Chapter 50: Sorrow Ends in Old Age
"Today, I sent the princess to Luo, and the subjects of Tubo greeted each other and were very happy. Zampt built a palace for the princess to live in, and revered her as Kedun. ”
However, after a few lines of fly-headed small letters, Gao Xianzhi didn't know how many times he had watched back and forth. At dusk, the city of broken leaves was particularly severe, and the wind and sand almost rushed towards him, blowing people's faces painfully, but he seemed to be completely unconscious, and stood on the city wall under the sunset, and rubbed the note that briefly described the whereabouts of Yiren, as if only in this way could he get closer and closer to her. It was the first time he had received a message about her since that day. Although it was general and brief, it was all his peace of mind.
"Xiao'er ......" Now, he can only call out the once unscrupulous title when there is no one around, he thought that he could stay by her side for the rest of his life, but in the blink of an eye, he missed it. Until now, he was trapped by the war and detained in this Broken Leaf City, and even her traces had to be known through others. Fortunately, he met the general Yang Ju in the army a long time ago, and he had a close relationship with him, and he almost became a friend of the year, and it was not a big deal to ask him to take care of Tao Yao along the way and write a letter to explain it, otherwise, he would really only have a black eye.
"Since he is willing to spend his heart and soul for you, build the palace city, and promise the respect of his wife, it must not be too bad for you, and I can rest assured." The iron-colored armor stained with a little blood reflects the afterglow of the setting sun, inexplicably showing a desolation and poignant, the handsome man with a face like a crown of jade stands tall, but his handsome face is full of bitterness: "No, if you are here now, I'm afraid you will have to scold me for hypocrisy." I am not your beloved, and what right do I judge your husband for you? ”
Her husband, hehe, her, husband...... Originally, that person should have been his own. But look at him, look at what he's done?! When she put down all her body and vowed to marry him, she was forced to push her away with some reason for her family and country! Gao Xianzhi, Gao Xianzhi, you pride yourself on being fearless in the face of danger and have hills and valleys, but why was he fascinated at that time, but he thought he had chosen the right one. His ancestors and ancestors are all warriors who fought bloody battles and defended their families and the country, and his father was also a horse for half his life, and he never paid attention to personal feelings, so how could there be an exception when he came here?
It's just a young man's heart, and his blood is strong, maybe he and Tao Yao will calm down for a while, and then it's all over. At the beginning, he comforted himself like this, so with the edict that Li Xian had thought about behind closed doors, after returning from the Zhenguo Princess's Mansion, he never went out for half a month, even if Princess Taiping sent a message saying that Tao Yao was sick and couldn't afford it. He thought that as long as he was hard-hearted enough not to think or think, then he and Tao Yao would have an easier life. Because that secret edict is not only a life-saving straw, but also a life-urging charm, as soon as this thing comes out, how many people will have resentment because they can't control Taoyao, at that time, even if Gaofu can protect her for a while, can it still protect her for a lifetime? The idea of wanting to stabilize the situation in Shendu and not making waves is true, and it is not false that she does not want her to take risks for herself, and that she does not want to be in dire straits in the future.
He was just too selfish and said such hurtful things directly, not hesitating to cut off all ties between them and choose a less bumpy path for both parties. But he never thought about whether Tao Yao would accept this choice, and whether he would regret it.
"Xiao'er, if I said that I actually regretted it a long time ago, you would laugh at me, right?" The corners of his mouth hooked up a faint smile, but it made Gao Xianzhi's face look gloomy and bleak even more, he was obviously smiling, but it felt like he would cry out in the next second.
He regretted it long back in the time she was sick. Because he didn't dare to inquire about her, he was almost restless and distracted in the house. He didn't have the heart to read the military books, he didn't have the energy to restore the decline of the General's Mansion in the court, and even worse, he became absent-minded when chatting with his father. He began to eat without food, stayed awake at night, and occasionally dreamed, all of which were related to her. It's not the fun things we got along with when I was a child, or the warmth when I was growing up, and more importantly, the extremely resolute and cold back when she turned around and left that day.
He never realized that this woman, whom he had known since childhood, had actually been rooted in his heart for a long time, year after year, bit by bit, all the emotions about her had flourished and blossomed. His joys, sorrows, and sorrows were all driven by it, and his life was centered on it from a long time ago. And when he pulled her out of his heart with his own hands, he left behind not only a sharp pain that tore her heart, but also a hole that could not be repaired no matter how much she filled it. His life without her would have long since become complete and invigorated, and it was ridiculous that he never understood this from beginning to end, and only lost it at the end that he was saddened.
"I'm a coward indeed." A pair of eyes that had once been filled with stars had lost their luster, and Gao Xianzhi's current spirit was really not very good. He reached into his arms and took out a handkerchief as smooth as snow, on which there was an obvious eye-bother mark that was torn artificially, and on it, written in that beautiful handwriting, it was a song "Evil Spirit".
It was secretly sent to him on the day after Tao Yao's initial recovery from his serious illness, although there was not a single superfluous word, but at that moment, he clearly heard the sound of his broken heart.
"The mountains have no tombs, and the rivers are exhausted. Thunderstorms in winter, rain and snow in summer. Heaven and earth are together, but dare to be with the king! The old vows were still ringing in her ears, but this time she said only a decision.
"I saw with my own eyes, on the day of your wedding, you were very beautiful in your wedding dress, as if the heavens and men were coming to the world, the goddess descended to earth, and even the people of the divine capital followed your car and sent them far away." Muttering, Gao Xianzhi held the silk handkerchief tightly in front of his chest, and the meaning on his face was extremely complicated: "I have thought many times about the scene when you wore your wedding dress, the first beauty in Chang'an should also be my most beautiful bride." But I didn't expect that the day you really got married, you were completely away from me from then on. "Even the fiery red wedding dress was not worn for him. Even he couldn't tell if the war in Shattered Leaf City was really so tense, or if deep down he just wanted to escape.
"Son, in this life, I wish you peace, joy, and freedom." Looking at the magnificent and abnormal, the last ray of light radiating in the sky like a fire, Gao Xianzhi solemnly made a wish: "In the next life, don't meet me again." ”