Heartbreak
Thanks to Lin Yan's comfort, Zhou Ningning relieved the sadness in her heart and fell asleep quickly.
But that night, two people could not sleep well.
One of them, obviously, is Song Jing, who was rejected by Zhou Ningning during the day.
The other one is Song Xuan.
Many people knew that Lin Yan and Song Yizhou had a mutual understanding, but there were still some who didn't know, such as Song Xuan.
If you want to know how Song Xuan knew it, you have to start from the afternoon when he found out about Song Ting's stronghold and wanted to discuss it with Song Yizhou.
At that time, Lin Yan was lazily sitting on a chair in Song Yizhou's study, marveling at the crossbow picture drawn by Lou Jian.
"This picture is really sinister. It seems to be exquisitely made at first glance, but it is actually a complete trap." Lin Yan sighed at Lou Jian's strength.
Song Yizhou, who had just finished reviewing the memorial, smiled when he heard Lin Yan's words, stood up, stretched his muscles, and walked towards Lin Yan.
"Ayan, look, I've been reviewing memorials for the whole morning and played chess with you. Is there any reward?" Song Yizhou supported Lin Yan's chair and gradually approached.
Lin Yan put the hilt of the sword against Song Yizhou's waist and abdomen without even looking at him, "Stop, I haven't studied this map thoroughly yet, go away."
Seeing that Lin Yan's mind was completely focused on the picture, Song Yizhou felt a little jealous. If it were in the past, he would definitely not be so bold.
But now, Song Yizhou took out the drawing, put his lips on Lin Yan's forehead, and asked for a reward for himself.
Just then, Song Xuan arrived at the Regent's Palace and walked in with ease.
Then I saw Song Yizhou pressing down Lin Yan.
At this moment, Song Xuan regretted coming in without knocking. The three of them looked at each other and the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Song Yizhou stood up straight, secretly delighted in his heart. He had always been worried that he had no chance to tell Song Xuan about his love rival, and now was the perfect time.
The intimate scene between the two was seen by his drinking buddy, who had also expressed his feelings to him before. Lin Yan touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.
At that moment, Song Xuan heard the sound of his own heart breaking.
Song Xuan was the first to react. He pretended nothing had happened, spread out a map on the desk, and said, "These are some things my people found in Quzhou."
He pointed to several points on the map and said, "Every once in a while, some things will be transported through this area and finally sent to the mountain."
"Is this their base?" Song Yizhou asked.
"It is very likely, and this is the city that Song Ting must pass through when attacking the capital. It is very important." Song Xuan pointed to the neighboring city of Quzhou City, "It just so happens that Sangzhou is adjacent to Quzhou. I can go and explore it."
"Since you said so, it seems that you have made up your mind," Lin Yan said with a smile.
Song Xuan nodded.
When to leave
"tomorrow"
"Be careful on your journey"
After finishing his speech, Song Xuantong discussed Song Ting's plan for rebellion with the other two, and then left.
Song Yizhou asked Song Xuan to stay for dinner before leaving, but as expected, Song Xuan refused.
Before leaving the Regent's Palace, Song Xuan smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes at all. He said to Lin Yan, "Ayan, I wish you happiness."
"I'd like to take your good wishes and wish you can find the girl of your dreams in the future," Lin Yan said seriously.
"There won't be any more," Song Xuan said in his heart.
When faced with such a sad thing, the best solution is to drown one's sorrows in alcohol. Song Xuan casually found a tavern, but unexpectedly, he ran into Song Jing.
After being rejected by Zhou Ningning, Song Jing sneaked out of the palace and was getting drunk in this tavern.
In fact, it was not really sneaking out. Only Song Jing thought that no one had noticed him sneaking out, but in fact, Song Yizhou had already tacitly agreed to it.
If he had not been well behaved and not left the palace for some time, Song Yizhou would have thought that Song Jing was bored and couldn't help but run away. Otherwise, he would have been taken back by the secret guards guarding him.
Looking at the table filled with wine jugs and Song Jing's blushing face, he just sat there so arrogantly.
Song Xuan raised his eyebrows, walked over and sat down, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you sad about something?"
Hearing the voice, Song Jing narrowed his eyes and was about to call out: Uncle Prince An, but was stopped by Song Xuan.
If someone heard it, it would not be a good thing.
Song Jing's mind was clearer at this moment. He stopped talking and forced a smile: "Uncle An, come and have a drink too."
Hearing Song Jing's address to himself, Song Xuan's mouth twitched and he said frankly: "Yes, I came here to get drunk."
Song Jing thought of Lin Yan and asked curiously: "Do you know Sister Lin and the Emperor's uncle..."
Song Xuan nodded.
"Your Majesty, Uncle An and I really share the same suffering." Song Jing poured a glass of wine for Song Xuan, picked up the glass, and said, "Cheers."
"Why do we feel sorry for each other?" Song Xuan looked puzzled. He thought that Song Jing had been exploited by Song Yizhou for too long and was too bored.
Song Jing's face instantly fell and he looked sad, "Today I expressed my feelings to Ningning, and she said to me, I'm sorry, I don't like you."
"Ningning" Song Xuan was surprised. He didn't expect that these two would have such a connection.
Liao Ran said: "Aning likes medicine and curing diseases and saving lives. She is not willing to be trapped in the palace."
Then he couldn't help but sneer, thinking: "Ningning is worthy of being called Xicheng's elder sister. Even her words of rejection are the same."
Song Xuan's words were like a knife stabbing Song Jing in the heart. Song Jing picked up the wine jug and took a big gulp, "I wish I were not the emperor."
These words scared Song Xuan so much that he quickly stepped forward and covered his mouth. Fortunately, it was late at night and there was no one around, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your Majesty, don't joke," Song Xuan said in a low voice with a helpless look on his face.
"Uncle An, you are so capable. My father and grandfather both say that you are a talent for governing a country. Why is it not you who sits on this throne?"
"If you take this position, I can pester Ningning regardless of everything. It doesn't matter if she rejects me. I can try hard to make her like me."
"But unfortunately, I am the emperor. I can't escape all this. I can only be alone in the cage of the palace for the rest of my life."
The more Song Jing spoke, the sadder he became. He drank more and more and gradually fell asleep on the table.
He kept muttering, "Ningning doesn't like me."
Staring at Song Jing's face, Song Xuan's heart wavered. Finally, he sighed, made a decision secretly, and continued to drink his wine in silence.
The wine tonight is too bitter, but not strong enough. No matter how much I drink, I can't get drunk.
Song Xuan's life was full of ups and downs. He experienced intrigue and deception, but also lived a simple and happy life.
He originally thought that it would be enough for him to govern Sangzhou well and live a peaceful and stable life.
Just pretend that the past never happened.
He had met many people over the years, but that day, he saw a woman wearing a pomegranate skirt and fashionable makeup, looking like a girl from the boudoir, but she was able to split the handcuffs with one hand and fight with the robbers.
The flower ornaments on her forehead were as bright as fire, and the murderous look in her eyes could not be concealed.
Love at first sight, love for a thousand years, this is how Song Xuan described the first time he met Lin Yan.
He followed Lin Yan and watched her easily deal with the shopkeeper who was highly skilled in martial arts. The sword in her hand was like her, full of murderous intent.
Song Xuan had never seen such a woman before. At that time, he just wanted to get to know this chivalrous woman who was skilled in martial arts, brave and resourceful.
Later, he became drinking buddies with her, and as he got to know her better and better, he fell deeper and deeper in love with her.
In fact, Lin Yan never knew that Song Xuan's alcohol tolerance was far better than hers.
In fact, it was not the case. The two knew each other well and had a drinking contest once. It was Song Xuan who proposed it.
The two of them didn't know how much wine they drank, but Song Xuan's real purpose that night was not to have a drinking contest.
Instead, he expressed his feelings under the pretext of a drinking contest.
Song Xuan deliberately fell down early, pretending to be drunk, and stared at Lin Yan.
The moon was very round that night, and Song Xuan's eyes were very bright. He walked towards Lin Yan unsteadily, put his hand on her shoulder, and said: "Yan, I have a secret that I haven't told you."
Lin Yan didn't realize something was wrong, so he leaned close to her ear and asked, "What's the secret?"
"I am pleased with you"
Hearing this, Lin Yan's eyes flashed with surprise, but he said decisively: "I'm sorry..."
He didn't finish his words because Song Xuan fell down.
Lin Yan supported Song Xuan, handed him over to his men with a complicated expression, and watched him leave.
Song Xuan fell down on purpose. When he heard the word "I'm sorry", his heart sank and he subconsciously wanted to avoid this answer.
He thought that as long as he pretended to be drunk, nothing would happen the next day.
But it didn't happen. The next day, Lin Yan found Song Xuan and said cruelly: "Whether you remember what happened last night or not, I want to say that I don't like you."
That day, Song Xuan actually had a lot to say, such as he wanted to ask Lin Yan if she could try to like him, or ask her if she had someone she liked.
But when the words came to his lips, he only asked: "Can we still be friends?"
Lin Yan smiled and replied: "It always will be."
In fact, Song Xuan guessed at that time that Lin Yan had a lover. After all, when Lin Yan was drunk, he would always mutter someone's name, Xie Zhou, A Zhou.
But Song Xuan still held out hope. After all, that person had never appeared. Perhaps Lin Yan would look at him.
Later, he met A Zhou, the man Lin Yan had been thinking about day and night.
Knowing that Song Yizhou liked Lin Yan but didn't dare to express his feelings, Song Xuan initially laughed at him for being timid.
But later he could understand it, after all, expressing his feelings at that time had taken up all his courage.
Like Song Yizhou, he was afraid that Lin Yan would stay away from him, so he expressed his feelings by getting drunk, but he didn't expect Lin Yan to expose him directly.
But Song Yizhou is different. He occupies a very important position in Lin Yan's heart, and no one can compare to him.
So Song Xuan was jealous of him, jealous that he had stayed with Lin Yan since childhood and grew up with her.
He also imagined that if he was the one who knew Lin Yan first, would the ending be different?
Unfortunately, there is no if.
As a bystander, Song Xuan knew very well that Lin Yan had not come to her senses. He secretly hoped that she would never come to her senses in her life.
But he also knew that there would always be a day when the relationship between the two of them would break out.
When Song Xuan saw the indifferent atmosphere between Lin Yan and Song Yizhou, he knew that he had no chance.
Later, seeing the conflicted Song Yizhou, he still gave him a push, but then he began to regret it. Although he knew that day would come, he hoped that day would be later.
What he saw today was nothing more than what he expected, but he still couldn't help but feel the pain in his heart.
Lin Yan wanted him to find the person he loved, but Song Xuan thought that it would be impossible in this lifetime. How could he fall in love with someone else after seeing her?
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