§§ Chapter 174: A Goodbye That Is Not Unexpected
§§ Chapter 174 is not an unexpected goodbye
Is this how he shows love?
wrote a letter of resignation to her, and gave her hands to others!
She is just an ordinary woman, and in his heart, her weight is far less than what he wants in the world.
Just as Wei Ruge was about to walk into the sedan chair, she suddenly noticed a figure standing across the street, silently looking at her.
The figure was so familiar that she didn't have to make a careful look to identify it to know who it was.
So Wei Ruge paused, raised her head, and also looked across the street, but when she looked over, there was no one on the other side of the street.
Could it be that he was dazzled by a mistake? Nangong Yuelan had already left, and when he left, he didn't even look at her.
Oh, so, how could Nangong Yuelan, who was so determined to leave, hide on the corner of the street and look at her secretly.
"Let's go up quickly!" the entourage behind him reminded Wei Ruge a little impatiently.
Wei Ruge lowered her head, sat in the sedan chair, and watched the sedan curtain in front of her be lowered, blocking all her sight.
Now that no one is looking at her, she is blocked in this small space, Wei Ruge's heart swells with an irrepressible pain, so she covers her face with her hands and cries bitterly.
Why, Nangong Yuelan would do this to her!
If this was his plan, why didn't he tell her, even if he gave her a firm look, she could read it, and she could also convince herself that Nangong Yuelan was just a delaying tactic.
But he left nothing for himself, if anything, the heartache and despair he felt now.
Because Qi Guan Yanshun stayed to talk to Nangong Han about things, the sedan chair was waiting for him here, and across the street, a figure hid most of his body behind the wall, just poking his head out and looking at the sedan chair opposite.
"Thirteenth Master, if you don't leave, you will be discovered. Dongfang Jun reminded Nangong Yuelan behind him.
Nangong Yuelan understood what this move he had taken, which meant that he might lose the woman he loved forever! But only by doing so could he really keep her.
Although he repeatedly said that he was completely sure that he could overthrow Nangong Hanjue and sit on the throne himself! But who could guarantee that there would be no accidents! And now that Nangong Hanjue has found his weakness, if he attacks Wei Ruge in this, it will be impossible to prevent it, and maybe one day, Wei Ruge will die because of him.
He didn't want to make this bet!
Retracting her gaze, Nangong Yuelan turned around and left.
Dongfang Jun silently followed Nangong Yuelan away.
Imperial Palace, inside the Palace of Nourishing the Heart.
Qi Guanyan Shun is playing Go with Nangong Hanjue, but in this game of chess, neither side wants to win, and it seems that they are giving in to each other more space.
"What do you think of Tianyang Kingdom when the prince came this time?" Nangong asked with a smile.
"Great people, nice place. Qi Guan Yanshun smiled and left a son, "And this time, the prince has gained a lot, and I really want to thank the emperor." ”
"Hehe, the prince is so outward!" Nangong said with a smile, "If there is anything else you like, just ask." ”
"Hehe, I don't dare to ask for it!" Qi Guan Yanshun smiled and waved his hand, "I have already brought the princesses of the thirteen princes over, and this prince really doesn't dare to ask for it anymore!"
"Hehe, it doesn't matter what you want, the key is to be able to show my sincerity in friendship with your country. Nangong Han raised his eyes and looked at the official Yan Shun opposite with a smile.
I saw Qi Guan Yanshun shaking his hand and unfolding the folding fan, putting it on his chest and fanning it, with a bright smile on his face, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!"
Wei Ruge, who had been sitting in the sedan chair in a trance, suddenly found that the sedan chair shook a few times, and when she understood, she found that the sedan chair man had carried the sedan chair out of the gate of the palace.
This means that from now on, she has completely left Nangong Yuelan!
Nangong Yuelan said that no matter what time she is, she must believe that he loves her, and he will definitely find a way to save her, take her out of here, and be willing to go wherever she goes.
The more she thought about it, the more painful Wei Ruge's chest became, she didn't know if she really believed that Nangong Yuelan came back to save her, or if she was deceiving herself.
Obviously, in front of everyone just now, Nangong Yuelan looked at her with such disdain, and her sneering words still made Wei Ruge unable to believe her ears.
Were all the feelings she had experienced before fake?
If these are false, then what is true, and is there anything real in this world?
Getting off the sedan chair, the sedan curtain was lifted, Wei Ruge looked up, and saw a woman standing outside about forty years old, with a kind face, and at first glance, she wanted to be close.
"Madam, please get off the sedan chair. The woman whispered decently, and at the same time smiled at Wei Ruge.
Wei Ruge got off the sedan chair, looked at the inn in front of her, looked around, and it seemed that she had not left the capital. Even so, she will have to face strange people and be familiar with the unfamiliar environment in the future.
"Madam, the prince has prepared a room for you, please follow me upstairs. The woman leaned sideways and made a gesture of please.
Wei Ruge nodded, and silently followed the woman upstairs.
So far, she can only take one step at a time.
The guest room is very clean, very simple, and very spacious, you can see the lively street when you open the window, which Wei Ruge feels very good, at least she can see the outside world here, when she was in the Thirteen Kings' Mansion, she saw the same scenery and the same people every day.
From this point of view, there was nothing wrong with leaving the Thirteen Princes' Mansion, but despite all the reasons she had in the end, her heart still hurt as if it were torn.
She was the only one in the room, and all the subordinates retreated to the door, which made Wei Ruge feel a little more comfortable.
Just when Wei Ruge was snuggling up to the window and looking at the bustling street outside the window, the room was suddenly pushed open, and only a crying female voice was heard shouting: "Princess!"
Wei Ruge hurriedly straightened up and looked at the door, only to see Xiaolian standing there, her face full of tears, wiping her tears with her hands while crying.
"Xiaolian?" Wei Ruge was a little surprised, Xiaolian should be in the Thirteen Princes' Mansion, why did she appear here.
"Princess, Xiaolian don't want to be separated from you! Wherever you go, Xiaolian will follow!" Xiaolian looked at Wei Ruge while snorting, her eyes full of tears, looking indescribably distressing.
"Silly girl!" Wei Ruge walked over and grabbed Xiaolian's hand, "I don't know what my fate will be in the future, you just followed so abruptly, are you stupid!"
"We said we would be together even if we were begging on the streets. Xiaolian's serious expression startled Wei Ruge.
"Hehe, it's really sisterly!" Qi Guanyan's laughter came from the door, accompanied by the sound of applause.
Wei Ruge's eyes were busy on Qi Guan Yan Shun, that kind of look made Qi Guan Yan Shun stunned, really, it was completely different from the eyes in his memory.
"Hehe, Wei Ruge, I said, we will meet again! Qi Guan Yanshun completely ignored the hostility in Wei Ruge's eyes, and smiled and tapped his palm with a fan, and the smile in his eyes did not look half hostile.
Wei Ruge looked at him coldly, and only squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth for a long time, "Is your trustworthiness based on splitting other people's families?"
Qi Guan Yanshun looked at Wei Ruge, the cold look of the horizontal eyebrows was really different, so he raised his hand and hooked his finger behind him, "Dong Xiao, take Miss Xiaolian to the next room to settle down first, I have something to say to the thirteenth princess." ”
"Yes!" Dong Xiao heard Qi Guan's words, so he walked in from outside the door, stood in front of Xiaolian, and said coldly: "This is Xiaolian girl, please come with me." ”
As soon as Xiaolian heard that she was going to separate her from Wei Ruge, she was angry in her heart, raised her head and glared at the man, but the moment they looked at each other, both of them were stunned.
What's going on with him!
Xiaolian looked at the man in front of her, and her face turned red unconsciously. Wei Ruge stood next to him and noticed Xiaolian's strange appearance, looked up at this man, he was indeed a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, it turned out to be the hero who saved them from those hooligans that day!
"It turns out that you were the one who saved us that day?" Wei Ruge pointed at Qi Guan Yanshun with her finger, why didn't she pay attention at first.
"Hehe, did you finally remember!" Qi Guan Yanshun smiled and gave Dong Xiao a look, and Dong Xiao said to Xiaolian, who was still blushing, "Miss Xiaolian, please." ”
Originally, she was still hostile to the man who was going to take her away, but when she saw that it was the person she was thinking about, Xiaolian suddenly lost her resistance and obediently followed Dong Xiao.
"That...... I've always wanted to say to you, thank you for saving me that day......" Out of the room, Xiaolian lowered her head and said with a shy face.
"No, I don't. I just did what I was supposed to do. Dong Xiao cleared his throat and pretended to be calm and said, in fact, he was also very excited now, but he didn't want to show it.
"This is the room. Dong Xiao stopped in the room next to Wei Ruge, stretched out his hand to push the door open, and motioned for Xiaolian to enter, "This is it, you can rest here first." ”
Xiaolian walked in with her head down, suddenly remembered something, hurriedly turned around, took out the handkerchief from her arms, and timidly handed it to Dong Xiao, "Your handkerchief...... I've washed it clean. ”
Dong Xiao looked at the handkerchief, the whole person paused, and it took a long time before he reached out to take it, "Thank you." ”
With that, he turned and left, closing the door outside.
"Whew!" As soon as the door closed, Xiaolian suddenly leaned her back against the door, patted her chest with her hand, and muttered to herself, "What's the matter, how did you meet him here?"
There are always too many people in the world who can't figure out unexpected things, Xiaolian originally followed Wei Ruge, she was angry that Nangong Yuelan easily sent Wei Ruge away, she hated this prince for destroying the happiness she was concerned about in front of her, but now she was beating with a little heart because she saw that person.
§§ Chapter 175 First Arrival at the Prince's Mansion
"Alright, now it's just the two of us in the room, let's have a good talk. Qi Guan Yanshun smiled and reached out and closed the door with the fan in his hand.
"We don't have anything to talk about. Wei Ruge already had the expression and tone of a send-off.
"Hehe, it's really cold. Qi Guan Yanshun said with a smile, Wei Ruge really couldn't imagine that a person could keep smiling for so long, no matter what kind of face she gave him.
"I remember the first time I met you, you felt very different to me now. Qi Guan Yanshun sat on the chair, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "At that time, you gave me the feeling that it was very clean, simple, and interesting. ”
Saying that, Qi Guan Yanshun also poured Wei Ruge a cup of tea and pushed it in front of her, seeing that Wei Ruge ignored him, he picked it up and took a sip himself, "Now, you are like a little girl who grew up overnight, and you are beginning to understand the hot and cold state of the world." ”
"People can't stay the same forever. Wei Ruge looked at Qi Guan Yanshun and said lightly, "The power of time will change a person, because people will always encounter this or that thing in the process of time passing." ”
"That's right!" Qi Guan Yanshun nodded with a smile, suddenly squinted, and stared sharply at the scar on Wei Ruge's face, "Is it like the scar on your face?"
When it came to the scar, Wei Ruge subconsciously turned her face, she still didn't have the courage to let others see this scar just because of Xiaolian's sudden appearance, which made Wei Ruge forget it for a while, and now it seems unnatural to be reminded by Qi Guan Yanshun.
"Don't speak?" Qi Guan Yanshun was playing with the teacup in his hand, he saw Wei Ruge's unnaturalness, so he took his gaze back and fell on the teacup, looking careless, "This injury was caused by Nangong Yuelan." ”
Wei Ruge's body trembled when he heard this, and he reached out to cover the scar on his face, but did not answer.
Seeing Wei Ruge's expression, Qi Guan Yanshun knew that he had guessed correctly, Nangong Yuelan should have very special feelings for Wei Ruge, but how could he bear to hurt her face with a sword.
However, Wei Ruge is very hostile to him now, even if he asks now, he can't ask anything.
Thinking about it, Qi Guan Yanshun took out a veil from his sleeve and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "This is in the palace, I will pick it up for you." As he spoke, he stood up and said softly: "You are also tired today, rest early, tomorrow we will leave for the East Que Kingdom." ”
"Tomorrow?" Wei Ruge's emotions suddenly became a little excited.
"Yes, tomorrow!" Qi Guan Yanshun nodded, "This prince has been out for too long, and it is time to go back." ”
After speaking, Qi Guan Yanshun didn't look at Wei Ruge's expression, and went straight out of the room, only to hear him stand outside and say to his subordinates: "It's all for me, if she has any mistakes, I'll ask you." ”
"Yes!" replied the men outside the door in unison.
As the door closed, the strength on Wei Ruge's body was suddenly drained, she slumped on the chair, reached out to take the veil that was placed on the table, and looked at it blankly, tears flowed silently.
Xiaolian lay at the door and listened, and when she heard that there was no movement, she softly pushed open the door and walked out to find Wei Ruge.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the door, I saw Wei Ruge silently wiping her tears there.
"Princess......" Xiaolian walked over and whispered, "Thirteenth prince, do you really want to give you to this prince?"
It's okay not to mention it, as soon as he said it, Wei Ruge's tears couldn't stop flowing again, crying and shaking his head, "He kept saying that let me believe in him and let me believe him...... But these things are in front of me, and I want to believe him, but I ......"
"Okay, okay......" Xiaolian stepped forward and hugged Wei Ruge, patting her on the back gently, "Didn't the ancients say that the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge! ”
Xiaolian really wanted to find some words to comfort Wei Ruge, but she didn't know what to say after thinking about it for a long time, so she had to be silent and hugged her, hoping to give her some strength.
This night, Wei Ruge tossed and turned, unable to sleep for a long time, so he looked at the ceiling with his eyes open and watched all night.
Early the next morning, someone came to serve Wei Ruge to freshen up, but Wei Ruge felt inconvenient, so he still let Xiaolian do it. Then came breakfast, and after breakfast, everyone was ready to go.
Wei Ruge walked out of the inn and stood in front of the sedan chair, she didn't get on the sedan chair for a long time, her eyes kept looking into the distance, and she always hoped to see that person's figure in her heart.
"Madam, the time has come, get on the sedan chair. The kind-faced woman stood behind Wei Ruge, urging her to get into the sedan chair.
Until the end, Wei Ruge didn't see Nangong Yuelan, could it be that he had really given up on her?
When the sedan chair was lifted and staggered away from the capital, Wei Ruge's heart also sank to the bottom. smiled miserably, tears slid down the corners of her eyes, she just gave herself too much extravagance and too much hope, and now she felt that her heart hurt as if it was torn.
It's just that Wei Ruge, who was sitting in the sedan chair, didn't know that there was a lonely figure standing on the city wall, facing the wind, looking at the direction of the team, standing for a long time.
Walking and stopping along the way, Wei Ruge didn't know how many days she had walked, and when she entered the Prince's Mansion, she only felt weak and had no strength.
The first thing Qi Guanyan Shun did after returning was to meet the emperor, and naturally, the person who received Wei Ruge was the crown princess.
Looking at the women in front of him, Wei Ruge was taken aback, there were so many women in Qi Guan Yanshun, but if you think about it carefully, it is normal, which man in this era is not three wives and four concubines.
Qi Guan Yanshun's crown princess is a woman who looks virtuous and virtuous, she walked in front of Wei Ruge very friendly, stretched out her hand to hold her hands, and said with a light smile: "You are the girl that the prince brought back from Tianyang Kingdom." ”
Wei Ruge looked at this crown princess, although her smile was very dignified and did not show a flaw, Wei Ruge still saw the surprise in her eyes.
Yes, the prince of a dignified country, the woman who came back from thousands of miles turned out to be an ugly monster with a scar on his face, which is strange to anyone who sees it.
"Say hello to the crown princess. Wei Ruge blessed his body and said softly.
"Excuse me, we will be sisters from now on. The crown princess hurriedly helped Wei Ruge up.
"Oh, what a fairy I am! It's so ugly!" A mocking voice came, and Wei Ruge looked like a very plump woman, who looked quite marked, but compared to the crown princess, it was really too far behind.
"If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a dumb person! The people brought back by the prince will not be your turn to make irresponsible remarks. The crown princess, who was still amiable just now, changed her face instantly, and her majestic appearance suddenly made Wei Ruge feel awe.
Look, this is the difference between the main room and the partial room.
However, the setting of the general concubine is so unpleasant, Wei Ruge also understands it very well, and besides, she didn't want to grab a man with these women at the beginning, so it doesn't matter what they say to her.
This journey is windy and sunny, although it is fully equipped, but it is still very hard, Qi Guan Yanshun always cares about her intentionally or unintentionally, sometimes Wei Ruge even has a delusion, as if she has never met a man named Nangong Yuelan at all, those happy and sad times are like a dream.
During this period of contact, Wei Ruge began to gradually understand the person of Qi Guan Yan Shun, to be honest, if she hadn't met her first and fell in love with Nangong Yuelan first, she would definitely fall in love with Qi Guan Yan Shun.
He has an indescribable charm, and although he always gives people a sense of nonchalance, nothing escapes his eyes. And the bright smile on his face was like an invisible force, which often made Wei Ruge feel close.
The concubine who was scolded by the crown princess was a little unconvinced, but she still obediently shut her mouth.
"They don't understand the rules, and my sister doesn't laugh. When the crown princess looked at Wei Ruge, the expression on her face softened again.
Through the arrangement of the crown princess, Wei Ruge lived in a chic small courtyard, looking at the unfamiliar environment, Wei Ruge smiled a little self-deprecatingly, she was really grateful that Xiaolian was still by her side, otherwise, she would probably feel endless loneliness.
After tidying up, Wei Ruge sat in the courtyard, looking up at the blue sky, when she was in the Thirteen Princes' Mansion, she liked to look up at the sky, and always felt that no matter where she was, the sky above her head was the same.
"Princess, actually, I think that prince is very good. Xiaolian washed Wei Ruge's grapes, stood beside her and said.
Wei Ruge listened, turned his head to look at Xiaolian, and looked at it, Xiaolian felt a little flustered, "Princess...... Am I saying something wrong?"
"After getting along with that Dong Xiao, he started to speak for his master, right?" Wei Ruge glared at Xiaolian.
"Who, who's getting along with him!" Xiaolian began to feel a little anxious when she heard this.
"Alright, you're not telling me the truth. Wei Ruge said with a smile, "I know, you two started to frown on the day you were at the inn." Along the way, he always takes care of you in big and small ways, and when you see him, your face is red, you and I are blind, and I can't see anything!"
"Princess...... How can I have!" Xiaolian still wanted to quibble, but Wei Ruge's eyes told her, don't explain, explaining too much is a cover-up.
"I know that you fell in love with that Dong Xiao from the beginning, and I also know that you came with me, and your original intention was completely to be with me through thick and thin! I know all this, so I won't stop you, I just want to tell you that love is easy to blind people's eyes, you must be wide open, don't let yourself regret it." Wei Ruge said, patting Xiaolian's hand, "Don't be like me......"
"Princess, I don't think the prince will leave you!" Xiaolian hurriedly said.