After that piece of warmth, I stared at the flowing clouds with tears in my eyes, and murmured: "Haoxuan... He..."

Liuyun buried me in his arms, "Haoxuan, after all, he is my own brother, even if he leaves with the great crime of rebellion now, I will still bury him as the king of Ding'an." ”

My sobs gradually became louder, and finally I hid my face and cried bitterly, "Liuyun, I am sorry for him, I am sorry for him, I am a sinner..."

A trace of distress flashed on Liuyun's face, and then he cupped my face with both hands, and for the first time, from his eyes, I saw an apologetic look, "Zhen Luo, this is none of your business, you must not blame yourself." Since ancient times, princes born in imperial families are destined to not escape such a fate. His death was not caused by you, but the helplessness of the emperor's family. Zhen Luo, I really hope that I am not the eldest son of my father, so that I can leave everything and go away with you. ”

I shook my head at him, what I wanted to say in my heart was never spoken, in this battle for imperial power between Haoxuan and Liuyun, one side was destined to lose, I was sure that I accelerated Haoxuan's death, but I was so helpless. Because this ending will come sooner or later, if it is not Haoxuan's death, it will be the death of the clouds. But do I really want to see Liuyun fall to such an end? I've been struggling with contradictions in my heart, and I don't even know what kind of heart I have.

It was as if I had fallen into deep water, and no matter how much I kicked my feet, I still couldn't get to the shore. Whatever you do, it's wrong.

In self-reproach, I opened my mouth: "Concubine Feng, can you forgive her sins?" "I still want to do one thing for Haoxuan that he can't let go, which is my repayment to him.

Liuyun paused, and finally agreed, "I will allow her to return to her hometown to spend her old age in peace, no matter what she has done to me, she has always raised me, she is Haoxuan's biological mother after all, and she is also the former sister of the concubine." ”

Liuyun's words reminded me of Concubine Jin, even if she and Concubine Feng were like sisters, they still couldn't escape the nightmare of palace disputes. If none of them had entered the palace as concubines, they would not have ended up like this if they had married each other in the people.

Concubine Jin was persecuted and died after giving birth to Liuyun, and Concubine Feng did everything she could, and finally spent her life in desolation.

The house of the emperor, the struggle between men and men, the calculations of women and women's hearts, I am tired to watch!

"Liuyun, I want to send Haoxuan!" I just opened my mouth without thinking about it, and now, this is the only thing I can do for him.

He looked at me, his sword eyebrows frowned slightly, and his expression didn't show anything, could it be that he didn't want to?

"I just want to send him, even if it is to the city gate, I am grateful!" My serious tone carried endless pleading, although Haoxuan's death was not caused by me directly, but it was also related to me, no matter what, on the last journey, I should accompany him.

Liuyun was silent for a long time, and finally nodded in response.

"Your Majesty, please give your concubine the last ride to the prince!" Yulan's grief-stricken voice interjected into our conversation, and following the prestige, she knelt in the snow in front of the palace gate, leaning down and kowtowing.

We suddenly remembered that Yulan used to be Haoxuan's personal maidservant, and she was like a relative to Haoxuan. Before he was canonized as Zhaoyi, he had been serving him.

"Lan Zhaoyi, with your current status, you really shouldn't say such a request to me, step down!" Liuyun's face sank, and his tone was very unhappy and non-negotiable.

Yu Lan didn't have the slightest intention of retreating, and kowtowed again, "Your Majesty, after all, the prince is the former master of the concubine, and now that he is dead, the concubine just wants to send him off, which can be regarded as repaying the prince's kindness to the concubine!" ”

"Presumptuous!!" Liuyun roared angrily, and there was a fire of anger in his eyes, "Since you have entered the palace as a concubine, you should be familiar with the rules of the palace, and you should be dignified and upright. ”

Yulan seemed to forget that the person in front of her was the emperor at this time, and she still couldn't kneel for a long time, "Concubine, I only ask the emperor for permission, and I don't think about it." After a pause, he raised his lips again: "Although my sister has not yet performed the canonization ceremony, the holy decree has been issued, and my sister is also the emperor's concubine. ”

I knew that Yulan was a little different from what she used to be, and I knew that she was no longer the timid and scared Yulan she used to be, but I didn't expect her to talk to her about this at this time.

But I understand her, because in the days when I left her, Haoxuan gave her a steady stream of protection after all.

These are things that no one in the palace can give her, and this is what my sister can't do.

Liuyun's eyes were bloodshot, and before he could burst out, I quickly walked to her to help her up, and then said to him: "Let Yulan accompany me to send Haoxuan to the city gate!" In the days when I left the palace, the only thing she could rely on was Haoxuan and Mu Ling, and now, Mu Ling has passed away and Haoxuan is gone, how can I not understand her mood. ”

My words were exchanged for her low sobs, and the way Yulan leaned on my shoulder made me unbearable. Haoxuan's death is not only a blow to her, but also to me, because we all regard Haoxuan as relatives, who can pretend to be indifferent after the death of relatives.

We are not ruthless people, how can we forget those who are good to us.

Liuyun looked at us and never spoke, as if he had thought for a long time, before he slowly pursed his lips: "I understand Lan Zhaoyi's intentions for King Ding'an, just this time, I will allow you to send him to the city gate!" ”

When Yulan heard this, she immediately smiled with tears in her eyes, and leaned over and kowtowed again, "Concubine Xie Emperor for his permission!" ”

The heartache in my heart became more and more profound at this time, and all I could do for Haoxuan was that.

The snow is drifting and the green tiles are drifting, the cold is slightly transparent, melancholy and poignant, and the remnant clouds have returned without a trace.

Haoxuan's coffin will be sent to the tomb of Emperor Gong Hua, the funeral procession looks desolate in the snow, Yulan and I can only watch them leave at the city gate, and there are no words of farewell.

I had never seen Yulan shed so many tears, with the coldness of the winter wind, her body trembled slightly, the coffin disappeared away, Yulan leaned over the snow and said her final goodbye to Haoxuan.

I wanted to cry without tears, I stared blankly at the empty cold and snowy land, and closed my eyes for fear that I would not be able to help but catch up.

At this time, he could only look up to the sky and sigh lightly: "Haoxuan, I owe you a debt that can never be repaid, if there is an afterlife, remember to ask me for it." ”

Yulan has always been unable to kneel, it is really unruly under such a wide court, as the emperor's Zhaoyi, to make such a big gift to the rebellious prince, ignoring the dignity of the saint, if it is passed into Liuyun's ears, I am afraid that Yulan will not be able to bear it.

Thinking of this, I eagerly pulled her up, "Yulan, don't be like this!" ”

She raised her eyes and looked at me, her voice with a sense of sorrow, "Mo Fei, even you have to be like this to me, the prince is kind to me, no matter what, I should give him a ride, sister, if it is the emperor who dies now, I am afraid that you will be more hurt than Yulan." ”

Suddenly startled, I reached out and covered her lips, looked back at the minions behind me, and said to her word by word: "Do you know that if you let the emperor hear this, it will be a capital crime!" ”

She evoked a sneer, "Capital crime, if I were afraid of death, I wouldn't say this." ”

I stared at her with contempt on her face suddenly, and my eyebrows frowned, "Yulan, I am also very sad about Haoxuan's death, but you can't curse the emperor, because he is not only the king of a country, but also because he is your husband!" ”

"Husband?" She asked me rhetorically, with anger in her eyes, "In the eyes of the emperor, there is only my sister from beginning to end, where is Yulan from?" If it weren't for my sister's departure, the emperor would have taken pity on me, how could he have named me Zhaoyi. Sister knows, the emperor has never touched me, I'm just a shadow of you! The world is so big, only the prince is good to me, now that he is dead, there is no one to compete for power with the emperor anymore, think about it, my sister should be very happy. ”

I never expected her to say such a thing, and looked at her in a daze, "The emperor has never touched you?" ”

After a long time, she suddenly grabbed my hand and asked me sharply, "Why is my sister hypocritical here, if it weren't for you and the emperor to set this trap, how could the prince... You know that the prince has a deep affection for you, when you married him, I thought you would be devoted to the prince, but I didn't expect that this was just a plan between you and the emperor, the purpose was to get the evidence of the prince's rebellion and put him to death! Sister, you are so ruthless, so ruthless! ”

I shook my head in shock, and just said one sentence over and over again, "Yulan, my sister didn't do anything to harm Haoxuan, and my sister didn't know that things would turn out like this." ”

She completely ignored my words and shook off my hand vigorously, "Sister, the prince was killed by you, and you killed him!" I should have expected that you would only be towards the emperor, no matter who you marry, your heart is still in the emperor. ”

It seems that I remembered the day Hao Xuan died, the red blood stained his and my clothes, and his words sounded intermittently in my ears, I must live well, and I really only live for myself!

At this moment, it's not something that I can get back by saying I'm sorry, Yulan's hatred for me and her hatred for Liuyun is so deep.

"I'm so tired from my days in the palace, sister, you owe me, and the emperor owes me, haha..." she laughed a few times, glanced at me, and got into the carriage without any memory.

At this moment, I have understood that Yulan and I are no longer sisters, and we can no longer be like relatives.

Because of me, she entered this palace, because of me, was named Zhaoyi by Liuyun, but this seemingly supreme and glorious identity of others existed as a shadow.

She regarded her as the closest person, but she died because of Liuyun and me.

The pain in her heart is caused by me.

I really regret that I shouldn't have taken her into the palace in the first place, if she was outside the palace, she would have lived happily for a long time.

A cold wind blew my hair, and a few strands of light swept over my eyes, and I reached out to brush them all away, and saw that Yulan's carriage had slowly left.

The maid in front of the palace who came with me behind me put on a mink coat for me, and said respectfully: "Niangniang, it's time to go back to the palace." ”

I still looked at the stone path for a long time, nodding vaguely with teary eyes.