He tried everything, even sacrificing his own life, just to protect her and love her, but she could only treat him as a "friend", how could his heart not hurt...

Liu Zhili looked at the haggard Duanmu Yun in front of him, and his eyes that were vaguely full of expectation, making Liu Zhili unable to bear to hurt him again.

However, even if she gave him hope, she couldn't give him anything in the end. It would only make him more sad, so why bother? She didn't want to give him hope and then let him down. The feeling of falling from the world to hell all at once, she

She had already experienced it once in her previous life, and she didn't want Duanmuyun to experience it again.

Then he put away the soft emotions in his eyes, and still had a cold look on his face. He looked at Duanmu Yun with clear eyes, seemingly without any emotion, and shook his head gently. Maybe this would be better for him, let him give up now, maybe one day

He can meet a better woman than her again.

Duan Muyun looked at the softness in Liu Zhili's eyes and thought there would be a glimmer of hope. Although what he saw in her eyes was pity, sympathy, and intolerance, as long as there was hope, even a very small one, he would

Everyone will work hard for this tiny hope, and eventually she will be moved and her heart will be moved.

However, when Duanmuyun saw that the softness in Liu Zhili's eyes was gradually replaced by coldness, his hope was shattered little by little. It wasn't until he saw her shaking her head decisively that Duanmuyun felt something.

That was the real pain. I took a step back uncontrollably, as if my body had been emptied out at that moment. I had no strength at all. My heart ached and it was even harder to breathe. I could only bend over and gasp for air, as if

Only in this way can you feel better.

He thought there was nothing more painful than having his heart hurt little by little...

Compared with all the pain he had suffered before, including the pain of ice-eroding bones in the ice cave, the heartache at this time was nothing at all.

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the smile spread like a mandala, even the flowers on the ground trembled. Everything around him was also infected by the sad atmosphere against the backdrop of the sunset.

Summer is coming, but the surroundings feel desolate.

Liu Zhili was also startled by this. He wanted to stretch out his hand to support him, but was shaken by his smile. He put down his outstretched hand in despair. Maybe the deeper the pain, the more his heart would die.

Sooner or later, my heart dies and I start all over again.

Suddenly, Duanmu Yun raised his head, his face regained its former glory. He was dressed in white clothes, with fluttering skirts, and his face still had a warm and jade-like smile, but this smile was covered with a faint layer of sadness.

He glanced deeply at Liu Zhili with his clear eyes, jumped up, and disappeared from Liu Zhili's sight. Liu Zhili raised his head slightly, looked in the direction Duanmu Yun left, and watched the white dots gradually disappear.

In the fiery red sky, whispering softly,

"sorry······"

There was a look of guilt and sadness in his eyes. At this moment, Liu Zhili heard someone coming faintly, and from the sound of footsteps, it should be two people. Although they were far apart, he still heard someone calling,

"Miss...Miss..."

His tone was anxious, and as soon as he heard it, he knew it was the voice of that girl Xiaoya and Duanmuqing's voice. It seemed that he was looking for her. To find her in such a big garden, he must have searched a lot of places.

This place was where she often came when she was in a bad mood. In order to avoid being disturbed, she did not tell anyone, including Xiaoya and Duanmuqing, and even the person she trusted and loved the most - Long Yuhan.

Now that I hear Duanmuqing and Xiaoya's voices, I think it won't take long for them to find this place, and then there will really be no quiet place for her in this huge palace.

"Oh, where did the lady go?! Miss..." Xiaoya stamped her feet anxiously, looking for so many places but there was no sign of Liu Zhili, her face was sweating profusely, and she

He raised his voice and continued shouting.

"Think about it, Miss, where do you usually like to go?" Although Duanmuqing had been with Liu Zhili for a short time, she had searched every place she could think of, and the entire palace was almost turned upside down by them.

But it’s not, what should I do...

Duanmuqing, who had always been calm, was now anxious like an ant on a hot pot, but it was just not as obvious as Xiaoya's performance.

"There's no place... I've found all the places I should look for. Oh my, I'm so anxious! If something happens to the lady... I'll die a thousand or ten thousand times, even if it's not enough

To atone for your sins!”

Xiaoya was also anxious and had no other choice. She originally wanted to use the palace guards, but she was afraid of making too much noise. The emperor was fighting on the front line. If she knew about it, she would feel uneasy.

However, after searching for so long, there was no trace of Liu Zhili. It seemed that the only option was to inform the emperor.

"By the way, there's another place we're not looking for!" Xiaoya seemed to suddenly remember something, suddenly patted Duanmuqing and screamed.

"Where?" Duanmu Qing frowned and stroked his slightly painful shoulder, and asked with some dissatisfaction, his tone was indifferent. I didn't expect that this girl looked so delicate, but she was quite strong.

"Haha...I'm sorry!" Xiaoya smiled apologetically and quickly helped Duanmuqing rub her shoulders. This woman was really just like the young lady. No matter how much, she continued,

"We still haven't found the lotus pond in the Royal Garden!" Xiaoya said to Duanmuqing solemnly with a serious look on her face. She patted Duanmuqing heavily on the shoulder and looked at her with a look of a long way to go.

Duanmuqing felt goosebumps all over his body when he saw Xiaoya's eyes, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.

"You don't want me to jump down to find someone, do you?" Duanmuqing took off Xiaoya's chubby little hand with an expressionless face, looked at Xiaoya indifferently, and asked coldly.

"Haha... I guessed it right! But there is no prize..." Xiaoya said with an idiotic smile, and patted Duanmu Qing's shoulder hard again.

Countless black lines immediately floated over Duanmuqing's head. Just when she couldn't bear it anymore and was about to explode, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind,

"What are you guessing? Is there any prize if I guess right?"

The two of them turned around at almost the same moment.

I saw Liu Zhili wearing a light blue long dress, her brilliance could not be concealed, and she was walking towards them. The blue skirt swayed with her footsteps, like a blooming blue lotus, with lotus growing at every step.

The man with dark hair and long flowing hair was looking at the two of them with a smile.

Just when they came to their senses, they shouted, "Miss!" almost simultaneously.

The most excited person was Xiaoya. As soon as Xiaoya saw that Liu Zhili was okay, she rushed over excitedly, regardless of her status as master and servant, and started crying while hugging Liu Zhili.

"Miss... I thought you couldn't think of jumping into the lake again... I thought Xiaoya would never see you again... Wow~"

When Liu Zhili heard this, his smile froze on his face and the corners of his mouth twitched. It seemed that Liu Zhili's jumping into the river had left a shadow on Xiaoya. Unfortunately, her lady had already died.

The person in front of her was just a woman named Liu Nanxiang, wearing Liu Zhili's shell.

"Okay, aren't I doing well? I won't be so obsessed with jumping into some lake!" Liu Zhili whispered and comforted with a smile. At this time, he also saw that he had just taken a step not far away and then retracted it.

When Duanmuqing came back, he saw her standing aside with a sad expression, looking at her and Xiaoya with a mixture of relief and disappointment.

"Qing'er." Liu Zhili called Duanmu Qing softly with a smile, and stretched out a warm embrace to her with his other free arm.

Duanmuqing was startled for a moment, then an excited and joyful smile appeared on his beautiful face, and he walked quickly towards Liu Zhili, who was also hugged tightly by Liu Zhili.

"Miss..." Duanmuqing's voice trembled, and tears could not stop falling from the corners of his eyes.

Liu Zhili knew that they were worried about him and was afraid that he would not be able to think about it, so he just let the two of them hold him and cry, so as to let out the sadness in his heart.

Under the setting sun, three shadows, a basket, a white one, and a pink one, stand side by side. A warm and touching atmosphere spreads outside this silent garden.

And this hug became Liu Zhili’s warmest hug since that day, at least that’s what Liu Zhili thought so many years later...

Although there was a harmonious scene in the palace at this time, the borderland thousands of miles away was not very harmonious.

Long Yuhan had just arrived at the border. Seeing that it was already getting late outside, and because he was driving so fast all the way, he washed up early and prepared to go to bed.

But as soon as I lay down on the bed, I thought of that woman. I didn't know if she was okay being alone in the palace, if she was still angry with him, if anyone bullied her, if she missed him... Everyone

All these emotions came to his mind. Long Yuhan, who was originally exhausted and sleepy, immediately lost sleep because he thought of that woman Liu Zhili. He tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

At this moment, Liu Yun, covered in dust, came all the way and saw that Long Yuhan's tent was still lit. Long Yuhan must have been thinking about Liu Zhili in his heart at this moment, but what he saw today was too much to tell.

Long Yuhan also blamed Liu Zhili in his heart. Just when he was hesitant about whether to tell Long Yuhan the news about Liu Zhili and Duanmuyun now.

Suddenly a hoarse and deep voice came from the military tent,

"Come in." In fact, when Liu Yun just arrived, Long Yuhan had already felt his aura and knew that Liu Zhili had news. As for why Liu Yun stood outside the door and refused to come in, he also

I guessed about 70% or 80%...

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Yun was slightly startled, then he held his hands, opened the curtain and walked in.

When he came in, Long Yuhan was lying on the bed. Liu Yun saw that Long Yuhan looked tired. He must have been tired from traveling all the way and was about to take a rest. Looking at Long Yuhan's haggard look, Liu Yun became even more distraught.

I can't bear it.

"Tell me." Long Yuhan was lying on the bed and asked calmly, his eyes scanning Liu Yun who had been lowering his head since he entered the door.

Although Liu Yun did not raise his head to look up, he felt a gust of cold air passing by, making his hair stand on end and filled with fear, so he could only speak in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate... I saw Young Master Duanmu and the Queen in Dexin Garden today... and the Queen..." Liu Yun hesitated for a long time and didn't dare to

Moving on, he really didn't know what to say next. If he worded it improperly, not only would his life be in danger, but it would also probably further worsen the relationship between the emperor and the empress.

I didn't know what to do, so I finally knelt on the ground with a plop, waiting for the emperor to punish me.

"Say, you can say whatever you see. There is no need to be afraid." Long Yuhan was stunned for a moment when he heard Liu Yun's words. His eyelashes trembled slightly, then he hid the look in his eyes and just looked at the man kneeling on the ground coldly.

Liuyun said in a cold tone.

A cold aura emanated from his whole body, seeming to freeze everything around him.

"Subordinate, I saw the Empress and Young Master Duanmu Yun taking a walk in Dexinyuan today." Liu Yun didn't care so much and said what he saw in one breath. As for what this walk was all about.

It depends on what the emperor thinks.

Long Yuhan's hands suddenly tightened, and he clenched his hands into fists. Veins popped up on the back of his hands, and his nails dug into the palms of his hands. There was faint blood flowing out, dripping drop by drop on the bright yellow brocade quilt, but he was completely unaware of the anger in his eyes.

It was clear at a glance. Although there was no attack, it looked like an approaching storm or tornado.

Did they meet so soon? Were they so impatient? When he stepped forward, Duanmu Yun came back. Is it just such a coincidence? Or had they planned it long ago?! The more Long Yuhan thought about it, the angrier he became, and it seemed that he could do it

Seeing the two people chatting and laughing in Dexinli, the fire of anger quickly spread on Long Yuhan's body. His hands were bleeding profusely, but he was still unconscious.

Seeing that Long Yuhan hadn't spoken for a long time, Liu Yun raised his head and looked at Long Yuhan. His eyes widened in shock. He saw a large stain of blood on Long Yuhan's bright yellow brocade quilt. Then he looked at Long Yuhan's hands.

, blood continued to flow out of Long Yuhan's palm, which was shocking.

"Your Majesty!" Liu Yun exclaimed loudly, looking at Long Yuhan's face that became gloomy with anger with a look of disbelief.

"Is it just a walk?!" Long Yuhan ignored Liu Yun's worried look and ignored the injury on his hand, because he didn't notice it at all. Now he was completely immersed in the pain Liu Zhili had caused him.

In anger.

Liuyun was slightly startled, not expecting Long Yuhan to ask such a question, but seeing Long Yuhan's body trembling slightly with anger and the bright red blood on his hands, he had no choice but to report it truthfully.

"Your Majesty, this subordinate... I also saw... Young Master Duanmu and the Queen were talking and laughing in the garden..." Liu Yun said timidly,
Chapter completed!