Chapter six hundred and eighty seventh meeting is like in a dream
PS: A four-thousand-word chapter combined into one
The west wing is nominally the west side of the study, but in fact it is a separate side courtyard. The rockery just sticks out from the middle of the west wing and the study. There is a hole in the mountain for people to enter and exit. Li Xingchen has no one to guide the way.
I could only walk through the darkness by feeling the stones. Fortunately, there was also a light in the west wing, which could guide Li Xinchen in the direction.
Reaching out and knocking lightly on the door, Li Xingchen realized that the door was ajar. He breathed a sigh of relief and simply pushed the door open and went in.
A figure wrapped in a cloak was standing with his back to the door, looking at the poem hanging on the wall. It was the poem that Li Xingchen had written at the Stone Mountain Poetry Conference. He did not expect that it would be hung by Xu Ling.
Got here.
"Crossing the distance outside Jingmen, come and travel from the Kingdom of Chu..."
More than a year has passed. Although the ink is dry, the past is still like smoke and clouds, floating in front of his eyes. Li Xingchen was so stunned that he was in a trance for a while.
Hearing the footsteps behind him, the man turned around slowly. When he saw the person coming, he immediately opened his cloak.
Under the black cloak was a moon-white dress. The girl's angry and smiling face appeared in Li Xinchen's sight, and Li Xinchen could no longer move his eyes at this time.
Loosely untying her cloak, the girl rushed to Li Xingchen's side in three steps. If it were Xiao Xiang at this moment, she might have thrown herself directly into Li Xingchen's arms. However, she still held back after all. She was only a few inches away from Li Xingchen.
I stopped in the distance.
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "Leer, long time no see."
There were already sparkling tears in her eyes. Princess Lechang looked at Li Xinchen with wide eyes as wide as possible, as if she wanted to rub Li Xinchen in her eyes and carve it deeply into her heart.
"Enemies." The red lips raised slightly, and Lechang didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment.
These two words "ding dong" fell on Li Xingchen's heart like raindrops, making him feel pain for no reason.
When he was fighting on the front line and there was no news, how much pain of missing this girl thousands of miles away had to bear? And when Chen Xu decided to betroth her to him - as a princess rather than as a lover
——How many grievances and grievances of her family and country has she silently shouldered?
Li Xingchen never felt that what he was pursuing was wrong. From a personal perspective, he wanted to conquer the Central Plains and unify the world. From the perspective of the people, he wanted to end this troubled world and fundamentally restore peace and prosperity to the world.
.
Therefore, Li Xingchen faced too many resistances and opponents, but he never hesitated or regretted. However, it is obvious that all the worries and concerns, hesitation and helplessness he faced were brought to Lechang. If he did not exist, at least Lechang would
Now there is no need to experience such complex and uncomfortable emotions, and there is no need to bear the burden of such a dilemma between family and country.
After all, she is only a seventeen-year-old girl, and she has not even graduated from high school at this age in future generations.
But at this time, she needs to struggle between the entire dynasty and the people she loves. Li Xingchen knows that he cannot feel this kind of pain, and he knows even more clearly that he has no way to replace it with his own body. He does not hope that one day he will win the entire world.
, but let down the one you love.
Just when Li Xingchen was hesitating, a gust of fragrant wind hit his face, and then Li Xingchen felt that his arms were full of soft jade. At this time, Lechang put down his reserve and threw himself directly into Li Xingchen's arms.
Li Xingchen subconsciously stretched out his arms to wrap around the girl's soft waist, and the girl clung to his chest. Tears fell down his cheeks and wet his clothes.
"Friend, you are finally back." Lechang's voice was very low and soft, even a little hoarse. It was no longer as crisp as before, but it directly touched Li Xingchen's heart, making him wonder how cruel he was just now.
Such a gentle girl gave up.
After a long silence, Li Xingchen whispered: "So-and-so is back."
Lechang hit Li Xingchen's chest. The man's skin was as hard as iron, but she only hit him once and for all. The hard waiting and longing for these days were all blended into this gentle but affectionate force.
"Le'er, why did you come to see me at this time?" Li Xingchen put his arm around Lechang's waist and took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her cheeks. Lechang grabbed the handkerchief and stuffed it directly into his sleeve, then grabbed it
Li Xinchen put his hand on his cheek and let the tears flow down Li Xinchen's fingers.
Thousands of love words and millions of comforts passed through Li Xingchen's heart, but at this moment he didn't know which words he should say, because of this guilt and helplessness, no matter how many words he said to make up for it, it was just self-deception.
Li Xingchen had no way to make a promise to Lechang, no way to guarantee their future. When he devoted everything to fighting for world hegemony, he was destined to lose some other things, such as the possible secure happiness.
Lechang grabbed Li Xingchen's sleeves, and her fingers seemed to tear the clothes apart. She looked straight at Li Xingchen: "Because I don't know if I can see you next time, and I don't know when we will meet next time."
, what identities do you and I have..."
Li Xingchen was startled for a moment, what kind of identity... It was no longer the identity that they had relied on each other when facing the pursuers in the valley, but Her Royal Highness Princess Lechang of Nanchen and General Zhenxi, but they were unruly.
The rebellious General Zhenxi has gradually escaped from the control of the imperial court. Lechang is destined to be used as a tool by Chen Xu to tie Li Xinchen and Nan Chen together. In other words, the bottom line is that Li Xinchen is thinking about a relationship to ensure the Chen family's bloodline.
spread.
As Lechang said, after tonight, the identity may be different. When we meet again, I am afraid that there will be no way to express my heart like today, and no way to treat the other person as one's support rather than one's opponent like today.
Li Xingchen laughed, held Lechang's shoulder with one hand, and gently wiped away the tragic tears on her cheek with the other hand: "The future will not be as easy to move forward as imagined. We are destined to go through hardships, so
Are you afraid?"
Lechang did not expect that Li Xingchen would ask such a question. After a long silence, he whispered: "Isn't this asking knowingly? I'm afraid..."
It would be a lie to say that he is not afraid. The grudges between family and country have made it difficult for many people to make a choice and hesitated to move forward. When he fell in love with this man standing in front of him like a mountain at the bottom of the valley, Lechang never thought about it.
One day I have to face these problems. I never thought that Li Xingchen would become Da Chen's most difficult enemy after going through the bloody ordeal...
Maybe falling in love with him was a mistake in itself, but now I have no choice.
"But," without waiting for Li Xinchen to answer, Lechang gently stretched out his hand to touch Li Xinchen's face. This face was a little less round and smooth like a scholar in white, and more mature and steady. Lechang's hand was there
Sliding lightly on the lines, as if she wanted to engrave it all in her heart, and although her voice was still low, it became more determined, "Even if it's a moth flying into a flame, I will stay with you.
This is my own choice and no one can change it!"
The girl's words were firm and resounding.
Li Xingchen held her in his arms, and the faint fragrance lingered in his nose. For a moment, he couldn't even tell whether it was a dream or reality. Lechang murmured: "Li Lang, how many days and nights have there been?"
, do you know how painful it is for me to wait for your news? News about Bashu in the capital is always intermittent, and there are even rumors that your army has been wiped out, but I don’t believe it... However, even though
I don’t believe it, but when I dream back at midnight, I always dream of you covered in blood, dreaming of you in a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood..."
After a pause, Lechang leaned closely against Li Xingchen: "Am I still in a dream now?"
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "No, now we are down to earth, in reality. If you don't believe me, it will hurt if you pinch me."
Lechang couldn't help but smile, and Li Xingchen said softly: "I know what you are worried about. Yes, His Majesty's attitude has always been ambiguous. I don't even know if I can survive tomorrow. Of course, I am not qualified to say anything to you..."
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"Don't say that!" Lechang interrupted Li Xingchen directly and covered his mouth with his hand, "If you are not qualified, then no one else in the world is qualified. I sneaked out of the palace this time just to tell you,
At least my father is not planning to attack you yet, he still has hope that you can obey his will again."
As she spoke, Lechang turned around and looked at Li Xingchen, her voice trembling slightly: "Li Lang, is that okay?"
Li Xingchen frowned: "What is allowed or not?"
"You don't have to pretend to be stupid, you know better." Lechang bit his lower lip and looked straight at Li Xingchen.
Li Xingchen couldn't help but smile bitterly. He knew what Lechang wanted to ask. She wanted to ask if she could go back, become a loyal minister to Nanchen again, and fight for the world for Nanchen. But Lechang had never thought about a question, that
It's not that I can't go back, but I never thought of doing so.
He, Li Xinchen, traveled through time not to work for Nanchen, especially since Li Xinchen knew very well what kind of person Chen Shubao, the next generation monarch, was.
Lechang only said that Li Xingchen was already hesitating, and immediately held his hand tightly. The girl's hand was slightly cold, and there was a thin layer of sweat on it. It was obvious that she was a little excited and even more nervous:
"Li Lang, as long as you promise me and your father, then your father will definitely reward you generously. In the future, even if you become a county king or a king with a different surname, it is not impossible. Moreover, you are also Da Chen's consort, and Da Chen's country and beyond will be full of rewards.
No one dares to challenge you, you are more majestic and more powerful than you are now..."
Li Xingchen looked at the anxious Lechang quietly. He knew very well that what Lechang wanted most at this time was his affirmative answer, or even just a nod.
In this way everything will become better, at least for Lechang.
But Li Xingchen knew how cruel his answer was, but he didn't want to deceive Lechang. This girl was as innocent as a white lotus waiting to bloom. He would rather tell her how dangerous and cruel the world above the water was than let her live in a short period of time.
After the beauty bloomed, it was cruelly destroyed by the strong wind.
Thinking of this, Li Xingchen shook his head, although slowly, but extremely firmly.
Lechang's hand slowly let go and fell weakly. This time Li Xingchen did not hold her hand, but he took a decisive step forward, forced Lechang into the corner, and said in a deep voice:
"Le'er, what I want and how I do it will not be changed by any external objects or forces. The chaos in this world is going to be split open, and the people in this world will not hesitate to use the current war to bring them peace.
I wish you long-term peace after coming here. No matter whether you are a king or a prince, these are the prisons and cages you have to walk on this road, and you cannot let yourself go into the cage again."
The expectation and joy in Lechang's eyes have gradually dissipated, his face is pale, and his thin lips are trembling slightly. He wants to say something, but in the end it seems that nothing can be said. Could it be that for Li Xingchen, he is also a prisoner and imprisoned?
In his eyes, is he the one blocking him from moving forward?
Are all the encounters and encounters just lies, just Li Xinchen's whim?
At this time, Li Xingchen supported the wall with one hand and moved out of the way with the other hand: "But you are different from these so-called fame and wealth. You are someone who likes and wants to protect you, but now this road is difficult for someone to protect."
If you go on, you are destined to run counter to who you are now, so you are someone's fetters, someone is willing to stop and wait for you, and is willing to move forward with you... Even if the sky falls apart, even if the seas and rocks rot, nothing can stop it.
us."
Lechang looked at Li Xinchen in bewilderment, and Li Xinchen then said: "But everyone has their own ambitions. I can't ask you for things I have decided. I am not qualified to make decisions for someone who is also alive, so now you want to
If you want to leave, if you want to keep a distance from someone, although you can leave from here, someone may still marry you according to His Majesty's will in the future, but at that time... someone is General Li Xingchen of Zhenxi, and you are Lechang
Your Royal Highness, everything that happened before has nothing to do with us in the future."
After the words fell, Li Xingchen met Lechang's eyes and nodded solemnly.
All he can do now is how Lechang should take the next road on the highway, and then respect Lechang's choice. He is also in the dragon's den of Jiankang Prefecture. He has no way to do more, and may become a stranger.
is the best choice.
Even if they get married after that, they will only maintain the simplest relationship between princess and consort. They can even live apart according to convention, and there is only such a layer of contact in name.
After Lechang was silent for a long time, he smiled softly: "If this encounter is like a dream, it will really be a thought-provoking nightmare."
Li Xingchen remained silent, while Lechang's smile grew brighter: "I won't leave, but I want to see what kind of chaos you can stir up in this Jiankang Mansion and this world!"
As he spoke, Lechang put his hands behind his back and blinked: "Is that okay?"
Li Xingchen felt blood rushing to his head, but he quickly calmed down and looked at the girl in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
This girl is still as stubborn as she was in history. How much compromise after struggle does her smile carry, and how much new expectations and persistence does it carry?
Taking a step forward, Li Xingchen hugged Lechang, and Lechang leaned on his shoulder obediently. Feeling the breath close at hand, Li Xingchen gritted his teeth slightly.
In this life, there are always people who cannot be let down.