It was night, after Han Fei and the others had had enough wine and food, they separated.
The weather tonight is not good. There are dark clouds flying, the moon appears and disappears, and there is no starlight at all.
Gu Xun took advantage of the intermittent moonlight and headed towards the palace.
But tonight when he goes to the palace, his destination is not Mingxiang Palace, but Honglian’s Princess Mansion.
As Han Wangan's favorite youngest daughter, Honglian is just about to reach the age of hairpins, so naturally she still lives in the palace.
Moreover, the scale of her princess palace is relatively large. It occupies a large area of the palace and is much stronger than Han Fei's young master's palace.
Gu Xun was running the most elegant Taixue Wuhen, like a wisp of blue smoke in the dark night, flickering on the roofs of various houses, heading straight for the princess mansion.
Not long after, we arrived at our destination, the main courtyard of the Princess Mansion.
It is not a particularly large courtyard, with pavilions, pavilions, rock ponds, lush vegetation, corridors and pavilions arranged in an orderly manner.
At this time, Honglian was in the open space next to a waterside pavilion, holding a lighter one-handed sword, dancing in the wind.
She naturally practices Jade Girl Swordsmanship.
Gu Xun has never understood this sword technique in detail, because although it basically has the same name as what Yang Guo, the little dragon girl, practices, but... this sword technique is not suitable for men at all... I should say that it is practiced by men.
But there is a saying, in terms of ornamental value, it is better than the Seven Swordsmanship - the ornamental value here refers to the person dancing the sword, not the swordsmanship.
The red lotus hair was swaying and dancing in the cool night breeze. Gu Xun did not want to interrupt for a moment, and stood silently in the shadow corner admiring it.
After a while, after practicing the sword technique once, Honglian temporarily stopped to rest, while Gu Xun waved his right hand, summoned a long sword from the equipment slot, and stepped out of the shadows.
"I knew you must not be sleeping yet."
Hong Lian, who was a little hot from sword dancing, was about to get a drink of water from the stone table in the pavilion when she heard a very familiar voice coming from behind.
She knew who it was as soon as she heard it. She turned her head in surprise and saw Gu Xun.
"Why are you here?" Honglian jumped up to Gu Xun's face and asked with a smile on her face.
"Come here to find you." Gu Xun hugged Xiao Honglian and walked towards the pavilion.
There was a trace of shyness on Honglian's face, but she didn't struggle, she just hummed like a baby:
"Humph, you never like to come to my place, and you have never come here at night. You must have passed by here because you didn't know what you wanted to do in the middle of the night."
Gu Xun pulled her into the pavilion, sat on the stone bench, put the sword on the edge of the stone bench, and then said to Honglian with a smile:
"I really just came to see you today."
"Really?" The little princess raised her pretty face and deliberately questioned happily.
"Because I have something to tell you." Gu Xun continued to explain.
"What's going on?" The little princess still had a beaming expression on her face, very happy.
During this period, Han Wangan kept saying that it was very chaotic outside, and Honglian was not allowed to run around, let alone leave the palace. He also sent extra personnel to watch her, making it difficult for her to go to Lianqiao's house, and she was not able to see Gu Xunji.
Noodles.
"I'm leaving."
"..." The smile on the little princess's face gradually disappeared.
"What...what are you leaving? What do you mean?" She asked in a panic, her tone gradually getting excited.
"I'm leaving Korea." Gu Xun could only repeat it in more detail.
After listening to Gu Xun's words clearly, Honglian turned from joy to sadness in just a few breaths. She was smiling just now, but now she is about to cry.
Honglian grabbed Gu Xun's hand and asked excitedly:
"Why are you leaving? Your medical clinic is running well... If someone bullies you, tell me and I will ask my father to punish him severely."
Gu Xun looked at the little princess whose face drooped and her eyes were starting to turn red. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms and gently stroked her long hair. "I want to leave on my own. I didn't plan to stay in Xinzheng in the first place."
Stayed too long."
The little girl buried her head in Gu Xun's arms and said in a dull voice:
"Don't leave, okay? Stay with me, I don't want you to leave."
Gu Xun replied softly:
"Parting is an inevitable encounter in life. Honglian, the fate between you and me in Xinzheng has come to an end now."
Gu Xun felt a little warm in his chest, it must be that the little girl was crying.
Honglian was sobbing and said intermittently:
"You clearly told me last time...last time that you would accompany me every time...every Chinese New Year. You lied!"
"Ha!" Gu Xun lowered his head and glanced at the little princess whose body was twitching, and comforted her softly, "Don't be sad, the separation is just for the next reunion."
"When we meet again, I will definitely fulfill my promise."
Hong Lian, who was buried in Gu Xun's arms, heard this and raised her little head, her eyes were red, her pear blossoms were wet with rain, and she was still sobbing uncontrollably:
"Reunion? Are you...will you come back?"
"Of course we will meet again." Gu Xun did not answer directly. It was really unknown whether he would return to Xinzheng. "How could I leave you alone?"
"You won't... won't lie to me again, will you?" The little girl barely stopped her tears, but her tone was still very low.
"I won't lie to you." Gu Xun smiled and rubbed her little head.
"I don't believe you..." Hong Lian pursed her lips and muttered in a low voice. Before Gu Xun could give her assurance, she asked herself, "How long will it take?"
"Well... it will probably take a few years." Gu Xun chose to answer truthfully, without giving an ambiguous answer.
"How many years!" The little girl curled her lips and replied sadly, "That's too long..."
"You are about to grow up, and when you grow up, you will find that time passes very quickly, and a few years is just a look back."
"I don't believe it..." Honglian muttered this sentence again.
"But...but why can't you stay? Isn't Xinzheng bad?"
"This is not a good or bad relationship, but Xinzheng...it is not that suitable for me." Gu Xun tried to make Honglian understand, but she obviously couldn't understand it now that she was not deeply involved in the world.
Seeing her confused look, Gu Xun chose to give up and gave her another choice:
"Or, you can choose to go with me, and I can take you with me."
Hong Lian showed an excited look when she first heard about it. She was naturally out of touch by nature, so she naturally yearned for the outside world.
But soon, her face turned down again because she thought of the real situation.
"I'm sorry, I...I can't leave with you, my father...and my brother, I can't leave them behind..."
Honglian lowered his head and replied in a low tone.
"There's nothing to be sorry for. It's normal not to let go of your loved ones." Gu Xun reassured.
"You will always face a lot of helplessness in life, and parting is one of them. You are about to grow up, and it is inevitable to face these."
"...If this is what you have to do when you grow up, then I would rather not grow up." Honglian replied in a muffled voice as if she was angry.
"You have mistaken the relationship between cause and effect." Gu Xun rubbed the other person's little head again, "It's not that you have to face helplessness when you grow up. It's because you continue to face helplessness and gradually grow up."
