Wei Jing's initial impression of Shao Qing was that she was the princess chosen for him by his mother. He only saw her from a distance twice by chance and had no memory of her at all. At that time, he thought that welcoming the princess into the house and giving her the respect and honor she deserved was enough.

This was also the education he received since childhood.

Unexpectedly, he encountered a great change one day. His beloved father showed his hideous face, his mother and brother died tragically, and he was exiled to the southwest border with a pierced scapula.

At that time, he was full of resentment, and if he could, he would have wanted to destroy the world.

At the darkest and most miserable time in his life, someone came to his side, fed him food and water, and gently urged him to eat, so as not to bring pain to his loved ones and joy to his enemies.

At that time, he clearly saw the uneasiness in her clear and bright eyes, but she did not avoid it or retreat.

Then, she risked her life to help him get rid of the shackles, and helped him stumble forward in the dense forest. Finally, when there was no escape, she said to him: "If we have to die, we will die together!"

He would never forget the resolute light in her eyes at that time.

Live and die together!

When he was at the end of his rope, there was still one person who was willing to live and die with him!

Hexiang, Pingtao, Gaoling, Hanzhong, they have come all the way, from supporting each other to falling in love.

Her laughter and her scolding were all imprinted in his heart, and would never fade even if time passed.

Forget about their mutual respect, he only knew that she was the other half of his life. If she was hurt, the world would lose all its joy. After getting his revenge, he would follow her.

She was so important and he cherished her so much.

He always thought that she was the same, and the two of them were always affectionate and inseparable.

But who would have thought that today he would discover...

Wei Jing recalled Shao Qing's expression when she talked about the love story between Yang Shu and Yao. Her eyes sparkled and her face seemed to be glowing. That was clearly a look of longing.

Yearning?

Why do people yearn?

That's probably because she didn't have it and looked up.

At that time, a strange feeling arose spontaneously, and Wei Jing was puzzled. Now, in a flash, his breathing stagnated.

"...But it doesn't matter. They have experienced life and death together. Even if they don't fall in love, they still have family affection. They will always be able to live a good life as long as they get along."

Shao Qing's sigh was still ringing in his ears. They were helpless after experiencing life and death together. At this moment, Wei Jing suddenly remembered that when he first arrived in Pingtao, she had asked about the female households.

Something suddenly exploded in Wei Jing's brain, his head buzzed, and he stood up with a "whoosh".

No!

No.

No, really.

Wei Jing's breathing was rapid, his tall body trembling slightly, he shook his head, he refused to believe it.

He was wrong, it couldn't be like this.

Wei Jing closed his eyes.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Shao Qing was startled by his sudden action and asked hurriedly, "But what's the matter?"

"Yan Ming is in danger, but he still thinks about Kou Yue. Have you ever thought about me?"

After a long while, Wei Jing opened his eyes. He lowered his head, staring at her eyes with his deep eyes, and asked slowly: "Have you ever thought about what I would do if you were hurt in the slightest?"

"Of course I missed you."

Shao Qing was startled, and when she looked up, she saw that his face was terribly stiff. She was surprised and confused, but she still hurriedly explained: "I just wanted to attack Jinniu Road, but I couldn't find an excuse for it, and this opportunity is rare!"

She was just thinking about him and wanted to do her best to help him solve his current difficulties!

Shao Qing felt a little uneasy. Wei Jing's condition was not right. It felt like the eve of a storm. Why did everything suddenly become like this?

"I will not put myself in danger. That place is a safe area, out of the range of arrows. I have Han Xi and Wang Jing and others by my side, so I can be sure that nothing will go wrong. Don't worry, my husband. I..."

"If I use an arrow in that position, I will hit the target every time. No matter what the Han Xi Wang Sutra says, nothing can stop me!"

Wei Jing suddenly interrupted her: "Why would I need you to lure the enemy?"

"I don't need you to lure the enemy to save me. I'd rather not have an excuse to advance like this!"

"I would rather give up the attack on the Golden Bull Road than let you take the slightest risk. Revenge can always be sought at another opportunity. If anything happens to you, what should I do?"

Wei Jing spoke word by word in a low voice, but every word struck Shao Qing's heart. She knew that Wei Jing valued her very much, but she had never thought that he was above the revenge for his mother and brother.

At this moment, he stared at her without blinking, his dark pupils emitting fierce sparks, so hot that it seemed able to burn people's eyes. Shao Qing suddenly had a premonition. Her heart skipped a beat and then started beating wildly out of control.

She panicked and looked away: "Well, I won't take risks anymore. I will only make plans and never get involved in person. I will listen to you, don't worry..."

"Ah Qing, I love you more than my life, so I won't let you get into any danger."

Wei Jing did not allow her to escape and asked directly: "Are you happy with me?"

He straightened her face with his big hand, leaned over and looked into her eyes: "As I treat you, as Yang Shu treats Yao, as Yan Ming treats Kou Yue, are you as pleased with me as I am?"

They were in perfect harmony, their arms around each other, and they lay passionately on the bed. Her response was absolutely true, but Wei Jing just refused to believe it. She had no romantic feelings for him.

He looked at her steadily: "Ah Qing, answer me."

"Why are you asking this suddenly?" Shao Qing was stunned.

She had a feeling that her premonition had come true. She didn't know why Wei Jing suddenly asked this question, but she knew he was very serious.

Everything that happened suddenly made people feel that something was wrong, giving people the illusion that a storm was about to come. Shao Qing felt a little uneasy and clenched the box in his hand: "What's wrong with you today?"

Wei Jing did not answer, but held her face in his hands, looked into her eyes, and asked again: "Ah Qing, we have been married for so long, are you happy with me? What kind of feelings do you have for me? Tell me?"

He was eager to get an answer and his attitude was very tough and there was no way to avoid it.

Shao Qing paused for breath.

What kind of emotion?

Her emotional experience with Wei Jing was quite complicated.

At the beginning, she actually only had comradeship for him. She and he skipped the dating phase and became a real couple without experiencing any heart-pounding feelings. She was forced into a situation like that and was helpless and at a loss. She could only force herself to adapt.

Later, as the couple spent more time together, their companionship turned into family affection. It's just that he is really, really good to her, and people are not plants, so she has sincerely accepted him as her husband.

He is her husband, who is thoughtful, gentle and affectionate. They do the most intimate things together every day. She doesn't have a heart made of iron or stone, so how could she remain indifferent?

She liked him and had a good impression of him. This was not family affection, but the combination of the two formed the most unique emotion, which was thick and heavy.

She also had deep feelings for him.

But Shao Qing knew that this was not what Wei Jing wanted.

He wants pure love.

In fact, Shao Qing was not unaware of Wei Jing's emotional changes. His eyes and actions, especially in recent days, seemed to melt her, and she was reluctant to withdraw from their lingering love.

He wanted her to fall in love with him, to love him till death, and to use his pure love to create the hottest sparks.

But human emotions are not like tap water. How can they just appear and be transformed into whatever form you want?

She subconsciously avoided this question, but today he had made it clear that she had no way of avoiding it.

Shao Qing looked up at him. He seemed calm, but his jaw was actually tautly set. His dark eyes were fixed on her, filled with hope that he himself was probably not aware of.

Her heart suddenly ached.

In fact, she didn't do anything wrong, but she still felt very uncomfortable at this moment. But she never thought of lying to him. He was the only person in the world who treated her sincerely.

Shao Qing hugged him and whispered, "I like you."

“I like it very much.”

"We have gone through all the hardships in the past, and you and I have walked hand in hand. There is no one else in the world who can compare to you."

Speaking in a gentle tone, she hugged him tightly and said very seriously: "Husband, there is only you in my heart, and there is no room for another person in this life."

Really, there will never be another one. No matter in the past life or this life, she will only have this one husband.

"like?"

Just like.

She was moved, and her eyes were slightly hot while she spoke, but Wei Jing also understood.

He repeated it slowly, looking at her intently.

Half of what he had guessed was true. She liked him, but it was far from the mutual love he had imagined.

But before today, he thought she loved him, just as he loved her very much.

Wei Jing curled his lips and revealed a smile that was not a smile.

At this moment, all the urgent resentment, expectations and hopes became dim, and this man who was always calm and composed stood there in a daze.

He murmured, "Did I do something wrong?"

Shao Qing burst into tears: "No, you are very good, no one can be better than you!"

It was her fault, it was this damn ancient times that was wrong, "Husband, please don't be like this, listen to me first..."

Wei Jing watched her lips moving, his expression anxious and his eyes concerned. She said he was very good, but she never mentioned the key point again, nor did she show any sign of giving in.

It completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope in his heart.

Yes, he knew her best. She looked weak on the surface but was actually strong. She always had a clear mind and knew best what she was doing.

At this moment, a huge sense of loss came over him, something was churning in his chest, it was stuffy and painful, and his eyes were hot.

Wei Jing could no longer stay here, so he tore her hand away, turned around abruptly, and strode out of the tent.

"Husband, husband!"

Shao Qing was flustered and hurriedly chased after him and hugged him: "Husband, don't be like this, listen to me,..."

"open."

Wei Jing wanted to leave, but his feet felt rooted and he could hardly move. Her embrace was as warm and soft as ever. His eyes were sore and a tear fell.

He raised his hand and said, "Let go first."

"I won't let go!"

Shao Qing hugged him tightly. She saw him wiping his face and cried, "I won't let go. Listen to me first!"

"What? What else is there to say?!"

She didn't love him, but she didn't let him go. Wei Jing's throat rolled, and his internal organs seemed to be twisted by a hand, causing sharp pain. Something was tumbling around, and in an instant, it burst out along with the anger that he had tried so hard to suppress.

He turned around suddenly and asked sternly: "Then why? Tell me why?!"

Wei Jing didn't have a good temper to begin with, and he was only so gentle in front of his wife. The emotions churning in his chest reached a critical point and exploded instantly. Resentment, unwillingness, and anger were instantly ignited.

He grabbed her shoulders forcefully and shouted angrily, "Are you heartless?"

He already wanted to give her his heart and lungs, what else did she want?

"Family?"

Wei Jing smiled coldly: "It's just an excuse!"

He didn't know her at first, and he felt a sense of companionship towards her. They had the same experience and were in the same time, so why was it that he was her true love, while she became the so-called family love?

He was fully committed, while she was conservative.

"In the end, you just don't want to?"

"If you don't want to in your heart, then you can only show your affection and get a faint liking."

"It's not that you don't understand, otherwise why would you envy Yang Shuyanming? You just don't want to, you don't want to open your heart."

Wei Jing smiled sarcastically: "Am I wrong?"

Since she understood him, how could she show any affection for him if she hated him so much? Do you like it? But this affection and liking can never be transformed into love.

There was always something missing. Wei Jing didn't think that he had not done enough. The only thing missing was that she was unwilling to do it.

Not willing to open your heart to love him, you will no longer get closer after reaching a certain distance.

Wei Jing hated his own sharpness. After he figured everything out, the beating heart in his left chest seemed to be taken out. It felt empty and aching dully, and the pain made him tremble all over.

He loved her so unreservedly, and for her, he could give in to everything, even the hatred of his mother and brother, and she...

All the sadness, resentment, loss, and anger finally turned into one sentence, "Ah Qing, you don't believe me."

His heart was cold.

After the storm, a simple statement completely crushed Shao Qing's emotions.

She burst into tears.

That's right.

It turned out that she didn't want to.

Shao Qing had never deliberately thought about this, it was only her subconscious animal instinct that drove her to do so, but today Wei Jing's words exposed her.

Why doesn't she want to?

In this damn ancient times, in this damn society where men are superior to women, men can easily have three wives and four concubines, while women can only be virtuous.

She is scared.

She cried, "I am jealous, I will not allow my husband to get close to other women!"

Wei Jing was stunned, but angrily said: "When will I have other women? I only have you, and only you!"

He knew that he had forced out the deep emotions in his wife, but he never expected it to be this.

He was furious: "Just because of this kind of fantasy, you're going to exclude me from your heart?!"

"I didn't have it before, I don't have it now, and I won't have it in the future! If you don't want to treat me sincerely, just say it directly. Why make up these false excuses!"

Wei Jing pressed on step by step. Shao Qing couldn't bear it any longer. She shouted, "What about twenty years later? Thirty or forty years later?!"

She stumbled and fell to the ground, covering her face tightly with her hands, tears streaming through her fingers.

Yes, it turns out that I have always been afraid of this.

Although the love is deep and affectionate at this moment, no one knows what will happen in the future. Many lovers end up sleeping in the same bed but having different dreams.

With Wei Jing's physical condition, he is in his forties and strong, so fifty is definitely not old.

What about her?

Even if she still has an elegant temperament and charm, how can she compare with a young girl of 28 or 29 years old?

He wanted to overthrow the Chu State and avenge his blood feud in order to become the emperor.

The king's power is supreme. If he wants to try something new, he can just wave his hand. How will she deal with it then?

Empress Fu, the late emperor had countless concubines, but he spent more than half of the time in her palace every month. This was a sign of his deep love for her. Even Empress Fu herself thought so.

But can Shao Qing be the same?

Of course not. Twenty years of modern education and life have firmly divided her into the other side.

If she was the only one, she would just love. At worst, she would go in and out with a knife, and risk her life, which would be an explanation to herself.

But by then, she was not just alone, she also had a child.

As a mother, you can't drag your child down with you to vent your anger, right?

Besides, she couldn't just give away the empire she had worked so hard to build to someone else's child, right?

If so, she would die with regret.

So it's best that she holds back. If he doesn't change, she will live happily; if he really changes, she will be sad for a while, but she will get over it. Then they can greet them with a smile, and play the emotional card from time to time to ensure that their children get the position.

Shao Qing had never thought about this problem, but driven by her subconscious animal instinct, she was already adopting the safest method.

But, but now Wei Jing didn't agree. He wanted her to be open-hearted and love him as much as he did.

But she is different from him, she has no way out!

Tears welled up in her eyes as she cried, "You are a man, you don't know how harsh this world is to daughters. My mother loved my father and loved him with all her heart, but she just couldn't conceive, so my father turned his face and took a new love!"

It refers to the parents in the previous life, as well as the parents in this life.

In his previous life, Shao Qing came from a wealthy family. His parents were a perfect match, and they fell in love and got married. They were the envy of everyone at that time. Unfortunately, just three years later, when her mother was pregnant, her father cheated on her. He even called it normal communication. Everyone does this, so you don't have to care about it.

In her previous life, her mother could still divorce out of anger and find another lover, but in this life, Sun’s situation is even worse.

You may not believe it, but when Shao He and Sun first got married, they had a very loving relationship. Sun was beautiful, and Shao He even sent away his concubines for her. At one point, Sun thought she had found the most rare and ideal husband. Unfortunately, as soon as she was injured during childbirth, Shao He immediately changed his attitude and married his cousin as a concubine without hesitation.

Sun could only swallow her anger and endure the hardship for the sake of her two children. She didn't even have time to feel sad before she had to fight with her concubine for the position of crown prince.

"I'm scared!"

Shao Qing sobbed and cried bitterly, tearing off all her beautiful appearance. In fact, she was just timid and afraid to struggle in pain after being bruised all over.

What family affection, what good feelings, all of them are bullshit, this damn ancient times!

"I know what you want, but I really can't do it. Don't force me, please!"

Wei Jing's constant pressure caused Shao Qing to completely break down. The violent ups and downs of her emotions brought on dull pain in her head. She covered her forehead and cried bitterly.

"How am I like your father?"

In the end, she still didn't want to believe herself. Wei Jing was extremely angry, indignant, and deeply aggrieved: "Your father is ruthless and profit-seeking. How can he compare to me? What do the men in this world have to do with me? How can I be like them?!"

A false accusation was forcibly put on his head, but he knew best that his wife was determined and would be hard to change once she had doubts. He was anxious and angry for a moment.

When he saw her covering her head, he knew that her old illness had relapsed, but he did not dare to force her. He stepped forward, picked her up and put her on the bed.

She sobbed and felt sad and upset.

Wei Jing felt wronged and angry, but he had a vague feeling that it would be difficult to change his wife's mind. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He paced a few steps in anger and rushed out.