Chapter 9 We are not suitable for each other
There was complete silence in the carriage for a moment, and no one spoke a word.
Lan Xin didn't expect that Liu Hu was actually Yue Wangye's son, and the joy of meeting him was greatly dissipated.
On the other hand, Liu Hu was also secretly thinking in his heart, as expected, if a person is beautiful, even if he has a child, there will still be many people thinking about him.
An Zhiruo wanted to speak, but because she had just been frightened by Xiao Tian and others, her mood had not yet changed. Suddenly, she found herself in a quiet environment and slowly fell asleep.
"that……"
"I read……"
Both of them wanted to break the silence, but unexpectedly, they spoke at the same time in unison.
"You speak first." Liu Hu nodded at Lan Xin, indicating that she should speak first.
Lan Xin was not polite either. She pointed at her daughter in Liu Hu's arms and whispered, "If you are tired, you can let her sleep next to me."
The journey was long, and An Zhiruo slept in Liu Hu's arms like a kitten. Liu Hu was afraid of waking her up, so he didn't dare to move.
Liu Hu smiled lightly and said casually: "It's okay, I'm not tired."
I have already missed a lot of time with my daughter, and now I don't want to miss even a minute. Besides, once I arrive in Houcheng, I don't know when I can be like this again.
"Is Prince Yue good to you?" Lan Xin asked tentatively, wanting to find out about the relationship between the two.
Liu Hu had no idea what Lan Xin was thinking, so he could only tell the truth: "Of course it's great. Prince Yue doesn't fight or compete, and he especially values family affection."
"Don't you want to fight or compete? Sometimes not fighting is the best way to fight." Lan Xin was a little disappointed, but then she thought, since they haven't seen each other for many years, she naturally wants to make up. Prince Yue is very wealthy and will definitely not treat Liu Hu badly.
This is fine. As long as Liu Hu lives a good life, what's wrong with me pretending to have amnesia for the rest of my life?
"I haven't been to Houcheng yet, so I wonder if there's anything fun there." Liu Hu wanted to pave the way for their next meeting, so he found a topic and waited for Lan Xin to take over.
Lan Xin had something on her mind and her thoughts were not here. Her mind was filled with that sentence: Prince Yue is very good to me.
"Houcheng is located in a remote area, there is nothing interesting there, and I am just a little girl from a poor family, I have not been to many places."
Liu Hu couldn't help but frown when he thought of the previous information.
Lingnan is where he started his career, and has always been the place Liu Hu values the most. Not only the economy and officials, but also the military force of 300,000 stationed in Lingnan to prepare for emergencies .
Now it seems that Lingnan is not as beautiful as I thought.
Many people are frantically making money under their own names.
Moreover, before joining the army, he had saved up a lot of money. Although he was not rich, it was enough for Lan Xin to live an ordinary life.
Even if Lan Xin had lost her memory, her properties were still there. Later, she went to Xuantu County and asked the local person in charge. The person in charge just said that Lan Xin was missing and Liu Hu had no intention of managing these properties, so he handed them over to him. Now it seems that the person in charge was also deceiving her.
In ancient times, transportation was extremely underdeveloped, and deceiving superiors and subordinates was common. It was not without reason that local emperors even lived more comfortably than local officials in the capital.
For a moment, Liu Hu felt a little headache. He thought his men were united as one, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Sir, what are you going to do in Houcheng?" Lan Xin saw that Liu Hu was in deep thought, so she asked him the purpose of his trip.
Liu Hu thought for a long time, took a deep breath, and said nervously: "In fact, we really knew each other before. You are not from Houcheng, you are from Xuantu County. Although we are not husband and wife in name, we are husband and wife in reality. Zhiruo may be my daughter."
After saying everything he wanted to say in one breath, Liu Hu felt inexplicably comfortable.
He originally wanted to conceal his identity and pursue Lan Xin again, but looking at the thin figures of both mother and daughter, Liu Hu didn't care about that anymore.
Lan Xin was shocked after hearing so much. Her eyes widened and she said puzzledly, "What you said is even less reliable than those people before. Those people before could come up with some things to prove it, but you are just making it up ."
"You have a birthmark on your left wrist!"
“A lot of people know this.”
"When we first met, I was seriously injured and you picked me up and brought me back. After we got back, you cursed me while applying medicine on me."
"I have lost my memory. How can I know whether what you said is true or not?"
"I can untie the nine-linked ring around Zhiruo's neck."
"The lame Zhang at the entrance of the village can also solve it. Could he also be the father of my child?"
“…”
After the conversation, Liu Hu was speechless, not knowing how to prove it. He could only smile bitterly and lie down in the carriage in a somewhat decadent manner.
Lan Xin felt a little distressed when she saw Liu Hu like this, and pretended to be indifferent and said, "I am very grateful that you can drive with me. If you have other ideas, don't blame me for being rude."
"No, no, no, can't you just not tell me?" There was no way Liu Hu would let Lan Xin leave.
Lan Xin gritted her teeth and continued, "Even if what you said is true, I will not let Zhiruo recognize you as her father."
"Why is that?" Liu Hu asked, not knowing what he had said wrong.
Inside the carriage, silence returned once again. Lan Xin pinched the flesh on her thigh and turned her head away to prevent Liu Hu from seeing her true expression.
"Because I hate collusion in the officialdom and betrayal of family affection the most. As the son of Prince Yue, you will definitely join the battle for the throne in the future. I don't want to live in fear all my life. Therefore, we will never! Never! Never!"
After saying this, Lan Xin fell on the carriage, turned around, and tears slowly slid down from the corners of her eyes. She cried silently.
The voice slowly came from the direction of Lan Xin, especially the last word "forever", which went straight to Liu Hu's heart, and his heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
Liu Hu asked himself, if one day he was really faced with Lan Xin and Tian Xia, what choice would he make?
If it were in the past, he would definitely say, I would rather give up the world and marry you.
But now, I have experienced so much hardship and torture to get my current position. I don't know how many brothers around me have died to get to the current situation. How can I give up with just one word?
If I really give up everything for Lan Xin, how can I be worthy of the brothers who died in the battle?
Maybe I was really wrong. I just wanted to meet Lan Xin as soon as possible, but never thought that I would bring trouble to them. Maybe I was really selfish.
Liu Hu was not in a good mood either. He forced himself to smile and said, "I was blinded by your kindness. Seeing how beautiful you are, I made up a lie. It was indeed a bit frivolous. Please forgive me."
Seeing that Lan Xin didn't respond, Liu Hu thought that Lan Xin was angry, so he didn't know how to continue talking. He could only look at Zhiruo quietly, hoping that time would pass slowly so that he could see his daughter in his arms more.
