Chapter 128 People’s hearts are inherently fickle
This night, Shen Ning and Ji Yucang lived in the big tent together.
She used to be taciturn, but tonight she was lying on the shop floor, watching the lights flickering in the tent, and rarely took the initiative to talk about the past: "When I was young, I grew up with the emperor brother and Han Xun. We were childhood sweethearts. My childhood sweetheart had guessed."
Ji Yucang was silent, feeling a little jealous of this childhood sweetheart whom he had no chance to participate in.
But everything is over.
No matter how good a friendship is, after experiencing an unforgettable betrayal, it will turn into hatred and disgust, as well as disdain after seeing the other person's true nature.
Shen Ning put his hands behind his head. At this moment, he was approaching the city. He seemed to feel a sense of relief when he mentioned the past again, as if he was just to kill boring time and say goodbye to the friendship he once had.
She said calmly: "Brother Huang is only two years older than me. The friendship we grew up with when we were young always seems particularly precious. So when I grow up, I am willing to put on my armor and fight on the battlefield to protect my family and country and protect him." "
"For Brother Huang, I never thought that he would be jealous of me or plot against me. For Han Xun, I never doubted that he would betray me or even kill me with his own hands."
Perhaps a person's most precious memories always remain in childhood.
So it takes a lifetime to make up for childhood trauma.
But the joy of childhood can be torn to pieces in the blink of an eye.
Ji Yucang rested his head against hers: "People change. When you are young and ignorant, the feelings of childhood sweethearts are indeed pure and precious. They are not mixed with interests or calculations. But when they grow up, many people will become completely different."
Human hearts are fickle.
Not only the relationship between men and women, but also the friendship between men will change. The family relationship between father, son and brother will also change with age.
"People's hearts are indeed fickle." Shen Ning closed her eyes gently, her tone cold and a bit confused, "It's just that I still can't figure it out. Nan Zhao has never been a country where women can take power. I am an exception for being able to go to the battlefield. Even if I have earned countless military exploits in the past seven years and will not pose any threat to my brother's kingdom. Why is he so afraid of me?"
"Power is something that people are afraid of, regardless of gender." Ji Yu said calmly, "You think that you are a woman and cannot threaten his throne, but in his opinion, you, a princess, can break precedent and lead troops on the battlefield. , he can still achieve great military exploits as a daughter, and when he returns, he has a large number of troops, and his power is already higher than the imperial power, how can he sleep? "
Shen Ning was silent: "So since ancient times, kings and generals have always walked the same path..."
Peace is determined by generals, and generals are not allowed to enjoy peace.
When the country is in trouble, generals don't hesitate to go into battle. When the country is in peace, they cross rivers and burn bridges, and the rabbit dies and the dog is cooked.
Even if it wasn't her, it would have been the same if it had been any other general.
Ji Yucang looked at the big tent and said in a voice as indifferent as snow: "When I was a boy, there was a child who followed me around all day long and called me little uncle. The child was born in the royal family. He had good looks and nobility. Absolutely, even if I don’t like to be close to others, I can’t dislike him. If I were born into an ordinary family, I and he would be close uncles and nephews.”
It's a pity that they were all born into the royal family.
The most precious thing of the royal family is power, which is eagerly fought for and jealous by all means.
So he would never get close to any prince.
Even when Ji Jin ascended the throne and the father and son of the late emperor jointly plotted against him, he was not surprised at all.
This is the fate of being in the royal family.
It's just that some people refuse to accept their fate.
When Shen Ning heard him talking about things from her youth, she felt something strange in her heart. She turned her head and looked at Ji Yucang, with a hint of hesitation on her face: "Ji Yucang, I think the way Ji Jin looks at you is a little different. "
Ji Yucang was stunned: "What did you say?"
"On the night we got married, the two princesses made a big fuss at the wedding, attracting the Queen Mother and the Emperor." Shen Ning looked calm, "The first time I saw the Emperor that night, I felt that the way he looked at you was different."
Ji Yucang said: "He has always wanted to surpass me. After becoming the emperor, he was naturally unwilling to succumb to me. It is understandable that he wants to take power as soon as possible, but he is too impatient and impulsive..."
Before he finished speaking, Ji Yucang's voice faltered and his expression became weird when he saw Shen Ning's eyes getting deeper and deeper: "What?"
Shen Ning shook her head: "Nothing."
She just felt that the way Ji Jin looked at Ji Yucang was far from the way a king looked at his powerful ministers. It was not a desire to surpass, nor was it pure fear. More, it should be an ambition to conquer - an abnormal conquest. want.
It's just that this ambition and desire to conquer didn't match his ability, so he failed in the end.