Chapter 648: The Imperial Marriage
Call!
I don't know how long it took, a gust of wind blew the letter paper away from the pale jade hands of the knuckles, Shui Nianyu stood like a sculpture, the already moist eyes couldn't hold on, tears poured out like a mountain torrent, soaked the cheeks, and kept rolling down like a bead of thread, how heart-wrenching the weak delicate body was.
The letter paper finally fell to the floor not far in front of Yang Yan in the wind, Yang Yan slowly bent down to pick up the letter, he had already guessed what it would be, but he still read it word by word with great seriousness.
There is no accident, this letter is the old parting book!
The grandfather, who had been dependent on each other for a hundred years since he was an infant, suddenly left him, and he could imagine how painful the blow to Shui Nianyu was, almost desperate, perhaps because of this, Tian Lao chose to say goodbye in this way, just afraid that it would bring her a more painful blow, or afraid that he would be reluctant to leave, and finally did not even see his granddaughter for the last time, did not say goodbye in person, and left quietly alone......
Yang Yan couldn't understand what kind of indescribable emotion it was, but he seemed to be able to understand that since he was destined to leave, he should go a little more simply and freely, so that it would be good for the people important to him and for himself......
With a soft sigh, Yang Yan finally took a step and walked towards Shui Nianyu, those clear and agile eyes were now empty, and there was no reaction to his approach.
It wasn't until Yang Yan stretched out his hand to gently wipe away the tears on her face that Shui Nianyu's eyes fluctuated slightly, and he still didn't speak, Yang Yan said lightly: "The old man is gone, and there is no point in you being sad." β
"Woo!"
Shui Nianyu suddenly cried out loud, and suddenly fell on Yang Yan's body, and his jade arm tightly wrapped around his neck, almost making him breathless, crying: "Grandpa...... Grandpa he ...... He's gone! He's gone!"
Full of sudden warm fragrant nephrite, Yang Yan actually felt his heartbeat accelerate slightly, and sighed secretly in his heart when he heard the words, maybe it was not only him, Shui Nianyu may have vaguely felt that there would be such a day, but she couldn't believe it, she didn't want to believe it, until the day when the fact came that she had to believe it.
After all, she is a woman with a more delicate heart, and since these days, some of Tian Lao's actions have vaguely hinted at something, especially the recent increase in Tian Lao's words at the dinner table, with Shui Nianyu's intelligence and understanding of his grandfather, he will not fail to see it.
Yang Yan hesitated, but still stretched out his hand to go around Shui Nianyu's back, patted her on the back gently, and comforted: "Tianlao has his own reasons for leaving, I believe that one day, he will come back to you." β
Shui Nianyu cried bitterly for a long time as if venting, and then his voice gradually became quieter, only to find that he found that a big girl actually fell into the arms of a young man so many years younger than himself and cried bitterly, and suddenly her cheeks were slightly red, and she quickly let go of her jade arm and pushed Yang Yan away.
The wet marks on his face were not dry, and there were still a little crystal tears hanging on his eyes, Shui Nianyu's originally godless eyes flashed again, and he looked at Yang Yan's eyes with a hint of expectation, and asked, "Really, will grandpa really come back to me?"
"Definitely. Yang Yan said with great certainty, seeing that she still had a trace of suspicion, and added: "You are also the closest person to Tianlao, how could he be willing to leave you?"
"Hmm!" Shui Nianyu nodded heavily, finally broke into a smile, and said firmly: "I also believe that grandpa will definitely come back!"
"That's good. Yang Yan smiled faintly and said, after the rain, his mood was inexplicably much happier.
"Let's go!"
Shui Nianyu stared at him for a long time, suddenly wiped away the tears in his eyes, and said indifferently.
"Huh?"
Yang Yan frowned slightly, and didn't understand what she meant for a while.
Shui Nianyu turned his head and said with an indifferent face: "Didn't you want to leave here a long time ago and return to the world that belongs to you?" Your injuries have long been healed, the magic sword can also be suppressed, and the cultivation has also been unsealed and broken through to the Lingyuan realm, and now that grandpa has also left, you have no reason to stay, although you can leave, no one will stop you anymore!"
I see!
Yang Yan knew it in his heart, and said lightly: "It's time to leave." β
Hearing this, Shui Nianyu's mood that had just improved changed sharply, and for no reason, he turned his back and snorted coldly: "Then what are you still doing here, waiting for me to see you off? Don't even think about it! You have to go quickly! I feel upset when I see you!"
"Good. Yang Yan spit out a word lightly, Shui Nianyu's heart trembled fiercely, as if something was about to gush out of her eyes, and she held back it.
Until Yang Yan turned around and walked out of the house with the sword on her back, she didn't react, and even her body kept her back to her and didn't turn around, but if Yang Yan could go around in front of her, she would be able to see the tears glistening in her beautiful eyes, and the tears that couldn't help but fall silently across the cheeks that had just dried off the wet stains and still had tear stains.
No one can understand her mood at the moment, grandpa left without a sound, she was sad, helpless and even desperate, but there was also Yang Yan who was the same as her relatives to accompany her and comfort her, but now even Yang Yan is leaving her, she no longer has any relatives here, not even a familiar person, and has lived a lonely and lonely life alone.
"Maybe this is my fate!" Shui Nianyu said silently in her heart, she should not exist in this world, it was her grandfather who gave her a new life, originally relying on her grandfather in this life was her greatest happiness and satisfaction, and then there was another Yangyan, but in the end, she was left with only her helpless self.
Grandpa left too suddenly, she didn't even have a chance to stay, and Yang Yan ......
In fact, she didn't want Yang Yan to leave at all, not at all! The reason why she said those words was not simply angry, nor because her grandfather's departure made her disheartened, but because she knew that this place did not belong to Yang Yan, and he was bound to return to the world that belonged to him, and she couldn't keep it, and she couldn't keep it selfishly, so let's open her mouth and drive him away.
It's good if she's gone, she can live alone, and she will stay here and wait for her grandfather to come back, even if that day is far away.
But why...... Her heart will hurt so much?
It hurt so much that she couldn't breathe!
Listening to the footsteps behind him, he gradually moved away, until the news, Shui Nianyu's heart gradually froze, and it was good to be alone, wasn't it?
"What are you thinking?"
The sudden sound in his ears made Deshui Nianyu shake, almost thinking that he had auditory hallucinations, how could this be, he had already left without any nostalgia, how could it be......
"The table hasn't been cleaned up yet, and the fire in the stove is almost gone. Yang Yan's voice sounded from behind her again, Shui Nianyu finally made sure that she had heard correctly, he did not leave her, and came back, the huge surprise made her feel at a loss all of a sudden, and her frozen heart melted in an instant.
"You...... Aren't you already gone, what are you doing when you come back?" Shui Nianyu wiped his eyes, turned around, and said with a little resentment, did this little villain deliberately come back to see his jokes?
The way she looked just now must have been seen by him, it's really hateful!
"I'm leaving. Yang Yan smiled lightly, "But why don't you have to have lunch before leaving, after all, this may be our last lunch here." β
"You see, I also went to the river to catch two fish, and this meal was a little more hearty. Yang Yan said, and raised the two fish that were still spitting bubbles in his hand.
Hearing him say that he still wanted to leave, Shui Nianyu's heart was just cold, and when he suddenly heard the second half of the sentence, he was stunned: "We?"
"yes. Yang Yan nodded, and said as a matter of course: "Didn't your grandfather say in the letter? I will take care of you in the future, if you don't take care of me, he will definitely not let me go in the future." β
"Flutter!"
Shui Nianyu smiled, and the haze in his heart disappeared, it turned out that neither grandpa nor he had ever thought of leaving herself, she would never be alone.
However, she still shook her head and said, "It's better for you to go by yourself, I'm going to stay and wait for grandpa to come back." β
"Water girl!" Yang Yan suddenly stared at her with great seriousness, " Although I don't know the truth very well, I know that Tianlao chose to leave alone in order to protect you, if you can't be strong, Tianlao will never come back to see you, because that will bring you disaster, and to be strong, you can't work behind closed doors, you have to go out to see the outside world, go through the wind and rain to grow, and when we are strong enough, I will take you to him, in exchange for us to hold up a blue sky for him, instead of passively waiting for him to come back and continue to protect you. β
Yang Yan's words were like a sharp cone piercing into her heart, Shui Nianyu's heart was shocked, and she suddenly woke up, she had never thought of these before, but now, as if she had been empowered, she seemed to understand something.
Yang Yan's heart is like a mirror, Shui Nianyu is by no means an ordinary woman, she is just discordant with the world, too naΓ―ve, but her heart is more exquisite, a little is transparent, and she doesn't need to say more about herself.
Shui Nianyu was silent for a while, and finally nodded and said, "I'll go with you." β
"I'll leave it to you. Yang Yan smiled and handed her the fish in his hand, the fish in this river were not ordinary fish, they were more rich in aura and essence than the spirit beast meat he had eaten in the palace in the past, which was not only delicious, but also very good for cultivation.
"You just wait to eat!" Shui Nianyu rolled his eyes angrily, this guy said he wanted to help before, but he made a fire and caught two fish, and threw them all to himself.
"Do you want me to do it instead?"
"No! I don't want to leave without a good meal!"
β......β
......
"Ministers and others see the emperor!"
In the imperial study, on the afternoon of the third day of the return of the army from all walks of life, the Yang Emperor met with many meritorious heroes and routinely rewarded them.
In fact, the army was rewarded on the day he returned to Beijing, but those were gifts given to ordinary soldiers, and the generals and heroes with outstanding achievements needed to be rewarded separately.
"Flat. Emperor Yang sat on the dragon chair, not angry and arrogant, and said in a flat voice: "This crusade against the ministers of the four major dynasties has made great achievements, let's say, what reward do you want?"
After everyone excused themselves, they couldn't resist the emperor's grace, including Marshal Ye, the eldest prince, the third prince and the fourth prince, all put forward their requests one by one, and Emperor Yang also agreed one by one, but the second prince was always silent.
So Emperor Yang took the initiative to ask: "Second brother, I haven't seen you open your mouth because you are worried about something?
When the second prince heard this, he stepped forward, first made a big salute respectfully, and then said loudly: "Back to my father, my son doesn't want any reward, but my son, as the prince of the dynasty, has the responsibility to open up branches and leaves for the royal family, but my son is twenty-six, and he still hasn't married a wife, which is really ashamed, so my son has the courage to ask his father to give him a marriage and fulfill his son's wish!"