King's Landing GL

Chapter 44 Tit for Tat

When I just returned to the Hall of Eternal Life, I met 71 at the door. He was taken aback when he saw me coming back alone:

"Brother, why did you come back alone?"

I looked up at him blankly, without a trace of expression in my eyes.

71 was taken aback when he saw my distraught appearance. He stepped forward to support me, hesitated for a long time, and said cautiously:

"Is it sister-in-law..."

I didn't speak, and went into the hall on my own. 71 followed me in silence, I don't know what I was thinking, my head was completely blank, I don't know how long it took, I tried to adjust my mentality to a better side.I think I should be magnanimous, maybe she is just acting on the occasion?Before that, she had never met Xie Changjun, how could...how could she like him?I shivered a bit, a chill came up from the bottom, I kept comforting myself, they are a national marriage, in front of people from the two countries...she can't help herself.

Yes, it must be so.

She is a king, so there is a reason for her to do so, and I should be considerate of her.

I looked back at 71 with light in my eyes:

"I should have believed her."

71 was taken aback, completely unaware of what I was talking about.

I patted my forehead with a smile, paced back and forth in the room, and muttered to myself:

"How could she lie to me?"

"No, no, no..."

"Won't lie to me."

I suddenly asked 71:

"Am I being too capricious?"

"what?"

I nodded, fully agreeing with what I just said:

"I shouldn't be like this, I shouldn't be thinking here and there. When she comes back... I'll just ask her when I get back."

I lower my voice:

"She won't... lie to me."

How could she lie to me? I still remember the love words she told me that day when she held my hand. She asked me to believe her. How could I doubt her?Yes, yes, I want to believe her.I thought about it in my mind, and at the same time I slapped myself hard to stay awake, and then laughed silly again.It seems that I am really too young, how can I be out of shape all of a sudden?How could a woman as indifferent as her spend all her time trying to trick me?

Hey, people who are in love just love to think wildly.

I calmed down when I thought about it, but I was still a little anxious. After thinking about it carefully, I don’t think it’s a problem to go on like this. If she comes back later and sees me like this, she won’t be happy. I don’t want her unhappy.So I sat at the table and made tea to cultivate myself, while waiting for her to come back.

The tea was brewed one pot after another, talking about self-cultivation, but I went from being calm at the beginning to flustered, and finally even the hands that made the tea began to shake. 71 couldn't bear to watch from the sidelines, so he went out with an excuse.I was waiting for her alone in the main hall of the Hall of Eternal Life. The sun turned from east to west, and when the setting sun was hanging on the horizon with the afterglow, she hadn't returned yet.I told myself in my heart to wait for her, and it would be fine when she explained clearly. I was determined to spend the rest of my life with her. Naturally, I didn't want any misunderstanding to annoy each other, and finally parted ways.

I can't mess with her, I should understand her. ——I thought so.

At Xu Shi, she finally came back.

When I saw her figure appearing in my line of sight, I immediately stood up and walked towards her happily.

"Are you back?" I asked.

She nodded, and I carefully observed her expression. She was still calm, as usual, and there was nothing wrong with it.This made me relax a little bit, and after chatting with her casually, I pretended not to care and asked her:

"Who is that Mr. Xie?"

"Xie Changjun?" She was stunned for a moment, and then she reacted with a smile on her face, and her eyes were full of joy, "Did you say Ah Wen?"

Awen?

I was taken aback, and when I was about to ask her who Awen was, a name popped out of my mind: Awen——Murongwen!

He is Murong Wen!I was so cold that I couldn't even speak.Murong Wen, Murong Wen... isn't he dead?Li Yi once told me that the man was executed for treason when Murong Bai was 15 years old, and the army led by Murong Bai himself went to execute it.Why, now he came back alive?I suddenly remembered what Xie Changjun said to her in front of Xuanwu Gate, "Xin Ran, I'm back."

—He's back, he told her he's back!

My whole body trembled, and I understood what he meant in an instant: he just left for a while, and now he is back, back to her.

And she stepped forward and hugged him.

——Is it so joyful because she knows that one day he will come back?I was sneering in my heart, it turned out that Murong Bai was not as cold-blooded and ruthless as the world said, it turned out that she would let Murong Wen live because of her own selfish desires, it turned out that she still had him in her heart.

Always had him!

She lied to me!

The anger caused by being deceived burned my mind completely. I took a step back and stared at her with fire in my eyes:

"Ah Wen?" I sneered, "Your old lover Murong Wen?"

She frowned at me and said nothing.

"Murong Bai, are you crazy? He died a long time ago, and died in your hands!" I said the facts in a cold voice, using the most vicious words to let her see clearly and make her understand: the dead will never come back. back.She's too smart to know.Unless... I was trembling in my heart, unless she really let Murong Wen live... She was willing to let him live after his betrayal!

Murong Bai, how much do you love him in order to risk the world so much and let him go?

what about me?What am I, a substitute?

Hearing this, her face suddenly sank, her eyes were cold, and her whole body was icy cold:

"Who told you that."

who told meDo you still need others to tell me? Murong Bai, isn't your every move the best proof?I was so angry that I laughed back, and said indiscriminately:

"Why, you don't want to admit it?" I took a step forward and looked down into her eyes, all my inferiority complex and dignity poured out at this moment.I think I was probably crazy and stupid to be his substitute in these three years, so willingly, and waiting for her love with joy, thinking that as long as I wait, she will find out one day .However, it was only at this moment that I realized that it was not that she had no love. All her insincere words and involuntary actions all came together in the end, forming a reason that I could never refute or resist: the only love she had was given to her. Her childhood sweetheart Murong Wen, in her heart, I am only someone who can help her get the world, and he is her true love.

"I don't want to admit that you killed him, you killed the person you like—then when will you attack me?" I asked her, and in this moment of tit-for-tat, I finally broke my face with her, Poke through that layer of window paper that we have been avoiding for the past three years.

Her face was livid:

"Shut up!" His chest heaved violently twice, "Ah Wen's affairs are beyond your control!"

I sneer:

"Did it hit your heart? Murong Bai, do you have any heart? I treat you well, are you completely blind!"

"There is no end to your unreasonable troubles!" I finally broke her calm face, revealing her original appearance, and the tenderness between her brows turned into anger and impatience.

Can't put it on anymore?Let's make it clear then.

I smiled:

"Make trouble out of no reason, how can you not make trouble out of reason? Do you want me to congratulate you with a smile, 'Congratulations'? Your Majesty."

I approached her and asked:

"You are my wife, my ghostly wife! Did you ever think of me when you were deeply in love with him? Did you! -- Or..."

My voice suddenly calmed down. Looking at her, I feebly asked a question that I never dared to look directly at:

"Or, you've always... just used me."

Her pupils dilated slightly, her expression was a little shocked but more of anger after being exposed.

"All the love you have with me is a lie to me, isn't it?"

She took two steps back, collected her expression, returned to indifference, looked at me expressionlessly, and said:

"We'll talk when you calm down."

After that, he turned and walked towards the door.

"Murong Bai," I looked at her back and called her with a trembling voice, "Have you ever loved me?"

I looked at her back, so indifferent, just like her in the dream.I think I don't give up, that's why I asked her this question at this moment that I never dared to ask her.Yes, I finally asked the question, I thought I would never ask her that in my life, I thought I could wait for her to tell me the answer with practical actions, I thought all our past... was true of.However, when the sound of the last word fell, I was suddenly relieved. Maybe in my heart, I had already regarded this conversation as a farewell.

But I'm still waiting for her answer.I think I will only ask her this once in my life, as long as she says yes, then I will believe it, even if she is lying to me.

How I wish she could lie to me... even, when I was waiting for her answer, I didn't mind at all... I didn't mind who she had in mind, and didn't mind if she was using me... .I don't mind anymore.As long as she gives me an affirmative answer, then I can wait as painstakingly as before.I can pretend that I don't know anything about this dumb scene, and then perform it by myself.

But she doesn't even want to lie to me.

She stopped, stood upright, and finally spoke after a long silence.

"Ghost Valley." She called my name, "I will never fall in love with you."

I sat down on the ground, watching her leave my sight without sadness or joy.I think I should cry, I should cry at this time.Yes, I should cry.

I squatted on the ground, covered my eyes tightly with both hands, and lowered my head. Large swaths of water slipped out from between my fingers and landed on the floor, splashing one after another. In the afterglow of the setting sun, they folded If there is no light, it will be corroded by the wooden boards, and finally disappear completely.Just like my memory with Murong Bai, no one will really take it seriously except myself.

71 came to me quietly, and silently handed me a handkerchief.I paused, then wiped my face with my sleeve, raised my head and asked 71 expressionlessly:

"Am I stupid?"

71 opened his mouth, wanted to say something but in the end he just patted my shoulder and said:

"Brother, you can cry again."

"Crying?" I was stunned for a moment, then looked down at my palm, the fate line on it was broken in the middle, and my voice was so faint that no one could hear the emotion, "You know? She lied to me .”

71 did not speak.

I clenched my hands and continued:

"Mr. Xie...is Murong Wen, Murong Wen...the Murong Wen she thinks about day and night."

"Sister-in-law, she..." After hearing what I said, 71 was a little shocked, he paused, and looked at my expressionless face with some hesitation, "Sister-in-law is not the kind of half-hearted person, don't you... have Misunderstood?"

Seeing that I was silent, he said again:

"Besides, that Murong Wen died when his sister-in-law was 15 years old. This is recorded by the official historian of the Qin State, and there is no mistake." "

"71," I interrupted him and asked him, "Do you think she's such an easy person to lie to?"

71 was speechless when I asked.

I squatted quietly on the ground, I knew that no matter whether that person was Murong Wen or not, I had already lost, and the defeat was terrific... because all I cared about was Murong Bai's attitude, but she used the best action to tell I answer.

She said that ghosts and valleys are everywhere, and no one will fall in love with you.

Won't fall in love with me...why, won't fall in love with me?I trembled and coughed up a mouthful of blood, my face was so pale that 71's face turned green with fright, he held me up, gave me my pulse, and said urgently:

"Brother, calm down!"

After listening to his words, I laughed out loud, calm down?Can I still calm down?I was too calm to be deceived by her!My anger was still burning, and I let the cold in my body rampage, completely ignoring it.

At that moment, I wanted to take out Murong Bai's heart with my own hands to see what color it was!

Murong Bai, you lied to me!

71 Seeing that dissuasion didn't work, a knife struck me on the back of my neck. I was caught off guard and passed out as soon as my eyes went dark.

It was already late at night when I woke up again, I sat up from the bed, paused, and then tried to move my neck, um...it hurts!

I scolded 71 in my heart, that bastard, actually used such force on me.Don't know I'm weak!

"Are you awake?" Pi Sen was sitting by the table, reading with a book in his hand. On the table was his medicine box. He asked me after hearing my gasp.

I froze for a moment, turned my head slowly, looked at his dull face, and then nodded numbly.

"Arsen..."

Pisen turned his head sideways, his indifferent eyes were full of fire:

"The breathing is unstable, the anger is attacking the heart, and the cold is seeping into the bones-do you really think that I can snatch you from the palace of the King of Hades every time!"

I felt that I was wrong, so I got off the bed with a smile, walked to the table, and poured myself a glass of water:

"Don't worry, I won't die so easily."

"It's not that easy to die?" Pi Sen repeated my words, and asked me with a frown, "Do you know how many times I have been in the gate of hell?"

"..."

He sighed and was silent for a moment:

"Zongheng, I know you feel uncomfortable, but you can't make fun of your own life. If 71 hadn't had time to call me, you would have gone mad and died of pain! You are like this...why bother?"

I tightened my hand holding the teacup, and suddenly remembered the hexagram many years ago: There is nothing in life, ten years of bullying, and the end of hatred.

Yes, why bother?

Seeing that I didn't speak, Pi Sen sighed heavily again, then stood up and packed his things, and said to me:

"Just think about it."

He picked up the medicine box and walked out, then stopped suddenly, turned around to look at me, and said softly:

"Three days later, they will get married."

I trembled, the cup in my hand loosened, and fell to the ground with a light and crisp sound.

Get married in three days.

Murong Bai, you really can't wait.

I got up at dawn the next day.Yawning, he opened the door and walked out. 71 stood outside the door with blue eyes, seeing me coming out, he gave me a naive smile:

"Brother..."

I talked to him as I walked:

"Did you not sleep last night?"

He shook his head like a rattle:

"No no no no..."

I squinted at him and didn't speak. I was thinking about how to get back for the time he beat me up yesterday. I wanted to let him know that his brother's body is unstoppable.

I wandered to the backyard of the Hall of Eternal Life. The morning sun was very good, making me very comfortable.I directed 71 to let him move a table to the yard, but 71 cautiously asked me what I wanted.I saw how careful he was, and wondered if he thought I was going to step on the table and hang myself from a tree, right?

Well, it's probably possible with his imagination.

"Eat breakfast." I gave him a blank look, and explained to him, after all, I don't want to be a suicidal person in the eyes of others.

I regret my life very much!

71 felt relieved after hearing my words, and happily ran to move the table.

After breakfast, I sat on a chair and basked in the sun with my eyes closed. As a result, that blind thing of 71 kept shaking in front of me. ?

He hesitated before speaking:

"Brother...what's wrong with you?"

I froze for a moment, blinking blankly:

"What's wrong?"

"Uh... sister-in-law..."

"Oh! Talk about her." I nodded knowingly, "That's it. I've figured it out, I can't force others to dislike me, you have to be magnanimous."

"Brother, do you really think so?" 71 was stunned this time.

I shrugged and thought to myself, am I not a magnanimous person?

Facing 71 helplessly, he said:

"How about I cry, make trouble and hang myself?"

71 shook his head, came up to me with a smile and patted my shoulder:

"Brother, I feel more at ease if you can do this. You don't know that your appearance yesterday almost scared me to tears..."

I looked at him blankly, and I swore I would strangle him if he ever told me about my crying.Strangling doesn't count, I have to dismember him!

Seeing me staring at him, 71 smiled embarrassingly, and changed the subject:

"How about we go play?"

"Playing what?" I asked casually.

His eyes are shining:

"Go play girl, hey brother, I have never been to a brothel when I grow up, I heard from my uncle that you have been good at brothels since you were young..."

I silently took off my shoes and slammed them into his face.

"Hey brother, what are you doing!" he yelled.

I have blue veins on my forehead:

"Fucking girl! Get the hell out of here!"

71 rolled his eyes, smiled and said:

"Brother, you can't be considered a girl."

"..."

I waved my hands weakly, closed my eyes and meditated:

"Kneel down."

"..."

After being quiet for a while, 71 rushed to me in a hurry, shook my chair and said:

"Master, master... brother!"

I rolled my eyelids and said impatiently:

"If it wasn't for you being dumped, shut up right away!"

"..." 71 was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Ah, brother, you were the one who got dumped!"

"..."

71 stumbling and saying:

"That... that... sister-in-law, she... she..."

"Let the fart go."

71 Take a deep breath:

"Just now I heard from the palace people that my sister-in-law will marry Mr. Xie in Yong'an Palace in two days' time."

I snorted and said strangely:

"When did the Palace of Yong'an pop up again?"

"I heard that it was given to Mr. Xie by my sister-in-law yesterday."

I nodded, expressing my understanding.

Yong'an Hall, Yong'an.Once lost, now I have it again—Murong Bai, do you hope that he will be safe forever?

Really affectionate.

Seeing that I didn't speak, 71 hesitated:

"Brother, don't be too hard on yourself..."

I gave him a blank look, then stroked my chin and asked 71:

"What gift do you think I should give?"

Congratulations to you for a hundred years of good union, full of children and grandchildren.

71 changed his face instantly, hugged me and said in pain:

"Brother! Don't be like this! If you are not happy, I will immediately take someone to demolish that bird palace, and eunuch that wild man of Changjun to be your pet!"

"..." I broke 71's arm holding me with a dark face, and said in disgust, "Get out of here."

"Brother..."

"Shut up!" I said with a downcast face, and 71 immediately stopped howling.

I thought about it, and said to 71:

"But I'm so poor that I don't have any money left to give her a present."

71 nodded in agreement:

"Anyway, we are so familiar, it doesn't matter if we give you gifts or not."

"Oh, that's true."

The days passed day by day, and the sun still rose from the east and set in the west, without any change.So I should eat and sleep, and live as usual, no different.But if someone insists on pestering me and asks me to say something, then I still have something to say.

The only difference is 71. I know that I have never been very good to him, but it is not bad, right?He eats me, wears me and uses mine all day long. It's okay to be ungrateful, but he just treats me like this.I don't know where I provoked him, anyway, as long as I was alone in those few days, he would look at me with a look of "Brother, you are still young, don't die in love"; as long as I looked up at the sky, he would He will stare at me with a look of "I know you are a melancholy boy, brother"; as long as I talk to others, he will look at me with a look of "I know you are trying to divert attention";

Enough is enough, really enough.

In those three days, if I wasn't pissed off by Murong Bai, I was about to be seen to death by 71!Even if you don't die, you will be driven crazy by him!

Those piercing eyes made me sleepless at night.Based on the principle that I'm still young, I really should sleep to maintain my beauty, I told 71 time and time again that I'm really fine, but let me slobber, he still does the same.He even whispered to me with a loving smile on his face:

"Brother, I understand you!"

You know a fart, you know!

(End of this chapter)