In the courtyard, the guards knelt on the ground, and Changliu knelt at the front, twitching.
Xie Tingzhou stood under the eaves, his face almost white and transparent, but he still stood strong.
"Good! Very good! All of you know it, and you are hiding it from me."
He was panting, and his chest was so tight that it hurt.
Changliu cried until his eyes were red, but he didn't dare to say a word.
Xie Tingzhou's body swayed violently, and Xi Feng stood up with his hands on the ground and rushed over, but before he could get close to Xie Tingzhou, he raised his hand to block him.
"Ready your horse."
Xifeng: "Your Majesty..."
"I want you to prepare your horse!" Xie Tingzhou scolded him coldly.
Xi Feng gritted his teeth, turned around and ran towards the stable.
Doctor Yu, who was standing aside, quickly tried to dissuade him, "Your Majesty, the old prince has already led people to look for you. Now..."
"Don't say anything to me about taking care of yourself." Xie Tingzhou's voice was very soft, "If she doesn't come back, who will I show to take care of myself?"
The city gate was closed, but no one dared to stop Xie Tingzhou from leaving.
The moon was dim and the stars were dim. Xie Tingzhou turned around at the pass and could vaguely see traces of the city wall that had been burned by the flames of war.
This was the city she guarded, but she failed to bring her back as promised.
Outside the pass was an endless snowfield, but Xie Tingzhou didn't go any further.
He doesn't know where to go? Where to go to find his lover.
"drive--"
The horse finally ran out, and the night wind blew up the cloak, which fell into the snow along with its owner.
Xie Tingzhou once felt that he was a redundant person. He was once a guest in the palace, and later he became the master there.
He could no longer remember the face of the late princess. What he tried so hard to get was a cup of poison in the end.
But later, he got Shen Yu.
Xie Tingzhou saw Shen Yu in his dream, as if he had returned to the time when he was still in the palace.
When she was in good spirits, she would get up very early in the morning to practice. Xie Tingzhou wanted to sleep a little longer. Every time he woke up, he would see her sitting on the footrest, lying on the edge of the bed and looking at his face.
Then he would smile at her, and as long as he stretched out his hand, she would bring her cheek up and rub it gently into his palm.
Sometimes they would smile at each other, sometimes they would kiss in the morning light, and sometimes he would pester her to sleep again.
"Auntie..."
Xie Tingzhou's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
"Come back soon."
"Come back to me."
Shen Yu held his hand, put her cheek against it, and said softly: "I'm here, all the songs are there."
Xie Tingzhou seemed to be able to feel the touch of her skin in his dream. His fingertips moved slightly, but they were not as smooth as he remembered.
Everything in front of her seemed to change in an instant. She was covered in blood, and her cheeks were covered with scabs formed by blood coagulation.
She opened her mouth and called him: "Stop the boat."
Blood gushed out of his mouth.
"Quick, get nine needles!" Dr. Yu shouted.
Doctor Yu took the silver needle, looked at the people aside and said, "Princess, please stay away for a moment."
Shen Yu shook her head stubbornly, her eyes fixed on Xie Tingzhou on the bed.
Just now she held his hand and called his name, and he suddenly started vomiting blood.
Black blood had soaked half of the pillow, and blood was still pouring from the corners of Xie Tingzhou's lips.
Shen Yu bit her lower lip and let the tears silently roll down her cheeks without making any sound.
When Dr. Yu took off the injection and exhaled, Shen Yu tasted a hint of blood in her mouth. She suddenly felt that all the strength in her body had been drained away. She didn't know what was supporting her to stand here until now.
A moment, in fact, only a moment too late.
After meeting with Qingyun Guards, Shen Yu borrowed a horse and rushed to Yanliang Pass, but unfortunately she was still a step too late.
Xie Tingzhou fainted with his front legs and was carried back to the small courtyard. Shen Yu knocked on the city gate with her back legs.
Xie Tingzhou fell into a drowsy state, and Shen Yu kept up with him.
Doctor Yu said that the princess often talks to the prince, and maybe the prince can wake up earlier.
Shen Yu thought so.
But every time she spoke to Xie Tingzhou, he would appear in extreme pain and his breathing would become rapid.
He didn't seem to want to hear her voice when he was in a coma, but he kept mumbling her name over and over again in his confusion.
Xie Tingzhou had a dream. He dreamed of Shen Yu.
But she didn't seem to know that Shen Yu. She was too gentle and too aggrieved, and there was always a cloud of sadness in her eyes.
Xie Tingzhou tried his best to escape from that dream, because in that dream, they had no intersection.
Then, he succeeded, and Xie Tingzhou opened his eyes.
It seemed that he had just taken a nap. Xie Tingzhou stared at Shen Yu in front of him, wondering if he had fallen into another dream.
Shen Yu stared at his face for a moment, not daring to call him, for fear that if she spoke, he would fall asleep again.
Xie Tingzhou stared at Shen Yu, slowly turned his palm over and spread it gently.
The person in front of him lowered his head, tilted his head and put his cheek into his palm.
At this moment, Xie Tingzhou was finally sure that she was really back.
Xie Tingzhou didn't wake up for long. Before he fell asleep, he held Shen Yu tightly and refused to let go. He watched Shen Yu tie their hands together with a handkerchief before closing his eyes.
For those who are asleep, a few days flies by, but for those who are awake, every moment is suffering.
Shen Yu was also tired, so she climbed into bed and fell asleep next to him. When she woke up, she met Xie Tingzhou's eyes. She didn't know when he woke up.
Neither of them called for help, they just held each other like this, while Xie Tingzhou listened to her talk about what happened along the way.
When Boda evacuated, Shen Zhao chased after him. Shen Yu could not let Shen Zhao go out into danger alone, so she led a team of people to pursue him.
But ordinary war horses could not keep up with their pace, and the others were soon left behind and lost their traces.
