The winter sun is always as faint as a layer of gauze, lacking warmth and few bright colors.
Ah Fu took care of Song Heng all night without closing his eyes yesterday. He actually fell asleep leaning against the wall at dawn. When he woke up, he found Song Heng sitting at the desk reviewing documents. It seemed as if he had just had a dream yesterday.
Ah Fu glanced at the person in front of the desk a few more times. He was dressed neatly, sitting upright, and writing with his pen in an orderly manner.
Am I confused?
He swallowed, and suddenly heard Song Heng say in a deep voice: "Go and do something quietly."
"Your Majesty, please give your orders."
"Secretly instruct the generals guarding the palace gates and the four major city gates," Song Heng paused and handed a scroll to Ah Fu, "Anyone who sees the scroll must be released unconditionally."
Ah Fu's hand froze as he took the scroll, and he already had a vague guess in his mind.
"Also, after the commander at the city gate lets her go, send elite soldiers to quietly guard her and protect her all the way." Song Heng continued to review the memorials, as if he was just arranging a mundane matter like a guard rotation.
"Yes..." Every time Eunuch Afu took a step, he wanted to look back at the person in front of the table, but he forced himself to hold back.
"Wait." Ah Fu turned around in surprise.
Because based on his years of companionship and understanding of Song Heng, if she left, Your Majesty - how could he bear it.
"Qianji Qianfang is under the name of Mu Shuang," Song Heng continued, "and deposit another 100,000 taels."
"Nothing happened," Song Heng said with a smile, "Go down."
Ah Fu called softly, "Your Majesty..."
Song Heng lowered his eyes: "Afu, eagles... belong to the sky."
"It's me who has always been self-righteous and treated her as my own hibiscus bird." Song Heng's lips curled up, but his mouth was filled with the biting chill of winter.
Song Heng woke up early last night.
He sat down anywhere, raised his head slightly, and looked at the boundless sky - from pitch black to dawn, and then to bright daylight.
That's it.
She had already bestowed upon him a boon, a long dream that had lasted for months.
It was enough for him to break it apart, crush it, and grind it into powder to last him the rest of his life, to comfort his thoughts and relieve his worries.
…
Is that really true?
After Ah Fu left, Song Heng looked at the memorial in front of him——
The ink is splattered everywhere, the strokes are crooked, and it is basically - deceiving oneself.
*
I opened my eyes, woke up, and looked at the bleak sunlight outside the window.
The glaring dark red bloodstain in my mind can't be shaken off.
Everything is going on track, right?
Only I am different.
Xiao Cui and Xiao Tao said that Concubine Liu De had arrived. I thought she was here to take me to see Song Heng, and I actually held some hope in my heart.
Maybe it's all a misunderstanding, isn't it?
Go once, even if it’s just to see him again.
When I went to see Concubine Liu De, I realized that my legs were trembling slightly under my clothes. Concubine Liu De came forward and took my hand: "Sister, are you feeling better today?"
I nodded, only to see Concubine Liu De hesitate. Finally, she said, "Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs recently, and... Princess Ru Shuang just returned a few days ago, so Your Majesty is inevitably distracted, so..."
"So, Your Majesty is not convenient to see people now?" I said in a deep voice.
Or is it simply inconvenient to see me?
Guilty?
Or disgust?
Concubine Liu De quickly said, "Don't overthink it, sister. When Your Majesty is free, you will definitely see me. Rest well these few days!"
I was confused by Concubine Liu De's rare panic. She was about to leave quickly, but when she reached the door, she suddenly fell to the ground as if she couldn't stand steadily.
I was shocked.
Xiao Ning hurried forward to help Concubine Liu De: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Concubine Liu De waved her hand and was about to get up, but Xiao Ning suddenly seemed angry: "Your Majesty, why are you doing this? The imperial physician said that you couldn't go out after kneeling for so long yesterday, and you're going out again! And now you've fallen! What if the pain gets worse?"
I was stunned and then asked, "Kneeling for so long? Sister, what's going on?"
Concubine Liu De forced herself to stand up, but Xiao Ning beside her seemed to hate me: "It's all because of you, Concubine Mu!"
"Xiao Ning!" Concubine Liu De immediately scolded.
"Your Majesty, you've done so much! You don't ask for gratitude! And you don't want others to know!" Xiao Ning seemed to be about to cry, and then she said to me, "Your Majesty met His Majesty yesterday! You begged His Majesty to see you! His Majesty refused! You personally knelt down to beg His Majesty for you! This is clearly a matter between you and His Majesty, why do you have to involve my Majesty? My Majesty is in poor health..."
"Xiao Ning! Shut up!" Concubine Liu De frowned and dragged Xiao Ning out: "It seems that I have spoiled you all these years!"
But after only a few steps, Concubine Liu De's legs became weak and she seemed about to kneel down again. Xiao Ning anxiously stepped forward to support her: "Yes, yes, I was spoiled! Your Majesty, let's go back to Zhuang Ning Palace now and call the imperial physician!"
"Sister Mu, Xiao Ning is talking nonsense. You don't have to pay attention to her!" Concubine Liu De turned to me and explained before leaving: "There is nothing wrong with this. I am just weak to begin with. As for His Majesty, he has been too busy recently..."
My head was already buzzing, and I tried to stay calm and said, "Sister, let Shuang'er see your legs..."
Concubine Liu De smiled bitterly and shook her head, ready to leave. I hurried forward and roughly lifted the hem of her skirt.
There was a bruise on Concubine Liu De's fair knee.
The world was spinning.
Why do I need others to kneel down and beg you to come see me?
Why don’t you come even when others are begging you on their knees?
Discard it like a worn-out shoe, or loathe it like rotten mud?
"Sister Mu..." Concubine Liu De called me softly.
"Sister, why do you have to beg him for me?" I curled the corners of my mouth, my eyes sore.
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