She slept for three hours before waking up.

When I woke up, it was past noon, and the maids were dozing under the porch in twos and threes, and there were two little maids sweeping in the courtyard. The king of Lanling had already left, and the lady must have told him what the truth of those things was, and where those people were now. She should not be wrong with staring at the lady last night as she wrote letters and prayers.

After using some buttermilk syrup, Yun Yao went to the yard to dry the copper coins. Today's sun is very good, which is very suitable for turning copper coins and tortoise shells, but now she has no tortoise shells in her hands, so she can only use copper coins to make up the numbers. While flipping through the copper coins, she listened to the maids talk about that King Lanling was a little strange today, and after sending the lady away, she went to the side courtyard alone to practice swords, and brought a lot of wine jars over.

- What's wrong with him?

Yun Yao was a little surprised, so she picked out six half-new copper coins and went into the house to make a hexagram for King Lanling. The hexagram shows that the king of Lanling has no illness and no disaster recently, showing a stable appearance in Zhongji. This is already a rare auspicious appearance for the fierce King of Lanling.

But how could he run to the side courtyard alone to drink in a sullen voice?

Yun Yao was a little puzzled, so she wanted to take a look for herself. She didn't go by herself, but a faint shadow floated out of her body and drifted straight towards the side courtyard. The Lanling Palace's mansion is not big, and there are only two or three side courtyards, so she quickly found a place and floated into the side courtyard.

King Lanling really danced his sword in the front yard, the sword light was dignified and powerful.

The three-foot Qingfeng was spitting cold in the sun, the sword was dignified, his figure was so fast that he could barely see clearly, only to see the man's clothes flying under the paulownia tree, the long sword slammed into the ground, the tip of the sword trembled, and the fine paulownia flowers were scattered all over the sky, falling one after another.

The dark sleeves of the royal robe swept across the ground and the fallen flowers, and large beads of sweat slowly slid down the bridge of his tall nose.

Smack.

A cold bead of sweat rolled down to the ground, slowly melting away a puddle of water stains. King Lanling seemed to have just woken up from a dream, panting roughly. He withdrew his sword into its scabbard, grabbed a jar of wine from the stone table next to him, and gulped it down.

Then he leaned heavily against the plane tree, the cold liquor sliding down his throat as hot as a knife's edge.

The lady just said to him that those things in the past were indeed the work of King Qinghe. King Qinghe is a member of the former dynasty, and he can be said to hate his father, the former Wenxiang Emperor Gao Cheng, but he can't help but rely on Gao Cheng. Therefore, in the former dynasty and the harem, King Qinghe acted quite ruthlessly, slowly dispersing the power of the clan of the previous dynasty, so as not to be destroyed by the Gao clan in one fell swoop.

As for the lady herself, she purely hated Wu and Wu, but she hated all of them to the extreme.

At last the lady gave him something, and said to him: All the men of the past are almost dead; Fortunately, most of those who survived are still staying in the west (Northern Zhou) and will never return to Yecheng for the rest of their lives.

If he wants to overturn the case...... That's impossible.

King Lanling closed his eyes, and the liquor slid into his stomach, burning his chest.

The lady also said that she had given him the things because she had seen someone last night. If it weren't for seeing that person, she would never have stepped into the Lanling Mansion for half a step in her life. And that person, that person, is his biological mother......

"Mother......" he murmured, his eyes tingling a little in the sun. The cold liquor was poured into the throat, one jar after another, as if to vent all those painful and dark feelings in the liquor.

If Mother is still alive, then why didn't she come to see him? Why? Why!

Is it because on that day, he hurried back from Lanling County, but he couldn't see his mother for the last time......

Suddenly, a beautiful woman dressed in red slowly descended, looking at him gently and smiling as before.

King Lanling was stunned, looked at the man in disbelief, and muttered, "Mother? ”

"Su'er." The beauty smiled and said, "Spirits hurt your body, you don't have to drink too much." ”

The beauty took two steps forward, as if to touch the top of his head, but the hands seemed to be condensed by mist, and the moment they touched his body, they pierced straight through. He looked at her in a daze, like a child, and muttered, "Mother." His voice was close to choking.

The beauty said helplessly: "Look, you can't touch me." ”

King Lanling pinched the wine jar and crushed it little by little. The sharp edge of the jar cut across his palm, slowly oozing some blood. He spread his hands loosely, as if he wanted to hold the hem of the beauty's clothes, and said in a dumb voice, "Mother." ”

The color of pain and pathos gathered in his eyes, and he could feel the pain and desolation even in the scorching sun.

"Mother." King Lanling said hoarsely, "I can't do it." Unless the west (Northern Zhou) is completely destroyed, it will be difficult for me to bring that person to Yecheng for the rest of my life, so that His Majesty can overturn the old case of the previous dynasty. I...... I can't do ......."

The beauty looked at him softly and smiled, and said softly: "A-Niang knows." ”

She knew that unless King Lanling led his troops to pacify the Northern Zhou, those things would be sealed forever.

The beauty looked at King Lanling with a smile and said softly, "Mother doesn't blame you. Su'er has done a good job, better than her mother thought she would do. Mother is leaving, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay with you for a long time. If you miss your mother, your mother ...... Mother will come back to see you from time to time. You have to remember that in this world, you are the only person your mother cares about, whether in the palace or in the house, you have to take good care of yourself. ”

King Lanling's eyes were sorrowful, and he suddenly got up and said, "Mother! ”

The beauty looked at him quietly and smiled, and then slowly, little by little, disappeared into the air.

King Lanling took two steps forward, trying to catch her, but his hands were empty, and there was nothing left.

He leaned heavily against the sycamore tree, grabbed another jar of liquor, and gulped it down. The cold liquor was like a knife edge, wringing at his stomach. A faint shadow crouched beside him, he couldn't see it, but he could feel a slight coolness.

The shadow stayed with him quietly for a moment, and then drifted away. She drifted all the way back to her bedroom, and the harsh sunlight shone in through the window, making people a little dazzled. She got up and pushed open the door, followed the path in her memory, and found the plane tree where the king of Lanling was.

King Lanling was already drunk, talking some nonsense intermittently, and there was a cold mark on his cheeks, and he didn't know if it was the beads of sweat when he had just practiced the sword, or because of excessive pathos...... She walked to King Lanling's side, leaned down, gently wiped the water marks on his cheeks, and called softly, "King, go back." ”

King Lanling opened his eyes and looked at her, and muttered, "It's you." ”

Yun Yao leaned over to King Lanling's side, took away the wine jar in his hand, and used the silver hairpin to pick open the broken porcelain pieces.

Just now, under the grief of King Lanling, he accidentally crushed the wine jar, and these broken porcelain pieces were pierced in the palm of his hand, and the slightly hot blood beads slowly seeped out. King Lanling looked at her motionlessly, and two small people were reflected in his eyes, slowly fading away from those gloomy colors.

He raised his hand to brush her long hair, but suddenly saw that his palm was stained with blood, so he gave up again.

She carefully picked up the broken porcelain pieces, carefully bandaged them with muslin cloth, and said softly: "King, the spirits hurt your body. ”

King Lanling smiled and said in a low voice, "It's you." ”

He was still drunk, his eyes were hazy, as if he couldn't recognize the person in front of him.

Yun Yao struggled to pick him up, trying to help him back into the bedroom. But King Lanling laughed lowly twice, leaned into her arms, and then slowly closed his eyes, and fell asleep. It was as if he had unloaded all his burdens, and slept peacefully in her arms.

The afterglow of the setting sun casts obliquely, illuminating the mottled shadows of the trees. The courtyard is full of falling paulownia flowers, a faint fragrance. King Lanling fell asleep in her arms, her long hair scattered in the palm of her hand, like a night that could not be dissolved.

Yun Yao gently covered his forehead and said softly, "Go to sleep." ”

He was really, so tired.

After a few more moments, the maids came in twos and threes with their food tables, and it was time for dinner.

Yun Yao looked down at the Lanling King in her arms, and sighed helplessly. He slept peacefully, like a big lazy cat, with all his fangs and claws folded. It is probably only when he fights on the battlefield that he shows his claws and turns into a dangerous and hideous beast.

The maid whispered: Do you want to wake up the king?

Yun Yao listened to his breathing, which was long and long, as if he was in a very stable dream.

"That's it." Yun Yao shook her head and said, "Withdraw, I'll accompany the king later." You leave some soup for me to pad my stomach first. ”

The maids answered yes, and served Yun Yao with some soup, and then removed the food table. King Lanling slept very deeply this night, and when night fell, Yun Yao called two servants over and helped King Lanling to the bedroom to rest. It wasn't until after dark that she lay down beside King Lanling and slept for a while.

She didn't sleep well that night, and she had many dreams over and over again.

The next morning, Yun Yao woke up early. The sky was still bright outside, and some light fish belly white had just surfaced in the east.

But the king of Lanling left again.

Yun Yao rubbed her eyes, thinking that she had seen it wrong. But her side was indeed empty, with some slight depressions, and there was still some residual warmth when she touched it, as if the person had just left. She glanced out of the house, and it was indeed a faint day, and there were still a few stars left in the sky, and even the maids who kept vigil were still dozing deeply. But the man who slept next to her last night had already left.

The thin quilt on her body was neatly tucked away by the man, as if he was afraid that she would catch a cold.

Yun Yao got up in her clothes, pushed open the door with a squeak, and went out, and saw the little maids holding candles and busy coming and going. She stopped one of them and asked, "Is the king leaving?" ”

When the little servant saw that it was the princess, he said, "The king is still in the stable, and he will leave immediately." ”

Yun Yao sighed softly, followed the path in her memory, and found the stable in the palace. King Lanling had already changed into his royal robe, and his dark armor was a little dazzling in the faint skylight. When he saw her coming, he said gently, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?" ”

Yun Yao stepped forward and said softly, "Are you leaving?" ”

King Lanling hummed in a low voice and said, "Your dowry shop, as well as the gold and silver utensils rewarded by Your Majesty, will be cleaned up in the afternoon and returned to you." And I've left you some—" he paused before adding, "I've left something you can use." In the next 60 years, the lady will not have a hard time. ”

His voice was calm, not like he was saying goodbye to his wife, but like saying goodbye to a friend.

Yun Yao lowered her head and said slowly, "But I don't have a place to go." She paused for a moment, took two steps forward, walked in front of King Lanling, and said softly, "Shall I go with you to Bingzhou?" I know you also have a mansion in Bingzhou, so you won't make trouble. ”

King Lanling was stunned when he heard this.

He looked at Yun Yao and asked with some uncertainty, "What did you say?" ”