Mo Ziwei returned to Langya Pavilion, but found Zheng Shuyao waiting for him there.

"Senior brother, you're back."

"Shu Yao wants to say something to Senior Brother, would you like to sit down and listen?" Zheng Shuyao smiled and asked him to sit down and talk.

The two of them sat at the stone table in the courtyard, and saw Zheng Shuyao's elegant eyebrows with a compelling smile, "Senior brother, are you willing to stay in the palace really to protect the prince?" ”

Mo Zi hesitated for a moment, then smiled: "Of course." ”

At the beginning, he came to Yecheng, just to accept the employer's task to kill the corrupt official and Shikai, who knew that when he was tracking Heshikai, he overheard the conspiracy of Zu Ting and others. For the sake of King Lanling is Shu Yao's husband, he decided to remind them, who knows, this time, when he saw Qingqiang, he couldn't go again.

Although his original intention of staying was not to protect King Lanling, during his days in the palace, King Lanling's character touched him, and he sincerely stayed to help King Lanling.

"Maybe that's the case later, but Senior Brother, the purpose of your initial stay in the palace was probably not because of the prince, but for-Sister Aqing, right?" Zheng Shuyao stared at Mo Ziwu's face and said.

Mo Ziwu's clear eyes suddenly trembled.

Zheng Shuyao said quietly, "That day, when you were so anxious to save her, I felt that something was wrong." Later, I found out that as long as she appears, your eyes always follow her, and when she is in danger, you are the first to jump out to protect her. I finally understand why you are always so anxious about her and nervous about her. Senior brother, did you know her a long time ago? ”

Zheng Shuyao's determined gaze did not allow Mo Ziwei to avoid it, and Mo Ziyao said in a low voice: "It's all over, I don't want to mention it again." ”

Zheng Shuyao couldn't help but feel sad for him: "Senior brother, you are so stupid, she is the woman of the prince." You and her, it's impossible. ”

Mo Zi was silent, and his heart was bitter.

"Senior brother, am I no longer the most important person in your heart?" Zheng Shuyao suddenly asked him sadly like an abandoned child.

Mo Ziwei understood her thoughts, and she suddenly cared about her and turned to care about others, and she would inevitably feel uncomfortable.

He persuaded her earnestly, "Shu Yao, the person who was let go, will not stay where you are all the time. Even if our love is gone, you are still my junior sister, I will still care about you, and my brother's concern for my sister will never change. What's more, you still have the prince, he is always by your side. ”

Zheng Shuyao shed a tear and said, "Senior brother, I know what you said. I just need a moment to figure it out, and you tell me to take a break. ”

The cold night and spring are cold, and the moon is sad.

——

Mo Ziwu left.

When I heard the news, I was still eating. At first glance, I felt that the dishes in the case were tasteless, and I had no appetite, so I put down my chopsticks.

According to the gatekeeper of the palace, Mo Ziwei left early in the morning with his baggage before dawn. He didn't say goodbye to anyone, but only left a letter to Gao Changgong, to the effect that he was going to Xiaoyao, please don't worry, I wish Gao Changgong a safe and smooth life, and a happy husband and wife.

When Gao Changgong and Zheng Shuyao were depressed about Mo Zi's departure, something worse happened.

Zu Ting was released from prison.

A servant of the Lanling Palace, who went to the palace to plead guilty, said that he was resentful because he had been punished by the Lanling King, so he stole the manuscript of the Lanling King and went to someone to copy the letter, and sent the forged letter to the Zuting Mansion, and then communicated with the Zuting in the name of Mo Ziwei, accusing the Lanling King of intent to rebel. Zu Ting mistakenly thought that Mo Ziwei did it, so he brought Mo Ziwei to the front of the palace to testify against King Lanling, from beginning to end, Zu Ting was deceived by others.

How could a servant have the audacity to frame a dignified prince? Moreover, after Zu Ting received the letter, how could he not check whether the person who sent the letter was worried about Mo Zi? How could he be deceived by a little servant?

But it was this flawed testimony that convinced the emperor, and he executed the servant, acquitted Zu Ting, and restored Luo Ti to the position of Shangshu.

What's even worse is that Hu Lu Hengjia did not show up for a long time, and the emperor lost patience and ordered Hu Lu's family to be beheaded.

When the news came, Gao Changgong fell into a trough again.

"A treacherous person like Zu Ting has already left a back move, but it's ridiculous that I really thought that this time I would be able to bring him down and avenge General Hu Lu. It's me who was naïve. Gao Changgong sat in the study, looking up and smiling, but it felt endlessly sad.

"In fact, it was Your Majesty who really killed General Hulu. Zu Ting is just a pusher, if His Majesty has the heart to investigate, he won't be able to find out the tricks? Including the ancestral court framed you, Your Majesty actually believed the words of a subordinate without even checking it, and let the ancestral court go. "Although I know that Gao Changgong is very sad, I still want him to see the facts, "The real reason is that Your Majesty is jealous of General Hu Lu, and he has long wanted to get rid of General Hu Lu." In the same way, he doesn't believe you either. Changgong, your situation is very dangerous. ”

Gao Changgong received my reminding gaze and said with a wry smile: "I don't know that Your Majesty is suspicious of me, but I am in the court, what can I do?" ”

"Changgong, you resign and withdraw from the government and the opposition, this is the only way." I knew it wasn't possible, but I still wanted to persuade him.

Gao Changgong unexpectedly vetoed, "I can't withdraw from the government and the opposition, the Qi country is a responsibility that I can't abandon, I want to fight for the Qi country until the last moment, until I die." ”

Seeing him so resolute, I could only sigh faintly.

"A-Qing, I'm so tired. General Hulu is gone, and Hengjia is nowhere to be found, and he doesn't know where he is suffering. And I, I can't do anything. I'm really sad. ”

Gao Changgong confided in me for the first time about his vulnerability, his eyes were red, he thought he was very sad, and suddenly he couldn't help but hug my waist and lean his head on me, seeking support strength.

I was touched by his sadness, and only gently stroked his head and comforted, "It's okay, everything will be fine." ”

was comforting, I felt that there was someone outside the door, and when I looked, I saw Zheng Shuyao outside the door quietly turning away, and there seemed to be something crystal slipping in her eyes.

Gao Changgong was sad, I didn't care about chasing Zheng Shuyao, so I could only stay here to accompany him quietly and comfort him.

——

A peach blossom tree in the courtyard is blooming brightly, the peach leaves are blooming, the peach blossoms are a little carmine, a tree of peach blossoms is dazzling, the flowers are condensed into the tree, bright and bright like the rainbow of a sunny day after the rain, and it is soulful. But Zheng Shuyao was sad at the red tree.

I gently walked under the peach blossom tree and asked her, "Why didn't the princess go in?" ”

Zheng Shuyao found out about my arrival, hurriedly restrained her expression, and said, "My sister is inside, how can I disturb you and the prince." ”

I said coldly: "Have you ever thought that the princess may need your comfort even more?" You just walked away like this, didn't it chill the prince's heart? "This woman Gao Changgong loves is always by his side when he needs it.

Zheng Shuyao looked at me, but suddenly said, "My sister is always so cold, do you really hate me so much?" ”

Without waiting for me to speak, Zheng Shuyao said to herself: "At first, I thought you hated me because of the prince. Now it seems that you are because of my brother, right? ”

When she asked such a question without warning, I felt as if I had been struck in the heart and froze.

After a while, I regained my demeanor and kept calm and said, "What does this have to do with your senior brother?" ”

Zheng Shuyao's face was calm, and she said softly: "You don't have to hide it from me, I know that you have known my senior brother for a long time, and something must have happened between you." Senior brother told you about me, right? That's why you reject me so much. ”

It seems that she guessed something.

My tone was cold, like a cold wind blowing off a peach blossom, "That's right, you have broken your covenant and empathized with you." Why should I like someone who is emotionally unfaithful? ”

Zheng Shuyao had a little helplessness on her face, and said, "You don't like me, blame me for making my senior brother sad." But how do you know that you also made my senior brother sad. ”

"You don't have to judge what happens between me and him." I was a little angry, and there was a bit of aggression in my words, "It's you, not only are you unfaithful to your feelings, but you are also unfaithful to yourself. ”

Zheng Shuyao was puzzled by my words, my eyes were sharp, and I poked at her heart, "You like Gao Changgong." Otherwise, she wouldn't have left sadly as soon as she saw me and Gao Changgong's intimacy.

Zheng Shuyao's beautiful face was shocked first, and a horror slowly rose between her eyebrows, she shook her head, wanting to deny it, but she couldn't say anything.

A pale red peach blossom fell into the palm of my hand, I put it in the palm of my hand, and said to her: "You liked your senior brother in your early years, thinking that you could be together for a lifetime, but I never thought that you changed your mind first, you fell in love with Hu Lu Hengjia, when you learned that this relationship was hopeless, you threw yourself into the arms of Gao Changgong, and you gradually fell in love with Gao Changgong, but you didn't dare to open your heart to him, let alone admit it." ”

Peach Blossom's palm slipped and collided with the floor silently, my eyes were as clear as snow, and said: "You pursue a lifetime of single-minded love, but you can't even be single-minded to a person, you can't accept that you change your mind again and again, so you escape, you resist, you dare not admit that you like Gao Changgong." ”

was told the central matter, Zheng Shuyao's face gradually turned pale, her body was almost weak, she supported herself, and said in a low voice: "You are right, I ask others to be devoted to me, but I can't be loyal." Isn't that ridiculous, you say? I sometimes wonder if falling in love with another person is really an unforgivable thing. ”

I looked at the few peach blossoms that occasionally bloomed and fell, and said quietly: "There is no law that stipulates that a person can only love one person in his life. It's not a natural thing to do. But in love, whoever betrays first, the one who is betrayed will always be hurt. Those who hurt others cannot escape moral condemnation. The beauty of love lies in its loyalty and single-mindedness. If you can't be loyal and single-minded, what can you talk about love? ”

Zheng Shuyao listened, and a faint wry smile appeared on her face, "You are much more determined than me." Not like me, so weak. No wonder Senior Brother likes you. ”

I didn't think much of what she said, so I just turned my thoughts elsewhere and persuaded her softly: "You can't stand Mo Ziwei anymore, don't stop worrying about Gao Changgong." ”

I saw that her face was entangled when she heard my words, and I was afraid that I would have to be entangled for a long time, so I brushed the falling flowers on my body and gently passed her.

"Do you still like my brother?"

Zheng Shuyao's question came from behind.

My palms tightened, and I didn't answer, and I didn't stop.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Li Yu's "Poppy Beauty" of the Fifth Dynasty: "How sad can you be? It is like a river flowing eastward. ”