Chapter 16: Liangzhou凉州

Now he was in Liangzhou, an easily defensible location, and no one could harm him. He was still the Crown Prince, and his father was still the Emperor.

如今自己处在易守难攻的凉州，没有任何人能够奈何得了自己，自己还是太子，父亲还是皇帝。

It was just that their kingdom had shrunk, now only as large as Liangzhou.

只是自己的国家变小了，只有一个凉州那么大。

However, this was only temporary, as there was a good chance they could rise again and unify the entire nation in the future.

但是这只是目前，以后自己有很大机会卷土重来，统一整个国家。

His life had been smooth sailing, but after coming to Liangzhou, he realized he had lost his heart. His body was in Liangzhou, but his heart was with her.

他的人生可以算得上一帆风顺，可是来了凉州后，他才发现自己的心丢了，他身在凉州，可是心却是在她身上。

When he left, he realized he cared for her and wanted to marry and spend a lifetime with her. At that moment, he knew he loved her. But when she refused to leave with him, he let go. However, at that time, he didn''t understand what he was giving up or how dull and painful his days would be without her.

离开的时候他惊觉自己在意她，想要娶她，想要和她过一辈子，那个时候自己知道自己爱上了她，可是当她拒绝自己，拒绝和自己离开时，自己放手了，可是那个时候他并不明白自己放弃的是什么，并不明白在后面的日子里没有她的相伴的日子里自己会过得多么地乏味，多么地难受。

For the first time in his life, he understood what love was and experienced the taste of love. Yet, before he could savor the sweetness and beauty of love, all that remained were suffering, pain, and regret.

他的人生第一次知道什么爱，第一次感受到爱的滋味，然而他还没有感觉到爱的甜蜜和美好，就已经只剩下煎熬和痛楚以及悔恨。

He often reminisced about the time when she was by his side, recalling everything about her from start to finish.

他时常回忆自己身边有她的时候，从头到尾总结了有关于她的一切。

Coupled with the current situation, he gradually began to understand many things.

又加上目前的形势，他也渐渐明白了很多事情。

Upon their first encounter, she claimed to like him, having fallen in love with him and vowed to marry no one else. But those words were disingenuous, for she spoke them so smoothly, passionately, and naturally. Only after experiencing love did he understand what it me