When Wei Lai returned to the Wei Mansion, it was already completely dark, and he stepped into the Wei Mansion, where the new butler was a young man in his early twenties.

It is said that it is a distant relative of Di Xiu, called Meng Lian, who is loyal and does not lose his spirit, Ningzhou is short of manpower, and Di Xiu has to be transferred to Ningxiao City to train recruits, so he found this future to take care of Wei Lai's daily life and take care of everything in the house.

Meng Lian's age is not very old, as a native of Ningzhou, he has naturally heard a lot of deeds about Wei Lai, and he admires Wei Lai more or less in his heart. Of course, such worship is inevitably wrapped in some complex emotions such as curiosity and awe.

When Di Xiu proposed to him to take over as the steward of the Wei Mansion, Meng Jian was very frightened, lest he would not be able to serve Wei Lai well, but fortunately, in the subsequent relationship, he slowly discovered that His Royal Highness the King of Wei was far from being as surprising as rumored outside.

Out of his usual taciturnity, Meng Lian couldn't see too much difference from this young man and ordinary people of this age, and even he couldn't connect this young man with the rumored King Wei in the outside world for a long time.

However, later the King of Wei disappeared for a period of time, and then the news came from the Tailin City of Guzhou that Wei Lai forcibly broke into the palace and forced the Great Yan Imperial Court to canonize him as the King of Wei.

went to Tailin City alone, and then retreated, which made Meng Lian's reverence for this King of Wei almost reach the peak.

And at this moment, seeing Wei Lai walking into the Wei Mansion from a distance, Meng Lian naturally greeted him as soon as possible.

"Your Highness is back, haven't you eaten yet, I'll let the people get some food for Your Highness......," Meng Lian said.

"No need, I've eaten in Mingjing Hall, by the way, is the eldest princess back?" Wei Lai waved his hand to decline Meng Lian's kindness, and then asked.

At the mention of the eldest princess, Meng Lian's face suddenly became a little strange, and his answer became hesitant: "Hui is back......

"Thinking that she is a distinguished guest, the little one sent some ladies to wait, and by the way, he asked the eldest princess which room she was going to live in, and helped her prepare what she needed, but ......"

Speaking of this, Meng Lian's voice was much quieter, and he seemed to hesitate.

"What's wrong with her?" Wei Lai asked.

Probably hearing that Wei Lai's tone did not have too much harsh criticism, Meng Lian summoned up a little courage, and he sank down and said: "The eldest princess doesn't seem to be in a good mood, so she found a room at random and stayed, and she refused to let the maid I sent out, and she didn't pay attention to what she needed." The cooks made several dishes and they were all returned, and the little one really didn't dare to disturb her, so she could only give up for the time being. ”

When Wei Lai heard this, he nodded and said, "Okay, I know, don't worry about this anymore, leave it to me." ”

The identity of the eldest princess is noble, and serving her is a worrying thing.

Doing well may not be beneficial, but if you annoy the other party, it will be a matter of losing your head, and if you can't keep it, you have to implicate your family and even the whole of Ningzhou.

Meng Lian really didn't want to do such a thing, and since Wei Lai had spoken, he was naturally happy to shake off this hot potato.

He nodded, and stepped aside with great interest.

Wei Lai didn't think about it, and walked through the front yard to the door of the back yard.

In the past, although the backyard was vast, there were Sun Daren, Liu Qingyan, Long Xiu and Cao Tongyun and others, and it did not seem deserted, but at this moment Sun Daren was still outside and had not returned, and it was estimated that he was busy in the barracks, and there was only one door in the huge backyard with lights on.

There was no need to think about it, Wei Lai also knew that that place was the residence chosen by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess.

Wei Lai thought about Li Chenghuang's abnormality after seeing those Great Sun Pure World Flames before, and he faintly felt that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess must know something, I am afraid that Li Chenghuang's abnormality in Meng Lian's mouth was also caused by such reasons.

He came to Li Chenghuang's door and stretched out his hand to knock on the door.

But before the outstretched hand fell, it felt inappropriate.

In his mind, he once again recalled Li Chenghuang's strange appearance, the reddened eyes at the moment of turning around. His body shuddered suddenly, and his outstretched hand was withdrawn.

He pondered for a moment, but for some reason put away his thoughts and continued to knock. He turned and walked to the other side of the corridor, looking up at the sky.

Tonight the clouds are surging.

The light of the stars and moon is almost impossible to see above the dome.

The inner courtyard was dark and silent, except for a moment when it was close to summer, and the early spring cicadas were crying from time to time.

Wei Lai just looked at all this with empty eyes and listened to all this.

Long.

A gust of night wind blew his clothes, the hair on his forehead rose in the wind, and the door behind him made a "creaking" sound, which suddenly opened.

Wei Lai looked back, but saw Li Chenghuang in a long green dress standing at the door, staring at him inexplicably.

Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously nodded towards the other party: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess." ”

"What do you want to do after standing at the door of my room for so long?" asked Li Chenghuang with an unkind face.

Wei Lai smiled bitterly, and then said, "Ma Yuanting is dead. ”

Li Chenghuang's face changed, and he said, "You killed it?"

Wei Lai shook his head, lowered his head and muttered for a while, as if he was thinking about some words, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't know how to tell this bizarre process seriously, so after thinking about it, he could only say the truth: "I said that he died suddenly, do you believe it?"

"Letter. Li Chenghuang's answer came very quickly and very simply,

Even Wei Lai couldn't help but be stunned.

As if seeing Wei Lai's surprise, Li Chenghuang continued: "I know that in your hearts, I, the eldest princess of Great Chu, is just a little better in the end, and most of you don't take me in your eyes except for this identity. ”

"I have indeed lived in the deep palace for a long time, and many things are sometimes taken for granted, but I am not so stupid, after we were ingested into the abyss, Ma Yuanting's performance has been told to me one by one, think about it, from the beginning of leaving the imperial city, Ma Yuanting told me all the way about the beautiful scenery in Ningzhou, all the customs, and said that once you are notified of Ningzhou, you will definitely send a large army to escort you along the way, so that it will definitely disturb the people, what you want to eat, want to see and even want to play, you have to be in front of everyone, and there is no freedom at all。 ”

"I finally came out once, and I was naturally moved and put forward a request to sneak into Ningzhou and play all the way. Naturally, with his status and duty, he should not have agreed to this, but he only thought about it for a while and agreed, and I thought he was reasonable at the time, but now I think it was premeditated. In addition, along the way, he told me from time to time how cruel and cunning you, the king of Wei, are, and it is estimated that it is also to make you and me have a conflict when the time comes, and to prepare for the disaster when the time comes......"

Li Chenghuang's voice suddenly became quieter as he spoke, and the look on his face gradually became lonely.

I think it wouldn't be too good for her to be betrayed by someone she trusted.

Wei Lai was also a little unbearable, and was about to be relieved, but Li Chenghuang raised his head and looked at Wei Lai and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely explain the reason for this to the imperial brother, and I will not implicate you Ningzhou." ”

When Wei Lai heard this, his hanging heart also fell: "The princess is aware of everything, which is the luck of the people of Ningzhou." ”

Li Chenghuang was a little uncomfortable with Wei Lai's compliments, she glanced at Wei Lai angrily, and said: "With a prince like you who is willing to work hard for the people of Ningzhou, that is the fortunate thing for the people of Ningzhou." ”

Wei Lai was noncommittal about this, and was about to respond to something, but he heard Li Chenghuang say again: "You shouldn't have come to me just for this, right?"

Wei Lai smiled bitterly, but he had already said this, so he naturally had no need to hide his head and show his tail, so he simply nodded calmly: "Before this, there is indeed one more thing, I wanted to ask about it, but after thinking about it carefully, I still didn't ask." ”

Li Chenghuang probably didn't expect Wei Lai to say such a response, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why?"

"Since the eldest princess has also encountered the Great Sun Pure World Flame, she should have had the same or similar experience with me. ”

"And that kind of encounter will not leave any traces, even if you know that you have lost something, but you can't find his trace, even if you really see those lost things, you understand that it is what you lost, you can't call his name......" Wei Lai thought about the man who appeared under the siege of Jin Yun'er in Guzhou, and muttered in his mouth.

"That feeling is not good, I asked the eldest princess, and the eldest princess will have no clue like me, but let the eldest princess reminisce about such helplessness, so, it is better not to mention it. ”

When Li Chenghuang heard this, her face couldn't help but show a look of kinship, and she glanced at Wei Lai fiercely and said, "But when you say that, I can't help but think about it again......"

Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a wry smile appeared on his face again, and he said apologetically: "It's because I can't help myself......"

But fortunately, Li Chenghuang was not really angry because of this, she walked to Wei Lai's side, stretched out her hand and grabbed the railing of the corridor, and looked up at the outside of the corridor.

In fact, it is not an unspeakable memory, and it is not so unbearable. ”

"It'...... More like a scar in the palm of your hand...... It's not big, it's not small, it can't affect my hand, but the scar is always there, it's not good, and it can't be taken off. ”

"Looking at the eyes, thinking about the upset ......"

"That's it...... That's all. ”

......

"About Da Chu, I think you know a lot. ”

"Great Chu is known as the lord of the northern realm, although there are nine kingdoms in the north, even if you add the so-called Weishui Divine Kingdom and Tianque Immortal Kingdom, the eleven countries are counted together, in fact, they are all respected by Great Chu. ”

"Sixty or seventy years ago, my imperial brother and I were not yet born, our father Li Chongding had been in power for more than ten years, when he took over the Great Chu, the Great Chu people were prosperous, the soldiers were strong and strong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that all countries came to the court. ”

"According to the agreement left by the thousand-year-old Yu Chu War, Chu is respected in the north, but the juxtaposition of the nine countries is fundamental, at least Great Chu is not allowed to directly participate in the disputes between the other eight countries. ”

"But my father, that is, the famous Seventh Emperor of Great Chu, the Great Emperor of Hantian!"

He openly tore up the rules set by the gods of the Eastern Realm, and raised his sword soldiers to fight in the east and west. ”

"But he wasn't the warlike man he was as rumored to be...... Or rather, not the people who fought for the sake of war, as they were rumored. He has his own careful plan, even now I seem to be a clever strategy, sending a large number of people to rebel everywhere, stirring up relations between countries, although the collapse of the Great Zhou is inseparable from the corruption of his own government, but there is also the shadow of Da Chu behind the trouble. ”

When everything was ripe, he began his magnificent war to unify the north, for which he even tore his face with the east. For a long time after that, the northern border fell into war, and Da Chu also encountered stubborn resistance that he had never thought of before, and was gradually dragged into the abyss of war. ”

"This history is familiar to you, after all, your grandfather is also the main figure in it, and the name of the lion of the north resounded in the north at that time

Target. ”

"In the decades of fierce war, the fertile national strength of Great Chu has declined, and domestic complaints have been abound. Someone finally stood up and began to resist this war that harmed others and themselves, and Da Chu fell into a civil war. ”

"It was a war without a winner, and it ended with a reconciliation between the two sides. ”

"The leader of the rebels walked into the palace of Da Chu and talked with His Majesty the Emperor for a full night, and after she walked out of the palace, the army of the rebels was absorbed, and Da Chu also stopped the pace of foreign wars, and then, a month later, the leader married our father, and she is also our mother, the Empress of the Moon of Da Chu!"

"My mother died not long after she gave birth to us, at least for outsiders, that's the story. Then our father, the Emperor Hantian, who had reigned for nearly a hundred years, also rode the throne, and the rest of the story became even more cliché, as my imperial brother and I, two young princes, took over the most powerful kingdom in the north. ”

"The vassal country is in trouble, the ministers are in turmoil, and then Taoguang is obscure, suppressing the rebellion in one fell swoop, and regaining power. ”

"Of course, none of this has anything to do with me, the royal brother loves me very much, and he takes care of everything by himself, although in fact he is only a hundred breaths older than me. But he did do everything that an elder brother could do, and now he is the Holy Emperor of Great Chu, the Lord of Zhongxing of Great Chu, the people support him, and the courtiers fear him. And I'm ......"

"But I always felt that something was wrong......

Speaking of this, Li Chenghuang suddenly stopped her story, she lowered her head, her brows furrowed, she wanted to say something, but she didn't seem to know how to say it.

"What's wrong?" Wei Lai asked at that time.

Li Chenghuang raised his head and looked at Wei Lai when he heard this, with a strange smile on his face.

"When my father died, we were only three years old. Do you think two three-year-old children can really survive in the environment of the Great Chu Imperial Court?" asked Li Chenghuang.

"Huh?" this question made Wei Lai stunned.

Li Chenghuang continued: "You may not understand our situation at that time, powerful ministers, eunuchs, relatives and even imperial uncles of the same clan are eyeing us. ”

"In my memory, we were isolated and had encountered danger again and again, but at the most critical moment, we would inexplicably turn the danger into a disaster. ”

"It's like someone is protecting us in the dark, but I can't remember who that person is, and I can't remember ......"

"I just know that when the imperial brother was eighteen years old, when the regent finally returned to the Li family, there was a smell in the palace of the entire royal city......"

"What does it smell like?" Wei Lai asked.

Li Chenghuang smiled bitterly and responded: "The taste of the Great Sun Pure World Flame ......"

"There were a lot of fires in the palace that day, not too big, and others thought it was a dark fire that rose from the dryness of the sky, but I was inexplicably haunted all day, as if those fires were engulfing the traces of someone's existence...... But I can't think of it, I can......'t think of it," Li Chenghuang said, his eyes were red, and tears couldn't help but flow down his cheeks.

Wei Lai couldn't help but feel a little empathy when he saw this, and he stepped forward to say something to comfort the other party.

But before he could say anything, Li Chenghuang reached out to wipe the tears on his face and raised his eyes to look at Wei Lai.

She burst into tears and forced a smile, and asked, "What about you?"

"Me?" Wei Lai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a wry smile: "It's not much different from you." ”

"Xu Yue, Chaodujian and Lu Yan'er...... There are also Lu Changshou, Wei Zhen, Wei Jinxiu, ......"

"That's probably everything I know about them, but I don't know who they are, what they look like, or what they have to do with me. They must all have a deep connection with me, but once I forget them, I can't remember anything, I don't know how to get them back, and I don't know if they're still alive......"

"I'm not even sure if they're real or something I've imagined...... After all, people who should remember them don't remember them anymore, and sometimes it's really hard to convince yourself that the world is wrong, not your own ......"

Wei Lai muttered, and his gaze into the distance became a little deeper and lonely.

"But what do you have to worry about?" Li Chenghuang asked at that time.

Wei Lai was stunned again and turned his head to look at Li Chenghuang with some puzzlement, not understanding what the other party meant.

"You at least know their names, and even remember who some of them should be known by. Li Chenghuang said.

Wei Lai shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile and said, "But what's the use of that, I can't even be sure if my memory is correct......

"Do you know what I would do if I were you?" Li Chenghuang interrupted Wei Lai's words, and she looked straight at Wei Lai.

"If I knew their names, I would go through the entire northern register, one by one, and if I knew who they might know, I would ask them again and again. Whether it turns out or not, I'm going to do it!"

"Because a man who has been forgotten by everyone, if I can remember, then he should be a very important and important guy to me......"

"I don't want to be forgotten by ...... guy like that."

"Since you have something in mind, go to them......"

"No matter the mountains and rivers, no matter the spring and autumn ......"

"You'll have to look for them, because they're probably waiting for you to find them......"

"Only you remember, if you don't go, who will?"