The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 822: I believe
Chapter 822 I Believe
King Xihuai’s eyes were red, and he spoke weakly: “Go back…either to collect the bodies of His Majesty and the Queen Mother, or to guard the tomb! We have to go back!”
“Your Highness, have you ever thought that if it’s really too late… you won’t go back, but continue to go south, and settle down in that beautiful place with warm weather all year round, and become a rich man?” Xiao Rongyan looked at King Xihuai seriously, and took the opportunity to tell him his thoughts. “Your Highness has helped Rongyan a lot in Wei State. Rongyan is really willing to buy property for your Highness… It will definitely satisfy your wish of just being a rich and idle person for the rest of your life.”
King Xihuai looked at Xiao Rongyan, his eyes became even redder, and his misty eyes were smiling: “Rongyan, although I have made many friends in my life, you are the only one who can really help me in times of crisis! In my life… it is really worth it to have you as a friend!”
As he spoke, tears began to fall from King Xihuai’s eyes. He wiped them hastily with his sleeve, let out a long sigh, chuckled sadly, then adjusted his mood and looked up at Xiao Rongyan seriously.
“Rong Yan, you should not return to Wei! Although you are a Wei citizen, your shops are spread all over the country. Yes… you are also the fiancé of the Princess Zhenguo of Jin. Although it is difficult for this Princess Zhenguo to have children, she is indeed a rare beauty. When you marry into the Bai family in the future, you will be considered a royal relative of Jin. No one will dare to look down on you!”
“If you care too much about having children, don’t take concubines, and don’t flirt with other women in Jin…” King Xihuai laughed again when he said this, “I forgot, you don’t like this! Well… well! If you really like this princess, you can adopt one of your children in the future!”
King Xihuai kept talking, his words were a little incoherent, but they all came from the heart, and he wanted to give a final explanation to his friend Xiao Rongyan.
Xiao Rongyan clenched his fists and said, “Your Highness does not have to return to Wei. The Queen Mother and Prime Minister Gongsun ordered your Highness to come out and seek a way out for Wei. They hope that your Highness can preserve a bloodline for the Wei royal family so that they can plan for the future!”
After hearing what Xiao Rongyan said, King Xihuai looked confused like a child, but he regained his clarity after a moment.
He shook his head and laughed at himself, “I know what kind of person I am, and the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Gongsun know better! I am a person who can’t even lift anything… it’s a joke to expect me to have a bright future! I feel so sorry for Prime Minister Gongsun. He is so busy, and he has to teach me according to my brother’s order. But every time I make him so angry that he blows his beard and glares, and I have never satisfied him!”
King Xi Huai choked up and sighed, “I am the prince of Wei. When Wei is in trouble, I am powerless… I cannot raise my sword to kill the enemy and defend the country. I also do not have the courage to die for my country. Going back to Wei and leaving everything to fate is the greatest loyalty I can do to Wei!”
“Your Majesty…”
“Rong Yan, I know you are my good brother. You don’t need to persuade me anymore. I have made up my mind. I have been eating, drinking and having fun for half my life. This is the first time I feel that I have made a decent decision and made a manly determination! It’s just… it’s a pity that I can’t get drunk and sing with you anymore!” King Xihuai sniffed and smiled at Xiao Rongyan like a fool. “But there is nothing I can do about it. I am the prince and grandson of the Wei Kingdom. Even if I don’t behave myself on weekdays, I can’t embarrass my ancestors at this time of national crisis. Otherwise, I will be beaten on the palm of my hand when I see my father in the future. I was beaten a lot by my father when I was a child. If it weren’t for my brother… I might have lost my hand!”
“Speaking of my brother, he is a good emperor… and even a good brother. I hate the Yan Kingdom… and killed my brother! In fact, I should be the one who died! I am the most useless person in the Wei royal family. I always cause trouble for my brother, and every time, my brother cleans up the mess for me…”
King Xihuai was talking and crying at the same time, and his sleeves were already wet.
All these words were said simply because King Xihuai had a premonition that the country was about to be destroyed, and he was panicked and afraid.
“When I see my father and my brother in the future, the only thing I can say is that I didn’t hide away when my motherland was in trouble. I can tell my brother that I went back. Although I don’t have the ability to save the country… I am not a spineless person who only cares about my own life. This may make my brother, who has always been disappointed in me, feel a little relieved and think that I have my merits.”
King Xihuai didn’t know how long he had been talking. It was already dark outside. Sitting in the darkness, King Xihuai spoke to Xiao Rongyan in a hoarse voice: “Rongyan, don’t take risks with me on the road ahead! You have done enough for me. You have fulfilled the heart of a Wei citizen to his motherland, and you have also fulfilled the loyalty between you and me. From now on… I will walk my own way. I don’t want to implicate you as a brother anymore.”
King Xihuai dared to say this to Xiao Rongyan only in the dark, otherwise he was afraid that he would not have the courage to say it out loud.
After all, Xiao Rongyan has been his greatest support along the way. It was Xiao Rongyan who helped him escape death several times, otherwise he would have died hundreds of times.
Today’s King Xihuai surprised Xiao Rongyan again and again.
“Our bond as brothers in this life has ended, Rong Yan… I will repay you double in the next life for what I owe you! Believe me!” King Xihuai said in a firm tone.
“I believe in the prince.” Xiao Rongyan said.
“That’s good… That’s good! I was afraid that you wouldn’t believe me. In the past, when I was in Wei, I relied on my power to cheat many treasures from you, but I couldn’t get anything done for you. Now I feel guilty when I think about it! I cheated many people of rare treasures… Sometimes I don’t even believe myself! Others don’t say it because I am the emperor’s most beloved brother! Now that Wei is weak, I am as poor as a dog that has lost its home. It’s rare that you still believe me! You are my true brother!”
On this day, on the second floor of the small courtyard of the Damingfu Inn, King Xihuai recalled the past events as if he was repenting for his past sins.
Before dawn the next day, King Xihuai ordered his subordinates not to disturb Xiao Rongyan and to pack up and leave.
Yue Shi accompanied Xiao Rongyan to stand on the roof of the highest viewing tower of the inn, watching King Xihuai’s men load the carriage and slowly leave the inn…
Yue Shi asked Xiao Rongyan: “Master, do you want to stop King Xihuai? Last night, King Xihuai got the latest news about Rongdi’s Ghost-faced General. He should set out now to rush to Xiangliang before the thirteenth day of the first lunar month and intercept Rongdi’s Ghost-faced Prince in Xiangliang! King Xihuai has specific information about the Ghost-faced Prince. What if King Xihuai really stops Rongdi’s Ghost-faced Prince…”
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