Moreover, with the emperor's virtue, I am afraid that he would compromise whatever the Liao Kingdom said.
After all, it's not the first time.
Jiang Shanshan's worries are not unreasonable. Gu Yuan also knows this, and the Gu family knows it even better.
"I can't stop what's coming. If we really start a war, I will rush to the border first."
Jiang Shanshan raised his eyes suddenly, "Aren't you still unsure? How can it be so casual for the two countries to go to war?"
At least, not until a few years later.
She thought to herself, but she was no longer so sure. After all, something had changed.
However, Gu Yuan just smiled, stretched out his hand and patted her head comfortingly.
Jiang Shanshan was a little dissatisfied, but he did not avoid it.
The conversation between the two ended in silence. After returning to the room, Jiang Shanshan continued to work until midnight before resting.
When she woke up the next day, Gu Yuan had already left.
Jiang Shanshan sat in front of the table filled with breakfast. Even though it was all his favorite food, he didn't have much appetite.
After silently drinking a bowl of shredded chicken porridge and eating a few steamed dumplings, she wiped her mouth clean and went to the courtyard where the old Taoist priest was.
Early in the morning, the old Taoist priest was sitting cross-legged on the stone pier, meditating and doing pure cultivation. He was not surprised to see her coming over.
Jiang Shanshan did not speak, but sat quietly aside. It was not until the morning sun filled the sky and covered her that the old Taoist opened his eyes.
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, I suddenly felt refreshed.
"The girl's eyebrows are gloomy, but what is there to worry about?"
Jiang Shanshan did not deny it, "There is something I hope the Taoist Master can clarify."
She frowned and talked about the things in her dream. Under the slightly surprised gaze of the old Taoist priest, she continued: "My dream sometimes confused me, and sometimes it made me sober. Now the direction is vaguely different, and even I
It’s almost hard to tell whether this resurrection of a dead body is a dream or..."
The old Taoist priest stroked his beard, looked at Jiang Shanshan, and smiled calmly.
His eyes held deep meaning: "How did you know, young lady, that what you are borrowing to bring back a soul is someone else's body? What you are returning is someone else's soul?"
"What?"
Jiang Shanshan was shocked and couldn't react for a while.
"Everything in the world is reincarnated. Girls, don't look back at what's behind you. Only what you step out of is what will happen."
"I walked out..." She murmured in a low voice, as if she understood something, but she became even more confused.
"A girl's destiny is enough to determine the direction of the world. If the girl is confused, then others will be too. They are all led by you, and what happens in the end depends on you alone."
Jiang Shanshan's lips twitched slightly when he heard this, "It's not that exaggerated! Everything I do is for myself, not for the direction of the world."
"Young lady is too arrogant to belittle yourself." The old Taoist priest shook his head and said, "Just like your fiancé, although he was given a very noble life, he died young."
"What did you say?" Jiang Shanshan looked at him immediately.
The old Taoist priest remained as calm as ever and raised his hands.
"Although that young master has a good destiny, he is destined to make a wedding dress for others. This is the second time I have seen such an amazingly talented and beautiful person."
Jiang Shanshan was still in a daze, so he didn't pay attention to what he said.
After a moment, she seemed to have thought of something, and said hurriedly: "Taoist Master, can you do the math, why did he die so young? And when..."
The old Taoist priest pondered, then he counted with his fingers and said, "Dedicate yourself to the country and your name will go down in history!"
Jiang Shanshan punched the stone table, "Shit, his name will go down in history. What's the point of asking him to go down in history? Can he eat it or what?"
She was so angry that she couldn't feel any pain even if her fist was broken.
Dedicate yourself to your country.
Oh, what a man who dedicated his life to his country.
Now that there was going to be a war between Daxing and Liao, it was hard for her not to doubt whether this sacrifice of one's life for the country was a sacrifice or a sacrifice.
But no matter what, she would never let such a thing happen.
As long as there can't be a war between the two countries, it will be fine if Gu Yuan doesn't go to the border.
"Thank you so much, Taoist Master, for clarifying my doubts today. If you need anything, just ask."
Hearing this, the old Taoist priest only shook his head and smiled. Jiang Shanshan said no more, stood up, bowed and strode away.
After a while, there was a sound of footsteps behind the rockery.
The old Taoist priest raised his eyes and bowed slightly.
In this room, Jiang Shanshan, who had left the house, went straight to the government office, but he missed it. He also found out that Gu Yuan had gone to the Seventh Prince's Mansion, so he went to the Seventh Prince's Mansion to look for someone.
When the concierge heard that it was her, he did not feel embarrassed. Instead, he took her to the mansion and ordered someone to pass the news.
Sitting in a side room, Jiang Shanshan changed two cups of tea but no one came back to report. The maid who was serving him just now didn't know where to go to bring snacks.
She couldn't sit still and got up and walked around. She happened to see the servant passing by outside slip into the building not far away.
Without thinking much, she followed him. Originally, she just wanted to find someone to ask about Gu Yuan's whereabouts, so as to save her from waiting so long in vain.
I just didn't expect that when I entered the building, I didn't see the person who just came in.
Jiang Shanshan frowned, feeling something was wrong, but after thinking about it, he couldn't move and went out.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. She retracted her steps to leave and walked towards the place where the sound came from.
There was a squeak.
The door was pushed open, and Jiang Shanshan entered the seemingly deserted room. After taking a few steps, he was attracted by the people on the ground.
She looked at the red official uniforms worn by the people on the ground in shock. They were at least fifth grade or above.
But now the person seemed to be dead, and the blood oozing out from the ground almost made her step on it.
"Oh? Have you seen it all?"
Behind the bamboo curtain, Xiao Xuanyi held the sword in his hand and slowly pulled it out from the chest of the person who was stabbed.
The blood he brought out instantly dripped to the ground, and the servant-looking man he saw before also fell to the ground.
Jiang Shanshan raised his eyes and saw the man who was as handsome as white jade and as indifferent as the cold snow in the mountains. At this moment, there was a smile on his lips.
When the person approached, Jiang Shanshan realized what he had bumped into.
Smelling a familiar dangerous aura, she glanced at the long sword with a cold glow, and had no choice but to raise her lips: "See the Seventh Prince, I'm here to see Gu Yuan. I never wanted to disturb your interest."
, it’s really a sin.”
Her little thoughts were not hidden from Xiao Xuanyi. He chuckled lightly and actually raised the sword still dripping with blood in his hand.
The tip of the sword fell under Jiang Shanshan's chin, and he immediately lifted her up, looking into those eyes that were still smiling.
"It has indeed disturbed my interest." Xiao Xuanyi said quietly, "But it's not bad to have you."
Jiang Shanshan's throat moved slightly, "Your Highness, I didn't see anything, okay?"
"no!"
"But I didn't mean it."
"That's intentional?"
"It's not..."
Jiang Shanshan gritted his teeth, and cold sweat spread all over his back unconsciously.
"Logically speaking, you are A Yuan's favorite person, and I shouldn't have touched you, but who told you not to go anywhere, so you came here."