"Your Majesty!" Yuwen exclaimed.

A sharp long sword clung to Yu Wenyong's neck.

Yu Wenyong's eyes flashed with disbelief and shock, and there was a trace of sadness on his face, "You want to kill me?" ”

With tears in my eyes, I said, "You deserve it." ”

"If I really killed Mo Ziwei, I would be willing to give him this life, but I didn't."

There was heavy sadness in Yu Wenyong's eyes, and looking into his eyes, I was confused.

While I was distracted, Yu Wenyong left from under the sword, rushed up, and slapped the sword in my hand. I was just recovering from a serious illness, and I couldn't bear it for a while, and I was about to collapse. Yu Wenyong hurriedly caught my falling body, "Qingqiang! ”

"Let her go!" Chen Ji looked at Yu Wenyong hugging me and scolded angrily.

Yu Wenyong held my body, his expression was slightly gloomy, and said, "You are too uncalm today, and you are not like Xiao Qingqiang I know at all." When you calm down, I'll come back to see you. ”

With that, he put me down and placed me beside the desk, and I sat down weakly.

"God, go!"

Yuwen Yong and Yuwen Shenju left. After this incident, my spirit was stimulated again, and my body fell ill again, and I was confined to bed for several days.

Chen Ji came to see me every day, saw that I was depressed, and told me some jokes from time to time, even if I didn't react at all, he didn't care, and talked about him every day, trying to make me laugh.

Yu Wenyong also came, but I closed the door every time and turned him away.

In the room of the inn, a small Boshan stove on the desk silently burned incense, soft wisps of smoke, faint incense, and a stream of cold incense drilled into my nose.

I frowned slightly and said, "I can't get used to smelling this incense, can I remove it?" ”

Chen Ji persuaded softly: "This incense is good for your body, the doctor said, this is to calm the nerves and help you sleep." ”

I looked away and saw a white hosta on the top of his head, white and crystalline, very beautiful. Then he asked him, "You like the hosta very much, and I see that you have been wearing it." ”

Chen Ji said with a smile: "Do you like it?" But I can't give it to you, it's given to me by my uncle. ”

Thinking of his admiration and worship of Emperor Chen Wudi, it is understandable that he cherishes this white hosta so much.

I looked at Chen Ji sitting on the edge of the bed, with a leisurely demeanor, and asked him, "You have been here for so long, don't you have to go back to Chen Guo to deal with political affairs?" ”

Chen Ji chuckled, "Because I'm waiting for you to go back to Chen with me." ”

I looked at Chen Ji's appearance, not like a joke, and finally looked at him squarely, and said, "Are you planning to take me to Chen Guo as a concubine?" ”

Chen Ji gave me a relieved smile, "You like freedom so much, how could I trap you in the palace?" ”

"I like you, not for the love of men and women, but like a friend. I appreciate your courage, your wisdom. You say I've used you in the past, and I don't deny it. But I really had a crush on you, and I really treated you as a friend. Follow me to Chen Guo, and I will build a mansion specifically for you and send someone to protect you. Chen Ji generously confessed that he used me in the past, and sincerely hoped that I would be well.

I listened and whispered, "Protect me, do I need someone to protect me?" ”

"Although everyone now believes that the world's ambitions are in the hands of Master Huiyuan, there are still some rumors about you on the rivers and lakes, and I am afraid that they will come to the door and hurt you. What's more, Yu Wenyong is eyeing you, and he won't let you go. Qingqiang, you can only protect you if you go to Chen Guo with me. Chen Ji said sincerely.

"What's more, Yuwen Yong caused you to lose your husband and child, don't you want to take revenge?"

Chen Ji's gentle expression became serious, and I stared at his eyes for a moment, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Chen Ji also looked at me tightly, and said seductively: "Yuwen Yong is the emperor of a country, you can't help him." But I'm also the emperor, and I can help you. ”

I pondered slightly, and a thousand thoughts turned in my mind, and finally made up my mind, "Okay, I'll go to Chen Guo with you." ”

——

The stronger the autumn feeling, the more cool it is, and under the autumn cold, my body has not been good for a long time, but it is getting worse and worse.

The sky was lonely, the autumn light was cold, I was wearing a pear-white dress and a moon-blue cloak, and walked out of the inn accompanied by Qinglan. Outside the inn, a carriage was waiting for me.

"Qingqiang, do you really want to go with him?" A hand was in front of me, and Yu Wenyong's eyes were staring at me tightly, as if to see me through.

I only glanced at him, cold and indifferent like a cool moon and autumn breeze, and said, "Go away, don't come to hinder me." ”

"Qingqiang, don't go." Yu Wenyong's star-like eyes were eager pleading.

Chen Ji came over at this time and said to him: "Please respect her decision, have a bit of a man's bearing, and don't force others." ”

I glanced at him and said plainly, "I don't want to see you again." ”

Yu Wenyong's eyes were shocked, as if he had received a blow, and the hand that was lying in front of the carriage suddenly loosened, and his face lowered slightly, and his face was lonely.

I refused to look at him again, and stepped into the carriage myself, and Chen Ji followed, ordering the coachman, "Let's go." ”

The carriage and horses moved slowly all the way, gradually becoming faster, leaving the people next to the car completely behind.

Yu Wenyong watched the carriage go away, lost his soul, and said in a low voice: "You say, why didn't she refuse to believe me and come to me?" ”

Yuwen Shenju beside him looked worried, but he still said: "Your Majesty, let's hurry back to the court, we can't delay any longer." You said that this time you will fight in person. ”

"Yes, I want to personally capture the Qi Kingdom, this is the most important thing." Yu Wenyong's face was bitter, and he muttered to himself, as if to convince himself, "The rest is not important." ”

On the quiet autumn night, I stroked a bamboo flute and put it to my lips, and a song "Room Thoughts" sounded faintly, sad as water, endlessly.

"Sijun is like flowing water, how long is there a poor time (2)?" Chen Ji walked in at this time and asked with a smile, "Who are you missing, King Lanling or Mo Ziwei?" It can't be my royal brother. ”

I put down the bamboo flute and listened to him.

"My imperial brother, King Lanling, and Mo Ziwei, they all like you. Which of these people do you love the most? ”

I looked at the watery moonlight, thought about it seriously for the first time, and said frankly, "There are two people who really like me. Your royal brother doesn't really like me, it's just a curiosity and a desire to conquer. Naturally, I never liked him either; As for King Lanling, we don't have a relationship between men and women, it is a kind of companionship between relatives and friends. In the end, there was a slight smile on my lips, "Zi Wei and I are the real love between men and women, and the two are happy." ”

"And another?" As soon as he finished asking, Chen Ji's expression was stunned, and he immediately thought of who the other one was, and he stopped talking very wisely and did not ask.

He asked me curiously, "You don't like the emperor and noble, but you like an ordinary swordsman." Why, what's so special about him? ”

"To like is to like, not to like is to like, there is no reason." I said clearly, "If I have to say one, I can only say that he is different from you." He is purer, warmer, and more human than you. ”

"It turns out that the royal brother lost here." After getting the answer, Chen Ji was stunned, and then he was stunned, and his eyes flickered, "If only she could be as single-minded as you and only love one person." ”

I immediately knew who he was thinking, so I asked, "You mean Qin Wanxi?" How is she?"

Chen Ji's face was disappointed and hateful, and said: "She would rather be with the Green Lantern Ancient Buddha for a lifetime than return to me." ”

I was slightly surprised, Qin Wanxi is a monk? She's a temperamental.

"I thought you didn't love her anymore."

Chen Ji said slightly angrily: "I don't love her anymore, but she is the only woman I have ever truly loved, and she can't betray me." ”

After hearing this, my expression turned cold and accused him, "You men are so hateful, you don't like people anymore, but you still ask others to always like you in their hearts." ”

Chen Ji simply accepted my accusation, "From this point of view, most men are hateful, but not every man is as willing as your husband." However, he is indeed a good man, and he deserves to be loved so much. ”

His words changed sharply, stared at me, and said in a solemn tone: "If you want to avenge him, I'm afraid it's not so easy. Now that the Zhou State is attacking the Qi State, the Qi State is being defeated one after another, if the Zhou State is really annexed by the Qi State, Yuwen Yong's strength will be stronger. If you want revenge, it's even harder. ”

My face changed, "You mean to say that if you get the World Chronicle Map, you will have the ability to fight against the Zhou State and help me take revenge." ”

Chen Ji smiled: "Sure enough, it's Xiao Qingqiang, that's why I can talk to you." Because you are smart and exquisite, you can understand it at all. ”

I looked at him sarcastically, "No need to say nice things to make me soft-hearted. You keep saying that you want to help me avenge me, but you just want to get the world's ambitions. ”

Chen Ji frankly admitted, "I want to get the world's ambitions, but I also really want to help you take revenge, there is no conflict between the two, you can't deny my intentions because of this." Besides, who doesn't want the world's aspirations, if I say I don't want it, do you believe it? ”

I countered him, "I don't want to. If there was no such thing, my master would not have died, and Zi Wei would not have died. It's the source of pain, and I'd rather not have it. ”

When I think of Master and Ziwu, my heart aches.

"Not everyone is as open-minded as you are. You don't seek fame, you don't seek profit, you just want to do as you like. But what I want is the world, since I sit in this position, if I can't include these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the palm of my hand, I will come to this world for nothing. An emperor who doesn't want to rule the world can't be called a really good emperor, I want to expand the territory, gallop the mountains and rivers, and be the lord of the world! Chen Ji said passionately and heroically, with high ambitions, and his eyes were full of ambition.

Chen Ji turned to me and confessed his heart to me, "Qingqiang, I really want to be the world and the world, and I really want to help you, you believe me." Now that the Zhou State is so powerful, I, the Chen State, can only defeat Yuwen Yong and help you avenge it if I get the Chronicles of the World. ”

My heart moved, and I hesitated: "The Tianxia Zhitu is guarded by my master with his life, I can't hand it over easily, you let me think about it." ”

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Chen Ji smiled slightly.

After Chen Ji left, another flute sound sounded faintly, and it continued. I looked out for the sound, and the source of the sound seemed to be Qinglan's residence.

She can also give a?

This familiar sound reminds me of an old man many years ago.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Xu Gan's "Room Thoughts" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "The Center is Destroyed and Wounded"

(2) From Xu Gan's "Room Thoughts" in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "Sijun is like flowing water, how long is there poverty?" ”