Liu Wenji is now the Yellow Gate Commander and the Zhuangwu General, commanding the Northern Yamen. The involvement of eunuchs like him in the court has divided the court scholars into two factions - one faction like Zhao Yushi Dafu who is reviled but still close to the eunuchs; and the other faction like normal scholars who hate the eunuchs.
He is so majestic and loves to use torture. Who in the court would not be afraid of him?
But Chunhua didn't know all this.
On the princess' wedding night, she squatted on the ground and looked up at him, her eyes misty and full of sadness.
Everything is over, everything is over. Fate has opened its cruel net and revealed its malice without any disguise. People like them seem to fall deeper the more they struggle.
Chunhua wiped the water stains from the corners of her eyes and stood up. She didn't dare to look at Liu Wenzhi for too long, for she was afraid that every glance would reveal more traces.
She forced a smile at the eunuch holding a whisk who was asking the question, and her voice was full of tears as she spoke: "My lord, the two little princes in our palace are missing, and I couldn't find them no matter how hard I tried. I was afraid that I would disturb the princess' wedding, so I cried in a hurry. I'm sorry to make you laugh."
She lowered her head as she spoke, not knowing that the eunuch to whom she was answering quickly glanced back at Liu Wenzhi.
Liu Wenji suddenly said, "The two little princes of King Jin are missing? I think I saw them just now. Let me take you to look for them."
Chunhua said softly: "I dare not trouble you, eunuch..."
Liu Wenji interrupted indifferently: "Let's go."
Chunhua's heart suddenly stagnated. She lowered her eyes and saw Liu Wenji had passed by her. She looked up and he looked back at her. She was a little confused and couldn't figure out why he took the initiative to help. He looked back at her, his eyes slightly raised. Under the light of the palace lanterns, the recklessness of his youth had turned into the viciousness of today, and he was waiting for her like this.
Chunhua was afraid that she wouldn't be able to explain herself clearly because there were too many people talking, so she could only take a deep breath and follow.
The two walked in silence, one in front of the other, with the eunuch holding a lamp in front of them, pretending to be mute. Chunhua stared at Liu Wenji's back, and a sense of trance came over her like floating gold and broken jade. Her mind was in a mess, and her mind had drifted away, and she forgot several times the two children she was looking for.
Liu Wenji said nothing to her, and had no intention of reminiscing about their past. He treated her like an ordinary eunuch, honoring her as the concubine of the Prince of Jin and helping her find her son.
At the pond in the backyard of the princess's mansion, two three or four-year-old children who were covered in mud were brought out by the eunuchs. Both children rushed over to call Chunhua, who was relieved when she saw them, but couldn't help but whisper to them.
Although she looked disapproving, she was such a gentle girl that neither of the two children was afraid of her. They were all laughing and saying, "My lady, I'm hungry! Take us to eat."
Liu Wenji stared at Chunhua and spoke suddenly, "Take the two little princes to change their clothes first."
Chunhua knelt down before him: "Thank you, eunuch."
Liu Wenzhi didn't reply.
Afterwards, the two stood in the cold wind until the eunuch handed the two washed children to Chunhua, and Chunhua thanked Liu Wenji again. She looked at his elegant but thin face with a hint of gloom, with some hesitation in her eyes, but she didn't know what to say, so she could only smile at him embarrassedly.
Chunhua's cheeks flushed slightly: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, father-in-law."
Liu Wenji stared at her and suddenly felt that she had never changed. She was clearly a married woman, but when she smiled, she was still as tender as when they first met in Lingnan, as tender as spring water, flowing into his heart and into his limbs that had been stiff and cold for a long time.
Liu Wenzhi looked at her graceful back, saw her walking back to the brightly lit place with the two children, and heard her whispering as she tried to persuade the two children which faded away.
The eunuch followed behind Liu Wenji and saw the eunuch's unique reaction when facing the concubine of the King of Jin. The eunuch was moved, thinking that Eunuch Liu usually didn't care about women. There were so many eunuchs in the palace who had concubines with palace maids, and some were bold enough to keep women outside... but they had never seen Eunuch Liu be tempted.
Could it be that Eunuch Liu is tempted now?
This is a good opportunity to curry favor.
The eunuch whispered, "What kind of woman does the father-in-law like? I recently took in a new concubine, but I haven't moved yet. The woman is very pretty and has delicate skin and tender flesh. If the father-in-law likes her, I will give her to him as a gift."
Men who have been rooted out cannot sleep with women, but their desire to be relieved makes them want to torture women even more.
Liu Wenji looked at him, smiled suddenly, and said, "I like married women. Can you get one for me?"
The eunuch's heart skipped a beat. He guessed that the eunuch was talking about the concubine just now, but... he hesitated: "After all, she is a woman from the Prince's Mansion."
The corners of Liu Wenzhi's lips curled up and his eyes darkened.
He said no more on this topic, but walked into the banquet, towards the ranks of officials, and towards people like Lord Zhao and Censor Zhao who had always flattered and depended on him.
He saw his parents in the corner of his eyes, saw their reluctant but unbelieving gaze, saw them with Yan Shang's father who was famous for his outstanding appearance. Liu Wenji knew that it must be Yan Shang's father who secretly brought his parents to Chang'an to see him quietly from a distance... After all, as a high-ranking eunuch, only when he has no father or mother can the palace feel at ease.
Liu Wenji could secretly support his parents, but he could not expose this to the world. He was even more afraid that the emperor would take action against his parents in order to keep him well-behaved.
When parents and children achieve this, they will be satisfied even if they can only glance at their children through a crowd.
...So Yan Shang’s family is still the best.
Liu Wenzhi felt warm in his heart. He didn't care about anyone in the court or in the world except Yan Shang, whom he felt was a friend.
And Chunhua... Liu Wenji thought to himself, this was the woman he had never gotten. Perhaps it was precisely because he had never gotten her that he kept thinking about her and she became a demon in his heart.
It just so happened that Chunhua was a person from Prince Jin’s Mansion, and was vaguely connected to something Liu Wenji wanted to do... Liu Wenji was thoughtful.
He lost her because he had no power in the past, but now he has great power... He can use his power to win her back. Perhaps only when he gets her can he really let her go.
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Some are sad, some are happy. The bright candles and the starry sky still create a joyful atmosphere.
The inner bedroom of the princess's mansion was renovated and doubled in size during the six months that Mu Wanyao was away. After drinking the wedding wine, the new consort was called to entertain the guests, while Mu Wanyao stayed in his own bedroom, accompanied by his female relatives.
Liu Ruozhu, the granddaughter of Mr. Liu, has been married for three years, but perhaps because of some considerations of the Liu family, this girl has not given birth to a child in three years. However, although she has no children, Liu Ruozhu still smiles and, together with other female relatives, wishes His Highness to have "a house full of children and grandchildren" and "good fortune and wealth".
The evening sways carelessly.
The ladies surrounded the princess and said many auspicious words, but in the end they had nothing to say. This was because among the ladies in the room, except for Liu Ruozhu, who was acquainted with the princess, the other ladies were just there to make up the numbers. Princess Danyang always discussed government affairs with her husbands, so how could she talk about private matters with them?
Liu Ruozhu was very smart. Seeing that Mu Wanyao was not interested in their topic, she smiled and said, "Your Highness, it's so boring to keep talking to us on your wedding night. Why don't you take a good rest and wait for your husband to come back?"
Mu Wanyao became interested and smiled at her: "Very good."
Liu Ruozhu was stunned, then chuckled and took the initiative to lead the women away. The girls surrounding the princess's bedroom were suddenly empty, but Princess Yuyang was still hesitant and didn't want to leave.
Mu Wanyao glanced coldly. After thinking for a while, her fourth sister sat on the couch and talked to her earnestly: "Yaoyao, I shouldn't say this, but your biological mother died early, and I am your biological sister. Now that you are married, I have to give you some advice.
"Yaoyao, now that you're married, don't be as willful as you were before..."
When Mu Wanyao heard her sister talking about being a good wife and a loving mother again, she retorted: "How am I willful? The prince consort won't say anything to me."
Princess Yuyang used her own life as an example: "You have to learn to be considerate of your husband. I know you and Yan Erlang are very good, but he is now a fifth-rank official in the court, and he has his own things to do in his daily life, which is different from before. It is different for a girl to be unmarried and married. When you are unmarried, you can be a little arrogant, but after marriage, for the sake of harmony between husband and wife, you still have to restrain yourself.
"You said your husband won't say anything about you. Does that mean he will never say anything about you? Being arrogant as a girl is cute, but being arrogant as a young woman is a 'wicked woman'. Yaoyao... I always think it's not good for you to always be in charge of government affairs outside. Now that you have a husband, why don't you let your husband come?
"Wouldn't it be better for you to stay at home, raise children, and avoid trouble?"
Mu Wanyao stared at her fourth sister with her beautiful eyes, and instantly understood that the King of Qin was probably looking for her fourth sister to be a lobbyist, wanting her to give up government affairs. Mu Wanyao couldn't help laughing, thinking, does the third brother think Yan Shang is an easy character to deal with?
Princess Yuyang was made uneasy by her laughter: "What's wrong with what I said?"
Mu Wan looked at her and smiled: "Sister, do you still remember the first time you met Yan Er? At that time, I was playing with Yang San, and you said that you envied my reckless life."
Princess Yuyang was in a trance, her expression dazed. She said with difficulty after a while: "That was a long time ago..."
Mu Wanyao leaned over to look at her. Her beautiful and majestic face made Princess Yuyang lean back and gasp for breath. Mu Wanyao's hoarse voice tempted her: "You live a miserable life, envy me, and persuade me to be as miserable as you. Sister, your experience is useless to me.
"You think that after I get married, Yan Shang will not treat me as attentively as before. But this is not true. After marriage, he will truly treat me as his own... You have no idea how difficult it is for me to get him with all my efforts, and you don't know how safe it is to be the one in his heart.
"I don't live my life the way you do. I accept both good and bad results."
Princess Yuyang was choked and speechless, and her face turned red. She couldn't understand the persistent light in Mu Wanyao's eyes. She also didn't understand what Mu Wanyao was pursuing. She was envious and jealous. She saw her own ugly desires in her sister's eyes, and she was immediately ashamed and stood up to leave.
Princess Yuyang walked out of the princess' bedroom quickly. She walked very fast and bumped into Yan Shang at the door curtain.
She was startled, but before she could react, Yan Shangxian took three steps back and saluted her. Princess Danyang's consort was handsome, and his wedding gown made his face look even more like jade, with bright eyes. He looked at her with clear eyes, and Princess Danyang hesitated, wondering if he had heard what she and Mu Wanyao had said.
But there was no surprise on Yan Shang's face, so Princess Yuyang smiled awkwardly and left.
Yan Shang was always courteous. He watched Princess Yuyang leave until her back turned around the corridor and disappeared from view. Only then did he withdraw his gaze, lift the door curtain and enter the house.
Mu Wanyao had just heard the conversation between him and her fourth sister outside, so she was not surprised to see him come in.
She was still wearing her crown and clothes, looking like a newlywed, sitting on the couch, her red-haired fingers peeling a cinnamon seed thrown on the bed. Mu Wan looked at him with a charming look, surprised: "Weren't you toasting in the front yard? Why did you come back?"
Yan Shang stood at the door, not coming over, staring at her for a moment. Seeing that she looked natural and was in the mood to eat osmanthus seeds, he smiled slightly and said softly: "I heard them talking about 'early birth of a son' and 'many children and grandchildren', and I was afraid that you would feel uncomfortable listening to these words. I was afraid that after I left, the women would surround you and keep talking about this. I was a little worried, so I came back to see you."
He stared at the nut shell in her hand and sighed, "It seems that I was worrying too much. You are not affected."
Mu Wan raised her eyes and looked at him blankly.
Her eyes flickered, and she let go of the fruit shell in her hand. She got off the couch and walked towards him, her eyes full of light: "Why should I mind? I have heard such words for many years, and I will continue to hear them in the future. I have said before that if you don't mind, I won't mind either, and I won't bother myself with the same topic again. Do you think I said it casually?"
Yan Shang smiled bitterly: "I think too much.
"Since you have nothing to do, then I..."
He was about to leave and go back to the front yard, but Mu Wan, who had already walked over, grabbed his wrist. She said, "Since you're back, why do you still want to go to the front yard? Don't go. Do you have to accompany them in the wedding night?"
Yan Shang's face suddenly turned red, and he asked, "What nonsense are you talking about again?"
Mu Wan shook him and said, "No matter what, I won't let my husband who can't drink go out to drink with others, and bring back a drunk husband."
She rubbed against his collar and sniffed it gently. Yan Shang's Adam's apple moved, and he instinctively straightened his back. He felt that his blood was about to boil because of her casual sniff. But she looked innocent and smiled at him: "You don't smell much of alcohol, it seems you are not drunk, which is good."
She was excited: "Go wash up."
Yan Shang thought about the reason why she urged him to wash up so enthusiastically, and he felt his face was burning. He wanted to talk to his newlywed wife for a while, but he couldn't say a word after holding it in for a long time. He was frustrated that he had a weak resistance to her, but he was already pushed to the bathroom by Mu Wan.
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When Yan Shang returned to the princess's bedroom, he had already taken off his wedding dress and changed into casual clothes. In fact, the maids gave him the undergarment directly, but he felt that this was too reckless, as if he couldn't wait to do that... So he pushed open the door of the princess's bedroom again after he had dressed up.
Mu Wan was huddled in the house, and when she heard the noise she raised her voice and said, "Close the door!"
Yan Shang entered the inner room and was slightly startled when he saw Mu Wanyao. He was dressed neatly, but his new wife was different. She had obviously washed up, and her soft black long hair was half tied up with a hairpin, still hanging down to her hips.
She was wearing a lotus-colored tube top and a rose-red high-waisted long skirt that reached her ankles, with her arms, shoulders, and half of her chest all exposed. Her skin was white and smooth, and her face was crystal clear. She stood there, looking cool, which made him look particularly thick in contrast.
The styles of the two are like two seasons.
Yan Shang was stunned and his face became even hotter.
Yan Shang didn't know what to say. Mu Wanyao was standing in front of the couch, staring at it, thinking about something. She heard Yan Shang cough and looked back at him, but her eyes were so dark that she ignored him and turned her head away again.
Yan Shang saw Mu Wan raised her hand and took the scissors, and began to cut the curtains. She knelt on the bed and threw all the cinnamon seeds and walnuts hidden under the mattress to the ground, and then pulled the quilt off the bed and threw it on the ground. Yan Shang looked at her blankly, and seeing that she was still not satisfied, he went to get a pot of tea and poured it on the mattress on the ground.
Mu Wanyao began to pull the curtains of the inner room... Yan Shang followed her and finally spoke: "What are you doing? You threw the mattress on the ground, don't you plan to sleep?"
Mu Wan Yao: "In the wedding chamber, who has time to sleep?"
Yan Shang: “…”
Yan Shang: "...Even if it's that, you still need a quilt."
He didn't understand her intention. He saw her stretching out her hands to tear the curtains of the inner room into a mess. Many of the gauze curtains were torn down by her, and the inner room was in chaos. She also wanted to smash all the teacups and other things on the table... Yan Shang grabbed her wrist and said, "You have to tell me what you are doing?"
Mu Wan shook: "Hey, you are so stupid!"
She said seriously, "My wedding night must not be looked down upon. When the maids come to clean up the next day, I must let them see that our red curtains were upside down the whole night. This is not enough, I want to make the house messy enough to let people know how great my wedding night was..."
Yan Shang was confused for a while, then stared at her for a long time. After all, he had been through a lot, so he was not completely confused. When he suddenly realized what she meant, his face instantly became even hotter, and he said, "...Aren't you exaggerating a little? How was your wedding night? Are you going to brag about it to others? How can you publicize your private affairs everywhere?"
Mu Wan raised her chin and said proudly, "I just want to show off to others. I've asked people, and other married girls will say this. If you don't understand, don't block the way. Get out of the way."
Yan Shang still followed behind her and whispered, "If I don't understand, just explain it to me. Don't I understand now?"
He couldn't agree with her behavior, but he didn't intend to interfere. He just felt a little unwilling and confused, and after holding it in for a long time, he couldn't help but say: "You actually want to show off your man, right?"
Mu Wanyao nonchalantly responded to the man following her: "Yeah."
Yan Shang grabbed her wrist and turned her body to let her look at him: "Then... look for me."
Mu Wan shook her eyes and widened slightly.
Yan Shang was half unwilling and half ashamed: "Why are you doing all this useless work... Didn't you spend your wedding night with me? Would you rather create a false impression to make others believe it than look for me?"
Mu Wanyao: "Didn't the imperial physician tell you to give up sex?"
Yan Shang lowered his head and hugged her slender waist. He was shy and eager. He complained softly: "It's been two months... I'm already well."
Mu Wanyao reached out to touch his eyes, still worried: "Are your eyes completely healed? Are you really okay?"
Yan Shang said: "...It's okay, I asked the imperial physician."
Mu Wanyao felt as if she had heard a fairy tale: "You asked the imperial physician about this matter? Is this still you?"
Yan Shang couldn't express his entanglement. He didn't want Mu Wanyao to laugh at him, so he leaned down and kissed her. He held her in his arms, and her jade-like body against him made him excited instantly. But as soon as he got excited, the girl in his arms began to struggle and push him away, not letting him touch her.
Yan Shang let go of her with a messy breath and whispered, "What's wrong?"
Mu Wanyao was held in his arms, with her face tilted up and her cheeks rosy. Her black hair spread in his arms, she hugged his neck, and murmured a request: "I don't want to do it here, I want to do it outside on the antique shelf."
Yan Shang was slightly stiff, and after a while he said, "What's the difference?"
Mu Wan smiled and kissed him on the lips, saying, "I like to be face to face with you, and I like to be able to touch your waist. Come on, carry me there, or I won't do it."
Yan Shang sighed, knowing that she actually wanted to see him sinking and holding back, wanted to see him let go but couldn't. His entanglement was like a good aphrodisiac to her, making her very interested. But he only had her, no matter what she wanted, he could only satisfy her with a blushing face.
Yan Shang carried her to the outer house, walking past a messy mess of curtains and yarns.
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After Princess Danyang's wedding banquet, Yang Si and the Crown Prince walked together.
The prince looked back several times and saw Yang Si was in deep thought, with an absent-minded smile on his lips. The prince was familiar with Yang Si and knew exactly what this expression meant. Moreover, throughout the night, Yang Si had caught his eye countless times when he was looking for Yan Xiaozhou.
The prince felt even more depressed.
Yan Shang is his political enemy and his biggest rival. What Yan Shang did to the Ministry of Revenue back then is impossible to undo. The prince's power was greatly weakened because of Yan Shang, and he hated Yan Shang like a thorn in his side. How could he accept Yang Si marrying Yan Shang's sister? The prince hoped that Yang Si would leave this circle, but if Yang Si asked to marry Yan Shang's sister... how to stay away?
After leaving the alley, the prince got on the carriage and suddenly lifted the curtain and said to the young man on the horse: "Sanlang, come back to the East Palace with me tonight to sleep."
Yang Si was surprised and turned around to stare at the prince in the carriage.
The prince said, "You and I, brothers, haven't slept together for a long time. You drank too much tonight, so it's just right for your sister-in-law to make you some hangover soup."
The Crown Princess who was in the same car sighed in her heart, thinking that it had come again. She had become numb to this over the years. She had accepted that her husband loved no one but Yang Si. The Crown Princess smiled at Yang Si outside the car and said, "Sanlang, come back to the palace with us."
Yang Si shrugged, of course it was dispensable.
That night, Yang Si and the prince slept in the same room. Yang Si had no worries. His years of military life made him fall asleep as soon as he touched his pillow, and he was particularly punctual. The prince shared the same bed with him, but he turned his head and stared at this handsome young man whom he had always regarded as his brother and son. He couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
The prince threw back the quilt and got out of bed. He sat down at the desk, and stared at the bright moon outside the window in a daze.
When Yang Si suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, he found himself alone on the couch. He turned over and sat up, startled to see the prince sitting outside the gauze curtain, wrapped in his clothes, and had not slept yet.
Yang Si sat in silence.
The prince turned his head towards the bed curtains. After a sleepless night, his eyes were bloodshot. He looked at Yang Si behind the curtains and said calmly, "I will arrange a position for you. You can go to Youzhou to be a general and build the Great Wall. The daughter of the governor of Youzhou is fifteen this year, and she is of young age. I have cooperated with her for many years, but I still need an opportunity... You are also of marriageable age, so why not marry his daughter?"
Yang Si stared at him. In the darkness, he could see the prince's anxiety and uneasiness, and in an instant he understood what the prince was worried about.
Yang Si lowered his eyes, looked at his palm, and thought of Yan Xiaozhou's clear and clean smile. Those were like a dream, which would disappear when he woke up. He was stuck in the quagmire. If he wanted to help the prince, he should not yearn for the fresh greenery of the vines.
Yang Si closed his eyes and said slowly, "Okay."
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The tall candle in the princess's room had burned down for the most part. With a flick of the light, the candle flickered, the room darkened for a moment, and then lit up again.
Mu Wanyao woke up from her dream because of the change in light. She found herself sleeping in Yan Shang's arms, his long hair tangled with hers, his face slightly lowered, his eyelashes like a thin layer of shadow covering his eyes. He was particularly quiet when he fell asleep... well, tonight he was hugging her instead of turning his back to her.
Mu Wan stared at him for a long time, then suddenly reached out and pushed him.
Yan Shang woke up when she pushed him, his eyelashes trembled, and he opened his eyes. His eyes were a little dazed, staring at her blankly, his eyes were clear and dark, as if he didn't react to what was going on.
Mu Wanyao: "I had a nightmare and couldn't sleep."
Yan Shang was still tired and confused. He resisted the urge to sleep, lowered his eyes and looked at the girl in his arms, and said softly in the dark night: "Then can I talk to you for a while?"
Mu Wan frowned and said, "I don't want to sleep anymore. I want to go out."
Yan Shang remained quiet, not showing any disapproval of her sudden whim. He asked, "What are you going out for?"
Mu Wanyao thought for a moment and said, "Find something that makes me feel good."
Yan Shang: “For example?”
Mu Wanyao: "For example... I want to go to Zhongshan to watch the sunrise."
Yan Shang said, "It's so late, the city gates may not be open. Zhongshan seems to be quite far away."
Mu Wan shook her head and thought that she had just said it casually. She also felt that it was impossible. It was just a nightmare she had on her wedding night that made her unhappy. She was about to say forget it, but she saw Yan Shang propped up his arms and stood up. He covered his mouth with his hands and yawned slightly.
Mu Wan opened her eyes and looked at him in confusion. He leaned over and kissed her on the forehead. He was tired and had to stay up all night, so he said vaguely, "I'll go pack up, you sleep a little longer. When I'm done, I'll take you to see the sunrise, okay?"
Mu Wanyao looked at his face with her dark eyes, and when he kissed her forehead, her heart was moved. She responded obediently, closed her eyes, and felt Yan Shang really opened the curtains and got out of bed. She felt that she was a little sorry for him for doing so much, but he spoiled her like this and made Mu Wanyao happy.
Mu Wanyao warned herself in her heart not to be so hard on others next time, but she still enjoyed Yan Shang's kindness to her with peace of mind.
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The newlyweds quietly left the princess's mansion in the late night, rode on one horse together, and went out of the alley through the back door of the mansion.
Mu Wanyao was held in Yan Shang's arms, sitting in front of him, her face against him. He wrapped her tightly in a cloak. On the night of early autumn, the two of them rode their horses at full speed, the cold wind blew on their faces, but Mu Wanyao didn't feel cold at all. The streets were quiet, the city gates were slightly open, the two of them walked through the dark sky and earth, and they felt as if they were the only two people left in the world.
Arriving at Zhongshan, the two of them searched for the top of the mountain. Zhongshan stretched for thousands of miles, and the mountain road was difficult to walk on. Yan Shang led the horse in front, and Mu Wan, wrapped in a cloak, followed behind him with a smile, staring at his slender back.
Finally, after they had tied up the horses, they sat together on the top of the mountain, looking up at the gray sky and looking down at the vast cloud stream.
The mountain was asleep, all things were silent, and only these two were sitting there quietly.
Mu Wanyao looked up at the floating clouds in the sky. The clouds were thick and heavy, and the light was dim. The mountain wind was blowing hard on the two of them, but they were not afraid at all.
Mu Wanyao suddenly turned around to look at Yan Shang and ordered him: "Ask me what I dreamed about."
Yan Shang followed suit: "What did you dream about?"
Mu Wanyao: "I dreamed about my marriage, when I got married for the first time. It was like a nightmare."
Sitting in front of the cliff, the cold wind blowing on his face, Yan Shang looked at her quietly.
Mu Wanyao wondered if she shouldn't have said these things on her wedding night, but she always said whatever she wanted to say to Yan Shang. She wondered if she had ruined the beautiful memory of marriage in his heart, and he suddenly leaned over, held her face, and stared at her.
Yan Shang: "Yaoyao, you are truly the bravest person I have ever met."
Mu Wan was startled.
She said, “What do you mean?”
Yan Shang: "If you have a nightmare, you must dispel it, without waiting. If someone plots against you, you must get up and retaliate. If you encounter setbacks, remember them and take a detour next time. If your memory is not good, you will face it when you cannot forget it. If you had a bad experience in Wuman, you should change your personality to adapt yourself.
"You are obviously a very fragile person, but fate has never defeated you. You have been fighting and moving forward. Even when we separated... we clearly let go of each other's hands, but when I was struggling in Nanyang, you didn't stop the men from pursuing you in Chang'an. You... were always afraid, but always faced it. You kept resisting, but kept forcing yourself to go.
"You are such a brave person. I feel so cowardly in front of you. I always think too much and dare not take a step. You are like this... I really admire and envy you."
The sky was turning pale, thousands of golden rays pierced the clouds, the east was bright red, and the sky gradually became brighter.
Mu Wanyao stared at him: "Why do you have to think so much? I know what you are worried about, but I don't think so much. I know there are still many problems between us, such as how to balance my power with your livelihood, and how the imperial power and the poor can live in harmony. These problems are difficult to solve in a short time, but I can't wait any longer...
"Yanshang, if we wait any longer, we will miss each other. Let's hold on to each other tightly and don't let go, and then solve those problems together, isn't that good?"
She held his face and asked seductively, "Is it bad?"
Yan Shang smiled.
The sky is full of red clouds, and a new year's sun is rising. Everything is bathed in the morning light, the grass and trees are fresh, and the world is bright.
He held her in his arms and lowered his head to touch his forehead with hers: "Okay."
He said nostalgically: "I have been thinking about it and missed many opportunities. But I don't want to miss you... I just want to be with you, I will work very hard..."
He said in trance: "We must be together. We will go to the Ninth Heaven together and go to the Eternal Night Prison together."
Mu Wan closed her eyes and murmured with him as if swearing an oath: "We can be a couple of gods and demons together, or we can be evil spirits together.
"We...start our new life again."
The morning sun bursts out from the sea and the green mountains. The brilliant light spreads across the sky, the green sea ripples between the mountains, and billowing smoke rolls under the cliffs. Young men and women sit on the edge of the cliff and watch the red sun, the bells ringing in the mountains, and Chang'an waking up in the distance.
The mundane world.
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