The night is as cool as water, away from the palace, there are no lamps in the Wuyou Pavilion, and it is pitch black.
In the spacious big bed, Zongzheng Wuyou didn't sleep soundly, as if troubled by dreams, his brows were tightly frowned.
"Father, what kind of wine is this? It smells so good!" The seven-year-old boy had a face prettier than a girl's, like a fairy boy. The stern eyebrows of the man next to him showed a loving father's pampering expression, and he said with a smile: "This wine is called 'Ten Lixiang'. If the emperor likes it, the emperor will ask them to bring more for tomorrow's dinner." .”
"Okay, but... Mother doesn't like me drinking, I can only drink a little. Father, please drink less, otherwise, mother will ignore you even more." The boy said solemnly. But he never expected that such a pleasant smell would eventually send him and the people he loved the most into the abyss of hell.
The stern man's eyes gradually dimmed, and it took a long time before he let out a sigh.
The night is like a dark and cold hell pool, it seems to absorb people into it. Zongzheng Wuyou, who was immersed in his dream, frowned even tighter, as if he had tied a dead knot. The screen rotates, and that heartbreaking scene is being staged again...
A room full of strong smell of medicine, scattered broken clothes, irrational man frantically asking for it, every drop of sweat on his body is full of disgusting desire, the person under him is already pale, his slender fingers dug into the bed board, The bloody flesh and blood proclaimed the irresolvable pain and despair, and death spread silently...
His complexion was as pale as ashes, cold sweat rolled down from the forehead and face of Zongzheng Wuyou in his nightmare, splashing the snow-white bed sheet.
Waking up suddenly, those pitch-black pupils were full of grief and pain. He closed his eyes, calmed his breath, opened them again, and saw a clear indifference. He lifted the quilt, got up and walked to the window. Raising his hand, the window was opened with a creak, and the cold wind penetrated, blowing his sweat-soaked shirt, giving him a heart-piercing chill.
He took a breath and called out, "Leng Yan."
Leng Yan, like a wooden man, immediately appeared behind him, and his expression of indifference, which had not changed all year round, was slightly moved when he looked at the slender figure in front of the window. Master is having a nightmare again! This nightmare haunted him for thirteen years. Every time he woke up in the middle of the night, he would open the window and feel desolate in the cold wind.
Zongzheng Wuyou didn't turn around, he stared blankly at the dark place outside the window, his voice was like ice hitting a stone brick, it was so cold that it made people shiver. "Why is there still 'Ten Mile Fragrance' in this world? Didn't you say it was all destroyed?"
"Yes, after the Qin family was raided and beheaded, there was not a single drop of wine left in the wine cellar." Leng Yan said and paused, as if recalling something, thinking: "Today's 'Ten Miles of Fragrance' in the main hall It smells a bit different from the aroma in the cellar that day, as if it has not been aged for many years."
Zongzheng Wuyou was startled, then turned around immediately, narrowed his eyes, his eyes gleamed coldly, and said: "You mean... the two children of the Qin family who fell into the river are not dead? Go check it out!"
"Yes." Leng Yan agreed and wanted to leave.
"Wait." Zongzheng Wuyou stopped him, paused for a while, and said, "There is still no movement from the General's Mansion?"
Leng Yan nodded and said: "I've searched all over, but I can't find anyone."
Zongzheng Wuyou's complexion has returned to normal, but his heart is still fluctuating because of the dream, his mind is chaotic, and he can't calm down and think. He paced back and forth in front of the window, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Continue to keep an eye on the General's Mansion. Tomorrow, the city gates will be sealed off, and house-to-house searches will be made. We must find her."
For two whole days, officers and soldiers were everywhere in the capital. From the east city to the west city, every inch of land was searched. Even the palace and the prince's mansion were arranged for people to investigate secretly, but there was no sign of that person.
The rain outside fell in small pieces, and there was silence in the room.
The guard who came in to report the situation knelt on the ground anxiously, his heart was suspended high, his forehead was on the ground, and he dared not vent his anger.
Zongzheng Wuyou clenched his hands tightly, feeling restless in his heart, and he was no longer as calm as when she left one day.
The Ninth Prince strode in, sat down on the chair opposite him without saying hello, poured himself a cup of tea and drank it in one go, let out a heavy breath, and said, "I'm exhausted! Seventh brother, you Where exactly did Liyue hide? I searched all the streets and alleys of the capital, houses and toilets, why did this living person disappear out of thin air?"
Zongzheng Wuyou clenched his fist against his lips, frowned and looked at the misty rain and fog outside the window, without making a sound.
Seeing that he didn't respond, the Ninth Prince curled his lips, as if thinking of something interesting, approached him, and said with a mysterious expression: "Hey, Brother Seven, tell me... this Liyue is so beautiful, could she be a fairy who came down to earth?" ? You broke my heart, turned into a wisp of smoke and passed away, returning to her original place... "
Before he could finish his sentence, Zongzheng Wuyou swiped a note of Li Guang, which successfully silenced him.
The so-called speaker has no intention of listening, but the woman is a lonely soul in her body, and now she suddenly disappeared, as if she had evaporated from the world without a trace. He suddenly remembered that on the day she left, he proudly sneered and said: "I know that you are powerful, Your Royal Highness, but the affairs of this world will not always be under your control alone. There will always be someone who, You can't get what you ask for; there will be such a thing in the end, even if you Zongzheng Wuyou turn your hands around, you can't turn things around."
This sentence, said so decisively, could it be that she... Thinking that the woman might leave his world from now on, Zongzheng Wuyou suddenly felt a trace of panic. He didn't think carefully about where the panic came from. Focusing, the fingertips holding the armrest of the chair turned blue and white. After thinking about it, she felt wrong again. If she really left this world, her body would still be there, but now, even the body has not been found, which means that this possibility is unlikely.
Where did she go? The capital is such a big place, how could there be someone whom Zongzheng Wuyou couldn't find? !
Feeling more and more depressed in his heart, his subordinates exerted force unconsciously. Finally, with a "click", the armrest of the chair couldn't bear the force and was broken, and the sawdust shattered all over the floor.
The muffled sound without warning made the bodyguard who was kneeling on the ground tremble, sweating profusely.
The Ninth Prince was taken aback, stared at him, and was very surprised. The Seventh Brother he knew had always been indifferent and deep, and he had never really cared about others. When would he search the entire capital for a woman? Really angry, in his eyes, this is really terrible.
Zongzheng Wuyou was stunned, looking at the scattered sawdust all over the place, he felt blank for a moment.
The Ninth Prince waved to the guards below, signaling them to back down, the guards looked happy, got up hurriedly and went out the door, he was relieved.
The rain on the eaves was still ticking, the Ninth Prince leaned forward, probed his head, rolled his eyes, and suddenly said: "Brother Seven, why are you so eager to find Liyue? I have never seen you treat anyone, Which thing is so caring! You...couldn't be because you are sincerely moved by Liyue, right?"
Zongzheng Wuyou's body trembled, he raised his eyes instinctively, the corners of his mouth twitched mockingly, but his eyes were cold and frightening, as if he had said some terrible joke. But when he met the eyes of the man opposite, the Ninth Prince's usually cynical eyes were extremely sharp at the moment, as if looking straight into his heart, the sarcasm at the corners of Zongzheng Wuyou's mouth stiffened inch by inch, and he stood up abruptly Come on, turn your back and try your best to suppress the sudden panic in your heart.
What is the real thing? He doesn't even have a heart, so how can he be sincere
"Are you idle and have nothing to do?! Then go on looking for someone, and don't go back to the mansion if you can't find them." Zongzheng Wuyou said in a calm voice, coldly.
The Ninth Prince was stunned. He was talking casually, thinking that Seventh Brother would mock his nonsense, but he didn't expect him to react like this.
The Ninth Prince stood up, looked at his back for a while, shook his head, and before going out, said behind him with a serious expression he had never seen before: "Seventh Brother, have you ever thought that Li Yue is so smart and Be very cautious, why did you fall into your gentle trap so easily? If you really didn't put half of your heart in it, wouldn't she feel it at all?" This is definitely the most serious sentence he has ever said in his life!