90 Days of Spring: Eighty-first day
She doesn’t want Wei Ling to die.
Miaomiao asked where they were, put away the blood stone and hurried back. There are only a few maids staying in the inner room at the moment, she doesn’t have much things, so she casually packed up two clothes and a bag of pearls and went out.
Donghai is thousands of miles away from here, the carriage must be too late, and she doesn’t know how to ride a horse, so the only way is to go by water. If the journey is smooth, it will take about three to five days to reach the East China Sea. She has already asked the old man to tell her the exact location, so it shouldn’t be difficult to find it.
At first, the servant girl felt strange when she saw her packing her luggage, but the more she looked at it, the more something was wrong, so she hurriedly stopped her when she was leaving, “Where is the girl going?”
Miaomiao was determined, “I want to go to the East China Sea.” She thought for a while and should leave a sentence for Yang Fu, “You tell the prince, I don’t know how many days I will be away, so that he doesn’t need to look for me. “
While talking while walking towards the door, how dare the maid let her go? The prince will not punish her severely when he comes back, so he has to stop Miaomiao’s way and persuade her earnestly: “Girl, don’t move, everything Wait for the prince to come back before making a decision… The prince will be back soon, please wait!”
How can Miaomiao care too much, Wei Ling’s safety is unknown, life and death are uncertain, and it is impossible to wait any longer. She shook off the servant girl’s hand, as if she had made up her mind, “Don’t stop me, if I can’t come back, tell the prince not to wait for me…”
When she left, she made up her mind to return Wei Ling’s cultivation base to him, and maybe save Wei Ling’s life. The big deal is to become a mermaid again, but in this way, she won’t be able to stay by Yang Fu’s side… But thinking about Wei Ling again, as long as he doesn’t die, she is willing to give up this relationship to save him.
Before she finished speaking, she almost bumped into someone when she stepped out of the threshold. She looked up, and Yang Fu was staring at her gloomyly.
“Why can’t you come back, where are you going?”
As soon as he came back and heard her words, Yang Fu’s complexion was naturally not good, especially the burden hanging on her shoulders was particularly glaring. If he hadn’t left the palace early, would he not be able to see her again when he came back?
Miaomiao didn’t expect to be listened to by him. Seeing his eyes fall on his shoulders, Miaomiao involuntarily clenched the burden, “I’m going to Donghai.”
Yang Fuchu stood in front of the Linghua Gate, his tall body blocked her way, when he wasn’t smiling he felt extremely oppressive, he was powerful without being angry, which made people fear from the bottom of his heart. Miaomiao is also afraid, but there are more important things at the moment, and she is even more afraid that she will go late and not even see Wei Ling for the last time.
Yang Fu retracted his gaze, stared and said softly, “What are you going to do in the East China Sea?”
Without thinking, she said, “Save Wei Ling!”
Yang Fu looked at her quietly without saying a word.
So just like what he heard, she left to save another man, and she didn’t know how long she was gone, and she didn’t even know if she could come back. She told him not to wait, what does that mean? In the choice between him and Wei Ling, has he always been at a disadvantage?
Miaomiao was disturbed by him, and her heart was fluctuating. After all, she had to explain clearly, and running away was not an option. She lowered her head and thought for a while, and when she looked up again, she had already made up her mind, “My lord, I don’t know if I can come back after this trip. If there is still no news after three months, don’t wait for me. You don’t have to go to the East China Sea to find me. Me, this is what I owe Wei Ling, and I must pay him back.”
She had hope in her eyes, exactly the same as many times before, “If I don’t come back, will the prince think of me occasionally?”
After speaking, I denied it first, shook my head and laughed at myself for being greedy, “You don’t have to think about me, just forget me, that’s fine.”
She said it lightly, but in fact, her hands had already been clenched into fists in the sleeves, and her nails were deeply embedded in the flesh. She squeezed out from his side, not daring to wait for his answer, and she didn’t know what she was afraid of, so she simply left.
*
Not far away, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by a force, and she stepped back unsteadily, and was pushed against the wall the next moment.
In front of her was Yang Fu’s chest, the dark blue robe blocked her view, his heavy breathing was right in front of her face, “What about me?”
Miaomiao clenched her teeth tightly, holding back her tears.
Yang Fu pressed close to him, “Miaomiao, what should I do?” His voice was very soft, like a hidden turbulent sea, calm on the surface, but huge waves had already set off in the depths.
Miaomiao cried: “I don’t know…”
In fact, she wanted to say that those were not her sincere words just now, and she didn’t want him to forget him, even if she didn’t come back for a long time, he couldn’t forget her. In the end, she couldn’t be the only one who remembered the memories she had worked so hard to create.
But this is unfair to Yang Fu, if he has been waiting for her, he will not be able to marry a wife and have children according to the wish of the saint queen. He is such an excellent person, how could he delay his future because of her. She has been selfish many times before, and she has brought Wei Ling to such an end, and she can’t let Yang Fu do the same again.
Yang Fu raised her chin and forced her to look at him, “What if I can’t forget?”
The two were so close that their eyelashes could touch his skin with a slight blink, and they could even feel the anger coming from him. Miaomiao was stunned for a while, her eyes were wet.
He trapped her between his body and the wall, and his deep voice rang in his ears, “Don’t go.”
Miaomiao sniffed, and finally couldn’t help the sourness that hit her, tears rolled down her cheeks, “But Wei Ling is going to die…he can’t die…”
She cried without warning, silently, only shedding tears quietly. Tears overflowed from the eye sockets and turned into pearls, which fell on the feet of the two of them one by one, scattered all over the ground.
There is really nothing she can do, since she knows that Wei Ling’s life is dying, how can she just sit idly by. He has done so much for her, and she thought about giving it back to him slowly in the future, but now it seems that she can’t wait any longer. The old man said that he could only last seven or eight days at most, and it would be more dangerous for her to take a step later.
Wei Ling, who was so powerful and omnipotent before, died because of her.
It’s all her fault.
The more Miaomiao thought about it, the more she blamed herself, raised her arms and rubbed her eyes, “I can’t let him die, I’m going to save him… Please, my lord, let me go.”
If she had to choose between Wei Ling’s life and Yang Fu, she could only choose Wei Ling. If Wei Ling died right away, she would have to live in guilt and remorse for countless days and nights after that. If she was with Yang Fu like this, neither of them would be happy.
A servant girl’s exclamation came from behind, Yang Fu reached out and pressed her to his chest, staring at the pearl beans all over the floor, and remained silent.
The maid stood under the verandah and didn’t approach, and saw the delicate light shining on the ground from a distance, she thought it was Miaomiao’s money bag that had leaked. Just as he was hesitating whether to remind me loudly, he heard the prince’s stern order: “Stand back, and don’t take half a step near the room without my king’s order.”
Several maids retreated one after another, and stood in the courtyard according to the words, and saw that the four kings ignored Miss Miaomiao’s struggle, forcefully led her into the house, and closed the Linghua door with a bang. A few people turned their gazes and landed on the scattered pearls in the corridor, they gathered and picked them up one by one, intending to return them to Miss Miaomiao in the future.
*
Miaomiao cried pitifully, probably crying out all the fear and anxiety in her heart, struggling and wiping her tears, “I’m going to Donghai, I don’t have time… Wei Ling will die, he will die soon .”
The word order is getting more and more chaotic, no matter how hard she struggles, she can’t escape Yang Fu’s shackles. He pins her on the bed, “Miaomiao, I once said to myself.”
Miaomiao opened her tearful eyes, wiped the tears on his shoulder, and begged with a sob, “I promise I will come back…”
Yang Fu didn’t seem to hear, and clasped her head with his palm, “The night you fell into the water at Mingde Villa, if you turn around, I will never let you go.”
She froze for a moment and stopped crying.
“So even if you hate me for this, I won’t let you go.” He gently stroked her hair, as if he wasn’t the one who forced her just now. Gentle and tender, with endless affection.
It’s not that he never thought of going with her, but recently, Chaotang couldn’t get away from him. It was a time of turbulence and hidden turbulence, and the slightest movement could cause an uproar, and the situation was tense. As long as these few days passed, the saint’s imperial decree to depose the prince would be able to settle down for a while, and then it would be okay to accompany her to the East China Sea.
Yang Fujiang planned to talk to her, but she kept shaking her head, “It’s been too long, Wei Ling can’t make it to that time… I’m going to go by water now, just in time.”
She tightly tugged on Yang Fu’s sleeve, “Let me go, please? My lord, please, let me go to Donghai.”
Yang Fu stood up with a flick of his sleeves, “Not good.”
Speaking and walking out of the inner room, his tight chin revealed his suppressed emotions at the moment, and his whole body was full of gloom. He walked out of the house, paused for a moment, seemed to have made a great determination, said a few words to Leshan Leshui on both sides, and walked away.
Miaomiao got out of bed immediately, didn’t even have time to put on her embroidered shoes, stepped on white socks and hurried to the door, but was blocked by Leshan Leshui, “The prince has ordered you not to leave Rongguangyuan for half a step.”
Miaomiao didn’t believe it, and tried to get out from under the hands of the two, but she had no choice but to show her head, and was pushed back by a pair of palms. Le Shui didn’t know how to control her strength. She staggered back a few steps, hit the round table with her waist, and frowned in pain, “Why didn’t you let me out? Why shut me up!”
Unwilling to reconcile, she forced her way in twice, and was blocked back mercilessly each time. She became furious no matter how good her temper was. She grabbed the bag on the table and threw it at the two of them: “Get lost!”
There were two changes of clothes in the bag, as well as half a bag of pearls, all of which fell to the ground, making a thumping sound. The maid who had picked up the pearls just now was about to send them back to Miaomiao, but before she reached the door, she saw a bag flying out from inside, smashing **** Le Shui, and then dropped beads all over the place.
She was dumbfounded, she didn’t know whether she should go forward, what’s going on today? Miss Miaomiao is spreading money?
However, looking at Leshan Leshui again, the two of them were expressionless, and it didn’t hurt at all that something fell on them. Since it was the prince’s order, they must strictly guard it.
*
For two days in a row, Miaomiao had no chance to see anyone except the maid who delivered meals.
Yang Fu would come over on time to accompany her for dinner, but most of the time Miaomiao ignored him, even if she said: “Can you let me go?”
At this time, Yang Fu would turn a deaf ear to him, he would look at her and say, “Wait for another two days.”
The journey to Donghai is long and unsafe, if she is allowed to go alone, there will inevitably be no accidents. What’s more, if she goes first, how will he find her in the vast sea?
Wait another two days, and he will definitely accompany her.
Miaomiao is very angry, she has been delayed for two days, who knows if something will happen to Wei Ling if the delay continues. She picked up the blood stone several times a day, perhaps because Wei Ling woke up, and no one answered her questions there anymore. Fortunately, she asked about the location last time, and she won’t worry about not being able to find it when the time comes.
She doesn’t have the appetite to eat, she hasn’t eaten anything these two days, Leshan Leshui is like two door gods, guarding the door day and night, so she has no choice but to find a chance to sneak around. The more she thought about it, the more she felt annoyed, Miaomiao took Yang Fu’s hand and bit it down hard. There was already a tooth mark there, it is said that she bit it when she became a human, and it still can’t get rid of.
So every time Miaomiao bites him, he picks this place specifically, and the tooth marks get deeper and deeper. It’s best to make him hurt, so she feels relieved.
Yang Fu touched her head, “Are you a puppy?”
Miaomiao was really annoyed with him, the resentment of the past few days added up to make his hand bleed, “There are only five days left… It will take five days at the fastest by water.” She blinked, Unspeakable helplessness and misery, “My lord, let me go…”
Yang Fu’s hand stopped, allowing her to bite on her mouth.
“The day after tomorrow.” He said, “Miaomiao, let’s go together the day after tomorrow.”
The day after tomorrow is still in time! Miaomiao stopped talking, gave him a disappointed look, and curled up in a corner with her knees around.
She seemed to have figured it out suddenly, she stopped talking about leaving, and just kept silent all afternoon. He was also very obedient at night, whimpering and catering to him like a kitten, and his soft voice made people feel numb. Yang Fu took longer than usual this time, and at the end she only had a weak sob, but he still hadn’t vented it.
Evidently she is in my arms, but I still feel uneasy. The only way to find some peace of mind is to embed into her body again and again. Hugging her again and again, not only failed to fill the gap in my heart, but tended to widen it even more.
Yang Fu didn’t come back the next day, his original intention was to leave her alone, maybe he can think about it.
It was in the twilight that Xifeng came to Rongguangyuan, and the radiant glow shone on the eaves, making the courtyard even quieter. There were two people guarding the door of the main room, Leshan Leshui separated from the left and right, looking serious and meticulous.
Yang Fu walked up to him, “How is Miaomiao today?”
The two saluted, and Le Shan replied, “Young lady didn’t force her way today, but she has been very quiet.”
Yang Fu frowned, feeling uneasy for no reason, didn’t ask any more questions, and walked over the threshold. The room was quiet and quiet, a small hill rose up inside the curtain, Yang Fu lifted the quilt, and there were only a few piles of clothes inside, without any traces.
His eyes darkened, and he suddenly became furious: “Come here!”
Leshan Leshui rushed over after hearing the sound, “What’s the matter, my lord?”
With a wave of his hand, he threw a quilt in front of the two, “This is the result of your guarding? Where is Miaomiao?”
The two raised their eyes, and after seeing the clothes on the bed, they were taken aback for a moment, knelt down and pleaded guilty: “It’s because my subordinates are not good at doing things, and they are negligent, so they are willing to be punished by the prince!”
Yang Fu bypassed them, “Punishment will be discussed later. Prepare your horse and go find him!”
If she goes out of the city gate, there should be a registration at the guard. If it was not far away, it should not have been chased back. A servant brought a brown steed, Yang Fu jumped up and asked Le Shan Le Shui to take the guards from the palace to look for it, and he galloped away.
*
Early this morning, Miaomiao took advantage of Yang Fu’s departure and changed into her previous maid uniform at dawn. Knocked out the maid who came to deliver breakfast, hid her in the closet, lowered her head and slipped out quietly.
The sky was full of green daisy, and she lowered her head again, so Leshan Leshui didn’t find anything unusual, so she succeeded easily. As soon as Miaomiao left the mansion, she went straight to the pier. It happened that within an hour a lucky boat docked at the port, so she went to a nearby pawnshop to exchange a bag of silver, and boarded the lucky boat heading east.
When Yang Fu found out the abnormality and went out to look for her, she had already left for four or five hours, passing through many state capitals, and he couldn’t catch up even if he hurried on.
Miaomiao clenched the blood stone tightly through her clothes, her heart was extremely anxious, hurry up, hurry up.
There was a plop on the bow deck, splashing half a person’s height of waves, which wet a small area of the deck. A sharp-eyed boat passenger saw it and called out to the rest: “Someone has thrown himself into the lake, come and save him!”
*
I couldn’t find it anywhere inside or outside the city, so I searched all the official roads several miles away, but still didn’t see Miaomiao. She could only go by water, Yang Fu ordered people to go to the next pier to intercept the blessing boat, but after searching inside and outside the boat, she still couldn’t be seen.
At this time, I realized that a girl fell into the water two hours ago. The people on the boat went to search and rescue, but unfortunately the current was so strong that they did not find her. Hearing this, Yang Fu clenched his fists together, his face was terribly gloomy.
It was still too late, she didn’t leave him a chance.
Two days later, the fourth king asked the sage for leave, and led several attendants to the East China Sea, and finally arrived after five days by water. Standing on the coast, the cold wind blows in your face, and you can see the endless waters with magnificent waves. There are residents who fish for a living in the sea, and a few small boats float on the sea, making them look smaller and smaller.
At the time of sunset, the sea level gradually engulfed the afterglow of the sun, dyeing the sea in the distance orange red, and drooping a little bit.
Le Shan stepped forward and asked, “My lord, how do I find this?”
After a while, Yang Fu said: “Hire a few fishermen’s boats and go to sea to find someone.”
Le Shan showed hesitation, not to mention that everyone has gone home now, even if it is still early, is it really necessary to find someone in the East China Sea?
Fortunately, Yang Fu didn’t force them, and asked them to find the nearest folk house to stay overnight, and then start looking for someone the next day. He seldom rested along the way, and often stood at the bow of the boat thinking about things. He didn’t expect that he didn’t plan to rest tonight, but would stand by the sea all night. Le Shan persuaded him to no avail, so he could only let him go.
They searched in the East China Sea for more than half a month, and the water level of several people obviously increased, but they still couldn’t find Miaomiao and Wei Ling.
Yang Fu was not good at water, so he stood on the boat and waited for news. When the guard once again reported that he could not find it, he pursed his thin lips, and the next moment he jumped into the sea.
Miaomiao, will you come back after the death of the king?
The surrounding guards were terrified, and they all dived into the water to save people. Fortunately, they responded in time, and nothing serious happened to the four kings.
The group of people set off for Beijing the next day, and finally gave up looking for a needle in a haystack.
*
Dayue Taiping thirty-four years, the sage dethroned the crown prince Yang Chen, the East Palace had no owner, and the court was divided into two factions of four kings and six kings.
Two years later, the four kings were established as princes. In the thirty-seventh year of Taiping, the saint died, and the whole country mourned. The four kings are at the top, and the world is amnesty.
The sage has been on the throne for nearly a year, but the harem does not even have a concubine. The court ministers are not without anxiety. Several times he advised the sage to be the queen, but he rejected them all, so that the sage didn’t even have a single heir in his 30s.
In the imperial study room, the sound of soap boots stepping on the floor tiles was very clear, and a palace official bent over and came to him, “Saint, the right servant of Shangshu shot Mr. Li to see him.”
The person behind the case stopped writing and put it on the pen stand, and looked up at him, his brows were calm, but his tone was very cold: “No.”
How could he not know what the old man was up to, and he had been whispering in his ear for a while now, that it was time for him to become a queen, so that the government could be stabilized. Whether he will stand up or not but these old men have to worry about it, Yang Fu’s brows are lowered, he is tired of hearing it.
The palace servants took orders, and retreated vigilantly to report back.
Peace was restored in the study, he never liked people to wait in front of him, even though his identities were different now, he only let them wait outside the door, there was no one else in front of him. Yang Fu opened a drawer and took out a pair of beautifully framed picture scrolls. It could be seen that it was a little old, but it was well preserved.
The scroll was spread out on the case, slowly revealing a delicate and pretty face, the little girl looked ahead with a smile, her eyebrows were crescent moon, bright and sly. Upon closer inspection, the eyes of the person on the painting were faded by the mother-in-law, and she just sat quietly like this, rooted in his heart and could not be removed.
“Miaomiao…” Yang Fu put his hands on those bright eyes, and his voice was full of thoughts, “Did you forget me?”
When she left, she couldn’t tell when she would come back, making him forget her. Now three years have passed, and he still hasn’t been able to do what she said.
Why don’t you come back?
Do you really want him to wait forever?
Every month he would send people to the East China Sea to search for traces of her along the coast, and even set up guards by the sea to keep an eye on the situation in the East China Sea. However, she was never found, she just disappeared out of thin air and never appeared again.
*
The Four Princes’ Mansion still retains its original appearance, not a single plant or tree has been moved. Although it has not been inhabited for a long time, the servants have taken care of it very well, and it has not changed much from a few years ago.
Yang Fu came back every once in a while, and the one he visited most often was Wutong Pavilion, where Gein had two flat peach trees that Miaomiao was thinking of. Now the tree has grown up and produces dozens of fruits every year. Yang Fu asked someone to pick them and make preserved peaches for Miaomiao to taste when she comes back.
Xue Ou’s size more than doubled, seeing Yang Fu from afar, he cuddled up to him. It has been fed by the servants of the palace all these years, and it seems that it is living a good life, otherwise it would not be so blessed.
Yang Fu leaned over and scratched its chin, and retreated from the crowd behind him, “Walk with me?”
Xue Ou seemed to understand what he said, and swayed slowly at his feet. It is a lot lazy, not as active and lively as before, and still as arrogant.
Before he got close, he saw a maid running out of the door of Wutong Pavilion in a hurry. It was the one who served Miaomiao three years ago.
Yang Fu told her to stop, and the servant girl saw the person in front of her clearly, and knelt on the ground with a plop, “Holy, saint… Miaomiao girl…” She couldn’t explain clearly, only “Miaomiao” “The word bite is very clear.
Yang Fu froze, and there was an uproar in his chest, as if something was about to break through his chest, bringing extravagant hopes that he never dared to imagine. Unable to wait for her to finish speaking, Yang Fu strode towards the Wutong Pavilion, stepping on the stone steps with his gold-thread-patterned ink boots, hesitating for a moment.
What if it is not?
Without waiting for him to think too much, Xue Ou jumped out with a meow, and went straight to the courtyard. He suddenly came back to his senses, stepped up to the courtyard, his hands under the narrow sleeves were trembling imperceptibly.
Passing around the screen wall of Helu Tongchun, he looked in the direction of the two peach trees and stopped abruptly.
The girl in the turquoise colored beanie stood on her tiptoes, just about to reach for the round and plump peach on the top of her head. After finally reaching it, she happily curled the corners of her lips, her side face was delicate, fair and transparent. Sensing the movement in the courtyard, she turned her head to look at the screen wall, the sun was shining on her beautiful face, the hair around her ears was fluffy, and the fluffy hair added a bit of warmth.
She opened her mouth slightly, staring at the person in surprise, she didn’t even know when a big gray cat lay by her feet.
Standing for a while, she stretched out her hand and handed the peach over, pursed her lips and smiled, “My lord, do you want to eat peaches? I will apologize to you.”
Yang Fu stepped forward a few steps, and before she could react, he had already wrapped her tightly in his arms.