After Dou Zunian left, Yifang still sat in the courtyard recalling the fragments of memories. She wanted to find a truth, as if there was a force in the dark that made her unable to let go.
Feeling confused, Yi Fang raised her teacup and took a sip of tea. However, the tea tasted bland. She raised her eyes and saw the densely packed guards around her. The eaves and corners of the roof soared into the sky. Even if she looked at the sky, she could not see any of them.
Uncovered and free, she lowered her head and frowned in silence.
"Empress."
Hearing Cui'er coming over, Yi Fang subconsciously raised a gentle and light smile. But when he heard Cui'er talking about the prince and his concubine coming to visit her, an impenetrable cloud quickly flashed across Yi Fang's face.
, and in an instant, my eyes were filled with beauty again.
She stood up, her almost crystal clear hands under the warm winter sun gently patted the long skirt embroidered with pomegranates, and said with a slight smile: "Since the prince is here, we'd better go and have a look."
Yi Fang's face was calm with no trace of ripples visible, but her heart was not as it appeared on her face.
Xia Yunshen, what is he doing here? At this time, when so many people in the court regard her as a witch, he, the prince who is unanimously praised by everyone as the most etiquette and benevolence since the founding of the Xia Dynasty, just at this time
She came over and brought with her the Crown Princess Hua Yunqing, who had a bad relationship with her. The corners of Yifang's mouth couldn't help but curl up.
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"Empress Yi Fei."
Seeing Xia Yunshen giving him the courtesy of a junior, Yi Fang ducked aside and returned the courtesy. At the same time, he secretly marveled in his heart, Xia Yunshen, Xia Yunshen, from the very beginning of their meeting, he was a cautious and meticulous man.
Even at this time, when he was not in the palace, as Xia Yunshen, he never had to salute her as the imperial concubine. However, Xia Yunshen never wanted to give someone a hand. At any time, his attitude towards her was distant but respectful, with a perfect expression.
He seems to be the most docile young man.
It's a pity that if Xia Yunshen's pair of phoenix eyes, which are almost as deep as Xia Jie's, don't have a cold light looming in them, then she will really believe him!
"In the cold winter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came all the way to Yunshan Temple to visit me. I am really grateful to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess for their kindness." Yifang smiled, with a hint of sadness hanging over his eyebrows and corners of his mouth.
His smile seemed a little forced.
When Hua Yunqing saw Yi Fang's appearance, she felt very happy. She held her waist, as if to attract attention on purpose, and straightened her abdomen slightly, her eyebrows flying with pride.
"Concubine Yi, you don't have to be polite. You have been trapped here for several months and have been so miserable. The emperor's uncle in the palace has never brought you back to the palace. I am pregnant again. I want to come to pay tribute to the gods and thank the Buddha. Since I am here, I must accompany you.
Please talk to me, otherwise, wouldn’t you be too lonely?”
Hua Yunqing's attitude and arrogance were not considered by Yifang. She and Hua Yunqing were originally standing in different directions. Hua Yunqing was Xia Yunshen's woman and the crown prince, while she was Dou Yifang.
She is Xia Jie's imperial concubine. She wants to be the queen, and Hua Yunqing also wants to be the queen. There is always a fight to the death between them, so no matter what the reason is, Hua Yunqing's attitude towards her has been inconsistent from the beginning.
She never cares about being unkind. Maybe, this is fate.
"Mother, it's a little cold outside. I'll help Yunqing to sit in the inner hall for a while." Xia Yunshen felt deeply helpless towards Hua Yunqing. Before leaving, he had already explained the purpose of coming today to Hua Yunqing.
But even so, Hua Yunqing still wanted to follow him. He didn't understand that Hua Yunqing's status as the crown princess was as stable as Mount Tai, and Dou Yifang, regardless of the fleeting thoughts he had in Douhou Mansion that day,
Everything has passed. The former concubine of the Douhou Mansion is today's Concubine Yi, and she is Xia Jie's most beloved woman. In any case, the country is much more important than the weight of a woman.
But now he can't do anything, even if it's not because of the Hua family represented by Hua Yunqing's death, it's also because of her pregnancy. It has been thirteen years since he had his first concubine. During this period,
Inside, he had three children at the beginning. The eldest one only died when he was three years old. And after Xia Jie, his uncle, ascended the throne, no woman in his prince's house could conceive anymore. Now
The child in Hua Yunqing's belly is really important to him.
The prince has been childless for a long time. Even if Xia Jie doesn't speak in the end, the courtiers will still miss him! Therefore, there must be no loss of this child.
Xia Yun deeply clenched his fists. After seeing Hua Yunqing's proud face showing deep dissatisfaction, a cold light suddenly appeared in his gentle eyes. After a quick silence, he put on a tender and gentle look.
Face, he caressed Hua Yunqing's lower abdomen lovingly, and regardless of Yifang's presence, he coaxed: "Go in and rest for a while, okay?"
After receiving such gentle care from Xia Yunshen, Hua Yunqing showed a proud and smug smile to Yifang who was smiling and watching from the side, and then entered and left carefully. From the beginning to the end, he did not show Yifang the etiquette that a princess should have.
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Yifang stared at the backs of the pair of people walking away with each other. There was an interesting smile on her face. When she saw the bulging veins in Xia Yunshen's hand behind Hua Yunqing's waist, she smiled slightly.
He smiled, shook his head, and said lightly to Cui'er beside him: "You go down first."
Cui'er is a little unhappy. She really regards Yifang as her master, so her maintenance of Yifang is naturally different.
The prince does not need to salute the imperial concubine, but the crown prince must complete the ceremony. The provocative behavior of the crown prince now is really too deceiving.
"Your Majesty, let's go back. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess will naturally make arrangements. You will catch a cold here."
Yifang smiled faintly, looked at Cui'er, and said with infinite meaning in his smile: "When you go back, I will be waiting for someone here."
When Yifang now calls herself this palace, it means that she has decided on something, and it cannot be questioned. Cui'er knows her habits, so she didn't say much and retreated silently.
When only Yifang was left alone in the garden, the sparkle in her eyes never dissipated. She walked leisurely on the gravel road, her dress embroidered with red pomegranates, her cheeks flushed, and the garden.
The winter plum blossoms blooming everywhere complement each other, like a fairy coming to the world.
A branch stretched out diagonally in front of Yi Fang. She lowered her head, and the faint fragrance of plum blossoms poured into her nose. Her lips curved in an elegant arc. At this time, she heard a slight sound of footsteps. They were slow and steady.
Always calm and composed, her smile became increasingly careless and unpredictable.
She turned around slightly and looked at the man who was already standing in front of her. His smile was as bright and beautiful as the sunset in the sky.
"Your Highness, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
This chapter makes up for yesterday’s chapter. My brother went out to drink after finishing his exam last night. I was so dizzy from drinking that I didn’t update it when I came back. I’m sorry for not informing you in advance. I’m still a little dizzy now, so I kept writing for two days.
Chapter, please read it first, I will continue to update it in the afternoon, otherwise I would have to write it out drunkenly.