As soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, the people guarding the gate saw me and burst out, and hurried to spread the word.

An Ping rushed over when she heard the news, and followed her as usual by a group of grandmothers and maids. Seeing me, it was like seeing the old mother of the wanderer, tearful eyes, crying, laughing and nodding, she did not chase me and ask where I went, only said that it was good to come back, and did not ask much about the rest. The flowers couldn't cry, and the makeup was spent, leaving deep and shallow tears on the face. I was moved in my heart, and I followed them to be hypocritical, squeezing out a few tears.

After crying, I looked around, but I didn't see the person I wanted to see, and before I could ask in detail, I was pulled into the door by An Ping.

Penetrating the inner courtyard, there is still no figure of Changji and Duobu, not even the lunar eclipse.

I was uneasy, turned my head and asked, "Mother, where is Changji?" Why don't you see Duobu, and my lunar eclipse? ”

An Ping Yibi stretched out his hand to straighten my clothes, and Yibi replied: "Besides, I have been looking for you." On the night of His Majesty's birthday, after discovering that you were missing, Changji went all over the city to look for you like crazy, and he has not returned yet. At dawn, Duobu ran back with an injury and said that you were assassinated by an assassin, she was separated from you when she fled, and she came back to move the rescuers. ”

I see.

"I'm safe now, but they don't know yet, so I'd better go out and look for it."

was about to turn around and go out, but he taught Anping to catch it.

"Whatever you are going, don't go anywhere, just stay in the mansion and I'll send someone to inform you."

"But ......"

An Ping frowned, not allowing me to argue.

After a stalemate, she added: "I don't think you have been assassinated by an assassin, but like you have run to a muddy pond to stab a fierce man."

"Huh?"

I was confused, I didn't know what she said, but I saw her raise her hand to cover her nose, and her expression was very exaggerated.

"It's dirty, like a refugee fleeing the famine, there is still a musty smell on this hair, hey~ It's too stinky!"

I smiled embarrassedly, and quickly shrugged my nose and sniffed hard, it stinks, but how can she exaggerate!

I was very aggrieved and argued, "Mother, I don't stink."

"I dare to say that it doesn't stink, it stinks so much that I get dizzy, I really don't know how you endure it."

After a stinking scolding, she told Huafu to take me down to bathe and change clothes, but I couldn't be stubborn, so I had to obey the order.

When she came out after taking a shower and changing clothes, Anping had already left, and Hua Fu said that she was going to report peace to King Yonghe and would come back later.

As soon as Anping left, he took away her group of tail-like maids, and there were fewer people, and the room was deserted for a moment.

After two days of tossing, I now have back pain, new injuries on my arms and shoulders, and I still have a dull pain.

I lay flat on the bed, staring at the curtain with empty eyes, sleepless.

Hua Fu brought hot soup and rice, the dishes were rich and varied, and he persuaded me to eat a few more bites, saying that I was so hungry that I was out of phase. I was amused by her words, but I haven't seen each other for two days, and no matter how thin I am, how thin can I go.

Although Hua Fu was kind, I really didn't have much appetite, so I only picked up a few bites and then stopped.

It was still early, so I walked out of the room and sat on a stone bench under the begonia tree, quietly waiting for the return of the people who had gone out to look for me.

The sky is dark, the moon is dew, and there is no human figure.

It was all dark, the moon was bent into a bow, and there was still no human figure in sight.

I rested my chin in my hands, my elbows on my knees, and I looked up at the sky, staring at the moon for a moment. Dark clouds gradually rose in the air, the wind and clouds moved, and half of the moon was hidden, and there was no reunion.

The wind rustled the leaves of the begonia tree, the dead leaves fell to the ground, and my heart was inexplicably empty, and I turned my head to look outside the threshold, but there was still no movement at all.

I straightened my clothes, got up, and was about to go back to the room to pick up a lantern and wait for the door, but at this moment, as if I heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the courtyard, followed by the sound of the gatekeeper, and before long, there was a rush of footsteps.

I don't have to guess, it must be Changji coming back, even if I don't hear him, I can tell that it's him.

I turned around happily and ran towards the outside of the courtyard, and before I could step out of the threshold with one foot, I bumped into him.

"Changji, you're back—"

I tilted my face up and smiled at him.

He seemed to be frightened by my enthusiasm, his body was trembling slightly, and his breathing was very rapid.

His forehead was covered with dense beads of sweat, and the blue and dark under his eyes made his eyes appear very deep and tired, and a short stubble appeared on his chin. This kind of appearance is not like his usual elegance.

"Changji—"

The tip of my nose was pantothenic, and I reached out to touch his cheek in distress, and said in a soft voice, "Are you very tired." It's all my fault, I shouldn't be running around. ”

He shook his head, said nothing, and then circled me hard.

I hugged his waist and coquettishly said, "Changji, I miss you so much." If you don't see each other for one day, you won't see it for three autumns, and if you don't see each other for two days, you'll be separated by six autumns. You'll miss me too. ”

He didn't speak, but the strength of his hand grew stronger, and when he touched my wound, I shuddered in pain.

"What's wrong?"

He let go of his hand after noticing, and then gently pressed my shoulder again, and asked anxiously, "Are you injured, is it serious?"

I shook my head and said with a smile, "It's just a minor injury, it's not in the way, really."

He frowned, and as soon as he picked me up, I was about to go back to the house to check, I hurriedly grabbed his arm and refused to leave, and asked, "What about Duobu, didn't she come back with you?"

"Nope."

Looking out the door, there was really no sign of her.

"I thought you would come back together, so what should I do, there is no news from Duobu so far, will something happen to her, no, I have to go to her......"

"Since Mother has sent someone to look for her, she should be back soon, so don't go and make trouble."

As soon as the words fell, I was grabbed by the neck by Changji.

"Changji let go, what are you doing!"

He said lightly: "Accompany me to sleep."

"What?"

I gave up struggling, and my old face turned red and said, "This is not good. You should be very tired, how can you still ~"

He squinted, then smiled, and carried me into the house like a little chicken, not caring about my face at all, I couldn't resist, I was very helpless.

Before I did a break and freshened up, Changji hugged me and went to the bed, my clothes were not removed, my shoes and socks were not taken off, and he slept on the bed.

I just remembered what he meant by that smile just now, people are just very sleepy and want to sleep, it is me who will be wrong, it is really embarrassing.

I pillowed in the crook of his arm, listened to his steady breathing, let go of all my previous guards, and looked intently at his sleeping face, and my already tense heartstrings were loosened. I couldn't help but reach out and touch his chin, but he didn't respond, still asleep, and I pinched his earlobe again, which startled him.

I saw him frown, pouted, and shrugged his shoulders to rub his ears. This action is full of cuteness, like a child, really cute. I snickered, afraid of waking him, and quickly covered my mouth tightly.

He was really tired to sleep so soundly.

When it came to the fifth watch, I couldn't fall asleep because of my thoughts, and I couldn't fall asleep because of my thoughts, and I couldn't stop sighing, but I still woke him up.

He was sleepy-eyed, reached out and rubbed my hair bun, and comforted me gently: "Sleep in peace, don't think too much, she will be fine."

I said yes, rolled over, and continued to open my eyes in a daze. In fact, my worries are not all because of Duobu.

I whispered, "Changji, do you think people will be reincarnated?" Is there really a yellow spring in the world, a Lethe River, and a Meng Po soup? If there is, if people drink Meng Po soup, will they still remember the events of the previous life? ”

He replied to me behind me, "I never believed in ghosts and gods, nor did I believe in reincarnation."

I turned to face him and stared intently into his eyes, which were unusually dark and bright in the dim candlelight.

If I told him I remembered my past life, he wouldn't think I was talking stupid. If I had changed before, I wouldn't have believed in this theory of reincarnation, but after this experience, I have to believe it.

I shook his hand and said seriously, "Do you remember the story you once told me, Princess Minghua and Monk Yuanmu?"

He nodded, "Well, I remember."

I continued: "I used to love this story, but I don't like it now."

He asked, "Why?"

I said, "Because this story is a lie."

Changji laughed, scratched my nose and said, "Why do you say this?"

I didn't want to hide it from him, so I made up my mind to tell him everything.

"You should also remember the woman Qiangdi who rescued me in Wushuochuan that year."

Changji bowed his head again.

"I was chased by the Assassins and fell into the pool, but because I was wounded, I didn't have the strength to float to the surface, so I kept sinking to the bottom. It's cold and dark in the water, there's no light, and I'm scared to death if you're not with me. Just when I thought I was going to die, the Qiang flute appeared. ”

I rolled over and sat up, hurriedly took off the bell tied to my feet and handed it to him, and slowly stated: "This time, she also saved me, and she said that she found me with this bell." I woke up in a room full of books, and there, I accidentally flipped through a picture album with stories that seemed to talk about Minghua and Yuanmu, but not exactly like them. ”

I paused slightly, and then said, "Or, the first half of the story is talking about Minghua and Yuanmu, but the latter paragraph is ...... It's like saying you and me—"

The words had just begun, and a noisy sound suddenly sounded outside the door, and then Hua Fu came to knock on the door.

"The servant is abrupt, I don't know the princess and princess, are you awake?"

Changji frowned unhappily, and replied with a cold face: "It's getting more and more unruly, what are you calling at this time!"

"The slave knows what is wrong."

I patted the back of Changji's hand and signaled him not to be angry, but he suppressed his annoyance and lowered his voice, "What's the matter?"

"Back to the prince, it was General Xiaowu who came to ask for a meeting, saying that there was something important to discuss with the prince. The servant had already persuaded him, saying that the prince and princess were still resting, and persuaded him to come back in the morning, but the general said that the matter was urgent and could not be delayed, and he had to pass on the prince, and the servant did not dare to make a mistake, so he had the courage to come to pass the word, disturbing the princess's good dreams, and asking the prince to forgive him. ”

Hua Fu's voice couldn't hide her panic, she should have been frightened.

"You go down first and tell General Xiaowu that this king will come immediately."

"Yes, the servant will go back."

Without delay, Changji immediately got up and tidied up his clothes, and what I wanted to say could only be swallowed raw.

Before going out, he seemed to remember something, turned back and kissed my forehead, and whispered softly, "If you have anything to say, you will tell me when I come back."

I nodded, and he smiled and turned away.

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In the afternoon, Duobu finally returned.

After confirming that she had only suffered some skin trauma, my heart that had been hanging for a long time was truly let go.

I saw that she was happy, but she looked at me with a sad face, and at first she was still smiling, and then in an instant it turned sunny to cloudy, and her expression was solemn.

I don't understand what she means, but when she is sentimental, it is not easy for me to return, just like Anping and Huafu.

I grabbed her hand and shook it gently, and said with a smile: "Duobu I'm sorry, I won't dare to do stupid things in the future, and I'll never cause trouble again." Oh, don't be bitter, I'm not coming back, you smile. ”

She lowered her eyes, her thick eyelashes twitched, and she smiled at me reluctantly. Contrary to the usual, she didn't admonish me, and I was a little uncomfortable.

I searched left and right, but I didn't see the eclipse, and I didn't respond to a few calls.

"Duobu, who did you take the lunar eclipse with you, and where did you take it? Quickly send someone to fetch it back, I haven't seen it for two days, and I still think about it. ”

Her face turned pale for a moment, her eyes were a lingering haze, and she hurriedly withdrew from my hand, choked up, and said, "I'm sorry."

I looked at her puzzled, and smiled timidly, "Why do you apologize?"

After a long time, she was hesitant and didn't say anything. I asked again and again, and she told me, "I lost the eclipse."

I don't believe it, when she is joking with me, how can that guy in the lunar eclipse get lost, a wolf cub who is more cunning than a human is lost, even if he loses his steps, he won't lose it.

I held her hand again, shook it vigorously, and looked forward eagerly: "Duobu, don't laugh, you can bring it out quickly, I miss it."

Duobu's eyes gradually moistened, lowered his head, and replied to me again: "The lunar eclipse is really lost, I lost it, and I can't find it back."

"It's not an ordinary object, so it's easy to get lost. Duobu, you shouldn't have looked at it, so it ran away, I don't blame you, let's go back to it. You say, where did it go? ”

I pulled her to look for it, but she didn't have the plan, so she grabbed me tightly and said calmly: "Don't go, I don't know where I lost it." It had been following me, but I didn't pay attention to it, and in a blink of an eye, it was gone. I've been looking for a long time, but I can't find it. Perhaps after leaving the city, it saw the way back to Beiqiu and went home alone. Even if it is really lost, it is just a wolf, and if you lose it, you will lose it. ”

I can't believe that this is said by Duobu, what is lost, lost! It was a lunar eclipse, which I raised from childhood to adulthood, and it was a lunar eclipse that Ah Zhao sent to me from Beiqiu all the way to be my companion.

I couldn't squeeze out a smile anymore, I froze in place, overwhelmed, staring blankly at Duobu and unable to say a word, my mind blank, my cochlea buzzing.

The lunar eclipse was lost, I can't blame her, the person who caused these troubles was me, wasn't it, if it wasn't for looking for me, how could the lunar eclipse be lost, I have no right to blame anyone.

The two of us stood opposite each other like this, silent for a long time, staring at me and weeping.

In order not to embarrass her, I tried to contain my emotions, pretended to be calm, waved my hand and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I'll send someone to find it, and I'll definitely be able to find it." Besides, the lunar eclipse is smart, even if it doesn't look for it, it can walk back on its own. ”

"You go and rest, Duobu, I don't blame you, I was in a hurry just now, and my tone is inevitably heavier, don't take it to heart." It doesn't matter, the lunar eclipse can't be lost, so I'll let people go out and find it. ”

"Missing ......"

"You can rest."

As I left this sentence, I fled in a hurry, and I was afraid that if I stopped a little longer, I would not be able to hold back my tears in front of her. Originally, she felt guilty for losing the lunar eclipse, but she was afraid that she would feel more sad than me, and if I cried again, what would it be good for her to do.

I instructed the Fuzhong Protectorate to go out of the city to look for it, and quietly took a few people to visit the wild market in the city, and after looking for a day, I went to all the markets where wild things might be sold, but I found nothing.

It was getting night, the city was about to close, and I had to go back. When the lantern was in hand, the people who went out of the city to look for it also came back in twos and threes, and they all returned empty-handed.

I glanced left and right, and was too tired to say more, so I waved everyone and went back to the house alone.

I only hope that the lunar eclipse will not meet a good hunter, and if it were an ordinary person, it would not be able to hurt it.

As soon as I stepped into the threshold, my feet went limp, and I fell to the ground.

I didn't want to get up, so I stared at the floor with blank eyes, the more I looked, the more sad I became, the more I wanted to cry, I endured it for a long time, and finally couldn't help crying. Afraid of being discovered, he sobbed quietly and kept wiping the tears on his face.

When Changji came back from outside, he saw that I was crying, but he didn't make a sound, but walked quickly in front of me, leaned down and carefully wiped away my tears with his fingers, and asked me what had happened.

I looked at him, crying and sobbing in reply.

"Changji, the lunar eclipse is lost, the lunar eclipse is lost by me."