The past is vivid, but it is difficult to get it back.

Just like Gongsun Xianye, who regrets it at this moment, if he can return to the night of Lixia three months ago, he would like to feed the bowl of double grain porridge he gave to Gu Liangsheng in person, spoonful by spoonful, in order to get more satisfied and happy expressions from Gu Liangsheng, to fill the shortage of his memory at this moment, the gap in his heart!

If he could return to the night of Lixia three months ago, Gongsun Xianye would like to drink the spoonful of double grain porridge that Gu Liangsheng personally delivered to his mouth that night! In this way, you can fully feel the temperature from Gu Liangsheng's fingertips, even if there is a spoon apart, you can't fully feel the temperature from Gu Liangsheng's fingertips, then at least you can fully feel the temperature from Gu Liangsheng's heart!

It's a pity that time will not go back, life can only move forward, what you missed will pass forever, and what you have passed will never go back.

And Gongsun Xianye, who originally only had his family and country in his heart, now has more regrets, regrets and endless thoughts.

"Second aunt, what did you just say about the double grain cake, and the double grain porridge you made more than three months ago?" Gongsun Xianye asked Shu Yandao in despair.

"Yes, Your Highness, the double-grain porridge I made earlier was boiled with purple glutinous rice known as the 'Valley of Medicine' and red soybean known as the 'Valley of the Heart' as the main ingredients, and the double grain cake I want to make tonight is a dough made by grinding the purple glutinous rice of the 'Valley of Medicine' into flour, and the filling made of the red soybean of the 'Valley of the Heart' is made of sand. As the so-called 'all changes do not deviate from their origins', it is just a change of soup and not a change of medicine, but a change of form of existence. Shu Yan replied meaningfully.

However, Shu Yan's response to Gongsun Xianye inadvertently coincided with Cheng Qilu's "different paths to the same end" on the path in the backyard of the fort, which had the same effect.

From this point of view, the friendship between the past wartime made Cheng Qilu and Shu Yan, soldiers who sought salvation in the war, ended the war with war, and had an unclear conscience, there was a more or less imperceptible fit.

And after Gongsun Xianye heard Shu Yan's response, he also nodded with understanding.

The next day, the sixteenth year of Kunqian, the ninth day of the seventh month.

At sunrise, outside the north gate of Fuling City of the Celestial Empire, Yu Yin and Gongsun Xianye stood together on the halfway of Jianji Mountain, looking at the distant horizon.

Having said that, in terms of watching the sunrise, the halfway up the mountain where Yu Yin and Gongsun Xianye stand at this moment is really not an excellent location.

The reason why Yu Yin and Gongsun Xianye did not climb to the top of Jianji Mountain in one go, so as to stand in the best position to watch the sunrise, is because Yu Yin got up early in the morning and had not yet had morning tea, so he hurriedly and panicked with Gongsun Xianye all the way to the boundary of Jianji Mountain, which is located outside the north gate of Fuling City of the Heavenly Empire.

Mo said that Yu Yin had a foot injury that was always difficult to heal, even if he was healthy, he didn't have the strength to climb to the top of Jianji Mountain when he was hungry. Even if he is allowed to climb up, I am afraid that he will not be able to watch the sunrise, and by the way, the sunset is almost the same.

And then because there are people on the top of Jianji Mountain, the time is not ripe, the fate has not arrived, and the people who should not be seen are better not to see.

At this moment, I could only hear Gongsun Xianye ask Yu Yin beside him, "Zeurus, what do you see?" ”

"I see hope." Yu Yin replied without hesitation.

"And what I see is – responsibility." Gongsun Xianye said to Yu Yin in a heavy tone.

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it directly, Your Royal Highness the Prince." Yu Yin said straight to the point to Gongsun Xianye.

"Zeuru, do you know that in fact, my father, the emperor, is also a poor man. Although he is the emperor of the Celestial Empire and is high, he has never received the love that ordinary people should enjoy, even if it is from the person next to the pillow and from the wife of the hair. Gongsun Xianye said to Yu Yin with great sadness.

"Your Highness, you don't need to explain anything to me at all, because my thoughts are insignificant, and because I know what you just said, so I don't need to say more." Yu Yin said to Gongsun Xianye with empathy.

When Gongsun Xianye heard this, he couldn't help but confide in Yu Yin beside him: "Then do you know that once you decide on the path you want to take, everything will seem to be fate, forcing you to overturn the track and repeat the mistakes of the past." Just like me, from the moment I had the heart to succeed my father and take on the burden of the Celestial Empire in the future, I was already destined to be alone and lonely today. ”

And the reason why Gongsun Xianye is willing to tell Yu Yin these words in his heart alone is because in Gongsun Xianye's view, just as he has an unshirkable responsibility to the Celestial Empire, Yu Yin, as the prince of Qi, also has an unshirkable responsibility to the Qi country outside their Suzaku Pass.

That's because in the eyes of Gongsun Xianye, Gu Liangyin, the prince of Qi, is in the same situation as him at the moment; The future is also facing the same choice as him.

As everyone knows, in the eyes and hearts of the people of the Celestial Empire, his Celestial Empire's prince and grandson Xianye is absolutely indispensable; For the people of Qi country, Gu Liangyin, whose vision is broad and unique, is not indispensable. Because maybe, another person will be far more handy than Gu Liangyin to pick up the burden of Qi country, and his heart and hand will be corresponding.

For Qi and its people, at least they don't need a person who is obsessed with music all day long and indulges in music all day long to point them in the direction of progress and lead them into the future. Because a person who is devoted to his hobbies will inevitably have limitations and exclusivity in the direction he points out and leads the future.

And Gongsun Xianye is different, not only the Celestial Empire needs him, but the world also needs him, compared to Yu Yin, who only has an unshirkable responsibility for the Qi Kingdom, he needs to bear more, he needs to coordinate the world, benefit the world, and help the world.

And at this moment, Yu Yin, who only heard deep helplessness, was relieved and also deeply helpless, Gongsun Xianye said: "Your Highness, in fact, loneliness is very close to each of us, and even never far away, it has always been by our side. ”

Although Yu Yin was so relieved to Gongsun Xianye, he only wanted to make a break with the identity of the prince of Tongqi as soon as possible, and completely dissociate himself from the throne of Tongqi State, because he didn't want to become a veritable loner!

When Gongsun Xianye heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Maybe! It doesn't matter anymore anyway; The important thing is that the truth that was buried in the past has now been revealed to the world. Enjoy the momentary tranquility of the moment! After a while, I turned around and went down the hill, and I was busy. ”

"Your Highness, do you know that what matters is often not the truth, but the crux. Since the problem is not the crux of the problem, the prevention of micro-deterioration is not the crux of the problem, and the unloading of the mill and killing the donkey is not the crux of the problem, so where is the crux? Yu Yin asked Gongsun Xianye beside him.

"The crux is on the greedy side of human nature, and the crux is in the endless desires of the human heart." Gongsun Xianye replied loudly.

When Yu Yin heard this, he turned his head, faced Gongsun Xianye and said to him: "Your Highness, I also see hope in you. ”

When Gongsun Xianye heard this, he nodded thoughtfully, and after a moment of silence, he spoke again to ask for Yu Yin's opinion and said: "Zeqi, I want to ask my father to posthumously crown Sheng'er as the crown princess of the Celestial Empire, and bury Sheng'er in the imperial mausoleum as a princess, I don't know if you agree." ”

When Yu Yin heard this, he buried his head and muttered for a moment, and then responded to Gongsun Xianye: "Your Highness, it doesn't matter if I agree or not, the important thing is that my sister Wang, that is, the voice in your mouth, she will not agree." ”

"How do you know she won't agree?" Gongsun Xianye asked Yu Yin as if he had been electrocuted.

"Your Highness, didn't you hear what she said before she died? So far, she said, everything is just right. In fact, she never thought of entering the house, nor did she think of becoming the crown princess of your Celestial Empire, nor did she think of becoming the queen of the middle palace of your Celestial Empire in the future, what she wanted was just a pure and flawless love, just a embrace of yours. Yu Yin responded to Gongsun Xianye in infinite sadness.

"But what she wants is one thing, and what I want to give her is another!" Gongsun Xianye still reluctantly argued with Yu Yin.

"Your Highness, she didn't let the noble princess of Qi Country go, but came here to be a maid specially sent by you. Do you think such a person would care about meaningless titles? Yu Yinyi asked Gongsun Xianye solemnly.

"yes, who is she? She is Gu Liangsheng, the princess of Qi Country outside Suzaku Pass! He is the voice that makes the insensitive prince of the Celestial Dynasty worry about his stomach! How could she care about these meaningless titles? Gongsun Xianye sneered and agreed with Yu Yin's statement.

When Yu Yin heard this, he couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Gongsun Xianye, who was struggling repeatedly in self-blame, shame and guilt, and then explained Gongsun Xianye and said, "Your Highness, why torture yourself? You're not really insensitive; If not, you and I wouldn't be standing here right now. Besides, no matter how much you torture yourself, she will never come back; And your Highness, instead of forgetting her, you still care about her, which is already very valuable; And the most important thing you should do at this moment, Your Highness, is to look away, and at the same time look forward, so as not to live up to her good intentions. ”

"Then let me personally send Sheng'er back to her homeland of Qiguo!" Gongsun Xianye proposed to Yu Yin.

"Forget it, Your Highness, now that the relationship between the Celestial Empire and the Qi Kingdom is like water and fire, I don't know if my father has ever dismissed the idea of taking your life. I advise you not to throw yourself into the net, so as not to cause more trouble, which will cause misery to the souls. Yu Yin immediately rejected Gongsun Xianye's proposal.