After a few days of cultivation, Wei Lan was able to go to the ground. At this time, the prince was also welcomed back to Shengjing. On the day the prince returned to Beijing, the students went up the official road one after another, and lined the road to welcome him. Wei Lan changed into a crimson official robe, and together with Xie Zichen and Wang Xi, led all the officials to greet her.
Although Wei Lan and Xie Zichen's official ranks are not high now, Wang Ning's army is stationed here, and Huan Heng's army is a hundred miles away. There is no family that does not jump out and confront them. And Wang Xiben also came from a famous family, he is the eldest son of the Wang family, and this time the crown prince returned to Beijing, he is also the first to contribute. As the hope of the family against Wei Xie, the family naturally asked him to stand up and stand side by side with Wei Xie .
Although the new emperor has not yet ascended the throne, everyone has already seen the direction of the future court, and there is a great potential for three-legged confrontation.
When the three of them stood in front of the palace gate, they could already hear the cheers of the students outside, then the palace gate slowly opened, and under the sunlight, the three young men in the same crimson official robes stood there silently, welcoming the arrival of the new emperor . One of them is indifferent and noble, one is pure and beautiful, and the other is romantic and elegant. When the palace door opened, the sunlight pushed in inch by inch along with the palace door, and then fell on these three young men. They were here to watch the new emperor. Seeing this scene, the female relatives all cried out in surprise, but the three young men were not disturbed by the outside world at all, lifted up their clothes, and kneeled down respectfully with a full court of civil and military.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
The three young men spoke loudly, and then the voices of civil and military officials spread like waves one after another.
Su Cheng was sitting alone in the dungeon, and he heard this voice from afar, he couldn't hear it very clearly, but felt that it was very close at hand.
"My emperor... Long live... Long live... Long live..."
Su Cheng laughed lowly, and when he read this sentence, he somehow felt it was so ironic.
As for the prince sitting in the middle of the dragon, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
He shook his palms, which were all wet.
He is the emperor.
He had thought about it for so many years, and thought that he might spend his whole life to get the seat, but he actually sat on it.
He didn't know how big the gap was between him and Su Cheng back then. Su Cheng's mother was the queen of the dynasty, his uncle was the prime minister of the dynasty, and his Shangguan family held Qingzhou's 100,000 troops. His grandfather is the Duke of the State, and he has nothing else.
Sitting in the position of the prince since he was a child, he sat tremblingly. For a long time, he even held the idea that every day is a day.
But now he really sat in this position. He trembled slightly, listening to the voices of the officials outside, tried his best to calm himself down, then slowly rolled up the curtain, and leaned out from inside.
The scene quieted down, the prince set his eyes on the palace gate, swept all the way to the civil and military officials that had been spreading inward, landed on the royal road, and finally landed in front of the main hall gate.
There stood the throne of gold, and that was the end of his path.
He never felt that there was a moment in his life that made him so proud. However, he also bears in mind who assisted him to this position. It was someone from Wei Lan who came to remind him the night he fled. Lan's family is controlled by the Wang family, and the three young men in front of him are indispensable for him to achieve this position.
So he got off the dragon and walked up to Xie Zichen who had been following him all the time. With red eyes, he grabbed Xie Zichen and said, "Zichen, you have suffered a lot these days!"
"It is the duty of a minister to be loyal to His Majesty."
Xie Zichen spoke calmly, the prince shook his head, his eyes fell on Wei Lan and Wang Xi, and he said guiltily: "It is my incompetence that made you suffer so much."
"Assisting the monarch, how can it be considered a grievance?" Wei Lan smiled, with some sadness in her eyes: "And I didn't do anything, the ones who really deserve the reward are Master Ji and Gu Shangshu."
"Ji Shao and Gu Shangshu..." The crown prince showed a mournful expression. Although he was not in Shengjing, he knew most of the affairs in Shengjing. He sighed and said, "It's my fault. It's just that the deceased is gone. I can only make more compensations to the living. Zichen, Axi, Alan," the crown prince became serious, and said in a voice that everyone could hear clearly: "The three of you are here to accept the seal."
Everyone understood that this was to reward the three of them for their meritorious deeds.
None of the three thought that the crown prince would give them face like this, and he planned to reward them in public. After looking at each other, they lifted their clothes and knelt down.
"The first emperor left without knowing. When I was wronged for the crown prince, it was the three adults who made more plans for me and endured the humiliation until now, so that I was able to avenge my grievances and return the imperial power of Great Chu to the orthodox. The three adults are all young talents. Dragon and Phoenix, now that the court is in the midst of employing people, I am not far from embarrassing about seniority. I will reward those who are able to do so. Wei Lan, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, fills in the vacancy of Shangguan Guocheng. Second grade."
After the prince finished speaking, he raised his hand, and the eunuch next to him read out the imperial decree. After the three of them received the decree one by one, they couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.
Wei Lan always thought that after this incident, Xie Zichen should be the biggest winner. However, after the crown prince Su Bai, who became the emperor, issued the imperial decree, it was her Wei Lan who finally became the right chancellor. elusive.
But everyone kept these thoughts in their hearts, and they didn't show half of them on their faces. After everyone respectfully welcomed the emperor back to Beijing, a feast was held that night. Wei Lan was injured, so it was not suitable to drink alcohol at the banquet, and Xie Zichen was also recovering from a serious injury. .
Huan Heng's envoy has also arrived in Shengjing, Wei Lan glanced at it, it is Huan Ling, the retainer of the Huan family, he grew up with Huan Heng when he was young, if he hadn't come to Shengjing for a few years, he would have been estranged. The relationship with Huan Heng is probably no less than that of Wei Lan. He was sitting on the wine table, his face with a scar was always upright. Emperor Su Bai watched from afar, holding a wine glass, his eyes were a little drunk, and he talked to Wei Lan beside him, "Look at that reckless man in the north, he just looks at people."
Wei Lan knew that Su Bai was drunk. If he wasn't drunk, he wouldn't dare to say such things in front of her.
He didn't feel that there was anything inappropriate in his words at all, he looked up at Wei Lan's beautiful face under the light, sighed and said: "Prime Minister Wei had an amazing appearance when he was young, but now that he is older, The more beautiful the prime minister is, the more beautiful he is than the woman."
"Your Majesty is drunk." Wei Lan said lightly, Su Bai sighed, looked at Huan Ling again, and said with some emotion: "Is Prime Minister Wei a little surprised today?"
"What is His Majesty referring to?"
"Actually, the position of prime minister is not for the prince." He looked up at her with a little helplessness in his eyes. He was not a stubborn person at all, but he expressed his displeasure in such a tactful way. After thinking about it for a while, Wei Lan understood what the prince was going to say, and as expected, the prince continued: "But just the night before, Huan Ling came to me to discuss with me about Huazhou taxes, and then said to me, In fact, a quarter of Huazhou's taxes is enough for the Huan family. After all, Wei Shizi is still an official in the court, and the Huan family has always been a loyal minister of the Great Chu. Don't bother the court. What do you mean by him?"
Su Bai smiled wryly: "One day when you were in the court, Huan's family was the courtiers of Da Chu. Then what if you are gone? It was agreed to give half of the tax to him, but now it has become a quarter. Isn’t the meaning obvious enough? They have given me such a big benefit, and they mentioned Wei Shizi’s name over and over again, if I don’t understand the meaning, I’m a fool.”
Wei Lan didn't speak, she just listened quietly.
The Huan family has always been like this. The southern court and the emperor, they have always dismissed and paid no attention to it. If anyone else came, even Wang Ning, they would speak more tactfully and nicely, but the Huan family would not.
He wanted to say as much as he could, and then laughed at the other party's trembling with anger and helplessness.
According to Huan Song's words - they traded their lives for the country at the border, these people are still beating the little ones behind their backs every day, and they still want to give them good looks, why
After Huan Heng came to power, he fully carried forward Huan Song's fine traditions, and even took it to the next level. On the issue of dealing with the South, if everyone knew the brotherhood between Huan Heng and Wei Lan for many years, if everyone knew that Wei Lan was a Women, I'm afraid they will scold them, they are fascinated by beauty.
But Wei Lan knew clearly that Huan Heng was not such a person.
He may have been naive before, but when he planned everything, watched her fight with the Tang family, and put her under house arrest quietly, she no longer dared to underestimate this person's thoughts. Later she also sent someone to inquire about what Huan Heng had been doing these years. He was completely playing the role of a pig and a tiger.
For Huan Heng to openly seek a position for her, on the one hand, there may be some past friendship, but more, it is a warning.
She, Wei Lan, belongs to the Huan family, and will always be placed within the Huan family's sphere of influence. As much as others hate the power of the Huan family, they hate Wei Lan for being promoted through it.
He used such a seemingly absurd way to tie Wei Lan and the Huan family together forever. Even if she is now willing to abandon the Huan family and surrender to the emperor, which emperor can forget the humiliation brought about by such arrogance of the Huan family
Letting a quarter of Huazhou's taxes bind her, Wei Lan, to the Huan family, this move, Wei Lan almost wants to applaud Huan Heng. What a fast-growing person, if she hadn't trapped him back then, and he hadn't followed her to Shengjing, he wouldn't have relied on her for everything...
Wei Lan couldn't help but feel a little far away.
He is probably a hero by now.
"Wei Shizi," Su Bai sighed, and said with emotion: "If Wei Shizi is from his daughter's family, I would almost think that Huan Heng is deeply in love with Wei Shizi."
"Your Majesty was joking," Wei Lan came back to her senses, and said slowly, "Huan Heng's move is nothing more than a separation between you and my monarch and ministers. It is true that Wei Lan and Huan Heng have brotherhood, but before that, Wei Lan first His Majesty's subjects, followed by Wei Lan."
"If you talk about friendship," Wei Lan smiled: "The friendship between His Majesty the Third Highness and Wei Lan back then was no less than that of Huan Heng. Lord of Lan," Wei Lan looked at Su Bai solemnly, "Your Majesty, don't worry."
"Actually, I'm very curious." The prince frowned, "Why did you betray the third brother? I heard that the third brother also loves Alan very much."
"Your Majesty," Wei Lan looked at Concubine Ji who was dancing, and said slowly, "Alan also has a wish, one day, to see the people of Great Chu in peace, recover the northern land, and restore the Han Dynasty."
Su Bai was stunned for a moment, Wei Lan turned her head and stared at Su Bai with eager eyes.
"Weilan needs a monarch who can do this."
"Do you think..." Su Bai was a little unbelievable: "I can?"
"Why can't Your Majesty?" Wei Lan asked back, Su Bai was slightly taken aback, and then his heart filled with infinite pride: "Yes, I can. I will not let you down! Alan," Su Bai eagerly held Wei Lan's hand, The deputy monarch and his ministers looked at the tears in their eyes, and said excitedly: "I will not disappoint Ah Shao's death, nor will I disappoint your expectations. Sooner or later, I will..."
"His Majesty!"
Xie Zichen, who was talking to Wang Xi just now, turned his head and saw Su Bai holding Wei Lan, and he was angry on the spot. But because the other party was the emperor, Xie Zichen suppressed his anger and could only raise his voice and stepped forward, then took the emperor's hand, held it in his own, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, I see that you are drunk, you should rest ?”
Su Bai was slightly taken aback, but said: "No need."
"Your Majesty, I have something to discuss with Prime Minister Wei..."
"You guys go," Su Bai immediately understood Xie Zichen's meaning, nodded and said, "You don't need to ask for instructions so carefully for such trivial matters. Zichen, you and I are the same as before, and there is no need to have any grievances because of the change of status."
"Your Majesty is a king, and your subjects are ministers. Naturally, it is different."
Xie Zichen spoke respectfully, and then turned around to see Ruan Kangcheng coming over drunk, putting his hand on Wei Lan's shoulder, and drunkenly said: "Alan, there is a dancer today..."
"Ruan Kangcheng!"
Xie Zichen walked over immediately, and threw Ruan Kangcheng to Wang Xi without a trace. Wang Xi was also too drunk, and suddenly caught Ruan Kangcheng, opened his eyes dimly, and saw Xie Zichen's body was full of air pressure, and asked in a daze, "Brother Zichen, what's wrong?"
"Pull him back, he's drunk!"
Xie Zichen found that this kind of banquet was too dangerous, really too dangerous!
Wang Xi didn't say much, seeing that Xie Zichen's expression was not right, he dragged Ruan Kangcheng out. Ruan Kangcheng said in a daze, "Ah Xi, why do I feel that Xie Zichen is really guarding against Ah Lan and getting sicker and sicker?"
"Don't worry about him," Wang Xi waved his hand, sent Ruan Kangcheng out, and said hesitantly, "Don't worry about their affairs."
After driving away Su Bai and Ruan Kangcheng, Xie Zichen didn't leave either, he just sat beside Wei Lan and drove everyone away with his powerful aura. All the toasters walked in the direction of Wei Lan, felt Xie Zichen's silent threat and resentment when they walked halfway, laughed, spun around and left.
Wei Lan's side became quiet for a while, and she couldn't help feeling a little emotional: "Zichen, your jealousy is really about to overturn."
"They're all men!"
Xie Zichen said coldly: "Can you have a little self-consciousness as a woman?"
Hearing this, Wei Lan smiled and frowned, she turned her head while shaking her fan, and said with a cold look in her eyes: "Can you tell me, what is a woman's self-awareness?"
"Have you ever seen me hook shoulders with a woman?" Xie Zichen sat upright on his knees, and glanced over coldly: "Men and women are different, restrain yourself a little!"
Wei Lan: "..."
It makes sense, but I can't argue with it.
Wei Lan changed the subject, and the two of them just talked about each other. Seeing that the banquet was coming to an end, Su Bai was a little tired, so he left the table early. After Su Bai left, Huan Ling suddenly stood up, Walking straight towards Wei Lan, Xie Zichen turned cold, but the other party was unmoved, and went directly to Wei Lan, knelt down on one knee and performed a northern military salute, then took out a wooden box from his arms, and said solemnly: "The marshal was unable to come this time, so he specially ordered Huan Ling to bring this object and present it to General Wei."
He stubbornly refused to call Master Wei Lanwei, as if he was using this title to remind him of something. Wei Lan smiled lightly and said nothing, letting Ran Mo take the box from the side. Ran Mo wiped his hand, and after confirming that there was no problem, he put it in front of Wei Lan and opened it for Wei Lan.
Inside is a dagger inlaid with precious stones. This is a drawing she drew when she was thirteen years old. Huan Heng once said that he would cast it for her by himself, but as the son of the Huan family, how can he have time to learn it? So it has been on hold for so many years.
She still remembered what Huan Heng said at that time.
"You and I are brothers, what if I give you a dagger? Not only do I want to give you the dagger, but I am also willing to give you the world."
"Alan, how long can you and I be brothers?"
At that time he asked her, she teased him, and said: "Look at the lifespan of the dagger you made. If it breaks when you get it, you and I have no brotherhood. If it is still as sharp as ever after a hundred years, then after a hundred years, The brotherhood between you and me is still the same."
She didn't expect that he really forged this dagger.
Seeing Wei Lan's dazed look, Xie Zichen knew that this was something from Wei Lan's and Huan Heng's memories. Ending feelings, if there is nothing to end, it will be difficult to end.
Wei Lan is over now, but what about Huan Heng
He's still in the north, still stuck in the past.
Wei Lan looked at the dagger and heard Huan Ling say: "The Marshal said that the world's number one swordsmith, Ye Jinzi, said that this dagger, even after a hundred years, can still cut iron like mud. He made the dagger. Promise, General Wei, remember?"
Wei Lan's expression moved, she pulled out her dagger, and said calmly: "Of course I remember."
"But, I remember the promise back then, and the Marshal really remembers it?" Wei Lan sneered, "I also ask General Ling to go back and tell Marshal Huan that if you really care about the brotherhood, don't do anything to embarrass me again." thing."
"If General Wei had no intention of betraying the north, what the Marshal did would not be an embarrassment." Huan Ling replied neither humble nor overbearing: "The Huan family will always be General Wei's backing. Why bother yourself?"
"Stupid!" Wei Lan said in a cold voice: "Be prepared for danger in times of trouble and plan ahead. It is unreasonable for the Huan family to be so presumptuous and make enemies everywhere. Do you think that the Huan family has too few enemies when you squander the reputation and strength of the Huan family so much? "
"So what if there are enemies?" Huan Ling sneered, "When have my Huan family members ever been afraid? Could it be that General Wei was afraid?"
"I'm afraid." Wei Lan said decisively: "Wei Lan has never been a good soldier, but a politician."
Huan Ling didn't expect Wei Lan to answer like this, after a moment of stupefaction, he said coldly: "Marshal really misjudged you!"
Wei Lan didn't speak, she didn't want to have such a dispute with Huan Ling. Huan Heng would not hurt him to say such things, and now he would not mind what she did. After all, he doesn't care what she does. He has no expectations of her, he only needs to do what he wants.
She didn't want to entangle Huan Ling with these matters anymore, she felt a little tired, so she changed the subject and said, "Why didn't Ah Heng get up in person this time?"
The Shangguan's house that he personally led to besiege was not long from Shengjing, why didn't he come
"The marshal said that the north is not peaceful, and he has no face to see General Wei."
Huan Ling was a little annoyed, Wei Lan nodded, Huan Heng said at the beginning that he would see her again after he grows up, but now that he has not pacified the North, she tapped the palm of her hand with a small fan, and then said: "Then now... can he still return?" good?"
"General Wei also understands the situation in the north. There is nothing good or bad. It is like this day after day. It is just that the young master is learning to walk now, and he is full of energy. The marshal has some headaches."
Hearing this, Wei Lan was slightly taken aback, and suddenly felt that Huan Heng seemed to be far away from her. Huan Ling didn't notice Wei Lan's expression, and continued: "At the beginning, when Madam gave birth to a small child, the marshal buried Madam and the Tang family together, and it was not in the Huan family's ancestral grave. Now, an old man will take care of it by himself. With the child, we all advised him to marry a woman to take care of the child, but what did he say..."
"I made a mistake once, can't I make another mistake?"
Huan Ling frowned, not quite understanding, Wei Lan didn't speak, Xie Zichen saw that the topic was going too far, and finally said: "It's getting late, Prime Minister Wei is also tired, General Ling, please go back."
"It's still early… "
"Please come back."
Xie Zichen resolutely opened his mouth to send someone away, and threw his eyes like a knife. At the same time, she reached out to help Wei Lan. Wei Lan is not in good health now, and she is indeed tired from sitting for so long, and she also felt that she had nothing to say, so she also waved her hand to bid farewell to Huan Ling. Huan Ling stared blankly at the two people walking away, a little confused, always felt that these two people looked weird, so he asked others: "Do you think the atmosphere between General Wei and Master Xie is weird?"
"Huh? Why is it weird?"
"It's just a feeling..." Huan Ling frowned, seeing Wei Lan chatting happily with Xie Zichen, Xie Zichen carefully supporting her, keeping an eye on her surroundings, and even lifting the hem of his clothes for her when crossing the threshold, Huan Ling said uneasy: "It feels like that." The two seem to have been married for many years."
People around: "..."
How dare you say such a thing, scared, super scared.
Wei Lan and Xie Zichen went out of the palace together, and after getting into the carriage, they finally said: "Unhappy?"
Xie Zichen's face was flat, and he looked up at her: "When are you going to retire?"
Wei Lan was slightly taken aback, and then heard Xie Zichen say: "Alan, this is not your era anymore, the court is full of men, you have to face these things every day, I can't guard you every day, and you can't really Just like this, I hang out with men every day..."
"Get out." Wei Lan said coldly, Xie Zichen was slightly taken aback, then looked up at her.
Wei Lan's eyes were cold, Xiao Fan pointed at the door, and said coldly: "Go down!"
"So you plan to stay in this position for the rest of your life?"
Xie Zichen looked at her quietly: "I don't mind what I think, and I don't mind what the world thinks. You don't plan to have children, you don't plan to marry me, but you plan to make the world think that we are two broken sleeves, and we will be together all day long. Hanging out together?"
"Do you mind?" Wei Lan sneered: "Then you didn't mind when you didn't know that I was a woman?"
"I don't mind." Xie Zichen said decisively: "If it's just fame, if it's just to spend a lifetime with you without a name, I can bear it, or I don't mind. But if I want to see you hanging out with a group of men all day long, Wei Lan, I It's a man too, I don't mind."
"Then you can go." Wei Lan smiled and said softly: "I won't stop you. Xie Zichen, I can't leave the court, you have to be clear about this. If you mind, that's your business. If I mind you going to the court , will you give up everything you've done and come back behind me?"
Xie Zichen was slightly taken aback, seeing the smile on Wei Lan's pale face.
A smile that seemed to be crying.
"What do you think I'm working so hard for? Just to be Mrs. Xie? Xie Zichen," Wei Lan opened her shirt, revealing the wounds on her shoulders.
"I have wounds all over my body. I came to this world when I was seven years old, and I started to work hard. I worked so hard to make myself good. I went to the battlefield at the age of twelve and went through bloody storms. I worked hard and made every step. Today, you let me do it for a The man backed down? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"Daughter is everywhere. If you want, I can marry you. If you want to leave, I won't stop you."
"Then what if I ruin you?" Xie Zichen said in a cold voice, he clenched his fists tightly, his hands shaking with anger.
It's all here today.
It has come to the current situation, Wei Lan keeps saying that she loves him, and keeps saying that she trusts him, but in the end, between power and him, she still chooses power without hesitation.
She let him go, yet she could speak so coldly and calmly.
Do you really like me
Do you really love me
Countless questions came to mind. Her defenses, her distrust surged up one after another. Su Cheng's words echoed in his mind.
"Master Xie, Ah Lan has been keeping such a big secret from you, right?"
He didn't want to care.
He told himself that the past was not important, he should look forward, so he suppressed this matter and made jokes with her. But he knew clearly, how could he not care about this matter
He told her everything, he didn't hide anything, he loved this person so frankly and sincerely, but this person could watch his struggle and hard work with a cold eye.
It took him so much time and energy to accept that Wei Lan is a man, such hard work, and what he thought should be regarded as sincere feelings, in Wei Lan's heart, it probably means nothing, right
So you can not cherish, do not care.
Xie Zichen clenched his fists, stared at Wei Lan, and said vindictively: "If I tell you that you are a woman, what will you do?"
Hearing this, Wei Lan smiled nonchalantly.
"Win the king and lose the bandit," she said lightly, "Zichen, if you really want to do this, how many paths do you think I can choose?"
"Then what path are you going to choose?"
"Zichen, don't ask some questions," Wei Lan murmured softly, as if saying love: "It hurts people."
"Wei Lan!!" Xie Zichen finally couldn't control his emotions and roared angrily, "You have no conscience!"
"Then how do you want me to have a conscience?" Wei Lan leaned against the wall and looked at him quietly: "I must break my wings and wings, I must retreat behind you, I must give up everything, Is this what makes me have a conscience?"
Wei Lan couldn't hold back her emotions, and shouted angrily: "Xie Zichen, ask yourself, can you do it in your place?!"
"In your bones, you still think of me as a woman in this world, right?" She sneered: "I still think about it, I entered the court, I was the son of the prince, and I have no choice but to come to this day because of the situation. It's all because being a woman is too miserable. I want to fight for freedom. It's all to protect the Changxinhou Mansion or protect others. I didn't do it voluntarily, and I don't have any ambitions. What kind of ambition can a woman have? What kind of pattern can a woman have? The husband is her God, the most important thing in her life is to have children and win the favor of her husband, you probably think so in your heart?"
Xie Zichen didn't say anything, he couldn't deny it.
No matter how much he tries to understand Wei Lan, he can't imagine that a woman really lives like a man.
Wei Lan smiled slightly and mocked: "It's okay, I understand, because I have thought the same way for a long time."
"What kind of ambition can a man have? He can forget his surname by pampering him. I have thought of this before, and I even put it on you, Mr. Xie, so I thought, you are a concubine who can be controlled , I pursue you, and I will marry you sooner or later."
"But Zichen," Wei Lan sighed, a little tired and said, "I've changed. Over the years, I've accompanied you to grow up. I've watched your lives, and seen how people like Ah Shao can stand up for their beliefs. Die generously, and I understand that ideals and ambitions have never been divided between men and women, and love and marriage are by no means necessary."
"Zichen, why can't you understand?"
"I understand." Xie Zichen said hoarsely: "But I can't bear it. I can't bear to see you having a good time with them, seeing their coveting eyes on you, and seeing you shoulder to shoulder."
"And you can let me go so calmly, calmly, and calmly," Xie Zichen looked up at her, and said with red eyes, "I can't bear it even more."
Wei Lan was slightly taken aback, Xie Zichen didn't know why, seeing this man's calm expression, he actually felt so wronged, he turned his head with red eyes, feeling that if he stayed a little longer, tears would fall.
He stopped the carriage, raised the curtain and said, "I'm leaving."
After finishing speaking, he jumped out, Wei Lan didn't speak, she sat quietly in the carriage.
He thought she was calm and calm, but she was just used to it.
She would be reluctant and sad to let him go, but what could she do
It is she who is abnormal when a woman disguises herself as a man and enters the court, so it is he who has to face more difficulties and problems. If he can't accept it, she can't really break her arm for him.
This is not a question of love or not, this is the bottom line. An ambitious and ideal Wei Lan is herself. If she is willing to give up her belief and life for Xie Zichen, is she still Wei Lan
Losing herself for a love, no matter how beautiful, precious, and intoxicating this kind of love is, she would rather not have it.
Wei Lan was a little tired and leaned on the carriage. After driving for a while, someone suddenly stopped the carriage. Wei Lan frowned, and heard the outsider say: "Wei Shizi, His Highness the Third Highness would like to see you."
Wei Lan's expression froze. Now Su Cheng is locked in the sky prison, but he can still send someone to send a message to her, which shows his ability.
"Your Highness, what do you want to do when you see me?"
Su Cheng stabbed him, the wound still hurts, Wei Lan had to be wary of this person, what if he tricked her to die together
What can't this person do
"Your Highness, I want you to rest assured," the guard said, "He will not harm you, but he has something important to tell you."
Wei Lan was silent for a moment, and finally said: "Go."
Afterwards, the direction of the carriage changed to the sky prison, and after a long drive, Wei Lan finally arrived in the prison.
Although Su Cheng was defeated, the remaining prestige still existed, and he was able to live in the prison, but he was not too embarrassing. When Wei Lan passed by, he was wearing a red robe and a golden crown, sitting upright in the prison, waiting for her quietly.
Wei Lan waved her hand, and after letting everyone go down, she stood in front of the cell door, not knowing what to say for a while.
She always felt a little guilty about treating Su Cheng. Su Cheng really treated her well, and she knew it in her heart; he also really loved her, and she knew it too. It is precisely because she knows this that she dared not see him for so long after betraying Su Cheng.
It's not that I feel that I have done something wrong. With Su Cheng's character, he is indeed not suitable to be a monarch.
It's just that sometimes, no matter the other party is good or bad, when he gives you wholeheartedly with sincerity, he will always be a little moved. So Wei Lan just told people not to embarrass him and take care of him more, other than that, there was nothing else.
Su Cheng lost a lot of weight, but he didn't look haggard, as if he was still the prince and nobleman when he first met, looking elegant and noble.
He sat cross-legged, so Wei Lan didn't care whether the floor was clean or not, she sat down calmly, and then smiled and said, "Your Highness."
"I've invited you many times, but you didn't come, did Xie Zichen stop you?" Su Cheng's eyes were clear, Wei Lan smiled, and asked with some doubts: "Your Highness insists on seeing me, what do you want to do?"
"It's nothing." Su Cheng looked at her quietly, and said gently, "I've always wanted to have a good talk with A Lan, but the relationship between you and me is either a monarch or an enemy. After so many years, I haven't said it well. After a few sentences, every time I think about it, I feel very regretful."
Wei Lan didn't speak, but listened quietly. Su Cheng watched her, and said slowly: "I like Alan, and I have always liked Alan for many years. But in the beginning, when I was young, the more I liked Alan, the more I hated her. Dare to say it, I just want to bully Alan and attract Alan's attention."
Speaking of these past events, Wei Lan couldn't help laughing, remembering how Su Cheng was always dissatisfied with her when she was still in school.
"At that time, His Highness always scolded His Majesty while helping His Majesty. Many times, His Majesty didn't know whether His Highness liked or hated His Majesty."
"Then why don't you ask?"
"I asked, and His Highness at that time might not give me the correct answer, so what should I do if I ask?"
"That's right," Su Cheng nodded, and said bitterly, "It took me so long to realize that I like Ah Lan."
Wei Lan was taken aback for a moment, and then showed a gentle expression: "I am very grateful for your highness's liking."
"But you can't respond."
Su Cheng took the next sentence, Wei Lan didn't say anything, this was her basic respect for her admirer.
Even if you don't love him, you shouldn't trample on this heart.
"Alan," Su Cheng sighed, "It would be great if you could stop being so gentle."
Wei Lan didn't speak. After a while, she said slowly, "I'm sorry."
Su Cheng's feelings are due to her fault.
You shouldn't tease others at will when you are young and ignorant. No matter what kind of person Su Cheng is, Su Cheng is not wrong in his feelings for her.
Su Cheng didn't answer. After a moment of silence, Su Cheng sighed: "The past is over, so let's do it this way. I invited Ah Lan to come, in fact, I have something to ask for."
"Please speak, Your Highness."
Wei Lan spoke solemnly, and Su Cheng said slowly: "I hope Alan can help me keep Shangguan's house and my family."
Wei Lan couldn't help being stunned, Su Cheng asked her, she thought it was just a small matter, but it was no longer her decision to keep Shangguan's house and his family. Wei Lan couldn't help frowning: "Your Highness..."
"I have 30,000 private troops."
Su Cheng said calmly: "There is also a private treasury outside. The weapons, money and food in the private treasury are enough to support the 30,000 troops for three years. In addition, I have hidden threads all over the place."
Hearing this, Wei Lan became serious, sweeping away her sloppy attitude when she arrived.
The private army is 30,000, which means that if Sioux City reported the feeling of death, it would be a small turmoil.
But today's Great Chu, in fact, cannot withstand any turmoil. Once there is chaos within the Great Chu, the northern army will not hesitate to send troops south.
For any emperor who wants to stabilize the country, Su Cheng has the capital to threaten the other party.
"Your Highness told me this, what do you want to do?"
"Me?" Su Cheng smiled: "I just want my family to survive."
"Alan," Su Cheng said with a flat face, "It's not that I haven't thought about being a monarch who will rule the world, but as I get older, returning to the north seems to be a dream that all the subjects of Dachu think are stupid. Before you, I It's been years since I've heard anyone say that to me."
"Only you care about the civil strife, the crown prince and Xie Zichen, they don't care about it. I don't want to threaten you, I just want to exchange with you."
"All these are for you," he looked at her quietly, then kowtowed slowly, and solemnly said: "Su Cheng begs Wei Shizi to save my family's life."