The day after I learned of Fusu's death, I decided to leave Afang and go to Kami-gun.

Luo Ying's whole person seemed to have lost her soul, and she sat in the room in a daze, and the water and rice did not enter. Xiangzi cried and persuaded her for a long time, but it still didn't change Luoying's mood, she became much haggard overnight.

I felt dizzy when I heard the bad news last night, but I gritted my teeth and survived. Then, despite Brother Qian'er's obstruction and request, I began to pack my baggage overnight.

"Your Highness!" Brother Qian knelt down in front of me, crying and said, "You can't go! If something happens to you, how should the slaves and maids explain to His Highness Wu Yi!"

"Brother Qian, it's not that I want to embarrass you, but that I have to go. "My face was pale, and my voice was very vain, as if I had been drained of strength, and it was very hard to even open and close.

"Your Highness, you also have to think about His Highness Wu Yi! He worked hard to go to Shangjun but failed to keep His Highness Fusu, and now he is the most dangerous. He's too busy to take care of himself now, how can you worry about him?" Brother Qian kowtowed a few times on the ground, and blood quickly oozed from his white forehead.

"Brother Qian, get up......" I helped her up, reached out to wipe the blood on her forehead, and finally cried out, "But Brother Qian, I can't bear it." He died in a foreign land, and my bones were not cold, and I could not bear to leave him there. His wife and children are under house arrest in Xianyang Palace, and I am afraid that there is no one in this world who collects his body. He treated me so well and showed so much kindness to me, how could I turn a blind eye to his death?"

Brother Qian was about to say something, but there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by the little eunuch's anxious and breathless shout: "Snow...... His Highness Snow ...... Concubine Xu's ...... Concubine Xu is here!"

I got up in a panic and pushed the door to greet me, my steps chaotic as my mood.

When I arrived at the gate of Zhao Palace, I could just see Xiao Xu's carriage slowly approaching this way. The ornate carriage dazzles in the morning light, the corners are decorated with bronze bells inlaid with jade, and the pink veil flutters in the morning breeze. Through the pink veil, I can faintly see the splendid patterns on the curtain.

The carriage stopped in front of the palace gate, and the little eunuch respectfully bent down to open the curtain, and then I saw Xiao Xu, whom I hadn't seen for a year.

She wore the most fashionable women's bun in the palace, pinned a few gorgeous roses in her hair, and the golden step carved with colorful butterfly patterns swayed gently with her movements. On her body is a purple brocade dress with gold thread butterfly pattern, which intricately wraps her delicate body, looking noble and gorgeous.

She pushed away the little eunuch who wanted to support her, and instead lifted her dress lightly and jumped down herself. The whole movement is elegant and light, and it is no less than what she has done before.

I looked at her with a strange aura in front of me, and I felt in a trance.

"Your Highness, salute quickly!" Brother Qian tugged at my sleeve and signaled that it was Concubine Xu who was standing in front of me now, the wife and concubine of Qin Shi Huang, and also mine...... Elders......

"See Concubine Xu. "I respectfully prostrate myself on the ground, and there is bitterness in my heart.

Xiao Xu's originally smiling face stiffened, and it took a long time to squeeze out a sentence: "Get up." ”

When we meet again after a year, we all only feel that things are wrong.

In the room we used to live in, she and I sat across from each other, speechless. There were fine wines and food on the tables in front of us, but neither she nor I were moved.

"You ......" she bit her lip as if she had been entangled for a long time before she whispered, "Mourn." ”

"Mourning?" I smiled bitterly, my pale face making this smile look unusually bleak, "What kind of mourning? I don't even have the qualifications to mourn for him." ”

Her eyes shook slightly, and I could see the deep pain in them. She got up and walked to her, hugged her from behind, and choked up, "You and I are like sisters, how can I not know what you think in your heart......? Are you still blaming me?"

Blame you? How can I blame you, Xiao Xu? I blame myself, blame myself for not even being able to protect my best friend, watching you fall into the abyss but powerless to save you. I hate, I hate my own incompetence, I hate my cowardice.

"You know I won't. I sighed softly: "I don't blame you, you're not wrong." Your own life is determined by yourself, and your path is naturally up to you. ”

"Cher......" She tightened her grip on my hand, and her voice was a little nervous: "You...... You're going to ......"

"Help me get to the county. I raised the corners of my mouth with difficulty, and a bitter smile appeared on my lips, and there was bitterness in my voice, and I said, "I'll go see him." Whether it's a white bone or a rotting corpse, I want to bring him back. ”

Holding my arms suddenly seemed to be out of strength, I could feel her weak trembling, and her crying voice: "Are you going to leave me after all?" You said that you would accompany me, the scene of life and death, the ghost door is closed, as long as I want, you will accompany me. ”

My heart felt like I was being delayed, and even breathing made me feel throbbing. I held back the tears that almost took away my eyes, gritted my teeth and said, "I broke my promise." ”

The breath in my ears suffocated, and I felt those hands gently let go of me.

The moment she let go, we spun around and fell to our knees before she realized what I was going to do. I knelt so neatly, as if I wanted to cut something.

Xiao Xu's face instantly lost blood, she fell to the ground, and couldn't help shaking her head, "No, you can't go......"

"Xiao Xu......" I reached out and grabbed her sleeve and looked into her eyes, "This is my ...... The only request. ”

"Cher...... You're so ruthless...... she brushed away the hand I wanted to hold her, and her voice was depressed: "That's it, that's it...... If you can kneel down for this today, no one in this world will be able to stop you, and even if I disagree, you will do everything you can. In this case, what difference does it make if I agree or disagree?" she lowered her eyes and said in a trembling voice, "Go away, whether it is hardship or pain, as long as you can escape from this cage, you will never come back." ”

With the permission of Concubine Xu, I boarded the carriage to Shangjun the next day. Luoying wanted to live or die with me, but he still stayed under Xiangzi's obstruction and my persuasion.

"Luo Ying......" I stroked her emaciated face and assured her, "I will definitely bring him back." ”

Brother Qian cried sadly about my departure, she didn't understand why I insisted on going to Shangjun, and she didn't understand why I had to block my life for another man. In her opinion, there is no difference between me doing this and turning my back on Wu Yi. I know that she has affection for Wu Yi, but because Wu Yi is suspicious, she has not been able to get close, and now as my personal maid, Wu Yi is becoming more and more gentle towards her. She didn't want me to go, just as she didn't want to lose the tenderness that Wu Yi gave to her.

But even then I must go, the man whose smile is like the warm sun of March, the man whose voice is like a warm spring, the man who treats me and my mother gently and affectionately, I must take him back to his only home.

Because this is the only place where he belongs.