Sunset valley, wind and snow on thousands of mountains. Lu Ning and Hu Qi stood side by side, like a pair made in heaven.
"No, I should apologize to you first." Hu Qi thought for a moment and modified her words.
"Apologise?" Lu Ning turned to look at him, with a look of surprise on his face.
Hu Qi sighed softly and said eloquently: "Actually...I am the Prince Annan that your caravan has been looking for for a long time...".
"What?" Lu Ning's eyes widened in shock, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Yes. She never expected that the person standing in front of her and spending time with her for so long would be the Prince Annan they had been looking for for a long time!
"Sorry, I have my own reasons." Hu Qi looked ashamed and explained cautiously: "A civil strife broke out in Annan, and all the descendants of the royal family were massacred by the rebels. Fortunately, I was traveling around the world at the time, so I was able to escape.
..."
Lu Ning looked at him suspiciously and said nothing.
Knowing that she was angry, Hu Qi lowered his eyes and continued to explain: "Later, some loyal people found me and tried their best to send me out of Annan. They also pretended to be a refugee and commissioned caravans to send me to Beiyu..."
"In that case, why didn't you find a safe place to hide and come to Beiyu instead?" Lu Ning turned away and spoke in a calm tone, with no hint of happiness or anger.
Hu Qi frowned slightly, with a somewhat sad and indignant expression: "I am neither a direct descendant nor a eldest son. I was raised as an ordinary idle member of the clan. I never thought that the throne would fall on me, so naturally I lost some sense of responsibility. But suddenly it happened.
The tragedy happened and I saw the tragic death of my people before my eyes, and I suddenly realized the responsibility I shouldered."
He paused, and suddenly veins popped up on his forehead: "I want to eradicate the rebel party and revive the country! But now I am weak, so I can only ask Emperor Yu for help. So, I risked my life to come here!"
"What happened next?" Perhaps due to infection, Lu Ning's tone softened a lot.
"Unexpectedly, those thieves quickly found my whereabouts and sent killers to eradicate them!" Hu Qi gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with bloodshot eyes: "If the caravan brothers and those brave men hadn't sacrificed their lives to save me, I'm afraid I would have been dead long ago.
I just died in a foreign country. Unfortunately, I was unlucky. I finally escaped from the assassin, but encountered a pack of wolves on Meishan Mountain. Fortunately, you saved me, and I have been able to survive until now."
"Then why have you hidden it from me till now?" Lu Ning looked at him and asked coldly.
"I'm sorry. I didn't know you well at that time. In order to protect myself, I could only temporarily conceal my identity. Moreover, I also suspected at the beginning..." Hu Qi's head drooped slightly, and every word sounded like a confession.
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"You suspect that there is a spy in the caravan. Not only did you see through your identity, but you also exposed your whereabouts, right?" Lu Ning Bingxue was smart and guessed his mind right away.
Hu Qi lowered her head and said nothing, but she acquiesced in her guess.
Lu Ning looked into the distance and didn't say a word for a long time.
When Hu Qi thought she would turn around and leave and never talk to her again, she let out a breath.
"You did the right thing, I don't blame you."
Yes, isn't she also guarding her own life experience tightly for fear that anyone will know about it? Then why bother to embarrass people who also have the same difficulties to talk about?
"Really? Are you really not angry?" Hu Qi's eyes lit up with a look of surprise.
"You will be blessed if you survive a disaster!" Lu Ning smiled faintly and asked: "Then what are your plans next? I believe you have already explained the situation to Emperor Yu, will he help you?"
Hu Qi shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Emperor Yu has always been suspicious, so naturally he will not believe my words. It seems that we can only go back to Shengjing and confront Pei Xinyin before discussing the matter with him."
Lu Ning smiled slightly and said softly: "Isn't that great? If you are traveling with the emperor and escorted by the golden armored guards, you will no longer have to worry about your life! Moreover, if Emperor Yu is willing to come forward, I believe you will be able to return soon.
Return to Annan and take back the glory that belongs to the Hu family!"
"What about you?" Hu Qi stared at Lu Ning with sharp eyes and asked, "What are your plans next?"
"Let's continue to the next stop." Lu Ning shrugged his shoulders pretending to be relaxed.
"But what about the emperor's list?" Hu Qi lowered his head and raised his eyelids, carefully studying Lu Ning's face: "I heard that a Taoist priest with profound Taoism came to Ziwei City. He can make elixirs to conceive the concubines in the harem.
Male heir. So Emperor Yu has increased the intensity of the draft and broadened the age range for the draft. You...should still be in the draft..."
"This question...I haven't thought about it yet..." Lu Ning's face was covered with frost again.
This is also what she has been worried about.
She doesn't want to choose someone she doesn't like just to avoid the draft, but the person she likes is destined not to be together.
"Xiaolu." Hu Qi seemed to have mustered up the courage and her voice was trembling: "How about we get married!"
"What?" Lu Ning's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly in surprise.
"No, that's not what I meant..." Hu Qi rubbed her hands nervously and began to speak at a loss for words: "I mean, why don't we make an engagement first, and then find a reason to break off the engagement when the matter is over? In this way, you
You don’t have to worry about the draft. Don’t worry, I have absolutely no intention of taking advantage of others.”
Seeing him sweating profusely with anxiety, Lu Ning couldn't help but smile: "I understand what you mean. It's just that as Annan's eldest son, marriage is a major event that cannot be rash, and I can't let you get involved -"
"I won't be involved." Hu Qi suddenly grabbed her hand and vowed: "I'm happy to do anything for you, so how can I say it's not involved?"
"But..." Lu Ning frowned and tried to withdraw his hand.
"Xiaolu." Hu Qi held on to her hand tightly and spoke out his thoughts quickly: "I have already thought about it. You come with me back to Shengjing. We can use a marriage contract to get through temporarily. Once
Emperor Yu has decreed to help Annan, so you can come with me to Annan. It won’t be too late for you to come back when the situation is calm here. In this way, you can avoid the draft and it won’t delay your future marriage. Isn’t that killing two birds with one stone?”
Looking at his carefree smiling face, Lu Ning felt a little complicated.
After a long time, he withdrew his hand forcefully and said casually: "Marriage is not a piece of cake. Let me think about it carefully."
"You have no time." Hu Qi's tone suddenly became urgent: "Do you hate me so much? You would rather enter the palace and serve the old emperor than accept my kindness?"
Lu Ning looked at him steadily, with mixed feelings in his heart:
For so many years, the heirs have been the worry of Emperor Yu.
Now that he has finally obtained the panacea for having a child, he will not let go of this opportunity to make the royal family prosperous. It is inevitable to select beautiful girls across the country to enter the palace.
If I want to avoid the draft, the only option other than marrying is to become a monk. There seems to be no turning back for both of them.
In this case, it is better to try Hu Qi's method.
Hu Qi is not a lecherous hypocrite, and Lu Ning is not disgusted with him either.
Moreover, after her affair with King Yi, she could no longer tolerate others in her heart, so she might as well choose someone she didn't hate to avoid this unnecessary disaster.
"Okay." Lu Ning thought for a long time and finally relented: "I agree with your proposal."
"Really?" Hu looked in disbelief.
Seeing Lu Ning nod his head with determination, he finally smiled, as happy as a child.
"Xiao Qi!" While the two were talking, a gentle and melodious voice came.
The two of them followed the sound and saw a graceful man with enchanting figure and beauty standing at the door.
Seeing the person coming, Hu Qi exclaimed: "Yulou, why are you here?"
Xiao Yulou walked over to greet you, smiled slightly and said: "Xiao Qi, I haven't seen you for a few days, I miss you so much!"
Lu Ning saw Xiao Yulou's affectionate eyes and turned around to leave.
Hu Qi walked over and asked with concern: "Is your injury getting better?"
Xiao Yulou smiled and said: "Well, I'm already seven to eight percent better! As long as you don't use too much force, the wound won't be affected. But I can't sing anymore these days!"
Hu Qi looked ashamed and said nervously: "Yulou, thank you for taking care of yourself in prison and for sacrificing your life to save me on the execution ground! If it weren't for you, Xiaolu and I wouldn't be alive now! I'm afraid I can't appreciate this kindness. Report!"
Xiao Yulou held Hu Qi's hand and said emotionally: "Xiao Qi, everything I did is for you! Don't you understand what I mean? I don't want you to repay me, I just hope that I can be with you heart to heart." !」
Hu Qi slowly withdrew his hand and said apologetically: "I understand! I also regard you as my best friend in this life."
Xiao Yulou looked disappointed and sighed quietly: "Xiao Qi, you know that I don't want to be your confidant. I want to be your Du Liniang. When you and I sang that excerpt, I felt that you and I were the characters in the play. people!"
Hu Qi smiled faintly and said politely: "Yulu, you are too involved in the drama! You know full well that we will never become Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei!"
Xiao Yulou's heart trembled, and tears immediately filled his frame: "Do you care so much about worldly opinions?"
Hu Qi sighed and said helplessly: "Yulou, this has nothing to do with the world! I already have someone else in my heart, so why do you have to force yourself?"
Xiao Yulou smiled miserably and murmured to himself: "Yes, there is only love in this world that cannot be forced! I just didn't expect that you knew she didn't love you, but you still loved her deeply without regrets..."
Hu Qi tugged at the corner of his mouth: "The belt is getting wider and wider, but I will never regret it. I feel haggard because of Yi."
Xiao Yulou sighed, took out a dagger with a gold-plated blade and a white jade handle, and a string of seven treasure rosary beads from his arms, and placed them in Hu Qi's hand.
Hu Qi looked at the two objects in his hands and wondered: "Jade Tower, what does this mean?"
Xiao Yulou smiled slightly and said: "These are my belongings, and I will give them to you now! Don't dislike it. This white jade dagger inlaid with treasures was given to me by an old friend. Its blade is made of special materials. It can pierce through everything in this world. If you wear it to defend yourself, your life will be safe!"
Hu Qi picked up the string of Buddhist beads again and asked, "Do you usually meditate and recite Buddhist scriptures?"
Xiao Yulou smiled and said: "Can't I recite sutras? Do you think I only like playing the piano and singing songs on weekdays?"
Hu Qi blushed and said hurriedly: "No, no! I'm just curious."
Xiao Yulou said meaningfully: "When faced with troubles and hustle and bustle, as long as you hold the beads and recite a passage of scripture, you will be able to be neither arrogant nor impetuous. Isn't it just right to give this to you?"
Hu Qi held the Buddhist beads and nodded thoughtfully: "Then are you going to leave Lingzhou next, or will you continue to stay here and sing opera?"
Xiao Yulou sighed softly and said with emotion: "There are too many unbearable memories here. I will never come back again! As for where to go next, I haven't decided yet! When I have money, I will
Find a place to live in seclusion. When you have no money, come out and sing for a few days. This kind of life is quite good!"
When he said this, there seemed to be a layer of fog in his eyes, making him unable to see clearly.
Hu Qi felt a little sad and said softly: "I hope we can see each other again in the future!"
Xiao Yulou looked at Hu Qi with watery eyes and said with emotion: "Yes! When you need me, I will definitely appear by your side!"
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