She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

Thinking of the distant road.

It doesn’t count, it doesn’t count either.

Since arriving in Yuanzhou, all kinds of complicated things have come to my mind and I really have no time to think about Kezhou.

So he shook the water off his umbrella guiltily, "What's so far? You still speak so straightforwardly."

Seeing this, Huai Chengbai sighed, "Oh, oh, oh, Ah-yi has really grown up. Your ability to tell lies with open eyes has improved even more!"

In the semi-darkness, she saw a pair of bright eyes staring at her. She wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, but she couldn't give a satisfactory answer.

Ah'ao swallowed uncomfortably.

Huai Chengbai might not even know who Hengqi was, and the tone of his flattering words could only have deceived her in the past.

Don't know better.

Ah'ao let her hands hang down, her fingernails scratching unconsciously, and she hadn't yet figured out how to tell all these things.

"The war is about to start, and I am just worried about the safety of the city."

Huai Chengbai paused with the fan in his hand, then waved it again, "What are you afraid of? Just run away if a fight breaks out." He said this in a nonchalant manner, "Why don't you go back to Kezhou halfway? I see that your lover is a talented general."

"What lover?" Ah'ao was surprised, but subconsciously refuted the question.

"Hmph." The tip of the fan tapped Ah's forehead. "Do you think I was a wanderer these years? I only know a little bit about the ups and downs of the government and the underworld."

The ending sound of the word "了" was dragged out long, and he was quite proud of it.

So whether he was wanted for running away secretly, or was caught and brought back, or even escaped from marriage again in the capital, Huai Chengbai knew all the unspeakable experiences clearly.

Even in this current crisis, half of the fire was caused by her.

Ah'ao felt like she had been acting like a fool for quite some time. Her ears were burning, her mouth and tongue were numb, and she didn't know what to say.

"It seems that I taught you well. The hunting pictures are exactly the same."

Ah-yi looked up at him and said, "Sir, you know this too?"

Huai Chengbai had never had a wife or children in his life. Apart from those noisy students in the academy, he had only seen this little girl grow up.

We haven't seen each other for many years. Although I don't say that I miss her, I always think about her in my heart. So wherever I go, I always ask about her recent situation.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived in Kezhou that year, she met the prince of Zhaohou by chance, and gave him a painting, which somehow helped A's future.

It's time and fate. Sometimes it's destiny, it's fate that you have to take it seriously if you don't believe it.

"Your uncle is crazy. He has been asking for this painting for several years. He thinks it is a symbol of a wise ruler. He wants to prove that he is a wise ruler and get rid of the reputation of killing his brother and usurping the throne." Huai Chengbai sneered, "In fact, everyone knows that it is just a fuss. Since your grandfather passed away, our court has not produced a wise ruler? Even your father is a bastard."

Even though I'm far away from home, I can finally curse whenever I want.

Ah'ao also lowered her eyebrows and curved her lips.

"If I keep this painting, it will be a disaster sooner or later, so I will give it to the prince of Zhaohou - oh, that is, the lover you don't know."

Huai Chengbai stared at Ah-yi with a hint of meaning. In the darkness, her hair was blowing gracefully, fluttering in the night wind.

It's true that if we don't meet in this life, we will get involved in business.

More than ten years ago, when he first met the only princess in the palace, he even felt contempt for her.

A princess who was raised with jade grains and golden water shields must be spoiled and impatient. Even if he accepts her as a student, he will only regard her as a way to repay the kindness that Empress Chen had shown him, and it will not last long.

Now it seems that she has learned very well, and may even be better than her teacher.

Ah'ao didn't know that while she was thinking about how to respond, ten years had passed in Huai Chengbai's mind.

"This is ridiculous." Ah-yi rubbed her cold fingertips, her heart in turmoil, "Now you can see, sir, I'm in the funeral business. It's not that I love money and take it unjustly, but since I escaped from the palace, I have been relying on this to make a living."

So the story of how he cried at Hengzhi's father's grave and how he teamed up with Hengzhi as a temporary measure became a logical conclusion as he talked about it.

By the time I finished talking from beginning to end, the sky had become brighter.

"Everything that happened in the past two years was quite ridiculous." A'ao cleared her throat and changed the subject. "The national strength is declining. No matter how unwilling I am, I have to remain a princess to avoid marriage and cause such a big fuss. If we really fight with Youbei, every life will be counted on my head." Her words were cold, like rain in the middle of the night, falling on the silent bluestone slabs.

If you don't actually see the solemnity of preparations for war, you really can't fully appreciate the cause and effect relationship involved.

Huai Chengbai pondered and nodded repeatedly, "You have found a good husband."

Ah-yi: “…”

She is repenting now, so she should at least be condemned!

"I have a good eye for people." Huai Chengbai said louder, "Look at his behavior. When he was the crown prince, he already had a clear understanding of the situation in Kezhou. He must have pretended to be patient and waited until he succeeded to the throne to clean up the old ministers with ill intentions and avoid the hidden danger of civil strife in Kezhou. I gave him the painting in the hope that he would help me. Now it seems that it is much more cost-effective than giving it to your bastard uncle."

Ah-yi held her forehead with her hand, "These have nothing to do with the current situation. Sir, why don't you give me some advice so that I can successfully save Yuanzhou, and you can meet him soon."

There was silence all around, except for the wind blowing the treetops from time to time, and the only thing left was the master and disciple, who finally had a frank conversation.

Huai Chengbai put away his fan and put away his frivolous look, "I've been waiting for you to say this."

After not seeing her for many years, the only thing that has changed about this little girl is that she always keeps things to herself. Even when she meets him, her own master, she is so tolerant that people who don't know her would think that they have become estranged as master and disciple.

He had come here for Yuanzhou's affairs, and it was just a coincidence that he met Ah-yi. But Ah-yi was so stubborn that he felt annoyed.

Ah'ao looked up, seemingly puzzled.

"Master knows your intention to stay here, and I also know that you have done something that you think is wrong, so you must feel bad." Huai Chengbai's tone was serious, "But there are some things that I must wake you up."

"Throughout history, there have been countless precedents of dynasties sending princesses to marry to maintain peace in their territories. It is true that those born in the royal family must obey the emperor's salary and be loyal to him, but you are different. Have you been treated like a princess since you were born? Have you ever received a princess' salary? Your bastard father, because of his own difficulty in giving birth, first caused you to be deprived of parental love, then harmed your mother, and the entire Chen family who were loyal to Da Chong. You have been away from the palace for many years. Do you know how your mother, Empress Chen, lives a life worse than death in the palace?"

Speaking of this, Huai Chengbai couldn't help feeling pain in his heart.

He had never been a person who cared about trivial matters in the palace. It was only because Madam Cui came to ask him to teach the princess on behalf of Queen Chen that he went to the palace to meet her. Only then did he know that Chen, who was always famous for her wisdom and talent, was the queen second only to the emperor, and was no different in the palace from the cold palace.

In the following years, the Chen family, the queen's mother's family, continued to suffer misfortunes. Some of their talented and courageous sons and daughters were killed by the late emperor on various pretexts. Even the side families with whom they were related by marriage did not avoid the fate of exile and banishment.

The means were so cruel that the people in the capital were in a panic. No one dared to defend Chen, and those who took advantage of his misfortune were even worse. At that time, Huai Chengbai had already been dismissed from office. When he saw Chen's fate, he sneered at the court and was greatly disappointed.

There was only one Madam Cui, who raised the princess alone for ten years.

Half out of pity and half out of admiration, and in order to protect the child's mother, Huai Chengbai made an exception and accepted A'ao as his daughter. He calmed down and taught her patiently, using all his life's learning.

When Ah'ao listened, she felt as if a stone had fallen in her heart, and she felt cold and unconsciously clenched her fingers.

Huai Chengbai sighed, "You have a loyal heart and are willing to consider the people, which means that your teacher has not taught you wrong, and you have not followed the Shen family's indifference. But you must have a heart to distinguish right from wrong, and you can't be loyal and filial, and follow the evil people at will. Do you think that you are the only princess in the palace, so the emperor has appointed you to marry? Even if you don't consider the imperial power, you should understand the current situation. Youbei has been eyeing it for many years, hoping to defeat our dynasty and keep the land for raising horses outside Wuling. When the army is strong, they will go straight to the Central Plains. Why do they want to go to Yuanzhou? Today, even if you lose your life here, you can't save the people of Dachong from being killed and looted by Youbei in the future. The situation of Dachong is no longer something that you and I can save by simple planning or sacrificing our lives."

Before this, Ah'ao always held on to a lucky hope. Even though she had clearly seen how the people of Da Chong were living in poverty, she still thought that as long as she preserved the imperial court and replaced the emperor, there would always be a chance for this thousand-mile country to be restored to new life.

It seems that as long as there is peace and unity, people will suffer less.

But Huai Chengbai's words finally pierced through her escape and hope.

There has never been a shortage of changes of dynasties in history, and these laws of the world cannot be rewritten just because she wishes.

"There is a saying that goes, 'If you don't destroy something, you can't build it.'" Huai Chengbai said slowly, pausing each word. "If you apply medicine on the surface of a festering wound, it will still hurt even if it heals. Only when the pus is removed and cleaned thoroughly can it heal."

The swaying shadows of the weeping willows, in the haziness before dawn, are as unclear as the current difficult situation.

Ah'ao repeated these words silently, and her vision shifted from the small capital to the vast universe.

She never believed in this life or the afterlife. People only live once, so how could she easily bury her life in this crumbling dynasty?

"I understand what you mean, sir. When the time comes, I will do it myself. But I am stupid, and I am worried about the current predicament." Her beautiful long eyebrows were filled with worry. Even though the army was approaching, she also wanted to save Li Chongxuan.

Even if it was just for the wedding day, he helped her run away even though he knew it was wrong, and he even gave her the bracelet as a wedding favor with a hard-mouthed but soft-hearted heart.

"This is what I want to tell you." Huai Chengbai looked at the sky and said solemnly, "I came to Yuanzhou this time for the sake of old friendship and to remind the Ma family to make a decision early. If my guess is correct, Youbei's invasion is a trap set by the court and the people of Youbei."

Ah-yi looked up in surprise, "Bureau?"

"The people from the capital will probably be here soon."

(End of this chapter)