evening

Inside Hanfu.

Under an acacia tree, a woman in a dark purple dress with picturesque eyebrows stood there, her eyebrows seemed to be frowning, showing a sense of melancholy, her eyebrows seemed to be full of anticipation, and she seemed to be remembering something.

"Miss, you've been standing here for an hour." Qiao'er stood aside as if she didn't dare to disturb, but she had to be reminded.

"The moonlight is as light as clear, and the lights and shadows fall all over the court." Starlight is like drunk, and the Yiren walk alone. ”

Han Xiang looked at the sky and said slowly.

Qiao'er also looked at the sky and said, "Miss, let's go into the house, it's cold at night, but don't catch the cold." ”

In the end, Han Xiang went back to the room with Qiao'er's support.

On the second day, after Han Xiang got up and freshened up, Qiao'er came to her room with a letter.

"Miss, there's a letter from you."

"Letter?" She was a little surprised, who could it be that no one usually wrote to her?

"It was sent by someone from King Qing's Mansion." Qiao'er said.

"Qingwangfu?" Han Xiang took the letter curiously, opened it, and his eyes flashed slightly.

A moment of silence.

She said: "Qiao'er, I have something to go out for, and when my father asks, he will say that I am going to see King Qing." Then he got up and went out.

When he arrived at the agreed place on the letter, Han Xiang saw a man wearing a golden hair crown, a dark green brocade suit, a handsome and cold expression, and a feeling of rejection from thousands of miles away, sitting in the center of the teahouse and drinking tea leisurely.

The whole person looks full of aura, and this person should be King Qing.

Han Xiang walked over slowly.

"See His Royal Highness King Qing." Han Xiang made a big salute in front of him.

King Qing was not surprised by the arrival. He glanced at Han Xiang, no different from the portrait.

Gao Xu put down the teacup. "Excuse me, sit."

"His Royal Highness King Xie Qing." Han Xiang got up and sat down across from him.

"How do you recognize this king?" Gao Xu's pair of black gilt eyes inadvertently swept towards her, arrogant.

Han Xiang said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qing himself has a heroic momentum, so by feeling, you must be His Royal Highness King Qing who acts vigorously and resolutely, there is no doubt about it." ”

"You seem to know this king well?" Gao Xu said in a very casual tone.

Han Xiang smiled and said: "Who in this Fengcheng doesn't know that His Royal Highness the King of Tangtang Qing has always been decisive and resolute!" ”

It seemed that Han Xiang was not afraid of him.

Gao Xu smiled. "It seems that Miss Han is very confident in her instincts, I wonder if she can guess why this king asked you to come out?" After speaking, he glanced at her.

Han Xiang said lightly: "Han Xiang is stupid. ”

Gao Xu said meaningfully: "The emperor has the heart to give you to this king, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Han Xiang thought to himself, he suddenly asked me out, is this to probe my tone? What exactly does he mean? Why don't she come and see what he means?

Han Xiang smiled faintly and said: "Your Highness is magnificent, a talent, there must be many stunning beauties who admire it, if Han Xiang is lucky enough to enter the eyes of His Highness, it is also a blessing for Han Xiang." ”

Gao Xu smiled faintly, his face did not change, and said quietly: "Miss Han is erudite and talented, she must know what it means to be ruthless and intentionally flowing water. ”

Han Xiang's eyebrows jumped, she had already guessed King Qing's mind at this time,

Gao Xu saw that she didn't respond, thinking that she was sad, so he said solemnly: "This king already has a heart, and he doesn't have a good impression of you, this king hopes that you will understand the difficulty and retreat, Miss Han is a smart person, she should know the truth that cannot be forced." ”

I thought that the other party would be annoyed or frustrated because of her refusal to marry, but I saw that she was still neither humble nor arrogant, and her expression was indifferent, as if she didn't care at all.

Just as he was about to explore further, a smile appeared on the other party's face.

Gao Xu said indifferently: "What are you laughing at?" ”

Han Xiang smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'm just thinking, if it was three years ago, I guess Han Xiang would definitely not marry." ”

Gao Xu was slightly suspicious, "How do you say this?" ”

Han Xiang smiled and said: "It's not a secret, Han Xiang also has a sweetheart, so even if Han Xiang has admiration for His Royal Highness, he has no other intentions, so His Royal Highness King Qing can put his heart in his stomach." ”

Gao Xu couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. "It's best if you think so."

After King Qing left, Han Xiang did not go back to his house directly, but came to a academy called Guanzheng.

At this time, a well-mannered man with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes and a moon-white shirt was giving a lecture to the students.

Han Xiang stood at the door and watched him quietly and listened to his lecture.

Long......

"That's all for today's class, everyone is free to move." As soon as the man turned around, he saw Han Xiang looking at him with a smile.

"Brother Ye." She stepped forward.

The man's brows furrowed slightly, as if he was very reluctant to see her.

"Why are you here?" His expression was a little indifferent.

"I'm coming to see you." Her gaze stayed on him.

"I don't have anything to look at." He put his head down and packed up his books.

"You don't want to see me?" The smile on her face faded.

He lowered his head and didn't respond to her, and his indifferent appearance really chilled her.

Han Xiang's voice trembled a little, "Brother Ye, why do you have to be so indifferent to me, you ...... Is that why you hate me so much? ”

"I don't hate you." He retorted crisply. "It's just ......," Ye Zhiqiu wanted to say and stopped.

"Just what?" Han Xiang stared at him and asked.

He looked indifferent: "It's just that some things have already passed, so you don't have to waste time and effort on this." ”

"Passed?" Han Xiang shook her head, her face could not hide her sadness, and she covered her chest. "Brother Ye, do you want to forget the happy days we had together? Or have you forgotten about it? ”

"It doesn't matter if you forget or not at this moment, the important thing is that you and I, the disparity in identities is huge, and it is impossible to be together." His voice sounded unwarm.

"I don't believe it." She was hysterical, "What status, that's just an excuse for you to escape, I like you, I don't care." ”

"But I care." Ye Zhiqiu was also a little excited at the moment.

"Your father is right, after I am a criminal minister, we are not people of the same world, and your identity and my identity will be a chasm that can never be crossed."

Han Xiang couldn't help but burst into tears, "Why do you care so much about what my father says, his thoughts don't represent me, you are a person, have you ever respected me?" Have you ever respected our feelings? It's been a year, you've been running away from me, do you know, my father is going to marry me to King Qing, have you ever thought about how I have to face it alone. ”

Ye Zhiqiu's heart tightened, and he said coldly: "Isn't it very good? You will be the noble princess of the future. ”

"You're so cruel, it's not fair to me." There was a desolation in her eyes.

Ye Zhiqiu said lightly: "This is an unequal world, how can it be fair." ”

Her tears flowed involuntarily: "Then what am I in your heart?" ”

He didn't answer her to that question.

He couldn't help but sigh lightly, "Han Xiang, don't dwell on this issue anymore, you better go back, if it is known that we are in private contact, it will damage the reputation of your daughter, you don't come to me again in the future, we will treat it as if we have never met!" ”

This sentence is extremely hurtful! But Ye Zhiqiu had to do this, the long pain was better than the short pain.

Han Xiang's heart was dripping blood, and she felt so painful in her chest.

"I don't want it, Brother Ye."

Looking at her pear blossoms with rain, Ye Zhiqiu clenched his fists tightly. resolutely bypassed her, and left without looking back, leaving Han Xiang who was standing in place and looking at his back and lost his soul.

Ye Zhiqiu knew that his words were very heavy, but he was helpless.

Since you can't give her happiness, it's better not to let her fall deeper and deeper.

Three years ago, Han Xiang was molested by ruffians on the street, fortunately Ye Zhiqiu who was passing by came to the rescue, but Ye Zhiqiu was cut by the hooligans with a knife, Han Xiang took care of him for half a month in order to repay her life-saving grace, but in this short half a month, the two unconsciously developed feelings for each other, just when the two wanted to develop further, this matter was known by the Marquis of Zhenguo, and he humiliated Ye Zhiqiu fiercely, saying that he was a sinner, and he was really not worthy of Han Xiang. Ye Zhiqiu knew that his identity was different from her, so he reined in the precipice and wielded a knife to cut the love thread, but the persistent Han Xiang always adhered to this relationship.

"I'm not going to give up, I'm definitely not going to give up." Han Xiang bit his lip and muttered to himself.

Han Xiang turned to the place where Ye Zhiqiu lived a year ago, everything was the same, the peach blossom tree, the stone table, and the big stone at the door, touching the scene, she fell into contemplation, and the past scenes appeared in front of her one by one.

He remembered the love between her and Ye Zhiqiu here a year ago, remembered eating with him on the stone table, remembered the two of them playing the piano together under the peach blossom tree, remembered that he gently wiped the ink on her face for her, the two were once intimate, but now, their hearts are gradually estranged......

She went home.

As soon as she entered the door, Qiao'er greeted her, "Miss, are you back?" Qiao'er saw that Han Xiang's face was very bad, so she asked, "Why is Miss's face so bad?" ”

She looked indifferent, "It's okay." ”

Han Xiang returned to the room and sat on the dresser in a daze. At this time, Qiao'er knocked on the door, and Han Xiang instantly came back to his senses.

"Miss, the slave maid gave you a bowl of bird's nest, you can eat it while it's hot."

Han Xiang slowly took it.

Qiao'er looked at Han Xiang carefully and found that her eyes were a little red, so she knew that she must have gone to find Ye Zhiqiu.

"Miss...... Did you go to see Ye Gongzi? ”

Han Xiang was silent, scooping spoonful after spoonful of bird's nest, and the food was tasteless.

Seeing that Miss didn't speak, it must have been that person who made Miss sad.

Qiao'er was suddenly angry, "That Ye Zhiqiu is really not a man, Miss Vain is infatuated with him, even if it is a stone in the past year, it has been covered with heat, this Ye Zhiqiu is simply a piece of ice." ”

Han Xiang lowered his eyelids and sighed lightly: "Forget it, I don't blame him, he is a person with a lot of self-esteem." ”

Qiao'er said angrily: "Then can he be so cold-blooded?" Watching you suffer like this? ”

Han Xiang sighed lightly: "In the end, he doesn't want me to suffer with him, I understand his heart, and everything he does is to make me hate him." ”

"Even now, you are still speaking for him, and the slave is really not worth it for you." Qiao'er pouted.

"The human heart is made of flesh, and one day he will figure it out." Han Xiang raised her head and looked at the scenery outside the window, and there was an unknown smile on the corner of her mouth.

Qiao'er suddenly changed her words and said, "By the way, Miss, the master asked about you today!" ”

Han Xiang's hand froze, "Didn't you tell him that I was going to see His Royal Highness King Qing?" ”

Qiao'er said softly: "I said, the master is very happy after hearing it......" After speaking, she glanced at Han Xiang.

Han Xiang didn't speak, but continued to eat bird's nest.

Qiao'er asked weakly: Miss, King Qing? ……”

Han Xiang said lightly: "I know what you want to ask?" It's the same as the end of the world! ”

"Miss, ...... that?" Qiao'er didn't dare to ask deeply.

Seeing her confused appearance, Han Xiang relieved her doubts and said, "He, like me, has a sweetheart for each other. With that, he put the bowl back on the table.

When Qiao'er heard this, she immediately became happy for her. "King Qing actually has a sweetheart, so you don't have to worry about marrying King Qing, Miss."

Han Xiang smiled. "There is indeed one less trouble, God obeys people's wishes." After saying that, she paused, and continued: "I hope that the relationship between him and her is not like me." ”

Qiao'er said: "Miss has fulfilled her wish, but I'm afraid that the master will be happy in the end." ”

Han Xiang's expression was a little darker, and he said indifferently: "How did he ever think about my feelings, maybe it was fate, empty joy is empty joy." ”

In the blink of an eye, Shen Lanxin had left Fengcheng for ten days. On this day, it was early afternoon, and Facai was sitting at the counter bored, napping.

Ye Zhiqiu walked into the medical hall.

"Get rich." Ye Zhiqiu's voice was a little hoarse.

When Facai heard this, he suddenly became energetic, and at first glance, it turned out to be Mr. Ye.

"Teacher Ye, why is your face so pale, is it suffering from the wind cold?" Fa Cai asked.

Ye Zhiqiu smiled: "Yes, I don't know how I suffered from the cold." ”

Fa Cai said with a smile: "This autumn, the temperature difference between morning and evening is too great, and this cold and hot are the most susceptible to cold, so I will get you a few pairs of medicines for typhoid fever." ”

After a while, Ye Zhiqiu walked out of the medical hall with the medicine, but accidentally bumped into a person.

"Brother Ye?"

Ye Zhiqiu fixed his eyes and saw that it was Han Xiang.

Han Xiang looked at him in surprise, his face was a little pale, and he saw that he was holding another bag of medicinal herbs.

"Brother Ye? Are you sick? She said with a look of concern.

"It has nothing to do with you?" He said coldly.

"I said, why are you so cold-blooded? My young lady asked you because she cared about you, in vain you are a scholar, and you don't know any politeness? ”

Qiao'er couldn't help but reprimand him.

Ye Zhiqiu's eyes were hollow, and he said coldly: "I don't need her care." "After that, he left.

Leaving Han Xiang, her heart was messy again.

She was just about to continue walking when she saw King Qing standing not far in front of her.

She snapped, and then stepped forward.

"I've seen His Royal Highness King Qing." Han Xiang saluted sideways.

Gao Xu said lightly: "This king has no intention of seeing it. ”

She sighed lightly and said, "Your Highness, are you interested in having a drink with Han Xiang?" ”

Gao Xu was stunned for a moment and did not refuse.

When he came to the tavern, Han Xiang asked for a few stacks of side dishes and a jar of wine.

"Miss Han looks calm and relaxed, not like a drinker." There was a bit of a joke in his words.

When Han Xiang heard this, he smiled. "How can His Royal Highness King Qing's coldness that rejects people thousands of miles away look like a person with a sweetheart."

Gao Xu laughed.

Han Xiang glanced at him, "You also said that it is like, and the likeness and dislike are not visible to the naked eye." ”

Gao Xu felt that this was a bit ironic. "It seems that people really can't just look at the surface." At this time, he suddenly remembered that Lan Xin often said this sentence, and let him use it today.

Han Xiang poured a full bottle of wine for King Qing, and then filled it for himself.

And then it went down in one gulp.

Long......

She said slowly, "Do you want to hear the story of me and him?" Speaking of this, Han Xiang lowered his eyes. I know you're not interested in hearing it, but I want to say it anyway. ”

Gao Xu said lightly: "This king listens to you. ”

Han Xiang smiled faintly, "Thank you." ”

So in the next tea time, Han Xiang told Gao Xu all the bits and pieces of himself and Ye Zhiqiu.

After listening to her narration, Gao Xu didn't think that this was a singing and crying love, but only felt that it was just a pair of beautiful people who were talented and beautiful, but what he didn't expect was that this marquis of Zhenguo would endure beating mandarin ducks. Thinking of this, I only heard Han Xiang say again: "I don't know, His Royal Highness King Qing can be the same as me, and it is also wishful thinking?" ”

When Gao Xu heard this, he saw that there was a trace of gloomy and complicated emotions in the other party's eyes, and he thought about it, it seemed to be wishful thinking, but it was not like wishful thinking.

At this time, Han Xiang thought about it again, and said with a wry smile, "How could it be, as Your Highness, I'm afraid that wishful thinking will not happen to you." ”

Thinking of what Ye Zhiqiu said to her, the feeling of emptiness in her heart lingered for a long time.

After a few glasses of wine, Han Xiang's face was a little red.

Gao Xu was thinking carefully about her words, he didn't know if one day, he really confessed his heart to Shen Lanxin, would she accept herself? He wasn't quite sure about Shen Lanxin.

So, he picked up his glass of wine and dried it.

These two people have their own hearts and minds.

Qiao'er helped Han Xiang back, Han Xiang was lying on the bed, she has been persisting for three years, she doesn't know how long she can last, I really hope that she will continue to be drunk like this, how good it should be, you don't have to think about anything.

Qiao'er saw that she was asleep, so she quietly retreated and closed the door for her.

After hearing the sound of the door closing, Han Xiang slowly opened his hazy drunken eyes again.

She stared blankly at the door, and made a decision in her heart.

The next day, before dawn, Han Xiang took out all his silver and jewelry, took a few more clothes, put them in his baggage, and secretly ran out to Ye Zhiqiu's residence.

Didn't he want to escape, then she would leave him with no way to escape.

Her steps were in a hurry.

When he came to Ye Zhiqiu's residence, a sharp knock on the door came from outside.

"Who could it be so early?" Ye Zhiqiu hurriedly put on a piece of clothing, got off the ground and opened the door.

When I opened the door, I saw Han Xiang carrying a burden and looked a little panting.

Ye Zhiqiu looked dazed, "Why are you here?" ”

Han Xiang stared at him with a dead gaze, did not answer him, but suddenly hugged him.

Ye Zhiqiu was shocked by her sudden move.

"Han Xiang, what are you doing here? You let go. ”

"I won't let go, and I won't let go if I am killed." Her hand wrapped tightly around him and buried her in his arms.

"Han Xiang, how long do you want to look like this?" Ye Zhiqiu said helplessly, with a hint of distress in his eyes.

"Until you look at our feelings." She replied simply.

"Han Xiang, don't be so stupid anymore, okay? It's no longer possible between us, why are you so stubborn. ”

After saying that, he closed his eyes and seemed to be in pain.

Han Xiang's heart shrank instantly, and his heart began to hurt again.

"I don't believe what you say, you're lying to me, you're just making me die for you, you're dreaming." Her voice trembled.

"Han Xiang, you have your life, you won't be happy with me." Ye Zhiqiu said lightly.

"You're not me, how do you know I'm not happy, do you know that half a month has been the happiest day of my life."

Ye Zhiqiu dodged her fiery gaze and ruthlessly interrupted her words, "Don't say it again." ”

"No, I'm going to say." At this time, Han Xiang let go of his hand and looked at him.

"If you will, let's elope and start a new life in a place where no one knows us."

In the past, Han Xiang would not have said such a thing, but today she said it lightly, this is also after meeting Ye Zhiqiu, she gradually changed herself, and she suddenly understood that happiness is in her own hands.

As soon as the words fell

"What?" Ye Zhiqiu was so surprised by her words that his expression froze.

"We eloped." Han Xiang emphasized, "I'm not afraid of suffering and suffering by your side, I just want to stay by your side forever." As long as we're gone, I can be with you forever, it doesn't matter where we go. ”

Her idea is still too naïve, if she is just an ordinary person, maybe elopement will really work, but who is her father? ”

In case of going to the imperial court, wouldn't the two of them have to hide and hide for the rest of their lives, where can they give her a stable life, in case they are caught, Han Xiang's reputation will be damaged, not to mention, I am afraid that he will not be so simple as death, he is not afraid of death, but, how can he give her happiness in this way, it is better to cut her in two, so that he can still miss her silently.

"No, you can't! Han Xiang, your thoughts are too extreme, if we elope, what do you think your father's mood will be? Can you bear to see him worry about you all day? Your father raised you, do you want to repay him like this? ”

Ye Zhiqiu hurriedly dispelled her thoughts.

Of course Han Xiang wants to get these, either choose her family, she has to lose Ye Zhiqiu, otherwise she has to lose her family, since her father completely disregards her happiness and ruthlessly separates her and Ye Zhiqiu, then will she still take into account his feelings?

"I can't care so much now, let's go together, let's go now, go as far as possible, away from all this!" She looked at Ye Zhiqiu with pleading eyes, and her tone was particularly firm.

"I'm not going to go with you."

"Why not?" she asked. Nothing can stop me, I can do nothing for you, and you, how do you do it, are you worthy of me? ”

"Now I will give you two choices, one, follow me, two, from now on you follow your path, I will cross my bridge, and the two of us will never get along."

"Han Xiang, don't you force me?" Ye Zhiqiu clenched his fists tightly.

"I'm just going to force you, you only have this one chance, do you want to follow me?" Han Xiang was aggressive.

"I'm sorry, I can't go with you." Again, he rejected her.

Han Xiang suddenly smiled, her smile was bitter and helpless, as if she couldn't accept this cruel truth.

The pain in her heart began to magnify infinitely, and it seemed that she might have been nothing in her eyes in the first place.

"Ye Zhiqiu, I hate you." After saying that, he turned around and left.

Three words were uttered like that.

When Ye Zhiqiu heard it, his heart was really uncomfortable, and he knew that this time between him and her was really over.