It was a dusk. At the junction of Yunmeng and Fuzhou, before the estuary of the river leading from the river to Dongting, several black boats were carrying the sunset, and were sailing in the middle of the river, slowly coming.

A man stood on the shore of the river mouth for a long time. The afterglow of the setting sun cast his figure on the ground behind him, a thin and long shadow. His eyes seemed to be looking at the shadows of the black ships on the river in front of him, and it seemed to have passed through the black ships, deeply immersed in a world that only he himself knew.

Mu Fulan naturally knew that this tributary divided by the river would go down along the river estuary and lead to Dongting.

What she wondered was why Xie Changgeng was here.

She stopped and quietly looked at the figure ahead that had not been seen for several years. After a moment, she spoke, "I received your letter. What's your business?"

The wind at the mouth of the river was very strong, and her voice was like a ball of light feathers. As soon as she said it, it was blown away by the oncoming wind and scattered into the river.

Mu Fulan suspected that he might not have heard it. He did not move, without any reaction, and still stood like that, with his back to her.

Mu Fulan waited for a moment, and just as she wanted to call him again, she saw the man slowly turning his face and looking at her.

The two of them met from afar, after the last night of Junshan.

Above the Jiangting, reeds were shining, and a few Jianglings were hovering behind him, and there were bursts of cries.

He looked back at her, his eyes still.

Mu Fulan was also watching him.

The man's face actually looked almost the same as before. But at the moment when he was facing him, Mu Fulan felt a sense of vicissitudes in him.

This is completely different from the person she originally imagined.

In her imagination, now he should be full of energy and look down on all living beings, rather than the man in front of him who was looking back at him. He was like he had experienced all the world and changed the world, but now he has returned to a certain point of his beginning.

But soon, she dispelled the inappropriate illusion that arose in her heart.

It’s because time has passed too long, and the distance between them is a bit far away at this moment. It’s just an illusion. She told herself in her heart.

She stood there and did not move forward any further. She watched him turn around and walk towards him, getting closer and closer, and finally stopped, and was separated from her by one person.

This made her relax slowly.

Such a distance makes her feel safe.

"I'm here, what's your business?" she asked him again.

Xie Changgeng looked at the woman opposite him bathed in the afterglow of the sunset.

He felt that he was about to go to the point of not being able to do anything, but she still looked so young, with bright and moist eyes and unparalleled colors.

In the past, he deeply resented Ai and hated her for his love. Now he understands everything.

The jade man is still the same, but he will never belong to him again, and will never belong to him again. He knows.

He was silent for a moment, nodded at her, spoke, and said his first sentence.

"I need to establish a prince. Xier is this person. I asked you to come here to discuss this matter with you," he said.

Even when he came, Mu Fulan had imagined various possibilities, and she had never had any thoughts. He could say such a sentence when he spoke.

She was stunned for a moment, and after confirming that she had heard it wrong, she immediately said: "Xie Changgeng, if you are your emperor, Changsha will not stop your great cause of unification. I tell you the truth, I have already thought about returning Changsha to the court, and I, Mu, left Dongting, from now on, there will be no king in Changsha. I don't know why you have such thoughts, it's ridiculous!"

Xie Changgeng said: "I will take office, but I will never have any children in my life, so I need to make a good prince. Xier and I are destined to be my destiny. Besides, by accident, my subordinates also believed that he was my son. So I will come to you to discuss this matter."

His tone was calm, but Mu Fulan was extremely shocked.

"What do you mean when you say you will never have any children in this life?"

He was silent and did not answer.

She looked at his face without any expression, hesitated for a while, and suddenly thought that he was injured in the front line for many years.

She immediately thought of a possibility and was shocked again. She thought of the first feeling he gave him just now, and she became more and more proof.

"Are you..."

She stopped, but couldn't say it.

"This is my business, it has nothing to do with you." He spoke, his expression calm.

"I will not have any more children. I need to establish a prince. You know that."

Mu Fulan looked at the man and felt a complicated and unspeakable emotion in her heart, and suddenly felt that fate was arousing people.

She was also silent.

Xie Changgeng continued: "People in the world will know that in the past, we were separated from each other, and external forces were interfering with each other. You and I were actually still husband and wife..."

He paused.

"Don't worry, I will not force you to do anything. When the situation is settled, you can leave at any time in the future. Dongting will always be yours, and this is also my reward for you. The country will never be eliminated, and the subjects will remain the same. What else do you want, even if you speak, as long as I can do it, I will agree."

"If you have any interest, you can also be close to him. I will not interfere with anything about you."

He looked at her and slowly said, his hands under his sleeves were tightly clasped.

Mu Fulan looked at the man in front of her, dumbfounded, with only one thought left in her heart.

This man, in order to be his emperor, did everything he could do, was simply crazy.

She calmed down and shook her head: "Xie Changgeng, no matter what you say, I will not agree to this matter! Besides, Xier doesn't want to be the prince!"

Xie Changgeng stared at her.

"What if he wants?"

Mu Fulan was stunned.

"Why don't you go back and ask him? If he says no, I will take back my words and not force you."

Mu Fulan looked at him for a moment and nodded: "Remember your words."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and left in a hurry.

The dusk was coming together. Xie Changgeng watched her gradually fade away, and his figure was bleak.

No matter how painful she felt in her heart, she never mentioned half of the past in front of him. I think she doesn't want to listen to his confession anymore.

Repentance is also useless.

The bento did nothing happen. The child wanted to be the king, so he asked him to do what he wanted and let her be the most noble woman in the world.

This is what he owed before, and it is also the only thing he can think of and make up for in his life.

Before Mu Fulan could stop, she took a bus to leave that night and returned to Yuecheng.

The people were still talking about the current situation in the streets and alleys of Yuecheng. All the officials of Changsha were gathered together, guessing the intentions of the master and feeling uneasy about their future destiny.

During these days, only the young man in the palace was taken back by Yuan Handing a few months ago. He still got up early to study and practice martial arts every day, as if nothing had happened.

Time to study the scriptures. He sat behind the desk and listened to the doctor who taught him the scriptures, saying, "Filial piety is the scriptures of heaven, the righteousness of earth, and the actions of the people." He focused his mind and his eyes were calm.

After finishing today's homework, the doctor held the old doctor's arm as usual and sent the person out in person.

The old doctor was also very worried about the rumors that have been going on in recent days. After coming out, he became abnormal and couldn't help asking his proud disciple: "Young Master, now the discussions on the current situation at home and abroad in Changsha are rampant. Can you tell me what the Lord of the Man is planning?"

The young boy smiled and said, "Mom has never told me these things. The students don't know."

The old doctor sighed and left with his hands behind his back.

The young boy watched the old doctor leave, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

He came back, sat behind the desk for a moment, then stood up, and took out the sword his mother had harshly told him to never draw.

He held the hilt of the sword in one hand and pulled the sword out of the sheath.

The sword edge was pulled out of the sheath inch by inch, and the cold light flashed, and the green edge was like a mirror.

He completely drew out the sword, slowly raised it, and stood in front of him, staring at the pair of cold eyes that were like black and black that did not belong to him, his eyes remained motionless, and when he was in a daze, he suddenly heard movements outside the door.

A sound of speaking came into my ears.

His mother returned.

He lowered his eyes, inserted the sword back into the sheath, and put it silently, turned around and saw his mother pushing the door and entering.

He greeted him.

"Mom, are you back? Thank you for your hard work on the road." He helped Mu Fulan and asked her to sit down.

Mu Fulan glanced at his desk and knew that he was studying again. After asking a few questions, she ordered the maids to go out, leaving only mother and son in the room.

"Mom, you suddenly went to Yunmeng, but what happened?" the young boy asked her.

Mu Fulan pondered for a moment, looked at him and said, "Xi'er, my mother asked you before, "You can't be called the king of Changsha. Do you blame your mother? You said you didn't blame me at that time. Today, my mother asked you again, tell me honestly, do you blame me?"

The young boy said, "Mom, I will naturally not blame you. I know you are for my own good."

Mu Fulan sighed slightly, but listened to him, "But mother, if you ask me, do I want to be a king or not, I will answer you, I want to be, not only that, I also want to be the most powerful king in the world."

Mu Fulan looked at the bright eyes of the child in front of her that did not avoid her sight, and suddenly remembered the previous life, the young man who regarded the position of prince who could have been completely fought for was nothing, and finally committed suicide in front of his father, and was stunned.

After the young man finished speaking, he looked at her silently. Seeing that she had not spoken for a long time, he whispered: "Mom, have you angry when I speak like this?"

Mu Fulan came to her senses and shook her head quickly.

She felt a little restless. After hesitating, she asked again: "Xi'er, why do you have such thoughts?"

"Mom, if this is not a good thing, why do so many people in this world abandon everything and fight for the sake of being emperors?"
To be continued...