The next day was the royal hunt. Even if Zhou Ranzhuo and Gu Yun didn't want to, they would have to face each other in the end. When they met on the hunting ground, they just looked at each other in silence. They followed Xia Jingsheng and got on the horse together, preparing to
before the starting point.
"Ranzhuo, I won't let you go today. If you win the hunt, you will get a piece of fine mutton-fat jade. I want to use it as a peace charm from Brother Yu Wang!"
Xia Jingyan has always been the most special among the female relatives. The other women are cheering for their fathers, brothers or husbands, but when she arrives, she rides directly onto the stage and squeezes in among a bunch of fat and strong men.
That's all. The key point is that the young masters from aristocratic families hid as soon as they saw Xia Jingyan.
Zhou Ranzhuo smiled at her, he had no intention of fighting at all.
As soon as the horn sounded, everyone got ready. Zhou Ranzhuo and Gu Yun also held on to the rope. When the horn sounded again, everyone rode away like an arrow from the string, and the sound of driving horses sounded everywhere.
There had to be a process. Zhou Ranzhuo rode his horse into the woods. Hearing the rustling sound, he immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow, fired the arrow, and shot down a deer.
"My cousin is good at archery." Gu Yun's words came from not far away.
Zhou Ranzhuo looked for the source of the sound. Gu Yun waved to him in the dense forest, and Zhou Ranzhuo rode over.
"Come for a walk with me." Gu Yun said, taking Zhou Ranzhuo off his horse, tying the horse, and then led him around the hunting ground until he reached an old training ground that looked quite spacious.
If you look closely, you will see that this boundary is really "dangerous". Many of the wooden boards that originally laid the ground and built the walls have become warped, and spikes have also stood up. If you rub against it, you can imagine how painful it will be.
"This place is the training ground left by the former Xia king. Later, when the prince saw the relics of the former Xia king, he lost his temper and asked someone to destroy it, so no one would come here. I brought my cousin here because I wanted to be with him.
Cousin, let’s talk. After all, in the palace, we have many inconveniences. We are always worried that the walls have ears, so we haven’t been able to have a good chat for a long time.”
Gu Yun changed his usual playful look and took on a serious look, helpless and sad, as if he had aged dozens of years overnight.
Zhou Ranzhuo sat side by side with him on the wooden platform of the training ground. He did not hide, because he knew that this day would come and he could not avoid it.
"Cousin...does your Majesty really not hate the Xia family?" Gu Yun turned around and asked.
Your Majesty, it's the word "Your Majesty" again. Now Zhou Ranzhuo heard Gu Yun's "Your Majesty" as if it was sarcasm, but that's right. He really should be sarcastic. After so many years of preparation and so much effort, he actually came to Gu Yun.
One sentence: I don’t hate it anymore.
What a tolerant person! What an understanding! What a good person who doesn’t hate me anymore!
Zhou Ranzhuo laughed bitterly and shed two tears, but Gu Yun did not comfort him like before. He just watched from the side, saying nothing and not knowing what to say.
After Zhou Ranzhuo recovered a little, he was able to talk to Gu Yun.
They looked at the blue sky in the distance, and there was murderous intent hidden under this calmness.
"Your Majesty, do you really not hate me?" Gu Yun asked.
"I...I don't know." Zhou Ranzhuo shook his head, "Just after listening to their life stories, I feel that these are people as pathetic as us. They suffered so much from Xia Jingzhi, and in the end, they still have to give
Xia Jingzhi takes the blame."
"Your Majesty, you are in love with Xia Jingyan. You love her, so you can't bear to hurt the Xia family, right?"
"I... am Ai Yan'er, but what she said at the time was that she also dealt with Yi He..."
"Just because of this sentence, you don't hate it?!" Gu Yun hissed in a low voice, "Then if Xia Jingzhi crawls out of the coffin now and tells you that he regrets it, you will also..." Gu Yun suddenly stopped
Living.
His eyes were already red and bloodshot. Gu Yunzhen didn't know what to say. He also knew that the Xia family treated Zhou Ranzhuo very well, and Xia Jingsheng also treated Zhou Ranzhuo politely, but this was all because they didn't know Zhou Ranzhuo.
In case of identity theft! What if they knew? Will this happen again?!
"Your Majesty, do you really think they really care about you? Xia Jingsheng is an old fox, and Corporal Li Xian is also a trap. He lied to you! If there is really danger, will he care about you! There is also the matter of Yihe, if Xia's family knows about you
Identity, will they spare your life? They will just carry on as usual. How big a piece of land is Nanjiang? What a benefit!"
Gu Yun smiled bitterly and sighed. Zhou Ranzhuo sat there quietly, playing with the Suhua beads hanging on his belt, and did nothing else. Gu Yun didn't know what he was thinking.
"Your Majesty, after reading the letter, I really didn't know what to say to you yesterday. I also know that what I just said cannot persuade you. I believe that Xia Jingsheng and Xia Jingxuan were forced to have no choice. I also believe in Xia Jingyan.
I really love you, and if we could do it over again, they would be willing to give up attacking Nanjiang and let us go, but Your Majesty, there is no chance to do it over again in this world, these things have already happened."
Zhou Ranzhuo turned around and looked at Gu Yun.
Yes, there is no medicine for regret in the world. Everyone is already dead, so what’s the use of having more regrets? I can’t hate myself, but can my ancestors forgive them?
"They are right, and so are we, but why do we, the right people, have to put our ancestors in this situation now? This is the way of the world. Natural selection, survival of the fittest, we have nothing to do, we are all just
We are just fighting for a chance to survive. Just like we are doing now, if we are discovered, we will die tragically for the Xia family, and the Zhou Kingdom will be destroyed. Without being discovered, they will die tragically for the Zhou Kingdom, and the Yuan Kingdom will be destroyed. The Xia family is destroyed. This is fate. This is
Life, this is the life of us and the Xia family."
Gu Yunping looked into the distance with a very calm expression.
"We can't change it. Your Majesty, love is human nature. No matter what the Zhou people think, I don't blame you. If you really don't hate me anymore, I will step down from this heavy responsibility. Everything in the past will not matter.
I will follow you, and from now on I will peacefully work for the Xia family’s loyalty. Even if I don’t want to, I will endure it for you until the day we are discovered, and we will die together in the hands of the Xia family..."
"No." Zhou Ranzhuo couldn't hear the word "death" and interrupted Gu Yun at this moment, "I...I won't let you die. For you and for the sake of my parents and clan, I will carry out the plan as usual.
"
When Gu Yun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief and kept saying: "Okay... okay..."
"But..." Zhou Ranzhuo's words were trembling, "I'm afraid I won't be able to make a move then, and let me think about it again, what should I do then..."
"Your Majesty, I am waiting for you." Gu Yun smiled and took Zhou Ranzhuo's hand.
"Okay." Zhou Ranzhuo looked at Gu Yun, smiled lightly, and responded.