Su Chen and the others continued deeper inside. The grandeur and magnificence of the Imperial City were truly astonishing.
"Daddy, it's so big here! Look at this corridor—it feels like it goes on forever!" Tuantuan said with a smile.
"Hahaha, that's right. That's because a whole lot of people used to live here," Su Chen explained.
"Oh, oh, then wouldn't they get lost?" Lele asked curiously.
In Lele's eyes, this Imperial City seemed like a huge maze. After walking here and turning a corner, there would be another long passageway.
"Hmm... probably not. In the past, once people entered this imperial palace, they couldn't leave whenever they wanted. So most of the people who lived here spent their entire lives here," Yan Bingxue said as she looked at the somewhat deserted corridor.
"Then they were so pitiful. It was like birds being locked in cages, unable to get out!" Tuantuan said sympathetically.
At that moment, Yan Bingxue recalled a line from a book: once one entered the palace gates, they were as deep as the sea. This place was solemn and magnificent, but it had also confined countless people for their entire lives. What could ever repay those years?
Tiny snowflakes suddenly began drifting down from the sky again. They fell into every corner of the Imperial City, as though cleansing it, as though offering comfort.
"Hubby, it's snowing again!" Yan Bingxue said gently, stretching one hand out from her coat pocket to catch a snowflake drifting down beside her.
"Yes, it's snowing again. Bing Xue, are you cold?" Su Chen asked warmly.
Yan Bingxue smiled and shook her head. "Not cold!"
"Tuantuan, Lele, are you two cold?" Su Chen asked softly.
"Daddy, I'm not cold at all~" Lele said happily.
"Tuantuan isn't cold either!" Tuantuan said excitedly.
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