I don't know when, Pei Yuanhao came to Yihua Palace.

It was so dark, and the candlelight in front of the table only shone on the windowsill, I couldn't see the expression on his face, and I couldn't even see the glint of love in his eyes, but I felt that his whole person was gloomy, as if it was about to merge with the night.

Miao Yan sensed something, followed my gaze and looked out, and was stunned for a moment.

"Father......?"

He stood outside, motionless and looking at us.

For some reason, I think he's been here for a long time, without us noticing, and maybe he's heard everything I said.

But...... It doesn't matter anymore.

I sat there lightly, looking at the figure that seemed to be condensed in the night, Miao Yan looked at him, and the expression on his face became very complicated for a while, as if he didn't know what kind of expression he should use to face him, and stood there stupidly.

The three of them fell into silence all of a sudden.

I don't know how long later, a cold wind blew in, blowing the candle flame on the table constantly flickering, and after the last few violent struggles, it went out with a pop.

The entire Yihua Palace seemed to fall into darkness all of a sudden.

I clearly heard the sound of Miao Yan's rapid breathing, and I looked very uneasy, and my eyes, accustomed to the light, looked out again, and saw that under the moonlight, the man had finally taken a step forward.

As soon as he moved, I saw that behind him, Gonggong Yu and a few little eunuchs were standing motionless.

Thinking about it, it should be that after Miao Yan entered Yihua Palace, they went to the imperial study to ask the emperor for the imperial driver, and how long Pei Yuanhao came, they probably stood quietly like this for a long time, but the emperor didn't open his mouth and didn't move, so they naturally didn't dare to make a sound.

Even at this moment, Pei Yuanhao had already walked in, they didn't dare to move, they just stood in the corner from afar, looking at us from afar.

Finally, I heard a footstep and walked through the door.

The moonlight cast a faint shadow on the ground, and I saw his tall figure come in, standing in the middle of the room, as if looking at me, and as if not looking at me.

After a long silence, his somewhat hoarse voice came from the darkness.

"Wonderful words go back first. ”

I heard Miao Yan's breathing get even more chaotic, she slowly turned around, looked at the tall dark figure not far away, and suddenly said, "I don't want it!"

Her voice was very loud, and when it suddenly sounded in this quiet and empty Yihua Palace, it was like a thunderbolt suddenly exploding on a sunny day, shaking people's ears a little buzzing.

Pei Yuanhao and I obviously didn't expect her to say this, and both of us were stunned.

She continued: "Dad, don't hurt your mother anymore!"

“……”

“……”

At this moment, I was stunned.

What did she say?

She asked Pei Yuanhao - don't hurt me anymore?

Don't hurt me anymore?

This sentence made my tears, tears that I thought I wouldn't care about, suddenly welled up in my eyes.

It turns out that there will still be people who say such things for me.

Don't hurt me anymore, don't hurt me anymore! When I was hurt, when I ate those drug-laced meals and hit the wall in a mad frenzy, when I was dragged out into the yard and beaten by those men, when I closed my eyes and bit open the throat of a rat, and the warm blood gushed into my mouth with a disgusting feeling of nausea...... I've shouted this in my heart countless times.

But no one heard.

If you hear it, no one will care.

I've been hurt enough, I've never taken the initiative to hurt anyone, I've just been protecting myself, but my protection has become a reason for others to hurt me, and people have inflicted too much harm on me that I shouldn't have suffered.

At this moment, there is finally someone who says this for me, and the person who says this is my daughter.

I thought that she gave me the most ruthless knife in my life, but now, she gave me the most gentle comfort in my life.

I only felt that my chest was swollen, as if something warm was about to burst out, and looking at her thin and thin figure, but in front of me, I suddenly felt that I didn't have to be afraid of anything.

I choked up: "Wonderful words......"

And the figure standing not far away, after hearing this, I clearly saw him shake violently, as if he was about to fall down on his feet.

After a long time, he seemed to take a deep breath.

"I won't. ”

“……”

"I said I wouldn't hurt her again. ”

“……”

"I ...... Won't hurt her. ”

I heard the hesitation and trembling in his voice that I had never felt before, as if for the first time I had distrusted myself, and he had always been such a confident and even conceited person, even the wonderful words could hear the trembling in his words, and subconsciously took a step towards him.

However, it still did not leave my side.

She cried and said, "Then why did Daddy do this to his mother at that time?"

This time, he reached out and grabbed the table behind him.

I heard the table shake and the teacups and teapots on it clanged, and he didn't speak, just pinched the edge of the table, his breath getting heavier and heavier in the night.

Miao Yan finally seemed to be unable to hold back, and cried at him: "Why? Why did Dad do this?"

“……”

"Why do you want to do this to your mother?"

“……”

In the dark night, such questioning, one by one, seems to hit people's souls.

She kept crying and asking, but I, Pei Yuanhao, neither of us could open our mouths, not only him, but even I didn't know, I clearly remembered that I loved him, and I clearly remembered everything when I loved him, every bit of happiness, but in the end, we just came to this day, to this moment.

The fragmented reality cannot be reversed by anyone.

Listening to the wonderful words with crying and stubborn questions, he didn't move again, but the cups and saucers on the table kept colliding, it was his hand that was holding the edge of the table, and he was constantly exerting force, I even thought he would overturn the table in the next moment.

It's been another upside down.

But he didn't, he just spoke in a hoarse voice, the voice was not at all his own, I seemed to hear a stranger talking, and he said eagerly: "You guys, bring the princess back!"

As soon as the words fell, the Jade Gonggong outside hurriedly walked in.

This time, Miao Yan panicked, she hurriedly turned around and grabbed my clothes in a panic: "I don't want it!"

Where would they listen to her, standing outside from afar, listening to the voice inside, and knowing what was going on, the emperor's voice had already become like that, they could only come over immediately, trembling and grabbing Miao Yan's shoulder: "Your Royal Highness Princess, you better go back quickly." ”

"I don't want it, I don't want it!"

"Your Highness, be obedient, don't let the emperor be angry. ”

"I don't want it, I don't want others to hurt my mother, Dad, don't hurt my mother!"

She shouted, and even began to struggle and fight, the room was so dark, those little eunuchs didn't dare to scratch her hard, for fear of hurting her, they all froze for a while, she pulled my clothes to death, crying: "I don't want it!

Hearing her cry like this, my heart felt like I had been cut a few times, and it was painful.

However, looking at the figure standing stubbornly in the night, refusing to speak again, just trembling constantly, I thought about it, still lowered my head, and said: "Miaoyan, don't worry, no one will hurt my mother anymore." ”

When she heard my words, she was stunned for a moment, and looked up at me, her eyes full of tears.

I choked up, stretched out my hand, and stroked her face, but first stained a hand of tears, which suddenly made my heart ache even more, I gritted my teeth and said, "Your father promised you that he would not hurt me again." You go back......"

“……”

"Let's go back. ”

When she was a little stunned, Father-in-law Yu hurriedly beckoned a few little eunuchs to half-help and half-hug her out, until she walked out of the door, I could still hear the sound of scrambling outside, but, gradually, the sound was far away......

Yihua Palace once again fell into silence.

It's just that this silence is more special than any previous time, I heard my heartbeat in such an empty and cold night, felt my breathing, and even looked at the dark shadow in front of me, but I inexplicably felt as if there was actually nothing, everything was empty.

The years are like water, and in the end, what is picked up can't reflect a handful of moonlight.

He didn't say anything more, but the sound of the cups and saucers clinking on the table gradually faded away, and I could feel him standing there looking at me, but there seemed to be no light in his eyes, only the darkness condensed from the night.

After some time, he slowly walked towards me.

One step, one step.

I watched his mountain-like figure approach little by little, until he walked in front of me, as if there was really a mountain traversing in front of me, blocking a qiē.

And then slowly, the mountain collapsed.

Right in front of me, he slowly, buried himself.

I don't know if he was crouching or half-kneeling, and I couldn't see anything in the dark night, but when he slowly raised his head, I could see his face clearly by the little moonlight that spilled in through the window.

Pale, panicked, and even at a loss I've never seen before.

This is a strange Pei Yuanhao.

Not only had I never seen it, but I couldn't even imagine it, his breathing was disordered, his heartbeat was messy, and even his eyes were flustered like never before.

Then, I felt his hand slowly reach over, and after the cold fingertips touched the back of my hand, immediately, the cold palm also ironed up, and held my hand hard.

In the darkness, he opened his mouth and said softly, "Light ......"