Chapter 36

Fu Junli slowly opened the book with the word "poetry collection" written on the outside. There was beautiful ink on the snow-white paper.

It was not a stunning work, but a simple record of one's mood. There was no rhyme or ink, just some ordinary words.

"… I finally saw Young Master today. He was still so handsome and elegant. He was not as cold and scary as the rumors said. Instead, he was very gentle. He even hugged me. What a warm hug. It was so warm that I didn't dare to speak …"

"He said that my eyes were beautiful. Many people said that my eyes were beautiful, but I have never been so happy. He even asked me if I liked orchids. I said yes … Actually, I don't like orchids. I saw that his courtyard was full of orchids and guessed that he liked orchids. That's why I smoked orchids. I wanted to talk to him, but I didn't have the chance. From the first day I entered the residence, I wanted to talk to him …"

"Young Master actually asked me to stay in his courtyard to recuperate. He even asked me to stay in his courtyard. He asked me to call him Brother Jun Li. Why was he so gentle to me?

… No, he didn't treat me that way. It should be someone called 'Lianzhi'. That day, he seemed to be whispering a name called Lianzhi … "

"… The weather was very good today. Brother Jun Li was in a good mood and asked someone to set up a guqin in the courtyard. He was really a talent. He was bright and elegant, peerless and elegant … I mustered up the courage to invite him to play the guqin with me. I have imagined this scene countless times in my dreams. However, when I played the guqin, he didn't play the guqin. Brother Jun Li looked at me and his eyes became blurry again. It was as if he was looking at another person … My chest suddenly hurt, so I quickly left …"

"Who is that person called Lianzhi?

Who is he to Brother Jun Li?

Does he look like me?

Why does Brother Jun Li keep staring at me and whispering that name? He always looks at my eyes as if he is looking at another person … He is good to me and gentle to me. Is it because he sees me as Lianzhi? "

"Brother Jun Li only sees me as a shadow, Lianzhi's shadow. If it wasn't for Lianzhi, he probably wouldn't even look at me in this lifetime. But I'm Yun Xi, not Lianzhi. I'm Yun Xi. I like red clothes, I like the scent of tan, I like the sound of the flute …"

"… Today, Brother Jun Li told me who Lianzhi is. He's a peerlessly handsome young master. He's a young master who has deep feelings for Brother Jun Li. He doesn't regret it in the end. He's become haggard because of you. Brother Jun Li has missed that young master for eight whole years …"

"Brother Jun Li asked me, 'If you enter my Lovesickness Sect, you will know that my lovesickness is bitter. Long lovesickness leads to memories, short lovesickness leads to endless memories. Yunxi, do you understand?

… "

"I said I understand, I understand, I really understand … From the day I entered the residence and saw Brother Jun Li, I understood. Brother Jun Li, Yun Xi actually shamelessly had such thoughts for you …"

"… Lianzhi appeared. Today at the palace banquet, I saw the Lianzhi that Brother Jun Li mentioned. He's really a peerlessly handsome young master. No wonder Brother Jun Li missed him so much …"

"Brother Jun Li's gaze when he looked at Young Master Lianzhi was so gentle. It was filled with the kind of friendship that I've always dreamed of. It's just that he loves Young Master Lianzhi. He loves Lianzhi, loves Lianzhi … If only he could love me …"

"In the carriage, Brother Jun Li looked very sad. Yes, although he found Lianzhi, Young Master Lianzhi is the Crown Prince's man. The Crown Prince has a noble status. How can Brother Jun Li have the chance to fight with the Crown Prince for the beauty …"

"I want to persuade Brother Jun Li to give up, but I can't say it. Brother Jun Li loves Young Master Lianzhi so much. He's been looking for Young Master Lianzhi for eight years. If he can't be with Young Master Lianzhi, will he continue to be unhappy and miss him …"

"Maybe I can help him … During the banquet, the Crown Prince looked at me strangely. I guess he must have taken a fancy to me. If I beg the Crown Prince, maybe Brother Jun Li and Young Master Lianzhi will have a chance …"

"… When I entered the palace today, I begged the Crown Prince to bestow Young Master Lianzhi to Brother Jun Li. The Crown Prince agreed, but the condition was that I have to be his woman … Then, I took off my clothes. It's okay as long as Brother Jun Li can get what he wants. In the past, he only treated me as Young Master Lianzhi's shadow. Now that the real Lianzhi is back, it doesn't matter if he doesn't need a shadow …"

"But I still couldn't help but cry. I tried very hard to hold it in, but I just couldn't. I wanted to tell him that I'm not anyone's shadow. Don't treat me as a shadow. Don't look at others through me. My name is Yun Xi. Brother Jun Li, do you know?

Do you know that I'm Yun Xi? Yun Xi likes you, but you don't know and you don't want to know because you only love Lianzhi … "

"Brother Jun Li is getting more and more unhappy. It must be because of Young Master Lianzhi. Brother Jun Li, don't worry. Young Master Lianzhi will be back soon. The Crown Prince promised me that he will bestow Young Master Lianzhi to you and stop your yearning …"

"Yearning, yearning … Exquisite Dice An Hongdou, yearning to the bone. Jun Li, you don't know, you don't know …"

… …

Fu Junli looked at the ink stains on the poetry book. The image of the smiling young man appeared in his mind. He felt as if a knife was being twisted in his heart. The young man's appearance had never been so clear in his heart.

He had always thought that he was treating the young man as Lianzhi. But in fact, that was not the case. Perhaps he was at first, but later on, he wasn't.

The young man was different from Lianzhi. Even though they had the same color eyes, the expression in their eyes was different.

But his obsession with Lianzhi for a long time made him unable to see his own heart clearly. Every time he was attracted by the young man's brilliance and breathed heavily, he would always tell himself that it was because the young man had Lianzhi's shadow in him.

But at this moment, Lianzhi was beside him, but his mind was filled with the young man's shadow.

"Exquisite Dice An Hongdou, I miss you so much. Hehehehehe, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know …"

Fu Junli repeated these words over and over again, as if she was crying, laughing, angry, and infatuated.

When the hidden truth surfaced, the words "Yunxi" were engraved in his heart …

…

…

Gu Bai never saw Fu Junli again.

Fu Junli had begged his aunt, Imperial Concubine Xian, to enter the palace to look for him. She risked great disrespect and ran around the entire palace to look for him, but he did not see Fu Junli, and Ji Changyin would not let him see him.

That man was as overbearing and stubborn as ever. He wished he could hide Du Haitang in a golden house and not let anyone see him. Even Du Haitang was summoned into the palace and not allowed to go out.

This kind of domineering attitude really made people not know whether to laugh or cry. If it was someone else, they definitely wouldn't be able to stand it, but he was willing to endure it.

This was because he didn't know when the next time he would see this man would be. Would they have to wait for another million years to meet again in this world?

As for Fu Junli, although he didn't see him again, Gu Bai could still hear news about him.

He heard that after Fu Junli returned from the palace, his entire person changed. He became more silent and colder.

He didn't care about family affairs or business. He either locked himself in the study or stood in the courtyard to play the flute. Often, he would shut himself in and play the flute for an entire day. The melancholy and madness in his eyes were frightening.

But when he saw another young man named Lianzhi, he would calm down and gently touch the other person's eyes with affection.

But once, when the other person accidentally broke an emerald jade flute that he carried with him, he went crazy and got someone to beat the other person until the other person was almost half dead.

From then on, Lianzhi didn't dare to touch anything of his. Every day, he only dared to wear red clothes, smoke incense, play the flute, and listen to him touch his eyes and call out the name 'Yunxi' …

Gu Bai secretly returned to the Fu residence once without telling Ji Changyin.

He saw that Fu Junli's study was full of paintings. The paintings were all of a young man, and that was Du Yunxi's appearance.

There were panicked, smiling, bashful, charming, or bewitching pictures. Every picture scroll was full of indescribable lingering feelings and endless longing.

Until this moment, he felt that the emotions of the original owner of his body had finally disappeared without a trace.

Du Yunxi's wish was Fu Junli's deep love, a deep love that he would miss forever. He finally got it. From then on, that person's heart only had the two words' Yunxi '…

… …

In this world, Gu Bai was the same as before. He stayed by Ji Changyin's side and never left. Other than the domineering man, he was also willing to do so.

After Ji Changyin ascended the throne, there were no concubines in the harem other than him. The courtiers all asked him to take in concubines and have children, but he was always very stubborn. He didn't choose concubines and didn't take in concubines.

After being the emperor for a few years, he actually abdicated and became the regent. In this way, no one would keep asking him to take in concubines and have children. This made the courtiers secretly shocked. This master really wanted a beauty but not the country.

Gu Bai couldn't deny it. Even if this person was reincarnated, his shadow was still engraved in his soul. It was enough to know his position in his heart.

Before Ji Changyin died, Gu Bai looked at the deep love in his eyes. He only felt a kind of sour pain in his heart that he had never felt before.

At this moment, he felt that he was no longer indifferent. He had a heart with flesh and blood that could beat.

The moment Ji Changyin closed his eyes, he almost had the urge to follow him. After experiencing that unforgettable warmth in his heart, he didn't know what the meaning of living without a heartbeat was.

The mysterious master said that if he was addicted to the world, he would die.

Staring at Ji Changyin, who was no longer breathing, Gu Bai felt that his soul seemed to be lighter, as if it would dissipate at any time.

At this last moment, the surrounding space distorted. His soul was pulled out of his body and was wrapped by a powerful force and pulled back to the starry sky …