[Twelve Kingdoms] The way back

Now that Yingli said so, Zhaoyang packed his luggage the next day and set off for Xuanying Palace with Liu Qi.It was only a day's journey from the sea of ​​clouds, and when Zhaoyang arrived, Shang Long was still in the morning court.Due to etiquette, the female official led Zhaoyang to rest in the side hall, accompanied by several Si Qiu.

This is the first time Zhaoyang has come to Xuanying Palace as King Liu, but fortunately, several acquainted female officials know Zhaoyang's nature well, after saluting, they complied with Zhaoyang's request as before, Sitting in a circle, knocking melon seeds and chatting about homework.

Chief Si Qiu also complained jokingly that since Zhaoyang left, their king has been running out more often, but it hurt them to run away when they saw the official.

Having been by Shang Long's side for so many years, they naturally knew how to measure themselves, and talked about irrelevant topics without mentioning Zhaoyang's current situation in Liuguo.Just kidding, time flies by.

Shang Long leaned against the door frame and coughed lightly twice, "Did I bother you?"

Seeing Shang Long coming, the Si Qius sitting around stood up tactfully, bowed to Shang Long, and then retreated. Before leaving, they did not forget to leave Zhaoyang with an ambiguous smile, and closed the door by the way.

Shang Long was still wearing court clothes, and he obviously came here after the court.Zhaoyang frowned, gloating and said, "It's rare to see you so diligent."

"Isn't it because of someone's blessing? If we continue to escape like this, the six officials will resign and return to their hometown." Shang Long angrily reached out and tapped Zhaoyang's forehead, sat down beside her, and then asked Said: "Is everything settled?"

"It's almost there." Zhaoyang nodded, "I think there will be a result when I go back."

Shang Long took a sip of tea for himself and said, "Do you really need my help for the next thing?"

"I can handle it for the time being." Zhaoyang leaned on the table, propped his chin with one hand, and looked at Shang Long, "Don't worry, I won't force myself. If it really fails, I will definitely tell you."

What Shang Long said is not that he doesn’t believe in Zhaoyang’s ability, but that the world is impermanent, and it’s impossible for everything to go in the expected direction, and there will always be accidents. stability factor.If she wants to rely on herself, he will not force her, and this is also a good opportunity to practice.

Before chatting for a long time, the sixth wife opened the door and strode in. Zhaoyang looked back and couldn't see Liu Qi, and was about to speak, when the sixth wife asked, "What's the matter with you and Liu Qi?" ?”

Zhaoyang was full of doubts: "I didn't do anything too much, except that he doesn't talk too much, and we get along okay."

"I'm really convinced of the two of you. One thinks you get along very well, and the other doesn't say anything." Before Zhaoyang could say anything, Mrs. Liu said immediately, "Did you ask Liu Qi if he has a name?" ? Do you know how important a name is to a unicorn. It is a king who gave the unicorn a name to show his love for it."

"I……"

"You have stayed in Xuanying Palace for such a long time anyway, how come you don't even know this, if he doesn't say it, you too..." Sixth Wife wanted to go on, but was stopped by Shang Long in a stern tone.

"Liu Tai, pay attention to your rude way of speaking." According to etiquette, Liu Tai shouldn't talk to Zhaoyang in such a tone. No matter how Zhaoyang is the king of Liu Kingdom, he shouldn't be treated by Qilin from another country. Pointing at the nose and cursing, although they are familiar with each other and don't care about these things, the sixth wife is indeed a bit too much this time.

The sixth wife was reminded by Shang Long, and she also came to her senses. Indeed, this incident was not Zhaoyang's fault alone, and Liu Qi was also at fault. It was only his love for the same family that made him stand on Liu Qi's side. Zhaoyang was so angry.

"Zhaoyang, I'm sorry..." the sixth wife bowed her head and apologized.

Zhaoyang smiled and shook his head, expressing his indifference: "I know you must be out of breath, but your words reminded me, I thought giving a name meant giving an alias. I was born with a name, but I overlooked this point. Thinking about it this way, I understand that he was afraid that I would annoy him because of helping Lu Feng, and thought that I would dislike him because of helping Lu Feng."

Shang Long said with a smile: "Qilin is so sensitive, the so-called benevolent heart."

"It's also my fault. I didn't mention helping Lufeng because I was afraid of touching his sad things. It was because I didn't express it clearly that he misunderstood him so much."

"It's not all because of this," Mrs. Liu said again.

"Then why?" Zhaoyang couldn't think of any other reason.

Mrs. Six paused, "He has to tell you this matter himself."

"I see." Zhaoyang nodded, thanks to Mrs. Liu, otherwise she and Liu Qi would never get out of this dead end.

Zhaoyang asked the sixth wife where Liu Qi was, and got up to leave.It's time for her and Liu Qi to have a good talk.

On the way to find Liu Qi in Zhaoyang, Liu Qi was pacing back and forth in the room. Don't look at Liu Tai who looks like a child, but she has lived more than 300 years longer than him. It was a heart-to-heart talk, but I didn't expect someone to accidentally say something. , was forced by the sixth wife to reveal the secret he had buried in his heart.Wang must have known it by now, and he must be extremely disgusted with him.How should he explain, will the king forgive him?

Liu Qi, who was immersed in his own thoughts, fully noticed that Zhaoyang had come in front of him, and almost bumped into him. Liu Qi took a few steps back to stabilize his figure.

"My lord, why are you here?" Liu Qi's voice trembled slightly, he was really afraid that the lord came this time to Xingshi to question his sins.

Zhaoyang obviously felt it, she stretched out her hand to Liu Qi who was kneeling on the ground, and joked with a smile: "Am I that scary?"

Liu Qi raised his head cautiously, hesitated for a moment, and stood up with the help of holding Zhaoyang's hand: "Thank you, my lord."

Zhaoyang responded, then lifted his foot to find a seat and sat down. Seeing that Liu Qi was still standing there, he said, "Come and sit."

After Liu Qi sat down on the chair next to her, Zhaoyang said again: "I have an affair with King Yan, well, it means literally." After a pause, Zhaoyang added: "I hope Please do not mind that."

Liu Qi, who was ready to be questioned, didn't expect that the Lord would tell him about it. It took him a long time to react, but he didn't know what to say, so he replied dryly: "King Yan is a good king. .”

After Zhaoyang heard this, he burst out laughing. Shang Long was inadvertently given a good person card, but that was not her point.

"It's not that I didn't want to tell you, but I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to accept it. Now it seems that I was worrying too much." Zhaoyang said: "It was my fault for asking your name that day. The name I don't know is for Qilin. So important."

Hearing this, Liu Qi was eager to say something, but Zhaoyang pressed his hands to signal him to be calm, and continued: "I didn't mention helping Lu Feng because I was afraid of bringing up your sad things, not because I hated the former king. After all, the name he gave you has been with you for so many years. It is normal to be hard to let go. If you want, you can always use this name. I don’t mind if you tell me more about the past, talk about you and Zhu Lufeng As for not telling me about my plan, it’s not because I don’t trust you, it’s just because I’m afraid you won’t be able to bear it, and I’m afraid you will be tortured. If you can accept bloody topics, the next time I talk to Yingli, I won’t avoid you .”

Zhaoyang smiled helplessly: "I thought it was for your own good, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating, causing you to misunderstand so deeply." After finishing speaking, Zhaoyang suddenly turned his head, looked into Liu Qi's eyes, and said very seriously : "Liu Qi, no matter what happened to us in the past, we are half body now, no matter what happens, I will trust you."

Zhaoyang's dark pupils reflected his face, Liu Qi deeply felt the weight of these words, and knew that this was Zhaoyang's promise.After struggling in his heart, he knelt down at Zhaoyang's feet.Zhaoyang didn't stop him, just waited quietly.

"My lord, if I could have warned King Ming back then, my lord would not have been charged as a murderer and wandered away. If it hadn't been for..." Before Liu Qi finished speaking, Zhaoyang laughed out loud, and she stretched out her hand to Liu Qi helped him up.

"Let me tell you, why do you think that I don't like to help Lu Feng? It turns out that you already knew about it. That's right, if it wasn't for Zhu Lufeng's sentence on the first pardon, you wouldn't let that happen." If a murderer harms others in the world, my younger brother may not die. But I have to admit that his actions have indeed reduced the crime rate in Liuguo." Zhaoyang, who talked about this matter again, was relieved a lot, " You don't have to blame yourself, I killed someone after all, this is the punishment I deserve. It's just a few more years in prison."

The big rock in his heart finally fell to the ground, Liu Qi heaved a sigh of relief and showed a long-lost smile.

After explaining everything clearly, Zhaoyang felt that talking with Liu Qi made the atmosphere much more relaxed.

"Speaking of which, how did you know about this?" Zhaoyang asked Liu Qi.

"It was Zhu Shuai who told me."

"Yeah, you knew it before you met me?"

After Liu Qi said "hmm", Zhaoyang suddenly became silent, and after a long time he said again: "Liu Qi, there may be a civil war soon."

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I'm really sorry that I've been off for so long, my face hurts, and I set so many flags.

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