After noon, the Jiaofang sent a female official to teach the palace etiquette.
"This is Wan Zhangyi, the master of our teaching." The eunuch introduced.
But I saw that the female officer's face was quiet, dignified and beautiful, and her movements were calm and leisurely.
Liu Ruyan recognized the female official in front of her, Wan Sima's daughter, Wan Jinqiu.
Why did Miss Wan appear in Jinling?
The female officer said "Hail" to everyone. When she got up, she saw Liu Ruyan and said with a smile: "This Bai girl is so beautiful."
Liu Ruyan smiled in return, but she was thinking - No, Miss Wan should know her, why don't she recognize her?
"It will be the King's birthday in two days. For the time being, I will teach you how to learn palace etiquette."
"Lao Wan is in charge."
As evening approached, everyone finished practicing the etiquette and went back to their rooms.
Gong Shuyu purposely fell behind everyone. He glanced at Liu Ruyan and took her to the side hall.
"I made some modifications to the previous puppet, but I have to ask you to do the last step for me." He took out a drawing and handed it to Liu Ruyan.
Liu Ruyan took the paper and made a decision in her heart: "If you really put in some effort, you should be able to do it before tomorrow night."
In the winter moon, the sky in Jinling City is vast.
Tomorrow is the birthday of the king, and Liu Ruyan is tidying up in the house. She looks out the window from a distance, and sees crystal white snow falling on the window sill.
As she pushed the door open, snowflakes fell, bringing with it a refreshing chill.
The palace lanterns in the distance have already been burning brightly, like the stars in the sky, inseparable from the snowflakes all over the sky.
Under the falling snow, beside the lights, a figure stood in the darkness of the night for an unknown amount of time.
"You also like to enjoy the snow." She slowly approached and looked up at the sky. "The snow in Jinling is quite unique."
Shen Yanchu opened his palms, and a snowflake turned into a drop of water: "It just reminds me of last year's cold winter, a snowy night like this, when you and I were both at Wulu Villa. Times have changed, and we have known each other for a year."
Liu Ruyan sighed: "It is indeed a year."
Suddenly, she froze.
"You...remember it?" she asked.
Shen Yanchu lowered his eyes to look at her.
"Liu Langjun." He said calmly.
Liu Ruyan's face changed slightly.
He frowned and took a step closer to her: "Why are you afraid of me?"
Liu Ruyan was shocked in her heart, but her face was calm and composed: "Who said I'm afraid of you."
Shen Yanchu took a step closer: "To be honest, how do you treat me?"
She replied without hesitation: "Very good."
"As good as brothers?" He took a step closer and stopped in front of her, "So this way south, you and I have been together through thick and thin, just for the so-called deep brotherhood?"
Liu Ruyan pursed her lips and was speechless for a moment.
Shen Yanchu stared at her for a long time.
The only person who responded to him was Luoxue Wuwu, and the sound of wind in his ears became more and more intense.
The light in his eyes also went out.
"Forget it, Lord Cang Ming is bloodthirsty and ruthless, and everyone is afraid of him. If you treat me favorably and treat me like a brother, why should I be dissatisfied?" He laughed at himself, turned around and walked into the snow.
Liu Ruyan looked at his back. In the snowy night, her eyes seemed to be covered by the snow, and her vision gradually became blurry.
She lowered her head and covered her chest, as if her chest had been hollowed out.
it hurts.
The night is thick.
Everything around was silent, and the cold wind blew through the corridor, making a whimpering sound.
She opened her lips and said in an inaudible voice: "Yan Chu——"
In the endless snow field, red plum blossoms bloomed alone. Shen Yanchu suddenly stamped his feet and looked back for a moment.
Then he saw her running through the flowers and snow, running all the way to him and hugging him.
Liu Ruyan lowered her face and murmured over and over again:
"Don't go-"
"Yan Chu, don't leave-"
She was trembling, like a wandering willow catkin, swaying in the wind, without anyone around her.
"I'm not leaving." He said warmly, looking at the hands around his waist, and couldn't help but persuade him, "It's cold at night, so let's go inside first."
Liu Ruyan remained unmoved and hugged him tightly, letting the snowflakes fall on her face:
"When I was twelve years old, my father left me, and last year in the cold winter, Uncle Quan and Xiao Yang left me again. Living a lonely life may be my final destiny."
He came like dust and returned like dust.
She is used to seeing life and death, and seeing too many farewells, so how can she dare to open her heart and spend the day and night with Ichiro-kun like an ordinary woman?
"As a general, I have put life and death aside for a long time. Love in the world of mortals is something I dare not even think about. Until one day, I meet a person who likes what he likes and feels sad for him."
My first taste of love.
"When I said goodbye to Yongshan later, I knew that I couldn't keep anyone in this life."
"I know in my heart that we met by chance, and it was only a matter of time before we parted. No matter whether we hated each other or loved each other in the past, in the end, you went south to Dali and I went north to Han. After all, it was still a different journey."
"I am extremely afraid of separation. Only by comforting myself that I have nothing to ask for and nothing to worry about, may I feel better for the rest of my life."
The snow is falling harder and harder, and the sky is filled with silvery white.
Liu Ruyan's cheeks were red from the cold, but she still said:
"I wanted to keep these words in my heart."
"But if you are lucky enough to live until the day when you die, and when you are an old man, when you think about the past, you are afraid that you will leave a regret."
"I have done too many regretful things in my life. Every time I think about it, I regret it and my heart hurts like a knife."
"Yan Chu, do you know how painful my heart is?"
It’s not that I don’t love, it’s that I don’t dare to love.
"You are the obsession and dream of my youth." She sighed softly.
"We live in the same quilt, and we die in the same hole." Shen Yanchu held her hand, looked at the girl in front of her, and wiped the flying snow from the tip of her nose with love and pity.
"When I become the president, I will go back to the Northern Han Dynasty to find you." He said every word, "I will be with you for the rest of my life."
Liu Ruyan was stunned and looked at him.
"I will live and die with you, and I will never leave you." He made a promise carefully.
Liu Ruyan pursed her lips and lowered her eyes in silence, the ends of her eyes finally turning red.
When she raised her eyes again, she smiled lightly and said jokingly: "Who said that I will live and die with you? It's just that I covet you when I see how handsome you look."
She pulled her hand out of his palm, but was held tightly by the other party.
She immediately stood up on her tiptoes and bit his lip gently.
Clearly feeling his body stiffen, she released her lips and teeth and looked at him with a half-smile: "I have been coveting your beauty for a long time, and I finally succeeded today."
"Why, is it possible that you really think I am happy with you?" She smiled cynically.
"Love forever?"
"How is that possible?"
she said with a smile.
"If it's true what you said, why is there sadness in your eyes?" Shen Yanchu leaned down and touched her eyebrows with his fingertips, "I feel sad when I see you pretending to be strong."
He said melancholy, and rubbed the girl in front of him into his arms: "I am a human being, and I also feel heartache."