Half-dead paulownia

(Lingku Cave)

The nightmare is impermanent, and the tranquility is hard to find. I want to get rid of the imprisoned heart, but it has already been sealed up by the messy shackles, leaving no room for it. Like the grass filtered by the spring breeze, it grows in the heart and entangles me every night.

Anling Yuhao and Baobao had just left Lange one after the other, when they saw Liu Meng running in the distance panting, anxious as if something important had happened.

"Little prince, I found you, the concubine has passed out again." Liu Meng said out of breath.

"What? Passed out again? Where is he now? How's the situation?" Anling Yuhao was awakened suddenly by this news. He hadn't gotten out of the loneliness just now, but now he heard Zining's situation again. My heart is really full of tastes, and I have no time to worry about it.

"The imperial concubine is now being taken to the Qingyou Temple by Ziye. It is said that it will help the imperial concubine's condition." Liu Meng led the way as he spoke.

Generally speaking, Qingyou Temple and Lingku Cave are two separate layouts. It is not distributed inside the Lingku Cave like Mei Pavilion and Lange, but another entrance that exists almost side by side with Lingku Cave. It is only tens of meters away from Lingku, but since the entrance of Qingyou Temple is piled up with rocks and covered with weeds, no one will notice that it is a cave entrance, and it is also a secret passage with traps. You need to turn the round stone closest to the door three times to the left and three times to the right to open it. Except for Ziye who knows the secret of this door, no one else knows, and even the baby just entered with Ziye when he was young. After that, I never stepped into it again, and this place seems to have become a forbidden area.

Anling Yuhao walked out of the cave with Liu Meng, and saw the open Qingyou Temple at a glance, and smelled the tangy fragrance from a distance, which made people feel refreshed.

"Why is this fragrance so familiar?" Liu Meng pondered in a low voice as if he had known him before.

"Liu Meng, what's wrong?" An Ling Yuhao asked with concern when he noticed that something was wrong with Liu Meng's expression.

"No...it's nothing, it's just that the smell is a little familiar to me." Liu Meng frowned and tried to recall.

"The fragrance of flowers and plants in the world is nothing more than these kinds of smells. It is very possible that you have met them somewhere before." An Ling Yuhao analyzed.

"Well, maybe." Liu Meng agreed with Anling Yuhao's point of view, but he seemed to be struggling with something in his heart.

(Qingyou Temple)

As soon as they stepped in, the two of them were stunned by the scene in front of them.

The first thing that catches the eye is the peach petals flying all over the sky, fluttering and filling every corner, falling wantonly and messily, some falling in the middle of the pool, some beside the tables and chairs, and some quietly falling on the ground, Because this room is built in a cave like a cave, so as long as it is used a little, it will be interesting.The peach petals dancing in the air are naturally due to the peach trees planted in the cave, and many small holes were drilled in the place where there are peach trees, so that the light can shine in, and the beams of light shine in through the small holes. They fall on the ground like stars, which are extremely shining and moving. Secondly, the wind blowing in from these small holes can be used to blow and scatter the peach petals on the tree from different angles, different directions, and different strengths, like a fairyland on earth.It's also strange, it's not the season when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, why is it still beautiful here?

There is also the same pond water and rockery in the cave as in the cave, but it is much more perfect than the cave in terms of workmanship and thought.Even the stone guardrails around the pond are carefully carved. The color is dark green like jade, and the crystal-clear and flawless pearl and jade inlays on the rockery all show dignity and luxury. The white marble tables and chairs are as smooth as silk and as delicate as skin. The rosewood bed is elegant and unique, and the bed gauze is actually made of the best silk. During the period, you can also see the golden thread shining brightly. There is a table and chair next to the peach blossom tree, which is full of pens and inks. Paper inkstone, such a comfort, even an illiterate person will be fascinated by it.

And the biggest crystal in the room is not here, but the inexhaustible luminous pearl on the rockery, which looks like a star during the day and like a moon at night, making the whole room shine and bejeweled.

"What are you still staring at? The imperial concubine is here." Ziye looked back and saw Anling Yuhao and Liu Meng standing at the door in a daze, and shouted a little anxiously.

"Yeah." The two walked forward quickly as if they had just woken up from a dream.

"Ziye, how is she?" Anling Yuhao looked at Zining who was lying on the bed, feeling a little worried.

"You still know how to care about her?" Ziye said sarcastically.

"I don't know what Young Master Ziye means?" An Ling Yuhao asked in displeasure.

"What do you mean? I'm afraid Prince Anling knows best." Zi Ye seemed to have a slightly pointed tone.

"It's really troublesome for Mr. Ziye to guess what I think in my heart." An Ling Yuhao also refused to give up a word.

"I said Ziye, how many brains do you have that dare to speak to the prince in such a tone?" Guiyue, who had been standing by, finally spoke up impatiently.

"Ziye is naturally just such a humble life." Ziye said with self-deprecation.

"A cheap life? Everyone knows the value of life, and they are working hard to live, but you are so indifferent? How can you be worthy of your relatives and friends?" Guiyue didn't know why when she heard Ziye humiliating herself like this, although It had nothing to do with him, but he was extremely angry.

"Guiyue? What happened to you today?" Ziye looked at Guiyue dumbfounded. He obviously said it unintentionally just now, but why did he see Guiyue so excited.

"That's right, Guiyue is usually calm and calm." Even Liu Meng, who had been afraid to interrupt, noticed Guiyue's abnormality.

"I...I'm fine, I'm just angry with everyone who despises life." Guiyue tried her best to explain.

"People who want to live have the hope of survival. They have their own expectations, or are expected, and that is their motivation and support. But what do I have?" Ziye said with a wry smile.

"You still have me..." Guiyue answered eagerly without even thinking about it.

"Huh?" Everyone's surprised gazes instantly focused on Guiyue.

"It's me... us, don't get me wrong, I mean there are still us, um, there are still us." Guiyue suddenly realized her situation, and stammered quickly.

"Does Master Ziye have no relatives?" In contrast, Liu Meng also felt the same about what Ziye said just now, because their situations were roughly the same, so when Ziye said it, Liu Meng understood his state of mind.

"Even my own parents couldn't remember who their children were, so why did they talk about their relatives? Only... only..." Ziye suddenly stopped talking, and now he, who was always eloquent, remained silent, as if he didn't want to mention his past too much .

"Only?" Guiyue asked anxiously again, but this also represented everyone's doubts.

"Only... In fact, I still have a younger sister." Ziye took a deep breath, as if he had made a major decision, and said something that surprised everyone even more.

"You still have a younger sister? Isn't that even more beautiful?" After hearing the news, Guiyue was in the mood to tease Ziye. When she heard that he was not alone, her heart fell like a stone.

"My sister and I were separated when we were very young. When I was very young, my parents died of illness one after another. In the end, we were the only two brothers and sisters who depended on each other. We lived in poverty but were happy. I remember that my sister was only 7 years old. , 8 years old, I took her to the street market to buy candied haws, but when I paid the money and returned to her, I found that she was no longer by my side. I searched the whole street and asked almost everyone, but No one saw it. I walked and walked all day long with the bunch of candied haws. Even if the cold of winter stabbed my hands off, I was not willing to throw away the candied haws in my hand. I called her over and over again. Name, until the end of the hoarse, there is no news at the end, and then I met my current master, he looked at me pitifully, so he accepted me as an apprentice, spent so many years in a daze, my sister still has no news." As if caught in a painful memory, Ziye has never told his past so seriously, and now even he himself doesn't understand, why tell this group of people about his past, is it trust?Is it to vent?Or something else, Zi Ye himself does not know.All the brilliance and fame are midnight in the eyes of the world, beauty and talent are equally important, but no one knows his past misery and loneliness.

There was a sudden silence, everyone was silent, no matter if they sympathized or understood, now let them see the real Midnight that belongs to the other half, unexpectedly it is so heart-wrenching.It turns out that there is a desolate and bleak existence behind the bustle and splendor. The eyes of the world are covered by this sight. Sometimes, what you see is not necessarily the truth.

"Maybe we can help you find it." Anling Yuhao suddenly said firmly.

"No need, if you can find it, why wait so many years, I'm afraid she has already..." Ziye said with some pain.

"You have to believe her. Maybe she is also looking for her brother firmly at this moment. How could you give up on her before she gave up hope?" An Ling Yuhao continued with words of passion.

"I've never given up for a single moment." Ziye suddenly replied loudly.

"That's good, tell us that you have kindness to everyone here, and that's what we should do. You never do business that loses money, don't you?" An Ling Yuhao said half-jokingly.

"Prince Anling, you..." Ziye's expression suddenly became a little dumbfounded.

"Okay, okay, just say it in the middle of the night, so you don't have to say that I rely on you for nothing every day, which makes me feel embarrassed. Now I can help you find my sister, which is also a reason for me to continue. I've been mixed up here." Gui Yue also said following An Ling Yu Hao's words.

"Guiyue...I never thought you would be so cheeky for this reason." Ziye complained angrily.

"About your sister, how much do you remember?" Liu Meng also asked anxiously.

"I remember that she likes peach blossoms the most, because she is born in March when peach blossoms bloom, and she is as pink and tender as peach blossoms, beautiful and lovely." Ziye seemed to be caught in a good memory again.