Qingchuan History

Chapter 870

The speeding fugitive procession rushed from the dark night to the dawn.

The dead men of Jimen and the dark guards of the emperor defended against the enemy side by side. Some followed, some were cut off, and naturally some sacrificed.

So much so that the personnel accompanying the convoy has also changed—a few girls from Heiyunqi are there, and the rest is a mixture of the two parties of Tianzi and Jimen.

When noon came, they crossed the watershed between the east and the west of the domain.

Ruan Xueyin was exhausted, ordered to take a rest, and fell headlong into the car.

Ah Xiang was so frightened that she opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound.Ji Wanling didn't understand medical theory, so she reluctantly touched Ruan Xueyin's forehead, it was a little hot, guessing it was due to injury and fatigue, so she took off her blouse and put it on her body.

"Mrs. Yu, I seem to have luggage." Ah Xiang hurriedly looked inside the car, only to see the location where the medicine box was found last night, and there was a bigger box next to it.

That's right, Ruan Xueyin came out from Suoning Old Palace, and she would travel long distances without bringing her luggage.Ji Wanling and A Xiang hurriedly opened the box, took out the crimson cloak, covered it for Ruan Xueyin, and wrapped the blouse into a ball and put it on the back of her neck.

After half a stick of incense, the carriage stopped, and the surroundings were quiet, only the singing of birds was heard, it must have driven completely into the mountains.

Ji Wanling ordered Ah Xiang to guard the queen well, opened the car door, but there was no one in the front room.

Her heart beat faster, she jumped out of the car under pressure, and asked the people nearby her—they didn't know Gu Xinglei, and they only answered the master's words, saying that the driver took everyone's water bag and went to fetch water nearby.

Ji Wanling asked for the direction, so she went to look for it.The two attendants followed closely and were stopped by her—the sound of running water could be heard, so it was not far away, so it should be no problem.

Most importantly, she didn't want a third person to be around, and she didn't want anyone to see the upcoming reunion.

The embroidered shoes sank into the slightly moist land, and the dwarf flowers and plants bent accordingly.Her footsteps were a little flimsy, as if she was stepping on cotton with each step, her partial vision was extremely clear, and she quickly saw the water flow and the figure squatting beside the water.

It turned out to be completely unfamiliar, unable to overlap with the memory, so that the turbulent waves that filled her whole body last night seemed to be hallucinations, replaced by panic and the feeling of weightlessness with her feet on the ground.

The man heard the sound at this moment, and turned his face.

He froze for a moment, just like last night.

Then he laughed, just like last night.

"Long time no see, Miss Wanling."

That face is not as familiar as this sentence.

This is a joke, it is the crown prince who is keen on riding and archery martial arts, but does not like the Four Books and Five Classics. In the past, he used the most frequently used sentence to Miss Ji's family. It is full of contrasts and inexplicably sweet, greetings.

He is six years older than her.

He always treats her like a little girl, so that all kinds of words and actions are treated like a brother to a sister.

But it is clear that there is a marriage contract, and it is impossible to get along like brothers and sisters.

At that time, he had grown up and she hadn't.Whenever he travels or sees him off, he will stretch out his hand like this, or make a gesture of invitation:
"Let's go, Miss Wanling."

An adult's tone of teasing a child, with a bright smile of Qianyang.

The terrifying waves broke through the panic and weightlessness, enveloping Ji Wanling again.She stood there with tears streaming down her face, her mouth curled up, her brows and eyes furrowed, but she always followed the habits of many years of upbringing and didn't make a sound.

The three words Ji Wanling mean that they will not cry, even if they cry bitterly, they will be silent.

That look of grievance is clearly the same as when he was a teenager.Gu Xinglei's memories of many things are far away, but he was so impressed by the frown and smile of the person in front of him that he dreamed of it several times.

He stepped over, wanting to reach out his hand to comfort her, but realized that she is now his sister-in-law, so he finally didn't move, and only said softly: "I told you before, I'm very sad, you can cry aloud, it doesn't matter that much."

Ji Wanling threw herself into his arms at the sound of these words.

Gu Xinglei kept his hands hanging down, hesitated for a moment before raising his right hand, hovered in the air for a second, and then slowly landed on her back.

It is very inappropriate.He was uneasy, but he didn't dare to move.The water was rushing behind him, accompanied by the chirping of summer birds, he thought that if he didn't go back, someone would come to look for him, and if he saw this scene, he would be in big trouble.

Then he helped her both arms to move her out of her arms, and at the same time backed away.

Ji Wanling was very tough, wrapping her arms around him and not letting go.

I haven't seen her in ten years, and the little girl has grown into a big girl - she is already a married woman, his younger brother's concubine, and the current imperial concubine.Gu Xinglei used to be able to hold her very well, but now he is worried, because the other party changes and he also changes.

Until the sound of footsteps came from afar, he persuaded again softly, Ji Wanling Fang stood up straight, quickly wiped away tears, and then stopped the attendant who was about to come to the front in time, saying that he still had important matters to discuss with this young master .

The noon sun was extremely bright, illuminating the subtleties of the two people's bodies.Ji Wanling saw that he was tall and bright as before, he had gone through a lot of vicissitudes, but he had a different look, only the sharpness in his eyes was gone, instead he was plain, not like a child of the royal family.

She should ask him all kinds of ins and outs.After all, Ruan Xueyin didn't explain anything.

But Wan Qian was not as polite as he was at this time, and the appearance of deliberately keeping a distance made her angry.

"What are you so afraid of me for?"

In Gu Xinglei's memory, Ji Wanling would not speak like this.And when they meet again for the first time, the first sentence they speak without even honorific words?

He used to be called Brother Lei, right?

He has lived in the mountains for ten years, and he has long stopped treating himself as a prince, and his attitude towards people and things is quite different.So although he felt strange, he quickly adapted and said with a frank smile:
"You are the same as Xueyin, now, you are my younger brother and sister."

Unexpectedly, Ji Wanling thought that Ruan Xueyin didn't have time to explain to herself, nor to him?

I didn't know how to answer for a while, so I held back a sentence for a long time: "Why am I like her?"

Gu Xinglei didn't understand, thinking that the two were working together as a husband, and they were at odds with each other.

After Ji Wanling finished speaking, she also found that there was ambiguity, so she blurted out: "Your younger brother is so devoted to his beloved wife, Xueyin, that he doesn't even look at the woman next to him!"

Although Gu Xinglei knew that his younger brother must be the one who loves Ruan Xueyin the most, he never thought that Wan Ling would be treated coldly, filled with resentment and loss of demeanor.

But Ji Wanling blurted out emotionally, so why was it because of resentment against Gu Xinglang?
He listened to her continue, her tone restrained:

"Although I entered the palace, there is no difference between me and him. I have been separated for several years, and the misunderstanding was resolved later. And even if the misunderstanding is resolved, I am not one step closer. My status as an imperial concubine is in name only."

When she said the last sentence, she lowered her voice and lowered her head.

It's really inappropriate to talk about this kind of thing in the sun, but it has to be said.

Gu Xinglei took a few breaths to understand, and was quite stunned: "You mean—"

"Yes."

"How could-"

"Yes. It's not a secret in Qi Palace, in Jidu, or in the whole of Qingchuan. Today, Mr. Qi has no harem, and only one empress who is the most precious and beloved to heaven, and that is Ruan Xueyin."

After she finished speaking, Xiu Mei frowned, "Where have you been all these years? You haven't heard such a clear royal anecdote?"

It has only been two years since I woke up, and I live in the mountains, where did I hear it?Gu Xinglei laughed at himself, knowing that when he didn't want to talk about it in detail, even if he wanted to talk about it, he had to go on the road first.

"I've wronged you." In the end, there was only one simple sentence.

"You're alive, why am I wronged?" Ji Wanling lowered her head, but there was a smile on the corners of her eyes and brows.

Gu Xinglei suddenly remembered that evening by the creek, Ruan Xueyin said: Third brother is still alive, Madam Yu will not suffer.

Ah Xiang appeared from afar, tentatively shouting:
"Mrs. Yu, Your Highness is awake, and you are urging me to hurry up while it is still bright."

The first two quickly agreed, and returned to the team after leaving.When Ji Wanling got into the car and saw Ruan Xueyin slumped, she handed her a water bag to drink.

"I—" She wanted to ride the horse with Gu Xinglei outside.

"Please come in third brother, let's talk."

Just now Ruan Xueyin had asked Ah Xiang, it turned out that Chunfeng was advised by King Ning and sent them to follow Ji Wanling all the way to Mianzhou.

As for the fact that Gu Xinglei is alive, it is a variable in the whole game, even though he is going to Buzhou Mountain with him now, it has no effect on the general situation for the time being—

Considering that he was originally the heir apparent of Qi State, and Ji's current situation, there are some things that should be explained to both of them.

Ah Xiang was ordered to drive, and when Gu Xinglei came in, the door was carefully closed.

The three of them sat in the back tacitly, keeping the volume of their voices to a minimum.Ruan Xueyin briefly talked about the situation in the whole mainland, and in Gu Xinglei's stunned daze, she solemnly said:

"My understanding is that third brother doesn't want to go back to Jidu."

Ji Wanling understood that Ruan Xueyin didn't want him to go back to Jidu, because it would threaten Gu Xinglang.She has been skeptical for several years of watching the stars, but she has never said a word, isn't it just to protect Gu Xinglang's throne?
Feeling complicated for a while, I only looked at Gu Xinglei.But he was calm, nodded and said: "Indeed."

Ruan Xueyin looked at Ji Wanling, "Where's Mrs. Yu?"

Because Gu Xinglei was by his side, the word Madam Yu also sounded awkward.Ji Wanling held down her emotions, "What am I?"

"Are you going with the third brother, or are you still going back to Jidu?"

This sentence is playing a trick.The reason is that although Gu Xinglei has expressed that he does not want to go back, there is still a third option: go back to Jidu with the third brother.

She intentionally regarded going back to Jidu and going with Gu Xinglei as two things that could not be had at the same time.

It is to remind Ji Wanling that at this point in the current situation, pulling Gu Xinglei to end will only make it difficult for them to warm up their love dreams.

Because the Ji family has already embarked on the road of no return, her brother Lei's surname is Gu after all.

Choosing one of the two means that Ji Wanling has to make a choice between her lover and her family.Once she decides to live together with Gu Xinglei, she will not be able to return to Jidu, and she will let go of the fate of her family.

"No matter who wins the battle, you are not one of the rulers. The life and death of your family is in the hands of your father and brother." Ruan Xueyin said again softly.

How could Ji Wanling not understand.But she is the daughter of the Ji family, all kinds of peripheral helpers, even if they can't help anything, they can't let go-you have to watch everything, this is filial piety and responsibility.

Gu Xinglei roughly understood the situation, but in the end, because she was far away from the disputes in the temple for too long, it was not as anxious as the two of her.

"Come out for a drive with me?" asked Ji Wanling for a long while.

Ruan Xueyin felt very good.

A Xiang was replaced, and Ji Wanling sat in the front room with Gu Xinglei under the dumbfounded gazes of the guards outside.

"Dafengbao has four distinct seasons, and the rain and sunshine are equally divided throughout the year. The entire mountain stretches from east to west, and it is impossible to walk all the way. It is a paradise worth living in."

Ji Wanling listened silently, not sure if this was an invitation. "You lived in Dafeng Castle all these years?"

Gu Xinglei was not even as clear as Ruan Xueyin about how he was taken in by that family, but he could answer: "Yes."

Let me talk about the parts I can remember one by one.

The sun was slanting, and the team was heading westward at full strength. When dusk came, Ji Wanling said, "Do you know where she is taking us?"

Gu Xinglei shook his head.

"I guess I was going to the same place." Last night, the hidden guard under the car window reported to Ruan Xueyin, the voice was very low and the surroundings were noisy, and she didn't hear clearly, "I was going to find my father, brother. Let me go. She should have guessed."

"Then do you still want to go now?"

"I have to go. As for the question she just asked, it should be easier after I go and see my father."

Gu Xinglei didn't ask any more questions.

Ji Wanling looked at the darkening early summer light in front of her.

"Brother Lei."

It was a very late sound, after a long time, ten years and [-] days, the tone of the voice was different.

14 years old and 24 years old, how can it be the same.

But to Gu Xinglei's ears, it was the same. "Yeah." He replied.

"You don't like me anymore."

The waiting time for the answer was longer than ten years, Ji Wanling only felt that the speed of the time in front of him deepened faster than the procession of the team.

Gu Xinglei spread out his left hand and stretched it towards her.

It was a common scene in the past, often accompanied by "Miss Wanling".

He didn't make a sound at the moment, so Ji Wanling caught a glimpse of that hand for a while.

After a little hesitation, he raised his right hand and put it on.

The unfamiliar yet familiar touch made her heart tremble.

"Six or seven years of chaos, two or three years of slowly picking up memories, and today, it is barely complete. That is to say, all the feelings have passed directly from ten years ago to this moment. I remember that time, I liked it."

These are three sentences that need to be heard together.

Once connected, it is very clear.

Ji Wanling already understood, but she was angry that he didn't speak directly and clearly, and also angry that he was so much calmer than herself—it was more likely that she was not angry, but just wanted to lose her temper with him.

She took out her hand and sat up straight, not letting any part of her body rub against him.

Gu Xinglei didn't pull any more, and withdrew his hand to concentrate on controlling the horse.

It was so silly when I was a kid.Ji Wanling scolded herself.He always thought that it was because he was young and immature that he restrained and behaved towards her, and even when expressing his heart, he was very tactful.

It had nothing to do with age.He is a person who is not obsessed with love.If she marries him and becomes his queen, he can treat her well, but that's all.

She can't expect him to shock the world in a silent place like Gu Xinglang loves Ruan Xueyin.

She didn't expect it either.

What I expected from him when I was young, was to respect each other as a guest and to carry a white head.

It's because I watched too many good stories about those two in Qi Palace these years, and I was shocked that the king could act like this, so I was envious and lustful, and mistakenly thought that if he was still alive, he would be like himself.

How can people be the same.

He and Gu Xinglang were originally two kinds of people.I and Ruan Xueyin are also two kinds of people.But it turns out that there is only one Ruan Xueyin who can make Gu Xinglang become greedy, angry and ignorant.

So the problem is with yourself.She laughed at herself.It's her, Ji Wanling, who doesn't deserve to make any man greedy, angry, and ignorant for her.

The night follows the rapidly sinking twilight, which once again extinguishes the human sorrows and joys visible to the naked eye.

In the darkness, people's faces became blurred again. The sound of horses' hoofs, wheels, and long or short, light or heavy breathing, intertwined gently, became the footnotes of the long road.

　Thank you Dongfang Buqi Monthly Ticket 2333~ A chapter of the countdown!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)