Chapter 110

More than a word of sorry?

Anything else to say besides this sorry?

Wang Lijian's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he looked at Qin Hehua suspiciously, "What words?" ”

Qin Hehua did not answer his question.

The girl half-furrowed her eyebrows, quietly looking at the night scene of Zhangtai Palace, as if she saw her former self through the current night scene, carefree and still the princess's self.

It's the scene she's most familiar with, from babbling to slim, she's always been here.

She knew exactly how far she needed to go from the side hall to the apse, how many bricks were laid on the ground, which pillar was carved with auspicious cloud patterns, and which corridor was painted with Rui Beast and Feiluan.

She was so familiar with everything here, but everything in front of her was so unfamiliar, her Daqin had no clear glass, no delicate glass lamps and glass lamps, and no steel structure instead of wooden structures, and the outside was painted with beautiful colored pillars.

This is a combination of classical and advanced, the majestic palace is full of ultra-modern traces, just as the unprecedentedly powerful dynasty is not a feudal small peasant economy can do the banner of Daqin in every corner of the world, its strength and advanced technology are inseparable, papermaking and printing, gunpowder steelmaking and cement paving, as well as factories rising from the ground, the income of the daily gold supports the wheels of the empire to smooth everything.

This is Da Qin, who she is completely unfamiliar with.

There was a familiar shadow everywhere, but everywhere it was a strange existence, she sat on the swing frame, and her ethereal eyes were in a trance for a moment.

Wang Lijian's eyebrows twisted slightly.

"Nothing."

Qin Hehua retracted his gaze, and the trance in his eyes disappeared, "He's no longer there, so there are some things that don't need to be said again." ”

In fact, those words, Wang Li told her, but he just changed his identity, from the general of the Great Qin Empire to the little Wang Zong of later generations, although his identity has changed, but his flamboyant and domineering attitude has not changed at all, only writing on his face that I am the second generation who am I afraid of.

Maybe there are some things that can't be changed over the years, such as residual thoughts, such as the inexplicable familiarity when I first met her, obviously at that time, she borrowed the corpse to resurrect her soul, using someone else's identity, and her face was not the original face, but the man still stared at her face for a long time, and even said that ridiculous sentence - have we met before?

Of course I did.

In Daqin, in Xianyang Palace, on the way to accompany her father, she and Wang Li could see each other almost every day, and they were together every day.

Wang Li would tell her about the interesting things that happened in the court, saying that Li Si and Wang Xuan had another dispute, and after listening to Wang Li's words, she said that the law was the trend of the times, and Wang Xuan's insistence was meaningless.

At this time, Wang Li would always sigh, sighing that as a woman, if she was a man, she would be the undisputed heir, not like now, even if she has a lot of insight into court politics, she is still just a princess.

"Can't a woman be an heir?"

She would ask Wang Li, "Why?" ”

Wang Li raised his hand and took a sip of tea into his mouth, "How can there be so many whys?" It's been like this throughout the ages, so it's always been like this. ”

"That's it all the time?"

She put her hands on her cheeks and looked at Wang Li, "But there has been no emperor throughout the ages, and my father is the first emperor." ”

"There has been no change in the law throughout the ages, nobles are nobles, and the head of Qiantou is the head of Qian, and this is the case for all generations."

"But the Shang monarch changed the law, and the leaders of the Qians could become nobles by virtue of their military merits, and they would be on an equal footing with those high-ranking ministers and doctors, and they would discuss matters with the same dynasty."

"Our Great Qin has already done so many things that have not been done in the past, so why can't we do one more thing and make me the heir of my father?"

She asked Wang Li strangely, "Obviously I'm not bad, but my father has praised me more than once, saying that I am the child who is most like him." Since I am like my father, why can't my father make me his heir? ”

The faces of the surrounding temple people changed in unison.

"Princess, don't say that!"

The temple leader ran over quickly and knelt in front of her, "Princess, Your Majesty likes you because he likes you, but this kind of thing as an heir is not something you can think of." ”

"You're a woman, just be a pampered princess."

"As for the heirs, that's a matter for the sons, and it has nothing to do with you."

"Why has nothing to do with me?"

She asked the temple people, "Because I'm a woman?" Because there have been no female heirs before? ”

"There was no emperor before, but now there is an emperor."

"There was no female heir before, and I can be the first female heir, just like my father was the first emperor of all ages."

Such words were arrogant in that era, and the faces of the temple people turned white, and their voices couldn't stop trembling, "Gong, princess-"

"Your princess is right."

The people around him trembled and didn't dare to speak, but Wang Li echoed her words with a big grin, "Your Majesty is an unprecedented first emperor, and it is also appropriate for Eleven to be an unprecedented female heir." ”

"Rules?"

"Etiquette?"

Wang Li sneered, "Tsk, if our Great Qin talks about rules in everything and etiquette everywhere, I'm afraid that we will still be cowering in the northwest at this time, being bullied by the dog Rong, being looked down upon by the Central Plains countries, not having enough to eat, not sleeping well, and then being destroyed by the dog Rong or the Zhao State and the Wei State." ”

"But we don't."

"Shang Jun changed the law, filial piety strengthened Qin, King Hui went east, King Wu tried Ding, King Zhaoxiang was called emperor, His Majesty ruled the sea, and the six were one."

"Daqin has come from the generation of filial piety to the present, not by following the rules and following the rules, but by not breaking or standing, and forging ahead."

Wang Li poured a cup of tea, curled his fingers and pushed it forward, the tea cup was pushed in front of Hehua, and the man looked at her with burning eyes, his eyes were full of smiles, "Such Qin, why can't he have a female heir?" ”

"yes, why not?"

Qin Hehua smiled and picked up the teacup, his eyes crooked to look at Wang Li's eyes, "As long as Great Qin can be strong, the monarch and subjects of Great Qin will not mind accepting any changes/reforms." ”

The temple people were like being struck by lightning.

- This is arrogance, and it is enough to punish the nine clans with great disrespect!

"Young, young general, if you don't persuade the princess, why are you still messing around with the princess?"

After a while, the temple man finally found his voice, "If others hear this, you and the princess are afraid that they will not be able to eat and walk around." ”

"Hear and hear."

Wang Li didn't care much, "I dare to say such things in front of Your Majesty, why am I afraid of being heard by others?" ”

Wang Li continued to laugh with her, not caring at all about the temple people around him being scared to death by them.

Someone passed by outside the corridor, who seemed to be Hu Hai's man, but before that person could spread the word of their trespassing, he was dealt with by Meng Yi.

In this kind of matter, Meng Yi is always more cautious than them, and after dealing with Hu Hai's eyeliner, he will also teach Wang Li a lesson and persuade her by the way.

"But we're not wrong."

She was not convinced, and said with a light snort, "Da Qin does not follow the rules and etiquette, my father can be the first emperor, why can't I be the first female heir?" ”

"Your Majesty's position as the first emperor was earned by herself, can the princess earn the position of heir by herself?"

Meng Yi asked her.

Qin Hehua immediately said, "I can, of course I can." ”

"Tomorrow I will go to my father, and let him make me his heir."

"Yes, and me."

Wang Li rubbed his beaten face, and his voice was a little vague, "I also ask Your Majesty to make Eleven the heir!" ”

Meng Yi frowned slightly.

But neither she nor Wang Li ever said such things to her father in the end, because at that time, her father suddenly fell seriously ill and couldn't afford to be sick.

The emperor of Weijia was lying on the sickbed with his eyes closed, and the medical officers were trembling and wiping the sweat on their foreheads, but no one dared to be the first to speak, so she understood, Father was afraid that he would not get better, and her so-called "nonsense" should also be put away.

"Wang Li, you go to the northern frontier, take charge of the border army for Meng Tian, and let Meng Tian and Fusu come back."

The emperor said weakly.

Wang Li was ordered to go to the border pass.

"Eleven, you-"

The general turned over and got on his horse, and his heart was straight and fast, but he hesitated at this moment.

"Come back early."

She took what Wang Li had not finished, and her voice was as relaxed as ever, "If you don't come back sooner, I won't pay attention to you anymore." ”

Wang Li laughed, leaned over slightly, and reached out to comb her long hair behind her ears.

His movements were very gentle, even though there were thin calluses on his fingertips that had been used for many years, but he did not rub her cheeks, gentle and restrained, as if he was trying to hide something.

"I'll be back as soon as I can."

Wang Li lowered his eyes and looked at her, his voice slightly hoarse, "Eleven, wait for me." ”

This is Wang Li's last words to her, and this side has also become a farewell, in her future life, never see Wang Li again, never see her say that she wants to be the heir, he laughed and said okay, he will write to ask His Majesty to make her the prince of the man.

Perhaps the moment Wang Li left, he had already prepared for the worst.

Father's illness is menacing, the eldest brother and Fusu may not be able to rush back before the death of the father, and if they can't come back in time, it means that there will be changes, once the emperor changes, as a general who promises Daqin, he will not let himself see such a scene, so the moment he left, he was ready to die, even if he fought for his own life, he would send her eldest brother to the throne.

Because of the turbulent Great Qin at this time, the eldest brother succeeding to the throne is the safest and safest way.

If Father is in good health and has enough time to pave the way for her, he will fight for her for the position of heir, but Father is in danger, how can he gamble on the stability of Daqin to become her heir?

He can't afford to gamble, and Daqin can't afford to gamble.

Therefore, the best way is to let the eldest brother ascend the throne as the emperor, and the benevolence and generosity of the eldest brother may be able to stabilize the turbulent Great Qin.

He planned well.

If someone snatches the throne before the eldest brother, he will escort the eldest brother back to Xianyang to seize the throne, Meng Tian can't do anything to point the sword at Xianyang, this matter can only be done by him who dares to poke a hole in the sky, Meng Tian turns a blind eye to him, and he can lead the soldiers to send the eldest brother back to Xianyang.

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This is obviously a very high-risk thing, the failure will be Zhulian Nine Clans, generation of loyalty and good in exchange for a sentence of posterity to scold traitors and rebels, but he still has to do it, he has sensed Hu Hai's ambition, he can't let Hu Hai ascend the throne as emperor, for the sake of Father, for the sake of Daqin, he must do this.

But his plan fell through in vain, the eldest brother committed suicide, shattering all his hopes, and Meng Tian's poisoning completely broke the idea of letting him lead the army to King Qin, Daqin has no peerless generals who can defend one side, he is the last, if he dares to point at Xianyang, he will personally ring the death knell for the collapse of Daqin.

This is the Qin that his ancestors fought hard to get in exchange for, and anyone can rebel, but he can't.

He dared to escort the eldest brother to fight for the throne while the eldest brother was still there, but he did not dare to lead the troops back to Xianyang when the eldest brother and the other brothers were all killed by Hu Hai.

After all, Hu Hai was more ruthless than him, self-destruction, so that he had no choice, and slaughtered all the loyal ministers and generals, leaving him alone, clearly telling him with bloody facts that he had no choice but him.

The general with a retort eliminated all the backbones and bowed his head.

Qin Hehua laughed softly.

How could she hate this man?

He loves his father more than her, and she will never forget Daqin, who will never forget him, and personally removed all his edges and corners to be the last sword-bearer of Daqin.

Qin Hehua slowly turned his head and looked at the man behind him.

This man has the same face as Wang Li, but he is not her Wang Li, her general, and he is dead.

"I heard your apology."

Qin Hehua said, "You can go." ”

Wang Li was slightly stunned, "Let's go?" ”

"Yes, let's go."

Qin Hehua retracted his gaze, "You said, I listened, that's enough." ”

Wang Li's fingers tightened slightly, "But—"

"Nothing."

Qin Hehua interrupted Wang Li's words, "To promise the country with your body is to promise me with your body." ”

"Fighting for Daqin and dying for Daqin is the best response to me."

The king was a little away from breathing.

He realized that the person in front of him was never a person who liked to be sad, she was open-minded, transparent, never bitter, and never felt sorry for herself.

What she sees in her eyes is the mountains and rivers on the surface, and what she thinks about in her heart is her family and country, as for those who owe her and who owes her, they are never within the scope of her sadness.

In the middle of the night, she may remember that no one has waited after all, and she will have a grudge against Wang Li and Meng Yi.

But this kind of emotion accounts for a very small proportion, and she will not let the resentment against them occupy her thoughts, because she knows that they love her father and Da Qin deeply like her, and they give up their lives to protect, it is Da Qin, whom she values more than her life.

Wang Li Mengyi promised the country with her body, and her response was - to promise the country with her body is to promise me with her body.

Wang Li took a deep breath, "Princess, I know. ”

After speaking, he let go of the swing frame, took half a step back, and leaned over to give a deep salute to the girl in front of him, "Wang Li is fortunate to know a princess like you." ”

Qin Hehua smiled and didn't look back.

"Although you have never taken the matter of him not coming back in the end, and you will not hold a grudge against him because of this incident, I still have to say, princess, to promise the country with your body is to promise the country with your body, and to lose you is to lose you, and the two should not be confused."

Wang Li looked up and looked at the background of the girl sitting on the swing frame, "If you can still meet him, the princess can make friends with him, but she doesn't have to make friends with him." ”

"It's time for you to go."

Qin Hehua was noncommittal, and looked up at Meng Yi, who had been standing at the end of the corridor for a long time with a fox fur in his hand, "Meng Yi is here, and he has something to say to me." ”

Wang Li sighed.

"Whoa."

The king bowed his hand and turned away.

He is not the princess's Wang Li after all, she will listen to his words, but she will not take them to heart.

No matter how many times she tries again, she will still be separated from the king, because what she cherishes is what he is willing to give up everything to protect.

Wang Li's figure disappeared into the night, and Meng Yi walked up to Qin Hehua with his coat and draped it on Qin Hehua.

"It's cold at night, beware of catching a cold."

Meng Yi said.

Qin Hehua pulled the big on his body, "Thank you." ”

"If you're here to apologize to me, you can say it now."

Meng Yi'er, "It seems that the princess is tired of listening to other people's apologies. ”

"It's not that we're tired of listening, I just don't think it's necessary."

The night breeze swept the sleeves and corners of Qin He's skirt, and Qin Hehua spoke slowly, "You are not them after all, and your apology means nothing to me." ”

"The purpose of our apology is not to make the princess feel meaningful."

Meng Yi said, "The reason why we came here was to tell the princess that they were willing to give up their lives to protect the princess if they could, but-"

Meng Yi's voice paused, the next words couldn't be said after all, that kind of words were too cruel for this princess, she didn't take these things to heart, it didn't mean that he could sprinkle salt on her wounds at will.

"Princess, the wind is blowing, go back."

After a moment of silence, Meng Yi said softly, "I asked people to cook the soup that the princess likes, the weather is cold, and the princess drinks some hot soup to nourish her body." ”

Qin Hehua's brows moved slightly.

- Compared with Wang Li, Meng Yi is really good at taking care of people.

Qin Hehua nodded, gathered his clothes, and got off the swing frame.

There is a special small kitchen in the apse, for the emperor and the princess and the princess who stayed overnight for a long time, Meng Yi led her to a side hall in the apse, and the small temple people diligently sent meals and soups, six dishes and three soups with fashionable snacks and fruits, full of her desk table.

These things have obviously been made with a lot of effort, whether it is the dishes that hold things, or the ingredients that are made into meals and soups, they have not been contaminated with anything beyond the times, but are made of things that are native to Daqin, and she only looks at them full of familiarity, not the sense of distance that is familiar and unfamiliar.

Qin Hehua's eyes lit up slightly.

The female officer is lightly clothed.

Qin Hehua picked up the ivory chopsticks and picked up a piece of roast goose that was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Meng Yi watched her take small bites of food, her ethereal eyes smiled lightly as she ate the food, and her hanging heart stretched slightly.

"Princess, you may not want to hear it, but I still have to say to you, I'm sorry for making you suffer."

After a pause, Meng Yi slowly spoke, "Now that Great Qin is prosperous, you are willing to come to the bitterness, and the mountains, rivers and moons are bright." ”

These are all words that are no different from Wang Li's words, Qin Hehua doesn't care much, but unlike Wang Li, the meals prepared by Meng Yi are really delicious, they are her favorite taste, delicious meat, tender soup, small snacks that melt in your mouth, small fruits unique to this season, everything is what she loves, and she likes it the most when she is the princess of Daqin.

"If you apologize, that's the end of it."

After eating eighty percent full, Qin Hehua put down his chopsticks and looked up at the man opposite, "In addition to apologizing, what else do you have to say to me?" ”

Meng Yi's fingers tightened slightly.

- His biggest concern still came.

"Meng Yi, although I don't want to admit it, you are him, he is you, and the two of you are essentially one person."

Qin Hehua looked at Meng Yi's face, "Your answer is his answer, and your words are his words." ”

When was the first time she went crazy with Hu Hai?

It was when Hu Hai sent Meng Yi's jade pendant to her, and then laughed and told her that the person you were waiting for would never come back.

The jade pendant is actually not valuable, the workmanship is also very rough, she and Meng Yi bought it in the hands of an old woman when they went out on a trip, Mo said that it was given to Meng Yi who worshiped Shangqing, and she felt shabby when she rewarded the palace people, but at that time she was dressed as a palace maid and went out of the palace with Meng Yi, and there was really nothing on her body, so she gave the jade pendant to Meng Yi, saying that he would take it, and when he returned to the palace in the future, she would give him other things and exchange this cheap jade pendant back.

Meng Yi said yes.

But when she returned to the palace and had gold, silver and jewelry in her hand, she carefully selected several pieces according to Meng Yi's preferences as gifts for Meng Yi.

"These things are for you."

She smiled and stretched out her hand to Meng Yi, "Now you can throw away that jade pendant, right?" ”

"It's too cheap to be worthy of your identity."

Meng Yi casually played with the dazzling jewelry, lowered his head and smiled gently, "Unfortunately, a few days ago, I competed with Wang Li in the school field, and the jade pendant was broken by him. ”

"It's good to be broken, and if it's broken, it's replaced with a new one."

She breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm a princess, I'll give you something, of course I'll give you the best." ”

But the cheap and rough jade pendant was not broken, but was put away by Meng Yi, until he died and was cleaned up by Hu Hai's people, and then it was turned out of him, the rough edge was raised to be warm, and there was a beautiful water light under the candle flame, which was often held in the hand to play with the effect, under the warmth of countless days and nights, so that the jade quality that was not good was slowly dished out of the luster.

The jade is still dead, she looked at the jade pendant held by Hu Hai, she went crazy in front of people for the first time, she pulled out her hairpin, and stabbed Hu Hai like crazy, her speed was too fast, the people around her had no time to pull, Hu Hai was stabbed in the neck by her, warm blood sprayed on her face, Hu Hai screamed and pushed her away, and the jade pendant held by Hu Hai also fell to the ground and shattered.

Later, she never saw the jade pendant again, just like she never saw Meng Yi again, the wheels of history rolled forward, they were crushed by the mountains of history, and before they had time to say goodbye, they were already the eternal farewell of heaven and man, and the thoughts hidden under the family and the country disappeared with the death of people.

"Meng Yi, you know what I'm going to ask."

Qin Hehua looked at Meng Yi's eyes.

Meng Yi's pupils flashed slightly.

Qin Hehua raised his eyebrows slightly, "I didn't ask Wang Li this question because I knew Wang Li's answer." ”

"I ask you because I don't know you."

"Meng Yi, do you like Eleven?"

Facing those slightly flashing eyes, Qin Hehua slowly asked his own question, "Do you like her?" ”：，m..，.