Chapter 278 Daddy, Su Bao misses you so much
Steward Su's face turned deathly pale, and his eyes held a strange look.
Seeing how nervous Chief Steward Su was, the Emperor became curious.
It's funny to see this old man with such a face.
"Speak, what has frightened you like this?" the emperor asked, looking at Chief Steward Su.
"Your Majesty, something strange happened while we were tending to the Imperial Ancestral Temple..." Chief Steward Su said in a low voice.
The emperor and empress stood up together. The emperor's eyes were unreadable. He pulled the empress and headed towards the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Steward Su followed closely behind, a strange look in his eyes.
Upon arriving at the Imperial Ancestral Temple, the eunuchs and palace maids at the entrance knelt in a huddle, their bodies trembling, yet they dared not rise.
The emperor pursed his lips, turned to the empress, and said, "Zitong is waiting outside. Let's go inside and take a look ourselves!"
After saying this, the emperor walked inside.
But in the next instant, the Empress was already right behind him.
"I'll stay with you!" the Empress said softly, reaching out to take the Emperor's hand.
At this moment, the couple had no choice but to stand together through thick and thin!
The emperor wanted to say something, but when he turned to look at the empress, he kept quiet.
He was worried he would get beaten up again!
"this……"
As the emperor entered the Imperial Ancestral Temple, his pupils contracted, and his eyes were filled with disbelief.
There are two peach trees planted next to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
That peach tree was said to have been planted by the first emperor of the Great Shang Dynasty, and it's been there for at least five hundred years...
But over the years, the peach tree has never blossomed; it only sprouts new buds every year to prove that it is still alive.
The emperor stepped forward and leaned in to smell it.
Before he could get close, he felt himself being pulled back. Turning his head, he saw the Empress holding his hand tightly.
"Zitong, what's wrong with you..." the emperor asked, his brows furrowed in confusion.
The empress pulled the emperor back a step, moving him a little further away, before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"You are now the emperor, so be careful in everything you do!" the empress said solemnly.
The emperor looked at the empress with warm eyes and was about to speak when the empress stepped forward to examine him first.
To the empress's surprise, the peach trees were real, and they were the same two peach trees from before.
The fragrance of the peach blossoms was so strong that just smelling it made her feel much more comfortable.
"These are real peach blossoms, and they're from the same old peach tree!"
The empress pursed her lips, stepped back to the emperor's side, and looked at him with a complicated expression.
It's June now, and theoretically, the peach blossoms shouldn't be blooming at all!
"Keep this matter under wraps. No eunuch or palace maid in the Imperial Ancestral Temple is allowed to utter a single word about it!" The emperor's eyes flashed with coldness.
The 500-year-old peach tree has blossomed, and it did so in June!
Whether this matter is good or bad is currently unknown, so it's best not to publicize it!
On the other side, Tang Bugui was meditating.
Suddenly, his vision blurred, as if he had fallen into a dream.
In his dream, he saw a giant peach tree.
Two figures, one tall and one short, stood under the peach tree.
Even with just that one glance, he recognized the two of them.
One was Lan Shuyu, whom he longed for, and the other was Xiao Su Bao...
"Shuyu, Subao..."
He called out softly, running, wanting to get closer to them, to embrace them, even knowing that this was just a dream.
He also wanted to get close to them, to touch them...
But no matter how fast he ran, he couldn't get close to Lan Shuyu and Xiao Subao.
Just when he thought there was no hope, Lan Shuyu in his dream let go of Xiao Su Bao's hand.
The little girl walked towards him step by step.
Finally, he stopped less than a meter away from him.
The little dumpling is thin and tiny, but its eyes are bright and sparkling!
Even in his dream, Tang Bugui's heart softened.
"Daddy, Su Bao misses you so much..." Little Su Bao asked him softly.
Tang Bugui opened his mouth to speak, but found that he could not make a sound.
He felt so guilty that he wanted to comfort the little dumpling and hold her tight.
But Xiao Su Bao disappeared from the spot and reappeared on the other side.
"Why didn't you come back sooner? Mommy turned into a star and flew away. Little Su Bao is so sad..."
Tang Bugui's body trembled. He reached out, wanting to hug Xiao Su Bao and comfort her.
"I'm sorry..." Tang Bugui said with difficulty.
"But saying sorry is no use... Daddy, Mommy is dead. Su Bao knows Mommy is dead, and she'll never see her again... Su Bao doesn't have a mother anymore... Su Bao wants to become a star too..."
"If I become a star, I can stay with my mother..."
In his dream, Tang Bugui's heart ached so badly he felt like he was suffocating.
"No, no, Su Bao, you still have Daddy. Don't turn into a star, okay? Daddy was wrong, Daddy was wrong. What about the world, what about the country? Daddy doesn't care about any of that. All Daddy wants now is to protect you..."
Little Su Bao turned around and looked at Tang Bugui, suddenly smiled, and then ran towards Lan Shuyu.
Tang Bugui knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face.
"Su Bao, please come back, Daddy was really wrong..." he called out loudly.
"Sigh..." A soft sigh came, and he suddenly looked up and saw a face.
"Shuyu, I'm sorry..." Tang Bugui wanted to say something, but suddenly, he felt a pain on his face. Lan Shuyu's foot kicked him directly in the face.
Tang Bugui opened his eyes instantly, startled awake, clutched his chest, and gasped for breath.
As soon as Tang Bugui got up, Guard Ling, who was slacking off, rushed over.
"General, how are you feeling? Is there anything that feels uncomfortable?"
Guard Ling poured tea, inquired about their well-being, and even took the pulse of their general.
Tang Bugui remained silent until Guard Ling finished doing everything before asking, "What time is it now?"
He frowned, his mind filled with the image of Xiao Su Bao's aggrieved face, each image piercing his heart.
She's so young...
How has this child managed to get through the past two years since losing his mother?
Tang Bugui's face was grim, and his heart ached with every beat.
He couldn't wait to get married so he could go find his poor daughter!
He felt he owed his daughter a debt he could never repay in this lifetime.
"Today is the fifth day of the sixth lunar month..." Guard Ling pursed his lips and said.
Tang Bugui was stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He only took a nap, how come four days have passed?
"First day of the lunar month..." Tang Bugui rubbed his temples, a strange look flashing in his eyes. He felt like he had just had a very short dream!
It was so short that he didn't even have time to enjoy it before it ended...
"General...you..." Guard Ling noticed that the General's expression was a little off and couldn't help but feel worried.
Tang Bugui waved his hand and continued to ask, "What time is it now? How are the arrangements for the wedding... cough cough... wedding going?"
Guard Ling poured him another cup of tea, looking at his general with concern.
"It's just past noon now. General Cheng and General Ma are handling the wedding arrangements, but since there's no mistress in the house, there are still some things we haven't thought through!" Guard Ling replied in a low voice.
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