"These...were all painted by you?" Liusu looked at these portraits of her and asked in surprise.
His painting skills are so good, he painted her so lifelike.
"One pair every day, a total of one thousand and ninety-five pairs, which is the same as the number of cherry blossoms you have."
He looked at her smile, and a feeling of satisfaction and warmth arose in his heart. It would be great if this feeling could last forever.
One thousand and ninety-five portraits, painted since the day he left, with different tassels painted every day.
The portrait of Tassel is floating among the cherry blossoms.
"I love you." Emperor Zhuyao said quietly while looking at the tassel that raised his hand to pick up the painting.
"..." After hearing this, Liusu was startled and slowly turned his head, "What did you say?" Tears were already flowing from the corners of his eyes.
He has never said these three words before, this is the first time.
Emperor Zhuyao approached her step by step, and the wind blew up his white robe. He was spotless, his clothes were whiter than snow, and his face was like jade.
He walked up to her, looked into her tearful, beautiful big eyes, and said clearly, "I love you."
"Yao..." Liusu hugged him tightly.
"Susu, my Susu..."
When the cherry blossoms fall, all that remains is loneliness.
Those prosperity and resentment have long since passed away as its petals fall off. No, in fact, they saw that there was never any resentment, but only more and more intense love.
A love that spans time and space and has nothing to do with life or death.
Standing under the tree, they listened to the sad sound of the last petal leaving the branch, and sighed softly.
This year's cherry blossoms have all fallen. Will there still be two people under the cherry blossom trees next year?
How can we bear to separate after we have met?
May we always be together year after year.
Tenderness is like water, good times are like dreams,
May our hearts be with each other day and night.
*
Back at the Wenhua Palace, Liusu started to pack her things. They were leaving the palace in the next two days. Emperor Zhuyao said that he would take her to a place of great significance. She was like a wife who was about to travel with her husband, full of enthusiasm.
expectations.
Looking at Liusu tidying up his things, Emperor Zhuyao suddenly felt that he was no longer the emperor above ten thousand people, and Liusu was no longer the Queen of Qin. She was just his cute, clever little wife. He wanted her so much.
Bring her over and hold her in your arms.
She smiled and asked, "Does this count as a honeymoon trip?"
"Honeymoon trip?" He didn't understand.
"Honeymoon is what we say there. It refers to the leisure time that newlyweds spend together in a certain place. Our honeymoon is a little late."
"Su Su, where are you?" Emperor Zhuyao finally caught her words that he couldn't understand. "As far as I know, the orphans of the previous emperor were placed in the Hua family for foster care. The Hua family was in Jinling. Later, Hua Wuque
When I take you around, I will go to only those places, and I will not be unaware of them."
"Well...do you really want to know?"
Liusu put down the clothes in his hands, walked up to him, and asked.
"I want to." Emperor Zhuyao smoothly pulled her into his arms, held her and sat on him, and scratched her nose lovingly with his index finger, "Say quickly."
"Actually... I'm not from your ancient times. I come from about two thousand years later. I don't belong here. I belong a long, long time later. I say this, do you understand?"
After Liusu finished speaking, he looked at Emperor Zhuyao, who frowned. Damn it, he probably wouldn't regard her as a monster.
"I...I'm not a monster!" Liusu explained quickly.
"..." Emperor Zhuyao couldn't help laughing when he saw her nervous look, "I want you even if you are a monster. I will accept you, this little monster."
"Yao, do you... really understand where I come from?" She expressed doubts.
"Susu, no matter where you come from or when you were born, to me, you are just Tassel, a Tassel belonging to Emperor Zhu Yao."
"Yao..."
Liusu was so moved that she hugged his neck and kissed his cold lips.
That lingering and pathos kiss caused ripples in the room.
"Reporting to your Majesty, General Bao would like to see you."
At this time, an announcement came from outside the hall.
"Xiaobao is here. I'll continue to pack my things."
Liusu said as she withdrew from his arms.
"Go ahead, don't be too tired."
"Um."
*
Xiaobao walked in, and before he could reach Emperor Zhuyao, he knelt heavily on his knees——
"Your Majesty, I finally have something to ask of you."
Emperor Zhuyao didn't ask in detail and said, "Go."
"Your Majesty..." Xiaobao raised his head in surprise, "Did you know that the general will leave the palace to find Sister Lengmei?"
Emperor Zhuyao nodded, "However, before you leave the palace, I want to tell you the story of Lengmei. After you listen, you can decide whether to go find her or not."
"yes."
After Emperor Zhuyao signaled Xiaobao to sit down, he said——
"Lengmei was originally the daughter of the late emperor and Concubine Jin, and was also my seventeenth sister. In the harem, the concubines were intrigues and framed each other. Lengmei was the victim of the competition for favor between the Queen Mother and Concubine Jin.
When she was a baby, she followed the late emperor out of the palace incognito. On the way, the late emperor was ambushed by robbers ordered by the Queen Mother. As a result, Leng Mei was taken hostage by the robbers. The situation was complicated at that time, and the late emperor... left her with the robbers.
Later, she was adopted by a father and son. The person who adopted her had evil intentions and just wanted to sell her for a good price when she grew up. She was forced to do acrobatics when she could just walk. She was six years old.
Later, when she grew older, her adopted brother wanted to get involved with her. She managed to escape, but was caught again and beaten almost to death.
In this way, she lives in fear and darkness day after day.
Until one winter, when it was freezing and snowy, she was forced to perform in the snow barefoot. This time, she was bought by Nalan Chu from his adopter, brought back to Yun Tian Kingdom, and was named a county.
host.
However, that beast never forgot her. Once, when she was alone and leaving the palace, he took her away by force and violently raped her.
With a cold eyebrow, she tried her best to resist, and even slapped him in the face.
And the man who got carried away suddenly became furious and actually...cut off one side of her.
Therefore, my sister Lengmei is not a healthy woman. Xiaobao, as a man, are you willing to accept such a woman? If you accept it, it will take a lifetime. She seems cold, but in fact she is very fragile inside. If you can't give her a lifetime
, you just disappear and you are never allowed to provoke her!"
"It turns out...that's it...Sister Lengmei...you are so bitter in your heart, why did you never tell me? Why don't you share your fear and fear with me."
When Xiaobao listened to the story about Lengmei, his heart was broken, it hurt so much.
No wonder, no wonder his Lengmei sister never wanted to wear women's clothing, no wonder his Lengmei sister always looked cold and unapproachable. It turned out that it was all because she had been hurt so much in the past.
But last time, he actually said that he wanted her to be gentler and more feminine.
Thinking about it now, Xiaobao feels that he is the executioner who pushed Sister Lengmei deeper into the abyss.
During those young years, she lived alone, as if she would never see the light of day. It seemed that all that was waiting for her was constant insults and beatings...
A thin and pitiful little girl appeared in his mind. She was wearing a thin rag shirt, shivering in a dark corner, trembling all over. She was so scared, but no one came to help her. She bit her fist.
, dare not make any sound.
"Xiaobao... Lengmei is my sister. I will never allow anyone to hurt her. If you hurt her one day, I will kill you. Not only you, but also anyone else. I
My sister, no one can touch her! Think clearly."
"Your Majesty..." Xiaobao's eyes showed a look of heartbreak and determination, "Please believe that Xiaobao will protect Sister Lengmei for the rest of his life and will never break his promise."
"Okay, I believe you. You find her and tell her not to miss me. I know very little about her. I understand all her intentions."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"You have been with me for so many years and have been so loyal. Now that you are leaving, I will give you something. Su Su, bring me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone..."
"Um."
Liusu's eyes were already red and swollen from crying as he listened to Lengmei's story behind him.
In fact, the moment she woke up, she already understood the meaning of the sword that Lengmei gave her last time.
Lengmei, this woman who always looks strong, cold and inhumane has such a tragic past, she feels so sorry for her.
Now, where is she wandering alone?
Emperor Zhuyao picked up a writing brush and wrote a letter on rice paper. The short letter was interrupted several times by his coughs.