The man led Gao Ran and Gao Xi all the way to a ruined temple that had been abandoned for a long time no less than ten miles outside the city. There was already a man in a cloak and wrapped himself very tightly, standing in the temple and waiting for a long time.

Although the man didn't turn around, the smell on his body had convinced Gao Ran that he was Yun Jie himself.

"Xi, you go outside with your uncle first, I have something to say to Yun Jie alone. ”

"Good. With the current situation, it is not difficult for Gao Xi to think that the reason why Gao Ran had to meet Yun Jie in private before leaving was probably just to dissolve the marriage contract. Therefore, this time let the two of them be alone, Gao Xi is very happy. I promised very well, and I walked very quickly.

After Gao Xi and Yun Jie's men left together, Yun Jie turned around, but did not remove the top hat of the cloak over his head—just in case.

"Although things are going very differently than I thought before...... Of course, it should be very different from what you think. Either way, the trickiest part of the matter was finally resolved. So, even if I didn't solve all the problems between you at once when you, Yun Zhen, and Yu Qiwen were present at the same time, as I expected, but you have experienced it yourself, then you should know that Yu Qiwen will try his best to prevent the four of us from meeting at the same time, what is his intention?

"Yun Zhen's temperament really hasn't changed. Not only has it not changed, but it has obviously intensified...... Therefore, in order to avoid future incidents, our affairs should be completely ended as soon as possible before he even notices!"

Gao Ran's words Yun Jie seemed to have expected them, so when she directly said her intentions, not only did he not feel surprised, but he was also unusually calm. It's just that he just looked at her quietly for a long time, but he didn't say a word. This made it really difficult for Gao Ran to judge his silence for a while—was that calm silence in favor or against?

"You don't speak, do you want to hear me tell me why I want to break the marriage?" After being silent for a while, Gao Ran decided to prepare for the worst, just as Yun Jie did not approve of the dissolution of the marriage contract - on the premise of such a position, try to convince him.

And Yun Jie's silence also made Gao Ran decide to continue:

"Well, since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you.

"Dissolving the marriage contract, whether it is for the sake of the overall situation or from the perspective of personal feelings, is something I have to do.

"From the perspective of the overall situation, you should also know that the reason why the emperor gave you half of the military power is not only out of helplessness, but also because you two brothers must work together to pacify those dissidents in your clan and keep your bloodline in control of the Yun clan, and at the same time, this half of the military power in your hands will also be the only truly reliable talisman to protect yourself in the future.

"However, if you are Yun Zhen, the current Yun Emperor, will you easily let go of the 'imperial brother' who holds the same military power as your own?—— and you are also a brother of the same father and mother, not a brother of the side branches! You should know that if Yun Zhen continues to tolerate that great military power in your hands after all the dust has settled, it will be tantamount to leaving a person by his side who can threaten his throne and take away his country at any time.

"Even if you don't have this intention, even if Yun Zhen believes that you don't have this intention, how can you make the Manchu courtiers believe it? How can you make the soldiers under your command who are more and more attached to you still have priority allegiance to Yun Zhen besides you? And their hearts will also doom you and Yun Zhen to become like each other sooner or later due to the inability to share imperial power. - Even if you surrender your military power in the end, the longer it drags on, the more support you get from your subordinates and soldiers, the greater the threat to Yun Zhen's imperial power will be from your existence itself. If you were Yun Zhen, would you let go of such a 'royal brother'?

"But you can't surrender your military power at this time. This is not only to protect yourself, but also for the original intention of why you chose to accept the arrangement of the emperor in the first place - you don't want to watch your Yun clan's country fall into the hands of others - this is doomed, and your future life will irretrievably embark on a road of no return: during this period, you must make good use of the power in your hands and work with Yun Zhen to keep your bloodline's control of the Yun clan. However, if you do so, you will gain more support and support from the military, the courtiers, and even the people. And this will push you to the end - either simply clamp each other down with Yun Zhen on an equal footing until you die, or choose to completely surrender to Yun Zhen, and then face the end of either being under house arrest for life by him, or simply being executed by him for the rest of the world.

"Therefore, from the moment you chose not to see the Yun family fall into the hands of others, from the moment you accepted the arrangement of the emperor under such a mentality, your future life is doomed: no matter whether you can die well in the end, you should not start a family, let alone have your own flesh and blood, otherwise, just wait for you to die, in order to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, Yun Zhen will not easily let go of your family.

This is the approximate ending I can think of when looking at your life from the big picture. But such an ending is also your own choice, and you willingly accept it, so you can't blame others, let alone my repentance.

"Besides, from the point of view of personal feelings, I will still break off the marriage contract with you.

"You should know that the reason why we were privately engaged in the marriage was not because of any affection between us, but simply because we all had our own goals that we wanted to achieve through this marriage contract and through each other. - It's just a bargain.

"But now, I've given you at least two years to deal with your own internal problems in my own way, as you wished, and you can't ask for more from me!

"You'd better let me go with humor. Otherwise, I don't mind choosing the worst scenario: simply die with your Yun Clan, and let what you have to defend at the expense of your future come to naught. Not only that, but I also want you to let the 'foreigners' you least want to see to take over this piece of the country that originally belonged to your Yun Clan!"

As he spoke, Gao Ran looked at Yun Jie fiercely without question.

But Yun Jie still looked at Gao Ran calmly, as if he was not affected at all by what she had just said. And the only emotion that Gao Ran could perceive in him was the same calm as before.

"Calm?

Before Gao Ran could think about it, Yun Jie finally spoke. He just said to her very calmly, "Take care." ”

Then he didn't say a word, walked straight past Gao Ran's side, and left with his men without looking at her again.

Gao Ran stood for a long time before finally believing that the scene just now was true: Yun Jie had really decided to let her go from the beginning, so he would always be so calm.

"He didn't come to negotiate with me, but just to see me one last time......"

Although she couldn't understand why Yun Jie would act like this as if he had affection for her, at least she could be sure that he really didn't have any other thoughts this time, and really just came to see her one last time: not only had he planned to let her go from the beginning, but he also came here to see her off in advance......