It was a winter day destined to be sad.

Although it was sunny outside the window and the sun shone brightly outside the window, Zhu Zhitong still couldn't calm the pain of losing her sister.

This time, unlike her eldest sister and mother, she watched her blood relatives die in front of her.

Hatred, overflowing with nowhere to stand.

Three days passed, and all she could do was find a thin coffin and bury her sister secretly in the mountains. Every time she sat in front of the tombstone, she remembered the dreams she had had before.

Is it really just me from now on?

Su Xiaochen wanted to comfort her, but it was all in vain.

Because he hadn't opened his mouth yet, Zhu Zhitong had already coldly thrown a sentence:

"I will definitely kill Ye Zhiqiu."

"Xiao Xiao, every word you say now is only hatred......"

"I'm not talking to you, I'm just getting to know you. As for whether you can help me or not, it's up to you. ”

"You know, I won't help you, but he's my adoptive father, if not my uncle! is also Yinmei's father! ”

"Can you change the fact that he killed my sister?" Zhu Zhitong suddenly changed her usual gentleness, and her expression was domineering, "Aren't you your Uncle You's student?" You said that he taught you the art of war so that you could defend the Cangwu Kingdom. Now, your adoptive father, the sinister man with all his intentions, has killed the crown prince of Cangwu and set off civil strife. A person who has brought disaster to the country and the people, a ruthless and unrighteous person who threw you by the Hanjiang River, is he worthy of your protection? ”

"I'll take care of my uncle's business. But he has always done things without leakage, and since he will rashly kill the prince and disrupt the imperial capital, there must be a follow-up move. I promised Uncle You that as long as anything hurts the people of the imperial capital in the future, I will do my best to stop it, and I will not be relentless. You have to believe me about that! ”

"Of course I believe you will stop your uncle's plot, but what if you capture him one day? Will you kill him? Or will you not stop me from killing him? ”

"This ......"

Zhu Zhitong said sharply: "You hesitate, you can't make up your mind." Because it's simply not possible for you! You have never experienced the loss of a loved one, how can you know how I feel in pain now! How can you have the determination to raise your sword? Your hesitation is nothing but proof that in your heart, my sister's death is far less important than your nurturing relationship with him! ”

"Xiao Xiao, don't I have any other way to prove how important you are to me than to kill him? You and I can only trust you with the blood of killing our relatives? ”

"Yes!"

Sometimes a word is like a door that closes all hope in an instant.

Su Xiaochen was silent for a long time, and sighed: "There is one thing you are wrong, not long before I met you for the first time, I just experienced the taste of losing a loved one. So the feeling of pain, I know. ”

With that, he bowed to the tombstone and turned away.

Zhu Zhitong sat there still looking at the tombstone, not moving.

It's not that she doesn't know Su Xiaochen's embarrassment, but she can't hide her hatred for him at such a time. Not letting him help was the biggest concession she could make! No matter how much she cares about him, she has her own likes and angers, loves and hates.

Zhu Zhitong vaguely heard footsteps behind her and turned her head to look.

"It's ...... you"

Qiu Yue gently inserted the plum blossom in her hand on the side of the grave.

"It was freezing, and I looked around, but I couldn't find anything."

"It's good to have your heart."

"Actually, Master Su, he doesn't mean to disobey His Majesty......"

"Why, are you trying to persuade me on his behalf?" Zhu Zhitong looked at Qiu Yue, her expression still cold.

"I'm not going to be a lobbyist for anyone."

"Will you help me, then?"

"As long as Your Majesty wishes, I will, but I don't know what Your Majesty plans next."

"I'm here to save my sister, and now my sister is gone. To be honest, I don't have any other thoughts than revenge. ”

Qiu Yue sat down in front of Zhu Zhitong, took off the long knife and put it aside, took out a short flute and blew it.

The sound of the flute is light and melodious, faintly sad, as if it is difficult to speak and melancholy.

"This is a tune that my grandfather would occasionally play when he was alive, and he would cry every time he finished it. I was young, and I just thought it sounded good, but I couldn't understand the meaning. My grandfather said that if you don't understand, it's good, and if you do, then you're depressed. I asked my grandfather what was so incomprehensible about the sorrow of a lord as formidable as him. ”

"Did he tell you?"

"No, but after many years, I gradually took control of the affairs of the clan, and I slowly learned why. There are twelve branches of the Liuxia royal family, although my Qiuyue clan is one of the best clans and has been entrusted with important tasks, but the Qiuyue clan has always been free from the trust and suspicion of the lord of the country. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Trust is because the Akizuki clan has always been loyal and impeccable, but suspicion is because the lord of the country is always on guard. No matter how pure and low-key my grandfather was, it was difficult to completely remove the wariness of the lord of the country. It's like you have no reservations about a person, but he still refuses to show his heart to you, just looks at you from a distance and warns you. So my grandfather was depressed all his life. ”

"Your Qiuyue Clan's tree is very popular, and it will inevitably make the monarch uneasy, and there are such things."

"The Lin clan is a big family, but it has won the trust of the lord of the country, and sometimes it is even biased for no reason. My grandfather, my father, until I became the head of the family, couldn't figure it out! I just want to ask, why did this happen to make no sense? What the hell did my Akizuki do wrong? Presumably, my grandfather was thinking like this when he played this song, which is why he was so melancholy and puzzled. ”

Zhu Zhitong sighed: "Why, people always encounter such unreasonable things. For example, why did my sister die......

"Actually, I didn't play this song much later. Because every time I get nothing but melancholy and confusion. Later, the kingdom of Liuxia sank, and my people moved to Meilongyu. I was thinking, what does it matter to him? Even if we know the reason now, what can we do? After all, my grandfather was depressed all his life, and I can't let the lord of Ryuxia come back from the dead and let the Qiuyue clan regain his trust. The most important thing in front of me is only my people. They're well, I'm satisfied. ”

Zhu Zhitong glanced at him, "What you want to say is that I should also think about things other than revenge now?" ”

"Your Majesty is the king of a country, and the burden on his shoulders is much heavier than that of the head of my family. Of course, the blood feud cannot be forgotten, but I think the most important thing at the moment is the people of the blue sea. Master Su is very familiar with Ye Zhiqiu, and he has a good sentence, that is, Ye Zhiqiu will not make a rash move, since such a meticulous person has made a move, he must have something to do with Emperor Wen in the future. If this is the case, it won't be long before this imperial capital becomes a battlefield full of murderous machines. There are only a few of us, we are in the enemy territory, and we also have a pair of children of Princess Qingle, if we are involved, I am afraid that we will not be able to protect ourselves. ”

"Are you trying to persuade me to leave the imperial capital?"

"Eagletail has been infiltrating the imperial capital for three days, and it's almost time to return with news. I just want to persuade Your Majesty to think about it calmly, at this time, the imperial capital does not have any benefits that can free the Bihai Kingdom from the bitter sea, except for the assassination of Ye Zhiqiu to allow His Majesty to temporarily relieve the hatred in his heart. On the contrary, Master Su said that Ye Zhiqiu had a plan to join forces with the Great Witch God Wen Lan, if so, maybe Ye Zhiqiu's plan could make the Imuran people turn their attention to the Cangwu Kingdom, and it is unknown that the Taiye Kingdom in the rear will show flaws, this is the battlefield that His Majesty should plot. ”

Zhu Zhitong didn't speak, she reached out and touched the cold tombstone, and all she felt was a silent response from the ground.

The word Your Majesty is so heavy.

"You're right, sadness and depression don't do the Blue Sea Country any good. Spying on assassination is, after all, only an assassin's doing. And I'm a king. When Eagletail returns, we'll see what to do. ”

Qiu Yue saw that Zhu Zhitong stood up and was about to leave, and couldn't help asking, "Where is Your Majesty going now?" ”

"Go see those two kids. After that, they are my children, and I am their mother. ”

Qiu Yue suddenly shouted loudly: "Your Majesty! ”

Zhu Zhitong looked back, thinking that he still had something to say.

Qiu Yue hesitated for a moment, and replied solemnly: "I will ...... Treat them as if they were your own children and keep them safe for the rest of their lives. ”

Zhu Zhitong was a little surprised, and smiled slightly: "Thank you." ”

This is the first time in the past few days that Qiu Yue has seen a smile on Zhu Zhitong's face.

He didn't know why he had suddenly made such a promise, because it was only when the words came out that he could hear what he was saying.

But she finally smiled, and that's fine.

After the crown princess was buried, Su Xiaochen and Zhu Zhitong temporarily rented two rooms next to the house of the two old concubines to facilitate the care of the children. After all, they are all casual young people, unlike the old ladies who know how to feed their children and how to change urine mustard seeds, they can only learn by following along.

Cao Xiwen has been waiting in the house restlessly, and three days have passed since the time agreed by his father, which makes people feel like a year. He couldn't think of anything but stare at the snow outside the house.

He felt more and more that nothing in this world was important, only his father and grandmother were the most important. As long as his father can come back safely, even if he hides in the mountains and forests, he is willing.

Speaking of which, he wasn't unaware that there was another person next to him watching him when he was looking into the snow, but he wasn't in the mood to talk to her when he said anything.

Ye Zhiqiu's identity as the daughter made him always have a crush on Ye Yin, and he even felt that as long as he said a few more words to Ye Yin, it was a kind of rebellion against his father, so he could only treat it as if he didn't see it.

You are you, and your father is your father.

Even if Cao Xiwen said this, it is still not so easy to do.