Shen He was furious when he saw his son looking so distracted now. He still had a little bit of his former demeanor, but when he saw that his face was pale and angry, he suddenly couldn't bear it.
So he tried his best to speak in a gentle tone: "Don't think too much now. Death is like a light going out. No matter how sad you are at this moment, it won't help. It's better to let her go without any trouble!"
Shen Changge felt great pain when he heard this. It turned out that everything was true! Qing Xuan had really left. He forced himself to sit up and tried to get out of bed, but was held down by Shen He.
"You can't even go there if you look like this. Ye Qingyun and I will take care of her funeral. I won't humiliate her."
"Father, my child wants to see her one last time, please let me do it!"
Shen Changge's tone was extremely sad, as if he was crying blood. Even a cold and ruthless person like Shen He suddenly felt sad in his heart.
"Oh! Why are you doing this! Okay, I'll help you go!" Shen He sighed.
Today, the courtyard is filled with a sad atmosphere. The hall has been converted into a mourning hall, and white curtains are hung everywhere. The big word "Dian" in the middle of the living room is like a sharp knife that instantly shattered Shen Changge. The last hope, she is really dead, Qingxuan really died like this!
At this moment, she was lying quietly in a nanmu coffin, with a lifelike face, and even a faint smile on her lips. Shen Changge only took one look at her, and his heart immediately felt like overwhelming pain.
"Qingxuan, Qingxuan!"
After he called twice softly, he couldn't speak anymore. At this moment, his eyes were so sore, but he couldn't shed a single tear. It turns out that people can't shed tears when they are in extreme pain.
"General Shen, please forgive me! Junior sister Qingxuan is a fairy from the Nine Heavens, and I am afraid that the world will not be able to keep her here."
Ye Qingyun was dressed in plain clothes at this time, and when he was placed in front of his soul, he actually felt a little isolated from the world.
Shen Changge felt so suffocated in his chest that he pushed away his father who had been supporting him and walked straight out. He kept walking in the small courtyard. He didn't know what he wanted to do or where he wanted to go. He just couldn't stop. As soon as he stopped, he seemed to see Qingxuan standing in front of him with a half-moon-shaped hairpin in his hair. She smiled beautifully and had beautiful eyes. She asked him: "Does it look good?"
Then the scene changed, her face was full of tears, and she cried and said to him, "Brother Shen, please save me!"
Shen Changge's chest suddenly rose and fell sharply, and finally he could no longer move forward. He could only sit under a maple tree in the courtyard. The maple leaves on the tree were as red as blood, and the pieces were blown away by the wind. He stretched out his hand but finally Nothing is caught.
"Qingxuan!"
Shen Changge finally burst into tears!
Shen He hurriedly chased out, but was stopped by Ye Qingyun.
"Let him calm down for a while! No one can help him with this kind of thing!" Ye Qingyun said.
Qingxuan was less than twenty years old based on her birth date. She had no heirs and died by suicide. According to clan rules, she could not enter the clan ancestral hall. Moreover, her only relative, her husband Ye Hu, was now involved in treason. She had a special status, so Shen He and Ye Qingyun decided to bury her nearby in Yongzhou, and the funeral was scheduled for three days later.
It was night, a strong wind blew, and the soul-calling flags and ingots in the courtyard were flying everywhere. Everyone was busy cleaning up, and no one noticed that Shen Changge had quietly left the backyard. He staggered to the stable and climbed up. Get on your horse and go straight to Jialing Pass.
Nan'an, Jialingguan
In the evening, when Ye Huzheng, Yuzhen, Yuan Shuang and a group of generals were discussing the defense of Jialing Pass, a guard suddenly reported that there was a man named Shen Changge outside the door asking to see General Ye Hu of the left.
Ye Hu was stunned for a moment, and unconsciously tapped his knuckles on the desk in front of him a few times. Then he glanced at the meaningful eyes of Aftershock on the other side, and said in a serious tone: "No!"
When the guard heard this, he wanted to retreat, but he hesitated. Upon seeing this, Yuzhen asked, "Is there anything else?"
The guard gritted his teeth and said, "Nothing!"
But he couldn't help but think of Shen Changge's half-life condition, but he still didn't say anything.
"Still not retreating!" Ye Hu scolded.
After that, several people continued to discuss the previous topic, but Yuan Shuang clearly felt that Ye Hu was a little absent-minded.
So she used the excuse that she was feeling a little uncomfortable and wanted to leave first. After Yuzhen knew that she and Ye Hu were close, he immediately asked Ye to escort her back.
As soon as he stepped into Yuan Shuang's camp, Yuan Shuang said to Ye Hu: "Ah Hu, if you are worried, just go and have a look. He came suddenly, maybe there is something important! You don't have to worry here, I will help you Until tomorrow, as long as Aftershock doesn't suddenly summon you, no one will know that you are no longer in the military camp!"
Ye Hu sighed softly and nodded to Yuan Shuang. He was very pleased with her understanding and intelligence. He pulled her into his arms, gently stroked her hair with his hand, and said slowly : "A-Yuan, don't worry. I just went to see him. I will be back early tomorrow morning at the latest. No matter what he says, I will never go back to Beilin."
Nan'an, Yuemanxi Tower
Shen Changge has been arranged by Ye Hu's confidant to stay in an inn in Jialingguan called Yueman Xilou. The owner of this inn is Lord Yunshuang, one of the four former Lords of the Acacia Sect. , is also Yuan Shuang, the military advisor under General Zuo of Nan'an.
Shen Changge rode thousands of miles despite being sick. His body was already exhausted, and he was refused to see Ye Hu. He was so angry that he fainted on the roadside shortly after leaving Jialing Pass.
When Ye Hu hurried to the inn wearing the clothes of an ordinary soldier, Shen Changge was still awake. His face was covered in cold sweat, his expression was extremely painful, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes, as if he had dreamed of something terribly sad.
Ye Hu couldn't help but feel sad when he saw this. He quickly soaked a towel in warm water and gently wiped his forehead. Suddenly he remembered that during the Qingzhou plague, he begged Shen He to let him go back to Qingzhou, but Shen He was angered and sentenced to death. Twenty, Shen Changge took care of him in this way at that time.
He thought of the heartfelt relationship he and Shen Changge had shared over the past few years, sharing life and death, and the corners of his mouth rose up unconsciously. At this time, Shen Changge suddenly coughed, and Ye Hu quickly put his hand on his back to help him breathe.
When Shen Changge finally saw that the person in front of him was Ye Hu, he immediately became furious. He pushed his hand away and asked, "Are you really going to treason?"
Ye Hu looked at Shen Changge intently for a long time, and then slowly said: "You came here regardless of your own safety and got sick, just to question me about this matter?"
"Don't look around and talk about it. I just ask you, do you really want to commit treason?"
Shen Changge looks fierce but has a soft heart.
Seeing Shen Changge's angry and flushed face, Ye Hu laughed at himself, and then suddenly said sharply: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?"
Shen Changge was choked by him and was speechless, and couldn't help but laugh at himself.
"I thought we were close friends. I thought I knew you very well, but it turned out not to be the case. Is it true that you have known me all these years just because I am Shen He's son?"
Ye Hu suddenly sneered when he heard this.
"It turns out that you look down on me so much. Naturally born princes and nobles like you naturally look down on village folk like us. If we can get along with each other, I have indeed taken a big advantage."
"Ye Hu, you know that I have never looked down on you. Did you say that on purpose just to make yourself feel at ease?"
Shen Changge put it bluntly!
"Shen Changge, whatever you say, if you don't do it for yourself, you will be punished by heaven and earth. Even if I stay in Beilin for another ten years, I will never get a chance to be promoted. Above me, at least you are the one I can never get over. Kan, now in Nan'an, Yuzhen promised that as long as I can keep Jialing Pass this time, he can give me the position of right general, and I will have more opportunities in the future." Ye Huzhen said eloquently.
"It turns out that just for this reason, you led three thousand of my elite troops from the north to rebel against the country. Do you still have any sense of loyalty to your family, country, monarch, and ministers in your heart?"
Shen Changge was heartbroken.
"The righteousness of family, country, monarch and minister! Just for this! Humph! Don't tell me this so lightly. These military positions that you can easily get are dreams that the lower-level military generals cannot achieve in their lives. You will never understand that you don't I don’t care about the position of General Right, and how much effort other people have to put in to get it. Shen Changge, you and I are different after all."
Ye Hu's face was indifferent, with deep reluctance in his eyes.
"If you just want the position of general on the right, I can tell my father tomorrow and let you do it. Why is it so difficult? Why are you doing this?"
Shen Changge's tone was sad.
"That's enough, Shen Changge. I don't need your charity. What's more, what I want is never just the position of right general. This is just the beginning."
Ye Hu's face was grim, and his eyes were full of eager desire for power.
Shen Changge looked at this close friend who had shared life and death for many years, and for the first time, he felt that he was so strange.
"Ye Hu, you insist on doing this. I have nothing to say. I'll see you on the battlefield tomorrow. You and I will be like fire and water!"
Shen Changge shook hands into fists, the disappointment in his eyes getting stronger.
Ye Hu felt even more gloomy.
"Okay, let's talk about the future later. I have told you what should be said and what should not be said now. The doctor said that you are very ill. You should recuperate here first. It is safe here for the time being. I will wait until you get well. Go back to Beilin immediately, and don't come back again in the future. Nowadays, the relationship between the two countries is complicated, and I'm worried that Yushui will not let go of the opportunity to blackmail Shen He with you."
After saying that, Ye Hu turned around and wanted to leave.
When Shen Changge saw this, the pain he had been suppressing in his heart immediately burst out.
"Ye Hu, you can't leave yet! You must follow Beilin now, go back... see Qingxuan off for the last time! I will keep you safe."
Shen Changge's face was full of pain.
"What did you say?"
Ye Hu was stunned when he heard this, his face full of disbelief.
"Qingxuan...she has gone, and the funeral is scheduled for two days later. You are her only relative in this world, so go and see her off for the last time, so that she can leave with peace of mind!"
Shen Changge's tone was extremely sad, and there was an indescribable pain in his eyes.
Ye Hu was furious. He grabbed Shen Changge's collar and said angrily: "Why do you use this as an excuse? Even if you want to trick me into going back to Beilin for trial, there is no need to curse Qingxuan so viciously!"
"Ye Hu, you know in your heart that everything I say is true, stop deceiving yourself!"
Shen Changge hit the nail on the head.