"Farewell to my brother."
"I won't give it away."
Song Qing nodded, rolled up the dry tobacco bag in his hand and hurried towards the outside of the inner courtyard.
Liu Mingzhi took a puff of dry cigarette and looked up at the bright moon in the sky with a sad expression.
I hope God will not let down the hope in my heart.
"Husband."
"Husband."
Two voices talking in tandem brought Liu Mingzhi's thoughts back to reality from his meditation.
Liu Mingzhi subconsciously turned around and looked outside the pavilion, only to see the third princess and sisters Xue Bizhu walking towards the pavilion hand in hand.
The third princess also held a tray in her hand.
"Sisters, please meet your husband."
"No courtesy, please sit down."
"Thank you, husband."
After the three princesses and sisters sat down on the stone bench, Liu Mingzhi leaned over and knocked out the embers from the smoke pot.
"Yan'er, Bizhu, why are you two sisters here?"
"Husband, my sisters have been here for a while, but we saw you talking to your elder brother.
My sisters were not sure whether it was convenient for you to come here, so they waited under the corridor over there for a while."
Liu Mingzhi straightened up and pointed at the tray with soup bowls on the table.
"This is?"
"Husband, after my sisters finished packing and bowed, they went to make you a bowl of soothing soup.
Sister Concubine also knows in her heart that you must be very upset now because of what happened to your mother!
However, no matter what, husband, you have to pay attention to your body.
The soothing soup has been cold for a long time, husband, please drink it while it's still hot."
Xue Bizhu nodded in agreement, looking at her husband with a hint of worry.
"Husband, not long ago you comforted Sister Lian'er to take care of her health.
You can't comfort Sister Lian'er and then ignore your own body."
Naturally, Liu Mingzhi didn't want the two ladies to worry, so he nodded with a 'smile', put down his tobacco bag and directly picked up the calming soup on the tray.
Liu Mingzhi took small sips of the soothing soup with a spoon. He seemed to think of something and looked up at the third princess.
"Yan'er."
"Hey, husband?"
"Go to the palace early tomorrow morning and tell the queen mother that your sisters and others are going to Shu.
I don’t know what happened to my queen mother. She hasn’t been able to see you for many days, and she is worried about you all the time.”
"Husband, don't worry, I have thought of this a long time ago.
Even if you don't tell me about my identity, I will go to the palace tomorrow to pay homage to my mother."
"So good, so good."
Liu Mingzhi heard that the third princess had already considered the matter carefully, so he didn't say anything and continued to drink the soothing soup from the bowl.
"Husband."
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"When do you plan to go to Miao territory? Will you go with my sisters? Or will you delay for a few more days?"
"Hmm~ In two days or three days.
The specific date cannot be determined now, and it will have to be determined based on the political situation between the DPRK and China.
It should be no more than three days at the latest.”
"Now that I know about it, my sisters won't wait for you anymore."
"You don't have to wait for me. Although I set off about two or three days later than you, I am still rushing to the Miao territory.
Maybe we’ll get there before you sisters and this girl Serena!”
"That's true. By the way, husband, how about my sisters prepare a bag for you and take it with you on the horse?
This way, you won’t have to waste time packing up the ceremony.”
Liu Mingzhi pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment, looking at the two beauties and nodding lightly.
"Okay, you can help me clean up in advance."
"I know, what do I need to prepare?"
"Just bring two pieces of fun clothing. The rest of the things are available at the inn or restaurant, so there is no need to prepare any more."
"Okay, my sisters understand."
Liu Mingzhi drank the calming soup in three gulps, and then put the soup bowl back on the tray.
"Yan'er, Bizhu."
"Husband?"
"It's getting late. You two sisters should go back and rest first. My husband wants to be alone."
"That's...okay."
"Husband, my sisters will go back to the room first. Don't stay up too late."
"Okay, I understand. You two sisters should go back and rest first."
Sisters Xue Bizhu stood up, picked up the tray, and saluted Liu Mingzhifu in unison.
"Sisters, I'm resigning."
"Um."
After the Xue Bizhu sisters left together, Liu Mingzhi got up and walked to the lawn outside the pavilion and stopped.
Looking at the lawn that had been slightly wet by the autumn dew, Liu Mingzhi put his hands behind his head and lay down nonchalantly.
Liu Mingzhi took a long breath, stared at the moonlight in the night sky with his long and deep eyes, and fell into a daze.
The next day.
About three poles high in the sun.
After the third princess returned from the palace, she made some preparations and boarded the carriage that had been waiting outside the palace gate for a long time. She said goodbye to Hu Yanjunyao, Huang Lingyi and Liu Mingzhi.
Under the watch of her husband waving his hand, he set off for the Miao territory of Shu.
The years are passing by like a white horse.
Two days later again.
After Liu Mingzhi washed up, he casually ate a few bites of the breakfast that the maids had prepared, and then rushed to the palace accompanied by Liu Song.
"We see your majesty, long live my emperor."
"Everyone is free of charge."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Continue to be on duty."
"We obey your order and respectfully send His Majesty back to the palace."
"Willow Pine."
"Here, young master, what are your orders?"
"You should rush to the East Palace immediately and ask Chengzhi to meet me at the cabinet immediately."
To be continued...