Not just photos of flying, they also took many pictures outside the palace walls and inside the palace.
After the photos were taken, everyone was tired and returned to the guesthouse. After eating and showering, they went to sleep.
However, Lu Wanqing slept restlessly. She dreamed of her third brother again. In her dream, her third brother was entangled by a giant python, as if the snake was trying to strangle him.
Lu Wanqing broke out in a cold sweat and sat up abruptly in bed, her face ashen.
"Mom?" Cui Cui was also woken up and looked at her mother worriedly.
Lu Wanqing came back to her senses, turned to look at Cui Cui, and her emotions calmed down a little.
"It's okay," Lu Wanqing comforted Cui Cui.
"You had a nightmare," Cui Cui said.
Lu Wanqing suddenly didn't know what to say. She had indeed had a nightmare.
"Mom, did you dream of His Majesty Father?" Cui Cui asked again.
Lu Wanqing gently pulled the quilt, covered Cui Cui, and then said, "It's just a dream, it's not real."
"If Mom misses His Majesty Father very much, you can go find him," Cui Cui said suddenly, looking at Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing stiffened. She looked at Cui Cui.
Cui Cui said, "Do what you want to do. If you don't, you'll regret it later."
Lu Wanqing's eyes suddenly turned red. She looked at Cui Cui, not expecting that after enduring so much alone, the only one who encouraged her to do what she wanted was Cui Cui.
"But I'm very weak. I... I might die if I go to the insect race," Lu Wanqing said in a hoarse voice.
"Are you afraid of dying, Mom?" Cui Cui asked curiously.
Lu Wanqing looked at Cui Cui, her mind a blank. Was she afraid of death?
She didn't know.
Perhaps a little afraid.
But...
She wanted to find her third brother even more.
"If third brother is still alive, I... if I go, I'll only be a burden to him," Lu Wanqing said.
"But he might also need your help," Cui Cui said seriously.
Lu Wanqing stiffened further. She looked at Cui Cui, her lips trembling, and after a long while, she found her voice and asked, "Cui Cui, do you think Mom should go?"
Cui Cui thought for a moment and nodded. "Mm."
"His Majesty Father must be very important to Mom, right? Just like Wei Xingzhou is to me. If something happened to Wei Xingzhou, I'd be so worried, I'd definitely go find him," Cui Cui said.
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but reach out and hug Cui Cui.
"Okay," Lu Wanqing said.
"Mom will go find His Majesty Father," Lu Wanqing said, choking up.
Cui Cui's eyes also turned slightly red. She hesitated, then said, "Mom, I can go with you."
"No," Lu Wanqing refused without hesitation.
The insect race was very dangerous. It was enough for her to go alone. Cui Cui... Cui Cui was just a child. What use would she be there?
"Cui Cui, you stay with Dad obediently. When Mom comes back, I'll spend twice as much time with you, okay?" Lu Wanqing looked into Cui Cui's eyes and said seriously.
"Mom, I can go with you," Cui Cui emphasized again.
"No," Lu Wanqing firmly refused.
Cui Cui: "..."
Lu Wanqing couldn't help but kiss Cui Cui's forehead, then thanked her earnestly, "Thank you, Cui Cui."
When she was most lost and didn't know what to do, it was her child who gave her the courage, unhesitatingly encouraging her to do what she wanted.
Yes, she had decided. She would go find her third brother.
Although with her abilities, going to the insect race to find her third brother was no different from seeking death, but... as Cui Cui said, if she didn't go, she would definitely regret it. If something really happened to her third brother, she might never forgive herself.
"Sleep early, Cui Cui," Lu Wanqing said, looking at Cui Cui with concern.
Cui Cui had just discovered that Wei Xingzhou was not her biological father. She needed care the most at this time. If she left now...
She felt truly sorry for Cui Cui.
"Cui Cui, I'm sorry," Lu Wanqing said again in a soft voice, looking at Cui Cui.
Cui Cui opened her eyes and looked at Mommy. Her dark grape-like eyes looked at Mommy very seriously.
Lu Wanqing looked at her child and understood the persistence in Cui Cui's eyes.
But this was not a small matter, and Lu Wanqing could not agree.
"Sleep," Lu Wanqing said.
"I want to go," Cui Cui insisted.
"No!" Lu Wanqing refused.
Even if the sky fell, Cui Cui could not go to such a dangerous place. That was the insect race, not somewhere else.
Cui Cui suddenly turned her head, presenting her back to Mommy. She was unhappy.
Lu Wanqing inexplicably understood her obedient daughter's displeasure. She was somewhat helpless, but she really couldn't agree.
Lu Wanqing pulled the quilt and carefully covered Cui Cui before lying down beside her and closing her eyes to sleep.
She slept until dawn.
The next day, Lu Wanqing woke up early. Her mind was clear, remembering what Cui Cui had told her last night. Her heart was pounding a little fast.
Some things were fine if undecided, but once a decision was made, she found her heart beating faster, and she couldn't help but want to go find her third brother immediately.
But excitement was one thing, and thinking of Cui Cui's current situation, she couldn't help but worry.
She couldn't abandon Cui Cui and leave.
Lu Wanqing went to the kitchen and saw Wei Xingzhou there. She hesitated and went in.
Wei Xingzhou heard the movement and immediately turned to look at her.
"You're up?" Wei Xingzhou said with a smile.
Lu Wanqing nodded and walked in.
Wei Xingzhou keenly sensed that Lu Wanqing's emotions were not quite right and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Lu Wanqing took a deep breath and said, "Wei Xingzhou, I want to go find third brother."
"Find him where?" Wei Xingzhou was instantly bewildered, looking at Lu Wanqing blankly.
Lu Wanqing hesitated and said, "To the insect race."
Wei Xingzhou: "..."
Wei Xingzhou was silent for a while. Finally, he couldn't help but stop, then raised his hand to her forehead, touched it, and muttered, "Are you not feeling well?"
Lu Wanqing said speechlessly, "I'm not sick."
"Then why is your mind not clear?" Wei Xingzhou quipped.
However, as soon as he said this, Wei Xingzhou suddenly remembered something and quickly asked, "Did Cui Cui say anything to you?"
After saying this, Wei Xingzhou also fell silent. He had raised his daughter himself, and he understood her best.
"Don't completely listen to her. She's just a child and can be willful and impulsive sometimes," Wei Xingzhou advised.
Lu Wanqing forced a smile and said, "But I don't think Cui Cui is wrong."
"This isn't a question of right or wrong," Wei Xingzhou said with a frown.