On the way back, Cher Lori was uneasy, and her mind was full of visions and visions that made her unbearable and frightened, as if she was in a nightmare. The smooth and solid bluestone avenue, Lori seems to be walking in the sky, the sky and the clouds.

How I wish everything this morning was a dream! If it was a dream, there would be no refugees, no compulsion, just an ordinary morning, calm and serene, as before. But the scene she saw in front of the hotel just now has been overlapping and floating in her mind, lingering: the old man with a yellow face and thin muscles, the woman in ragged clothes, the ruthless stick, and the sad and remorseful eyes, which made Lori can't help but tug at her heart.

Among the refugees who were escorted away just now, there was hardly a middle-aged man in sight, and Lori of Hui Lanxin quickly guessed the reason after a little analysis. Nine out of ten of them were forcibly conscripted as civil servants by the Qing army that arrived in advance, or directly became cannon fodder on the battlefield. Before, Lori, who had a well-to-do family, had never had any concept of the cruelty of war, but now she is a leopard in the tube, and she has a preliminary understanding of this. The war between the Qing Dynasty and Japan has only started for 2 months, and so many people have left their homes and their wives have been separated; So what will happen if this war continues to be fought?

Thinking of this, Lori was very anxious, and wanted to go back immediately to ask Qingying to write a letter to the Kaiser asking for mediation in the war; However, halfway through, her eager heart gradually calmed down and began to think more carefully. If she had made this request to him, it would have put him in a dilemma between her and the country; At that time, no matter whether Qingying agrees or refuses, the relationship between himself and him will never be as close as it is now, and it will eventually drift apart.

Thinking that he and herself will end up like strangers, and they will never be able to return to the same relationship with the present, Lori felt a great pain in her heart, and her attachment to Qingying instantly overwhelmed the pity for the refugees. Is it really a wise choice to sacrifice one's own happiness for the fate of those you don't know? She just wants to forget this scene, throw away this responsibility, and just want to be an ordinary girl snuggling up to him, serving him tea and water, making beds and folding quilts......

Before you know it, you have walked to the front of the courtyard. The joy of a quarter of an hour ago is now full of apprehension and confusion. walked up the cobblestone path, pushed open the purple wood door, and looked at the familiar figure in front of the table; Somehow, Lori's nose suddenly became sour, and two smooth tears hung in the corners of her eyes, like two crystal pearls, which would not flow.

"What's wrong with you?" Seeing Lori suddenly shed two tears, Qingying was shocked, walked forward quickly, and couldn't help but say, helping Lori gently wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. Feeling Qingying's concerned eyes, the tip of Lori's nose was sour again; She forcibly swallowed the surging emotions in her heart, shook her head, and said in a dumb voice: "It's nothing, I woke up too early this morning, and I didn't wake up a little." ”

Qingying glanced at Lori suspiciously, she was going to change the past, after Lori came back early after buying, she must be all kinds of cute; This little girl was fine yesterday, why did she look like a different person after she came out this morning? Maybe it was because I didn't sleep well last night? He shrugged his shoulders, stretched out his hand and touched Lori's head, and said with some pampering: "After eating, you can go to sleep for a while." ”

Lori let out a soft "um" and took out two steaming porcelain bowls from the lunch box; Under the heavy heart, even the delicious breakfast tasted like chewing wax. After Qingying wiped out the share in front of him, Lori hastily cleaned up the dinner table; In Qingying's puzzled eyes, he swooped into his room.

"This Lori is really strange today." Looking at the closed wooden door, Qingying was suspicious in her heart, and couldn't help but muttered to herself.

"Phew!" The door was closed, and Lori let out a sigh of relief after she plugged in the latch.

Turning his head and looking around, the window is bright and clean, and the dazzling sunlight spills into the room obliquely through the window, illuminating the entire boudoir of Lori. Lori frowned slightly, pulled up the curtains and trotted all the way, with the sound of "hulala", the light in the room dimmed significantly, looking lonely and bleak. She quietly walked to the side of the bed and sat down slowly, and for a while, it seemed that she was the only one left in the entire world; In the extreme silence, she could even hear the sound of her own heartbeat.

whether it was the courage to ask him to use the power behind him to mediate the war; Or when all the scenes you see today don't happen, continue to be a pampered girl by his side?

Lori thought quietly, thinking for a while, still oscillating between the two options. After so many days of getting along, Lori has already learned that although Qingying is young, almost 2 years younger than her, she is already the first heir to the throne of the country where her father once went, just like the crown prince of the Qing Dynasty. If he had made a suggestion to his father, it would have been possible for the powerful German Empire to intervene in the war between the Qing Dynasty and Japan. In this way, the people will not have to suffer from the war!

Lori's two spring-like fingers twisted slightly, and there was a cloud of worry and sorrow on her beautiful face. Her father had studied in Germany for a period of time in his early years, and not only taught her German, but also taught her things that she could not learn at all in the Four Books and the Five Classics. When the relationship between the two sides rises to the level of state-to-state relations, everything is based on interests. It was a thankless task for Germany to come forward to mediate the war, and in that case, the main premise was lost. If she made this request to him, it would inevitably embarrass him, and his unhappiness was something Lori never wanted to see; Even if he readily agreed, and sent a request for mediation to the country, but there was a German emperor above him, would the German emperor agree?

"Go, go and explain the situation to him now, and let him use the power behind him to mediate this war!" A voice suddenly sounded in her head, with a hint of indescribable Huazheng and majesty, "Did you see those people today, they are all poor people who have left their homes because of the war." If this war can really be put to an end in your hands, then you will be the greatest contributor to saving lives! ”

Lori's heart was moved, and she was about to stand up and take action, but another eager voice sounded in his head again: "Can't go." Liu Xue'er, are you crazy? Those people are not your relatives and dependents, what does their life and death have to do with you, why do you want to exchange your own suffering for the happiness of others? For more than two months, he has cared for you very much, and there is nothing to be sorry for you, and if you let him do this, he will be in a dilemma. What's more, this matter is not something he can say at all! ”

"Yes, the life or death of those people has nothing to do with you. But even so, how can you watch your fellow citizens suffer and remain indifferent? Even if this possibility is small, it is necessary to give it a try; It's best if you succeed, but there's nothing to regret if you fail, at least you've worked hard to save the fate of the people of this country! The first voice sounded in her heart again, already with a hint of displeasure, "What's wrong with him in a dilemma?" He's just a German barbarian, and he's not from my Qing Dynasty, and after eating and drinking here for so many days, he always has to pay some interest! ”

"However, he treats you so well and never says a word to you, how can you bear to embarrass him and take revenge on him?" The second voice retorted weakly in a timid voice.

The first voice said angrily: "Liu Xue'er, you are a little prodigal, after you have someone you like, you don't even care about the national righteousness?" Don't forget, he was only temporarily in the Qing Dynasty and would return to Germany soon after; At that point, I'll see if you'll be able to follow along! Your father, your foundation, can all be in Tianjin, the Great Qing Kingdom; It's impossible between you and him, so die this heart as soon as possible! ”

Lori's heart was shocked, the clouds on Qingli's face changed, and a resolute look gradually appeared, and she whispered: "You're right." I should not have abdicated my duty to this country because of my feelings. What's more, he is going back, and after this stubble, he will also go back after all......"

Her fragrant shoulders twitched silently for a moment, as if she was sobbing silently, and after a long time, she slowly regained her composure. Feeling the sour feeling in her throat, Lori suddenly felt a trance, thousands of memory fragments flashed in her mind, and finally froze in a scene of the past.

Two months ago, when she, as the only beautiful girl who could speak German, happened to be chosen by the imperial court, the thought that she was going to serve an old and ugly foreign barbarian, her heart was torn to pieces. At that time, she only hated that she couldn't let the German prince who had never met him return to the West immediately, and every night when she went to bed, she couldn't help but imagine his various ways of death. But when he saw him, he found that he was a young man who did not lose himself at all in appearance; And after these two months of getting along, I still seem to like him a little? The arrangement of fate is really so unpredictable; Now that I think about it, I have to thank the spy who chose her to be his maid!

It's a pity that he still has to go back after all......

PS: The little manuscripts I saved over the weekend have been posted.,Ask for some collection.