over ten thousand people

With an unshakable three-to-one ratio, Zhou Qian could only give up.Yong Meng barely moved his footsteps, and Zhou Ze followed, euphemistically called supervision and execution.I'm a bit skeptical, though, that he did it to save the last few minutes for the two of us.After all, what Zhou Ze is good at is talking, not light bulbs...

"Your Majesty." Thinking of this, I called again.

Zhou Qian's helplessness became more obvious.However, he never forced me to change my insistence. "how?"

"20 years, Your Majesty." I said directly - thinking of this, my heart began to tighten, so that I couldn't take it lightly - "I thought I was qualified to get an explanation."

"It's not a question of qualifications." Now Zhou Qian's expression seemed to be suffering from a headache, the kind of headache of resigning himself to fate.

"What's that?" I stared at him closely.He didn't try to deny that he didn't, which was a good sign; but to me, it wasn't enough.

That imperceptible apology floated out of Zhou Qian's eyes again. "Because that doesn't help," he whispered. "I've been able to dream things since I was little. For better or for worse, they all came true. It doesn't matter if one person knows it or two people know it. Can't change what's already doomed."

I was speechless for a moment.He said it lightly, but I can imagine the pressure on him—the foresight sounds like a useful ability, but whether it can't change the future or cause unpredictable developments because of butterfly wings, it's not a good thing.He would come to that conclusion, it must have been verified; however...

"Your Majesty should have told me," I said, my throat dry, "I will never..."

"I know you will keep it a secret." Zhou Qian interrupted me suddenly, "But I just want..." He looked away as if he couldn't bear it, "You can rest assured."

Four simple words, but seem to weigh more than a thousand catties.

The truth of the past was completely revealed, and the silence in the room was almost audible.

Asking myself, I can guess why he didn't say it.If I knew, I would definitely be worried; I would try my best to spend more time with him, even if only for a moment; if these efforts were useless, I might even make up my mind to leave him, Looking at him from afar, marrying a wife and having children, with children and grandchildren around his knees...

He just wants me to stay by his side with peace of mind, he just wants me to go with peace of mind.He's doing it for my own good and for ours.

but……

"Do you think I'll be happy when I know, Your Majesty?" The grief that was already too familiar surged into my throat, and I swallowed with difficulty.

The voice was not loud, but it alarmed Zhou Qian.He immediately withdrew his gaze and looked at me fixedly. "You won't." His voice was softer, and if it wasn't so quiet around me, I might not have heard it at all. "But I thought you would never know."

...I'll never know?

OK!good, very good!

I almost laughed out loud.So here's his plan: he knows it all, he takes it all on.As long as he doesn't say anything, everything will be perfect; except for me who is deceived, I will always be protected by him, and I will not know it until I die. "Your Majesty finally told the truth, it must be my honor."

Zhou Qian's eyes widened slightly, which revealed his hidden tension. "No, listen to me..." He wanted to get closer to me, but I took a step back abruptly.He stopped immediately, almost at a loss. "Thank you..."

I'd never heard him speak in the tone he did now -- hesitant, anxious, helpless like a man awaiting judgment. "Xie Xiang?" I retorted almost coldly, "He's already dead."

——died in the so-called white lies laid down by his beloved Majesty.

Zhou Qian's face changed drastically, obviously he understood.He always praised me for being smart, but he never mentioned that he was smarter than me.For a moment, I have seen the anger that belongs to His Majesty take shape on that face; but the next moment, the anger disappeared again, replaced by unconcealable sadness. "I understand," he murmured again, his face turned pale, "I understand. If I were you, I wouldn't be able to bear this kind of...arbitrary, is that the word?"

He looked almost out of his mind, and I was yelling in my heart - why are you not angry?why don't you lose your temperOr, you know that the thing I hate the most is that you get hurt, so you deliberately show weakness like this?

Then I noticed the hand.It was originally draped loosely on the back of the chair, but now it was tense as if it was facing an enemy, and its knuckles were white.

I have seen it splashing ink, I have seen it draw a bow and set an arrow; of course, although the number of times is very small, I have also seen it tense—not when the enemy is in front of it, because His Majesty is still smiling and talking freely at that time; It was the moment when His Majesty was holding back his breath between the lingering on the bed, but was still emotionally moved.

I wasn't too surprised to find that, no matter the reason, no matter how angry I was, if he could come up with a decent explanation (he definitely has, and more than one), I would definitely choose to forgive him.If I were to say something harsh to him for a moment—as I was just now—seeing him upset, I would only be worse than him.

"Your Majesty..." I said hastily, eager to save something.

But Zhou Qian immediately made a stop lip.I could only shut up, watching him maintain his shaky face, and then pretend to withdraw his hand inadvertently. "It's okay, that's enough." He said, his voice sounded like he had regained his usual composure, as if my heart throbbing was completely unnecessary, "Don't say any more, let's leave it at that for today."

...What do you mean by "Let's be like this today"?

I just wanted to object, but Zhou Qian had already opened his legs, and the target was obviously the door.But if I let him go away like this, I won't have to live this life!When he passed my side, the arm was undoubtedly caught by me who was ready to go.But to my surprise, he was cold to the touch and seemed to be shaking...

cold?trembling?

This surprise was no small matter, and I couldn't help but exert a little force.But Zhou Qian didn't buy it, so he wanted to take it away with his backhand.If you think about it with your toes, you don't have much chance of winning against a marksman like him in terms of physical strength.Before he could use all his strength, I pulled him hard and brought him into my arms——

Unmistakable, his body was stiff, tiny shudders came and went on his skin, and he was still struggling silently.

"Don't move, Your Majesty." I clasped his waist firmly.

"Let me go." Zhou Qian replied, seeming a little angry.

Even if I hadn't dealt with this type of situation, it was obvious that the worst thing to do at this point was to let go. "Your Majesty," I softened my voice, "I said something wrong."

But this only made Zhou Qian still for a moment, and then tried to push me away.Realizing that he was really angry, I felt like giving myself two slaps.At this moment, his previous reaction flashed before my eyes.A headache like resignation to fate, an imperceptible apology...

etc?Accept fate?apology?

I was suddenly enlightened. "Your Majesty," I asked quickly, "you didn't want to see me until now. Could it be because of this?"

Hearing this, the body in his arms froze completely.

This is undoubtedly the default.I closed my eyes hard, and hugged the person in my arms even tighter—he concealed me, he knew that I would be angry, and I would be very angry.Even without considering the span of more than a thousand years, the difference of 20 years cannot be ignored.And he didn't know what the anger would turn into after such a long time.

Being close to the hometown is timid, and neither of us is exempt from it.He used to write a big article about rationality, status, fairness and other high-sounding stuff, just to get me into it!

I couldn't help scolding myself secretly, why I was so slow and didn't react until now.Your Majesty's mind is not a matter of a day or two, why can't I think about it? "Your Majesty," I couldn't help kissing his sideburns, "I'm stupid, don't take it to heart."

Zhou Qian was silent for a while. "It has nothing to do with you," he said dryly, and struggled again, "It's all because of me."

I was afraid that he would break free, so I kissed harder and more urgently.He finally stopped moving, but only for a moment. "Let go."

"Don't let him go." I immediately refused while holding his ear, "I'm afraid that if I let him go, His Majesty will disappear."

Probably this answer was too naive, Zhou Qian made a helpless ambiguous sound in his throat.But he didn't really say it, but said: "I'm so strangled by you that I can't breathe."

Uh……

This was a bit embarrassing, so I hurriedly followed suit.But only halfway, I still hold his smooth and thin waist cautiously.

The two looked at each other in the distance where their breath intersected. "You don't have to do this, I really won't grow wings and fly away." Zhou Qian took the lead to break the silence, almost smiling.

The boulder in my heart fell to the ground immediately, almost. "You promise?" I pressed, not quite trusting.

"I promise." Zhou Qian raised a hand, "I haven't had any precognitive dreams since I got here, and now we are all the same."

Well... I blinked.Concealment and deceit are two different things; as long as His Majesty says it, it must be true. "Great." I said sincerely.

"Well, I feel the same way..." Zhou Qian stopped halfway through agreeing, and followed his hand to caress my face. "I'm the one waiting for you, and I'm the one being yelled at," he said in a helpless tone, but his heart was distressed, "Why are you crying?"

After being reminded like this, I realized that my cheeks were wet.I can say that I have waited for you for 20 years; I can also say that I regretted it as soon as I finished yelling at you.But I also understand that he knows all this, and I don't need to tell it. "Just happy."

Zhou Qian stared at me steadfastly, the emotions in his eyes tumbling, and finally settled on the expression I was familiar with - helpless, indulgent; and, unmistakable love. "you……"

I didn't let him say what he said later.They all entered my mouth and entered my heart.How can the gaze spanning thousands of years and the reunion after a long absence be described in just a few words?

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