CHAPTER XLIV
The clouds are rolling up, the flowers are blooming, and the sun is just rising from the east to the west every day. I looked at myself in the mirror, slightly distracted, whether it was in my past life or in this life, this face has always been with me, and at this moment, I have a strangeness. The face in my memory is clean and refreshing, heroic and compelling, but now it is still the same face, but it is beautiful and elegant, and the style is beautiful. Sure enough, everything has changed, and I am no longer the calm and indifferent agent, but a lady who is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the deep boudoir. I was a little self-deprecating, never knowing that this face would not only accompany me through time and space, appearing on another body without any disobedience, but would also become a fuse interspersed with decades of past......
I sighed long, it turned out that inadvertently, I was no longer a passerby in this time and space, but a real life, with relatives and friends, and many inseparable bonds......
The door of the study was wide open, and I walked in softly without letting the maid follow. My brother was writing something, I didn't intend to disturb his work, I stood quietly aside, he was wearing a well-cut purple silver wire robe, the corners of his eyes slightly raised outlined a perfect arc, even if he just sat there, it also brought out a kind of independent temperament, I have to thank my parents for their excellent genes, giving our brother and sister a good skin.
He noticed me, smiled, and motioned for me to sit down.
I just stood beside him, watching him splash ink, and when the work in his hands was over, I said lightly: "Second brother, my days out of the palace are not short, should I go back?" Hao Xi is very busy during this time, and I don't have time to accompany my aunt, so I can go back early to be with my aunt! ”
My brother's hand holding the pen paused, the end of the pen sank, and a few ink spots were sprinkled on the white paper, which was shocking.
His movements were a little flustered, and he tried to clean up but became more and more busy, and finally sighed, put down the pen, and walked to my side: "Ruo'er, is the second brother too busy during this time, is there anything that can't be taken care of?" ”
I shook my head: "No, the second brother is very good, it's just that Haoxi is at a critical juncture during this time, and I'm afraid that my aunt will worry." ”
He was stunned for a moment, and looked at me with a deep puzzle in his eyes: "Have you heard any rumors?" ”
I bit my lip, hesitated for a while, and finally nodded: "Since the emperor left the palace and Hao Xi was in charge of the country, there have been rumors in the palace that the emperor is going to make a prince!" ”
He nodded, his eyes dimmed: "Ruo'er, do you like Haoxi?" ”
"I like it! I just think he's my own brother! I gently tugged at the corners of my mouth: "Why does my brother ask that?" ”
After listening to my answer, he seemed to finally put his mind at ease: "I saw that you were a little sad when Haoxi got married, and I was always uneasy, so I asked." ”
"That's just because Hao Xi doesn't want to marry Wei Jinyao, I'm just unwilling for him!"
He let out a long sigh and looked at me: "Let's just talk about this sentence brother and sister, and don't say it to others." ”
I saw that he looked solemn, so I had to nod.
He frowned slightly, pondered for a long time, and suddenly said, "Ruo'er, can I send you to Jincheng to live for a while?" Big brother hasn't seen you for a long time, and I miss you very much, aren't you always bored in the palace? I'll send you there so that I can be a companion for my eldest brother! ”
"Jincheng is a border land, a military fortress, can you rest assured that you will send me there?" I raised my eyebrows and said with a smile.
"Although Jincheng is a border pass, it is safe and calm at present, and I can rest assured that my eldest brother will take care of you." He smiled to hide, trying to lighten his tone.
I suddenly smiled and looked straight at my second brother: "Brother, do you really think so?" Or are you worried that I'm hindering all parties in the capital?! ”
He was stunned for a moment, as if there was a storm and clouds sweeping in the center of his eyebrows, gloomy and inexplicable, and asked in surprise: "Ruo'er, do you know something?" ”
I stood tall and looked at him lightly: "I don't know anything!" I just know that I have a face that looks like my mother, because this face my aunt entered the palace, because this face went to Jincheng, and because of this face, my father and mother died on the battlefield. Now, this face will also become the color of Ling Haoxuan and Ling Haoxi's competition for the throne, and it will also become the best tool to contain He Zhengqing and our Su Mansion! ”
The second brother seemed to be unsteady on his feet, his body shook, barely stood still, and looked at me: "You know everything!" It's ridiculous that I'm still hiding it from you! ”
I stood there pursed my lips, stubbornly ignoring him. He curled the corners of his lips with sadness.
"After his father died, the eldest brother inherited his title and went to Jincheng, and the officers and soldiers of Jincheng were brought out by their father and mother, and they were born and died for many years, and they have long been integrated. The first thing the eldest brother did when he arrived was to find out the cause of his parents' deaths, you may not know that when it comes to the battlefield, his mother may not be as good as his father, but if he is arranged, his mother should be the first in the world, and no one in the world can beat him. However, with such a precise deployment, how could it be possible to leak military information? How could reinforcements be delayed? These things are all in front of you, how can the eldest brother not investigate? ”
"Did you find it?" Even though I vaguely knew the result, my heart still lifted, and my voice involuntarily began to tremble.
The second brother nodded, his eyes slightly red: "I found it!" Mother's genius has already found traces, but she hides it, thinking that time can always eliminate everything, as long as you are cautious, you can always avoid the traps again and again, but she didn't expect them to join forces with Yueheng, which made my father and mother die on the battlefield! ”
"You mean?" I was stunned, I had already figured out the crux of it, but I couldn't help but ask my second brother for confirmation.
"It was the Empress and Wei Tingxi who teamed up to leak Jincheng's marching map to Yue Heng to make this conspiracy!" The second brother smashed his fist on the table, and the table cracked. He held back the anger in his chest, and his eyes cooled inch by inch, "My parents chose to join the army, and I don't know how many times I have experienced life and death, but the most terrible and intolerable thing is always the dark arrow behind the back." ”
"Then why do you still ...... me" I suddenly felt a storm in my heart, I don't understand the pain of being betrayed by my companions, the life and death moments, the heart-wrenching anger and sadness, even now I think about it all over my body.
"At first, my eldest brother and I didn't think about my aunt, we just thought it was the news that Yueheng's scouts had discovered, and we thought that it would be safest to put you in the palace and have my aunt to protect you. When you know the cause and effect, you don't dare to act rashly, for fear that she will find out and hurt you! He sighed and hugged my shoulders and helped me sit down, "It's good that you are innocent, and she doesn't defend you at all, otherwise you ......"
"That's why you walked with Ling Haoxuan?"
My words were too straightforward, the second brother's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at me: "Only in this way can I avenge my father and mother!" ”
"yes!" I sighed slightly in my heart, although I had guessed the cause and effect, but I still couldn't help but feel a little sad in my heart, after all, it was someone who had been with me for three years, no matter what, she always did her best to me, I was in a dilemma, and my heart was as painful as if it was broken.
"My eldest brother and I didn't want to tell you, we just wanted you to grow up carefree, but I didn't expect to be discovered by you!" The second brother looked at me with apologetic eyes in his eyes. I know he's done his best, but how can I pretend to be indifferent?!
I leaned on my brother's shoulder, tears streaming down his cheeks, wetting his shirt.
"My lord! King Rui arrived, and he was already coming this way. ”
My brother was stunned, I got up in a panic, I didn't want to have anything to do with him, I hastily wiped my tears, didn't bother to say goodbye to my brother, and ran to my room.
I was in a state of mourning, and I ran in a hurry, and at the turn of the cloister I ran straight into a man, and I was not in a hurry to look closely, and I turned around and was about to leave, but he pulled me into my arms. Only then did I realize that something was wrong, and I only smelled the faint scent of ambergris at this time.
I looked up at him, the wind was blowing from the lake, blowing his long hair on his sideburns, and he looked down at me with a momentary blur in his gaze.
I was about to say goodbye, but he held me in his arms, looked at my red and swollen eyes, he bowed his head to wipe my tears, I never knew that he was so gentle, so careful to protect me, as if I was a porcelain doll.
I suddenly had an unspeakable grievance in my heart, and the more tears were wiped, as if the embankment had burst, he suddenly became at a panic, and hurriedly wiped my tears for me, but said in a panic: "What's wrong?" What's going on? Don't cry! Don't cry! ”
Where can I listen, there is a hot and moist liquid in the corner of his eyes that can't stop falling down his cheeks, he sighed softly, and took me in his arms, I couldn't control my emotions anymore, just howled and cried, the sounds around me gradually faded away, and slowly my consciousness began to blur......
I slept for a long time, and it was not until noon the next day that I slowly woke up from my dark dream. When I woke up, he was gone, and I was lying on my couch, my second brother guarding me, his brow furrowed deeply.
"Second brother!" I tried my best to find that my voice was so hoarse that I couldn't make a sound, but he heard it, and immediately walked up to me, took my hand with both hands, and put it to my face.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked me softly, "Is there anything wrong with it?" ”
I shook my head and asked him, "What's wrong with me?" ”
He shook his head helplessly: "You are so sad in your heart, you actually fainted from crying for a while!" ”
I was stunned, I never thought I was so vulnerable. In my previous life, I was an agent selected by the world's top military academy, serving in the world-famous Unit A, flying on the wall, killing decisively, how many times I was seriously injured in the mission, I was only hastily bandaged, how could I have thought that I was reincarnated into a beautiful body to be so weak, even if I haven't put down the exercise all these years, it is still incomparable with the past.
"Actually, these things are too hard for you!" The second brother sighed.
I was suddenly stunned, but I thought of another thing: "Second brother, my father and mother are both generals, why am I so delicate." ”
He finally laughed: "You have been thin since you were a child, and your parents worried a lot about your body when you were a child, and how many doctors have been found to treat you, but it has never worked." Later, my mother intended to teach you some martial arts to strengthen your physique, which made you better, but you gradually let go of it after entering the palace over the years! ”
I sighed slightly, I said that I always used some moves unconsciously, which turned out to be imprinted in the bones of this body. I thought that now I can no longer be a young lady who doesn't care about the world, and I still have to recover as soon as possible.
The second brother smiled at my thoughtful appearance and said, "Ruo'er, let me ask you, why did you faint in King Rui's arms?" ”
I was stunned, my face flushed, and I complained, "Where did I pass out, do I have the final say?!" I don't know where I passed out! ”
My brother couldn't help but smile when he saw that I was shy, and after a while, he looked at me gently: "King Rui seems to have been very attentive to you, and you ...... him"
I knew that the second brother had always intended to marry me to Ling Haoxuan, but how could I agree and immediately interrupt him: "Second brother, I won't marry him!" ”
"Why?" He asked me curiously.
"Because he already has a princess, what should I marry him for? Give him a concubine? I sneered.
The second brother was stunned and sighed: "What you said is true!" How can the daughter of my Su family be a concubine! ”
He thought for a moment, "What about King Jing?" ”
I was stunned for a moment, and the handsome figure appeared in front of me, and my face suddenly turned red, and the second brother seemed to understand something, and sighed: "I said that King Jing has repeatedly resisted and disobeyed his orders!" It turned out to be here in Xiaomei! ”
My face turned redder and redder, and I said, "You're going to make fun of my sister!" ”
He sat down and rubbed my head: "I'm afraid King Jing's heart is not in that position!" ”
I knew what he was worried about, and shook my head at him: "I don't want to be a queen either!" My aunt has pursued that position all her life, but even if she becomes a queen, what can she do, what is the difference between her current appearance and being in prison? ”
The second brother was stunned, he never imagined that there was no temptation for me in the position that all women in the world yearn for. He nodded: "I didn't expect you two to have the same character!" Then he sighed again: "It's just the ...... of the King of Wise."
"I'm sure I won't marry him, no matter what happens to him in the future!" I interrupted my brother and said categorically, "I hope my brother will be perfect!" ”
He sighed and forced the corners of his mouth: "Don't worry, my brother will never make you sad!" ”
I nodded silently, finally relieved......