She's waiting for me there.

It was 10 years later when I saw Chen Yun again. It was his second time returning to Beijing.

When he saw me, I was holding a knife in my hand, surrounded by royal guards, and a woman in plain clothes was protecting me from behind.

He didn't even ask why, but raised his gun and shouted, "Form a formation."

Dozens of battle-hardened soldiers behind him drew their short swords from their waists and prepared to attack.

"Kill, kill, kill."

The shouts were deafening, and the royal guards immediately felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Chen Yun pulled the reins, sat on the horse with a gun in hand, and took out the military token from his waist.

"The King of Zhenbei comes again, who dares to act rashly?"

When the royal guards heard the name, they immediately knelt down.

"Meet the King of Zhenbei."

He jumped off his horse and walked towards me with a smile.

"Why do you always look so miserable every time I see you?"

"Chen..."

Snapped!

"Call brother."

"Brother, why are you back?"

"Ha! If the third brother hadn't sent me the letter, I wouldn't have known you were so capable."

I looked at Qin Lang in the distance in surprise: "Actually, I can handle it myself."

"Is this what you mean by handling it yourself? If you don't tell me next time something happens, I'll skin you alive."

"I, I understand." I slowly lowered my head, and my eyes gradually turned red.

This feeling of having someone to rely on is really...good.

Chen Yun looked at the woman behind me and asked, "Is this the person you want to marry?"

"Yes, Xiao Zhuzi, this is the big brother."

Luo Zhu clasped his hands together and said, "Hello, big brother."

"Yeah, not bad, more than enough for you."

I immediately felt proud.

"Of course, this is the wife I chose myself. However, because she is from the underworld, the ministers did not agree."

"What do you mean by insulting the national character? I don't understand. What does one's origin represent?"

"Today, my father ordered the arrest of Luo Zhu. I ran away when I got the news."

Luo Zhu muttered quietly, "I could knock down those Imperial Guards with just one hand."

Chen Yun smiled and said, "Oh, you're still a little hot pepper. Not bad. From now on, I'll leave this brother of mine to you to discipline."

"Don't worry, he can't beat me."

I asked, "Brother, you just came back like this, is everything okay in Saibei?"

"Don't worry, I ran back secretly, they don't know, I'm going back soon."

Looking at his dusty and exhausted appearance, I felt a little guilty.

"Brother, for this little thing of mine..."

"Stop, stop being so hypocritical with me. I will take care of your affairs. Just get married peacefully and leave the rest to me."

He waved to me, turned around, mounted his horse and was about to leave.

I chased after him and asked, "Brother, when will you be back?"

He still said seriously: "When you need me, I will come back."

Then he turned around and took his men away.

From then on, no one stopped me from getting married.

Because Zhenbei King Chen Hanlin has abdicated, my eldest brother Chen Yun became the new Zhenbei King.

Two years later, my father passed away and passed the throne to me.

I understand that all this is because Chen Yun is standing behind me. If other princes dare to covet the throne, he will bring people back to the capital.

During this period, the war in the northern border was intense, and he was unable to return when I ascended the throne.

Some rumors spread that the King of Zhenbei disrespected the royal family.

But I know that he treats me as a brother and doesn't care about these etiquette issues.

Ever since I sat on the throne, I let Qin Lang take over the position of Left Prime Minister. With his assistance, I have been very carefree all day long.

When no one else is around, I call him over to drink with me.

He would sometimes complain: "Your Majesty..."

"Call me second brother." I stared, imitating Chen Yun.

"I don't dare."

"If you don't yell, don't even think about returning home today."

"You... second brother."

"Yeah!" I agreed happily.

"Second brother, you can't ignore state affairs any longer. The ministers are already complaining."

"Tsk! Why bother with them? Anyway, I have big brother here, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"You... seem to be right."

"Hey, that's it."

After Qin Lang left, I got drunk.

"Little Bamboo, come here quickly, let me..."

Before I could finish, Luo Zhu glared at me with his hands on his hips, and I immediately sobered up.

Her temperament has never changed, even after I became the emperor.

But because of this, I don’t have any concubines, and I like her even more.

Two years later, Chen Yun returned to Beijing.

But this time... he was pulled back while lying on the car.

When I got the news, I ran out of the palace without even wearing shoes.

The moment I saw Chen Yun’s body, I fell to the ground.

I couldn't believe this fact, my mind went blank.

he died.

He died in the battle in the northern border. He killed hundreds of enemies alone, but still failed to stop the attack of those barbarians.

That day, I sat in the court and watched the officials arguing endlessly below.

They didn't seem to care about the death of King Zhenbei, but were arguing about how to save Luo State.

That day, Qin Lang changed his usual Confucian behavior and pointed at those people's noses and scolded them from beginning to end.

He spared no one, and those who were scolding him didn't dare to say another word. His voice was the only voice left in the entire temple.

That day, I stepped down from the throne, walked in front of Qin Lang, and hugged Qin Lang, whose eyes were bloodshot and who looked crazy.

"Third brother, there's no need to be like this. Didn't the eldest brother say that he would take care of everything?"

"But...but he's dead."

"It's okay. Even though my eldest brother is dead, I'm still here, right?"

That day, I took off my yellow robe and led the army into battle in person.

Not for Luo State, not for the people, but only for the elder brother who has always protected me.

Luo Zhu gave up her status as queen, picked up the sword again, and stood beside me.

Faced with tens of thousands of barbarians, I did not retreat nor did I show weakness.

But without the King of Zhenbei, the Luo Kingdom was ultimately defeated.

The moment I fell, I turned around and protected Luo Zhu behind me.

My eldest brother once said that no matter what time, you must never let your woman suffer.

I did it.

As his consciousness slowly faded, Luo Zhu fell beside me, spitting blood.

She used up her last bit of strength and grabbed my hand.

"Husband, I don't regret meeting you."

"No matter whether we can be together in the next life."

“I can…”

"I've been waiting for you right here."

That year, I was 22 years old.