C78

This summer felt exceptionally long for Zhuang Li. Too many things had happened since she moved away from the Plum Court, and these things seemed to have an even heavier weight within her heart.

She started to wonder if she was really Zhuang Li, or Zhao Ci. She had always thought that she was just Zhuang Li, but Zhao Ci's body had brought her so many troubles. Later on, she finally understood that she might be Zhuang Li, but she was also Zhao Ci. Because it was true that she was Zhuang Li, but she was still going to live with him.

Her dreamlike experiences at the Palace and in the Palace reminded her more of her modern life. The care of a friend, the encouragement of a close relative, and the weight of one's soul after falling in love.

However, she didn't seem to understand how to love him.

In modern times, she was a good child of her mother. Even in her rebellious youth, there was no question of early love. Later, when she went to college, she couldn't bear to have her mother bear the burden of her tuition all by herself, even though she was out of her mother's control. Thus, she and her good friend Duan Weilan started a life of half-work half-study. She had been busy all year round with her studies and part-time jobs. How could she have the time to date?

Later on, he worked for a design company. His daily schedule was very fast, and his resting time was deducted by his boss. His salary was also extremely cheap.

She met a guy who came to the company a few days before her. He was about the same age as her, so they could be considered to have a common topic. One day when she got home from work, the boy suddenly called him.

He said that she was standing at the window just now and watched as Zhuang Li went downstairs and crossed the road to take the bus. He wanted to take her home from now on.

It was the first time that Zhuang Li seriously considered that kind of question, love and being loved. She was moved by how simple it was to be cared for …

But before we even started talking about love, she had a car accident...

He didn't even get a hold of her hand …

Until now, he couldn't even remember that man's name, much less his appearance …

She muttered to herself as she shook her head at the bubbling furnace which was burning in her Imperial Study.

"I can survive even like this, and I can even transcend over … "It's really hard for people not to break it …"

Qing You was worried about Zhuang Li's body, worried that she had not recovered yet, and asked the Eunuch Li to let her come to Imperial Study's teahouse to accompany Zhuang Li. Eunuch Li actually agreed so readily …

So at this moment, Zhuang Li was staring blankly at the metal stove that was boiling water, while Qing You was picking some tea leaves on the side.

"Miss, what did you say?"

Zhuang Li was summoned back to her senses by her voice and quickly recovered to look at Qing You and asked.

"What did I say?"

"You seem to be muttering about what's good in the world? Not bad in the mortal world? Is the sky not good enough? "

Zhuang Li was amused by her and explained, "It's not that the human world is not bad, it's just that people can't tear themselves apart … "It means that life has become so difficult, don't expose it..."

Qing You still did not understand, and stopped causing chaos for her little brain, continuing to think about her own matters happily.

However, Qing You was even more worried about her constantly staring at her, afraid that her head was watered and had not fully recovered.

That day, Zhuang Li was brought back completely drenched, as if she was submerged in water. That was the obvious reason. Someone wanted her dead …

However, she did not seem to care about this young lady. Her attitude seemed to suggest that she had survived anyway.

When the emperor asked about the empress dowager's situation, the empress told him that it was the astrologer who said that Princess Ge Ya was a fiend and that they mustn't leave her be. Naturally, they had to ask the astrologer about this matter, but even after searching the entire capital, they couldn't find the astrologer's location.

This was the only way to proceed.

However, even Qing You could tell that the one who was in the worst of the situation was the Emperor …

But now, Zhuang Li was even more alive. Perhaps it was because she had experienced the drama of escaping from death and valued her life more, or perhaps it was because she was proud that she had experienced so many hardships, or perhaps it was because she had been in a dream.

She realized that she might not have to be as cautious as a frightened rat, and that her loved ones, the friends who cared about her, might have stayed by her side all this time and never left.

And there was also Wang Su. He did not seem to regard himself as a normal servant girl.

This point was just like a seed of hope planted in Zhuang Li's heart, causing her to be unable to help the corner of her mouth to curl up when she thought of this.

Once she thought it through, she would not feel so tired anymore. From time to time, she would come up with some modern words for Qing You to hear. However, Qing You only thought that it was because of the fright that suffered in Huai He Palace that she had not fully recovered.

The weather at the end of July was unbearably hot and sultry to its peak. She and Qing You sat on the threshold of the teahouse in the afternoon, waving their little folding fans around to chase away the mosquitoes.

During the emperor's morning assembly, Zhuang Li rushed into her house to change the tea. Recently, not only was the air hot and humid, she had also changed some of the tea leaves. The sound of their argument reached her ears. It seemed that this year's flood season was about to arrive, and she needed to do a good job of preventing the flood in the counties and towns on both sides of the river. It is also the preparation for new water conservancy projects after flood season.

Every year during the flood season, the dikes on both sides of the river would be washed away. The people would not be able to live comfortably, but there was no way for them to be more direct.

Although he would occasionally rest for a few days, in the end, he was always getting better and better. When Zhuang Li came out of Huai He Palace, she heard that Xiao Wanzi had to ask for his help even though he had told him about it. Naturally, Zhuang Li wanted to thank him face to face, but unfortunately, she had not found the opportunity yet.

She sent Qing You back to the room to rest first when it was night and she was still waiting in the teahouse. The teahouse was only a small distance away from the emperor's study, and the light of the emperor's books could be seen coming in through the door.

The Imperial Study s were all the books that the emperor wanted to use recently. Although the various trees of the Great Phoenix were all in the library, the number of books the emperor wanted to use for the Imperial Study s was so much that it filled his stomach with sweat …

The bookshelves were built from the floor all the way to the ceiling. If young eunuch wanted to take the books on top of it, he would need to get young eunuch to use a ladder to get it.

Keep the study dry, and occasionally light some incense.

This kind of thing was done specially by a young eunuch. Looking at the weather and changing the mood, if the Emperor stayed up late at night, he would have a more refreshing fragrance.

Zhuang Li suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from outside her door after she finished her tea. The wind was not as strong as it used to be. No matter how hot and sultry it was, it was still unbearably hot and humid this summer. And that gust of wind was especially cold, almost causing Zhuang Li to shiver. She leaned over to the window and suddenly realized that the room was actually very hot and stuffy. The outside style was so big that it made her clench her arms tightly.

The high temperature of summer had persisted for many days, and today was especially sultry. At night, they could see the swallow circling in the air, low and low. It seemed that the sky was going to change.

Just as she closed the door, thunder suddenly flashed across the sky, followed by a torrential downpour …

It was already dark. The lantern hanging from the ceiling of the study room was swaying due to the wind. Waves of cold wind gushed into the room. Mixed with the cold water vapor, it made her shiver continuously.

She stood at the entrance of the tea room and study and quietly looked inside the room. The emperor was still sitting in front of his desk, still writing something down with incomparable seriousness. He couldn't seem to sense the bad weather over the rooftops.

Rumble …

With another rolling thunder, Zhuang Li could not help but tremble in shock.

She was not afraid of a thunderstorm. When she was young, she had initially lived in a bungalow with her mother, but since there was no heating facilities, it became extremely cold in winter. Thus, her mother took her to study …

Among the thousands of buildings in Ande, all the cold scholars of the world were rejoicing …

As she read, her mother told her the meaning of the sentence. She told her to remember it well, that the person who wrote the word was also on such a cold, stormy night.

His suffering was known to everyone who read his words...

Many years later, whether it was windy, rainy or hot, she would think of her mother's face, which made her indestructible.

"Come in if you're afraid." The Emperor suddenly said …

Zhuang Li realized that she had been watching from the door for a long time. Probably the emperor thought that she was afraid of lightning rain, but she still happily ran over and stood beside the emperor.

However, if he was able to stand so close to the Emperor, he wouldn't be afraid even if the world were to collapse …

Zhuang Li felt that her idea was too ridiculous. Could a woman who was secretly in love also have a lower IQ?

This time, it really gave Zhuang Li a big fright. She hurriedly squatted down, but did not expect that she would crash into the corner of the table, causing her to groan in pain. Before she could stand up, Eunuch Li pushed open the door and entered.

"What's going on?" Wang Su asked, so naturally Zhuang Li did not dare to stand up, and continued to squat on the ground. Hearing Eunuch Li's reply

"Reporting to the Emperor, it's fine. It's just that the wind outside was too strong, so I broke a lantern outside." In the morning, this old servant will order someone to replace it with a new one. "

"The wind outside is strong, let the guards and the lanterns in."

The Eunuch Li smiled kindly, "Thank you, your majesty."

Not too long after, the eunuchs and guards who had been waiting outside all entered the room, then went into the room next door.

Zhuang Li was still squatting on the ground, slightly embarrassed. She originally wanted to be fearless, but she was scared to such an extent by a broken lantern.

"Come here."

"Huh?" Zhuang Li stood up, at a loss of what to do. The Emperor suddenly pulled her over and leaned against the Dragon Throne as he sat down.

The dragon throne was huge, it could fit three people without a problem. Usually, Zhuang Li would retort in her heart that this was not a dragon throne, it was more like a bed.

The emperor suddenly pulled this chair over and sat it down, then awkwardly felt that it was too small … Fortunately, it was night, and the lights were not bright enough for the Emperor to see her suddenly flushed cheeks.

The Emperor did not plan on letting her go just like that. Seeing that she seemed to have been set up by an incantation and had sensed that something was amiss, he heartlessly took the candle and brought it closer to Zhuang Li. Naturally, he could see her bright red face.

Suddenly, Wang Su was overjoyed to the point of laughing out loud.

"Huang …" Your Majesty … "Lower your voice …"

Zhuang Li was afraid to lure the eunuchs over, but she didn't dare to cover her mouth with her hands.

In the end, Wang Su finally stopped laughing, as if he had found some joy and was completely minding his own business.

"Don't worry. With Eunuch Li here, no one will dare to come out and ask."

At that time, Zhuang Li did not understand the meaning behind those words. She quickly retreated to the furthest corner of the chair from the emperor and carefully leaned on the table as she looked at Wang Su.

It was as if the dream he had had at the Palace of Huihe had come true.

The bamboo platform was bright and dim, the flames flickered, Wang Su's face also flickered between light and darkness. It was as if he was in a dream, but also as if he was in reality …

Zhuang Li blinked her eyes. What if she could preserve this moment forever?

She had to travel through time and space, and she had to travel through thousands of rivers and thousands of mountains to find the Eternity?

Thunder continued to thunder on top of the roof as the rain continued to fall heavily. The paper windows were not soundproof, and his ears were filled with the sound of the rain hitting the tiles. This was a sight rarely seen in the city.

She remembered that when she was young, she lived in a tile house with her mother. Suddenly, a heavy rain fell in the middle of the night, hitting the tiles above her head without stop. The feeling of the two of them relying on each other to survive.

Zhuang Li looked at Wang Su's profile in such a manner, as if he had forgotten about this space and space and his identity.

She couldn't hear the thunder or the rain hitting the building.

Later on, she felt that at this time, only Wang Su and her were left in this world, and it was like a dream …