Chapter 160 Chapter 4 I hope you are safe

Late autumn has passed, and winter is approaching, but in Bian Tang, a warm country, the distinction between autumn and winter is not so obvious.The chrysanthemums have already withered, and the black chrysanthemums are clung to the branches one by one. The wind is strong at night, and the yellow flowers are piled up all over the ground, and the loose ones are swirling everywhere. Chu Qiao was dreaming again, vaguely, her feet were still stepping on the wasteland, the sun was extremely red, and the long wind was blowing from the end of the sky, whistling and rolling up the pole grass all over the ground, rolling in waves, Like withered waves.On the sunset field, the young man galloped happily, the smile on his face was the same as before, it was the first appearance in her memory, red fire clouds bloomed in the blood-soaked soil, swaying luxuriously under the snow-white horse's hooves, she listened in a trance Hearing the boy's hearty laughter, he said with a smile: "Ah Chu, follow me quickly!"

Then she ran after her, the sun was shining hot all over her body, the wind was blowing fiercely by her ears, the future was full of bright yellow hopes, just like her thousands of fantasies in those eight years. But just when she was about to hold his hand, the world suddenly turned pale, and the snow covered all the good things and wishes. The hearty young man grew up in an instant, and stood in front of her with an indifferent face. A Yanbei soldier in pitch-black armor.The soldiers pointed their icy arrows at her back from afar. She turned her head hastily, but only saw a large stream of blood blooming on the man's body. The ice field collapsed and the cold water spread. Lake, finally saw those lonely eyes, he kissed her lightly on her lips, the corner of his cold mouth brushed her temple hair, his palm was as big and powerful, he dragged her bit by bit, The hope of life is delivered in her hands.

The sun was glaring, and the palm felt like fire, as if there were words deeply engraved on it. Blood filled her eyes, thousands of mountains and rivers collapsed in front of her eyes, barren weeds grew in her memory, and huge gaps opened up on the ground.The sea water gushes out, and she is abandoned alone, standing on the wilderness with blazing fire, watching the avalanche in the sky and the sea water rushing in from the east, burying her whole body in it. She was very tired, exhausted and weak, she closed her eyes, and sank little by little towards the dark and silent cemetery. When I woke up, the drizzle had just stopped, and the moonlight came out of the clouds, and softly sprinkled the bluish-white light on Mi Heju's bedroom. The autumn was fading, and the dew dripped on the broad and thick sycamore leaves, making a crisp sound .

The hall was empty and cold, and for a moment, it seemed that everything in this world was dead, and only she was left. She sat up slowly, her body seemed to have just been soaked in water, sweating all over, the wind blowing, dry and cold , as if piercing through a dead body, making her realize with unprecedented clarity that she is still alive. There was a hustle and bustle of silk and bamboo sounds from the Roufu Palace. It was Li Ce's night banquet for his concubines. Every night at this time, there would be grand dances and dances embellishing the glamorous and dancing palace. When Chu Qiao was first rescued, the entire government and the public were in a state of impeachment. Civil and military officials cried and remonstrated all day long, remonstrating to death and remonstrating. Li Ce quarreled with them for more than ten days and finally got annoyed. Kicking the throne over, he angrily scolded that he would no longer be the emperor, whoever loves to be the one.

The officials were so frightened that they knelt outside the Changxin Palace for two full days before they invited the emperor who had gone on strike seventy or eighty times within a few years of his ascension to the throne.From then on, no one dared to mention Chu Qiao again. Fortunately, Li Ce's performance after the incident really made everyone put their hearts back in their stomachs. Except for the fact that he was extra careful during the diagnosis a few days ago, after the incident, he looked like a big shopkeeper who was throwing his hands away, and he returned to his suave and suave style. It's a messy style.There was a small banquet in two days and a big banquet in three days. The officials finally breathed a sigh of relief, secretly thinking that this harmful Yanbei vixen is not very attractive, and the emperor's rescue of her may be just as whim as before. Bar.

When Li Ce came in, Chu Qiao didn't make a sound. He thought she was still sleeping, and deliberately acted lightly like a thief, causing the little girls outside to cover their mouths and snigger, and covered their stomachs. But dare not laugh out loud. Lifting the bead curtain, Li Ce saw Chu Qiao sitting on the couch. Li Ce was taken aback for a moment, then walked in with a smile, holding a delicate basket, and said like offering a treasure: "Someone sent a pomegranate here, I want to eat it ?" Chu Qiao didn't speak, her eyes were a little dazed, as if she hadn't woken up from her sleep.

Li Ce sat beside her, looked at her still pale and thin face, frowned slightly before slowly relaxing, he took out a pomegranate, broke it open with his own hands, revealing the bright red pearls inside, He leaned over to look at Chu Qiao, put a smile on Chu Qiao's mouth, opened his mouth, made a gesture of eating, and said: "Qiao Qiao, open your mouth, like me, ah..." "Li Ce, I'm cured." Her voice was as clear as water, very calm.Li Ce looked at her, and often had the illusion that everything was still three years ago, she was injured and lived in the Jinwu Palace, and nothing had changed.But soon he will find that it is actually different. She will never talk to herself about her ideals and aspirations with confidence, never talk about that man with hope, and never talk to him again. The future is full of hope and longing, and even those eyes no longer have the splendor of the past, as if shrouded in a thick layer of fog, a dim light.

"Well, it's almost ready." "I wanna go." Li Ce was not surprised that she would say this, and he smiled with interest and asked, "Then where do you want to go?" Chu Qiao shook her head blankly, and said honestly: "I don't know yet, but the world is so big, there is always a place for me to go, if it is really not possible, I will go outside the pass." "Is there any difference between you going outside the pass and staying here?" "Li Ce, Great Xia will not let me go. If you keep me here, you will bring disaster to you sooner or later. I have killed countless Xia soldiers, made their Northern Expedition come back twice, and killed the third prince Zhao with my own hands. Qi, Da Xia is not at war with Bian Tang at present, when they are free, you will be in trouble."

Li Ce did not answer, but looked at her quietly, the cynicism in his eyes gradually receded, became peaceful, calm, calm as water, after a long time, he whispered: "You are for the sake of the Jing family. The child and Zhuge's family are enemies. In order to repay Yan Xun's kindness, you followed him as a slave for eight years in the Holy Golden Palace and struggled to survive. In order to protect the people of Yanbei, you lived and died several times. You have avoided the world for Zhuge Yue for two years, you have completely broken with Yan Xun for the sake of the Great Fellowship, now, do you still want to leave the Great Wall so as not to implicate me?"

The man's voice was deep and cold, with a bit of unconcealable fatigue, he said quietly: "Qiao Qiao, when will you think about yourself in your life?" Chu Qiao was so stunned, the night wind passed through the hall, blowing on her temple hair and clothes, Li Ce gently embraced her shoulders, pressed her head with his hands, and surrounded her so naturally, With a dash of lust.He breathed out lightly, and said softly: "Qiao Qiao, there are many ways to live in this world. You can live in poverty, you can live in prosperity, you can live in mediocrity, and you can live in luxury. Do you want to choose the most difficult way of life for yourself? With your appearance, you are no better than ordinary people in the market, and you can live so tiredly."

Li Ce's voice came slowly and entered his ears. Chu Qiao leaned in his arms, her thoughts were frozen and stiff.She thought, why not?If they were really ordinary people in the market, they would not have such a heavy karma, would not have such a deep bond, even if there would be betrayal and disappointment, deceit and abandonment, they would not be torn apart as they are now. The heart is broken and the blood is dripping. The moonlight quietly shone in, sprinkled on his and her shoulders, Chu Qiao was suddenly so tired, but Li Ce, I spent eleven years climbing a mountain, and someone told me that there was a snow lotus on that mountain , But when I tried my best to climb up, I found that the top of the mountain was bare and there was nothing.The mountain is so high, I climbed up with a narrow escape, and after being disappointed, how do I get down? "Qiao Qiao, hope is in your hands. If you don't let yourself go, no one can save you." The days passed day by day, and the cold winter came, but Bian Tang did not have a hint of winter, and Chu Qiao finally settled down in the Jinwu Palace. Although she is nameless, the most indispensable thing in this palace is the nameless woman , coupled with her great reputation in the past, no one would dare to provoke her. The imaginary persecution and revenge from Da Xia did not come, as if they also believed that Chu Qiao was already a useless person, all previous grievances and grievances were written off, and not even a messenger to question was sent. Chu Qiao thought, this is very abnormal. Her current status is almost equivalent to that of a Japanese prisoner of war back then. With the current angry anti-war sentiment in Daxia, why did she give up this opportunity so easily to beat the dog in the water? She went to ask Mei Xiang, and Mei Xiang said without shame: "If they dare to come, let Commander He break off their heads one by one." Qiu Sui, the little girl sent by Li Ce, put down a bowl of well-prepared pears with a smile, and said proudly, "Sister Mei Xiang said yes, besides, Your Majesty treats the girl so well, who dares to yell without sense of humor? " Chu Qiao shook her head, feeling a little worried. It shouldn't be that simple. Could it be that Li Ce was forced to agree to Da Xia's conditions? Chan'er said timidly: "But I heard that it was Daxia's big Sima who wanted to make peace with us Bian Tang, so Daxia didn't come to trouble the girl." Da Sima? Chu Qiao frowned slightly. Da Sima is the chief elder of the Presbyterian Church. Could it be that Wei Guang let her go? She hadn't inquired about outside affairs for a long time, and she was in a daze all day long. She didn't see outsiders in this Mihe residence, and she really became what Li Ce said was mediocrity. She has been tied to Yan Xun for half of her life, through the darkness and silence, through the bloody wind, through the shadows of swords and swords, and now she has finally come to the end of the road, to the end of the river, and can no longer go on. Later she asked Li Ce Daxia why he didn't come to trouble her. Li Ce was showing her a picture of a lady in this year's draft with great interest. Xiang smiled and said, "Maybe Emperor Xia still has fantasies about me." Even if the current state of mind is not suitable, Chu Qiao couldn't help chuckling, and accompanied him to look at the three-foot-high scroll of beauties, looking at the graceful eyes of the girls who were about her age. , I just feel that those gazes are from another world. Before leaving, Li Ce stood at the door, suddenly turned around and said to her with a smile: "Qiao Qiao, think about it carefully, who else in this world will treat you so well, willingly give up many things for you, go through life and death for you , to spend all your wealth for you, to throw away everything for you, to save you from life and death, but not to tell you. There are not many people like this, you have to think about it, tell me when you think about it, and I will buy it for you A dowry, and then marry you off in a glorious manner." Outside the window, the sycamore trees are red and yellow, covering the sun, and the sky shines in through the gaps in the leaves, creating a golden glow. Standing in the quiet hall, she thought carefully about Li Ce's words before leaving, and carefully considered the last battle in Yanbei, when to attack, when to fortify, where to retreat, who to cover, how many armies The attack was blocked by several armies. Who can deliver the message in time, who can thunder appear in the territory, and what Li Ce said, who will treat her so well. The dusty thoughts came out bit by bit, like a vine, entangled her body, the moon rose, the moon was westward, the moon hung crookedly on the treetops, the moon set, the sun rose, and A gorgeous day. She has been standing like this for a whole night, repeatedly pondering and proving her amazing idea, her eyes gradually burst into intense light, and crystal tears fell on her chest, rolling out big and big. , but there was no trace of sadness, she was caught by surprise and hope, her body was trembling uncontrollably, at that moment, the golden sunlight shone in through the window and sprinkled on her pale face, she smiled Like a carefree child, laughing out loud with tears streaming down his face. On the day when Chu Qiao left the palace, it was still raining. She didn't say hello to him, but just took a simple bag and rode out of Zhengyangmen. Vigorous. Li Ce is still the emperor who does his own thing. He is sitting on the top of the Imperial Palace at the moment, wearing a dark red gown with veil, sitting on a high cornice. But he didn't seem to see it, with the fragrant smoke blowing on the corner of his clothes, raising the pattern of sleeve arrows inside, he looked far away on the Rose Royal Road, the girl was dressed in light yellow cloth, sitting on a white horse, two On the side is the continuous phoenix tree, and the eye-catching colors are like a gorgeous painting and calligraphy. Four months is enough. He smiled like this, and the flute played a cheerful tune to send her off. The sound of the flute was clear, like a lark, penetrating through the luxury and prosperity of the palace, following her figure all the way, walking out of the stage after stage. The palace gate, beyond the golden threshold, high corridors, and dark red palace walls, went to a vast world. Meishan protects each other, rides alone to the meeting, is squeezed out and suppressed by the family, and almost ruins her bright future in the dust. Defeated to Yuegong, narrowly escaped death, shaped like a cunning rabbit but has no three caves, put it to death and retreated without a way out, abandoned by the family and country, reduced to the ranks of Xiaoxiao, reviled by thousands of people, unable to enter the genealogy of the ancestral temple, and finally became the first in the empire A traitor. The Jedi rises up, turns the world of Qinghai with one person's power, and deters Simon with great deterrence. The time is not yet ripe, but he marches eastward, just to save his beauty from dying. Daxia sharpened his sword and eagerly wanted to plot Biantang, Yanbei sent troops to the east to avenge his wife's hatred, willing to give up his prominent foundation and return to his hometown, and gambled with millions of troops, and finally got his meager wish. Zhuge Yue, I always thought that I was the craziest person in the world, but in front of you, I finally realized how superficial and arrogant I was. Li Ce smiled in his heart, how should he fight with a lunatic? We are all pawns that have been appointed by the gods. I can't break free, and Yan Xun can't break free. Only you have the courage to break free and escape again and again, and have the courage to jump into the whirlpool again and again. I will lose to you in the end , I was convinced to lose. The tune was very brisk, and it seemed so funny to match the heavy cries of the officials below. Sun Di stood under the palace, looking at the rebellious figure, listening to the joyful tune, but felt extremely lonely. The road to the palace is long and cold, with high palace walls on both sides, and you can vaguely smell the sweet fragrance outside the palace. Under such a bright and warm sun, whose heart is a layer of gentle ripples, piercing through the lonely mist at midnight, and disturbing the shallow jade dust in the lonely brocade palace. He has always been like this, seeing everything in this world soberly with slightly drunk eyes. As night fell, the officials were hoarse from crying, and several old ministers had become epileptic and had already been carried down early. The entire palace was covered under a piece of extravagant lights, and the brilliant palace lanterns quietly illuminated the night of Jinwu Palace through the thousands of doors and windows of Jinwu Palace.Memories are chaotic, like a thread torn from the silk cloth, with a gentle tug, the entire gorgeous silk cloth is scattered, leaving only a piece of extravagant residual red. Li Ce climbed down the ladder step by step, and all the officials climbed over crying, yelling that His Majesty should pay attention to his body and don't wanton nonsense. "Your gentlemen are indeed loyal to me. Today, I have figured it out. My dear friends, please calm down quickly." Everyone burst into tears, and the Emperor Xindao finally had an epiphany. "In order to carefully reflect on what I have said and done, I have decided that after three days of dismissal, everyone should go home and think about it carefully, and study the way to help the world and enrich the country." After all, he walked away under the stupefied gazes of many ministers, and before he walked out of the Imperial Palace, he couldn't wait to say to the servant: "With three days of banquet, bring all the selected girls to Roufu Hall Come." Everyone was speechless, and the emperor laughed triumphantly and left. We are all floating and dying under the hands of fate, and in a hurry, decades of ups and downs are looming. Jojo, I hope you can get out.