Chapter 99 Dream
The night is as dark as ink, so thick that it cannot be dissolved.
Quan Minghe's figure quietly returned to Yaohua Palace in the deep night.
Inside the bedroom, there was only a candle emitting a faint light in the corner, and the dim glow swayed gently, as if it would be swallowed by the darkness at any time.
Li Ming was about to call the palace maids to help His Majesty change clothes, but Quan Minghe waved them away.
He untied his outer robe, changed into black silk pajamas, and walked towards the bed.
Shen Yuning was lying on her side, breathing evenly and softly. She was already immersed in a dream and was not awakened by the slightest noise.
Quan Minghe lay down beside her, naturally put his arms around her waist, and held her in his arms. Soon, he also fell into a deep sleep.
The night grows darker.
Quan Minghe's breathing gradually became steady and long.
However, when he fell into a deep sleep, his dream was like a door that slowly opened, leading him into another time and space.
The country lasted one hundred and thirty years, and the capital was safe.
The sunlight shines on the glazed tiles of the palace, making them sparkle.
The twelve-year-old Crown Prince Quan Minghe came out of the Xuanzheng Hall with a solemn look of maturity.
Li Ming followed behind him, bowed slightly, and reported softly: "Your Highness, Miss Shen has been waiting for you to have dinner."
Quan Minghe's originally stern expression softened a lot, and there was a hint of imperceptible warmth in his eyes.
He was discussing matters of national importance with his father in Xuanzheng Hall today. Before they knew it, it was getting dark and it was already past dinner time.
As Quan Minghe stepped into the gate of the East Palace, a small figure rushed out from inside.
"Brother Minghe, you are finally back!"
Chen Yangxi is ten years old this year, at the age of innocence.
Although she is still childish, she has grown into a very beautiful girl.
Her eyes are bright and lively, and her face is fair and delicate, like a carefully carved porcelain. When she smiles, she looks innocent and beautiful.
When people rushed over, Quan Minghe opened his arms and hugged her in his arms.
"Didn't I ask Mammy to teach you the rules? Why are you still so reckless?"
"I was just being reckless in front of Brother Minghe."
Seeing that he was still trying to teach her a lesson, Chen Yangxi whined and acted like a spoiled child, "Brother Minghe, you came back so late today. I'm hungry."
"Well, let's eat."
There was a hint of fondness in Quan Minghe's voice.
Chen Yangxi was originally just a little beggar in Suian. One day two years ago, the ten-year-old Quan Minghe was assassinated and fled into a complicated alley in a panic.
Relying on her familiarity with the alleys, Chen Yangxi led Quan Minghe to make turns left and right and escaped the pursuit.
Since then, Quan Minghe brought her back to the palace and kept her in the Eastern Palace.
Two years passed, and Chen Yangxi gradually grew up in the palace. Her once slightly rough skin became tender and delicate, and she became more and more graceful.
After finishing dinner, Quan Minghe put down his bowl and chopsticks, with a trace of fatigue still on his face. However, as the crown prince, he still had a lot of government affairs to deal with, so he got up and went to the study to review the documents.
Chen Yangxi sat obediently aside, supporting her chin with her little hands, and tried hard to keep her eyes open, trying to dispel the sleepiness that kept coming.
But she is only a ten-year-old child after all.
Before long, her head began to sink little by little.
When Quan Minghe noticed it, he raised his hand and pinched the little girl's delicate face.
"Go and have a rest. It will take me a while to finish reading."
Shen Yangxi was awakened by the sudden movement, her eyes refocused, and after hearing what he said, her cute little face instantly frowned.
With a bit of childish stubbornness, she said, "No, I want to accompany Brother Minghe."
Quan Minghe looked at her like this and couldn't help but chuckle. He shook his head and stopped persuading her.
Not long after, the little girl who had just vowed to stay with him, couldn't resist the invasion of sleepiness and fell asleep on the table.
Her little face was resting on her arm, her long eyelashes cast a fan-shaped shadow under her eyelids, her breathing was even and soft, and she was sleeping particularly soundly.
Quan Minghe put down the documents in his hand.
He stood up, picked her up and put her on the bed.
Then he sat back at the desk, picked up the document and continued reviewing it.
However, the figure illuminated by the candlelight has a different kind of warmth and tranquility.
In the 131st year of the Qian Kingdom, the spring was chilly and the palace was all white.
The ruler of Gan State died suddenly of illness.
The thirteen-year-old Crown Prince Quan Minghe, dressed in plain clothes, with a childish face but a calmness that was inconsistent with his age, ascended the throne in front of everyone's eyes.
At that time, although Kwon Myeong-hyuk had been involved in government affairs since he was a child, many ministers in the court were loyal and did their best to assist the still young king.
However, he was well aware that the country was just beginning and its foundation was not stable, and he had never thought of rashly embarking on a journey of unifying the world, which might be magnificent but would definitely face difficulties and obstacles, at such a precarious stage.
Inside the Xuan Zheng Hall, sunlight shines through the carved window lattices, casting mottled shadows.
The eleven-year-old Chen Yangxi wore a bright yellow waist-length dress, looking like a marigold blooming in spring, pure and charming.
Her face is as fair and tender as a lotus, and she is extremely smart and beautiful.
But the most attractive thing is her pair of eyes as clear as water, so clear that you can see the bottom, as if they can wash away all the dust in the world, so pure that people can't take their eyes away.
She stood aside, her hands on her cheeks, with an innocent smile under her small nose, warm and bright, pure and lively.
Chen Yangxi blinked her big eyes: "Brother Minghe, you look like a character in a story I know."
"oh?"
Quan Minghe paused with the red pen in his hand and raised his eyes.
"In that story, the protagonist also inherited the position of king at the age of thirteen."
Chen Yangxi raised her head slightly.
"But his court was controlled by treacherous officials and his situation was difficult, so he was not able to rule the country until he was 22 years old."
"But later on he was very powerful. At the age of 25 he began to attack six countries and was unstoppable all the way. At the age of 39 he became emperor and became a hegemon who went down in history."
When she said this, her eyes were full of longing and admiration.
"Brother Minghe, isn't he amazing?"
Quan Minghe raised his eyebrows, with a look of unwillingness to admit defeat, and he finally showed the youthfulness of his age.
“Better than me?”
"If Brother Minghe can also unify the world, he will definitely be more powerful than him!"
Quan Minghe was quite satisfied when he heard her answer.
It’s not that he hadn’t thought about unifying the world, but he wanted to completely conquer the other four countries with a foolproof plan.
He said sternly, "Read less storybooks. Most of them are fictional stories and can't be taken seriously. Have you finished reading the books I asked you to read?"
Chen Yangxi curled her lips slightly.
She said coquettishly, "Brother Minghe, you are so smart, and you have been in charge of the government for 4 years when you were the crown prince. There were no treacherous officials in power, and now everything is stable."
"You have great talent and strategy, and you have wise ministers to assist you. If you want to unify the world, you will succeed! You are even more powerful than the protagonist in the picture book."
"After you unify the country, there will be no more wars and the people will be able to live a peaceful life. By then, you will surely become a great hero in the hearts of the people and be praised by generations to come."
The little girl's idea is very naive.
But when Kwon Myung-hyuk saw her eyes full of admiration and expectation, he seemed to be struck by something.
In an instant, Quan Minghe's plan, which he had originally intended to implement step by step and in a few years, began to waver for the first time.
His breathing hitched slightly.
Since the protagonist in the storybook can unify six countries, what can't he do?
Could it be that in front of her, he was not even as good as a character in a storybook?
An inexplicable impulse quietly welled up in my heart, wanting to create a whole new world for her.
Before marrying her, he unified the world.
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