you are my tomorrow

The second day after Zhao Rongzhen's parents came back, Zhao Rongzhen followed the emperor and his ministers to the largest temple in the capital to offer incense and pray for blessings. Comet was unwilling to go to crowded places, so he went with Zhongyi under the leadership of Meng Qinghuan. The big and small temple, because people in the capital love to go to places with a lot of incense, and think that their wishes will come true, but this small temple on the hillside outside the city is rarely visited by people who come nearby The mountain people are much quieter.

Comet made an appointment with Zhao Rongzhen to meet in this small temple after the incense burning in the capital. Meng Qinghuan drew a road map for Zhao Rongzhen so that Zhao Rongzhen would save time when he came.

Although there are not many people here, Comet feels that it is a suitable place for meditation. As soon as he entered the door, Comet suddenly felt quiet and completely isolated from the outside world.

"This is where you grew up?" Comet looked at Meng Qinghuan in surprise. In the entire temple, only the three of them had long hair.

Meng Qinghuan nodded with a smile, "My parents passed away early. The old abbot took me in and raised me. I'll take you to see him later." Comet looked at Meng Qinghuan meaningfully. The different temperament of ordinary people was originally cultivated here since childhood.

The three came to the main hall, knelt down in front of a statue of Tathagata Buddha facing the door, put their hands together and raised them to their chests, and then bowed to the Buddha statue three times. Meng Qinghuan got up and lit three sticks of incense for each of Comet and Zhongyi , and then lit for themselves, the three of them silently made a wish, and then put the incense on the incense burner in front of the Buddha.

When Meng Qinghuan turned around, Zhongyi had already stood up, but Comet was still kneeling in front of the Buddha, looking at the benevolent Buddha statue seriously, "Otherwise you go around first, I want to stay here for a while."

Meng Qinghuan and Zhongyi nodded, and left the Buddhist hall. When they went out, they also closed the door, leaving Comet alone. Comet lowered his head, closed his eyes, and muttered silently in his heart:

I know that the relationship between me and Zhao Rongzhen will not be blessed by the world, and may even be cast aside. I am also hesitating whether to stick to it. I don't want to give up. This is the first time I know what it means to need a person, what is Needed by someone, but Rong Zhen is about to get married, and I can't delay his marriage, Buddha, please help me, what should I do?Should I keep going, or should I give up at the beginning?please help me...

After leaving the Buddhist hall, Meng Qinghuan took Zhongyi to see the abbot. Ever since Meng Qinghuan entered the palace, the abbot had never seen Meng Qinghuan. When he was outside the palace, as long as Meng Qinghuan was not sick, he would run here twice a day. The abbot looked at Meng Qinghuan When I grow up, I am like my own child. Of course I will miss it if I don’t see it for a long time.

"Abbot, although we are a little embarrassed to meet you for the first time, Zhongyi wants to ask you one thing." Zhongyi sat opposite the abbot, scratching his head in embarrassment. The kind abbot nodded, indicating that he could speak, "Father recently My health is not very good, so I would like to ask you to help me write an amulet, which can protect my father for a while longer..."

The abbot thought for a while, "Okay, please report your father's name and birthday." Meng Qinghuan helped the abbot prepare paper and pens, and Zhongyi reported his father's name and birthday. The abbot hesitated before writing, as if he had thought of it. What, but I still wrote a talisman for Zhongyi, folded it and handed it to Zhongyi, "When I go back, I will pack it in a red kit, and I can wear it on Lingfu's body or put it next to my pillow."

"Thank you." Zhongyi carefully carried the amulet in his arms.

"Son, everything about a person is predestined, including disease, life expectancy, joys and sorrows, etc. People are born to suffer in this world, and when they die, they go to heaven to enjoy happiness, so there is nothing to be happy about in life; There is nothing to be sad about when a person dies, do you understand?" The abbot stroked Zhongyi's hair, smiled lightly, Zhongyi was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to understand something, and the sadness was fleeting.

"Loyalty understands, thank you abbot, loyalty will be remembered in my heart."

Comet stayed in the Buddhist hall all morning and didn't come out until almost noon. His eyes were a little red. Meng Qinghuan and Zhongyi tacitly didn't ask why. Don't ask, because you will probably guess what and who the comet is for.Comet was led by Meng Qinghuan to meet the abbot. As soon as he entered, the abbot looked him up and down.

This person should not belong to the mortal world, but he should not belong to heaven either.

This was the first impression the comet left on the abbot.

"Abbot, I'm sorry, I should have paid a visit to you first when I came to this temple. I stayed in the Buddhist hall privately all morning, and I was really rude." Comet bowed apologetically to the abbot before sitting down, and the abbot shook his head indifferently. shook his head.

"It doesn't matter, you should visit the Buddha first..."

"Abbot, there is a guest here who claims to be Zhao Rongzhen and is looking for His Royal Highness Comet." At this time, a young monk outside the door came to inform him, and the abbot looked at Comet suspiciously.

"Zhao Rong is really my friend. Mr. Meng said that the Buddha here is very spiritual, so I asked him to come here."

"Mr. Zhao is a general in the current dynasty. How can you call him by his name? Please come in and sit down." Meng Qinghuan blamed the impoliteness of the young monk who came in to report. Comet looked at Meng Qinghuan and shook his head with a smile, saying it was okay. The little monk bowed a little embarrassedly, turned around and went out the door, and Zhao Rongzhen, whose hands and ears were red from the cold, invited him into the abbot's room.

Zhao Rongzhen's first impression of Abbot was the same as that of Comet, he felt that this person should not be a human being. Looking at the two people sitting opposite him, Abbot was a little confused.

Seeing the time for lunch, the abbot had someone prepare a fast meal, and had lunch with the four people who came to worship Buddha.

After lunch, Zhao Rongzhen chatted with the abbot for a while and went to the Buddhist hall to worship Buddha. He stayed in the Buddhist hall for an hour, and when he came out, his eyes were a little red. Unlike what Comet told, Zhao Rongzhen had been asking Buddha to bless him. The journey of two people can always go smoothly, don't let anyone bother you.

"It's still early, why don't I help His Royal Highness and the general divination? If you have anything you want to ask, you can ask me, how about it?" The abbot was a little curious about the story behind Comet and Zhao Rongzhen, he always felt that These two people should not be in the human world, why did they come to the human world for reincarnation.

Comet and Zhao Rongzhen looked at each other, as if they knew what the other party was going to say, they nodded, "Qing Huan, take Mr. Li to the next room to sit for a while, and I will call you later."

"Yes." Meng Qinghuan and Zhongyi got up and left the abbot's room. No need to ask, Zhongyi probably knew what the two of them would ask, but he also knew that he would not participate in the lives of the two of them. He glanced at the comet through the door.

The three of them were silent in the room for a while, and the abbot took the paper and pen that Meng Qinghuan had prepared, "Please report your birthday and the exact time of birth."

The two told their birthdays and the time of birth. After the abbot wrote them down, he looked at the two in surprise, "...Is there anything... wrong?" Seeing the abbot's surprised expression, Comet asked worriedly , Zhao Rongzhen also looked at the abbot with a little worry.

"There is nothing wrong, Your Highness Comet... Are you the prince who is said to have had a comet streak across the sky when he was born?" the abbot asked cautiously, and Comet smiled a little embarrassedly.

"I heard that's the case, so my father gave me the name 'Comet'. I was originally called 'Han Yu'." Since childhood, Comet has been used to being called by this name, and said unexpectedly about his real name. When I came out, I still felt a little strange.

"Then...when General Zhao was born, was your father not at home, but hunting?"

Zhao Rongzhen thought about it seriously, "I also heard that this is the case. My mother told me that when I was born, my father was hunting with the first emperor. When my father was hunting that day, he rescued a bird that rarely appeared in our place. The wounded eagle was brought back by my father and after careful care, the wound healed. My father thought that the eagle should not be kept at home. It should have its own sea and sky. Let it go, the eagle hovered over the general's mansion for three days before leaving, and soon after, my father was named the great general of the country by the late emperor, and he helped the country win many battles."

Comet was surprised that there was such a story when Zhao Rongzhen was born, and has been listening with interest, but Zhao Rongzhen is most surprised that few people know what happened when he was born, let alone the old abbot who met for the first time today.

The abbot calculated the birthdays and times of birth of these two people for a long time. Comet and Zhao Rongzhen did not dare to disturb him, so they quietly waited for the results of the abbot. He raised his head from some symbols he didn't understand, sighed deeply, and then shook his head helplessly.

"Abbot, what will happen to us in the future?" Zhao Rongzhen asked tentatively. Judging by the abbot's expression, he seemed to be in a bad mood.

"How about this, let Qinghuan stay in the temple tonight, I still need to make some calculations, and then I will let Qinghuan pass on the result to you, okay?" The abbot put down his sad face just now, and put on a kind smile To two people.

"Then...can you tell us something first?" Comet still didn't give up. If the abbot hadn't said to help them divination, Comet would not have remembered, but what the abbot did aroused his interest, even hope, He always wanted to know where he and this person beside him would go in the days to come.

The abbot thought for a while, picked up a pen, wrote a poem on the paper and gave it to the two people, then walked out of the room, and the two looked at the words on the paper together:

When a flower blooms, thousands of people appreciate it, but only wait for a green one to cherish.

There are always times when flowers fall on the other side, just for a leaf to fall in love with.

"What does this mean?" Comet looked at the poem in bewilderment, but Zhao Rongzhen felt that the poem looked so familiar. He quickly thought about where he had seen this poem, and finally, he remembered that it was the first time he saw Comet After hearing this poem in a dream that night, Zhao Rongzhen couldn't help shivering.

The world, manjusawa, green leaves, lover's tears...

These words came flooding out of Zhao Rongzhen's memory like a flood, the appearance of the old woman in the dream seemed to be clear in his mind, the salty taste of the water flooded his mouth, and the flaming red flowers outside the gazebo Presented in front of Zhao Rongzhen's eyes, he also remembered that in the first military camp, the flowers he picked for Comet were exactly the same as the ones in his dream, they were called Manzhusawa.

Is the content of the dream a coincidence with reality?

Who is that old woman?

Why did you ask him "Are you still leaving?"

He was originally a part of Sha Hua after the Manzhu withered?

Then... doesn't he belong to this world?

Comet has liked red since he was a child, and the red color in the Ming and Qing palaces is exactly the same as the color of the vine beads

Or did the dream have something to do with his fate with the comet?

This made Zhao Rongzhen confused.

Zhao Rongzhen looked at Comet complicatedly, wanted to mention the dream to Comet, but held back the words, he didn't want to bring this complexity and confusion to Comet.

"Let's wait for the abbot to tell Mr. Meng. Maybe the abbot will tell Mr. Meng the meaning of this poem." Zhao Rongzhen stroked Comet's hair, and Comet nodded to Zhao Rongzhen with a smile.

But he didn't know Zhao Rongzhen's worry at the beginning.

In the evening, Meng Qinghuan sent Comet, Zhao Rongzhen and Zhongyi down the mountain, "I told the emperor that I might not return to the palace today, the three of you should go back first, please tell the emperor for me, I will return to the palace as soon as possible tomorrow."

After sending the three of them away, Meng Qinghuan went back to the temple and had a simple dinner with the abbot. After dinner, the abbot called Meng Qinghuan to his room.

"Abbot, according to His Royal Highness Comet, you haven't told him and General Zhao the result of your divination today?" Meng Qinghuan asked while helping the abbot make tea.

"Well, because I don't know how to explain it to them, and monks can't lie, so I want you to convey the result. As for how much to convey, it's up to you." The abbot seemed a little embarrassed, Meng Qinghuan respectfully put the brewed tea In front of the abbot.

"is there a problem?"

The abbot took a sip of his tea, thought for a while, took a deep breath, and then decided to speak, "The biggest problem is... two people are married, but not married."

Meng Qinghuan looked at the abbot in surprise and was speechless for a moment.

"But...they are all men...what do you mean by 'they are married, but not married'?"

"The emperor and you are both men." The abbot looked at Meng Qinghuan with a different meaning. Meng Qinghuan looked at the abbot in embarrassment, then lowered his head and rubbed his legs nervously.

"The emperor and I... nothing..."

"I'll talk about you later," the abbot temporarily let Meng Qinghuan go, and then Meng Qinghuan raised his head with a blushing face, "Is there still a mangosago growing in your yard?" Meng Qinghuan nodded.

"It will be planted every year."

"Do you also know its characteristics?"

Meng Qinghuan thought for a while, and then realized what kind of characteristics the abbot was referring to. "When the flowers bloom, you don't see the leaves; when the flowers fall, you don't see the leaves... But what does it have to do with them?"

The abbot nodded, wrote a poem for Comet and Zhao Rongzhen, and handed it to Meng Qinghuan, "A comet streaked across the sky when they were born, and a wounded eagle was saved by their father when they were born. He is definitely not an ordinary person." The abbot twirled the prayer beads and looked down at the birthdays of the two people on the table.

Meng Qinghuan looked at the poems on the paper and looked at the abbot in confusion, "Abbot, what does this mean?" The abbot stood up and stood in front of the house.

"Manzhushahua is also called Bianhuahua. Legend has it that it is the only scenery that blooms on Huangquan Road. Both sides of the Naihe Bridge are dotted with these flowers. Meng Po is guarding those flowers on the bridge. Those flowers full of spirituality are also eternal. Unchangingly accompanied by Meng Po, but finally there is a flower and a green leaf to think about walking in the world, even if you bear the pain of reincarnation for generations, and you will no longer bear the unchanging loneliness on the road to hell..."

"You mean..." Meng Qinghuan thought for a while, "In this poem, the 'flower' is His Royal Highness Comet, and the 'leaf' is General Zhao?" The abbot turned around and nodded slightly, "How do you know that?" ?”

"The horoscopes of their birthdays told me that something extraordinary happened when they were born. They may be flowers and leaves growing on the same root. They should be together, but they are all men. This is The reason why I said 'there is a relationship between husband and wife, but there is no life between husband and wife'."

The abbot sighed, feeling sorry for these two people.

"Then you mean...they may be in love, but the final result may be..." Meng Qinghuan did not go on. The abbot has practiced for many years, and because of his sincerity, he has gained a little bit of immortality. Some people have asked the abbot to divination. The abbot has always been very accurate in his predictions, and he seldom made a slip of the tongue. If it is true this time...Meng Qinghuan didn't dare to think about it.

This world cannot allow the existence of their feelings.

Meng Qinghuan laughed at himself again, was he defining Comet and Zhao Rongzhen, or was he defining himself and the emperor?

"Is this fate? Abbot, do you want me to convey your thoughts to His Royal Highness Comet and General Zhao, or do you not want to?"

"It's up to you. Also, His Royal Highness Comet and General Zhao need to pay attention to joint pain, especially General Zhao. He needs to pay attention recently. If he notices, he will be fine. If he doesn't notice, although it won't be too serious. It will affect the future life, but it will always leave the root of the disease and become a fatal injury.”

"Understood." Meng Qinghuan stood up and walked to the abbot, "Abbot, you have been tired all day today, you should rest early, I will go back to the room first." his room.

"Wait," the abbot called to stop Meng Qinghuan who was about to go out, "When are you leaving the palace?"

"...You also know that I've been treating the emperor's headaches recently, and it's getting better now. I want to leave the palace when the emperor's illness is almost recovered." Meng Qinghuan knew that the abbot wanted to tell him about himself and the emperor. Meng Qinghuan, who grew up with the abbot since childhood, can't hide anything from him.

"In the end, to the emperor, you are just a doctor who is proficient in some medical skills. You have to be clear about your identity and position. You know the saying 'accompanying the emperor is like accompanying the tiger'. Temporary happiness is not forever. , Just like His Royal Highness Comet and General Zhao, you and the emperor... have no future, the emperor is the emperor, the country belongs to him, he will be a sage monarch, don't delay the emperor's road ahead because of yourself."

Meng Qinghuan lowered his head, feeling a dull pain in a certain part of his chest, "Qinghuan understands, thank you abbot for reminding me, I will help the emperor to heal the illness as soon as possible, after leaving the palace, I won't go back to the palace again." Meng Qinghuan, who was bowing her head, gently stroked his hair.

Meng Qinghuan was a gentle child since he was a child, and he was also a kind doctor. He would also be an infatuated child when he fell in love. The abbot didn't want Meng Qinghuan to sink in that hopeless relationship for too long. It would be good for Meng Qinghuan and the emperor.

Comet, Zhao Rongzhen, and Zhongyi rode a horse and walked slowly towards the city. By the time they entered the city, it was already completely dark, but the night market in the capital was just beginning to be lively, and with the New Year's Eve The reason for coming, the night market seems to come earlier than usual.

"Your Highness, haven't you visited the night market?" Zhao Rongzhen felt that there was still loyalty to be restrained. Comet nodded lightly. When he heard the word "night market", Comet had some expectations. When he was in the palace, he would sometimes listen to the word "night market". Zhongyi mentioned the lively night market, but there is a curfew in the palace, people in the palace are not allowed to come in and out casually, even the royal family, so Comet has never visited the night market.

"Then... let me take you to the night market today?" Zhao Rongzhen looked at Comet seductively, he could see that Comet wanted to go shopping too, Comet looked at Zhongyi, then looked at Zhao Rongzhen, a little embarrassed, thinking of the palace Comet had to abide by the curfew, but he really wanted to see how lively the so-called "night market" was...

"Your Highness, Zhongyi still has things to pack, so he will go back to the palace first. General Zhao is here, so Zhongyi can rest assured, but go back before the curfew, okay?" Of course Zhongyi could see what Comet was thinking, and he didn't want to disturb the two of them. time, so I made an excuse for myself and the two of them.

Comet nodded quickly, and handed the reins of the horse to Zhongyi, "help me take the horse back, and Rong Zhen will take me back in a carriage later." Comet looked at Zhao Rongzhen, and Zhao Rongzhen nodded.

"Yes." Zhongyi took the reins, leaned forward towards the two people, and then slowly left their sight.

Zhao Rongzhen took Comet to the center of the city, and when he arrived at the night market, Comet knew that the night market really had everything for sale, food, supplies, and some prizes on the street, of course, there were also fights. The night market is like an amusement park, which is much more interesting than the quiet night in the palace.

Comet suddenly felt that the common people envied the royal family's comfortable life, but how did the common people know the loneliness and helplessness in the palace?

Comet is curious about everything, pulling Zhao Rongzhen to look here and there, he even wanted to try the street snacks, but Zhao Rongzhen stopped him, because Comet’s diet was all in charge of the palace, Zhao Rongzhen was afraid He has never eaten food outside the palace, and he will have a bad stomach, and this makes Comet feel that it is the only regret of visiting the night market this time.

Seeing that it was time for the curfew, Comet had to go back to the palace. The two of them went back to the General's Mansion first. Because of time constraints, Comet didn't disturb Zhao Rongzhen's parents and Zhang Wei. Zhao Rongzhen drove Comet to the gate of the palace, just in time. It's time to lock the palace gate.

Comet jumped down from the carriage, and Zhao Rongzhen sent him to the gate of the palace, "If you have a chance next time, you can take me out again." Comet felt that he hadn't walked around enough, so he asked Zhao Rongzhen, and Zhao Rongzhen nodded vigorously.

"Otherwise... I'll take you back to the Ming and Qing Palaces."

"What? Are you afraid that the palace will be unsafe? The palace door will be locked soon." Comet's eyes were particularly bright under the cold moonlight. If there were no officers and soldiers guarding the door, he would definitely hug this person tightly. in arms.

"Then I'll let them open it."

Comet lowered his eyebrows and couldn't help laughing.

"Then I'll give you a chance to send me back."

The two walked into the palace gate, and when they passed the officers and soldiers guarding the gate, Comet stopped, "I can't wait for the gate for a while, so just lock it."

"Yes." The officers and soldiers bowed respectfully to Comet, while Zhao Rongzhen beside him was snickering.

The two of them strolled through the almost deserted palace, walking towards the Ming and Qing palaces together.Seeing no one around, Zhao Rongzhen quietly took Comet's hand. Comet was startled and wanted to pull out his hand, but Zhao Rongzhen kept pulling hard, but Comet couldn't pull it out even if he wanted to.

"...What are you doing? You will be seen..." Comet frowned at Zhao Rongzhen, motioning for him to let go of his hand, but Zhao Rongzhen didn't seem to have that intention.

"Now everyone in this palace is going back to their homes, how can anyone come out?" Zhao Rongzhen looked at Comet with a playful smile, Comet was also infected by that smile, and went with Zhao Rongzhen, "Are you going to take me in tonight?"

"Is it possible to kick you out again? Just take it as a gift in return for taking me to the night market today."

"Then... I want to sleep in your room..." Zhao Rongzhen looked at Comet with a smirk. At first, Comet didn't understand the meaning of that smile, but he immediately understood, remembering what happened that night when Zhao Rongzhen was drunk, Comet He started to blush a little, and in order not to let Zhao Rongzhen find out, Comet simply lowered his head.

"...the Ming and Qing palaces have guest rooms, why do you want to sleep in my room? No..." Comet shook his head.

"Then...you come to sleep in the guest room?" Zhao Rongzhen still didn't give up.

"I have my own room, why should I sleep in the guest room? Of course the guest room is for the guests to sleep in. I am the master of the Ming and Qing Palaces!"

"For you, am I a guest?" Walking to the tree-lined path, Zhao Rongzhen pulled Comet to stop behind a small rockery, and circled Comet between the rockery and himself, with a bewitching smile on his lips.

"There is no home in this palace, of course you are a guest..." Comet looked at Zhao Rongzhen with a smile, but his lips were sealed by Zhao Rongzhen's kiss, and his waist was also held by Zhao Rongzhen's hands. Comet's hands seemed to be automatic Climb up the back of Zhao Rongzhen's neck.

Zhao Rongzhen's kiss is both gentle and domineering, gentle because Zhao Rongzhen's movements are indeed very gentle, as if he is afraid of being hurt, and domineering because it seems that all the air in his body will be sucked away by him, so for To punish him, Comet closed his teeth, biting Zhao Rongzhen's lips, and Zhao Rongzhen also let go of his lips due to the sudden pain.

"Bad guy..." The two lowered their foreheads, Zhao Rongzhen blamed with a smile, and a gentle smile touched Comet's lips, Zhao Rongzhen lowered his head, rubbed the tip of his nose against Comet's nose, and then covered Comet's lips.

As a result, that night, there were clothes of another person on the floor in the comet room.