The remnant sun of spring slowly sank behind Jiuzhi Mountain with a golden afterglow, leaving a bright red sunset like fire, burning wantonly in this slightly cool moment. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Zhi, who was sitting on the horse, looked at the hut that had just lit the candle flame in the three houses with deep eyes.

The clothes soaked in the mountain stream had long since dried and put them on again, and the navy blue robe became more and more hazy in the gradually misty night, and seemed to be ready to merge into the thick at any time.

"Gone!"

One last glance at the hut, the person he was expecting didn't show up. Li Zhi whipped heavily on the horse's stock, and the horse, which was still wandering in place, neighed in pain and spread its hooves and galloped away.

"Childe! Businessgirl! There will be a period later! ”

Wang Qi clenched his fists and whipped his horse, and followed Li Zhi away.

Li Mo and the merchant stood at the gate of the courtyard and looked at Li Zhi who was hurrying around, and did not make a sound for a long time.

It wasn't until Li Zhi and Wang Qi were no longer seen that the two closed the courtyard door and went back to Li Mo's house hand in hand.

"I wonder what happened to the two of them?" Shang Shang turned around and closed the door of the room, looking at Li Mo who was sitting at the table, his calm voice was slightly worried.

Li Mo reached out and pulled the merchant over her, wrapped her around her waist, pulled her into his arms, and gently rested his chin on her shoulder.

"Do your best, listen to the destiny of heaven!" Li Mo didn't have the same worries as businessmen.

Maybe for men, they are far less worried about emotional matters than women, as the so-called "if you are together, you will get together, and if you are not together, you will be scattered", clean and neat! And an indecisive woman will always be the one who gets hurt more.

"Li Zhi is your brother, why aren't you worried at all?" Shang Shang nodded Li Mo's forehead and accused him of carelessness.

"So what do you think I should do? Could it be that he was happy to tie up Wu Meiniang and send her to his bed? Li Mo smiled and pecked the merchant's cheek.

It's really cute to see her worried about her loved ones like this. His merchant is a warm-hearted man!

"Zhi has his own ideas, I can create some small opportunities for him, but I can't do it for him, after all, Wu Meiniang is what he wants, he should fight for it himself, no matter how much others do, it's just a waste of effort."

Li Mo subconsciously tightened around the merchant's hand.

Just as the merchant is what he wants, he also tries his best to fight for it, even if he has nothing now, he doesn't want to let go!

The truth that Li Mo said, the businessman actually understands, but she is more entangled in her heart.

On the one hand, with the relationship between Li Zhi and Li Mo, from the perspective of businessmen, it is natural to hope that he and Wu Meiniang can have a good result; But on the other hand, as a person who knows the historical process, she understands better than anyone what kind of existence Wu Meiniang will be in the future, and what the descendants of the Li family will wither into in the hands of Wu Meiniang!

It is this kind of entanglement that makes her sometimes hope that Li Mo can stop all this, and this contradictory mood has been torturing her since she knew Li Zhi's plan for Wu Meiniang, making her in a dilemma.

"Forget it! Just listen to you! If they really have this fate, they will be together without us worrying about it. ”

The merchant sighed in resignation, no longer thinking about this annoying question.

"You go back to the room in a while, remember to probe Wu Meiniang's tone." Li Mo hugged the merchant and whispered in her ear.

The warm breath that blew out of Li Mo's mouth made Shang Shang itch for a while, and he couldn't help laughing.

"Giggles! Don't mess with me! ”

While stretching out his hand to push Li Mo's face, Shang Shang said, "Didn't you just say that you didn't care?" Why do you want me to go to the mouth again? ”

"Don't you think it's a little strange when they come back?" Li Mo smiled and turned his face away, let go of a hand, and pulled the hair on Shang Shang's sideburns behind his ears.

"Hmmm! If you don't say it, I almost forgot, on the way back, Li Zhixiang wanted to say something a few times, but he couldn't help it, Wu Meiniang's face was a little red, and I don't know what the two of them said on the mountain? ”

The merchant nodded in agreement, thinking about Wu Meiniang's somewhat shy and somewhat apprehensive appearance, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was a problem.

"After Ji came back, he seemed to have something to say to me, but he didn't say anything until Fang Cai." Li Mo rested his head back on the businessman's shoulder, as if thinking.

"Merchant! I want you to explore Wu Meiniang's tone, not what you want to do, just to think about her thoughts and her identity...... It's really embarrassing, if she's really unintentional...... I would advise myself to think twice, after all, some things are worth it, and some things are not necessarily the same. ”

Li Mo's tone was a little gloomy. Li Zhi is the only person he is closest to in this world! When Wu Meiniang was in the palace, he was clear about the relationship with Li Ke, and people's hearts ---- always the most difficult thing to grasp!

"yes, I know."

Looking at Li Mo's frowning brows, Shang Shang sighed lightly in his heart.

No matter how easy it is, Li Zhi is his brother after all, how can he stand by and watch? That's it! So why not go and make a bag for him and ask?

"It's night! Rest early! It's time for me to go back to my room. ”

Gently patted Li Mo's shoulder, and the merchant pulled out of Li Mo's arms and reminded softly.

“…… Okay, I'll send you there. ”

Li Mo stood up with some reluctance, took Shang Shang's hand, sent her straight to the door, watched Shang Shang enter his room, and then closed the door.

The candle flame in the room was burning quietly, and Wu Meiniang, who was only wearing a plain white dress, was sitting on the bed, holding an embroidered bandage in her hand, and there was a stitch embroidered with a pink and Dilian, but her eyes turned to the outside of the house from time to time.

In the dark night, the starlight was faint, and even the sound of the wind was quiet.

The sound of Shang Shang entering the door woke Wu Meiniang's thoughts, she forced a smile and put down the embroidery bandage in her hand.

"Coming back? Go to bed early! I've got to wake up early tomorrow. ”

Although it is at the bottom of the mountain, there are not many things to do, but the merchants are still used to getting up early every day, or practicing, or feeding the chickens, but they also have fun.

"Hmmm! You should rest early, too! Today, I was frightened and caught a cold when I fell into the water, but don't fall ill. The merchant untied the tie of the skirt and turned back to Wu Meiniang.

The merchant, who had only one coat left, walked to the corner of the house, extinguished the wormwood burning in the copper basin, then turned around and walked to the bed, took off his embroidered shoes, and went to bed.

Wu Meiniang retreated to the inside of the bed, and the merchant put down the curtain, blew out the lamp, and covered the corners of the curtain tightly, and then lay down side by side.

The candle-lit room was silent, the air was filled with the fragrance of wormwood, and the closed curtain seemed to be a space independent of the world, dark and quiet, and even the insects outside the house became non-existent in the spring.

Shang Shang lay on the bed with his eyes open, in the faint light, trying to distinguish the pattern of the entwined branch lotus on the top of the tent, while feeling the heavy and suppressed breathing of Wu Meiniang beside him, knowing that she was not asleep.

"What? Can't sleep? The merchant spoke softly. In such a quiet night, people's hearts are also at peace.

"Hmm." Wu Meiniang replied softly as if she was breathing: "Did you make a noise?" ”

In order to be afraid of noisy businessmen, she forcibly suppressed the apprehension in her heart, but her body did not dare to move a little, and now the businessmen's opening to inquire undoubtedly made her relax.

"Nope." Doing business.

Silence returned to the two of them, and the light outside the window seemed to be brighter, perhaps the moon had risen, and the slender crescent moon slowly crossed the established arc in the sky, sprinkling shallow light all over the world.

"Mei Niang! You...... Have you ever thought about the future? The merchant's voice sounded exceptionally gentle in the dark night.

"Will ...... Come? Wu Meiniang's voice was a little stunned.

Future? That's a delightful word to hear! What does the future look like?

"Could it be...... Haven't you thought about it? ”

"I don't know, in the future...... Who knows what will happen in the future? ”

In the dim light, Wu Meiniang's expression could not be seen clearly, but the thick bitterness in the faint voice made the merchants couldn't help but worry about it.

"The emperor's thoughts, you must also understand, you ...... But what are the plans? After hesitating for a moment, Shang Shang finally asked.

"Did the emperor ask you to ask?" Wu Meiniang replied sensitively.

“…… No! Shang Shang turned to the side and looked at Wu Meiniang on his side, although he couldn't see anything clearly, but Shang Shang felt that he saw a hint of ridicule on Wu Meiniang's face.

"Mei Niang! I don't care what your identity is, I just ask you, what do you think in your heart? What are your plans for the future? The merchant's tone was extremely solemn, and the concern in his voice could be heard even by a fool.

"Plans? What can I do? Wu Meiniang smiled self-deprecatingly: "I originally planned to marry King Wu and be a side concubine, but I entered the palace, and later planned to help King Wu sit on the throne, I can also accompany him, even if I am a little concubine, I am satisfied, but in the end I entered the Ganye Temple; Now, I plan to end up with the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha, but who knows that I have come to Jiuzhi Mountain again. ”

Wu Meiniang's voice was full of desolation: "Merchant! What else do you think I can do? ”

Shang Shang was speechless, she could only look at the desolate woman in front of her in a daze, but she couldn't say even a word of comfort. The world is impermanent! How can Wu Meiniang, a woman, grasp her own destiny and make a perfect plan for herself?

"Mei Niang!" The merchant tried to speak, but he didn't know what to say.

"Merchant! You don't have to say it. I understand. Wu Meiniang smiled and said: "The emperor sent me here, and he tried his best to plan the origin of my identity, what he wants is self-explanatory." Now that I have reached this point, it is no longer up to me whether to advance or retreat, it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and the emperor has an order, and I can only move forward without retreat! ”

Wu Meiniang's voice was cold and clean, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her, but the indifference made Shang Shang secretly frightened.

Don't...... Is this how the Empress of the coming day was forced to step by step to that great throne? (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) )