In the world, the word “love” is the most painful. (Finale)
Nirvana of the Phoenix: The Path
of Glory and Favor of the Demon Queen of the Confused Country The pillar did not speak, but stood like this, while Mu Lan had already stood up. Without thinking, Li Shiyu clasped Mu Lan’s hand and said, “I forbid you to go.”
Mu Lan calmly looked at Li Shiyu and said, “Princess Diana is already in the prison. It’s hard to fly. She can’t do anything in the prison. Besides, Princess Diana is not a person who practices martial arts. She doesn’t have the strength to tie a chicken. She can’t do anything to me. Besides, I’m following people around, and Princess Diana doesn’t have the chance.”
Mu Lan said very directly, the eye light is never moved from Li Shiyu’s body, the eyes are calm and direct.
In such words, Li Shiyu’s eyes narrowed slightly, as if thinking about Mu Lan’s words.
“When Princess Diana came to me, she should have been talking about King Li.” Mu Lan was very calm and spoke out his guess. Otherwise
, Dai Zhi won’t find herself.
What’s more, in that year, Mu Lan felt that Dai Zhi had been quite critical of himself, initially Mu Lan did not know where such an attitude came from, but now Mu Lan understood. But because of Li Shili, so when Li Shili wants Dai Zhi to come forward, Dai Zhi will still help.
Because those guys are their own sons.
But now Li Shili has an accident, Dai Zhi looks for oneself, also is not what is strange, the person always has the channel of catharsis.
So this trip is a must.
“I’ll let you go.” Li Shiyu pondered for a moment before he said.
Mu Lan shook his head. “If you go, Princess Diana won’t say anything.”. Diana should be the one who knows best what Li Shili did. Now that Li Shili is dead, the only way to get the most accurate information is from Diana. Since she came to me on her own initiative, I’ll go.
That makes sense.
But the worry in Li Shiyu’s eyes has always been there, and when he looked at Mu Lan, he did not relax his vigilance. With a silent sigh,
Mu Lan took the initiative to embrace Li Shiyu’s waist and said, “I’ll be all right.”. What’s more, the shadow guards will follow.
“Then something happened.” Li Shiyu said directly.
Mu Lan was poisoned in a coma, followed by Mu Lan’s shadow guards were heavily punished, they did not have any refutation, after all, it was their mistake, under their eyes Mu Lan had an accident. But this incident made Li Shiyu even more nervous.
“Then it was just an accident.” Mulan reassured, “I’ll go to Princess Diana. Later, I want to eat Noodles in Scallion, Oil and Soy Sauce. Shall we go out to eat? So I’ll come back soon. Otherwise, we won’t be able to catch up. As soon as it gets dark, they will close the stall and quit.”
That is Kyoto old Noodles in Scallion, Oil and Soy Sauce, every day is the neighborhood, so early sold out on the stall, Mulan miss is true, but and Li Shiyu talk, it is not necessary to go, but to appease Li Shiyu, she will soon come back. The meaning of
Mu Lan’s words, Li Shiyu naturally also heard out, he hum, also did not say anything, this just did not continue to follow up.
Mu Lan turned and looked at Cheng Dezhu. “Let’s go.”
“Yes, Empress.” Cheng Dezhu answered respectfully.
The two of them hurried toward the prison. Mu Lan’s pace was not slow. As she walked, she asked Cheng Te-chu, “Does the empress know that Lord Li is dead?”
“I don’t know.” Cheng Te-chu answered, “Princess Diana said she wanted to see you, but she didn’t say anything else.”
Mu Lan nodded.
Dai Zhi is now a prisoner, naturally it is impossible for anyone to pay attention to Princess Dai, can pay attention to Princess Dai, it proves that Princess Dai carries the gold medal with her, which is equal to seeing the first emperor, then if Princess Dai opens her mouth, someone must do it, the news will spread to Mu Lan.
Mu Lan’s brain turned, but her surface was always very calm.
Soon, the two men arrived at the prison. When the guards of the
heavenly prison saw the two men, they were also very respectful. “See the empress,” they said. “The empress is a thousand years old.”
“Get up.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
Then, Mu Lan walked toward the prison, the humidity in the prison is extremely heavy, even more gloomy, even on the steps there are countless moss, a step of attention, may fall directly.
Cheng Te-chu was so careful to support Mu Lan: “Empress, please pay attention.”
Mu Lan some do not know whether to laugh or cry, but did not say anything, and finally just shook his head helplessly, and then walked toward the depths of the prison. Dai Zhi was detained in a separate cell, in any case, Dai Zhi is the first emperor’s concubine, so the situation in the cell is still good, compared with other people, Dai Zhi here is at least clean.
But even so, such an environment, Dai Zhi has never been here before, as if to come here, her whole person has followed the old countless, before the delicate have been invisible.
When she heard the voice, Dai Zhi looked up at Mu Lan. Her eyes were a little scattered, and then her eyes fell on Mu Lan. Her voice was calm, with a trace of huskiness: “You’re here.”
Mu Lan hum.
Cheng Dezhu is still nervously waiting on the edge of Mu Lan, afraid of any accident, you know, if Mu Lan is an accident, then the slave here ten lives are not enough to compensate.
“You go down first.” Mu Lan turned and looked at Cheng Dezhu.
Cheng Te-chu looked at Mu Lan disapprovingly. “Empress,”
he said. “Don’t worry.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
In Mu Lan’s eyes, Cheng Dezhu did not insist, he still understood Mu Lan, know Mu Lan’s temper, so Cheng Dezhu finally quietly retreated, just to the corner of the eye to signal the shadow guard in the dark, if there is any abnormality, to ensure the safety of Mu Lan at the first time.
It was not until Cheng Dezhu left that Mu Lan looked at Dai Zhi and said, “I don’t know what Princess Dai is looking for me for.”
Although the people in the palace changed their words, Mu Lan did not claim to be in the palace.
What’s more, in front of Concubine Dai, there is no need for Mu Lan to put on airs, and Concubine Dai is no longer the former Concubine Dai. Besides, for so many years, Concubine Dai has a general attitude towards Mu Lan, but at least she is kind.
And Diana in the face of Mu Lan’s words, and did not open his mouth, just so carefully looking at Mu Lan, Mu Lan did not dodge, so let Diana look at.
It was not until Princess Diana suddenly laughed in a low voice: “Mu Lan, no matter how you change, Li Er can always recognize you at a glance.”. I still don’t know why you’re so deeply rooted in Li’er’s heart. I’ve been thinking about it day and night, but I haven’t figured it out.
Mu Lan did not respond to Diana’s question, but just stood quietly in front of Diana.
Diana also seems not to mind, that expression is a little trance, do not know what is in the memory, or other reasons, until finally Diana’s eyes fell on the body of Mu Lan again.
“Do you know what Lier has done for you over the years?” Diana suddenly asked Mu Lan.
Mulan frowned. “I don’t know much.”
“Of course not.” Diana smiled with a hint of sarcasm. “But the palace knows all about it.”
Mulan looked at Diana, and did not respond to Diana’s question, but patiently waited for Diana to go on, suddenly, Mulan seemed to understand the reason why Diana was looking for herself, but on the surface she was quiet. Before
you entered the palace, you were still the daughter of Prince Mu’s mansion. Li’er knew you in Wangxianglou. Although he didn’t say it at that time, the palace more or less understood that there was someone hidden in his heart. Although I love Li Er, I know very well what she should do and what she shouldn’t do, and I also know what is best for her.
Diana’s voice came slowly, it is the memory of Li Shili, and such memories, impartial with Mu Lan, and even the voice appears to be more vague.
Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows and just listened, because what Princess Diana said was something that Mu Lan had never had in his previous memory.
And during that time, Li Er came out of the palace more frequently than ever. You probably don’t know, apart from the emperor and prime minister Mu behind the big week’s economic lifeline, the rest is the prince Li Shiyuan and Li Er divided up part. It’s just a tripartite regime, and no one knows who exists.
Diana did not speak quickly: “And you were the one who founded your shop, with the best brocades and colours.”. But do you know who opened the door for you? You know, many of the colors you want are things from other lands, and you have to cross the ocean to get to Dazhou. At that time, it was absolutely impossible for the emperor and the prince at that time. As soon as
Princess Diana said this, Mu Lan twisted her eyebrows and remembered it. The people and addresses of the
shops were provided by Li Shiyu, but what Mu Lan wanted was also known by Li Shiyu, but not involved. Under such circumstances, if Mulan wants to succeed, he must find the right supply channel, which is easy in modern society, but in Dazhou, it is extremely difficult.
At that time, someone made a special trip to find himself, Mu Lan thought it was arranged by Li Shiyu, but now in Dai Zhi’s words, Mu Lan understood that it was not Li Shiyu who arranged all this, but Li Shili.
Her eyes flashed a trace of shock, but only a moment, Mu Lan so calm looking at Dai Zhi, silent.
Yes, that was arranged for you by Li Er. That’s why your shop is so smooth. Nature also has something to do with your own abilities, but it is definitely not the most direct relationship. With a wry smile on her face, Dai Zhi said slowly, “You know, it’s not easy to get through these relationships. In my view, it’s a thankless task, but Li Er still insists on doing it.”
「……」
Li’er has been a very measured person since he was a child, so when he did this, I thought Li’er had ulterior motives, and naturally I wouldn’t interfere. If I had known, I would have intervened at that time and cut the Gordian knot, so that Li Er would not have developed step by step to the present.
「……」
“Even the access to the palace wasn’t just because of the emperor. If it were only the emperor at that time, it would be difficult to get into the palace for such a short time, and Li’er would naturally be behind it.” Dai Zhi said directly, “Later, when you married into the East Palace, how dangerous the palace was, you don’t have to tell the palace, you should also have a deep memory, several times to save the day, it was Li Er who took action.”
「……」 It wasn’t until later that
I learned that the most trusted person on Li Er’s side had been following you all the time, because Li Er was afraid that something would happen to you. Even if you married into the East Palace, he would be the same. That’s why Li Er can appear in front of you at the first time. It was only when the emperor and Li Shiyuan began to fight for the throne that the palace suddenly realized all these things.
「……」
Even when the emperor was defeated in the end, you and the emperor went far beyond the Great Wall. When you were in Kyoto, Li Er also protected you. Otherwise, everything would not have been so smooth. You should know that the Dai family was already in danger at that time. After all, Qu Huachang was the queen mother, and the struggle between this palace and Qu Huachang had been going on for decades. How could we let this palace go? But Li Er thought of you first.
……
With Dai Zhi’s words, Mu Lan’s memory became clearer and clearer, and after these things were linked up from Dai Zhi’s mouth, what he did not understand before suddenly became clear.
Originally, it was not that I really had God’s help, but that someone was pushing me step by step behind my back, but I didn’t know it at all.
This kind of feeling lets Mu Lan be unable to speak at a draught, the hand that hides in the wide sleeve is tight, the figure is a little stiff, so stand in front of Dai Zhi, motionless.
Dai Zhi lowered her eyebrows and smiled sarcastically: “You probably don’t know that even when you changed your appearance and were still in the suburbs of Beijing, Li Er recognized you at a glance.”. Li Er actually has a lot of opportunities to attack you, but he has never done so. He can touch all the people in the world, but not you.
Mu Lan was shocked by Dai Zhi’s words, before Li Shili said, Mu Lan more or less guessed what, but Mu Lan did not think more, and today Dai Zhi said, Mu Lan will know how much Li Shili did, even these things are unknown. Still standing,
she waited for a while before she quietly said, “I never knew anything about these things.”
“Of course you don’t know,” Dai Zhi sneered. “This palace asks you, if you knew, how would you choose, or would you firmly choose the emperor?”
In a word, let Mu Lan quiet down, just looking at Dai Zhi, some answers are self-evident, early come first, emotional things are also unreasonable, just like Li Shili’s feeling of Mu Lan, is also self-evident, naturally can not choose.
Dai Zhi also seems to understand the words of Mu Lan, do not know whether it is self-mockery or dissatisfaction with Mu Lan, the eyes then low convergence down, no longer look at Mu Lan.
But Mulan still stood calmly.
Until Dai Zhi’s voice once again came slowly: “For these abnormalities of Li Er, this palace has asked countless times, but all died without illness.”. It was not until the palace discovered your identity that Li Er did not deny it again. I asked Li Er why you didn’t let the late emperor get married since you liked Mu Lan. You should know that under the circumstances at that time, if Li Er opened his mouth, the late emperor would not disagree. Besides, the prince also had a good match, Mu Zhihua at that time.
At that time, the situation was too chaotic, and Dai Zhi’s identity in this, if Li Shili opened his mouth to refer to marriage, Li Changtian really would not object, besides, Li Shili is also one of the few princes who have not yet made a concubine, is also a matter of course, plus the identity of Mu Lan, is also reasonable.
“But do you know why?” Dai Zhi looked at Mu Lan.
Mulan frowned. “I don’t know.”
“Ha ha-” Dai Zhi smiled, very sad look, “when this palace asked, Li Er told this palace so. This palace is not suitable for you. The happiest time he has ever seen you was when you were in the palace of Prince Mu. You were carefree and could not think about such complicated things. You handled everything in your hands steadily at the first time. These rules in the palace are your invisible shackles. Although you seem to be handy, you are not happy in the palace.
Dai Zhi’s words shocked Mu Lan.
Li Shili did not ask himself this question, but at that time Mu Lan only thought that Li Shili was joking. But at that time Mu Lan will never think much, naturally it is impossible to accept such a problem as Li Shili.
Just Mu Lan did not think of, no one did not notice the place, Li Shili noticed.
Yes, everyone thought that the time in the Mu family was the most unhappy time for Mu Lan, but they were all wrong. In the Mu family, it was the most relaxed time for Mu Lan. In fact, there were not too many rules here, and Mu Lan recaptured his territory a little bit, which made everything in Mu Lan handy. Wandering in Kyoto when you
want to wander, where you want to eat, want to listen to music or books, no one will interfere, and at that time Mu Lan, do what you want to do most, all this after entering the palace, has become a very difficult thing.
So what Mu Lan likes most is the few times in the Mu family, but everyone thinks that after entering the palace, it is the most pleasant time for Mu Lan, because she is retaliating against the people she wants to retaliate against, that kind of pleasure can balance everything.
Including Li Shiyu and Mu Zhanxiao also think so.
But Mu Lan did not expect that the only one who could see through all this was Li Shili. In such an idea, Mu Lan’s expression became slightly shocked, but also a kind of incredible.
Even the fingernails have been severely pinched into the flesh, the palm of the fist clenched up, but the surface she is still calm looking at Dai Zhi.
Li’er’s love for you is deep, and it’s something I’ve never seen before. This palace has asked, but Li Er’s answer is incredible. He said that falling in love is falling in love, and there is no reason. Li’er also knows that you have something in mind.
Dai Zhiyou went on to say, “When you had an accident again and again, and he wanted to take you away again and again, and finally saw you go to the emperor, Li Er stopped in the same place.” The voice paused slightly, Dai Zhi looked at Mu Lan’s eyes with a trace of hatred.
Mu Lan understands where such hatred comes from, and Mu Lan is powerless to stop it.
If Li Er doesn’t love you, then everything today will become a matter of course. Even if Qin Xiang fails, as long as you are in Li Er’s hands, he will be able to win the throne smoothly. But now, because of you, Li’er has lost his mind. The position of emperor really has to be like Li Shiyu, who is not moved and not moved, so that he can sit firmly in this position.
Dai Zhi had some sarcasm: “You put the emperor on the tip of your heart, but the tip of the emperor’s heart is always the land of this big week, followed by you. Otherwise, how can you be in danger again and again, and how can you be forced to admit your identity and let you die?”? Mu Lan, Li Shiyu is not the one who really loves you, but there is no reason to love this thing.
Dai Zhi said that in the end, her voice was somewhat vague.
Mulan was still standing, motionless.
“I also know that it doesn’t make any sense for me to say this to you.” Dai Zhi sighed silently, “I just want to say, for the sake of saving you countless times, let him go.”. The Dai family didn’t dare to ask for it, and they only wanted to use the gold medal in their hands to save Li’er.
This is a mother’s plea.
Mu Lan listened to Dai Zhi’s words, quietly, because she knew it was too late. Emotionally, she should repay Li Shili, but reason tells Mu Lan that this is impossible. Otherwise, today’s things will come back after all.
Li Shili’s hidden, if not because of the word love, perhaps today’s everything has already changed.
But Mu Lan’s silence, let Dai Zhi’s eyes be stunned: “Mu Lan, you tell this palace, where is Li Er now?”? Is not already- “
the rest of the words, Dai Zhi dare not say, but looking at Mu Lan’s eyes is not a moment, with a serious and serious.”.
Mu Lan did not respond to Dai Zhi’s question. In Mu Lan’s reaction, Dai Zhi was suddenly enlightened. She laughed out loud: “This palace knows, this palace knows.” Dai Zhi, who was originally
dignified, suddenly became crazy, just like the news of Li Shili. All of a sudden gave Dai Zhi too many blows. And Mu Lan also understands, Dai Zhi came to look for oneself personally, nothing more than also want to give Li Shili to intercede namely.
So under such circumstances, the results, but let Dai Zhi can not accept, that kind of pain, can also want to recognize.
“Mulan, after all, you are ruthless.” Dai Zhi laughed crazily and looked at Mu Lan like this. “That’s why you can go to the end.”. If Li’er had taken you with him in those days, perhaps things would not be like this today.
Mu Lan did not answer.
“When you laid hands on Li Er, didn’t you have the slightest trace of regret?” Dai Zhi’s tone suddenly became aggressive.
She stood up and walked in the direction of Mu Lan, questioning Mu Lan every word, and Mu Lan just twisted her eyebrows, and did not dodge Dai Zhi, standing quietly in place. Is
she remorseful?
Mu Lan couldn’t answer.
And Dai Zhi’s mood, Mu Lan can also understand, if let Dai Zhi know today’s matter, afraid is Dai Zhi more can not accept, finally Mu Lan and Dai Zhi did not say anything more, but is so quiet standing.
“Unbridled.” Shadow Wei, who had been in the dark, snapped and stopped Dai Zhi directly, never letting Dai Zhi get close to Mu Lan.
Dai Zhi smiled even more crazily: “Mu Lan, you are not clean either. You have countless blood debts and human lives in your hands. Can you feel at ease in your life?”? You can’t. Only then did
Mu Lan slowly look at Dai Zhi and say, “Empress, a person’s choice is not up to anyone, and I have no way to interfere with the choice of Prince Li.”. But I know in my heart what my life will be like.
Li Shili’s ending has been decided. The fate of the
Dai family has been decided.
It doesn’t make any sense.
Mu Lan slowly nodded at Dai Zhi, and then, accompanied by the bodyguard, walked out of the prison, but Dai Zhi’s laughter still came out of the prison, very sad.
When Mu Lan walked to the steps, suddenly, there was a violent collision behind him, followed by the footsteps of the bodyguard, and then they looked back, Mu Lan saw Dai Zhi’s face covered with blood, in the astonishment of the bodyguard, in a fierce way, slowly fell down in front of the crowd, and then there was no sound.
But her eyes never closed, and she turned in her grave.
Mu Lan slowly closed his eyes.
“Empress, come back to the palace. There’s a lot of cold in the prison.” The slave is trying to persuade him.
Mu Lan did not speak, just stood, for a long time, Mu Lan just turned toward the day outside the prison, at least Mu Lan never thought Dai Zhi could do such a thing so fiercely. Dai Zhi’s life is only for Li Changtian and Li Shili.
Li Changtian has died for many years, Li Shili is now dead, Dai Zhi’s life seems to be meaningless, so such an outcome is also expected.
Sink, Mu Lan did not say anything, slowly out of the prison.
At the moment when Mu Lan walked out of the prison, he saw Li Shiyu’s tall figure standing outside, a touch of bright yellow, bright and incomparable, and Mu Lan’s eyes fell on Li Shiyu’s body, not for a moment.
“Coming out.” Li Shiyu’s attitude has always been calm.
Mu Lan hum, and did not say anything, she still watched, and around the shadow guard and slave instantly disappeared without a trace, no one dared to disturb the two people now, and the air is a trace of quiet.
Li Shiyu was quiet for a moment, then took the initiative to walk in the direction of Mu Lan. The big hand naturally put its arms around Mu Lan’s waist. “What did Princess Diana say to you?”
Mu Lan did not answer. His eyes,
which had been looking at Li Shiyu, drooped, and he stood quietly, as if he were thinking about something, until Mu Lan looked up and said, “Your Majesty, where can this position of an emperor be so attractive?”
Li Shiyu listens to Mu Lan’s words, clasps Mu Lan’s waist hand a tight, suddenly cannot answer Mu Lan’s question, can only look at Mu Lan so quietly.
Mu Lan smiled softly: “Is it such a supreme right?”? Or is it the carefree feeling of looking down on the world?
“Both.” Only this time did Li Shiyu speak lightly, “but it was more for the sake of survival.”. If I were not king, I would not be standing before you today.
This also makes Mu Lan unable to refute, because the fact is true.
If Li Shiyu is not in the position of the emperor, then now Li Shiyu may have been decapitated, any emperor will not allow and disloyal people to stay in their own side. This is the case with Li Shiyu in his
last life.
Sink, Mu Lan did not refute, that low under the eyebrows so looking at their toes, and Li Shiyu’s hand suddenly pinched Mu Lan’s chin, half forced to let Mu Lan look at himself.
Mu Lan did not resist.
“Lan, I know what you’re thinking. Give me some more time, and I’ll be able to accompany you all over the country. I don’t have to be in this position, and I can’t take care of everything about you.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth quietly and said his promise. It
is not perfunctory, but a sincere commitment.
Mu Lan smiled lightly and said nothing.
When Ao Feng comes of age, I can give this country to Ao Feng with confidence. And you and I only have these two children, there will be no other children, there will be no picture of brothers killing each other. So all the previous nightmares will not happen again. Li Shiyu said every word very seriously.
Mu Lan hum, but looking at Li Shiyu’s eyes is always a moment.
“What else do you want to say to me?” Li Shiyu asked again.
But Mu Lan seemed to be quiet for a moment before he spoke slowly: “I want to ask, have you ever regretted such a choice?”
This regret is for the position of the emperor to pay countless.
But Li Shiyu’s answer is very direct: “Lan Er, there is no regret medicine in this world, so there is no point in discussing this, because everything can’t be repeated.”
Actually, it can. She’s just doing it all over again. But Mu Lan is also very clear, even if the heavy work, that kind of many helpless is also accompanied by you, just changed a way.
So, what’s the difference?
Think of these, Mu Lan seems to be suddenly enlightened.
She smiled at Li Shiyu. “Let’s go back to the palace. I want to see Ao Feng.”
“Good.” Li Shiyu did not object.
He hugged Mu Lan and walked in the direction of the East Palace.
On the road, the two men did not talk deliberately until their figures appeared in the East Palace.
……
A few days later,
hundreds of people in the Dai family were beheaded and put on public display. The scene was bloody, and the people surrounded one after another, but no one dared to speak.
Li Shiyu personally supervised the beheading, until the last person’s head fell, Li Shiyu stood up and left leisurely, the atmosphere at the scene was depressed to the extreme.
Civil and military officials did not miss a person, so in situ watching the Dai family on the decapitation platform one by one, this is to kill the chicken to warn the monkey, let these civil and military officials no longer dare to have any disloyalty, otherwise, Dai family is their warning.
Until Li Shiyu left, the atmosphere at the scene did not ease.
……
At that time, Mu Lan stood quietly in front of a graveyard in the outer suburbs, but the slaves on the side did not dare to approach, and the tombstone in the graveyard did not have anyone’s name, it was just a tablet.
But Mu Lan knows clearly that this is Li Shili’s tombstone.
She watched, then picked up the veil and wiped Li Shili’s tombstone clean, but Mu Lan did not get up, just squatting like this.
“I never thought that one day I would talk to you in this way.” Mu Lan sighed silently, “When Princess Diana came to me, I never thought that you had paid so much.”. But why would you do that. Didn’t you already know how ruthless I am?
Mu Lan slowly closed his eyes. “You asked me if I would choose you if you came first.”. Unable. Because my entanglement with him can not be decided by first come and then come. Just as you do not regret what you have done, neither do I.
Around the wind slightly raised, is a year of summer, the wind less that kind of cool feeling, but more of a trace of cool. Mu Lan squatted like this, the soles of her feet tingling, but she did not move, just looking at the tombstone.
It was a long time before she stood up slowly and said, “Rest in peace here.”. Every year at this time, I come to see you.
Then, Mu Lan did not say anything, so the prepared fruit and small points on the tombstone, poured a glass of sake, scattered on the loess, all this is Mu Lan personally, and did not let anyone start.
When it was all over, Mu Lan turned around, and Xia He was already waiting: “Empress, let’s go back to Mu Wang Fu.” When
Li Shiyu issued a decree to behead the Dai family, he also issued a decree that the time after the establishment was only ten days later, and during the period before the establishment, Mu Lan would not be in the palace, but returned to the Snow Tower of Mu Wang Fu, where Mu Lan once lived.
Mu Lan hum, did not say anything.
When Xia He helped Mu Lan walk towards the carriage, Li Shiyu had already galloped on horseback. Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu. Li Shiyu quickly got out of the carriage and walked in the direction of Mu Lan.
But he did not mention any relationship with Li Shili, but out of the corner of his eye inadvertently swept the things in front of the nameless tombstone, but in the end Li Shiyu did not say anything.
“I’ll take you back to the Mu Mansion.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly. “Has everything been taken care of?”
Said Mulan.
Mmm. The rest is just for Zhan Xiao and Shao Yun to finish. Li Shiyu explained. Neither of them
asked about the specific process, but Li Shiyu helped Mu Lan into the carriage, and then Li Shiyu got on the carriage, the speed of the carriage is not fast, slowly toward the direction of Mu Wangfu.
As the carriage drifted away, behind the woods, a woman in white came out, wearing a veil, and quietly looked at the empty tombstone in front of her. Everything around her was even more desolate. There were almost no people coming and going here, and there were not a few such solitary graves on the side.
“She left you the whole body. Do you still like her even after this?” The woman’s voice was sad. “You can only see her, but you never see me?” The only thing that
responded to the woman was the sound of the breeze.
The woman laughed at herself for a long time. Suddenly, she reached out and bit her finger, and blood flowed out. Then she wrote the five characters “Tomb of Li Shili” on the wooden tombstone one stroke at a time. Even though her finger was numb with pain, the woman’s movements never stopped.
Until the last stroke fell, she was already in tears.
Then she stood quietly, looking at the tombstone, her voice getting deeper and deeper. “So you don’t blame me for doing this, do you?” What
still responded to her was a gust of wind, not a human voice.
“Lord Li, I miss you so much.” The woman’s voice with a cry, very sad, even if the veil, she has long been in tears. I don’t
even know how long she stood in front of the tombstone. Then she stood up and said, “Lord Li, I will accompany you.”. You wouldn’t be here alone like this.
With that, the woman looked at it affectionately for a long time before slowly turning around and walking towards the depths of the woods. The
surrounding loess is flying, and it looks more and more desolate.
……
At that time-
Mu Lan is a little tired, so both hands hold the forehead, Li Shiyu is very direct, hugged Mu Lan, so Mu Lan into his arms, let her lean on his chest.
“If you’re tired, take a break.” Li Shiyu answered.
Mu Lan hum, closed his eyes to sleep, Li Shiyu did not say anything, the carriage went all the way to Mu Wangfu, in the market, Mu Lan suddenly opened his eyes to look at Li Shiyu.
“I want to go to the shops.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
Li Shi-yu didn’t think much of it either: “Good.”
Then Li Shiyu ordered the rickshaw puller to drive in the direction of the shop. Only then did Li Shiyu look at Mu Lan and say, “Why do you suddenly want to go to the shop?”
“No, I just wanted to see it, so I went.” Mu Lan did not explain much.
Li Shiyu also did not ask much, but more or less sand guess Mu Lan’s idea, Li Shiyu’s thin lips moved slightly, finally did not say anything, just so looked down at Mu Lan, until the carriage stopped at the door of the shop.
Apparently, when shopkeeper Wang saw Li Shiyu and Mu Lan, he was stunned for a moment. But shopkeeper Wang didn’t say anything. He quickly answered respectfully, “Fourth Master, madam.”
Wang shopkeeper should two people went in, Mu Lan did not go to other places, but went directly to the backyard of the embroidery room, that is the place to place cloth, a lot of special cloth has been only Li’s embroidery room, other places can not buy, even the tribute cloth in the palace, is not necessarily as good as Li’s here. It’s
all from Outland. It’s strange and precious.
Mu Lan pushed the door and entered, looking at the dazzling array of cloth in front of him, so one by one he stroked the past. Shopkeeper
Wang, however, didn’t think much about it. “Madam, these are all pieces of cloth that just arrived at the store last month, and some of them were hidden by Li Yan before. The price is extremely expensive, and the cloth is also extremely precious.”
Mulan hum: “Who is responsible for the purchase of these materials now?”
“According to your ladyship’s previous instructions, the slave is personally responsible for everything.” Shopkeeper Wang answered.
“Are you still the same person?” Mu Lan asked again.
“Yes.” Shopkeeper Wang nods, “He’s always been the first contact the Empress gave to her slaves. He hasn’t changed in more than ten years, and he rarely cooperates with outsiders, so the best cloth from Dachou is only in our embroidery room.”
Mulan nodded: “The next time he comes to Kyoto, you let him come to see me.”
“Yes.” Shopkeeper Wang answered and did not ask Mu Lan why he suddenly wanted to see this man.
And Mu Lan did not explain much.
She knew that this was Li Shili’s person, and there were not too many reasons, as if she just wanted to meet this person, perhaps she really felt a little guilty, or for other reasons, Mu Lan could not say.
Mu Lan looked carefully at the cloth in the warehouse, then turned around and walked out without saying anything, while Li Shiyu accompanied him all the time, without saying anything. It wasn’t until Mu Lan turned around that Li Shiyu said lightly: “You’re pregnant, and it’s not appropriate to work too hard. I’ll take you back first. If you have something to do, you can tell shopkeeper Wang.”
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Soon, Li Shiyu took Mu Lan to turn around and walk out, the door of the warehouse closed again, as the wooden door closed, the cloth, Mu Lan also gradually disappeared.
Her eyes were low and restrained, as if Li Shili had disappeared a little bit in front of her.
Such a feeling, which was not clear in words, eventually turned into a very complicated emotion. Then she looked up and said slowly, “Go back to Prince Mu’s mansion.”
Li Shiyu gave a hum.
Soon, Li Shiyu accompanied Mu Lan to leave the shop, the carriage went back to the direction of Mu Wang Fu, Mu Wang Fu has long been ready, Chen housekeeper personally at the door of Mu Wang Fu, originally Chen housekeeper has retired and returned home, because of Mu Lan’s wedding, Chen housekeeper will stay until Mu Lan’s wedding and then leave. Looking at the people in front of him
again, the housekeeper Chen was filled with emotion, but in the end the housekeeper Chen did not say anything, but the shock was still not calm for a long time, but when he thought of what had happened to Mu Lan, he seemed to feel nothing.
Mu Lan was originally a legendary existence.
The slave sees the emperor, the empress. Long live the emperor! Chen butler, please pay your respects.
“Get up.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly. Then butler
Chen got up and said, “Empress, the Snow Tower is ready. No one has ever lived here before. It’s always been reserved for you.”
“Good.” Mulan nodded and smiled gently. “Thanks for your hard work.”
“No, that’s what minions do.” Chen butler is calm.
Chen butler walked in front, and Li Shiyu personally sent Mu Lan to the snow building, Li Shiyu did not leave in a hurry, just looking at the snow building, and did not take the initiative to open his mouth.
“What are you looking at?” Mu Lan asked curiously.
“This snow-dropping building hasn’t changed at all from ten years ago.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly.
Mu Lan lowered his head and chuckled, “Because there was no one in the Mu Mansion, and there were so many things happening in the Snow Tower, even if I had an idea, I didn’t dare to move easily, for fear that something would happen again.” What happened
in those years inevitably made Li Shiyu smile.
But Li Shiyu didn’t say anything. He looked down at Mu Lan and said, “If you want to eat anything, let Chen’s housekeeper prepare it. Zhan Xiao is also in the house. There won’t be any problem.”
“Good.” Mu Lan nodded.
Li Shiyu put his arm around Mu Lan’s waist, and his eyebrows and eyes fell gently on Mu Lan’s body: “I asked Ji Yi-nu to stay in Mu’s palace these days to prevent any accidents.”. I come here every day, too, eh?
“Didn’t you say you shouldn’t meet before the big wedding?” Mu Lan raised his eyebrows.
Li Shiyu bowed his head and chuckled: “This is not suitable for us. We were married long ago beyond the Great Wall. Now we’re just telling the world about you.”
“Rhetoric.” Mu Lan couldn’t help opening his mouth.
Li Shi-yu, on the other hand, didn’t think so, so he bowed his head and kissed Mu Lan’s lips: “If it weren’t for the fact that there were a lot of things to prepare before the big wedding, and you’re pregnant now, it’s not suitable for you to go back and forth, otherwise, I don’t want you to leave my side until the day before the big wedding.”
Li Shiyu’s words are firm and direct, looking at Mu Lan’s eyes, but also without a trace of a joke, the eyes are very focused, so looking at Mu Lan.
Instead, Mu Lan coughed lightly and pushed the man away with some embarrassment.
Li Shiyu’s backhand was already holding Mu Lan’s hand, and his voice was so low that it was almost close to Mu Lan: “Wait for me, I’ll marry you soon.”. I just didn’t expect that this promise would come true after so many years.
Mu Lan hum sound, stick to the chest of this person again.
Li Shiyu’s hand so gently stroked Mu Lan’s hair, did not say anything. The big wedding outside the
Great Wall was a kind of self-consolation at that time. Later, Mu Lan changed his appearance and appeared in front of Li Shiyu. The big wedding was more like Li Shiyu forcing Mu Lan to admit his identity, and this waste of time was such a long time.
That kind of guilt is self-evident. It is quiet in the
snow falling building.
Li Shiyu accompanied Mu Lan with dinner, has been coaxing Mu Lan to sleep, then quietly left the snow building, Mu Zhanxiao is waiting outside, see Li Shiyu out, soon face to face.
“Have you taken care of it?” Li Shiyu asked.
“Take care of it.” Mu Zhan answered. The
two men exchanged glances, but Mu Zhanxiao hesitated: “Your Majesty, if you do this, if the empress knows..”
Li Shi-yu lowered his eyebrows and said bluntly, “It’s impossible for this to reach her ears.”
Mu Zhanxiao thought about it and said nothing more. What kind of person is
Li Shiyu, how can not know what happened in the embroidery room today, and these things are logical after the smooth, a lot of things that did not understand all of a sudden understand.
Anyone who has a relationship with Li Shili, Li Shiyu will not hesitate to deal with clean, leaving no hidden dangers. Mu Lan does not want to involve innocent people, but Li Shiyu will not let go of clues. The source of those fabrics, are arranged by Li Shili many years ago, now how can they stay in Mu Lan’s side.
You know, these are the people who are the most loyal.
They are loyal to Li Shili, not Mu Lan, in business is one thing, if moved the idea, the consequences are unimaginable.
“Our people have replaced the past.” “What the empress sees can only be our people.”
“Good.” Li Shih-yu nodded, “You should have paid more attention these days.”. If she leaves the house, send more shadow guards to follow her, and don’t make any more trouble.
“Yes.” Mu Zhanxiao answered respectfully.
Li Shiyu explained a few words, this just did not stay in Mu Wang Fu more, hurried back to the palace.
Because of the big wedding, there are many things to prepare, as long as it involves Mu Lan, Li Shiyu must be personally, even these details, it is impossible to let the servants decide, but to Li Shiyu personally confirmed that there will be no problem.
Mu Zhanxiao naturally understood.
Some things were handled silently, as they expected, and Mulan did not notice anything unusual.
After all, all the contacts were ten years ago, ten years ago when Li Shili concealed his identity, it was impossible for people to contact Mu Lan with their own eyes, so Mu Lan had no impression of each other’s appearance, and then they were all contacted by shopkeeper Wang, who was Li Shiyu’s man, and it was not difficult to hide the truth.
So when Mu Lan saw each other these days, he was already a good replacement.
Mu Lan also did not say anything, just chatted a few words, and then let the other party leave. But the bottom of my heart that kind of slightly wrong place, or obvious, but Mu Lan in meditation, and did not ask more.
Some things, always covered with a veil, has not been stripped, since it has not been stripped, it is easy to pierce. When they were
impulsive, they would think more about everything.
So, in the end, Mu Lan didn’t say anything.
And time flies by.
Ten days passed, and soon it was the night before the big wedding. In the past few days, Mu Lan has been in Mu Wang Fu, almost never left, and Li Shiyu every morning, the first time will appear in Mu Wang Fu, but let Mu Wang Fu become noisy, those princes have important things, the first time will be sent to Mu Wang Fu.
The rest of the time, Li Shiyu almost accompanied Mu Lan, just like the first of them, one person in the soft collapse on the book, one person on the desk to deal with state affairs, but who did not disturb who, occasionally look up, is the deep feeling in each other’s eyes, as well as the smile gradually into the bottom of my heart.
And every day, Li Shiyu will accompany Mu Lan to sleep, will quietly leave, and even sometimes, Li Shiyu is in the Mu Wang Fu overnight.
The next morning and Mu Zhanxiao together into the palace, the princes in the palace to see nothing strange, as long as the matter involving Mu Lan, in Li Shiyu’s body, there is no reason to speak.
On the eve of the big wedding, according to the tradition of Dazhou, Li Shiyu no longer appeared in the Mu Palace. If they met before the big wedding, it would be bad luck.
But Li Shiyu is not this reason, but before the big wedding, there are many details to be confirmed one by one, Li Shiyu does not want to leave any regrets for Mu Lan.
So Li Shiyu will stay in the palace, perfect.
And at that time, Prince Mu’s mansion.
Mu Lan quietly brewed tea, while Mu Zhanxiao sat on the chair opposite. He took the cup from Mu Lan and nodded: “I haven’t drunk your tea like this for a long time.”
“Yes, it’s been a long time.” As the
two chatted, they could not help feeling a little sad, until Mu Zhanxiao mentioned the big wedding: “The emperor wanted to give you ten miles of red makeup, but it took ten years to realize it, so every detail, the emperor had to personally look at, probably also to make up for the guilt of you in the past ten years.”
Mu Lan listened quietly, but did not open his mouth.
Mu Zhanxiao didn’t talk much, and he seldom mentioned things in the past ten years to Mu Lan so seriously: When you were destroyed in front of the emperor, the most painful person was the emperor. Shao Yun and I have no alternative. For many years, the emperor atoned for his sins. Fortunately, God gave the emperor a chance to atone for his sins.
Mu Zhanxiao slowly said Li Shiyu over the years, every move.
It was only when Mu Zhanxiao finished that he sighed with emotion: “Fortunately, everything is still in time.”
Mu Lan is just a faint smile, a lot of words, to the mouth of the time has not known how to open the mouth, but is gradually quiet down. “
Do you remember the first time you came to see me?”
Mulan recalled: “Remember, I want to cooperate with you.”
At that time, I was a little surprised, but I was more shocked. I felt that you were too bold to say these words so brazenly, as if you had completely ignored the consequences. And the emperor should have been thinking about it at that time. “Otherwise, the emperor wouldn’t cooperate with people so easily, especially people he doesn’t know.”
At that time, Li Shiyu had been making progress step by step, so under such circumstances, Li Shiyu could not easily trust a stranger, but Li Shiyu was always different from Mu Lan.
“Didn’t he want to kill me at that time?” Mu Lan raised his eyebrows.
“If I want to kill you, there will be no future.” Mu Zhan laughed, and then he paused. “I’m a little curious. You seemed to be preparing for a rainy day at that time. You knew everything clearly, and even calculated exactly.”. I don’t think it’s strange that you recognize Your Highness, but I still don’t quite understand why you know about my relationship with Your Highness. As
Mu Lan listened, he burst out laughing: “Second Brother, is there any reason to follow what happened to me?”
Listening to Mu Lan’s words, Mu Zhanxiao smiled thoroughly and nodded: “Yes, there is no reason to follow. Common sense can’t be put on you.”
The two men looked at each other and smiled.
Mu Lan handed over another cup of tea. Mu Zhanxiao finished the cup of tea without saying anything. He put down the cup and said, “It’s getting late. You should go to bed early. You’ll have to get up early tomorrow. Tomorrow will probably be a busy day. Ancestor worship in Nanshan is on the second day.”. The emperor has told me to take good care of you. If anything happens to you, I will come to see you.
“No, he’s too nervous.” Mu Lan laughed silently.
Mu Zhanxiao is noncommittal, so looking at Mu Lan, also did not say anything, and then he stood up, nodded, toward his courtyard, Mu Lan personally sent Mu Zhanxiao to the door, the side of the summer lotus this just followed up.
Empress, it’s getting late. Go to bed early. Tomorrow, before dawn, Mammy from the palace will come. Xia He opened his mouth and said.
Mu Lan hum.
Xia He helped Mu Lan into the courtyard, waiting for Mu Lan to change clothes, and then put out the candlelight, Xia He also did not fall asleep, guarding outside the door, and Mu Wang Fu inside the bright lights, all for tomorrow’s wedding, busy.
……
The next day, before dawn, Mammy from the palace had arrived at Prince Mu’s Mansion. Xia He went up to her and said, “The Empress is still resting.” “Don’t worry,”
said Mammy with a smile. “It’s still early. We’ll talk about it when the empress wakes up. The emperor has a decree. Don’t bother the empress to rest.”
Everything is based on Mu Lan, which is repeatedly explained by Li Shiyu.
Mu Lan in the heart of Li Shiyu’s status, big week no one knows, no one knows, naturally no one will have any objection on this issue.
As long as it involves Mu Lan, there are no rules to speak of, only Mu Lan is the most important.
And this time, Ji medical woman has been with Mu Lan in Mu Wang Fu for ten days, even if did not tell the world, more or less everyone knows, Mu Lan is already pregnant, that is not to neglect, not to mention the wedding was originally many chores, extremely tired.
……
And falling snow in the building.
Mu Lan is a little confused, realizing that he is in a dream, but such a dream is real and makes people feel unreasonable, as if everything within reach is very clear.
Mu Lan quieted down and looked around.
Suddenly, around the fog gradually, Mulan stood quietly, it is instinctive intuition, know that all this seems not to hurt themselves.
Until the fog around Mulan dissipated, everything became clear.
And this feeling, Mu Lan is too clear, but this is indeed a fantasy, is in the dream of the fantasy, but also in an instant, Mu Lan will understand, who entered the fantasy to find themselves.
Quiet, Mu Lan did not speak, patiently waiting.
Suddenly, a familiar voice was heard. Mu Lan looked up and saw the man gradually appearing in the illusion. It was Elder Xuankong of the Dragon Clan. Mu Lan smiled at Elder Xuankong and said, “Elder, long time no see.”
“Long time no see, Dragon Lady.” Xuankong stroked his long beard and nodded to Mulan with a smile.
Mu Lan stood motionless, did not take the initiative to say anything, but patiently waited for Xuankong to continue to finish the words, so much trouble appeared in her dream, Mu Lan naturally would not be so naive to think, just coincidence, obviously not.
Your obsession, ah, has brought you to the present step by step. It was beyond all our expectations. Xuankong came straight to the point: “Although you have been in love for three generations, no one knows whether your love for three generations will be successful.”
Mu Lan is calm: “This has not come to the last moment, there is still a long time, who knows the end.”. So the elder is telling me that he and I will grow old together?
Xuankong: “… …”
Still did not expect, unexpectedly by Mu Lan to routine. But also only a moment of slow but God, Xuankong followed with laughter, did not answer Mu Lan’s question, but this is also hearty laughter, but let Mu Lan understand that his guess is not too different.
Her eyebrows and eyes were also filled with a faint smile.
“Come on, with your attitude, I can see how calm you are now.” Hsuan Kong waved his hand and said, “It’s normal for me to have a routine.”
“Did the elder come to me in the dream just to talk to me?” Mu Lan then asked.
Xuankong quickly shook his head. Of course not. You close your eyes.
Mu Lan looked at Xuankong curiously, but did not resist, still quickly closed her eyes, so standing, although she could not see, but faintly can still feel a golden circle of light in the dark, as well as a faint coolness on the palm of the hand, although the moment disappeared, but Mu Lan did not open his eyes.
“All right.” Until the voice of Xuankong came.
Mu Lan is quiet, this just opens an eye, she subconsciously lowers the head, already saw on own wrist has a golden bracelet, this lets Mu Lan raise the eyebrow, passively looked at Xuankong.
“Elder, what is this?” Mu Lan took the initiative to ask.
Xuankong stroked his beard and looked at Mulan calmly: “This is the symbol of the Dragon Clan. You are the Dragon Lady. This should belong to you, so I just send it back to you.”
“But haven’t I been abolished as a Dragon Lady?” Mu Lan asked in reply.
From the first and Li Shiyu entangled, Mu Lan has long been abolished the identity of the Dragon Lady, she can not be included in the immortal class, it is impossible to return to the Dragon Clan, so this symbol of the Dragon Lady gold bracelet, Mu Lan naturally can not take, and Xuankong this cold to Mu Lan, she is also very clear, there must be a reason.
If you leave the Dragon Clan, the Dragon Clan will have no heir. But the child in your womb must be the heir of the Dragon Clan, so this bracelet is only temporarily deposited with you. When the child in your womb comes of age and the bracelet is handed over to her, she will return to the Dragon Clan and become the new Dragon Lady, taking your place. Elder Xuankong said slowly.
Under such circumstances, Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows and looked at Xuankong. “One thing for another, one person for another,”
says Hsuan Kong calmly. “When you leave, someone will naturally come to replace you. The fetus in your womb is the best candidate.”
Why not Ao Feng? Mu Lan asked in reply.
“How can a dragon lady be a man?” The elder raised his eyebrows.
Mu Lan is stupefied, this is not to mean embryo in abdomen is a princess, but, if be such circumstance, so Li Shiyu won’t agree again. It doesn’t matter whether
Li Shiyu agrees or not. She has been doomed to her identity since you were pregnant, and there is nothing Li Shiyu can do to resist. What’s more, you’ve already left Li Shi-yu with a proud spirit, and you’ve achieved success. Li Shi-yu shouldn’t be greedy any more. Xuankong said directly.
Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows.
Xuankong did not speak, but just looked at Mulan until Mulan looked at Xuankong again, with a trace of worry in his sweet voice: “Will she repeat the same mistakes?”
This unexpectedly quieted Xuankong, and then he said, “I don’t know. Everyone’s fate is predestined.”
Mu Lan did not speak again, Xuankong did not say anything more, Mu Lan looked up again, has not seen Xuankong, but the surrounding fog is still not disappeared, she slightly twisted eyebrows, gradually, the familiar black fog lingered around Mu Lan, Mu Lan quiet.
This time, before anyone could come out, Mulan was already the first to say, “God of the Black Mountain.” When the
Black Mountain God saw that Mulan recognized himself, he burst out laughing: “I know what you’re thinking. I’m not like Xuankong. I’m not here to tell you anything. I’m just telling you that you won the bet with me. You made me believe that there is true love in the world and that we can go forward regardless of the difficulties and obstacles ahead.”
This made Mu Lan breathe sigh of relief, and the voice of the Black Mountain God continued to come: “You won the bet, so you can ask me three questions, and I will certainly answer you, but only today.”. After today, I will not appear in your vision again.
Mulan listened to the words of the God of Montenegro, some surprised, but she was calm on the surface, so looking at the God of Montenegro in front of her, and there was no panic. After a moment’s
silence, Mulan asked, “Any questions?”
“Yes.” The Black Mountain God answered. “I want to know how my parents are now,
” Mulan said lightly. The God of
Montenegro did not ask much, it was natural to understand what Mulan was thinking, and soon, with a wave of his hand, a new picture appeared on it, which was the appearance of Xu’s father and mother in the future, which was their birthday, accompanied by their brother, and their faces did not have any sadness, just like when Mulan returned to Dazhou. The Black Mountain Gods said that her memory had been removed from their world.
They are very good, and you are no longer a person to them. They are people with good fortune. You don’t have to worry. People can’t live long, but they can die a natural death. Your brother is also a very filial man, and he has been carefree all his life. The Black Mountain God explained.
Mu Lan’s eyes were slightly red, she resolutely made such a decision, she knew it was cruel for her parents, but fortunately, the world has completely eliminated her, will not cause other sadness.
But she carries all the memories of the future world, which is her debt after all.
“If you want, I can erase the memories for you, and then you won’t be missed any more.” The Black Mountain God also asked directly.
Mu Lan lowered his head and chuckled, “No, when I think of them, I feel like I have a family.”. I am the one who feels guilty. How can I forget them?
Good. You are a filial daughter. The Black Mountain God smiled and nodded, but said nothing. “What about your second question?”
Mu Lan smiled calmly: “My second question is that Elder Xuankong said that the child in my womb is the future Dragon Lady. I just want to know if she will repeat my mistakes.”
The words quieted the Black Mountain God, who looked sharply at Mulan. Mulan did not urge him. After waiting for a while, the Black Mountain God calmly said, “Yes.”
Mulan was stunned. It was a kind of involuntary panic, but when she wanted to ask something more, the Black Mountain God had already stopped Mulan: “This is already the second question. The third question can’t repeat the follow-up of the second question.”
The implication is to tell Mu Lan clearly that he will no longer answer anything that has to do with the fetus in her abdomen. The words on
Mu Lan’s lips were swallowed abruptly. Before he could say anything more, the Black Mountain God had already opened his mouth again: “Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. You are like this now. Did Xuankong ever think of it before?”? So don’t ask. That’s just adding to your troubles.
Mulan did not answer, so the Black Mountain God looked at Mulan: “You have one last question.”
Mu Lan-an bit his lip and lowered his eyebrows and eyes. After a moment of meditation, he spoke slowly: “I want to know if everything is going well with Ao Feng.” The
Black Mountain God did not hesitate: “If you say the position of the emperor, Aofeng’s achievements will be greater than Li Shiyu’s, and he will be the wisest king in Dazhou for hundreds of years.”. But if it’s a relationship, it’s not going well. Ao Feng’s rebelliousness is completely different from yours.
Mu Lan closed his eyes. The words of the
Black Mountain God are constantly hovering in Mu Lan’s mind, lingering for a long time.
Instead, the Black Mountain God quieted down for a moment and asked, “Why don’t you ask about you and Li Shiyu, instead of asking other people’s questions?”
When Mu Lan heard this, he smiled, “He and I have come this far. If there is a storm again, it will be too unreasonable.”. But the people I ask are the ones I care about most, so how can I not ask? The
Black Mountain God nodded, but also understood. Two people did not talk more, soon, the black fog gradually dispersed, Mu Lan knew that the God of Montenegro left, everything around gradually became clear, she returned to her dream, and then, Mu Lan woke up happily, and then could not sleep.
Just before the dream, clearly visible, everything, every word, all remember clearly, Mu Lan low eyebrows, quiet for a long time, as if the consciousness of the brain followed back, and then look at the surrounding environment, Mu Lan knew that he was in the snow building of Mu Wangfu.
Recently, it was her big wedding with Li Shiyu.
Soon, Mu Lan slowly lowered his head and saw a gold bracelet on his left wrist. It was very thin, but the carving was very delicate. There was a dragon on it, which was the symbol of the dragon clan. The previous dream was not a real dream, but a real one.
Mu Lan did not speak, just so gently stroked the gold bracelet in her hand, but eventually, she bowed her head and chuckled. As the Black Mountain God said, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, why should she think too much, just like her fate, Xuankong can not be changed, so the proud wind and the child in the belly, also can not be changed.
As if in such an idea, Mu Lan walked out of the predicament before.
But outside the door, Hsia Ho heard the noise in the room and immediately knocked at the door. “Are you awake, Empress?”
Mu Lan hum sound, summer lotus this just come in, wait for Mu Lan to dress up, and the Mammy in the palace also has already filed in, all of a sudden, originally quiet snow building followed lively up.
Mu Lan is as usual, and not because today is his and Li Shiyu’s wedding, and appear flustered and nervous, she quietly looked at herself in the bronze mirror, is still a delicate face, and Mammy in the neat makeup on Mu Lan.
And the usual simple but elegant is not the same, today’s Mu Lan appears bright and moving, with a trace of cold, but also looks warm as fire. And this day, seems to have waited for a long time, also seems to have gone through untold hardships, finally came to this day.
Thinking of these, Mu Lan bowed his head and chuckled, and his eyebrows and eyes were gradually impregnated with a smile.
“Empress, the emperor will personally come to Prince Mu’s mansion to marry you. This is something that has never happened before. This also means that the emperor likes and values you.”. The slave will tell you something to pay attention to. It doesn’t matter if you can’t remember. The slave is always on your side and will remind you at any time.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Mammy nodded and continued to talk about some traditional customs that should be paid attention to when going out. Mulan had lived in Dazhou for many years, and naturally knew that a lot of red tape had been removed here. The purpose was to take care of her who was already pregnant, but she also wanted to give her a complete wedding.
Think of these, the smile in Mu Lan eyebrow eye also follows more and more obvious rise.
Mammy said, Mu Lan carefully wrote down, and the makeup of Mu Lan’s Mammy has been done, the face in the bronze mirror, when slightly raised eyes is enough to make all people lose luster, as if only Mu Lan was left in the eyes.
“Empress, you are so beautiful.” Mammy could not help exclaiming.
Mu Lan only smiled faintly, and Xia He came over with the wedding dress in his arms. “Empress, this is what the emperor prepared. He personally told the people in the Li family’s embroidery room to rush the work. Take a look.”
Mu Lan is also the first time to see this wedding dress, above is the best double-sided embroidery of the Li family, Li Yan specially consulted Mu Lan, Mu Lan did not expect to be for his own wedding dress, under such circumstances, Mu Lan carefully stroked his daughter-in-law, eyes slightly moist.
This is Li Shiyu prepared, this person’s good intentions, from every detail can be seen clearly. It
is not the traditional wedding dress of Dazhou, but what I like, with all the memories of the Li family.
“Empress, the maidservant is waiting for you to put it on.” Xia He said quickly.
Mu Lan answered.
Soon, the summer lotus waited on Mu Lan to put on the complex wedding dress, and then matched today’s makeup, such Mu Lan and the usual completely different, that mother instrument world’s posture is natural.
“Empress, you are so beautiful.” Xia He couldn’t help opening his mouth.
Mu Lan smiled in a low voice and said nothing.
The house was in full swing, until Xia He personally put on the head cover for Mu Lan, the third lady He Yan also personally came to the snow building, and did not need to explain anything, but as the elder of the Mu family, she would personally send Mu Lan out of the house.
Mu Lan looked at Ho Yan and said gently, “San Niang.” Don’t be too tired
today. The minions will be there to remind you. Ho Yen nodded and sighed, “It’s been a long time since the Mu Mansion was so busy.”
Even many years ago, when Mu Zhanxiao got married, it seemed that he had never been so lively, it was deliberately pressed by Mu Zhanxiao, obviously the things that should be handled wantonly, but it seemed very cold.
But now Mu Wangfu is lively, as if all of a sudden there is vitality, but also let He Yan happy.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Ho Yen didn’t say anything, but looked out of the window. There was a trace of surprise in her face: “The emperor seems to be coming. You’re all ready. Don’t make any mistakes. You have to serve the empress well. Do you understand?”
“Yes.” The slaves answered in unison.
And he Yan is also at the door, waiting.
……
At the same time,
not only the civil and military officials, but also the ordinary people in Kyoto were waiting for Li Shiyu’s carriage to come slowly.
You know, this is the first big week to personally come to the house to meet his queen’s emperor, if not, their wedding is carried out in the work, how can ordinary people see. The legend of
Mu Lan, the people of Kyoto are very clear, so it seems that any incredible thing appears on Mu Lan, they all feel very normal. In the famous teahouse in Kyoto, the story of Mu Lan is vividly told, and the common people have long been familiar with it.
And in this case, they are early around one side, even if the guards blocked a way, they are constantly probe, all want to witness the first time to the emperor and empress.
The whole of Kyoto is even more lively.
“I see Your Majesty.” Mu Zhanxiao met Li Shiyu at the door, and when he saw Li Shiyu get off his horse, he immediately bowed to him. So did the minister who
was waiting. He knelt down and said, “See the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor.”
“Get up.” Li Shiyu waved his big hand.
But Mu Zhanxiao had already led Li Shiyu toward the palace of Mu Wang: “Your Majesty, the empress is ready.”
Li Shiyu hum, his body is dark red wedding clothes, above the plate of nine golden dragons, usually calm man at this moment looks particularly not calm, the foot of the pace is also very fast, as if afraid of missing something, and clearly Mu Lan is in the snow building.
But Mu Zhanxiao and the people around him can understand Li Shiyu’s expectations, to know that this day, Li Shiyu also waited for a long time.
Until Li Shiyu walked to the front of the snow building, the door of the snow building was closed, Xi Niang read a procedure outside, Li Shiyu’s face was not impatient, followed the ancient ritual, until the end of the ceremony, Li Shiyu walked into the house, the slaves in the house stood in a row.
“Your Majesty, the Empress is waiting for you in the room.”
Approaching this door is the place where Mu Lan lives. Li Shiyu has been here countless times. At that time, Li Shiyu never thought of marrying Mu Lan here openly. Now, when he did it, his mood was somewhat excited. The pace
under his feet also quickened.
Even Li Shiyu did not let the slave open the door, but went to the door, so personally pushed open the door, leisurely toward the house.
And the quiet inside the house and the busy journey outside the house in sharp contrast, but it does not affect Li Shiyu, he quickly walked toward the bed, Mu Lan so sitting on the bed, wearing a bright red wedding dress, covered with a scarf, quiet, if you look carefully, it is not difficult to find Mu Lan’s fingers slightly bent, pulling his wedding dress.
The original flat wedding dress also has wrinkles, which are caused by excessive force. The nervous people are not only Li Shiyu, but also Mu Lan.
Mu Lan sat like this, covering her head, she could not see Li Shiyu’s face, but she could see his brocade boots, step by step towards himself, until Li Shiyu stood in front of Mu Lan, the sandalwood smell became more and more obvious.
Mu Lan’s palms are sweating.
Soon, Li Shiyu’s slender fingers so hooked Mu Lan’s fingers, slightly hard, her hand completely fell into the palm of Li Shiyu.
“Lan, I’ve come to marry you.” Li Shiyu’s every word is very clear, that eye light falls on Mu Lan’s body, calm but with a trace of excitement, the heartbeat is followed by the unconscious acceleration.
Under such circumstances, Mu Lan hum, but did not say anything.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan in this way and gently pulled her up from the bed. Every word he said was extremely firm: “Hold your hand. I will never let go of your hand again. We will certainly grow old together. There will be no more storms. We will be a pair of people all our lives. In the future, I will only have you by my side. You are my only queen.”
That words, is a promise to Mu Lan, covering the head, Mu Lan’s eyes some slightly scarlet, with acid swelling, but in the end she did not let tears fall down.
Like this day, she also waited for a long time. The bitterness during this period is self-evident. In
response to Li Shiyu, Mu Lan just tightened his hand. Li Shiyu bowed his head and laughed silently. His hand also responded to Mu Lan.
Li Shiyu took Mu Lan’s hand and walked out of the house.
Mu Zhanxiao they are waiting outside the house, Xi Niang saw two people come out, immediately went up head-on, guiding Mu Lan, to avoid any mistakes.
Two people back to the front hall, He Yan has been sitting in the seat, Mu Wang Fu’s elders only left He Yan such a person, the rest is the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Mu family, the other side is the memorial tablets of the Li family, Li Shiyu holding Mu Lan, so in front of He Yan stood.
“Worship heaven and earth.” Xi Niang’s voice came brightly.
Two people to heaven and earth a worship, and then Li Shiyu quickly hold Mu Lan’s hand, to avoid Mu Lan with the head cover inconvenient and any accident.
“Second worship in the high hall.” Xi Niang said in a loud voice again.
Li Shiyu led Mu Lan, walked to the ancestral tablets, He Yan is a little uncomfortable, after all, kneeling in front of himself is not by people, but today’s emperor and queen, but in Li Shiyu’s soothing eyes, He Yan is gradually relaxed down.
Mu Lan and Li Shiyu seriously kowtowed to the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the Mu family and the Li family. The slave on one side handed over the brewed tea. Li Shiyu personally put it in Mu Lan’s hand. Then he picked up his teacup and handed it to He Yan.
It doesn’t make sense.
After all, Li Shiyu was high above the masses and had long been the king of a country in Dazhou. These customs were not needed for Li Shiyu. But for the sake of Mu Lan, Li Shiyu will not mind these. What Mu Lan wants is not the world of the mother instrument, but the life of ordinary people. Within the scope of
Li Shiyu’s ability, he can indulge Mu Lan endlessly, so what is such etiquette and custom. When
Ho Yan took the cup, her fingers trembled a little, and she repeatedly answered, “Good, good, good.”
Mu Lan nodded, but did not say anything, even if He Yan is not his birth mother, but in Mu Wang Fu, in addition to Ji Niang’s help, He Yan never added to the confusion, otherwise, in Mu Wang Fu, Mu Lan will not be so smooth, not to mention, He Yan is Mu Zhanxiao’s birth mother, with this, Mu Lan is respected for He Yan.
It was not until Ho Yen had finished her cup of tea that Xi Niang’s voice rose again: “Husband and wife worship each other.”
When Xi Niang’s voice fell, Li Shiyu had already taken Mu Lan’s hand and stood up slowly. During the whole process, his hand never let go of Mu Lan’s hand.
They are in the lobby, and the husband and wife worship each other.
Mu Lan can not see Li Shiyu, but the palm can feel the temperature of this person, involuntarily, Mu Lan tightened his palm, and Li Shiyu lowered his voice, with two people can hear the voice, whispering in Mu Lan’s ear.
“Lan, I love you.” Every word of Li Shiyu’s speech is taken very seriously. “From now on, we will officially become husband and wife, and you will never be able to leave my side.”
Mu Lan hum, under the head of the smile also followed more and more brilliant up. After the
couple had paid their respects to each other, Mammy came up and said, “Empress, it’s getting late. We have to get into the palace as soon as possible at an auspicious time.”
Mu Lan nodded his head. After
returning to the imperial palace, Mu Lan would change into a formal phoenix jacket. Accompanied by Li Shiyu, she would walk in front of the civil and military officials, accept the phoenix crowns and seals of the emperors and empresses, as well as the worship of the ministers, and then go to Nanshan to worship the ancestors together. After the ancestor worship, all the ceremonies would officially end.
Think of these, Mu Lan is calm.
And Mammy’s voice fell, Xi Niang has taken the brazier, and Li Shiyu’s hand around the waist picked up Mu Lan, soon with Mu Lan easily across the brazier, this is a good omen, means that after they are prosperous, no more waves.
He Yan and Mu Zhanxiao sent Mu Lan and Li Shiyu all the way out of Mu Wang Fu, until Li Shiyu personally helped Mu Lan onto the carriage, the carriage slowly toward the direction of the imperial palace, originally in front of Mu Wang Fu, then gradually dispersed.
From the Mu Palace to the Imperial Palace, we have to go through the most lively market. When the people
along the way saw the carriage passing by, they all knelt down to pay their respects: “Grass people see the emperor, the empress, long live the emperor, long live the empress, long live the empress.” Inside the
carriage, Li Shiyu lifted the door curtain and nodded, and the people were even more excited.
But soon, Li Shiyu put down the door curtain, quietly looked at Mu Lan, very gently hugged Mu Lan into his arms: “Will it be very tired?”
“No.” Mulan shook his head. “I don’t need to do anything. I don’t even need to think about it. Mammy will be there to remind me.”
Li Shiyu murmured, “When you get down to the palace, you can go to Nanshan to worship your ancestors. If you’re tired, you can tell me.”
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows and said, “If I’m tired, won’t you continue?”
“Yes.” Li Shiyu did not deny it, but I will hold you. I don’t want you to be too tired. What’s more, you are pregnant now.
Li Shiyu said that his face did not change color, while Mu Lan’s face under his head was slightly red, which was a kind of involuntary shyness. And Li Shiyu’s hand is so put on the head again, quiet next, that movement becomes self-evident.
“Didn’t you say it was bad luck to lift the hood?” Mu Lan saw Li Shiyu’s idea at a glance.
Li Shiyu laughed silently, but did not stop moving his hands: “This is not auspicious. It is not suitable for us.”
Mu Lan also followed the silent laugh, really not suitable.
They have never gone through the traditional customs, if according to the customs of the big week, Mu Lan is covered with the head cover into the palace, and then directly back to the Fengqing Palace, will not come out again, waiting for Li Shiyu to open the head cover again in the evening, the next day to worship and ancestor worship ceremony.
They don’t care about that anymore, so why should they care if the hood is still there.
She did not stop Li Shiyu, so let Li Shiyu lifted his veil, soon, Li Shiyu’s handsome face appeared in the eyes of Mu Lan, Mu Lan so looked at, not a moment, and Li Shiyu’s eyes have never moved away from Mu Lan’s body. With a faint smile
in his eyes, he pinched Mulan’s chin and said in a low voice, “Close your eyes.”
Mu Lan closed his eyes, Li Shiyu’s thin lips fell on Mu Lan’s lips, warm temperature came, but also endless tenderness, long.
Mu Lan’s hand unconsciously grasped this person’s happy clothes, such a silent response, more like to give Li Shiyu a great encouragement. In the
spacious carriage, suddenly the temperature gradually climbed up, as if it was out of control.
“No.” For a long time, Mu Lan’s voice came with difficulty.
Her breath was somewhat unstable, and Li Shiyu loosened Mu Lan, not much better, the man who had always been calm seemed to be completely out of control at this moment.
The next moment, Li Shiyu held Mu Lan in his arms and calmed down his emotions in this way.
Not only because the imperial palace is close at hand, but also because Mu Lan is pregnant now, it is not suitable to make any drastic moves, and this day down, Mu Lan’s fatigue has been obvious, Li Shiyu is not willing to toss Mu Lan.
For a long time, Li Shiyu calmed down from such a mood, and the carriage slowly stopped at the noon gate of the imperial palace.
“Here we are.” Li Shiyu spoke calmly.
Mu Lan hum, but also did not say anything, soon, Li Shiyu carefully checked to Mu Lan, to make sure there is no problem, this just got out of the carriage, also did not let the slave to Mu Lan passed the pedal, but personally helped Mu Lan out of the carriage.
If in the past, the queen with the emperor into the palace, is with the right side of the emperor, not parallel with the emperor, and as the emperor and empress, should also be decent, more will not show intimacy in front of outsiders, but all this, for both of them do not exist.
Li Shiyu so holding Mu Lan’s hand, step by step toward the imperial palace of the imperial dragon hall, two people through the place, slaves and princes are kneeling down one by one, the voice is deafening, is respectful, but also happy. The Imperial Palace, which had been
silent for several years, finally welcomed back its real hostess.
Mu Lan, accompanied by Li Shiyu, went to Fengluan Palace first, while Rong Lian was already waiting in Fengluan Palace. Fengluan Palace was as festive as the red lanterns hung high. Rong Lian looked forward to it even more. Although she sat calm on the surface, she kept urging Mammy to go out and have a look.
“Empress Dowager, the emperor and the empress have arrived.” The old Mammy answered with a smile.
Rong Lian nodded, and soon Li Shiyu took Mu Lan to the Fengluan Palace. Rong Lian looked at the two people coming towards her, bowed her head and chuckled, and the joy in her face was obvious.
“My son, I see the queen mother. The queen mother is a thousand years old.” Li Shiyu respectfully paid his respects.
Mu Lan also followed please Ann, two people so kneel down in front of Rong Lian, the old Mammy handed over the side to prepare the happy tea, Li Shiyu and Mu Lan respectively took over.
“My concubine offered tea to the Empress Dowager.” Mu Lan answered respectfully, and then handed over the happy tea.
Rong Lian was filled with emotion at the result, and kept nodding: “I’ve really been waiting for this cup of tea for a long time.”
Mu Lan did not speak, just so calm looking at Rong Lian, Rong Lian has taken the tea handed over by Mu Lan, but happily drank it.
After that, Rong Lian personally helped Mu Lan up, and Li Shiyu accompanied her. Rong Lian and Mu Lan said a few words, but she did not continue to pester Mu Lan: “All right, I’m going to accept the worship of civil and military officials later. Today will not be too easy. I’ll prepare earlier.”
“Good.” Mu Lan answered softly.
Rong Lian looked at Li Shiyu and said, “Your Majesty, this Lan’er, the Ai family has been handed over to you. The Ai family has no other wishes. I just hope you will grow old together.”. One is a pair of people for a lifetime.
“Yes, I will follow my mother’s teachings.” Li Shiyu answered seriously.
Rong Lian nodded, but also did not say anything, she personally sent Li Shiyu and Mu Lan out of the Feng Luan Palace, watching Li Shiyu protect Mu Lan on the soft sedan chair, soft sedan chair all the way to the direction of the Feng Qing Palace, Rong Lian can not help but be filled with emotion. The old Mammy on
one side supported Rong Lian and said, “Empress Dowager, today is a happy event. You can’t cry.”. Be happy.
“My family are weeping with joy.” Rong Lian’s voice choked.
The old Mammy did not say anything, so she held Rong Lian and walked toward the Fengluan Palace.
……
Li Shiyu personally accompanied Mu Lan back to Fengqing Palace.
Fengqing Palace has long been tidied up, everything is in accordance with Mu Lan’s habits, all of which have been used by Mu Lan, even those hairpins placed in Yu Wang Fu have returned to Mu Lan’s dressing table one by one. All this, in the eyes of Mu Lan, as if Mu Lan had never left. It
‘s all too familiar, but it’s been ten years.
“There will be no more changes in the Fengqing Palace.” Li Shiyu spoke quietly.
Mulan lowered his head and chuckled. “Won’t it change?”
“No.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth firmly.
And Mu Lan so eyebrows and eyes with a smile, looking at Li Shiyu, Li Shiyu was looking at some inexplicable, do not quite understand the meaning of Mu Lan’s words, the eyebrows followed twisted up.
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and said with a smile, “If Aofeng succeeds to the throne, then Fengqing Palace should be the queen for Aofeng. Isn’t it going to change again?”
Li Shi-yu suddenly realized that this was a complete chuckle. He couldn’t help but pinch Mu Lan’s cheek, as if they had once been intimate: “Naughty, I’m going to be the mother of two children, and I’m still so naughty.”
Mu Lan smiled and did not speak.
“I’ll let the slaves come in and wait for you to change your clothes. It’s getting late. All the civil and military officials are waiting for us in the Imperial Dragon Hall. Then we’ll set off for Nanshan to worship our ancestors.” Li Shiyu shook his head and pinched Mu Lan’s cheek, looking very helpless.
Then, Li Shiyu called the slave, in this case, Mu Lan just smiled, did not say anything, see the mood is very good.
Summer lotus soon came in with the slaves, neatly took off the wedding dress for Mu Lan, changed into a formal palace dress, which is a symbol of the queen, the palace dress is also sewn by the people of the Li family embroidery room, the phoenix above is vivid, with Mu Lan’s walking, as if to be out of the air.
“All right, Empress.” “The emperor is also waiting for you outside the palace.”
In fact, it is just the distance of a screen, Mu Lan hum, did not say anything, Xia He carefully holding Mu Lan, toward the screen outside.
Li Shiyu stood in place, so looking at Mu Lan, his body has also changed into a dragon robe, after Mu Lan came out, Li Shiyu went to Mu Lan, very naturally held Mu Lan’s hand. It is not in line with common sense, but it seems magnanimous. It was not far
from Fengqing Palace to the Imperial Dragon Hall, and Li Shiyu never let go of Mu Lan during the whole journey. When the two figures appeared in the Imperial Dragon Hall, all the civil and military officials knelt down and shouted: “I see the emperor! Long live our emperor! Long live our emperor!”
“All of you stand up.” Li Shiyu answered in a loud voice. Only then did the
civil and military officials stand up, and Li Shiyu led Mu Lan all the way to the top of the Dragon Chair. Mu Lan was calmly led by Li Shiyu, with a smile in his eyebrows and eyes, but such a unique dignity has not been reduced, which makes people involuntarily convinced.
When Li Shiyu helped Mu Lan sit in his seat, Li Shiyu sat down.
Cheng Te-chu’s voice boomed: “In honor of Heaven, the emperor decreed that Mu Lan, the daughter of Prince Mu, should be conferred the title of Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty.”
When Cheng Dezhu finished reading the imperial edict, the officials knelt down and said, “I see the empress. The empress is a thousand years old.”
“Get up.” Mu Lan is calm and calm.
The princes then stood up.
Rong Lian personally put on the crown to Mu Lan, all the canonization ceremony officially came to an end, Li Shiyu also did not hesitate, soon with Mu Lan, led the civil and military officials to Nanshan ancestor worship, such as the end of the ancestor worship ceremony, the real end of the canonization. There is still a long way to go
from the Imperial Palace to Nanshan.
Li Shiyu accompanied Mu Lan to rest in the carriage, while the civil and military officials followed the carriage and walked all the way to Nanshan. The location
of Nanshan is also the location of Yongquan Temple. Over the years, ancestor worship has been carried out in Yongquan Temple. After Nanshan, it is the location of the imperial mausoleum.
“If you’re tired, lean on me and rest for a while.” Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan a little tired.
“I’ve probably been standing for a long time.” Mu Lan answered, “In the past, when I was proud, I didn’t seem to have this feeling. Is it because I’ve been in a comfortable place for a long time that people seem to be more delicate?”
You’re effeminate, and I admit it. Besides, what about your status? Li Shiyu is direct.
Mu Lan also did not say anything, Li Shiyu hugged Mu Lan, but Mu Lan opened the curtain and looked out of the window at the scenery, quietly.
“What are you thinking?” Li Shiyu asked.
“Dazhou probably doesn’t have a person like me who conferred the title of empress twice and came to Nanshan twice.” Mu Lan smiled.
In fact, not twice, if you count the rebirth, it is three times, but the first two times are with Li Shiyuan, but the state of mind is completely different, until the last time, Mu Lan stood here, only really feel that this is willing, rather than with a purpose or passive.
And Li Shiyu listened to Mu Lan’s words, but did not say anything, just holding Mu Lan’s hand tightly.
The carriage moved slowly until it stopped at the foot of Nanshan Mountain.
Nanshan ancestor worship, must go all the way up from the first step, to Yongquan Temple to stop, and this layer of steps is very long, three buckles nine worship, and Mu Lan pregnant, so Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan, with worry in his eyes. “Nothing will happen,”
said Mulan calmly.
“But –” Li Shiyu quieted down.
“After all, you have to go up by yourself.” Mu Lan laughs, “I can’t make a joke in front of so many people. If I feel uncomfortable, I’ll say it right away, and I won’t hold on.”. After all, I don’t make fun of the baby in my womb.
Li Shiyu hum, for Mu Lan, he is understanding, Mu Lan everything is a very measured person, said nothing, it must be all right, so Li Shiyu did not insist.
But Li Shiyu’s hand always hugged Mu Lan’s waist and never loosened it.
Mu Lan just took a look, knowing that this is Li Shiyu’s bottom line, not to mention the current situation, there is nothing wrong with someone supporting himself.
Two people so along the stone steps, layer by layer up, Mu Lan’s speed is not fast, Li Shiyu is not in a hurry, just accompany, civil and military officials are pressed behind the two, slowly.
Until they arrived at Yongquan Temple, the abbot personally waited for them at the gate of the temple. After seeing them, the abbot took them to the temple. The ceremony of ancestor worship
in Nanshan is presided over by the abbot of Yongquan Temple, but it is not tiring. The main purpose of ancestor worship is to inform the ancestors of this happy event.
At the end of the ancestor worship ceremony, the two men went down the mountain. There were not so many rules when they went down the mountain. Li Shiyu personally carried Mu Lan down the stone steps. Mu Lan hugged Li Shiyu’s neck to avoid falling down.
Until Li Shiyu put Mu Lan down.
Mu Lan suddenly looked at Li Shiyu and said, “I want to go to Kaiyuan Temple for a walk.”
Li Shi-yu quieted down, a little confused, but in the face of Mu Lan’s request, Li Shi-yu did not say anything: “If you can stand it, I’ll go with you for a walk.”
“It’s okay.” Mu Lan answered, “Besides, I just went up the steps, and didn’t you hold me when I came down?”? Besides, Kaiyuan Temple doesn’t need to walk up the stairs, so it should be much better.
Li Shiyu gave a hum.
He did not say anything, turned around to explain Mu Zhanxiao a few words, Mu Zhanxiao quickly retreated, with those who followed Mu Lan and Li Shiyu to Nanshan Wenwu Baiguan returned to Kyoto.
Mu Zhanxiao knew that Li Shiyu did not like that he and Mu Lan were disturbed.
Soon, Li Shiyu took Mu Lan to the carriage, which slowly walked in the direction of Kaiyuan Temple.
Mu Lan did not speak all the way, until the Kaiyuan Temple, Li Shiyu helped Mu Lan out of the carriage, two people also did not change clothes, Mu Zhanxiao had already sent someone to empty the Kaiyuan Temple, to avoid any food, the abbot of Kaiyuan Temple also personally waiting at the door, obviously did not expect Li Shiyu and Mu Lan to come to Kaiyuan Temple.
“See the emperor and the empress.” The abbot respectfully paid his respects.
“Is Master Guang Yip in?” Mu Lan was calm and asked the abbot.
The abbot was obviously stunned for a moment. Master Guangye was the former abbot of Kaiyuan Temple. After handing over the abbot’s position, he left Kaiyuan Temple and traveled around the world. Over the years, he had hardly returned to Kaiyuan Temple, and had not even entered it several times.
This Mu Lan suddenly asked, but let the abbot some inexplicable, for a while and a half will not know the meaning of Mu Lan’s words.
However, the abbot explained, “Tell the Empress that Master Guangye has traveled all over the world.”
Mu Lan is quiet, nodded, but also did not say anything, Li Shiyu this just looked to Mu Lan, obviously Mu Lan is prepared.
“Empress, if you have something to do with Master Guangye, why don’t you leave a letter? If you are destined, the letter will be handed over to Master Guangye.” The abbot gave a way.
Mu Lan shook his head, and before he could say anything, suddenly a young monk came in such a hurry, looking a little reckless.
The abbot twisted his eyebrows and said, “What are you doing? I didn’t know the emperor and the empress were here, and they are still not serious.”
The young monk was scolded, but he was a little frightened, but he said quickly, “Abbot, Master Guangye is back.”
Now, the abbot and Mu Lan were surprised, obviously before the abbot also said that Master Guangye had not come back, but now Master Guangye suddenly came, as if he knew that Mu Lan was here.
The abbot immediately said, “Where is Master Guangye?”
The young monk replied, “I left a letter, but I couldn’t stop it, so I turned around and left.”
Mulan’s brows were slightly twisted, and the young monk had already handed the letter to the abbot: “This is the letter left by the master.”
The abbot took it, looked at it, and then respectfully put the letter in front of Mu Lan: “Empress, this is from Master Guangye.” The name left
on it is Mu Lan’s, which reads Mu Lan Qinqi.
Mu Lan quiet, took the letter, this is leisurely open, and then, Mu Lan quickly browsed, the letter was put away, and then calmly toward the backyard of Kaiyuan Temple.
The abbot and Li Shiyu followed.
Mu Lan went to the wing where Master Guangye lived before. Up to now, the wing is still reserved for Master Guangye, and no one lives in it. Mu Lan pushed the door and entered, but the wing was clean, without a trace of dust.
Mulan found the simple wooden box from under the bed.
Then she looked at the abbot and said, “I want to burn a stick of incense.”
“Empress, come with the poor monk.” The abbot answered.
Soon, the abbot took Mu Lan all the way to the main hall, personally led Mu Lan to burn incense, Mu Lan and the things in the wooden box, together to burn, faintly, see is a peace charm.
Then, Mu Lan left with Li Shiyu.
When Mu Lan left, he personally issued a decree to reward ten thousand taels of gold for the construction of Kaiyuan Temple and the poor people around Pudu.
During the whole journey, Mu Lan did not explain much, and then left the temple with Li Shiyu and returned to the carriage. The sky
outside also gradually sank down.
……
On the way back to the palace, Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan. Without waiting for Li Shiyu to speak, Mu Lan explained slowly, “Do you remember when I took you to Kaiyuan Temple to burn incense?”
“Remember.” Li Shiyu answered.
At that time, Mu Lan personally embroidered the eight characters of his birthday after the peace amulet, and then gave them to Li Shiyu. Also because of this peace charm, the relationship between the two has made substantial progress, and in the following years, this peace charm has been kept by Li Shiyu, has become a yearning for Mu Lan, but Li Shiyu has never opened his mouth to say.
Now suddenly mentioned, Li Shiyu can not forget, he remembered the person who prayed for himself on the futon.
“Yes, I gave you this amulet, but Master Guangye accepted my other amulet, which contained Master Guangye’s Buddhist sutras and my blood.”
Li Shiyu was surprised, which he did not know, but Li Shiyu did not interrupt Mu Lan’s words.
Mu Lan smiled softly, “I don’t believe this, but Master Guangye said that this amulet can keep you safe all your life. He said that there are numerous storms in your life. He said that if you can survive these storms and be safe and sound, I will come back to Kaiyuan Temple to fulfill my vow and help Kaiyuan Temple rebuild.”. And this amulet of peace, after experiencing your wind, frost, snow, and rain, will gradually turn black until it turns to ashes.
Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows, not in doubt, but in surprise. In the body of Mu Lan, countless magical things happened, as if as long as it is Mu Lan, anything can happen in general.
“At that time, Master Guangye said that you were the Lord of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and that you had a golden dragon on your body. I told Master Guangye that, thanks to his auspicious words, if you ascended the throne of God one day, I would certainly come back to fulfill my vow.” Mu Lan said intermittently what he had said to Master Guang Ye.
In Kaiyuan Temple, Mu Lan did not believe all what Master Guangye said, but along the way, it was like what Master Guangye said.
Master Guangye had always been an eminent monk, but he lived in a temple like Kaiyuan Temple. Mu Lan suddenly realized that it was not that Master Guangye had no better place to go, and that fame and wealth were far less important than common people.
Kaiyuan Temple and Yongquan Temple are different, Kaiyuan Temple is the common people, although the incense here is exuberant, but the incense money is far less than Yongquan Temple, with thousands of years of time, the temple is not perfect, some dilapidated, so even the vow, Master Guangye wants Mu Lan to rebuild Kaiyuan Temple.
“When I return to the palace, I will immediately issue a decree.” Li Shiyu didn’t think much about it.
Mu Lan nodded, and she bowed her head and opened the old wooden box. Sure enough, what was inside was the safety amulet of that year. Mu Lan never suspected that it was switched. The safety amulet had been completely blackened, but the handwriting on it was still clearly recognized by Mu Lan. It was embroidered by himself.
Therefore, now that the wish has been fulfilled, it is inevitable to return the wish, which is why Mu Lan made a special trip to Kaiyuan Temple today.
And Li Shiyu looked at the black amulet, and finally said nothing, just so Mu Lan into his arms, his eyebrows and eyes with a touch of warmth, thin lips so fell on Mu Lan’s eyebrows.
Deep voice slowly out: “Lan, I love you.” Over and
over again about their feelings, but never feel bored, as if to put so many years of debt, are to make up for Mu Lan. Mu Lan bowed his head and chuckled, his slender arm took the initiative to embrace Li Shiyu’s waist, quietly sticking to Li Shiyu’s chest, listening to the strong heartbeat of this man.
It seems that the years are quiet, but that’s all.
Countless people asked Mu Lan whether it was worthwhile for you to spend three lifetimes to keep the flowers blooming. Three lives, you are not the only Li Shiyu, and whether it is worth it. In three lifetimes, you fought for Li Shiyu and devised strategies within a command tent, but in the end you ended up with such a tragic result. Is there any regret.
But Mu Lan is calm in the face of these doubts.
Love two words, there is no reason to talk about, you think it is not worth it, then they feel that all to get. These two words are too strong to be judged by any common sense.
And three lives, in exchange for not fragmented, but forever together, then all the difficulties before, seems to have completely disappeared.
If again, Mu Lan is still willing to use his life in exchange for the last moment of snuggle.
“We won’t be separated again, no matter what happens.” Li Shiyu spoke quietly.
Mu Lan hum, but did not say anything, the carriage slowly toward the direction of the imperial palace.
……
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One month later.
Mulan has been pregnant for more than three months, because of pregnancy, Mulan rarely left Fengqing Palace, but in the palace, occasionally go to Imperial Garden to see the cherry blossom forest, or go out of the palace to Mu Wang Fu, to see their nephews and nieces.
And Mu Lan is not subject to any constraints in the palace, where to go is free, but Li Shiyu in addition to the early court time, almost all in the Fengqing Palace, even the Royal Dragon Palace are rarely back, all the memorials are sent to the Fengqing Palace, the palace slaves and civil and military officials have long been familiar with.
It seems that both of them enjoy this situation very much, because just like at first, they get along quietly, Li Shiyu reviews the memorial, while Mu Lan looks at his book again, occasionally Li Shiyu will look up and ask Mu Lan questions, but Mu Lan will say his own ideas.
I seem to be used to it.
“Empress.” Xia He came in. “His Royal Highness is here.”
Mu Lan quieted down, put down the scroll, and asked curiously, “Is it time for the prince to come?”
Aofeng would come to Fengqing Palace every day to pay his respects, but not at this time. He had been following Li Shiyu to the morning court. When he came to pay his respects, it was also after lunch. After all, Aofeng and Mu Zhiyi had to follow Taifu in class after the morning court. It was not so easy.
“The maidservant doesn’t know.” Xia He shook his head and said nothing.
Mulan nodded. “Let Ao Feng come in.”
“Yes.” Xia he answered, and soon hurried out again. Only then did
Mu Lan realize that it seemed that no one had paid their respects to him at this point in time for a long time. After she was conferred the title of empress and returned to Fengqing Palace, the concubines left in the palace would come respectfully to pay their respects to Mu Lan every day, but they would not stay for a while and chat with Mu Lan, and then leave in a hurry.
This was the rule in the palace, and it was a matter of course for the concubines to pay their respects to the queen and the queen mother. Not long after the wedding,
Rong Lian returned to the temple, not in the palace, leaving only Mu Lan, so Mu Lan did not need to pay his respects, as long as in the Fengqing Palace, the concubines are also natural, there is no meeting in the Fengluan Palace, all gathered in the Fengqing Palace.
And now it seems that I haven’t seen these concubines for a few days.
Mu Lan did not think much about it, but Ao Feng suddenly came at this point, which made Mu Lan feel surprised, thus associating with these, but as Ao Feng came in, Mu Lan’s mind also followed down.
“See your mother, my son.” Ao Feng respectfully paid his respects. Not the same as the Aofeng who acted like a spoiled child
on the side of Mu Lan, now the Aofeng has gradually grown into a young man, a white gown, black hair tied into a bun, wearing a crown symbolizing the status of the prince, but like Li Shiyu in those days, seemingly simple, but the sea of stars is hidden in his eyebrows and eyes.
“Get up.” Mu Lan smiled gently and then looked at Ao Feng. “Why are you here at this time? Aren’t you going to Taifu’s place in the morning?”
Ao Feng is calm: “I have something to say to my mother, so I came here first.”
“Tell me about it.” Mu Lan nodded.
Ao Feng stands with his hands on his back, looking even more mature: “Doesn’t even my mother feel strange?”
“Strange what?” Mu Lan is stupefied, because be pregnant, plus the environment is calm now, Mu Lan’s brain is the state that rests completely, it is less initial acumen.
So when Ao Feng Leng Buding opens his mouth like this, Mu Lan will not be able to recover for a while and a half, so he can only look at Ao Feng so curiously.
On the contrary, Ao Feng quieted down and said without equivocation, “Didn’t your mother find that no concubines have come to pay their respects to you these days?”
“Yes, too.” Mu Lan nods, “this palace also just just reacts to come over.”. Why are you suddenly talking to me about these things?
Ao Feng smiled, but the smile was sincere: “My father has dismissed the harem.”
Mu Lan was stunned.
It was certainly not a matter of these two days, but Li Shiyu had never mentioned it, and Mu Lan had never thought about it. You know, the emperor’s harem is not necessarily the woman he likes, many of them are colluded in interests, helpless. At that time, Mu Lan knew clearly, otherwise there would not be such a person as Xi Guifei.
These people who can live in the harem for a long time are all involved in the whole body. If they are not careful, they may destroy their inheritance and leave hidden dangers for themselves. Therefore, these concubines who have entered the palace are not an imperial edict. Dismissing the harem can be solved. There are many things that work hard here.
And these concubines can not affect Mu Lan, Mu Lan naturally need not bother to consider these, their years are quiet, do everything, these things, not enough to affect the feelings between them.
But now Aofeng said that Li Shiyu dismissed the harem, but she was silent and had no news, which made Mu Lan feel surprised, and even looked at Aofeng’s eyes, felt a little shocked.
“When did this happen?” It was a long time before Mu Lan asked.
Ao Feng laughed again, “The day after my mother was conferred the title of empress, my father didn’t issue a decree at that time. For the past month, my father has been busy with this matter.”. Although there aren’t many concubines in the harem, they are all inextricably linked, and the emperor took a lot of trouble. It wasn’t until a few days ago that all the concubines left the palace one after another. Today the emperor has issued a decree to dismiss the harem.
Ao Feng explained, and Mu Lan listened quietly, saying nothing for a long time.
On the contrary, Ao Feng said lightly, “Mother, this is what I think my father did the most right thing.”
“Why do you say that?” Mu Lan asked curiously.
“My mother loved my father deeply, and my father had only my mother in his heart, so why not build a harem, which would only add to my worries?”. Ao Feng’s idea is direct.
Mu Lan lowered his head and chuckled. Then he looked at Ao Feng and said, “Ao Feng, after you ascend the throne, you will understand the helplessness of the throne.”. On the throne, there is more than just black and white and right and wrong, and there are many things that are not clear.
Ao Feng, however, stood haughtily: “Mother, if I fall in love with a person, even if I am an emperor, I will empty the harem for her.”
Mu Lan did not speak, young frivolous words, always with publicity, just like their own, but the real face, but there are many unexpected places.
Since Aofeng came, he chatted with Mu Lan, but he was not in a hurry to leave. It was not until Li Shiyu returned to Fengqing Palace that Aofeng stood up and left Fengqing Palace.
Fengqing Palace is less proud, and it seems to be quiet all of a sudden.
Mu Lan’s eyes fell on Li Shiyu’s body, light, but very calm, and did not set off any waves, as if nothing had been known in general.
Li Shiyu didn’t feel anything unusual. He just watched Aofeng leave and asked, “Why did the prince suddenly come to you?”
“Greetings to me.” Mu Lan laughed.
“Why do you come here to ask for greetings instead of going to Taifu’s class?” Li Shiyu does not agree, for Ao Feng Li Shiyu has always been much more severe. There is no relaxation
because of the current situation, just like when I was a child, but now the pride is not as afraid of Li Shiyu as when I was a child, but there is still a light gap between father and son, which is left over for many years, it is difficult to dissipate.
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and raised his eyebrows. “Ao Feng just came to talk to me about something.”
Li Shiyu’s brows twisted: “What’s so important that I’ve come all the way to tell you that I’m not even going to Taifu’s class?”
Taifu could not wait for anyone, only to see Mu Zhiyi, who made a special trip to tell Li Shiyu that Li Shiyu was discussing state affairs, and when he heard the news, he hurried toward Fengqing Palace.
Ao Feng can not see so cold, the only place to go is probably the Fengqing Palace.
“Ao Feng said that you had dismissed the harem, and that it was only today that you issued the decree, but it was when we got married that the action began.” Mu Lan is also not ambiguous, ask directly.
At this point, Li Shi-yu quieted down for a while, and then snorted, “He’s all right. He’s even more fluent in this matter than I am.”
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu with a smiling face and did not answer. Li Shiyu also looked very calm. “Yes, today I issued a decree to dismiss the harem.”
“Why?” Mu Lan asked.
“You’re talking about a pair of people for life.” Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly to explain, as if he did not feel how difficult it was.
It’s just that Mu Lan knows that there are too many things to do during this period, and it’s not as calm as it seems on the surface. She was quiet, did not speak, eyes still fall on Li Shiyu’s body, Li Shiyu can understand Mu Lan’s idea at a glance, he took the initiative to step forward, Mu Lan’s hand in his palm. If
I tell them to leave, if they want to remarry, I won’t object. Even if they don’t want to, I can guarantee that they will be safe and sound in their family, and that their family will be prosperous and wealthy. Many relationships are troublesome to sort out, but you have to know that people’s hearts are made of meat. These concubines used to be the apple of their eye. If they were wronged in the palace, they might as well leave. Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly.
Mu Lan did not answer. I had
this idea few years ago, but I didn’t do it because a lot of things take time to see through. At that time, I insisted on issuing a decree, and I was afraid that it would make a mess of the big week. Now, after so many years, they have seen it clearly in the palace, and there is not much of that obsession. After I put it forward, I naturally came and left. Li Shiyu continued to explain.
A lot of things are not easy to catch, but can only be done so smoothly after careful consideration and layout. But Li Shiyu has never been a person who is good at explaining, or when things are not settled, Li Shiyu will remain silent.
In Li Shiyu’s explanation, Mu Lan suddenly understood Li Shiyu’s good intentions. With a faint smile in her eyes, she still looked at Li Shiyu: “If I were the only one in the harem, wouldn’t you feel too quiet?”
“No.” Li Shi-yu said directly, “I only want you, too.”
Such love words, Li Shiyu has always said directly, and there is no ambiguity, every word appears to be particularly serious. The smile in
Mu Lan’s eyebrows was deeper. She stood with her slender hands still holding Li Shiyu’s lean waist. Suddenly, she did not mind. She took the initiative to kiss Li Shiyu’s lips. Li Shiyu was stunned. At the moment when Mu Lan’s lips came up, she quickly came to her senses and grasped the initiative.
Everything became tender and gentle, and there was a touch of peace and warmth in Fengqing Palace.
It was only when Li Shi-yu had had enough that he let go of Mu Lan: “Lan, don’t seduce me.”
Every word Li Shiyu enunciated was extremely strong, and every word he said was very clear. Mu Lan smiled at Li Shiyu, somewhat mischievously as a young girl: “How did I seduce you?”.
Li Shiyu is angry and helpless, looking at the bright and beautiful person in front of him, he knows very well that even if he exchanges his daughter with himself, he will not change. But
Mu Lan quietly leaned against Li Shiyu’s chest and said, “I want to go out of the palace for a walk.”
Good. When you’ve finished choosing your slaves, I’ll accompany you out of the palace. Li Shiyu answered.
“What minion?” Mu Lan hesitated for a moment. “Aren’t the slaves of the Fengqing Palace very good?”
“Linglong has been following Aofeng all the time. Xia He is the only slave beside you. If you are really busy, Xia He can’t cope with it. Besides, as a queen, you can’t have only one slave around. So I asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to find some people for you. If you like them, you can stay. If you don’t like them, you can find another suitable one.” Li Shiyu said directly.
In the back, Mu Lan’s month will be bigger and bigger, a lot of things become inconvenient, a summer lotus is not enough, Li Shiyu always worried about Mu Lan’s grievance, Mu Lan’s everything, Li Shiyu want to arrange steadily.
Mu Lan hum: “Also be.”. Hsia Ho is too busy on her own. Mu Lan
is used to only one slave on the side, so I didn’t think so much, and now to the Fengqing Palace, Xia He has too many things to worry about, just one person, upside down, is to let Xia He become more busy, that little face has lost a lot.
So Li Shiyu mentioned this matter, but Mu Lan did not object. Soon after
Mu Lan answered, Cheng Te-chu came in with several ladies of the court. “Tell the empress that this is the person sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Please see if there is anyone you like. If you don’t like it, I’ll give you a new one.”
Cheng Dezhu looked at Mu Lan with a smiling face, and then stood quietly aside.
Seven or eight palace maids were lined up like this, and let Mulan choose them.
“Empress, these palace maids are all carefully selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are quick and agile, they do things clearly, and they don’t say much.” Cheng Dezhu explained. Who in
this palace can not understand Mu Lan’s preferences, so the palace maid sent must also be in line with Mu Lan’s requirements, as long as Mu Lan can see pleasing to the eye.
Mu Lan nodded and looked at the ladies in front of him one by one. The ladies were nervous and timid when they saw Mu Lan. After all, the empress was standing in front of them. Besides, everyone in Dazhou knew the legend of Mu Lan.
Mu Lan knew the timidity of these slaves, but Mu Lan was calm on the surface, did not say anything, just looked, until Mu Lan’s eyes fell on the last maid of honor, Mu Lan was quiet, footsteps stayed a few times.
“Raise your head and let this palace have a look.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly. The maid
looked up, and Mulan asked, “What’s your name?”
“Xiao Luo.” Xiao Luo answered.
Mu Lan nodded and looked at Xiao Luo. Then he turned and looked at Cheng Dezhu. “Xiao Luo can stay. Everyone else can go back.”
“Yes.” Cheng Dezhu answered.
“Is one maid enough?” Li Shiyu asked casually.
Mu Lan smiled, but instead of answering Li Shiyu’s question, he looked at Xiao Luo: “Xiao Luo, you just help Xia He do things. You do whatever Xia He asks you to do. Do you understand?”
Yes. The maidservant obeyed. Xiao Luo answered respectfully, but he looked much more clever.
Mu Lan nodded and motioned, “Xia He, take Xiao Luo down.”
“Yes.” Xia He answered immediately.
Soon, Xia He left with Xiao Luo, and Cheng Dezhu also left with other people, only Mu Lan and Li Shiyu were left in Fengqing Palace, Li Shiyu did not say anything, these things have always been decided by Mu Lan.
“It’s deja vu for Xiao Luo.” Mu Lan said lightly, “I thought I had some eye affinity, so I stayed.”
“How can a maid of honor be familiar?” Li Shiyu raised his eyebrows.
Mu Lan didn’t explain much: “I won’t remember for a while. I’ll talk about it when I remember.”
“Good.” Li Shiyu answered and quickly changed the subject. “You don’t want to leave the palace. I’ll take you out of the palace. Before that, Zhan Xiao said that there were a lot of new things in the market. I think you should like them. It’s good to go out for a walk.”.
Mu Lan gave a hum.
Li Shiyu and Mu Lan quickly changed into civilian clothes, two people quietly left the imperial palace, so holding hands, like ordinary people, walking in the streets and alleys of Kyoto, leisurely stroll.
Such a day passes quickly.
…… In the blink of an eye
, Mu Lan has been pregnant for five months, the lower abdomen bulge, but does not affect Mu Lan’s life, everything is the same as usual, not much difference, but Mu Lan’s footsteps will subconsciously slow down, to avoid affecting the child in the abdomen.
Fengqing palace, also as usual.
The only difference is probably two months ago into the Fengqing palace of small Luo deep Mu Lan’s favor, not long time and Xia He on an equal footing, became Mu Lan side of the personal slave, the slave in the palace is envious, to know how many people can follow the side of Mu Lan’s dream.
And what it means to follow Mu Lan, everyone knows very well in their hearts.
Just such luck, only fell on the body of Xiao Luo.
“Empress, this is today’s snack.” Xiao Luo came up with the stewed soup. “It’s according to the taste of the empress.”
“You know what I like.” Mu Lan smiled.
Xiao Luo also laughed: “The empress likes it, and the slaves in the palace should all know it clearly. Every slave wants to stay in the Fengqing Palace, but the maidservant is lucky, so she stays.”
Xiao Luo even spoke in a proper way, but Mu Lan was calm. You know, this slave in the imperial palace, although stay for a long time, but the habits and rules of each palace are different, you are suitable here, not necessarily change a place you are also suitable, but Xiao Luo’s words and deeds, just like when they were in the draft, forced to memorize the rules of each palace, will not be the slightest mistake.
“How many years has Xiao Luo been in the palace?” Mu Lan asked again.
Little Luo quieted down: “I only entered the palace two years ago.”
Mu Lan then nodded: “Why do you want to enter the palace?”
“The family is poor, and the palace earns more silver.” Xiao Luo gave a reasonable reason.
Mu Lan, however, did not continue to ask: “You leave the soup, and I will drink it later.”
Xiao Luo hesitated. “Empress, the emperor wants the maidservant to watch you finish the soup.”
Some things, Mu Lan is not necessarily obedient, but move out of Li Shiyu is very useful, Xiao Luo is well aware of this truth, and Mu Lan looked at Xiao Luo bowed his head and chuckled: “that this palace drink, you always rest assured.”. I’ll finish it later, so don’t worry.
Said, Mu Lan also really drank a mouthful, Xiao Luo this just did not say anything, quietly retreated.
After Xiao Luo retreated, Mu Lan quieted down and soon spat out the soup he had drunk before, and then took a mouthful of clear water beside him. Summer lotus quickly came up, picked up the silver needle that had been prepared for a long time, put it into the soup, and the silver needle soon changed color.
This soup is poisonous.
“Empress, why are you doing this?” Xia He put away the silver needle and looked at Mu Lan puzzlingly. When Xiao Luo came
at first, there was nothing unusual. After Xiao Luo gradually served tea and water to Mu Lan, Xia He found something wrong. Mu Lan did not touch these things. Xia He asked, Mu Lan calmly let Xia He try the silver needle.
Immediately, Xia He’s face suddenly changed, to know that poisoning in this imperial palace is a capital crime, not to mention poisoning Mu Lan. As a result, when Xia He wanted to win Xiao Luo, he was stopped by Mu Lan, but until now, Mu Lan has not explained all kinds of reasons with Xia He.
But connived at Xiao Luo to do so. And Xiao Luo also noticed that Mu Lan did not suspect and became more and more bold. Just the surface of Xiao Luo quietly, in the Fengqing Palace of everything, she handled very well.
“You must know why she did this to me.” Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
Xia He looked at Mu Lan and suddenly became alert: “Empress, could it be –”
“a person will not do something for no reason, there is a reason. When Cheng Dezhu brought people, this palace just felt familiar with Xiao Luo, but never remembered who she was, probably because the memory was too long. There must be a reason why she can hate this palace so much, and it is always necessary to find the reason. Mu Lan opened his mouth lightly.
“This–” Hsia-ho still felt that something was wrong.
This matter Mu Lan has not told Li Shiyu, and this matter is also in the Fengqing Palace, and Mu Lan also did not have too big mistake, so also did not disturb anyone.
Xia He felt that something was wrong, because he was afraid that if something went wrong, all the people in the Fengqing Palace would be buried with him, and he was afraid that he could not afford a Mu Lan. She just looked at Mu Lan passively.
Mu Lan sighed helplessly: “The poison that Xiao Luo put down is a slow poison, not a rare poison. The poison is not quick, but when it breaks out, there is no room for recovery.”
Such words make Hsia Ho feel even more frightened, but Mu Lan’s eyes have a soothing effect: “It’s almost going to break out, and Xiao Luo will show his true face. I don’t know why, but if I kill someone rashly, if there’s someone behind her, wouldn’t that be breaking the clue?”
Mu Lan was thinking long and hard, but Hsia Ho nodded his head and said, “So that’s it.”
“Take care of these things yourself.” Mu Lan answered lightly.
“Yes.” Xia He nodded and quickly brought down the cup of soup in person, without being noticed.
And the days of Fengqing Palace are still as usual, but Mu Lan will inadvertently find that Xiao Luo’s line of sight is always falling on his own body, never left.
“Empress,” Xiao Luo walked toward Mu Lan. “Are you uncomfortable? Would you like the maidservant to call you the royal physician?
Xiaoluo seemed to know the heart. Mulan’s every move didn’t need Mulan to open his mouth, and Xiaoluo could know it clearly. Mulan listened to Xiaoluo’s words, quieted down, and pinched his forehead like this: “I just have a headache, but I don’t need it. Help me go back to rest.”
“Yes.” Xiao Luo answered respectfully.
Soon, Xiao Luo stepped forward and helped Mu Lan walk towards the bedroom. But Xiao Luo’s eyes never moved away from Mu Lan’s body, and his expression was nervous.
Empress, do you really not need the maidservant to call the imperial physician to look at you? You’ve had a headache for days. If anything happens to you, the emperor will blame the maidservants. Xiao Luo asked with a concerned face.
Mu Lan smiled, did not say anything, but the feeling of headache followed more and more obvious, as if suddenly fell into an uncontrollable situation, Mu Lan so soft on the bed, and the original respectful face of Mu Lan Xiao Luo suddenly appeared gloomy up, eyes are looking at Mu Lan in an instant. As if
Mu Lan hadn’t noticed, he completely fell into the pain of such a headache. His whole body twisted up and he shouted, “Xiao Luo, pass on the imperial physician.” This time, however,
Xiao Luo stood unmoved and looked at Mu Lan in a cruel manner. Mu Lan seemed to be frightened by Xiao Luo and was in a trance: “I want you to pass on the imperial doctor.”
This all said less strength on weekdays, but a little more pain, as if suffering from such a headache has been unbearable.
Xiao Luo then walked towards Mu Lan step by step.
She took off the hairpin from her bun and put it in the palm of her hand until Xiao Luo walked up to Mu Lan and said, “Mu Lan, go to hell.”
The tone was so dark and cruel that the hairpin stabbed Mu Lan without thinking: “You have been poisoned and are terminally ill. You will not live long. Even if I risk my life, I will not let you go.”. The one I love the most, loves you so much, and what have you done? But you sent him to his death with your own hands. Do you think it is kindness for you to leave him a whole body? No, you deserve to die. You are the one who deserves to die.
Xiao Luo laughed crazily and completely fell into madness. The hairpin kept stabbing Mu Lan. Almost at the moment when Xiao Luo made a sound, Mu Lan had already clasped Xiao Luo’s wrist, and the shadow guard in the dark rushed up for the first time and subdued Xiao Luo.
Xiao Luo stunned for a moment, for a while and a half will not be able to recover from such a situation, can only be so passive looking at Mu Lan, completely unaware of what happened.
But Mu Lan’s eyes are always calm, quietly stand up, step by step toward the direction of Xiao Luo.
Has been walking to the front of Xiao Luo, Xiao Luo has long lost the ability to resist, was carried by the shadow guard, the whole person is a little dumbfounded, that kind of shock, obvious.
“You’re not poisoned at all.” Xiao Luo looked at Mu Lan incredibly.
“Never.” Mu Lan gave a positive answer.
“You..” Xiao Luo’s face turned white again and again. “How did you find out?”
Impossible, she did it seamlessly, and even watched Mulan drink it, even when Mulan had a bad appetite, she could drink a mouthful or two, the poison, as long as Mulan touched it, it was bound to be an accident, and every time Xiao Luo would go to the small kitchen to have a look, Mulan sometimes finished eating, sometimes left a little. Not like this now-
this is clearly nothing to eat, Xiao Luo do not know what is wrong.
Mu Lan listened to Xiao Luo’s question, but he was not flustered. He was very calm: “Xu Luochen, I never thought it was you.” As soon as
the words came out, Xu Luochen’s face was even more pale, and the whole person trembled, but he did not expect Mu Lan to recognize himself.
“Curious why I recognize you?” Mu Lan saw through Xu Luochen’s thoughts at a glance. “Anyway, I’ve been with you day and night for such a long time. How can I not recognize you?”
Xu Luochen was still shocked.
When I let you go, I just let you leave the palace. More than ten years have passed, but I didn’t expect that you would come back. You are for Li Shili, you think Li Shili died in the hands of the palace, you want to avenge him, right? I didn’t expect you and Li Shih-li at all. “
This is where Mu Lan was surprised.”.
Now that I think about it, things in those years are also traceable, after all, they are all love and hatred, but in Li Shili’s feelings for himself, Xu Luochen found much earlier than himself, because Xu Luochen loved Li Shili, so at that time Mu Lan showed mercy to let Xu Luochen leave, Xu Luochen was not grateful, but was resentful.
As for whether Xu Luochen followed Li Shili, Mu Lan did not know, but because of Li Shili, Xu Luochen’s hatred for himself was obvious.
Mu Lan quieted down and looked at Xu Luochen quietly.
Xu Luochen looked at Mu Lan and sneered, “You don’t deserve it. You don’t deserve the love of King Li.”. If I don’t kill you, I won’t be reconciled. I will avenge King Li.
Xu Luochen desperately struggled, but the shadow guard imprisoned Xu Luochen so that she was completely unable to move, Mu Lan still stood in front of Xu Luochen, motionless.
More than ten years ago, she let go of Xu Luochen, does not mean that this time, she can also let go. Mu Lan has never been a white lotus flower, can not be soft-hearted to a person who attempts to attack himself. That will only leave you with endless hidden dangers.
Looking at Xu Luochen’s struggle and anger, Mu Lan lowered his eyebrows and stood quietly.
Then she said calmly, “Take it down and give it a good time.”
“Yes.” Ying Wei answered.
Xu Luochen still issued a shrill cry, but to no avail, the shadow guard has quickly taken Xu Luochen down, Mu Lan did not continue to follow out. On the contrary, what happened in Fengqing Palace spread to the Royal Dragon Palace at the first time, and Li Shiyu rushed to Fengqing Palace without thinking.
It was not until Li Shiyu saw Mu Lan appear in front of him that Li Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief, but he still did not quite agree with Mu Lan’s eyes.
“Lan, you..” Li Shi-yu could not help scolding him. “You know the danger, but you still keep such a person around. If she does something to you, what do you want me to do?”
“Isn’t there a shadow guard on the side?” Mu Lan smiled.
“Inside the palace, the shadow guards cannot enter.” “She’s your personal maid. If there’s an accident in the palace, the shadow guards won’t be able to show up in the first place.”
Sometimes it is the deviation of that millimeter that can make you regret for life, so thinking of such a picture, Li Shiyu felt a chill.
But Mu Lan remained calm, just looking at Li Shiyu with a faint smile: “I won’t make fun of myself and the baby in my womb.”
“I won’t let this happen again.” Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Li Shiyu did not speak, but that kind of fear is still obvious, so he hugged Mu Lan, not at ease to let Xia He call Ji Jang Geum, and then carefully confirmed that Mu Lan did not have any strange, the hanging heart followed the relaxation.
On the contrary, Mu Lan is a little quiet.
Li Shi-yu looked down at the man in his arms. “What are you thinking about?”
“I don’t think about anything, but I feel that the only thing in the world is love.” Mu Lan said lightly, “Everyone is like this.”. For the sake of the person I love, I can throw caution to the wind, but I never thought when Xu Luochen fell in love with Li Shili.
Li Shiyu kissed Mu Lan’s eyebrows and said, “Don’t be cranky. These things have nothing to do with you.”. Even if Li Shili is here, he can’t possibly like Xu Luochen. Even if Li Shili wants to marry Xu Luochen, he will be a concubine at most, not even a side concubine.
Mu Lan hum, did not speak.
Li Shili has always been higher than top, before Mu Lan, Li Shili did not set up the imperial concubine because he did not find the right person, and Dai Zhi is still there, how can let the casual woman become Li Princess, no matter which point, Xu Luochen is really not suitable.
The most important thing is that Li Shili did not have Xu Luochen in his heart. Even if Xu Luochen entered Li Wangfu, whether it was the side imperial concubine or the imperial concubine, it was not much different from the other concubines in the harem throughout his life. It was a tragedy. In
such an idea, Mu Lan became more and more quiet.
And Li Shiyu did not say anything, just so accompany Mu Lan.
In less than a cup of tea, Ying Wei had already come back and said, “Report to the Empress, this matter has been handled.”
This means that Xu Luochen is dead.
Mulan murmured, and the hand holding the teacup paused slightly: “Let’s bury it.”
At least leave a whole body, when the affection of that year, also have the final destination, worthy of the heart.
Ying Wei answered and soon hurried back.
Fengqing Palace has become quiet again.
Li Shiyu looked down at Mu Lan and reached out to touch Mu Lan’s slightly bulging lower abdomen. Suddenly there was a flash of surprise in his eyes, and his expression became subtle. The look in his eyes that fell on Mu Lan’s body was even more surprising: “This is –”
that is the casual beating of the palm, very light. But I could not have felt it more clearly.
This kind of feeling is Li Shiyu has never had before, can not say what is the taste, as if suddenly felt the touch of blood, usually always calm man, in such circumstances can not help but become excited.
“She’s moving.” Mu Lan smiled.
“Will it always be like this?” Li Shiyu asked again.
“Yes.” Mu Lan explains softly, “Whether you are happy or not, you will do this. You will do it when you eat, and you will do it when you rest. It’s like reminding you of her existence.”
Li Shiyu was even more curious to put his hand on it again, but this time, Mu Lan’s lower abdomen became quiet again, as if there was no movement, Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan with some confusion, as if he could not quite understand the present situation.
Mulan smiled. “She wasn’t always there. Maybe she thought you were a stranger, so she quieted down.”
“It’s just a baby who hasn’t made a sound yet. Can you feel that?” Li Shiyu couldn’t help being curious.
“It’s called fetal movement.” Mu Lan thought for a moment and explained to Li Shi-yu in modern terms, “Picking up the child and moving proves that the child is all right.”. She has been more than five months, and she can see, hear, and feel everything outside. To know what one is familiar with and what one is unfamiliar with, one’s instinctive vigilance is always there.
Li Shiyu is even more curious.
He only Ao Feng such a prince, and Mu Lan with Ao Feng when they have been in a state of cold war, so Li Shiyu has never been so close to Mu Lan, not to mention anything else, their relationship has been relaxed until Ao Feng was born before really good, has long missed this period of time.
Now Mu Lan is pregnant, Li Shiyu is also the first time to accompany Mu Lan every day, naturally to some seem strange up.
“I never knew before.” “My little princess is moving again. Is she saying hello to me?”.
“Yes.” Mu Lan also laughed, but she looked at Li Shiyu with curiosity. “Are you so sure that she must be a little princess?”
“Intuition.” Li says with a smile, “My intuition has always been very accurate.”
Mu Lan did not care about this problem with Li Shiyu. She suddenly lowered her eyebrows and became silent. This gender seemed to remind Mu Lan of what Elder Xuankong had said to herself in her dream that day. She unconsciously touched the gold bracelet on her wrist. Since she put it on that day, the gold bracelet could not be taken off.
Li Shiyu noticed Mu Lan’s little action: “Are you very interested in this gold bracelet recently?”? I’ve never seen you wear it before. If you like it, I’ll ask the Ministry of Internal Affairs to prepare it and send it to you.
As long as Mu Lan likes, Li Shiyu will try to send Mu Lan to the front.
Mulan shook his head. “No.”
“Is that?” Li Shiyu quieted down.
Then Li Shiyu raised Mu Lan’s hand and looked at the gold bracelet carefully. Then Li Shiyu’s brows twisted: “This is not something in the palace.”
If the things in the imperial palace, there must be marks, it is easy to recognize, this is obviously not from the imperial palace, but it is wonderful, so at first glance, Li Shiyu did not think much, every day sent to the Mulan Palace jewelry, more natural can not remember one by one.
Only when you look carefully can you find the difference.
“Your old one?” Li Shiyu asked.
Mu Lan is the daughter of Mu Wang Fu, in the later time has controlled the whole Mu Wang Fu, there is gold and silver jewelry is a normal thing, with the status of Mu Wang Fu at that time, Mu Lan want more exquisite things will have, so Li Shiyu is not surprised, but Mu Lan’s attitude, let Li Shiyu some surprise.
Mulan shook his head in denial: “Not really.”
Li Shiyu did not open his mouth again, just quietly looking at Mu Lan, Mu Lan did not hide, the day when he dreamed of Xuankong elders truthfully told Li Shiyu, Li Shiyu listened to Mu Lan’s words, also followed the quiet down. Neither of them spoke
again.
“We have come through three lifetimes, and I think she will do the same.” It took Li Shiyu a long time to speak calmly. “Don’t think too much.”. Don’t you often say that children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so why worry so much now. Perhaps she is much better off than we are. As
he spoke, Li Shiyu gently put his arms around Mu Lan and said, “Don’t be paranoid.”. Elder Xuankong didn’t say he was going to die. Maybe it won’t end like you think. She’s my princess, and I’ll hold her in the palm of my hand. Even if I marry someone in the future, I’ll find a husband who holds her in the palm of my hand. Otherwise I won’t give up.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered, “I can’t take this bracelet off my hand until she’s born, and then I’ll follow her all the time. I think if something really happens, Elder Xuankong won’t ignore it. After all, he’s been watching me for a thousand years. How can he let my child suffer?”
“Mmm.” Li Shiyu answered.
The two men did not talk again, and the bedroom was quiet.
……
Another two months passed.
Mu Lan has been pregnant for seven months. After entering seven months, Mu Lan’s temper became a little irritable, because she was uncomfortable, she could not eat well and sleep well, coupled with cramps from time to time, resulting in Mu Lan’s poor sleep, so that all the temper came to Li Shiyu.
As if a little bit of dissatisfaction, Mu Lan will be angry, Li Shiyu will take a long time to coax Mu Lan, but even so, Li Shiyu did not have any dissatisfaction, full of patience.
There is a day as usual.
Mu Lan because of all kinds of discomfort caused by pregnancy, so that Mu Lan more and more irritable up, Feng Qing palace slaves are very conscious did not enter the bedroom to disturb Mu Lan.
Mu Lan is also a little annoyed.
She could not control her emotions at all, as if she had not been like this when she was with Ao Feng, and she had been comfortable with Ao Feng until now, not now.
Obviously very hungry, but was pushed by the child, eat a little bit of food can no longer eat, but that kind of hungry feeling almost like her desperate situation, that kind of scratching her heart and lungs burning she can not sleep well at night.
In the end, he was forced to vent.
And Li Shiyu these days is not in the palace, but personally went to several States and counties, Mu Lan can not let Li Shiyu go, Li Shiyu will not go, but Mu Lan also does not want to because of themselves, let Li Shiyu be said to be a fatuous monarch, so that now even a channel to vent is not.
Then look at the table, Xia he just sent snacks, obviously delicious, are also like Mu Lan, she is also hungry, but can not eat a mouthful.
This feeling drove Mu Lan crazy.
She walked back and forth in the bedroom, everything within reach had been swept on the ground by Mu Lan, and when she saw the things sent by Li Shiyu, Mu Lan was so angry that she wanted to fall, as if she had no reason at all, and when she really did so, Mu Lan was distressed.
In the end, it’s all about you.
But the person in the belly is happy, constantly kicking his legs, very lively.
The Fengqing Palace was quiet, and no one dared to speak.
…… At
night,
Xia He was a little sleepy. Suddenly he heard footsteps. Xia He opened his eyes at once. After a while, he saw someone coming in a hurry in the dark night. It was Li Shiyu.
Xia He immediately knelt down to pay his respects and said, “See the emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor.”
“Get up.” Li Shi-yu waved his hand. “How is the empress these days?”
Hsia Ho immediately shook her head. “The empress can’t eat anything, and her appetite isn’t very good. She doesn’t even talk much anymore. Even when the prince comes to Fengqing Palace, the empress doesn’t see him.”
The voice fell, the bedroom came again the sound of things falling to the ground, Xia He is used to it, Li Shiyu’s eyebrows twisted up, not impatient but some heartache.
“I will go in and have a look.” Li Shiyu spoke calmly.
He is anxious to deal with all the things, regardless of this is late at night, speeding back to Kyoto, worried about the pregnant Mu Lan, Mu Lan’s situation, Li Shiyu is also clear, so it is no mind, can only come back at the first time.
Afraid that Mu Lan wronged himself, but also afraid that when Mu Lan is unhappy, he is not around.
Think of these, Li Shiyu is also a silent sigh.
And Xia He saw Li Shiyu come back, but relieved, now can coax Mu Lan only Li Shiyu, although Mu Lan never said, but Xia He is very clear, Mu Lan still hope Li Shiyu come back.
And Li Shiyu has quickly entered the bedroom.
As soon as I entered the bedroom, I saw Mu Lan half squatting on the ground with chagrin, picking up something, and the whole person looked extremely laborious.
“What’s the matter?” Li Shiyu opened his mouth gently, and the man was already on the side of Mu Lan.
Naturally, Li Shiyu also saw what Mu Lan was picking up. It was the hairpin he had given to Mu Lan. After it fell from a high place, it had cracks. It didn’t look so beautiful, but from a distance, it didn’t affect it.
“Just a hairpin.” “Don’t think too much about it. I’ll give it to you later. Get up first. You’re pregnant. It’s not appropriate to squat like this.”
Li Shiyu said he was going to help Mu Lan up.
But the chagrin in Mu Lan’s eyes never dissipated, so he watched Li Shiyu put the broken hairpin back in front of the bronze mirror.
“Why don’t you sleep so late?” Li Shiyu lightly changed the subject.
He held Mu Lan to sit down on the side of the soft collapse, bowed his head and asked Mu Lan, Mu Lan was quiet, this just looked at Li Shiyu, that expression still has some grievance.
“That’s the hairpin you gave me, but I threw it on the ground.” Mu Lan said in a low voice, “I’m sorry.”
These hairpins were all brought back by Li Shiyu himself from Yu Wang Fu and put back into the Fengqing Palace. Each hairpin had a different meaning and was given by Li Shiyu at different times. Mu Lan cherished them very much, but Mu Lan did not expect that the hairpin would eventually be destroyed by himself.
That kind of feeling, some can not say blocked panic, coupled with the current situation more and more difficult to accept Mu Lan, that kind of contradictory and guilty mood, how can not be smoothed.
But Li Shi-yu lowered his head and chuckled, “So what if it was from me?”? Nothing is more important than you right now.
“I –” Mu Lan was deadlocked, unable to say a word for a long time.
Li Shiyu’s fingers gently stroked Mu Lan’s cheek: “Don’t think too much. These are all external things. The most important thing now is to take care of yourself.”
Mu Lan was silent.
“Hsia Ho says you haven’t been eating properly.” Naturally, Li Shi-yu also saw the food, which was still steaming. “These have been here for a while. I asked Hsia Ho to bring them back.”
“No need.” Mu Lan refused.
This big night, she has enough trouble, do not want to toss people more excessive. Besides, these things are not inedible.
Then eat a little and I’ll feed you, if you really don’t want to eat. Then don’t eat. I’ll tell the Imperial Kitchen to bring you something to eat every hour, so that when you want to eat, you can eat a little, and people won’t feel so bad.
Voice fell, Li Shiyu has picked up the spoon, personally feeding Mu Lan, almost like coaxing a child to coax Mu Lan, under the next.
In front of such Li Shiyu, Mu Lan completely lost the ability to resist, almost passively looking at Li Shiyu, a little bit of the soup to drink down.
It seems that because of Li Shiyu, the feeling of blocking the heart has also slowed down a lot.
Unconsciously, Mu Lan also drank most of the bowl of soup, slightly full feeling, not as before let oneself feel irritable.
The whole person relaxed.
And Li Shiyu holds Mu Lan’s waist with his hand without any trace, so gently pinching it, as if to ease the discomfort of Mu Lan’s waist.
In such an action, Mu Lan began to feel sleepy, or, originally very sleepy, just because he had not eaten much for a long time, hungry Mu Lan could not sleep.
“Go to sleep. I’ll be with you.” Li Shiyu’s tone is light and gentle.
Mu Lan looked up at the man in front of her. She hadn’t seen him for many days. It seemed that her yearning and love were getting stronger and stronger. She didn’t hide it. She opened her mouth gently: “I love you.”
Li Shi-yu, however, is not stingy: “I love you too.”
His hand is still gently stroking Mu Lan’s back, that tone is extremely patient, is coaxing Mu Lan, and there is no impatience.
As Mulan listened, he couldn’t help saying, “Have I been a nuisance lately?”
“No.” Li Shi-yu answered, “No matter what you do, I won’t bother you.”
“It seems that my temper is getting worse and worse, and the minions don’t dare to approach me for fear of being implicated, but I can’t control myself.” Mu Lan said some grievances.
“Well, it will be ready soon.” Li Shiyu coaxed patiently.
“It wasn’t like this before when I was proud.” Mu Lan is even more aggrieved.
Li Shiyu went on to say, “The body at that time was not the same as the body now, so it is not surprising that there are differences.”. What’s more, Ji also said that this was normal. Of course Mu Lan knew
all this, but he couldn’t control himself: “Look, I’ve broken the hairpin you gave me.”
“I’ll do it again tomorrow and send it to you.” Li Shiyu picked it up quickly.
“I just want the original. That was the first hairpin you gave me.” Mu Lan is a little stubborn, even strong.
“Good.” Li Shiyu did not want to accept it. “But it was broken,” said
Mu Lan.
“I’ll fix it.” Li Shiyu’s words are affirmative.
It was almost in Li Shiyu’s patience that Mu Lan’s irascibility gradually dissipated, as if only Li Shiyu could bring himself the feeling of meditation. She clung to Li Shiyu’s chest, and her voice was still warm: “Is my temper unreasonable?”
“No.” Li Shiyu quickly denied, “There is no difference between you and before.”
Simply open your eyes to lie, but such words coax Mu Lan very happy, as if really believed Li Shiyu’s words, plus these days have not had a good rest, the feeling of sleepiness also followed more and more obvious, after a while, Mu Lan is so relying on Li Shiyu fell asleep.
Li Shiyu looked down at the dream of Mu Lan, eyebrows and eyes are full of spoiling and helpless smile, he shook his head, holding Mu Lan waist hand did not let go, he knew that this can help Mu Lan better sleep.
It was not until Mu Lan slept soundly that Li Shiyu stood up and cleaned himself up.
All the way travel-stained, the stars and the moon, come back just to see Mu Lan, but as long as see Mu Lan, it seems that everything is worth it.
This night’s Fengqing Palace is a rare calm in the past few days.
……
As Li Shiyu returned to the palace, Mu Lan seemed to have been smoothed all of a sudden.
Abdominal fetus also seems to sense Li Shiyu back, become happy up, as long as Li Shiyu stroked Mu Lan’s lower abdomen, she will move particularly happy, Li Shiyu also sensed.
“She seems to enjoy playing with me.” Li Shiyu asked.
Mu Lan did not speak, but just smiled. When Ao Feng, who had just come to pay his respects to Mu Lan, heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Li Shiyu like this: “Father, maybe your sister is afraid.”
This Tucao is not polite, the father and son are sure that it is a princess, so Aofeng to the fetus in the abdomen are directly called by the imperial sister.
As soon as he saw Ao Feng speak, Li Shiyu’s face sank.
But Mu Lan is helpless, this pair of father and son no matter when and where, as long as together is to contend with each other, do not know how much hatred people think they have.
And Ao Feng didn’t give Li Shiyu a chance to open his mouth: “After all, the emperor’s father threatened the emperor’s younger sister, and when he came out, he would teach her a lesson. How can a girl’s family not be afraid?”
This is also true.
Before Mu Lan how to sleep well, eat well, Li Shiyu is not less so threatening the fetus in the abdomen, but also not very serious, but also did not expect that Aofeng can take this to block themselves.
This, Li Shiyu looked at the past, Ao Feng is not afraid, directly when did not see, he respectfully to Mu Lan please.
Mu Lan looked at the struggle between father and son and felt a little headache. “All right, don’t say anything about your father.”
Ao Feng oh, the voice is very long, is to give Mu Lan face.
Then Aofeng accompanied Mu Lan to chat for a while, asked about the current situation, but completely ignored the meaning of Li Shiyu, Li Shiyu can not see Aofeng and Mu Lan chat, interrupted from time to time, said some disappointing words.
“Have you finished all the lessons I and Taifu taught you?” Li Shiyu asked out of the blue.
Ao Feng said with a straight face, “It’s done.”
“As it happens, I still have some things in my hands, so you can handle them for me. You can go directly to the Royal Dragon Palace to find your uncle, and he will tell you.” In a word, Li Shiyu wants to drive people away.
Ao Feng couldn’t hear it, and he didn’t look at the man. Instead, he looked at Mu Lan with grievance: “Mother, I want to accompany you.”
“Ao Feng.” Li Shiyu read the name of Aofeng.
Ao Feng was unmoved and just looked at Mu Lan like this. Mu Lan’s head hurt even more, and her expression was even more dumbfounding. Then she shook her head helplessly, and then she changed the subject lightly: “Ao Feng, you give a name to the child in the mother’s belly.”
This, but let Li Shiyu also follow to see come over.
Name this kind of thing, there is no rule between Li Shiyu and Mu Lan, just like the name of Aofeng, is not along the genealogy of the Li family, the girl’s family is not necessary.
But Ao Feng really lowered his head and pondered, and the air suddenly quieted down, until Ao Feng raised his head and looked at Mu Lan like this: “Mother, how about calling lovesickness?”
“Lovesickness?” Mu Lan quieted down and read the name, “Li Xiangsi.” Then Mu Lan nodded and looked at Ao Feng again, but was satisfied. “That’s a nice name.”
Simple and pleasant to hear.
At this point, Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and said, “Is that a good name?”
“As long as you like it.” Li Shiyu looks at Mu Lan’s expression very clearly, Mu Lan likes this name, so long as is Mu Lan likes, then Li Shiyu will not object.
Mu Lan nodded and smiled at Ao Feng. “Then listen to Ao Feng. It’s called lovesickness.”
Ao Feng is a little proud.
And the fetus in Mu Lan’s abdomen was named Acacia.
Just like the mutual lovesickness between Li Shiyu and Mu Lan, the affection is continuous.
…… In
the twinkling of an eye, in the coldest winter of Dazhou, Mu Lan was about to give birth. Everyone in the imperial palace was in a tense mood, fearing that something would happen. The people in the hospital were even more so. They dared not neglect anything at all. In the Fengqing Palace, there was a medical woman guarding them at any time and anywhere. Can handle any emergency.
But Mu Lan is approaching the production period, become comfortable up, before the uncomfortable now can not see, but become relaxed up.
And Feng Qing Palace these nervous people must be, Mu Lan is calm can not be more calm.
Her belly is already very big, but does not affect the flexibility of Mulan, every day Mulan will go to the Imperial Garden for a walk, in order to produce fully prepared, and Mulan’s side is still followed by groups of slaves, afraid of an accident.
Mulan is not happy, so to the cherry blossom forest in Imperial Garden, these slaves will consciously wait outside the cherry blossom forest, never close, but if there is an accident, they can hear the first time.
Mu Lan quietly looked at the cherry blossom forest, Li Shiyu did his promise, the cherry blossoms here have become open all the year round, even in modern technology can not do, just for their own likes, Li Shiyu just did it.
This is Li Shiyu’s love for himself.
As long as they like, Li Shiyu will be the first time to send, looking at the university flying, still blooming cherry blossoms, Mu Lan still feel incredible.
Suddenly, a burst of strength came from Mu Lan’s waist, and she quieted down, then looked at the person behind her.
Li Shiyu’s eyebrows were twisted. Before he
could open his mouth, Mu Lan had already turned around consciously, but because of the bulging abdomen, they could not be as close as before, but it did not affect their interaction.
“Don’t talk.” Mu Lan’s fingers pressed Li Shiyu’s lips. “I know what I’m doing. I’m not that fragile. It’s just snowing.”. Don’t you think the cherry blossom forest under snow is also very beautiful? You’ve managed to keep these flowers blooming all year round. If I don’t come when it snows, I’ll have to wait until next year.
This was a preemptive strike, which made Li Shiyu speechless: “You are pregnant.”
I know I am pregnant, and I am pregnant and I have a sense of propriety. I won’t let anything happen to me. Mu Lan snorted, “I just want to see the cherry blossoms on a snowy day. In the past, when it snowed, I only saw the plum blossoms in the cold snow. Isn’t it strange to see this now?”
“Like it?” Li Shiyu is helpless.
“Like it.” Mu Lan answered.
Li Shiyu bowed his head and chuckled, then kissed Mu Lan. “Next time you come, wait for me to accompany you. Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease. Even in the morning, I won’t feel at ease. All I think about is you.”
“If you go on like this, I’ll be called Daji.” Mu Lan is really helpless.
“Who dares to say? Let him come to me.” Li Shiyu is also very direct.
Mu Lan shook his head and said nothing, but Li Shiyu’s hand naturally pressed against Mu Lan’s bulging lower abdomen. “Has she been good today? Has she bullied you?” Although
this child is a princess, but it is more mischievous than Ao Feng in Mu Lan’s stomach, at any time and anywhere in the torment of Mu Lan, a moment did not stop, as if full of vitality.
This also let Mu Lan to the present, almost can not lie down to sleep at night, can only sit, naturally is also extremely hard.
“No.” Mu Lan smiled.
When Mu Lan’s voice fell, Li Shiyu’s hand had been kicked heavily, such strength Li Shiyu could easily feel, not to mention Mu Lan, with his toes to know how painful Mu Lan could be.
Instantly, Li Shiyu’s brows twisted: “Lovesickness, when you come out, your father will certainly teach you a lesson. How can you bully your mother like this?”
The tone was severe.
Mu Lan did not know whether to laugh or cry: “She doesn’t know anything.”. It’s not even born yet. If you don’t move, that’s what people are worried about.
Li Shiyu ignored it.
And in such circumstances, suddenly, Mu Lan’s eyebrows a twist, Li Shiyu did not notice, still stroking Mu Lan’s lower abdomen, although the mouth scolded Mu Lan, but the eyebrows or eyes of Acacia like.
Suddenly, Mu Lan snorted.
Li Shiyu immediately looked at Mu Lan and said, What’s wrong? I’ll pass it on to the royal physician right away.
But Mu Lan shook his head and caught Li Shiyu in the palm of his hand. “I think I’m going to give birth.”
That warm feeling, Mu Lan too understand, is his amniotic fluid broke, in this case, means that the child can not wait to come out, she has been full-term, indeed is almost.
When Li Shiyu heard Mu Lan’s words, he became nervous in an instant.
Originally calm man, as if in an instant also become not calm up, even some restless, for a while and a half will not even move. “Take me back to the palace,”
said Mulan helplessly, “and let the girl come.”
“Good.” Only then did Li Shiyu come to his senses.
Soon, he picked up Mu Lan at the waist and ran quickly in the direction of the Fengqing Palace. When he reached the cherry blossom forest, he immediately ordered, “Chuan Ji Yi Nu.”
Cheng Dezhu was stunned for a moment, came to his senses, this immediately trotted up, this is Mu Lan to give birth, nature can not be neglected, this is the big week for many years, Li Shiyu’s second heir, is not allowed any neglect.
All of a sudden, the originally calm imperial palace was in chaos.
Mu Lan has been sent back to the Fengqing Palace, and Ji Yi Nu also came with people for the first time, the Fengqing Palace is busy.
Li Shiyu was stopped outside the palace gate.
He wanted to enter, but the girl shook her head at Li Shiyu: “Your Majesty, the empress didn’t give birth so quickly. You wait outside. When there is news, I will inform you as soon as possible.”
Since ancient times, concubines produce, where there is a reason for the emperor to go in personally, not to mention, this is afraid to go in will be in the way, but nothing else.
Li Shiyu to Mu Lan’s attitude is obvious, hears inside the movement, Li Shiyu is afraid is not calm, that will only hinder the medical woman to do things.
After all, this is the emperor, and how can not be taboo.
So Ji Chang-jin couldn’t possibly let Li Shi-yu go in. Her attitude was firm: “Your Majesty, there are ministers here, and the empress will be all right.”
“Lan’er didn’t give birth to one, so why is she still in such pain?” Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows. When
Mu Zhanxiao’s princess gave birth, it was not so painful, but soon came out, and he could hear Mu Lan’s cry, but how did not wait for the news, such a cry to listen to Li Shiyu’s heart and lungs, the kind of bad mood is also obvious. He looked
more and more uncalm.
Ji Chang-jin, on the other hand, has a good temper: “This body of the empress is the first to be born, so it won’t be so fast.” After that, Ji Jang Geum didn’t say much. “Your Majesty, I’m going in first. Wait outside for a moment. If there’s any news, I’ll ask the slave to inform the emperor.”
With that, Ji Jang Geum had already walked toward the bedroom, and the door of the bedroom was closed in front of Li Shiyu. Li Shiyu’s face sank, and his anxiety never relaxed for a moment. He walked
back and forth outside the Fengqing Palace without stopping for a moment.
And Mu Zhanxiao has also come in a hurry, see Li Shiyu so anxious, but and Long Shaoyun looked at each other, everyone did not open their mouths again, this kind of thing, how can we open our mouths?
There seems to be nothing I can do.
And the bedroom, from time to time came the cry of Mu Lan, as long as Mu Lan called, Li Shiyu has the action of breaking into the door, Mu Zhanxiao’s speed is very fast, immediately stopped Li Shiyu.
“Your Majesty, Doctor Ji is inside. Nothing will happen to her.” Mu Zhanxiao soothed with patience.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Zhanxiao and said, “Were you so calm when your princess was giving birth?”
Mu Zhanxiao remained silent for a moment, and only then did he say, “Yes.”
In fact, not, Xu Wanying in the birth of the second child, is also the first experience of Mu Zhanxiao, that anxiety is obvious, will not be much better than present Li Shiyu, but Mu Zhanxiao also understand that now and Li Shiyu said these, will only make Li Shiyu become more and more calm.
Li Shiyu looked at Mu Zhanxiao suspiciously. Mu Zhanxiao stood solemnly and coughed lightly: “Your Majesty, you won’t help the empress by walking around. If you go in, I’m afraid it will make the medical woman inside even more nervous, and something may happen. So calm down.”. As soon as there is news, the doctor will come out and inform you. No one dares to neglect this kind of thing.
Mu Zhanxiao said the truth, how can Li Shiyu not clear, but how can not suppress such restlessness.
Mu Lan has been in for a long time, so long that Li Shiyu can’t remember the time, the sky outside is dark, but there is still no movement inside.
From morning to night, anyone’s temper has been completely smoothed.
“Your Majesty, perhaps there will be news soon.” Long Shaoyun also followed to appease Li Shiyu’s mood.
Li Shiyu’s eyebrows were always twisted, and he did not mean to loosen them.
And the sky is getting heavier and heavier, has gradually entered the midnight, Fengqing Palace is still no good news.
……
At that time
-Fengqing Palace.
Mu Lan’s condition is not too good, dystocia plus bleeding, if in modern society, she would have been sent to caesarean section, and now in the big week, there can be no such conditions, so the birth is hanging by a thread.
Just like Mulan’s situation now.
This is also the reason why Ji medical woman has not gone out, also does not allow any medical woman to go out.
“Empress –” Ji’s face was not very good. “You’re like this..”
“Try again.” Mu Lan answered, “The fetus is already in the right position. Try again, if it doesn’t work.”
Before Mu Lan could say anything, Ji interrupted her: “I won’t let you have any problems.”
“Good.” Mu Lan was a little weak. “Try again. Did you get the prescription I just said?”? Make a needle according to my request, and if the child comes out smoothly, give me the needle.
Mulan wants to inject himself.
That’s to stop the bleeding.
She adjusted the medicine, by taking medicine too slowly, injection is the fastest way to stop bleeding, but Mu Lan did not want to let Li Shiyu worry, she always thought that their suffering was over, the future will be smooth, but also did not expect, now there will be such a situation.
Mu Lan’s breathing became a little cramped.
“Already done.” Ji Jang Geum answered quickly and did not doubt what Mu Lan had done.
She handed it over, but it was prepared in the way of Mulan.
Mu Lan took one look and said, “Listen to me. If it really doesn’t work, you can go out and tell the emperor truthfully. The emperor won’t blame you.”
Ji Jang Geum’s eyes are a little red. He did not answer Mulan’s question: “Empress, please don’t speak. I’m going to start.”
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
Soon, a burst of contractions then came, Mu Lan used her breath to calm her breath, waiting for the last effort, her strength is not much, again afraid is not good, what does this mean, Mu Lan knows better than anyone.
She thought that she and Li Shiyu would grow old safely, but she did not expect to meet such a situation when she was in labor. Ji Jang Geum’s voice came to
my ears: “Empress, you’re ready.”
Mu Lan did not speak, and the rapid contractions came in waves. Ji Jang Geum was watching, but this time, Ji Jang Geum’s brows were at least not so tight, and gradually relaxed: “Empress, I’ve already seen it. Just a little bit harder.”
One side of the medical woman is pushing Mu Lan’s stomach, helping the child out, Mu Lan’s last strength is used in this, and then the whole stomach seems to relax down, Ji Jang Geum completely relieved.
After a while, Fengqing Palace came the baby’s loud cry, probably too long to hold back, the voice also became more and more impatient, the medical woman quickly to the little princess to deal with, the side of the nurse has already taken over the past.
“Empress, you are a little princess. You are safe and healthy.” Ji Jang Geum answered.
And Mu Lan breathed a sigh of relief, but Mu Lan’s condition is not good, the following blood is constantly flowing, a moment did not stop, the whole person also followed the weak up.
“Help me up.” Even the voice, Mu Lan appears to be a gossamer.
Ji Jang Geum quickly walked to the edge of Mu Lan, Mu Lan took the needle eye, directly to his lower abdomen injection down.
Ji Jang Geum has not seen, but also dare not open his mouth, until Mu Lan finished the injection, almost also has wasted all the strength.
She didn’t know how it would turn out.
The medical woman immediately served the decoction, but Mu Lan did not refuse.
“Go out first and tell the emperor that you are a princess and that you are safe and healthy. Don’t let the emperor come in for the time being.” Ji Jang Geum calmly ordered.
“Yes.” The doctor woman did not dare to hesitate and went out at once.
Mu Lan did not speak, but Mu Lan is very clear, this is their own meaning, Ji Jang Geum did not speak, calm treatment of Mu Lan below the wound, and then carefully observe the situation of Mu Lan, her forehead sweat, but also rare tension. But
Mu Lan reassured Ji Jang Geum: “My life is tough, and nothing will happen to me.”
“Empress,” Ji Changjin looked at Mu Lan.
But before Ji Jang Geum could speak, he saw that the doctor girl had already turned pale and hurried in: “The emperor..” The emperor has come..
The voice was stuttering, and it was obvious that he was frightened. When Ji Jang Geum was about to stand up, Mu Lan was already shaking his head at Ji Jang Geum: “Since you’re here, let the emperor come in.”
Ji Jang Geum didn’t say anything.
Li Shiyu’s figure has appeared in the bedroom, see the blood on the bed, the mattress has been completely soaked red, the whole person’s face has changed.
“What are you doing? If anything happens to the Empress, I will send you to hell with her.” Li Shiyu said it clearly word by word. The faces of the medical women
on the scene had suddenly changed in fear.
Mu Lan is calm.
She knew very well that her bleeding had stopped, and that although the amount of bleeding was large now, it was still within the scope of control, and if it went on, the conditions of the big week would really be powerless, and Ji Jang Geum had noticed it, obviously relieved.
Ji Jang Geum was probably the only one who didn’t react at all to Li Shiyu’s anger. She looked at Mu Lan calmly and said, “Empress, stop.”
“I know.” Mu Lan answered.
But Li Shiyu had already come to Mu Lan’s side: “Why didn’t you tell me about such a situation?”
“Shi Yu.” Mulan called the man’s name quietly. “I’m a cat with nine lives. I can’t die. Don’t worry about me.”
The tone was relaxed: “You see, after so many near-deaths, I have come back safe and sound, so I will be all right.”. It’s not easy for us to get here, and we’re going to grow old together. How can I leave you first?
This, Mu Lan said very weak, but looked at Li Shiyu’s eyes but appeared to be more firm.
Li Shiyu’s eye socket is a little red, wish to be able to feel, his hand so grasp Mu Lan’s palm, how did not let go of the meaning, and Mu Lan also so let Li Shiyu lead, smiling at Li Shiyu.
Suddenly, there was no sound in Mu Lan.
Li Shi-yu’s face suddenly changed: “Lan’er.”
After that, he immediately felt Mu Lan’s pulse. Mu Lan’s pulse was still stable. Ji Changjin had already taken care of the wound below. Then he said, Your Majesty, the empress is just too tired. She has fallen asleep for a while. When she comes to her senses, she will be all right. Now that the bleeding has stopped, the empress will have to rest more in the next two months, and she will be no different from ordinary people.
Ji Jang Geum’s words also reassured Li Shiyu.
I asked the maidservant to clean up for the empress. Your Majesty, won’t you go and see the little princess? The nurse should have finished nursing. Ji Jang Geum stood up.
Xia He hurried up and quickly cleaned up the mess on Mu Lan’s body.
And Li Shiyu motionless, completely did not mean to leave, the nurse hugged Acacia, Li Shiyu also just looked down, Acacia’s little face is still wrinkled, can not see who, but think of Acacia let Mu Lan suffer, Li Shiyu’s eyebrows twisted.
It’s a very complex emotion.
“Take care of the little princess.” For a long time, Li Shiyu lightly opened his mouth and said such a sentence.
The nurse answered respectfully, “Yes.”
Then the nurse retreated.
But Li Shiyu has never left, so holding Mu Lan’s hand, also do not mind their long time did not rest, so in Mu Lan’s side to accompany, looking at Mu Lan, as if a blink of an eye Mu Lan will disappear from the front of their general.
Even Ji Jang Geum left with people, Li Shiyu was unaware of it. Outside
the Fengqing Palace, Mu Zhanxiao and Long Shaoyun got the news of Mu Lan’s safe birth and breathed a sigh of relief. During the storm, they didn’t think much about it. They didn’t stay in the palace. After seeing the little princess again, they left soon.
Feng Qing Palace gradually calmed down.
……
Mu Lan slept for a long time.
Even Mu Lan did not know how long he slept, until he slowly woke up, and some trance, soon, Mu Lan saw Li Shiyu in the side, as if in a nap.
She came to her senses and struggled.
And almost as soon as Mu Lan was moving, Li Shiyu had already opened his eyes: “Lan, you’re awake.”
Li Shiyu’s voice fell, the next moment directly clasped Mu Lan’s wrist, twisted eyebrows to Mu Lan’s pulse, to determine that Mu Lan’s pulse is stable, Li Shiyu was relieved.
“I’m fine.” Mu Lan answered.
“You look so pale, but you’re all right.” Li Shi-yu frowned, not quite agreeing. “I won’t let you give birth again in the future. This kind of time is too hard to endure. It seems that when you give birth to Ao Feng, you are not as frightened as when you let me come now.”
Li Shiyu seems to have a lot of feelings.
But Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu with a faint smile and did not continue the topic: “What about lovesickness?” Only then did
Li Shi-yu reply, “I’ll be taken care of by the nurse, and I’ll have my lovesickness brought to me.”
“Good.” Mu Lan answered.
From yesterday to now, Mu Lan saw Acacia at the moment of birth, and then never saw Acacia again, I remember a red little face, wrinkled.
Li Shiyu had already turned around to give orders.
Mulan couldn’t help asking, “Who is lovesickness like?”
“You.” Li Shiyu did not want to answer.
The voice fell, the nurse has also come over with Acacia, Li Shiyu carefully took Acacia, and then gently put in the hands of Mu Lan, but the whole Li Shiyu still holds Mu Lan’s waist, to avoid Mu Lan overwork.
Under such circumstances, Mu Lan did not say anything, just quietly looking at the bosom of Acacia.
And Aofeng is not the same, Aofeng is a copy of Li Shiyu, and lovesickness is different, to please the parents to find the best advantages, obviously only the second day of birth, it can be seen that the future is a delicate beauty.
The big eyes flickered, as if they understood that it was their mother who was holding them, and the joy was obvious.
“Like you too.” Mu Lan laughs, “Lovesickness is really beautiful.”
“But she torments you too much.” Li Shiyu is still somewhat dissatisfied. But
Mu Lan didn’t take it seriously: “Am I fine now?”? You can’t put this on lovesickness. She doesn’t want to.
“Too naughty.” Li Shi-yu says directly, “I don’t know who will be able to hold her down in the future.”
I’m afraid it’s very difficult.
A princess held in the palm of the hand, can grow up wantonly, there is a layer of identity is the dragon lady, no matter how, ordinary men are unable to control the little princess, not to mention dare to be bad to her, as long as Li Shiyu, if someone is not good to her, afraid that Li Shiyu can rise up to kill.
Even if Li Shiyu is gone, there is still Ao Feng, who can’t tolerate anyone’s bullying of Acacia.
So Mu Lan thought, lovesickness can grow up safely, there will not be any waves.
Thinking of these, Mu Lan’s eyebrows and eyes also relaxed.
She looked at the gold bracelet on her wrist, Mu Lan then remembered the words of the Xuankong elder, she was quiet, moved the gold bracelet, and how could not take off the gold bracelet, but now easily took off.
Li Shiyu and Mu Lan felt a little surprised when they saw it.
Then Mu Lan put the gold bracelet back on her right wrist. Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows and said, “This big bracelet will fall off, or you can keep it for her first and give it to her when it grows up.”
The voice fell, let them surprised the picture appeared, the original wide gold bracelet but a little bit of shrinkage, and finally just buckled on the tiny wrist of Acacia. The
gold bracelet seems to be alive and can change wantonly with the size of the master’s wrist.
Two people looked at each other, but in the end two people did not say anything, Acacia has been quiet, and did not have any reaction because of such a change, just babbling at Mu Lan, until hungry, she began to cry.
Mammy the first time to take the lovesickness in the past, Mu Lan did not kiss feed, so toss down, Li Shiyu do not want to toss Mu Lan, the first time to let Ji Jang Geum opened the herbs to withdraw milk, so that Mu Lan can have a good rest, Mu Lan did not insist.
“Lovesickness is not a small temper.” Mu Lan smiled.
“Very big.” Li Shi-yu snorted, “You can make so much noise at such a young age, but you never made such a lot of noise in those days.”
Mulan laughed silently. “You still want a princess, but now you’re a princess, and you don’t like it.”
Li Shiyu did not speak, and then he looked at Mu Lan carefully. Every word he said was very clear: “No matter whether it’s Ao Feng or Acacia, I won’t stay by my side when I grow up. The person who stays by my side is you. I just want you.”
As if this person’s love words can come at any time, every time they step on the right point, and every word can also make Mulan’s heart beat faster, that kind of joy is how can not be stopped.
She lowered her head and chuckled, and then snuggled quietly in Li Shiyu’s chest, motionless.
The years are quiet, nothing better than this.
…… In the two months after
Mu Lan gave birth, Li Shiyu almost never left him. Even in the morning, he let Aofeng take the place of himself, and he stayed on the side of Mu Lan all the way. Li Shiyu did not miss any of the rules of sitting on the moon after the birth of a woman in Dazhou.
Mu Lan is raised by Li Shiyu’s Fengyun, the whole person’s complexion is much better, but Mu Lan is more restricted, this is not allowed, that is not allowed, no matter how Mu Lan acts like a spoiled child, how angry, Li Shiyu will not compromise.
Even though he spent a lot of time coaxing Mu Lan, Li Shiyu never compromised.
So that now Mu Lan is trying to take advantage of Li Shiyu’s inattention to do what he wants to do, as if this time can be wanton, but every time Li Shiyu can do bad things in Mu Lan, the first time aware, and then calmly appear in front of Mu Lan.
“Who gave you these?” Li Shiyu asked Mu Lan with a cold face.
Mulan’s palm is still holding the cold fruit, can not say why, she is greedy for cold after production, like to eat these things, obviously can not, but can not stop, Li Shiyu but Mulan’s time, will let people Imperial Kitchen to boil the fruit into soup, but there is their own mouth to eat carefree.
But Mu Lan is asked by Li Shiyu like this, immediately hid the fruit behind him, the eye did not dare to look at Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu was very direct, taking the fruit directly out of Mu Lan’s hand: “What did I say?” “I’m already out of the month,” murmu
red Mulan. The implication
is that it can be eaten.
Li Shi-yu doesn’t understand, but he’s still direct. “If I say no, you can’t. Your body hasn’t fully recovered yet, and I won’t stop you when I can.”
You are being rude and unreasonable! You are a tyrant! Mu Lan protested.
Li Shiyu bowed his head and looked at Mu Lan. Mu Lan was indignant and still remembered the fruit in Li Shiyu’s hand. She begged for a long time. Xia He couldn’t stand it any more, so she brought it in secretly. As a result, she was confiscated by Li Shiyu before she ate it.
Mu Lan can not help but think, is it not good for Xia He to disobey his orders, although he took it for himself, but the next second he went directly to Li Shiyu here and betrayed himself again.
Otherwise, why does Li Shiyu come so coincidentally every time.
She doesn’t believe it.
And in Mu Lan cranky, thinking about how to get their own things back, Li Shiyu suddenly buckled Mu Lan’s waist, Mu Lan Leng for a moment, for a while and a half will not react to what Li Shiyu is going to do.
In such strength, Mu Lan has been close to Li Shiyu.
It seems that since Mu Lan was pregnant, they rarely so close, Li Shiyu restrained all his emotions, when treating Mu Lan, carefully, now Li Shiyu appears to be more presumptuous, almost instantly to completely swallow up Mu Lan.
Quiet, Mulan is calm: “What are you going to do?”
“Don’t I know whether you are well or not?” Li Shiyu asked directly.
The voice fell, that with a thin cocoon of the finger pulp so touched the delicate skin of Mu Lan, Mu Lan’s heart trembled, some nervous. In
this simple sentence, Mu Lan seems to understand something, but has not given Mu Lan too many opportunities to react, Li Shiyu has bowed his head and kissed Mu Lan’s lips.
Gently, there seems to be a trace of coldness on the thin lips, but it does not affect the enthusiasm between the two.
Mu Lan Leng Zheng, but in such a mood, as if how can not return to God.
Mu Lan moved, but Li Shiyu suddenly let go of Mu Lan, Mu Lan one Leng, for a while and a half will be some back to God, as if do not understand why this person stopped.
“Not yet.” “So I know best whether you’re in good health or not. When you’re in good health, naturally I won’t be in charge of you.”
At this point, Mu Lan did not come to his senses, but also suddenly realized.
Her cheeks turned red, and she looked angrily at Li Shiyu, who smiled without saying a word. The fruit in her hand was still not returned to Mu Lan, and she confiscated it: “So I confiscated it.”
Mu Lan roared and turned away.
Li Shiyu calmly followed up, with a smile on his face, looking at the figure of Mu Lan, the smile in his eyebrows and eyes, but never dispersed.
It seems that it is enough for Li Shiyu to be satisfied that Mu Lan is still around.
When Mu Lan’s figure was getting farther and farther away, suddenly there was a clear cry, and then Li Shiyu turned around and walked toward the bedroom, and saw the nurse holding Acacia in her arms. When
the nurse saw Li Shiyu, she was in a hurry to pay her respects.
Li Shiyu did not care too much, conveniently took Acacia from the hands of the nurse, Acacia as if to see Li Shiyu suddenly quiet down, flashing big eyes, so looking at Li Shiyu, as if to thoroughly remember Li Shiyu’s face.
Now the lovesickness and two years ago compared to the lovesickness, obviously unfolded, delicate facial features, but also learned to smile, smile lovesickness even if only a small baby, are enough to let people understand, after her, is absolutely a beautiful beauty.
Li Shiyu suddenly understood the meaning of the treasure in the palm.
He wanted to hold his lovesickness in the palm of his hand and spoil it heartily. Mu Lan, who
left angrily, did not know when to turn back, and then saw Li Shiyu teasing with Acacia, when Acacia was giggled by Li Shiyu, Mu Lan was a little sour.
Not because Li Shiyu holds lovesickness, but because lovesickness has never smiled at himself like this, as if he and Li Shiyu are completely different attitudes.
Think of here, Mu Lan’s mouth is aggrieved flat up.
When Li Shi-yu noticed this, he lowered his head and chuckled, and walked over with his lovesickness in his arms: “Lovesickness is like you.”. They look like you from the eyes to the mouth. “
But she only smiles at you. She never smiles at me.”
Li Shi-yu also recognized the jealous tone in Mu Lan’s words. He bowed his head and chuckled: “Lovesickness is a baby. How can you think so much? Don’t think too much, eh?”.
Mu Lan was silent. Li Shi-yu,
on the other hand, lowers his head and chuckles: “You’re still in confinement, and you don’t spend much time with lovesickness. When you’re out of confinement, lovesickness will naturally be close to you.” In fact,
this is also true, because of the situation of Mu Lan, so Li Shiyu almost did not let Mu Lan touch Acacia, most of the time, Acacia is with the nurse, even Aofeng and Li Shiyu see Acacia time is too much with Mu Lan, and Mu Lan is not close, not surprising.
Mu Lan didn’t say anything.
Soon, Li Shiyu motioned to the nurse with his eyes, and the nurse stepped forward and immediately took away the lovesickness. Li Shiyu made a horizontal move and picked up Mu Lan. Mu Lan hesitated for a moment and exclaimed, “You put me down.”
This is not the inner temple. There are slaves coming and going. It’s too improper to be seen.
Li Shiyu did not put down the meaning of Mu Lan, so holding Mu Lan toward the inner hall, the side of the slave saw, do not know is not strange, or embarrassed, so low head pretended not to see, quickly walked away from the front of two people.
Mu Lan’s cheeks were already too hot.
It was not until Li Shiyu put Mu Lan on the soft bed that he lowered his voice and said, “It doesn’t matter whether Acacia likes you or not. She will marry someone later.”. But it is enough for me to like you, and I will only have you all my life.
The voice was low and heavy, but with tender feelings, the eyes were even more affectionate, watching Mu Lan’s heartbeat faster and faster, the feeling of impatience suddenly became obvious, but Li Shiyu did not continue, so he put Mu Lan down.
Mu Lan looked more and more dissatisfied.
“Wait a little longer.” Li Shi-yu’s voice was eerily heavy. “I’ll get it back with interest.” The last sentence, Li Shiyu said again clearly, every syllable let Mu Lan listen carefully.
Mu Lan just bit Li Shiyu’s arm angrily. Li Shiyu looked down and said, “Bite me?”
Mu Lan looked up haughtily, as if to tell Li Shiyu, can’t you bite him?
“Laner, do you know it’s a capital offense to hurt the county king in Dazhou?” Li Shiyu asked again.
Mu Lan did not quite understand what Li Shiyu meant by this, and finally looked at Li Shiyu passively, raising his eyebrows and asking directly, “So the emperor is going to sentence my concubine to death?” When Li Shiyu heard
this, he chuckled: “The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. I will let you stay with me for the rest of your life, and you will not be allowed to leave. If you do, you will implicate the nine clans.”
This sounds harsh, but it is affectionate.
Mulan knew that this was Li Shiyu’s confession to himself, and Mulan’s cheek was also slightly burned. On the surface, she looked at the man with a serious and angry look: “You are becoming more and more shameless and impatient.”
Li Shiyu smiled and bowed his head and kissed Mu Lan.
Mu Lan did not dodge, each other’s eyes only left each other, affection, the whole Fengqing Palace seems to follow the gentle up.
……
A few years later,
Ao Feng came of age.
At that time, Aofeng had grown into a man, tall and straight, with a trace of sharpness in his eyebrows and eyes. Compared with Li Shiyu at that time, now Aofeng is more unconcealed, but it is more indifferent, reserved and alienated, and silent.
At first, people will be deceived by the handsome face of Aofeng, and relax their vigilance under this handsome face, but after real contact with Aofeng, they will know that the young prince is hidden and can not be underestimated. And those who have been with Aofeng since childhood, only to know that the young prince, has already grown up, will not be defeated by Li Shiyu, will only be better than blue.
Want to know, after Mu Lan gave birth to lovesickness, Li Shiyu’s mind is almost all on Mu Lan’s body, the big event in the court is the decision made by Aofeng, unless it is difficult to judge when it will ask Li Shiyu, Li Shiyu has long delegated power to Aofeng.
Apart from the fact that Ao Feng did not really sit on the throne of the emperor, there was no difference between him and the emperor.
So in the year of Aofeng’s coming of age, Li Shiyu announced his abdication. The throne of Dazhou had been handed over to Aofeng. Aofeng was not timid. He calmly took over the throne from Li Shiyu. He sat on the throne calmly and accepted the worship of his ministers.
The princes were not unconvinced, and Aofeng became the first and youngest emperor in the hundred years since the founding of Dazhou. When Dazhou was in Aofeng, it was a different kind of scenery, so it had to be good.
……
After Li Shiyu abdicated, he took Mu Lan all over the country in Dazhou according to his promise to Mu Lan, and seldom returned to Kyoto.
Li Shiyu had other careers everywhere in Dazhou, and both of them appeared in a prefecture and county. They always kept a low profile and never attracted any attention.
Other things are all done by shopkeeper Wang. When they arrive, they don’t need to worry about it. Besides, they also have shadow guards and guards beside them. So safety is not a problem. The most important thing is that under the rule of Ao Feng, it is impossible for Dazhou to commit any crime. It is relatively the most reassuring.
“I haven’t been back to Kyoto for a long time.” Mu Lan accompanied Acacia to sleep, but some feelings.
“Want to go back?” Li Shiyu gently hugged Mu Lan and kissed him. “If you want to go back, I’ll take you back. It’s not a big deal.”
“I’ve been out for more than half a year, and I’m a little tired. Plus I haven’t seen Ao Feng and his mother for a long time, so I want to go back and have a look. I can’t be so reckless.” Mu Lan said lightly.
I’m really tired.
Over the years, Mu Lan and Li Shiyu have traveled all over the country. Even Acacia has become a young girl, slim and graceful. Acacia has followed them all the year round, but Aofeng has really not seen them for many years. Even if he sees them, he just looks at them in a hurry. He seldom sits down and chats like when he was young.
The most important thing is that the present Ao Feng gives Mu Lan some headaches.
“Mother doesn’t seem to be in good health this year.” Mu Lan suddenly thought of something and talked about Rong Lian. A few days
ago, the news came from the palace, Rong Lian’s health is not very good, so the time in the temple is less, most of the time in the Fengluan Palace, the imperial hospital medical woman also appears to be nervous, come and go, but in addition, there is no news.
I don’t know if Rong Lian doesn’t want them to know or something else.
But Li Shiyu listened to Mu Lan’s voice, quieted down, and then opened his mouth lightly: “Mother is getting old, and there are always some unhappy places. With Ji’s daughter watching, there won’t be too many problems.”. If anything happens, they dare not hide it.
Li Shiyu said directly, which made Mu Lan feel at ease, nodded, and did not think any more.
Indeed, if there is a situation in the palace, the people in the palace dare not hide, even if Rong Lian refused to say, the news will spread to Li Shiyu here, but they have been outside for many years, rarely return to the palace, so they will not help worrying.
“Don’t think too much. If I go back this time, I’ll be able to see my mother.” Li Shiyu appeased him.
Mu Lan murmured, and then she looked up at Li Shiyu: “I want to go to Kaiyuan Temple.”
“Good.” Li Shiyu did not object.
Over the years, Mu Lan would go to Kaiyuan Temple every year to fulfill his vow. When Mu Lan came back, Master Guangye would be there. They would chat for a day, but they became close friends. In the evening, Li Shiyu and Mu Lan would stay in Kaiyuan Temple and leave the next day. Acacia naturally followed them.
So Li Shiyu has no doubt about Mu Lan’s consent.
“It’s getting late. Go to bed early. Tomorrow we won’t be able to get to Kaiyuan Temple until evening. The journey is still very hard.” Li Shiyu ended the conversation.
Mu Lan hum.
Soon, Li Shiyu hugged Mu Lan and lay down. Only they could understand the whispers between lovers. But since Mu Lan gave birth to Acacia, every time he was intimate, Li Shiyu would let Mu Lan take pills to avoid children. Don’t let Mu Lan suffer from childbirth again. Li Shiyu didn’t want to bear the danger again.
But the proud wind and the lovesickness, also became the big week only prince and the princess, is extremely expensive.
……
The next morning.
Mu Lan called Acacia up, packed up, they got into the carriage, when they left, a comely girl came out, so looking at two people.
Mu Lan was quiet and did not speak.
“Fourth Master, won’t you take Juan back with you?”
Li Shiyu external, all people are called him for the fourth Master, no one knows the identity of Li Shiyu, in addition to the other courtyard Wang shopkeeper, natural Juan son will not know.
Juan son is on the road, Mu Lan road to see injustice to save, but Mu Lan also never thought, Juan son will like Li Shiyu, but Mu Lan did not blame, after all, Juan son such a grade, plus Li Shiyu’s bearing, like him is normal.
It’s just that Juan has a sense of propriety and won’t come any closer. As a
result, today, Juaner made this request.
Mu Lan’s eyebrows slightly twisted, and did not speak, no matter how she and Li Shiyu get along in private, but in front of outsiders, Mu Lan will not go beyond his identity, always after Li Shiyu, so in this case, Mu Lan will not speak, but give the decision to Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu’s eyebrows have been twisted up.
Juan-erh went on to say, “Juan-erh was saved by the Fourth Master. I should have made a promise to him. Wherever the Fourth Master goes, Juan-erh goes too.”
This is somewhat naked, and the emotion in his eyes for Li Shiyu is even more obvious.
But Li Shi-yu was unmoved the whole time. He just looked at Juan like this and said in a cold tone, “The person who saved you was your wife, not me.”. When you died in front of me, I was indifferent. It was your wife’s pity that made me help you. It is your wife you should thank.
Li Shiyu spoke directly, and Juan’s face turned pale. He didn’t hesitate at all: Besides, I don’t know how to take a concubine. Even if I do, you’re not qualified. Be grateful that you are alive, and don’t think about things that don’t fit your identity. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being heartless.
Li Shiyu said word by word again directly, but Juan son the whole person staggered, is completely did not expect to be rejected so thoroughly.
But Mu Lan never spoke, but lovesickness looked at Mu Lan in the carriage: “Mother, if someone likes Dad, won’t you be jealous?”
“Why be jealous?” Mu Lan smiles faintly and looks down at the lovesickness. “Because Dad’s mind isn’t on them.”
Lovesickness nodded, “Yes, my father only has his mother in his eyes. He can’t even see anyone else.”
Mulan lowered his head and pinched Acacia’s cheek. “You know again.”
“Of course I know.” The voice of lovesickness is crisp. “Every time I see my father, his eyes are on my mother’s body, and he never moves away.”. There are so many women who like Dad, but Dad hasn’t seen them at all. This Juan-er is not the first.
Yes.
Over the years, Juaner such a person, Mu Lan met more, she is calm, never interfered, because she knows that Li Shiyu will handle very well, she need not worry. And Li Shiyu also made his promise to the extreme, these years, Li Shiyu’s side is only himself, no other woman.
Also never moved the heart, as he once said to himself, one is a lifetime of a pair of people, from now on to grow old together.
While Mu Lan was meditating, Li Shiyu had already got into the carriage, and the carriage slowly sped away toward the Kaiyuan Temple in Kyoto.
Mu Lan did not mention the matter of Juan son, Acacia after seeing Li Shiyu on the carriage, but consciously in the side looking at the book, never noisy parents intimate, as if long used to the general.
Mu Lan and Li Shiyu chat, also did not avoid lovesickness.
Mu Lan frowned slightly, trying to say something, but seemed to be hesitating, but Li Shiyu looked down at Mu Lan and said, “Are you thinking about Ao Feng?” “Yes,” said
Mu Lan. Think about Ao Feng. When you were on the throne, the harem was quiet for many years. Now that Aofeng has succeeded to the throne, I always thought that Aofeng would be like you, unmoved and unmoved, and that the harem would be quiet, but I didn’t expect that Mu Lan didn’t say the
rest.
Now the harem, numerous concubines, these are Aofeng canonized, Aofeng to the age of concubines is not a strange thing, but Aofeng’s behavior has become more presumptuous, although not lingering all day, state affairs have not been forgotten, but always let Mu Lan feel difficult to accept.
“Ao Feng –” Li Shiyu just opened his mouth.
Mu Lan then interrupted Li Shiyu: “When Ao Feng was still young, he told me that he wanted to be like us, a pair of people for life. But now,”
Li Shiyu listened to Mu Lan’s words and suddenly quieted down. His tone became a little hesitant, but finally he opened his mouth and said, “I said, don’t be angry.”
“You say.” Mu Lan raised his eyebrows. He
did not suspect that Li Shiyu had hidden something from himself, but suddenly thought that the father and son had hidden something from themselves. Ao Feng these years Guangli harem things, how can Li Shiyu not know, but it seems that Li Shiyu does not have any opinion, at least not as worried as Mu Lan.
But let the proud wind go.
“Ao Feng once told me that all his life he would never have feelings for anyone. This harem will only exist for profit. This harem will not be empty, but it will only be for the most advantageous person, not because of feelings.” Li Shiyu told Mu Lan Aofeng’s words intact.
Mu Lan was stunned.
And what Ao Feng said to you was coaxing you, but he didn’t deceive you. What he means is that if he is in love, it is a pair of people for a lifetime. It’s just that he doesn’t get emotional, and he didn’t explain it to you. Li Shiyu quietly explained Aofeng’s words.
Mulan couldn’t come to her senses for a long time, and it wasn’t until now that she really understood Aofeng’s words: “You never told me either.”
“Ao Feng said he didn’t want you to worry.” Li Shiyu, on the other hand, directly put the blame on Aofeng. “What’s more, now he’s the emperor, and I’m just the overlord. I can’t control Aofeng anymore. He’s grown up, and his wings have already hardened.”
This big week is Ao Feng’s.
Dazhou is much stronger in the hands of Aofeng than in the hands of Li Shiyu. And Aofeng’s means are more cruel than Li Shiyu’s, and the surface is warm, but in such warmth, killing people is invisible. Those who are disloyal to Dazhou will be quietly dealt with by Ao Feng, leaving no room for any.
Mu Lan naturally knows these, perhaps to the grade, always feel too cruel, but Mu Lan also did not say anything.
On the contrary, it was Li Shiyu who appeased Mu Lan: When it comes to emperors, Ao Feng is more suitable than I am. Ao Feng’s ruthlessness, but not tyranny, is the real emperor. A person in the position of an emperor cannot really be moved.
“What if one day Ao Feng gets excited?” Mulan was silent. “I’m afraid the sky is falling apart.”
“As you said, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so don’t worry about Aofeng.” Li Shiyu soothed softly.
Mu Lan hum, did not say anything.
Instead, lovesickness suddenly quieted down: “Mother, when I went back to the palace last year, I did see a little sister in the palace. She was very beautiful.”
Mu Lan and Li Shiyu looked at Acacia at the same time, Acacia is not a talkative person, most of the time is very quiet, young age has also read a lot of books, Acacia can take the initiative to open their mouths, it is not so simple on the surface.
“And then?” Mu Lan asked lovesickness gently.
“I saw my brother go to look for this little sister.”
Mu Lan is stupefied: “Ao Feng?” “But don’t tell my brother that I said that,”
said Acacia.
“Are they concubines from the harem?” Mu Lan asked again.
Lovesickness shook his head. “No, it’s a slave in the palace.”. But who? I don’t know. Then Acacia spread out his hands, as if he really didn’t know.
Mu Lan was even more surprised.
Want to know, lovesickness never nonsense, and Aofeng’s temperament Mu Lan is also very understanding, Aofeng why put down the stature to take the initiative to find a slave, if nothing, it is difficult to imagine, this, Mu Lan quiet, did not say anything, bow and meditate.
Lovesickness should know, but lovesickness will not say again.
Although Acacia follows them all the year round, the feelings of Acacia and Aofeng are the best. Aofeng will not tell them anything, but will not hide Acacia. Acacia is also very measured in doing things, knowing what to say and what not to say.
Just now–
Li Shiyu was a little surprised and quieted down: “Lan, if you want to know, I’ll let someone find out when you get back to the palace.”
Mu Lan did not agree or object, and remained silent all the time.
Under such circumstances, the carriage slowly arrived at the Kaiyuan Temple. When the little novice monk of the Kaiyuan Temple saw the carriage, he was used to it. He quickly took the initiative to come forward and said, “Fourth Master, Madam, Master Guangye is waiting for you.”
“You have to work.” Li Shiyu nodded.
Then, Li Shiyu got out of the car, personally helped Mu Lan out of the car, and then took Acacia out of the car, and the three of them walked toward the wing in the backyard. It was getting late when he
arrived at Kaiyuan Temple. Mu Lan did not rush to find Master Guangye, but asked people to prepare the dinner for Acacia. Then he went to Master Guangye. Li Shiyu also went with him. Acacia had been used to it for a long time and did not think much about it. He bowed his head and ate seriously.
Soon, two people arrived at the wing of Master Guangye, Mu Lan personally made tea, three people chatted like this, but did not talk about state affairs, are all kinds of experience in the past year.
It is also very pleasant.
Until late at night, Mu Lan did not stay much longer with Master Guangye: “Every year I talk to Master Guangye like this, and I always feel comfortable physically and mentally.”
“This is my honor. I have a predestined relationship with the Empress.” Master Guang Ye nodded his head.
Mu Lan laughed and did not say anything, Li Shiyu naturally led Mu Lan, walked from the wing, out of the wing, suddenly Mu Lan looked at Master Guangye.
Master Guang Ye seemed to be able to understand Mu Lan’s thoughts at a glance. He said very calmly, “What the empress thinks is not something that the empress should worry about, nor is it something that the empress can control. So please let the empress think first and let nature take its course.”
Mu Lan is stupefied, did not say what again after that.
Master Guangye has never been an ordinary person. If he is an ordinary person, how can he calculate the time of Mu Lan’s appearance every time? Mu Lan never comes to Kaiyuan Temple regularly, but every time Mu Lan comes, Master Guangye only arrives one day earlier than Mu Lan.
Just like Mu Lan’s idea, Master Guangye can take the initiative to know it without Mu Lan’s opening.
Under such circumstances, Mulan did not say anything, but Guangye can guess Mulan’s idea, Mulan wants to ask about Aofeng, and Guangye has clearly told Mulan what Aofeng is going to do, Mulan has been unable to stop.
Mulan quieted down, but still looked at Hiroba. “Master, I just want to know if his life is going well.”
“If the empress is talking about the position of the emperor, then the empress doesn’t have to worry. The Chou Dynasty has been stable for a hundred years, and there won’t be any deviation. The emperor is a wise king, and he has won the hearts of the people. In the position of the emperor, he must have a successful life.” Guang Ye didn’t hide anything. “But if the empress is referring to the emperor’s private life, then the poor monk can’t speak out. The secret of heaven can’t be revealed. That will be punished by heaven, but it won’t bring benefits to the emperor.”
Guang Ye’s words said so, Mu Lan also no longer asked, Li Shiyu did not say anything, soon, two people walked toward their own wing, Guang Ye did not send, just stood in place, watching the figure of two people disappear, Guang Ye quietly closed the door. Holding Mu Lan’s hand,
Li Shiyu walked in Kaiyuan Temple. The renovation of Kaiyuan Temple over the years has been much better than before, but Kaiyuan Temple is still open to the people. Every year, many people send their sons to Kaiyuan Temple to chant sutras. The incense of Kaiyuan Temple is more and more vigorous.
“Master Guangye doesn’t want you to think too much, so don’t think too much.” Li Shiyu appeased.
“Good.” Mu Lan answered with a silent sigh, “I really don’t have much to think about.”
Li Shiyu hum sound, so lead Mu Lan, the moonlight lengthens the figure of two people.
Suddenly, Mu Lan was quiet, Li Shiyu’s footsteps also stopped, two people looked at each other, and then the eyes fell in the same place.
That’s lovesickness.
If this point, Acacia has long been asleep, and now how can Acacia here? And on the edge of Acacia, there is still a teenager, about the appearance of an adult, but Mu Lan did not feel familiar, is this a monk and nun in the temple? But the dress is not similar.
That is a kind of instinct, the young man standing in front of him is either rich or noble, some things can be disguised, but some things can not be disguised, that is the accumulation of precipitation, can become everything now.
Just like the teenager in front of you.
This let Mu Lan’s eyebrows twist up, Li Shiyu’s eyebrows are twisted, do not want to go in the direction of two people. Although Li Shiyu indulges lovesickness
on weekdays, Li Shiyu is very concerned about such things. He is not presumptuous in the face of arrogance. Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for Li Shiyu to be presumptuous. It is impossible for any opposite sex to be close to lovesickness. For
so many years, only a few close people can be close to each other, and no one else. The
palace minister, no one has ever dared to put the doctrine on the body of lovesickness, and lovesickness marriage, is not simple, even if a Li Shiyu, there is a proud wind and Mu Zhiyi, no matter who, are not easy to mess with, so naturally no one dares to put forward.
But now, unexpectedly some people can be so close to lovesickness, Li Shiyu naturally can not bear.
But Mu Lan pulls cannot pull, can only look at Li Shiyu all the way toward the direction of two people to walk quickly, he hurried to follow up.
“It’s so late. Why don’t you go to rest?” Li Shiyu asked in a deep voice.
He came silently, but startled Acacia, while the young man on the edge of Acacia was calm, as if he had noticed it at the first time, quietly looked at Li Shiyu, and did not take the initiative to open his mouth.
Just the young hand, homeopathic help Acacia, before the trance, Acacia almost fell out, if not for the young timely help, Acacia is afraid to fall down. In any case
, Kaiyuan Temple is still on the side of the mountain. If you fall down, you will be in trouble.
Lovesickness, with a lingering fear, smiled at the young man and said, “Thank you.” But when he looked at Li Shiyu, he was a little angry. “Dad, you’re scaring me.”
Li Shiyu rarely ignored lovesickness.
Because lovesickness is too friendly to teenagers. For lovesickness, Li Shiyu knows too much, she is just a girl who looks gentle and harmless on the surface, but the private lovesickness is very similar to Mu Lan, not such a harmless person, nor is it close.
But when she smiled at the teenager, the brilliance in her eyebrows and eyes was obvious. You
can’t hide it.
This made Li Shiyu jealous and mad.
“Who are you?” Li Shiyu is questioning the teenager.
The young man was very calm, and did not appear to be frightened by Li Shiyu’s irascibility. He calmly replied, “My name is Rong Zhi.” There aren’t many people whose
surname is Yung, but it’s not that there aren’t any. Li Shiyu is followed by Yung Chiu and Yung Temple, and Yung Fei is also Yung. So Li Shiyu doesn’t think much about it. He just looks at Yung Chih and says, “Why are you here?”
“I have been in the temple for three years.” Rong Zhi answered.
“You are not a monk.” Li Shiyu was keenly aware of it.
Rong Zhi shook his head. “Never.”
“Why at the temple?” Li Shiyu asked again.
“I happened to be passing by, and I had nowhere to live in peace. I had a predestined relationship with Kaiyuan Temple, so I stayed here.” Rong Zhi opened his mouth lightly, without any panic all the time, and the words were so firm that people could not find the slightest doubt.
Li Shiyu did not let go of the meaning of Rong Zhi, are people who practice martial arts, when close to Rong Zhi, Li Shiyu can clearly feel the breath of Rong Zhi, is not just an ordinary person. I don’t know why it’s an instinctive rejection of tolerance.
But when Li Shiyu wanted to ask more questions, Lovesickness said, “Dad, I couldn’t sleep at night, so I came to look for you and your mother, but I didn’t notice that I got lost. He took me to Master Guangye.”
Acacia explained.
This is indeed near the wing of Master Guangye, and there are few monks around here. This is a very remote place in Kaiyuan Temple, but it is better than being quiet.
Master Guangye has always lived here, which is different from the present abbot.
At night, it is extremely easy to get lost, not to mention that Mu Lan has never brought Acacia here, so the explanation of Acacia is reasonable.
And Mu Lan also came over: “Thank you for bringing lovesickness.” She spoke lightly.
Rong Zhi hum, did not say anything, and then politely walked away from the direction of the time, but some lovesickness looking up at the direction of Rong Zhi to leave, reluctant to part.
“Lovesickness, go back.” Mu Lan didn’t ask much.
Acacia oh, nodded, but cleverly followed Mu Lan back.
Li Shiyu the whole black face, did not say a word, Mu Lan so lead Acacia, toward the wing.
As soon as he entered the wing, Li Shiyu’s face dropped: “Lovesick, next time you can’t talk to anyone without my permission. You don’t know who you are. What if you meet someone who has a heart?”
“Father, brother Yung Chih just happened to meet him. Besides, this is Big Chou.” The implication is that this is a safe place.
Li Shiyu did not speak, his eyes were heavy and terrible, and he did not mean to compromise. Acacia seemed to be frightened, and subconsciously hid behind Mu Lan.
Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows and said, “You’re scared of lovesickness.”. Besides, Lovesickness only comes to the temple once a year, and follows us most of the time. What are you afraid of?
Tonight if Acacia does not come out, it is impossible to meet Rong Zhi, so this seems to be a coincidence in Mu Lan, but Li Shiyu has become particularly nervous, but in Li Shiyu’s tension, as if Mu Lan can not say anything, and finally can only helplessly shake his head.
And in Mu Lan’s words, Li Shiyu gradually relaxed, and did not say anything more, think about today as if he was too nervous. When
Mu Lan saw that Li Shiyu had relaxed, he turned to look at her and said, “Hurry up and go to rest. Tomorrow you’ll go back to the palace to see the emperor’s grandmother.”
“Good.” Acacia then stuck out his tongue and answered crisply.
Soon, lovesickness disappeared, for fear of being called here by Li Shiyu. But Mu Lan saw Acacia left, this just looked to Li Shiyu.
“You are so fierce that you frighten Acacia. You have never talked to Acacia so fiercely before.” Mu Lan is reminding Li Shiyu.
Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows and said, “I’m thinking about that Rong Zhi.”. Not ordinary people.
Yes or no, so what? It was really the first time we had met each other. Before she was 16, she couldn’t have left us. She was just staying overnight at Kaiyuan Temple. If you want to know about her, ask the abbot tomorrow. If you’re worried, it’s easy to come to Kaiyuan Temple without her next time. Mu Lan said directly.
Li Shiyu hum, but the pressure in the heart of the uneasiness has not dispersed, but ultimately did not say anything.
Soon, Li Shiyu hugged Mu Lan and fell asleep.
……
The next day, before Li Shiyu went back with his lovesickness and Mu Lan, he went to see the abbot of Kaiyuan Temple in private. When the abbot talked about Rong Zhi, he liked him and kept nodding: He’s a quiet young man who doesn’t talk much. He’s been in the temple for three years. Although he hasn’t entered the empty door, he has abided by the rules of the temple and helped the temple do a lot of things. The pilgrims at the temple are no strangers to Yung Chih, and the monks at the temple are quite fond of him. In the words of
the abbot, there is no problem.
“Do you know the origin of Rong Zhi?” Li Shiyu asked again.
The abbot shook his head and said, “That’s not much to ask. Everyone in the world has his own reasons, and it’s impossible to ask one by one.”. But the poor monk feels that Rong Zhi is not an ordinary person, and that he will become a great man in the future.
Li Shiyu did not speak, he felt the same.
Rong Zhi and used to be too similar, because of the similarity, so Li Shiyu will be vigilant.
But Li Shiyu also knew that the abbot could not ask anything here, thinking of Mulan’s words, Li Shiyu also gradually put down his heart, and soon returned to the wing, with Mulan mother and daughter on the carriage, the carriage slowly toward the direction of the palace.
…… When Mu Lan and Li Shiyu came back
this time, they stayed in the imperial palace for a long time. Because of the approaching Hungry Ghost Festival and the poor health of Rong Lian, they did not leave and accompanied Rong Lian. Li Shiyu asked about the affairs of Aofeng Chaozhong, but did not interfere.
Life is peaceful.
Acacia back to the imperial palace, also did not mention Rong Zhi, also never left the imperial palace, before the worry, Li Shiyu also followed gradually put down. Lovesickness is also the same as the ordinary time, every day with the edge of Mu Lan, accompany this Rong Lian chat, occasionally with Ao Feng to Mu Wangfu door.
Rong Lian’s health is getting better and better, but she is too old to live in the temple for a long time. So when Rong Lian comes back this time, she probably won’t leave the palace easily. After all, there are more people in the palace, and the imperial doctors are also in the palace. It’s better to deal with a situation in time, so it’s more convenient for Rong Lian to stay in the palace.
That day, when Mu Lan was about to go to see Rong Zhi, suddenly Xia He came in and said, “Empress, the emperor has come.”
This Mu Lan is quiet, a little surprised.
Now the emperor is Aofeng, is no longer Li Shiyu, Aofeng adult, rarely take the initiative to find Mu Lan, in addition to the daily greeting, it is even more impossible as a child, everything will take the initiative and Mu Lan said, not the relationship between mother and son is cold, but in another way to express.
After all, Ao Feng has been an adult for many years, and it is not normal to pester Mu Lan again.
“Your Majesty, please come in.” Mu Lan came to his senses and nodded.
Soon Xia He retreated, and in a short time, Ao Feng had already come in. The slaves on both sides knelt down to pay their respects. Ao Feng brushed his sleeves, and the slaves stood up and left in a hurry. Only Ao Feng and Mu Lan were left in the
bedroom.
Mu Lan raised his eyebrows. “What’s the matter with the emperor today? Can he come here in person?”
“See your mother, my son.” Ao Feng, please pay your respects.
Ao Feng has never been because of his identity, the attitude of Mu Lan is different, see Mu Lan every time is respectful, without the slightest ambiguity. Will also accompany Mu Lan to talk, just won’t be like childhood and Mu Lan act like a spoiled child.
Mu Lan smiled, motioned to Ao Feng to sit down, and then found a place to sit down.
Ao Feng is not in a hurry to speak, Mu Lan is not in a hurry to ask, know that Ao Feng has nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace, so find some topics and Ao Feng chat, waiting for Ao Feng willing to take the initiative to speak.
Xia He quietly sent a small point, which Mu Lan liked.
“Try it.” Mu Lan gave Ao Feng.
Ao Feng shook his head. “Mother’s rose cake is good. In Imperial Kitchen, there are too few people who can make it. What they can do is not authentic.”
“I’ll do it for you myself another day.” Mu Lan smiled.
In front of Ao Feng, Mu Lan did not use the name of Ai Jia, and he was not used to it and did not like it. Ao Feng is used to it, and he doesn’t think there’s anything strange about it.
“Thank you, Mother.” Ao Feng thanked him.
Then, after a moment of silence, Aofeng looked at Mulan. Mulan even smiled. “Tell me, if you have something to do with me, you don’t have to hide it. You can say it directly.”
Ao Feng did not look for Li Shiyu, but directly to Mu Lan, want to come is not a state matter, but a private matter, so Mu Lan is not polite.
Ao Feng quieted down and said, “I really can’t hide my thoughts from my mother. I have something to ask for.”
“What is?” Mu Lan is curious.
Now Aofeng is the king of a country, the world is Aofeng, what is the need for their own? As soon as Ao Feng gave the order, no one dared to disobey.
Ao Feng bowed his head and hesitated for a moment before continuing, “I want to make a concubine, but I need my mother to take care of it.”
This is even more surprising to Mu Lan.
Now big week’s harem, are not rich or noble people, these concubines private struggle, Mu Lan can not be unclear, but they fight again ruthless, also dare not be presumptuous in front of Mu Lan, and Aofeng for such a struggle ten turn a blind eye, such a struggle, will be a strange balance.
But now Ao Feng said such a thing to himself, which surprised Mu Lan.
But Mu Lan didn’t ask much: “Who needs the emperor to let me take care of it personally?”
“She was a slave of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the minister wanted her mother to give her an identity so that she could be justified.” Ao Feng said directly.
Mulan nodded. “Bring me someone to see.”
Ao Feng hum, no objection.
Other words, Mu Lan did not ask, Aofeng as an emperor, want to give people a legitimate identity, is an easy thing, but Aofeng for this girl but personally to beg themselves, let themselves give her an identity, so that Aofeng can be made a concubine, that is nothing more than for this person in the harem will not be bullied.
Now the harem, the power is complex. If there is no backing, it will soon disappear silently in this harem, even if there is strength, there is always someone stronger than you.
But if rely on Mu Lan, that is not the same, not to mention the imperial palace, even if the whole week no one dares to move Mu Lan. Even though Li Shiyu was already the overlord, what he said was very authoritative, so no one dared to touch Mu Lan.
That’s why Ao Feng is looking for Mu Lan.
Ao Feng even if the emperor, it is impossible to look at the harem all the time, this is not proof, Ao Feng to this girl is moving the heart?
Mu Lan looked at Ao Feng. “Are you tempted?”
“No.” Ao Feng denies it. “Mother doesn’t need to think much about it. I’m not tempted. I just want to keep her. Naturally, it’s useful.”
Mu Lan twisted his eyebrows and wanted to ask more, but in the end Mu Lan did not say anything, quiet, nodded, Ao Feng thanked, accompanied Mu Lan to chat for a while, and then left Mu Lan’s bedroom. When Mu Lan told Li Shiyu about
this incident afterwards, Li Shiyu just twisted his eyebrows and didn’t say anything: “If you don’t like to do this, don’t pay any attention to it.”
Mulan thought for a moment. “I’ll have a look first.”
“Mmm.” Li Shiyu did not object.
And Mu Lan did not wait long, Ao Feng did not personally call people to Mu Lan’s bedroom, but took Mu Lan to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, saw Ao Feng to set up the imperial concubine.
Even in a palace dress, it looks unremarkable, but Mu Lan can see at a glance that this girl is not a simple place.
“She has changed her face.” “Not much, just a slight change in appearance,” Mu Lan said lightly.
“Yes.” Ao Feng didn’t deny it. Then
Mu Lan looked at Ao Feng and said, “Do you know?”
“I know.” Ao Feng Ying Sheng. For the
rest, Mulan didn’t say much or ask questions. He just reminded Aofeng, “I think you always know what you’re going to do. Think twice before you do anything.”
“My son obeys his mother’s teachings.” Ao Feng is very respectful.
Mu Lan also did not say anything, two people quietly left the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Mu Lan also knew for the first time, this girl’s name is blue Xiang son. She called her to the side, before long completed the triple jump, became the red man in front of Mu Lan, Mu Lan directly named her princess.
In the whole process, Lan Xiang’er did not say anything, as if she had known it for a long time.
But after the Hungry Ghost Festival, Ao Feng issued a decree to confer the title of Lan Xiang’er on Concubine Lan and grant her the Guanglan Palace. Li Shiyu did not say a word
during the whole process, as if he had acquiesced in such an act. But for Lan Xiang’er, Li Shiyu is no stranger, during this period in Mu Lan’s side back and forth to see several times.
After the canonization, Mu Lan and Li Shiyu left the underground palace again, and Acacia still followed them.
This time they are going to live in Yunnan and Guizhou for the first half of the year, where it is like spring all the year round, but it is a long way. So if you go there, you won’t come back hastily. Naturally, you want to live comfortably. Li Shiyu indulged Mu Lan and would not say much.
But two people also did not expect, they stayed in Yunnan for half a year, set off back to Beijing, before arriving in Kyoto, they usually went to Kaiyuan Temple, before the tolerance of things, two people did not think much, as usual with lovesickness.
Just did not expect, in the night of Kaiyuan Temple, Rong Jiu came in a hurry.
Li Shi-yu’s face was serious, and he hadn’t seen Yung Chiu look like this for many years: “What happened to you that made you so panicked?”
“Fourth Master, the Kuanglan Palace is on fire. Concubine Lan died in the Kuanglan Palace. The emperor himself.” Rong Jiu didn’t know what to say for the rest of the story.
“Say.” Li Shiyu’s face darkened. “The emperor has been in the Kuanglan Palace for three days and hasn’t left. It’s no use trying to persuade him, and he hasn’t gone to court before. So I thought that the fourth Master and his wife had already returned to Kyoto, so I hurried here.”
This is something that has never happened before. When
Mu Lan hears, also follow to twist eyebrow, after all this blue Xiang son is canonized for imperial concubine also is only more than half a year of time, this blink of an eye, how to go out of such a mistake.
Two people did not hesitate, at dawn, with Acacia back to the palace.
Only when Mulan and Li Shiyu came back, Aofeng had come out of Guanglan Palace, the door of Guanglan Palace was locked and became a mess, Aofeng did not allow anyone to enter, even when he saw Li Shiyu and Mulan, Aofeng was expressionless, and did not explain much,
Mulan and Li Shiyu looked at each other. Didn’t ask in the end.
And after this day, Ao Feng seemed to return to normal, as if nothing had happened. Although
Mu Lan is worried, but also did not ask much.
……
Such an episode, soon passed,
Mu Lan and Li Shiyu’s life did not have any changes, to the age of 16, the two did not take Acacia to travel again. The cold winter of the
year.
Two people back to the Great Wall, the Great Wall has long been covered with snow, but two people live in the other courtyard before, but the mood is different from before.
At that time, Li Shiyu and Mu Lan were fleeing, but now they are walking leisurely, and then looking at everything familiar around them, Mu Lan has some feelings, Li Shiyu seems to know Mu Lan’s idea, bowed his head and chuckled, so gently hugged Mu Lan, and gently circled her into his arms.
Mu Lan did not refuse, but looked at the snowy area beyond the Great Wall and said, “I’m back at last.”
“Like it here?” Li Shi-yu bowed his head and asked, “You said at that time that if you had time in the future, you would definitely live outside the Great Wall for a while.”. Lovesickness is 16 years old now. Ao Feng is watching in the palace. You don’t have to worry. Ao Feng is good at everything in Dazhou. Zhiyi also has the style of Zhan Xiao in those days. You don’t need us to worry about anything. If you want to, you can stay here for a while. “Besides, the Murong leader and Ji Niang’s daughter Jinling are both outside the Great Wall, so they are not completely unfamiliar places,”
Li Shiyu said directly.
“Good.” “Stay here for a while and go back when you want to,” laughs Mu Lan.
Li Shiyu hum, before coming here, Li Shiyu already had such a plan, so everything in the other courtyard has been sorted out, the preparation of things, a lot of things, enough for them to live here for a long time, as long as Mu Lan wants to do things, Li Shiyu will unconditionally accompany, there will be no objection.
And the snow was still falling outside the window.
Mulan watched quietly, then suddenly said, “Would you like to go out with me for a walk?”
“It’s snowing.” Li Shiyu twisted his eyebrows and took a look.
“Pretty good, too.” Mu Lan laughs, “In the past, when it was snowing, we wouldn’t have never left.”
“It was in Kyoto.” Li Shiyu bowed his head.
But in Mu Lan’s eyebrows, Li Shiyu saw the insistence, this, Li Shiyu did not say anything, very calm holding Mu Lan’s hand, quietly toward the outside of the house, and then go out, carefully put on a thick cloak for Mu Lan, wearing a hat, holding an umbrella for her, this just took her toward the outside of the house.
Mu Lan was led by Li Shiyu.
Back to Dazhou, it is not the body before, as long as the weather gets cold, her palms are not hot, but Li Shiyu is completely different, Li Shiyu’s palms are always warm, wrapped around you, you will feel a burst of warmth, no longer feel cold. When they
walked out of the house, it seemed that the snow was heavier.
Snowflakes fell on their cloaks one by one, one red and one black. In this vast expanse of snow, it looked particularly striking. Even the falling snowflakes were in the shape of complete snowflakes and would not melt. Mu Lan looked at his shoulders and his long black hair, and suddenly smiled.
“What are you laughing at?” Li Shiyu raised his eyebrows and asked. With a faint smile still in her eyes,
Mu Lan looked at Li Shiyu and then said, “Does this look like a white head all the way?”
Li Shiyu is quiet, for a while and a half will not be able to come to his senses, can only look like this, Mu Lan, as if do not understand what Mu Lan said.
Mu Lan’s slender hand reached out and gently pointed to the snowflakes on Li Shiyu’s shoulders and hair. His tone was not impatient: “We walked here from outside the house, and our shoulders and hair are already covered with snowflakes. The original hair has disappeared and turned silvery white. This is called growing old all the way, and it also means that we grow old together.”
Big week people naturally do not know these romantic words, but Mu Lan is from the modern society, idol drama to see more, almost most of the idol drama, if in winter, there will inevitably be such a picture, whether it is a breakup or a big ending, snow is the most romantic.
Li Shiyu did not seem to understand, but he understood the words of growing old together. He lowered his head, and the bridge of his high nose touched the tip of Mu Lan’s nose. He lowered his head and chuckled, “Lan, we will grow old together.”. Even on the day I leave, I will be behind you, so that you will not have any burden.
Mu Lan’s hand had already covered Li Shiyu’s lips: “Don’t talk nonsense.”
Li Shiyu chuckled and kissed him. Mu Lan did not refuse. He stood on tiptoe and put his arms around Li Shiyu’s neck. He let people kiss him. The heavy snow was still falling, which did not affect their feelings at all. To the depth of
love, to the intensity of the kiss, Li Shiyu loosened Mu Lan, breathing a little gasp, but every word could not be more clear: “Lan, I love you.”
“I love you too.” Mu Lan looked up, and his eyebrows and eyes were still dotted with smiles.
Mu Lan remembered what Li Shiyu had said, and she amazed the time.
Then, Li Shiyu is gentle years.
Three lives, in fact, they have long been close to each other, is the community of life, perhaps once missed, perhaps once flummoxed, but in any case, their love for each other has never dissipated.
Some words, Mu Lan to the mouth, finally did not ask the export, what is the importance of those answers? Long ago not important, now everything, for Mu Lan, enough.
She couldn’t help chuckling.
Li Shiyu also looked at Mu Lan. “What are you laughing at?”
“Nothing.” Mu Lan shook his head and denied it. Every reaction of
Mu Lan, Li Shiyu can see clearly at a glance, he does not believe at all, so hold Mu Lan’s chin: “You lie.”
“Do you really want to listen?” Mu Lan raised his eyebrows.
Li Shiyu gave a hum.
Mu Lan nodded, but her hand was still held by Li Shiyu, walking step by step towards the house, while the snow outside the house was getting heavier and heavier. Mu Lan lowered his eyebrows, looked at the tips of his shoes, and was quiet for a moment before he looked up and looked at the man again.
“Did you take care of the person who provided the cloth for the Li family’s embroidery house?” Mu Lan asked.
Li Shiyu did not expect, hum, also did not deny, with Mu Lan’s wisdom, it is impossible to hide for a lifetime, but Mu Lan did not mention, Li Shiyu did not need to mention it.
“Why did you suddenly ask that?” Li Shiyu looked at Mu Lan and asked calmly.
I have a good memory. Even people I met ten years ago can still remember it clearly. Because they were Li Shi-li’s people, you dealt with them in order to prevent future trouble, didn’t you? Mu Lan asked again.
“Yes.” Li Shi-yu, however, did not deny it, but was a little sour. “Are you reluctant to give up?”.
This sentence, contains too much meaning, more is to ask Mu Lan, is not reluctant to give up Li Shili this person, if not, why suddenly mention this person.
But no matter what Mu Lan said, Li Shiyu would not get angry with Mu Lan.
Mu Lan did not mention this matter for no reason.
She knew very well that for more than ten years after Li Shili left, Li Shiyu had always taken this matter to heart, but Li Shiyu did not say that every year on the day of Li Shili’s death, Mu Lan would still go to the solitary grave in the suburbs to have a look, just stand there and pour a glass of yellow wine.
Li Shiyu did not stop, he knew that no matter how Li Shili, but the treatment of Mu Lan, Li Shili has always been kind to Mu Lan, so in such circumstances, Li Shiyu will not say anything, but does not mean that Li Shiyu’s heart will not be sour.
And Mu Lan has never mentioned anything about Li Shili with Li Shiyu, including their past, bit by bit, never.
“Shi Yu.” Mu Lan suddenly called the man’s name.
Li Shiyu quieted down and hum.
I’ve never had a crush on him, from the beginning to now. It’s what I should do to see him every year. No matter what the circumstances, he never laid a hand on me. So, this is human nature. That way, I won’t feel guilty.
Mu Lan’s voice came slowly, and her hand circled Li Shiyu’s waist, quietly speaking out her thoughts. As
Li Shiyu listened, it was not until Mu Lan spoke that his thin lips moved slightly, and his words were difficult to speak, as if they were extremely difficult: “I want to ask, if you had met Li Shi-li instead of me on the side of the road, would that have changed the relationship between you and me?”
This, when Li Shili also asked Mu Lan.
Mu Lan quieted down and looked up at Li Shiyu with a particularly bright smile: “You and I must have gone through three lifetimes. He can’t be a barrier between us.”
“Thousands of years have passed from my first life to the second life with you. Is there no change?” Li Shiyu opened his mouth lightly.
Mu Lan understood the meaning of the words at once. Instead of being angry, he bowed his head and chuckled. Then he continued, “Yes, we have gone through thousands of years, but during these thousands of years, I have been frozen in the iceberg and can’t move until I meet you again.”
“Li Shi-yuan was also ahead of me.” Li Shiyu’s tone is a little sour.
Mu Lan lowered his head and smiled: “So God didn’t realize that he was wrong and let me be reborn again?”
Li Shiyu was a little surprised.
His original intention was not this, but that Mu Lan married into the East Palace first, and then left the East Palace. But apparently that’s not what Mu Lan meant.
Quiet, Mu Lan realized that Li Shiyu seemed to have never understood this past, she no longer concealed, bowed her head to explain, Li Shiyu’s eyes appeared shocked and incredible, so looking at Mu Lan, that kind of accident is obvious.
“Therefore, all mistakes will eventually be corrected.” Mu Lan smiled.
“What about Li Shi-li?” Li Shiyu’s topic went back to Li Shili.
Mu Lan still had a smile on his face. “He once asked me this question. If he had come first, would the end be different?”
“You–” Li Shiyu’s voice paused slightly. “How did you answer?”
I said, there are no ifs. But even if he comes first, then my final choice will only be you, because all the forces in the dark have tied us together. Therefore, I love you, forever and ever, not any external force can stop, there may be difficulties, there may be wavering, but in the end this person is still you. Every word of
Mu Lan is very clear.
Li Shiyu listened, the furrowed brows stretched out, quietly holding Mu Lan into his arms. The snow
outside the window is still falling, and there is no intention of stopping. “Fourth Master, madam,” said the slave at the
gate, “the Murong leader will ask you to come to the mansion tomorrow to talk about the old days.”
“Tell Chief Murong that he will be there on time tomorrow.” Li Shiyu answered.
The slave left quickly again.
Two people still embrace each other, sitting quietly on the edge of the window, watching the snow flying, each other’s eyes, full of affection. It’s really good to have you
in this life.
……
Many years later,
Li Shiyu and Mu Lan returned to Kyoto because Aofeng personally led the troops to war, which had never happened to several emperors in Dazhou, and the place where Aofeng started was just a small country, which could be won without any effort without Aofeng.
Big week is the most powerful country on this land, nature will not bully the weak, but now Aofeng did so, two people hurried back, Aofeng seems to know the opposition of two people, before two people come back, has raised troops to set out.
Later, Li Shiyu and Mu Lan understood that Aofeng was still for Lan Xiang’er, who had come to ask for help in person. In
the human world, no matter the emperor or the common people, they can’t pass the word of love.
Still later, Aofeng came back with Lan Xiang’er, and there was a young man who was exactly the same as Aofeng, who could understand at a glance.
This is Dazhou’s later empress.
Ao Feng Mu Lan is not worried, she is worried about the Acacia that grew up in the palm of her hand.
She and Li Shiyu never thought that when they were sixteen years old, they put their lovesickness in the imperial palace, and when they joined hands in the world, the young man Rong Zhi, who met in Kaiyuan Temple many years ago, appeared on the edge of lovesickness, and lovesickness insisted on marrying.
Even if all the people are against it, lovesickness will marry without hesitation.
But this marriage, but also never thought, in the year when Acacia was nineteen years old, they never saw Acacia again. No matter Aofeng and Li Shiyu spent countless manpower and material resources, they never found lovesickness again, and lovesickness disappeared from their world out of thin air. The emperor’s son-in-law of the princess’s mansion, Rong Zhi,
disappeared.
At that time, Li Shiyu and Aofeng were furious, but they had no alternative. If they left Dazhou, there would be no trace of their search.
This is the pain in Mu Lan’s heart, which can not be forgotten for a long time, but there is nothing he can do. Until
many years later, the rapid rise of a country, next to Dazhou, became the biggest hidden danger of Dazhou. The Li family knew very well that it was the country that was taken away by Dazhou’s assists, and even Dazhou was ready for war. But there was a strange balance between the two countries, and no one moved.
The border is becoming more and more tense.
It was not until they found the imperial concubine in the palace of Dajin that she had the same face as Acacia. The true face of the hidden emperor appeared in front of everyone. It was the young man of Kaiyuan Temple, and later the son-in-law of Acacia.
No one knows what happened here, waiting for Rong Zhi to return to Dazhou with lovesickness. Lovesickness has long been the mother of two children. Even though she has experienced countless hardships, when she finally gazed at each other, she still had the ignorance and love of her youth.
In the world, the word “love” is the most painful, but it will eventually go through once. All
I want is to grow old together in the end.
That’s enough.
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