In late autumn, the sky is impermanent, sometimes the golden wind is cool, and sometimes it is gloomy and depressing.

The bleak autumn wind swept away the yellow leaves of the trees, and the vast sky looked gloomy, like a huge black cloth covered with ink, covering the sky, which made people feel extremely suffocated.

An autumn rain and a cold.

An autumn rain without warning came quietly, making the people in the capital unguardable; The rain, dripping down, fine as silk, continued all night, the sky was gray and misty, just like the mood of people, cloudy and uncertain, the core of the entire Great Zhou Empire, Shangjing, was shrouded in a hazy illusion of smoke and rain.

By dawn the next day, the rain had not stopped, but was getting heavier and heavier.

The torrential rain poured down, the rain became more and more rapid, the sound of wind and rain, lightning and thunder, crackling raindrops, as if wrapped in a faint gloomy atmosphere, washed over the tall walls of the capital; The current Great Zhou Shangjing is like an isolated island in the sea, surrounded by an endless ocean in all directions.

Chongde Palace in the rain, just like this, stands lonely in the pouring rain, showing its solemnity and solemnity more and more; Countless raindrops like mutton fat and white jade, overwhelming, knocked on the palace tiles made of countless colored glass, from far and near, emitting a beautiful and pleasant sound, gradually, transformed into a beautiful note.

The rain fell along the glazed tiles, dripping like a stream of water, dripping on the smooth ground in front of the palace, and wetting a large area in less than a moment.

The Chongde Palace of the Queen Mother, located in the center of the palace, and the imperial study of the Son of Heaven, only separated from the big square, standing under the corridor of the Chongde Palace, looking at it from afar, you can see the side hall of the imperial study; And behind the Chongde Palace, facing is the highest and widest place in the entire Chongde Palace,—— "Wangyun Tower".

Between Chongde Palace and Wangyun Tower, by a colorful glazed tile covered roof of the corridor, the two sides are connected to each other, embedded in one place, at first glance the sky covers the sun, like a gorgeous pavilion, hanging high in the air.

At this moment, on the Wangyun Tower, Queen Cao Qingxi was dressed in a red skirt and tied with a red lantern brocade cloak, accompanied by her personal maid Yue'er, standing under the long corridor, slightly half-tilting her head, looking at the pouring rain, looking at the corridor due to the wind and rain, and bending over the messy acacia branches, her eyes couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Look at this graceful and luxurious queen mother, her snow-skinned face is embellished with a touch of bright red, but with a touch of melancholy; The prosperous and beautiful silk flower and bird red dress, with the rain and cool breeze, rippled around her layer by layer, like a circle of red ripples, it was so beautiful and wonderful.

Although the queen's eyes have been looking at the autumn rain scene in front of her, she can faintly see a trace of uneasiness from the pair of beautiful eyes; Listening to the crackling rain outside the corridor, Cao Qingxi's state of mind was as misty as this autumn rain......

All the palace attendants in the queen's palace all stood far away, standing quietly, and none of them stepped forward; Cao Qingxi's side, only Yue'er is alone, maybe other people don't know what the queen is thinking at the moment, but as a maid who has served the queen for many years, Yue'er certainly knows that the queen is waiting for someone and waiting for that person to arrive.

At this moment, a crisp sound of footsteps sounded slowly along the end of the corridor of Wangyun Tower; I only heard the footsteps from far and near, sonorous and powerful, as fast as the wind, as if swept from the flat ground, quite earth-shaking potential, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger.

A tall, majestic white figure, like an ethereal white ghost, and like a white-feathered roc with wings flying high, appeared at the other end of the corridor with a fierce pride; He strode over and slowly walked up the long corridor between Chongde Palace and Wangyun Tower.

saw that after Xiao Changling carried it with one hand, the white clothes on his body were elegant, brushing away the rain stains on the corners of his clothes; He walked calmly under the porch, and his eyes were always cold as frost, and there was not a trace of a smile on his face.

On the promenade, Xiao Changling was alone, striding over, the spurs on the iron boots knocked on the ground paved with bluestone slabs, and the bells rattled; It seems that the sound of the combat boots that came out of this sound is the sound of the drums pointed by the long sword of the Jingbei Iron Cavalry.

At that time, it was raining continuously, and the sky was covered with a layer of moist rain and mist, and the clouds were all gray, and it was morning, but it seemed to be night.

Xiao Changling was dressed in white, the whole person was silent, walked to the end of the corridor, climbed the stairs, and slowly walked towards Cao Qingxi.

The cool autumn breeze passed through the eaves, filled the sleeves, blew through Xiao Changling's handsome face, blew the corners of his white clothes, and made the sound of hunting, and he went against the wind like that.

However, at this moment, Cao Qingxi was still looking at the railing, and did not feel the strangeness from not far away, and did not realize that the person she was waiting for had come.

"Sage, King Qin is here."

In the end, it was Yue'er who reminded her softly, which made Cao Qingxi return from infinite contemplation to the reality of the skinny.

Cao Qingxi turned around and saw that cold face and those cold eyes. Ten years have passed, and he is still so proud and confident; In a trance, the once high-spirited white horse general appeared in front of him again.

Ten years of wind and rain have never left traces of time on Xiao Changling's body, only the innate heroism, day after day, year after year, lasting for a long time. On Xiao Changling's face like a crown of jade, the outline is still resolute, as calm as an ice lake, and as cold as a snow-capped mountain; The only difference is that compared with ten years ago, between the eyebrows of His Royal Highness King Qin, there is a little more calm and majesty, as well as the awe-inspiring demeanor of the lord of Jingbei.

The autumn breeze gently swept through Xiao Changling's sideburns, and the wind blew a lock of black hair, sticking to his handsome face; Occasionally, a few tiny drops of rain were also blown by the wind, sticking to the bridge of his tall nose.

Looking at the white clothes behind him, Cao Qingxi's face showed many complicated expressions, but he still maintained his noble demeanor as the mother of a country, just standing there quietly, staring at the man named Xiao Changling.

And at this moment, Xiao Changling, who was standing facing the queen, was still almost indifferent and slaughtering, his two heroic sword eyebrows were always tightly locked together, few people had seen a smile on his face, not that he couldn't laugh, but his heart had already been covered with a layer of frost, and no one could really see through his heart.

He didn't look up at the queen, the whole person was like a weathered stone statue, standing straight there, without emotion and no temperature.

Uncle and sister-in-law haven't seen each other for ten years, and when they meet again, they are so embarrassed; Because, the identities of the two have already undergone an essential change, one is the queen and the other is the king of Qin; One is the mother of the country, the other is a foreign vassal, Xiao Changling and Cao Qingxi, both uncles and sisters-in-law, and monarchs and ministers, and more importantly, they all came with their own purposes today, the so-called family affection is actually just a cover to whitewash the peace, for them, interests are the most important.

Whether it is Xiao Changling or Cao Qingxi, they all know that such a deadlock will not last long, it depends on who breaks it first; In the end, it was the queen mother of the world who took the lead in breaking the deadlock between the two.

I saw that Cao Qingxi smiled faintly, and the wind under the forest of Queen Da Zhou came out.

"King Qin, don't come unharmed."

On the other hand, Xiao Changling's expression does not show a trace of waves, and he is always as cold and arrogant as a cold pool; In the depths of his eyes, he was deep and clear, and the fortitude on his cheeks became more and more obvious.

Xiao Changling's complexion was as cold as frost, and the golden iron horse of more than ten years made His Royal Highness the King of Qin, who had an army of 400,000 troops, forget what fear was, what fear was, and what was just endless indifference and fierce killing intent.

Suddenly, Xiao Changling stared at the queen, spoke in a deep voice, his voice was cold and mellow, and an extremely cold salutation slowly burst out from between his teeth.

"Queen."

In late autumn, the autumn rain is cool.

Under the corridor, it was as cold as ice.

……

After a while, Xiao Changling stepped forward and stood beside Cao Qingxi, independent by the railing; He held on to the railing with both hands, motionless, looking into the distance, staring quietly ahead, looking at the continuous autumn rain with a calm gaze.

The sound of rain came and went, falling in the stagnant water, stirring up countless loud splashes; These voices from nature, poured into Xiao Changling's ears, are so natural and comfortable, maybe they are used to seeing wind and rain, or maybe they have long been numb to all this; Therefore, no matter how much wind or rain there is, it is the same in Xiao Changling's eyes.

Standing on the Wangyun Tower, Xiao Changling secretly lowered his head, and after a moment of silence, he lifted the white cloak on his body, and suddenly, a contour of the corners of his mouth was raised, and the facial expression of the whole person became extremely cold, giving rise to a chill.

Xiao Changling finally spoke, "The queen invited Gu into the palace today, I don't know what to do?" ”

Seeing Xiao Changling get straight to the point, Cao Qingxi lost her mind for a while, but soon regained her usual calm, she silently looked around, turned her head to look at Yue'er, and said softly.

"Yue'er, you go down first, I want to talk to King Qin alone."

"Oh, saint." Yue'er was very knowledgeable, and after finishing the salute, she obediently retreated.

Seeing the queen retreating left and right, Xiao Changling turned his head coldly, the corner of his eyes was cold, and he inadvertently glanced at those palace attendants, and his solemn expression eased slightly, but he never relaxed.

"Queen, now it's just you and me, if you have anything to say, please ask the queen to speak up."

Xiao Changling stood and looked.

Now that King Qin has gone straight in, Cao Qingxi is no longer hiding, she raised her head slightly, her face was elegant and dignified, and she smiled lightly; The queen's smile is very soft and tranquil, even if her heart is as cold as Her Majesty today, in the face of the queen's smile, her heart will move.

"Okay, then I won't beat around the bush, I invite King Qin into the palace today, there is indeed something important. I wonder if King Qin has heard some rumors in the palace recently? ”

This is both an inquiry and a temptation; Because, only Cao Qingxi knows best, don't look at this His Royal Highness the King of Qin, he is an invincible god on the battlefield, the king who commands the 400,000 Jingbei army, immobile like a mountain, attacking like fire, but only when facing that woman, all his reason and restraint will be lost little by little, Xiao Changling's lifelong weakness is the woman named Xie Wanxin.

When he heard the word "rumor", Xiao Changling's face tensed, and a light and distant color of longing swept from his forehead to his eyebrows, and gradually surged into his heart; It seems that the beautiful shadow, not far ahead, looking at the figure that he has been thinking about for a long time, Xiao Changling's eyes, unconsciously, a look of amazement appeared, and it was a deep attachment to his beloved.

But soon, Xiao Changling came back to his senses, and he smiled coldly, but there was a sharp sword aura in his smile; And the fierce color between the eyebrows is getting stronger and stronger.

"I don't understand, what the queen means by this, please say it clearly!"

The coercion in Xiao Changling's words came head-on; However, as the mother of a country, Cao Qingxi's smile was so light and light, and he was not suppressed by the strong momentum of the Great Zhou God of War, but the innate nobility formed a sharp contrast with Xiao Changling's pride.

"Second brother, after so many years, can't you let it go?"

This time, Cao Qingxi's address to Xiao Changling has changed significantly, and he did not continue to call him "King Qin", but called out a cordial title that Xiao Changling had not heard for a long time - "second brother"; She hopes to impress this little brother-in-law with a heart like iron in this way, from "King Qin" to "second brother", Cao Qingxi wants to tell Xiao Changling, no matter what, we are always a family, I am your imperial sister-in-law, you are my little brother-in-law.

As everyone knows, it was Cao Qingxi's words that hit the most painful place in Xiao Changling's heart; In the depths of his heart, it was as if a raging fire had ignited, burning his internal organs into ashes.

At this moment, I could only see that Xiao Changling lowered his eyes, the expression on his face was solemn, and a pair of dark and deep eyes lined with unprecedented indifference; He turned his body around, leaving only a white back for the queen, and his voice seemed to be self-deprecating.

"Drop?! Sister-in-law, tell me, my relatives are the enemy, how do you tell me to let go? The queen is especially lonely today, presumably for him to be a lobbyist! ”

Cao Qingxi smiled sadly.

"Second brother, at the beginning, Your Majesty really couldn't stand you and Wanxin, but he couldn't help himself, and he couldn't help himself in many things, in fact, he couldn't afford to have extra choices. I'm not defending Your Majesty, it's just that people are not saints and sages, and they can't do anything. Let the past pass, grievances and grievances, how can everything be clarified. Hatred has been entrenched in your heart for a whole decade, and it has also made you miserable for a whole decade, so why bother. ”

Xiao Changling did not turn back, still standing upright on top of the dangerous building, watching the wind and rain by the railing; And the two gazes in his eyes were already like two sharp swords out of their sheaths, the sword broke through the barrier of the heavy rain, and the sword cut through the cover of the mist.

"Involuntarily?! It's a joke! My father was going to pass on to me in the first place, but he used despicable and shameless means to rob me of the throne that belonged to me; It was he again, who forcibly snatched Wan'er from me when I was on an expedition. Sister-in-law, if you were me, what would you do? ”

In this situation, Xiao Changling's uncertain face was already turbid, and he couldn't see any emotion, and the gaze projected in his eyes was as deep as the sea, but this sea was a sea of love and hatred; And at this time, Cao Qingxi's shining eyes were also covered with a layer of gray color.

"But now that it's the case, what can you do? What else can you do? Even if you don't think about yourself, think about it. She is a concubine, a woman of His Majesty, you are now in front of everyone, you will never forget Your Majesty's concubine, what do you let Your Majesty think, you let Wanxin how she behaves in this harem. It's been ten years, and it's no longer possible between you. ”

"Yes, yes, it's impossible, it's impossible......" Xiao Changling smiled bitterly, in addition to helplessness, this laughter was full of unwillingness.

In the end, Cao Qingxi turned around slowly, she didn't speak, she just looked at Xiao Changling in a daze, looking at the handsome and peerless face, the queen's originally soft heart, at this moment, she couldn't help but feel a trace of emotion, their Xiao family, after all, still had a love species.

Cao Qingxi sighed in his heart, but there was a shallow smile on his lips, which was originally expected by himself, if he couldn't even think of this, then she Cao Qingxi would not be the queen mother in charge of the six palaces; Fortunately, she has already figured out Xiao Changling's weakness, and the only person in the world who can handle Xiao Changling is the noble concubine in the Chengqian Palace.

However, she miscalculated.

I saw that Xiao Changling took a deep breath, and his cold expression, little by little, condensed into a piece of cold iron; He stood tall and sneered a little self-deprecatingly.

"Ten years! Ten years later, I am no different from me ten years ago. Without Daddy, without Wan'er, without the throne, I still have nothing, empty. Yes, I now have military power, sitting in Sanzhou, and have 400,000 supporters, but this is the only thing I have in this life, which I Xiao Changling was born and died on the battlefield, and fought for my life bit by bit, this is what really belongs to me, and other than that, I have nothing. ”

Perhaps, everyone only sees that Xiao Changling, as the master of 400,000 iron horsemen, the king of Qin who has conquered the world, and holds the power of the whole world, what a scenery and how proud he should be; But what they don't know is that the people standing on the top of the peak are so lonely and helpless, as a king, they have too much involuntary self-help, too much helplessness, even if it is their own feelings, everything can't go as expected.

At this moment, Xiao Changling's body was like iron and stone, his hands were clenched together, and his burning gaze fell directly on Cao Qingxi's dignified cheeks, as if the two armies had faced each other to the moment of the final charge, so without hesitation.

"Throne, Wan'er, one day, I will regain all that I have lost. I can't settle the account with him in this life, and I will continue to settle it in the next life! ”

After finishing his words, Xiao Changling didn't look back, and left in great strides.

On the quiet corridor, a slender figure dressed in white swayed with the sound of wind and rain; The white back, in the pouring rain, looked so chic and so lonely, and gradually, he disappeared at the end of the rainy day.

"Your Majesty, if you could foresee today, would you ever regret the mistake of the thought back then?"

At this moment, Cao Qingxi's heart is silently dripping blood.

……

It's still raining.

The pouring rain washed this majestic Shangjing, standing alone in this vast world.