Chapter 364 The Ultimate Confession of the Honest King Qin
Looking at the woman next to him, Shangguan Hongye happily pointed his whip at several civilian couples in the distance——
"You see, those traffickers and lackeys are different from our nobles and royal families, who only care about family status and power, and have no sincerity, aren't they?"
Ming Lanruo took a look and saw that several civilian couples were carrying things and children on the roadside in the distance, as if they were preparing to go into the city to do business.
Those couples looked very affectionate as they pulled each other, gave each other water, and wiped sweat.
But Shangguan Hongye sneered and said: "No, all men in the world are the same, it's just because those ordinary men don't have the ability to have the same status as me."
"They don't have the power or wealth to get more and better women, so they just stick to the women they can get around them."
As he spoke, he squinted at the civilians and suddenly threw a Western monocular telescope to Ming Lanruo——
"But even so, they will still cheat and have affairs with other women. If you don't believe it, take a closer look?"
Ming Lanruo took it and looked at the civilian couples on the roadside with the monocular.
Sure enough, I saw one of the men secretly flirting with a woman next to his wife.
The man was secretly picking at the woman's palm and stuffing the woman with an apple.
Shangguan Hongye smiled: "You see? This is human nature. Men like them at the bottom can still steal, and once they have the opportunity, they will climb to the top."
"Otherwise, think about the legends and storybooks you have read that have been passed down through the ages - "Butterfly Lovers", "Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies", "The West Chamber"... Which of them are not the delusions of these low-level men to climb high?"
Ming Lanruo looked at him without saying a word. She actually had some thoughts on what he said.
But for the first time, she heard a bit of analysis from the mouth of a high-ranking man, but it was a different kind of enlightening feeling.
Shangguan Hongye said lazily: "In those classic legends, they are all about poor boys climbing high branches. You women only see the undying love in them."
"But we men can see the pleasure of climbing up to a rich girl, or even a fairy, and we can gain power and money, become a master, and get rid of our original destiny and class."
He said contemptuously: "The men in these books have all read books. Don't they know that they are not worthy of the ladies?"
"The ethics are very strict. Even though I know that what they do will kill the woman, I still cling to those young ladies and sleep with them."
"Do they really love those ladies so much? Doesn't loving someone mean that they want them to live well?"
Liang Shanbo in Liang Zhuli was a poor scholar, and Dong Yong was a poor scholar or even a cowherd.
Zhang Sheng in the West Chamber was even considered in other miscellaneous notes to have abandoned Yingying, a merchant girl, after he was admitted to the imperial examination.
"Because these men all know that these young ladies are their best chance of turning over. Parents love their daughters. Maybe if they sleep with these young ladies first, their parents will give in."
Shangguan Hongye raised his eyebrows and smiled.
"As for whether these ladies will lose their reputation for violating ethics and ethics, or even sink into the pond, it has nothing to do with them. They are not the ones who are condemned!"
Seeing Ming Lanruo frown slightly, he continued to ask——
"I'm just asking you, but from ancient times to the present, is there any story book in which a man with a high position married a peasant girl and the merchant's youngest daughter became his wife and clan wife?"
Ming Lanruo thought about it for a long time, but she really didn't come up with it.
Shangguan Hongye did not hide anything and said with a smile: "Because from ancient times to the present, men have always lived more transparently than women."
"Since we were born, we have been taught to fight, to learn, and to face more battles."
Ordinary men are taught to take care of the family and take exams to improve themselves; businessmen are taught to do everything possible to make profits.
The sons of emperors, generals, ministers and nobles were faced with the distinction between concubines and concubines from birth, and they had to learn how to seize more power.
He said frankly——
"And even if you aristocratic women are taught to be wives of the clan, they are limited to running the family in the back house, controlling the middle husband, taking care of the concubines, having more children, and stabilizing the rear for your husband."
Then, he pointed the whip in the direction of the civilians——
"Those women from small families have heard too many bad stories and are only obsessed with love and love. They only want to marry a good husband, right?"
Ming Lanruo had a complicated mood. She looked at him for a long time and smiled softly: "Yes, why not?"
It is true that few women can read, and the storybooks are all written by down-and-out talents, so they are all stories about rich girls or official ladies and down-and-out talents.
Su Shi wrote - "Ten years of life and death are boundless! If you don't think about it, you will never forget it. A lonely tomb thousands of miles away, there is no place to talk about desolation."
But who knew that when he wrote these words in memory of his deceased wife, he had enchanting concubines serving the pen and ink, and a thin Yangzhou horse serving the bed.
Qin Guan wrote - "If the love lasts for a long time, how can we live together day and night?"
But that's because the poet once promised to redeem an oiran, but the oiran spent all his money for him.
But Qin Guan disliked her entanglement and wrote this poem to deal with her. After that, the oiran never saw him again and died early.
In this world, behind the most touching poems are the most unbearable cruelties, the trampled and broken hearts and souls of women.
There are only a few girls like her in the world whose father is enlightened and trained as an heir.
But when everyone around her felt that it was right for a woman to have a sweetheart whom she loved deeply, to be loved and treasured deeply, and to bear children for him.
Being subtly influenced by such a trend, didn't she still feel that in her previous life she had to be deeply loved by a man, and only by loving a man deeply could she live up to her years and youth?
Now that I think about it, she is just a frog in a well whose mind has been imprisoned by everything around her.
If she didn't die once, if she didn't start over again, and if she didn't experience the heartache again, how could she be where she is today.
But men... don't have to. They have been taught from a young age to fight for power and gain, and to fight hard to protect everything they want, so they live a clear life.
People like Shangguan Hongye are the best among them——
He understood early on that power and money were the cornerstones for him to get everything he wanted.
Shangguan Hongye took the reins of the horse and turned around to look at her sharply and deeply.
"Ming Lanruo, I have told you so much sincerely. I am not making excuses for my past, but I want you to understand - "
He paused and said in a calm and gentle voice: "You didn't meet my wife's requirements. Although I liked your appearance and enthusiasm."
"But men all know that when lust fades, love will disappear. There are too many beauties in the world, so I couldn't consider you as my wife at that time."
"There is never love and liking for no reason in the world. Even now, I still like you, and I like you more and more."
"I am impressed by your mind, your methods and your appearance. There is no eternal friendship in this world, only eternal interests. I think you know better than me now. Our interests are consistent and long-lasting."
The truth and truth are always the hardest to hear and the most intolerable in the world, but they are the most true.
There are too many women around Shangguan Hongye who are proud of their beauty, youth and favor.
But in the eyes of men like him, women who don't listen to the truth and only like to listen to men's sweet talk are idiots, but Ming Lanruo must understand.
Sure enough, the smart woman in front of him didn't look angry at all.
She was just silent for a long time, then suddenly curved her lips, looked at him and smiled calmly: "Hongye, thank you for your heartfelt words to me."
Because of her past life experience, she hated men for lying to her.
But this future emperor, the man who deceived her most cruelly in his previous life, now showed her whether his heart was black or white.
And this sincerity and respect were earned by herself in this life, and she in her previous life didn't deserve it.
Shangguan Hongye breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as you're not angry, I want to go to your room that night. Actually, this is what I want to tell you."
He paused, looked at her seriously and smiled, but there was some joy in his eyes: "I still hope you can think about being a real husband and wife with me. I swear to God that I will never treat you and your husband badly.
Ming family."
She called him Hongye again. She used to call him Hongye brother when she was a girl.
He knew it would not be easy to convince her.
But it's comfortable to talk to smart people. As long as she separates the interests and analyzes them clearly, she will know what to do, right?
Ming Lanruo suddenly looked at him steadily and sighed softly——
"If you could have told me this sincerely in your previous life, maybe we wouldn't have ended up like that..."
She paused and suddenly realized that this was an unanswerable answer.
"Last life? What last life?" Shangguan Hongye was confused.
"Forget it, it's nothing." Ming Lanruo looked at the clouds on the horizon and smiled.
The wind blows and the clouds move, and the fleeting years have passed. Everything in the world seems to be gathering and dispersing like these flowing clouds. Everything is destined.
When she looked at him again, her eyes were already calm and calm: "Thank you for saying so much. I do agree with everything you said, but..."
She paused, bent her eyes, smiled brightly, and said seriously——
"But I already have someone else in my heart. Even in terms of interests, for me, that person is the most in line with my fundamental interests. And he happens to be the person I love the most. There is no one who is more in line with my heart than him."
Shangguan Hongye was stunned. She had not shown such a sincere and bright smile to him for many years.
But what she said only made his heart feel like it was being squeezed tightly: "You..."
She smiled calmly and brilliantly: "Let's talk about interests between you and me - His Highness and I are definitely not compatible people. Currently, you and I have the same interests, but we won't in the future. You will understand one day."
Shangguan Hongye stared at her, feeling a deep pain in his heart. He wanted to say, I don't understand, who is that person?
But the woman in front of her waved her hand and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I have to go home first. There are many people waiting for me."
After that, Ming Lanruo flicked her whip, dismounted from the horse with her legs under her body, and galloped away neatly.
Her long hair brushed over his shoulders, smelling of the faint scent of roses.
He vaguely wanted to reach out to stop him, but in the end he just... passed him by.
The woman galloped towards the side road with her horse and whip raised.
The rising sun casts a golden outline on her slender and tough back, and flying grass foam and dust floated in the air.
The fragrance of roses dissipates under the scorching sun, leaving only the smell of vegetation...
Infinite melancholy and a word suddenly appeared in his heart...
Different road non-phase plan.
Since when did she stop following his footsteps, and she no longer likes to wear bright colors such as crimson, purple, and crimson.
Because that was the color he liked before, and she really didn't like him anymore, so she stopped wearing it.
He realized this again with crystal clear clarity.
"Your Highness, you have finally arrived. Your Majesty is already waiting in the palace. Please follow me to attend the welcoming ceremony and enter the city. The city is full of red sleeves and girls are waiting on the roadside to see your style.
"
The officials who came to greet him led the people to salute respectfully.
When Shangguan Hongye heard this, he suddenly smiled, yes, the whole city was full of red-sleeved moves.
But there will no longer be a piece of red sleeves for that girl who is as bright as a red rose.
You said you have someone in your heart, who is it?
Or maybe it's an excuse to reject me, but it doesn't matter. To me, it doesn't matter whether you like me or not.
Whatever I pursue, whether it is supreme power or women, I will fight for it myself.
If I was someone who gave up easily, then why would I be competing with my elder brother till now?
For men, country and beauty are never the only options.
If so, then this man is incompetent!
Shangguan Hongye looked at the direction in which she disappeared and suddenly sneered, fighting spirit igniting in Danfeng's eyes.
