Chapter 405 - 12.13
On the day of Empress Xiuying, Bai Yunyu’s death, Emperor Xianliang was busy preparing for his hunt. He was still clueless about what was happening, but he felt way too stressed with the problems in the empire. So he pushed the day of his seasonal hunt two days earlier.
Huang Shu hunted boar or fawn for recreation and would be followed by the generals. But since many generals had been stationed outside of the forbidden city, he only took two generals. He went with a small group of the entourage to guard him.
Huang Shu caressed the bow in his hand. This was not actually his. This was Bai Yunyu’s bow. They often did this recreational hunting activity together before Yunyu got banished. Bai Yunyu was a ger, but he was a great warrior nevertheless.
In fact, Huang Shu had to admit that he got beaten by Yunyu a few times when they were sparring because Bai Yunyu’s moved like a gentle river, his movement was so smooth and sleek, so whenever Huang Shu tried to attack, Bai Yunyu would dodge it easily, and even tease him few times by kissing his cheek or tickling his waist.
As if Bai Yunyu never took him seriously, yet, it was what made Huang Shu fell in love with Bai Yunyu.
Because Yunyu was always his place to return whenever he was lost over anything.
"But it was no more... at least not for a long time..."
Huang Shu had to do everything alone nowadays, and it took a toll on his physical and mental health. He had been too stressed and kept thinking about whether Bai Yunyu could help him. But his wife was now banished and was too stubborn to even apologize.
Huang Shu caressed the bow again. Somehow, he had a bad feeling about today’s hunt, especially after he caressed Yunyu’s bow. His conscience told him that he needed to see Bai Yunyu now because something might have happened to his wife.
’What is this empty feeling...’ Huang Shu kept pondering as he mounted his horse, still holding Bai Yunyu’s bow. He glanced back at the palace again, and his eyes darted at the path that would lead him deep to the forbidden city palaces until he arrived at Bai Yunyu’s Cold palace.
’I feel like I’ve lost something today...’ Huang Shu pondered. ’Did something happened to Bai Yunyu?’