"What did you say?" I won't believe the words that came out of Qi Ye just now, and I'm even afraid to hear any more information from him. But in just over a month, why did Chang'an become such a situation?

Pei Shisanzhen nodded solemnly and looked at me worriedly: "The Emperor Taishang takes Danshi day and night, and now he is already unconscious. The four princes hurriedly ascended the throne and succeeded to the throne, the Xiao family monopolized the government, and all the important ministers of the court were reshuffled, and the clan forces that competed with them in the past were suppressed. The strange thing is that the emperor's temperament has changed drastically, and he is resigned to the regent Xiao Chongyan. I was able to be sent to Liangzhou to guard the city, but I still asked the seventh sister and concubine Niangniang to intercede in front of the saint. ”

After hearing this, I was silent, and asked lightly: "Yiyun became a concubine?" Did the emperor ever establish a queen? ”

Thirteen hesitated for a moment, and when he nodded, he couldn't help but show a light color on the ground: "Today's queen is not as good as the seventh sister, it seems that she is still a palace maid, so she really flies on the branch and becomes a phoenix!" ”

Xiaoyao Hou and Qi Ye returned from discussing outside the door, and when they heard that Thirteen and I were unscrupulously discussing the former dynasty and the harem, they reprimanded: "Shaoyi, if you are so open-mouthed, how can you ignore the affairs of the heavenly family!" After a pause, Xiaoyao Hou looked at me twice, "Princess, it's late at night. Today is a day of great joy between you and the general, and I have been disturbed by my child for a long time, so I should also leave. ”

After sending off Xiaoyao Hou and the Thirteen and Twelve Persons, I returned to the cave room alone, and the red candle on the table had not yet been lifted, and the red candle on the table was almost burning.

Minister Regent, the power represented by these four words is enough for him to support Jinghong to ascend the throne on the grounds that "the country cannot be without a king for a day", and repatriate Shen Zhan to return to Yan State. Xiao Chongyan can send Jing Hong to the highest throne today, and it is also destined that Jing Hong's throne will be trembling. The clan was persecuted, and the next one to start unlucky was the family of gate valves who opposed the Xiao family in the past. Yuwen Qiye has not returned since he went out to discuss matters.

Zhenguo Gong was unjustly imprisoned, Concubine Shu gave death to Xuanji Tower, and the situation in Chang'an changed abruptly. I paced around the room restlessly, the golden hairpin on my head swaying and making a messy sound.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and I quickly put away my anxiety and sat down on the edge of the couch. After a long time, no one came in, I sighed, lifted the corner of the curtain, and saw Jinglan standing in front of me respectfully, holding a set of plain clothes in her hand. "Princess, I'm afraid the general won't be able to come tonight. It's not too early, so let's wash up and rest. ”

Removing hair and makeup, this red hijab did not wait to lift its hands from beginning to end. In the bronze mirror, my eyebrows are already a little messy, like the wind and rain blowing in the distant mountains, revealing the tiredness and sadness in my eyes. I don't know how long I sat there, but the lights in the cave room were bright, and the candles were changed one after another, and my heart was bright and dim along with the room.

The wedding was over before it even happened, and everything was peaceful. No one dared to persuade me to rest quickly, not to mention that I had long lost my sleepiness after the ups and downs of the night.

"Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei, we have met in empty dreams several times. I couldn't bear to put down my pen, and the paper was full of blood and tears.

Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei, every grass and tree is haggard. It is said that Lingshan is thousands of feet high, and it is difficult to find a red rose. Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei, how much love is in the end of the world? I see geese flying south every day, and I don't see that the old people's hearts are broken. Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei, the annual cold star falls. Looking at last year's star in the north, who is the cold star this year? Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei, Lingshanwei, where is Lingshan without blood? And listen to the sound of pine waves in the middle of the night, telling about yesterday's merits and sins.

……”

My eyes were blank, and I whispered this nursery rhyme that I had already known by heart. Suddenly there was a flute sound in my ears, low and tactful, floating and lingering rootlessly in the night, in harmony with my singing, teaching people to be inexplicably sentimental.

I got up and walked to the window, Qi Ye stood quietly outside the window under the pear tree, still wearing the wedding dress when I got married, the bright red and gold brocade robe became dim and dark in the cool midnight, a long flute in his hand, dark eyes looked at me with an unpredictable look.

Such an unfamiliar look was the same as when he took me to the Martial Martyrs' Temple, and at that moment I suddenly felt that the distance between me and him was more than just a brick wall. I have a hunch that Qi Ye and I will go from the twists and turns of tonight to the two ends of the same road.

"I'm waiting for you." Standing under the window, I barely managed to make myself look relaxed and happy, "Zhenguo Gong will definitely be able to turn evil into good fortune, brother...... The emperor, the emperor will not wronged good ministers. You don't have to worry. ”

Qi Ye interrupted me: "The Yuwen clan is in trouble, and it is all because of me. I came to say goodbye to you at this moment, you are waiting for me in Liangzhou, and when I return to Chang'an to deal with everything, I will definitely come back and personally apologize to you. ”

"Don't!" I blurted out, "You can't leave me alone this time." Who once said that you want to advance and retreat with me and face the ups and downs of life together? ”

Qi Ye sighed: "It's me." But, Blackie, now I can't. ”

I was shaken, and he said he couldn't. Never has that sentence hurt my heart more than that. I suppressed the countless uneasy thoughts in my heart and said stubbornly: "You don't want me to go back to Chang'an, are you afraid that I will be sad to see the unrecognizable clan now, or are you worried about being implicated by the Yuwen clan?" If it was the former, Zhaoyuan would have no worries; If it's the latter, the high-interest month is sweet. ”

"You don't understand anything. I'd rather you didn't know anything. Xiao Hei, wait for me in Liangzhou obediently, if you want to go back to Chang'an, I will pick you up after the matter is completed, as long as you want, I will accompany you every day from then on. Qi Ye said, took out the concentric knot I gave him from his bosom and handed it over, "You can save this concentric knot first, with the Pixiu wrench on it, no one dares to touch you in the border realm." ”

I didn't reach for it, and said hatefully: "Yuwen Qiye, you always want to arrange everything for me, but you don't tell me what happened." You give me everything you can, but have you ever wondered what I really want? I stared at his deep eyes, paused for a long time, and said, "Gao Xiyue doesn't want to be a woman who knows nothing, and she looks forward to her husband's return every day. I want to be the one who stands by your side and advances and retreats with you, and if you advance, you will be forced by the wind and frost, and if you retreat, you will be in the abyss, but Gao Xiyue is fearless. ”

These words came out of my mouth, and they were sonorous. Qi Ye's gaze burst out with a terrifying light in an instant, and it immediately returned to normal. I felt something slip through my body, but a voice kept shouting in my heart, and my blood began to boil.

After a while, Qi Ye spoke: "Then do you know who this person who is side by side with you?" ”

I was stunned by his words. The four words Yuwen Qiye have long been deeply engraved in my blood and bones, even if I vaguely perceive the complexity of his identity, I have never seriously investigated it. Maybe there are already some clues in the subconscious, and I haven't thought about it, probably from the timidity of the heart.

Xiao Jiu, Yuwen Qiye, Chongjiu, Helan Lonely's "Gao Family's Little Nine Masters", which one is the real him?

Seeing that I was silent, the corners of Qi Ye's mouth hooked up a wry smile, and he slowly said: "Soon after I was born, my mother was dragged to the execution ground and beheaded in public. In a fit of rage, the father had a dispute with the brother who had killed the mother. The nurse fled all the way with me in her arms, who was still in swaddling clothes, and was rescued by Zhenguo Gong in the Qilian Mountains. Before I was born, my parents died one after another, and I only had a nickname, 'Chongjiu'. ”

In the bleak moonlight, his face was reflected in a pale and helpless silhouette, as if it had changed into a child in an instant.

Back then, Zhenguo Gong was moved by compassion, but he didn't want this kindness to hurt him like this. I feel deeply ashamed of the Yuwen clan, and I can't fail to repay this kindness. My parents were killed, and now I should get an explanation. Xiao Hei, I'll talk about it here, how much do you understand? ”

"That's right...... You were born in Chongyang ...... It's so close to the season of white dew......" I muttered to myself, and I jerked my head up to meet his gaze as he stared at me. Under his aggressive gaze, I had nowhere to escape, and I hesitated for a long time before I trembled and spoke: "The little ninth master of the Gao family, is it really your self-proclaimed name when you were in Xiliang?" ”

Qi Ye nodded: "The year I met you, my life experience was almost revealed, and Zhenguo Gong sent me to Xiliang at the risk of being wiped out, and changed my identity and regained the name 'Yuwen Qiye'." The night will be in full bloom and will not stop, and the prince of Zhenguo always said that he will not forget the night when the Bailu Palace changed, my father and your father and brother met each other, and the palace became a blood pool purgatory overnight, and the long dark night seemed to never end. ”

His words reminded me of the time when the blood of countless innocent beings spilled over the walls of the palace and became an indelible sin left behind by the power struggle between brothers.

"When I met you, I thought it was all arranged by God. For your sake, I try to let go of the hatred in my heart. But now, I can't. Do you remember what Helan Lin said that day? I can't betray the fate I carry, and I can't forget the blood that flows in my body. If you return to Chang'an with me, you will no longer face each other. You and I will eventually become enemies! ”

I kept shaking my head, refusing to accept the message from his words, but I saw him staring at me, his eyes like a wolf waiting to hunt its prey, "Or are you willing to abandon everything to follow me, then what will face you will no longer be just a wind and frost blade and an abyss, as long as we take a wrong step, what awaits us is the Shura Hell from which there will be no return!" ”

I felt like someone had poured a bucket of snow on my head, and my heart was suddenly chilled. Ten fingers were deeply embedded in the flesh of my palm, and the joints began to whiten, and I bit my trembling lower lip tightly to prevent him from noticing my inner struggle. Qi Ye is right, I can follow him without hesitation, but the blood flowing in my body tells me that I can't, because once I betray the fate on my shoulders, what awaits me is the Shura Hell that will never be reborn......