The atmosphere inside the Prince's mansion grew increasingly oppressive, and the Emperor began to find himself in a dilemma.
The barbarians had already sent the princess over, and Han Yu'an had to accept her even if he didn't want to.
On the other hand, Han Yu'an knew that Cui Yulu was still alive and was unwilling to let her down.
Fu Xiaoyu looked at the Emperor and knew that he was definitely at a loss now.
"Your Majesty, I humbly request that Your Majesty issue an edict to bestow upon me the grace of rain and dew so that I may be your wife."
He wasn't talking about a princess, but a wife. That's right, Fu Xiaoyu wanted Cui Yulu to be his wife, his one and only wife for life.
Han Yu'an looked at him with surprise. He should have known about his feelings for Cui Yulu long ago, but he didn't expect him to bring it up at this time.
"Does Your Highness think you can do better than me? Why bring up the matter of marrying Yulu at this time?"
"Don't you think I've always done better than others? I've always cared about Yulu's feelings, which is why I'm bringing this up now. I know Yulu is still grateful for your grandmother's kindness to her, which is why she can't move on. But you know in your heart what you've done for her. You've been waiting, waiting for yourself to be in a high position so you can protect her. But do you think she needs that high position?"
Han Yu'an swayed precariously, clearly deeply shaken.
"I can also tell you that Yulu is indeed with me, but she has already left. Do you know why she left? She doesn't want to see you, and she already knows about you and the princess. She doesn't know how to face you, so you will never find her. She has completely let go of you. Please let her go too, and give each other a chance to start over."
"Impossible. She said that as long as I became the top scholar in the imperial examination, we could be together. I have already fulfilled that promise. She will definitely be with me when she finds out. Did you deliberately make her leave, or did you say something nasty to her that made her leave me?"
“I don’t need to say anything; she saw everything between you and Princess Wenyu herself.”
Han Yu'an was heartbroken. Was he and Cui Yulu destined not to be together?
The Emperor looked at his sixth brother, feeling somewhat at a loss. He wanted to marry Cui Yulu to his sixth brother, but he still needed Han Yu'an to help him deal with Princess Wenyu.
"Your Majesty, please return. I will visit you at the palace another day."
Fu Xiaoyu couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Han Yu'an's pitiful appearance. He was clearly in the wrong, yet he was pretending to be the victim.
When Cui Yulu returned to the Ghost Cave, everyone was sitting in front of the cave, enjoying the cool air and chatting.
This reminded her of her days in Linshui Village, where everything was so peaceful and beautiful. But in just one short year, so many changes had occurred; some people had left her life, and others were destined to leave her.
Looking back, she realized she was still alone, and suddenly wanted to go back and visit.
Judging by the dates, my sister-in-law should be giving birth soon. She's carrying twins and is in poor health, so she'll need some help to ensure a safe delivery.
Then the thought of going home suddenly came to mind.
"Yulu is back! That's wonderful! We thought you wouldn't come to see us. How are things up there? Are you alright?"
As native residents of Ghost Cave Village, Xia Lan'er and Lai Guitou had never witnessed the prosperity of Kyoto, nor had they ever experienced what a bed other than a stone bed felt like.
"No, this place is better. It's warm and happy here."
Everyone noticed that Cui Yulu returned alone this time, without Fu Xiaoyu and Xu Wanqing following behind. So everyone understood and didn't ask any further questions.
"Sister, I also think this place is nice, but it's still a bit inferior to our foreign land. Our place is sparsely populated, with many cattle and sheep, blue skies and green grass, so beautiful, especially the sunset, which is as beautiful as a shy beauty's face."
Du Sanniang snorted softly. "That description is indeed apt," she thought. "But what are the standards for a beauty?"
“Then let’s go back to the foreign lands when we have time. I miss Abu too. I wonder how he is now. Is he adapting to being king at such a young age?”
"Really? That's wonderful! But you can rest assured about that kid. He's incredibly adaptable. I heard he governs the foreign lands very well, much better than his father."
No one noticed the change in Du Sanniang's expression. When she heard that he was going back, Du Sanniang's face showed a look of reluctance.
But she had gotten used to living here and couldn't bear to leave the people and things here. She had finally become familiar with the people here, and she still didn't want to leave.
So Tuoba Xuan glanced at Du Sanniang and even gave her a flirtatious wink.
It was as if they were asking if you wanted to come back with me to see the beautiful scenery of the foreign land.
However, Du Sanniang completely ignored it.
"The happiest person after Yulu's return must be the little mute. Look, he's still secretly watching Yulu."
The crowd cheered and teased, making the little mute blush with embarrassment. He then shyly approached Cui Yulu.
"Haha, this little mute is the same age as Yulu, I wonder when he was born?"
This time, the little mute boy picked up a twig and wrote some numbers on the ground.
"So your birthday is on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. That's more important than rain and dew. You should be the older brother."
Cui Yulu smiled at the little mute boy but didn't say anything.
I always felt that the little mute girl's aura was somewhat similar to the shadowy figure that saved me that day.
"Thank you."
The little mute boy scratched his head, not understanding why she said that.
“I know you’ve always been there to protect me, so I’m thanking you.”
This time, the little mute boy grinned happily.
Everyone laughed along with them.
When the night was deep and quiet, Cui Yulu couldn't sleep, so she got up and thought about going to the valley over there to see the fireflies.
However, as soon as he arrived at the entrance of the cave, he saw that the little mute was guarding his door.
The campfire beside us was almost out, but thankfully there were no mosquitoes here, otherwise we would have had half our blood sucked away.
The little mute boy, who was about to fall asleep, suddenly opened his eyes when he heard footsteps. When he saw that it was Cui Yulu, he put away his fierce look and looked at her with a gentle gaze.
"Why are you sleeping here? Didn't we arrange a cave for you? It's dangerous here. Go back to sleep."
"I want to watch over you so you won't be in danger. I want to protect you. I'll follow you wherever you go."
The little mute boy's sincere expression deeply moved Cui Yulu. She was so grateful that someone had been so worried about and protecting her. She felt fortunate, but she could never repay such a debt of gratitude.
"You don't need to be so good to me, I'm afraid I can't repay your kindness."
"How could that be? You're the only one who's truly good to me. No one has ever been this good to me before, only you. That's why I'm grateful to you and want to protect you."
He wanted to tell her he liked her, but knowing that they could never be together, silently protecting her was the best choice.
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