King's favor is hard to do

Du Yuzhang's shoulder!It was so hard that it almost crushed the bones, and the pincer-like hands pushed him hard, pushing him back three steps, and his back hit the wall!

...it hurts...

The pain awakened even deeper fears.Du Yuzhang suddenly raised his arms to protect his head and face.He closed his eyes tightly, trembling slightly, waiting for the cruelty to come...

But nothing happened.

The house is so quiet, only the sound of dripping water dripping in a series.Du Yuzhang slowly moved his arms away, his eyes peeked out from his wide sleeves, and met Li Guangning's dazed eyes.

Behind Li Guangning was a table. The pot of milk tea that was originally placed on the table was spilled, and the hot milk tea spilled all over the table.The milk teapot was upside down and still spinning.

——Maybe it was because Li Guangning was so excited just now that he snatched the teapot by his cuff and spilled it?

——Or he pushed the table away, trying to get closer to Du Yuzhang, but he didn't notice the teapot...

Du Yuzhang didn't know.He never paid attention to the pot of milk tea.Although he was standing by the table just now, his eyes were all on Li Guangning.

The pot of milk tea should have been poured on him.So hot, a whole pot of milk tea.

But now, Li Guangning was standing between him and the table.Half of the man's cuffs were soaked, and milk tea dripped down the sleeves.On the part of his exposed wrist, there was a shocking scarlet.A small blister was swollen.

Du Yuzhang's heart tightened suddenly.He took a step forward and stretched out his hand to pull the drenched sleeve, wanting to see how Li Guangning was injured.

But one hand pressed on his chest and pushed him back.Du Yuzhang raised his eyes, facing Li Guangning's downcast eyes.That arm was stretched straight, the distance between the two was only a short distance away, and it seemed like the end of the world.

"What were you hiding just now?"

"Your arm..."

"Tell me, what are you hiding from?"

"The milk tea is boiling water with ghee in it...Your Majesty, getting scalded is no joke..."

"So you were avoiding the splash of milk tea just now? Are you scared?"

"..."

"Say it, Du Yuzhang. Tell me—are you hiding from that milk tea, or from me?!"

Du Yuzhang shuddered and bit his lip.But one hand pinched his chin and forced him to look up - Li Guangning's jaw was tight, and his smile was ruthless.Those eyes were red, and their pupils flickered slightly.

"say."

The milk tea residue dripped down Li Guangning's arms, and the sweet and greasy butter smell lingered.

"..."

no answer.But this is tantamount to answering.

"So, you are really avoiding me. You are afraid of me, you are afraid that I will hit you, aren't you?"

"..."

"Maybe it's more than that. You're afraid I'll beat you, torture you—oh, what else? Lock you up on the dragon bed, imprison your freedom! Force you to love me, force you to serve me , even, if you don’t obey, I will kill you! Isn’t it!”

"..."

"I am in your heart, so it is such a thing. I have worked hard for so long, I thought you saw it—but in your heart, I will never make any progress."

"..."

"Du Yuzhang..."

The voice seemed to be in extreme pain, with an uncontrollable trembling.But what Li Guangning wanted to say was no longer easy to say.

——He wanted to say please give me a chance, don't you think I've changed my mind?He wanted to say that I will treat you well, you go back with me, how could you not like me anymore?He wanted to say that I don't believe what you said that he likes Su Rucheng, what kind of thing is he...

——He wants to say I love you, I only love you in this life.My love is only so much, and I gave it all to you, and it is impossible to give it to anyone else—isn’t it the same for you?

——Since your love was given to me at the beginning, how can there be any more now, what can you give to Su Rucheng? !

"Yuzhang, I..."

The heart is trembling, and the person is also trembling.Li Guangning stepped forward and pressed Du Yuzhang against the wall.He raised the man's hands above his head and was about to kiss him.

"Do not……"

"Yuzhang, I love you..."

"Don't... Your Majesty, let go!"

"How could I let go of you..."

"No, Your Majesty..."

While struggling and restrained, Li Guangning pushed Du Yuzhang against the wall.

"Zheng"!

There was a sound of a bowstring, and Li Guangning's ears seemed to be brushed by fire, and there was a sharp pain.He raised his eyes and saw a long arrow nailed to the opposite wall, the tail of the arrow trembling and stained with blood spots.

Warm blood flowed in the ears.Li Guangning's eyes turned cold and he turned around.

He saw Su Rucheng standing at the door, holding a bow in one hand, and had already hitched the second arrow.

"Let go of Achille!"

"……What did you say?"

"Hurry up! Otherwise, my next arrow will definitely pass through your heart, and I will never let you go!"

"You won't forgive me?"

Li Guangning snorted coldly and straightened up.He dragged Du Yuzhang behind him to hide, and tightly wrapped around the man's wrist.He said coldly,

"What are you? Do I need you to spare me?"

Unexpectedly, Du Yuzhang, who was hidden behind his back, opened his mouth on his own initiative.

"Young Master Su."

"Achille!"

Seeing Du Yuzhang talking to him, Su Rucheng hurriedly said,

"I'm late! When I received the letter, I was already in a hurry, lest it would be delayed, but I was still one step late-I know everything about yesterday! You...don't be afraid! I'm back, he dare not How about you!"

After finishing speaking, he took out the letter paper from his pocket, raised it, and put it back.

Although it was only for a moment, it was enough for Li Guangning to see the letter paper format clearly.The turbulent cold current swept over him again, freezing his heart into ice.

It was Du Yuzhang's usual letter paper, from the format to the color, he was very familiar with it.

He turned his head and looked directly into Du Yuzhang's eyes.When he spoke again, his voice was already hoarse——

"It was you who called him back?"

The prairie of Ximan, it is so green

"What about you and me has nothing to do with him! Why did you ask him to come back?"

"I do not……"

"Li Guangning!"

It was a shout that interrupted the conversation between Li Guangning and Du Yuzhang.Su Rucheng's voice was cold and flat, as if he had endured to the extreme,

"Don't be presumptuous in my west! What right do you have to question Aqile? He has been by my side for three years, and I have always respected and loved him. I have never been willing to let him suffer a little bit of grievance! But you, you ran to the place five times three times. Make trouble in front of me! If you don't let him go again, be careful that I'm ruthless with bow and arrow!"

"Making trouble in front of you? What are you?"

Li Guangning's eyes were fierce,

"Get out."

"What did you say……"

"Get out! Otherwise, I will destroy your Ximan!"

As soon as these words came out, Su Rucheng's face changed instantly!But before he roared, Du Yuzhang had already grabbed Li Guangning,

"Your Majesty! Please be careful! Young Master Su, you go first, I still have a word with him... ah!"

He stopped Li Guangning behind him, and after taking a few steps forward, he felt a sharp pain in his arm.It turned out that Li Guangning grabbed his wrist and pulled him back into his arms.Li Guangning was short of breath, he held Du Yuzhang tightly in his arms, Du Yuzhang could feel his chest heaving violently.

"Du Yuzhang, where do you want to go? In front of me, you want to find him?!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Li Guangning, let him go!"

The arrow string made a slight sound, and another arrow was fired, and the arrow pointed to Li Guangning's forehead.

"If you dare to hurt his finger again, I will take your life right here today!"

"Young Master Su! Don't talk nonsense!"

Du Yuzhang was so anxious that his voice broke, but the two of them ignored him at all.Li Guangning raised his eyes and looked at Su Rucheng intensely.His voice is also very cold,

"What if I dare to hurt his finger again?"

"..."

"Su Rucheng, tell me—my man! In my arms! But it's your turn to teach me a lesson and threaten me not to hurt his finger? Hahaha, it's so interesting... What do you want to say? I hurt him? How do I hurt him? Are you afraid that I will beat him? Hmm? Are you still afraid that I will force him, imprison him, lock him on my dragon couch—or even kill him! Are you! Are you saying these things behind my back? How many times? How many times have they spoken in unison!"

As soon as this remark came out, Du Yuzhang's color changed instantly.But Su Rucheng didn't move, just showing a contemptuous smile.

"Why? Could it be that you haven't done these beastly deeds? You have a lot of bad deeds, and you still blame other people for judgment-if you don't like to hear it, you shouldn't do it in the first place!"

"..."

"You are worthy of being the emperor of Dayan. The country is rich and the military is powerful. Didn't you always look down on us, a grassland country like Ximan? But we prairie men have never dared to act bravely. What about you, the emperor of Dayan? How did you treat Aqile back then? , Tortured him so that life was worse than death, and he fled at the risk of death? It’s only been three or four years, and you have forgotten it? But I can’t forget it! Because in these three or four years, he was by my side, and I was the one who took care of him! I can't forget the crimes he suffered every spring when he melted the snow, his old diseases relapsed, and lingered on the sick bed! I can't forget that he was weak, and if he was not careful, he would have a high fever night after night, and even in his nightmares, he begged you to let him go When it was cold in winter, his arms trembled so much that he couldn’t even hold his pen, because you interrupted him once, so the temperature changed and he had to endure the soreness in his old bone wound day and night—it was all because of you, Emperor Dayan Why can't I be worried? Of course I am worried! You can forget all your atrocities, but I can't! I will always remember the wounds you left on him, and I will always remember the sins you did!"

"Young Master Su!"

"Du Yuzhang, shut up. Let him talk!"

Li Guangning squeezed out a word from between his teeth.He lowered his head and looked at Du Yuzhang,

"Don't you think so too? Just now, you have already said it yourself. It's just that you didn't say so much, so much... Now it's just right for someone to say it for you?"

"His Majesty……"

"Don't call me Your Majesty!"

A roar made Du Yuzhang tremble.

"Young Master Su...Your Majesty...Hahaha, Young Master Su! Your Majesty! So, why didn't I notice...Du Yuzhang, you are really impartial and treat everyone equally...Okay, very good!"

He slammed Du Yuzhang's hand away.He exerted too much force, and Du Yuzhang staggered forward, being caught in Su Rucheng's arms.Su Rucheng supported his arm, lifted it up and took a look, only to see that the circle of his wrist was red from being squeezed by Li Guangning.

Su Rucheng frowned suddenly,

"Achille, come behind me. Stay away from him."

After all, he had a gloomy face and raised his head vigilantly.

But Li Guangning did not speak.His lips were drawn into a straight line, and the muscles in his cheeks were tense.His eyes moved from Du Yuzhang's face to Su Rucheng's, and then back again.

"Okay, great! You two..."

There is no text for this sentence.

Li Guangning kicked the table over, and the food box and cast iron teapot on it fell to the ground, making the floor a mess.

But the instigator rushed out of the room without looking back.

"Your Majesty..."

Du Yuzhang was about to rush out, but was pulled back.Su Rucheng wrapped his fingers around Du Yuzhang's wrist.He lowered his head slightly, stared into Du Yuzhang's eyes, and said softly,

"Don't go."

"..."

"Don't go after him."

"But Your Majesty..."

"I rode a horse for a day and came back from the grassland... I haven't slept for a few days, Achille. A snow wolf scratched my ribs and it hurt..."

"..."

"It's still hurting and bleeding a lot."

"Young Master Su, I have to go..."

"The wound is still bleeding. Aqile, don't you care about me?"

……

"Master? Why did you come out by yourself?"

Seeing Li Guangning's pale face, the guards surrounded him.

"My lord, what happened to your arm?"

One of the guards saw the abnormal shape of Li Guangning's arm - a large wet sleeve stuck to his arm, looking extremely distressed.The blisters underneath had grown enormous, and the burns were red and swollen, which was shocking.

"Who dares to disrespect you? I'll kill him!"

"……Need not."

"what?"

"I said no!"

"..."

The guard looked at his arm, then at the gate, and his back teeth were clenched.The king has always humiliated his ministers to death, not to mention their job is to protect Li Guangning Zhouquan.But now they are unharmed, but Li Guangning injured his arm...

One of them yelled at Tuya who was on the side,

"Whoever is so bold, you hand him over! Otherwise..."

"Young master said no, don't you understand?"

The person who spoke was not Li Guangning.Qin Ling, who was originally among the guards, stepped out and stood in front of the guards.

"Where is your son's horse? Bring it here."

"But deputy guard Qin, didn't we come to pick up Mr. Du today? He hasn't come out yet, so we are going to leave now? Should we wait a little longer..."

A guard stepped forward and reminded Qin Ling in a low voice.Although his voice was low, Li Guangning could hear it.

It was a very common sentence, but it seemed to sprinkle a handful of salt on the wound on his left arm.It really hurts, the pain travels from the wound all the way to the heart, and even the fingertips tremble.

But he is the emperor.He's always going to... keep his dignity.

"It's not necessary."

He straightened his back and glanced at the guards indifferently.Only his fingertips were still cold and trembling, which he couldn't control.

"He wants to stay here. Let him do. Let's go."

"That……"

The guard opened his mouth, but was grabbed by Qin Ling.

"Did you not hear the order?"

Qin Ling's expression was actually colder and more cruel than Li Guangning's.

"let's go."

……

This night, the lights in Li Guangning's room were lit all night.

He drank a lot of wine, and the jugs were scattered on the ground.Half a candle on the table burnt to the end, and a little light was faint.

Huai He came to persuade him several times, but Li Guangning did not see him.Wang Li came twice with his sick body in his arms. When Li Guangning saw him, he only said one word,

"I'm fine. Wang Li, you go back to recuperate and don't come here again."

"But Your Majesty, old slave..."

Li Guangning turned his head away and waved his hands.Wang Li looked at his back and finally stopped talking.

He knew that he was not the one who could persuade Li Guangning to change his mind and take care of his body.He could only kowtow silently, and then exit the room alone.

There is a waning moon and a lone star in the sky, and it is dawn in an instant.

Li Guangning didn't close his eyes all night.

But the only person who could persuade him to change his mind never came.

……

"If you dare to intervene in the affairs of His Majesty and Lord Du, it will be disrespectful!"

The two swords interlaced, and the clash of gold and dagger made a clanging sound.The cold light illuminated Huaihe's eyes, which contained an unshakable determination.

"Even if I kill you here, it's impossible for you to make up your own mind!"

"That bastard is too deceitful—who is His Majesty! He personally went to the door and waited for him to come back, but he dared to push back! He is just a sinner, and His Majesty has worked hard for him. Does he not understand His Majesty's intentions? How dare he insult me?" So far, Lord Yan! As His Majesty's bodyguard, of course he should share his worries! Take him back to the capital, send him to the palace, and let His Majesty do as he pleases!"

"You dare to say it again! Can't you really see what His Majesty has in mind? If His Majesty wanted to deal with Lord Du like that, he would have done it himself!"

"It's because His Majesty can't do it himself, so I want to share his worries... If I didn't care about His Majesty's wishes, I would have stabbed the man surnamed Du to death with a sword, and Su Rucheng from Ximan! But now they are deceiving people. It's too much, if I don't teach them a lesson, they will really think that I, Dayan, let others like this..."

Clang!The long sword in Huaihe's hand suddenly changed direction, stabbing obliquely from an angle that Qin Ling had never thought of!The sword edge went up his chest and directly pierced his throat - a long wound started from his chest and cut the flesh between his throat.Blood gushed out and pain hit, Qin Ling's eyes widened in shock.

"Um...ah!"

With a kick on his lower abdomen, Qin Ling bowed in pain, but was stepped on his shoulder again.His eyelashes trembled, and he could see Huaihe bent down, with the long sword resting on his Adam's apple.

The grassland of Ximan, it is so green

"Ahem... Huai... He..."

The word He has a vague tone because of the pain.It sounds like "Brother Huai".Huaihe's eyelashes flickered, and his lips pursed.

But he knew in his heart that this was just a wrong hearing.The person in front of him, ever since he became a man from a boy, has refused to call him "Brother" again.

——He was already taller than himself.But when will he change his temperament?With him like this, how can he let go of his hand at ease and let him roam the world by himself?

——Does he understand his painstaking efforts?

When Huaihe thought of this, his heart became heavier.But the strength on his feet did not slacken, he stepped so hard and so firmly.

"Qin Ling, do you know that I should just kill you right here just because of the rebellious words you said just now?"

"...You want to kill me?"

"You have no military discipline and act recklessly. If you are really on the battlefield, do you know how many disasters you will cause and how many lives you will kill?! By Your Majesty's side, you still refuse to restrain your temper, but intensify it instead? Du Yuzhang is His Majesty's beloved Su Rucheng is the young master of Ximan, which is related to the peace of Dayan's border! Kill them? What will happen, have you thought about it? You are not afraid of death, but if you really do such a stupid thing, it will be your fault! Don't let go! You shouldn't think of this kind of thought for a second—if you think about it, you should die to apologize! Do you understand it or not?"

"Then kill him! Huaihe! I just want to vent my anger on His Majesty—why, His Majesty tolerates his arrogance? He deserves to die!"

"Shut up!" Huai He was trembling with anger, "You are too ignorant!"

"Is it because I'm ignorant, or do you think I'm bored? I said before that I would be kicked out of the guards, but now I'm going to kill me directly—you kill me, if you can do it, you..."

"...I should kill you. If I hadn't promised the old general...you think..."

Qin Ling's expression changed.

After being hit so hard just now, and being stepped on by Huaihe, he still held back his energy, as if he wanted to turn around and fight back at any time.But when he said these words, his face turned pale instantly, which surprised Huai He.

——Just now, he obviously saved his strength, although the wound was hideous and terrifying, it was actually just a flesh wound...there was no muscle injury, and even the blood flow gradually stopped...could it be that he made a serious attack and injured him by mistake? where?

Huaihe let go of his feet and put down his sword.He bent down to examine the man's injuries carefully, but he didn't think to look at the man's expression.

Where he couldn't see, Qin Ling's hand was tightly gripping the hilt of the sword, the veins on the back of his hand were bulging, and he couldn't stop shaking.

"fine."

Huai He breathed a sigh of relief.he stood up,

"Get up."

Huaihe stretched out his hand to pull Qin Ling.Qin Ling didn't move, so he put his arms around the man's shoulders and helped him sit up.

Qin Ling's entire weight was on his shoulders, so heavy.

Huaihe squatted in front of Qin Ling, tore open his clothes, and took the golden sore medicine.But as soon as he unscrewed the cork, Qin Ling grabbed his wrist so hard that even the bottle fell to the ground with a jingle.

The powder was scattered all over the place.

"Do not touch me."

"Don't be willful. If the wound is not covered with medicine, how can it be healed?"

"Is it just what you want? Don't you want to kill me? Then let me fend for myself."

"..."

Huai He thought, how could I let you fend for yourself.For so many years, you are like my own brother... How could I be willing to leave you alone and let you fend for yourself?

But love is deep and responsibility is serious.Do you understand or not.

But he didn't say it.After many years in the military, he is actually not the kind of person who knows how to express tenderness.

So relatively silent.

The medicine bottle was picked up, but was knocked to the ground by Qin Ling.In the end, Huaihe could only sigh, and stuffed the gourd-shaped medicine bottle into Qin Ling's arms.

"You don't need me, then you go back to your room and bandage yourself. Tomorrow His Majesty will go to the peace talks with Master Bai, and you don't have to follow. Just rest at home."

"Do you think I'm embarrassing you and causing you trouble?"

With a blunt sentence, Huai He frowned.He wanted to say that I didn't despise you for embarrassing me, but he also felt that he had just had a scene like this and shouldn't encourage his arrogance.

"Now that you know, don't cause troubles next time."

Qin Ling didn't respond.He stood up and walked out without closing the door.The cold wind blows in from the door.Huaihe cleaned up the mess, then looked back, and found that the other person had disappeared.

"I don't know if his wound has been bandaged..."

Huaihe said to himself, a little worried.But after thinking about it, he didn't use any force, it was just a superficial trauma.If the usual practice fails to absorb strength, the injury may not be less severe than this time.

But for some reason, he was still a little uneasy.So he walked out of the room and went all the way to Qin Ling's room to take a look.

The lights were on, and Qin Ling seemed to be looking for something.Soon, he sat down and began to change clothes.

——It should have been medicated and bandaged.If you don't need him to follow you tomorrow, you should be fine after a few days of recuperation.

Huaihe was relieved, went back to his room, turned off the lights and fell asleep.

……

That night, because of Li Guangning's abnormality, everyone was nervous and uneasy.Therefore, not many people noticed that there was another accident that happened that night.

At midnight, Qin Ling left the General's Mansion alone.

However, Li Guangning's personal bodyguards never distinguish between day and night when they go to work for him.It's no surprise to leave in the middle of the night.Therefore, even if someone vaguely heard a quarrel in Huaihe's room before, and even recognized that it was Qin Ling's voice, they didn't take it to heart.

— Chief Guard Huai and Deputy Chief Guard Qin are fighting again?

——Speaking of which, Guard Chief Huai is such a steady person, but he only loses his composure when facing Qin Ling.But they seem to have a good relationship...

Those casual acquaintances think so.And those guards who are a little more familiar with these two people will sigh secretly—Old General Qin, he really took in a good soldier.How many people in this world are willing to cut their own future, just to take care of the only son left by the general they serve, and take care of them for ten years?

But no matter what, they just thought about it vaguely and passed it by.

None of them could have expected that Qin Ling would disappear completely from the Imperial Guard just like that.

After a long time, no one saw him again.

……

Su Rucheng did not lie, he was indeed scratched by the snow wolf.The wound was so deep that the ribs could almost be seen.

"Young master! You really... have such an injury, how can you just tie it up casually? The edges have already started to be red, swollen and sore, if you delay, you will get hot, and you may be in danger!"

Tuya kept complaining while boiling the herbs.The herbal medicine exuded a bitter smell, he scalded the cloth strip with boiling water, picked it up with the tip of a knife that had been scorched by flames, and wiped Su Rucheng's wound.

"Hiss... lightly lightly lightly!"

"Don't shout! How can it be better if you are light?"

Tuya's anger was obviously rising, and he struck hard.Su Rucheng complained endlessly,

"Why are you attacking so hard? You told me to hurry back. Didn't you write that letter?"

"I told you to hurry back, but I didn't know you were injured! Of course it's important to recuperate..."

"If it's really important for me to heal my wounds, I won't have time to save Aqile today! If the Emperor Dayan hadn't been interrupted by me, the devil knows what he would have done!... Awww! Tuya!"

Su Rucheng pushed Tuya away.He panted for a long time, and looked at Du Yuzhang pitifully.

"Achille, can you treat my wound?"

Du Yuzhang raised his head in a daze.

Su Rucheng and Tuya had a lively chat just now, but he didn't listen to a word at all.Although others are in this room, the soul is long gone.

His mind was full of Li Guangning leaving that look.Over and over again, constantly replaying.

"Achille? Can you?"

"Huh? Hmm."

Du Yuzhang took the knife from Tuya from Du Yuzhang,

"Let me do it."

After a long time, no one spoke.Du Yuzhang has always been careful, no matter how confused his mind is, he still concentrates on treating Su Rucheng's wound.His hands are steady and his breathing is steady.Su Rucheng could feel his breath brushing against his skin when he leaned closer to look inside the wound.

Su Rucheng looked at him.A strand of hair hangs down by the ear, and the eyelashes are long, blinking occasionally.Like a fan, it slapped across the softest part of his heart.

"Tuya."

Su Rucheng suddenly made a sound.Tuya looked up and saw him waving his hand,

"With Aqile here, I don't need your help here. You've got through the medicine, so go and rest first."

"what……"

Tuya's gaze shifted from Su Rucheng to Du Yuzhang's face.His eyes suddenly lit up, the corners of his mouth curled up, and happiness was written all over his face.

"Okay young master, then I'll go first! You talk slowly—good night!"

But Tuya didn't know that after he left, the atmosphere in the room didn't become more charming.Even the warmth that was originally noisy is gone.

The room was very quiet.Su Rucheng looked at Du Yuzhang, but Du Yuzhang never spoke.He carefully treated the wound, until finally he wrapped a clean cloth around the wound, and raised his head.

But his gaze collided with Su Rucheng's gaze staring at him.

Su Rucheng looked at Du Yuzhang with a slight smile and lowered his eyes.This look is all too familiar, Du Yuzhang always looks like this in front of him - light, polite and gentle to him, laughs, even makes some jokes.But no matter how much he played around, he seemed to be a bit tired.

But Su Rucheng clearly remembered that when the two first met three years ago, Du Yuzhang was never so gentle.It was a young man with thorns, and he would scold him on the street, telling him to "be more well-behaved", and his emotions were so vivid.The person who made him fall in love at first sight, like the moonlight in the old days, only existed in his memory.

"Achille. Actually, you didn't know that Tuya wrote to me, did you?"

"..."

"What he said in it is not true. The person you said at the sacrifice is not me at all—is it?"

"..."

"That person is Emperor Dayan from beginning to end. Right?"

The Grassland of Ximan, it is so green

It was clearly three questions, but there was no doubt in the tone.Su Rucheng actually knew the answer a long time ago.

But when he saw the familiar letter that Du Yuzhang would use, his heart still couldn't help beating wildly.This faint little hope will still sprout from the bottom of my heart... If he really, really likes me...

That's why he rode his horse and galloped all day and night to get to this person with an injury that was too late to deal with.

But today, he once again saw Du Yuzhang, who spoke with sarcasm and was full of emotions and anger—in Li Guangning's arms.He finally realized that that person had never really changed.It's just that I can't really touch the depths of his heart and release the most vivid him.

In fact, Su Rucheng came back a little earlier than Du Yuzhang thought.

He actually heard most of the dispute between the two of them.

Bystanders clear.He could hear Du Yuzhang giving opportunities again and again, hoping that Emperor Dayan would tell the truth.He also heard Du Yuzhang's disappointment and the affection behind the disappointment.

Until, the man said angrily that his love was not Emperor Dayan... Finally, the person on the other side was furious, and the situation was almost out of control.

Su Rucheng started from here and couldn't listen anymore.

"Achille, you were angry with him, so you lied to him that you didn't like him anymore. You said you wanted to stay in Westman."

——But even when you were lying to him, you refused to say that you liked me...

Su Rucheng suddenly stopped.After hesitating for a moment, he closed his eyes forcefully and took a deep breath.Then went on to say,

"Achille..."

"I want to ask you something, I hope you will tell me seriously."

"We've known each other for so long. Have you never liked me a little bit? Even a little bit is fine, just a momentary wavering is fine—have you ever?"

He didn't dare to look at Du Yuzhang's face, his eyes fixed on the ground, and his white knuckles grasping the side of the bed.Su Rucheng waited for a long time, until the last hope in his eyes disappeared.

After a long silence, the response was like a sigh.

"sorry."

"..."

"It's me not..."

"Don't apologize."

Cutting off Du Yuzhang's remaining words abruptly, Su Rucheng spoke quickly and urgently.He shook his head, with a smile on his face,

"What do you have to be sorry for? It's me. It's me from the beginning to the end. I like you without authorization. I've been entangled with you for three years. You have always been very good to me. You just...just can't like me. What do you have? Wrong? What's wrong? No, you are too kind, your fault is that you are so kind that I can't help liking you..."

"..."

"Even at a time like today, even if you wanted to deceive Li Guangning, you wouldn't use me as a cover. People like you...how can I blame you?"

"..."

"Go back and rest. Actually, I'm fine. Let's go, it's so late..."

Du Yuzhang moved his lips, but didn't know what to say.Su Rucheng had already stood up and pushed him out of the room.

"Good night, Asule."

Then, without even giving Du Yuzhang a chance to say good night, he closed the door directly.

Du Yuzhang stood silently for a moment.He suddenly felt so sad.He thought that Su Rucheng's question just now actually has an answer in his heart.

But he shouldn't have said it.

I shouldn't say it in my life.

He could only say sorry to the person who treated him so well.But he still received such gentle comments... What's so good about him?No, he's not nice at all, he's really selfish...

He stood outside the door and saw Su Rucheng turn off the lights.After a while, he let out a long sigh and walked away from the door.

But Du Yuzhang didn't know that after turning off the lights, Su Rucheng sat with his back against the door for a long time.Hearing his small footsteps, the man moved away from the door and gradually went away.

"Du Yuzhang."

These three words came out of Su Rucheng's mouth, with a sound like gravel.He smiled self-deprecatingly, and stroked the carefully bandaged ribs with his fingertips.

Even being treated so gently, it still hurts to touch.

"Actually, if you lie to me, I won't be angry. You can lie to him that you don't like him anymore, why can't you lie to me that you once liked me too?"

——Even if I know that you lied to me, I will be very happy.

- I really won't be angry.But why do you refuse to lie to me?

……

Day two.

At sunrise, even the breakfast stalls on the street have not yet opened.Stepping through the early morning mist, a person has already walked out of this annex.He was wrapped in a cloak that reached to his ankles, and he still couldn't stop the chill from getting up early.The long cloak covered half of his eyes, revealing only the outline of a delicate chin.

The guarding Western Man warriors were obviously taken aback when they saw him.But they still greeted respectfully and let go without saying a word.

"Why didn't the young master accompany Mr. Du?"

"The young master seems to be injured... I'm afraid it's inconvenient to move around."

"That's not right? With the young master's love for Mr. Du, how could he let him go out on foot alone?"

Looking at Du Yuzhang's back, the Ximan warrior whispered for a while, but couldn't guess the clue.Of course they didn't know that their young master was standing in front of the window, staring at Du Yuzhang's disappearing figure.

Unhindered is already his greatest tenderness.But he couldn't do it, and sent this person back to Emperor Dayan's embrace with his own hands.

Du Yuzhang had the pass card that Han Yuan gave him before, and he was not blocked outside Pinggu Pass.On the contrary, the guard at the gate saw his passing card, and dispatched a carriage with great graciousness, and sent him all the way outside the general's mansion.

"Young Master, is it Mr. Bai that you are looking for? It is said that he has lived here all the time. If you need anything, please tell me at any time, and I will do my best!"

"Thank you."

After dismissing the little official, Du Yuzhang took a deep breath and knocked on the door of the General's Mansion.

Soon, the door opened.It was still the housekeeper from last time, and he seemed a little surprised to see Du Yuzhang.

"You are the Du