Chapter 442: The Dark Protection 1
Faced with Ru Ge's honesty, Rong Yue also spoke frankly to her.
"But you still helped me out, didn't you?"
She smiled, "I want to hear the story between you and Jingyan, are you willing to tell me?"
Hearing the word "Jingyan", Ru Ge's heart trembled violently.
She and Xiao Jingyan had known each other for quite some time, but in the past, whether they met or in private, she always followed the etiquette and called him "Your Highness Prince An".
But Rong Yue could blurt out Xiao Jingyan's name so naturally.
This alone makes him completely different from her.
Ru Ge was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly, somewhat unnaturally.
"It's not that I want to hide anything from Concubine Shun, but between me and His Royal Highness Prince An...there is really nothing worth mentioning. Or rather, in all these years, I only had the opportunity to be alone with His Royal Highness Prince An once."
She fumbled out the knot of love that Zhaohua had returned to her from her bosom.
She lowered her eyes and fixed her gaze on the word "容" embroidered in the middle, feeling a little sad.
Thinking about how she had been foolishly devoted to the wrong person for so many years, she suddenly woke up from her dream when she learned the truth. She didn't know who to blame.
She sighed almost inaudibly, and seeing the suspicion in Rong Yue's eyes, she asked:
"Your Highness, Concubine Shun, are looking at me like this. You must be wondering why this heart-shaped knot with your name embroidered on it should have been in the hands of His Royal Highness Prince An. Why did it end up in my hands? Isn't that right?"
Rong Yue nodded curiously, but Ru Ge said:
"Because I stole it from His Royal Highness Prince An."
"steal?"
Ru Ge said the word "steal" very softly, but it sounded particularly harsh to Rong Yue.
Ru Ge was born into a prominent family, and her family was considered wealthy in Kyoto.
Although the material used for the heart-shaped knot is the precious and rare natural silk, it does not require a lady like her to do anything that is not presentable.
So Rong Yue asked her more deeply, "What do you mean by that?"
Ru Ge half jokingly said: "Finding lost items without reporting them, and taking them for yourself. How is that different from stealing and robbery? I picked up this knot from His Royal Highness Prince An, and that was the only time I had the opportunity to be alone with him for a short time."
When mentioning Jamel Xiao, the bitter smile on Ruge's face turned warm, and her clear eyes were full of joy.
She no longer followed the rules and called herself a concubine in front of Rong Yue.
"Since I was young, my parents have taught me how to be a well-educated and well-mannered lady. I must learn etiquette, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I try my best to learn, but I can never finish.
The only person who could talk to me and relieve my boredom was Xiao Liu'er. Sometimes when I did well in my studies, my mother would reward me and take me out for a walk. But I couldn't show my face in public and had to sit in the sedan chair the whole time.
Listening to the hustle and bustle, or looking at the bustling crowds on the street through the fluttering veil, they become blurred into dense shadows.
Until...I met His Royal Highness Prince An."
Ru Ge stared out the window with a smile on her face, her eyes becoming brighter and brighter.
"It was also a sunny afternoon like today. Prince An came to visit my home, and I happened to be playing with Xiao Liu'er in the courtyard, and I bumped into him without any reason.
When I saw His Royal Highness Prince An for the first time, I felt my breath choked, I was at a loss, my face turned red to my ears, and I ran away in shame.
Later, His Royal Highness Prince An often came to my house to drink and appreciate paintings with my father. As time went by, I had more interactions with him. I knew he liked to appreciate paintings, so I worked harder to learn how to paint, just to make him look at me more.
Gradually, I became the 'painting fairy' that everyone in Kyoto had heard of. Sometimes when His Royal Highness Prince An and my father were appreciating paintings, my father couldn't respond to the conversation, but I was able to say a few words to His Royal Highness Prince An.
He saw that I was interested in painting, and later when he got a good painting, he would often let me appreciate it. From then on, His Royal Highness Prince An became the only thing I looked forward to in my boring days. "
When talking about this memory, Ru Ge's face was filled with joy.
But as she continued to talk, the smile on her face seemed to become more and more bitter.
"I always look forward to his coming, looking forward to talking to him for a few more words, looking forward to him looking at me for a few more times. But gradually, he came home less and less frequently, and once he didn't come for four whole months. I asked my father, and he just said that His Royal Highness Prince An was busy with the previous court and might not be free these days.
At that time, I was depressed all day long. Xiao Liu'er was the only person who knew what was on my mind. She advised me that if His Royal Highness Prince An didn't come, I could also go to find him.
So I took advantage of my parents' absence to visit other places and asked Xiao Liu'er to take me over the high wall and sneak out of the house. I thought, what if I just go to see him? Even if I can only see him from a distance, that would be fine.
As a result, not long after we went out, Xiao Liuer and I met some hooligans who blocked our way. They were drunk, saying all kinds of dirty words, and even tried to molest me.
I was terrified, but I was powerless to resist, so I could only defend myself. At this time, His Royal Highness Prince An passed by and rescued me. When I thanked him, he said that the emperor was in a hurry, so he left in a hurry. And this knot was also dropped by him at that time. "
Ruge looked like she was bored.
She was brought up in strict custody since she was young, and she had many things to say to no one.
That's why he was chattering with Rong Yue at this moment, but his words were sincere and sincere.
Later, she described in detail how she had mistakenly thought that the word "Rong" embroidered on the knot was her childhood name, and how she had spent her days guarding such an empty dream, full of expectations...
After hearing her say these words with great disappointment, Rong Yue couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
"I don't know how to persuade you. After all these years of longing for each other, you finally found out that it was all a misunderstanding. No matter who encounters this, they will feel bad. Maybe... you will blame me too?"
"No." Ru Ge quickly shook her head to deny it, but tears still burst out.
"Everything from the beginning to the end was my wishful thinking. I know this, so how can I force others to be responsible for my wishful thinking? Not to mention taking my anger out on others."
She wiped away her tears with her backhand and breathed a sigh of relief.
After spilling out all the secrets that had been suppressed in her heart, Ruge looked much more relaxed.
The corners of her lips slightly raised, outlining a relieved smile.
"Now that I understand that 'the goddess has a dream, but the king has no intention', it was just a coincidence and a mirage, and I feel relieved. But I think it is ridiculous that the girl's ignorant mind has been wasted for so many years."
After a pause, he asked Rong Yue again,
"What about the queen? After so many years, the queen still keeps the knot of love. Is it because you haven't let it go in your heart?"
Rong Yue thought silently for a while, and did not directly answer her question, but said:
"I have my parents and relatives behind me, as well as the entire Tong clan, so I entered the palace. No matter what past events I couldn't let go of, I had to let them go.
As a woman, many things are destined from the moment we are born. I have no choice, and neither do you. It's just that... although my body will be trapped in the imperial city for my whole life, I can always freely choose where to put my heart. "
The words were simple but the meaning was profound. Ru Ge should understand the reason. She nodded slowly and agreed. Suddenly, she asked abruptly:
"Your Majesty, do you believe that many things in this world are already predetermined?"
Rong Yue paused, "What do you mean?"
Ru Ge wanted to hand the heart knot to Rong Yue, but Rong Yue waved her hand and refused.
In this case, Ruge could only hold her hands in the air for the time being and smiled:
"If I hadn't left home on my own accord, I wouldn't have been rescued by His Royal Highness Prince An, and I wouldn't have picked up this heart knot and fallen in love with His Royal Highness Prince An. However, if it weren't for this heart knot, Concubine Yun and Li Changzai would have plotted against the Queen to this extent. I'm afraid that even if the Queen was calm and intelligent, it would be very difficult for her to get out of it. So..."
As she spoke, she took advantage of Rong Yue's unpreparedness and stuffed the knot into her palm.
"Rather than saying that I saved you, Your Majesty, it's better to say that Your Highness Prince An, who is far away from you, can protect you in the dark because of our fate."
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