The silk lamp in Rong Shu's hand turned gently, and the dim light and shadow flowed like water waves.

She looked back at Gu Changjin. The man's eyebrows were deep and sharp, but the look he was looking at her was not compelling. A layer of coldness was missing, and there was a touch of tenderness surging in those cold star-like eyes.

Once in Songsi Courtyard, when the curtains fell, Gu Ynzhi also liked to look at her like this.

She waited for him for three years in the previous life, and he paid her back for three years in this life.

And he asked her to wait for him so that he could marry her openly in the future.

The things that attracted her to this man had never gone away.

Knowing what he had done for her in his previous life and what they had missed, how could she not be moved?

There is no need to say many words between them, they can already understand each other's thoughts.

She knew his deep affection for her, and he also knew her resurgent love for him.

But just like what she said to Yingque before, if three years later, she gets used to the vast life outside, she probably won't choose to come back, be someone's wife, and call the back house full of red. The wall completely trapped her world.

In fact, he has long understood that she cannot give him an answer now because she has not really lived the life she wants.

Those wanton, unfettered days.

Rong Shu sometimes thought that if she had never left Beijing when she was a child, she would be trapped in the two doors of the back house day after day like many ladies of the wealthy family.

Or maybe there were no three years in Wutong Lane in the previous life.

Maybe she would stay willingly, be his Gu Changjin's wife, and live out this life on equal footing with him.

"I can't agree," she said, "Now I don't know what I will think three years from now."

She had wavered. On New Year's Eve, in the Zichen Palace, she had thought about agreeing to his three-year marriage. about.

But at the moment when the words were spoken, reason suppressed the surging impulse in his heart.

At that time, Gu Changjin also said that she was not allowed to retreat.

She did not retreat, she did not say no, nor did she push him away like before, telling him to forget his past life and the bond between them.

Just say that she can't respond now.

In fact, Gu Changjin also guessed how she would respond to him.

She doesn't lie to him and is loyal to her heart. This "can't answer" is her truest thought.

Gu Changjin smiled and responded: "Okay."

He let go of her wrist and said: "I will send you a letter, and when the time is right, I will go to Datong to see you. If you still don't want to agree after three years, Then I will wait for another three years. The tired bird will return to its nest one day. If one day you are tired and want someone to belong to, I will always be there."

Just like she left a light waiting for him. , he is also willing to wait for her. If three years is not enough, then three more years will be given until she is willing.

"It's just Rong Shu, you can ignore me, but you can't respond to others, and you can't like others."

"I will be jealous, jealous to the point of going crazy. So, you can only respond to me, you can only like me."

Rong Shu Look up at him.

No matter how seriously injured he is, no matter how sad or painful things happen to him, he can endure it as if nothing is wrong with him. He had never said such domineering words in front of her. Such words should not have been spoken by him who was always restrained and calm.

The Gu Changjin in front of him seemed a little different from the one in his memory, but it seemed like this was him.

She looked at him with direct and clear eyes, and her black and white eyes were so clean that it was intoxicating.

Gu Changjin raised his hand to cover her eyes and whispered: "Don't look at me like this. If you look at me like this, I can't let you go to Datong today."

There was a numbness in his palms, and the girl lowered her eyes.

Gu Changjin suppressed the throbbing in his heart that felt like wing feathers grazing, endured it, lowered his hand and said, "Go and have a rest."

Rong Shu didn't raise her eyes to look at him again, said "hmm" softly, and left with the lantern.

As February approaches, the snow still never stops, falling like wadding, and is as lively as night.

But the surroundings were clearly silent.

She walked step by step, in the quiet night, with the heavy snow and the soft "crunch" of the deerskin boots in the snow, one after another, fell on his heart.

The man's gaze seemed to have substance. On such a cold night, Rong Shu's back felt numb and hot, and even the fingers holding the wooden handle seemed to be sweating.

She couldn't look back.

The dark night always numbs people's reason. She should go back to the house and get some sleep. When daybreak comes, those wavering thoughts can be extinguished again.

The young lady's lake-blue cloak disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

Dark night, frosty white snow.

The world seems to have returned to the cold, lifeless black and white tones.

Gu Changjin did not go back to the house. He stood for a moment in the night, then looked at the other corner of the corridor and said lightly: "Since the Queen is here, why don't we have a cup of tea together?"

Empress Qi slowly walked from the shadow under the corridor eaves. When she walked out, she was wearing a dark cloak and looking at Gu Changjin.

She saw the scene clearly.

The future king of a country looked at Rong Shu, not like an elder brother looking at his sister, but like a man looking at a woman.

Queen Qi entered the room and said with a cold face: "You can't harm her. After you send her away, don't provoke her again!"

Gu Changjin picked up the teapot and for a moment looked at the tea soup that was gradually filling up in the cup. , thick eyelashes covered with a layer of shadow.

"Don't worry, mother. I sent her to Datong to keep her away from the disputes in Beijing."

Empress Qi stared into his eyes closely, wondering whether his words were true or false.

Seeing that his eyes were open and his expression was very serious, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Remember what you said today." Empress Qi said sternly: "If others know that the future prince has been married to his clan sister, not only will your position as prince be in danger, but her life will also be in danger."

No royal family can tolerate such a scandal, and an emperor who carries the destiny cannot have such a stain.

How can an emperor who has an incestuous relationship with his clan sister be loved by the people and respected by his ministers?

If such a scandal were to be known to the world, the impact would be no less than that of his biological father who believed in demons and tried to change his life against nature.

After Queen Qi returned from Da Ci'en Temple, she didn't send anyone to inquire about Rong Shu. Previously, after the emperor gave the prince a marriage decree, he also asked her to summon the child into the palace to talk.

How dare Queen Qi?

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens. If Emperor Jiayou saw the clues, the consequences would be disastrous.

Fortunately, only she, Aunt Gui and the prince know her life experience in the world now. As long as the prince doesn't act recklessly, the child will be fine.

"You must hide the imperial edict of marriage that you discussed with the emperor and never use it again!"

"My son, please remember your mother's teachings." Gu Changjin said, "Does your mother have to go to Da Ci'en Temple when she leaves the palace? "

Forget it . After counting the time, it was time for Queen Qi to go to Da Ci'en Temple to see Wenxi.

Queen Qi nodded and asked him: "I will leave for Da Ci'en Temple tomorrow morning. Let me ask you, does Wenxi know the life experience of the child?"

"I don't think I know. Xiao Fu does not completely trust Tan Zhi and Wenxi. "I keep Wenxi by my side just because I am afraid that Tan Zhi will have second thoughts in the future and want to control Tan Zhi, so it is impossible to tell these secrets to the father and daughter,"

Queen Qi said nothing, although Gu Chang said. Jin's tone was very firm, but she still didn't dare to gamble.

"I have made a decision about Wen Xi." She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Gu Changjin, "It's time for you to leave. The trip to Liaodong is imminent. You shouldn't show up at this inn."

Gu Changjin said to Queen Qi's "expulsion order" had been anticipated for a long time.

His people were guarding the inn, and after meeting the girl, he was ready to leave in order to avoid any complications.

So he obeyed Queen Qi's "expulsion order" and left the inn at night.

Empress Qi rested in that remote guest house, and Aunt Gui came in to wait on her. Seeing her frowning, she comforted her and said: "My queen, please rest early. The little princess has left for Beijing and will not see the emperor. Are you worried?" It won't happen."

"Mom, you can't call her little princess anymore," Queen Qi said softly, pressing her right eye that had been shaking for many days with the heel of her palm, and said, "I am still feeling uneasy. "I shouldn't have been so cruel back then."

Aunt Gui sighed: "If I had the choice at that time, why would I choose to replace her? You don't have to blame yourself. Look at how good Miss Shen is. She has a good temper, just like you did when you were young, and everyone who has seen her likes her."

Empress Qi thought of the little girl's face covered in a lake-blue cloak in the dim light, and her face finally changed. With a smile.

She didn't dare to ask Emperor Jiayou to find out the clues, nor did she dare to appear in front of Rong Shu rashly. She could only endure it. When the child went to the Protector General's Mansion, she almost used the excuse of visiting Mrs. Mu to leave the palace to see her.

Fortunately she held back.

"Danzhu is on good terms with her, and Mrs. Mu likes her very much. You said she went to Datong, is it possible that she went to Datong because of someone else?"

Aunt Gui hesitated and said, "The empress is talking about General Mu?"

Empress Qi Nodding, her peach blossom eyes brightened slightly, and she said: "The Emperor always takes the kid from the Mu family seriously. If that kid marries into the Mu family..."

She looked at Aunt Gui, "The imperial edict of marriage in the prince's hand, this is We must find a way to destroy the palace!"

Rong Shu didn't know what happened in this guest house.

Early the next morning, a dozen carriages from the Shen family drove into the official road, their horses hooves heading westward non-stop.

Not long after Rong Shu and his party left, a car with ram's horn palace lanterns also left the inn and went to Da Ci'en Temple.

An hour later, the carriage was about to arrive at the foot of Daci'en Mountain. A group of imperial guards wearing silver armor and phoenix-winged helmets stopped Empress Qi's carriage and said: "Empress, the emperor coughed up blood and fell into a coma in the Qianqing Palace. "Prince Wang, please return to the palace quickly."

The blood on Queen Qi's face instantly faded away.

"Open the way quickly and return to the palace immediately!"

The commander of the Imperial Guards hurriedly sent someone to clear the way. When Queen Qi's carriage drove away, Fang whispered to the Imperial Guards beside him: "Keep an eye on Da Ci'en Temple. The Emperor has an order. "Master Fan Qing's affair must not be revealed."

People in the Qianqing Palace were tight-lipped about the fact that Emperor Jiayou had been unconscious for half a day. If Wang Dehai hadn't sent someone to inform Qi Zhen, even Qi Zhen would have been kept in the dark. Drum.

In the next few days, Qi Zhen did not dare to leave the palace.

On the third day of February, the sky in Shangjing, which had been gloomy for many days, finally cleared up.

On this day, Gu Changjin led 10,000 elite troops to Liaodong.

Emperor Jiayou did not go to see him off, but sat in Qianqing Palace for a long time.

He is ill and has not even been able to go to court in the past few days.

Queen Qi came in with soup and medicine. Seeing that he was rarely startled, her heart tightened and she said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take medicine."

Emperor Jiayou slowly raised his eyes.

Her eyes couldn't hide her thoughts. She was worried and afraid that he would die.

The fact that he was unconscious for half a day really frightened her.

For a moment, she felt a little guilty. It was just to lure her back to the palace that day, so she told Wang Dehai that he was in a coma.

Emperor Jiayou took the decoction and drank it without saying a word.

Queen Qi used a handkerchief to press the medicine stain on his lips, but Emperor Jiayou suddenly took her hand, put it to her lips and kissed her softly, saying, "Qi Zhen, don't be angry with me."

Queen Qi was stunned for a moment.

In the past in Taiyuan, every time he made her angry, he would say this to her in such a submissive tone.

He was not the emperor at that time, so she could be as angry as she wanted. But after he became the emperor, she was no longer the seventh prince's concubine before.

Maybe I haven't heard him coax her like this for a long time.

Empress Qi thought he said this because of his coma, because of her panic these days, and because she worked tirelessly and day and night to take care of him.

"Your Majesty, hurry up and I will stop being angry."

Emperor Jiayou smiled and said, "Okay."

The sky in Beijing has cleared up, but the sky in the northwest is still heavy with snow.

The further west you go, the colder it becomes.

Rong Shu always kept two charcoal basins in his carriage. After walking for a few days, he couldn't help but add another charcoal basin.

When the news came that Gu Changjin was leaving for Liaodong, she had already left the inn for ten days and arrived at Longyin Mountain.

Longyin Mountain is a natural moat with continuous mountains, majestic canyons, and the top of the mountain is covered with white snow.

"If Miss Tao, Master, wants to live in the mountains for two days, you can stay in the farmhouse at the foot of the mountain." Chang Ji said, "If you don't want to, we can walk half a day further to get out of Longyin Mountain and stay directly at the post house on the official road.

" Gu Changjin had arranged every place where she stayed. He was afraid that the clothes she brought would not be warm enough, so he had already sent two pieces of fox fur with fur lining inside.

Rong Shu opened the car curtain and looked at the sky, and said: "No need to stop, the snow is getting heavier and heavier. If I stay here for two days, I'm afraid I won't be able to get out of the mountain."

Chang Ji also thought the same way. The master was afraid that the young lady would be tired. That’s why we arranged such a farmhouse.

The weather has changed in the past two days, with wind and snow blowing, so it's best not to delay.

It was noon at this time, but the sky was extremely dark, and the wind and snow in the mountains were extremely heavy. Although they could barely see, everyone had to slow down.

The car passed through a mountain path and just when it turned into a long and narrow mountain road, a sudden change occurred. The horses in front suddenly raised their hooves and made a shrill neighing sound.

Rong Shu was holding a long silver spoon to fiddle with the incense ashes in the Boshan stove when he heard the heartbreaking sound in front of him. Before he could react to what happened, there was a sudden "bang", and the whole carriage was spinning. The turbulent waves of snow rolling down the mountain washed down the mountain road.

Rong Shu slammed into the car wall, and there was a sharp pain in the back of his head. Then his eyes went black and he passed out completely.