Chapter 461: Sorry for keeping you waiting
Mei Xiaoren came back to his senses, and what he saw was still an empty courtyard, and no one came.
The sun was setting, and the evening breeze was blowing harder and harder.
Mei Xiaoren thought of his current situation and only felt ironic
What does it mean that if she doesn't marry, he will rebel?
She is a woman, how can He De pay equal attention to the country, why do you have to talk about the messy conditions on her?
What's more, the first emperor mistakenly believed that Wei Guogong was the first, leaving such a big scourge to the country, but only saying the word "letter", he had to defend the country for him, why?
But since Lao Cheng made a promise to the first emperor, she should do her best to protect Jiang Rong. She can keep the throne of the Jiang family to this day, and she doesn't know how long she can keep it, but the person she wants to marry can only be Chu Yu, this is her last bottom line!
She would not agree to Ye Zhi, so if Jiang Ei continued to stay in Shangjing, she would no longer be able to protect him safely, so she could only give up her retreat to Jiang Ei and send him out of Beijing. As long as Jiang Ei is still there, for the royal family, it will be left in the green mountains without worrying about running out of firewood.
Take 10,000 steps back, even if she agrees to Ye Zhi, this will never be the last time Ye Zhi will negotiate terms with her, as long as Jiang Ei is still in his hands, he can blackmail her again and again, as he said, do whatever he wants.
Mei Xiaoren silently looked at the slanting sun, waited silently, and saw the last rays of the sunset disappear into the sky, her heart sank like twilight.
It won't be long before Ye Zhi will bring someone to her to ask for an explanation, and now his whole person is like a stubborn stone, he will try his best to get what he wants, and he can't listen to a word if he doesn't want to hear it.
She has no rhetoric to resolve the crisis, only to take one step at a time, and the soldiers will cover the water. Only when Ye Zhi was attracted from the east and west, could Jiang Rong have a chance to get out.
The Chengnan General's Mansion has long been full of guests.
Ye Zhi stood in the hall with his hands in his hands, and his subordinates reported back and forth, saying that she was still in the Prime Minister's Mansion and had not gone to the south of the city.
There is less than an hour left before the final deadline, and Ye Zhi is not apprehensive.
He insisted on holding the wedding before he could get a reply from her, both to comfort himself and to put pressure on her. When she saw the full house, she knew how firm his attitude was, and she would no longer hesitate or make useless lobbying.
He felt that she would definitely agree, because there was no reason for her not to agree, unless she wanted to watch Jiang Rong die, then how should Gu Xiang's family explain to the first emperor?
She has long regarded herself as a member of the Gu family, and she will never let Old Prime Minister Gu face the first emperor shamelessly, so she will definitely come...... Definitely!
Ye Zhi was still distracted, and several generals came in under the guidance of the family, and when they entered the door, they saluted Ye Zhi with their fists: "Young General." β
Ye Zhi came back to his senses and returned the salute with a smile, "Uncle Mo, it was very hard for my uncle to bring the troops here, please come inside." β
"Congratulations to the young general, and thank you for inviting the young general to the banquet in the future."
Ye Zhixiao said, "Uncle Mo is an elder, and he has done me such a big favor, it should be." β
"Is the bride coming? I heard that the girl the young general wants to marry is Gu Xiang's fiancΓ©e, and the young general can't marry a woman like the young general, why bother? General Mo sighed.
"I met her earlier than Gu Xiang, I didn't cherish it before, and now if I want to redeem it, I have to go through such a lot of trouble, but fortunately, it's not too late to make amends."
"Since the young general likes it, it is nothing to pay this little twist and turn, when the young general is in power, which thing in the world is not the final say of the major general?"
Ye Zhi said politely: "By my uncle's good words, if I can make it happen, my uncle will be the number one hero." β
Ye Zhi led General Mo into the hall and sat down. The guests had arrived, and all the guests had arrived, and if she did not show up again, he would lose face, and he was very unhappy with this face.
Ye Zhi sent someone to investigate again, but the reply she got was still that she was in the Prime Minister's Mansion and had no intention of going out.
She had to ask him to pick it up himself!
The sky was getting darker and darker, and there was no scenery to see everywhere, Mei Xiaoren was still standing in the attic, his eyes were calm, and he was helpless except worry.
The evening breeze blew into the placket of her clothes, and she had forgotten the cold, only feeling the cool jade pendant sticking to her neck.
She is counting the hours, and after a while, Ye Zhi will definitely find it in person.
The passage of time made her more and more frightened, and as soon as she closed her eyes to calm herself, she heard footsteps in her ears.
She was stunned.
What should come will always come, Mei Xiaoren's heart gradually became like ashes, and people became extremely calm, but they didn't dare to raise their eyes to look. Now she was afraid to see Ye Zhi, and even hearing his voice would make her heart palpitate......
used to be the best friend, but now the one who wants to push her into the abyss.
The footsteps came from far and near, stopping downstairs.
Mei Xiaoren stood in the wind, and heard a soft call in the wind:
"Xiao Xiao."
Mei Xiaoren was stunned.
She has had such dreams too many times and endured too many ups and downs, she is afraid of being uncomfortable, but lovesickness is not uncomfortable......
She knew that she would be disappointed, but she opened her eyes desperately, raised her head, and moved her eyes downstairs, but what she saw was still the empty courtyard, and there was no figure she expected at all.
It seems that the sound just now was her hallucination again......
She was stunned by the loss, stunned in the wind, and suddenly was hugged from behind. He whispered in her ear, "I'm back." β
Mei Xiaoren looked up, stunned like a piece of wood. She stretched out her hand to touch his face, but fearing that it was still an illusion of nothingness, she stopped in mid-air.
"You...... How do you ......" she said, shaking her head in disbelief.
She wanted to say that it was impossible for him to be here, and that others were in Jiangnan, even if they flew with wings, it would be impossible for them to come back so quickly.
And also...... There were tens of thousands of troops besieging the city outside the city, and there were forbidden troops inside the city to defend it tightly, how could he appear in front of her so lightly.
Mei Xiaoren turned around, stretched out his hand to hold his face and looked at it carefully for a long time, his voice and appearance had not changed, and the warmth of her palm was also very real.
"I ...... Am I dreaming? Mei Xiaoren was still full of shock, almost incoherent, "Or you...... Are you pinching me? β
Gu Chuyu lowered his head, burned a shallow kiss on her lips, touched her forehead and said, "I'm sorry to keep you waiting." β
Mei Xiaoren stroked the side of his face and burst into tears, "It's okay, just come back...... You're fine......"
"This is the last time, and I promise that I will never leave you alone again."
Mei Xiaoren nodded vigorously, hugged him tightly, and choked up several times, "Why are you ...... so fast?"
Before she could finish her sentence, hurried footsteps came from behind her.
It was already dark, and Mei Xiaoren looked back, countless torches and lanterns were coming towards this side like dotted fishing fires.
The stone in Mei Xiaoren's heart had just landed, and his heartstrings were tensed by what he saw in front of him, and he retracted his gaze to look at him, frowning, "You shouldn't come back now." β
The corners of Gu Chuyu's lips rose, kissed her forehead, and said, "It's okay." β