"Is it actually a draw?" Zhuge Yu looked at the two people on the field blankly, but saw Xiahou Yunzhao inserting his sword on the ground, and laughed loudly: "Master Fang is superior, I lost."
"General Xiahou..." A trace of panic flashed in Fang Zilan's eyes. He was interrupted by Xiahou Yunzhao just as he was about to say something, "Master Fang is willing to give me face and does not want me to lose badly. I accept this intention. However, , if it’s a fight for life, no one will show mercy.”
Xiahou Yunzhao turned around and knelt down on one knee in front of Li Shengxuan and saluted, "Xiahou Yunzhao of the Southeast Xiahou clan is here. He officially resigned from the post of General Zhennan. Xiahou Mingxun, the head of the Xiahou family, handed over all the control rights of the southeast. From then on The Xiahou clan will stay in the old land of Baiyue and will never set foot in the capital. I hope your majesty will allow it."
Her words fell into the ears of everyone present clearly. Xiahou Mingxun took out half of the white jade tiger charm from his arms, knelt on one knee and held it in front of Li Shengxuan.
Xie Chen watched this scene quietly, sighing secretly in his heart that whether it was the Xia family or the Xiahou family, their military life was full of glory, but it would eventually come to an end.
It's not that he doesn't know that wood is strong, even if it prospers, it will decline. On the contrary, he knows it better than anyone else after going through many ups and downs.
However, after all these years, the Xiahou Yunzhao in his eyes and heart was still the same as when he first met her, like a graceful rose, the last beauty standing proudly.
"Your Majesty..." Xie Chen spoke slowly, but was interrupted by Li Shengxuan, "What do you want to say, Xie Qing?"
He withdrew his gaze and turned to Xie Chen, who was a few steps away. "You are not joking. Since Xiahou Yunzhao has lost, if the Xiahou family wants to leave, they can leave."
Xie Chen said nothing, as if he did not expect that Li Shengxuan would let the Xiahou family go so easily. Before coming to Beijing this time, he had told Xiahou Yunzhao that the emperor's heart was unpredictable and they might not be able to escape unscathed.
Li Shengxuan casually took the white jade tiger talisman held in Xiahou Mingxun's palm and said, "I'm a little tired today. You all should step aside."
Fang Zilan stood in the middle of the martial arts arena, but she could clearly see the loneliness in Li Shengxuan's eyes. She watched him turn and leave from a distance, with Xia Houzhang following behind him. The word "lonely person" suited him more and more.
The child asked curiously: "And daddy sleeps here, isn't it cold?"
Fang Zilan was speechless for a moment, and when she was speaking, she heard Li Qiyou's voice coming from behind, "Son, your father has worked hard for many years, so he must sleep longer."
"When will daddy wake up?" The child frowned, "I want him to play ball with me, and I want him to catch butterflies for me. Xiaoqiu's dad next door often catches butterflies for him, and I want it too."
Simple words tell simple wishes, but all these can never be realized.
Fang Zilan lowered her eyes slightly, not daring to look at the child. Li Qiyou came over and gently rubbed the top of the child's hair, "Brother, can I help you catch butterflies?"
"Okay!" The child raised a big smile, "Brother, help me, we will catch the butterflies and give them to daddy."
"Your father won't wake up." Fang Zilan suddenly said. Li Qiyou's face was full of astonishment. Before he could say anything, he heard the child say: "Why won't he wake up?"
"Because the dream is so beautiful and wonderful that your father can't bear to wake up." Fang Zilan said in a sad and controlled tone, and the child seemed to understand: "Then can I go to the dream to find my father?"
"No." Li Qiyou hurriedly answered: "You are too young, dreams are not suitable for you." After he finished speaking, he pursed his lips and looked a little unnatural, as if he had never thought of such a bad thing. Lies come out of your own mouth.
"Then when can I go to find my father in my dream?" The child asked. Li Qiyou was startled, but then he heard Fang Zilan slowly speak: "One day, you will see all the butterflies in the world and find them." I will capture the most beautiful one among them. If you catch it, you can go to your father."
"I understand!" The child suddenly understood and tugged on Fang Zilan's sleeves excitedly, "Sister, my father taught me that if you want to eat candy cakes, you have to pay for it yourself. I think the same goes for butterflies, and you also have to catch butterflies. go alone!"
After saying that, he jumped up and ran out of the mourning hall, shouting as he ran, "When I catch the most beautiful butterfly, I can go find daddy in my dream!"
Li Qiyou laughed dumbly. Although he didn't fully understand the logic behind the child's words, he finally deceived him.
cheat? When this word flashed through Li Qiyou's mind, he was suddenly stunned. He used to hate the word "liar" deeply, but when he later discovered that his grandmother and queen mother would also lie to him, and that he could also deceive others, he subconsciously hid the word.
It was as if as long as he didn't say it, nothing had happened. Now that I think about it, I was really deceiving myself and others.
Fang Zilan stood up and inadvertently caught a glimpse of a wry smile emerging from the corner of Li Qiyou's lips. She said helplessly: "Your Majesty, you don't have to smile uglier than crying. I know that Your Majesty never likes to lie to people, let alone children. This time, even if you are the victim, Will the prince feel better if I threaten you?"
"Master Fang doesn't have to be like this." Li Qiyou suppressed a smile and shook his head: "I am different from before. I will not do such self-deception even if I don't want to."
"Really?" Fang Zilan looked sideways at him, "Actually, there was nothing wrong with the prince before. After all, not everyone can have that kind of sincerity, it's rare."
"I will take it as Mr. Fang is complimenting me." Li Qiyou relaxed, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Master Fang, I..."
Fang Zilan frowned slightly, seeing that he hesitated to speak, it took him a while to react, and said calmly: "Speaking of which, I have never congratulated the prince on his wedding in person..."
She suddenly stopped mid-sentence, her eyes swept across the white silk flowers in the room, and she coughed lightly and said: "It's too unlucky to say this now. I'd better find a suitable time to go to the prince's house to congratulate him in person."
Li Qiyou breathed a long sigh of relief, "So Master Fang didn't show up that day, wasn't it to avoid suspicion?"
"No." Fang Zilan said simply: "My lord, you have known me for a long time. Don't you know what kind of person I am?"
Li Qiyou looked at her steadily and said word by word: "In Mr. Fang's heart, why do you treat me?"
"Your Majesty, in the critical situation in the north, I fought to save your life because of my true heart." Fang Zilan looked serious, "I will do the same even if it happens again."
"Is it because I am King Yucheng?" Li Qiyou's voice was a little lower, "If I..."
"No." Fang Zilan quietly interrupted what he was saying, "I saved you not because you are King Yucheng, but because you are Li Qiyou. In the future, as long as you don't affect the world and don't harm others, you will be saved thousands of times. This time, I will save you without hesitation."
