Chapter 23 Chapter 23 Farewell
When Chang Gong rushed to Zhaoyang Hall, he saw that the banquet had already ended, and the officials who had been invited that night came out of the palace in twos and threes.She looked around for a while, but she didn't see Xiao Yu's figure. She couldn't help being even more anxious, and hurriedly grabbed one of the officials and asked, "Master Li, can you see my elder brother?"
When Master Li saw it was her, his expression was very strange, he hesitated a few words but did not answer.
"It's fine if you don't say anything, I will find it myself!" She felt bad in her heart, let go of Mr. Li angrily, and planned to go straight to Zhaoyang Hall to confront Uncle Jiu.
"My lord!" Another senior official stopped her suddenly, and said solemnly, "Your lord, it's better not to go in. The king of Henan drank too much today, and he was drunk, and his lord has already sent him back. .”
Chang Gong was startled, and his body couldn't help but want to take a step forward to ask what happened, "What? But my elder brother knows that he is not strong enough to drink, and has always been quite self-controlled, so how could he get drunk?"
"My lord, you don't know something," the official lowered his voice, "At the banquet just now, the king of Henan made the emperor unhappy for some reason, and the emperor fined him a lot of wine, and he used a huge amount of gold cups...My lord, you Where to go!"
Chang Gong galloped all the way in the direction of the Gaofu. At this moment, her mind was blank, only one sentence lingered in her ears, a huge amount of gold cups, a huge amount of gold cups... a cold and terrifying feeling, from every pore of the skin, Every cell penetrates into the body without any gaps...
Brother, please don't worry about anything...
When she was approaching the Zhanghe River near Gaofu, she finally saw a familiar calf cart parked by the river. After a closer look, she couldn't help being overjoyed. Isn't this the elder brother's cart?
She immediately sped up her horse and rushed to the calf, only to find a person she didn't want to see——He Shikai.
"My lord, why are you here? Something is wrong now!" He Shikai was slightly startled when he saw her, and then shouted even more panicked.
"What's wrong? Where's my elder brother?" Chang Gong scanned around, but he was already uneasy when he didn't see his elder brother, and he was even more frightened when he heard what He Shikai said.
"Henan King, he, he fell into the water just now!" He Shikai showed a panicked expression, and then glared at the attendants around him angrily, "I'm so frightened that I can't be fooled, hurry up and save people!"
Chang Gong stood there in a daze. At that moment, something pressed his chest and he couldn't breathe. The pain surged up in an instant, hotter than fire, and spread rapidly, occupying the entire chest cavity with overwhelming momentum. And it's out of reach.The severe pain that pierced her heart condensed into a huge force, and rushed towards the mouthpiece irresistibly, forcing her to open her mouth and let out the saddest voice in her life - "Brother!"
With little thought, she plopped into the river as fast as she could.
The river water in the autumn night was cold to the bone, but at this time, it was her heart that was colder than this.She plunged into the bottom of the water again and again, almost frantically looking for his trace in the bottom of the river, a place in her heart seemed to be torn apart by force.She didn't know if she had made a sound, but she still called Xiao Yu's name again and again with an almost frenzied cry.
Buddha, no matter how deeply she hates the person, she can forgive... no matter how mortal hatred, she can let go... no matter how heart-wrenching suffering, she can bear it...
As long as the eldest brother is fine, as long as he is fine, she doesn't have to take any revenge!She is willing to forget all this!
I don't know how long I was looking for, but suddenly someone shouted, "We have found the King of Henan!"
She seemed to feel something flowing through her body, and the piercing pain and anxiety forced her to almost stop breathing.Stumbling up to the shore, it was indeed that familiar face that appeared in front of her.
Xiao Yu lay there quietly, from his face to the drenched silk clothes there was a faint golden light.The moonlight sprinkled on his hair, dyeing his hair silver; his hair seemed to have absorbed the brilliance of the moon, like a slowly flowing stream, soft and moist.
She knelt down in front of him feebly, her limbs were cold and limp as if they had been cramped, and her vacillating eyes turned into deep sadness.It is pain that is sadder than sadness, it is emptiness that is more deadly than loneliness, it is the helplessness of being on a cold journey, asking for nothing from the sky, and asking for nothing from the earth.So cold, so cold hands, so cold feet, so cold all over.It was so cold that it was numb, and it was so numb that I couldn't feel anything, only the tingling heart reminded me that I was still breathing.
"My lord, the king of Henan has already..." The attendant beside him said cautiously.
"Shut up!" She yelled, hugged the cold body, and burst into tears.
He is like the moon in the water, even throwing a small stone can shatter him into ten thousand pieces, so she must hold him tightly, hold him with all her strength, if she does not hold him tightly at this moment , he will disappear and leave her forever...
No, absolutely not, she will never let him leave her!
The sky is spinning, the trees are spinning, the river is spinning, and the world is turned upside down in an instant.
In the deepest and thickest darkness before dawn, it seems that everything has been sunk into the cold and lonely eternal night.
When the bad news reached Gao Mansion, the sky had already turned pale. The whole Gaofu suddenly burst into crying, and in a blink of an eye, it was enveloped in an atmosphere of heavy sadness, especially Xiao Wan, who fainted from crying several times, but what was strange was that Xiao Yu's mother, Song Jingyi, was at this juncture. But it's nowhere to go. "Chang Gong, what's going on here? What's going on?" the eldest princess asked tremblingly. Chang Gong just shook his head numbly, as if Hun'er was not here at all. Xiao Wan wiped away her tears and said with a choked voice, "It was He Shikai, he must have killed the elder brother. Otherwise, how could the good elder brother fall into the river, how could this be possible! Besides, how could he be so kind to send the elder brother back, He must have wanted to take this opportunity to harm Big Brother!" "How did this happen, how did this happen... how could Xiaoyu..." the eldest princess murmured in a daze, only repeating the words "how did this happen" over and over again. Chang Gong stood up without saying a word, and walked outside. "Chang Gong, where are you going?" Xiao Wan couldn't help calling her when she saw that she was staggering, her face was pale, and she looked lost. "I'll go out for a while." She pulled out the horse stiffly, walked out of the mansion gate slowly, then got on the horse, and headed towards the north of the city. When Heshikai's luxurious mansion came into her sight, there was a sharp murderous look on her face.After getting off the horse, she drew out her long sword, kicked open the gate of Hefu without saying a word. When the guards of the Hefu saw someone rushing in aggressively, they were about to make a move, but after a closer look, they found that this jade-faced Shura-like youth was actually the King of Lanling who had killed countless enemies. Don't dare to make mistakes. "Where is He Shikai? Let him get out!" Chang Gong's eyes flashed fiercely, and his long sword flicked, "This king will decide his dog's life today!" "My lord, and...and my lord..." An old man stammered boldly, and when he met Chang Gong's eyes as if he was about to kill, he couldn't help being frightened and took two steps back, "and My lord didn't...he didn't come back last night, he just asked someone to bring a message saying yes...that he was with the emperor..." Before he finished speaking, he saw the other party turn around and rush out. At this time, He Shikai was hiding in Zhaoyang Palace with a worried expression on his face, not daring to come out. "Your Majesty, I don't know why King Lanling came here suddenly. This is a terrible situation. I took advantage of his confusion to escape last night. Today, if he thinks about it carefully, he will definitely suspect Yu Chen. Your Majesty, you You must save the minister, you also know that if the prince has murderous intentions..." "Okay, you don't have to be afraid, he won't mess around in front of me." Gao Zhan frowned slightly, seemed to hesitate, and said in a low voice, "Is he - okay?" "Your Majesty, I have never seen King Lanling cry so sadly, so I am worried that he will kill me on impulse..." Gao Zhan didn't speak, but raised his head and looked at the high sky. It was a bright autumn sky with no migratory birds and very thin clouds.The clouds are so thin that they are almost invisible, and the place where the eyes are focused is a deeper and deeper blue color, but the further you go, the lighter it becomes, until it becomes a thick cloud white. ——as if he was in a heavy mood at the moment.Of course he knew that Chang Gong would be sad, but... "Emperor, Your Majesty!" The king's servant suddenly rushed in in a panic, "The king of Lanling, he...he rushed in, and the guards couldn't stop him..." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a A young man rushed in murderously with his sword in hand, his eyes turned and immediately fell on He Shikai. The atmosphere suddenly froze, and the tense, imminent air was suffocating, making one want to go mad. The few people standing in the courtyard felt the undisguised killing intent on the young man almost at the same time. "Prince Lanling, you, you actually trespassed on the emperor's bedroom, what should... what should you do..." Although the king's servant was scared to death, he had no choice but to show it in front of the emperor. "No problem, Wang Ge, you step back first." Gao Zhan had no expression on his face.
There was a thin layer of blood in Chang Gong's eyes, and he looked at Gao Zhan again, saying word by word, "Uncle Jiu, I must kill him today." Gao Zhan looked at her calmly, "Chang Gong, calm down first, I'm also very sad about Xiao Yu's accident, I know what you're thinking, but He Shikai doesn't have the guts to go to a certain harm." King of Henan." "My lord, you misunderstood, actually last night..." He Shikai interjected in a low voice, Chang Gong glared at him, and said in a deep voice, "He Shikai, this king is going to kill you now!" He Shikai was terrified, and hurriedly hid behind Gao Zhan, faltering, "My lord, you misunderstood me, please listen to my explanation..." When Chang Gong saw him like this, he felt even more annoyed, but he had no choice but to swing his sword at Gao Zhan, so he could only grit his teeth and shout, "Uncle Jiu, you asked me to kill him, you asked me to kill him!" "Chang Gong!" Gao Zhan snorted, "If you want to kill him, that's fine. I won't stop you, but before you kill him, can you hear what happened?" "Okay, but after he finishes speaking, you let me kill him!" Chang Gong said coldly. He Shikai opened his mouth in shock, "My lord, the king of Henan was drunk last night, and the emperor asked me to take him back. Unexpectedly, when he reached the Zhang River, he suddenly woke up and said that he had to go out because of discomfort." Let's breathe, this is also my fault, I didn't pay close attention to him, and he fell into the river when I didn't pay attention, didn't you just arrive at that time, my lord... This is really an accident, an accident... If you don't believe me, you can ask Asking the followers of the King of Henan, there is absolutely no falsehood, the Emperor and the King of Henan have always been close, even if I usually don't get along with him, I don't have the guts to murder the King of Henan..." Chang Gong bit his lower lip, as if he was enduring something, the slightly sweet smell of blood on the tip of his tongue overflowed from the corner of his mouth. "Why? Uncle Jiu, why are you punishing him?" "That's right, I was punishing him, because he didn't understand the rules, openly teased the court lady at the dinner party, I did punish him a few times when I was annoyed, and I was a little annoyed at him not only because of this, It's also because he belongs to that woman..." Gao Zhan didn't deny it, his calm eyes were so perfect that no one could find any flaws, "but no matter how annoyed I am, I grew up with him and have a deep relationship. How could he allow others to harm him?" Chang Gong looked at him silently, feeling that the blood was so boiling that it seemed to turn into turbid air, and it was rushing in his chest, trying to tear the flesh and blood, but it seemed empty and nothing. "Chang Gong, I've said so much, I just want to ask you one question, do you believe me?" He stared at her closely, the brown pupils with wounds at the corners of his eyes lost their dazzling colors and were overwhelmed by sadness. Yin Gai, "If you don't believe me, go and kill He Shikai." Chang Gong's face gradually turned pale, and her eyes slowly enlarged, as if some feelings were collapsing in her heart, then the corner of her mouth moved slightly, and she said expressionlessly, "How dare I not trust the emperor." With a bang, she threw the sword on the ground and walked out without looking back. "Thanks to the emperor, I would like to thank the emperor for saving me." He Shikai read from the side in shock. A kind of irritability that came from nowhere hit his heart, and he suddenly shouted sharply, "It's okay, get out!" He Shikai was slightly taken aback, and quickly retreated tactfully. Looking at the empty palace, Gao Zhan's handsome and flawless face seemed to be shrouded in a faint haze of smoke, but his heart was empty, and he couldn't tell what his emotions were. Maybe she believed his words, maybe, she didn't believe his words. However, she will always choose to believe him. In any case, his position as the most important relative in her heart will never be shaken. Well, if in another capacity...
After returning to the Gao Mansion, Chang Gong didn't say anything, but locked himself in the house and never came out again. When he went to court the next day, Gao Zhan expressed his regret for the death of the King of Henan.Although the ministers and princes were deeply suspicious of Henan Wang Gao Xiaoyu's death, they were afraid of Gao Zhan's cruelty and feared that they would end up like Henan Wang Gao Xiaoyu, so no one dared to say a word or even express their condolences.Only Gao Xiaowan, the king of Hejian, was fearless, crying loudly in the palace in front of the emperor and everyone. After retiring from the imperial court, He Shikai took advantage of the opportunity to challenge Gao Zhan, "Your Majesty, the king of Hejian has always been arrogant and conceited. Look at the court just now, he clearly embarrassed you." Gao Zhan had always disliked Xiao Wan, and when he heard He Shikai's reminder, he couldn't help frowning when he remembered the scene just now, "He can always say things that ordinary courtiers dare not say, and do things ordinary courtiers dare not do. " "Your Majesty, he can be so confident because of his superior background." He Shikai had lingering fears about the princes of the Gao family. In order to prevent future troubles as soon as possible, he decided to use another dose of strong medicine, so he lowered his voice and said, "He However, the grandson of Emperor Shenwu and the nephew of Emperor Wei Xiaojing, in terms of bloodline and background, even compared with His Highness the Crown Prince, he is by no means inferior." A gloomy look quickly flashed across the emperor's face, he picked up the sunspots, blocked all his escape routes neatly, and seemed to casually answer, "Gao Xiaowan's temperament will suffer sooner or later." He Shikai didn't say anything more, but there was that inscrutable smile in his eyes again.
Before I knew it, a month had passed. The weather is getting colder, the osmanthus and horse chestnut trees are starting to become bare, the gorgeous colors of autumn are receding quietly, the pool water in the high mansion is cold, and the bleak wind makes people feel an inexplicable sense of loneliness in their hearts. Half-dream and half-awake, Chang Gong half-sat on the bed with no expression on his face, leaning against the window and lost in thought.The tear stains from crying have long since dried up, and the pent-up emotions seem to have left the body along with the tears. She felt very tired, and now she didn't have to think or do anything, she just wanted to stay like this. Such a meaningless waste of life, time flies by the fastest. The sky seemed to brighten in an instant, and the originally dark red line of the sky was suddenly replaced by dazzling golden sunlight. She raised her hand to cover her eyes, and her eyes were dry and painful. When she touched her forehead with her fingers, she realized that her fingertips were as cold as ice.These days, I can't sleep every night, as long as I close my eyes, I seem to see his elegant and joking smile, sometimes helpless and sometimes headache expression, hear his teasing voice, those scattered memory fragments, blurred and clear chaos Fluttering like butterfly wings... "Ah, Chang Gong, these words are too ugly, it's like a dog crawling." "Eh? Brother, you are amazing. This is the little yellow dog Wang Butler stepped on and crawled out of the ink." "Chang Gong, where's my priceless painting?" "What painting? I don't know." "Why does this kite in your hand look familiar? Ahhh! Chang Gong, you actually cut my painting into a kite!" "Eh? This——is your painting? Wow! Brother, please forgive me..." Bit by bit, coming in like a tide... Immersed in the memories of the past, she pursed her lips slightly, then suddenly hugged her knees again, buried her head deeply, and cried like a child stand up…… He left. He won't be coming back. Those fleeting moments will never come back again. At this moment, Chang Gong didn't notice at all that a person had already stopped outside the door for a long, long time. Huluhenga, who came to visit, had just arrived at the door when she heard her cry.He didn't want to disturb her for a while, so he waited outside the door.Her suppressed crying came to his ears bit by bit, making his heart ache slightly. I don't know how long I waited, but the crying has not stopped.Heng Jia lowered her eyelids, pondered for a moment, stretched out her hand and opened the door, walked slowly to her bed, and asked, "Chang Gong, when do you plan to go to court?" She ignored it and continued to cry. "I understand your feelings, Chang Gong, and it's natural to be sad. But if you continue like this, you will also fall into the trap of others," he sat on the bed, "You are not a child anymore, you have to know what you are doing something." Chang Gong still didn't speak, but just pointed out the door, meaning to let him leave. Seeing her drooping eyelashes trembling slightly, an indescribable impulse surged in his heart, and he suddenly made a movement that he didn't even believe himself. He suddenly reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to She had to look up and look at herself. "Gao Changgong, look at me." His eyes were burning, "He is dead. Your elder brother is already dead. Even if you cry for another ten or eight years, he will not be resurrected! Death cannot be resurrected, now All you have to do is cheer up, the Gao family will depend on you and Xiao Wan, understand?" She looked at him with empty eyes and murmured, "You don't understand, you don't understand...you won't understand my mood..." "One cannot be without self-confidence, but one cannot be without self-knowledge, let alone self-control. Gao Changgong, if you don't even have such self-control, what are you talking about protecting your family, protecting the country, and fulfilling your responsibilities! Look at what you look like now, She's just a crying little girl! Don't forget what you said yourself, you are the King of Lanling on the bloody battlefield!" He let her go gently, and said softly, "There is a time to cry, a time to laugh, and a time to be happy, Sadness sometimes, life is nothing more than this, there may be sadness after happiness, happiness must come after sadness, it is so simple." Her body trembled slightly, and she repeated in a low voice, "A time to cry, a time to laugh, a time to be happy, a time to be sad..." A trace of distress flashed in Heng Jia's eyes, and he stood up slowly, "Chang Gong, I've finished what I want to say. You should think about it yourself whether you will come tomorrow or not." After finishing speaking, without waiting for her to say anything, he walked straight to the door, and couldn't help but glance at her when he closed the door. She was like that, so fragile, so sad, people couldn't help but want to Hold her tightly in his arms to comfort her, but—— She must learn to face the pain alone, too much comfort and warmth will make her have a heart of dependence, and her strength will slowly disintegrate. She needs to stand up for herself...
When the bad news reached Gao Mansion, the sky had already turned pale. The whole Gaofu suddenly burst into crying, and in a blink of an eye, it was enveloped in an atmosphere of heavy sadness, especially Xiao Wan, who fainted from crying several times, but what was strange was that Xiao Yu's mother, Song Jingyi, was at this juncture. But it's nowhere to go. "Chang Gong, what's going on here? What's going on?" the eldest princess asked tremblingly. Chang Gong just shook his head numbly, as if Hun'er was not here at all. Xiao Wan wiped away her tears and said with a choked voice, "It was He Shikai, he must have killed the elder brother. Otherwise, how could the good elder brother fall into the river, how could this be possible! Besides, how could he be so kind to send the elder brother back, He must have wanted to take this opportunity to harm Big Brother!" "How did this happen, how did this happen... how could Xiaoyu..." the eldest princess murmured in a daze, only repeating the words "how did this happen" over and over again. Chang Gong stood up without saying a word, and walked outside. "Chang Gong, where are you going?" Xiao Wan couldn't help calling her when she saw that she was staggering, her face was pale, and she looked lost. "I'll go out for a while." She pulled out the horse stiffly, walked out of the mansion gate slowly, then got on the horse, and headed towards the north of the city. When Heshikai's luxurious mansion came into her sight, there was a sharp murderous look on her face.After getting off the horse, she drew out her long sword, kicked open the gate of Hefu without saying a word. When the guards of the Hefu saw someone rushing in aggressively, they were about to make a move, but after a closer look, they found that this jade-faced Shura-like youth was actually the King of Lanling who had killed countless enemies. Don't dare to make mistakes. "Where is He Shikai? Let him get out!" Chang Gong's eyes flashed fiercely, and his long sword flicked, "This king will decide his dog's life today!" "My lord, and...and my lord..." An old man stammered boldly, and when he met Chang Gong's eyes as if he was about to kill, he couldn't help being frightened and took two steps back, "and My lord didn't...he didn't come back last night, he just asked someone to bring a message saying yes...that he was with the emperor..." Before he finished speaking, he saw the other party turn around and rush out. At this time, He Shikai was hiding in Zhaoyang Palace with a worried expression on his face, not daring to come out. "Your Majesty, I don't know why King Lanling came here suddenly. This is a terrible situation. I took advantage of his confusion to escape last night. Today, if he thinks about it carefully, he will definitely suspect Yu Chen. Your Majesty, you You must save the minister, you also know that if the prince has murderous intentions..." "Okay, you don't have to be afraid, he won't mess around in front of me." Gao Zhan frowned slightly, seemed to hesitate, and said in a low voice, "Is he - okay?" "Your Majesty, I have never seen King Lanling cry so sadly, so I am worried that he will kill me on impulse..." Gao Zhan didn't speak, but raised his head and looked at the high sky. It was a bright autumn sky with no migratory birds and very thin clouds.The clouds are so thin that they are almost invisible, and the place where the eyes are focused is a deeper and deeper blue color, but the further you go, the lighter it becomes, until it becomes a thick cloud white. ——as if he was in a heavy mood at the moment.Of course he knew that Chang Gong would be sad, but... "Emperor, Your Majesty!" The king's servant suddenly rushed in in a panic, "The king of Lanling, he...he rushed in, and the guards couldn't stop him..." As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a A young man rushed in murderously with his sword in hand, his eyes turned and immediately fell on He Shikai. The atmosphere suddenly froze, and the tense, imminent air was suffocating, making one want to go mad. The few people standing in the courtyard felt the undisguised killing intent on the young man almost at the same time. "Prince Lanling, you, you actually trespassed on the emperor's bedroom, what should... what should you do..." Although the king's servant was scared to death, he had no choice but to show it in front of the emperor. "No problem, Wang Ge, you step back first." Gao Zhan had no expression on his face.
There was a thin layer of blood in Chang Gong's eyes, and he looked at Gao Zhan again, saying word by word, "Uncle Jiu, I must kill him today." Gao Zhan looked at her calmly, "Chang Gong, calm down first, I'm also very sad about Xiao Yu's accident, I know what you're thinking, but He Shikai doesn't have the guts to go to a certain harm." King of Henan." "My lord, you misunderstood, actually last night..." He Shikai interjected in a low voice, Chang Gong glared at him, and said in a deep voice, "He Shikai, this king is going to kill you now!" He Shikai was terrified, and hurriedly hid behind Gao Zhan, faltering, "My lord, you misunderstood me, please listen to my explanation..." When Chang Gong saw him like this, he felt even more annoyed, but he had no choice but to swing his sword at Gao Zhan, so he could only grit his teeth and shout, "Uncle Jiu, you asked me to kill him, you asked me to kill him!" "Chang Gong!" Gao Zhan snorted, "If you want to kill him, that's fine. I won't stop you, but before you kill him, can you hear what happened?" "Okay, but after he finishes speaking, you let me kill him!" Chang Gong said coldly. He Shikai opened his mouth in shock, "My lord, the king of Henan was drunk last night, and the emperor asked me to take him back. Unexpectedly, when he reached the Zhang River, he suddenly woke up and said that he had to go out because of discomfort." Let's breathe, this is also my fault, I didn't pay close attention to him, and he fell into the river when I didn't pay attention, didn't you just arrive at that time, my lord... This is really an accident, an accident... If you don't believe me, you can ask Asking the followers of the King of Henan, there is absolutely no falsehood, the Emperor and the King of Henan have always been close, even if I usually don't get along with him, I don't have the guts to murder the King of Henan..." Chang Gong bit his lower lip, as if he was enduring something, the slightly sweet smell of blood on the tip of his tongue overflowed from the corner of his mouth. "Why? Uncle Jiu, why are you punishing him?" "That's right, I was punishing him, because he didn't understand the rules, openly teased the court lady at the dinner party, I did punish him a few times when I was annoyed, and I was a little annoyed at him not only because of this, It's also because he belongs to that woman..." Gao Zhan didn't deny it, his calm eyes were so perfect that no one could find any flaws, "but no matter how annoyed I am, I grew up with him and have a deep relationship. How could he allow others to harm him?" Chang Gong looked at him silently, feeling that the blood was so boiling that it seemed to turn into turbid air, and it was rushing in his chest, trying to tear the flesh and blood, but it seemed empty and nothing. "Chang Gong, I've said so much, I just want to ask you one question, do you believe me?" He stared at her closely, the brown pupils with wounds at the corners of his eyes lost their dazzling colors and were overwhelmed by sadness. Yin Gai, "If you don't believe me, go and kill He Shikai." Chang Gong's face gradually turned pale, and her eyes slowly enlarged, as if some feelings were collapsing in her heart, then the corner of her mouth moved slightly, and she said expressionlessly, "How dare I not trust the emperor." With a bang, she threw the sword on the ground and walked out without looking back. "Thanks to the emperor, I would like to thank the emperor for saving me." He Shikai read from the side in shock. A kind of irritability that came from nowhere hit his heart, and he suddenly shouted sharply, "It's okay, get out!" He Shikai was slightly taken aback, and quickly retreated tactfully. Looking at the empty palace, Gao Zhan's handsome and flawless face seemed to be shrouded in a faint haze of smoke, but his heart was empty, and he couldn't tell what his emotions were. Maybe she believed his words, maybe, she didn't believe his words. However, she will always choose to believe him. In any case, his position as the most important relative in her heart will never be shaken. Well, if in another capacity...
After returning to the Gao Mansion, Chang Gong didn't say anything, but locked himself in the house and never came out again. When he went to court the next day, Gao Zhan expressed his regret for the death of the King of Henan.Although the ministers and princes were deeply suspicious of Henan Wang Gao Xiaoyu's death, they were afraid of Gao Zhan's cruelty and feared that they would end up like Henan Wang Gao Xiaoyu, so no one dared to say a word or even express their condolences.Only Gao Xiaowan, the king of Hejian, was fearless, crying loudly in the palace in front of the emperor and everyone. After retiring from the imperial court, He Shikai took advantage of the opportunity to challenge Gao Zhan, "Your Majesty, the king of Hejian has always been arrogant and conceited. Look at the court just now, he clearly embarrassed you." Gao Zhan had always disliked Xiao Wan, and when he heard He Shikai's reminder, he couldn't help frowning when he remembered the scene just now, "He can always say things that ordinary courtiers dare not say, and do things ordinary courtiers dare not do. " "Your Majesty, he can be so confident because of his superior background." He Shikai had lingering fears about the princes of the Gao family. In order to prevent future troubles as soon as possible, he decided to use another dose of strong medicine, so he lowered his voice and said, "He However, the grandson of Emperor Shenwu and the nephew of Emperor Wei Xiaojing, in terms of bloodline and background, even compared with His Highness the Crown Prince, he is by no means inferior." A gloomy look quickly flashed across the emperor's face, he picked up the sunspots, blocked all his escape routes neatly, and seemed to casually answer, "Gao Xiaowan's temperament will suffer sooner or later." He Shikai didn't say anything more, but there was that inscrutable smile in his eyes again.
Before I knew it, a month had passed. The weather is getting colder, the osmanthus and horse chestnut trees are starting to become bare, the gorgeous colors of autumn are receding quietly, the pool water in the high mansion is cold, and the bleak wind makes people feel an inexplicable sense of loneliness in their hearts. Half-dream and half-awake, Chang Gong half-sat on the bed with no expression on his face, leaning against the window and lost in thought.The tear stains from crying have long since dried up, and the pent-up emotions seem to have left the body along with the tears. She felt very tired, and now she didn't have to think or do anything, she just wanted to stay like this. Such a meaningless waste of life, time flies by the fastest. The sky seemed to brighten in an instant, and the originally dark red line of the sky was suddenly replaced by dazzling golden sunlight. She raised her hand to cover her eyes, and her eyes were dry and painful. When she touched her forehead with her fingers, she realized that her fingertips were as cold as ice.These days, I can't sleep every night, as long as I close my eyes, I seem to see his elegant and joking smile, sometimes helpless and sometimes headache expression, hear his teasing voice, those scattered memory fragments, blurred and clear chaos Fluttering like butterfly wings... "Ah, Chang Gong, these words are too ugly, it's like a dog crawling." "Eh? Brother, you are amazing. This is the little yellow dog Wang Butler stepped on and crawled out of the ink." "Chang Gong, where's my priceless painting?" "What painting? I don't know." "Why does this kite in your hand look familiar? Ahhh! Chang Gong, you actually cut my painting into a kite!" "Eh? This——is your painting? Wow! Brother, please forgive me..." Bit by bit, coming in like a tide... Immersed in the memories of the past, she pursed her lips slightly, then suddenly hugged her knees again, buried her head deeply, and cried like a child stand up…… He left. He won't be coming back. Those fleeting moments will never come back again. At this moment, Chang Gong didn't notice at all that a person had already stopped outside the door for a long, long time. Huluhenga, who came to visit, had just arrived at the door when she heard her cry.He didn't want to disturb her for a while, so he waited outside the door.Her suppressed crying came to his ears bit by bit, making his heart ache slightly. I don't know how long I waited, but the crying has not stopped.Heng Jia lowered her eyelids, pondered for a moment, stretched out her hand and opened the door, walked slowly to her bed, and asked, "Chang Gong, when do you plan to go to court?" She ignored it and continued to cry. "I understand your feelings, Chang Gong, and it's natural to be sad. But if you continue like this, you will also fall into the trap of others," he sat on the bed, "You are not a child anymore, you have to know what you are doing something." Chang Gong still didn't speak, but just pointed out the door, meaning to let him leave. Seeing her drooping eyelashes trembling slightly, an indescribable impulse surged in his heart, and he suddenly made a movement that he didn't even believe himself. He suddenly reached out and pinched her chin, forcing her to She had to look up and look at herself. "Gao Changgong, look at me." His eyes were burning, "He is dead. Your elder brother is already dead. Even if you cry for another ten or eight years, he will not be resurrected! Death cannot be resurrected, now All you have to do is cheer up, the Gao family will depend on you and Xiao Wan, understand?" She looked at him with empty eyes and murmured, "You don't understand, you don't understand...you won't understand my mood..." "One cannot be without self-confidence, but one cannot be without self-knowledge, let alone self-control. Gao Changgong, if you don't even have such self-control, what are you talking about protecting your family, protecting the country, and fulfilling your responsibilities! Look at what you look like now, She's just a crying little girl! Don't forget what you said yourself, you are the King of Lanling on the bloody battlefield!" He let her go gently, and said softly, "There is a time to cry, a time to laugh, and a time to be happy, Sadness sometimes, life is nothing more than this, there may be sadness after happiness, happiness must come after sadness, it is so simple." Her body trembled slightly, and she repeated in a low voice, "A time to cry, a time to laugh, a time to be happy, a time to be sad..." A trace of distress flashed in Heng Jia's eyes, and he stood up slowly, "Chang Gong, I've finished what I want to say. You should think about it yourself whether you will come tomorrow or not." After finishing speaking, without waiting for her to say anything, he walked straight to the door, and couldn't help but glance at her when he closed the door. She was like that, so fragile, so sad, people couldn't help but want to Hold her tightly in his arms to comfort her, but—— She must learn to face the pain alone, too much comfort and warmth will make her have a heart of dependence, and her strength will slowly disintegrate. She needs to stand up for herself...