In the palace of the king of Luoyang, there is a small pond that irrigates the water of the Luohe River, and the water flow is slow and the water quality is clear. Before the crossing, Chu Tianya's hometown was in the south, and he grew up by the river since he was a child. He has a genuine love for water, which is one of the reasons why he chose this house in the first place.

After moving in, Chu Tianya asked someone to clean up this small pond, cut off the sludge to attract living water, brewed the edge of the pond with stones, built a pavilion rockery and Taihu Lake stone scenery by the pond, and then raised some live fish.

After fiddling with it like this, this small pond suddenly glows with a little vitality and aura. When he has nothing to do, Chu Tianya's biggest hobby is to lean on the Taihu Lake stone chair by the pond, put on a hat to make a bowl of tea, take a southern bamboo fishing rod, and fish by the pond.

At this moment, Chu Tianya's heart is always quite peaceful, and he can leave a lot of troubles and trivial things behind. He often fishes while reminiscing about the past and even his past life. The two lives add up to about 30 years of life, and more than half of the time he was an ordinary citizen, living an idle and comfortable life, although there are troubles, but he has never really experienced the test of life and death, let alone the country and the nation.

But in recent years, everything Chu Tianya has done has always been earth-shattering. More than 10,000 lives are involved, and more are related to the peril of the country and the nation.

A lot of power means a lot of pressure. The string in Chu Tianya's heart was always tight, and the heavy pressure often made him breathless. But in front of anyone, he could not show the slightest tiredness and cowardice. He had no choice but to hold on and move forward forever.

Many times, Chu Tianya felt that he was going to be unable to hold on, and he really wanted to throw away this burden and walk away, to live the kind of leisurely and casual life he was used to. For example, if you are a small businessman who is not too rich and is not short of money, and you have a good wife and a rich warehouse, you may have long-term worries or near-term worries, but there will definitely be no stormy waves. After a full nap every day, and then such a leisurely fishing, such a life should be so nourishing.

"......" a gentle sound of water, a fish bite, directly dragged the buoy to the bottom of the water, and the fishing line was also tightened.

Chu Tianya's mind was not on fishing at all, but was pulled by the fish at the bottom of the water before he felt it, so he hurriedly pulled the rod.

"Horn-"

With a crunch, the line broke.

"I'm cāo!

Chu Tianya jumped up angrily, blushing and staring at the half-cut fishing line swaying in the breeze, and scolded.

Xiao Linglong, who was resting in the pavilion not far away, saw it and couldn't help giggling, laughing so hard that her eyes narrowed.

The current Chu Tianya is more like an ordinary ordinary ordinary people, and he is even a little childish. His current expression and demeanor must not be seen by outsiders. Otherwise, the image of the iron-blooded Taishi Luoyang King will definitely be ruined.

Xiao Linglong likes to see Chu Tianya like this. Because he is the real him now, an ordinary person, a man who has returned to himself. When he put on a delicate armor or gorgeous official robes, he was no longer him, just the king of Luoyang or the young Taishi of the Great Song Dynasty, the commander of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the incredible legendary horse in the eyes of the world.

"He's so tired." Xiao Ta, who was sitting next to Xiao Linglong, didn't smoke and said something inadvertently.

Xiao Linglong was slightly stunned, and looked back at her sister, with a look of surprise in her eyes.

"Am I not right?" Xiao Ta smiled and said, "When a person can't be himself most of the time and can only serve in a certain capacity, he must be very tired. His life and life no longer belong to him, and the ordinary is just a luxury for him. He enjoys the most enviable power and wealth in the world, but he has lost the pleasures that any ordinary person can enjoy. Heaven treats everyone fairly. ”

"Why do you have so many emotions today?" Xiao Linglong asked indifferently, "Are you also recalling the road you have traveled these times?" ”

"Yes."

"Do you think it's worth it?"

Xiao Ta smiled slightly, there was both free and easy in his smile, and there was also bitterness, "When a person has no choice, it doesn't matter whether it is worth it or not." I am a useless woman; My fate was decided from the day I was born. I had no choice but to accept the mercy of fate. ”

"Excuses." Xiao Linglong turned her face sideways and said, "If I also use such an excuse to convince myself, then I will either be buried in the loess now, and if I am lucky, I will have become the plaything of Wanyan Zonghan." There is no such thing as 'no choice' in this world. He said such things only because of his own cowardice and ignorance. ”

"And what do you think I could have done then?" Xiao Ta sighed softly, "Dashi proposed to his father to marry you and me." His father had always been at odds with Dashi, but he couldn't save Dashi's face, so he had to agree to marry a daughter. If you don't agree, I have no choice but to marry him - at that time, Dashi was already in charge of the military, and our Xiao family could not afford to offend. ”

Xiao Linglong smiled but did not speak.

Xiao Ta took a deep breath, "Do you want to say that you actually wanted to marry him at that time, but with your arrogance, you don't want to share this man with me?" Or did you think that Dashi had always had you in his heart, but you didn't expect him to marry us two sisters, which hurt you? ”

"That thing doesn't mean anything to me anymore, please don't talk about it again." Xiao Linglong replied easily and indifferently, leaned back in the chair, squinted her eyes and looked at Chu Tianya by the pool with a smile, and said, "Now that I have him, I am very fortunate and satisfied." ”

"As for my father's ......death," Xiao Ta took a deep breath, "At that time, I was also very hurt and angry, I tried to kill him to avenge him, and I also tried to kill myself, but I failed. In the end, I had to make a compromise because I already had his flesh and blood in my belly...... Flying fox, have you ever thought that in that situation, whoever died in that coup d'état was not the fault of the other party. In fact, Oishi was also guilty and blamed himself at the time......"

"Did you say enough?" Xiao Linglong still didn't look at Xiao Ta Buyan, and there was a hint of cold swishing in her voice, "I have never seen anyone who justify his father's murder." No matter what the reason and reason, the father's hatred is not shared. If you don't want to take revenge, it's just that you're still here to show your eyes for it...... Xiao Ta doesn't smoke, I'm really ashamed of you!! ”

Xiao Ta was stunned and immediately shut up.

In her impression, this was almost the first time Xiao Linglong had called her name in person. It can be seen that Xiao Linglong is really a little angry.

Xiao Linglong squinted at Xiao Ta Buyan, exhaled deeply, and said, "Please don't mention these things in the past." It has no other meaning than to add sorrow and anger to our hearts. Now that I have a new life, I will try to cherish it. Regarding the hatred of killing my father and the hatred of my family and country, I will never forget it. If I have the chance, I will report it! ”

Xiao Ta nodded silently and said no more.

"Are you aggrieved?" Xiao Linglong said suddenly, "Living with my own sister, but there is a kind of depression and anger that cannot be stretched under the fence? You can add Liao to continue to be your mother of the country, why do you have to voluntarily stay in Luoyang as a hostage? ”

"......" Xiao Ta didn't speak, and he didn't dare to answer.

"It's better for you to go back to Liao!" Xiao Linglong said.

Xiao Ta didn't smoke and trembled slightly, "I can't go back!" ”

"Dashi doesn't want you anymore?" Xiao Linglong sneered.

"No......" Xiao Ta bit his lip without smoke, not knowing what to say at all. She didn't dare to sue Xiao Linglong, she was afraid that Chu Tianya would wake up one day and feel unhappy, so she would destroy the Liao Kingdom. She stayed here, so that she could have a chance to plead for mercy.

"Don't think I don't know if you don't say it." Xiao Linglong said indifferently, "Until now, you still have that damn man in your heart." For him you are willing to give your qiē, you can do anything. ”

Xiao Ta was speechless and lowered his head slightly.

Xiao Linglong didn't need to look at her expression and demeanor to know that what she said was good. She really knows this sister who grew up together since childhood.

"I hope you wake up sooner and don't get too obsessed." Xiao Linglong lowered her voice a little to avoid Chu Tianya from hearing it, "I don't want to see your corpse on the battlefield one day, or kill you with my own hands!" ”

Xiao Ta didn't smoke and trembled slightly, "Fly...... Flying Fox, will you kill your only relative in this world with your own hands? ”

"If you have bad intentions to harm him, I promise, I will!" Xiao Linglong suddenly turned her head, her sword eyebrows were erected, and her eyes looked at Xiao Ta Buyan, "Liaoguo, Xiao family, relatives, for me, it was yesterday's clouds. Like you, now my man, my home, is my one-unlike you, Chu Tianya is worthy of me doing this for him; And Dashi, it's not worth it! Because in his eyes, you are not even as good as a war horse!! ”

Xiao Ta was almost choked to death by her words, and could only take a deep breath to calm his feelings.

"Maybe you're right, in the eyes of men, we women are really inferior to a war horse...... Xiao Ta Buyan said, "but that's our fate, isn't it?" I admit my weakness and incompetence, I am not like you, I have been fierce and rebellious since I was a child, and I dare to fight against Yiqiē. I have no power to tie the chicken, I can only accept my fate. ”

"If anyone in this world believes that you are really powerless, then he must be the number one fool in the world!" Xiao Linglong said, "Your scheming and city government are the most profound among the women I have ever seen. Otherwise, Dashi would not be so relieved to send you to this mission. ”

"It's a pity......" Xiao Ta sighed deeply, "Compared to him, I am still far behind." Da Shi and I seem to have underestimated Chu Tianya and the people around him. ”

"You two are indeed compatible, both are equally pretentious." Xiao Linglong was nakedly mocking, "Do you think that Chu Tianya's current status is all due to luck?" The people around him are also a group of bandits, and they can't be reckless? Let me tell you this, just a vain wisdom and strategy, he Yelu Dashi can't compare to another ten years of cultivation. ”

"That's not what it means." Xiao Ta Buyan took another deep breath and stared at Xiao Linglong, "We...... are underestimating you. ”

Xiao Linglong looked back at her with a slight startle, "What do you mean?" ”

Xiao Ta smiled bitterly, "We thought that you were still the young girl who threw herself on Dashi back then; We thought that the affection of the family could move you and make you on our side. It turned out that we were wrong, and we were very wrong. Today's flying fox is no longer the county lord of Liaoguo back then. ”

"Oh? That's a compliment. Xiao Linglong couldn't help laughing, "Tell me, what is the difference between me and before?" ”

"Too many places are different." Xiao Ta said without smoke, "In the past, you were innocent, straightforward, lively and cute; Now you are not only shrewd and sophisticated, but also calm. You still value love and righteousness, but you are no longer emotional in the face of great rights and wrongs. In contrast, you are more interested in being a 'mother of the nation' than I am. It can be seen that the experience of wandering in the past few years has really made you mature. ”

"I'm about to become a mother, can I still be like a child?" Xiao Linglong gently touched her belly, and a woman's unique satisfaction and warm smile appeared on her face, "When I was a child, my greatest wish was to be a general with troops like my father and brother, and to become the only female general in the Great Liao Kingdom. Later, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed, and I fled south, and by chance, I became a bandit leader. From then on, I felt like I was a different person. To this day, I can't figure out which is the real me, the flying fox of the Liao Kingdom back then and Xiao Linglong now. But there is one thing I am very sure of, the current Xiao Linglong is living a very good life and is very happy. That's enough, isn't it? ”

"Yes......" Xiao Ta sighed softly, "I'll tell you the truth now." When I married Dashi, I was a little complacent. Because from a young age, your father and brother liked you more. I was inferior to you in everything, and I was proud to be able to marry the man we both loved. It wasn't until later that I realized how ignorant and shallow I was. For I found that Dashi said that he would marry me only out of politeness; The person he truly loves is you. ”

"Haha, I'm laughing to death!" Xiao Linglong suddenly burst into laughter, "Out of politeness? ”

"Yes, just out ......of politeness," Xiao Ta sighed and said, "Because I met Dashi earlier than you, and I had a relationship with him earlier, we even made a private agreement for life." But when he met you, he fell in love with you without hesitation...... Flying fox, you know what? If you're in love with two people at the same time, choose the second one. Because if you really love the first one, your heart is all about him, and you won't fall in love with anyone else. After all, the world belongs to men, and women also belong to men. Men like Dashi and Chu Tianya must have more than one woman by their side. But there must be only one one thing they love the most! ”

"Then I am indeed happier than you." Xiao Linglong smiled and narrowed her eyes with a smile, "At least now, my heart is all about him, and his heart is all about me." I knew he had other women, and I was a little annoyed, but I didn't really care. Because I know that Chu Tianya, a man with all the power in the world, will only be himself when he is with me. He would lose his temper with me, play a scoundrel or even be coquettish with me like a child. He once shed real tears for me with the sword that he did for me; When I am gone, he will search all over the world; He only feels at home when I'm around him. We truly belong to each other...... These things don't happen to other women! ”

Xiao Ta listened quietly, gradually his eyes turned red, his eye circles moistened, and finally shed tears.

"Why are you crying?"

"Because of what you said, I didn't experience any ......"

……

"Haha! Finally caught! Yes, yes, there is fish soup to drink at night! When the two sisters were chatting energetically, Chu Tianya suddenly danced and shouted.

Xiao Linglong stood up in surprise and walked towards Chu Tianya, but saw Chu Tianya holding a small fish less than three inches long in his hand, and couldn't help laughing on the spot, "How can you cook soup for such a small fish?" You know bragging! ”

"I'll catch ten of them!" Chu Tianya grinned, "Come, put away the fish!" ”

"Okay!" Xiao Linglong didn't care that she was pregnant and had a big belly, she picked up the small bucket herself, carefully took the fish that Chu Tianya caught, and then carried the small bucket back to the pavilion.

Xiao Ta watched this scene quietly, and his tears flowed even more fiercely.

Xiao Linglong took the hot and humid towel handed by the servant and wiped her hands, and said: "When you sincerely share a qiē with a man, whether it is joy, anger or sorrow, whether it is rich or poor, or power and obscurity, it is a kind of happiness." I am willing to share the end of the world, whether it is against the sky to change my life to fight in the Quartet or short pond fishing in my parents, I feel very happy, very happy, and very satisfied. Sister, the tears you shed today are sincere; Because I clearly know that Dashi really doesn't love you. ”

"You're right...... I really don't deserve to do this for him! Xiao Ta Buyan took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly froze, and he looked at Xiao Linglong, "Flying fox, will you still believe me?" ”

"You're my only relative in this world. You have hurt me, but if I hadn't believed you, you wouldn't be standing here today. Xiao Linglong said, "What do you want to say to me?" ”

"I'm going to sue you for one thing...... Shocking secret! Xiao Ta mustered up his courage, and his eyes widened as he looked at Xiao Linglong. On his face, there is now a look of horror.

Xiao Linglong's heart tightened, and hurriedly pulled Xiao Ta to walk towards the pond, and instructed the female guards around her to be strictly vigilant and not allow any idle eyes and ears to approach.

"Now you can speak." Xiao Linglong stopped and said.

Chu Tianya still stood up one leg against the Taihu Lake Stone, the fishing rod was on his knee, and he was full of leisurely expression, "What do you want to say, so grand and formal?" ”