Chapter 721: The End of the World
"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Zhizhou has already greeted him in advance, and the little ones have arranged all the things that are used, please inside!"
May 14, afternoon. According to the "line" plan, the local governor has arranged four adjacent inns in advance for the team to stay.
All the way to this point, for fourteen days, Liu Xunyi and Zhao Xin have not said a word, and they have few opportunities to meet.
Every morning, Zhao Xin boarded the carriage from the inn and arrived at the next inn, and after getting off the train, she was directly led into the room, and even the meal was carried out alone in the room.
Therefore, Liu Xunyi can only see Zhao Xin twice a day, once when she gets into the carriage, and the other when she gets off the carriage. But even so, there were still many people around Zhao Xin who were hugging each other, so that Liu Xunyi could only watch from afar, and there was no chance to get close.
In order to avoid arousing the suspicion of the Mongols, even if Liu Xunyi longed to stay with Zhao Xin in his heart, he did not dare to show half of his appearance in public. Every time she gets on and off the bus, Liu Xunyi will stand far away, looking at Zhao Xin in the crowd with a vague but unconcealed gaze, and barely filling the emptiness and longing in her heart with her fleeting vague figure.
When Zhao Xin's figure disappeared from Liu Xunyi's sight, he reluctantly retracted his gaze, riding on a horse and reluctantly recalling the bits and pieces of the two, unconsciously swaying for a day, until the sunset came back to his senses, and once again stared at the beautiful woman who was close to him, but far away in the world.
Fourteen days, for Liu Xunyi, it seems like a white horse passing through a gap, and it seems to be like a year.
Like a soulless walking corpse, he wanders aimlessly from place to place with the procession of relatives, unresponsive to everything that happens around him or what comes his way. Even what you have eaten, where you have lived, what you have said...... I didn't leave any impression at all.
If you ask him what he has relied on to support himself during this time, and what can he rely on to maintain his distance from Zhao Xin in such a state of mind of attachment and longing, and even pretend to be indifferent in front of outsiders? Perhaps, even Liu Xunyi himself can't say clearly.
But what is certain is that Liu Xunyi's composure and restraint do not come from reason. On the contrary, it should come more from memories and fantasies.
Composure, supported by memories and fantasies, should not be called "calmness", but rather "paralysis."
Zhao Xin's every move, every smile and smile is like a fragrant wine for Liu Xunyi, which makes him fascinated, dreamlike, difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and there is no distinction between fiction and reality.
Looking at her, looking forward to her, thinking about her...... gradually confused the difference between reality and fantasy, blurred the boundary between the two, so that Liu Xunyi often rode on the horse and giggled stupidly, and sometimes even flipped off the horse without noticing, which made Feng Tianba, Su He and others who were following him feel stunned.
In fact, in this team, the people who are distracted all day long and don't think about tea and dinner are not the only ones who are looking for clothes?
It's just that Zhao Xin's situation is more complicated than Liu Xunyi's, so her disguise is more seamless than Liu Xunyi's.
Zhao Xin has been silently warning herself in her heart that no matter when and where, she must not look at Liu Xunyi with her eyes. Because she was afraid that once she saw Liu Xunyi's affectionate eyes, she would be unbearable, crying, wavering, and couldn't help it......
Because of this, whenever Zhao Xin gets in the car and gets off the car, she will carefully restrain her gaze, and even deliberately dodge Liu Xunyi's "infatuation". Looking at the nose, nose, mouth, and mouth, even though he knew that doing this would disappoint the haunting Liu Xunyi, and even make him break his liver and intestines, Zhao Xin still had to make up her mind to maintain her demeanor and reserve as much as possible.
Every time she "ignores", it is like experiencing a fierce battle for Zhao Xin, when she is far away from Liu Xunyi's sight, her mood is depressed, her spirit is sluggish, and her complexion is weak, which makes people unbearable to look at it directly, and feel pity.
What's even more helpless is that Zhao Xin can only bear all the bitter fruits alone, unable to confide in others.
However, even though Zhao Xin tried her best to maintain her "iron heart", when she sat alone in the carriage, a pair of beautiful eyes still couldn't help but look at Liu Xunyi's looming back through many obstacles.
Every time she peeked, the corners of her mouth would rarely raise a knowing smile.
Love is so embarrassed and humble, even a look, a smile, and a greeting have become unattainable extravagance, Liu Xunyi and Zhao Xin's fate is inseparable, which makes people feel distressed and helpless.
"Princess, the upper room has been cleaned up, the meals are ready, please go up to the second floor!"
Ding Qinghong's voice woke up Zhao Xin, who was in a trance, and with the support of the two maidservants, she slowly stepped out of the carriage, and when the afterglow accidentally swept to Liu Xunyi in the distance, her heart suddenly tightened, and a faint panic flashed in the depths of her eyes. However, she concealed it very well, and while quickly calming down, she opened her mouth and asked Ding Qinghong, "Where have we been?"
"Back to the princess, we have entered the territory of Junzhou. Ding Qinghong seemed to be aware of Liu Xunyi and Zhao Xin's "remote induction", so he leaned forward slightly, appropriately covering Liu Xunyi's sight, and at the same time stretched out his hand to the inn, and smiled strangely, "The king of Hexi sent someone to spread the word that he had not recovered from the cold, and he was worried that he would infect the princess, so he didn't come to greet the princess." ”
"Good. ”
Zhao Xin replied casually, and then walked slowly towards the inn surrounded by a group of maidservants.
When Liu Xunyi, who was in love, subconsciously raised his heels, Xu Guangsheng suddenly blocked his way.
"General Xu, what does this mean?"
Feng Tianba and Xu Guangsheng were not pleasing to each other, and seeing that Xu Guangsheng had nothing to do at this moment, he couldn't help but speak for Liu Xunyi.
"Don't get me wrong, the princess's foot strength is not better than you and me, the weak woman walks slowly, and she has not yet entered the guest room at this moment, so please wait here. Xu Guang's straightforward tone made Liu Xunyi's face change slightly.
"Xu Guangsheng, is it necessary for you to do such a desperate thing?" Feng Tianba said angrily, "Could it be that Lord Liu and the princess don't even have the qualifications to meet?"
Before leaving, the privy deputy explained that the princess and Lord Liu were not allowed to meet alone, and even the meeting was minimized. Xu Guangsheng said expressionlessly, "I will act on orders, if Lord Liu thinks it is inappropriate, he can sue me in front of the privy deputy when he returns to Lin'an City in the future." ”
"Don't deceive people too much......"
"And!" Before Feng Tianba could refute it, Xu Guangsheng's eyes suddenly turned cold, staring coldly at Feng Tianba, who was pale, and said in an unkind tone, "I'm the guard general, you just accompany you, remember your identity the next time you talk to this general, don't be respectful or inferior, no big or small!"
"You ......"
"Forget it!" Liu Xunyi stretched out his hand to grab the indignant Feng Tianba, and said in a low voice, "This is not the place to quarrel. ”
After that, Liu Xunyi cast his deep gaze directly at Xu Guangsheng, although he didn't say a word, it made Xu Guangsheng feel a pang in his heart for no reason, and his whole body became more and more uncomfortable.
Gradually, Xu Guangsheng's gaze became erratic, as if he didn't dare to look directly into Liu Xunyi's eyes.
"Adults, you can come in!"
Suddenly, Ding Qinghong's voice sounded from the inn, like a life-saving straw, which shocked Xu Guangsheng's spirits, and he hurriedly withdrew from Liu Xunyi.
"The villain has the power!"
Feng Tianba snorted coldly and strode towards the inn.
Liu Xunyi wanted to raise his feet, but he was suddenly shocked, and subconsciously looked up at the second floor of the inn.
However, at the moment when Liu Xunyi looked up, a window on the second floor was slammed shut.
Although it was between lightning and flint, Liu Xunyi still clearly saw Zhao Xin's melancholy and nervous, and finally slightly panicked complex face from the fleeting window.
Just one glance made Liu Xunyi's heart seem to skip a beat, and an impulsive thought of flying upstairs desperately poured into his mind irrepressibly. His eyes trembled, his expression was excited, and even his breathing became rapid.
"Xin'er, do you have something to say to me?" Liu Xunyi's heart was full of mixed tastes and thoughts, "Are you like I miss you...... Miss me......"
"Brother Liu!"
When Liu Xunyi desperately suppressed his urge to fly upstairs with the last shred of reason, Su He's hearty voice suddenly came from behind him. Like a basin of cold water, the fire in Liu Xunyi's heart was instantly extinguished.
"Su ...... Brother Su. Liu Xunyi looked at Su He, who was smiling, blankly, and asked in the calmest tone possible, "King Hexi is unwell, you are not there to take care of him, why did you come here?"
Because Chen, Su He, Zhao Xin, and Liu Xunyi don't live in the same inn, Liu Xunyi will have this question.
"The king of Hexi asked me to ask about tomorrow's itinerary. Su He said, "We have been walking for half a month, but we have not yet left the Great Song Dynasty, and the King of Hexi is inevitably a little anxious." ”
"The post is in the hands of General Xu, Brother Su, please!"
As they spoke, the two entered the inn lobby together.
When Su He expressed his intentions, Xu Guangsheng hurriedly took out the post and read it carefully, and replied: "According to the plan, we will arrive at Yunya Town at the southern foot of the Qinling Mountains tomorrow afternoon, and set off through the Qinling Mountains the next day. If there are no accidents, you will be able to enter the Mongolian territory in the evening of the day after tomorrow. ”
Although it is the "Mongolian territory", it is actually the territory of the Han people.
Su He groaned: "What the king of Hexi means is that after passing through the Qinling Mountains, the ten major cars of dowry will be escorted by the local government, and we and the princess will travel lightly and rush to Helin as soon as possible, I don't know what a few people think?"
As soon as these words came out, Liu Xunyi's brows couldn't help frowning, and he was about to open his mouth to answer, but Xu Guangsheng had readily promised: "No problem! Enter the Mongolian territory, everything is subject to the arrangements of the king of Hexi and the Sui general, and the general will order his subordinates to count and load the heavy materials tonight, and then hand them over to the local government to escort them." ”
"That's great!"
Seeing that Su He and Xu Guangsheng reached an agreement, even if Liu Xunyi had a bad heart, it was inconvenient to intervene at this moment, so as not to stalemate with Xu Guangsheng in front of Su He.
After the discussion, Su He did not delay any longer and said goodbye to several people.
"General Xu, the princess's body is weak, how can she eat in a hurry?" Liu Xunyi couldn't hold back the dissatisfaction in his heart and asked, "As a guard general, how can you not think about the princess's body?"
"Lord Liu is too worried!" Xu Guangsheng sneered, "Do you think that you are the only one who cares about the princess's body? Don't forget, she is now not only the princess of the Great Song Dynasty, but also the princess of Mongolia." There are some requests that the Mongolian princess can say, but we can't say for her. Just like Feng Tianba can't be unscrupulous in front of the general, this is the rule. Also, whether it is the princess of the Great Song Dynasty or the Mongolian princess, it is not the turn of Lord Liu to be so angry and corrupt. After all, people are married now, and I hope that Lord Liu will have more taboos, which ...... It's also the rule. ”
"But ......"
"General!"
Without waiting for Liu Xunyi to argue, a sergeant hurriedly broke into the inn, first raised his eyes to look around, and then ran to Xu Guangsheng's side and whispered, which made Xu Guangsheng stunned, and a look of suspicion gradually appeared between his eyebrows.
"Really?"
"It's true!"
Affirmed by the sergeant, Xu Guangsheng's eyes became a little strange, he first took a deep look at Liu Xunyi, who wanted to speak and stopped, and then whispered a few words to Ding Qinghong, as if he was asking something. Finally, under the guidance of the sergeant, he hurriedly walked towards the outside of the inn, leaving Liu Xunyi and Feng Tianba, who did not know the truth, looking at each other for a long time.
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