The piece of Wangyue Order in his hand represents the supreme imperial power of the Regent of the Western Regions. Xia Chu had taken it twice and returned it to Yuefeng twice with his own hands.
It's just that this third time, she never had a chance to give it back to him...
"Your Majesty, please don't be burdened. This Wanyue Lingquan should be considered as a hairpin gift from him. Since the empress has been your playmate since childhood, you can afford the Wanyue Lingquan to allow you to travel freely in and out of the Western Regions." , keep it in your thoughts." Fei Lian saw her looking at her blankly for a long time, raised her hand and pushed it in front of him, and quickly told Yue Feng Wan all the original words.
Xia Chu's hand that he originally wanted to return to Fei Lian was hanging in the air, and waves of blood surged freely in his chest.
If Fei Lian hadn't mentioned it at this moment, she would have forgotten that her birthday was coming. Yue Fengwan must have learned about it from Lan Yuying.
"Hurry up and leave. It's almost dawn, and I still have to..." Fei Lian couldn't finish his words and was speechless.
He turned to look at Yuefengwan, and waved with his back to Xia Chu. What else could he do except bury Yuefengwan's body.
Xia Chu carefully put away the Wan Yue Ling, faced Yue Fengwan on the low couch, and gave a formal farewell salute. The body that had been sitting for a long time was shaky at the moment she stood up and knelt down.
In this life, apart from Bai Ruofei, she had never knelt down before anyone else, not even an emperor.
However, she could not do anything for him except a solemn farewell to the noble man who seemed to be sleeping soundly on the short couch.
After praying three times, the ground was wet with tears again.
Xia Chubai felt extremely heavy and guilty. He had promised her a lifetime of tenderness, but when she thought about it carefully, she realized that she had never done anything for him.
Her leaving at this moment actually became his last wish.
She couldn't, couldn't refuse.
Diandian, who had been quietly crawling beside her, stood upright with her and said goodbye in a formal way.
Xia Chu stood up tremblingly, her body that had not moved for a long time was very stiff. She walked out with difficulty holding on to the wall of the cave, following her side, looking back three times with each step, sobbing in her throat very reluctantly.
Xia Chu didn't dare to look back, or even think back to how she looked in Yuefeng's arms at Diandian that afternoon.
The night outside the cave was hazy, the sky was full of stars, but there was only a hint of moonlight missing.
The long wind blew through the woods above her head, and the sound of "rustling" far and near echoed in the trance, like a whimper, which drew more and more sadness in her heart.
At the beginning of Xia, he walked to the lakeside in despair. Next to the lake, which was reflected by the stars, there was a horse imprisoned on a willow tree.
The horse neighed when he saw her arrival, causing the forest animals to scurry out in all directions, and the birds above the branches to flutter their wings.
A touch of fish-belly white has appeared on the horizon, indicating the arrival of dawn.
A new day was about to begin, but in the days and nights that followed, the man with the pair of sparkling blue eyes who was unparalleled in elegance passed away completely...
When the first ray of morning light shone above Mingluan Palace, Lan Yuying had also gotten up and out of bed.
Yin Yu and Yu Xiang have now become her personal maids. While helping her dress, they advised her: "Your Majesty, it's still early, so you can rest for a while."
Lan Yuying stroked the uneasiness in her heart and shook her head: "Go freshen up."
She had a very restless sleep that night. In just three hours, she had nightmares one after another, and unreasonable fear always came to her mind. She sat on the couch blankly, feeling a little dizzy and dark, so she simply got up.
Lan Yuying walked slowly towards the window. She wanted to see the morning light, get some air, and relieve the inexplicable depression in her heart. Unexpectedly, after she gently pushed the window open, she saw a woman in red sitting on a wicker chair in the courtyard with her back to her. .
A fiery red fox shadow also jumped out of the window and threw herself into her arms.
The uneasiness in Lan Yuying's heart suddenly disappeared, replaced by a feeling of joy, and she quickly walked out of the dormitory, pushing away Yin Yu and Yu Xiang who had originally planned to follow, and walked behind the woman in red: "Brother originally said that I would ask you to It’s only tomorrow, so it’s early.”
The woman stiffened when she heard this, and when she turned her head under the morning light, there were obvious tears on her beautiful face.
Lan Yuying was startled, and quickly walked up to her, leaned down, put his hands on her shoulders and asked softly: "Yun Yi, what's wrong with you?"
Xia Chu put his hands around her waist and held her tightly without saying a word.
Lan Yuying gently patted her back and asked with a slight hesitation: "My brother... is he giving you a hard time?"
Xia Chu's eyes quickly became blurry. She let go of her hand and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes without traces. She suppressed her grief and said as calmly as possible: "No, I just came to say goodbye to you, and I feel reluctant to leave you. "
Lan Yuying heard a little choking in her voice, and really thought it was because she was reluctant to say goodbye to her today. She didn't think much about it, but said with some concern: "Then if it's me..."
Seeing her pause, Xia Chu loosened her hands and wiped her face again before looking up at her: "What's wrong with you?"
Lan Yuying looked sideways, her face becoming more charming: "If I really get married, you and your brother will come back, right?"
Xia Chu took advantage of her sideways gaze due to shyness, and quickly wiped the corners of her eyes again with her sleeves, forcing away the sour feeling on the tip of her nose. She coughed lightly and said in a joking tone as much as possible: "I also heard him mention it. After I sent my credentials to Xiao Guo, I think it won’t be long before Xu Wenlan comes to stay with you forever.”
"Yun Yi!" Lan Yuying said in a feigned anger, and turned to look at her with a hint of hope and emotion in her eyes: "Brother will come back, right? He just left as soon as he said it, which is too urgent. "
Xia Chu lowered her head, her lowered eyelashes covering up the sorrow in her eyes, and also covering up the expectant look she looked at him: "He has always acted unreasonably, maybe."
Lan Yuying felt the same way about this. Isn't it ridiculous that Yue Fengwan had been busy helping her ascend the throne and retire these past few days
She walked up to the wicker chair next to Xia Chu and sat down: "Isn't that right? Three days ago, they forced me to ascend the throne and proclaim themselves emperor. They said that the previous empress was too young to shoulder the important responsibilities. He did not want to take on the heavy responsibility of regent and wanted to travel around. .”
Xia Chu's face was dazed, his eyes were a little hollow, and he repeated like a whisper: "Three days ago?"
"Yes." Lan Yuying responded softly, concealing Yue Fengwan's condition of threatening her succession to the throne by using the fact that Xia Chu was fine.
"I have to admire his skill in governing. He handed over all the tasks to me in just five days. This alone was enough for me to study for ten or eight years. If I hadn't read many books on world governance when I was a child, I'm afraid that Even if I just listen to what he says, I can’t understand it.”
Listening to her emotion, Xia Chu couldn't help but recall that when he was a child, Lan Yuying lay in the sea of flowers and read the Four Books and Five Classics, Zizhi Tongjian, Daxue Yanyi, and Ancient Wen Yuanjian when he grew up...
From the first time he appeared, I have said that Lianwan is my favorite male supporting role, and my own mother was also in tears. A spoiler for you who are sad, he is still there in the second book ヽ(°▽°)ノ
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