Li Qi's eyebrows gradually moved closer to the middle, and he sighed secretly in his heart. Unexpectedly, she finally chose to bear all this independently. After a moment, he said to Zhao Kai: "You know that?"
Zhao Kai nodded and said, "She told me everything."
Li Qi asked slightly nervously: "Then what do you think?"
He could protect Bai Shizhong and Cai Jing, but he could not protect Zhao Jingyan, because Zhao Jingyan wanted to rebel, and she rebelled in a very special capacity. This was definitely a taboo of the Zhao family.
"What do you think I should do?"
"I have no idea."
Zhao Kai sighed and said: "Everything my father did when he was in power has chilled many people's hearts. Even my son can't stand it anymore, let alone others. In fact, Yan Fu is so
Yes, I can understand her very well, and at the most critical moment, she still took the overall situation into consideration and did not do anything to hurt my Song Dynasty because of her own selfish interests, and she was not targeting me."
Li Qi listened quietly without making a single comment. He was not qualified to do so either.
Zhao Kai glanced at him and said: "Anyway, this is what my family owes to their family. I decided to spare her. Don't you want to see her?"
Li Qidao: "I would like to, but the problem is that she probably won't want to see me."
Zhao Kai chuckled: "It seems you know her quite well. She really didn't want to see you, so after you came back, she decided to go to Jiangnan." After a pause, he added: "You should understand this matter.
The matter is very important. Even if I don't blame her, it will be difficult for her to stay in the capital. This matter will disappear with her departure, so don't worry about it in the future."
Of course Li Qi understood this very well. In fact, Zhao Kai was very kind by not taking this opportunity to completely eradicate Zhao Kuangyin's lineage. He hesitated for a moment and said, "When will she leave?"
"She told me it was tomorrow morning, but I guess she will leave early. If you go to see her off, please give my regards."
"Um."
……．
The next day.
The sky in the east has just turned white, and the birds on the branches are already chirping endlessly. They seem to remind people that early birds catch more insects.
From the southern suburbs, four or five people were walking slowly.
Two people were riding on horses, and two servants were carrying bundles.
"U---!"
One of the handsome "young masters" turned around and looked at Bianliang City in the distance, with tears in his eyes and murmured: "Dad, it's my daughter who is unfilial. I'm sorry."
This person is none other than Zhao Jingyan.
Zhao Kai was not wrong. She had already set off before dawn. Winners hope to receive cheers and praises, but most losers do not want pity or sympathy, especially for proud people like Zhao Jingyan. She
She didn't want others to see her like a failure.
After a while, Zhao Jingyan looked away and continued to move forward, but every time she walked for a while, she couldn't help but look back, with a trace of reluctance in her eyes.
After walking about ten miles, I suddenly saw two horses standing in the distance, and sitting on the horses were two familiar figures.
Zhao Jingyan frowned slightly, and a wry smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. She rode over.
"It is not the behavior of a gentleman to leave without saying goodbye."
These two people are Li Qi and Ma Qiao.
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "Is there such a saying? Even if it is, I am not a gentleman."
"Oh, I almost forgot again." Li Qi suddenly realized.
Another move. Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes and said, "The emperor told you."
Li Qi nodded and said: "Although you are ruthless, I cannot be unjust. To be honest, I have been waiting here since last night and have waited until now. It's quite interesting."
Zhao Jingyan hummed: "Don't fool me. I think you must have sent someone to wait in front of my house. When you saw me going out, you hurriedly ran around the path and deliberately pretended to wait for a long time. I won't do that."
Thank you."
Ma Qiao said in surprise: "Wow! Miss Zhao, you are such a god, you actually hit the right guess."
"What the hell!" Li Qi gritted his teeth and cursed: "She is obviously deliberately trying to trick us. You have been with me for so long, and you can't even tell it."
Ma Qiao didn't believe it and gave Zhao Jingyan two questioning looks.
A smile flashed in Zhao Jingyan's eyes, she shook her head and said: "Ma Qiao, don't listen to him. His cleverness can't be fooled by anyone. It's just unnecessary."
"That's true."
Ma Qiao nodded in deep agreement.
Why does this guy always change sides at the last moment? Li Qi was a little speechless and ignored him. He said to Zhao Jingyan: "Even so, it's still a lot of hard work. My requirements are not very high. Let me give you a ride."
.”
Zhao Jingyan hesitated for a moment and said: "The road is not mine. If you want to go, I can't stop you."
After saying that, she rode forward on horseback. Li Qi immediately changed direction and walked side by side with her, while Ma Qiao and Zhao Jingyan's servants walked behind, deliberately widening the distance between them.
The two were silent for a while, then walked for a while, and then Li Qicai said: "Actually, you don't have to be like this. If you don't stand up on your own, I won't tell you. Do you know that surrendering to the emperor may give you a lot of money?"
Bringing catastrophe."
Zhao Jingyan said: "I have lost. Even if I am lucky enough to survive like this, it will just be a chat for the rest of my life. It is not much different from death. The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. The loser should be punished. This is understandable. Moreover,
If I don't stand up today, if things are exposed in the future, there will definitely be a bloody storm, and maybe my father and the others will be implicated. If one person does something, the other person is responsible. It is the evil fruit I planted, and of course I should be the one to eat the evil fruit.
.”
What she said was magnanimous, and that's just what a man would do.
Li Qi was stunned and said: "What about your father? Is he willing to let you leave?"
Zhao Jingyan's eyes flashed with pain, and she said: "What can I do if I don't want to let go?"
Yes! So what if you don't want to give up. Li Qidao: "Actually, you may not lose in that game. If you chose to stand aside and let the Forbidden Army and the Golden Army consume each other, given the situation at that time, even if we lost that battle,
The Jin army is also very capable of conquering Kaifeng City. When the imperial army is severely weakened, you can come out and reap the benefits."
"I know that."
Zhao Jingyan sighed softly and said, "I'll be honest with you. In fact, I struggled for a long time."
"Then why do you still do that?" Li Qi asked curiously.
Zhao Jingyan said: "There are so many reasons. Is it still meaningful to talk about it now?"
Li Qi knew that the reason why she made such a choice at that time was all for the sake of the millions of people in the city. However, a proud person like her did not bother to use the people as an excuse in order to win sympathy, so he smiled and said: "I am not
Are you curious? I'm not here to torture you. Of course, we have to talk about unnutritious things."
Zhao Jingyan suddenly fell silent.
Li Qi glanced at her and said, "Do you blame me?"
Zhao Jingyan was slightly startled and said: "I have no right to blame you. This is gambling, but I just lost. Just like the last time on the gambling boat, I also lost to you."
Li Qidao: "But last time you asked for tens of thousands of dollars from me."
Zhao Jingyan raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Don't you think I can also take something from you now?"
"Except for chastity." Li Qi said seriously.
Zhao Jingyan spat and said, "No sincerity."
Li Qi was horrified and said: "I'm not really thinking about my virginity, right? You are indeed a smart man. Knowing that I am poor now, all I have left is my chastity."
"Shameless."
Li Qi laughed and said: "Okay. To be honest, although strictly speaking, I don't owe you anything, but after all, you have helped me a lot. I once said that I will always remember this favor.
, if it is what I can do now, I will definitely not say anything about it."
"really?"
Zhao Jingyan looked sideways at Li Qi with a smile in her eyes.
Li Qi was stunned by her look. He hesitated for a moment before summoning the courage to say, "Of course, I, Li Qi, always tell the truth."
Zhao Jingyan smiled and said: "I really need your help with something."
"What's the matter?" Li Qi asked cautiously.
Zhao Jingyan said: "I remember you once said that you have reservations about everyone."
"Uh...did I ever say this?"
"It doesn't matter if you don't. I hope you can talk to me openly and honestly." Zhao Jingyan knew that Li Qi had said this, so she would never admit it, and there was no witness to prove it, so she simply stopped arguing.
Li Qi chuckled and said, "It turns out it's heart-to-heart talk. I'm good at this."
"Who wants to talk to you?"
"Then what do you mean?"
"this---."
Zhao Jingyan raised her head and thought for a moment, then said depressedly: "Just---just let it be."
Li Qi nodded and said simply: "There is no problem, but... this is only between us. If it comes to others, I think it is also very unfair to others."
"certainly."
Li Qidao: "Okay, then let me ask you---."
"Wait a minute."
Zhao Jingyan immediately interrupted him and said: "Why are you asking me again? Who is returning the favor?"
Li Qidao: "I want to return your favor, but what you want is a heart-to-heart talk. Of course, I also have the right to ask questions. Otherwise, it would not be a heart-to-heart talk, but a consultation. If you ask for advice, I cannot guarantee the authenticity of what I say.
"
Oops! I've been fooled again. Zhao Jingyan's face showed a trace of depression and said: "Well, you can ask. Now that things have happened, there is nothing I can't say."
Li Qi asked directly: "Why did you fall in love with me then? Don't glare at me. Well, let me put it another way, why did you choose me?"
Zhao Jingyan said: "It's very simple, because I have no other choice."
"Your first sentence is so hurtful. My heart is broken. I think it will be difficult for us to continue to talk to each other."
This guy is as difficult as ever. Zhao Jingyan rolled her eyes and said: "That's the truth. Who were the powerful people in the court at that time? Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Cai Jing, Tong Guan, who do you want me to choose? But the facts
It proves that I didn’t choose the wrong person at that time. As soon as you entered the officialdom, you rose rapidly. You seemed to have no power, but you held all kinds of power in your hands, and you also brought down Wang Fu. This can be said to me at the time.
A gift from God.”
Li Qi nodded and said, "Since you can speak, I think we can continue to talk."
Zhao Jingyan added: "But judging from the result, it is the greatest misfortune."