Having a child at 18

  He drew out the Thunderbolt from his waist, with the sword tip pointing straight at Long Yunyao, and loudly said, "Today, I will take his life!" As he spoke, he stabbed rapidly towards him!

  Long Yunya barely dodged his fatal sword. But also drew out the long sword from his waist! The two of them, just like that, fought to a standstill! Long Yunya's body was injured! How could he be his opponent! Yu pulled out the dragon thunder from his waist and placed the sword on his neck, I shouted loudly, "Stop!"

  The two of them seemed to turn a deaf ear. I raised my voice, my hand slightly moved, and the bloodstain on my neck suddenly appeared. In a loud voice, I said, "I'm telling you, stop! If either of you makes another move with your knife or sword, I'll die right here on the spot!"

  The two of them heard this and stabbed each other with a sword, each retreating three steps back. Seeing me like this, they hurriedly walked forward a few steps, loudly and urgently saying, "Hanmei!"

  I sheathed the sword on my neck, took a few slow steps forward, and with my hands behind my back, loudly declared to Long Yunze, "Your Majesty! From this moment on, my life is tied to that of my senior brother! If he lives, I live! If he dies, I die!" After speaking, I deliberately ignored his furious face, and instead gave a courteous bow to Long Yunze's face, which was moved beyond words. Slowly, I backed out, the entire process unfolding with elegant movements, utterly unlike someone who had just sworn such a poisonous oath!

  With a bang, the door closed and I almost rushed to the brocade bed. To this day, I still remember the bright red flowers blooming on his snow-white clothes, and the bloodstains on that thin quilt! At that time, how much suffering did he endure?! And! The Forget Sorrow Insect on him! He actually drained almost all the blood from his body! The more he was like this, the more I pitied him, the more I couldn't let go of him!

  "Your Ladyship! Why have you returned so early?"

  I covered my mouth and cried out loud, "I saw Yun Ya! Tan Zhu, how could he be covered in blood! How has he been living these days! And when he was on the verge of death, I was in Yan Country eating roasted suckling pig with Long Nu Ya! Tan Zhu! Am I not very bad?"

  Danhua stood silently, not speaking a word, only brewing a pot of hot jasmine tea for me. After a while, she softly said, "Your Highness! Danhua knew you liked jasmine, so I picked some flowers and dried them to make jasmine tea! However, the jasmine flowers are flavorless when steeped in water, so I had to add some black or green tea to bring out the taste! Take a sniff, does this tea have the fragrance of jasmine and the bitterness of green tea?"

  I lived up to her tears and took the cup from her hand. I gently sipped a mouthful, softly saying, "It's really fragrant!"

  She smiled, "The jasmine is like the tea leaves. It's fragrant, but it must be paired with black and green tea to make a drink! So, whether it's paired with green or black tea, it all depends on the shape of the jasmine flower. If it's in bud form, it pairs well with green tea. But if the petals are scattered and mixed with black tea, then... Ah, life isn't just about one choice! It's up to you, whether you want to be a delicate bud or be scattered like the petals, it all depends on your own choices!"

  I stared intently at the teacup, deep in thought. What Danchun said was that red tea and green tea must be referring to Longnuyue and Longyunyue. Choosing to be with one of them would either protect me completely, allowing me to bloom like a flower, or crush me utterly.

  Undoubtedly, being with Long Yunya, he definitely can't protect me completely! But! But! I covered my head with my hands, refusing to think about it anymore.

  "The princess does not want to think about it, so this flower can only bloom on the branch, waiting for someone to pluck it. If no one plucks it, after the flowering season is over, it will fall off and can only be transformed into mud!" She said in a low voice.

  I forced a smile, smiling faintly. "Turned into flower mud? In fact, even if the chrysanthemum is turned into flower mud, it will still fragrance a piece of land! Jasmine, after all, looks better on the branch! Even if it's picked and put in a vase, it can't give off its most intense fragrance! Because, a lifeless flower can never compare to the fragrance of one on the branch!"

  Danhua lowered her head and remained silent. After a while, she spoke loudly, "Since Your Majesty has the intention of making flower mud for next year, then Danhua will not say anything more! However, the Emperor's feelings are so sincere, so true, and so kind towards a queen who is in the cold palace, always yielding and tolerating. Such magnanimity, such love, even I am moved to tears! As for Prince Baidragon, forgive me for speaking bluntly, Your Majesty, even if you choose Prince Baidragon, you two can only be together but absolutely cannot have a physical relationship! Your Majesty is only seventeen years old, how can you bear such loneliness?"

  "I won't choose anyone! I can't choose between the two of them! I'm just a discarded concubine in the Cold Palace. This life, I'll spend it with you alone in this cold palace, isn't that wonderful!" I laughed loudly.

  Her eyes sparkled with surprise and helplessness, "The Emperor thought his love rival was the White Dragon King, but unexpectedly, his true love rival is actually me! Your Majesty, if the Emperor hears this, I'd be beheaded ten times over!" She joked.

  I lived in laughter. In a low voice, "I guarantee, he won't cut you! Dian Ju!"

  She was taken aback for a moment, her lips slightly curled up, and she said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

  She knew my temperament, and being able to say such things was equivalent to giving her a get-out-of-jail-free card. No matter how big of a mistake she made, I would protect her. In other words, I had already considered her one of us!

  A trustworthy person!

  At the time of the three choices in Fengguo, I chose Long Lieyuan. The reason is that choosing either of the other two would have led to war! Although at the time I thought I wouldn't live for long, but now that things have reached this point, it's going to be a matter of one spark setting off a fire!

  She took a sip of tea, let out a long sigh. Danju sat down and took out the clothes I wore when I was pregnant to alter them. Since my waistline had returned to its pre-pregnancy shape, she made some adjustments to make the loose-fitting clothes smaller at the waist.

  I pulled the corner of my mouth and said in a low voice, "Tan Ju, can you make small clothes? Now that I think about it, I haven't even helped the child make a single piece of clothing! Obviously pregnant with a big belly, but still fighting! Always thinking about fighting and killing!

  "Look! Heaven is fair, it has taken away my child! Every time I think of this, my heart feels as if it's been pricked by a needle, and the pain is unbearable!"

  Daiyu smiled faintly, holding her needle and looking at me, "Is Your Ladyship going to have Daiyu teach you how to make little clothes? Little clothes are easy to make, it's just that I don't know about your sewing skills!"

  I smiled and stretched out my slender white hands, honestly saying, "From small to large, I've only held a sword! In other words, I'm useless at everything!"

  Her face twitched slightly. After a while, she said in a low voice, "As long as you have the heart, anything can be done! Your Majesty, it's easy! Just measure the small clothes according to the child's figure, cut them properly, and then sew the places that need to be sewn together!"

  I didn't say a word, and with one snip of the scissors, I cut out a large piece from a red silk garment. Dan Ju burst out laughing, "Your Majesty, this won't do! What are you trying to do?"

  The corners of her mouth curled up in a smile, and I couldn't help but get annoyed. "What are you doing? Of course it's a cape! When the child goes out, it's windy and cold, how can that be good? Look!" I tied two straps to the front of the red gauze, and with two straps tied, it became a little kid's cape!

  Danhua saw me like this, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, pointing at the cloak and saying, "I thought you were all-powerful, but I didn't expect that the little clothes you made would be so beautiful! Haha!"

  I took another look at the little dress, and it felt strange too, so I also burst out laughing with her. This laugh made my previous sadness and heartache disappear! Danju had said she would help me. So that's what it was? When a person is thinking wildly, having someone by their side to chat with is really great!

  Just then, a male voice came from outside, saying in a low tone, "What's so funny? I heard it from far away! Isn't this the Cold Palace? It doesn't look like it!"

  Along with the sound, a black-clad Long Nu Ya appeared. Seeing him, we both stopped laughing. I lowered my head and said, "We're making small clothes. The Emperor doesn't attend the morning court, what's he doing coming to the Cold Palace?" I couldn't help but complain! I thought that just this once, he wouldn't follow me over again. Very clearly, I underestimated his determination!

  The corners of his mouth slightly raised, but his eyes were filled with gloom. After a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "Why did you tear up your own clothes? There's no fabric left. Let the eunuchs send some over for you!"

  "Your Ladyship has just learned to sew and cut, she's only practicing with old fabric! She's not really making clothes!"

  I didn't say a word, just lowered my head and slowly cut the fabric, but with his arrival, my hands moved even more fiercely! The fabric in my hands was cut into scattered pieces without any shape! He saw this and slightly curled up the corner of his lips, elegantly walking over to stand behind me, after a while he said, "You're doing it like this, it seems like you can only make bellybands for kids!"

  My face turned red with anger, and I gritted my teeth. After a while, I raised my voice and said, "What's the point of making a bellyband! I'm making clothes for the kids! Forget it, forget it, anyway the color is not right, so I won't make it!" What boy wears red clothes?

  He shook his head firmly, "It's not wrong! The red color, I think it's quite good! Besides, the belly band's color is usually red!"

  "Throw down the needle and thread in your hand!" I said loudly, "What's wrong with you! I told you, it's not a bellyband! How can't you understand? Hurry up and leave! Don't block my view here!" Just as they were about to leave, why did he seem so nonchalant when the two of them should have been like fire and water?!

  His face turned pale, and he grasped my hand tightly, saying loudly, "Tan Hua! From today on, you will teach the princess how to make a good bellyband! Teach her embroidery! If it doesn't work out, I'll hold you responsible! I really don't know what else you can do besides fighting! You can't even cook or sew clothes!"

  My face suddenly turned bright red. I shouted loudly, "Long Nuyue! Don't be too presumptuous! What do you mean by 'I don't know what you can do'?! Am I not capable of doing anything?! I won't make clothes, so what!"

  He burst out laughing, "Some people can't even make clothes but still act so confidently! It's really laughable to the extreme! Haha!"

  My face suddenly turned iron-green. "You laugh at me! I'll make clothes for you to see! Not only will I do it, but I'll do it to the most beautiful!" The two of us were like a pair of quarreling lovers, actually picking a fight over such a small thing.

  He stared at me with a deep affection in his eyes, as if it was about to overflow, but his mouth was unwilling to concede, and he said loudly, "The most beautiful? Only I can acknowledge the most beautiful! First, let's make a deal, if you make a cloak, I won't wear it! Immediately return to the Taiji Temple, and I'll have the palace staff send over the best materials. Also, if the needlework is too ugly, I won't wear it either!"

  When did I say I would make clothes for him? Obviously, it was about helping the child! How did it suddenly become him?

  I opened my mouth wide, just about to speak, when Tan Ju suddenly burst out laughing loudly and said, "Your Ladyship, never mind! Let it be this way!"

  The emperor's dragon robe can't be so sloppy! On top of it should be embroidered with golden thread and golden dragons, right? Your Majesty?

  He nodded in approval at her that morning, I opened my mouth wide. Yu stood up, feeling that he had been angered by them! "I didn't agree to help you make a dragon robe!"

  He gave me a cold look, "I didn't plan on you making the dragon robe either! If you can make something similar to clothes, I'll be happy!"

  I was so angry that my cheeks puffed out. Just as I was about to speak, he waved his hand and Mei Zhu lowered her head and retreated. As soon as the door closed, he stretched out his arm and pulled me into his embrace. In a soft, urgent voice, he said, "No matter what, no matter who's in your heart, I won't mind! You're my dragon empress! You're my eternal dragon empress!" After that, his lips pressed down tightly on mine.

  I was taken aback in my heart and pushed away his movements. He wouldn't be thinking of that at this time, would he?! I furrowed my brow, trying hard to push him away, "Your Majesty! It's almost dawn!"

  He curled his lips and smiled calmly, "What's the hurry in the morning! Occasionally, I also want to indulge in feminine charm to show that this dragon emperor is also a human being!" After speaking, he swept the broken clothes on the table to the ground, and before I could react, he undressed and deeply entered my softness.

  He growled low in his throat and held me tightly, whispering "Don't betray me! Don't!"

  I slightly raised the corner of my lips and thought faintly, how could I have the chance to betray him? How is it possible?

  I tidied up my clothes and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the imperial concubine in the Cold Palace is not qualified to receive your favor!"

  "He snorted, 'I say who's qualified, and whoever is! That's it! I'm going to the early court session now. You go sleep first, then follow Tan Hua to learn needlework later. Remember to make my clothes a bit better!'"

  I hummed softly, my face pale with anger, and after a while I said in a low voice, "Your Majesty is joking! Your Majesty's clothes are made by professionals, how can you wear the kind of clothes made by a beginner like me? Please withdraw your request, Your Majesty!"

  He grabbed my hand and said loudly, "I told you, you have to do it! No matter how good or bad it looks, I'll wear it!"

  "Understood! Your Majesty!" I whispered, and he was satisfied, releasing his hand, pecking my lips once, and slowly walked out.

  I don't know what's on his mind, but I do know that this kind of him is irresistible! Such gentleness, such deep emotions. He treats me so well!

  The corners of his mouth slowly curved into a charming arc. As long as he didn't mind being ugly, let him wear it well!

  On the second day, the palace staff really sent a large amount of fabric and piled it in front of me. Danju's mouth was wide open, saying that even if it was rough, she had to make at least ten or eight sets! I chose black brocade. I asked Danju to cut out clothes for me and sew them with fine gold thread. In fact, the hardest part of making clothes is cutting, and as for unqualified embroidery, it can be practiced slowly.

  The days are unexpectedly interesting. He comes every night, just like when I was in Cold Fragrance Garden, and his doting on me is uninterrupted every night. But I haven't gotten pregnant again! Not once!

  When the first piece of clothing was finished, his complexion turned pale and white, but he still put it on. The clumsy embroidery made me ashamed, yet he wore it without taking it off despite saying unpleasant things about it.

  Such feelings, lingering in my heart. The ladies in the palace all know that although I am in the Cold Palace, I am the most favored concubine in the palace! When winter arrived, his second imperial son was born. On that day, he didn't come, and instead accompanied the consort of the White Dragon Clan. In the darkness, I saw that the lights were shining brightly in the palace, and from afar, the sound of a child's cry carried over. The people in the palace rushed to spread the news: "The Crown Prince is born! The Crown Prince is born!"

  My heart is as cold as the ice in winter. This morning, he said with excitement, "Hanjun, didn't you see that child's face? It really looks like me! Ah, when I held him, he was still smiling!"

  I gave him a faint glance, and he suddenly stopped speaking, saying in a low voice, "How about this, I'll bring the child over to you, and let him call you mother, would that be good?"

  I frowned and let him call me mother with other people's children! I calmly said, "No need!"

  He was stunned for a moment, and then whispered, "Are you angry? Hanmei! Don't you like children? You'll like him when you see him! He's really cute! Because he's the son of a White Dragon tribe woman, his face and body look just like Yunya!"

  "Didn't you just say that I resemble the Emperor? How did I suddenly come to resemble Prince White Dragon instead? What exactly does the Emperor want to say?"

  He knew that his words had touched a sore spot, so he stopped talking and only whispered, "In a few more days, the princess of the Black Dragon Clan will also give birth!"

  My heart suddenly turned cold. His child, that's his child! He had a child and came to show off in front of me! Where did he put me? I thought resentfully. After a while, I said softly, "Is that so?"

  "At that time, you were not in the palace, for half a year, I was very lonely, and also, the elders urged me to let the dragon consorts get pregnant as soon as possible!" He said softly.

  That is to say, the children are all born during that period. I worked hard on the battlefield, and he also worked hard in the palace! I stood up straight, speaking loudly, "Your Majesty, please return! The concubine who has just given birth is still waiting for Your Majesty's visit! If Your Majesty doesn't go, she will be heartbroken!"

  His face changed, and he said in a low, urgent voice, "Hanjun! You're angry!"

  "I didn't!" I said with an iron face.

  He pointed at me with a good mood and said, "But your face tells me that you are really angry now! You're mad at me for being with them, aren't you? You're jealous!" He announced happily.

  Turning around, I said loudly, "I didn't! Don't talk nonsense!"

  He laughed loudly, "Yes! You are! You're angry! You're mad at me! Hanmei, you've fallen in love with me, haven't you? Haven't you?"

  "Your Majesty, it's time for morning court!" What a waste of time, what is he thinking?!

  He looked at me with a soft but firm tone, "When the child is full moon, I will bring him to you! As I promised you before! To lead many children for you! You will treat him well, won't you?"

  I was taken aback and stared at him fixedly, "Your Majesty is being like this, won't it be too unfair to the Crown Prince? The Crown Prince's mother will be heartbroken!"

  He waved his hand, "Whether she is heartbroken or not has nothing to do with me. The only person I care about is you! Since I was negligent in taking care of you before and let you lose your child, then I'll give my own child to you to raise."

  I am speechless, at this moment and in this place, I am actually thinking that even if I don't give birth, I can still have children! In my heart, it is incredibly joyful!

  "It's settled then! When the child is a month old, you will be his mother!" He smiled calmly, with deep emotions overflowing from his eyes.

  I bowed my head and body, saying in a low voice, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty!"

  The consorts of Long Nü Ya have all given birth! He's been incredibly busy. He rarely comes to accompany me on my tower-sweeping duties. This time, during the tower-sweeping ceremony, the princess of the Jade Dragon Clan was about to give birth, and a palace maid came to report it. He had no choice but to bring me along to the Jade Dragon Palace, where that princess let out ear-piercing screams, and it turned out she was having a difficult labor!

  My face was pale, but in my heart I thought of the day when I gave birth to her, it was such a scene. Wanting her child to live. So tossing and turning for an entire night. When the child was born, Long Nu Jia handed the child over to me, I shed tears!

  It's great, it's great, the child is safe and sound!

  But on that day, the princess of the Jade Dragon tribe suddenly hemorrhaged!! The child was born at the same time as the death of the queen of the Jade Dragon tribe! The child lost his mother in an instant, and Long Nu Gua had me hold him back to Leng Xiang Yuan!

  He's a boy, a very handsome boy. The child didn't know that his mother had just passed away, he was staring at me with wide eyes, curiously sizing me up. His mouth was open, and seeing his toothless grin, my heart melted instantly!

  The pain of losing a child disappears in that instant! This child is my child! He lost his mother, I lost my child!

  I carefully held him in my arms, gazing at him with tenderness. Long Nü Yan said softly, "From now on, this child will follow you! The child will take the surname Long and the given name Feng. Help the child choose a name!"

  Looking at the child, I felt a soft spot in my heart and whispered, "Since it's born to the princess of the Jade Dragon tribe, let's call it Long Yu Feng."

  He looked at the child laughing and said in a low voice, "Good! You like it, then this is the name! In that case, it's almost the same as Yu Yan. Haha! Another one of his clansmen."

  "I whispered, 'Yufeng! Poor little Yufeng!'"

  He silently took out a piece of jade lock from his waist and handed it to me. On the jade lock, there was a big character "Yu" written on it! I stared at him fiercely, "You had already decided to name him Yufeng, why did you ask me to give him a name!"

  He smiled, "Men of the Dragon family, names cannot be casually given! Children born to the Jade Dragon clan are surnamed Long, with a jade character in between, and the following is the ranking! I just want to see if your mother's personality is what I thought it was!"

  "So, the White Dragon Clan's women give birth to dragon sons, and they're called Long Yunfeng, right?" I raised one example to infer three. "The Green Dragon Clan's women give birth to... and it's Long Qingfeng! How boring!" I gritted my teeth.

  He smiled calmly, and with a swoop, he caught me, "Make more small belly wraps for the kids, your belly wraps are already very good, I want to see the kids wearing them in their cute appearance!"

  I smiled faintly, "The only thing I'm afraid of is that the child doesn't understand now, and when he grows up a bit, he won't be willing to wear the clothes I made for him!"

  He burst out laughing, pointing at my face, "You know too? You know how long people laughed behind my back when I wore that dragon robe before? Ah! Hanmei! You're a tease!"

  I slightly raised my head, "It's already deep winter?" I said calmly. My sister's childbirth is approaching. I must get out of the palace! If I don't go, I'm afraid my sister will end up like Yu Long Fei! And also, Mother!

  My heart, suddenly as if placed in an ice cellar, the painful experience of three days and three nights of childbirth, makes me still unable to forget it now! How terrifying! Elder sister, will she leave because of the tribulation of giving birth? I thought vaguely. Even a divine doctor has times of helplessness! When my mother gave birth to Chaoyang and Xurong back then, elder sister was also by her side.

  But when people really go away, there's nothing you can do about it!

  Thinking of Mother's death, Zhang Da's eyes, the collapsing blood, waiting for Father to come back, but ultimately never waited for that lonely look, I almost couldn't bear the heartache! How could I let my sister encounter the same thing as Mother?!

  I thought that after she became the empress, Tang Wentian would treat her well, but who knew he actually demoted her to the Cold Palace! Ah! The Cold Palace! I raised my head and looked at the Cold Fragrance Garden, and I smiled wryly. "What about me? A woman giving birth alone in the Cold Palace, I know what kind of situation that is!"

  I twitched at the corners of my mouth. I stood up and walked back and forth without stopping.

  "Does Her Ladyship have something on her mind?"

  "Pulling his lips, he said in a hoarse voice, 'I want to go out of the palace!'"

  Daiyu's face changed. She said loudly, "Your Majesty! Last time you left the palace, the Emperor was already furious. It just so happened that you two were deeply in love, so tell the Emperor about it. If you can't convince him, he will let you leave the palace!"

  I shook my head and whispered, "Impossible!" This time I left the palace was for my elder sister! Visiting a cold palace's princess, he absolutely cannot allow it! Moreover, it's giving birth!

  Daiyu hastily knelt down and begged, "Your Highness, please don't! If you tell the Emperor, he might let you out of the palace. But if Your Highness goes out alone, the Emperor will definitely not forgive you! He will definitely kill me!"

  I gave her a cold stare and whispered, "Are you scared?"

  She took a few steps back, "Yes! I'm afraid! Who isn't afraid of death?"

  A faint chill flashed in her eyes, I slowly lifted her chin and said softly, "Don't be afraid! Never mind! Since Danju has said so, then I'll just take my leave of the Emperor!"

  Dān jú zhè cái sōng le kǒu qì. Qīng qīng de shì zhe é tou de hàn shuǐ.

  Translation:

  Daiyu finally let out a breath of relief, gently wiping the sweat from her forehead.

  I smiled faintly, took Yu Feng out of the cradle and cooed softly. The child's small mouth moved gently, whimpering softly! My heart ached as I said, "Dan Ju! Quickly take the child out to feed him milk! My little Yu Feng is hungry!" After speaking, I kissed his small face. Warmth filled my heart like spring.

  Dān jú yìng le shēng, shuāng shǒu jiē xià yù fēng, bào le chū qù. Chún jiǎo bù zì jué de fàn zhe wēn cún de xiào róng. Zhè biàn shì wǒ de hái ér hē!

  Translation:

  Daiyu nodded and took the baby from Yufeng, holding him in her arms. A warm smile spread across her lips. This is my child!

  He soothed my pain!

  Long Nuyue's approach is undoubtedly to my liking. However, whether he can agree to my request to leave the palace remains an unknown quantity! I furrowed my brow, if so, then I'll have no choice but to force my way out of the palace gates!

  "What?" he said loudly, "You want to go to Phoenix Valley to see your mother-in-law? Isn't she already gone? What's the use of you going?"

  I closed my eyes and tried to reason with him, "I haven't been back in eleven years! When Mother passed away, I didn't even go back then. Now that her birthday is approaching, I'm going to visit her, no need to make such a big fuss!"

  His eyes gleamed with cold fire, "So, what about Yufeng? Are you going to abandon him to the wet nurse?"

  I smiled slightly and said calmly, "Yes! With Yufeng here, I will definitely be back soon!"

  I believe Yufeng will understand me! Otherwise, His Majesty has allowed me to take Yufeng back to Phoenix Valley together, isn't that good?

  His face turned pale, and he shouted loudly, "How can this be allowed!"

  "Then I can only trouble Yufeng! Your Majesty, I'm not going out for a pleasure trip!" I said in a low voice.

  "He snorted in anger. 'Who knows you! When you returned from Fengguo that year, you were so late that I almost thought you had run away halfway and was about to issue a wanted order! Who knew if you would suddenly escape and never come back again!'"

  Suddenly taking a deep breath, I laughed and said, "Your Majesty has forgotten, my child is still here with you! How could I possibly not come back? One month! In one month's time, I will definitely return!"

  He glared at him, "Impossible! At most three days!"

  I closed my eyes, "Three days is impossible! Twenty days, maybe!"

  He stretched out his hand and held up a non-negotiable price, "Five days! Can't be more than that!"

  "It's just five days after all! The trip will be a bit rushed though!" I thought carefully.

  He smiled, "I'll let Guī Yuè and Guī Fēng go with you! Let them watch over you!"

  I smiled faintly, "I'll be back soon! There are people I care about here!" Looking at the sleeping Yufeng, my heart softened.

  He patted me, tomorrow will be the time to part ways. I don't know why, but I have a bad premonition in my heart. It's as if he treated me like this for the last time! Shaking my head, trying hard to shake off this feeling.

  Night, unusually calm, standing in front of the Flying Dragon Tower. Since that day, every time I came back to sweep the tower, he would avoid me. Holding the winter clothes I had personally sewn for him, I stared fixedly into the darkness. I knew, he was there!

  "Brother! It's cold outside, put on this coat!" I said softly. The person in the darkness didn't make a sound.

  I put down the bundle in my hand, turned around and backed him up, saying softly, "I'm leaving, brother! Goodbye!"

  Having said that, he quickly walked away. The figure behind him suddenly appeared in front of me, stretching out both hands to stop me. In a low and urgent tone, "Where are you going!"

  His voice was hoarse. So hoarse that it seemed as if he hadn't spoken for a whole year!

  "Leave the palace!" I slowly spat out the four words.