Wei Guang glanced at the box beside him and carefully tied a double bow.
This inevitably brought back memories of the past. Back then, Sophia was still young and loved bows. She also loved to cling to him and always wanted him to braid her hair.
However, Wei Guang himself was short-tempered and had little patience, so Chu Xinglin had to teach him many times.
Actually, it's considered very girly for boys to wear bows.
During those three years, Chu Xinglin quietly did many things for Wei Guang, and during the three years after he disappeared, Wei Guang thought of these things more than once.
"Your bow is still so pretty."
Can I ask you something?
"you say?"
Where did you go for those three years?
Chu Xinglin lowered his head and remained silent. Wei Guang, seeing this, was not surprised and smiled gently.
In a gentle tone, she asked, "Have the sycamore trees outside bloomed yet?"
"It's open."
"For the sake of our many years of friendship, please let me go, okay?"
Chu Xinglin gave a bleak smile; he didn't want to involve Wei Guang in this matter.
But he...
Even after hesitating for just a short while, the pain had already spread throughout his body.
Why are you so eager to help her?
"Because she is Sister Lan."
Initially, I wanted to try to protect someone with all my might, to see if I could forget you. Later, I did come to like Lan Jie's cooking. Her dishes had a warm taste, a taste that he once had but inexplicably lost.
"Alright, I'll help you. You should know better than me about the palace guard rotation."
As she spoke, she gently pressed down on a spot with her finger, helping Wei Guang to release his restraints.
"Thank you, but I still won't forgive you."
"I know the paulownia flowers will soon be gone, remember to come back and admire them."
...
Gu Luobing stood on the outermost edge of the palace, not expecting to be turned away so easily. They used to be together, but was His Majesty now...?
"I'm sorry, you can't go in."
"If it can't be done in a private capacity, how about in the name of a military academy?"
The guard looked at Gu Luobing with a troubled expression. The Empress doesn't want to see you, and you can't change your reasons even if you come up with a hundred.
"Minister Gu, please don't make things difficult for us."
"I don't want to make things difficult for you, but now you're the ones making things difficult for me. I just want to save people."
Wei Guang had already slipped out, but upon hearing this sound, he slipped back. After thinking for a moment, he tossed a small stone to Gu Luobing's feet.
Gu Luobing was about to kick it away, but suddenly felt something was strange. Why were there stones nearby?
I couldn't help but glance around and saw a strand of hair flash by in the corner.
Who is it?
"Look at you, you can't even keep the place clean. I'm going to file a complaint against you."
"OK."
Gu Luobing turned and left, following the strand of hair in her eye.
"Wei Guang? What are you doing here, hiding like this?"
"And what is Minister Gu doing here?"
Gu Luobing really wanted to roll her eyes, but that would be very unladylike.
"I have come to see His Majesty to see if I can save Xiao Lan'er."
"No need for that."
Wei Guang turned and walked outside. If he didn't leave soon, it wouldn't be good if his uncle found out.
Judging from Wei Guang's expression, Gu Luobing sensed that something was wrong.
What do you know?
"His Majesty will not see you, nor will he rescue Sister Lan, because the military is also involved in this matter."
Gu Luobing: ...
"I almost forgot, you live in the palace, so it's not surprising that you know these things."
However, the military's involvement—what does that mean? Could her suspicions be true?
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