In the study, the two of us sat on the carpet, and the setting sun spread across the whole study like water through the panes, fainting into a half-golden and half-dim appearance.

He slowly peeled the freshly fried sunflower seeds and placed them in a jade bowl next to the stove. In my impression, since I told him that I liked him, the two of us have rarely sat together calmly, and every time we see each other, we are tense and refusing to give in to each other, even if we are reunited in Nanguo Mansion later, the two of us are either on the run or on the way to escape together.

I have hardly seen him so quiet and gentle.

"Your Highness, do you remember that when I was in Jinguo, I also invited you to the tea room in the backyard of my house, and I used to sit very close to you, as I do today." I was really afraid that I would be indulging in his illusion of peace and thoughtfulness and would not be able to extricate myself, so I deliberately mentioned the unpleasantness of the past, and helped him recall it with a smiling voice, and also helped myself to recall-

"At that time, I really wanted to save Dongrizhi, even if it was to let her live for three more days, and even though I was afraid to see you, I still mustered up the courage to invite you to the tearoom and wanted to make a deal with you. But before I could say a few words to you, you poisoned me. I looked at him with my chin propped up, "Do you remember?" You put the poison in the tea in front of me, and I didn't drink it, so you pinched my jaw and poured the cup of tea into it. ”

At that time, I did not forget a word of his words.

He said, "In that case, then the king will not have to pity the jade." ”

He said, "This medicine is not bitter. ”

He said, "Then the king will be at ease." As long as Lord Qin doesn't do anything to be sorry for this king in the future, this king will give you an antidote on a regular basis, so that this poison will not take your life. ”

What's even more terrible, doing such a cruel thing, there is not a trace of unbearability on his face, even caressing my back to help me along the tea, and even smiling gently at me when he sees me finally drink that cup of tea.

At that time, I had nightmares every night, in my dreams I cried and grabbed the ground, tears poured down, and I wanted to ask him countless times if he really forgot me, and whether he was a little reluctant in his heart. When I woke up, I sat in front of the window and looked at the blinding light, and I was able to answer the questions in my dream:

He forgot me completely, he never gave up, his eyes have been chasing the little princess Cheng Yu in the south for fifteen years, I am the medicine he found and can save his sweetheart.

Thirty years in the east of the river and thirty years in the west of the river.

I became the one with a smile on his face, but he hated to kill him as soon as possible, he remembered me and my favorite sunflower seeds, his sweetheart had changed from Cheng Yu to Wan Wan, he even began to like me and treat me well after using a kind of hatred, and after hearing me mention the incident in the tea room, he became the one with a pale face and trembling fingers.

"I remember, Envy, you cried at that time." He spoke, almost word for word, and said with great difficulty, "I know that you have a lot of grievances against me, and this is also the purpose of I want you to come to the palace, while you and I still have such days, you can say whatever you want, do whatever you want, as long as you can feel a little pleasure, I think it is worth it." ”

After saying that, looking at me, a thin layer of mist floated in Peach Blossom's eyes, but the corners of her lips curved an arc: "Even if you kill me, it's okay, but please, don't go to Cheng Yu." ”

I smiled relaxedly, pinched the jade bowl full of sunflower seeds and put it in my arms: "Okay, I'm not going to look for her, I also want to be with my husband." ”

Sunflower seeds in winter, chewed with a slight bitterness in the mouth, are not so delicious.

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It was only after I arrived at the Chong'an Palace that I found that the changes in the Wei period were far beyond my imagination.

He gave me one of the most pleasant courtyards in the palace near the back garden, and in the morning he only had to lift the curtains to see the fresh and lovely garden, which, in spite of the bleak season of autumn and winter, still grew hardy flowers and trees, and he had trimmed them all properly.

Not only that, but he also cooked for me himself, and the meals were not the same.

Today, I looked at the boneless crispy mutton, hawthorn shrimp, osmanthus bird's nest porridge, and braised sea cucumber with hoof tendons on the dinner table...... couldn't help but tremble: "Listening to Zhao Mengqing and Lord Zhao, the harvest in several major grain provinces this year is not good, and the husband makes these dishes every day, is it too wasteful?" ”

I thought he would feel embarrassed, but I didn't expect him to put a piece of lamb leg meat in my bowl with a very calm face: "I heard that the rice seedlings in Ningguo are growing very well this year. ”

"The rice seedlings of Ningguo grow well, what is the matter with Guan Jinguo, can he still give Ningguo's grain to the people of Jinguo?" I put down my chopsticks and asked with a frown.

He looked up at me with a smile, and there was infinite spring light in his eyes: "Why can't you?" ”

I smiled dumbly: "Your Highness has been away from Rongma for many years, is it confused, Ningguo and we are old enemies, now the father of Yang Chengwei, the right general of Ningguo, is still picked off by His Royal Highness Yang Lanjiang, at the beginning of this year, Yang Chengwei crossed the Changlan River and captured the Nanguo Mansion, at the end of this year, he may wave his army to the north and approach the imperial capital, and our people can't even eat enough, and when the people's hearts are moved, it is the day when the imperial capital is broken." ”

He nodded and looked at me with appreciation: "Madame is right. ”

"Then you still ......"

"Envy, haven't you been in contact with You Sifang for a long time?" He picked up a piece of sea cucumber and sent it to my bowl, and said with a smile, "You are the boss, you are so indifferent to your own shopkeeper, you have to be loyal to the Quartet, otherwise this pile of gold and jade wealth will be scattered sooner or later." ”

I was stunned for a moment, a thought flashed, and I suddenly realized: "Speaking of which, You Quartet was your first person, should you let him go to Ningguo to buy food?!" ”

"No, you can't buy food now. First, Yang Chengwei was a powerful soldier, waiting for an opportunity to go north, and the grain and grass of Ningguo should be supplied to him first; Second, since I live in Jinguo and can know the bumper grain harvest in Ningguo, then Yang Chengwei naturally has a way to know that Jinguo has a poor grain harvest this year, so Ningguo will never sell grain to us. ”

"Then what should Brother You do?"

Wei Qi smiled lightly, but his eyebrows were full of brilliance: "Envy, in the five years you were in Ningguo, you were also in Ningguo. He has been buying land there one after another for almost five years, and he has been planting and buying rice, and the grain is almost stockpiled, not to mention that there will be a bumper harvest this year. ”

"Why don't you tell Lord Zhao about this matter so that he can worry less?" I wondered.

"Envy, it's not time to tell Lord Zhao yet."

"Why did you tell me?"

He shoved the bowl full of vegetables in front of me again, "I'm afraid you won't be able to eat." He said.

I suddenly felt that the person in front of me was a little unfamiliar, he was cunning, like a profound demon fox, I don't know how he planned to deal with Yang Chengwei's attack, but I was sure that against Ning Guo, he left more than one move.

But I still didn't understand some things, so I lowered my head and pulled out two mouthfuls of food, then raised my head and asked him, "Your Highness, why don't you lead troops to fight?" The Nanguo Mansion that you cared about so much before is now in the hands of Ning Guo, have you ever felt heartache? ”

He looked out the window and let out an imperceptible sigh: "Envy, there is still a solution to the grain harvest, and it is difficult to defend the country with insufficient troops." Do you know why Zhao Mengqing wrote letters to Princess Xingran of Dongqi Kingdom day and night? ”

This question made me feel a little indescribably flustered: "Isn't it because I like Princess Xingran?" ”

Wei Shi chuckled, looked at me and said: "Princess Xingran was a female general who personally commanded the battle in the Dongqi Kingdom, and she was also a master of making gunpowder cannons, she once led a group of soldiers in the Dongqi Kingdom to resist the Japanese State, seven naval battles, seven great victories, so that the Japanese were terrified and did not dare to approach the Dongqi Sea Frontier in the past five years. The reason why Lord Zhao worked so hard to write the letter was to borrow troops from Princess Xingran. ”

I lowered my head and said slowly: "Then do you know that Princess Xingran is married?" ”

He was slightly surprised: "When did it happen?" ”

"Three days before you married the side concubine, Princess Xingran got married and married the young Zuo Xiang of Dongqiguo, Wan Qishu."

Wei was silent for a long time, and I knew that some of his plans had failed, but I was not happy about his loss. Just when we all thought that Dongqi refused to help and Jinguo would be defeated this time, Princess Xingran appeared in the imperial capital.