18 Chapter 17: Liangzhou

Chapter 17: Liangzhou

In the end, his feelings and love for her went unrequited. Had she ever loved him, even for a moment Or has she had any romantic feelings for him

自己的情，自己的愛說到底不過是一廂情願，她可有片刻愛過自己？或者對自己動過愛戀？

"Why did you even bother if you couldn't let go" His father's voice echoed in his ear.

“既然舍不得，又何必當初？”耳邊響起了父親的聲音。

He was taken aback, realizing that his father knew about her. He was surprised but then understood.

自己居然失神了，父親原來知道她，他很詫異，随即又了然。

There was hardly anything happening around him that his father wasn't aware of. When they first met, her insistence on marrying no one but he had caused quite a stir in the city, and the news had reached his father, who then learned about the daughter of the Cui family.

自己身邊的事情又有哪些是父親不清楚的，更何況初見她時，她那非自己不嫁鬧得滿城風雨，當時的風聲就傳到了父親那裏，也因此父親也知道了崔家的這個女兒。

When they met again, her wisdom undoubtedly caught his father's attention. But later...

再見時，她的智慧也必然受到了父親的關注，只是後來……

"People say that the Crown Prince of the new dynasty likes her and wants her to become the Crown Princess. My son, a man, must be able to let go. There are plenty of other fish in the sea, and Liangzhou has no shortage of lovely girls. You're not getting any younger, either. Meet more girls and see if you find someone you like."

“那邊的人來說，新王朝的太子喜歡她，要讓她成為太子妃，英兒呀！男兒要拿得起放得下，天涯何處無芳草，涼州的好姑娘也是不少，你年紀也不小了，多接觸，看看有沒有中意的。”

"Father, Liangzhou is currently focused on rebuilding. I don't wish to consider personal matters at the moment."

“父親，涼州如今百廢待興，孩兒目前還不考慮個人私事”

"You child! Don't forget. You are the Crown Prince. If you don't have an heir, your position as Crown Prince may well be taken by someone else."

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“你這孩子！別忘了，你是太子，若無後代，你這太子之位很有可能就該換人了。”

……

One day, his father unexpectedly instructed him to visit Liangzhou's border pass to receive a visitor. Little did he know, the person he was to meet was his dream lover, Cui Yu.

有一天，父親突然要他去涼州的入關口接一個人，他奉命行事，沒有想到來的人就是他張國英的夢中情人。

The journey was treacherous, with challenging mountain roads and perilous waterways. Cui Yu rode horses, took carriages, and traversed mountain paths. She was cautious along the way, fearing being followed and guarding against evildoers. By the time she reached Liangzhou, she was covered in dust, looking worn.

山路艱險，水路難過，萬裏千山，崔玉騎過馬，做過馬車，走過山路……一路上小心謹慎，怕人跟蹤，防範惡人，到達涼州時已經是一路風塵，滿臉灰塵。

Dirt and tatters obscured her once-glorious beauty. She appeared as wretched as a beggar when she arrived at the border.

肮髒破爛遮住了那盛世美顏，來到關口時她已經猶如一個乞丐那般地落魄。

There were only two times in her life when she was so pitiful. The first was when she sought out Zhang Guoying in such a disheveled state. The Second was when she traveled to Liangzhou alone for his sake.

她的一生只有過兩次是這般地可憐兮兮，第一次自己這般狼狽時，自己求到了張國英，第二次是自己為了他孤生一人來到了涼州。

She never imagined that in her entire life, the only two times she appeared so destitute would be all witnessed by Zhang Guoying. When she reached the border and looked inside, she couldn't believe her eyes as she saw the figure that haunted her dreams—Zhang Guoying.

只是她沒有想到自己這一生唯一的，最落魄的兩次都被張國英看到，并且……，當她走到關口時，朝裏面一眼望去，卻不可置信地看到了讓自己魂牽夢萦的身影---張國英。