Peach Blossom.

Tao Ye went back to the market again, and she saw a group of soldiers distributing white cloth along the street, ordering every household to hang it high on their doors.

There was another team of soldiers who were posting notices everywhere. Tao Ye could not recognize all the words on the notices, but he could tell from the people's discussions that the notices said that the current emperor had passed away and was posthumously named Emperor Xiaozong. A ceremony to coronate the new emperor would be held tomorrow, as well as a funeral for Emperor Xiaozong.

Tao Ye returned to the stall silently.

"Have you heard? The emperor has passed away!" Li You hurriedly told Tao Ye about this with a look of surprise on his face.

Taoye nodded.

Li You was surprised, just like winning the lottery. "I never thought that I would be able to see such a big event after only being in ancient times for a few days."

Tao Ye glanced at Li You without saying anything, and sat down on the small stool behind the stall, feeling exhausted.

Li You asked in confusion: "You don't seem surprised at all?"

Tao Ye smiled faintly: "What's there to be surprised about?"

Li You nodded and sighed, "That's true! Their emperor has nothing to do with us!"

Later, more beggars came, and Li You asked Tao Ye to get food under the ancient tree as usual until sunset.

Although Tao Ye was listening to Li You's words and watching the people passing by on the street, she was always absent-minded.

She kept imagining in her mind what might happen after Wang Jing arrived in Yongchang.

She remembered that Chen Ji had said that Prince Yongchang was the son of the previous emperor and Si Yu's half-brother, and that he was banished to the barren land of Yongchang by the scheme of Queen Mother Meng. When Chen Ji's father was alive, he always supported Prince Yongchang's accession to the throne, so Chen Ji wanted to go to Prince Yongchang for help.

Yongchang is the territory of the King of Yongchang. Once Wang Jing goes to Yongchang, it will be difficult for him to compete with Chen Ji in terms of status, strength, and scheming. How can he rescue his father Wang Yi?

Maybe Chen Ji has already taken Wang Yi as a hostage, and is waiting for Wang Jing to fall into his trap!

"Hey! What are you thinking about?" Li You pushed Tao Ye's shoulder.

Tao Ye came back to her senses and smiled casually.

Li You said: "It's getting dark, it's time to close the stall!"

Tao Ye nodded, and quickly stood up to help Li You, loading the stove, bowls, plates, spatulas, food boxes, etc. onto the handcart.

On the way back to the temple, Tao Ye was still confused. She asked Li You tentatively: "Have you ever been frightened by an unrelated person?"

"Of course I have!" When Li You heard Tao Ye ask this, he already understood her intention.

Tao Ye then started gossiping: "Tell me about it!"

Li You lowered his head and smiled shyly, "She was my high school classmate. I had a crush on her for three years, but I didn't have the courage to say it out. Later, she was admitted to university, and I could only stay at home, so it was even more impossible for me to confess my feelings. But... after I learned the city where she went to university, I suddenly had an idea in my mind. I was afraid that she, a rural girl, would not have a good time in a strange city for the first time. I wanted to accompany her and help her! On impulse, I went to that city... She studied in that city for four years, and I delivered takeout in that city for four years..."

Tao Ye felt a special kind of emotion when she heard this, and continued to ask: "Then...did you get any results?"

Li You shook his head and smiled bitterly: "During those four years, almost all of my income was spent on the commercial area around that school, clothes, bags, cosmetics, restaurants... until the year before last, when she graduated. Although I never said it out loud, she couldn't help but understand, but as soon as she walked out of the campus, she turned around and got into a BMW. Last year, she got married, and I went to the wedding scene..."

"What are you going to do? To mess up the place?" Tao Ye blinked her big eyes curiously.

"How could that be? I worked as a part-time security guard at the entrance of the auditorium for a day!"

Tao Ye couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You are really promising!"

Li You's face turned red and he lowered his head and smiled embarrassedly.

The two laughed for a while, and Li You said, "When I went back to my hometown during the Spring Festival, I found that my father's clothes were all frayed. He had worn the same tattered coat for ten years! I..."

Li You's eyes suddenly turned red, but he didn't cry: "I feel so sorry for my parents. I regret that I haven't saved any money in the past few years..."

Tao Ye felt sad when she heard this. She thought that girl was very lucky but had no conscience.

She thought she was a very conscientious girl, but she had never met a devoted man.

In this world, it seems that it is always difficult to optimize resource allocation, especially in terms of relationships.

At night, Tao Ye was staying in the meditation room of the temple. As soon as she closed her eyes, she had a dream.

She dreamed that Wang Jing ran to the city wall of Yongchang alone, while Chen Ji stood on the towering city wall, grabbed the bound Wang Yi with one hand, and threatened Wang Jing to dismount and lay down his weapon.

So Wang Jing had to abandon his horse, drop his sword, and walk to the edge of the city wall with crutches.

"It's all your fault! You stole my position as the princess consort and made me lose everything and lose face!" Chen Ji then drew his bow and shot an arrow, which hit Wang Jing in the chest!

Wang Jing fell to the ground, Chen Ji laughed, and the soldiers on the city wall shouted together.

Tao Ye suddenly woke up from her dream, her head and body covered in cold sweat.

She looked at the moon outside the window and slowly breathed a sigh of relief. She had calculated that her delivery missions were almost over. Maybe she could report to the Ghost King tomorrow and return to her own era... In that case, she would never have the chance to see Wang Jing again...

She recalled the first time she met Wang Jing. It was in the garden of Grand Marshal Chen Xi. Wang Jing had been drinking by himself and had never spoken to her. He even spoke very little to Chen Xi.

She had clearly labeled Wang Jing a male mistress in her mind at the time, but for some reason she still remembered his every word and action that day.

She wasn't sure when she fell in love with that person...

Perhaps it was because of the night of her fake wedding with Chen Ji that Wang Jing was dressed too thinly and looked too haggard.

Perhaps it was on the night when the arson got out of control that she saw Wang Jing risking his life to save her after she lost consciousness.

Perhaps it was because she was so moved by Wang Jing's loyal love for his wife.

Even though she knew that Wang Jing only had his first wife Mantangjiao in his heart, she still couldn't let him go...

I don’t know where the love comes from, but it grows deeper and deeper.

Since you can't let go, why not boldly follow her once? Didn't Li You waste four years of his youth on a fruitless person?

Tao Ye got out of bed, put on her clothes, and knocked on Li You's door.

Not long after, the door opened.

Li You put on his coat and yawned: "It's so late, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I... I came to say goodbye to you?" Tao Ye lowered her head. She felt embarrassed to say this.

"Ah?" Li You was shocked, and his sleepiness disappeared instantly: "Goodbye?"

Tao Ye nodded.

"Are you going to look for the man from the daytime?"

Tao Ye nodded again.

"How long are you going?"

"I do not know."

Li You was a little anxious: "What can you tell me to say? My mission should have been completed long ago. I was waiting for you, and you are only a few orders away..."

"But... I can't let him go. He has to go to a dangerous place to save his father. Moreover, it is also my responsibility that his father is in danger!" Tao Ye bit her lip, her heart pounding.

Li You didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "He's a grown man, does he need a girl like you to help save his father? We don't belong to this era. To the people of this era, we are aliens! There is no way you and him can have a future!"

"Didn't you leave your homeland and spend four years on a fruitless person?"

Li You was stunned for a moment and lowered his head: "But I have repented. Besides, although I am away, I will go home during the holidays and call home on weekdays. They won't worry about me. How is your situation different? In your mother's eyes, you two are almost separated forever! Can you bear to see her crying every day?"

Tao Ye shook her head speechlessly: "Go back and tell her a message for me, so she knows that we are not separated forever, right? Besides, I only have a few orders left, and I can go back anytime, any day. But once I go back, I will never see him again!"

Li You couldn't help but sigh and looked at Tao Ye helplessly.

"When I first reported to Ghost King's restaurant, I heard Ghost King mention you. He said you were his most peculiar employee. No matter how many meals others delivered, they were always getting closer to success. But you always negotiated with him. The workload decreased slowly but increased quickly. I asked him to assign me to your era because I wanted to persuade you that people should not be too greedy, otherwise it would be easy to achieve nothing! Work is work. You want to make extra money, change your appearance, ask for communication tools, and know your lover's past... If I didn't come to find you, when would you finish your work?"

Tao Ye felt as if her heart was filled with mixed feelings, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Li You's face was long, and he educated Tao Ye like an elder brother: "Every day in this era, I am particularly afraid that my parents will have an accident because of worrying about me! I wish I could go back to them every minute! But I think it was me who caused you to be here, so I have the responsibility to take you back! That's why I am willing to wait for you! But what about you? You are from a single-parent family, and you are an only child. You should be more anxious to go back than me, right? Do you really think that if I say something, your mother will believe it? Will she be relieved?"

Tao Ye burst into tears without realizing it. She didn't know how to express her feelings: "You make a lot of sense. You are a filial son! But I just don't want to go back now! I am my mother's daughter, but am I not also her prisoner?"

Li You was a little surprised when he heard the word "prisoner".

Tao Ye cried bitterly, muttering: "In my hometown, there are a lot of elders who speak in the same tone as you! They always say things like "It's not easy for your mother to raise you alone", "You have to be filial to your mother", "You have to be obedient and don't make your mother angry", "You have to work hard to give your mother a better life". I really want to say something back! Since you all know how to be filial to my mother better than I do, go and do it for me!"

Li You was even more shocked and didn't know what to say.

"Who knows how hard I have tried? When I was in elementary school, I cooked and washed clothes by myself all day long. After junior high school, I often worked as a part-time worker during the summer and winter vacations! Throughout high school, I wore patched clothes and was looked down upon by my classmates, but I still got admitted to a key university! I am tired, I am really tired! I don't understand why the excellent children in my mother's mouth are always other people's children! I am very inferior, I don't even know how to make friends!" Tao Ye sobbed, she was very emotional, and her saliva flew onto Li You's face.

Li You didn't dare to say anything, he seemed to want to comfort Tao Ye.

Tao Ye became more and more frustrated: "If I can never do it well, I might as well do nothing..."

"But... she is your mother after all... you were lying unconscious in the hospital, and she was the only one crying the most sadly..." Li You finally interrupted, still in a timid tone.

"I know..." Tao Ye wiped away her tears and looked at Li You with tearful eyes: "She gave me life and raised me. It was really difficult. Even if I have to be a prisoner, I am willing to do it for the rest of my life... But, can't you give me some time off?"

Li You shook his head helplessly. He knew that it was impossible for him to persuade Tao Ye: "People in love are stupid and stubborn."

Tao Ye held back tears, her lips slightly raised, and she looked a little silly: "But, shouldn't there be at least one time in a person's life when... one can devote all of one's heart to someone? Regardless of gains and losses, regardless of the outcome, regardless of possession..."