Qingshi Mountain is still the same as before, Zhao Xiangling didn't bring too many followers, only the three of them accompanied her.

The bamboo hut was still the same as before, but the herbs outside had died.

It has not been taken care of for a long time, and the leaves have fallen and lost their life.

Looking at the appearance of these things, Zhao Xiangling's heart was sour, and he knew why.

Xia Rongyue got the news of Li Ruiqing's death, I'm afraid nearly a month has passed.

How did she come over these days, Zhao Xiangling didn't dare to think about it, and he couldn't think about it. She stood in the doorway for a long time, silent.

She knew that Xia Rongyue and Li Luo were in the house, but they didn't want to see her.

and they should not see themselves.

Li Ruiqing is the only son in the family, and he is a treasure held in the palm of his hand by Xia Rongyue and Li Luo.

But for his own sake, he gave up the elegant life at home, and was born and died in the officialdom, just to protect himself in a high position.

It can be said that Li Ruiqing is unfilial to his parents.

But he has a clear conscience about Zhao Xiangling. The person who is ashamed is Zhao Xiangling.

The sky gradually darkened, and the cold wind of autumn hit, making Zhao Xiangling shiver slightly.

When Celadon saw it, he took a thin cloak from the side and put it on Zhao Xiangling's shoulder: "Your Majesty, beware of catching a cold." ”

Zhao Xiangling pushed it away, looked straight at the bamboo house not far away, and didn't dare to approach a step.

What qualifications does she have to get close?

Lowering his eyes, Zhao Xiangling bent his knees and knelt down.

Seeing this, several palace maids had no reason to stand anymore, so they hurriedly knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty! ”

Zhao Xiangling turned a deaf ear.

The sky was getting darker and darker, Celadon looked up at the sky, and couldn't help but remind in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid that there will be a torrential rain in the future, so you should go ahead and hide first?" ”

Zhao Xiangling didn't say anything.

Celadon said boldly: "Your Majesty, you were only sick some time ago, and now if you are drenched in another rain, I am afraid that you will fall ill." ”

Zhao Xiangling still didn't speak.

Celadon knew that it was useless to persuade himself.

Some time ago, the emperor was seriously ill, and he neither saw a doctor nor drank a decoction, so he stayed up like this, doing nothing.

Where is this punishing herself, this is clearly bent on seeking death!

Celadon was anxious, but there was no one to say.

It turned out that when Zuo Xiang was there, he could still persuade two sentences, but now that Zuo Xiang is gone, there is no one to persuade him.

Thinking of Zuo Xiang, Celadon 's face was a little gray, and his heart couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.

Your Majesty and Lord Zuo Xiang, she has always been watching, how good the two are, she has always been on the side, and now that Zuo Xiang is dead, the saddest thing is naturally Your Majesty, together with her, an outsider, her heart hurts tightly.

Celadon originally planned to use Li Ruiqing to persuade Zhao Xiangling to cherish her body, but when she said this, it would only make her more uncomfortable.

In this way, celadon is even more persuasive.

Zhao Xiangling remained on his knees until the rain poured down.

The rain in autumn is different from that in summer, not only surging, but also lasting for a long time, Zhao Xiangling's body was quickly drenched, and even the soil under his knees was punched out of puddles one by one.

However, Zhao Xiangling still had no intention of moving.

The autumn wind was blowing on her body, and the palace maids behind her were a little nervous, not to mention that Zhao Xiang was afraid of cold by nature, and he couldn't bear such a heavy rain.

Seeing this, Celadon asked loudly, "Is there anyone?" Is there anyone in the house? ”

No one answered, and no one made a sound.

Zhao Xiangling's lips were a little purple from the cold, but he still stubbornly knelt down, letting the rain wash away and not moving for half a minute.

There may have been no movement in the house for a long time.

Just when Celadon couldn't help but get up and go closer to take a look, he heard a 'squeak' inside, and a man in white walked out.

At that moment, Celadon was in a trance, and it felt like Lord Zuo Xiang was coming with an umbrella.

But she soon came back to her senses and knew that it was not Zuoxiang.

Although that person was born very similar to Zuo, he was different after all.

He described Chaoyi, not ordinary, with a grim face, without the slightest gentleness of Lord Zuo.

If Lord Zuo Xiang is a piece of warm jade, then the person in front of him is cold ice.

Zhao Xiangling raised his head and watched Li Luo come with a plain oil-paper umbrella.

His steps were not hurried or warm, and there was no one behind him. Xia Rongyue didn't come out.

Zhao Xiangling lowered his eyes, and the rain became colder and colder on his face.

Li Luo stood still in front of Zhao Xiangling and blocked the rain above her head with an oil-paper umbrella: "You get up, she doesn't want to see you." ”

This she, no one else, refers to Xia Rongyue.

Celadon saw that Zhao Xiangling wanted to get up, but he couldn't stand up because he had been kneeling for too long, so he hurriedly helped her get up, and he also helped her to get up.

Zhao Xiangling said in a hoarse voice: "I don't beg for forgiveness, I just return such things to their original owners." ”

Taking out a jade box from his sleeve, Zhao Xiangling presented the box to Li Luo with both hands.

The sealing of the jade box is very good, even if it rains so heavily, it does not leak in the slightest.

After looking at the jade box for a long time, Li Luo handed the oil-paper umbrella to Qingge next to him, and carefully held it from Zhao Xiangling's hand.

Rao was indifferent, and the moment he saw the jade box, he couldn't help but shed two tears.

He said, "Ruiqing, go home?" ”

When Zhao Xiangling heard this, he lowered his head, unable to tell whether it was rain or tears on his face.

His fingertips gently stroked the jade box, his fingers trembling slightly.

In the jade box, it contained the fly ash brought by Zhao Xiangling from the battlefield.

That's all she can do, and that's all she can bring back.

When Celadon saw it, he covered his lips and wanted to cry.

In the days when Zhao Xiangling came back, she had seen the jade box and never left Zhao Xiangling's arms. Sometimes, she could even see Zhao Xiangling holding the box and crying softly.

The voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of alarming others, and she seemed to be afraid of alarming herself.

Qingyun turned his head, and Qingge also cried.

"She said she didn't hate you." Li Luo held the jade box and said, "I don't hate you either." This path was chosen by Ruiqing himself, and I had expected it, but it was just ...... I just didn't expect it to be so fast. ”

Li Luo lowered his eyes and couldn't hold back the tears in his eyes: "Ruiqing's self-determination letter, the two of us have received it last month, and one of them is for you." Take it. ”

Handing a wooden lacquer box to Zhao Xiangling, Li Luo did not hold an umbrella, turned his head and left, never looking back.

Zhao Xiangling held the wooden box and didn't make a sound for a long time.

Back in the carriage, Zhao Xiangling changed into dry clothes, and then carefully opened the wooden box and took out a letter inside.

Seeing the handwriting on the envelope, Zhao Xiangling almost burst into tears again.

The envelope reads: Letter to the Wife.

Li Ruiqing's handwriting seems to have not been seen for a long time.

Zhao Xiangling took apart the fire paint, took out the letterhead inside, and looked at it line by line.

Xiang Zero, when you open this letter, I am probably no longer in this world. You are so clever that you already know that I went to the kingdom by myself.

So, now that it's ending, you don't have to feel guilty.

This is the result of my own choice, and I will not regret it, and I hope you will not be sad.

To zero, I have a lot of reluctance to tell you one by one.