Darkness of Rebirth

Wu Mingxing saw Dongfang Du disappearing from his sight on the horse, so he got on the horse and led his subordinates to chase her in the direction where she disappeared.Dark Cloud followed Dongfangdu 100 meters behind. If Dongfangdu turned his head, he would definitely see the dark cloud behind him, but at this moment, Dongfangdu put all his heart on Dongfang Lingwu in his arms.

"Ling Wu, how does it feel to ride a horse?" Dongfang Du held the rein tightly with both hands, resting his head lightly on Dongfang Lingwu's shoulder, and asked softly with a shallow smile.

Dongfang Lingwu closed his eyes and felt the oncoming wind. It was already winter, and the wind carried a bone-chilling chill. Through his clothes, he could still feel the warmth of the person behind him, probably because he was trapped in his arms. Because of this, the chill brought by the wind completely dissipated in the warmth coming from behind.

"It's a little cold" Obviously he didn't feel cold, but Dongfang Lingwu said such a sentence. Hearing this, Dongfang Du lightly pulled the rein to make Xiao Hei slow down.Xiao Hei was quite spiritual, felt the signal from the rein, and slowed down the horse's hooves, thinking that no matter how slow the horse ran, there would still be a cold wind blowing in front of him, so Dongfang Du said, "Why don't you sit behind me?" , I'll protect you from the wind." After speaking, he called out "Woo", which made Xiao Hei stop completely.

Feeling Dongfangdu's thoughtfulness, Dongfang Lingwu felt warm in his heart. He never thought that this younger brother, who was two years younger than himself, would be so considerate and take care of others. Even though he was still a child, he was already thinking of sheltering himself from the wind and rain. .

Dongfang Du sat up straight, his chin left Dongfang Lingwu's shoulder, and he let go of the rein with both hands, ready to get off the horse, but Dongfang Lingwu took Dongfang Du's hand and said with a smile: "I still want to sit in the front."

Dongfang Du frowned, "Aren't you cold? Sit behind me." Gently broke away from Dongfang Lingwu's hand, turned over and got off the horse, stood under the horse, looked up at Dongfang Lingwu and said: "Move back, I'll sit in front of you."

Dongfang Lingwu pursed his lips and shook his head with a smile. His body did not move a bit. Seeing this, Dongfangdu was helpless. He took a casual glance and found that he was already in the bustling market. He raised his eyebrows at Dongfang Lingwu and said with a smile: "Lingwu Wu, now that you are in the market, why not get off your horse and walk with me." I thought, 'When you get off the horse, you don't have to worry about who sits in the front and who sits in the back, and when you get on the horse again, I will let you sit behind me. '

Hearing Dongfang Du's words, Dongfang Lingwu realized that he was already among the common people, and felt the turmoil of people around him.It is really lively outside the palace, it is not as quiet as in the palace, although there are many people in the palace, they can't laugh and talk freely like the ordinary people, the occasional frolicking is just a joke among the concubines, quite boring, Can't feel the slightest affection.

Dongfang Du handed Dongfang Lingwu his hand and helped her off the horse.Standing beside Dongfang Du, Dongfang Lingwu glanced around curiously, seeing passersby coming and going, various small stalls, and the sound of hawking one after another, sighing in his heart that this is the real life. "When I build a mansion outside the palace in the future, I will go shopping every day to feel that this is different from the life in the palace." Dongfang Lingwu whispered beside Dongfang Du, and began to imagine his future life.

The imperial palace is like a golden cage, trapped in it and unable to be free, even breathing in shackles, looking at the calm, but intriguing everywhere, Dongfang Lingwu, as the only princess of the Dungan Kingdom, although her status is noble, there are still many things she can't do. What you do seems to be superior, but it is bound everywhere.Seeing this free life outside the palace, Dongfang Lingwu began to yearn for it.As long as you need it, you are eligible to leave the palace and build a mansion.

"I'm afraid you won't have such thoughts at that time." Dongfang Du replied with a smile.

"How could it be? The life outside the palace seems so interesting." Dongfang Lingwu said, and began to look at the people around him carefully, "Hey, the fabric is sold in rolls like this?"There seems to be a rouge seller there!That smells so good, what is delicious...'

There was a hint of sadness in Dongfangdu's eyes, and he lowered his eyebrows and said slowly: "No matter how interesting a place is, if you don't have someone to accompany you, you will feel lonely and empty after a long time. No matter how good the scenery is, you will get tired of seeing it too much, and now it's boring. After the life in the palace, he will definitely get tired of this ordinary life." After speaking, I realized that what I just said did not seem like what a 14-year-old boy would think of, and hurriedly restrained the sadness in his eyes, and replaced it with A faint smile.

Without waiting for Dongfang Lingwu to say anything, he changed the subject and continued: "Lingwu, after you have the princess mansion, will you come back to see me in the palace?" Mother concubine, Dongfang Lingwu stayed with her in the palace until she was 14 years old, and then went out to build the princess mansion. Since then, she has spent much less time with her.

Dongfangdu was crowned king at that time—the king of Qing, a prince who had no power, no power, and idleness. He was a woman, and never thought of taking the throne of the crown prince. Kong then ran to the palace, such a life, happy and comfortable.But after all, An Yun is a dark guard, unable to accompany him all the time, so Dongfang Du had the idea of ​​living in seclusion in an uninhabited valley. If he was with the one he loves, he would live happily even in the Yellow Sand Desert. ...

Dongfang Lingwu's distant gaze returned to Dongfangdu, "You and concubine mother are my closest and most trusted people, even if I leave the palace, I will always miss you, and then I will bring you rare things outside the palace "Dongfang Lingwu scratched the bridge of Dongfangdu's nose lightly, his eyes were full of doting, the doting of elder sister to younger brother.

"Candied haws~big and sweet candied haws~" A little brother carrying candied haws pierced from far to near, "Master, miss, do you want to string candied haws?" This candied haws has always been sold to children, but candied haws The little brother saw Dongfang Lingwu staring at his candied haws with longing eyes, so he boldly walked up to Dongfang Du and Dongfang Lingwu to ask.

"This, can I eat it?" Dongfang Lingwu tugged at the corner of Dongfangdu's clothes, with a touch of shyness and fear. She had never communicated with the common people outside the palace, and she didn't know whether they could eat what she ate. , can only ask Dongfang Du in a low voice.

Seeing that the younger sister in front of him is so dependent on him, Dongfangdu smiled slightly, raised his head and said to Brother Tanghulu, "Two skewers." Brother Tanghulu narrowed his eyes with a smile, and quickly stepped up from Tangdun He took two bunches of candied haws and handed them to Dongfang Du and said, "Six Wen coins." Dongfang Du took out a copper coin from his sleeve and handed it to brother candied haws. : "Lingwu, try it"

Dongfang Lingwu took the candied haws, blinked his eyes, and carefully took a bite of the first hawthorn. It was very sweet, and then slightly sour. "It's delicious," Dongfang Lingwu boasted, and continued politely after speaking. Biting it down, Dongfang Du refused to eat another bunch of candied haws, so he asked, "Why don't you eat it?"

Dongfangdu smiled and shook his head without explaining, thinking that when Dongfang Lingwu finished eating the bunch, he would give her the skewer in his hand as well.I am already 20 years old, and it seems childish to eat this child's food.

"I'll take you here for a stroll, but it will only take half an hour. After half an hour, we will leave the city and we should be able to arrive at the border of Jinzhou City when it gets dark." Dongfangdu has already planned everything in his heart. Dongfang Lingwu took a stroll in the Jingzhou Imperial City to feel what the daily life of the people outside the palace was like, and then hurried to Jinzhou City next door, and then rushed to Yongzhou City on the second day. We can reach Wuya Mountain at the junction of Yongzhou and Yuzhou.

Dongfangdu was planning to take Dongfang Lingwu for a stroll, but he felt that there seemed to be a bunch of resentful eyes on him behind him.Dongfangdu turned his head and suddenly saw a dark cloud ten meters away holding a horse and looking at him.An Yun's eyes were full of sorrow, as if to say, 'How could you find another woman behind my back to do things that I'm sorry for? 'Dongfangdu couldn't help but panic when he saw it.