At nightfall, Jiu Ge came to Qiongying alone. Of course, he also received news about Dongyue's movements. Jinli was her place, so he was worried that she would abandon Beiyan and return to Jinli.
In the courtyard, the shadows of the trees are dancing, and the shadow of the sky is sitting alone in the pavilion.
When Jiu Ge saw her, he seemed a little unclear. He seemed to understand her but not quite. What he understood was her style. Like him, he was too similar to her. What he didn't understand was her heart, maybe.
The city is too deep, she doesn't understand him, just as he doesn't understand her.
"I heard that Dongyue sent troops to attack Jinli, aren't you worried Qiongying?" Jiu Ge sat across from her and said bluntly that he didn't want to mince words with her.
"What's there to worry about?" Qiongying smiled. She wasn't in a hurry, but Jiu Ge and Qingjun were.
"I'm overly concerned." Jiu Ge saw that she was indifferent, which was good, she didn't care. Or maybe, she just cared more about Bei Yan.
"You have always been so caring." Qiong Ying said something, but unfortunately, she didn't care about Helian Jiuge.
"What do you mean?" Jiu Ge could vaguely hear what was being said.
"As you heard." Qiongying looked at the night in the distance and said calmly.
Jiu Ge smiled instead of getting angry. He had known for a long time that she was aloof and talkative, and she was very scheming. She probably never explained anything to anyone except the stupid Qing Lan. Therefore, her confession at this time proved that she
After thinking about it, the result was rejection. He didn't know whether he was happy or worried.
"So, you don't like me anymore?" he said half-jokingly.
"No, I don't look down on anyone, and I don't dare look down on you." Qiong Ying said bluntly, she didn't dare to look down on him.
In the past, she would not have minded having an extra man in the palace's backyard, because it was the same to her whether he was there or not.
But something is different now. She is not a prince, she does not need an extra man, she can do whatever she wants.
Perhaps, her so-called free will is just because everything in the past no longer exists, and there is nothing to look forward to anymore.
Or maybe it was because Helian Jiuge had a special status, was too powerful, too excellent, too arrogant, and repeatedly violated her bottom line.
"That's why you don't like it, because you are too arrogant." Jiu Ge looked at her with burning eyes. She was not a pretentious woman, she was even a stronger woman than him. She was so arrogant that she looked down on anyone.
No one could be more arrogant than her, so he could only find such a reason.
"Haha, probably." Qiongying smiled nonchalantly, it didn't matter if she was aloof, that was just how she was.
"...So, aren't you lonely?" Jiu Ge seemed to be muttering to himself.
Lonely? Qiongying doesn’t even care, so what, it’s always been like this, she does whatever she wants, what’s so lonely about it?
Jiu Ge laughed when he saw that she didn't have any mood swings. She really didn't understand.
Before he met her, during his seventeen years of life, he never felt lonely, let alone lonely.
He has a noble status, extraordinary talents, and countless honours. He is the prince of the empire, high above the world, and can turn his hands into clouds and rain. Everything is at his fingertips. How can he be lonely like this?
Until suddenly one day, on the snow peaks of Qingming City, I saw her alone on the highest snow peak, admiring the scenery alone, so lonely and monotonous.
At that time, he couldn't help but think that it would be too lonely to be alone on the top of the mountain, facing the cold wind and snow.
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The moonlight came down quietly and fell on the two of them, especially softly.
It was probably because the two of them hadn't sat and chatted in such a relaxed manner for a long time.