Chapter 2 Chapter Two

Since Liu Fuling moved to the Hot Spring Palace, Miss Shangguan has never seen him again. Suddenly received a message from the eunuch that the emperor wanted to see her.She was not happy, but felt flustered and didn't even want to visit her. It seemed that if she didn't face it, some things would never happen. When the little girl walked into the hall, Liu Fuling, who was writing, raised his head when he heard the sound, saw her, smiled lightly, and let her pass. The little girl was a little dazed, and recalled vaguely that when she first entered the palace, once she secretly went to the Shenmingtai, the emperor suddenly came up, she was so scared that she immediately hid.When Yu An found her, she was very angry, and asked her what she wanted to eavesdrop on, but she was very scared, crying and did not answer.

The emperor heard the movement, came over, knelt down and asked her, "Why are you hiding here alone, did someone bully you?" She looked at the emperor who had grown to be as tall as her, and her fear suddenly disappeared. She sobbed and said that she was homesick. She heard that the Shenming Terrace was the highest point in Chang'an City, and she could see the whole of Chang'an. She thought that maybe standing on the Shenming Terrace, she could I saw my parents, but the railings were so high, no matter how much she jumped on tiptoe, she couldn't see outside. The emperor stared at her, and after being silent for a while, gently wiped away her tears, picked her up, walked to the railing, pointed to the north and said, "Your father and mother's residence is over there."

She only saw the continuous houses, and couldn't tell which one was her home, let alone her parents.However, even though she didn't see her parents, she still stared blankly at the north side in a daze.Because, only in this way, can she feel that she is a little closer to them, that she is not alone. She kept staring blankly at the north, while the emperor kept hugging her, without urging or asking, but in silence, giving her strength to support. "The emperor... big brother, why did you come to Shenmingtai? What do you want to see?" She asked softly. He turned his eyes to the west, but did not answer.

He let her go, ordered Yu An to send her back to Jiaofang Palace, and told An that she would not be restricted from playing anywhere she wanted to play in the future. In fact, she really wants to ask, can I come and play with you.But she didn't dare, because although he was standing beside her, his eyes were always looking towards the west, making him seem very close, but actually very far away. Later, she gradually realized that she had better not go anywhere, because no matter where she went, there would be gloomy eyes staring at her. She began to understand that although her parents told her repeatedly that this was her new home, this was not Her "home", her world is only as big as Jiaofangdian.

... The little girl sat down under Liu Fuling. Liu Fuling handed the imperial decree to her, she just glanced at it, then suddenly raised her head, "Your Majesty..." Liu Fuling smiled lightly and said, "Don't panic, it's not really giving you a funeral, it's just a cover-up to give you freedom and remove the heavy shackles of the empress for you." The little girl felt slightly disappointed in her heart, as if she was hoping that this decree was his true meaning. "Little sister, I want to thank you for what happened a few days ago." The little girl shook her head, she was happy that he could come to Jiaofangdian often, even if he just talked with her.

"I have wasted a lot of your time, fortunately you are still young, you are only fifteen years old this year, in the future..." The younger sister interrupted Liu Fuling, "The concubine doesn't want to leave the palace." Liu Fuling was silent for a while and said: "You accept this imperial decree first, maybe you will change your mind in the future, with this decree in place, Liu Xun dare not not help you." The little girl was not surprised when she heard "Liu Xun", but said calmly: "If Liu Xun wants to inherit the great line, he must change the clan, then he will be the emperor's grandson in the future, and his concubine will be the empress dowager. "

Liu Fuling nodded, "He will be very filial to you, and I will order Liushun to serve you in Changle Palace, you can trust him." Liu Fuling handed several seals to the younger sister. After seeing it clearly, the younger sister's complexion suddenly changed, "Your Majesty, this, this is the military talisman for mobilizing the garrison in Guanzhong. This, this is the national seal, this is the military talisman for the northwest garrison... ..." Liu Fuling warned: "Take these things carefully, and don't let anyone know about them. After Liu Xun takes control of Chang'an City, you hand over these things to him. After all, you and Huo Guang are related by blood. Liu Xun He is also suspicious by nature, he is grateful for your kindness, and in the future he will not doubt that you helped Huo Guang, nor will he treat you kindly just because of my order, but just because of face."

The little girl held the soldier talisman of the Guanzhong garrison and felt hot. "The general of the Guanzhong garrison belongs to Huo Guang. If necessary, Huo Guang must have a way to mobilize the army without using the soldier talisman." "Huo Guang can mobilize the army without authorization, but what about the food and grass? How much food and grass does a 100,000 army consume in a day? If he can't feed the stomachs of the soldiers, who would want to mess around with him? This soldier talisman is actually to control the food and grass. When necessary , you give it to Liu Xun, and he will understand what to do."

The little girl's hands trembled slightly, "Your Majesty, do you trust me?" Do you know the consequences if I hand over these things to Huo Guang? Liu Fuling stared at the little girl, smiled slightly, "I believe in you." There was mist in the little girl's eyes, she held the imperial seal tightly, and made a promise with her life, "The concubine will definitely give it to Liu Xun." Liu Fuling smiled and shook his head, "There are too many variables. Huo Guang, the feudal lord, and Meng Jue, who has been holding back, Liu Xun may not be able to win. My goal is to avoid military disasters. When this chaos Bureau, as the candidate for the emperor, Liu He is indeed not as good as Liu Xun, but compared with the military disaster that disrupted the world, that gap is not so important. Little sister, it is limited to one month. If one month later, Huo Guang After taking control of Chang'an, Liu He can ascend the throne smoothly, so he handed over the Imperial Seal to Liu He, and issued a decree in the name of the empress dowager for him to ascend the throne, but..." Liu Fuling's smile faded, and his expression was solemn, "Once Liu He ascends the throne, , must order him to kill Liu Xun immediately."

"Ah?" Shangguan's younger sister was astonished. "When Liu Xun ascends the throne, Liu He will not cause any trouble. But if Liu He ascends the throne and Liu Xun does not die, the Han Dynasty will be in chaos in the future. It will be the suffering of all people in the world. Therefore, as soon as Liu He ascends the throne, an order must be ordered to kill Liu. ask." Miss Shangguan stared at the imperial seal and military talisman in her hands, feeling a heavy weight on her shoulders.She thought her whole life was just a pawn, but she never expected that the country, the country, the people and the common people would all be on her shoulders one day.

Liu Fuling sighed, with guilt in his eyes, "You shouldn't be responsible for these things, but apart from you, I really can't find anyone..." The little girl smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty, my concubine is very happy. I am your queen, enjoying the worship of all the people, making the country stable and the people free from war. These are the things that the concubine should do. The concubine will do her best. The imperial seal and soldier talisman are safely handed over to the new emperor." "I have arranged a few people for Liu Xun, and the others are fine. General Zhao is stubborn, so I will specially leave an imperial decree for him. If Liu He ascends the throne, the imperial decree will pass to him. If Liu He You have never heard of these things." The little girl nodded vigorously, expressing that she understood, and suddenly remembered something, "Liu He ascended the throne, he can accommodate Liu Xun, and Liu Xun ascends the throne, but he is afraid that he cannot accommodate Liu He. What arrangements does the emperor have? The concubine knows it well. It’s cheap too.” Liu Fuling smiled slightly, but there was pity in his eyes, "Little sister, don't let down the wisdom God gave you, you should use it to make yourself happy." The little girl lowered her head and said nothing. "I have ordered Liu Xun to write an order, promising not to hurt the lives of Liu He and Yu An." The corner of the little girl's mouth was slightly raised, with a hint of sarcasm, "In order to get the throne, he is naturally willing to agree to anything." Liu Fuling smiled and said nothing, stared at the little girl for a while, and said: "Zhen sent someone to take you back to Chang'an, you...be careful in everything from now on." The little girl didn't move, she raised her head and looked at Liu Fuling fixedly.For the first time, all the emotions in his eyes were revealed without any concealment. Liu Fuling only smiled faintly, as if he understood everything, but at the same time he seemed to understand nothing. The little girl asked softly: "Brother Emperor, can this concubine stay here to take care of you..." Liu Fuling wrapped the imperial seal and the soldier talisman, put them into the little sister's arms, and said gently but firmly: "Little sister, take care of yourself from now on, there is still a long way ahead of you, and the world outside is also very vast, you might as well take care of yourself." Treat the days before the age of fifteen as a dream, and all people and things are vanity, and when you wake up, you can forget everything." When Liu Fuling withdrew his hand, the little girl grabbed him suddenly, Liu Fuling was stunned for a moment, and didn't withdraw his hand again, just looked at her indifferently, there was understanding, compassion, and apology in his indifferent eyes. His fingers were cold, and the little girl wanted to warm him with her own palm, "Brother..." The little girl had tears in her eyes, "I...I..." Liu Fuling nodded, "I understand." Although the little girl was heartbroken and greedy, she let go of his hand little by little, and wiped away her tears with a smile.After all, this matter in her heart is not her alone, even if it is a mirror image in the end, after all, he has noticed it and he understands it. She bowed to Liu Fuling to leave, but disregarded the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, and kept staring at him, as if she wanted to engrave everything about him in her heart. She left the hall with a smile, sat on the soft sedan chair with a smile, and ordered the eunuch to pick up the sedan chair with a smile, but when the sedan chair was lifted up, she burst into tears. Although it was snowing heavily, the steps of the eunuch carrying the sedan chair were not affected at all. In a short while, the hot spring palace was about to fade out of sight. "Stop!" The little girl shouted suddenly. The eunuch stopped immediately, and before the sedan chair came to a complete stop, Shangguan's younger sister staggered out of the sedan chair. Liu Shun thought that the queen suddenly remembered something she hadn't done yet, but unexpectedly she just stood beside the sedan chair in a daze, staring up at the top of the mountain, not saying a word or moving. The snow fell very quickly, and after a while, the little girl's head and body were covered with snow. Liu Shun was afraid that the queen would be cold, so he bent over and walked to the side of the queen, and said in a low voice, "Madam queen, it's getting late, it's time to go back to the palace." When he raised his eyes, he saw the queen's face was full of tears, he seemed to understand What, feeling sad in my heart, quietly retreated back. The little girl stood blankly for a long time, then slowly turned around and walked down the mountain slowly.For now, at least, we're still in the same mountain. Liushun asked her to get on the sedan chair, but she didn't seem to hear her, she just walked on by herself step by step. Between the vast white world. A petite figure trekked hard against the wind and snow. On the winding mountain road, there are light footprints on the snow. The north wind blows and the snowflakes dance. After a while, the footprints on the mountain road disappeared. There is only an empty mountain road, winding through the desolate mountains. The snow this year is very strange. It stopped and fell for more than ten days in a row, but the sky did not turn clear, and the mountain road was closed, making it difficult to pass. The hot spring palace seemed to have become a world outside the world of mortals, Liu Fuling completely ignored the outside affairs, and lived peacefully with Yun Ge. His heartaches are not as frequent as before, but his spirit is getting worse and worse. Once he gets sick, he will be in a coma for longer and longer. At night, Yun Ge would often fall asleep, and would sit up with Gu Lu, sticking to his chest, listening to his heartbeat.After confirming that he heard the heartbeat, he smiled foolishly, and then fell asleep peacefully. Sometimes, Liu Fuling didn't notice it; sometimes, he knew that Yunge got up, Yunge listened, and when Yunge hugged him gently, and fell asleep again, he would open his eyes and stare at him. With her tired sleeping face, she hoped that she would not suffer from a sudden illness, disturbing her rare peaceful sleep. It turns out that when the sky is cruel, even looking quietly at a person's sleeping face is a kind of extravagant prayer. Love is too long, too long, but time is too short, too short. Maybe both of them understand that the time they can spend together will pass away in a flash, so they stay inseparable day and night. During the day, she is by his side, his hands, his eyes, she is doing things he can no longer do, telling him the world outside the house vividly, although he can only guard the house, but The whole world entered his heart through her eyes, and her delicate voice.Between a square inch, the world is vast, and the two often laugh constantly. At night, she would curl up in his arms, read books to him, tell him stories, and would also pick up the flute and play a piece of music.He can no longer play a complete piece of music, but her flute skills are improving rapidly. She plays the piece he is used to playing. When I swiped, I imagined a smile in full bloom.From her smiling face, he understood that his guilt was superfluous. One night in the dead of night, as usual, Yun Ge read the topography of southern Xinjiang to Liu Fuling. In the pen and ink of his ancestors, the two traveled together in the mountains and rivers and enjoyed the wonders. Ling responded. Yun Ge was afraid, "Brother Ling." She pressed her face to his heart, and she was relieved when she heard the heartbeat. Put the scroll aside, and adjust the pillow and cushion for him, so that he can sleep more comfortably. After turning off the light, she lay beside him, with her head against his chest, listening to his heartbeat, so that she could sleep peacefully. The sound of his heartbeat is her stability in this world. In the middle of the night, Liu Fuling woke up suddenly, "Yun Ge." Yun Ge hurriedly responded: "What's wrong?" Liu Fuling asked with a smile: "Where did you read? I seem to be distracted." Yun Ge felt sad, but only smiled and said: "I'm a little tired, I don't want to read anymore, so I fell asleep." Listening to the sound of snowflakes falling outside, Liu Fuling felt chest tightness, "Yun Ge, go and open the window, I want to see outside." "Okay." Yun Ge lit the lamp, helped him close the quilt, put on a jacket, and was about to go to the ground. Liu Fuling said: "Wait." He wanted to help Yunge button up the jacket. Because of the unsteady hands, every movement was unusually slow.Yun Ge didn't seem to notice it at all, she was muttering while waiting for him to tidy up for her, just like the old days. After he finished tidying up, Yun Ge went to the window, and just pushed the window open, a gust of north wind rolled snowflakes and blew them straight into the house.The blowing made the plum blossoms on the desk rustle, and the curtains and curtains in the house also rattled, and a picture of snowy plum blossoms on the tables in front of the couch was peeling and peeling, as if it was about to be blown to the ground. Yun Ge hurriedly jumped back, and pressed two jade rulers on the painting. She got under the covers, "It's really cold!" She said, icing Liu Fuling's face with her hands. Liu Fuling felt numbness on his face, but he didn't feel any coldness, and he didn't feel anything when he touched the unmelted snow on Yunge's cheek with his hands. Although it was late at night, the heavy snow was white, and it didn't feel dark outside at all. On the contrary, there was a miserable whiteness between the sky and the earth. In the yard, Yunge originally piled up two "people" holding hands, but because the snow had been falling for a long time, the "people" were covered by snowflakes, and their original shape could no longer be seen. The two hugged each other and looked outside quietly. The world is silent, and the snowflakes are flying. He felt more and more stuffy in his heart. Although there was no pain, half of his body began to go numb. He vaguely predicted something. Liu Fuling asked softly: "Yun Ge, will you forget me?" Yun Ge nodded vigorously, "Well, I will forget about you." "Yunge, have you seen the snowy plum picture on the table? I drew it at its most beautiful moment, its beauty is frozen on the painting, and you only see it at its most beautiful moment. In fact, it is different from other Like a flower, it will wither, wither, be ugly and wither, and so will I, not necessarily so good. If we live a lifetime, I will still make you angry, make you sad, we will also quarrel, and you will cry. " He held Yun Ge's hand tightly, yearning for the reluctance in the world, the only thing he couldn't let go of.He thought that as long as he had affection and she wanted it, he would be able to hold her hand, watch the clouds roll in the sky, and the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, until his hair turns gray.But it turned out that he tried his best to prevent life and death, but he couldn't push away death. "Don't forget the most beautiful moment of plum blossoms, it's just an illusion. It's unfair to compare the plum blossoms in the painting with the plum blossoms in reality." Yun Ge tightly closed his eyes, but his eyelashes couldn't help trembling, "Yes." The wind lifted her hair, entangled with Liu Fuling's. He is smiling, but his eyes are worried, and it is getting difficult to speak, and he understands that she knows that there is no need to talk between him and her, but he just can't rest assured, "Remember that time when we watched the sunrise? No matter what happens, Don’t give up, keep going, there will definitely be unexpected scenery, maybe not the road you originally wanted to take, nor the top of the mountain you originally wanted to climb, but another road has the scenery of another road, and the same will happen to different mountain tops There is a beautiful sunrise, don't forget the original road..." Yun Ge gently kissed his lips, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I will leave Chang'an and forget everything here. I will go to Miaojiang, to Yanbei, and travel all over the world. I will also write a cookbook, maybe I can meet someone who treats me well, let him climb the mountain with me, watch the sunrise together, let him eat the dishes I cook, I will never forget you... I will forget... "Yun Ge kept laughing, but his voice became lower and lower, gradually being buried by the strong north wind, until he couldn't tell whether he was speaking to Liu Fuling or himself. The snow outside the window is getting bigger and bigger, the sky and the earth are vast, except for the heavy snow, there is nothing else.Time also seemed to be frozen by the bone-piercing cold, and the two depended on each other, embracing them quietly for eternity, just for a moment, but for a lifetime, for a lifetime, but for a moment. Liu Fuling wanted to raise his hand to touch Yunge's cheek, but he didn't have any strength.He tried his best to raise his hand, suddenly, there was a sharp pain, his chest seemed to be pierced by thousands of thorns, even breathing became difficult, everything in front of him was spinning, he said with difficulty: "Yun Ge, sing me a song , that song...the first..." If there is a consonance, Yun Ge gently raised his hand, put it on his cheek, put his arms around his waist, pressed against his chest, and hummed softly: "The black sky hangs low bright stars follow bugs fly bugs fly who are you missing ..." Liu Fuling's eyes gradually turned black, he tried hard to take another look at Yunge, but she slowly faded in his eyes, gradually disappearing into the darkness.Trying my best, the worries in all directions and the reluctance to give up all over the world just turned into a sigh without trace deep in my heart, scattered into the samsara of life after life. "... the stars in the sky cry flowers on the ground wither cold wind blowing cold wind blowing as long as you are with me ..." Listening to his slowly disappearing heartbeat, Yun Ge's face became paler and paler until the last bit of blood was gone, as pale as snowflakes outside the window. A lonely cold room. The curtains in the hall fluttered back and forth, making the room even more desolate. The hands on her cheeks gradually turned cold, until finally they were as cold as snow, but she didn't respond, and continued to hum the song over and over again. The singing voice is gentle and tactful, telling the lovesickness and waiting of a lifetime. The long night is coming to an end. The white sky in the distance revealed brilliant golden and red rays, and the dancing white snow was also tinged with crimson. Yun Ge raised his head and looked out the window. "Brother Ling, the sun is coming out, we can watch the sunrise in the snow!" The people beside him didn't react at all, their faces were serene, and there was a smile on their lips. She hugged him tightly, raised her head, and stared at Dongfang without blinking.