I can't, I can't

protect him...

Sheng Lingyu is probably the only one in the world who would say this to him.

Kang Jiangxue felt her nasal cavity sore, and it became very difficult for her to speak out the ridicule.He gritted his teeth and said, "What's the use of saying that? Do you think you're being a good person? You're too naive. Being a good person is useless in the palace walls. The better a person is, the easier it is for a bad person." Eat it up, like you, there are no bones left."

Sheng Lingyu was silent and didn't speak, Kang Jiangxue resisted the feeling of bursting into tears again: "So don't come, I don't want you if you come!"

Claiming to be "me" again, Sheng Lingyu couldn't help laughing, and Kang Jiangxue looked at him inexplicably, with an indescribable annoyance.

Sheng Lingyu can still laugh!

...and smiling so nicely!

He clearly spoke so harshly, but Sheng Lingyu was not angry with him. Kang Jiangxue was unhappy but also happy, angry and sad but also secretly happy.

He was probably more hopeless than Sheng Lingyu.

Kang Jiangxue didn't want to talk anymore, so she snorted and couldn't help pouted.Sheng Lingyu estimated the time, and said: "They haven't found us yet, we think it's safe, just in case we wait another hour, if His Majesty is tired, you can lean on the minister's shoulder and sleep for a while."

Kang Jiangxue asked angrily: "Do you think I can sleep now? Who wants to lean on your shoulder? Are your shoulders amazing?"

Sheng Lingyu was not angry, but just looked at him quietly.After a while, Kang Jiangxue coughed a few times, and shrank her mouth to Sheng Lingyu's side without moving. Sheng Lingyu supported the little emperor's head with one hand, and found the most comfortable position for him: "Is it okay?"

The little emperor couldn't help but get excited again: "Why do you talk so much nonsense? You are not allowed to talk!"

Sheng Lingyu shut her mouth indulgently.

The flame suddenly pulled the shadows of the two people together, as if the two had become one. Kang Jiangxue closed her eyes in a drowsy state, and before going to sleep, she couldn't help but come up with an idea.

He couldn't help thinking: If only this moment could last longer.

Just a little bit.

He wanted to get along with Sheng Lingyu quietly for a while longer, without any harsh words, without deliberately targeting each other, just staying together quietly and calmly.

Kang Jiangxue fell asleep, but Sheng Lingyu didn't close her eyes.

The little emperor's breathing gradually stabilized on his shoulders, and he remained vigilant and waited quietly. The burning sparks splashed on the back of his hands, and he gently brushed them away, never letting his shoulders shake a bit.

An hour later, the sun had not yet risen, and the sky was turning white. Sheng Lingyu left the hiding place with Kang Jiangxue, who had not yet woken up, on his back.

Kang Jiangxue slept in a daze, only feeling a little cold. When she opened her eyes, she saw a small half of the sun that had just emerged from the sky. A ray of morning sunlight shone down from the forest, like a ray of light cast from the sky. There was a hole in his heart.

in a trance.

suddenly see the light.

That feeling is really good. Kang Jiangxue stayed with her favorite Sheng Lingyu and saw the first ray of morning light together in the deserted wilderness. For some reason, he always felt that everything around him seemed to be telling him: It will be fine. .

It was a good premonition, so Kang Jiangxue said to Sheng Lingyu, "Everything will be fine."

Sheng Lingyu should be very puzzled by this sentence without any warning, but he just nodded and replied: "Yes."

Without any unnecessary communication, the hearts of the two seem to be in sync.

Sheng Lingyu asked again: "Are your Majesty's feet cold?"

Kang Jiangxue replied, "It's freezing to death."

"I will take off my shoes for you."

"No, just hurry up."

Sheng Lingyu really walked fast, Kang Jiangxue's clothes were thin, and she was uncomfortable all over, but her heart was so relaxed that she seemed to be able to fly.The two walked through the forest full of morning dew for a while, and there were many footsteps and horseshoes not far away.

Sheng Lingyu did not take Kang Jiangxue to dodge around, but stayed where she was.Soon, a team of hundreds of people came to meet them, dressed in the standard silver armor of the forbidden army in the palace.

Ping Wuqi was among the first few people in the team. When he saw the little emperor, he hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty!"

Ping Wuqi stepped forward quickly, his expression was anxious and worried, and he couldn't laugh or cry. He himself was very restrained. Since he served Kang Jiangxue, now he is often made to express his anger and joy on his face because of the little emperor's bad luck.

"It's okay, it's okay."

Kang Jiangxue wanted to talk at first, but somehow she felt like she had made a mistake and faced her parents. Facing the ordinary worried and annoyed eyes, the rebellious little emperor dared not speak.

Ping Wuqi neatly wrapped the little emperor in a comfortable white cloak, got a pair of soft new shoes, and took out the little emperor's favorite shortbread from his arms, and spent 3 minutes giving the little emperor The emperor felt his pulse, and then he let out a long sigh of relief, and said, "Fortunately——"

After sighing, Ping Wuqi turned his head to Sheng Lingyu and said, "Mr. Sheng's great kindness, I will keep it in my heart. When His Majesty returns to the palace, I will thank you very much."

Sheng Lingyu said lightly: "It is the duty of a minister, and I dare not take credit for it."

The two sides suddenly became quiet, and the silence came at a particularly inappropriate time. Ping Wuqi said: "Mr. Sheng... take a step to speak."

The ordinary expression was not clear, after the joy of finding the little emperor dissipated, what was left now was a very solemn and heavy.Kang Jiangxue faintly sensed something was wrong, her heart throbbed, and there was a sense of palpitation that made her chest tight for no reason.

Ping Wuqi and Sheng Lingyu took a few steps outside, and they said something. From Kang Jiangxue's perspective, Sheng Lingyu's expression could not be seen, but Ping Wuqi's mouth shape could be vaguely seen.

Pingwuxiang said: dead.

dead...

What died?

Kang Jiangxue had the answer in her heart in an instant, but she didn't want to believe it or accept it emotionally.When Ping Wuqi came back, he grabbed Ping Wuqi's wrist in panic, and asked tremblingly: "Sheng Hui—" Before finishing speaking, Ping Wuqi closed his eyes and explained the answer with a heavy expression.

died……

Sheng Lingyu's grandfather died.

Kang Jiangxue's voice trembled: "... When did it happen?"

Ping Wuqi said: "More than an hour ago."

That was the time when Kang Jiangxue and Sheng Lingyu stayed together in the short cave, he was so at ease at that time, he was even complaining to Sheng Lingyu about acting like a baby, but at the same time, Sheng Lingyu's grandfather had no grandson to accompany him by the bed, and let go alone Human world.

It was such a coincidence, and it was precisely because of him that Sheng Lingyu missed seeing her grandfather for the last time.

The previous peace of mind turned into a thousand times of guilt at this moment. Kang Jiangxue was so uncomfortable that he couldn't breathe. He didn't dare to look at Sheng Lingyu, let alone imagine what kind of expression Sheng Lingyu would have now. He resisted Looking at his ordinary shoulders, his legs suddenly knelt down as if he couldn't stand up.

Ping Wuqi was startled, and hurriedly supported him and sent him into the carriage that had been prepared long ago.Kang Jiangxue was dazed in the carriage for a long time, until the sound of the carriage driving and the sound of horseshoes sounded, then she pulled up the curtain of the window with trembling wrists.

At this time, he was on the way back, and the white horse Sheng Lingyu was riding was very close to him. When Kang Jiangxue looked out, Sheng Lingyu was standing straight on the horse and staring straight ahead. It is integrated into it.

Kang Jiangxue felt that she couldn't see Sheng Lingyu's face clearly, so she looked at it for a long time before asking softly, "Are you crying?"

Sheng Lingyu replied: "No, Your Majesty."

Kang Jiangxue didn't move, Sheng Lingyu continued to look ahead, and after an unknown amount of time, Sheng Lingyu suddenly said: "Please don't look at me, Your Majesty."

Kang Jiangxue put down the curtain, and with one last look before the curtain fell, he saw a drop of tears slipping from Sheng Lingyu's chin and falling on the man's lapel.

The carriage drove into the imperial city and stopped for a moment when it passed the Sheng Mansion.

The door of the Sheng family was wide open, and white flags fluttered on both sides of the stone road ahead. Sheng Lingyu was walking in the center in white clothes, and her back was exceptionally lonely.

Kang Jiangxue saw Sheng Lingyu knelt down before reaching the mourning hall. Sheng Huiyan, who was dressed in white mourning clothes, cried and mourned, and asked, "Why did you come back? How did you come back? Do you know that your grandfather has been waiting for you?" you--"

Sheng Lingyu kowtowed over and over again amidst the questioning voice, her shoulders trembled, and she finally lay down on the ground without moving for a long time.

Kang Jiangxue was in so much pain that he couldn't watch anymore, he urged: "Go quickly."

Ping Wuqi saw that the little emperor's face was gloomy, and after the car left, he softly persuaded: "Your Majesty, the mistress of the Sheng family didn't know that Sheng Lingyu left temporarily for your majesty's sake, if she knew, it would definitely not be like this, your majesty don't take it to heart."

Why did Kang Jiangxue care about these things? It was his fault. After enduring this journey, he finally couldn't help covering his face and weeping bitterly. He was afraid that Sheng Lingyu would hear him, and he didn't even dare to cry before.The little emperor lay on Ping Wuqi's lap, and kept saying, "Ping Ping, it's all my fault, it's all my fault, if I hadn't been kidnapped..."

Ping Wuqi kept persuading: "Your Majesty Sheng's illness has been known for a long time, and he is destined not to survive this month, but it's just today. With such a fate, what does it have to do with Your Majesty?"

Kang Jiangxue was still crying, crying to the back, her eyes were swollen badly.

Ping Wuqi didn't want the little emperor to suffer a little, so he quickly got him a veil soaked in medicine and put it on his eyes. Only then did Kang Jiangxue's tears stop, and she lay on the carriage with her eyes closed and rested.

Ping Wuqi comforted: "It will be fine if you go back to Zhengyang Palace. Haitang and Xiaoyu are waiting for Your Majesty. Don't worry about Your Majesty. This incident has involved a lot and suffered many crimes. The most important thing is for Your Majesty to rest and take care of himself." .”

Kang Jiangxue just listened, unable to answer.The carriage arrived at the gate of the palace, and the team suddenly stopped for no reason. Ping Wuqi was about to ask, when the curtain of the carriage was lifted suddenly, and a figure rushed in.

Someone said: "Ah Ying! You went to Daying in the western suburbs to look for me?!"

The person who came was Lu Xiaohou Lu Qiao, no wonder even the Imperial Guards didn't stop him, Ping Wuqi had a good idea, so he offered his seat to Lu Qiao.Lord Lu Xiaohou sat down, completely unaware of the strangeness of the little emperor who was covering his eyes, and said excitedly: "Why didn't you send someone to inform me in advance when you came, if I knew, I wouldn't go to participate in that stupid mission! Staying with a group of lowly soldiers, Luzi, is annoying and tiring! It also prevents me from seeing you!"

Lu Qiao seemed to have just come out of the camp in the western suburbs, and she was still wearing the short jacket that was convenient for practicing martial arts in the camp in the western suburbs.He just ran into the little emperor at the gate of the palace, and he didn't know anything about the fact that the little emperor was kidnapped and rescued.

No one told him, and he himself didn't realize what was wrong, so he said foolishly, "Why did you come back to the palace at this time? Since it was so late, why didn't you just wait for me in the camp in the western suburbs? Ah Ying, why don't you say?"

Kang Jiangxue didn't have the slightest thought to speak, but Lu Qiao was still excited. He grabbed the little emperor's hand and said with a smile: "Let me tell you something good again. When I came here just now, I passed by Sheng Mansion and saw a group of people crying ghosts and howling wolves. Yes, there is a filial piety at the door, like the old man of the Sheng family died. Sheng Lingyu has no official position yet, so he is considered a fart in this imperial city. Haha! He died really well, if he died sooner Two years would be even better, so that I don't want to be killing people in my dreams at night."

Lu Qiao laughed so heartily, she was genuinely happy, that laughter fell into Kang Jiangxue's ears, arousing all of Kang Jiangxue's emotions for a moment.

Kang Jiangxue suddenly exploded, picked up the veil on her eyes and threw it at Lu Qiao, scolding: "Why do you say such things?! The Sheng family is dead, even if you hate Sheng Lingyu, you can't even be a man. Don't you understand the reason?"

This was so sudden that Lu Qiao didn't have time to dodge, and was directly hit by the wet handkerchief on her face, turning red.Lu Qiao has never been wronged like this before, not to mention that the person who hit him was the little emperor. He immediately became angry, turned his head and shouted: "You hit me?! How could you hit me?! What did I just say?! No matter what You can't hit me no matter what I say!"

Lu Qiao finished shouting with red eyes in a hurry, and it took a while to see that the little emperor's eyes were red and swollen, and he was in a very wrong state. He was startled for a moment, and his anger suddenly turned into anxiety: "What's wrong with you? Are you crying? Are you crying?" What happened?! Did someone bully you?!"

Kang Jiangxue was still immersed in anger, ignored these things, and only chased Lu Qiao to ask: "We don't mention Sheng Lingyu, we only talk about Sheng Hui! Sheng Guogong fought for this dynasty for 30 years and suffered countless injuries on his body. He does not seek fame or profit, he is for the country, for the people, he is worthy of the name Sheng Guogong! Now that he is sick and dead, how can you say such sarcastic remarks?!"

Lu Qiao was concerned about the little emperor's recent situation, and it took him a long time to react, but his reaction was completely different from what Kang Jiangxue had imagined. Lu Qiao replied very calmly: "Why can't I say? No big deal. Yes, he fought for 30 years, but so what? He's in that position, that's what he's supposed to do, someone else would have done it with royal favor, he can't Instead, why should I treat him differently? He is just a dog, a dog who thinks he is loyal to the emperor, patriotic and self-sacrificing, a dog who has a false name in the world and is just useful."

Kang Jiangxue never expected to hear such words from Lu Qiao, perhaps because Lu Qiao's tone was too calm, or perhaps because this was the first time he discussed these topics with Lu Qiao, Kang Jiangxue suddenly found...

Lu Qiao turned out to be not the spoiled brat he thought.

It was true to be doted on, but he was not a child...he was an adult, an adult whose values ​​had already been fully formed.

Kang Jiangxue was completely speechless.

After a long time, he said in a deep voice: "According to what you said, there is no irreplaceable person in this world, even you are a dog."

Lu Qiao retorted: "No, Ah Ying, don't you understand? You are irreplaceable, you are the emperor, my emperor, you are the most important, most precious, and most unique in this world!"