Chapter 3 The Crown Prince of Zhao (2)
--then--
At night, the emperor entertained the family of the Grand Secretary! Ziheng thought for a long time before finally figuring out how to face the woman who was supposed to be his concubine. He changed his clothes and went to the banquet palace...
"Has the Crown Prince not arrived yet?"
The emperor asked the eunuch beside him in a low voice.
"Yes, I will go and check it out right away—"
The eunuch received the order from his master and left quickly!
"The Crown Prince is here!" The eunuch had just taken a few steps when the voices of other eunuchs outside the hall were heard!
Ziheng, wearing the prince's robe, entered the palace majestically...
"Ziheng is late, please forgive me!"
"It's not too late, come and take your seat!"
Ziheng walked to an empty seat where dishes and chopsticks were already prepared. In fact, there were only five people !
"Long time no see, Your Highness!"
The woman next to Ziheng greets Ziheng (the woman's name is: Lin Wei, the daughter of Lin Daxueshi)
"Uh?? Shu'er????"
When I turned around to look at the person next to me, I unexpectedly discovered that this woman was Shu'er? ? They looked very similar, but if you look closely, you can still see that they are a little different...
"Shu'er?" The woman was curious! !
"My son, have you forgotten Miss Lin after just a while?" the Queen reminded!
"Oh? Excuse me, Miss Lin!"
Ziheng quickly came to his senses (thinking: I am so stupid, how could Shu'er also be able to travel back to ancient times!)
In fact, Ziheng is Ah Jun, and he and the real Shu'er traveled to ancient times together, but with different identities and appearances!!
"Now that everyone is here, let's start eating!" The emperor immediately ordered the eunuch beside him to start serving the dishes! !
The meal ended unknowingly. While eating, Ziheng kept thinking of Shu'er. Was it because of Wei'er? This meal was very tasteless for Ziheng...
After dinner, because it was too late, the emperor asked Wei'er to stay in the palace, and she lived in the [Crown Prince's Palace], accompanied by Ziheng...
Along the way, the two of them were silent, one in front and one behind...
"Your Highness—"
Finally unable to help herself, Wei'er stopped and called out to Ziheng who was walking in front of her!
Hearing Wei'er's shout, Ziheng naturally stopped, but did not look back!
"Your Highness, do you not want to see Wei'er?"
From the beginning till now, Wei Er could more or less sense that Zi Heng had no intention of looking at her at all, as if she didn't exist! ?
"……no!"
"Then why don't you even look at Wei'er?"
Wei'er was very confused. In the past, Ziheng always chatted with her happily and was very gentle to her. Why didn't he say anything this time? He even seemed to be keeping a distance? He felt much more unfamiliar...
Ziheng didn't answer, and he didn't know how to answer, because when he saw Wei'er, he would think of Shu'er...
"I feel like you're so strange, you've become something I don't even recognize—"
Wei'er's words seem to have ulterior motives, or is it that only those who have loved each other can understand the changes in each other! ?
"Maybe, but this is not what I want. If possible, I would rather not be the crown prince—"
Ziheng might mean that he just wants to be Ah Jun again, so that he can be with Shu'er and won't hurt such a skilled woman. However, this may never be possible!
Wei'er didn't understand what Ziheng meant, but she could feel the sadness and helplessness in Ziheng's heart! ?
"So do you still love me?"
Wei'er wants to know, even if Ziheng has changed, will he still love her?
"I--"
Ziheng couldn't answer because he was not the real Ziheng. Maybe the real Ziheng loved her, but he didn't. He only loved Shu'er!!
"...I'd better go back today!" Vaguely understanding Ziheng's doubts, Wei'er turned and left!
"Wait a moment!"
Ziheng subconsciously turned around and called out to Wei'er!
Wei Er heard Zi Heng's voice and stopped with a little hope...
"It's so late, it's not safe for you to go back alone, you should stay in the [Prince's Palace] for one night, I'll send someone to take you back tomorrow morning!"
Ziheng considered the current situation.
"…Don't worry, Crown Prince. It's fine for Wei'er to go back alone!"
Her voice was a little trembling. She thought Ziheng would keep her, but he just said some polite words. This made Wei'er feel a little disappointed, and she walked forward without looking back!
Looking at Wei'er's back, Ziheng was actually a little reluctant? He chased after her and held Wei'er...
“Don’t go!”
When he turned Wei'er around, he saw that she was crying silently? Tears were falling down her face, she was trying hard to hold back her tears, and she looked at him with eyes full of sadness... Ziheng was stunned...
"…Why? Why did you catch up with me??"
Wei'er's sad voice rang out.
"I--"
In fact, Ziheng didn't know why, he just knew that by the time he reacted, he had already caught up! !
"Why? Even though we've been separated for half a year, didn't you say that we would get married when you come back? That's why I came back as quickly as possible after I finished dealing with things in my hometown..." Wei'er cried and grieved. She couldn't understand how two people who loved each other so much could become such strangers after separation?
"sorry!"
Seeing Wei'er's sad expression, Ziheng let go of Wei'er and could only feel deeply sorry, but he could do nothing...
"No, I don't need you to apologize, I just want to know what changed you--" Wei Er was even more distressed. "I... no, it should be the Ziheng you love... that's not right, to put it simply, I already have someone I love--"
Although Ziheng wanted to explain it but didn't know where to start, he knew no one would believe this reason, so he had to explain it in simple and easy-to-understand words!
"That person's name is Shu'er?" Wei'er thought of the name Ziheng had called out before!
"……yes!"
Ziheng didn't dare to look Wei'er in the eye and answered without any hesitation!!
"…Who is she? When did you meet?"
Trying hard to hold back her tears, Wei'er really wanted to understand what could have caused her lover to change in such a short period of time?
"She...you don't know her, we have known each other for two years." Ziheng told the truth!
"Two years??"
Wei Er was surprised. Why didn't she know this? About half a year ago, Ziheng said that he only loved her and hoped that she would be his wife...
"Yes, she is a very willful young lady whom I want to protect with my life!"
The more Weier listened to Ziheng talking about Shu'er's affairs, the more distressed she became...
"It's just that we can no longer meet—"
Although he loves her, he cannot change the reality. Now he doesn’t even know where Shu’er is, or whether she is dead or alive!
When Wei'er heard Ziheng say that they couldn't meet, she was a little shaken for a moment?
"You look a lot like her. At first I thought she had also reached this age, but later I realized that this was impossible—"
Ziheng thought about the situation when he first met Wei'er.
Wei'er didn't quite understand what Ziheng was saying. What about this era? What about impossible? She only knew that she looked very similar to Shu'er...
" I'm sorry for hurting you, but I believe that the owner of this body, Zhao Ziheng, loves you!"
Judging from the actions of catching up with Wei'er just now, it seems that this body has its own consciousness?
Wei'er didn't understand Ziheng's meaning even more.
"It's very late. If you insist on going back, let me take you there--" Based on Ziheng's inner intention, Ziheng decided to send Wei'er back!
However, Wei Er finally stayed...
That night, Ziheng and Wei'er did not sleep, each with their own worries!
