I held his hand gently and said softly: "But, just like what you said before, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. If you have some things to be done, you will definitely end. However, if things are not at that point, you are just thinking about it. No matter how much you think, it will only add to your own troubles."

After hearing what I said, his expression slightly darkened and he looked up at me.

I whispered, "Don't think about it."

He was silent for a while before nodding: "Yes."

I took the pitiful cup in his hand, and there was not much water left. I got up and poured him a cup of hot water in the room. When I walked out of the door, I saw him sitting in the garden with his back straight, and his navy blue gown almost blended with the heavy dusk around him, and his eyes also looked very solemn.

I know that he can not think about it for the time being, but it is not that easy to let go.

After all, Pei Yuanzhen was his wife who had officially married into the house. She died so tragically in the bright red bridal chamber. How many scenes can be forgotten? And the words she said at the end of her life were more like an invisible shackle, locking him all the time.

In his heart, he was afraid that he would become an old injury that could not be cured.

Although I could think through everything, I couldn't help feeling sour at this time. I walked over and sat gently beside him, putting the cup in front of him.

And he just looked at the water swaying in the cup, his eyes were calm.

After a long time, I finally broke the peace and said, "By the way, there is one more thing, I want to ask you."

He calmed down before turning his head to look at me: "Hmm?"

"Pei Yuanxiu ascended the throne, and the queen he enthroned was-"

"The Princess of Jiangxia."

"Han Zitong?"

"yes."

“…”

I took a deep breath.

Finally, it's-

Speaking of which, I have left Beijing, and this actually has nothing to do with me, but hearing this news, it is inevitable that I feel a little moved.

The Han family has a daughter who will be in charge of the world.

Although I may not really take this sentence seriously when I said it from Wei Ningyuan, over the years, every time something critical happens around Pei Yuanxiu, the Han sisters often have a close connection with this sentence. Now, Han Zitong finally fulfilled this sentence and truly became the queen of the mother's world.

While I was feeling the same, I couldn't help but feel a sense of fate.

Is it true that in life, there is really an invisible force guiding everyone's life trajectory. No matter how hard you struggle and resist, you will eventually embark on the path arranged by fate with different paths? If this is true—

I looked up and looked at the man with deep brows in front of me.

What will happen in the end if he and I, and those who have passed through my life?

He felt my complicated gaze: "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing." I shook my head and lowered my eyes.

He thought for a while and said, "Are you still thinking about his queen?"

I was stunned for a moment, looked up at him, and Liu Qinghan was silent for a moment, and said, "The news they sent back was that Pei Yuanxiu had prepared the ceremony of enthronement of the queen at his throne ceremony, but after his throne ceremony was completed, he gave up this item. However, at that time, all the civil and military officials in his court began to call on Han Zitong's name, so Han Zitong was able to enthrone it."

I smiled faintly.

"why are you laughing?"

"I laughed. It seems that Han Zitong's last force was not in vain that night on the edge of the river."

Of course, that is not the real reason why she can get so many supporters. Although Han Zitong has been working for him since Pei Yuanxiu started his army in Jinling, especially after he fell ill in Tianjin, he relied on Han Zitong and Xie Feng to stabilize the overall situation. This can be said to have made her win the hearts of the people, but this alone is not enough. The one who really pushed her in the end was actually the Gardi from Shengjing.

Pei Yuanxiu was ruled by the Central Plains, after all, his civil and military officials were still from the Central Plains, so how could these people be willing to let a woman from a foreign race be their queen?

Money can be divided and land can be divided, but the country cannot be divided.

Although Liu Qinghan didn't know much about what happened in the harem when he came to the capital these days, he could roughly infer some of it. He was silent for a while before he said lightly: "He is somewhat sober in this matter."

I said, "But I think he might have to use his brain more now and think about how to comfort the Iron Whip King and Xie Houqi in other places."

He glanced at me and didn't say anything, but at this time, my mood and he were inexplicably sinking.

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This village is no bigger than the cities and markets we have been. As soon as the sun sets, the surroundings become completely quiet. People here can't light candles and oil lamps. The whole village is pitch black, leaving only a few barking sounds of dogs from afar, making the place even quieter.

But in such an environment, I couldn't sleep any more.

After turning over the bed that had been deliberately soft and soft, I finally got up and held the candlestick to go out to the yard for a while, I saw the candlelight flashing in the study on the other side.

A gentle cough came from inside.

When I walked over, I saw Liu Qinghan sitting on the chair in front of the desk, frowned and looked at a large piece of things on the table. He looked solemn, and he covered his mouth with one hand and coughed gently. He only raised his head when he heard the sound of footsteps that he had approached and said, "Why are you getting up?"

"I can't sleep, get up and walk."

He was about to say something, but he coughed again. I hurried to the other side to pour him a cup of warm water, and then took a piece of clothes to put it on him: "You are so old, why can't you take care of yourself so much? Although it's spring now, it's still cold at night. Why are you dressed so thin and sitting here?"

He took a few sips of hot water, his face finally improved a little, and then he smiled and said, "Why are you nagging so much?"

"You still say I'm nagging?"

Seeing that he poked my hornet's nest, he waved his hand quickly: "Okay, okay, I'm wrong, you won't nag."

"What do you mean?"

"Why--"

He pointed outside, and through the window paper, he looked at the figures of several people walking back and forth outside the yard. When he heard the sound here, he looked here with his head looking at it. It was his man patrolling and guarding outside, which was signaling me to save him some face.

I glared at him again.

He said softly: "Okay, OK."

After saying that, I was still angry when I put the cup back on the table, but I couldn't really say anything else. I turned around and looked at the things on the table: "What is this?"

"map."

"map?"

I walked over and put the candlestick next to it. The light of the two candlesticks became brighter and brighter. Only then did I see clearly that this is a map of the junction of Henan and Shanxi. It was surrounded by him and marked with several places.

This is--

Seeing that I was so conscious, he simply stood up and let me go aside, pulled me into a chair and sat down. He put his clothes behind him, supported his hands on the armrest of the chair, and looked at the map with me.

After looking at it for a while, I seemed to realize something in my heart, but it was a little blurred. I looked up at him: "What are you thinking?"

His face had already lost a lot of weight due to serious illness due to poisoning. His clear outline looked even thinner under the shaking candlelight, but his eyes looked particularly bright. He said, "I'm thinking about what you said to me during the day."

"Which sentence?"

"Pei Yuanxiu is afraid he has to find a way to appease Shengjing's people."

My heart also hopped a little.

As if he felt something, he looked down at me: "Are you the same thing I thought?"

I pursed my lips and said, "It's not that I can think about it. I have already discovered the clues about this matter. Yes, Pei Yuanxiu is ready to use troops against Xichuan."

His breath became chaotic at this moment.

"He really wants to use troops against Nishikawa?"

"He kept hiding this matter from me when he was in the capital, but someone still passed on me the message, but I don't know when he would start working on it. Today, when you told me that he had ascended the throne, my heart was-"

He nodded slowly, then took a deep breath and stood up.

I stood up with the armrest of the chair and looked at him: "Qinghan?"

He looked back at me, his expression heavier than just now: "It seems that we really thought of going together."

"You mean, after he ascended the throne, he will immediately start using troops against Nishikawa?"

"If I was not mistaken, he might have issued the documents for military use."

"So fast?"

"You told me today that what happened in the harem. Although those things are openly your women's affairs, they actually involve the interests of several forces. You are right. After Pei Yuanxiu conferred the Queen of Jinling as the Queen, he must make an attitude or make a compensation act against the people of Shengjing. He should have given the Iron Whip King and the Evil Houqi some benefits, but these people are all lions and cannot be comforted by a little bit of flies. In addition, the people of Shengjing - they should be planning some big things."

“…”

"But now, his 'purse' has been taken down by Wen Fengxi and my people. If he wants to get the money, he can only reach out to Xichuan."

“…”

"So I guess that his order to use troops should have been issued. The people from Shengjing may not be the leader this time. Of course, it is not accurate. But the Pioneer Army should have come out."

I just felt a chill on my forehead: "How?"

He looked up at me: "If Shengjing's cavalry was a vanguard, it would be tricky. Their marching speed was different from those of those people."

“…”
Chapter completed!