"Silly boy, what are you crying about?" She chuckled and shook her head, her left hand slightly raised, as if she wanted to wipe away my tears, but because of the iron railing between us, she finally didn't move, just looked at me gently, and a thousand words were hidden in her eyes.

I caught a glimpse of silver flashing on her left hand—and when I looked closely, I saw a silvery-white ring on her index finger, the surface of which was carved with vines, and the other end was a bayonet with a hidden mechanism.

And I also know that there must be a unique heart engraved on the inside of the ring.

- This is the ring I gave to Jiang Zhuo, something she never left her body, but now it appeared on Kuang Xiqing's hand.

When she and Kwong Xiqing changed identities, they also discarded the ring I gave her.

She lost not only the identity of Jiang Guard, but also the heart I gave her.

"Open the door." Taking a deep breath and suppressing the surging emotions in my heart, I whispered.

She frowned, but waved the guard to open the cage.

At this moment, suddenly a guard hurried up to her, approached her and whispered a few words, and her face changed, and she immediately looked at me.

I had already walked quickly into the iron cage, holding Kuang Xiqing's arm, feeling her slender and thin, and her eyes were hot again, and I ignored Jiang Zhuo's gaze.

After waiting for a moment, she looked puzzled, but it was her back who turned around.

"I'll pick you up in a quarter of an hour." With that, she followed the guard and left.

In the huge stone room, only me and Kuang Xiqing were left.

Silence spread, and I slowly sat down on the rough straw mat by her arm, but I didn't know how to speak.

"Heh, doesn't Han'er want to see the imperial sister? Why don't you speak? She was the first to break the silence, patted the back of my hand, and smiled nonchalantly.

At this point, she was so calm that I was impressed: could it be that she didn't care much about the throne? Or is there a backhand?

"Sister Huang...... Are they disrespectful to you? She spoke, and I did, looking back and forth over her—I was more worried about the physical harm these guards would do to her body than the lack of food and clothing.

"Not really," she said, as if to convince me, as she lifted up her sleeves to show me that her arms were as clean as ever, and there were no scars, and I was relieved to see her so calm, but I was sorry for her plight.

At the end of the day, it's all my fault.

"Jiang Zhuo, no, it should be Kuang Xixi, what did she bring you here for?" Lowering her head and tweaking her cuffs, she asked casually.

"I told her to bring me here...... but I didn't know how I could help.

"Oh? You are familiar with her," she gestured, and looked up at me steadily, her eyes were deep, and she couldn't tell her anger, and she couldn't help but lift my heart, "You tell me honestly, you and her...... What exactly is the relationship? ”

I opened my mouth, but I couldn't speak—how can I tell her that Jiang Zhuo is my lifelong lover?

Even I wonder if this is just a dream of my Nanke.

"I've always believed that you have me in your heart, but it's all wishful thinking on my part......" she laughed self-deprecatingly, but her smile was like a broken flower, more poignant than tears.

"No, it's not like that," with her fragile smile reflected in her eyes, my heart was touched fiercely, and I made a decision, as her smile faded, she became more and more determined, "Sister Huang, Han'er once loved you, loved you very much, and even did not hesitate to give up her life for you." ”

-- The person who loves your life is the former Kwong Xihan, not me.

"Han'er?" She looked at me in surprise and delight, but then realized what I meant, and smiled bitterly, "...... Ever? ”

"Sister Huang is the best person in the world in Han'er's heart, Han'er respects you and loves you, and she can't wait to give you her heart." Holding the position of his chest, as if he could feel the obsession left in this shell - at this moment, I want Kwong Xiqing to know that there was once someone who loved her so unreservedly.

"Han'er is in my heart, and she is also the best person in the world...... It's a pity that I didn't cherish such a good Han'er. She took my hand and smiled, but her eyes turned red, "I'm a bastard." ”

"Imperial sister, Han'er's body is so weak and her reputation is so bad, what is the reason, although Han'er doesn't say it, but she knows it in her heart," I stared at her frightened pupils, and there was a trace of revenge in my heart, and then I felt sorry for Kuang Xihan, and the smile on my face became softer and more illusory, "Even so, Han'er has never hated the imperial sister." ”

"Han'er, Han'er......" Her lips trembled slightly, but she choked up and couldn't speak, just holding my hand, as if she wanted to embed her finger bones into my flesh and blood and become one with me.

"It's just that I want you to know that the former Kuang Xihan is dead," closing my eyes, I couldn't bear to look at her desperate eyes, tried hard to swallow the decisive cruel words, and said lightly, "The imperial sister and Han'er are at the end of this life." ”

"Han'er, what do you mean by that? What is fate? Kuang Xiqing was stunned for a moment, and then asked in a trembling voice.

"What she means, this is the last time you will meet," Jiang Zhuo's voice suddenly sounded in the empty stone room, startling me, and the meaning of the words was even more chilling, "Three days later, in the afternoon, it will be the time for you to ambush." ”

――When did she come?

Just now I had a conversation with Kwong Xiqing, how much did she listen?

Did she misunderstand something?

Oh, maybe she really misunderstood, what does it have to do with me?

"Is that what you're going to do?" Holding Kwong Xiqing behind me and quietly grabbing her hand, I stared into Jiang Zhuo's eyes, hoping that this was just her impulsive angry words - but through those cold eyes, I understood in an instant: she was serious.

She really wants to put Kuang Xiqing to death, and she is really sure that she can do it.

If there is no way to turn the tide, three days later, Kuang Xiqing will inevitably die.

"It's almost dawn, you should go back." She avoided my gaze and waved to the guards, motioning for her to lock the cage again.

I exhaled heavily, took the ring off Kuang Xiqing's index finger, opened the buckle, put my backhand against my neck, and drank the guard: "Don't move." ”

"Do you know what you're doing?" She waved away the guards and looked at me coldly, her eyes like a quenched fire, but her voice sounded like a piece of ice.

"I know," I certainly knew that doing so would not only threaten her identity, but also push us into opposing sides, creating an irreparable trench - but for the sake of Kwong Xiqing's life, I had no choice, "no matter what, she is my imperial sister, and I will not watch her die." ”

- I owe Kuang Xihan a life.

If my lover harms her beloved royal sister, then I can only give her my life back.

"How are you doing?" She clenched her fists and asked through gritted teeth.

"Let her go." I felt the momentum that suddenly erupted from Jiang Zhuo's body, and my heart was crossed, and the hand against my neck used force, and the sharp blade easily cut a gap.

The sudden smell of blood taught her to take half a step back, and a flash of struggle flashed in her eyes: "What if I shouldn't?" ”

"Then I'll die with her." Ruthless, ignoring the sharp pain in my neck, I increased my strength a little more.

- I'm betting.

Bet on her own weight in her heart, and perhaps with some thirst to try to prove it.

But to be honest, after seeing the ring on Kwong Xiqing's hand, I wasn't too sure.

"That's enough, stop!" As soon as my waist tightened, it was Kuang Xiqing behind me who hugged me, snatched the ring from my neck, immediately tore off the cloth strip on the hem of my clothes, pressed it hard against my wound, and scolded, "Who allowed you to hurt yourself?" ”

Without waiting for me to speak, she looked up at Jiang Zhuo, who looked relieved, hooked her lips slightly, and said slowly: "Becoming a king and losing a villain, I am willing to gamble and lose, and it is my negligence to lose this world...... I have no complaints. ”

I saw her raise the ring, put it against the corner of her eye, and slashed it down violently - I only felt that the blood flashed in front of me, and suddenly there was a tiger-long blood mark on her white jade flawless face, from the corner of the eye to the chin, bottomless, gushing blood: "From now on, there is only one emperor in this world...... There was no Kuang Xixi, and there was no guard Jiang Zhuo similar to the emperor. ”

"Imperial Sister ......" I stared blankly at her fleshy face, trying to reach out to stop the bleeding for her, but I didn't dare to touch her wounds--I was even more flustered and helpless in the face of her casual gentle eyes, and I could only cry stupidly.

"Okay, I'll let you go." After a while, Jiang Zhuo suddenly whispered.

Her expressionless face made my heart sour, but I still forcibly opened my mouth: "Send the imperial sister to King Ling's mansion and let Yan Ke take her out of here...... If you kill them behind my back, I will not live alone. ”

"Am I a capricious villain in your eyes?" She asked with a frown.

In the face of her questioning, I wanted to deny it, but when the words came to my mouth, it became another sentence, "Are you lying to me less?" ”

While regretting it, I saw her smile miserably, took two steps back as if she couldn't help it, looked at me deeply, and said in a dumb voice: "Okay, okay...... Come on, send her to King Ling's Mansion - if she is missing a cold hair, you are the only one who asks. ”

"Yes." The guard bowed down to receive the order, walked to my side and picked up Kwong Xiqing, and was about to take her away.

Taking the blood-drenched ring from her hand, I gently hugged her and whispered in her ear: "Sister Huang, whether it is the world or our lives, you and I are even, and we will never owe each other again." ”

"Han'er, you are so ruthless." Letting the guard take her away half-dragged and half-hugged, and didn't care about the bleeding wound, Kuang Xiqing still had a light smile and muttered, "...... But I wasn't convinced. ”

Silently watching her being taken away, I couldn't help but quietly breathe a sigh of relief, but the next moment I grabbed my wrist and imprisoned it in my arms, unable to move.

"Now, are you satisfied?" She mockingly hooked the corners of her mouth, but her eyes were full of pain, and my heart hurt with it.

-- You chose the former between the throne and me, and you were doomed to the end of your and me being separated.

Because, I can live □□with my personal guard Jiang Zhuo and wander the world, but I can't risk the disapproval of the world and have a little bit of exceedance with my imperial sister Kuang Xiqing.

From the moment you chose to take the throne, there was no possibility between us, but I was reluctant to admit it.

But, when I saw the ring, I figured it out: something was slipping away from us, and I couldn't hold on to it, and I couldn't keep it.

…… Well, it's better to let it go.