In his past life and present life, Xue Shao never claimed to be a master of picking up girls, but since he became an adult, he has hardly been embarrassed in front of women.

But now facing Yu Hongye and about to talk about marriage, he felt embarrassed. Or rather, uneasy.

Ten years!

How many decades are there in a person's life?

How many decades can a woman's life be squandered?

Although Xue Shao never gave Yu Hongye any promises, Yu Hongye has never been married, and he has not even had a rumor with any man.

Xue Shao actually knew her intentions. Knew it for a long time.

At this moment, Xue Shao didn't know what Yu Hongye really thought in his heart. But he knew that he was not qualified enough to talk about marriage with Yu Hongye. Because in the past ten years, I have almost never expressed my love for her, and I have never really cared about her. I have to say naked, Yu Hongye is a money-making machine under his command; Even if you want to put it nicely, you're just a business partner.

Xue Shao doesn't like to talk nonsense, but his eloquence is never bad. But today, he has always struggled to speak.

Yu Hongye's tea was almost ready, and Xue Shao had been sitting with his forehead pressed, looking at the faintly jumping flames in the stove in a daze.

Yue Nu and Yu Hongye secretly exchanged glances, what happened to Childe today?

"Moon slave, you go and see your son." Xue Shao finally found a sentence to say.

"Oh......" Moon Nu replied in a daze, got up and walked out. When she got to the door, she hesitated, but still didn't close the door.

What if this makes Childe and Yu Hongye even more embarrassed?

Xue Shao sighed secretly, this girl is sometimes quite clever.

"Xue Gong, please use tea." Yu Hongye handed the brewed tea to Xue Shao's table.

"Hmm." Xue Shao took the tea and took a sip, "Good tea." ”

No more words.

Yu Hongye was not embarrassed at all, but was very calm and free, and said with a smile: "Why is Xue Gong silent today? ”

"I'm ......" Xue Shao blinked his eyes and dragged out a long note, and there was no more to follow.

"Why don't we talk about the mines?" Yu Hongye took the initiative to provoke the topic.

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, turned his heart sideways, and said, "I want to ask you something else." ”

"Xue Gong, please speak." Yu Hongye smiled and was very calm.

"You ......" Xue Shao dragged out a long voice, and he didn't dare to look directly at her to speak, "Have you ever thought about getting married?" ”

The latter sentence is said very quickly.

"What?"

It's so good that he can't die, Yu Hongye actually asked rhetorically. Xue Shao felt more and more embarrassed, so he had to say, "I'm asking, have you ever thought about getting married?" ”

This time, it was said quite slowly, almost word for word.

"Of course I did." Yu Hongye smiled, "I'm not an outsider, how can I not want to get married?" ”

"Then you ......" Xue Shao dragged out a long tone again, "Do you have a suitable object?" ”

"Nope." Yu Hongye shook his head decisively.

Xue Shao's heart tightened slightly: I don't count it if you say that?

"How could Xue Gong suddenly ask about this matter?" Yu Hongye asked rhetorically.

"It's nothing ......" Xue Shao's eyes flickered a little. This made him feel that he was really bad, and he had simply ruined his reputation here.

"Actually, I'm a very unambitious person." Yu Hongye said suddenly.

"What?" Xue Shao was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically.

Yu Hongye smiled slightly, she knew that Xue Shao had heard clearly, so she continued: "I never thought that one day I would make so much money and make friends with so many dignitaries. I never thought about marrying into a famous family and gaining a noble background. ”

"And what do you want?" Xue Shao asked seriously.

Yu Hongye said with a smile: "My ancestors of the Yu family have been businessmen for several generations, very ordinary businessmen. I am also just a very ordinary woman, with no ambition to be rich and secure, and I have never had unrealistic fantasies. If it weren't for my father's sudden death, I would have married and had children a long time ago, and I would have lived my life in peace ever since. Just like when my mother was younger. ”

"In this way, I hurt you......" Xue Shao didn't use a question, but an exclamation tone.

"Nope." Yu Hongye smiled calmly and said, "The appearance of Xue Gong changed my life, but it did not change my mind. Yu Hongye is still the Yu Hongye of the year, she has no ambition and no illusions. She only hopes that one day, she can marry an ordinary man and have an ordinary home, like thousands of ordinary women, and live a simple life of husband and children. In this life, there will be no ups and downs, and there will be no great joys and sorrows. Calm, warm; Mundane, satisfying. ”

Eight words, Xue Shao listened to her heart.

"I see." He said.

"What does Gong Xue know?" Yu Hongye asked with a smile.

"Nothing." Xue Shao smiled, "Bring me another cup of tea." ”

"Okay."

After drinking three cups of tea in a row, Xue Shao left.

When Yuenu came back, she was surprised to see that Xue Shao was not there, and asked Yu Hongye what happened just now?

Yu Hongye said, it's nothing.

"Nothing?" The moon slave was stunned, these are probably the three most difficult words in the world!

Xue Shao returned to the master bedroom, lay down on his back, pillowed his head with his hands, and let out a long breath.

He actually felt a pang of relief.

Princess Taiping followed him in, and when she saw his expression, she suddenly felt bad in her heart, and hurriedly came up and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Nothing." Xue Shao said, "Don't mention Yu Hongye's marriage in the future." ”

Princess Taiping was shocked, "You really messed up?!" ”

"I didn't mess it up." Xue Shao sat up and said seriously, "I'm not suitable for her at all!" You don't have to be reluctant anymore and mess around with the mandarin duck spectrum! ”

"What, I'm messing with the mandarin duck spectrum?!" Princess Taiping was almost angry, "If it weren't for the fact that you were merciful everywhere and caused some romantic debts, why would I be like this?!" ”

"Okay, I was wrong." Xue Shao stood up and lay down again, still pillowing his head with his hands and closing his eyes, "In short, don't mention this matter again in the future." ”

Princess Taiping was puzzled, and hurriedly asked what happened?

Xue Shao didn't want to say it at first, but he couldn't bear her repeated questions, so he briefly told her the content of the conversation he had just had with Yu Hongye.

"Stupid!" Princess Taiping slapped him on the chest after hearing this, "Why are you in a hurry to run without listening to what you say?" Go back and ask again! ”

"Don't go!" Xue Shao made a blank face, "Don't you think I'm not ashamed enough?" ”

"Xue Lang, what are you telling me to tell me?" Princess Taiping sighed, lay down beside him and patiently persuaded, "Everyone will have dreams in their hearts. But there will always be a gap between dreams and reality. Speaking of which, I wasn't the one you wanted to marry in the first place. Isn't it? ”

Xue Shao blinked, this seemed to be quite right......

"Wow, I guessed it!"

"Don't! - Calm, calm! Xue Shao smiled bitterly and hurriedly pulled her back, "Talk about business, talk about business." ”

Princess Taiping glared at Xue Shao a few times hatefully, and it was difficult for her to be patient, and continued: "Yu Hongye told you what she thought in her heart, which proves that she is opening her heart to you, which is a good sign. Why are you acting so gloomy, and just hear the slightest bad sign and then retreat? ”

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "I'...... I always feel like I can't open that mouth! ”

"Xue Lang, this is not your usual style!" Princess Taiping said coldly, "The dignified son of Lantian, when did you admit it in front of a woman?" ”

"It's a different time!" Xue Shao's mouth was very hard.

"It's different, indeed." Princess Taiping said, "The reason why Prince Lantian is good at entertaining is because he is unrestrained, he is not responsible for anyone, and he does not have to care about anyone's eyes and evaluations. But now you are the concubine of Princess Taiping and the father of several children, the prince of Zhao Guo, and the hero of the world. You've got scruples! ”

"It's not just scruples...... Xue Shao sighed lightly, "I've always been thinking, what qualifications do I have to marry Yu Hongye?" ”

Princess Taiping was stunned and speechless for a while.

"She's a good woman. There are plenty of options to choose from. Xue Shao said calmly, "To be honest, I don't want to hurt her." ”

"Harm?" Princess Taiping was a little annoyed when she heard this, "So you have hurt me for ten years?" How am I going to settle accounts with you?"

Xue Shao smiled bitterly, "No, that's not what you mean!" At least, no, not the same thing! ”

"Yo, I'm stuttering! How nervous are you? Princess Taiping said coldly, "I think you're just thinking too much." ”

"I do think too much." Xue Shao said, "To tell the truth, if Yu Hongye was a frivolous and shallow woman, I would definitely marry her without hesitation, and even use a little despicable means." But here's the problem...... I'm so afraid of hurting her! ”

"Why are you going to hurt her?" Princess Taiping was very puzzled, and even a little annoyed, "I, Linlang, Yuenu, Chen Xian'er, Shangguan Wan'er, and even Xuanyunzi and Ai Yan, how did you harm us." What do you mean? ”

"......" Xue Shao was speechless for a while, sighed lightly, and said, "Every one of you, I have been harmed." ”

"Are you making it clear?"

Xue Shao said: "What woman doesn't want her man to concentrate on treating herself alone?" I can't split myself into innumerable pieces, and each of you will have a little. So a lot of the time, I don't have to favor one over the other. Even if it's not what I want, I'll do it unconsciously. When I was younger, I didn't think I had anything, because my main focus was on my career and military career. As I've gotten older, I've gotten more and more, and now I'm almost at the peak of my career and military career. Sometimes I can't help but think, do I deserve what I get? There is a saying that one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither. I can reach the heights I am today, and how many human bones have I stepped on under my feet? Should I be happy, should I be proud, or should I feel guilty and afraid? ”

"......" Princess Taiping fell silent for a moment. She stared at Xue Shao quietly, and suddenly felt that the man in front of her was really not living a good life. How many struggles and hardships has he experienced in the past ten years? How much pain and unbearableness did he carry in his heart?

"God is actually fair." Xue Shao said, "The more a person gains, the more he loses." Recently, after I have been free, I often can't help but think of a lot of past events and a lot of old people. For example, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty is your father, my teacher Pei Gong, the old general Li Jinxing and his righteous son Niu Ben, Cheng Wuting Wang Fangyi, Gu Lu Mo Si and even Pei Yan, Yuan Zhen and those people I killed with my own hands. What have they gained in their lives, what have they lost, or what are they pursuing? ”

"What do you want to do with this?" Princess Taiping asked puzzled.

"How can you not want to?" Xue Shao said, "I, like them, am a part of history. It's all men, too. ”

Princess Taiping blinked, "What does this have to do with Yu Hongye?" ”

"It has a lot to do with it." Xue Shao took a long breath to ease his emotions, was silent for a moment, and then said: "For men, the most unacceptable and least indebted thing is the great rivers and mountains and confidants. ”

Princess Taiping fell silent again. She seemed to understand Xue Shao's intentions, it wasn't that he didn't like Yu Hongye, nor did he not want to marry her. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to give Yu Hongye the life she wanted, and he wouldn't be able to give her the love she wanted.

"I have received enough for this time and this country, or for my brother Paozawa and the women around me, and I owe enough." Xue Shao raised his head and muttered, "A glass of wine can get drunk all over the world, how much love lives up to it?" …… My wife, can you answer this question for me? ”