Chapter 205: Departure
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On the second day, when Tian'er was still very early, Shi Yiguang packed his bags and took Ban'er and the big black dog that had been kept behind the yard to prepare to leave.
When she came, there weren't many things, most of them were prepared for her by Xiong Zhang, and she didn't bring any with her when she left. Only bring a few things that you have brought.
As for those previous playthings and rewards, she had been hiding them in the original courtyard.
When Shi Yiguang got up to leave, Xiong Zhang's hall had not yet opened.
Yesterday I said goodbye. Now she doesn't have the heart to say goodbye.
He only packed up his things and stood outside the hall with half of his children. Facing the closed palace door, he bowed his hands, and then did not say a word more, and retreated.
said goodbye and didn't send it, no one sent it, Shi Yiguang walked much more chic.
The windows in the hall were open a little, and there was a figure standing behind the window, looking at the figure walking away for a long time. Look at the footsteps without hesitation, until they fade away and disappear around the corner.
Xiong Zhang didn't withdraw his gaze, still staring fixedly. The overly carefree back always gave him the illusion that once he was away, he would never come back.
He stood under the eaves of the window, quietly watching the corner where the figure disappeared.
Yu Gongyang, who was hanging his head and bending down behind him, couldn't help but raise his head and followed Xiong Zhang to look at the extension of the palace.
"Since the prince is reluctant, why not keep it?" Yu Gongyang stood behind him and asked softly.
Xiong Zhang looked at Yanlu, summer was in full bloom, and the spotted bamboos on both sides were verdant and green, swaying gently among Chen Feng.
"It's just going to the barracks, there's nothing to keep." Xiong Zhang said slowly with an expressionless face, and then stretched out his hand and slowly closed the window.
Seeing this, Yu Gongyang stood aside and said no more.
Xiong Zhang sat behind the table in the palace and quietly looked at the books on the table. looked at it fixedly, and didn't turn over a piece for a long time.
Yu Gongyang next to him didn't speak.
The gatekeeper outside the palace gate came in and said, "Prince, Qi Ji asks to see." โ
Xiong Zhang put down the scroll in his hand, raised his head, and looked at the person with a blank face.
"What are you going to do?" Xiong Zhang asked.
The palace man shook his head: "I didn't tell the minister." โ
Xiong Zhang did not immediately reply. He only paused for a moment before he said slowly: "Pass." โ
"No." The palace man answered, and stepped back.
After a while, he walked into the woman from outside the hall. Standing in the hall, he saluted to Xiong Zhang and this hand above: "Qi Jiang meets the eldest prince." โ
Xiong Zhang looked at Qi Jiang with a cold face, got up and returned the salute, and invited her to sit down, and then sat behind his table.
Jiang Xu Xun sat and Xiong Zhangpan sit. He didn't speak, just tilted his head and looked at Jiang Xu coldly.
Jiang Xu was a little at a loss by Xiong Zhang, moved his body uneasily, looked up at Xiong Zhang, and said cautiously: "I don't know if Qi Jiang has done anything wrong?" โ
Xiong Zhang looked at Jiang Xu coldly and did not reply. He only asked, "What are you here for?" โ
Jiang Xu looked at Xiong Zhang's cold appearance, was stunned for a moment, and then replied in a daze: "It's just that when I passed by here, I came in to see the prince." โ
Xiong Zhangwenyan frowned, and his face was undisguised boredom: "I remember that I once said, don't enter my palace if you have nothing to do?" โ
Jiang Xu looked at Xiong Zhang, helpless and seemed to be a little panicked, and only replied slowly: "No." It's rude. โ
Although he didn't know where he made Xiong Zhang angry, Jiang Xu admitted his mistake but didn't procrastinate.
Xiong Zhang looked at Jiang Xu coldly and didn't make a sound.
Jiang Xu said, got up and saluted, and then retreated.
Xiong Zhang buried his head and continued to look at the bamboo scroll on the table. Listening to Jiang Xu's footsteps gently withdrawing.
When he reached the door, Xiong Zhang suddenly raised his head and looked at Jiang Xu: "Wait." โ
Jiang Xu paused as he exited, looked up at Xiong Zhang, and was puzzled: "What's wrong?" โ
"Have you ever had a lover?" Xiong Zhang asked suddenly.
The sudden question made Jiang Xu stunned at first, and then there was a red tide behind him, and he buried his head in shame, missing Xiong Zhang's direct gaze: "Why did the prince ask this?" โ
"No, just ask if you've ever had one?" Xiong Zhang looked at Jiang Xu, who was embarrassed, and asked calmly.
Jiang Xu shook his head, raised his head and glanced at Xiong Zhang a little shyly.
"Never." She whispered back.
When Xiong Zhang heard this, he pondered for a moment, then looked at Jiang Xu and asked, "Then if you are in love with someone, what is your attitude towards love?" โ
"How's that attitude?" Hearing this, Jiang Xu raised his head and looked at Xiong Zhang puzzled, as if he couldn't understand the question he asked.
"But you need monogamy without concubines, and so on." Xiong Zhang asked. It was Jiang Xu who was obviously asking, but his head was slightly tilted, looking at the open wooden window next to the hall.
When Jiang Xu heard this, he understood it. She was surprised at first, and then looked at Xiong Zhang and said, "Naturally not." Let's say that there are many concubines in the families of scholars, not to mention the people in the palace? I am the prince of Qi country, and I must be the one who marries in his palace. If it is a palace, how can you only have one wife? Talking only about the matter of marriage, the marriage between the two countries can save the people from the poison of war, make the border war tend to be stable, make food and silver rich, and ensure the peace of one side. And I, a woman, will inevitably hope that my husband's country will be healthy and prosperous after marriage, so where does I come from to demand monogamy? (Note 1)
This is the first time that Jiang Xu has said such profound and righteous words, even Xiong Zhang, who has always ignored her, raised his head, and looked at Jiang Xu for the first time, as if he didn't believe it, this is the words spoken by a woman from the side branch of the clan who has lived in the Qi Palace all the year round and has a short and shallow vision.
Jiang Xu also seemed to realize her gaffe, she avoided Xiong Zhang's eyes, lowered her head, bent over, and became a little cowardly and uneasy: "If Xu is wrong, I hope the eldest prince will not take it to heart." โ
When Xiong Zhang asked her, what she said was exactly what she thought in her heart. But it's a half-truth. Attitude when really, but love... Jiang Xu lowered his head and looked at the limestone floor on the ground, and a look of mockery flashed in his eyes. In the face of power and interests, what is love?
Xiong Zhang didn't reply, he looked at Jiang Xu for a long time, and then said: "Then between you and your husband, can you be sincere with each other and never hide from each other?" โ
Monogamy, he doesn't care. Since he agreed, no matter who he promised, he would try his best to do it. But the four words 'never hide from each other' are a thousand pounds for him.
Jiang Xu stood at the door of the hall, standing firmly, looking at Xiong Zhang sitting in the hall in surprise, as if he was surprised, why did he say these words.
"Naturally not." Jiang Xu looked at Xiong Zhang and replied without hesitation. After that, she looked at Xiong Zhang's expressionless face, paused, and continued: "Actually, it also depends on the occasion." If the husband and wife are both commoners, it is natural for the two to live honestly with each other. โ