In the evening, the carriage stopped by the roadside.
Tang Shao came over and said, "Come down and get some air."
Mingwei slowly got out of the car.
The surrounding area was empty, with wasteland as far as the eye could see, and no one knew where they were.
The dead men of the Tang family buried the pot to cook. The bacon and grains were tumbling in the pot, and the aroma was fragrant.
Mingwei touched his stomach and felt hungry.
They set off early in the morning and did not stop on the way. The carriage was prepared by Yang Shu. There was a lot of food in the carriage, and she filled her stomach at noon.
But the dry snacks are not as good as hot meals...
Just as he was thinking about it, Ji Xiaowu came over carrying a food box.
He made a face and said, "Your Majesty sent me to deliver dinner."
Tang Shao signaled with his eyes, and a confidant immediately came forward to open the food box and inspect it.
The rich fragrance came out, and everyone present couldn't help but salivate.
Miss Ling took a look and smiled: "Bear paws, shark's fins, deer tendons...this is Bazhen porridge. The Queen is really different."
After checking that nothing happened, Tang Shao signaled to let him go and went back to the fire to warm himself without saying anything.
Mingwei took the porridge from Ji Xiaowu and ate it slowly.
After riding in the car for a day, she had a good appetite. She finished a bowl of porridge and two plates of side dishes before pushing the utensils back.
"Are you okay?" Ji Xiaowu asked her.
"Hmm." Mingwei saw him staring at her belly, which was funny, "Cousin, what are you looking at?"
Ji Xiaowu muttered something vaguely, as if to say "weird".
"What's weird? Is there something wrong with me?"
Ji Xiaowu held his chin and thought for a while, then said: "I can't imagine that you have a baby in your belly."
"It's not like I've never seen a baby before, my cousin already gave birth to two," Mingwei said.
"That's different."
"What's different?"
Ji Xiaowu couldn't answer.
Anyway, he felt strange.
Because people are wrong, he thought.
"What do you want to eat tomorrow?" In order to prevent himself from thinking randomly, Ji Xiaowu interrupted his thoughts.
Mingwei thought for a while and said, "Let's eat noodles, with hot sauce."
Ji Xiaowu said strangely: "Your taste will really change after you are pregnant. You didn't eat spicy food much before."
"Can't you eat it occasionally?"
"Okay!" Ji Xiaowu rolled his eyes, "Don't talk about a bowl of noodles. If you want delicacies from the mountains and seas, someone will find them for you!"
The cousins were talking nonsense, and Miss Ling came back from dinner.
When Ji Xiaowu saw her, he was like a mouse seeing a cat. He grabbed the food box, said "I'm leaving first" and ran away, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Ming smiled slightly and asked Miss Ling: "What did you do to my cousin back then? Why is he so afraid of you?"
Miss Ling said casually: "Maybe he is afraid that I will ruin his innocence."
"..."
Miss Ling got on the bus, turned around and asked her, "Why don't you come up? It's very cold outside."
"good."
Have a good night's sleep.
When I opened my eyes the next day, Ji Xiaowu came over to deliver breakfast.
Sure enough, it was a bowl of noodles with spicy sauce.
After Mingwei took two bites, he didn't want to eat anymore. Instead, he took the pancake and ate it.
Ji Xiaowu babbled: "I heard that pregnant people's tastes will become very strange, and it's true. Yesterday I said I wanted to eat it, but today I brought it to you and you didn't eat it. I don't think I'll ask you anymore. It's okay to ask anyway.
Don’t count, you can eat whatever the cook cooks, I don’t know there is a surprise..."
Mingwei pushed the bowl back: "My cousin is right."
Over there, Tang Shao had already given orders to set off, so Ji Xiaowu had no choice but to collect the bowls and chopsticks and go back.
After spending the night in this way, a few days later, Mingwei smelled the salty smell of the sea breeze.
She opened the car window and watched the sea getting closer and closer. A fleet of boats was parked offshore.
Someone stood on the bow of the boat and waved this way.
It's Tang Xi.
Mingwei sighed.
If Tang Xi came to pick him up, there would really be no chance.
Miss Ling put away her things and said to her: "We will never see you again."
Mingwei nodded.
This is the best ending for them.
Miss Ling left the world and never interfered in the grudges between them, so that they would not have to fight each other in the future.
Tang Shao came over and stopped by the window.
Mingwei looked at him through the window.
"Are you still going to take this road?" She broke the silence, "No one is forcing you now."
Tang Shao smiled and said: "But how can I retreat? Kill people, seize power, destroy families, and collect subordinates. I want to leave those grudges and responsibilities behind, but they will let me go.
?”
Mingwei didn't answer.
Tang Shao found compassion in her eyes, but he just smiled: "Actually, I know that with or without you, I would be in this situation. When you left Nanchu, I thought I could tide over the difficulties with the Tang family. Who would have thought that later on
Will something like that happen?”
After a moment of silence, Mingwei said slowly: "I know some things, such as that you will eventually turn against your brother and embark on the path of becoming a powerful minister, but I didn't expect it to be so far in advance."
"It's my bad luck." Tang Shao's tone was very calm, "From the beginning I met you, it was not the right time. First I stood on the opposite side, then I missed the opportunity, and step by step I got to where I am today."
He looked at Mingwei and said sincerely for the first time: "My desire for you is not so much love as reluctance. When the truth was revealed, he found that he had nothing, so he couldn't wait to grasp it.
I can't help but compare myself with him, and I feel that he is no better than me, and even the situation was more embarrassing at first. But he met you early, and he had everything."
Mingwei remained silent.
"If you had met me first, would you have helped me like you helped him?" After a pause, Tang Shao quickly shook his head, "Forget it, there is no need to answer."
But Mingwei thought for a while and decided to answer: "I think I will help you, but not like I helped him."
Tang Shao was startled.
She raised her head and returned the greeting, with a smile as soft as the spring breeze on her face: "Some people, no matter how embarrassing the situation is, no matter how angry they are, it is themselves who polish themselves in the end. Even if they don't meet me, they can still live their lives without guilt."
In his previous life, he was like this.
Even though he was forced to go far away, he still stood up when the country was in crisis.
Although he couldn't save it in the end, he kept hope.
Only then did we have this life and a different life.
"..."
Tang Shao was silent for a long time, then smiled sadly: "I understand."
He turned around and took two steps, then turned back and said to her, "We'll see you later."
Mingwei watched him walking towards the beach step by step, unable to tell whether she felt sad or happy.
This was the second person today who told her that they would have an indefinite relationship, but it meant something completely different.
Miss Ling will have a new journey as she goes to a brighter future.
But Tang Shao embarked on a path of no return.
There is no date for their reunion, and they are destined to never see each other again.
Mingwei lowered the curtains and didn't watch the ship go away.
Until someone knocked on the window sill and said, "Isn't this the Queen? Such an unexpected encounter is probably the so-called fate, right?"
Mingwei couldn't help but laugh out loud. The little sadness she had just had was gone. (To be continued)