I was stunned and turned around quickly, and saw Liu Qinghan standing at the gate of the yard, looking at the three of us.

To be precise, it was looking at the bright red peach blossom in my hand.

I also looked at my smiling face.

At this moment, I couldn't see what his expression was on his face, and I felt that the cold light emitted from the half mask seemed to cover him all at once. My heart sank and subconsciously I was about to step forward and say something, but Pei Yuanhao beside me took the lead and stepped forward and said, "You are here."

His eyes moved from the peach blossom in my hand to Pei Yuanhao, and then looked at the peach blossom in his hand.

For a moment, I felt that even the gentle wind stopped.

The expression on his face seemed to have a moment of stagnation, but immediately, a very calm smile appeared again. He raised his hands, nodded slightly and saluted: "The Caomin greets His Majesty the Emperor. I wonder if your Majesty has asked me to come over?"

"I have something to talk to you about, so let them invite you over."

"It just so happens that Caomin also has some things to tell His Majesty."

"Then let's go."

They said two simple and neat sentences and were about to leave. I saw that he had no intention of greeting us at all, so I subconsciously stepped forward: "Qinghan--"

His steps stopped, as if he wanted to look back at me, but his face only turned a little, revealing the half-silver, cold mask, which made his face, which was already full of rock texture, look more distinct in outline, as quiet and cold as a sculpture, as if there was no life or temperature, and only his long eyelashes were trembling slightly.

My words were swallowed back into my stomach.

He waited for a while, and saw that I was speechless, he nodded gently and continued to walk forward.

I stood there, watching them turn around and leave, gradually disappearing from the back at the end of the corridor.

It was already spring, and there was a peach blossom in my hand that represented the spring atmosphere, but suddenly I felt like I was standing in the snow and ice, and my hands and feet were cold, and even my hair was cold.

I don’t know how long it took to feel my little hand that had been warm and held my finger. I looked down and saw Miaoyan standing beside me, looking at me with wide eyes: “Mom…”

"ah?"

When I spoke, I felt my throat itchy and the sound made me feel a little strange.

Miaoyan looked at me with a complicated expression: "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

“…I, nothing.”

"Then, what are you still watching? They're all gone."

“…”

I wanted to say that I didn't see anything, but when I turned around and looked at the empty corridor, I didn't realize that even my heart was empty.

What did he see just now?

What did you think of again?

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In the following time, although I was still with Miaoyan, I was a little absent-minded. At first, I was still the same as before, watching her climb up and down, while I was standing there, but gradually even Miaoyan felt it. Seeing me holding the pillar and slowly sitting on the stone bench in the pavilion, lowering my head to fiddling with the peach blossom, she walked in and said softly: "Mom, are you in a bad mood?"

"ah?"

I looked up at her and hurriedly squeezed out a smile: "No."

"But, I see my mother frowning."

"Mom is not frowning. She is just not as energetic as you. She is tired."

I said with a smile, rubbing her hair again: "You go and play, my mother is waiting for you here."

But she didn't run out any longer, but looked at me quietly for a while before saying, "Is it that mother is thinking of Uncle Third?"

“…”

I was slightly shocked and looked up at her.

In fact, the reason why I was stuck in her these days was half because I really missed my daughter too much and wanted to spend a few days with her "uncomfortable" and only had the happy life of the two of us. The other half was also because of Liu Qinghan's affairs, and I wanted to accompany her so that she could completely forget that memory and not force her to go back because she was afraid that she would traumatize her heart again.

But unexpectedly, this time, she took the initiative to mention it.

I hurriedly smiled, shook my head and said, "No, I didn't think of him."

“…”

"Mom is just thinking about what they are talking about."

"... Then, what are they talking about?"

"Nothing, you are still young, don't ask those you don't understand."

Miaoyan didn't say anything, just blinked her big eyes and looked at me. She wanted to speak but stopped several times, and finally said, "Mom, actually I--"

"Um?"

I looked at her with a smile.

She looked into my eyes, was stunned for a while, and pursed her lips and said, "No, nothing."

I smiled and patted her cheek, and said softly: "You go and have fun, I'll take a break here and come here to accompany you later."

"Um."

She turned around and walked out obediently, looked back at me, and then left. The small figure slowly walked down the steps. For some reason, she showed a bit of loneliness and heaviness.

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Until the sun set, I didn't see anyone coming from Pei Yuanhao, and I didn't know what they were talking about. When I was about to talk about, I took Miaoyan back to her room. After dinner, after resting for a while, the maid came in and lighted the lights.

I touched her hair and said softly, "Tonight, I won't sleep with you."

“…”

She didn't seem surprised, and raised her head from my arms and opened her eyes like a cat: "What about the future?"

I laughed: "Miaoyan, you have grown up."

"I'm still young during the day."

"Some things you haven't grown up to be able to ask about and understand, but at your age, you should have gone to bed alone. Why? Are you afraid of the darkness and can't sleep if your mother is not around?"

She immediately said, "Of course not!"

I smiled and said, "That's good."

I accompanied her to wash my face and feet, watched her lying on the bed and guarded her for a while, until I watched her eyelids droop and finally slowly closed, I gently stood up and put down the curtains on both sides, and whispered to retreat.

The maid outside immediately came over with a lantern to guide me. I took the lantern from her hand and whispered, "No need to accompany me, I'll go back by myself."

"Then, Miss Yan, be careful."

"Um."

I nodded and turned around and listened. Miaoyan's uniform and long breathing sound had already heard from the room, and I left with confidence.

The sky around was completely dark, and I could only vaguely see the dark green outlines of the plants growing wildly in the yard. I carried the lantern all the way to the side room. On the way, I met someone serving Pei Yuanhao. After asking, I realized that they had been talking for a long time. Pei Yuanhao returned to his bedroom, and Liu Qinghan had already returned to the side room.

I walked all the way to his door, but I saw that it was pitch black inside, without even the shadow of the light.

He went to bed so early?

I thought about it, but I reached out and knocked on the door gently: "Qinghan."

No response.

Really asleep?

Although I haven't been back in the past two days, I can still think that he is working hard on big and small things. It is not easy to have a stable sleep. Since he is already asleep, it is even more unstoppable to wake him up.

So I withdrew my hand and hesitated to leave, but as soon as I took a step, I turned back, walked to the door and knocked hard twice, leaned over and shouted, "Qinghan, are you asleep?"

The room was still quiet, without even a sound.

I couldn't help but frown.

Did he sleep so heavily?

Is it really sleeping so heavily or-

I remembered his calm eyes as if frozen in the garden and had no turbulent eyes when he looked at us in the garden during the day, and I felt a little sad. After standing at his door for a while, I turned around and walked away slowly.

I haven't returned to the room here for a few days. I don't know why I felt very cold when I lay in the quilt, as if I was sleeping in an ice cave. I wrapped the quilt tightly and quietly thought in the darkness that I would meet him at any time tomorrow.

Although I couldn't think of what I should say to him, I knew that at this time, I had to meet him.

Sleep came, and I looked at the peach blossom that I inserted into the vase and slowly closed my eyes.

One night passed quickly in my silent thoughts. Early the next morning, I woke up by the sunlight through the window, and soon got up and put on my clothes. The maids brought me hot water and green salt early. After I washed up, they brought breakfast again. I said, "I'll go out and eat when I'm back." Then I went out.

The sun was just right, and the green flowers and trees outside looked more and more vibrant, and my mood became more and more relaxed. Thinking about the fact that nothing happened yesterday, the cold attitude was probably because of Miaoyan's presence and Pei Yuanhao's presence, so it seemed a little stiffer.

Thinking of this, I speeded up and arrived at his door in a short while.

The door is still closed.

He slept so late and didn't get up yet?

I reached out to pat the door and shouted, "Qinghan, have you gotten up?"

Even if I was sleeping heavily, it was time to get up. I heard that there was no sound inside, so I took a few more shots on the door, but no matter how I slapped the door or shouted, there was no sound to respond to me.

I gradually frowned.

I didn't knock on the door again, but reached out to push the door. I felt that the door didn't seem to be tied up. I moved my heart and pushed it hard. With a clang, the door was pushed open.

In a bright room, the curtains hanging from the bed were blown up suddenly because of the sudden morning breeze.

But the bed, bedding and pillows were placed neatly on the bed, without any signs of movement.
Chapter completed!