The Blind Concubine answered him: “Alright.”
Palace’s servants left one by one, only leaving behind a small attendant to help him draw the water and clean the house.
The Blind Concubine softly asked him: “Are there any fish in the pond?”
The small attendant replied: “Answer, Master. There are lotuses on the pond. The whole pond is covered by the lotus leaves, maybe there are fish there.”
On the lips of The Blind Concubine, slowly a smile appeared, “Well, it must be very beautiful.”
“Yes, It is. It is very beautiful”, the small attendant happily told him, “The Lotus’s leaves are of fresh green, The Lotus itself are of a pinkish color, seemingly they wanted to reach the heaven. Extremely beautiful.”
The Blind Concubine gently laughed: “Is that so?”
He finally got out from the Palace. Suffering for a very long time, finally he could leave the Palace forever.
The Emperor from a place not far from him secretly fixed his eyes on him.
After a very long time, for the first time he could see a smile on that pale face again.
He had almost forgotten the smiling expression of Wen Mu Yan.
So, when he could see it again today, he felt that it was as beautiful as the first time when he saw it.
Wen Mu Yan thought he had already left the Palace to a faraway place, moved into an ordinary house somewhere in Capital.
He couldn’t go to him, also couldn’t make a sound.
He could never chat together with Wen Mu Yan again.
Could only like this, secretly, silently, stand on the pavilion, from faraway, gazing lovingly at him.
His personal attendant asked him: “Your Majesty, will come again tomorrow?”
The young Monarch unable to shift his eyes from him, nodded his head slowly.
He wished that he could be like this for many years ahead.
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The Blind Concubine since then lived peacefully in that house.
He wasn’t aware for how long he had been living there. He only knew that the summer had passed. Autumn had gone by. The winter also had passed through. This was another beginning of the spring time in another year.
His face gradually regained the color of blood, his fingers also weren’t the same pale color as before.
He finally had some strength to live. Wanted to speak to someone. Or maybe held a little idle chat. However, there was only a dreadful stillness in the house.
There wasn’t the slightest bit of a human voice in the house.
He ever earnestly hoped, Xiao Bao and Yu Li could be together forever with him. Smelling the fragrance of the blossoming flowers. Listening to the sound of the insects. Basking in the sun during the day. At night, sitting under the starry sky. Randomly chatting about whatever. Staying together forever. Together for a very long long time in the future. Remaining as they were.
Xiao Bao and Yu Li had already agreed.
He thought it would come true.
But now, Yu Li had already died, Xiao Bao also wouldn’t come back anymore. The one who left here was him alone.
There was hatred that resided in his heart. Resented himself for staying alive, to be able to move about. He didn’t know if he actually ruined the one he hated or actually ruined himself.
Actually, he really wanted to see Yu Li’s white as snow fur. Wanted to see Xiao Bao’s face. Wanted to see the small, soft and fair face of the Little Prince, his roundish body. He also wanted to see what would General Qi look like in his formal attire. Wanted to see the shining brightly black hair and eye-stroking red clothes of Jue Yu.