First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 1001 Liu Yisheng’s ending (clearance episode)

 Under the dumbfounded gaze of all the Wei troops, two young men who came from nowhere were taken to their camp by Lord Liu Xiang's henchmen.

In a spacious and tidy tent, Gu Jiao met Liu Yisheng, who had been away for many years.

  He is already in his thirties, with a little less of the youthful spirit he once had, a little more of the calmness and elegance accumulated over time, and more of the nobility and fierceness of those in higher positions.

 Nine years can change a person a lot.

 Gu Jiao once heard someone calling him Liu Xiang in a dream when he returned to the Marquis Mansion, and knew that one day he would be able to become a Marquis and worship the Prime Minister, but what he actually saw was still different from what he imagined.

 Perhaps he did not expect that he would traverse the mountains and rivers of Zhao State and return with the determination of revenge.

When Gu Jiao was looking at Liu Yisheng, Liu Yisheng was also looking at Gu Jiao.

 Gu Jiao has also changed a lot. The birthmark on her face has disappeared, revealing her sealed appearance, which is unfamiliar, but also surprising.

 Twenty-four, at the same age as a flower, she is as beautiful as a fairy.

What remains unchanged is her vigorous vitality and her pure eyes without any impurities.

 It seems that no matter how many years have passed or how many things she has experienced, she has never changed her original intention.

 “I’m going out first.” Jun Xiuhan said.

 “Okay.” Liu Yisheng responded.

Jun Xiuhan glanced at Xuanyuan Xi.

 “I’m not going out!” Xuanyuan Xi said.

Liu Yisheng gave a rare smile: "It doesn't matter."

 Jun Xiuhan was shocked.

 He had never seen Liu Yisheng smile.

Liu Yisheng said to him: "Go and do your own business. I'm fine here."

Jun Xiuhan glanced at Gu Jiao and said, "She has very high martial arts skills." After saying that, he looked at Xuanyuan Xi beside him, "This kid is not weak either."

He has seen Gu Jiao's skills and knows that she is a terrifying master who can defeat Han Ye. According to the intelligence they have, the young general next to her should be the champion Hou Xuanyuanxi.

It is also not a thing in the pond.

If the two of them were disadvantageous to Liu Yisheng in the camp, he would have no time to rescue them.

 “I know.” Liu Yisheng said calmly.

 But since Liu Yisheng spoke like this, Jun Xiuhan had no choice but to go out first.

There is only one long follower in the camp.

 “Anu?” Gu Jiao looked at him.

Liu Yisheng was in a good mood, with smiles in his eyes: "Yes, you still remember. Anu, do you remember Miss Gu?"

Anu nodded and bowed to Gu Jiao.

 He is a mute slave and cannot speak.

 He has also grown taller and is now a mature and steady guard.

Gu Jiao nodded to him.

"Is it Jingkong?" Liu Yisheng looked at Xuanyuan Xi next to Gu Jiao.

Xuanyuan Xi opened his eyes wide: "Well, do you know me?"

Liu Yisheng said bluntly: "We have met before, have you forgotten?"

Xuanyuan Xi suddenly realized: "Ah, Paihuazi, brother Ming'er! I remembered! It was you who saved us!"

Liu Yisheng said pleasantly: "Then, I have been investigating you a little bit in the past few years."

 Xuanyuan Xi: “Oh.”

 I didn’t ask him what he was investigating.

Nine years ago, Gu Jiao saw off Liu Yisheng and played a piece of piano for him in the pavilion. That time, she brought Jingkong with her.

Jingkong curiously asked about Liu Yisheng, and found out that he and Gu Jiao were close friends.

 When he got back, he even boasted to his bad brother-in-law about how Jiaojiao and Liu Yisheng's brother played the harp, which made the bad brother-in-law sour.

Later when he grew up, he realized that the harmony of the harp and the harp was not that useful. Moreover, Liu Yisheng had played the flute with Jiaojiao on the carriage.

Xuanyuan Xi curled his lips and said, "We are here to beat you, but you don't seem to deserve a beating."

 Mainly because he didn't feel any murderous intent or ill-intention towards Jiaojiao in Liu Yisheng.

He smiled, as if he didn't mind Xuanyuan Xi's straightforwardness. He came to the small table, sat down and asked the two of them, "Would you like some tea?"

Xuanyuan Xi didn't want to drink. He looked at the weapons and books in the tent curiously.

 “Watch as you like.” Liu Yisheng said pleasantly.

Xuanyuan Xi looked at Gu Jiao, and when he saw Gu Jiao nodded, he went to look at the books and weapons.

Gu Jiao sat down opposite Liu Yisheng.

Liu Yisheng picked up the boiling kettle from the stove and made three cups of tea.

Gu Jiao asked: "How did you and Jun Xiuhan meet?"

Liu Yisheng said: "His mother is from Zhao State. Before her father took her back to Yan State, she and I lived in an alley and met several times. One time he fainted from hunger, and I carried him home."

Gu Jiao suddenly realized: "No wonder."

Liu Yisheng handed the tea to Gu Jiao: "His family background in Yan State was not very good. Fortunately, he was determined enough to be admitted to Canaan Academy. You can probably guess what happened next. He and I met accidentally , I learned about you from his mouth, and I guessed that 'Xiao Liulang' was you."

Gu Jiao picked up the teacup: "He helped me during the Black Wind Cavalry selection, saying he was repaying a favor."

Liu Yisheng took back his hand, paused, and said, "I don't know about this."

Gu Jiao looked at him: "How have you been doing these years?"

Liu Yisheng smiled faintly: "As you can see, it's neither good nor bad. What about you? How are you doing?"

Gu Jiao said honestly: "Very good, I like it very much."

 Like your current life and everything you experience.

Liu Yisheng smiled happily and bitterly: "Is he good to you?"

Gu Jiao was stunned: "Am I your husband? He is very good to me."

Liu Yisheng lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea: "That's good."

“Do you have hatred in your heart?” Gu Jiao asked bluntly.

Liu Yisheng clenched the tea cup in his hand, stared at the tea leaves floating in the cup, and said in a low voice for a long time: "Yes, the royal family of Zhao Kingdom slaughtered my whole Liu family, how can I not hate it?"

“I live like a dog, allowing anyone to bully me. Anyone can step on me.”

 “Anyone who doesn’t get what he wants can take it out on me and the people around me.”

“No, I don’t have many people around me, just a nanny and a half-bought mute slave.”

Gu Jiao had heard and seen the scene where he was framed. When she heard him mention it again, she suddenly felt that the past was shocking.

 The misery that the world has seen of Liu Yisheng may be just the tip of the iceberg. He grew up in endless bullying, and the seeds of hatred have already been planted in his heart.

He laughed at himself: "You shouldn't have helped me in the first place, and you wouldn't have almost destroyed the country by letting me die of illness on the street."

 “The Kingdom of Zhao will not be destroyed.” Gu Jiao said.

Liu Yisheng raised his eyes and looked into Gu Jiao's eyes: "You want to fight with me?"

Gu Jiao did not shy away from his gaze: "Yes."

Liu Yisheng smiled sarcastically: "If we want to kill each other, why do we need to know each other?"

Gu Jiao said: "It is my duty to save you, and it is my mission to kill you."

"You are a good doctor and a good general." Liu Yisheng put down the cold tea in his hand and stood up calmly, "Why don't we take a gamble. If you win, I will retreat immediately and never invade Zhao Kingdom again. If If you lose... just agree to one condition."

Gu Jiao said without hesitation: "Okay."

Liu Yisheng frowned: "You don't ask what the conditions are."

 “Don’t ask.” Gu Jiao said.

Liu Yisheng clenched his fingers: "Miss Gu, do you know that people's hearts are evil? If you act like this, I will try to win you by any means necessary. You should bargain with me and let me understand that even if I win, I won't get what I want. Maybe I won’t have such a strong desire to win!”

 “What to bet on?”

Gu Jiao answered him calmly.

"You..." Liu Yisheng choked, turned his face to calm down, and when he turned his face again, his face was calm, "I heard that you are Mr. Meng's disciple. If you play a game of chess with me, you will win the game." If you lose, you will win if it’s a draw.”

 “Okay.” Gu Jiao responded simply.

Liu Yisheng looked at Xuanyuan Xi who was flipping through books in front of the bookshelf, and said warmly: "Qingkong, there is a box of Go on the second floor of the bookshelf. Can you pass it to me?"

 “Oh, okay.” Xuanyuan Xi found the Go chess piece and handed it to him.

 He laid out the chess board, grabbed a handful of white stones from the chess box, clenched his fists and said to Gu Jiao, "Guess first."

Gu Jiao picked up a black chip and said, "Single."

Liu Yisheng opened his palm, and there were three chess pieces. They were indeed odd numbers. The one who guessed correctly would hold black.

 The black one goes first.

Gu Jiao made the first move, placing her bet at the star in the upper right corner.

The corners are not controlled enough here, but they are developed outwards, which is suitable for Gu Jiao’s resolute and resolute temperament.

Xiao Shituan was sitting on Gu Jiao's lap, squinting comfortably.

Gu Jiao was playing chess and petting the cat at the same time. It didn't feel like a game of life and death, but it felt quite comfortable.

Liu Yisheng raised his hand and glanced around Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi felt a chill on his back and squeezed into Gu Jiao's arms again.

 …

"grown ups!"

Outside the camp, General Mo hurried over, looked at the closed tent behind Jun Xiuhan, and whispered, "What's going on?"

"You ask me, who am I asking?" Jun Xiuhan asked.

General Mo did not dare to vent his anger on Liu Yisheng's confidants. He scratched his head and said helplessly: "Aren't I worried about your safety? By the way, who are those two people? I think they seem to be wearing Yan Kingdom's armor? Could it be reinforcements sent by Yan State?"

"You don't have to worry about those two people's affairs, and you can't care about them." After Jun Xiuhan said that, he added lightly, "I can't even care about them."

 Sir, are you jealous?

"Ahem!" General Mo cleared his throat, "We are about to capture the Kingdom of Zhao, so we must not make any mistakes! The Kingdom of Zhao has been very strong in military strength over the years, so we seized the good opportunity this time. If we miss this time, It will be difficult to attack Zhao State again!"

The time, place, and people were favorable. Marquis Xuanping was not in the court, Tang Yueshan stayed in the capital, and the prince once again made a fool of the Gu family army. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity would never happen again.

Jun Xiu said in a cold voice: "What you can think of, sir, can't you think of it?"

General Mo’s eyes lit up: “So we will continue to fight?”

In the camp, Gu Jiao lost her last son: "I lost."

Liu Yisheng said: "It's just half an eye loss."

Gu Jiao said: "That's also a loss."

Liu Yisheng said: "I said, I will definitely win you."

 In fact, it was very difficult to win. Her chess skills were so superb that he almost exhausted all his efforts to win her by half an eye.

Gu Jiao said: "If you are willing to admit defeat, just make a request."

 Xuanyuan Xi pricked up his ears.

What conditions will Liu Yisheng propose to Jiaojiao?

The way he looks at Jiaojiao is different. Will Jiaojiao make Jiaojiao leave her bad brother-in-law and be with him? Or maybe he asked Jiaojiao to stand by and not participate in the decisive battle between Wei and Zhao?

 Or simply let Jiaojiao send troops to help him conquer the world?

To everyone's surprise, Liu Yisheng just got up and walked to the cage, silently took out a guqin and put it on the table: "Can you play the guqin for me again?"

Gu Jiao looked at him strangely: "Is this your request?"

Liu Yisheng smiled slightly: "If you can, have another meal with me and listen to an opera excerpt."

Gu Jiao took the guqin.

 Liu Yisheng cleared the table.

 Gu Jiao moved her fingertips, and the sound of a musical instrument like the sounds of nature flowed out from under her fingertips, like the sound of the nine heavens and the sound of a mountain stream.

 She played "Jinghong" which she had played on the day she bid him farewell. The difference was that this time, she added the second half of "Shading".

Liu Yisheng played the flute gently, just like the night she said goodbye to him many years ago.

Xuanyuan Xi listened intently, and it took him a long time to realize that he was holding an arithmetic book with familiar handwriting in his hand, with Jiaojiao's annotations on it.

Has Jiaojiao sent books to Liu Yisheng?

 In the evening, the three of them had dinner together, and then went to the theater in the city to listen to excerpts of an opera.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water. There are no warm words or intimate actions between them, but they can make people feel the silent tacit understanding that moisturizes everything.

 “It’s time for me to go,” Gu Jiao said.

Liu Yisheng stared at her deeply: "Be careful on the road."

This farewell, I wonder if we will see each other again in this life.

Gu Jiao nodded, reluctantly returned Xiao Shi, who had been hugging him all the way, to Liu Yisheng, and then she and Xuanyuan Xi got on their horses.

Liu Yisheng suddenly stopped her. Under the night, his eyes were like stars: "Miss Gu, thank you for the book you gave me back then."

 …

 Three days later, the Wei army withdrew.

 The troops of the eleven cities were completely withdrawn.

Liu Yisheng took nothing with him from Zhaoguo. His luggage was very simple, except for a piece of clothing, the cat in his arms, and the eleven books she gave him.

 Meet you when I was at my most miserable age.

 And you did not step over my dirty and putrid body indifferently.

You bent your beautiful waist and stretched out your clean hands towards me.

 (End of this chapter)