The word "betrayal" is more terrifying than any other word in the world. It can make mountains collapse in an instant, it can make the most unbreakable city annihilate in an instant, and it can make people who are close to each other alienate from each other and never be able to return to the so-called beginning.
The time back then can never be retrieved, it can only be reminisced and cannot be restored.
Ou Suiliang closed his eyes and took a deep breath in the endless darkness. When he opened them again, a light smile on his face hid his emotions.
"Your Highness is too worried. Suiliang's loyalty has never changed, and he will be willing to follow His Highness whether he lives or dies."
"Really? Then forget about me." Yi Huaiyu stood up and sat upright, then picked up the pen again and dipped it in ink, half hanging on the paper. However, he didn't finish writing for a long time.
The pen and ink did not move, and the figure in front of the door stood in silence for a long time. He could not remember how long the stalemate lasted. When Yi Huaiyu was overwhelmed by the fatigue that hit his limbs and was unable to breathe, he finally couldn't control his emotions and put down the pen, ink and paper.
All the inkstones were knocked down. The huge noise caused panic among the servants. No one knew who it was and ran to tell Su Shiyun. When Su Shiyun, who had disheveled hair on her temples, came over, she saw Yi Huaiyu with his arms propped up on the desk.
He was very angry, and Occasionally Suiliang leaned against the door, with a large bruise on the corner of his mouth.
"What's going on? Why is Hao Duan Duan so angry?" Su Shiyun took a breath and hurriedly took out a silk handkerchief to wipe Ou Suiliang.
"Miss Su, don't pay attention to me. Just pack your bags quickly. If nothing unexpected happens, I will find someone to take Miss Su back to Yingchi County tomorrow." Ou Suiliang tilted his head to avoid the silk handkerchief, his tone was still calm and calm, "Your Highness has many things to do.
If you don't want to disturb me, Suiliang will take his leave first."
Ou Suiliang turned around and left. Su Shiyun wanted to chase but didn't dare. Half anxious and half worried, she turned around and looked timidly at Yi Huaiyu like a timid child. Yi Huaiyu was so angry that it took a lot of effort to stop.
He stopped and sat down with a sullen face, intertwining his fingers to support his chin: "Let him go, he will be angry just by looking at him!"
Su Shiyun didn't know what happened between the two, but the moment she passed by Ou Suiliang just now, she clearly saw that there was a certain luster missing from Ou Suiliang's eyes, which made her feel desolate.
"Why should you be so angry? Even if the general does something wrong, you should be considerate because he has tried his best for you." Su Shiyun persuaded in a low voice, walking around the desk with her belly full, trying to clean up the mess.
Naturally, his body shape made it impossible to bend down smoothly. Yi Huaiyu couldn't bear to see it, and his livid face melted away a lot. He sighed and hugged Su Shiyun from behind, burying his whole face into the snow-white neck.
"Yun'er, if I do something sorry for you, will you forgive me so generously?"
Su Shiyun thought for a while, smiled and shook her head: "You can correct your mistakes if you know them, and there is no greater good. Besides, who can guarantee that you will never make mistakes in your life?" She carefully took Yi Huaiyu's hand and guided it to his swollen abdomen. Su Shiyun closed her eyes peacefully and softened her lips.
A slight smile appeared on her face: "Your Highness will never let me down, I believe it."
Is it a betrayal to say that I have loved her all my life but to marry another woman? Yi Huaiyu was so confused that it was hard to explain. He frowned and suddenly felt powerless as never before.
The border war was tense. While raising troops everywhere, Yi Huaiyu was also busy with many trivial matters. He almost kept walking for three days and could not sleep at night. He only watched the carriage and horse carrying Su Shiyun leave on the first day, and invited Su Shiyun to leave on the second day.
The emperor set a time to send out troops, and on the third day he would symbolically marry Sima Dalan. Sima Dalan was pregnant and could not have sex, but Sima Yuan and Yao Junxian insisted that Yi Huaiyu complete the marriage before the expedition. In many cases,
Witnessed by the minister and prince, the two forces were completely united.
There were wars and smoke rising across the border of the distant country, and within the imperial capital, there was a turmoil in the court halls. In just a few days, the world was in turmoil.
However, no matter how turbulent it is, people at the wedding banquet still have to keep smiling, shout "congratulations" no matter whether they are sincere or not, take the people's anointing as an obligatory gift, and whisper a few words in twos and threes while drinking and pretending to be innocent.
Lamented at the chaotic situation.
It is well known that the prince is cowardly and incompetent. At this juncture, the person who can provoke the distant country is very likely to seek power and usurp the throne, causing the country to change hands. Yi Huaiyu, who is united with the Sima family, is undoubtedly the most controversial and popular one.
This can be seen from the fact that the prince refused to come to congratulate the marriage and often cynicized Yi Huaiyu in private. None of the civil and military officials who could sneak into the imperial court were just for food. Who wouldn't be able to see the ebb and flow of one thing and the other?
Confrontation situation? He just reluctantly came to the banquet because he knew it was more important to protect himself at this time. As soon as Yi Huaiyu left the banquet, a group of ministers flew over like locusts, leaving only a mess.
Contrary to the noise that receded like a tide, the wedding room lit with weeping red candles was silent. Sitting on the bedside was the surprisingly quiet Sima Duran. There was no other sound except breathing and heartbeat.
Creaking, the door was pushed open, and a figure could be vaguely seen walking in through the hijab.
"Let's go to the General's Mansion tomorrow morning to pay homage. I will leave for the southern border the day after tomorrow. You can just stay at the General's Mansion." There was no emotion in his plain words, not even as strong as the smell of alcohol. Yi Huaiyu walked to the table and poured.
I drank the glass of wine in one go and sat there all the time, with no intention of going to bed. Even if I was sleepy and drunk, I just rested my forehead with one hand and closed my eyes for a nap.
Sima Tulan had already expected that no one would lift the hijab and whisper softly, so she simply took it off by herself. A pair of phoenix eyes slanted towards the table: "Go to bed and rest when you are tired. I am not a tiger or beast, can I still eat you?"
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"You are in good spirits, and you are not tired no matter how hard you work - ha, I almost forgot, it is your uncle who is making waves. You only need to sit back and enjoy his achievements, how can you be tired?" Yi Huaiyu snorted.
He smiled, his dissatisfaction evident, and he still sat at the table and refused to move.
The most arrogant prince of the Yao Kingdom offered his son to get married. Yi Huaiyu would definitely not accept this kind of thing calmly, not to mention that he was still thinking about Su Shiyun, whom he fell in love with at first sight. Even if Sima Dulan was pregnant with his child, what should he have?
He couldn't show off his tenderness. But Sima Duran didn't mind - he refused to move, so she could just take the initiative to go there.
Walking to the table and snatching the wine glass from Yi Huaiyu's hand, Sima Tulan drank by herself with an expression on her face as usual. When she was slightly tipsy, Yi Huaiyu glared at her and then said the next sentence lukewarmly.
"I'll go to the southern border with you."
Yi Huaiyu didn't drink but almost choked. He looked at Sima Tulan in disbelief. His face was thinner than he remembered, and there was a hint of determination. He was no different from the arrogant and competitive daughter of the Sima family when they first met. He took a deep breath.
, Yi Huaiyu was moved: "What are you doing with your child? I didn't say anything to you, I was just complaining."
"You complain, I'll make my decision, no conflict." Sima Tulan smiled and raised the jug to take another drink. Unexpectedly, Yi Huaiyu reached out to grab the jug, frowning slightly and putting it down with a solemn expression.
With an empty wine glass, Sima Duran took off her earrings and hairpin, and naturally looked at each other with open eyes: "Yi Huaiyu, do you think I agreed to marry you for the sake of your children, or for the same boring purpose as you? Sorry, I have this personality
It’s not good, but I’m not humble enough to sell myself. The reason why I do this is to let you open your eyes and see clearly that I, Sima Duran, am more qualified to be your wife than anyone else.”