Chapter 119 Separation
Xihe rested for another two days and then returned to the National Academy.
Unexpectedly, there was no one around him, and even the books that Xiao Mingxuan usually left in the school were gone.
"Where is the little brother?"
She got up early on purpose just to talk to Xiao Mingxuan a few more words, and even brought some freshly baked pastries.
"you do not know?"
Xihe looked over when she heard the voice. Zhao Siyuan took two books and sat down in the front. He glanced at Xiao Mingxuan's seat and then looked away.
"Know what?" Xihe blinked, looking confused.
"Didn't the Emperor tell you? Xiao Mingxuan has been sent to the Huguo Temple for training." Zhao Siyuan was well-informed and had heard about it the day Emperor Jingyuan issued the secret decree. "I think he's leaving today. I think he's almost out of the Imperial City by now."
"Huguo Temple? He is not a monk, what is he practicing?" The pastry in his arms was still warm, but Xihe's whole body seemed to be immersed in ice water, as if falling into the abyss.
"How would I know? But I heard that this was Xiao Mingxuan's own wish." Zhao Siyuan only knew that Emperor Jingyuan and Xiao Mingxuan had a secret conversation. No one was present except Sanping. After they came out, the imperial edict was issued. "Oh, silly girl, I think this guy is too heartless. You have such a good relationship with him, but he didn't even come to say goodbye to you when he was about to leave. Your good intentions are really wasted."
Xihe's expression became increasingly strange. Zhao Siyuan couldn't bear to look at her anymore after just a few glances. "Silly girl, Xiao Mingxuan is the prince of Beili after all. It would be inconvenient for him to stay in the imperial city. The Huguo Temple is a good place, so you..."
Before Zhao Siyuan could say anything, the little girl suddenly ran out.
"Xihe! Xihe!"
Zhao Siyuan's shouting was mixed in the wind and was left far behind by Xihe.
Fortunately, the National Academy is outside the imperial city. After crossing the central avenue, the city tower is in front.
Xihe wanted to leave the city, but she didn't bring her badge, and the guards wouldn't let her go up. The girl was extremely anxious, and when she turned around, she suddenly saw a figure not far away, and she quickly climbed up the city wall.
"Brother! Brother! I'm here!"
Xiao Mingxuan got on the carriage and stared at the jade pendant in his hand. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from his ear. He was stunned for a moment, thinking it was an illusion, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing at himself.
"I'm really hallucinating."
But the voice continued for a long time. After three or four times, Xiao Mingxuan finally confirmed that it was Xihe's voice.
"parking!"
He pulled open the curtain of the carriage and jumped out. Behind him, a familiar figure was standing on a tall building on the city wall. Although the figure was a little blurry, Xiao Mingxuan recognized him at a glance.
"Xiao Xi'er."
An impulse surged in Xiao Mingxuan's heart, and his feet walked towards that place uncontrollably. He was stopped after taking just two steps.
"His Majesty has ordered that His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince should leave."
The person responsible for escorting Xiao Mingxuan to Huguo Temple this time was Xu Qingcheng, and he was now standing in Xiao Mingxuan's way.
"I just said a few words to her, just two words." Xiao Mingxuan knew that he had hidden this matter from the little girl, and Xihe must be furious at this moment.
Xu Qingcheng glanced at the figure on the tower, then remembered Emperor Jingyuan's instructions, and his heart turned cold. "Your Highness the Ninth Prince, this is the path you chose. There is no reason to regret it."
Xiao Mingxuan fell silent, holding the jade pendant tightly in his hand, with such strength that it seemed as if he wanted to crush it.
"Do you want to go back to Beili?"
"think."
"Beili sent you here with a twenty-year contract. Only five years have passed. By the time you're twenty-five, I wonder if Emperor Beili will still be around. By then, perhaps one of your brothers will be in charge of Beili."
"What does your majesty want to say?"
"You go to Huguo Temple and stay there until you reach the age of twenty, and then I will allow you to return home."
"good."
The breeze blew the hair on his forehead, and his heart sank. "Let's go."
The carriage started moving again, gradually disappeared from sight and sank into the horizon.
At that moment, it seemed as if what separated them was not a piece of grass, but thousands of mountains and rivers, a long river.
Xihe was suddenly stunned, and stood there stupidly, not even noticing that there was another person next to her.
"Little boy, stop crying. Everyone has gone far away." Liu Yuan sat in an empty space and handed over a handkerchief.
"I didn't cry." Xihe strangely forgot the past. She clearly didn't cry, so why did this person tell her not to cry? When she put her hand on her face, she was startled by the wetness on her fingertips.
"When did I shed tears?"
Liu Yuan rarely refrained from teasing others. He pinched a handkerchief to wipe away the little girl's tears and said, "Don't cry. I was mistaken."
The pastry in his arms had already gone cold, but Xihe didn't mind. He ate it slowly, bite by bite. The pastry was too dry, and after eating two, he felt a little choked and it was raw and hard to swallow.
"Don't eat it anymore, give me a piece." Liu Yuan knew that the little girl was sad, so he grabbed a piece and put it in his mouth.
If Xihe were to force the food in, he would probably vomit if he took one more bite.
The pastries were snatched away, and Xihe didn't know what to do. It seemed as if something in her body was drawn out, and disappeared along with Xiao Mingxuan.
"Didn't he leave me any words?" The little girl lowered her head and said in a deep voice, "I don't understand why. What on earth does he want to do by going to Huguo Temple to practice?"
Liu Yuan was silent for a long time. He remembered the news that Xu Qingcheng had told him and wanted to tell the little girl in front of him everything, but the words could not come out.
What should he say, and what can he say?
It is said that Xiao Mingxuan has evil ambitions and secretly seized weapons?
Or is he involved with Qisha Pavilion and Lihua Palace?
Or did he use you to commit a secret massacre?
He couldn't say it. Liu Yuan had a strange intuition that if he said it, Xihe would probably go crazy.
There was silence for a long time, so long that Xihe thought the other party would not speak again.
"Little boy, I'm not as simple as you think. Sometimes you can't judge anyone or anything by their appearance."
"I know." Xihe suddenly said.
"What?" Liu Yuan turned around in shock. Their eyes met. Xihe gave Liu Yuan a faint smile. "You know...what?"
If you listen carefully, you will find that Liu Yuan's voice is a little trembling.
"I know he is not a simple person, and I also know that he will go crazy." Xihe is indeed silly, but not a fool.
Archery, unknown martial arts, serious injuries, including those around him.
Xihe knew a little bit about it.
Liu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, some hidden things were not discovered.
"Forget it~ If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. This princess doesn't want to hear it." Xihe wiped away the tears that had fallen again without knowing when.
Liu Yuan didn't respond. He seemed to notice that invisible shackles appeared on the little girl and were tightening little by little, but his palm was holding the beginning of the rope.
I just don't know if this is her end or someone else's.
It is already June, but the evening breeze today is exceptionally cold. The sunset dyes the entire sky red, lengthening the lonely figure of the pedestrian, which disappears little by little into the horizon, and can no longer be found.
The whistle blows far away in the evening pavilion, but it comes in a hurry without forgetting the past.
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