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An arc of moonlight slowly slid onto his face, the soft gaze was too familiar, I seemed to be frozen and stared at him blankly, "Xu... Fang?"

There was a complicated light flowing in his eyes, he took a deep breath, and asked, "If I say I am, would you believe it?"

My heart pounded, "I don't know."

He whispered, "I'm not."

I stared at him in a daze, "But that sentence, only I, He Xu, know."

Nie Ran shook his head first, then nodded again, "I don't know what was said between you and him."

I tried to calm myself, "I don't understand...I don't understand what you mean by that."

"Xu Fang, before he disappeared, he wrote a letter." Nie Ran lowered his eyelashes, "Written for me."

"Before disappearing...? Write to you?" I widened my eyes, "He, he didn't go back to the Marquis Mansion to say goodbye to his family and take me away, so why did he still write a letter—"

Nie Ran was silent for a moment, as if he wanted to answer my question, but didn't say it.

But I seem to understand it all at once.

"Could it be... at that time, he already knew that he was going to disappear?" I trembled, "Why? What happened then?" Seeing that he didn't answer, I grabbed his sleeve, "What about the letter? What's in the letter?"

Nie Ran looked at me motionless, and suddenly smiled. The smile was full of bitterness, "That letter... I've never read it."

"Why?"

"Before he left, he told Yanran that what was written on the letterhead was... it was the way to make Nie Ran return to the shy way." Nie Ran raised his eyes, his eyes were like water, and he looked at me just like that. , "And I, don't want to."

All of these things that were like mists suddenly passed by like the wind, revealing a faint light.

Nie Ran said, "I woke up at the time, and when I heard them talk about what I had done during my memory loss, I couldn't believe it. I couldn't believe that I would give up everything, all my beliefs, and my responsibilities for a woman—my Nie Ran said. He has never been such a person." He looked at the distant sky and said lightly, "So, I asked Yanran to destroy the letter."

I was taken aback.

Nie Ran frowned slightly, "But Yanran... She doesn't agree, she repeatedly told me—"

At that time, when Nie Ran was determined to destroy the letter, Zhao Yanran held the letter tightly and said, "Brother Ran, you gave me the letter with your own hands. It's your home with her'... If you destroy... it's not a letter, you're destroying yourself!"

Nie Ran's statement was very bland.

But all of this is the opposite of what I imagined.

I always thought that Zhao Yanran chose to remain silent after discovering that her sweetheart lost the memory of Xu Fang, and chose to erase it in order to be with him.

I asked: "Why? Zhao Yanran...she doesn't like you very much? Why does she..." Why did she push out her beloved for a woman I didn't know before?

"When I saw Yanran like that, I was also puzzled." Nie Ran lowered his head and said, "What happened that year, what did the person who had the memory of 'Xu Fang' said to Yanran? Yanran she... ... obviously wanted to marry me from a very early age. But Yanran—"

Zhao Yanran said, "Brother, it is precisely because I played with you from childhood to adulthood. You have never been a happy person, and you have never been a person who can be honest with yourself for the sake of feeling. But a few days ago, I saw The 'Xu Fang' that arrived, the 'Xu Fang' who has recovered Nie Ran's memory, he is still happy. When he planned to leave for the woman he loves, I have never seen him with such radiance. When he learned that he was about to lose her, I never saw him...he was in such pain. Yes, I like you, but if my liking can't bring you happiness, it's just to satisfy my wishful thinking. That's it."

Some things are harder to keep, such as love.

But such a simple truth, Yan Ran knows, but I don't know.

I asked, "What happened next?"

"Later, I told Yanran that she was wrong. I have always had her in my heart, and it was my wish to marry her. The woman I fell in love with when I lost my memory was just a move away." Nie Ran sighed: "I lied to her."

I was stunned, "Does she believe it?"

"Maybe I believe it, maybe I don't, but it's the truth."

Thinking about it this time, everything after that was just her acting with Nie Ran and wanting me to leave.

"But at that time, why was Yanran tricked by me into the woods because I was afraid that I would find you?" I was confused, "She, she even brought a thousand taels of silver..."

Nie Ran said, "That's enough... She wants to give it to you."

I remembered Zhao Yanran who was struggling to hold me in the water and asked Nie Ran to save me, and Zhao Yanran who saw me and Song Langsheng with blessings when we reunited in the restaurant a few days ago.

The acquaintance is not deep, and the relationship is not shallow.

After a long time, I said, "Yanran, she is really a wonderful girl. In all fairness, if it were me, I might not be willing to keep that letter."

Nie Ran said, "After you let the giant flow swept away, I went to find Yanran and asked her to show me the letter, but she said she had burned the letter."

I understood in a blink of an eye.

At that time, they thought He Feng was dead, so why would they wake up Xu Fang to make him sad? It's better to cut off this thought and let everything go with the flow.

I said, "Since the letter is no longer there and Xu Fang can't come back, why do you need to bring up the old things again?"

Nie Ran asked, "You... do you want him to come back?"

When he said this, his pupils flickered, his expression was too Xu Fang, I decided to recognize it and shook my head.

Nie Ran was puzzled, "Why?"

I took a deep breath, "... Over the past year, too many things have happened, and too many truths have made me unable to bear... Everything has a cause and effect, I don't like to hate anyone, because hatred cannot Bring happiness to anyone. But sometimes, when I look back, I see that my efforts are not understood, that my intentions are ignored, and that everyone has their own difficulties but no one is willing to What I see is more important... I can't calm down after all..." I sighed, "To this day, whether it is righteousness, the overall situation or the people's hearts, I am afraid that I am powerless... But in At a time like this, you told me that there was such a person who did so many things for me, and even put me first at the last moment, I, I am really relieved..."

Nie Ran asked, "If that's the case, why don't you want him to come back?"

I shook my head again and said, "He's back, what can he change? If you miss something and want to go back, it's just adding sadness before you change your face."

Nie Ran froze when he heard the words, "Could it be that you are at the mercy of others and are willing to settle all this?"

I twitched the corners of my mouth, "I'm tired, Lord Nie, let's stop talking about this, okay?"

"Why don't you pay attention?" Nie Ran said, "Why don't you try to fight for..."

I cut him off coldly: "I'll say it again, I'm tired."

"I," he also suddenly interrupted me, "Tonight, I am indeed here for the military talisman."

He pointed to the soldiers scattered on the ground, and said in a calm voice: "Me, Song Langsheng and Fengli, maybe we may not be of the same mind, but we have a common purpose - to get rid of the princess, overthrow the crown prince, and let the country change hands. , to change the dynasty.”

The last four words of Nie Ran's words swayed back and forth, and I stared at him blankly, unable to even make any expressions, so I just let him continue: "My father is an old general of the previous dynasty, Mutiny in Beijing, his savior could not be swindled and surrendered. This is to raise the spirit and wait for the opportunity. Unexpectedly, your father, the emperor, already knew his intentions. Not only did he cut off the blood of the previous royal family, but also claimed that my father was chasing and blocking the old dynasty. The Lord's first hero, the lord and fief, my father has since become the first traitor among the subjects of the previous dynasty... So, even if you have a heavy army, how can you restore the country?"

"So, he chose Song Langsheng?"

Nie Ran stared at me and said, "Song Langsheng is the son of Prince Rui. Prince Rui was famous in the previous dynasties, and he is indeed the best choice."

I felt a little confused: "So when did he... cooperate with your father?"

"Song Langsheng didn't know his own background at all. He originally went to Beijing to investigate the death of his father and mother, and by mistake, he became your concubine until my father found him... He once thought his father's The treason case was just an unjust case, and only after that did I know that the current emperor did not kill the wrong person - he is indeed the heir of the previous dynasty."

So, did he know early on, did he know that he had such a deep national hatred and family feud with me?

I bit my lower lip and asked, "So, who is Feng Li?"

Nie Ran said: "Feng Li is my father's adviser. My father never told me who he was, but Feng Li is full of strategies and geniuses are rare. He has offered advice over the years. Able to stand upright in the court."

I wrapped my hands tightly around the placket of my chest, "Song Lang gave birth to him... Does he really want to be emperor?"

The distant mountains are continuous, and the clouds are entwined. Nie Ran asked calmly, "Is there a difference between wanting and not wanting?"

Yeah, what's the difference between wanting and not wanting?

Since he chose to cooperate with Xia Yanghou, he was destined to be my enemy.

My heart was numb, but I still didn't give up, "If he doesn't want to be attached to power and position, but just can't let go of hatred, maybe there is still room for manoeuvre..."

Nie Ran was stunned, "Princess! To this point—"

I raised my eyes, looked at Nie Ran, and said, "Isn't it true? If he is serious about conspiracy, Feng Li knows where King Rui's secret place is, and he has already obtained the military symbol to summon thousands of troops, so why delay it until now?"

Nie Ran said, "That's because Feng Li has his own ambitions, and he lied to everyone! But that doesn't mean that Song Langsheng will think about you! There are no permanent enemies in this world. It can't form a strong force. Do you still remember the explosion of the grain transport officer ship a few months ago?"

"Isn't that case... Wasn't King Kang doing it?"

"Did King Kang admit it? He even dared to commit a crime. If he really did it, why wouldn't he deny it? The case of the explosion of the official wheel was clearly intended to prevent the court from transporting disaster food and disturb the prince and princess. In fact, the supervision of the country's regime is to prevent the disaster food from reaching the disaster area. At that time, people's grievances were rising, and the countermeasures against the largest bandit forces in Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions were a little more certain... The princess had suspected that when the official ship exploded, what was the explosive? Where did it come from? The city gates are strictly controlled, so who could have the ability to bury such a large amount of gunpowder in the official wheel?" Nie Ran continued to remind: "No one can do it. Gunpowder is from Shenji. Gunpowder, someone in the Caoyun Mansion secretly colluded..."

My body swayed, and I could barely sit still. I just heard Nie Ran ask me, "Wan Yi, the prefect of Shenji Camp, and Qi Zhiyu, the governor of Caoyun, have all been imprisoned in Dali Temple. still remember?"