Xia Zhaoyi smiled faintly: "In the dynasties before and after, in the temples and rivers and lakes, the so-called power and tactics are nothing more than profit and bargaining chips. To put it bluntly, it is about what you want and what you have. When you come to me, you must bring something with you. You have lost your bargaining chip. And all you have left is the majesty of your queen."
Xia Zhaoyi walked down the last step, looked at Queen Nangong and continued: "I led the troops into the imperial city. In your opinion, I only destroyed an emperor. The country is still there, and the emperor's princes and heirs are still there." , you also have thousands of troops, including the famous Li cavalry."
"But Queen, you actually know that you can't guarantee it. You can't guarantee that they will sell you this face, and you can't guarantee that they won't have other intentions."
Queen Nangong's eyes were red: "Ah Li, if you can spare his life, I will fight to the death to stop them, and I will stand in front of them for you. He has been dragged down by your hand, and has become a joke to the world. The laughing stock. He is already in such a miserable state. He has a terrible... life. Just let him go. You can even break his hands and feet!"
Xia Zhaoyi's eyebrows frowned deeply.
Empress Nangong raised her hand to wipe away her tears and begged: "Isn't this good to trade his life for the unharmed soldiers and horses? Ah Li? I will fight to the death to stop him, whether it's Bi's army, Li's cavalry, or It's Guan Ning's marching army, Xuanwu army, Shunyang camp, Shengye army... I'll stop them all! Ah Li, please."
Zhan Ning looked at Queen Nangong and turned to the girl.
Shopkeeper Hu stood at the partition door of the back hall, not daring to move, and turned his gaze to the girl.
Xia Zhaoyi's eyes became colder and colder, as if a layer of frost had covered her eyes.
"Ali..." Queen Nangong whispered.
Xia Zhaoyi's lips came up with sarcasm: "Five years ago on Da'an Changdao, I asked you if you wanted to go with me. At that time, you and I both foresaw what the future would be like. Your choice was still to stay in Li According to my side. However, it seems that everything is just me worrying too much. You are not unhappy with the five years of cold eyes and grounding. Even if Li Ju brings intestinal poison to you, you will drink it without hesitation. .”
"That's right."
Xia Zhaoyi breathed out softly and smiled: "You are a good wife and mother, but you are not worthy of being a mother in the world, and you are not worthy of being the most noble woman in the eyes of the world. Have you ever achieved anything for the people?" More than half a blessing? When the people were suffering, you had no worries about food and clothing, and practiced Buddhism behind closed doors. When the people had no way to ask for help, you lived a peaceful life and did not hear what was happening outside the window. It was the people who gave you this crown of honor that allowed you to have it. Queen's power, if you are as good as you say now, you are really capable of stopping thousands of troops, you should do it for all the people of the world, but you have made a condition with me, this condition is to spare your husband's life. "
Queen Nangong looked at him deeply for several times, overlapping his face with that of the handsome young man who rode on the snow and rushed through thousands of troops to find the girl.
Queen Nangong turned her head and shed tears, which were fierce.
"That day I opened the window of Wende Palace. Except for the thoughts hanging in front of me, everything in the palace was fine. It was quiet, peaceful, indifferent, and the years were carefree. I couldn't see any hatred or resentment from you. Even, You seem to be enjoying the life in the cold palace very much and living in an orderly manner. Well, there is nothing wrong with this. It is better than feeling sorry for yourself, giving up on yourself, and resenting yourself all day long. But the queen has abandoned the dynasty, ignored the people, and trampled on the common people. , the dog emperor who wantonly takes human lives, a man who puts his wife into the cold palace and makes her look down upon her, but in your heart, he is still your husband!"
Empress Nangong burst into tears and mustered up the courage to look at the girl with tearful eyes: "Ah Li, I just ask you to spare him... Just spare his life!"
Shen Lie said: "I will always be by her side."
Shen Lie lowered his head slightly and did not answer any more words.
This is what Xia Zhaoyi feels the saddest today. If the person standing in front of her was just an illiterate woman, she might not be so disappointed.
Shen Lie also nodded, calmly and politely, with a pair of dark eyes without emotion, an angular face that was handsome and sparse, and a cold temperament.
"Are you still angry?" Shen Lie asked.
After a long while, Xia Zhaoyi said: "I have never seen a dead life, but I have seen a rotten body, that is Nianhe."
The girl's eyes were cold and bright, and Queen Nangong suddenly felt that these beautiful eyes were like a sharp sword, piercing her so that she did not dare to look directly.
Time goes so fast.
Standing under the eaves outside the door is a young man, with his hands clasped behind his back, his waist girded in black robes, his back tall and straight, his body as green as a pine tree, he looks capable, capable and extraordinary.
Shen Lie said: "It's me."
Queen Nangong said: "That's great."
Queen Nangong opened her eyes with tears.
Zhan Ning accepted the order and stepped forward to say to Queen Nangong: "Queen, please."
Xia Zhaoyi breathed out deeply and spent some time to regain her composure. She turned around and looked at him, her eyes dark and sharp, as if she wanted to look into his eyes.
Queen Nangong cried bitterly: "Ali..."
They are growing up and she is getting older.
"Ah Li." Shen Lie's voice sounded right behind her, low and clear.
Queen Nangong shed tears: "Ah Li, he is the king of the world, but he is also... my husband."
"You consider her a friend."
Hearing the noise coming from inside, Shen Lie turned his head slightly. Queen Nangong was looking at him, and when she caught his gaze, she nodded slightly.
Zhan Ning walked quietly behind the girl: "Second Miss, Queen Nangong is gone, and General Shen is here."
Seeing her appearance, Queen Nangong knew that there was no possibility of persuasion anymore, so she lowered her waist slightly as a farewell gesture.
Xia Zhaoyi stopped looking at her and turned his back.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Zhan Ning and said in a low voice: "Send off guests."
"In order to protect you, Nianhe wore your clothes and kicked off the stool under her feet. She stood in front of you and died for you. The person who harmed her was Li Ju. But you, you turned around In order to protect Li's position, we must defend against thousands of troops."
This kind of disappointment is profound, as if you are in the wilderness, the world is vast, and you can never reach the end if you move forward.
Xia Zhaoyi said helplessly: "This is her life, her choice, why should I be angry?"
Queen Nangong said: "You are Shen Lie."
Xia Zhaoyi's eyes showed disappointment, and there was more and more undisguised sadness: "Back then, you took the initiative to write to my sister, hoping that she would lend you the books. You should have read all the books she lent you. With your talent, you I'm sure everyone can understand it, but you are still you."
Queen Nangong smiled calmly: "You are still with her."
"Ah Li, she is not the only good friend of yours," Shen Lie's black eyes became focused, "There are also Zhao Ning, Qu Xiling and Su Yumei."
Xia Zhaoyi blinked her eyes. Suddenly, she smiled, and her pretty face suddenly brightened.
"Yes, I still have so many outstanding sisters."
Shen Lie smiled: "Well, they will not let you down."
