When I ran to Taiqing Lake, the willow branches were empty, the edge of the lake was frozen, and the water birds in the center of the lake were still flying and playing.
Not long after, Song Yu came hurriedly from the pebbled road, and he was indeed in a hurry.
His skin color had darkened a lot, and there was a faint, thin scar on the right side of his face, but it would probably disappear after a while.
"Greetings, Prince Yu." I tried my best to smile calmly at Song Yu.
"Noble Concubine Mu." He nodded at me, rarely seeing him look so serious.
I couldn't hold back the smile on my face, and I felt inexplicably nervous inside.
Perhaps the experience on the battlefield made him more mature, or perhaps time was tight and he had no time to joke with me anymore.
"I just heard that Concubine Mu remembered everything?" he asked me tentatively.
"Yes, I remember everything now," I said lightly, getting straight to the point: "What does Prince Yu want to see me about?"
He pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, which was rare, and then took a step forward.
"Empress Mu, this is what Brother Duan asked me to bring to you." Song Yu hesitated for a moment, and finally extended his right hand to me.
In his palm, he held a bright red gem the size of a grape, shining brightly, even dazzling.
I froze in place.
"Okay, if you can't come back, I'll treat you to some candied haws."
It really looks like a candied haws.
No.
I remained motionless, looking down at the orb. "What does Prince Yu mean by this?"
"Please accept it, Concubine Mu."
"Where are the others?"
"Brother Duan asked me to pass on a message: a promise is a promise, and he will never break his promise."
Fine snowflakes were falling from the sky, and it was snowing again.
"What do you mean?" I unconsciously clenched the cloak I was wearing with both hands and refused to reach out to take it.
"Please," he said in a hoarse voice, "Please accept this, Concubine Mu. I am about to leave the capital."
The air was stagnant, time seemed to stand still, the cries of water birds in the distance seemed to be frozen in an instant, and everything was silent.
"I, I don't understand. Why would you give me something for no reason? Don't you think so? Haha," I grinned and subconsciously took a few steps back. The color of the gem was as bright red as blood, which almost made me unable to open my eyes.
"Noble Concubine Mu!" Song Yu stepped forward and bowed, clearly suppressing a huge emotion. He took a deep breath and whispered again, "Please, please accept it. Brother Duan, he never breaks his promise."
I shook my head stiffly, and then shook it again, and finally couldn't hold it in any longer and suddenly burst out -
"What do you mean by not breaking your promise? He said it himself, only by delivering it himself can he not break his promise! You want him to deliver it in person!" He felt as if his chest was being torn apart, and the pain was excruciating: "Where is he? Come out! Tell him to come out! Come out!"
"Noble Concubine Mu! Please accept it!"
"Song Yu! You told him that if he doesn't come to see him off, he's breaking his promise! What do you mean by a promise? Who would make a promise with him?!"
"Noble Concubine Mu!!"
“He broke his promise!!”
I opened my mouth wide and felt a salty liquid flowing into it. My body couldn't stop shaking wildly.
"Brother Duan asked me to give it to you personally! Please, Concubine Mu—" His voice was also extremely choked with sobs: "Fulfill his wish!"
I laughed out of anger, almost going crazy: "A wish?"
Then, she swung her hand towards his palm with great force, tightly grasping the cold bead in her hand, wishing she could crush it: "Is it over now?"
Song Yu lowered his eyes and said nothing more.
My hands were shaking, and I couldn't make any sound as I looked at the bright red beads.
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the goose-feather-like snowflakes drifted down, sounding like the rustling of someone's clothes.
"Song Yu, tell me in person, where is Duan Xiao?"
Song Yu glanced at me, then lowered his head and gritted his teeth.
"Died in battle."
Died in battle.
Died in battle?
Died in battle!
"Died in battle--?" I threw my head back and laughed out loud. Cold snowflakes fell on my face, the world was spinning, but that was all.
"Don't lie to me, Song Yu!" I let the cold snowflakes fall between my teeth and tongue, melting instantly. "With his martial arts skills, can he die in battle? How is that possible? Are you kidding me? This is not funny, hahahaha..."
"If he doesn't want to give it to me, then forget it! I won't say he broke his promise, okay? You go and tell him that I accepted it! Yes! It's a deal!" I turned around and wanted to escape from here. It would be best to leave everything that just happened in this white snow!
"Noble Concubine Mu..."
"Go! Go tell him! Go tell him right now! Go!"
Song Yu was silent for a moment, opened his mouth to speak but in the end said nothing.
The snow was so heavy that I couldn't tell the direction.
"Wait!" I called out to him with trembling lips.
I turned around suddenly and he stopped in his tracks.
"Since he lied to me, I have to listen to the whole story... Tell me, how did he die in battle?"
No response.
"Song Yu, please give me a quick death." My voice suddenly became almost begging, sobbing silently.
“Please…”
"Cixia was in turmoil, the king passed away, and reinforcements were late." He gritted his teeth, his voice trembling. "To boost morale, he personally led the army despite being seriously injured."
Civil strife, delayed arrival, serious injury, personal expedition...
yes.
It’s him, Duan Xiao.
I laughed even louder, my shoulders shaking uncontrollably: "Okay, okay... okay!"
"This is a good lie..." I could no longer make any sound in my chest. I walked forward step by step. Snow had fallen on the ground, and everything was white. The beads in my hand were cold and bright red, like a person's cold bones, or like a person's boiling blood.
"Song Yu." I stopped and turned around again.
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