In a blink of an eye, more than a year has passed since Su Qingluan told Xiao Huan her true origins, and time is gradually turning into autumn.
During this period, perhaps it was because Su Qingluan's physical strength and body shape were closer to that of an "adult" than a "girl", or perhaps it was because she had never given up on her goal of physical exercise over the past year, so both her strength and endurance had greatly improved.
The most obvious point is that I used to be busy at "Su Ji" all day long, and at night I wanted to fall down and fall into a deep sleep.
But now, she can even find time to make two side dishes for herself, and do a set of strength training and a set of stretching exercises after meals without even breathing hard.
What is more worth mentioning is that in order to exercise herself more fully and not let her physical fitness fall into a "burnout period", Su Qingluan also takes time out every once in a while to go hiking in the mountains and rivers around the capital.
Of course, considering that the hiking routes in this era have not been planned in detail like in the previous life, and there is no professional outdoor mountaineering equipment in this era, Su Qingluan does not care about the progress, and only makes small progress each time.
At first, she only challenged small peaks that were not much higher than small hills. However, since there was no so-called "climbing route" plan, climbing these small hills was not so easy.
After a few trips, as Su Qingluan gradually became familiar with the terrain and gained some mountaineering experience, she slowly challenged more difficult mountains.
After more than a year, Su Qingluan had completely mastered the terrain of the several moderately large mountains near the capital. Although she wasn't as familiar with the terrain as the locals, she was at least relatively familiar with the main mountain ranges, including the steep slopes, the beautiful scenery, and the easy climbing areas.
During this period, Su Qingluan's desire to talk everything out has gradually eased a lot, and the issues discussed between her and Xiao Huan have also become more in-depth, such as the technological and cultural differences between the two eras.
And the differences in the political systems of the two eras.
Su Qingluan was surprised to find that many primitive prototypes of modern electrical equipment had already appeared in this era when she thought "the technology tree had not yet lit up a few branches" - although it came at the cost of a lot of manpower and material resources.
Xiao Huan once asked about the future direction.
Su Qingluan smiled and looked up at the man opposite: "I thought you could ask sometime."
"Oh? Why would Qingluan think I would ask such a question?"
Su Qingluan looked at him and said, "People like you are destined to be unwilling to be inferior to others. Now that the land is under your control, it is natural to wonder how long the country can last."
Although Xiao Huan's expression did not change, Su Qingluan noticed that his hand, which was originally on the chessboard and about to place a move, was put back into the chess box.
In fact, taking the wrong chess piece when playing chess was not a big deal, but Su Qingluan had become a worm in Xiao Huan's stomach without saying anything. It was also because after "leaking the secret", both parties were more open-minded on some level, so she understood Xiao Huan's micro-expressions and micro-movements better.
So she immediately knew that if this kind of behavior of "temporarily interrupting something halfway through" was not interrupted by external force, it must be because the other party had some fluctuations in his heart.
She smiled knowingly: "No matter how curious you are, it's useless - because I don't know." After a pause, Su Qingluan spread her hands, "If I don't know something, I naturally can't tell you."
Xiao Huan was stunned for a moment, then laughed teasingly: "Is it possible that history is never taught in Qingluan's 'school'?" Although he said that it was never taught, the tone of his voice clearly made fun of her for being absent-minded in class and not paying attention.
...Although she does slack off in class sometimes, it's not like she doesn't even have basic common sense!
Su Qingluan glared at him unhappily and said, "We have a mnemonic song about each dynasty in history." After a pause, she began to recite, "It started with the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, passed down through Yao, Shun, and Yu, the Xia, Shang, and Western Zhou dynasties, the Eastern Zhou dynasty was divided into two periods, the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and the unified Qin and Han dynasties..."
At first, Xiao Huan was listening to Su Qingluan's singing and tapping his palms with his fingertips to keep the rhythm, but as he listened, his expression changed.
After Su Qingluan finished reciting the "Dynasty Song" she was familiar with, Xiao Huan asked as they stared at each other, "Although you are from the future, you are not from 'my future'?"
Su Qingluan sighed in her heart again: No matter how long it has been, this ability to grasp the key points in an instant is really terrifying.
She was even thinking about how to tell the theory of "parallel universe" to the man opposite her, but he had already guessed it.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Su Qingluan's complaints, Xiao Huan smiled and said, "Buddha's saying of 'three thousand worlds' is probably similar to your so-called 'parallel universes', right?"
Su Qingluan: ...You're truly a highly versed scholar! He's good at everything!
But then she thought about the change of dynasties and sighed, "Although I can't know the exact time, but..." She looked at him, "In this world, no regime created by humans can last long. At most, it will only last a few hundred years, and... its heyday is always short."
This is an almost irrefutable truth, because no system created by human beings can be perfect, and it is impossible for everyone to be selfless.
Where there is selfishness, there will be suspicion, war, struggle, and division. Therefore, any regime, as long as it is established and ruled by people, is bound to end in destruction.
Xiao Huan did not say anything in response to Su Qingluan's words. He just lowered his head and remained silent.
Su Qingluan understood that this man would never easily say something like "I must establish a dynasty that will last forever" like most people.
The man in front of me has his own pride, but he is not blindly optimistic or conceited.
He didn't even deny what Su Qingluan said, because his reason told him that what Su Qingluan said was true.
This was just one of their countless discussions about the two worlds—at least that's how Su Qingluan framed it. So she didn't take their words to heart after that day, but she never imagined that their conversation would dramatically alter Xiao Huan's future choices.
The wind blows brightly, and the days when everything goes according to plan always pass by very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it is the turn of spring and summer again, when everything blooms and the rain is abundant.
Although Jingzhou is considered the "north" of the entire Sheng Dynasty, it is the "south" compared to Huaxi Village.
So compared to Huaxi Village, which only has a rainy season from May to July, Jingzhou has been experiencing continuous rain since March.
Su Qingluan never imagined that her days of cooking and drinking, living her own life, "taking care of her sick husband" and occasionally "cooking some food for the Seventh Prince" would be interrupted by an accident.
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