18 Chapter 18 High Steps
◎ "Be careful, I'll help you."◎
Yuliu's gaze fell on Yunhe's bony hands resting on the food box, but the thoughts racing in her mind suddenly calmed down.
That's all.
Anyway, she will have plenty of time and ways to deal with Yumei in the future. Instead of wasting time on a mere maid with ill intentions, it is better to let nature take its course.
After all, the more important thing now is the mystery of Su Yunyue's pregnancy.
She must take advantage of this opportunity to enter the palace and find out what is going on.
Yuliu thanked Yunhe softly, then looked at Fangyue, who was standing outside the car with her head lowered, and asked, "Fangyue, do you want to go to the palace with me?"
"Me?" Fang Yue paused hesitantly, then shook her head gently. "Since Young Master Yun is already accompanying you, I... shouldn't go. Besides, there are some things I need to take care of at Yuqing Courtyard."
"Thank you for your hard work." Yuliu smiled softly, looking past Yunhe and thoughtfully speaking to Fangyue outside the car, "Don't be too anxious to count the things in Chunfeng Fulan. On your way back, if you pass by the water teahouse next to Chunfeng Fulan, you might want to stop by the tea stall to rest. I heard that the tea there tastes very sweet."
It would have been fine if she said it was a coincidence the first time, but the things that were discussed twice and three times at the tea stall were finally verified one by one by her.
Yuliu couldn't help but think about it. Could it be that the tea stall inherited the will of the system or the world and was hinting something to her?
Fang Yue agreed and then stood on the palace road, watching the white jade sedan chair that Yuliu was riding in drive into the next palace gate.
It was unknown how many palace gates they had passed. Yuliu only vaguely sensed that Yumei had been stopped outside. After passing through several more gates, the palace driver stopped the carriage, bowed, lifted the door curtain, and said respectfully, "Miss Su, Master Yun, we've arrived."
"Thank you." After Yun He said that, he picked up the lunch box and got out of the car first with light movements.
Yuliu then followed suit and stretched out her body. The white jade sedan was made very high, and she still remembered clearly the last time she stepped on empty air. Although there were palace servants waiting by the side this time, most of them were doing their own job and did not dare to leave their post and go forward to help.
Yuliu had no choice but to lift the hem of her skirt herself, and carefully straightened her feet and took the first step. However, just as she took one step, she felt someone pulling and supporting her wrist.
Yuliu looked down at the steps beside the palace sedan, without lifting her legs, but just slightly sideways. In her peripheral vision, she could see Yunhe, dressed in green, standing beside the white-maned colt. She leaned over and reached out with a hand, using the back of her sleeve to support her half-lifted arm.
Yunhe held the food box steadily in his other hand, and the snow rabbit lying on it suddenly flared its drooping ears and half stood up.
Yunhe's voice drifted to Yuliu's ears on the spring breeze, and in a clear voice, it reminded her: "The steps are high."
Yuliu blinked slowly, and with Yunhe's support, she slowly raised her head.
The palace is deep, with high walls, red bricks, and green willows, and the palace roads are long, but all the palace servants seem to be carved from the same mold. Even the white-maned horse has been tamed, losing its wildness, and now it bends down, holds its breath, and keeps its eyes fixed on the side.
Only Yunhe stood beside her, supporting her and watching over her.
Yuliu saw Yunhe chuckle at her from the corner of her eye and said, "Be careful, I'll help you."
She suddenly felt that time had passed.
Yuliu once thought that the person accompanying her on the way to the palace might be the evil-minded Yumei, or the simple and sincere Fangyue, but she didn't expect that when the moment really came, the person who finally entered the palace gate with her was Yunhe, who had lost half of his memory.
Yuliu felt inexplicably dazed, as if they had only just met a few days ago, yet they seemed to have already supported each other and walked through many life journeys.
She climbed down the stairs with the help of Yunhe, and the moment her toes touched the ground, she suddenly stepped on a slender willow leaf that was swept by a low swirling wind and waves. As her thoughts floated up, Yuliu suddenly thought, if Yunhe had not lost his memory, would he have pursued some other paths?
Why does Yunhe seem to remember everything except his own name and identity?
Yuliu blurted out for once, and asked casually, "Why... did you lose your memory?"
Yun He watched until both of Yuliu's feet landed safely on the ground. Then he withdrew his hand, put one hand behind his back and walked to Yuliu's side. His Adam's apple rolled slightly as he uttered a single sound: "Hmm?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
When the two of them stood side by side, Yunhe would always tilt his head and lower his eyelashes to look at Yuliu.
"Nothing, just... I suddenly got curious."
Yuliu didn't elaborate on what she was curious about, but just raised her toes silently.
As the spring breeze blew, a piece of emerald green bamboo leaf pressed under the exquisite embroidered shoes began to swirl in the wind and float outside the palace wall. In the distance, several palace servants leading the way were walking quickly towards Yunhe Yuliu, with their heads lowered, along the palace wall.
"There are many causes of amnesia." Yun He took the snow rabbit out of the food box, held it in his arms, looked at the direction of the wind, and suddenly realized that he had accepted his amnesia very calmly from beginning to end, and even did not want to seek treatment from the beginning to the end.
If Yuliu hadn't asked him today, Yunhe himself might not have realized that he had actually lost some of his memories.
Maybe it’s because it’s not important that we forget about it, or maybe it’s because it’s too important that we forget about it.
But maybe...
Just because forgetting is the best encounter.
Neither Yuliu nor Yunhe spoke for a moment, while the palace servants leading the way quietly approached. The one in the lead bowed and said respectfully, "Miss Su, Master Yun, the Fourth Prince's wife has been waiting for a long time. Please allow me to lead the way for you gentlemen."
"Thank you." Yuliu and Yunhe said in unison.
So the group walked under the purple pillars and golden beams. There were winding corridors with high eaves, beautiful mountains, flowing water, green bamboos and hanging birds. It was built with the magnificent style of a wealthy imperial family. But even though there were palace maids constantly coming and going, the place was still quiet like a silent and cold cage.
Yuliu was originally feeling depressed because she didn't get a response due to the palace servants interrupting her conversation. After walking around in the palace for a long time, she inexplicably felt a little depressed.
No wonder Li Shengshou came to visit Yunhe before. It seems that if one wastes too much time in such an environment, no matter how lively a person was in the past, he will probably develop some kind of mental illness.
The palace servants who led the way brought Yuliu and Yunhe to a tightly closed black door, then stopped immediately, bowed in unison, and said respectfully, "We're here. This is the residence of the Fourth Prince's wife." Then they immediately lowered their heads, bowed quickly, and walked away silently along the palace wall.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Yuliu always felt that the closer they got to the door, the more nervous the palace servants leading the way seemed to become. Even when they were bowing at the end, their arms were shaking so much that their whole hunched bodies were trembling slightly.
The black door was closed, looking solemn and forbidden.
Yuliu looked up at the high, black, lacquered, and tightly closed door in front of her, feeling a little strange. As she walked along, all the doors she saw were red, so why was it that only the residence of the Fourth Prince's wife was made of black lacquer?
Yuliu originally wanted to ask Yunhe what he thought, so he turned sideways and raised his head to ask a question, but unexpectedly, Yunhe was already looking down at him.
The moment their eyes met, they were both stunned.
Yun He reacted a little faster: "Miss Yu, do you want to ask something?"
Yuliu twirled her handkerchief and coughed softly a few times, then covered her red lips and whispered, "Actually...it's nothing."
Just now she was really curious about the meaning of the black door, but when Yunhe asked so seriously, Yuliu felt that she couldn't say it.
After all, it's just a door.
Yun He nodded, but said: "But, I do have something to say."
"What?" Yuliu immediately became alert, thinking that Yunhe had discovered something wrong in the Fourth Prince's palace, and immediately raised his eyes and looked over nervously.
However, Yun He raised his head slightly, avoiding Yu Liu's gaze. He looked out at the endless sky and said slowly, "There are many reasons for amnesia. But as for me... it's probably because I suffered a trauma and haven't recovered yet, so I don't remember."
As he spoke, Yun He's gaze slowly returned to the person in front of him. He looked at Yu Liu's slightly wide-eyed expression of surprise and said with a sudden smile, "The palace servants who led the way were too fast when we got off the sedan earlier. If you ask, I will answer you in time."
"That's all I wanted to say. I'm not unwilling to tell you."
Yun He's voice was as clear as jade, but her tone was very gentle. She was clearly just explaining, but there seemed to be another layer of meaning hidden.
——I don’t mean to be unwilling to tell you.
——So don’t be so depressed.
When Yuliu heard this, the fan-shaped folds of her eyelids were lifted up, and her eyes widened slightly. She was very surprised. She didn't expect that the question that had not been answered before could be made up by Yunhe in this way.
The pent-up energy in my heart that had not yet condensed into anything suddenly dissipated into nothingness with Yun He's few words.
only……
Yuliu was silent for a moment, trying to hold it in. She stole a glance at Yunhe from the corner of her eye and saw that he looked calm and composed, as if he was willing to listen attentively to whatever she said. Therefore, despite being so indulgent, Yuliu finally couldn't hold back and said, "But, I remember that your injury... doesn't seem to be a head injury, right?"
Yun He originally thought that Yuliu, with her fear of blood, would not even want to look at it, or even if she did, she would force herself to forget the memory afterwards. She never expected...
Yuliu not only remembered it, but also remembered it very clearly.
His eyebrows raised slightly, and he suddenly felt that this girl might be much more resilient than he expected.
Yuliu, however, was confused by Yunhe's approving gaze.
...What happened?
What's with this sudden praise?
Wouldn't he be embarrassed that he wasn't hurt after she stabbed him in the head?
"Yes, I am indeed injured. However, trauma doesn't necessarily refer to physical scars. It can also be psychological or spiritual trauma." Yun He explained patiently, "I couldn't answer you before because I was thinking about the cause of amnesia."
"Oh." Yuliu nodded, dragging out a long tone, and suddenly leaned towards Yunhe, lowering her voice and reminding him softly, "We can go back and close the door and talk about these things slowly. We are in the palace now, and there are many people watching—"
The black door that was tightly closed in front of the two of them was suddenly opened by someone.
"——Miscellaneous." The unfinished words came out of her thin lips instinctively. However, when she saw the face of the person behind the door, her smiling lips, which had always been controlled to be just right, seemed to have a flaw.
Her eyes suddenly widened and she looked at the person who came in surprise.
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