It turns out that I too have been robbed.

After dealing with Fengcheng's affairs, Princess Shuming returned to Zhoulan Pass with his people.

Although she grew up in Si, what Fengcheng left for Princess Shuming now is only sad things.

She left this time, fearing that she would never return to the city where she grew up in her childhood.

Let's talk about the past, Princess Shuming and the others didn't live here either.Therefore, after the princess took people away, this luxurious Zhenxi Grand General's Mansion returned to its former empty appearance.

When Pei Ruzhou came here for the first time that year, the General's Mansion was overgrown with weeds, and it looked dilapidated and empty.Now that it has been going around for a few years, it seems that it has returned to the original point.

It seems that I can never go back to the original point.

The Mansion of the Great General in Zhenxi no longer has an owner.

Time passes day by day like this, and the reincarnation of the four seasons is only an instant.

Blink of an eye is a few years later.

……

When Shu Mingjun left Fengcheng, the emperor Qi Baili personally sent them outside the city gate—just like he did a few years ago.

And after the group left Fengcheng and went to Zhoulan Pass, the gate of this gorgeous general's mansion was completely sealed.

The General's Mansion was also built in the previous dynasty. It is large in scale and occupies a corner of the city.

Now there is no one in the general's mansion, and over time, the people around him no longer walk this way.

After a long time, people say that this place is eerie and a place that should not be visited.

However, no one knew that the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, who was supposed to live in Huazhang Palace, would often walk into this mansion alone at night.

It was midsummer again in Fengcheng, and it had been raining here for the past few days. Although the rain had stopped now, the air was damp and sticky.People seem to be wrapped in mud, it is difficult to breathe and unwilling to move.

At night, the whole Fengcheng became quiet.

Everyone fanned their fans at home and ate ice fruits freshly fished from the well to cool off the heat.But a dark golden figure rode a horse at night, came out from the side door of Huazhang Palace, and headed towards the direction of Zhenxi General's Mansion.

On the quiet long street, camel bells, which are rarely seen in Fengcheng, sounded.It was like telling someone about Qi Baili's arrival.

This is what Qi Baili does most often, during this period of time, he has repeated it countless times, this road he is familiar with can no longer be familiar.

Now seeing no one on the long street, Qi Baili couldn't help closing his eyes slowly.In a daze, he seemed to have returned to many years ago... At that time, Pei Ruzhou was also in Fengcheng, and he would always go to the general's mansion to look for him during the other party's free time.

Thinking of this, Qi Baili couldn't help frowning, trying to recall the scene in his mind.

... At that time, the two sides of the long street should be more lively than now, right?

And when crossing the long street, Pei Ruzhou would always wait for him in front of the General's Mansion.Sometimes, he even drinks with himself on the roof.

Wait...on the eaves?Thinking of this, Qi Baili suddenly opened his eyes

Unfortunately, Qi Baili has already arrived at the gate of Zhenxi General's Mansion.

He paused, got off his horse and walked slowly to the dark red courtyard wall.On this night, Dayi's emperor's toes lightly tapped on the stone slab, and he used light work to climb over the high wall, pass through the courtyard, and stand on a roof of the Zhenxi General's residence.

Although there are already millions of people in Fengcheng, at this time, the mansion of General Zhenxi is still dark and looks very eerie.

But Qi Baili obviously didn't care about this, he stood on the eaves for a while, and suddenly frowned in confusion.

"... Ruzhou?" Qi Baili didn't hold back, and softly called Pei Ruzhou's name.

However, the night was still so silent, and no one answered his call.

Tonight the moon is hidden in the clouds. At first glance, the Zhenxi General's Mansion seems to be the same as it was back then.The pavilions are still the pavilions, but their masters are gone...

Qi Baili is an extremely rational person, but at this moment, he also became confused. Qi Baili felt in a daze that Pei Ruzhou seemed to be still in a certain corner here.

He wanted to find Pei Ruzhou.

Usually when he came to Zhenxi Grand General's Mansion, he almost never went into the room, Qi Baili would always stroll around the courtyard, or have a drink alone on the roof.

But this time Qi Baili pushed open the door.

The first thing he went to was the room where Pei Ruzhou lived.

Accompanied by a "creak", Qi Baili pushed the wooden carved door that had begun to decay, and dust fell from the door frame in an instant, covering Qi Baili.

But this ninth-five-year-old who was rumored to have a cleanliness fetish didn't seem to see the dust on his shoulders at this time. He didn't even look here, and walked straight into the room.

Then under the hazy moonlight, Qi Baili looked at the desk not far away...

Although Princess Shuming has left here, generally speaking, this huge government office must be supervised and maintained regularly.

However, as soon as Pei Ruzhou left, Qi Baili ordered everyone not to approach this place, he wanted it to remain as it was then.So even though so many years have passed, the decorations here, even the tea cups on the desk that have not been taken away, are still exactly the same as when Pei Ruzhou was there...

But if you look closely, you can see that the room is no longer as clean and tidy as it used to be, especially some wooden ornaments that have not been taken away have mold on them.

But Qi Baili acted as if he didn't see it, he walked slowly to the desk and picked up the teacup.

Qi Baili remembered - this is the cup that Pei Ruzhou often used.

Pei Ruzhou is a somewhat nostalgic person, and he doesn't like expensive things, on the contrary, he likes fun, novelty and interesting things.So even though Pei Ruzhou received a lot of rewards in Fengcheng, and I don't know how many porcelains he received from each kiln, the one he used often was always brought from Zhoulan Pass.

Regardless of the dirt around him, Qi Baili sat directly in front of the case.

He paused, couldn't help holding his breath, and gently picked up the cup that was originally placed in the middle of the desk.

At this moment, Qi Baili closed his eyes, he held the cup tightly, and felt the uneven gilding lines on his fingertips.

In a daze, Qi Baili seemed to have returned to the past, to the time when Pei Ruzhou was still there...

At that time, Pei Ruzhou would share the fruit brew from the Western Regions with himself.

The fruit brew is not intoxicating, but it has a nice aroma...

aroma?

At this moment, Qi Baili suddenly opened his eyes.He finally realized that there was no scent at the tip of his nose at this moment, but only the weird smell from decaying wood.

Nothing is what it used to be.

Borrowing the moonlight, Qi Baili subconsciously looked towards the bottom of the cup.

He saw—there was no drop of wine in the glass at this time, only a thick layer of dust.

"Like the day..."

Emperor Dayi's fingers trembled at this moment, and the hand that could hold the sword steadily could not hold a small cup at this time.

At the moment when he was in a daze, the thin gold-gilded cup rolled out of Qi Baili's hand and fell silently on the desk.

The wind blew up the heavy bed curtain, Qi Baili saw from the corner of his eye that he was the only figure in the room at this time.

Everything that year has long since dissipated like a dream.

He will never see Pei Ruzhou again.

Even though he held great power in his hands and controlled the country alone, Qi Baili still slowly sat on the ground like a homeless child. He hugged his knees and sat silently for the whole night.