C553 Dawn

On the same night, the Su City and the moon shuttled back and forth within the clouds, as if they had grown a circle of faint white fur, and were not very bright.

This was the last night he would guard her, tomorrow morning he would be in mourning, he would not go, so tonight he would stay with her for a long time, although he had thousands of words to say in his heart, but he did not know where to start, in the end he could only say one sentence, "Qianyan, wait for me."

The spiritual hall in the front yard was in a state of transcendence, the chanting voices of the priests were rising and falling, drifting in the wind, and he suddenly had the illusion that none of this had anything to do with him, that there was clearly no one in the coffin with his wife and children, that all this was a strange dream, that he was trapped in a dream, that when he woke up his beloved wife would be back.

He was filled with unwillingness and sadness. Finally, he came out of his room. There was a person standing not far away, a person that he had almost forgotten about. He indifferently looked at her, then turned around and walked toward the corridor.

Huangfu Zhuer chased two steps, "Third Brother!"

"Whoosh!" A long sword blocked her way. The expressionless Imperial Guard Ning's voice was even colder than the edge of a sword, "Without my prince's order, no one is allowed to approach me."

"Third Brother, I have something to say!" Huangfu Zhuer shouted, but Morong Gan acted as if she did not hear, and continued walking forward.

Huangfu Zhuer looked at his lonely back, and a stream of tears rolled down her face, "Third Brother, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have angered her like that. Third Brother, please give me a chance to change …"

Morong Gan walked further and further under her tearful cry. Ning Jiu frowned, sheathed his sword, and quickly followed.

Huangfu Zhuer silently cried, her wide sleeves covering her face, her shoulders continuously shaking, when suddenly, a hand lightly patted her shoulder, and she surprisingly raised her head, "Third Brother!"

The Crown Prince smiled helplessly, "I've let you down. It's me."

"Crown Prince Brother." Huangfu Zhuer turned his face slightly, wiped the tears off his face and sighed, "You saw it all?"

"En, I saw it," the Crown Prince consoled her. "The Crown Princess just left, he's unhappy about it. Don't be anxious, take it slow. One day, he'll figure it out."

Huangfu Zhuer desolately shook her head, "It won't happen, I know that there won't be that day. With my wangfei gone, I thought that the barrier between him and I would be gone, but unfortunately, that's not it. This time, he has locked herself up, so no one can enter."

The Crown Prince said, "Didn't you notice that he had changed? He has changed back to his original Prince Chu. After struggling free from his love for girls, he finally knows what's more important. "

Huangfu Zhuer looked at the direction that Morong Gan disappeared to in stupor, "But he can't laugh, he's not happy."

"To a man, power and accomplishment are the things that people yearn for the most. When he assists me in this world, I will give him the honor of living under a single person, and everyone in this world will bow their heads to him. At that time, he will understand my good intentions."

Huangfu Zhuer shook her head, "That's not what he is looking for."

"You always knew that he was looking for the wrong direction. That's why we wanted him back." The Crown Prince paused for a moment, his eyes filled with curiosity, "Zhu'er, the one you love the most in your heart is him, right?"

Huangfu Zhuer was flustered for a moment when he mentioned the main topic, but quickly became calm again. With a bitter laugh, she retorted with a question, "I'm actually not in the Crown Prince Brother's heart, am I right?"

For a long time now, they had always been ambiguous on this topic, and had never been able to explain it clearly, because it would not be beneficial to each other, but tonight, a cold wind blew past them, and the stars and moon were pale, and they stood face to face, as if they all enjoyed themselves, but unfortunately, they still had some scruples in their hearts, and in the end, had to answer with questions. They were the same kind of people, always having a tacit understanding, and as long as they did not open things up, they could deceive themselves and flatter themselves.

That night, many people raised their heads to look at the sky and saw the moon with its long white fur, guessing that tomorrow would be a stormy day.

However, at daybreak, a red sun appeared from the horizon. The wind was strong, but there was no rain. It was the best weather that had ever happened in the past few days.

Hao Pingguan clasped his hands together towards the bright red sky in the east, thanking the heavens for letting them go, allowing the wangfei and Heir to travel safely.

At the appointed hour, the procession of carolers was the first to leave the house, followed by the twenty-four banners, the white banners flapping in the wind, and then the royal imperial concubine's honor guard, seven or eight hundred people altogether, carrying all sorts of paper and colorful cloths, and also gold and silver vessels. They marched down the long street to the east, followed by the bearers of coffins and coffins, and then by the spontaneous arrival of the military officials, merchants and civilians, and then nuns, monks and monks, and law enforcers, and reciting scriptures. Finally, there was the same type of guards. Dressed in a unified silver and white armor, led by Jia Tong, Gao Yang's flag was embroidered with the word "Chu".

As early as possible, but as many citizens had woken up, they stood by the side of the street to send off the Princess Chu. They were very respectful to this legendary princess and there were many small stories about her circulating in the market. In everyone's impression, the Princess Chu was kind, kind, fair, and full of a sense of justice.

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The emperor suddenly woke up from his dream and sat up with a head full of sweat. Imperial Consort Bai rubbed her eyes and sat up with him.

The emperor wiped off his sweat and asked, "Did you hear something?"

Imperial Consort Bai listened intently for a while before shaking her head in confusion. "Nothing much, what did the emperor hear?"

The emperor slowly calmed down. After a while, he said, "Battle drums, I heard the war drums."

The Imperial Consort Bai took the opportunity to speak, "Your Majesty has been thinking day and night, and has dreamt night. The Emperor should take the words of the Imperial Advisor to heart.

The Emperor pushed her away and asked, "What time is it?"

"Reporting to the emperor," Gao Shenghai answered from outside the tent, "It's already a quarter to one in the morning."

When the Emperor heard this, he was instantly enraged. "You dog slave, why didn't you wake me up so late? "Can you afford to delay the court?"

"Please calm your anger, Your Majesty," Gao Shenghai replied in fear and trepidation. "Your Majesty had worked so hard for so many days, yet it was such a rare occasion for him to have to rest on his laurels today, that's why this old servant didn't wake you up."

The Emperor stroked his forehead. He had forgotten about Xiu Mu today. Imperial Consort Bai wrapped around him again, throwing a tantrum. "Your Majesty, accompany chenqie for a bit more sleep."

The Emperor pushed her away, "I'm not sleeping. I still have things to do."

Hearing his words, Gao Shenghai immediately gestured to the people outside, signalling for the Emperor to wake up and let them gather their energy to face him.

After the Emperor washed up, he ate breakfast at the Posterior Hall and ate a full table of dishes. However, he did not have much appetite. He picked up two chopsticks and called his way out of the meal before standing up to read in the Warm Pavilion.

He leaned on the Soft Couch and fell asleep again. This time, he slept soundly and when he heard Gao Shenghai call him to get up and have lunch, he was not hungry and was too lazy to move. He just waved his hand and did not know what he said, so Gao Shenghai left.

The drumbeats came from all directions and the sound became louder and louder. His feet suddenly stepped into the air and he fell into the bottomless abyss, and before he could even wipe his sweat away, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from afar. His heart was beating very quickly, and when he sat up, he heard Gao Shenghai's panicked voice, "Your majesty, we have an urgent report for eight hundred miles and General Bai has started fighting with Prince Chu!"