Chu Junyue paced to the willow tree by the river, his eyes looked into the distance from afar, and his voice seemed to come from a long memory, with a bit of unreality.

"I remember I told you that I wasn't in Kyoto when I was young, and I didn't have a chance to come back until the Queen Mother's birthday. ”

Ning Ke nodded, she remembered that he had said such a thing, could it be that when he was young, he met Princess Ning Le?

"I don't think I've ever told you about my life experience, right?" Chu Junyue suddenly turned his head and glanced at her in amazement, she actually saw a feeling called pain in it, and when she was about to say something, he had already turned his head and looked into the distance again.

"My mother was just a palace maid, and my father spoiled her when he was drunk, so he had me. My mother was not a royal nobleman, but just a commoner, and my father's favor not only did not bring her luck, but provoked the jealousy of the harem concubines. ”

"So, from the moment she conceived me, she suffered countless poisons and frames, but fortunately, my mother had expected it from the beginning, she never ate the food given by others, and all the things she ate were raised and cooked by herself, and she waited until I was born. ”

"It was because of my birth that it caused her devastating damage. The harem concubines didn't want the prince to come to grab the throne again, so they plotted to snatch me away when I was born. But I don't know why, my mother learned about it, and on the night after giving birth, she hid in the carriage of a foreign county lord under the cover of the palace people, avoiding all inspections and leaving the palace safely. ”

Ning Ke suddenly regretted a little, she seemed to have asked something that shouldn't be asked, that past, probably the past he didn't want to look back on!

"And then, the princess is from the East Hall?" she asked cautiously, a bold idea in her head.

Chu Junyue nodded and hummed in a deep voice, "Yes, that princess is the county lord of Dongtang, that is, the mother of Princess Ningle, and the current queen of Dongtang." My mother took me to hide under her car, and after leaving the palace, my mother couldn't bear to fall to the ground before being discovered. ”

"Empress Dongtang is also a kind-hearted person, she guessed her mother's identity, and after consideration, she still took the risk to save me and my mother. The mother was infected with the wind and cold because of childbirth, and the queen of Dongtang took care of her a lot until the queen of Dongtang married into the palace, and she also took care of her a lot, until her mother died, and the two were like sisters. ”

The more Ning Ke listened, the more worried she felt, she held his hand, very hard, very hard, hoping to give him the slightest warmth and comfort.

"My mother's wish was to grow up in the East Hall and not get involved in royal intrigues again, but I was fed up with those days of hiding. It was I who personally told the queen that I was going back to Kyoto!"

When Chu Junyue said this, the contours of his face tightened, and his eyes were cold inch by inch, "I want to go back to avenge my mother! Take back everything that belongs to me! Even if I die, I will die on the land of Dayan!"

"Chu Junyue ......."

Ning Ke's heart was in a panic, she could almost imagine how much hatred a child of a few years old could have to be so desperate, how treacherous his return to Kyoto was, how many people would kill him!

He was still so young, helpless, powerless, and God knows what he had gone through to get to where he is today!

"Empress Dongtang took pity on me, so she wrote to my father, who was very happy to learn that I was still alive, and sent someone to take me back. At that time, I promised that as long as I could go back alive, I would definitely protect Empress Dongtang and her descendants for the rest of my life. ”

Ning Ke pursed his lips and finally understood.

This is the reason why he has endured Princess Ningle again and again, it has nothing to do with love, just out of a promise!

He is a man who stands up to the sky, so he naturally does what he says, not to mention that he is such a great benefactor as Queen Dongtang?!

It can be said that without Queen Dongtang, there would be no him, and there would be no all this later.

So she can understand him, as a seven-foot man, he is naturally a man of his word and cannot be ungrateful.

At the same time, she began to regret why she had to hold on to this question, why did she have to open his wounds?

"Chu Junyue ......" she snorted, her straightforward temperament was soft and hesitant at this moment, she clasped his hand tightly, and said in a low voice: "I can understand you, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked." ”

Chu Junyue didn't seem to hear her speak, and was still immersed in yellowed memories and narrating.

"The first thing I did when I returned to Kyoto was to try my best to get my father's favor, when the four major subject countries were not in agreement, and there were perennial disputes, which was the most headache for my father, I offered a few clever plans, so that the four major subject countries contained each other and made peace for a while. My father had a different consideration for me, and at the age of ten, I was already a prince. ”

"I had the right, and I began to get rid of those enemies one by one! There was no one left! I still remember when my father knew about it, he just shocked me with his cruelty and cold-bloodedness, and did not accuse me too much, and then gave me greater rights. ”

"So I began to live a life of conquest, every subject country has traces of me, and my cold-blooded and ruthless voice slowly came out, and no one dared to despise me again, everyone only feared me, worshipped me, and stayed away from me......"

"Chu Junyue, don't say it! Don't say it again!" Although he said it very indifferently, Ning Ke clearly felt the trembling of his hands, she was distressed, hugged him from behind, and said word by word: "In the future, you have me, I am not afraid of you, I will not stay away from you, I will always accompany you." ”

With you, I won't leave you alone anymore.

Even if he said it easily, who could imagine that it was not easy for a child with no foundation and power to gain a foothold in Kyoto, not to mention that he had made so many military exploits?

The hardships and bitterness in this are probably only known to him!

After Chu Junyue finished speaking, it seemed that the whole person was relieved a lot, and something in her heart slowly flowed away, and the warmth and concern she gave were gorgeous and colorful.

He turned his head sideways, kissed the top of her head gently, and said hoarsely: "Xiao Ke'er, forgive me for hiding it before." I just don't know how to speak. ”

Or rather, he just didn't want her to see his vulnerability, he just wanted to be her dependence, her completely relieved arm.

"I know everything, I know everything. Ning Ke's eyes were a little moist, she didn't want to show him, so she buried her head behind his back, and her voice came muffled, "I won't be like this again in the future, I believe in you." ”

Chu Junyue smiled lowly and teased her, "Aren't you angry?" The tone was as if it was peaceful, as if that past had not brought him gloom and sadness, he was still the regent with a noble identity and calling for wind and rain.

Ning Ke felt even more sorry for him, and said in a low voice: "Don't be angry, if you want to repay the favor in the future, I will accompany you and return it to her little by little." ”

"Well, don't worry, Xiao Ke'er, I'll take care of it properly. Chu Junyue turned around, picked up her little face, and promised in a deep voice, "Trust me." ”

"I don't believe you. ”

"Little Ke'er ......."

"I'm here, always will be. ”

"Oh, it's good, I still have you, it's good!"

Whispering softly, grinding ears and temples, men and women embracing each other under the willows, standing up into a touching scenery.

Others are on the bridge and in the bow of the boat, in the bustling crowd, turning back everywhere, full of envy.

*

The news that the shopkeeper Lin was beheaded that day soon spread in Kyoto, and the secret of the matter itself was also widely publicized, and all the industries and stores of the Lin family were seriously hit.

It would be enough to say that the common people were grudgeful and refused to patronize, but even some dignitaries and nobles who were familiar with each other on weekdays suddenly avoided them and completely disregarded their feelings.

All of a sudden, all of the Lin family's shops and businesses were in an unprecedented crisis! This made the Lin family anxious to become ants in the pot, and they were about to explode in minutes.

"This Ning Ke is really powerful! No one thought that she would deliberately leave us the wrong recipe and dig a trap for us to jump on!" Chu Yuxuan paced back and forth in the hall, angry and anxious, "She is really ruthless!

The person in charge of the Lin family's industry is Mrs. Wang, the son of the Lin family, who is holding the Buddha beads in her hand, Rao is pretending to be calm, but the speed of the beads seems to be accelerated, showing her uneasiness.

"Auntie, don't read it, no matter how you read it, your Buddha can't help us!" Chu Yuxuan was so anxious that he turned his head and saw that the Wang family was still reciting the words, and immediately exploded, "Think of a way, let's see what to do!"

Wang opened his eyes, stopped the Buddha beads in his hand, and sighed, "That Miss Ning has never been a fuel-efficient lamp, what she did after she came back from the dead, which one of them was not a sensation?

"Auntie, what are you talking about!" Chu Yuxuan frowned, "Have you forgotten how your uncle's family of three died?

Wang sighed helplessly, "Those hatreds are always to be avenged, but now that the Lin family's industry has been hit hard, I can't care about her." The only fortunate thing is that our clothing industry has not been affected much, and we have reached a cooperation with the palace, and we will not worry about it in the future. ”

Chu Yuxuan nodded, this is indeed the only thing that can be gratified, "Yes, we must grasp this opportunity, we can't give her any more chances!"

"Today should be the day for the nobles in the palace to try on sample clothes, right?" Wang said, "I don't know what the situation is." ”

"Sure it's going well. Chu Yuxuan snorted proudly, "Although Ning Ke's slut is ugly and ruthless, the style of clothes is still very popular in Kyoto, and we use her printing and dyeing, tailoring and style, which will naturally satisfy the people in the palace." ”

Wang frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, "We stole the recipe of her restaurant, something happened, this dress should not be ......."

"This ........" Chu Yuxuan chuckled in his heart, yes, since the cake matter was a trap set by Ning Ke, would there be any tricks in terms of clothes?

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt in his heart, Chu Yuxuan pursed his lips, turned around and was about to let someone go to see the situation.

At that time, someone outside the door suddenly rushed in in a hurry, opened his mouth and shouted: "Oh no, no! There is a big problem with the sample clothes in the palace!"

Chu Yuxuan's eyes shrank suddenly, sure enough!