Farewell Flower Festival

Mu Tianling looked in the direction of the door, as if he knew Chao Yan was still outside and hadn't left. He walked over and opened the door of the study. Sure enough, he saw Chao Yan was still there, sitting on the steps outside the door. He sighed helplessly, his habit of sitting on the ground still hadn't changed.

Chaoyan patted the seat next to her and invited him to come over and sit down and look at the stars together. After Mu Tianling sat down next to her, she tilted her head and leaned on his shoulder, pointed to a star in the sky and said it was Altair, then pointed to another star and said it was Vega, and told him the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

A fairy who descended from the sky fell in love with a mortal man. Although the two could only reunite once a year, even though they were separated by the Milky Way, they would still turn into stars to protect each other and remain loyal to each other.

When Mu Tianling heard Chao Yan's last words, he seemed to empathize with her. He asked her with a smile if she was also a fairy from heaven who had come down to earth and would return to heaven one day?

Although it was a joke, Chao Yan looked very serious. She reached out to hug Mu Tianling, leaned on his shoulder and said slowly, "Actually, I am not from this world. My name is Chao Yan, not Xiao Lian."

When Mu Tianling heard the first sentence, he was surprised and puzzled. In fact, he had a vague premonition that she was different from others, and she occasionally used strange words and strange gestures. He didn't know where she learned them from. Now, everything suddenly made sense. She didn't belong to this world.

But this explanation was still too absurd and strange for him, and he couldn't accept it for a while, but he knew that she was his sweetheart, and no matter where she came from, this would never change.

He hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear, "Are you still my Yanyan?" She nodded, her voice choking slightly, "I am Yanyan." He smiled, "I am your husband, no matter where you come from, you are my legitimate wife." She hugged him tighter, her tone filled with uneasiness and hesitation, "I'm afraid that one day I will suddenly disappear and never see you again." He replied gently and firmly in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I will definitely find you."

Chaoyan raised her head from his shoulder, looked at him with a pair of tearful eyes and asked, "Does what Your Highness said before still count?" Mu Tianling raised his hand and gently stroked her face. His dark eyes were like a gentle whirlpool, wrapping her up. He lowered his head and pressed a kiss on her forehead, coaxing her gently, "Let's talk about it tomorrow." Then he picked her up and went back to his residence.

The next morning, the sun shone through the window lattice onto the dressing table, as if giving the jewelry box on the table a layer of golden glow.

Chaoyan woke up in Mu Tianling's arms. Seeing that he was still asleep, she reached out and poked his chin. He held her in his arms, rested his chin on her hair and gently stroked it for a while. He said lazily, "Sleep a little longer." Chaoyan raised her head to confront him and asked him if what he said last night still meant what he said. Mu Tianling couldn't do anything about her. He could say it, but she had to promise not to get angry after listening.

"Your Highness, please speak. I promise I won't be angry."

Mu Tianling hesitated for a moment, still a little hesitant, not wanting Chaoyan to worry, but a man's word was his bond, so he considered his words, and under Chaoyan's gaze, he spoke in a calm tone, "Do you remember asking me if there was anything wrong with my body?"

Chaoyan immediately knew that the medicine taken by the strange old man had left sequelae on his body. He had lied to her before and said that there was nothing wrong with his body. She silently resisted the urge to lecture him and patiently listened to what he said.

"It's okay on weekdays." After saying this, Mu Tianling paused again, and advised Chao Yan in a sincere and gentle tone, "Your Highness, just tell me what's wrong with you. I won't despise you." Mu Tianling was a little amused. It seemed that he had to explain it clearly, otherwise she would think he had some hidden illness.

So he told her about the cold attacks he suffered from time to time.

Chaoyan's memory suddenly came back to him. No wonder he always used the excuse of being busy with work to sleep in the study several times. It turned out that he was suffering alone.

After saying this, Mu Tianling was still a little bit nervous, but the next moment Chao Yan leaned against his chest and hugged him lovingly, and he was no longer nervous.

"Your Highness, how about inviting Mr. Han—"

"Need not."

"Then please, Master Yuchen—"

"Need not."

Both of Chaoyan's proposals were rejected by Mu Tianling. He said that he had found a way to cure the cold. Chaoyan asked what method it was. Mu Tianling said that Ganoderma lucidum was the nemesis of colds and he had sent people to look for it.

When she heard about the fire Ganoderma, Chao Yan had the illusion that she had traveled through time and space into a world of martial arts. She had only seen this thing in TV dramas. Could there be this kind of Ganoderma here?

"You didn't lie to me, did you?"

"I'm not lying to you, it's true."

……

After breakfast, Eunuch Wu asked Mu Tianling if he was going out today. Chao Yan advised him to go to the Jiuxing Division to see if Captain Yu was anxious to see him. Mu Tianling thought about it and went out with Qianfeng and Feiyu.

Chaoyan talked to Eunuch Wu alone and asked him if he had heard of Fire Ganoderma. Eunuch Wu then knew that Chaoyan knew about Mu Tianling's cold, so he apologized to Chaoyan first and said that Mu Tianling did not intentionally hide it from her, but was afraid that she would worry after knowing it. Chaoyan said that Mu Tianling had already admitted his mistake to her, and now she wanted to know whether this Fire Ganoderma could really cure his illness.

Eunuch Wu assured her not to worry, saying that the Fire Ganoderma could indeed cure diseases. There were records about this Fire Ganoderma in medical books. It grew under cliffs hundreds of feet deep and was very rare. It was very effective in treating colds. There had been rumors about the Fire Ganoderma in Jiangzhou, and Mu Tianling had already sent people there to look for it.

Hearing what Eunuch Wu said, Chaoyan finally felt relieved. Seeing that Eunuch Wu seemed to have something else to say, Chaoyan asked him if there was anything else. Eunuch Wu asked her how she was doing recently, and his tone showed worry. Chaoyan hesitated for a moment and said that she was fine. Eunuch Wu did not ask any more questions, but just told her not to handle things alone.

After Eunuch Wu left, Chaoyan sat there in a daze again, holding the teacup in her hand for a long time without putting it down. After she came to her senses, she put down the teacup, her thoughts in a mess, she didn't know whether to sit or leave, she was really restless. After she calmed down, she called Feicui in and asked Feicui to prepare a visiting card, as she wanted to go to the palace to visit the Crown Princess.

After Mu Tianling arrived at the Jiuxing Division, Captain Yu immediately found him and said that his adoptive father was going to meet the emperor after knowing that Zhao Zhong had died, but he stopped him. He asked his adoptive father to wait patiently for two days and make plans after he met Mu Tianling.

But Mu Tianling had not shown up since he came back from the paddock. He thought something had happened and it was not convenient for him to go to his house rashly.

Mu Tianling told him that Zhao Zhong had indeed been executed, and that they had to make other plans to overturn the verdict.