"..."

A man in armor was lying on his back, breathing heavily. He was held in his arms and lying on his body.

She immediately wanted to pull away and saw that face covered with dust.

The man with messy hair and breathing in pain...

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty...?"

Her voice also became hoarse.

Lu Fusu opened his eyes slightly and wanted to say something, but couldn't help coughing, but a smile appeared on his lips.

"……Ah!"

...finally saw it...

Shui Xinyuan's wide eyes were filled with tears, and they immediately flowed down.

The tears kept flowing, and it was hard to imagine that she had been without water for a long time.

After Lu Fusu's breathing calmed down, he slowly sat up and hugged Shui Xinyuan tightly again.

"...I'm late."

Shui Xinyuan shook his head desperately and apologized in a low voice: "I'm sorry."

"...Next time you dance, you should find a lower place. I will be frightened to see you."

"...No, no...yes, I...blame...yes..."

"I don't blame you, it's not your fault."

Lu Fusu stroked the back of Shui Xinyuan who was crying and buried his face in Shui Xinyuan's hair.

"...It's not your fault, it's all my fault."

"no……"

"I didn't eradicate the root cause...you suffered, I'm sorry."

Shui Xinyuan wanted to continue to apologize and ask for forgiveness, but all the words were taken away by tears and nothing could be said.

However...it turned out to be such a joy to be in Lu Fusu's arms.

"...Shui Xinyuan."

Fingers wiping away tears, hands caressing cheeks... each other's dry but gentle lips couldn't help but kiss each other.

I originally wanted to apologize with my own life, but when their lips kissed each other, I couldn't give up easily.

"sorry……"

"Shuixinyuan."

"...I...can't...do anything...like me..."

Lu Fusu smiled bitterly.

He shook his head quietly.

"I just want you to be safe and sound... I can't fulfill any of your wishes right now. Maybe you think I'm unreliable, but please don't leave me."

"I never thought so..."

……wish?

Shui Xinyuan suddenly raised his head.

"Did I...make any request before?"

"Didn't you say you wanted something?"

"What?"

Lu Fusu laughed and put his mouth to Shui Xinyuan's.

"...I want a baby."

Shui Xinyuan straightened up suddenly, his eyes widened and he was speechless.

...that's true.

It seems like I said it a long time ago.

"I...remembered..."

"I haven't forgotten it."

"..."

Shui Xinyuan wanted to cry again.

Not because of despair, nor because of relief, but because I was so shy that I wanted to cry.

Lu Fusu breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Shui Xinyuan tenderly.

"That's great...I miss you so much."

"I also……"

Shui Xinyuan put her cheek against Lu Fusu's neck.

Lu Fusu was wearing cold armor, but his body was very warm and you could feel the flow of his blood slightly.

……emperor……

"...Excuse me for disturbing you, can I come over?"

Hearing this helpless voice, Shui Xinyuan couldn't help shouting and looked back.

"Zhuge Qing?"

"...What? You came up so early?"

"I've been waiting for a long time."

Zhuge Qing walked up the stairs leisurely, looked at Shui Xinyuan and shrugged.

"Empress, it's been a long time since I paid my respects to you."

"They... each other."

"I don't want to disturb you two, but there is still something unresolved. We will finish it as soon as possible and return His Majesty to you immediately. Can you wait a little longer?"

"No, no problem."

Shui Xinyuan broke away from Lu Fusu's hand and hid behind him. Lu Fusu stretched out his hand to her with a look of regret.

"Can you stand up? Are you injured?"

"I-I'm fine...Is the Emperor injured?"

"I'm fine at all. It's just that I rarely run up the stairs and I'm a little out of breath."

"Where's Zhuge Qing...?"

"Thanks to my mother-in-law, I'm fine too."

However, Zhuge Qing was holding a sword in his hand, and the sword Lu Fusu dropped on the ground was also stained with blood.

"Did you just fight...?"

"Thanks to a certain queen who is not afraid of death, the fight has been completed."

"ah?"

Shui Xinyuan raised his head and pricked up his ears.

The sky unconsciously spits out white, the wind blows quietly, there is no sound of swords, and no sound of fighting can be heard.

……it's over?

Shui Xinyuan looked out from the city wall and couldn't help but scream.

"emperor……"

"What's wrong?"

Lu Fusu and Zhuge Qing couldn't help but take a breath when they saw the scene in front of them.

Behind the position... there was darkness near the horizon where the white rising sun was spitting out, and countless military flags were flying.

Not just a few hundred or a few thousand people, but tens of thousands.

"...the Royal Guards?"

"Have they... caught up?"

There were more than enough troops to deal with the hundreds of soldiers in the ruins, and they were facing off outside. The desperadoes below had given up their intention to fight.

Shui Xinyuan and others looked outside the city wall when slight footsteps came from behind.

"...Empress!"
To be continued...