Chapter 32: The Past Is Empty
Listening to the drizzle from time to time, just like the spring water of Longcheng, he drove a horse, she looked back lightly, but the dream turned low, yesterday I remembered that the candle flame was indifferent and cold.
Murong Ling woke up in the middle of the night, and he couldn't remember how many nights this was a heavy dream, chasing the past, secretly sad, it was better to turn his head until dawn.
He stroked the sweat on his forehead, the sweat stains were easy to wipe and his heart was hard to return.
At this time, he found that under the candlelight, Ding Ruosu's hair was slightly scattered, his breathing was even, and he was sleeping soundly on the edge of his bed.
He couldn't help blinking, the candle was there, and so was she.
He slowly reached out and gently ruffled the hair from her ears, revealing the face he had dreamed of many times.
"Ruosu." He didn't know why he called her name, so softly.
Do you know how much I miss you in the past? There is no dispute with the world, no power, no fame. Maybe it's Yecheng, it's not suitable for you and me.
If you return to Dragon City, you and I can go back to our youth?
Maybe he was still immersed in the memories and didn't want to wake up, until the third watch, which woke him up at once.
Those scenes of her conspiracing with the Kezuhun clan, and those scenes of loyal ministers and good generals who were unjustly killed, woke him up at once, and Murong Ling immediately withdrew his hand.
It was because he trusted her too much at the beginning, it was a matter of confidentiality, and he didn't hide it from her, he never thought that he would be betrayed by the person he loved the most by the pillow. One life after another, a tragedy, is the debt that he Murong Ling should pay for it.
"Let's go." He woke her up coldly, and there was no trace of emotion in his tone.
Ding Ruosu slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were affectionate, half aggrieved, and he had no intention of leaving. She was not asleep, and his gentleness had completely exposed his sincerity.
She knew that his love for her was inseparable, and he remembered each other deeply.
A foreign woman, how can she get along for a short time compare to them for many years?
"Order!" She gently called out his name, like countless spring nights.
Murong Ling's heart tightened, and there was an emotion that overturned the river and the sea in his heart.
"Let's go!" This emotion, he still suppressed painfully at this time, but he didn't know when his reason would collapse.
This is the only thing he is not sure of.
"Don't drive me away, let me take care of you, I know you're hurt." Ding Ruosu looked at him with pleading eyes, and the gaze was so hot that his pretended firm heart was shaken again.
"If I die, you can give an account to the Queen Mother."
Maybe the cruel words are only a few words, but they are so difficult for him.
Ruosu, it was you who chose the wrong path and staggered our future with your own hands. If they are not walking in the same way, why should they sue in one place.
Seeing that Ding Ruosu had no intention of leaving, Murong Ling lifted the quilt and got up, his voice was as cold as frost that could not be melted in winter, "If you want to stay, you will stay, and I will go." ”
Ding Ruosu was still stunned, and Murong Ling had already strode out of the house.
She didn't expect him to force herself to come this far. Why can't he face his heart calmly?
"Ling, I don't do anything for the Queen Mother anymore! I don't want anything now, I just want to go back in time with you! ”
She hugged him tightly from behind, her face pressed against his warm back. His shoulders have become much stronger, but the temperature is still the same as it was back then.
Murong Ling, don't pretend to be indifferent, ruthless relatively, this warmth, I have been looking forward to it for a long time.
Back in time?! Maybe a few years ago, he also thought about it, but people are different, today is not yesterday, maybe he really still has feelings for her, but he can only exist in dreams. As long as he thought of those dead brothers, he was ashamed, they followed King Wu because of their loyalty and patriotism, but this became their lifeline.
He never thought that his wife, who slept beside him every night, would be such a vicious person! It was he who indirectly sent them to the guillotine!
"We, really, can't go back."
Shaohua is stained with blood, and it is no longer what it used to be.
He broke her grip on his hands and walked away.
"Do you know that if I don't say that other generals have the intention of rebellion, the Queen Mother will doubt the loyalty of our Wu Palace, and once the Queen Mother makes a move, the entire Wu Palace's Mansion will be destroyed! Ling, everything I do is to protect you and protect the Wu Palace! ”
She shouted loudly, and there were already tears, only to change his mind at the moment.
"Don't lie to yourself, don't lie to me, you just want to keep your glory and keep your position as the princess."
He loved her deeply and knew her very well, and her heart for power was no less than that of any man. She framed others, not to protect Wu Wangfu, but to curry favor with the Queen Mother! Her father and brothers were all reused by the imperial court, and they all tended to be Murong Ping's party, and the power in his hands was not much more than his father, who had worked hard.
Ding Ruosu, in the end, you have changed! Or I haven't seen you clearly!
"My mother chose to sacrifice herself to protect the Wu Palace, but you chose to sacrifice others! Me and you, there's really nothing to say! ”
She wanted to reconcile with him tonight, but once again she saw his ruthless determination to her. But she will not be willing to give up, as long as there is still a trace of her place in his heart, she must let him return to her side!
She still has time, and a lot of time in the future, how can she easily let others get his heart!
"What about her, the woman of unknown origin, you don't doubt her identity at all......"
Ding Ruosu finally said what he meant, maybe the previous love was sincere, and it was just for the foreshadowing at this moment.
Murong Ling was shocked in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the woman who was paralyzed in front of the mansion today, a sentence of homelessness, was it really the reason why she wanted to live in King Wu's mansion? Yecheng is so big, must it be Wu Wangfu?
But then, he quickly denied his suspicions, and when he thought of her desperate eyes, her bleeding sleeves, and the figure that had gone out of his way to save him last night, he knew that she would not be like that!
"Don't think everybody wants to be you!" He interrupted her.
After that, Murong Ling no longer had a trace of nostalgia, and strode away, leaving Ding Ruosu empty to the wooden window, only vaguely seeing a figure in the darkness that had gone away, the figure who had taken care of her carefully in his arms.
Three more rains, not to leave the love is bitter. A leaf, a sound, the empty steps drip to the light.
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Chang'an, Qin State
"Prime Minister, you have welcomed me here."
Hao Yan looked at Wang Meng who was waiting at the gate of the mansion, and was surprised and happy in his heart, this is Corporal Lixian, when did he receive this kind of treatment in Yan Kingdom.
Fangtou won a big victory, Yan and Qin got married, and the envoys came and went several times. Yan envoy Hao Yan had just finished meeting with Fu Jian, the king of Qin, and received Wang Meng's invitation.
Wang Meng pulled him and walked to the inner room, and greeted him warmly all the way, "Hao Yan, you and I are old friends, old friends come to the house as guests, and I come to greet them, isn't it human nature." ”
Who is he Wang Meng, if it is not a major event of military aircraft, will he ask? Isn't it profitable that he will be involved? Isn't it available that he will bother to meet?
And Hao Yan is also a smart person, he knows that if he is as powerful as Wang Meng, he will not be idle to catch up with him.
"The prime minister is already in a high position and leading the Qin State to continue to grow stronger, while I am really ashamed to guard the country that is about to perish."
On the surface, Hao Yan sighed at the old friends and the gap today, but Wang Meng heard the implication at once.
Before he could say what he wanted to woo, Hao Yan made it clear in advance that he wanted to be attached to it, this Hao Yan really knows the times!
"Oh? Why did the virtuous brother say this? Isn't Liang Chen still boasting in the palace today about how powerful your Yan Kingdom is? Wang Meng pretended not to believe it and asked.
Yan Guo is virtual and real, although he has a grasp in his heart, but it is far better than listening to a minister of Yan Guo to describe it in detail.
Hao Yan couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "Alas...... He was just boasting. ”
"Oh?" Wang Meng was suspicious again, indicating that Hao Yan would tell the truth about Yan Guo.
Of course, Hao Yan understood what he meant, and he whispered, "Qin overhauled and Yan died." ”
The political officials of the Qin State are clear, the country is strong, and there is the leader of the male lord Fu Jian, and the virtuous ministers and fierce generals are assisted by each other, and the ambition to dominate the world is imperative. On the other hand, the corruption and decline of the Yan Court must not be held with Qin for a long time, he first left a way out for himself, which can be described as a rainy day.
"King Wu of Yan Kingdom has just returned victorious, how can he say that he will not be cured?" Wang Meng then asked.
Murong Trai is one of the few opponents he can compete with, and it is also his only scruple about sending troops to attack Yan in the future. How exactly King Wu is in the Yan Kingdom, he needs an accurate information.
"The prime minister doesn't know, although King Wu is brave, but not reused, when I set off to Qin, I just received the news that King Wu has resigned and returned home, but Taifu Murong Ping is still slandering King Wu's military exploits in front of Emperor Yan, accusing him of having bad intentions, I really don't know what the future of King Wu is, I don't know what the fate of Yan is." Hao Yan sighed and said, it's not that he doesn't have Yan Guo in his heart, it's just that the roots of the big tree have rotten, and it is not the work of the Ming Shi to hold on to the remnants!
When Wang Meng heard this, he couldn't help but laugh in his heart, Murong Chui, Murong Chui, the biggest difference between you and me is that you chose the wrong monarch. Since you've had a rough time here, I'll give you another ride.
Hao Yan accepted this internal response, and he accepted it with satisfaction.
"Since the virtuous brother comes, he will stay in my house for a few more days, and our old friends will talk more."
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The morning light is thin gold, the autumn rain is gradually stopping, and Yecheng finally ushered in a sunny day. But no one knows what kind of bloody rain will be ushered in after this short period of clear skies?
Song Ling had been asleep for three days and finally woke up, but she still felt dizzy. She reached out and touched her forehead, it was still a little hot, it seemed that the heavy rain was really bad, and she still hadn't completely subsided her fever.
But now her strongest feeling is not dizziness, but hunger! The first thing you need to do when you wake up is to get something to eat!
She hadn't gotten up from the bed yet, and she could already smell the smell of vegetables through the crack in the door.
"Girl, you're awake." A beautiful female voice pushed the door in with a graceful figure.
Song Ling looked at the person, isn't this Murong Ling's concubine Ding Ruosu? How did she come?
"This is a freshly prepared meal from the kitchen, and the prince has ordered me to come and see the girl every two hours, and I have been here three times, and I have finally woken up the girl."
Ding Ruosu smiled at the corner of her eyes, with a kind face, like a sister taking care of her sister.
Did Murong Ling let the princess come to see her? No matter how you think about it, it doesn't make sense. What is her identity, let the princess personally serve tea and deliver food, this ......
Just when Song Ling was still stunned, Ding Ruosu had already put the meal on the table.
She hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said in a panic, "Princess Shizi, I'll come." ”
How can the princess say that she is also a relative of the emperor and a noble person, how can she take care of me as a commoner.
"It's okay, you're still sick." Ding Ruosu affectionately held her hand and pulled her to sit down.
Looking at Ding Ruosu's approachable and amiable atmosphere, she couldn't help but think of the way she cried that day, and felt ashamed at the moment. Should she explain to the princess, in fact, she has nothing to do with Murong Ling.
Before she could speak, she felt a cold touch in her hand, as if Ding Ruosu had handed something to her.
"I'm here today, in addition to bringing food to the girl, I have some things to convey to the girl."
Ding Ruosu's eyes suddenly became cautious and mysterious, and Song Ling immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.
"The Queen Mother has already mastered the letter written by King Fu Jian of Qin to King Wu, and now I need you to find King Wu's reply from King Wu's mansion, I have already heard that the letter is in King Wu's study, and it should not have been sent yet."
"I've brought the words, girl, you eat slowly, I'll go first."
Ding Ruosu hurriedly wanted to leave, but was stopped by Song Ling, she just wanted to say her own questions, but when the words came to her mouth, she became cautious again. Did Murong Ling begin to doubt her identity, so he asked the princess to deliberately test her.
"I don't know what the princess is talking about."
"The girl wants to ask me, since you know where the letter is, why don't you go and get it yourself?"
It's amazing! She actually guessed her thoughts, is this Ding Ruosu proficient in the art of mind reading?
Song Ling didn't answer, neither admitted nor denied it, just waited for Ding Ruosu to say it himself.
"The girl doesn't have to be nervous, we are all doing things for the Queen Mother, although I know that the letter is in the study, but I am not as good as the girl, which is why the Queen Mother chose the girl."
Her bright pupils seemed to be able to read her mind completely, and she didn't wait for her to answer, and then she spoke to herself.
"The girl can take the letter and report to the Queen Mother, and I am in the Wu Wangfu, so I can't leave as easily as the girl."
"I have handed over the token of the Queen Mother to the girl, and I hope the girl will act cautiously."
This time, she did not stop Ding Ruosu's departure.
Song Ling let go of his hand, and in the palm of his hand lay his brother Song Xu's jade pendant.
It seems that the princess is also the queen mother's person. Does Murong Ling know? Should she remind him to keep an eye on him? It was only at this time that she reacted, she couldn't say, because she also entered King Wu's Mansion with her own purpose. Moreover, the eldest brother is still waiting for her!
Princess Wu and Princess Shi are the eyes of the Queen Mother, and King Wu's father and son are afraid that they are the saddest people in the world, but their wives should be the most trusted people, but they have become the ones who stab them in the back.
What kind of sadness, but the heart is sad, the pillow person indulges in the network, and in the end he goes alone, only hiding the autumn wind.