As soon as her eyelids closed, she fell into a deep sleep.
The emperor carefully tucked in his daughter's quilt, stared at her sleeping face for a moment, then stood up and walked out around the screen.
The emperor went to the east side hall, and Shangqing Zhenren was invited to sit in the west side hall.
The chief eunuch Zhao Rang always stayed by the emperor's side.
The emperor sat alone in the East Side Hall quietly for a long, long time...
There was a long silence in the hall, so quiet that there was no sound at all.
Time passed quietly, the sky outside gradually became gloomy, and the hall became much darker, casting a faint shadow on the emperor's bright yellow dragon robe.
The emperor sat there in a daze, his old and thin profile unable to hide his sadness.
He remembered how small Anle was when she was born; he remembered how Anle took her first steps; he remembered how Anle cried when Chu Yi left Beijing eight years ago; he remembered how Anle suddenly became seriously ill five years ago; he remembered...
I don't know how long it took, but a faint sigh was heard, and the silent hall was particularly lonely.
The emperor said with difficulty: "My Anle is a blessed child."
In the past five years, Anle has been bedridden and has not had a few days of peace, but even so, the emperor is content.
For him, being alive is a blessing.
He once told Fengyang that their royal family had the ability to raise a sick child. Even if they could not find a suitable prince consort in the future, the royal family could still raise the princess with great respect for her entire life and would not let her suffer any grievances.
As long as he and his son are around, he will be able to protect his daughter for the rest of her life.
The emperor lowered his eyes, held his forehead wearily, and said softly: "We can't hurt this blessing."
His voice became even hoarser, suppressing the turbulent emotions in his heart.
"..." The chief eunuch Zhao Rang wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve and was about to cry.
The emperor clenched his fist and said, "Go and call Shangqing."
Zhao Rang quickly took the order and retreated.
Not long after, Shangqing Zhenren came in, casually waved his silver whisk, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
The swaying shadows of the trees outside the window were reflected in his pupils, making his eyes look erratic and his eyes as cold as the abyss.
Another gust of cold wind blew, and it seemed that even the temperature in the hall dropped sharply.
The dark clouds in the sky outside were getting thicker, layer upon layer, and seemed like they were about to fall at any time.
The wind blew for most of the day and did not stop until dusk.
Gu Yanfei had been staying in the house all day without going out, busy repairing her compass.
The original compass needle broke in Tianyin Pavilion a few days ago. Gu Yanfei spent two days running around many shops in Beijing and looked for another kind of magnet.
What she has to do today is to grind the newly bought magnet into the shape of a pointer bit by bit.
This job was monotonous and boring. The cat squatted aside and stared at it without blinking for a while, then felt bored.
“Meow…”
“Meow meow meow…”
“Meow meow meow…”
The bored cat kept circling around her, sometimes trying to ask her to play with it, sometimes saying that they should go out for a walk, but Gu Yanfei turned a deaf ear and remained unmoved.
Finally, the cat got tired and curled up in the cat bed next to her and fell asleep.
Unconsciously, time passed and at dusk, the sky turned into an endless dark gray.
Juanbi came in with a food box and said in a nagging tone, "Girl, you should take a rest."
"Wutong bought some of their specialty dishes from Tianshui Restaurant. He said that the eldest young master asked him to buy them for the young lady before leaving Beijing today."
"The Lantern Festival is just a few days away. Can the young master still make it back?"
When the food box was opened, an enticing aroma of food wafted out.
She finally sharpened the needle, examined it carefully, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Probably three to five days."
Gu Yuan accompanied the emperor and went to the imperial mausoleum with Chu Yi.
Before he left, he made a special appointment with Gu Yanfei that he would come back before the Lantern Festival and accompany her to watch the Lantern Festival lanterns.
"That's great!" Juanbi said with a smile, lighting the candle next to her.
"Squeak."
When the candle was lit, Gu Yanfei suddenly felt as if something was suppressing his heart, and his chest felt heavy.
Gu Yanfei put down what he was doing, looked up at the sky outside the window, and half-squinted at the dark clouds in the sky that looked like continuous mountains.
Her gaze seemed to pass through thousands of mountains and rivers, and also seemed to pass through the Milky Way.
Gu Yanfei understood very well what this feeling of oppression was.
It is the way of heaven.
Heaven favors Gu Yunmeng, the girl of destiny, and considers her in everything. Whatever she lacks, Heaven gives her, including a grandmother, a father, an elder brother, an elder sister, and even admirers. Heaven wishes to arrange a smooth and prosperous road for Gu Yunmeng.
Prince Kang is Gu Yun'er's God-given match, and the aristocratic family is the most powerful weapon to protect this pair of lovers.
With the help of the aristocratic families, Prince Kang and Gu Yunyan were able to conquer the world.
Heaven was kind to the girl of destiny, and cleared away all obstacles for the lovers:
In the previous life, without her intervention, Duke Weiguo would have died.
Without the Duke of Weiguo, these nobles in the court were leaderless and fell into the dilemma of internal strife. Even the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion sided with Prince Kang because of Fang Mingfeng.
Chu Yi was burned in Danyang City and has not yet appeared in the court.
The emperor was isolated and helpless. He had neither the support of the nobles nor the ability to gather together the scattered elites from humble backgrounds. As a result, he was suppressed step by step by the aristocratic families and could not move forward.
But in this life, many things are different...
How could Heaven watch the one He loves suffer injustice!
Gu Yanfei held his chin lazily with one hand and muttered to himself: "Master said that if the sky is unfair, then break the sky!"
Her voice was so soft that Juanbi, who was standing next to her, didn't even hear what she said and looked at her subconsciously.
Bathed in candlelight, the girl's pair of dark pupils were unusually bright, unusually firm, unusually confident... and unusually domineering, as if nothing in the world could stop her steps.
There is an arrogance and confidence in his bones that is hard to look at.
Gu Yanfei casually moved the needle of the newly repaired compass with one finger.
The needle on the compass was spinning wildly, leaving a trembling shadow that lasted for a long time.
Huh? Gu Yanfei raised his eyebrows, tapped his fingers carelessly on the table twice, looked at the compass and sighed, "What? You won't let me calculate?"
Alas, the laws of nature in this small world are so stingy.
If you don’t let her count, then don’t count.
Gu Yanfei put away the compass and looked out the window again, only to find that the sky outside had become even darker.
The dark clouds looked like a landscape painting painted with thick ink, or like thick ink poured into the air.
"Clear light!"
Gu Yanfei pinched the cat's scruff and dragged the sleepy cat out of the cat bed. He patted its head and ordered, "Go and have a look."
"Meow--"
The calico cat yawned lazily with its mouth wide open, then jumped out of the window with sleepy eyes.
(End of this chapter)
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