Shao Xi pulled Mei Ruoyan into the room. After the two sat down, Mei Ruoyan made a pot of tea for Shao Xi. While pouring tea for Shao Xi, Mei Ruoyan said: "Although you know that your mission to Nan Zhao will not be too short, I have been worried about you all the time in the past six months. After all, you are going to the Southern Barbarians. We are here, and Bozhou has always had strong folk customs. I'm really worried that if you don't get along with the people from Southern Zhao when you get there, they will be disadvantageous to you." Shao Xi said with a relaxed look: "Those Southern Zhao people are indeed not good at all. It was easy to deal with. When I first arrived in Nanshui County, they wanted to give me a showdown, and the mission was attacked by assassins on the way to the capital of Nanzhao.
"But fortunately, everything was a near miss, and everything I wanted to do was accomplished. I met a lot of people, encountered a lot of things, and gained some knowledge along the way, which can be considered a big gain. "Mei Ruoyan seemed to be interested when she heard Shao Xi said that she had heard a lot about her journey as a missionary, so she asked Shao Xi to tell her about the people and things she met along the way.
Is there anything that impressed Shao Xi? It can be regarded as giving myself a long experience. Shao Xi thought about it and deliberately skipped the experiences of Wulong Mountain, Yingyue Island and Lingyu Mountain, because mentioning these places would mean mentioning things that happened ten years ago.
Shao Xi doesn't want Mei Ruoyan to know his past experience now, especially he doesn't want her to know his true identity.
He didn't want to hide it deliberately, but he just felt that now was not the time to tell it. So he told some of his experiences in Yujiang County, Yongchuan City of Southern Zhao Kingdom, and Zhiqiu Town on the way back. Of course, he naturally filtered out the more sensitive things among them, and only selected some that could be said. To Mei Ruoyan.
Mei Ruoyan put her arms on the tea table, held her cheeks in her hands and listened carefully to what Shao Xi told her, as if she was very interested in these wonderful stories.
When she heard about the yarn girl in Yujiang County, she deliberately asked Shao Xi if he had fallen in love with the yarn girl? This made Shao Xi a little embarrassed for a moment, but Shao Xi told Mei Ruoyan his true thoughts.
"Shanu is indeed a good girl. I don't think any man would dislike her. If I said that I don't have any feelings for her, I don't think you would believe it. But liking her and trusting each other for life are two different things.
"For me, there was Ziyuan before, and now that I have you, it is impossible for me to have any thoughts about other women. Besides, she and I are two people from different worlds, so there is no possibility at all." Mei Ruoyan said. Er smiled and seemed to be satisfied with Shao Xi's answer. She didn't mind Shao Xi admitting that he liked Sha Nu, because she thought it was human nature.
For such a simple, kind and clever woman, if Shao Xi said she didn't like her, she would think that Shao Xi was telling lies. Seeing Shao Xi admitting her inner feelings so frankly proved that Shao Xi didn't want to lie to deceive herself. .
Mei Ruoyan is an open-minded woman. She doesn't mind if Shao Xi develops feelings for other women. As long as Shao Xi's heart stays with her, she feels it's enough.
Just as he said this, Yang's mother and Fei'er had already brought over the prepared wine and food. After a lot of work to arrange the wine and food, Yang's mother and Fei'er also left the room with good sense.
Mei Ruoyan filled the wine glasses for the two of them, raised her glasses and said to Shao Xi: "Firstly, it is for your smooth return from your mission to Nan Zhao, and secondly, because your frankness just now lets me know that you only have Miss Ziyuan and me in your heart. This I should offer you a glass of wine." After the two drank the wine, Mei Ruoyan urged Shao Xi to continue talking about his mission to Southern Zhao.
When she heard that Shao Xi actually spanked Princess Haizhu of Southern Zhao, she laughed so hard that her branches trembled with laughter. She only scolded Shao Xi for not knowing how to show mercy to her and for being so audacious that he even dared to spank her princess.
Shao Xi disagreed and said with some pride: "Who made that girl so unruly and willful? She threw the bench as if she didn't need any money. I was just disciplining her for her royal brother! It's really useless if you don't fight. That girl later turned out to be unruly and willful. She also worshiped me as her teacher and asked me to teach her how to practice her body."
"Hmph! You also said that she is unruly and willful. You are not much better. It is indeed a bit barbaric to actually hit a woman."
"You have wronged me! I was very respectful and courteous to her at the beginning, but who knew that she would bite her nose and face her, and she would have to force me to be violent with her." Mei Ruoyan looked at Shao Xi He argued for himself like a child, and suddenly he couldn't stop laughing. He never thought that the handsome young man who was once in front of him, who was both civil and military, also had such an innocent and lovely side.
Next, when Shao Xi told how he met Ruan Haoyang and Ye Zhiqiu in Zhiqiu Town, and how they chose topics to compose poems in Zhiqiu Pavilion, Mei Ruoyan couldn't help but envy these two immortal couples, and asked Shao Xi if he wanted to Stay away from the world and live such a life?
Shao Xi sighed heavily and told Mei Ruoyan that Ruan Haoyang was hunted down by his enemies that night and died in Fang Ting to protect Ye Zhiqiu. Ye Zhiqiu threw himself into the lake during Ruan Haoyang's funeral the next day.
Speaking of this, Shao Xi also sighed. When Mei Ruoyan heard this, she was shocked and dumbfounded. She really couldn't believe that such a beautiful couple had such a tragic ending.
He admired Ruan Haoyang's gentleness, literary talent and martial arts, and also admired Ye Zhiqiu's gentleness, virtuousness and loyalty. He was even more moved by the love between the two of them who trusted each other's lives.
Mei Ruoyan couldn't help crying for the two of them. In her heart, she was also willing to give up her life for Shao Xi. She also believed that Shao Xi would risk his life to protect herself just like Ruan Haoyang.
She felt lucky to have such a relationship, and at the same time she felt sorry for the ending of Ruan Haoyang and Ye Zhiqiu.
When she learned that Ye Zhiqiu's body had not been found yet, she felt even more sad for them both. Mei Ruoyan lamented the injustice of God. Why did such a wonderful couple who loved each other and had no fight with the world leave this world in this way?
Why did heaven separate the two of them when they died and couldn't bury them together? Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs.
When has the saying that good will be rewarded with good and evil will be punished with evil come true? In this world, there are people who get something for nothing, and there are people who struggle desperately but often lose it again, and end up with nothing. Why does God always punish kind people, but condones those who do all kinds of evil?
Mei Ruoyan picked up the wine glass and walked to the window, bowed three times to the sky outside the window, and sprinkled the wine on the ground. This could be regarded as her own tribute to Ruan Haoyang and Ye Zhiqiu!
He turned around and sat down again, and asked Shao Xi with a solemn expression, "Isn't Miss Ziyuan like this?" One sentence was like a knife in Shao Xi's heart.
yes! Isn't Ye Ziyuan such a person? Didn't she die for herself back then? Just for her own promise, she would fight to keep her innocence even if she died, so she bit her tongue and committed suicide. Isn't it equally tragic, even a little tragic?
And what did he do for her? He failed to protect her like Ruan Haoyang protected Ye Zhiqiu, nor did he follow her like Ye Zhiqiu threw himself into the lake for Ruan Haoyang. Even the enemies who had caused her death have not been able to kill them yet.
What qualifications do you have to lament for others? Compared with others, he is nothing and has accomplished nothing. How can he be worthy of Ye Ziyuan?
How can he be worthy of the deep love she once had for him? Thinking of this, Shao Xi felt ashamed and ashamed that he could fall in love with another woman before he had finished the posthumous affairs for Ye Ziyuan. Compared with Ruan Haoyang, Ye Zhiqiu, and Ye Ziyuan, he was nothing. ?
At this time, Shao Xi only felt ashamed. Mei Ruoyan, who was sitting opposite, seemed to understand Shao Xi's thoughts and gently placed her hand on Shao Xi's slightly trembling hand.
He said to Shao Xi in an unprecedented gentle tone: "Don't be sad, let alone feel guilty, I will complete the next thing with you.
"I believe that Miss Ziyuan doesn't want to see you alone all the time. She must also hope that there is someone by your side who can take care of you. She deserves you! And you have never failed anyone." Under Mei Ruoyan's comfort, Shao Xi The mood gradually returned to calm.
He looked at Mei Ruoyan quietly, as if he was looking at someone he could never see enough of in his life, as if he wanted to imprint her in his heart.
"Ruoyan, no matter what happens, I will be by your side to protect you. No matter who you are, no matter why you stay with me, Zi Yuan is a regret that I can never make up for in my life, and you will never Be the second one.
"I will definitely protect you just like Ruan Haoyang protects Ye Zhiqiu, and will always stay by your side, so no matter what happens to you, you must tell me and don't hide it from me.
"Even if what you do will hurt me, I am willing to bear the pain for you. As long as you are safe, as long as you can be happy, I don't care what I have to pay." Mei Ruoyan heard Shao Xi's words After these words, his body trembled slightly, as if he was deeply moved by Shao Xi, and seemed to be poked by Shao Xi?
She, who had always been calm and composed, seemed a little at a loss for a moment, as if she was about to say something, but she hesitated, as if her heart was full of entanglements and struggles.
His eyes began to become wandering, and he did not dare to look at Shao Xi, as if there was some ulterior secret hidden in his heart that Shao Xi discovered at this time.
It can be seen that Mei Ruoyan's heart is full of pain at this moment. She wants to release it, but she can only close the door tightly and keep the pain in her heart.
Shao Xi looked at her and did not speak. Instead, he stood up and walked to the back window and took a look out the window. Fu Biao, who was standing downstairs outside the window, waved the object in his hand to Shao Xi. Shao Xi nodded slightly, then turned back to the desk and sat down, looking at Mei Ruoyan quietly for a while.
Finally, he asked: "How long do you plan to keep this from me? How did you get the injury? Who hurt you?"
