The gentle breeze rustled the leaves on the treetops. The particularly pleasant sound was mixed with a hint of sweet bird chirping.

The night is falling, and the lamps are burning brightly.

A man stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the purple magnolias blooming in the courtyard, with an appreciative smile on his lips, slightly raised.

But his eyes kept looking at the word 'lan' carved by his own hands. Whenever he looked at it, he could think of the day when he reunited with her. Now, he didn't need all of this. He only needed that she looked at this tree.

Purple Magnolia, being happy is the best.

He stretched out his hand to touch the word, and stroked it gently on his fingertips. He said to himself: "The purple magnolia has opened, but haven't you seen everything in your heart?"

What you said that night was true?

There was a hint of doubt in his eyes, and he was actually doubting her. Gradually, his eyes became dim, but his hands were held tightly.

The slowly falling purple magnolia was at his feet. He picked up the fallen piece of purple magnolia and raised the corner of his mouth with a faint smile.

An Huai saw the figure under the tree and stood there looking at the petals in his hand. As soon as he stepped forward, under the moonlight, his eyes suddenly widened and he said to An Huai: "Slave, see the emperor."

Hearing this, he turned around and nodded in response. He glanced at the two pots of orchids in front of the door. He remembered to move all the orchids into Qinlan Hall. Why was this?

He walked up slowly with doubtful steps and a slightly heavy step, and asked in a low voice: "Why are there only two pots of Tailan at the door?"

"It was your Majesty's order to leave only three pots."

She ordered it?

He couldn't help but look at the purple magnolia in his hand, smiled helplessly but shook his head.

When Zi Ling saw the emperor standing outside the door, she felt a little panicked. After all, the empress had not returned to the palace yet. She hesitated for a while, but she still stepped forward. Before she could speak, the emperor began to ask.

"Chen Zhaoyi, have you rested?"

"The empress has not returned to the palace yet."

In front of the emperor, she cannot tell any lies. After all, nothing can be hidden.

With a slight frown, he stared at the purple magnolia in his hand and said softly: "You're not back yet?"

"You all should stand down."

"Yes, I will leave this slave."

The moment she opened the door, she thought she would take a rest early, but everything turned out to be extremely empty.

Looking at the pots of Tailan on the table, he gently touched the tiny petals and smiled lightly: "You don't like it so much. Why did you only keep three pots of Tailan that I gave you?"

Murong Haochen walked to the window and opened it, then put the purple magnolia in her hand on the window sill and looked up outside. It was already dark, so she wouldn't have stayed home so late.

His eyes were slightly frowning, and his expression became a little calm.

Even the shadow guards he sent have not returned, so nothing will happen. It took only one day for her to leave the palace. Indeed, she has never returned to the palace so late.

Why, there is a trace of uneasy anxiety in my heart, maybe, I haven't seen him all day, I am afraid that this kind of longing is making me think wildly.

"Lan'er, I will never let you out again in the future, absolutely not."

He stood with his hands behind his back, clenching his fists tightly, and his eyes looked panicked as never before.

After many twists and turns, I sigh for half a lifetime of love.

Time flies on the other side, like flowers blooming and falling.

A hint of prosperity, as misty as clouds.

Looking at the firewood in front of her, she couldn't help but curl up in one place. Thinking of that kiss in the river, even though she slapped him, he didn't seem to be angry. Indeed, at that time, everything happened for a reason, and she made an unintentional mistake.

"I don't know, how is Sister Lan'er?"

They were living in peace here, but they didn't know what was going on with her. Her uneasy eyes kept looking outside, and the darkening sky made her even more anxious.

A slightly struggling figure in the black gradually came over and greeted with concern: "Princess, do you feel unwell?"

Seeing that he cared so much about her, he didn't even deal with his injuries, but kept caring about unimportant things.

She forced a smile and said: "No, the clothes on her body are all dry, so what could happen? This princess is not so delicate."

"I only found some fruits around. If the princess doesn't mind, please eat some."

As soon as he finished speaking, he opened the package he had been holding in his hand and handed it over.

Seeing this, Han Xin picked up the fruit without hesitation, put it in his hand and looked at it for a while, then slowly said: "You have a life to live, so why should you despise these foods."

Han Xin looked at him and saw that he looked worried. She wondered if what she just said made him...

Just when he was about to speak, two of Murong Haochen's shadow guards came to report.

"Subordinate, please see your lord."

Ye Xunyu couldn't wait to stand up and asked: "Have you not found your empress yet?"

Seeing the silence between the two of them, he should have known that Lan'er's whereabouts could not be found at all.

With his fists clenched tightly, he really regretted that he should not have agreed to let her leave the palace, so that nothing would happen to Lan'er.

"It's all my fault. I should have grabbed her and stayed with her."

She really regretted why she agreed to Ye Yilan's matter.

But where is she? How can she be safe and sound alone?

"Do you want to inform the emperor about this matter?"

"No."

Hearing this, Han Xin couldn't understand why he said this at all, so she stepped forward and grabbed him, looking at him angrily: "Ye Xunyu, with you right now, can you still find Sister Lan'er?"

"Once the emperor finds out, he will definitely abandon his court affairs. It's better to search along that road again tonight. If there is really no result, just let us know."

He didn't care about any of Han Xin's words. In his mind, finding Lan'er was the most important thing.

I didn't plan to tell him, because I was afraid that he would go crazy because of his temperament. It would be better to find Lan'er first, and then go to the emperor to plead guilty.

"My lord, why don't you leave one person to protect you..."

Before he finished speaking, Han Xin immediately stopped him: "No need, you go. The purpose at this moment is to find Sister Lan'er."

In this cave, if they had been looking for it deliberately, they would have found it long ago.

She didn't want to cause trouble to him, and didn't want to delay looking for Sister Lan'er. She silently walked to the stone wall alone, curled up and slowly closed her eyes.

Ye Xunyu saw that she was so stubborn, but it was indeed safe here. He clenched his fists and made a firm decision to leave. He picked up the torch and saw that figure from behind again.

After a long time, Han Xin opened her eyes, and at that moment she felt inexplicably extremely uneasy.

The scattered hair was dancing slowly in the breeze. Seeing that he was dressed in a man's attire, he couldn't help but laugh at himself.

The two of them looked at the struggling bodies in front of them, and for a time they looked for the empress without giving up. The shouts of her name resounded in the woods.

If they continued to search like this, they were afraid that Mr. Ye would fall first, so they persuaded them: "Sir, I think it is necessary to inform the emperor. After all, it is getting late and we have no idea where the empress is. If we inform the emperor, we will have more manpower."

Once there are more, you can find your empress."

Ye Xunyu looked at the pitch black in front of him, sweat appeared on his forehead, and his rapid breathing sounded slowly. No matter how hard his body could not support it, she was more important than anything else. He gritted his teeth and said coldly: "At this moment

, The life or death of the empress is uncertain, how do you want me to explain it to the emperor?"

"Keep looking."

"yes."

The torch in his hand kept shining on the trees, but she was never seen at all.

Lan'er, nothing can happen to you. If something happens to your brother, how will you face your father and the emperor?

The fire in the cave was burning slowly, and his weak body was leaning against the stone wall.

Looking at the scars on her arms and the fact that her clothes were already in tatters, she didn't know how embarrassed she felt at this moment.

She vaguely remembered that when she was trying to escape from all of them today, she accidentally fell into the valley and rolled down here. She didn't know that moment. She thought she would die, but she never thought that she would fall down and hit her hard.

He hit the stone and blocked her body.

I don't know how long it took for me to wake up. When I woke up, the sky was gradually fading, and the wounds on my body stung my skin, sinking deeply into it.

His clothes and hands were torn, his whole body was covered with scratches, and even his legs were walking with difficulty. He bit his lip with no idea how hard he had to bite it open. The smell of blood slowly flowed in, and for the first time in his life,

Once I tasted blood.

Even the only thing that contained him was lost.

They must be fine. But she doesn't even know how to find them here.

At this moment, her brother must be looking for her anxiously, and she wants to get away from here as soon as possible.

But this matter must not be made known to him. Once he knows it, I am afraid that he will be angry again and take his anger out on others.

At this moment, I could only smile weakly: "If you don't express your anger on others, it's okay to let you know, but your angry look always worries me."

Murong Haochen, when can you let go and stop worrying me?

She turned around and stared at everything outside the cave. Although she was afraid of the darkness, as a person now, she could only be strong. Not having him by her side also proved that she, Ye Yilan, was by no means someone who relied on him.

Slowly closing her eyes, at that moment, she could feel that he was by her side, without the slightest fear. She was too dependent on him, and all that appeared in her mind was his figure.
To be continued...