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Everything I do has meaning only if you are here.

I can't do without you.

This was probably the best love story in the world.

But I can't do without you.

Yuwen He's voice whispered into her ear, his low and gentle voice flowing into her heart like a clear stream.

Her nervousness gradually subsided, and soon the tiredness came over her, and she fell asleep again.

She had a dream.

In the dream, she was lying in the clouds, warm from the sun shining down on her.

She turned over, and beside her was the sleeping Yuwen He. His eyes were closed, and his eyelashes were very long as if he was covered by a fan shaped shadow.

His breathing was steady and fluctuating, and he was still smiling in his sleep. He must have been having a beautiful dream.

"Mother." She heard a young voice calling to her, and when she turned around, she saw a pair of beautiful boys and girls standing behind her.

She opened her arms to them, and the two children threw themselves into her arms and began to act coquettishly. The soft voice calling "Mother" made her heart soften to the point of being like a puddle of water.

She turned her head to see that the soundly asleep Yuwen He had awoken. He held her by the waist and gave her a gentle smile, the smile in his eyes brighter than the starlight.

He whispered, "My wife."

She felt her face heat up and she was extremely embarrassed.

However, the two children were whispering in her ear as they shouted, "Father, mother, hug, kiss!"

Being shouted by the children, Yuwen He was really able to hold her in his arms, his warm lips covering hers.

She could not help but respond, and he went deeper, taking away her breath and all her senses. Her legs went limp and she could only cling to him.

She was too embarrassed to look into his eyes. She could only hear his deep and melodious voice whispering in her ear, "This life … I have you and a child. It's enough."

Yuwen He stretched out his arms and embraced her and the child in his arms.

The sun was so warm, the clouds so soft.

If only this moment could last forever.

Just as she was immersed in her thoughts, she suddenly felt nothing beneath her feet, and the child and Yuwen He fell down one after the other.

Screams came from all directions. She looked down and saw a deep abyss …

"Don't —"

Xiao Ruyue screamed and struggled to sit up, her entire body drenched in sweat.

"It's nothing, just a dream." Yuwen He, who was guarding beside the bed, pulled her into his embrace. "I'm here."

Xiao Ruyue's mind was in a mess, but after hearing Yuwen He's voice, the chaos slowly dispersed.

When she came back to her senses and saw Yuwen He's face clearly, the dream and reality superimposed on each other. She felt her heart ache, and started crying loudly.

"I'm here, I'm here. You just had a nightmare. The dreams are fake. "

Xiao Ruyue didn't say anything, or it could be said that she couldn't say anything at all.

The dream was fake, but she still had at least two children carved from jade.

However, after waking up, he realized that she didn't have a single child.

Her child, again and again, had died at the hands of others.

Yuwen He could only keep on comforting her: "Tears are too harmful. Quickly don't cry, there's nothing you can't pass through."

However, when you want to cry, how can you just stop?

By the time she had finished crying, half of Yuwen He's shoulder was also wet.

He sighed and used his sleeve to wipe away the tears on her face. "Tell me, what did you dream?"

Xiao Ruyue had cried enough. As sshe sobbed, he told Yuwen He all of her dreams.

The clouds in her dream were too real compared to the jade carvings of the children. It was so real that even she didn't believe it was a dream.

She still vaguely remembered the faces of the two children. They looked so much like her, but also looked like Yuwen He. How could it be a dream?

After Yuwen He heard this, he let out a long sigh. After a long while, he finally spoke.

Moreover, it was still different from what he had lost.

Xiao Ruyue didn't speak, as she leaned into Yuwen He's embrace in a daze.

A small child also needed rest. The things that needed to be paid attention to were not much different from sitting still.

Yin Lin and Lu Yi were cautious in everything they did. Yuwen He found an experienced Senior Servant Zhu from somewhere and had Senior Servant Zhu prepare three meals a day with Lu Yi and Yin Lin. They also arranged for all their meals and living arrangements.

Cai Yin did not know any inside information, she only knew that the atmosphere in Phoenix Palace was getting more and more oppressive.

Every day, Qing Qing would stand guard by the bed like a statue of a bottle. Other than the time of her departure, she would not move an inch away from the bed. She had probably given the final order to die.

The green clothes were almost inseparable.

On the other hand, after Xiao Ruyue cried for the first time on the first day, she no longer showed any abnormal reactions. She obediently accepted all the arrangements to have a good meal and rest.

She used to be cheerful, but now she seemed to have become a different person.

It was lifeless.

She was even more terrifying than crying and making a ruckus.

Shen Liang had been standing guard outside the whole time, cooperating with Lu Yi as they were afraid that Xiao Ruyue would have some mishap.

Liangqiu Yayin had come to visit her two days ago. Seeing her current state, she shook her head continuously, and then disappeared completely. She didn't know where she had gone to.

It was as if such a person had never appeared in the palace.

Everyday, Yuwen He would rush back from the morning court to invite the Phoenix Palace to accompany her and bring all the government officials over. It was just hard work for Fang Weiyong.

Everyone was worried how long the empress would last.

Just like that, a few more days passed. It was almost time for the Imperial examinations to be announced.

Yuwen He chose two good essays and read it in front of her, over and over again.

If it had been anyone else, they would have needed to comfort her by saying the words and writing, but in the end, she was different. Yuwen He firmly believed that there must be a way that she could regain her confidence and find her reason to continue on.

"Sister Lu Yi, how is the Empress now?" Cai Yin brought in hot water and asked with a low voice.

Lu Yi hurriedly motioned for her to be quiet, but felt that her reaction was too extreme. She then relaxed and said in a voice that could be heard by both of them, "The Empress will definitely get better."

Definitely.

It was night.

A new moon hung in the sky like a hook, and the stars were even brighter than the moon.

Xiao Ruyue sat in front of the window.

"Empress, you are not allowed to blow the wind right now." Lu Yi was afraid that her Xiao Yue Zi would be sick if she didn't treat her well, so she quickly helped her put on her clothes.

Xiao Ruyue glanced at it, but did not push it away, she only said: "It's just a breeze, there's no harm in doing so."

"But" still won't do.

Lu Yi swallowed her words before they reached her mouth.

Xiao Ruyue stared blankly at the new moon in the sky for a long time, until she suddenly saw a figure fall in from outside the window.

The person who came was dressed in tight clothing, with a sword at his waist, his face was filled with heroic spirit, his eyes had a vicissitudes of life, other than Thirteen who had a crush on Yuwen He for many years, who else could it be?

When Thirteen saw Xiao Ruyue, she did not bow. Different from Chong Yang's and Chong Yue's respectful attitude towards Xiao Ruyue, it was as if Thirteen had never had Xiao Ruyue as her mistress.

At this time, she was using an undisguised gaze to size Xiao Ruyue up from head to toe, looking as if she was evaluating the price of an item.

When Emmie saw him, she flew into a rage and scolded him, "How dare you!"

"You are the one who is presumptuous! You are just a small palace maid, is there any place for you to talk? " Thirteen's attitude was very arrogant. "If you know what's good for you, then move away." You won't be able to block my palm. "

"You!" Lu Yi was angered to the point that her face flushed.

Thirteen glared at her, seeming pleased with himself. He turned to Xiao Ruyue and said, "This subordinate greets the Empress. The Empress has lived for thousands of years. "

"It seems like your punishment last time wasn't severe enough." Xiao Ruyue slowly lifted his eyes. A layer of dense coldness filled his eyes, causing Thirteen to take two steps back in shock.

But very quickly, she steadied herself. "Empress must be joking. This subordinate has made a mistake."

"Un, even though you received the penalty, you might not be willing to admit your mistakes." Xiao Ruyue's tone became much softer, "You didn't even hesitate to travel a thousand miles just to come back so that you could meet me and see if I am qualified enough to stand by the side of the man you desire. Now that you have seen it and received your punishment, if you truly know your wrongs, it's time for you to return. "

These words sounded like a test.

Xiao Ruyue's gaze seemed to be able to pierce through her heart. Thirteen felt a little guilty under her gaze, and she lowered her head: "Master asked me to stay."

"Heh." Xiao Ruyue chuckled, there was some ridicule in it, but she did not understand what it meant.

Thirteen did not make a sound.

Xiao Ruyue said: "No matter what kind of woman you think is compatible with Yuwen He, the fact that he and I are husband and wife is already a foregone conclusion. Since you received your punishment and I reprimanded you a few days ago, you should have understood it by now. I am not weak enough to need a woman who is eyeing my man covetously to motivate me. "

"…" Thirteen was momentarily speechless.

"Go back." No matter if you sincerely approve of me, or only listen to Yuwen He's orders, you have already achieved your goal. " Xiao Ruyue said, holding onto Lu Yi's hand and stood up, "Lu Yi, see the guests out for me."

Thirteen hesitated for a moment before jumping out of the window.

Lu Yi stood behind Xiao Ruyue. Her lips moved a few times, but she did not say anything.

Xiao Ruyue seemed to have eyes on the back of her head, and just as Lu Yi was hesitating, she suddenly turned back. Lu Yi's whole body tensed up as if she was about to face a great enemy.

Xiao Ruyue's gaze swept past her and fell outside the window, then said softly, "Your Majesty, although the roof is good, it is not as comfortable as the room inside. It is better to come in."

With that, a green figure floated in through the window.

It was Yuwen He who had changed into his regular attire.

Xiao Ruyue looked at him without a hint of surprise on her face. Instead, she sighed lightly, "No matter how good Your Majesty's Qing Gong is, you shouldn't keep on climbing to the roof like this."

Yuwen He was momentarily at a loss as to how to respond.

Xiao Ruyue could not help but smile.

Seeing her long-awaited smile, the haze on Yuwen He's face disappeared, "Are you alright?"

Xiao Ruyue did not say yes, nor did she say no. She sat down on the edge of the bed. Yuwen He immediately followed and sat by her side.

Qing Qing was called by Lu Yi. The two of them went out together.

Only the two of them were left in the room.