Chapter 23 A speck of dust in history
"Hey! No! How did it end up being about breaking off the engagement?"
He Zhaojun didn't understand what Shao Shang meant. She had only asked him to come today to help her research the machinery and the ship. She didn't want to get involved in the matter of the broken engagement.
After all, Prince Xiao was to be beheaded tomorrow, and she had already informed the Emperor that she would attend the ceremony, but she had never intended to use this to provoke Shao Shang. Why did she change her mind?
In the original novel, it was He Zhaojun who carried the coffin and brought her younger brother back to the capital, and then dragged Shao Shang to kill Xiao Shizi with her own hands. This stimulated Shao Shang to decide to break off the engagement with Lou Yao.
She was completely baffled. Seeing that Ling Buyi had secretly escorted Shao Shang home, He Zhaojun waved at the wall: "Aren't you tired after watching the show all day? Do you want me to put a cushion on the wall for you tomorrow so you can lie down and watch?"
The third prince, Wen Ziduan, jumped down and stood in front of He Zhaojun.
"Why do young men these days love climbing walls? Lou Yao just broke his leg climbing a wall, and you and Ling Buyi squatted there for a long time. He's understandable, but what's your reason?"
Wen Ziduan hated the fact that He Zhaojun kept talking about Lou Yao. Moreover, he had heard clearly what Shao Shang had just said. Lou Yao and Shao Shang were going to break off their engagement soon and get back together with He Zhaojun.
"You are not that upright either. Not only do you intend to drag the girl from the Cheng family into this, but you also use this opportunity to hint at her to break off the engagement so that you and Lou Yao can be together." Wen Ziduan raised the corner of his mouth.
For some reason, this girl from the He family became more and more to his liking.
Only then did He Zhaojun understand that she had told Shaoshang about the wartime things in order to get her to join in the research and development. Who would have thought that when it fell into the ears of others, it might become her, He Zhaojun, who was using the interests of family and country to threaten Shaoshang and break up the lovers.
She stamped her feet in anger. Is it too late to chase Shao Shang back now?
On second thought, her face paled again. Yes, even if she had never intended to let Shao Shang go to watch Prince Xiao's execution tomorrow, she had still accidentally made her realize that small love and affection must give way to the world.
All of this, no matter how she struggled, eventually rolled in the original direction. She tried to stop the car with her bare hands, but was eventually crushed under the wheels.
Wen Ziduan saw He Zhaojun's face suddenly turn pale and her body unsteady, so he quickly reached out to support her. "Are you okay? My tone was a little harsh... You didn't do anything wrong, so don't torture yourself like this."
He Zhaojun broke free from his hand and looked at the unfinished model sailboat in the courtyard. A deep feeling of powerlessness came over her.
"...Is everything I did useful...useless! It's all useless!" She slowly squatted down and burst into tears.
Since she traveled through time, two days before her marriage, she began to prepare weapons and forcibly rescue her family's lives. She risked her life and saw the broken limbs and the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield. She wanted to change her fate, but she found that she was just an insignificant speck of dust swept by fate.
How could she accept this?
In the original play, He Yong and his five brothers only have their endings mentioned indirectly, without leaving any footage, so their endings and fates can be changed by He Zhaojun. However, as Shao Shang is a major character, no matter what He Zhaojun says or does, she cannot change her ending for the time being.
"He Jiang, send the young lady back." Wen Ziduan handed He Zhaojun to He Jiang, who had been guarding nearby. He was only two years older than He Zhaojun and was her fifth brother, but he was already a mature general who was accustomed to life and death.
He Jiang bowed, "Third Prince, you accompanied Zhaojun on the battlefield of Fengyi County, and you know best what she went through. I have also seen new soldiers survive the battlefield, only to be tormented by nightmares until they are exhausted..."
"Tomorrow's execution will be attended by me on Zhaojun's behalf."
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