Half-dead paulownia

(Anling Imperial City)

"Start playing if there is something to do, and leave the court if there is nothing to do!" Before the stars faded, the sky and the earth were quiet, and the resounding bells were already ringing in the main hall of the Anling Imperial City.

It’s winter again, and the towers of the Anling Imperial City are covered with white snow. Looking at the pure white world, the city is illuminated by colorful lights, the stars are shining brightly, and the silver and white reflect the light, but there is no one around to appreciate it. , All that falls from the sky is desolate.

Gold and iron horses are in the camp, and the peerless beauty is in the city. It is better to stand side by side with the white head. There is nothing else I want in my life.

"Father, are you missing your mother?" The boy's childish voice sounded. "I know the queen mother is a very remarkable person. The royal grandmother said, let me not be sad, she is a hero who died for our country."

"Your Majesty, it's the little prince clamoring to see you, so..." Liu Meng led a boy who looked about seven or eight years old and stood behind Anling Yuhao.

"That's right, so you must always remember your mother in your heart. How can those people who have appeared in your life be easily forgotten?" Anling Yuhao lovingly picked up the boy, "Do you want to go out and see the scenery outside? Father When you are your age, you can't stay in the palace." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Liu Meng who was nervous again.

"Should I inform the Empress Dowager?" Liu Meng said cautiously, as if time had returned to the past.

"After so many years, it will always be the same." Anling Yuhao sighed, "How could the queen mother love his precious grandson so much, how could she allow it? But??? My temper???"

"Your Majesty??" Liu Meng kept up with his helpless expression, how could he not be familiar with such a scene?

On the side of the pavilion, Meng'er helped An Ruo comb her hair, while smiling at the back of Anling Yuhao and the others leaving, "According to Meng'er, the empress dowager dotes on her son even more?"

"You are all my darlings." As if he breathed a sigh of relief, but also sighed, "Let him go, ever since Ning'er gave birth to a child and became a nun in the past seven years, he has never If you haven't stepped out of the palace, you should go out to relax."

"Empress Dowager, it has been seven years, but you can still feel the crying blood in the eyes of the emperor. His temperament has changed greatly, and his heart is riddled with madness. Meng'er deeply knows that the more Trying my best to hide myself, the more I struggle to hold on to my collapsed hope, how can I fix him who is covered in bruises?" During the words, Meng'er's tears could not be stopped.

The pain of others has already touched the soul, let alone Anling Yuhao who is deeply in love?

"From the moment I lost Xiao Jinmo, my Hao'er is no longer in this world." An Ruo already knew Du Ming. He has a son of flesh and blood, which is just a shell.

Thinking back to Qiandong Mountain seven years ago, they were separated from each other because of the heavy snow blocking the mountain and the wolf attack on the way. Anling Yuhao and Xiao Jinmo, who was barely breathing, also ended up exhausted due to physical exhaustion. However, judging from the messy animal footprints on the ground, it is estimated that the wild wolf followed all the way after smelling the smell of blood, and Xiao Jinmo probably had a bad luck.

No one knows how long he stayed on the mountain, and how he spent his days. They only know that the emperor of the Anling capital did not go to court for seven days, and the moment when Anling Yuhao returned to the city alone with a tired body and a haggard face. From then on, Xiao Jinmo never said a word again, but in the coldness after midnight, he was still startled again and again by the call of the nightmare.

(Anling Capital, Yonghua Capital)

"This benefactor, hasn't forgotten the root of this pain after so many years? Everything just started to turn again." Anling Yuhao took the broom of the temple and gently swept the white snow on the stone steps, but suddenly heard the wisdom of the monk behind him. Word.

Looking back, Anling Yuhao showed a surprised expression: "Are you??? The master from back then? Now I have finally understood what the master said back then. If I had known it would be the result of today, I would never have stepped into this place. In the Buddhist hall." Scenes of memories flooded into my mind.

"I am not who, but who am I, who you say I am, I am. All living beings have no form, there is a cause, there must be an effect, and distress cannot be escaped. Merits and virtues help the world, Buddha's journey to those who are predestined, charity, good fortune is possible It needs to be changed in accordance with practice, and it needs to be continued in this life." The white-bearded monk smiled, turned and walked into the Buddhist hall.

Anling Yuhao, who left the temple, fell into deep thought. He was thinking about the meaning of Master's words all the way, but he also unknowingly took the wrong path. There was a single bridge in front of him. The ground was covered with snow, but there was only a thin layer of snow on this inaccessible stone bridge, as if someone had deliberately cleaned it.

"Liu Meng, what is this place?" Anling Yuhao originally planned to take the child to play in the lively market, but walked around to such a place.

"The minister also came here with the emperor, thinking he was going to visit some friend." Liu Meng finally realized that he was also walking absent-mindedly.

"Should we go that way, right?" An Ling Yuhao turned around and pointed to another fork in the road, finally regaining his composure.

Liu Meng looked around and nodded in agreement.

"Father??? I'm thirsty." The little prince said while shaking Anling Yuhao's arm, pouted.

"This desolate place, where do you go to drink water? Wait for the emperor to take you to the market later, there will be everything there." Anling Yuhao scratched the boy's nose and gently coaxed him.

"But the baby is really thirsty, and I have just walked such a long distance, and I have no strength." The boy continued to pester.

Liu Meng looked at the stone bridge, "Your Majesty, I think this place is very clean, maybe there are people living in it, why don't we go and have a look?"

Anling Yuhao looked at the child's face flushed with cold, then agreed with Liu Meng's statement, and the three of them walked towards the stone bridge slowly.

Passing through the stone bridge, there is actually a winding path inside, and the branches on both sides are also covered with snow. A few wild birds flew by, and the white snow was shaken to the ground.

Going around the winding path, Liu Meng was sure that there was indeed an elegant house in front of him, but what surprised Anling Yuhao was not the house, but the towering maple tree in front of the house, even though it was already winter , but still stands vigorously.

"Your Majesty??" Liu Meng looked at Anling Yuhao who had panicked eyes, and called out in a low voice. Anyone who knew Xiao Jinmo would understand the significance of the maple tree to him.

Turning around and looking at the house carefully, at the seemingly simple but elegant main entrance, there is a plaque hanging impressively. The delicate three characters "Maple Leaf Studio" are enough to make Anling Yuhao feel at a loss, and even panic without knocking on the door. Push it away forcefully, and a tangy fragrance is released from the room.

There seemed to be no one in the room. The piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings were all complete, and the walls were covered with exquisite paintings and calligraphy. It seemed that the people living here must be literati.

"General Liu, what's wrong with my father?" Seeing Anling Yuhao's dull appearance, the boy couldn't help feeling a little worried.

Liu Meng knelt down and touched the boy's handsome face, "Little prince, your father is looking for a friend."

"A very important friend?" The boy asked suspiciously, tilting his head.

Liu Meng got up and looked at Anling Yuhao who was still restless, "Yes, he is the only one who can wake up your father."

"Haha, General Liu must have froze too. How could my father sleep in such a cold day? And he is still standing here, how could he still not wake up?" The boy's innocent voice sounded in the room.

"Has anyone come in at home?" A man's lazy voice came from the room separated by a curtain, as if he had just woken up from a dream.

Everyone couldn't help looking in the direction of the sound. Although half of the water curtain blocked their sight, they could still see the person in the purple robe walking towards the hall.

Anling Yuhao clenched his fists, his fingers deeply embedded in his palms, and the blue meridian crawled out, his mind was already blank, everything was quiet, and he could only hear his heart beating violently. hit.

The water curtain was lifted lightly, and a handsome man with long black hair walked out of the room slowly, looking at Anling Yuhao with blurred eyes, his face was instantly full of shock.

"My God, is there really such a beautiful man in the world?" The man turned around Anling Yuhao, his equally beautiful eyes were filled with admiration, "But it's not a feminine beauty at all, who can resist such a sharpness?"

"It turns out that there is someone at home. Forgive us for disturbing us. It's just that the child is a little thirsty, so we followed the road to find this place." Liu Meng explained politely.

"It's such a joy to have friends from afar. It's fate to meet each other. Besides, I'm not the owner of this place, just his friend." The man didn't seem to mind their forced entry. "Guests please sit down, I'll boil a pot of water."

"You mean the master has someone else?" Liu Meng asked cleverly.

"Well, he went up to the mountain to gather herbs. Whether it's cold or hot, day or night, everything depends on his mood." The man seemed a little helpless.

"This master seems to be proficient in medical skills? I don't know if I can tell his name, maybe I will visit him in the future." Liu Meng took the opportunity to ask.

"He is not a famous doctor, but he is just researching some strange diseases, I don't think you may need it." The man covered his face and smiled, "However, if a handsome young man like you comes, I would welcome it, call My friend Wutong is just fine.

"Wutong?" Anling Yuhao seemed to have not woken up, and stood there unmoved, "It's all just a coincidence."

"This one?" Seeing Anling Yuhao's absent-minded expression, the man couldn't help asking Liu Meng.

"Oh, my master has been troubled by things recently, so he is always distracted." Liu Meng walked to Anling Yuhao sadly, "Let's sit down and rest for a while, I think you are tired too."

"I've already gotten used to it, it's okay, I want to go out for a walk, come and find me later." Anling Yuhao had an indifferent expression.

But after a while, the white snow outside has been covered again, stepping on the creaking snow, leaving a series of deeply engraved footprints, looking at the world covered in silver, the frozen heart may Also never melts.

"It's getting late, let's go back." Seeing Liu Meng bring out the child, a layer of snowflakes had already fallen on Anling Yuhao's black cloak.

"You are welcome to come here at any time in the future, otherwise it will be really boring." The man waved his hands and said enthusiastically.

"Hua Qian, who are you talking to?" A pleasant and warm voice suddenly came from the gate of the courtyard.

"Wutong, you came back so early today?" The man looked at the man in front of him in surprise, his frowns and smiles were unparalleled, his gestures were unparalleled in the world, his long hair caressed his beautiful face, "we just had a guest at home, But just passing by, his appearance is really unforgettable, but he is not as handsome as you, who is so lucky to be with him?"

"You, don't hurry up and find someone to start a family. How can you rely on me every day? And there are no outsiders around, so you should call me by my real name." Putting down the herbs behind his back, he gently stroked the majestic giant wolf under his hand. , "Miracle, today in the mountains, you helped another person. Rescuing people in the snow seems to be your specialty."

"It's windy and snowy outside, let's go in." Hua Qian thoughtfully opened the door, but the two of them also glanced at the back of the person who had just turned in front of them.

The three of Liu Meng walked across the stone bridge slowly, "Father, I seem to have dropped the jade pendant given to me by the emperor's grandmother in the room just now." The boy said with aggrieved face and big watery eyes.

"Father will give you another one when you go back." An Ling Yuhao didn't plan to go back, after all, it would bring back bad memories for him.

"But??? But the imperial grandmother said that it was the only thing my mother left me." Tears were already rolling in my eyes, but there was no willful crying.

"Your Majesty, let me go." Liu Meng naturally understood Anling Yuhao's state of mind.

Anling Yuhao turned around without hesitation, "Even if the things Ning'er left behind fell into the cliff, I will risk my life to get them back. This is a man's promise." Slowly walking in the direction of Fengyezhai, In the sky, heavy snow fell with goose feathers, blocking the line of sight and covering everything??????