbed softly. Han Qing lowered his head, and couldn't hold back the tears.

"...Rongzhen, what happened to him? I sent people to find the military camp of the Kingdom of Jin, and the people who came back said that when they got there, they found an underground dark room. There was nothing on the floor of the dark room except a pool of blood. there is none left."

Baoqin calmed down his emotions, and then told about leaving the barracks to rescue Zhao Rongzhen and Zhao Rongzhen's injuries, "...we went back to the barracks, took all the things we could use, and went to the barracks A thatched hut on the back mountain, I originally wanted to live there with His Royal Highness Comet after the battle, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect that I was alone there..." Speaking of this, Baoqin burst into tears I couldn't help falling down again, and when I calmed down a bit, "...When I went up the mountain, my brother still had a fever, and he refused to come back for treatment. The outer wounds on his hands and feet healed and opened, opened and healed, but the inner My muscles and bones have never been better, until my death..."

Baoqin recalled Zhao Rongzhen's state until "before leaving", he never got out of bed, because the muscles on his legs had shrunk so much that he had no strength to support Zhao Rongzhen's weight, and his palms were also curled up in a strange posture, unable to straighten .

Baoqin couldn't really describe what Zhao Rong really looked like, so he simply stopped talking, "Brother and I found that thatched cottage in summer, so we haven't had time to buy things for winter. It was already late autumn when we went up the mountain. The closer we got, the thatched hut became extremely cold at night, my brother and I were caught with the wind and cold, and I was too sick to get out of bed for several days, but I could only brace myself and go to the hospital while my brother was asleep. Get some firewood at the foot of the mountain. When I arrived at the barracks, I found signs that someone had been there. I thought about going to the palace to report first, but it would take six days to go back and forth. It snowed in winter and the mountain roads were not easy to walk. , Maybe I won’t be able to go back for six days, and I don’t dare to leave my brother for half a step. I don’t know how to read a few words, and I can’t write letters. I just want to wait for my brother to recover a little bit. Whether he agrees or not, I will bring him back Healing, but my brother's condition didn't improve, but it got worse and worse. I could only invite the nearby doctors to come, but every doctor just shook his head when he saw my brother's condition, and they would only prescribe some herbs to reduce fever. I will do more in-depth treatment. Until a month ago, my brother woke up one day, and he seemed to be in good spirits, and his fever was almost gone. I helped him sit up, and he said he wanted to see the snow outside. I opened it. At the window, he looked at the snow outside, and there was a smile on his face. It was a smile he hadn't seen for a long time. It looked as good as before. After closing the window, he took out a letter from the second young master from his arms, I watched it several times, and put it back until the tears were about to fall. He asked me to cut a strand of hair. I didn't know what he was going to do. He just said to cut it longer. I did it, and he took it. Take out this kit, open it and take out a strand of hair that has lost its luster, then tie two strands of hair together, put it in carefully, and then wipe the sword of General Loyalty, everything After finishing, he also showed a bright smile on his face. He said, if one day he suddenly dies, he must be buried with this turquoise and kit, and there is no need to buy a good tombstone. The second young master is fine, and the sword of General Loyalty must also be sent back. It is inherited from the ancestors. In this world, there is no second one... Who knew that he had a high fever again that night, and he was still chanting about His Royal Highness Comet and His Highness. The name of the second young master, and sometimes I would apologize to the master and wife, after those two days, my brother no longer had a voice..."

Han Qing, who had been weeping silently, touched Baoqin's head, thinking that it was too difficult for a child who had just grown up. He sent away the master and wife who gave him a second life, and sent away his two masters with his own hands. All this, he had to recall it again, where would this child's heart be desolate, is it the end?

When Han Qing was thinking about how to tell Baoqin about Comet and Zhongyi, the door suddenly seemed to be hit by something

"Who?!" Han Qing immediately looked at the door of the study vigilantly. Baoqin wiped away his tears and looked at the door.

When the person Zhao Rongzhen and Baoqin thought was no longer in this world slowly appeared at the door, Baoqin stood up abruptly, unable to close his mouth in surprise. It was only when Baoqin believed that what he saw was true that his legs softened and he knelt on the ground.

Han Qing took a deep breath depressingly, "Who is outside the door?! Comet is coming and I don't know how to call!" Han Qing shouted angrily towards the door, and the attendant who had just delivered the tea hurried in. Kneeling in front of Han Qing, his forehead pressed against the ground and trembling.

"Emperor... Your Majesty... His Royal Highness Comet... No... No notification..."

"Get out!" Han Qing kicked the attendant, who staggered, stood up, and ran out as if fleeing, not forgetting to close the door.

"Comet..." Han Qing walked up to Comet and looked worriedly at the trembling person beside him, but that person didn't even look at him, only looked at Baoqin who was slumped on the ground, and then slowly squat down.

"...Are you telling a joke, right? It's a joke, right? But it's not funny at all..." Comet put his right hand lightly on Baoqin's shoulder, and Baoqin slowly raised his head, looking at Comet's right hand His shoulders tilted unnaturally, and the hands on his shoulders trembled slightly.

"Your Highness...Your Highness, are you still alive... Where is General Zhongyi? Is he alive? Are you all...alive?" Baoqin didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and the muscles on his face wanted to laugh uncontrollably, but Tears flowed down uncontrollably, "You are all alive...that's great...that's great..." Baoqin lowered his head and smiled wryly, "But why didn't you send me a letter when you came back! We all thought ...Thinking that you guys are really dead! It's also because of this...that brother gave up on himself and didn't want to go back to the capital for medical treatment..." When he raised his head again, Baoqin looked at Comet with a little resentment, talking, and again He lowered his head in disappointment.

"Bao Qin...I'm sorry...I did something wrong...I was wrong...I was wrong...I was wrong..."

Comet looked at Baoqin with his head down in a daze. He felt a little refreshed just now, and Zhongyi was driven home by him to visit his parents, because since they came back, Zhongyi only went back for two days during the Chinese New Year. They were all with him in the palace, and felt a little lonely alone, so he wanted to have a look at Han Qing, but he didn't expect to hear the conversation in the study outside the door. He couldn't believe the news that Zhao Rongzhen was no longer in this world. In the room, Baoqin talked and cried intermittently, and the world of Comet was completely empty.

Comet murmured "I was wrong", stood up unsteadily, and sat on the chair that Baoqin had just sat on. His breathing seemed to be uneven. Han Qing looked at Comet worriedly, stepped two steps Going to his side, "Comet... don't..." Han Qing wanted to comfort him, but felt that everything he said was so pale.

Comet didn't seem to hear it either, his eyes looked blankly at the ground, and he seemed to see something on the table out of the corner of his eye, so he put his eyes on the table again, staring blankly at the turquoise and the kit on the table, he He raised his hand to pick up the kit, hesitated a moment before opening it, took out two strands of hair tangled inside, pulled the corner of his mouth upwards, then raised his head like a child, and put the hair between himself and Han Qing.

"Brother Huang...Look, we've got a hair tie..." Comet's face had a sincere smile, but his heart seemed to be in the military camp. After Zhao Rongzhen was injured by a wooden stake to save himself, he watched Zhao Rongzhen let him go When, so strongly, beating irregularly

So, in the next second of that smile, a mouthful of blood spewed out from Comet's mouth, fell on that hair, and also fell on Han Qing.

After that, the world of Comet also fell into endless darkness.

"A comet!"

"Your Highness!"

Han Qing and Bao Qin shouted out at the same time, but Comet could no longer hear them.