Darkness of Rebirth

Dongfangdu did not expect that Chu Mi did not return to the palace for the past three days, nor did dark clouds appear. He was stopped by the little eunuch.He wanted to force his way in, but he was afraid that others would know about it. If the matter of breaking into the princess' bedroom was spread out with embellishments, it would be bad for him, and it might damage Dongfang Lingwu's reputation.

"Banlan, I'm leaving tomorrow." Dongfangdu fiddled with a pot of crab claw orchids, his voice was cold, with a hint of parting.It is already cold winter, but the flowers bloom brightly. It turns out that plum blossoms are not the only ones that can bloom in the cold.

Ban Lan, who was standing by the side, couldn't help but be affected by Dongfang Du's sorrow, feeling like she would never see the second prince again in this life, "Second prince, can I really not go to Jizhou with you?" If it is possible, I really want to follow The second prince went to Jizhou to serve her together.

Ban Lan is simple, but not stupid, not to mention that there will be intrigue among concubines, even among palace maids and eunuchs.Either be shrewd and climb to the top, or pretend to be stupid and live at the bottom.Banlan was originally a little maid who passed dishes from the imperial dining room, and had no intention of climbing to a high position, but by chance, she was favored by Concubine Xian and entered Fengqing Palace in Dongfangdu.

Entering Fengqing Palace, I thought Dongfang Du was a high-ranking prince, but I didn't expect to be so approachable. She didn't have any airs of a prince to her, and even let her sit in the position of a personal maid. From a little maid of no status to a The first place in the palace.Having been together for more than a year, he has already made up his mind to serve the second prince for the rest of his life. Now, the second prince is going to the war-torn border town of Jizhou, and he doesn't know how long it will take to come back.There was a strong premonition in her heart that she would be in danger if she left, and she might never come back.

"Jizhou is chaotic, not to mention, you are still a girl, how can you go to the army." Dongfangdu withdrew his fingering hand, turned to look at Banlan.From Ben Gong to me, the change of address is also a change of status, "I treat you as a friend, and I have never treated you like a court lady, so you don't have to follow me." Seeing that Banlan's eyes were red, continue Said: "If you don't want to go to Zhaoxian Palace, just stay with me and wait for me to come back."

Ban Lan looked at Dongfang Du with red eyes, choked up and shouted: "Second Prince", and couldn't say anything more.I understand in my heart that what the second prince said is quite right, she is a girl, and the second prince went not to other places but to the army where there are only men, how can she follow her.

"If you are a man, you can follow..." This thought flashed by, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "Second Prince, this servant can disguise herself as a man and follow you." It's just a woman disguised as a man. Solved the problem of her own female identity.

Hearing what she said, Dongfang Du couldn't help trembling, clenched his hands, uttered: "Nonsense", turned around and walked away, not wanting to say anything more.

"Second prince, where are you going? Do you want to go to the concubine Xian's place, or to the princess's place?" Banlan smiled and chased after her, secretly deciding in her heart that tomorrow she will directly change into men's clothes and go to Jizhou with her.

Dongfangdu stopped in his tracks, turned his head and looked at Banlan who was chasing him, with emotions that Banlan couldn't understand in his eyes, so surprised that Banlan's smile froze for a moment.

"I'm going to Huangjie's place, you don't have to follow." After a long while, he said coldly.Seeing that Banlan was stunned, he continued: "Banlan, I will not take you to Jizhou, even if you disguise yourself as a man, I will not take you there." Do you think it is so easy for a woman to disguise herself as a man?You don't know what the price to pay for this is.

Dongfangdu looked up at the sky, turned around and saw that Banlan still had a dazed expression, stopped talking, left her alone, turned and left, but the direction to go was not Lingxin Palace.

Around Weishi, Emperor Qianwen was supposed to review the memorial in the imperial study.Dongfangdu arrived at the Imperial Study Room, and went straight in to meet Emperor Qianwen after the notification.

"My son-in-law pays respects to his father."

"Exemption." Emperor Ganwen put down his pen and asked with a smile, "But because of tomorrow's expedition?" Looking carefully, he saw Dongfang Du's face was heavy, "Why, Du'er doesn't want to go to Jizhou anymore?" My heart sank, could it be that the day of the expedition is approaching, and I want to take back my will?

Dongfang Du shook his head, "Father, I am here to tell my father that I want to go to the mobile camp in the outskirts of the city today, and tomorrow I will wait for the general to come with the people from the mobile camp." Tomorrow, Emperor Qianwen will definitely bring The civil and military officials bid farewell to the general at the Nancheng Gate. The farewell was too sad. They were afraid that the emperor would see him off, and they were also afraid that the emperor would not come to see him off.

"So Du'er is here to bid farewell to his father?" Emperor Ganwen got up, walked up to Dongfang Du, and patted Dongfang Du on the shoulder, "Du'er, I'm going to Jizhou, and I want to follow General Zhang and study military strategy hard. If you want to go to the outskirts of the city today, just go.”

"Thank you, Father." Dongfang Du looked up at Emperor Qianwen, and sighed in his heart, "Father, it is really very different from the previous life. 'It's different. In the previous life, she was often ignored. In this life, she seems to have high hopes for her.

After leaving the Imperial Study Room, he went to Zhaoxian Palace to bid farewell to Concubine Xian.

"Mother Concubine, is Senior Sister back?" Dongfang Du hesitated for a moment, but still asked.But you should know without asking, you must have not come back, otherwise you should go to Fengqing Palace to find her.

"Not yet." Concubine Xian shook her head, looked at Dongfang Du lovingly, and saw that her face was heavy, as if she wanted to say something, so she asked again: "Du'er came to Mother Concubine just to find Mi'er. ? Nothing else?"

"Mother and concubine, Erchen is going to the outskirts mobile camp today, tomorrow... tomorrow there is no need to send Erchen off." Saying goodbye early is better than watching her leave.

"So that's how it is." Concubine Xian said with loss in her eyes.

"Mother concubine, do you have something to say to my son?" Seeing that concubine Xian said something like that, Dongfang Du asked without saying a word.

Concubine Xian shook her head, "There is nothing special to explain, remember, just come back safely." She raised her hand to straighten Dongfang Du's clothes and straighten her hairband.

"I've written it down." Dongfangdu looked at the closest relative in front of him, took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Concubine Xian with both hands, and said with a serious face: "Mother, concubine, this letter, wait for the senior sister to come back." , leave it to her." I had already thought about the situation that Chu Mi would not come back when I left, so I wrote down everything in advance, and I can only feel at ease if I let my mother concubine deliver this letter for me.

Concubine Xian felt the thickness of the letter after receiving it, and sighed in her heart, "There are quite a lot of things to say." The corner of the mouth smiled slightly, "This letter, the concubine mother will hand it over to Chu Mi in its entirety."

"Remember to burn it after telling the senior sister to read it." Dongfang Du did not forget to remind.

After leaving Zhaoxian Palace, Dongfang Du's heart became even heavier.Walking and walking, he still came to Lingxin Palace.The little eunuch guarding the palace saw that he was still the second prince, so he could only say apologetically, "Your Highness, the princess said..."

Before he finished speaking, Dongfang Du waved his hand, "I don't want to go in." The little lady listened to her saying this, and didn't know what to say, so she stood back in her original position in embarrassment.

Dongfang Du neither went in nor left, but stood at the door, sighing leisurely, but he didn't know that Dongfang Lingwu was standing behind the door at this moment.He stood silently at the door for about a quarter of an hour before he said to the little eunuch guarding the palace: "Tell Miss Huang that I'm gone." It was an ordinary farewell, but there was endless sadness in the words.

I don't know what I did wrong, which made Dongfang Lingwu unwilling to see him these days.I can't see you, you can't ask, and if we say goodbye today, maybe three to five months, maybe three to five years, we won't be able to see each other again.

After Dongfangdu finished speaking, he turned around and left.

The little eunuch thought that Dongfang Du had left as he said, and was returning to his Fengqing Palace, so he bent down and cupped his hands and said, "Send off the second prince." He didn't say any more.Dongfang Lingwu behind the door did not expect that Dongfangdu's farewell today was to leave the palace without opening the door to persuade him to stay.

Dongfang Du went back to the palace and changed into an ordinary robe. Thinking of the past few days, the dark clouds have not appeared, and he couldn't help being upset.Thinking of the bird flute that accompanied her every day, she took it out and wanted to play it, but she was afraid that the palace people would hear it, so she stroked it lightly and put it back in her bosom.I walked to the desk, picked up a pen, but didn't know what to write, and finally left a letter with only three words on it, and I left.When An Yun came back and saw it, he should know that this was for her.

Dongfangdu quietly left the palace alone.Not far from the gate of the palace, he looked back at the huge palace, sighed deeply, turned his head, flicked his horsewhip lightly, and went to the mobile camp on the outskirts of the city.

On November 15, the 24th year of Qiansheng, at the south gate of the imperial palace, Emperor Qianwen led all the civil and military officials to bid farewell to General Zhang Shaocheng.On the tower, there is a person standing, it is Dongfang Lingwu.Looking around, he couldn't find Dongfang Du beside Zhang Shaocheng.Behind Zhang Shaocheng was a team of 50 people. Dongfang Lingwu carefully identified them one by one, but none of them were Dongfangdu.

"So yesterday, you bid farewell to me." Tears dripped down, and there was no chance to ask those questions in my heart after all.I haven't seen Dongfangdu in the past few days, it's just because I have too many questions in my heart, I'm afraid I can't control my impulse so I ask, afraid Dongfangdu will refuse to answer with a smile...

Sighing softly, he raised his sleeves to wipe away the tears on his face, turned around, and walked down the tower slowly.