box of hearts

Chapter 175
"It's really just a word." Qi She slightly stretched out his arms to block her way, and the black wire robe on his body blended him with the night, only the black jade buttons around his waist and a pair of eyes gleamed brightly of brilliance.Seeing that Qingtian just cast his eyes into the empty basin in his hand in silence, he took half a step closer and said to her in a low and slow voice: "I'm going back to Beijing to pay the funeral for the princess, and I'll be leaving tomorrow." , Sichuqian, I hope to see you at the 'Fufengju' at the foot of the mountain, otherwise I will be the one who said that I never want to see me again." He paused for a long time, and finally said, "It's over."

The emotional old scene fermented between them, Qi She dared to bet that Qingtian must have heard his thunderous heartbeat.This might be their farewell, if she glanced at him out of nostalgia—he wanted one—it would be enough for him to talk about it for three days and three nights.With his eyes full of words, Qi She waited.But Qingtian didn't look at him after all.She just held onto the basin silently until he backed away automatically.She entered the house and closed the door.

Zhou Dun, who was a few feet away, stepped forward timidly after a few moments, "Master, go back."

Back at Fufengju, Qi Shewei ate a few mouthfuls of supper, and then walked around endlessly.

Zhou Dun followed behind, copying an ink painting fan and fanning it vigorously.Qi She wandered back and forth a few times, and frivolously pulled her hands back, "OK, OK, OK."

Zhou Dun closed his fan with a "clack", and looked up with his round eyes, "Oh, don't bother my master, the lady will come tomorrow."

Qi She asked fiercely, "What if I don't come?"

"Aren't you coming?" He squeezed the fan bone and wiped it on the back of his neck, and smiled, "If you don't come, you can go again! Our face is so stretched, and we still have one last shudder?"

Qi She pointed at Zhou Dun's nose, hated and laughed, but in the final analysis, it was still a sigh.

He tossed and turned all night without much sleep, and occasionally one or two random dreams were all about her.When I got up in the morning, it was raining and lightning outside, but it cleared up again after a while, it was a cool world.Under the blue abyss, the gentle breeze moves the branches of the trees back and forth.

The bright sunlight penetrated through a bamboo curtain, illuminating a small western spring watch with its lid wide open on the table so shiny and golden, the two long and short hands pointed to the quarter.Qi She's back teeth clenched tightly, staring at a drop of residual rain falling from the eaves outside the curtain, and dissolving in the air before it hit the ground.

"She won't come."

He pressed the cold white stone tabletop and stood up.

The sun is rising one by one, and among the green mountains like Dai, the Soyue Temple has a high arched head and an exquisite screen, like a cold stare outside the world of mortals.In a small meditation room, only the low and loud Buddhist scriptures were heard, and the door slammed violently, and a person came in, shouting: "Niang Niang!"

Qingtian by the window stopped the wooden fish in her hand, and also stopped chanting. She looked haggard and indifferent, and opened her eyes to look over.

Outside the door was Zhou Dun, his body was covered with a thick layer of muddy water, his face was full of anxiety, "Young lady, come with me!"

Qingtian lost his gaze, ignored it and continued to read: "Balakadi Shamu Podza Shi Jianduo Sodanda 2[[-]]..."

Zhou Dun took a step forward, and prayed in a crying voice: "Go and see the prince!"

"Suwapowaxu imitates the flame bowl and loses the bottom of the Sua..."

"The last side, you don't see it either?"

"Suopo Soposhuni Yeposhi Yetoshaman..."

"Your Majesty, are you really cruel to tell the prince to die in peace?"

"Ihesheli——" the wooden hammer in Qingtian's hand stopped, but another blow came out of nowhere, causing people's eyes to stare, lips dry, and finally he uttered a sentence, "What did you say? "

Zhou Dun squeezed the sleeve of the gown into his hands, and wiped the corners of his eyes one after another, "My lord, if you don't come, I have to go up the mountain by myself. I was assassinated on the way! I'm afraid, I'm afraid——. Let's go." Empress, if it’s too late, it’s too late!”

Qingtian avoided Zhou Dun's involvement, turned his eyes, and his face recovered a bit, "I don't believe it, there are so many guards from the Zhen Fusi to protect him, and he himself is not weak, how could he be stabbed? You Don't lie to me."

Zhou Dun lowered his tear-wiping sleeve, and let the tears roll down by themselves, drawing black marks on the dust covering his face, "Mother, how did you treat the prince in front of those slaves the first day? I don't know? Now you are not even willing to send the prince off, how could he have the nerve to tell the world to invite people from Qi to come up to you and reject you? No matter how affectionately the prince treats you, at least you need some manly face! The forces of the Wang Family, many local armies have been substantially abolished. This time, there was a report before Yifu Weixing, saying that among these disarmaments, many people with grudges formed cliques and plotted to move around, so the prince must be more careful. The prince refused to listen to what he said, so he took me and He Wuwei, and finally, the result really collided! There were 30 stragglers, and they had been lying in ambush for several days, waiting for the prince to place orders. Today we have only reached halfway up the mountain, and they rushed out, trapped He Wuwei and me first, and the rest went to deal with the prince. Just after the rain, the stone platform was narrow and slippery. They just..." The voice was so broken that it was unsustainable, the two scars on the cheeks seemed to burst at any time, sobbing and choking, miserable, "The prince was stabbed several times by the knife, and the medical officer woke up the first sentence." If so, I just want to see you again..."

Qingtian has cast his eyes straight to the ground, and his voice is also straight and stunned, "Are you serious?"

Zhou Dun clenched his fists and stepped on his feet vigorously, "My good lady, have you ever seen any slave in the world dare to curse his master with empty teeth in broad daylight?!"

The vast sunlight cast overlapping shadows in all the different paths, Qingtian stood up one by one, but she seemed not to feel her own legs, except for a weightless convulsive heart in her chest, she could not feel anything.

4.
When the two rushed down the mountain, they were already in the corner.The eaves of Fufeng Residence are upturned, and a six-foot-long plaque hangs between the two thick flat pillars at the main entrance. A dozen or so famous horses are guarding the steps outside the gate. When they see Zhou Dun, they all bow to greet him.But Zhou Dun had no time to answer, he just wiped his sweat profusely, and led Qingtian straight to the back hall without any delay.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here." He pushed open the door, waved to the little eunuchs guarding the room, and retreated quietly together.

The gauze drawer is lowered in the room, and a translucent gauze curtain hangs under the railing cover. In the dim light, a wide bed of agarwood wood is placed behind.Qingtian adjusted his breathing, took two tentative steps inside, then quickly walked to the bed, and sat down on the drum pier at the head of the bed.Inside the half-hanging curtain, Qi She was lying horizontally under a thin quilt.Qingtian has never seen his face so ugly, it seems that all the blood has flowed out of his body, even his lips are dead white, and the pupils roll slowly, finally settling on her face, showing a very serious look at her. Fatigued but very relieved smile.He shot from being probed, but hesitated again.Qingtian hurriedly pressed his hand to the back of his hand, and ran all the way under the sun, his palm was hot and wet, and he felt that everything he touched was cold to the bone.

But Qi She pulled his hand out of her hand, pressed her instead, and squeezed her whole hand into his palm, "Qingtian..." When he called her name, the corner of his mouth twitched. A smile appeared, "If I knew death would work, I should have asked someone to stab me twice on the first day, so that you would sit down and listen to me."

Tears had already filled his eyes, and they would overflow after a moment of shaking, so Qingtian could only sit upright, not daring to move, but he couldn't hide the fluctuations and tremors in his voice, "Shh, don't say anything, don't say anything, Have a good rest."

Qi She on the pillow smiled again, and the smile reached the deepest part of his weak and dim eyes, "Don't let me say, the cabinet will send out the obituary in a few days, and the regent will not be 'assassinated to death', but 'suffocated. die'."

At this moment, Qingtian was very fortunate to have the brute force acquired through hard work, so he was able to raise the corners of his mouth, which weighed tens of catties, like lifting a firewood bundle or a bucket.Qi She coughed and panted a few times, and came straight to her, "Qingtian, I'm sorry. I couldn't send Zaiyu away with you, and I lied to you, insulted you, and fought with you at the concubine's place. You were sent here to suffer... I'm sorry, I'm really sorry. I don't say this to ask for forgiveness, I just want, just want to apologize to you myself. I told myself a long time ago that it was so good Girl, the mess in this world has hurt you enough. From now on, she will follow me, and I will never allow anyone to hurt her any more. But who knows that in the end, I will hurt you the most. All I can't compensate you for what has happened, only—"

Following Qi She's gaze, Qing Tian looked at the pier box next to the bed, and there was a small black urn on the box.He nodded at her, and let go of her hand that had been holding her tightly.Qingtian held the urn blankly and opened it, her nose was whimpering, and the tears that reached the limit could no longer be held back, she wept at the cup of ashes in the urn, and a small golden bell within the ashes. All down, weeping bitterly.Qi She moved her Adam's apple, and explained with a weak breath: "I asked someone to throw it into the well of Tianquanshe. I fished it out last month. The well water is cold, and my body has never been damaged."

(End of this chapter)