C64

"The West Cold's secret passage runs through the desert and valley. Although the environment is rather dangerous along the way and there isn't a single blade of grass growing, it has never caused us to feel any fear. Just as you said, if the beautiful scenery of the desert is not in that kind of place, how could we possibly see it?"

When he said these words, it made Zhuang Li think back to ten years ago, about her and Wang Su's experience in the West Cold's secret passageway. Now that he thought about it, he forgot how cold and torturous it used to be. Most of all, he remembered the faint warmth of the bonfire and the splendor of the setting sun.

Although the jade pendant was not a love object, she had pawned it for a long time and finally managed to return to her hometown. Why would she be afraid of an emperor like that?

That jade pendant was still safely placed under the cabinet in her room. It seemed to be a secret existence. If there was anyone else who could prove that there was such a thing happening, other than Zhuang Li and Wang Su, there would only be that piece of jade …

The two of them shared the same period of experience and story. Wang Su didn't know, but Zhuang Li couldn't say, and they just stared at each other like that. Zhuang Li seemed to have found quite a few expressions in those eyes back then.

In that instant, she actually thought of the small, green pomegranate in the courtyard outside Imperial Study.

"Then how could it be a land without grass? Perhaps that is the most fertile pure land in my heart." Zhuang Li laughed. that small piece of land, she went with Wang Su and came back with Li Liangxiao. At the time they came back together, she couldn't even remember the sadness and sorrow she felt, she couldn't even remember how conflicted she had been in his heart before. The uncertainty about her future that had been tormented him, and the end of tomorrow.

"The West Cold is a desert, but the people of West Cold are as passionate as flames. The Emperor must have met with many interesting things when he entered and left the West Cold, right?"

"I don't remember anything funny."

Zhuang Li did not know what to say, and continued.

"Did you ever meet any friends that you could make?"

Friends?" Wang Su seemed to be stunned for a moment, "If we talk about friends. I remember a little girl who met me on the way to the west cold. I used to think she was a nasty little girl who didn't know how to behave, but then I changed my mind. She wasn't as spoiled as those young ladies of the government, and I had a whole new level of respect for her, and sometimes I even thought she was kind of cute.

These words caused Zhuang Li to be shocked, she was clearly talking about herself, she tried her best to hide the waves in her heart. In his heart, Wang Su actually treated her as a friend!

"Is there such a person? "And then?"

"We only met by chance, and then we separated."

It was as if something had shattered in her heart. She realized that in Wang Su's heart, she had only taken one glance at it, and nothing more.

Although she didn't know what she had hoped for, she felt a little disappointed. She shouldn't have expected more from the start.

Seeing her lowered his head and not say a word, Wang Su suddenly felt that it was strange and asked her what was wrong.

"I merely feel that the story is not perfect. However, it is sufficient for us to meet in peace."

Wang Su seemed to be stunned. "I also thought like that, after returning to the Great Phoenix Empire, I sent someone to his home to inquire about it. She still hasn't come back yet. Initially, I had thought that they had returned to the West Cold, or perhaps they had gone to their homeland, but the people I sent out did not manage to find any news of them. "

"Oh?"

Zhuang Li's heart felt like it had just been knocked down. Your Majesty, the Emperor actually sent someone to look for her!

"It seems that the people in her family have never worried about her. I always thought that she was a crazy little rogue with no heart and lungs, and she just disappeared like that. I don't think it's a pity, but I understand how weak people are.

Maybe she died long ago, or maybe she lives in some corner. "

How he sometimes wished he were still alive. That was the only woman, she had seen him as a prince on a high pedestal, she had also seen his depressed and miserable appearance, yet she was able to be as calm as water and drink with him in the same month. That was why he had always hoped so much for that little child to be able to survive. Being able to accompany him.

"If the emperor sees her again, can he still recognize her?"

"No."

Zhuang Li was suspicious, wasn't it easy to remember Zhao Ci's small ugly appearance? Although she didn't understand why she would look like this now …

"At that time, I have never looked at her carefully. I only remember that she was probably an ugly girl. Maybe even uglier now. But in his heart, he felt as if he wanted to tell her a lot of things. He was like a shadow that had followed by his side for so many years.

I never met anyone like that again.

"I rarely think of her, but when you talk about friends, I think she's one of them."

Zhuang Li didn't know what to say. In her eyes, Wang Su was someone who thought carefully and had goals and ambitions. His friends, but very few. In the end, the throne was lonely.

"Your Majesty, if you have her in your heart, then she has your … Wherever she is now...

"If my first mother was still alive, she would have liked you very much." Wang Su suddenly said. He looked at Zhuang Li.

Wang Su unintentionally revealed a smile. Even though it was unclear, when Zhuang Li saw it, he could not help but feel that the smile was much warmer than when he melted and it would last for many years, so when he thought about it later on, the corners of his mouth would unconsciously rise. Wang Su's eyes could not help but smile.

"Your majesty's concubine, I heard from old nanny that she's the Imperial Consort Mei that lives in the Plum Court?" Zhuang Li asked, she was not sure if the emperor would tell her more about the Imperial Consort Mei, but her curiosity towards this woman had always been increasing. What kind of woman could make the Prince Bi unable to forget about her, and what kind of reason had caused their current situation. She really wanted to know, and felt that all of this was related to that Imperial Consort Mei.

"Imperial Consort Mei? My first wife has never been a concubine for a day. However, her mother did not feel wronged at all. "

Only then did Zhuang Li realize that she had used a cloth to wipe away the water droplets on the paper. Yet the emperor had already closed the paper with one hand. She stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say next.

"In order to protect Princess of West Cold, when you went from West Cold to Da Feng's land, did you think that this was a dead end?"

Zhuang Li did not expect Wang Su to ask her about this, so she was actually a little surprised in her heart

But Palace Master West Cold and I have a deep bond. Back then, my future prospects were also uncertain when I was kidnapped from the Great Phoenix to the West Cold, but because I was young and didn't think too much about it, I thought that when I set foot on the road back to the Great Phoenix, I also had a dream like when I was young. I didn't think too much about it. But even if it's a capital offense, I'll still come. "

It was the first time she looked at Wang Su with such a calm heart. It was as if she had confessed too many things about herself, as if she was not afraid of provoking anger nor was she nervous about her own situation.

The emperor in front of her, was the Wang Su who was going with her to the West Cold. He was a very, very important person to her, so why would she be afraid of him?

"You should be honest with me, why are you so confident that you can save her life if you give it your all? With the West Cold in my grasp, finding a Princess of West Cold would be very difficult right? "

"Didn't the emperor not do his best to find them as well?"

"Are you that sure?"

"If the Princess of West Cold finds it, will I still be here to serve the Emperor tea?"

An extremely subtle expression seemed to flash across Wang Su's face. For a moment, Zhuang Li was almost certain that Wang Su knew where Ge Ya and Xi Cuo were hiding.

She felt nervous for a moment, but then she thought that if the emperor knew where the Princess of West Cold was, the first thing he would do would be to control Xi Cuo to summon the world. For the few people with West Cold who were still unwilling to accept, Xi Cuo was their last hope. If one were to control Xi Cuo in order to control the West Cold, then it would naturally save a lot of trouble for the Great Phoenix's rule over the West Cold.

But today, the rule of the West Cold was still under the name of the West Cold Third Prince, there were no rumors about Xi Cuo at all.

But if the emperor did not know where Xi Cuo was, then what was the reason behind that strange expression of his?

If the emperor really does know the whereabouts of the Princess of West Cold, why is it that he isn't willing to openly admit it? should have been announced on the imperial court … But no, if it wasn't mentioned today, it was likely that Zhuang Li would never know …

But what will the Emperor do next?