Chapter Seventy-Eight: Zhang Shuo's Farewell to Akso (Part 2, Chapter 32)
Zhang Shuo was depressed. The case of the Karakoram Dark Cult has also been closed. Last time, the emperor promised him a leave, but now he does not allow it. If you don't allow it, you don't allow it, and send him some trivial errands to be in charge. Who is he? He is the commander of the forbidden army, and he actually asked him to patrol the streets, is this like a word? When there is an important case, when the case is investigated, he is dispatched to patrol the streets. What's the situation now, he'll be a street guard in the future?
This is clearly because I feel that the last board was less, and I took the opportunity to retaliate. I'm really fed up, and I still say that the Son of Heaven is full of his word. Of course, he can only scold himself silently in his heart, who made him the emperor! can't contradict, can't resist, you have to be careful when you scold him in your heart, for fear of scolding, let him find an excuse to punish himself again.
Tonight, he thought about asking for a promise, but he didn't expect it, he never expected that he would directly let himself patrol the streets.
He first went to Pei Shengyuan and said: "Back to the queen, the case of the Karakoram Mountain Dark Sect has been completed, all the killers have been disposed of, and all those who have reached the age of sixteen will be executed. All under the age of sixteen were exiled. All the women were placed in the workshop. This is an excerpt, please take a look at it. ”
Pei Shengyuan picked it up, looked at it for a while, put it aside, and said, "I know, you go back!" ”
Zhang Shuo: "???????? "What about my vacation? As I said before, what about the half-year vacation that this case gave me at the end of the case?
Then Zhang Shuo thought that the emperor must have forgotten all the opportunities. He kindly reminded: "Your Majesty, can you ...... now on the vacation of going to the Karakoram Dark Sect?"
Pei Shengyuan said even if he said no: "Now the capital is the time to employ people, Zhang Shuo, you are my inseparable right-hand man, you want half a year off, so what can I do?" ”
Zhang Shuo: "???????? "Is this a turn of face and denying people? If you make an excuse to take it back, is this like a word?
Zhang Shuo didn't give up the last struggle, and said: "Your Majesty, now the capital is even ...... big event."
Pei Shengyuan said: "Zhang Shuo, do you think you've been too idle lately, right?" ”
Zhang Shuo: "...... "Okay, it's really you, what is this, and give me a new task."
Then after thinking for a while, he said: "In the capital, I have arranged the forbidden army, and the secret guard Xu Lang has also arranged it. ”
Pei Shengyuan said again: "Zhang Shuo, you said that everything has been arranged, so can you guarantee that there will be no more chaos in the capital?" ”
Zhang Shuo: "......", who can guarantee this, if there is a problem, I can't bear it. To put it this way, then I don't have a vacation in my life. Is there still a royal law for this? Oh, he's the king's law. The arm can't twist the thigh, back then, the queen mother was also so helpless, right? Hey, life is really hard.
Zhang Shuo thought for a while, and then said: "I don't dare to guarantee it, if there is a real problem, there are secret guards and forbidden troops, as well as Dali Temple." There is no shortage of lowly officials. ”
Pei Shengyuan asked, "Zhang Shuo, shouldn't you worry about Jun?" It's a mess, and I want to run out to play. Is this what the Commander of the Forbidden Army should say? ”
Zhang Shuo: "???????? "Your Majesty, you are really ...... That's great. How can you be so picky.
Then, Pei Shengyuan said: "Since your mind is no longer in the palace, then go to the streets to patrol the streets, see what is abnormal in the imperial capital, and when you figure it out one day, you will return to the palace to report." Step aside. ”
If you were someone else, you really want to turn your face, but Zhang Shuo is a brain, knowing that the emperor is doing this, he must have offended somewhere. So he reluctantly patrolled the streets.
When people are unlucky, they can really encounter any kind of situation. No, patrol the streets, and you can still see Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing. It was nothing to see them, but they were holding hands.
And he followed them to see what they were doing.
The more he followed, the more panicked he became, and now, he was about to die of anger.
Qiuyue is such a good girl, he tried his best and tried his best to get Qiuyue's promise. Unexpectedly, as soon as he Yang Cheng came back, Qiuyue Soul ran away with him. It's good now, hooking up with Princess Yongjing again. Where did he put Autumn Moon? Okay, you Yang Cheng, you look at it honestly, but I didn't expect it to be so attentive.
Before he and Qiu Yue got married, they dared to mess around outside. Qiuyue knows, but she doesn't know how to be sad. Now that he has a headache, do you want to tell Qiu Yue about this. How would Qiu Yue react if she found out.
He was thinking about Yang Cheng and Qiu Yue when he saw Akso smiling at him in front of him.
Zhang Shuo really didn't want to deal with Akso, and was trying to send her away. Akso said first: "Zhang Shuo, I'll drink in front, accompany me for a few drinks." ”
Zhang Shuo refused: "Akso, I'm busy, I don't have time to drink with you." ”
Aksoko said: "You liar, I saw you wandering around the street, what are you busy with?" ”
Zhang Shuo replied: "The emperor asked me to patrol the streets, and I am patrolling the streets." Don't disturb me on my official business. ”
Unexpectedly, Akso laughed after hearing this, and said, "Zhang Shuo, why don't you think of a better reason to deceive people?" You are the commander of the forbidden army, and the emperor still asked you to patrol the streets, I said, are you so unwilling to drink with me? ”
After thinking for a while, he said, "Are you afraid of being confused by my beauty and making mistakes after drinking?" Don't worry, I'm a good drinker, and I won't give you a chance to mess around. ”
Zhang Shuo was on fire in his heart, and said in a choked voice: "If you say that you are patrolling the street, you are patrolling the street, why are you so difficult?" ”
Aksoke pretended to be pitiful and said, "I know you don't like me. It's been so long, you can't be lovers, but you can also be friends! In a few days, I'll be going back to Dashi, so you should give your friends a drink, can't you drink with me once? ”
Seeing her like this, Zhang Shuo hurriedly said: "I am indeed patrolling the streets, if it is for Miss Akso, I will respectfully obey my fate and see you off." I'll just have a few drinks, and I will ask Miss Akor for forgiveness if I have a task to carry out later, and I can't stay long. ”
Akso said: "It's okay, you can be busy after a while." It's not right for me to laugh at you just now, and I ask your forgiveness. The emperor asked you to patrol the streets, and he had his own reasons. Don't worry, even if you will always be a street patrolman in the future, I will not dislike you. ”
Zhang Shuo: "??? He thought to himself: I thank you for your blessings, but I don't want to spend my whole life patrolling the streets.
didn't say anything on his face, Zhang Shuo walked to the wine shop with her.
Axor ordered a lot of fruit wines, mostly grape fruit wines. She ordered Zhang Shuo's more famous Du Kang wine in the capital, and also ordered a lot of snacks.
Zhang Shuo raised his wine glass and said, "Akso, thank you for your kindness, it's just that we are really not suitable." In the future, you will be a friend, and the next time you come to the capital, you can come to me, like a friend. ”
Akso is more free and easy, and it can't be pursued, and it's nothing. Then he said haughtily, "Okay, I appreciate you very much." If I can get married, I am lucky. If you can't get married and become friends, then you are also a mentor and friend. ”
After that, he toasted and drank the wine from the glass. Akor poured wine for each of them.
Akso asked sincerely: "Zhang Shuo, I've been pestering you all this time, do you think I'm annoying?" ”
Zhang Shuo said embarrassedly: "Sometimes, it's really annoying. However, during that time, everyone snubbed me and alienated me, and only you were willing to take care of me, which still touched me very much. ”
Akso asked again: "You and Qiuyue are impossible again, why can't you accept me?" Where am I worse than her? ”
Zhang Shuo replied seriously: "Akso, you are very good. I like Akizuki, not because she's nice, or she's beautiful, or has a good personality. It's because I really like her from the bottom of my heart, and when I see her, even if I don't do anything, I feel very satisfied. Thinking of her in my heart, I feel very happy. ”
Zhang Shuo drank a glass of wine, and then said: "I liked her so much at the beginning, and I didn't hesitate to violate my bottom line as a person. I thought I had caught happiness, but I didn't expect it to be just a mirror, happiness is really not something you can have if you hold it tightly in your hands, use all your heart and mind, and calculate desperately. Now, I just want her to be happy. ”
Akso was silent for a while, and said, "Then I still lose, lose to Qiuyue, and lose to you." I don't have the autumn moon to make people so fascinated and haunted. It's not as affectionate as you are. I want to have you, so I'll do everything I can to keep you around. If, at the end of the day, I find that no matter how hard I try, I can't move you, I'll leave. Love is not the be-all and every aspect of life. ”
Zhang Shuo listened and didn't speak again. Is love all he has? No, he still has duties. He is the commander of the forbidden army, and his identity is the envy of many people. It's just that what he longs for most is love, but he can't grasp it.
Akso said: "So, don't be too attached, learn to forget what you can't get, learn to let go." Otherwise you will be miserable. ”
Zhang Shuo said: "I don't want to give up, the Central Plains has a saying: once the sea is difficult to water, except for Wushan is not a cloud." I almost got it, and those days were unforgettable. ”
Akso said, "How can you use that time to torture the rest of your life? Try to come out and you will be free. ”
Zhang Shuo said: "I will, wait for the next time you come to the imperial capital." I'm probably going to have a family. Maybe I'll meet someone who makes me more interested, and she admires me. No one knows when fate will come. ”
Akso smiled and said: "Okay, then next time I come to the imperial capital, I have to visit your wife and children, and then your Zhang Mansion will be very lively, not like it is lifeless now." ”
Zhang Shuo also smiled and said, "Yes, then when I put it down, I will take a few more concubines." ”
Akso said, "That's not like you. ”
Zhang Shuo smiled and didn't speak.
After Qiu Yue and Yongjing Princess Yang Cheng walked separately, they walked alone on the street. She first came to the flower street, where a lot of flowers are sold, paper-cutting, potted, ceramics, everything. She picked out a pot of orchids and prepared to go back and put them in the bedroom. The orchid has the reputation of a gentleman's flower, and Qiuyue likes its character very much.
After buying flowers, Qiu Yue went to see the lanterns again. I was about to go back to the palace, and on the way I saw the wine shop where I came with the queen last time.
She liked the wine in it, so she went in and prepared a few drinks.
In the past, I was always entangled with whether to be with Yang Cheng or with Zhang Shuo. Now both of them have a home and live on their own. Actually, it's not bad. I am free every day, I don't have to think about others anymore, I drink when I want to drink.
It was too unfortunate to be drunk, and she saw Akso and Zhang Shuo also drinking in this wine shop. Qiu Yue saw that they were drinking happily, and she shouldn't have noticed herself. Thinking about going over by myself, it was embarrassing, so I was ready to slip away.
I didn't expect Akso to have sharp eyes and see the autumn moon. Then he shouted: "Miss Qiuyue, why did you leave before you came to the wine shop?" Isn't it that the drunkard of the autumn moon girl does not mean to drink, but to look for someone? ”
This made Qiu Yue even more embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "It's really weird and embarrassing, I went to the wrong place." I just took the orchid, and I didn't notice it, and I entered the wrong door. The queen urged me to go back to the palace, I will say goodbye first, you guys are happy. ”
Akso really doesn't like Qiuyue, and insists on making it difficult for her. Then he said: "I went to the wrong place, then the autumn moon girl came by the way to try the fruit bar here, but it is very delicious." ”
Qiu Yue said perfunctorily: "Thank you Miss Akso for your kindness, I don't like to drink the fruit wine here, so I left first, and I was lost." ”
Qiuyue was just about to leave, Xiao Er came over, and when he saw Qiuyue, he said, "Qiuyue girl, you are here." Haven't been here in a while, are you busy? Do you want your favorite fruit wine today? ”
At this time, Qiu Yue was embarrassed and was slapped in the face in public. Akso said with a smile: "This Qiuyue girl is really a master of lying, deceiving people, her face is not red and her heart is not beating, it is really admirable." ”
Zhang Shuo couldn't stand it anymore, and hurriedly said: "Miss Qiuyue is going back to the palace for official business, don't disturb her." ”
Qiu Yuegang said to Zhang Shuo, "Thank you." ”
Just as he was about to leave, Akso said again: "Zhang Shuo, you are really right. Aren't you friends? What's wrong with inviting her to a glass of wine, are you still afraid that I won't be able to eat her? ”
Qiu Yue was about to excuse herself, but Akso continued: "There are so many people in the palace, what can the queen mother do, I have to do it with Miss Qiuyue." I think she didn't give me face, and deliberately found an excuse to shirk. ”
Qiu Yue saw her say this, and it would really be like that if she left again. Then he said, "Then thank Miss Akso for her kindness." ”
Akso poured Qiu Yue a glass of wine, and then asked, "Isn't Miss Qiu Yue preparing to marry Yang Cheng?" Why do you still run to the palace all day long. Don't you take time to spend more time with Yang Cheng? ”
After Qiuyue sat down, she said to Akso: "The queen mother has something to do recently, so I will live in the palace." ”
Akso asked again: "I heard that Princess Yongjing and Yang Cheng live together, you are so relieved." Aren't you afraid that he will steal it? ”
Qiu Yue was embarrassed and said, "I believe in Yang Cheng." ”
Zhang Shuo next to him was in a hurry, he saw Princess Yongjing and Yang Cheng together. Qiu Yue is still stupidly kept in the dark. He is a big man, and it is not good to tell Qiu Yue directly, and he is afraid that Qiu Yue will think that he has separated their husband and wife.
There was only silence, and it was difficult to say anything.
Akso said again: "I can't believe that Zhang Shuo, if I marry him in the future, I have to keep a firm eye on him, and I can't let someone with ulterior motives snatch him away." If he dares not to return home at night or return late, I have to make him kneel on the washboard. ”
Zhang Shuo couldn't listen to it anymore, how could he talk more and more outrageous, and hurriedly stopped: "Akso, don't talk nonsense." ”
Hearing these words in Qiu Yue's ears, it was like Akso referring to Sang scolding Huai, feeling like she was scolding her for snatching Zhang Shuo. Qiu Yue said bluntly: "Then this is the matter of the two of you, and it has nothing to do with me." Miss Akso, please rest assured, I won't rob Zhang Shuo with you. ”
Qiu Yue couldn't stand Akso's weird tone, so she said, "I drank the wine too, thank you Miss Akso." I'll take my leave. ”
Zhang Shuo said, "Then I'll send you back to the palace." ”
Qiu Yue said coldly: "Master Zhang, you better send Miss Akso home, besides, are your martial arts as high as mine?" I don't need you to send it. After saying that, he picked up the orchid on the table and walked out.
Akso sighed and said, "Hey, I really didn't expect that I would lose to her. Now that I think about it, she is also higher in martial arts than me. ”
Zhang Shuo said: "Not only is her martial arts higher than yours, but in my heart, she is better than you in everything." To love someone is to see her and feel that she is good everywhere. If it's just because of appearance, it's too superficial. If it's because of identity, it's too utilitarian. “
Zhang Shuo looked at Qiu Yue's back, drank a glass of wine, and then said: "If you love her just because of one of them, one day, it will deteriorate." The face will get older, and the status will also change, so will this love also disappear because of this external factor? Only by loving all that she has is eternal. ”
Akso asked, "Then who will love all of me?" ”
Zhang Shuo replied: "One day, you will meet that person, and he will make you desperate and devote yourself to your passion to love him." And you're just curious and conquering me. It's not love. “
Akso said, "Then don't meet someone like that!" I'd rather be alone than love someone like that. ”
Akso asked, "Then your love is different from mine!" ”
When Qiuyue returned to the palace, a palace maid came to her and said that the queen had summoned her.
When she came to Fengyi Palace, Yang Mubai was already waiting for her there, and after she finished saluting, Yang Mubai said to her with a smile: "Qiuyue, Lan Zhaoguo sent a letter, saying that he was willing to form an alliance with our imperial capital, pay tribute to the imperial capital every year, and ask the imperial capital to protect Lan Zhao." In addition, Yang Cheng is the concubine of Lan Zhaoguo, and after forming an alliance, he asked to return to Lan Zhao with Princess Yongjing. ”
Qiu Yue said: "Queen Mother, Yang Cheng and I are now brothers and sisters, and there is no need to tell me about his going." In addition, the alliance with Lan Zhao is a state matter, and we must not discuss it in vain. ”
Yang Mubai said: "We can't talk about state affairs, but Yang Cheng is going to leave the imperial capital in the future and live in Lanzhao, as a righteous sister, don't you have anything to say?" ”
Qiu Yue said: "Yang Cheng is my brother-in-law, he has a family and a career, how can I, as my sister-in-law, interfere?" ”
Yang Mubai said again: "I'm afraid that in a few days to discuss this matter, Zhang Shuo will know." You say, does it have anything to do with you? ”
Qiu Yue replied: "He will know about this sooner or later, so what does it matter?" I just didn't want to tell him, but I didn't want to hide it. He was with Axel and knew that it didn't change anything. ”
Yang Mubai asked, "Qiu Yue, do you really have no idea about Zhang Shuo at all?" ”
Qiu Yue thought of seeing Zhang Shuo at night, and her head was big. He replied, "He's with Miss Axol!" I see they're drinking in a liquor store tonight. Miss Akso also said that after they got married, it would be up to them to see how nervous they were. ”
Yang Mubai couldn't help but exclaim: "It's over, it's over, it's all about marriage." Qiuyue, aren't you in a hurry? ”
Qiu Yue said: "What am I anxious about? What does it have to do with me when they're together. ”
Yang Mubai asked, "Qiuyue, aren't you uncomfortable at all?" So what do you do next? ”
Qiu Yue said: "I figured it out, you can live a lifetime without a man." After you left the palace, did you think about finding another man? My mood now is the same as your mood at the beginning, I'm fine, don't worry about me anymore. ”
Yang Mubai asked again: "What about Yang Cheng, how are he and Princess Yongjing?" ”
Qiu Yue said: "They held hands tonight, I witnessed this moment, and I am very happy for Yang Cheng." ”
Yang Mubai said: "Okay, okay, count you awesome." Two men slip out of your hands. ”
Autumn Moon: "......"
Yang Mubai also felt that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that." It's okay, it's their loss, I'll find you a better one later. ”
Qiu Yue said: "Queen Mother, can I choose by myself?" I'll find a better one for myself then. ”
Yang Mubai said with relief: "Ambition, this is the person from my Yang family." ”
It's time to pat each other. Qiu Yue said with a smile: "I have traveled so many places and experienced so many things with the queen mother, how can I not have this little heart?" Doesn't this disgrace your face? ”
Yang Mubai said with a smile: "It's true, follow me, your knowledge will definitely increase a lot, and your mind will definitely be much broader." But whoever is uncomfortable in his heart knows, and whoever has a hard mouth understands in his heart. ”
Autumn Moon: "......"
Yang Mubai said seriously: "Okay, okay, since the matter has come to this, don't worry about it anymore." You will be my half-sister in the future, and I will cover you in the future. It doesn't matter if you marry someone or not, or who you marry, as long as you feel happy. Men, it's not that important, when I left the palace before, I also thought about living my life, and being alone is not so scary. ”
Qiu Yue said movingly: "Thank you, Queen Mother, I will." Even if I'm single, I'll be happy. ”
Yang Mubai thought that the peony came over that day, and she was pregnant again, so she said to Qiuyue: "The peony came a few days ago, and she was pregnant again. ”
Qiu Yue said: "How old is Xu Xiaoxiao (Xu Lang's eldest daughter of Peony), and she is pregnant again, Xu Lang is really not idle for a moment. ”
Yang Mubai said: "Xu Xiaoxiao is more than a year old, and he enjoys being pregnant and giving birth to a child when he sees the peony. According to her meaning, she would not give up until she had a boy. Come to my Fengyi Palace, only hug the prince, the princess doesn't care much, and said that she came to ask for the lottery, you say, what is this? ”
Qiu Yue said: "It is normal for people to marry a woman and teach her husband and children, and pass on the ancestry?" ”
Yang Mubai said: "But giving birth to a child hurts!" You say that why are women so miserable that they can't give birth to children, and others say that you are a hen that can't lay eggs. If you will have a child, you will have to die a boy, and if you have a girl, people will talk about it, saying that you can't have a boy. ”
Qiu Yue said: "Queen Mother, you are hypocritical, if you don't give birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus at one time, and only give birth to a princess, won't you have another child?" ”
Yang Mubai said: "I definitely won't give birth, I almost lost my life in the last birth, but I regret my life." Don't talk about that, let's talk about you! ”
Qiu Yue said, "Huh? What does having a child have to do with me? ”
Yang Mubai said: "On the day of the alliance of the Lan Zhao Kingdom, a grand banquet will be held in the palace. The first is to celebrate the seizure of Gao Zhaoguo, the second is to celebrate the alliance with Lanzhao, and the third is to witness the marriage of Yang Cheng and Princess Yongjing. Pay attention to who you like, and I'll call you the shots. ”
Qiu Yue said speechlessly: "I really didn't want to find a random man to marry now." ”
Yang Mubai said: "I didn't let you find a man to marry, I asked you to find it seriously, you must have outstanding character and talents, and you are worthy of you." Yang Cheng and Zhang Shuo, you don't have a chance, but you can't never marry for life because of these two men, right? ”
Qiu Yue said: "We just came back from the city-state of Iou, let me slow down first, will you?" I was so anxious, people who didn't know thought I couldn't get married. ”
Yang Mubai said: "How can you not get married, you have to be carefully selected, I didn't let you marry right away, let you get to know more young talents, and then slowly compare to see who is more suitable for you." I will definitely dress up and go to the banquet by all means, understand? ”
Qiu Yue said: "Okay, I know, I'll go back first." ”
Yang Mubai said with satisfaction: "Go, go, go to bed early." ”