Qian Luo was still sitting on the stone steps, boredly looking at the grass emerging from the cracks in the ground. It was autumn, and the color of the grass was no longer emerald green.
The land of Liang State was barren, with very little flat land, many mountains and few farmland. Although the father and emperor wanted to reclaim fertile land, but the mountains were flattened, the ground was still hard rock and it was impossible to grow crops.
She came all the way from Liang Country to Yue Country, and looked at the large tracts of fertile fields with envy. She asked the Emperor of Yueguo to let her see the granary of Yueguo. He liked her at that time and depended on her for everything. He took her to see the granary, the state treasury, and the arsenal.
Thinking about it now, he probably didn't like her, but the envy she showed when she saw the wealthy and full moon country.
If Liang Guo also had a lot of flat land, it would be great, and the country was prosperous and strong, then she would not be sent to Yue Guo to be relatives, and Liang Guo would not always be attacked by neighboring countries.
After three years of catastrophe, Liang Guo's granary was exhausted, and other countries attacked, and troops were already under the city.
She didn't hate him for abandoning her, she only hated that he didn't keep the covenant, and since he had no intention of forming an alliance, there was no need to deceive her to come, they could form alliances with other countries. It is not a shameful thing for a small country to live on a big country, but a helpless thing.
If it is not cornered, who wants to depend on other countries to live. Liang Guo also wanted to be as powerful as the Moon Kingdom, at least if he had the ability to protect himself.
However, for Liang Guo, who had suffered from natural disasters for three years, he had no ability to protect himself.
She still remembered the tears in her eyes when her mother put her in the car.
Weak countries are like fish and meat, and they can be slaughtered by others. Even if Yueguo didn't breach the contract, they would still have a hard time surviving, but at least they wouldn't admit defeat so quickly.
She sat hugging her knees, and in her arms was the Guxun that her father had given her. After holding it in her arms for a long time, it was still cool.
Xifeng chased Li Qianzhan in, and saw Qian Luo still sitting on the stone steps, staring at the ground in a daze.
Qianluo raised her head when she heard the sound, saw Xifeng, pressed her full of worries into her heart, and said with a smile, "Why are you back?" Her gaze shifted to the tall middle-aged man's face, and her eyes met his.
The flute in Xifeng's hand has turned into a sword, and Li Qianzhan dares to accept her, so she will fight with him.
"Mr. Li? Why are you here today?"
Xifeng staggered and almost stabbed his sword out, when he heard this, he hurriedly retracted his long sword. away from mr? away from mr
Li Qianzhan asked, "How is this year?"
Qian Luo smiled and said, "It's still the same as before. In the past, you came from the Mid-Autumn Festival, but now it's half a month earlier."
Li Qianzhan did not answer, Qian Luo looked at Xifeng again: "Do you know each other?"
Xifeng said: "Know, enemy."
Li Qianzhan said, "I don't know."
Xifeng frowned and stared at him, and said, "Yes, I don't know, my enemy."
Qian Luo looked at the two of them and smiled sweetly: "The visitor is a guest, whether you know him or not, since you are here, let's sit down and chat."
Neither of them moved, and neither of them wanted to sit down and chat. Qian Luo looked at the two of them and said, "You two have similar temperaments."
Xifeng felt uncomfortable, so he leaned against the wall and watched the changes.
Qian Luo saw that none of them sat down, and no one said that they wanted to listen to her tunes. She looked at the person on the left and the person on the right, and smiled again: "Mr. Li has been here for four consecutive years, Miss Xiaohua. This is my first time back. In the future, maybe two people will visit me every year."
Four years? Xifeng didn't expect that Li Qianzhan would come in the first year of Princess Qianluo's death, but he didn't accept her for four years? Could it be that Emperor Yueguo wouldn't say anything
However, the emperor of Yueguo can't hear Qian Luochui's tune. He is an emperor in Yueguo, and he probably doesn't care about the people he cares about, and he probably also cares about the entire Dayueguo.
Li Qianzhan said, "I'll leave after listening to one song."
"Then play Mr.'s favorite tune."
Xifeng pricked up his ears. He actually liked to listen to music. Before, even if someone was chatting in the yard for a long time, he would rush them away, not to mention such elegant things.
The sound of xun is gradually rising, the tone is gentle and melodious, but after a while, it turns into late autumn, and the music is sad.
"West Wind... West Wind." Someone seemed to be calling her. She looked up and saw her mother again, smiling softly at her.
Reached out to grab it, but there was a cloud of smoke.
She stared at her mother's face silently. She didn't look very much like her mother. No matter her appearance or personality, her mother was much gentler than her. His voice was also very soft, and he smiled like a holy white lotus.
The xun sound was quiet and gentle, but it was poked like silver needles one by one, arousing the melancholy in Xifeng's heart. She slowly retracted her gaze and looked at Li Qianzhan, who was standing in front, showing her back to her. The sword in her hand was sharp and cold because of her hatred.
Li Qianzhan noticed the murderous aura behind him and did not turn around.
The murderous aura filled the air and disappeared after a while. He was silent, looked back, and the person leaning on the wall had already left.
After the song was over, Qian Luo put down the Xun in his hand and said, "In the past four years, this is the first time Mr. has been distracted."
"Um."
Qianluo didn't know who he was thinking about, and who was the little girl who belonged to him. Between the two, they seemed to be avoiding something. They don't want to say, and she won't ask more.
It's just that she didn't say a word just now - not only do you have similar temperaments, but even the sadness in your eyebrows and eyes are somewhat similar.
The courtyard was empty, and she was left alone.
It's August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here.
Another year of reunion.
Li Qianzhan came out of the courtyard and found that Xifeng was still standing there, as if waiting for him. When Xifeng saw him, he asked, "Since you knew Qian Luo was a spirit four years ago, why didn't you accept her?"
"You can never change the tone of this questioning." Li Qianzhan said, "I do things without explaining to you."
Xifeng paused for a while, then said again: "Then let me ask you... When Qianluo played the song, who was in your mind?" She bit her lip and trembled, "Is it my mother that you miss?"
Li Qianzhan did not answer.
Xifeng looked at the indifferent middle-aged man standing with his hands behind his back in the evening wind, and he could hardly control his trembling voice: "You haven't let go of my mother for so many years, so why...why...you wanted to kill her with your own hands... Qianzhan, what are you thinking about..."
Li Qianzhan still didn't speak, and while Xifeng was waiting for him to explain, he suddenly disappeared in front of her eyes. Xifeng was stunned for a while, then ran to the place where he stood just now, trembling with anger.
"Away from a thousand battles!"
However, no one answered, and the surroundings were silent.
Xifeng froze in place, unwilling.
Over the years, no matter how she questioned him, he just didn't answer the question.
She would rather he was cold in his bones, then she wouldn't have to think about her mother being killed by him.
At least she can avenge her mother without any scruples.
Xifeng shook his body, wondering how he got back to the Accord.
She lay on the table and looked out the window. The lanterns hanging under the eaves swayed in the wind, causing the shadows outside to sway.
The xun sound came up again, and the wind blowing into the house was even more bleak.
I don't know how long it took, the crazy Xifeng heard the sound of chickens crowing outside, and then she recovered. When she raised her head, she saw Qingyuan sitting on the side at some point, she was startled: " When did you come in?"
"It's been a long time." Qing Yuan touched her head, "You're not happy."
"happy."
Qing Yuan paused and nodded: "Happy."
Xifeng nodded in satisfaction, and then looked again, on the other side of the round table, there was a big round head sitting. She squinted at it, took out a handful of candy from her pocket and handed it to it: "Xiao Yuan, eat candy."
Taotie glanced at the candy, his head arched, and the candy was all scattered on the table.
"... You don't even eat sugar? Don't you eat everything?"
"Ow, ow-"
Xifeng looked at Qingyuan: "What is it doing?"
"Xiao Yuan said it doesn't eat sugar." Qing Yuan said, "It also said..."
He thought that he shouldn't continue talking, but he couldn't take it back, and Xifeng asked, "What else did you say?"
"It also said you were an idiot."
"..." Xifeng slapped the table angrily, stood up and shouted, "Xiaohuo? Yue'er? Come out."
The room was silent and no one came out.
Xifeng said patiently, "I won't hit you."
Still no one answered.
Xifeng pointed at the big head: "It's snack time!"
There was a gust of wind outside the house, jumping into a black shadow, rolling dead leaves into the house, pounced on the gluttonous food, and opened his mouth to eat it. Taotie screamed and jumped behind Qingyuan, but he couldn't get rid of the black briquettes.
Yue'er held onto it tightly and shouted, "My dim sum!"
Seeing such a temptation, Xiao Huo didn't come out, and he was about to shout again when he heard someone outside ask in a low voice, "You promise, you really won't hit me."
Xifeng said with a gentle smile, "I won't hit you, darling."
At this moment, a red shadow jumped in from the window, hugged Xifeng's arm and said, "Xifeng, I miss you so much."
"You gotta, don't act, go to the palace with me all the way, don't show your face, but you are too embarrassed to say that you miss me." Xifeng took its ear and threw it to Qingyuan, and said, "I want you to do something. "
"What's up?"
"Let me figure it out. Miss Cuihua is about to arrive at the imperial city. You and Yue'er go and take her to Yingshan."
Xiaohuo scratched his ears and said, "Yingshan? That's the place where the Xianjia cultivated. You let us two monsters go. Is this a death sentence?"
"...You underestimate yourself too much, go to Yingshan, don't scratch the immortal cultivator with one paw." Xifeng glanced at Yue'er who was still chasing the gluttonous food in the house, and felt that this little girl was more than a Taotie is even scarier, "Yue'er."
Yue'er licked her lips reluctantly, glanced at the sugar ball, and then followed Xiaohuo to stop Miss Cuihua.
As soon as Xiaohuo and Yueer left, Xifeng called Taotie over, but Qingyuan felt strange and puzzled: "How do you know that Xiaohuo is always nearby? It's well hidden, you shouldn't be able to find it."
"Give me a tael of silver, and I'll answer it for you."
Qing Yuan said dejectedly: "I have no money, I am a pauper."
Xifeng knew that he had no money, so he teased him and smiled, and said, "I never noticed that Xiaohuo was nearby. Its greatest ability is to hide its aura. The reason why I can find it is because of you."
Qing Yuan paused slightly: "Me?"
Xifeng said proudly: "Yes, because you came back from Jiuxiao, you didn't ask me where Xiao Huoyue'er went, you would always ask. So you must have noticed that they were nearby, I'm not alone, so you didn't ask me."
Qing Yuan didn't expect to expose the fact that Xiaohuo was following him in this way. This was his mistake and Xifeng was smart.
Xifeng just knew that he liked her, so he was nervous about her, afraid that if he left, she would be left alone in the mortal world. So he didn't ask where Xiaohuo, who always followed him, went. It was not normal. After guessing again, he knew that Xiaohuo must not have gone far, but was nearby, but he didn't dare to come out for fear that she would beat him.
The gluttonous glutton didn't pass, and wanted to dig the ground to escape, Xifeng jumped over and said with a smile: "Xiaoyuan, can you do me a favor?"
The girl smiled very sweetly, but Taotie felt a huge... murderous aura. It shivered and dared not move.
"be good."
Taotie shook again, so scary!
Xifeng said, "I had nightmares over and over again, and you appeared, and then flowers bloomed in my dreams. Is that what you did?"
"Ow—"
"Yes? That's easy to handle. You appeared near the Forbidden Garden and went there for Princess Qianluo, right?" Xifeng touched its head and said, "You're a good boy, you've been eating Qianluo all the time. A princess' nightmare, isn't it?"
The voice was very soft, and there was no murderous aura. He squatted on the ground and looked at her, only to think that she was not scary at all.
"Then have you seen Liang Guo in her dream?"
"Ow!"
"I now want to help Princess Qianluo realize her dream, send her back to Liang Guo, and let her fulfill her wish, so that she can be reincarnated with peace of mind. But Liang Guo is gone, so I want you to eat her nightmare and join me in the dream. He built the illusion of Liang Guo for her and made her dream come true."
Taotie jumped and looked at Qingyuan again.
Xifeng shook his head: "Well, we can indeed build a dream for Princess Qianluo, but spirits are very sensitive creatures. Once she finds out that the dream is fake, she will still become an evil spirit. So I want to ask you to see 'You of Liang Guo, come to build an illusion."
Taotie suddenly nodded, and then saw the girl smile: "Would you like to come with me to realize Princess Qianluo's dream, Miao Yuan?"
"Ow!"
The author has something to say:
Why is this volume called Fish in the Pool
When I mentioned this name to the fat friend, the fat friend asked, "The trapped concubine?" , I said it is not, it is "the bird loves the old forest, the pond fish thinks of the old abyss".
The fat friend thought for a while and then said, "If Liang Guo is strong, the princess will not be sent to marry. There is nothing wrong with this explanation."
I thought about it, it is.
Only when the country is strong, we will not become the pond fish in the city gate, and we will not become the pond fish. After all, if the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached.
Look at history from afar and cherish the present.
What this article wants to express is not a concubine abandoned in a deep palace, but a man who misses his homeland and does not forget our country, even if it is weak and barren, it is the home that Qianluo misses the most.
It was at the beginning, and it was at the end, so the explanation of the fish in the pond is to keep the birds in love with the old forest, and the fish in the pond think of the old abyss.