After a long time, Song Qing finally spoke: "Miss Sikong, no matter what, it is a fact that you and the Zuo Palace Master are married now. I hope you can stop embarrassing him and try... to fall in love with him."
Sikong Qingying shook his head.
Song Qing was anxious: "Palace Master Zuo loves you so much. As long as you are willing to forget Doctor Lu and give Palace Master Zuo a chance, you and Palace Master Zuo will definitely be happy."
Sikong Qingying sneered: "Song Qing, for example, if you get married to someone else, will you forget Lu Jiu and live a so-called happy life with someone else?"
"I..." Song Qing opened her mouth, and finally lowered her head helplessly.
"I don't know...but I do know that whether it is a sad life or a happy life, it is still alive. In this case, why do we have to embarrass ourselves and live in such pain? Although our destiny may not be able to
You can control it yourself, but you can control your life and mood, right?"
Sikong Qing looked at Song Qing intently and suddenly smiled. She reached out and touched Song Qing's hair: "How come you were born in ancient times?"
Song Qing didn't understand the meaning of her words, so she just opened her beautiful eyes and said to Sikong Qingying:
"Miss Sikong, you lock yourself in the house all day long, and we are all worried... You, why not try to go out."
"Thank you." Sikong Qingying's eyes were a little distant: "I know what I should do."
She has always known it, but she has been really angry with Lu Jiu and Lu Zicong these days, so that's why she behaves like this.
After being willful and sad for so many days, it’s time to sort out my emotions and face life again.
As long as you live, there is hope for everything.
Lu Zicong was just a passer-by in her life. Although it pained her deeply, how could she grow without pain?
That's just a person who doesn't love her. Why should she make herself so embarrassed for a person who doesn't love her.
As long as she avenges Lu Jiu with her, regains her freedom, and stays away from her uncle and nephew, she will live a peaceful and happy life.
Love is just a part of life. Although it is important, it is not indispensable.
After Song Qing left, Sikong Qingying took care of herself. Then, she opened the door and saw the straight man standing outside. Her eyes glanced at the stubble on his face and his slightly haggard face.
Although he is still so handsome, he always feels that he has changed a lot.
Sikong Qingying smiled bitterly in her heart, but said coldly: "Go freshen up and come see me."
This was the first time that Sikong Qingying took the initiative to speak to Lu Jiu since she kicked Lu Jiu out of the room that day.
Lu Jiu's eyes suddenly lit up, with tenderness and expectation in his eyes, and he nodded: "Okay, Xiaoying, wait a minute, I'll be here soon."
Sikong Qingying looked at his back, took a long breath, and looked up at the sky.
I have been hurt, cried, scolded, and angry. Now, I can only bury those reluctances and pains deep in my heart and never touch them again.
However, in the future, she will probably never love anyone again.
She may have lost the courage and ability to love someone.
Therefore, like Song Qing said, falling in love with Lu Jiu and living happily with Lu Jiu is absolutely impossible.
Lu Jiu's movements were very fast. In less than half a quarter of an hour, Lu Jiu appeared in front of Sikong Qingying with a completely new look.
He had obviously taken a shower, he smelled of soap, he had changed his clothes, and the new stubble that had grown on his face had also been taken care of.
Sikong Qingying looked him up and down and nodded: "It still looks pleasing to the eye."
Although his tone was cold, it was calm, without any trace of resentment or anger.
Although it's not as good as it was before they got married, it's much better than the past few days.
This was enough to make Lu Jiu very excited.
"Xiaoying..."
Sikong Qingying stretched out a white and tender finger: "Shh... don't say it yet, let me say it."
Lu Jiu nodded.
Sikong Qingying held her sleeves with her hands, leaned against the door, looked at Lu Jiu, and said slowly: "Our marriage is a farce... In fact, I never knew that the person I want to marry is you."
Lu Jiu was stunned for a moment, countless emotions flashed through his eyes, and he finally settled on a clear picture:
"You... thought you were marrying your uncle?"
Sikong Qingying shook his head:
"It doesn't matter who it is anymore, I just want to say... well, I regard you as a friend from the bottom of my heart, but I can't accept the fact that we are getting married, so, uh, just, from now on, we sleep in separate rooms, you have no objection
Bar?"
Lu Jiu's expression was a little bitter. No wonder Sikong Qingying had been so sad these past few days, and had even affected his little uncle. It turned out that... Sikong Qingying had never cared about him.
He really shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place. He broke up Sikong Qingying and his little uncle for nothing.
"Xiaoying, actually, I can..."
He wanted to say, I can write you a letter of divorce.
Sikong Qingying shook her head, and continued before he finished speaking: "I know this is a bit unfair to you. I'm sorry that I can't fulfill my obligations as a wife, but if you want to marry someone else, I
I have no objection at all and will never object."
Lu Jiu opened his mouth, then closed it, his face turned pale - he wanted to be unique to the person he loved, but the other person didn't care about his feelings at all.
"I hope we are like before, um... I will at least accompany you until you get your revenge. Well, that's all I have to say. If you have anything to say, just say it."
Lu Jiu shook his head.
"I have nothing to say. You can do whatever you want. Everything...is according to your words."
Sikong Qingying nodded. Fortunately, this Lu Jiu was not as hateful as Lu Zicong. He was full of tricks and deceived people without paying for their lives.
"Okay, then it's settled. You can move out today. Well... of course, you can also help me find a room and I'll move out."
"I'll just move out." How could Lu Jiu be willing to let her go through all the trouble.
"Well, but, Lu Jiu, when do you plan to go to Miaohua Mountain to take revenge?"
"How do you know this? Did your uncle tell you?"
Sikong Qingying shook his head: "When do you plan to go?"
Lu Jiu raised his head and looked at Sikong Qingying's cold face, feeling very uncomfortable for no reason.
"Any time can be...Actually, I originally planned to go after we got married..." Because the longevity art has been practiced to the highest level, he has long been ready to take revenge, but Sikong Qingying's current condition is so bad, and he
I couldn't worry about Sikong Qingying, so I put the matter of revenge aside for the time being.
"Really?" Sikong Qingying's eyes lit up, and she finally showed some energy.
"In that case, let's set off... Let's go to Miaohua Mountain to take revenge now."
"We?" Lu Jiu was a little surprised. He thought Sikong Qingying's surprise was because he was leaving.
He thought that Sikong Qingying wanted to take the opportunity of revenge to drive him away and let him go to Miaohua Mountain to take revenge alone.
But I didn’t expect that Sikong Qingying would say ‘we’.
Sikong Qingying nodded: "Yes, I will accompany you to take revenge."
Lu Jiu looked at Sikong Qingying in disbelief, and a burst of joy could not be suppressed in his heart, but his hesitant eyes moved to Sikong Qingying's feet: "You... are you healed of the injury on your foot?"
?”
Sikong Qingying was a little unaccustomed to his attentive concern, so she shrank her feet back uncomfortably: "Okay, that's almost it. Anyway, we can ride horses."
Lu Jiu frowned at Sikong Qingying's carelessness in his words: "It's getting late today, why not rest one night in Xuanming Palace and set off again tomorrow."
"good."
Sikong Qingying was very excited.
Lu Jiu is going to take revenge.
As long as Lu Jiu takes revenge, she will be free no matter whether Lu Jiu lives or dies.
She no longer owes Lu Zicong anything...
On the second day, Lu Jiu took Sikong Qingying and left Xuanming Palace.
On the highest attic of Xuanming Palace, stood the right-hand palace master of Xuanming Palace and Song Qing, who has now become her personal maid.
"These two people are really interesting..."
Gong Suxian's clothes were blown by the wind and danced. Gong Suxian, who had always been cold and charming, actually smiled when she looked at the backs of Lu Jiu and Sikong Qingying.
Song Qing frowned: "Right Palace Master, is it okay for Left Palace Master to be alone? Do you need us to send someone to help him?"
Gong Suxian turned her head and looked at her with cold eyes: "Do you think Palace Master Zuo will be the kind of person who allows others to intervene to help him?"
Song Qing was stunned and said nothing.
Gong Suxian snorted coldly and took the lead to get down from the attic. Song Qing immediately followed... She seemed to have gone too far?
The injury on the sole of Sikong Qingying's foot had not healed yet, so the two of them left on horseback for the convenience of traveling.
Lu Jiu knew that Sikong Qingying hated him very much now, so he was very self-aware and got two horses.
Unfortunately, Sikong Qingying's inability to ride a horse was exposed not long after he walked.
In the end, Sikong Qingying had to ride the same horses as Lu Jiu.
Along the way, there were only the two of them and no one else, just like when Lu Zicong brought Sikong Qingying to Xuanming Palace not long ago.
However, in just half a month, everything has changed.
"How far is it from Miaohua Mountain?"
Sikong Qingying was sitting on the horse, with her back leaning against Lu Jiu's chest, which was somewhat awkward.
After all, the memory of the wedding night was not clear to her, but she still remembered it a little bit, so now that she had some physical contact with Lu Jiu, she felt awkward for no reason.
"It's not very far." Lu Jiu answered Sikong Qingying's questions.
"We'll be there in about seven or eight days' journey."
Sikong Qingying breathed a sigh of relief...Does this mean that after seven or eight days, she will be able to get rid of Lu Jiu and regain her freedom?
She lowered her eyelids and looked a little complicated when she saw Lu Jiu's hand protecting her waist.
Lu Jiu has been waiting for revenge for more than ten years, so naturally he is not in a hurry, but Sikong Qingying is very anxious. The two of them have been on the road, so it is inevitable that they will sleep in the wild.
It is late autumn now, and the weather is already quite cold, especially after nightfall, it is even colder than during the day.
Lu Jiu poured water for Sikong Qingying to drink, caught hares, and collected firewood... In fact, Sikong Qingying said that he would help him share some of the burden, but Lu Jiu insisted that Sikong Qingying sit aside to rest and do everything himself.
Take action.
When it got dark, the two sat by the bonfire by the river to warm themselves up.
Sikong Qingying looked at the stars in the sky boredly and felt a little hungry.
Lu Jiu was seriously roasting the hare.
Sikong Qingying looked at the sky for a while, then couldn't help but turn his eyes to Lu Jiu.
Under the light of the fire, his already handsome face became even more handsome.
Especially his expression at this time was very serious.
He didn't talk much and was silent most of the time. Sikong Qingying had never seen him angry, and Lu Jiu rarely rejected Sikong Qingying...
Is this a man who is easy to bully?
Sikong Qingying thought it was a bit funny. According to the people in Xuanming Palace, Lu Jiu was the number one killer in the world. Would the number one killer in the world be a man who was easy to bully?
Is she dreaming?
Besides...how could Lu Zicong's nephew be such an innocent person?
Her heart ached slightly again, and she looked away.
At this time, a sound came from her abdomen.
She was startled for a moment, then put her hand to cover her stomach... she was hungry.
Lu Jiu's face condensed, and he immediately took out the dry food from his luggage and handed it to her: "Put it on first, the hare will be roasted in a while."
Lu Jiu felt sorry for Sikong Qingying and wanted to stay at an inn he met before, but Sikong Qingying insisted on leaving.
Sikong Qingying knew that Lu Jiu's hare was almost ready because she could already smell the aroma of the meat.
She reached out to take the dry food Lu Jiu handed her and moved her lips. She wanted to say thank you, but she didn't want to talk to Lu Jiu, so she said nothing in the end.
After tasting Lu Jiu's roasted hare, Sikong Qingying's eyes suddenly widened and she looked at Lu Jiu in disbelief - it was so delicious!
Isn’t it said that a gentleman is far away from the kitchen?
Why were the men she met, whether it was Lu Zicong or Lu Jiu, so good at cooking?
I habitually think of Lu Zicong, and then habitually feel heartache.
Sikong Qingying's originally bright and beautiful eyes also gradually dimmed.
How could Yilu give up his sincere feelings so easily and let go so easily?
Now, only time can heal her inner scars.
Even though she was in a bad mood because of the thought of Lu Zicong, Sikong Qingying still ate a lot.
After eating, the two of them fell asleep leaning against the tree trunk by the campfire... No, it should be said that only Sikong Qingying fell asleep, while Lu Jiu kept adding fuel to the fire while paying attention to the surrounding situation.
However, even though there was a bonfire, after falling asleep, Sikong Qingying still felt very cold and huddled up.
Lu Jiu looked at it and couldn't bear it, so he took the robe from the bag and put it on Sikong Qingying.
Unexpectedly, after Lu Jiu approached, Sikong Qingying instinctively felt the warmth coming from his body, and her whole body moved forward.
Finally, Sikong Qingying slept comfortably in Lu Jiu's arms.
Lu Jiu naturally had no complaints. He looked at Sikong Qingying's fair and tender face with gentle and nostalgic eyes, using his eyes to outline the outline of Sikong Qingying's face over and over again.
That night, only Sikong Qingying slept well.
There are only two people who can't sleep well.
In addition to Lu Jiu, there was also a man in green robe not far away, hiding on the branches of a tall tree. Although he had the appearance of a young man, he had white hair.
He left the letter and ran away, but did not really leave Xuanming Palace. Instead, he hid in the dark and watched Sikong Qingying and Lu Jiu.
Because Lu Jiu's martial arts was too high, he didn't dare to get close and had to use drugs to cover up his whereabouts.
In the dark, looking at the looks of Lu Jiu and Sikong Qingying, he regretted it.
Deeply regret it.
Because none of this was what he originally expected.
However, when things got to this point, there was no room for recovery.
He knew that he was sorry for Sikong Qingying and also for Lu Jiu.
Especially after knowing that he had touched Sikong Qingying, he felt endless regret for Sikong Qingying. He planned to guard Sikong Qingying in secret for the rest of his life to repay the mistakes he had made.
However, when he was watching Sikong Qingying and Lu Jiu riding a horse together, when he saw Sikong Qingying being held in Lu Jiu's arms and falling asleep...
His heart was hurting inch by inch.
Now, he no longer dares to say that this is just because of the 'same interest rate'.
Because, on the day he ‘left the letter and ran away’, he had already taken the Heartless Pill.
Jueqing Dan is supposed to be heartless and loving, but he... still feels heartbeat and heartache.
Every time my heart beats, I feel excruciating pain, life is worse than death... It turns out that the Heartless Pill does not make people feel heartless, but uses pain to force people to forget their feelings.
At this time, Lu Zicong understood how could there be any medicine in this world that could control people's emotions?
No matter it is ‘Tongxi’ or ‘Jieqing Dan’, it is impossible to control people’s emotions.
His heartbeat and desire for Sikong Qingying was by no means simply due to the 'same breath'.
But now, when the heart is thinking about someone and the heart is moved by someone, the "Jieqing Pill" can make people's internal organs feel as painful as burning, and then use those pains to force those who take the "Jieqing Pill" to forget their feelings.
After taking this medicine, Lu Zicong understood some things that he had not understood before.
However, it's too late now.
Even if he understood, it was impossible for him to tell Sikong Qingying that he actually loved her, and it was even less possible for him to snatch Sikong Qingying away from Lu Jiu.
He could see clearly in the dark that Sikong Qingying had gone from being sad and crazy before to being calm now, and her attitude towards Lu Jiu was slowly softening.
Maybe given them enough time, Sikong Qingying will really fall in love with Lu Jiu...
When he thought of this possibility, he couldn't restrain the burning pain in his internal organs... It was God's fault, but he could still live, but his own fault, he couldn't live.
The sky gradually grew brighter, and Sikong Qingying slowly woke up.
When she opened her eyes and found herself in Lu Jiu's arms, her expression suddenly changed and she immediately pushed Lu Jiu away: "Why did I sleep here?" She frowned and glared at Lu Jiu: "Yesterday
What did you do to me late?"
Lu Jiu stood up, moved his numb legs and arms, and without explaining, just said softly: "I'm sorry."
His attitude made Sikong Qingying embarrassed to have another outburst, so she snorted coldly and stopped talking.
After hastily eating some dry food for breakfast, Lu Jiu got on his horse and handed his palm to Sikong Qingying: "Get on the horse."
Sikong Qingying looked at his appearance and felt dazed for a while, remembering that Lu Zicong had done the same thing to her a long time ago.
She was silent and handed her hand to Lu Jiu, using Lu Jiu's strength to get on her horse.
After fixing her in his arms, Lu Jiu immediately galloped forward. None of them saw a green figure following them.
Shouyi Dynasty, the Royal Palace, inside the Jinluan Hall.
"Uncle Huang, Qingyang is absolutely right. That child looks exactly like my third uncle."
The emperor of the Shouyi Dynasty is now over seventy years old. He looks very old and his body is quite thin. He has the same body shape as an ordinary old man, but his eyes and the temperament around him are very sharp, carrying the power of the superior.
An unattainable momentum.
"The third sister gave up on the prince and ran away for some unknown reason. There has been no news for more than 40 years. Now, does she have any descendants?"
"Although Qingyang thinks that she is the blood of the third uncle, she does not admit it. Instead, she claims that she is the medicine boy of the Jade-faced Miracle Doctor in Dajing, and she claims to have amnesia...Uncle, do you see?"
"Is that child a woman?"
"yes."
A gleam flashed in the eyes of the emperor of the Shouyi Dynasty.
"Our Shouyi Dynasty is different from other dynasties. Women have always been emperors. In our generation, the third sister ran away willfully. Instead, a man like me became the emperor, which made our Shouyi Dynasty go from bad to worse..."
Yes, the person Mu Qingyang kept claiming to be his third uncle was actually a woman. Because she was destined to be a prince at birth, the younger generations always used the masculine uncle to address her. This was the custom of the Shouyi Dynasty.
"Uh...Uncle Huang has done a great job. Everyone admires Uncle Huang..."
The emperor of the Shouyi Dynasty snorted coldly: "Okay, stop flattering me. I have really done a good job. Will I be overwhelmed by the young boy in Dajing?"
Mu Qingyang was silent for a moment and said: "Do you think...Uncle Emperor?"
The emperor of the Shouyi Dynasty stood up from the dragon throne, slowly walked down the stairs with his hands behind his back, his eyes were cold:
"Although there is currently no woman in our Shouyi Dynasty, not just cats and dogs can inherit the throne of our Shouyi Dynasty... Qingyang, let Xiao Han take charge of the Tianzong Sect first, and check that woman's identity
The bottom line is, I... need to go see the Imperial Master."
"yes."
When the news that Mu Qingyang had met a woman who was very similar to Mu Lanyuan, the crown prince of the Shouyi Dynasty many years ago in the capital, spread within the royal family of the Shouyi Dynasty, a stir began within the Shouyi Dynasty.
Quite a stir.
Although the Shouyi Dynasty was one of the four great dynasties, it was somewhat different from the other dynasties.
The founding emperor of the Shouyi Dynasty was a woman, a woman who married many emperors, because the world despised women... The reason why major dynasties promulgated many laws that favored women was because of women's fertility and the importance of women themselves.
Negation of ability. When the founding emperor passed away, he issued a decree requiring that all future emperors of the Shouyi Dynasty must be women.
Because of this will, the previous generations of emperors of the Shouyi Dynasty were all women. Moreover, the territory of the Shouyi Dynasty became larger and larger. Its power was once so tyrannical that it almost unified the four countries.
However, as many generations passed, some men began to disobey women and would kill their fathers to seize the throne.
It is a pity that even though that man was talented, wise and courageous, the Shouyi Dynasty still went from bad to worse, because his campaigns, and even the Three Kingdoms Alliance, only resisted the Shouyi Dynasty, and the Shouyi Dynasty almost collapsed and ceased to exist.
At this time, the male emperor died during the confrontation with the Three Kingdoms, and his only daughter succeeded to the throne.
Oddly enough, after a woman inherited the throne, the situation of the Shouyi Dynasty began to improve, and they slowly regained their strength, and eventually formed an eternal alliance with the Glowing Dynasty.
Because the contrast between the prosperity and decline of that time was so great, the people of the Shouyi Dynasty were deeply impressed. Recalling the edict of the founding emperor, they firmly believed that only a woman could bring good luck to the Shouyi Dynasty, and only a woman as emperor could make Shouyi a success.
The dynasty prospered.
In the following generations, the emperors of the Shouyi Dynasty were all women.
But what is even more strange is that women in the royal family of the Shouyi Dynasty are very rare, with almost only one in every generation.
Among the current generation of emperors of the Shouyi Dynasty, only Mu Lanyuan, who was named crown prince at birth, was a woman.
Unfortunately, after the prince came of age, he said that he was not interested in running the country and disappeared willfully. Therefore, the current emperor had to bite the bullet and ascend to the throne.
Later, in Mu Qingyang's generation, there was only one woman named Mu Jinlong, who was also named a prince at birth.
It was a pity that the prince was in frail health and died before he reached adulthood. After that, there were no more women in Mu Qingyang's generation.
After that, there is Mu Haolong's generation, and in this generation, no woman has appeared yet - if there is, it is the woman in the news that Mu Qingyang brought back.
Therefore, when Sikong Qingying didn't know anything, her existence caused a hurricane in the royal family of the Shouyi Dynasty.
Especially for those who coveted the throne of the Shoyi Dynasty because there were no women, the existence of Sikong Qingying was a painful blow.
"How is that possible?"
"That Mu Lanyuan, didn't he die long ago? How could he still have blood?"
If the bloodline was a man, it would definitely not cause them panic or uneasiness, but if the existence was a woman... it would be too dangerous for them.
"The news is not confirmed yet, but my uncle said that he looks like the former prince, so he may not be of her blood."
"No - not even the slightest possibility is possible. If the royal family of our Shouyi Dynasty really wants to give birth to a woman, and if the emperor really admits her identity, he will definitely be the future emperor."
"Then what does the emperor mean?"
"Haha... Do you still remember Uncle Jintaki? Maybe this woman who appeared out of nowhere will die in an accident!"
At the same time, in the palace in Dajing, Helian Mingzhao was also very surprised.
"What? The Imperial Concubine left Xuanming Palace with the Master of the Left Palace of Xuanming Palace?" He said, already frowning and looking gloomy.
Seeing that the March period is coming soon, what on earth is Lu Zicong doing?
Shouldn't Sikong Qingying be with Lu Zicong? Why did Lu Zicong disappear in Xuanming Palace, but Sikong Qingying was with Lu Jiu?
Speaking of this, he had to feel depressed. Even with the power of Eagle Eye, it was extremely difficult to infiltrate Xuanming Palace.
The people they sent to track down Lu Zicong and Sikong Qingying were usually discovered by Lu Zicong. It was okay before, and Lu Zicong followed them.
However, since Lu Zicong and Sikong Qingying arrived at Xuanming Palace, Lu Zicong and the people from Xuanming Palace have been very defensive, preventing them from getting any information.
Even if their people camped outside Xuanming Palace, they could only get some useless information.