HLnovel Chapter 165: Unknown Origin
Chapter 165: Unknown Origin
When Zhao He heard this answer, he turned his head away. He couldn't explain clearly how he felt, he just wanted her to stay in the capital. As for the reason, he hadn't thought about it further.
Guo Xin continued, "Sixth Master?"
Zhao He said: "Perhaps it is because of the time we have been together recently that I have just discovered that the young lady is a rare talent in our Great Zhao Dynasty. Such a talent should be kept in the capital. If she returns to Suining City, although Suining City is also a better capital city in the Great Zhao Dynasty."
Having said that, Zhao He paused, turned around and looked at Guo Xin and said, "But after all, it's just a prefectural city, not the capital. Many government affairs are issued from the capital. You have a lot of ideas in your head, and this is the talent that my Dazhao needs."
"I think I need you. My third brother needs you too."
Guo Xin listened to Zhao He's serious words. The noise of people coming and going around her seemed to disappear. She chuckled and said, "Sixth Master thinks I am so important. I feel a little embarrassed. Although I have a lot of good ideas in my mind, they are just good ideas after all."
"Those good ideas may not be applicable to the current situation of the Zhao Dynasty. As you said before, my ideas are too idealistic. Therefore, my talents cannot be put to good use in the capital."
"But if I were in Suining City, it would be a relatively ideal place, and I might be able to achieve some results in what I want to do. Therefore, it is reasonable for me to return to Suining City."
After Guo Xin finished speaking, he shook He Ningxin's hand and said, "But I will definitely return to the capital. If I have any new ideas that are suitable for all the prefectures of the Great Zhao Dynasty, I will ask my third uncle to propose them to the court."
He Ningxin looked at the lantern in her hand. The candlelight inside was dim, but it was enough to illuminate their eyes. She lifted the lantern up, and the faint candlelight reflected on Guo Xin's face. He Ningxin said something, and Guo Xin covered her smile with her hand.
Zhao He had been listening carefully to Guo Xin's words, looking down at Guo Xin from time to time. The moment the lantern was raised, he could only hear the sound of his own heartbeat, very rapid and loud.
This situation happened for the second time. Looking at Guo Xin in front of him, there was a different emotion in his eyes.
"Your Highness?" Pei Yuan saw Zhao He looking at Guo Xin in a daze and poked him quietly.
Zhao He came back to his senses, swallowed his saliva and said, "Miss Guo, if I want you to stay, are you willing to stay?"
Guo Xin was talking and playing with He Ningxin, just as happy as in the previous life. Suddenly, she heard Zhao He's words and asked in confusion, "Sixth Master, didn't I make it clear before? Compared with the capital, Suining City is more suitable for me. Even if you or Sixth Master's third brother need me, I can't stay here."
After saying that, he suddenly remembered that Zhao He was not the kind of person who viewed everything as equal in his previous life. Even though he looked like a person with similar ideas to himself now, he was not like that in his heart. So he said, "Of course, if the Sixth Master asks me to stay as a prince, I will not be able to return to Suining City."
Zhao He felt uncomfortable after hearing the second half of Guo Xin's thorny words. He said, "I won't use my status as a prince to pressure you. If I did that, what would be the difference between me and those dignitaries? I, I."
Zhao He stared at Guo Xin and said, "If I were to ask you to stay as Zhao He, would you be willing?"
Even though Guo Xin had never experienced love in these two lives, when she heard these words, this simple sentence seemed to have a different meaning from before, and her heart was instantly confused.
Although she has lived for many years, this body is only fifteen years old. In the peaceful times of her previous life, she was still at school age and was far from the age of marriage. The prince in front of her is a few years older than her and seems to be already nineteen.
At this age, in the Jokhang Dynasty, it is already suitable for marriage.
Moreover, her father had told her some time ago that the emperor of the Great Zhao Dynasty wanted her to marry Zhao He, but she didn't think it would really happen at that time. After all, Zhao He and she didn't get along.
As long as Zhao He is unwilling, this marriage will definitely not take place. After all, Zhao He is the emperor's most beloved child.
But now the situation seems to be different. Zhao He seems to like her. If she gives up the marriage, does she like him?
Guo Xin looked at the lantern that He Ningxin handed to her. The candlelight was swaying, as if reflecting her thoughts.
After a short moment, Guo Xin said, "I still say the same thing. No matter you are Zhao He or the prince, I will return to Suining City. There are things I want to do there. Only when these things are accomplished will it be most beneficial to the people."
Zhao He didn't seem surprised to hear this answer. Although there was a little disappointment in his eyes, he looked at Guo Xin with appreciation and said with a smile: "It is indeed Miss Guo, the Miss Guo whom I regard as my confidant."
Guo Xin smiled and explained, "I might be willing to stay in the capital, but that's after everything is settled, the people live happily, and the people in Suining City can benefit from my ideas. I think I want to do something for the people in this world when I come here."
Before he could finish his words, He Ningxin sighed softly. He Ningxin looked at Guo Xin with some heartache in her eyes.
Guo Xin held He Ningxin's hand tightly. She knew that her family in her previous life felt helpless and distressed because of her such ideas, but this was still what she wanted to do.
Then she continued, "If I was still struggling to feed my family like before, I might have given up my ambitions, but fortunately, I survived, built my own business, and became the granddaughter of the General of the Cavalry."
"The wealth I hold in my hands is something that many ordinary people would not be able to obtain in their entire lives. Since I am no longer struggling for a living, I always hope to do something for the people to make their lives better and happier."
Zhao He looked at Guo Xin and felt that her hair seemed to be shining. He was more convinced that Guo Xin was a like-minded person. For many years, he had already planned to rely on his father's favor to never marry and have children. He would live among the mountains and rivers, do good deeds every day, and atone for the sins committed by the royal family and the powerful.
But now that I have met Guo Xin, everything seems to have changed.
Zhao He opened his mouth slightly, then closed it again, and said after a long while: "If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world. This saying seems to be well reflected in you. However, I am very curious, what experience has led you to your current thoughts? Many people who have been taught by great Confucian scholars are still working hard for their own interests, and have never taken the people of Dazhao into their hearts."