8. Weiqin lotus heart

After hearing the news that Wei Qin's assassination failed and was torn apart in the city, Yue Nu accidentally broke the medicine jar. Squatting down in a daze, cleaning up the residue on the ground, Yue Nu only felt her heart ache like a twist, and her ears were buzzing.

"Is the Yue Nu there?" A soft question came.

Yue Nu was in a trance and ignored it.

"Excuse me, is the Yue Nu here?"

Yue Nu finally raised her head and looked at the woman dressed as a maid in front of her: "I am." ”

"The slave maid is the maid of the Guanwa Palace, and my wife invites you to go to the Guanwa Palace to treat Wei Gongzi's injuries." Said with joy.

"You said Wei Gongzi?" Yue Nu's eyes widened and she stepped forward, "Wei Qin Wei Gongzi? ”

"Yes."

Yue Nu looked happy and nodded hurriedly: "Okay, okay, you lead the way, I'll go." ”

The car was half broken and rescued, except for Wei Qin, there was really no second person.

Xiangbao sat in front of the couch and watched Weiqin lying on the couch weakly, teary-eyed. Yue Nu carefully examined the strangulation marks on his hands and feet, which were already deeply embedded in the flesh, and if he was too late, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Carefully taking the medicine, Yue Nu glanced at Xiangbao sideways, and couldn't understand for a moment what the relationship between her and Wei Qin was, as the princess of Wu, how could she put a man on her couch with a loud bang?

The most bizarre thing is...... Wu Wangfucha was standing aside with a black face.

"Yue Nu." The Black-Faced King squeaked suddenly.

"Yes." Taken aback, Yue Nu hurriedly got up and answered.

"Look at her." Pointing to Xiangbao, the husband said.

Yue Nu hurriedly answered, picked up Xiangbao's wrist, and took her pulse.

"It's just a little frightened, and it's not a big problem for me to prescribe a calming soup. It's just that Madame's body is too weak and needs to take care of the fetus. Yue Nu said.

"Take care of the baby?" Fucha raised his voice.

"Yes." Yue Nu nodded hurriedly.

"Take care of the baby?" The voice rose a few degrees more, but the husband's eyes were slanted to a certain guy sitting on the couch with his stomach up.

Yue Nu realized that this sentence was not asked to her, and was busy silencing.

Xiangbao was furious by the gloomy gaze behind him, and finally turned his head in hindsight, sobbed, and nodded pitifully: "Yes." ”

After a while, Joy boiled the medicine according to the Yue Nu's prescription.

"King, Wu Xiangguo asks to see you."

"Let him wait outside." The husband said lightly, took the medicine bowl with his hand, and handed it to the red-eyed woman sitting on the couch.

"King!" As he spoke, Wu Zixu had already broken in, with a team of guards.

"Wu Xiangguo is good." Fucha raised his eyebrows.

"King, this traitor should have been torn apart in the city, why is he on Mrs. Xi Shi's couch?" Wu Zixu pointed to Wei Qin lying on the couch and said loudly with great dissatisfaction.

"Oh?" The husband replied lightly.

"As a prisoner, he should have been loyal to the king in the Yue Kingdom, but now he left his post without permission and wanted to assassinate the king, if he didn't kill such a chaotic minister and thief, how would the king serve the people in the future?"

"Wu Xiangguo." Xiangbao handed the medicine bowl to Joy who was standing aside, and suddenly stood up.

Wu Zixu snorted coldly and ignored it.

"Do you know if you want to leave?" Xiangbao was not annoyed, but only asked.

"If you want to leave is a big hero who sacrificed his life for Wu, who doesn't know?" Although Wu Zixu is arrogant and arrogant, when he talks about leaving, he also has a face of respect.

"At the beginning, in order to fulfill the bitter plan and kill his wife to become benevolent, does Wu Xiangguo know that he has a son and two daughters who are still alive?" Xiangbao said lightly.

"Still alive?" Wu Zixu was slightly shocked.

"In that catastrophe, the three children were suddenly orphaned, the elder sister escaped with the younger sister, and the little boy ...... He struggled in blood, in order to survive, he performed killing in the martial arts arena, such a young body, facing those opponents who were several times stronger than him......" Looking at Wu Zixu, Xiangbao slowly spoke.

Wu Zixu was slightly moved: "Where are they now?" ”

"Him." Xiangbao pointed to Wei Qin, who was lying on the couch and was unconscious, "I want to leave the son." ”

Wu Zixu was shocked, and then snorted coldly: "What evidence do you have?" ”

Xiangbao turned around, walked to Wei Qin and sat down, raised his hand and rolled up his left sleeve, there was a tattoo on his left arm.

Of course Wu Zixu recognized it, it was a tattoo that was about to leave home.

"Though it is a son who is leaving...... But it is a fact that he committed the crime of killing the king! Wu Zixu frowned.

"Let him make meritorious deeds." The husband suddenly spoke.

"What does the king mean?" Wu Zixu looked at King Wu.

"Let him go out with the army and cut Qi." The husband turned his head sideways and looked at Xiangbao with a smile, "Madam, what do you say?" ”

Xiangbao bit her lip and didn't open her mouth for a long time, but she knew that this was already the best result.

When Wei Qin woke up, it was already the middle of the night.

There was no light in the room, it was pitch black, Wei Qin was alert to the presence of other people in the room, and hurriedly stood up: "Who?" ”

The husband lit the lamp casually, reflecting half of his face, cloudy and uncertain.

Seeing that it was a husband, Wei Qin subconsciously stretched out his hand, but did not touch the sword.

"Why did you assassinate the widow?" The husband spoke lightly.

Wei Qin snorted coldly.

"Are you really the son who wants to leave?"

"How do you know?" Wei Qin subconsciously blurted out.

"In order to save you, Madame said it herself."

"What if it's his son?" Wei Qin clenched his fists fiercely, "For the sake of his so-called loyalty, that person can kill his wife and abandon his children, as his son, it is the most unfortunate thing in my life!" ”

"So, what about as her younger brother?" Fucha pursed his lips slightly.

Wei Qin stiffened slightly, and the blood on his face suddenly receded.

She ...... Said it? ”

"What do you think?" Fucha laughed, "Why do you think the widow would let you lie on her couch?" ”

Wei Qin bit her lip and said nothing.

"Tell me, why do you want to assassinate the widow?"

"I hate that Wu Guo is dead now. If that man had devoted his life to the country to which he had served his life, if he had died at the hands of his son, would not that be the greatest joke in the world? He gritted his teeth, his eyes full of gloom.

"You're saying enough to make you die ten times."

"You think I'm going to be scared to death?" Wei Qin said disdainfully.

"What about your sister? Today, she almost gave you her life. The husband looked at him coldly, "If you die, she will be sad." ”

Wei Qin gritted her teeth and was silent.

"You committed the murder of the king, it should have been a capital crime, thinking that you are the son who is leaving, the widow will give you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and after half a month, you will go out with the army to conquer Qi." Without waiting for Wei Qin to refute, the husband changed his words and said, "In addition, the widow has decided to marry you." ”

Wei Qin was furious: "You dare! ”

"Presumptuous." The husband's voice was faint, "Do you want to put your sister in a place from which you will never recover?" ”

"You!"

"Because she is carrying the identity of Xi Shi, the fact that you are sisters and brothers cannot be made public. Now that she is trying to save you, regardless of her identity, do you want to ruin her innocence? ”

Wei Qin paused suddenly.

"You must remember that the widow will not let you die, not because the widow is merciful, but because she does not want you to die." The husband turned around, "You have a good rest, tomorrow Mrs. gets up, if I see you gone, I guess I will be sad." ”

The door closed.

In the dark, Wei Qin lowered his head and clenched his hands tightly.

I like her, I like her, I like her......

The most secret in his heart......

That day, when he heard the news that she had lost her memory, he began to hope that he could be by her side in another capacity, not as a younger brother......

He can finally open his mouth and tell her, I like you.

But he saw the utter desolation in her eyes.

At that moment, he understood that he was wrong, and she did not have amnesia.

So, he ran away.

I don't want her to be sad, I don't want her to be embarrassed, I don't want to see the disgust in her eyes, such unruly feelings......

It has been more than ten years since I escaped, and when I see each other again, the feelings in my heart have never withered, and when I see her, my heart will jump......

However, as soon as he returned, she became ill.

He's her heart disease......

The clenched fist slowly loosened, and the man in the dark tried to bend the corners of his lips, but the smile finally froze on his lips.

Because the original room was given to Wei Qin to recuperate, Xiangbao changed rooms. When the husband stepped into the room, Xiangbao was holding her stomach around.

"Ah, my lord! You're finally back! As soon as he turned around, he saw his husband, and Xiangbao hurriedly greeted him.

Fucha raised his eyebrows, when did he become so popular?

"Listen to joy...... Wei Qin woke up? "Carefully, Xiang Bao said.

"Hmm." The husband was almost silent, waiting to see what tricks she played.

"Listen to joy...... Did you go to Weiqin? Glancing at him secretly, Xiangbao said again.

"It seems that joy is too idle." Fucha said lightly.

"Huh? No, no, no, I asked her, I asked her! Lest it affect the joy, Xiangbao hurriedly waved his hand.

"Oh?"

"Uh-huh! That one...... Wei Qin: He didn't say anything rebellious, right? "Be careful with a shake in the liver, Xiangbao asked tremblingly.

Great rebellion? Do you want him to lose his country?

Glancing at Xiangbao, the husband shook his head: "No." ”

Xiangbao sighed.

"By the way, I gave him a marriage." The husband said casually, and a maid came forward to take off her robe.

"What? Marriage? Xiangbao's eyes widened, "Who did you give him?" ”

"Yue Nu." The husband waved his hand, dismissed the maid, lay down on the couch, and said lightly.

"Really, really, really?" Xiangbao's eyes were bright.

"Really." The husband stretched out his hand, "Alright, it's time to sleep." ”

Xiangbao obediently climbed onto the couch and shrunk into his arms.

He ...... Agreed? She whispered in his arms.

The husband lowered his head, feeling her hold her breath and trembling slightly.

"Well, agreed."

Xiangbao felt that God had begun to spoil her again, and her mouth was so happy that her mouth bloomed.

Early in the morning, Xiangbao woke up and asked Xile to prepare breakfast, and Xiangbao happily carried a small bamboo basket to see Weiqin.

When passing through the corridor, Xiangbao actually saw Shi Lian.

"To see the king?" Xiangbao greeted with a smile, looking in a good mood.

Shi Lian nodded.

When passing by, Xiangbao suddenly said in a low voice: "Wei Qin's assassination of the king is an order from King Yue, right?" ”

Shi Lian was stunned, and then said coldly: "Don't interfere." ”

"Are you warning me?"

"Yes, I warn you to stay in peace and not to try to get involved in the battlefield of men." With that, he continued on his way.

"Your battlefield, I avoid it, but in the future, please don't disturb my brother again." Xiangbao turned around, looked at his back, and said coldly.

Shi Lian paused slightly, but under the summer sun, his back was still cold.

Xiangbao turned to leave.

"Idiot." Behind him, he threw out two words.

Xiangbao was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around, he had already left.

Shaking his head, Xiangbao continued to walk with a small bamboo basket, and as soon as he arrived at the door, he saw that Wei Qin was trying to stay, and there was a maid standing on the side, wanting to come forward to help but not daring.

"Weiqin!"

Wei Qin was slightly stunned and raised his head.

She walked into the house smiling in the early morning sun, just like she had when she saw him about to be torn apart by a car in the city one day.

In a trance, Wei Qin remembered her husband's words last night, he said, you have to remember that the widow won't let you die, not because the widow is merciful, but because she doesn't want you to die.

Wei Qin suddenly understood his words.

That man really protected her very well.

Because she didn't want him to die, the man forgave him even though he had already been sentenced.

Because she didn't want him to die, she ...... He will live, even if it will be painful......

How could he ...... if his mind could only bring her pain So selfish......

Xiangbao had already run forward and put the small bamboo basket aside to help him.

"Oops, the injury hasn't healed yet, why did it come down?" Xiangbao said, and helped him sit back on the couch, "I brought breakfast, can you eat some?" ”

Wei Qin nodded and smiled: "Okay." ”

This smile frightened the maid on the side, and the gentle and smiling man in front of him was really ...... than the unruly and hostile man just now Is it the same person?

Xiangbao was very happy and waved his hand: "You all go down." ”

The maids all retreated, and Xiangbao took the cooked porridge from the small bamboo basket, scooped a spoonful, carefully blew it, and brought it to his lips: "Taste it." ”

Wei Qin opened his mouth and swallowed.

"Is it delicious?"

"It's delicious."

Even if it's poisonous, it's sweet.

"Like, I'm causing you trouble." Swallowing the porridge in his mouth, Wei Qin tilted his head sideways and said.

Putting down the porridge bowl, Xiangbao reached out and stroked the wound on his wrist, feeling a slight pain in his heart: "Such a dangerous thing, don't do it again in the future......"

"Okay." Wei Qin grinned.

With Yue Nu's medicine, in just a few days, Wei Qin's injury was healed.

The husband personally acted as a matchmaker, and a good thing was decided.

Three books and six rites.

Flowers flew in the court, and the air was inexplicably sticky and stuffy. Xiangbao is rarely neatly dressed, sitting in a precarious position, and her husband is sitting next to her.

Wei Qin and Yue Nu both knelt.

"Weiqin." The husband spoke slowly.

"Yes." Wei Qin replied very respectfully.

The husband narrowed his eyes slightly, this is deferential, is it the growth after the precipitation of flashiness, or the undercurrent of pretending to be calm?

"The widow named you Zuo Sima, and tomorrow he will go out with the army to conquer Qi, and when you are triumphant, the widow will personally marry you." As the husband spoke, he felt that the big-bellied woman beside him was grinning to the root of his ears, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

"Thank you, Lord for your grace." Wei Qin bowed his head.

Fucha slowly stood up and bent down to help Weiqin himself.

The summer sun was very dazzling, Wei Qin was obviously smiling, but for some reason, Xiangbao felt very ridiculously that every pore of his body was crying sadly. Shaking her head, she looked at it again, and she was clearly very happy.

Xiangbao smiled and nodded.

At noon, Liuweiqin and Yue Nu had lunch together, and Xiangbao enjoyed the feeling of being a sister. Yue Nu rarely looked a little shy, which made Xiangbao laugh.

After sending Wei Qin and Yue Nu away, Xiangbao walked to the lotus pond alone and sat down, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace. I know what he wants...... She could only play dumb.

The lotus flowers in the lotus pond are in full bloom, white and pink, and very beautiful. Xiangbao stretched out his hand, picked a lotus pod, peeled a lotus seed, removed the bitter core and put it in his mouth, and the fragrance overflowed.

The corner of his eye suddenly touched a fiery red robe, Wei Qin?

Xiangbao turned his head and saw Wei Qin standing at the corner of the corridor.

Seeing Xiangbao see him, the darkness in Wei Qin's eyes immediately disappeared, and in its place, a gentle smile was given, and he walked up to her.

"Aren't you leaving?" Xiangbao looked up at him.

"Well, I forgot my sword here."

How can anyone forget their sword, such a bad excuse.

Xiangbao didn't speak, peeled one of the lotus seeds in his hand and threw it into his mouth, he didn't ask what it was, he opened his mouth and swallowed it.

"Well, it's delicious, and I want it." Wei Qin smiled and opened her mouth.

"Hehe, you don't ask what it is, just swallow it when you open your mouth, what if I give you poison?" Xiangbao peeled another one and teased him.

"Well, you gave it, and I will eat the poison too." Chewing the lotus seeds in his mouth, he smiled.

Xiangbao was slightly stunned, obviously it sounded like a joke, but she seemed to smell the smell of heartache. The wind was blowing, but it was still hot, and she looked up and stroked her long hair, which was a little messy by the wind, and she peeled another lotus seed and threw it into his mouth.

"Ahh......h It's hard to die, it's hard to die......" The beautiful face was cold and wrinkled, and Wei Qin jumped up.

Xiangbao was stunned, couldn't help laughing, and said seriously: "Ah, I forgot to remove the lotus heart." ”

Although she shouted bitterness in her mouth, Wei Qin still swallowed it, and when she heard her say this, she wondered: "Lotus heart? ”

"Well, lotus seeds have lotus hearts, and if you don't remove them when you eat them, your mouth will be full of bitterness." Leaning gently against the jade railing on the side, Xiangbao explained, "Although it is very bitter, the lotus heart is a good medicine. ”

"Lotus heart, it turns out that lotus heart is bitter......" Wei Qin muttered as she looked at the lotus flowers blooming in the pond.

With a slight tightness in his heart, Xiangbao jumped up, wanting to rub his head, but his hand stretched out halfway, only to realize that Weiqin was so tall.

He wasn't the boy he used to be, and she couldn't even reach his head.

If it had been before, Wei Qin would have turned his head away with disdain. But this time, he didn't, he just squinted, smiled good-naturedly, and even lowered his head slightly.

Xiangbao's hand stiffened and gently stroked his forehead. He squinted his eyes and smiled gently.

Looking at his slightly messy long hair, Xiangbao sighed slightly: "Let's go, I'll comb your hair." ”

Wei Qin's eyes lit up slightly, nodded, and smiled.

Pulling him into the door, Xiangbao pointed to the round stool in front of the bronze mirror: "Sit." ”

Wei Qin sat down obediently.

The doors and windows were open, and from time to time the wind blew in, raising Wei Qin's red clothes like fire. Taking the grate for combing his hair, Xiangbao looked at Wei Qin's clothes that were lifted by the wind with some confusion.

Raising her lips slightly, Xiangbao smiled a little bitterly.

Probably sitting for too long and not seeing any movement from Xiangbao, Wei Qin turned around and looked at Xiangbao with some confusion: "You promised to help me comb my hair." ”

Xiangbao looked at him and didn't move.

"It's just combing your hair, do you want to break your promise?" Frowning, he was slightly angry.

"It's just combing your hair...... Xiangbao repeated in a low voice, just combing her hair, this sentence carries a lot of childish grievances. Xiangbao smiled: "Okay, okay, I'm not studying how to start." ”

He didn't answer, just turned around and turned his back to her.

In the bronze mirror, his face was blurred.

"One comb to the head, two to the end, three white hair to the eyebrows...... Four combs of children and grandchildren are all over the ground...... "Xiangbao said with a smile and a comb, a few gray hairs stung her eyes, her hand trembled slightly, and she accidentally pulled off a few of his hairs. Looking at the broken hair in the palm of his hand, Xiangbao felt furious in his heart: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I hurt you." ”

The red back was still silent, deathly silent, as if even the air had stopped flowing......

"Angry?" Looking cautiously at the bronze mirror, Xiangbao whispered.

In the bronze mirror, his face seemed to be more and more blurred.

"Nope." Wei Qin turned around, squinted his eyes and smiled, "It doesn't hurt at all." ”

Xiangbao bent his lips, turned his body, and gently stroked his long hair, Wei Qin stiffened slightly.

"Weiqin."

"Hmm."

"On the battlefield, be careful."

"Okay."

Thinly coiling his long hair into a bun, Xiangbao patted him on the shoulder: "Okay." ”

Wei Qin turned around, squinted his eyes and smiled: "Thank you." ”

However, Xiangbao couldn't see what was buried deep in his eyes.

Turning and walking to the bookcase, she picked up Weiqin's sword, she drew it out of its sheath, cut off a strand of her own hair, and lowered her head to braid it into a beautiful knot.

Hanging the knot on Wei Qin's sword, Xiangbao raised his hand and returned the sword to Wei Qin: "This is a peace knot." In the past, the old people in my hometown said that the hair of your relatives can keep you safe, so you must come back safely. ”

Wei Qin took it in a daze, stroked the extremely beautiful peace knot, and nodded.

"Also, go visit Wu Zixu." After thinking about it, Xiangbao said.

"Why?" Wei Qin looked up, puzzled, "Why did you go to visit that strange old man?" ”

Strange old man...... The corners of his mouth twitched, and Xiangbao said: "Go and visit him, he knows that you are the son who is leaving, and he will treat you differently and teach you some ways to lead troops to march." ”

"I'd rather ...... It's not a son who wants to leave......" Looking at Xiangbao, Wei Qin suddenly spoke, her voice was almost inaudible, and then gently dispersed into the sultry wind......

There was a sour feeling in his heart, Xiangbao was ruthless, and didn't start: "It's getting late, I'll send you back." ”

Walking silently all the way to the gate of the palace, Xiangbao stopped.

"Weiqin."

"Hmm."

"You want to be happy."

"Okay."

After being reassured, Xiangbao turned around and went back to the palace.

Behind her, Wei Qin still couldn't hold back, and reached out to hold her hand.

Xiangbao sighed inwardly and looked back at him, he grabbed her hand, stubbornly refusing to let go.

It's still the stubborn kid back then.

"Ma'am?" Yue Nu's voice woke Xiangbao up.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Yue Nu standing at the gate of the palace, looking at Wei Qin and her hands with some surprise.

"Yue Nu." Breaking free of Wei Qin's hand, Xiangbao smiled, "You come to pick up Wei Qin?" ”

Wei Qin withdrew her hand, and a smile subconsciously appeared on her lips.

"Hmm." Yue Nu nodded.

"Wei Qin and I grew up together, just like my younger brother, you have to treat him well."

Yue Nu glanced at Wei Qin, blushed slightly, and responded lightly.

"You're going to call me sister obediently in the future." Xiangbao said with a smile.

Wei Qin and Yue Nu were both stunned, and then Wei Qin turned his head to look away, and the smile on his face showed a crack, looking a little pale. The Yue girl on the side blushed and pursed her lips and laughed.

In the midsummer dusk, the sun is red like a salted egg yolk.

Yue Nu and Wei Qin left hand in hand, Xiangbao stood in the afterglow and watched their backs, the backs looked so harmonious.

It's just that Xiangbao didn't see Wei Qin's eyes, his eyes were boundless darkness, and he was drowning in the darkness little by little.

Xiangbao, you say, I want to be happy.

But how can I be happy without you?