0p0 Chapter 424 An Lingyue
Chapter 424 An Lingyue
I don't know how much time passed, as if time had frozen in this long wait. The sweltering air was filled with a hint of anxiety, making my breathing unconsciously heavy, as if even the wind had stagnated. Only the occasional cicada chirp echoed in my ears, seeming particularly piercing.
Finally, the heavy side door of Shenwu Gate was slowly pushed open a crack, making a dull "creaking" sound, breaking the stagnant silence.
The two people waiting nearby instantly became alert, their eyes fixed on the gradually widening gap in the door, and they couldn't wait to walk over.
Xiao Luzi walked straight to the captain of the guards guarding the gate with the document in his hand and handed it to him.
The captain of the guards took the document with both hands, looked at it carefully, and after confirming that it was correct, he called a few guards and worked together to push open one of the doors.
Su Ye and Cai Xing walked in front, their eyes red and tears still stained on their faces, obviously having just experienced a hard-to-part parting. Their eyes swept around the door and finally landed on An Lingyue and Shen Yunfei.
The two of them quickly went to meet him.
An Lingyue recognized the identities of the two people just by their age. He took a step forward, bowed deeply, and said respectfully and sincerely: "Lingyue greets sister."
Seeing this, Su Ye quickly wiped away her tears, reached out to hold his arm, and said in a choked voice: "I don't dare to accept it. You are the young master, right?"
An Lingyue straightened up and looked at Su Ye with a burning gaze, his eyes full of enthusiasm: "Sister, please don't call me like that. From today on, you are my sister. Please accept my brother's greetings!"
As he said this, he bowed again.
When Su Ye heard this, tears burst out again. She nodded hurriedly, her voice trembling: "Okay! Okay!"
An Lingyue then smiled and said, "Sister, I'm here to take you home. Father and mother are already waiting at home."
On the other side, Shen Yunfei looked at Caixing with his usual cynicism on his face, his lips raised and his tone light: "Caixing, I haven't seen you for a few years, I almost don't recognize you!"
Cai Xing's tears were still falling. She sobbed and knelt to salute, her voice broken: "This servant... greets the Third Young Master."
Shen Yunfei walked forward, raised his eyebrows in mock dissatisfaction, and said with a hint of joking: "It's so hot, and I came to pick you up in person, can't you just smile at me?"
Cai Xing then held back her tears and tried hard to force a smile, but the smile still carried lingering sadness, making it seem particularly forced.
"Alright, alright," Shen Yunfei waved his hands helplessly, saying, "Your smile is uglier than your cry."
Cai Xing couldn't help but burst into laughter when she heard this. She raised her hand to wipe away her tears and whispered, "The Third Young Master is still so fond of teasing people."
Shen Yunfei shook the folding fan in his hand and said in a serious tone, "Okay, stop crying. This young master hates to see others cry!"
After saying that, he turned his gaze and looked behind them.
Xiao Luzi stepped forward, came to An Lingyue, bowed respectfully, and handed him a letter. Then, he waved his hand, and several eunuchs came out with several large boxes and placed them neatly on the open space.
Shen Yunfei was stunned when he saw this, and couldn't help asking, "Are these all your things?"
Su Ye nodded and replied softly, "Yes, the ladies gave us a lot of things as rewards, and some of them are for our daily use, so we were asked to take them out of the palace."
Shen Yunfei frowned and sighed: "We only brought one carriage, how can we fit all this?"
After he finished speaking, he waved towards the distance, and immediately a servant came running over.
"Go, take the silver and hire a carriage nearby, no, two."
The Shen family and Shenwu Gate are in two different directions. If I drive home, it will take too much time.
"Yes!" The servant responded and ran quickly towards the street.
After giving these instructions, Shen Yunfei turned to Su Ye and Cai Xing and said, "Let's go. We'll take you back first. We'll have two servants look after these things and transport them back later."
This is the emperor's residence, heavily guarded. Ordinary people dare not act rashly here, but there is no need to worry about anyone daring to steal these things.
Su Ye and Cai Xing nodded and boarded the carriage, while Shen Yunfei and An Lingyue mounted their horses and prepared to leave.
At the moment of turning around, An Lingyue seemed to be pulled back by something and looked at the Shenwu Gate Tower in the distance.
He was startled and jumped off his horse with quick and decisive movements, then lifted up his clothes and knelt on the ground.
Shen Yunfei, who was standing by, was startled by his actions and quickly jumped off his horse. He walked quickly to his side and asked in confusion, "What are you doing? Why are you kneeling down?"
"My sister!" Although An Lingyue's voice was soft, it was filled with uncontrollable excitement and eagerness. His eyes were wide open, and his gaze was like a sharp beam of light, fixed on the city wall.
"Ah? Where?" Shen Yunfei was surprised. He followed his gaze and felt confused.
On the city wall, a tiny black dot was faintly visible under the sunlight. If you didn’t look carefully, you would think it was an insignificant speck of dust.
He subconsciously squinted his eyes, but even with them narrowed to slits, he could only catch a vague shadow, the outline of which was difficult to outline. He frowned and muttered, "Are you sure that's your sister? From such a distance, you can't even make out a human figure. Are you seeing things?"
An Lingyue pursed his lips tightly, raised his finger and pointed at the almost invisible figure on the city wall, his fingertips trembling slightly: "It's right there, I can feel it. That's my sister, there's no doubt about it."
Seeing how serious he looked, even his eyes revealed a stubbornness, Shen Yunfei couldn't help but put away his cynical look and became serious.
He raised his hand and opened the folding fan in his hand, slowly covering his eyebrows with it to block the glaring sunlight so that he could see more clearly.
However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not tell that it was a human figure.
He shook his head helplessly: "You can see this clearly? Didn't you say you haven't seen each other for several years?"
An Lingyue remained unmoved, his eyes fixed on the tower: "I can feel it. That's my sister, she must be looking at me too. For so many years, I have been looking forward to this day. Even if there are thousands of mountains and rivers between us, I will be able to recognize her."
Shen Yunfei was stunned when he heard this. He slowly turned his head and quietly glanced at An Lingyue. He saw that An Lingyue's expression was focused, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. It was a light intertwined with longing and deep affection, pure and blazing.
He couldn't help but feel touched and was speechless for a moment.
Well, he missed his sister too.
After a long moment, he slowly put away his folding fan, gently patted An Lingyue's shoulder, and soothed him in an unprecedentedly gentle tone, "Alright, since you say so, then so be it. If your sister knew you missed her so much, she would surely be relieved."
An Lingyue nodded slightly, his eyes still glued to the city wall, never leaving for a moment.
His lips moved slightly, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible, as if he was muttering to himself, or as if he was making a promise to the city wall: "Sister, wait for me, I will definitely become your pride."
Shen Yunfei stood quietly beside him, and involuntarily followed his gaze toward the city wall again. At that moment, in his eyes, the once blurry figure seemed to have gained a bit of warmth, carrying An Lingyue's heavy thoughts, no longer seeming so far away.
However, he was increasingly curious about the legendary Concubine Wen in the Shen family. What kind of stunning beauty did she have? And what kind of amazing talent did she possess?
Ever since his sister entered the palace, the status of their Shen family has been growing day by day, and all this glory and splendor originated from the Concubine Wen, whom he had never met.
His gaze fell back on the city wall.