"Xiaojiu."
"Um? "
Chu Li turned around and saw the man walking towards her, tapping the tip of her nose. She wanted to get angry but held it back:
"Hide in Jiangnan, so I can find you easily."
"Come back to the Imperial City with me. With me here, no one dares to target you."
Chu Li smiled.
"Xiaojiu, you were so cute when you were little that you cried. Once, you were beaten by the Seventh Prince and kept crying in front of me, but I didn't have the patience to coax the emperor's son, so I gave you the token and lied to you that it was candy. You took it seriously and bit it hard, knocking out your baby teeth."
"Xiaojiu, stay with me, or I'll tell others about you blowing bubbles with your snot."
"Xiaojiu..."
"Xiaojiu!"
Suddenly the scene changed, and in the dark night, the man jumped off the cliff without a care in the world.
"don't want!"
Chu Li opened his eyes suddenly, and the movement was too big. He bumped into something and fell down. Then he found himself in a carriage.
"woke up."
Chu Yeli looked slightly happy, then frowned, "Why are you so careless?"
The hand that was just stretched out was slapped away.
"Don't touch me!"
Chu Li grabbed the collar of her clothes and retreated to the corner of the carriage, keeping the farthest distance from him.
The man's eyes dimmed as he looked at the back of his hand that had turned red after being slapped. After just a moment, he naturally withdrew his hand.
"It's cold, wrap yourself in a blanket."
yes.
It's cold.
On a cold winter day, the wind blowing up from the bottom of the cliff is like a sharp knife that can cut the skin on the face. How cold and desperate would the person who fell into it feel...
Just thinking about it, the corners of her eyes quickly turned red.
Chu Yeli covered her legs with a fluffy blanket and said, "My condolences."
Chu Li felt ridiculous.
These two words actually came out of his mouth.
"Chu Yeli, you have already got what you wanted. Restoration of the country and imperial power are within your reach. Please let me go."
Chu Yeli looked at her silently:
"Don't you know what I really want?"
He said that he couldn't let go of either the world or her.
"You once said that there is no way to have the best of both worlds, but I did it, Xiaojiu."
He got them all.
"Yeah?"
Looking at the man's still gentle face, there was no trace of the brotherhood in her eyes. All that replayed in her mind was the scene of Chu Dichi being tricked into jumping off the cliff.
Suddenly, she pulled out the hairpin from her hair and stabbed at him:
"Go to hell!"
The man moved even faster, grabbing her wrist and tilting her head. The sharp hairpin brushed past her neck, only piercing the skin.
Slight stinging.
What hurt even more was the injury under his eyes.
She wants to kill him...
But, so what?
Hiding the pain, what emerged was extreme paranoia: "Xiaojiu, you are so biased. When we were little, you clearly said that you would be with me forever!"
Chu Li glared at him hatefully:
"How can what I said in childhood count? If I could start over again, I would rather not have you as my fifth brother, never go to Qingfengju, and never know you!"
Chu Yeli pulled out the hairpin from her hand.
"It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in the world!"
regret?
Too late!
"I love you too, but you only have Chu Dichi in your eyes. You never look back at me. No matter how much I do for you, no matter how well I do, it's not as good as him."
"Don't mistake your selfish possessiveness for love."
Don't put such a huge blame on her.
"As far as I know, Chu Dichi didn't treat you well in the past!"
Chu Li sneered:
"Yes, but he is willing to jump off the cliff and sacrifice his life for me. Can you? Chu Yeli, can you die for me?"
"Can."
He answered without hesitation and put the hairpin back into her hand.
"As long as you want, I will give you this opportunity, but Xiaojiu, you have to think carefully. The Regent King is dead, and King Xiaoyao is also dead. If I am not in Da Chu, do you think Chu Aotian can shoulder such a heavy burden?"
"In addition, only I can bring peace to Da Chu and rebuild the relationship between Da Chu and Nanman. If I die, Nanman will definitely attack Da Chu."
By then, Da Chu will inevitably perish.
Chu Li listened to all this, clenched the hairpin, and wished she could kill him immediately, but she just couldn't do it.
The Great Chu was in chaos.
If a country is destroyed, millions of families will be destroyed.
Eighth brother, mother, adoptive father... none of them will have a good ending.
In the past, when Chu Dichi was alive, he single-handedly supported the internal and external troubles of the Great Chu, slowly recovering the country step by step and shouldering the heavy burden.
Without him, the Chu State was leaderless.
Chu Li's eyes were filled with tears, murderous intent, hatred, and pain:
"Chu Yeli, I hate you..."
Chu Yeli's eyes dimmed slightly, and he pretended not to hear, "Yeah, I love you too."
"I will never fall in love with you!"
Never!
"Don't be so absolute, Xiaojiu. The rest of our lives are long, and we have plenty of time to spend it slowly."
Over the long years, people's memories will be diluted.
People of different ages have different perceptions and views.
Sooner or later, she will see his good side.
"I will never forget," Chu Li looked at him with hatred, "No matter how many years have passed, I will never forget, Chu Yeli, you and I will never coexist in this life."
Chu Yeli just smiled and lifted a corner of the car curtain with his slender fingertips.
Deep winter.
"It's snowing."
As long as you have the will, you can achieve anything.
He already had her body, so he wasn't afraid of not getting her heart.
Ah Yu rode over and said, "Master, we still have half an hour to reach the city ahead. Do you want to go into the city and rest for half a day?"
"Well, you go and arrange it."
"yes."
Chu Yeli lowered the curtain and said, "Xiaojiu, we are on our way back to the capital now. The carriage moves slowly, and it will take about ten days to reach the imperial capital."
Chu Li turned his head to the side and sat silently, not saying a word.
"The military doctor said that you were anxious and angry, and your chest is stuffy. You'll be fine once you spit out the blood, but you still need to take good care of your body."
He picked up the sweet cake on the low table and handed it to her.
Bang!
Brush your hand and it falls.
He frowned, but he wasn't angry. "If you don't want to eat sweet cakes, then let's go to the city and eat fish. You like fish."
I also like spicy food.
I either love spicy food or sweet food, and I avoid neutral sour or bitter food.
He remembered all her preferences.
"I have already ordered people to report the death of the king in advance. They said that when they were trying to eliminate King Xiaoyao, both sides suffered heavy losses and the regent king died in the battle. I will keep his palace and the honors after his death for him."
Should she thank him then?
Chu Li tilted his head in silence, pursed his lips, and didn't want to say a word.
"Xiao Jiu..."
He chattered on and on about family matters until half an hour later, when the team entered the city and stopped in front of a good restaurant.
Chu Yeli got off the carriage, but Chu Li had no intention of leaving.
"Xiao Jiu?"
"Come down. You haven't had a drop of water since last night. Let's go eat."
Chu Li looked at him with a cold gaze:
"Chu Yeli, I can't kill you, but don't I have the power to control my own body? I'm not hungry, I won't eat a single bite."
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