Because of Zhao Xi's words, Zhao Ling stopped, stopped, and turned his head to look at his younger brother who was standing behind him with a pleading face.

And after Zhao Xi saw Zhao Ling stop, his eyes immediately bloomed with joy, as long as the third brother was willing to stop and listen to him, it proved that there was still room for things to turn around; Zhao Xi has secretly made a decision in his heart, from now on, he will not betray the third brother again in this life, as long as the third brother is willing to recognize him as a younger brother and let him do anything, he will not blink; Moreover, he is willing to look for the third sister-in-law with the third brother, and will definitely do his best to bring the third sister-in-law back to the third brother.

Zhao Xi didn't know what Zhao Ling thought, but he only knew that looking at Zhao Xi like this at this time, he could no longer find the feeling of brotherly intimacy in the past, and he was afraid that he would never forget it in his life, when he was deep in the palace, his most beloved brother stabbed himself fiercely in front of the person he loved the most.

There are many words, he knows, and he must make them clear in advance, otherwise the more it drags on, the more difficult it will be to solve it.

Zhao Ling pulled his sleeve out of Zhao Xi's hand, then glanced at Luo Qing, who was accompanying Zhao Xi, and said to her: "You go down first, His Highness has a few words to say to King Xi." ”

Luo Qing looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was unpredictable, and always felt that he was too calm at this time, so calm that she was a little worried, afraid that Zhao Xi would be hurt.

Luo Qing looked at Zhao Xi hesitantly, wanting to see what he meant, and Zhao Xi was forced to repair a good relationship with Zhao Ling at this time, so naturally he didn't notice the difference between the third brother and Luo Qing, but after hearing what the third brother said, he quickly said to Luo Qing and said, "You just listen to the third brother, go back to the Furong Courtyard first, and this king will look for you later." ”

Luo Qing has always been obedient in front of Zhao Xi, and after hesitating, she bowed and retreated.

In front of the Luofu Gate, there is no such emphasis on aura and pomp as the nobles of the capital, and there must be stone lions in the town, and there must be famous servants guarding them; Luofu is a scholarly family, and it pays more attention to timelessness and modesty, so even if it has a century-old family history in the capital, Luofu is very simple and simple both inside and outside the house.

At this time, Zhao Ling and Zhao Xi were standing in front of the door of Luofu, and the house slave in charge of the gatekeeper obediently stayed on the side and did not dare to approach, only the two leafy banyan trees in front of the house stretched their branches and leaves elegantly and lazily, like two poets with a clean posture, quietly accompanying them on one side.

Zhao Ling glanced at Zhao Xi, then took a deep breath, raised his head to look at the green branches and leaves above his head, his deep eyes narrowed gently, and Chu Xingyue's voice seemed to be heard in his ears.

- Zhao Ling, when you are busy with this time, it will be autumn, when the autumn is crisp and the lonely goose flies south, let's go outside the city to enjoy the autumn scenery together.

At that time, when she said this, her tone was full of longing and joy, as if she had been in the endless autumn colors; He remembered that he looked at her excited appearance and agreed to her without hesitation, and when she got his reply, she was even happier like a child, jumping on top of him at once, holding his head and kissing and screaming, like a little monster with teeth and claws, making him laugh.

The scenes of love in the past are still vivid, and he has not fulfilled the promise he promised her, and he thought that he would spend a lot of time with her from now on, so he did not value the time they had spent together.

But now, looking at the empty Ling Wang's Mansion, his whole heart was empty; He began to regret why he didn't spend more time with her when she was around him? Why not create more memories for them?

Too much guilt and regret soaked into his bone marrow like two streams of poisonous wine, and he became more and more irritable and out of control.

However, he was always calm and self-controlled, and he only let himself be lost for a few days, and after a few days, he gradually regained his composure; Because he knew very well that any more irritable and irritable would only make the situation worse, and there were many things that he needed to deal with personally; The affairs of the father, the affairs of Chu He, the affairs of the Marquis of Jingbei, and the ...... Zhao Xi's matter.

Zhao Ling took a deep breath again and withdrew his eyes from the green shade above his head, such as the branches and leaves of the banyan tree, looked at Zhao Xi's hopeful eyes, and made his attitude clear: "After knowing that you helped your father and make Yue'er misunderstand me a lot, and even had to make her make the decision to go away, Zhao Xi, the brotherhood between you and me was completely broken." ”

Zhao Xi's whole person was as if he had been struck by lightning, standing in place with a pale face, and looked at the third brother in front of him with a faint expression in a daze.

Zhao Ling continued: "You and I are brothers, we have had the best relationship since we were children, I don't hide it, I never naively thought that there would be no traitors around me, but what I never expected was that one day you would betray me." ”

"Third brother, I ......"

"Listen to me." Zhao Ling interrupted Zhao Xi's words and continued: "Calm down, I have thought about it carefully, in fact, you are innocent of being involved in this whole thing, I can understand that you can't help yourself, after all, my father has grasped your weakness and made you have to obey; But Zhao Xi, if you hurt it, you hurt it, and not all injuries in this world can be compensated for by making amends. If this incident and death simply hurt me, I may scold you a few words, and I will be relieved, but you shouldn't hurt Yue'er, you hurt her, more than hurting me, I can't forgive. ”

Zhao Xi was so pressed by the heavy reproach in Zhao Ling's tone that he couldn't stand anymore, and knelt in front of Zhao Ling with a puff, and repented: "Third brother, I know that my sin is unforgivable, I am willing to do everything to find the third sister-in-law, and when the third sister-in-law comes back, I will be willing to accept it if she wants to kill or chop me; It's just that Lao Qi is begging the third brother here, don't push Lao Qi away like this. Third brother, you also said, isn't our twenty years of brotherhood as good as a woman? ”

When Zhao Ling heard Zhao Xi's words, he immediately laughed sarcastically, he looked down at his younger brother kneeling in front of him, and asked him the same question, "Yes, Zhao Xi, even you will ask, isn't our brother's twenty years of love comparable to a woman?!" When you ask this question, why don't you ask yourself if you did it? You know, when you helped your father, didn't you also choose to hurt us because you wanted to protect Luo Qing? ”

Zhao Xi's face was almost so white that he couldn't see the color of blood, and at this moment he understood what it meant to bring humiliation on himself; What you haven't done, you have to ask the people around you to do it; How selfish and miserable he must have been to put himself in the current situation.

Zhao Ling didn't want to say more to Zhao Xi, after all, many things happened and they were doomed and could never be changed; From the moment Zhao Xi chose to join forces with his father, their brotherhood had been completely broken.

Zhao Ling said: "Don't worry, I won't let myself resent you anymore, but at the same time, I don't want to see you again, especially the figures of you and Luo Qing appearing together, I don't want to see you again; Because just seeing you reminds me of the pain of being stabbed by my own brother and missing out on my beloved. Zhao Xi, from now on, we will be a pair of strange brothers, and we will meet indefinitely. ”

After speaking, Zhao Ling let himself take one last deep look at Zhao Xi, and then, under the dazzling sunlight, stepped on the carriage back to the palace, the wheels rolling, crushing on the spotless bluestone road, making a gurgling sound.

Listening to the sound that was getting farther and farther away, Zhao Xi's strength up and down seemed to be taken away, and his whole body was weak and he sat on the ground.

In front of him, he was reminded that when he was young, he climbed on a jujube tree outside the Youlan Hall of the palace to pick dates and eat them.

The third brother was wearing a blue round-necked small brocade robe that was neither new nor old, and stood under the jujube tree with his arms outstretched, shouting at him worriedly, telling him to be careful and not to fall off.

At that time, he was at a stubborn age.

Lying high on the branch, his mouth was stuffed with sweet red dates, and he was satisfied with eating, and when he heard the third brother's anxious voice, he looked down badly, and his bright eyes were full of the third brother spreading his arms to protect him for fear that he would fall; At that time, he felt that he was not afraid even if he fell, because he knew that no matter how high he fell, the third brother would quickly run over and catch him.

Now, the third brother who always protects him and loves him doesn't want him anymore, and after being heartbroken by his selfishness and stupidity, he completely abandons him and never recognizes him as a younger brother again.

Luo Qing didn't go far, and the moment she saw the prince leaving and Zhao Xi knelt on the ground and lost his soul, he knew that something big must have happened between them, otherwise Zhao Xi would not have shown such a hesitant and helpless appearance.

Luo Qing ran out quickly with her skirt in her hand, came to Zhao Xi's side, held his slightly trembling shoulders, and called him softly: "Lord Wang, what's wrong with you?" ”

Hearing Luo Qing's voice, Zhao Xi's tears that he had been holding back could no longer be controlled, his eyes fell, he looked at her fragily, and his voice was as sad as a little beast's wail: "Qing'er, third brother, he doesn't forgive me, he doesn't want me anymore." ”

Looking at Zhao Xi's tearful eyes, Luo Qing was also extremely distressed; hugged him tightly in his arms, and comforted him one after another: "Lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just still angry, you are his younger brother, how can he really be angry with you?" After this period of time, when the crown princess is found, His Royal Highness the crown prince will be reconciled with you. ”

Zhao Xi leaned on Luo Qing's arms, closed his eyes and shook his head; He can see that this time he really broke the third brother's heart, just as the third brother said, if the person he hurt was directly the third brother himself, he might still forgive himself, but the person he hurt was the third sister-in-law, and the third brother cherished the most in his life.

Even the third brother is reluctant to hurt the person, but he hurts it completely, no wonder the third brother can say such things to him indefinitely.