Chapter 35: Confession (1)
He didn't say a word, but rode his horse forward, and it seemed that the place where he was going was not far away, and it was not long before he reined in the horse.
I raised my eyes and looked at the plaque on the gate, which was engraved with the three big characters of the General's Mansion, and suddenly my heart beat a drum, I had heard that the General's Mansion was so heavily guarded that even a fly could not fly in, and I am afraid that there was no way for the thieves to follow up, hey, why didn't I expect this step, he would actually take me to such a confidential place, does he really trust me for no reason? Even if he doesn't know my identity? or...... He didn't know at all, but he just kept playing stupid?
He turned over and dismounted, and the guards at the gate bowed to him respectfully, leaving me alone on my horse, tormenting how to dismount. Anyway, this was the first time I had ridden a horse in my life, and seeing that the height was still a little far from the ground, I was confused for a while.
Fusu looked at me, smiled, took my hand, and motioned for me to jump off the horse, but I still didn't know where my feet were, and I was stunned. Fusu stared at my anxious appearance with a hint of amusement for a moment, then simply stretched out his arm to stop my waist and directly hugged me off the horse.
I stood firm and pushed his chest closely, neither heavy nor light, I can't afford to offend Fusu.
He smiled lightly, and as soon as his hand was released, I hurriedly took a step back, and smiled with a slightly embarrassed face, with a hint of uncertainty, and prevaricated: "Childe, ordinary people can't enter this place casually, and I still won't go in." Or let's go to the beach to talk, it's okay, the scenery is good, isn't it, why bother....... why go to the general's mansion...... This one seems to be a bit ...... The atmosphere was so solemn......"
Fu Su smiled: "The girl is so smart, she should have guessed my approximate identity, I just invited the girl to sit inside, no one else disturbed, and had a good talk." Your Third Master doesn't seem to be an ordinary person, I guess he knew that the girl was taken away by me, and he must have come to look for you. So in the next view, only he can't find it. β
"This ......" my heart sank, he thought so seamlessly, I lowered my head and stared at the bluestone slab on the ground, racking my brains to think of excuses.
"Do you know that I don't need to consult you if I want to. Girl, please come in. β
Hearing this, my face turned pale violently, and I looked at him in a daze, he still smiled elegantly, and the warm soft light in his eyes flowed, without a trace of hostility, and it seemed that it should indeed be a sincere invitation. Well, if Sima Qian's history books are really not wrong, Fusu Gongzi should not be so domineering, put a Hongmen banquet for me...... Let him in.
The General's Mansion was so important that the atmosphere inside was indeed solemn, and a row of soldiers in armor patrolled a few steps. The four corners of the wall towered high, and archers armed with crossbows stood inside and scanned the four directions. I was shocked by this situation, my hands and feet became colder and colder, and my heart was up and down, this time I could only bet on Fusu's character.
He invited me to sit down in a room and ordered snacks and drinks to be served.
"Girl, you're right, we've only met a few times, and we don't even know each other's names, so it's rude to ask a girl such a question. Now I'll introduce myself, and it's Gongzi Fusu below. β
I pretended to be surprised and hurriedly got up, deliberately looking very flustered, and saluted resignedly: "Meet His Royal Highness Gongzi, the little girl has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, I hope His Royal Highness Gongzi will forgive my sins!"
"Girl, don't be polite, please take a seat. β
He looked at me, a look of elusiveness flashed in his eyes, and he took a sip of the bronze jukee, and said nothing.
I sat back in front of the desk, picked up the antique-like glass on the table, smelled the wine inside, and quickly put it back again. Fusu looked at me, a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and asked, "Girl, don't drink?"
I smiled and excused myself, "I don't drink." "Thinking about such a strong wine, I guess I'll be unconscious after two glasses.
"The girl is really a very special person, she understands the Book of Changes, and she can speak well, she must also be a high-ranking official, but she can't ride a horse, and she doesn't drink a drop of wine, which really makes people curious about the identity of the girl. β
I panicked in my heart, but fortunately my head turned quickly, and I immediately found an excuse and said: "His Royal Highness Gongzi is smiling, it is the relationship between the little girl who is weak and sick, and it is not suitable to ride a horse and drink." β
"The girl still doesn't want to tell me who she is?"
"This ...... Actually, even if I don't say it, it's easy for His Highness Childe to want to know, isn't it?"
"I just want the girl to tell her voluntarily, and I have no intention of interrogating. β
As for whether to sue him for his identity, I am still a little entangled, thinking in my heart that Fusu admires Confucianism and benevolent government after all, and it is not harmful to make friends with him. It's just that if I sue him, will he do something that I don't expect to be bad for the little sage village or the inn?
Seeing that I didn't speak, Fusu continued: "With all due respect, if a woman like a girl is just married to a woman, it's a pity to have a husband and children, hasn't the girl thought about showing her talents?"
I didn't expect this to be asked, so I smiled and said, "His Royal Highness Gongzi is really exalting me too much, just a little clever and not worth mentioning." β
"Actuallyβ" Fusu paused, looked up into my eyes, and said seriously, "I really want the girl to stay." β
"Stay, stay...... Show your talents, won't you let me be a female official, hehe, does Daqin have a position as a female official?" I deliberately joked, trying to avoid the unsettling extraneous meaning of his words.
"There are no female officials in Daqin, but there are princesses. β
His sudden words really shocked me, and the uneasiness and worry grabbed my heart suddenly, but he still said in a mocking tone: "His Royal Highness Childe said that he was laughing." β
Fusu stared deeply into my eyes, as if he wanted to see my heart directly, and looked at me a little hairy, before he said in a deep voice: "I didn't laugh at it. He approached me, suddenly took my hand, and asked softly in a tone of expectation, "Would the girl like to stay?"
My whole body was numb, and I withdrew my hand sideways, trying to calm myself down, and barely squeezed out a dry smile, and said, "According to His Royal Highness Gongzi's behavior, I shouldn't force others to do things I don't want to, right?"
"Girl, is your heart really on him?"
Fusu asked sternly.
My face flushed, and some words seemed a little difficult to speak, but at this moment, the courage that I didn't know where came came out, I also looked straight at Fusu, and did not shy away from his questioning gaze, leaving no room for anything, and his tone was firm: "His Royal Highness Gongzi said very much, he is the person I want to stay with for the rest of my life, no matter what happens in the future, I am very sure now, there is no doubt about it......"
Fusu was slightly stunned, his face sank, he was silent for a while, and suddenly the corners of his mouth loosened, and he smiled narrowly, and said gently: "The girl is so categorical, then I can only wish you a hundred years of good together." β
When I heard the words "100 years of harmony", I felt relieved that a hanging stone finally fell to the ground. I am secretly glad that the history books are indeed right, Fusu is indeed a benevolent person, and his indecision about him can also be seen from today's incident.
His Royal Highness Gongzi Xie said kindly. I bowed my head and thanked him.
"You don't have to always call me Your Highness, just call me Fusu Gongzi. β
"Okay, Fusu Gongzi. I smiled faintly, raised my eyes to meet his gaze, looked at each other, his eyes became darker and deeper, his face was slightly red from drinking, and after looking at each other for a long time, he asked in a deep voice: "If I want to see you next time, will the girl still come?"