She's back.

I'm pretty sure she's back......

Although she looked as if nothing had changed, everything had changed......

But I'm still sure of ...... She's back.

Countless times, countless times I have followed her shadow......

But even though she was right in front of me, I couldn't touch her no matter what......

It was as if there was a force in the darkness that was determined to separate us again......

I don't allow ...... Definitely won't allow ......

But no matter how I ran or shouted, she would not stop, only occasionally she would look back at me and smile at me......

It's beautiful...... Very beautiful smile......

I ran to the end of the woods, but she was long gone.

In the air, only her familiar, somewhat unfamiliar aroma of fat powder remained, and a strip of cloth nailed to the trunk of a tree.

I looked around, and it was empty, quiet, as quiet as a dark night.

I lowered my head, and the text on it seemed to tell me where to go to continue looking for her......

I had no choice but to go.

I was on my way day and night, eating nothing, drinking nothing, I just wanted to see her again, see her again......

Sure enough, she was there, alone, looking at me quietly......

I smiled, reached out, and stepped forward again, trying to keep her......

But she didn't stop, didn't say a word, and continued to turn around—

She, she's leaving me again!

I shouted her name, chasing and crying, and I begged her to stay, or to take me away. But she didn't allow it, she shook her head gently, and there seemed to be a bit of unspeakable concealment in her eyebrows.

When she disappeared again, all that awaited me was the strip of cloth nailed somewhere, guiding me to the next place......

And so it was, again and again, and again and again......

I found myself unable to control my mind, and I don't know why. My brain was in a state of confusion, and I couldn't think at all, and in my mind, it was her except her......

The scene of her departure appeared countless times in my shallow dreams, and her smile, turned into a fierce ghost burning with green flames, pounced on me, and asked me hysterically:

"Why! Why can't it be faster?"

"It's you, it's you who killed me!"

I can only cry and I'm sorry, I'm sorry......

I'm going to torture you to death! I want you to pay for your life!

Her eyes were bleeding and she screamed at me as she grabbed me by the neck and plunged her long nails straight into my flesh

I wanted to wake up, but I couldn't break free from the dream, so I waited and cried until the sun rose, and she wouldn't leave.

I wanted to see her, but I was afraid to see her, and sleeping became the thing I fear the most now.

I wondered if I was crazy, completely crazy, how could a person who was dead come back to life again?

I had the idea of retreating, I wanted to get out of here and go back to my own post.

But she wouldn't.

It was as if she sensed the thought, and she knew that I was going to abandon her again......

So, here she comes......

That night, I suddenly woke up from my dream, only to find her at my bedside, looking at me tenderly and shyly.

She reached out and gently stroked my cheeks, my hair, and I could even feel the warmth of her body.

But I ...... But as if bound by an invisible rope, he couldn't move. I could only star, but I didn't even say a word.

It was as if she had become a wandering spirit who had secretly returned from the Yellow Springs, and as soon as the sun rose, she quietly left. As if relieved, I hurried out of bed and chased out of the door.

But where is her shadow?

Only the head of the bed, with a half-embroidered handkerchief.

It was a pair of mandarin ducks that had not been embroidered in time, and that day, I put it in the coffin with her

So I'm sure she's really back......

That's what I'm doing now...... The only thing I can think about......

Every night after that, she would come and accompany me quietly and meekly, but I was still silent, day after day......

She, if I leave here, she can't be seen again......

She also, beg me, don't leave her behind......

I smiled, and I could feel the warmth of tears running down the corners of my eyes......

I tried my best, and finally came up with a word......

I...... Good......

......

The magnificent and huge Hanyuan Palace, located in the imperial city of Longyan, is the place where the wind and clouds gather, and the place where the civil and military officials will meet.

But today's Hanyuan Hall has changed from the vigor of the past and has become a little sluggish.

Above the entire hall, all that could be heard was the angry roar and roar of the old emperor:

"Where is King Zhang?"

Boom!

The huge relief vase was overturned with a bang and fell to the ground, reduced to a pile of shiny pieces.

Alas......

The civil and military officials did not dare to say anything, so they had to lower their bodies more and more, showing a frightened and uneasy respect.

Li Yi, the auxiliary prince of the East Palace, also bowed down with trembling

"I appointed him to guard such an important matter in the Western Regions, because I believed in him, but he, he was so bold!

"It's a coincidence, as soon as the people left, the Western Regions were inexplicably attacked by the army in two ways? I have to wonder if this matter was planned by him!"

"The most infuriating, the most infuriating thing is your bunch of rice buckets! King Zhang doesn't have wings, and he can't fly, but I ask you, where did he go? When did he leave?

Bang!

Another gorgeous and delicate stone sculpture was smashed to pieces.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

"Your Majesty, Calm Your Anger......"

The crown prince and the civil and military officials knelt down one after another, full of sorrow and pleading.

"Calm your anger, how do you want me to calm your anger?" the old emperor gritted his teeth and looked around at the ministers, and stretched out his hand violently.

"Fifteen cities...... Fifteen cities have been captured one after another! Even the Yumen Pass, which was in danger, has actually been lost! Why? In a country as big as I, is he the only one who can fight? Those civil officials who guard the town are even more hateful, and there are even those who disarm and surrender and abandon the city and flee! What a shame for me!

"Your Majesty, the minister ......has the courage to propose," a scarlet-robed minister stood up a little nervously, "This time the western border is dangerous, and there is a lack of generals who can defend it, so it is better to send a princess to make peace with him, so as to temporarily delay the army......"

The old emperor glanced at him and said coldly: "The war has just started, and you are thinking about peace, why, do you also want me to be like those emperors of the previous dynasty, first negotiate peace and ask for marriage, then cede land and sue for peace, and finally lose the face of the ancestors and ancestors!?"

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister doesn't dare ......" When the minister heard this, his face was immediately frightened, and he immediately fell to his knees with a "plop" and trembled.

"Hmph!" the old emperor threw a notebook in his hand at the man, but unfortunately hit a minister next to him. The two of them suddenly whispered in unison.

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger first," a purple-robed old minister arched his hand, "The top priority is to elect two generals as soon as possible, and set off for the Western Regions immediately, so as to quell the chaos as soon as possible!"

The words are the old lady who speaks honestly.

"Hmph, do you think I don't want to?" Seeing Old Master Yan speak, the emperor's anger quietly subsided a little:

"But now, look at it, who dares to write a letter to recommend himself to go? None of them! But those who have taken the initiative to appoint or appoint are either pretending to be sick or directly asking for guilt! The two hussar generals who went, Han Boping and the Zhenguo general, Kou Renpeng, were defeated in front of the Western Regions Iron Cavalry for less than a month! They all understood that this time the Western Regions had used the power of the whole country to really do it, so they were afraid of death! They didn't care! Those auxiliary generals, guides, and Huaihua generals of mine were all a bunch of wine bags and rice bags! Waste! Damn waste! I should push them all out and cut them down one by one!"

"Your Majesty, calm your anger...... "The civil and military officials ...... embarrassed, this battle really exposed the corruption and slackness in the court.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has two people in his heart, which can be driven by His Majesty. Yan Ke said calmly.

"Oh?" the old emperor frowned slightly, "Old lady, do you have any ideas?"

"Your Majesty, the minister wants to recommend the two generals Ning Yuan General Zhu Panyu and the ranger general Nie Zeyu. ”

"Oh?" the old emperor's face changed slightly, "One of these two people is on the fifth grade, and the other is on the fifth grade, and the official position is not very high......

"Your Majesty, since those military generals who are in high positions are no longer useful, please put aside your official rank, only use your talents, and give it a try," Yan Ke said without changing his face, "These two people are the old minister and the prince who personally went out of the palace and visited the generals, and thus found that the paper Tao Wuluo is a heroic man in the world, since there is no use in the court, please Your Majesty, it is better to consider these two people......"

"The crown prince also went?" The old emperor took a deep look at Li Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, for a long time, nodded, and sighed: "The emperor...... It's really grown......"

"Uh, ah?" Prince Li Yi was slightly stunned, and immediately reacted, looked at his father affectionately, and said:

"It is the honor of the sons and daughters to be able to share the worries of their father!"

"In this way, it is very good," the old emperor nodded, and said, "Then it depends on ......."

"Your Majesty~"

At the door of the main hall, a delicate voice suddenly came, and in the next second, a charming woman with a gorgeous long skirt walked into the door with all kinds of charms-

There was no announcement, no summons, and a harem woman walked into the court hall where she was deliberating in a grand manner. However, the ministers only turned their heads slightly to look at them, and then turned their heads again—

No one dares to question it, because it has almost become the norm.

This woman, with stunning looks and beautiful makeup, is the concubine Niangniang who paid tribute to the Western Regions at the beginning, is now favored, and is secretly accused by the world of being "contemporary Daji".

Prince Li Yi raised his head and secretly looked at her graceful and plump body, with a trace of longing and complexity flashing in his eyes.

"Hmph!" In the entire hall, only the old lady Yan Ke flicked his sleeves coldly and snorted.

"Concubine Ai?" As soon as the old emperor saw her coming, his eyes suddenly softened, and even his voice lowered a lot: "What are you doing here......?"

The concubine bowed to the emperor, and the hem of her clothes that slipped off her shoulders made the latter's eyes flutter again: "Your Majesty, the concubines are not here to make trouble." ”

"Oh?" the old emperor was a little surprised, "Is there anything wrong with the concubine?"

"Of course," the concubine looked at Yan Ke on the side defiantly, "The concubine also wants to be like the old lady Yan and His Royal Highness the Prince, to His Majesty, to share worries and solve problems~"

The old emperor couldn't help laughing: "What worries can you share and what difficulties can you solve?"

"Hmph, is Your Majesty belittling the concubine?" the concubine glared at the emperor with disgust.

"Don't dare, don't dare," the old emperor hurriedly stepped forward and held the concubine's jade hand: "Concubine Ai, please speak, I will listen to you." ”

"The concubine, I also came to recommend to Your Majesty the candidates for the generals to pacify the Western Regions~"

"Oh?" the old emperor was surprised, "Concubine Ai actually has talents?"

"The concubine didn't dare," the concubine said shyly, "It's just that the emperor was upset during this time, so I asked a few capable subordinates to also go to check and run around~"

"Hmph, ridiculous, what can a harem woman understand?How dare you speak presumptuously and meddle in the government affairs?"

"Hey, old lady, this is a bit heavy!" the old emperor coughed dryly twice and frowned.

"Your Majesty is angry, and the old lady is also loyal and considers the country and the people......"

The concubine Niangniang appeased the emperor a few words, turned to face Yan Ke, and said-for-tat:

"But Mrs. Yan, the concubine is a woman and doesn't understand the government, so you naturally understand it very well? Dare to ask Mrs. Yan, the previous hussar general and the general of the Zhenguo, but did you recommend it in your old book?"

"It's the old man!" Yan Ke snorted coldly.

"Did you win?"

"This ......"

The old lady was speechless for a while.

"Isn't that it, this war, it is naturally the capable to live in it, not to look at the background and grade, isn't this also your old talent?" The concubine's eyes fluttered, and she smiled coquettishly: "The concubine is a person from the Western Regions, which is good, but after entering the emperor's palace, it is naturally from the inside out, and it is completely His Majesty's people - besides, the concubine grew up in the Western Regions and knows very well about the style of war of the soldiers in the Western Regions, so the person selected by the concubine will definitely not be worse than the person who teaches you - aren't you?"

"I ......" Yan Ke was so angry that his face turned purple, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while.

"Hahaha...... Don't be angry, don't be angry!Hahahahaha...... "Seeing the old lady Yan Ke, who was fierce and filial, who was afraid of him, and now he actually suffered a loss at the hands of his concubine, the old emperor couldn't help laughing.

"Your Majesty!" Yan Ke angrily bowed his hand, "The old minister dares to vouch for his own head, this time, the two of them have been personally inspected by the old man, and they will definitely be able to quell the rebellion in the Western Regions!"

"Your Majesty~" The concubine also tugged at the sleeves of the old emperor's coat and kept coquettish.

"Okay, all of you, all of you!" the old emperor smiled and waved his hand, "Let's choose one of the two people you recommend, okay?"

......

......

"Niangniang, listen, have you recommended the next official in the court today?"

"Yes, this palace has raised you for so long, so naturally you have to do something. ”

"But, but, the lower officer is just a general who knows a little about the art of war and martial arts, and the Western Regions Iron Cavalry is famous, and it is very dangerous......"

"Heh, you just have to go, the rest of the matter will be handled by this palace, what are you afraid of?"

"But ......"

"There's nothing to be ...... Since you're so afraid, this palace, I'll help you strengthen your courage, right?"

"Hey, what......"

"Shhhh

She stretched out a finger against the rap lip, and lowered the hem of her skirt, and a smooth jade leg was already on his shoulder......