Zou Youheng walked slowly on the bluestone street.

All the previous qiē was like a dream.

It's like making an appointment with someone to travel together, but before you set off, someone came to sue yourself, there were no people at all, no one made an appointment with you at all, and you could only complete such a long journey by yourself.

There was a burst of laughter in front of him, and Zou Youheng looked up and found that it was a group of young teenagers coming out of the teahouse, hooking their shoulders and backs, laughing unscrupulously, completely ignoring the side glances of passers-by.

Once upon a time, he also wandered the streets with Lin Zucheng and Zhou Ming without scruples. The picture in front of him was too dazzling, Zou Youheng walked a few steps quickly, and hurriedly passed the teenagers.

Like a wandering ghost wandering the streets, he should be sad, at least a few tears like he did in the face of Zhou Ming's death.

But this time he didn't.

As if he had lost consciousness of the whole world, he just walked silently, and then tried to find a way to avenge Lin Zucheng, Zhou Ming and Qinglang.

Everyone died, but he survived alone, and the only meaning of life was to avenge these people.

*

Since Ye Xiaoyu woke up that day and drank the medicine, her feelings have stabilized a lot, at least on the surface. The corners of the eyes no longer bleed, but the vision began to blur. It's not completely invisible, it's just that the eyes seem to be covered with a thin veil, like a person who is short-sighted and doesn't wear glasses, blurry and can't really see.

Ling Yu still came to visit her once a day, telling some innocuous jokes. Try to amuse her and get her to divert her attention.

Ye Xiaoyu was very touched by his heart, in fact, now that he is the king of a country, he doesn't have to be like this. But Ling Yu still insisted on it every day.

So from that day on, Ye Xiaoyu no longer showed her love, and at the same time thought about leaving the palace as soon as possible.

Once the emotions are kept in the heart, the days start to become uneventful.

More than ten days passed like this, and he waited in the palace for a long time, making Ye Xiaoyu on the verge of collapse.

So when Ling Yu reappeared, she finally couldn't stand it. I mentioned it directly to him.

"The business of the shop...... I've been here for so long. It's time to go out and see my shops......"

Looking at Ling Yu, Ye Xiaoyu said.

"You don't have to worry about this, I have people to watch the shop, don't worry. Very well run. ”

Ling Yu said that the clouds were light and the wind was light.

But Ye Xiaoyu was not very happy.

Although there is Ling Yu here. But she didn't want to be here at all. Like a prisoner, the only activity of the day is to wait for him to come and say a few words. She's right, she yearns for abundance. But I don't want this kind of life at all.

"The Emperor's ......"

Ye Xiaoyu looked up into his eyes.

Because of her inexplicable awkwardness, she rarely called Ling Yu like this, but now, she had to call her.

"I want to go out and breathe. It's breathable......"

If she doesn't go out again, she's going to go crazy.

"Then pick a time, I can accompany you for a walk......"

Ling Yu said with a smile.

He thought that Ye Xiaoyu would say that she would go to Qinglang's grave to have a look, but after that day, she never mentioned Qinglang again.

Ye Xiaoyu collapsed.

She doesn't want this kind of breathability, she doesn't want others to accompany her, she ...... She just didn't want to be here anymore, or rather, she didn't want to be with anyone else anymore.

She wants to find a place where no one knows to hide, cry for a few days and nights, and when she is tired of crying, she falls asleep, indulges in wanton indulgence, can vent to her heart's content, can feel sad at will, doesn't have to think about anything, doesn't have to care about other people's eyes, and doesn't have to care about other people's feelings.

With Ling Yu here, how can such a life be realized?

"Your Majesty, I, I miss the outside world a little, so I'll go out and breathe......"

Ye Xiaoyu's eyes were full of pleading.

Ling Yu probably didn't let her leave because she was worried, but staying here, her condition would only get worse.

"So, when are you coming back?"

After a pause, Ling Yu asked.

“……”

Ye Xiaoyu was speechless for a while.

When will she come back?

It's not her home, and there's no one she wants to see, so why is she coming back?

"Wait until the next time you want to eat cake."

Ye Xiaoyu said with a smile.

"Then it's settled, you must come back when I want to eat cake."

Ling Yu also laughed.

No one heard the sigh in his words.

"Hmm."

Ye Xiaoyu nodded heavily.

For some reason, during the days of reuniting with Ling Yu, she always felt that there was an inexplicable loneliness in him, like a shadow, no matter how happy or wanton he was, he couldn't be peeled off. Maybe it's really cold from high places, and the higher you stand, the more things you have to bear. A lot of people start to become incredulous, and a lot of things have to go through their own minds and think about it all over again.

On the day she left, Ling Yu didn't send her to the palace gate, but just said goodbye to her in Huaning Palace.

Both of them smiled and exchanged pleasantries, and the atmosphere was very good.

Ye Xiaoyu's eyes were not good, and they were blurry, as if she had seen the sadness on Ling Yu's face.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace, some distance away from Huaning Palace, Ye Xiaoyu walked slowly with the support of the palace maid, and when she was halfway through, she still couldn't help but turn back.

The picture in front of her was not clear, but in the blur, she saw a figure standing there, with an empty hall behind her, lonely and lonely, as if she had passed through a thousand years of sorrow.

The smiling and warm young man in Lujiazhuang in the past resurfaced in front of him.

She still didn't hold back.

Turned around and ran towards Huaning Palace.

Ling Yu's loneliness is like a shadow, and she has no way to relieve it, but at least she can give him a little warmth and tell him that not all people in this world are untrustworthy.

*

Ye Xiaoyu did the bravest thing so far, she ran over and gave Ling Yu a hug as she stood there.

The hug was very light, but it was still obvious that the other party was stunned for a moment.

Then a pair of warm hands covered her back, very light, and then slowly wrapped her whole person, as if she was caring for an extremely precious thing, as if as soon as she let go, she would disappear in her arms.

"I'll always be here for you, remember to come back."

Ling Yu lowered his head and looked at Ye Xiaoyu in his arms, his eyes were as clear as a clear spring.

"Hmm. When you want to eat cake one day, I'll be back. ”

Ye Xiaoyu nodded in agreement.

A misty drizzle began to fall on the horizon, and it was light and drifting, making it even more difficult to see the scene in front of them. The red walls and yellow tiles in the imperial city reflect the delicate rain, and the gray is boundless, showing the loneliness of thousands of years.

Ye Xiaoyu turned around and walked towards the carriage parked in front of the palace gate.

The back is delicate but resolute.

Ling Yu stood in place, and there was a fog in front of him.

For some reason, he always felt that once this person left today, he would never come back.

*

"Anyway, this newly enthroned emperor is really handsome, not to mention men, walking in the harem on weekdays, can make the six palaces pink and colorless......"

In a teahouse on the side of Rongzhou City, the storyteller was talking energetically, and when he arrived at the beginning, he began to dance.

There was a large crowd of people sitting around, and everyone was attracted to the story and listened to it with relish.

Zou Youheng sat in the corner of the teahouse, he changed his clothes today - he went to the end of the street to buy a wig and some fake beards, and then glued these messy things to his face and head. After finishing it, the whole person instantly turned into a red-haired devil from a foreign country.

He was very happy with the way he looked today.

How can I say that he is also the son of the prefect of Rongzhou, and he used to be often wandering on the street, as long as he showed up, almost everyone knew him, but now the situation is different, he doesn't want others to recognize his identity, so simple disguise is the best way.

The tea house business is very good, and the lobby is full of people listening to books and drinking tea. Zou Youheng was hidden in it, but a pair of eyes were looking at the door. He didn't come here today to drink tea or listen to books, and now he still has such leisure.

He's waiting for someone.

Or rather, it's waiting for a group of people.

-- He wanted to find out what had happened in Rongzhou in the past few months, not the official rhetoric on the surface, but what had really happened.

These pieces of information that have been blocked are considered top secrets, and they are all hidden in the stone chamber of the Rongzhou Mansion, and it is impossible for anyone to touch them without Zou Yu's instructions. So even if he knew where to hide, it didn't make any sense, the stone room was heavily guarded, and the checkpoints were heavy, so he took some three-legged cat kung fu, and before he got close, it was estimated that he would be killed by random arrows.

He can't get it himself, but that doesn't mean that others can't either.

On the surface, this teahouse looks like other teahouses in the city, but business is a little better. But in fact, it is a distribution center for all kinds of "black goods".

Regarding this rumor, it is an open secret in the city, Zou Youheng has heard it before, and he has followed Zhou Ming to see it a few times. But every time he watched from afar, he laughed at Zhou Ming at that time, because the purpose of his coming here was to spend money on those people to help find a strange woman he met at the Long Causeway.

"You're looking for me?"

Just as he was thinking, a voice came from above his head that was not very friendly.

Zou Youheng looked up and saw a young man of his age.

"Hmm."

He nodded in confirmation.

"Go to the back for tea."

The young man spoke succinctly, turning around the crowd.

Zou Youheng also stood up and silently followed him.

The so-called "back" is not too far from the lobby, just across an alley. Zou Youheng followed the man into the alley, and then followed him into a shop selling groceries.

The shop was small, and the groceries were piled up haphazardly, and the small counter was covered with a thick layer of dust, and it was gray and gray, and at first glance it seemed that someone had sprinkled the fine yarn on the beach.

The man did not stop, but walked straight through the shop, lifted a bamboo curtain in the middle, and walked in. Then came the sound of the man in front of him coming down the stairs. (To be continued......)