Chapter 140: Twilight Returns Home
"Luo Kun thanks Brother A Xiao for his love, with several brothers, even if he doesn't speak, Luo Kun feels happy." Luo Kun has no friends since he was a child, only a few cousins from other families have been consistent with him, and he doesn't know what friendship is like, even if he only met Yu Xiao and Liu Haihua for one night, Luo Kun also felt warm in his heart, as if it was the taste of friends and confidants, and he cherished it very much.
"It's just a trivial matter, a few of us often have to get together, and it's no wonder that your cousin didn't bring you earlier, otherwise why would you be so lonely, a few of us and your cousin Wu Chengxu have known each other since childhood, and they even made a lot of trouble when they were young." Yu Xiao, the person who looks down on him and treats him sincerely, will be so good that there is no limit, if he doesn't like someone, no matter how much effort he spends, it will be in vain.
The carriage slowly passed through the downtown area, and quietly walked out of the city gate of Handu, Yu Xiao was originally going to ride a horse, but he thought that Luo Kun would not be able to ride a horse, and the road from Handu to Gyeonggi Camp was not smooth and easy to walk, and he also gave up his mind of riding a horse with Luo Kun, anyway, he was not in a hurry to go back today, so he took the carriage.
Luo Kun looked at the picturesque journey even if there were signs of withering, he was ecstatic, the smile on his face never stopped, and the excitement in his heart was even worse, he had never left Handu, even in winter, his grandmother, grandfather and father went to the hot spring Zhuangzi to recuperate, they would only take Zhou and Luo Qi with him, and he would not ask his mother and himself who were living in Anchengbo's mansion for many years, and he walked the farthest way or went to the flower pavilion in the west of Handu City with Wu Chengxu.
Looking at Luo Kun's face that was happy no matter what he saw, Yu Xiao wanted to protect this innocent brother even more, even if he was not a blood relative to him, and he had only known each other for one night, Yu Xiao was willing to try his best to protect this brother who always had a touch of sadness in his eyes, and he also believed that his mother would like it.
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"Princess, Twilight is back."
January hurriedly told July the news of Twilight's return to the Qingyue platform, as soon as the words fell, Twilight was already waiting outside the house, July casually put down the letter in his hand, the melancholy in his eyes did not fade for a long time, and he did not open his mouth to let Twilight enter the house and wait, just thinking about something lightly.
July's face was still a little pale, even if Imperial Doctor Li had tried his best, it had only improved slightly, and before winter, he had already put on a heavy cloak, the blood on his lips was still faint, but his eyes were full of energy.
"Princess, Twilight......
"Let him in."
January's hurried footsteps were followed by a low whisper, followed by two pairs of heavy footsteps that gradually approached until they became the sound of even breathing.
Twilight saw July's pale face, and knew that he hadn't had anything happened in the past few days, but he just suppressed the doubts in his heart, and when the time came, July would definitely say it, and he put it down for the time being, but there was still a slight pain in his heart.
"Princess, the eldest princess of Shaoyang drove back to Beijing, and deliberately passed by the Xishan Courtyard to pick up Gongzi Qiao and Gongzi Guo, with the eldest princess of Shaoyang, those people didn't dare to do it, they would only gradually put away the fox's tail." Twilight watched Qiao Pre and Guo Ran set off with the eldest princess of Shaoyang before quickly returning to Beijing to report on July, his duty was to protect the safety of Qiao Pre and Guo Ran, since there was no danger now, he naturally had to return to July's side to serve.
"The eldest princess of Shaoyang has returned to Beijing, and she has passed by Xishan, this second son of Qiao is really not an idle person, and he can guess the purpose of Qiao's pre-arrival in Xishan, wonderful, wonderful, I should also meet this second son of Qiao for a while, we should be friends." July's mind flashed to know why the eldest princess of Shaoyang went around the Xishan Courtyard, there is nothing worth delaying the eldest princess of Shaoyang in the Xishan Courtyard, but the people in the Xishan Courtyard are precious, and how can the eldest princess of Shaoyang, who was dusty along the way, know that Qiao Yu went to Xishan, even if Qiao Yu had this habit in previous years, but this year it seems to be a little earlier, the only possibility is that Qiao Liang, who is well-informed in the Handu, sent a letter to the eldest princess of Shaoyang in advance, and July admires Qiao Liang very much.
"Do you have anything else to do?"
"Nothing" Dusk Xi replied categorically, he has been staying in Xishan for the past few days, and has not received news from Hongyue, all he knows is news related to Xishan Courtyard and Qiao Yu and Guo Ran.
"Is it really okay?"
July's cold eyes looked at the twilight in front of him, and there was no longer the respect in his eyes, and he looked at a delicate and delicate ink jade pendant on the table with a cold and cold eye.
"My subordinates, please make it clear to the princess." When Twilight saw the piece of black jade pendant with July's eyes, he had already vaguely guessed what was going on in his heart, but he never regretted it, if there was another chance like that, he would not hesitate to choose to hide it, he didn't want July to be obsessed.
"There is a mysterious figure in Handu, I think you know him, I don't know what you think?" July said with a light smile, she didn't blame Twilight in her heart, Twilight has been with her for twelve years, and all the responsibilities of these twelve years have been transformed into family affection, Twilight's most persistent person is herself, but she wants to use this to tell him that there is no need to hide and keep secrets between partners, as if she and him, January, and Jade ......
"The subordinates understood what the princess meant, but I didn't expect that in just a few days, he walked into the princess's world again, and the subordinates did not see him before, and the subordinates concealed it after careful consideration, and asked the princess to punish him, and Twilight had no complaints." As soon as July said that, Twilight understood, and the guess was really right, he really didn't give up, and he was still thinking about the princess as always, and he couldn't prevent it.
July didn't speak, calmed down and was silent, and said after about a quarter of an hour: "Uncle Dusk, I don't blame you, it's just such a thing, you shouldn't hide it from me, if you meet by chance in the future, I don't think I can control my emotions, some things are better to say clearly and understand, and those who have passed should be precipitated, and it can only be heartbreak if we don't forget, we have nothing to be nostalgic about, it's better to break it off as soon as possible." ”
"What?"
Twilight didn't think that July would have such an attitude, he thought that July might be slump again, maybe she would stalk Cold Twilight, after all, the princess once loved so deeply, deep in her heart and bones, how could she be treated so calmly as water, otherwise how could he hide it from July.
"You're confused?" July saw Twilight's shocked expression, not only was she not annoyed, but she smiled lightly, like the warmth of the warm sun in winter.
"The subordinates remember that the princess didn't have such an attitude before, Tang Dui's time really frightened the subordinates, and now I am still terrified when I think about it, and the things of Qingyuetai before are still vivid, and the subordinates don't dare to take such a risk, but I really don't know why the princess has changed so much."
"If you don't understand, what is a person's deepest love? It's not to have, but to fulfill, I let go of the past, not only to fulfill him, but also to fulfill myself, three years ago, he is not at fault, but I am too extreme, to blame can only blame fate, it has been three years, I have experienced such ups and downs, the master is more and more open, he has his mission, I also have my responsibility, his identity and my status are not suitable, as long as each other live well, it is enough. Thinking of the man who was exceptionally pale and thin in the moonlight, he didn't feel that anyone was sorry for whom, and he knew at a glance that the vicissitudes of life and loneliness would not deceive, and he was much more painful than himself.
"The subordinates are too worried, no matter what, the subordinates have made mistakes, please punish the princess, otherwise Twilight will feel uneasy." The most important thing as a secret guard is loyalty, his self-righteous concealment, breaking the vows, he does not want July to be unblamed and merciful to him, today's mercy is tomorrow's sword.
"Take it yourself!" July didn't mean to punish Twilight, but Twilight insisted in her heart that she didn't have that heart, so let him watch it himself.
"Yes"
Twilight heard that July had already said this, and naturally understood why her face was pale, it should be that person.
July looked at the letter paper he put down casually on the table, his brows furrowed slightly, this was a secret letter from Tang Duan, but July couldn't guess the meaning and couldn't make up his mind.
"Uncle Dusk, there's a letter from Longcheng, a letter from Li Congqin." In a few words in July, he thought about it a lot, Li Congqin is the general of Longcheng, and he is the husband of Ning Qin, the second aunt of July, even if July is related to him, the two have no intersection, and what does this seal of integrity mean, as far as July knows, Ning Qin and his mother Ning Ning. The two sisters are not close to each other, but they have a deep sisterhood with Ning Die, and in the entire Ning Guo Mansion, only Ning Mo and the previous Ning Shu are close to Ning Ning, but now a person who has not been inclined to the enemy before suddenly surrenders, and July does not believe it.
Dusk Xi also frowned, he had a certain understanding of Li Congqin, these people were all people who had made achievements in the bloody battle with the Rou clan, Li Congqin was a proud and backbone person, he would not be swayed by the love of his children, let alone who he would seek refuge in, after so many years, it should not have changed.
"Princess, even if Li Congqin is not sincere, even if he is tempted, he will not be forced by Ning Die, he is an arrogant general, and his subordinates can still guess a thing or two about him." Dusk Xi and Li Congqin have dealt with each other, so they naturally know Li Congqin's temperament.
"Why is that? Outside Longcheng is the barbarians, could it be that he found that the Rou tribe has revived? He should be well aware of the movements of the Rou Clan. "Longcheng was once a city occupied by the Rou people, this time the Rou people's ambitions are even worse than twenty years ago, and Li Congqin is a person who has fought with the Rou people, maybe he really found the traces of the Rou people.
It's just that she traveled thousands of miles to surrender to herself who was far away in Jin Kingdom, it seems that far water can't save the near fire, and she doesn't have any power in her hands on the surface, and it's actually useless to surrender to herself, she doesn't believe that Li Congqin really has the ability to predict the future, and can know her secret movements.
"Maybe that's the case, he has always been careful, and he is jealous and hateful to the Rou people, as long as the Rou people have a little bit of wind and grass in Longcheng. He's bound to get attention. "Twilight Xi knows Li Congqin, and Li Congqin's hatred for the Rou clan will not be exaggerated.
"Why is that?" Twenty years ago, July is not clear. It's just that when I looked through the files, I had some understanding and knew about the big battle that year, and I didn't know the details of it at all in July.
Dusk Xi cleared his throat and said: "Li Congqin and the Rou clan have a common hatred of extermination, except for Li Congqin's army, the rest of the Li clan moved back to their ancestral hometown of Longcheng from Yong'an City, and after the Rou clan broke through Longcheng, they wantonly slaughtered the city, the entire Longcheng was miserable, the blood flowed like a river, and the entire Longcheng was spared by one person, not to mention the Li family, this hatred of the clan, Li Congqin is probably immortal and unforgettable, the Rou clan has not been eliminated for a day, Li Congqin will not forget the hatred for a day. ”75
"The Li family, but the Marquis of Chengwu, who asked to return to his ancestral hometown? Li Congqin is actually from such a background, I never thought that the barbarians like the Rou people are cruel by nature, and I don't know if Cousin Moyi's return to the West Barbarians this time can succeed, if the King of the West Barbarians is willing, it will not cause a situation of two-sided attacks, and the situation in Tang Twilight will not be so urgent, the Rou people this time are to wash away the shame of almost exterminating the clan twenty years ago, and the situation in the Jin State back then was not stable before they took advantage of the fire to rob, this time it will definitely not. "Once bitten by a snake for ten years afraid of the well rope, the mistake of Jin Guo has not been made up until today, Emperor Jin Wen will not take the risk, now it only depends on the decision of the Western Barbarians.
"It's that Li family, it's a pity that they only suffered the disaster of extermination after returning to their ancestral hometown for half a year, and how many wealthy nobles were shocked at that time, and even one by one they didn't dare to leave Yong'an City, for fear that they would become the next Marquis of Chengwu." Twilight was already old enough to go to war at the time, and she was the person next to Twilight, so she naturally knew more about the secrets at that time than in the dossier.
"Shi Ye, fate also, let's put this matter aside for the time being, if he Li Congqin has sincerity and determination, there will definitely be news, you and Hongyue pay more attention to the news on the Xiban side, and the matter on the April side will be put aside for the time being, let July go to Xiban secretly, I want the news of Ximan." July doesn't have any eyeliner in Xiban, Moyi estimates that he can't leave Xiban for the time being, and with Moyi's response, Xiban's power will rise.
"Yes"
"I haven't rested since I got up early in July, and I spent too much energy, and now I'm tired, and I cough violently.
"Princess, it's time to drink the medicine." Jiyu looked at Qiyue distressedly, and the medicine in his hand had already exuded a faint bitter taste, Jiyu naturally hoped that Qiyue would get better soon, but this time the cold disease came more violently, and I am afraid that it will waste some time.
"Give it to me."
July took the black and cyan liquid in Jiyu's hand, raised his head and swallowed it, his face was suddenly wrinkled, but he had to drink it, and Jiyu was watching him on the side.
July, who was already a little tired, didn't want to talk about things, she felt that her head already had a dizzy feeling, and it was not appropriate to continue to be sad, if Dr. Li knew, she might not be able to please herself, she also knew that her body couldn't stand it, the days ahead were still so long, her grandmother's entrustment and her mother's hatred were not over, so many years have passed, she has truly regarded them as relatives.
"Uncle Dusk, send this letter to Prince Mu's mansion and hand it over to Prince Mu in person, don't keep the past and old things in mind, there is no need to delve into the things of the past, we and Prince Mu will not be enemies, and it is best not to become enemies with him." July listened to Leng Twilight talk about some of his previous things, and he knew a little about Leng Twilight and became a lot unfamiliar with it, in short, it was very entangled.
"Yes" Twilight frowned slightly, he understood Twilight, but even understanding did not mean forgiveness, as long as he saw Twilight, he would think of the pain before July, and he was no longer willing to understand Twilight, who had been scarred before, he couldn't do it.
"Stand down, I'll rest first, I don't want to visit this month, including Qiao Pre, if Leng Yang sends an imperial doctor, don't stop him, I want to reassure him." July knew that if the news of his closed-door greetings spread, Leng Yang would definitely send someone to check on him as soon as possible, and in the entire Handu, the person he was most worried about was himself, after all, he was a big hidden danger in his heart, and he would cause trouble for him.
After Twilight retreated, he didn't go to Muwang's Mansion to do business for the first time, now in broad daylight, there are too many tails near Qingyuetai, and if you don't pay attention to it, you will attract attention, and you still have to wait until the dark night that he yearns for and commands, so he hurriedly went to find Jiyu, he wants to ask if the princess's recurrence of cold disease has anything to do with Leng Twilight, although he feels that it is already eight or nine or ten, but he still wants to be sure.
"Jiyu, does the princess's recurrence of cold illness have anything to do with him?"
"Twilight, the princess's affairs, we have no right to ask, I just hope that the princess is carefree and happy in this life, but this carefree is no longer possible, a pair of hands have reached into the whirlpool of power, and can no longer break free, as long as she can find her happiness, so long, don't you understand, the princess's happiness is only in Prince Mu's mansion, a heart is not big, just can accommodate that person, I can tell you about this matter, I just hope you don't interfere, who can say anything in the future?" That is, Yu is also a woman, and she also has a deep love in her heart, she may not have understood July's attachment before, but now she slowly understands what that attachment is.
Twilight hesitated, knowing that everything was not something he could change and decide, and nodded secretly and said, "Okay, just say it directly, I may not understand what the attachment is in your heart, but I only know in my heart that everything is important to the princess, even you can't shake it." ”
"I won't be jealous, in my heart there is naturally a princess before you will have it, the princess is the empress dowager and Concubine Ning entrusted me with a heavy responsibility, naturally no one can compare, this time the princess's cold disease I am not careful, I only know that the red moon came to the door regardless of the danger, the princess went out of the house secretly that night, until the third watch did not return to the house, full of cold, red eyes came back, I accompanied the princess in the princess's room for one night, the princess took her to Mu Wangfu and Mu Wang Ye is the matter of Chi Mu back then, I don't know the rest." That is, Yu really didn't know anything else about July, and July didn't explain it to her last night, and she had no reason to ask deeply, and it was inconvenient for her to ask deeply.
"If it's really him, I can understand that the princess's mind has not changed, but it is just hidden, and I don't know if this is good or bad." Twilight also understood that July's mind could not be changed, and he had no choice but to do as he pleased, after all, Jiyu said that he could not participate in this matter, and the future situation was not certain, maybe the princess could really do what she wanted, and she could really become the rightful Prince Mu Princess.
"Don't talk about this, that is, Yu heard that Guo Ran's son is the head of the four talents of Handu, and his bearing is the most elegant, I don't know if you see it this time, is it the same as rumored?" That is, Yu had heard of Guo Ran's name, and she had already heard of Guo Ran's talent when she was in Tang Dusk, and she also admired the tight forehead, but she didn't have the opportunity to see it, so she asked Duxi who had already seen Guo Ran, and she knew about it.
"A very smart person, the princess's vision is very good, Guo Ran is a talented person, and he will be able to use it in the future." Dusk Xi also admired Guo Ran, such a learned person, he would need it in the future, and he believed that that day would not be too far away.
"That's good, the princess will only have one more help in the future, our situation and situation will become more and more difficult, and the princess said, Prince Mu of Jin Kingdom is not an idle person, the eldest princess of Shaoyang is back, and the queen mother is about to return, the queen mother may not embarrass the princess in the face of the deceased queen mother, Prince Mu will remember the old love, but the relationship between Handu is complicated, and the princess will always not be able to take care of it, this time the eldest princess of Shaoyang will return to Beijing, and there will be changes in Handu." Jiyu is worried that the situation will be turbulent after the eldest princess of Shaoyang returns to Beijing, after all, the identity of the eldest princess of Shaoyang is not ordinary, and it is destined to be in turmoil again.
"Don't worry, the princess can handle these things, you can rest assured, you go to the dining room to check the princess's lunch for the princess first, I'm going to Hongyue, there is something I need to solve, so I'll leave first." The things explained in July haven't been done yet, he needs to go to Hongyue once, Xiban should indeed arrange some people, Xiban and the Rou tribe did not have a rift back then, fifty years ago the Xiban and the Rou tribe were still good for Qin and Jin, but then I don't know why it faded, but I still have to stare at some, although the Xiban has the princess's aunt, the Xiban King will also be merciful to July in the face of Ning Hua, but there are still many old people in the Xiban who disagree with the political opinions, those people are related to the Rou people, and there may be people from the Rou tribe at home, This matter is indeed done quickly.
"Go ahead, don't blame Hongyue, she is also for the good of the princess, you don't embarrass him, only women can understand the mind, she is also kind."
Jiyu was afraid that Twilight would blame Hongyue for going away, so she reminded him and hoped that he wouldn't forget.
"Hmm"
Twilight didn't mean to blame the red moon, so she naturally remembered Jiyu's words firmly and wouldn't take it to heart.