As night fell, she and Ah Chen got into the carriage and quietly left the yard.
"Where do you want to go?" Ah Chen took her hand and held it tightly.
"That's right, by the river." Gong Yueyue smiled slightly.
"riverside?"
When the carriage stopped by the river, Gong Yueyue immediately jumped out of the carriage and shouted, like a bird that had been locked in a cage for a long time. Ah Chen stood behind him with a slight smile on his face.
I mean, my eyes are full of love.
"Ah Chen." Gong Yueyue cheered and ran to him to hold his hand: "Are there any boats nearby?"
"Ship?" Ah Chen looked left and right strangely: "This -"
"Isn't it true?"
"Of course." Ah Chen nodded immediately: "You just want to hang out on the water, right?"
"Yeah." Gong Yueyue nodded.
"It's not easy." He put his arms around her waist and flew up lightly.
"Ah!" Gong Yueyue couldn't help but let out a low cry, feeling as if her whole body was hanging in mid-air. Looking down from this angle, she could only see sparkling waves.
"It's so beautiful." Gong Yueyue nodded and smiled: "Can you let me down?"
"What are you talking about?" Ah Chen said with a hint of annoyance in his eyes, "If I let go, wouldn't you just plop into the water?"
"Will you?" Gong Yueyue blinked her eyes: "How about you give it a try?"
"Try it?" Ah Chen smiled: "Are you sure?"
"I have never found a chance, and..."
"And what?"
"There's something I'm very unsure about."
"Not sure about what?"
"I'm not sure I can survive."
"What did you say?"
Ah Chen was surprised.
"You also know that in this troubled world, it is not easy for a woman to survive alone. I am not sure what will happen in the future, so..."
"Stop talking." Ah Chen interrupted her hastily: "Remember, as long as I live, I will never let you face any crisis alone. Tell me, what should I do?"
"The notes left by the Marquis said that there is a huge secret in this river. Whoever masters this secret can control the entire Hedu City."
"What did you say?" Ah Chen was shocked.
"Listen to what I have to say. The notes also say that the closer you get to this secret, the more dangerous it will be. Maybe..."
"You know the danger, but you still want to go?"
"I……"
"You don't need to tell me. It doesn't matter what secret it is. You are the most important thing to me."
"Okay." Gong Yueyue nodded and glanced at the deep river water - ever since she decided from the bottom of her heart that she wanted to be with Ah Chen, she had tried every means to solve all his difficulties. She knew that Ah Chen was now
What I cared about the most was the safety of Hedu City, and then I suddenly remembered a passage I had accidentally seen during my stay at the Guangwei Marquis Mansion.
"Let's go back." That day, the two of them were so close to the secret, but in the end, they missed it.
When I returned to the yard, it was almost one watch, and Ah Chen personally brought hot water for me to wash up.
After going to bed, Ah Chen hugged her tightly and refused to let go.
About half an hour later, he fell asleep and snored evenly. Gong Yueyue stared at him with her eyes wide open, but her heart ached more and more.
Once upon a time, Gong Yueyue was also a gentle and considerate girl. She always thought that her kindness would be rewarded equally by the world. But what she got was that she was hurt again and again. Gradually, she became
She was disheartened and felt that no one in this world was worthy of her love.
Until he met Ah Chen, his look was so sure that he was unwilling to give up or give up. Even at the most critical moment, he was still thinking of her.
Ah Chen, Ah Chen, lay in his arms. Gong Yueyue closed her eyes and raised a faint smile on her lips.
I only want to love you and keep you like this, forever and ever, and share peace and happiness.
"Qiong'er, what do you think of this hairpin?"
At noon the next day, Gong Yueyue was sitting at the table, peeling lotus seeds carefully, when Ah Chen suddenly walked in, his face full of joy.
"What?" Gong Yueyue raised her head and looked at him.
"This." He walked to the table and placed a box in front of Gong Yueyue.
"What is it?"
Gong Yueyue took the box and when she opened it, she saw a jade hairpin inside.
"Isn't this hairpin expensive?"
"Come." Ah Chen picked up the hairpin and inserted it into her hair at an angle. He turned his head and looked at Gong Yueyue with a smile: "Sure enough, my Qiong'er is the most beautiful. No matter how she dresses up, she is always so beautiful."
"you……"
"Come with me." Ah Chen took her hand, left the room, walked to the side room in the front yard, and stood in front of the door, with a somewhat mysterious smile on his face.
Gong Yueyue couldn't help but feel a little more curious in her eyes. She stretched out her hand and pushed the door open, and a gleam of light suddenly came into view.
That--
Fengguan, Xiapei, Jinyi.
The things on the table dazzled her, but what shocked her even more was his good intentions.
Gong Yueyue walked to the table and stared blankly.
"What?" He stretched out his hands from behind and hugged her waist: "Do you like it? Do you like it very much?"
Gong Yueyue was speechless, but her mind flashed back to the day she entered the palace. She was dressed in gorgeous makeup, sitting in a soft sedan, and slowly walked towards the palace. Her mother's sobs kept ringing in her ears: "Qiong'er, my Qiong."
Son, why are you so miserable?"
Gong Yueyue doesn't understand.
In her simple life, she really didn't understand what a harem meant to a woman.
Even though she had no feelings for the man she had never met before, there was no one else in her heart. What she inherited was a kind of obedience to fate, nothing more.
Harem.
For all women, it is the most gorgeous place in the world. They show off their charm and tenderness in front of a man, conquer him, and let him immerse himself in the world they weave.
She had seen how an emperor favored his concubine, and then neglected and forgotten her.
The fate of women is mostly in the hands of a man.
Gong Yueyue could not help but lightly clenched her fists.
"What's wrong?" Ah Chen's voice woke her up from her memories.
"Nothing." She quickly calmed herself down and picked up the phoenix crown on the table.
"Like it?"
Gong Yueyue did not answer, but the figures of the women in the harem flashed in her mind. They all spent their youthful years by the emperor's side. They expected to rely on the emperor's favor and enjoy a lifetime of honor, but what they got in the end was
what?
"What's wrong with you?" Ah Chen was surprised: "I worked hard to prepare these, but I don't want to make you sad."
"No." Gong Yueyue shook her head: "I'm not sad."
"Then why don't you like it?"
"I don't know." Gong Yueyue sighed softly and turned to look at him - "Maybe it's you who came too late."
"What?" Ah Chen was slightly startled, then his eyes widened: "What do you mean by that?"
"No."
In such a beautiful moment, she really didn't want to destroy his confidence, but there was another voice in her heart, guiding her to move forward.
"Qiong'er." Ah Chen stretched out his hand and took her arm.
But she chose to gently pull out her palm and walked out of the room.
"Gong Yueyue!" Ah Chen chased after him: "What do you want?"
Gong Yueyue turned around and looked at him in a daze - maybe even she didn't quite understand what she wanted.
"Gong Yueyue." Ah Chen caught up with her and grabbed her: "Don't test my patience!"
"Ah Chen." Gong Yueyue turned to look at him: "I don't want to deceive you, and I don't want to deceive you. I do have something on my mind, but I can't tell it."
"Can't tell?" Ah Chen looked at Gong Yueyue strangely. He really didn't understand what was going on in her mind.
If she hadn't gone through so many things, maybe she would have chosen to believe in him wholeheartedly and leave her destiny to him.
But she has experienced too many things, so now, even though she is with him, from time to time, there is a trace of doubt in her heart, growing like a thorn.
It was her questioning of his feelings and her own choices.
"Don't look at me like that!" Ah Chen suddenly roared.
"I know." Gong Yueyue lowered her head and looked at the ground - even if such a day comes, she still does not regret falling in love with him.
"I like it very much." Gong Yueyue hugged his neck tightly and looked into his eyes: "I like everything you prepared for me, Ah Chen."
"You're lying." His sharp gaze shot into her heart like an arrow: "You want to hide something from me, tell me."
"Prince."
Just when there was some tension between them, the voice of the servant suddenly came.
"What's the matter?" Ah Chen's tone sounded particularly impatient: "Don't you see that I am busy?"
"It's Hedu. Hedu had an accident."
"What accident?"
"The news came from Hedu yesterday. The king has issued an order to move the capital."
"What?" Ah Chen's voice suddenly rose an octave. He let go of Gong Yueyue and turned to look at the servant: "What did you say? Say what you just said again!"
"The king has issued an order to move the capital."
"Move the capital?" Ah Chen roared angrily: "Moving the capital at this time is tantamount to the destruction of the country. What on earth is he thinking?"
The servant shuddered and immediately fell silent.
Ah Chen's face was as white as paper.
Since she met him, it was the first time she saw him truly angry, like a sword flashing with cold light.
The scene was silent for a moment.
It took him a long time to regain his composure: "Prepare your horse, I want to enter the palace immediately!"
Ah Chen finished speaking and walked away, leaving Gong Yueyue standing there blankly.
The cold wind blew, and Gong Yueyue felt cold all over her body. She felt that the blood all over her body seemed to have condensed.
"Madam." At some point, Xiao Jin came over and wrapped a cloak around her: "It's windy outside, please go back to your room first."
Gong Yueyue did not speak, but stood there steadily, suddenly reaching out and holding Xiao Jin's fingertips: "Quick, go find Zhang Yong, I have something to explain." (To be continued)