Three months later, the imperial palace—Zhaohua Palace
Winter is over and spring is here.
Time seems to be flowing between the fingers, but - the longing is so long.
Walking in the garden, the evening breeze was slightly cool, and I bent down to pick up the delicate petals, and a smile appeared on my pale cheeks.
A gust of wind swept behind him, and a dark shadow blocked the light. "I'm afraid the prince may not be able to hold on."
"Then has he decided where I will end up?" I raised my head and asked Shui Lianyou with a smile. He no longer wore a mask.
"Not yet... As long as you say something, I will take you away..." Shui Lianyou moved slightly and clenched his fists.
I stood up and took a deep breath, "I never doubted your ability, but where can you escape to with me, a person who doesn't know how long I can live alone?" I looked at the dark sky.
, "Besides, I also want to see Yichen..." I don't want to spend the rest of my time running away.
After the dramatic change that night, Shui Lianyou became my secret guard, which made me feel a little indigestion for several days. The answer Shui Lianyou gave me was: The Shui family, regardless of gender, cannot show their true colors for generations.
They treat people differently, and the only person who can see their true colors is their master. After hearing this weird rule, I suddenly understood why he didn’t stop me when I took off his mask?
What happened during this period seems to have something to do with me, but the funny thing is that I was not involved.
First, it was Yuan Nanfei. The Queen and Marquis Yuan Ding left in a hurry. He must have understood what was going on? So after inheriting the title, he did not really surrender to Xiao Yifeng. He made conditions with Xiao Yifeng to transfer her.
I married him.
At the same time, some time ago, the new emperor of the Fire Nation, Yunxiao, brought the ninth princess Hao Laruowu to ask for marriage, and also asked the Ice Nation to marry me, the princess. Xiao Yifeng was extremely troubled by this, which can be said to be an internal worry.
Foreign troubles, he knew in his heart, if he wanted to conquer the country, he would have to give up on me.
My body is not as good as it used to be, and my mind is a little numb. I can no longer care about these joke-like questions.
There is only a longing that goes deep into my bones that gives me the belief to persevere.
A gust of night wind blew by, filling my nose with the fragrance of flowers. My mind was restrained. When I saw Shui Lianyou still standing next to me, I coughed: "Is this why you came to me today?"
Hearing this, Shui Lianyou looked away slightly embarrassed, and said seriously: "No, there is something else... The Kikyo next to you is from the Emperor of the Fire Nation, you have to pay attention."
I was startled, then chuckled, "I'm like this, why should I worry?" But I was still surprised by the news I heard. Platycodon is from Yunxiao, but Platycodon has always been good to me, and I really can't think of her.
Will it harm me one day?
"It's always good to be careful. These are extraordinary times..." Shui Lian's eyes dimmed in the night narrowed dangerously. "By the way, this is a letter from the Crown Prince of the Fog Kingdom to you." Shui Lian said.
Lianyou handed me an unopened letter, her eyes narrowed slightly.
Last time, Luo Zixuan was imprisoned by Xiao Yifeng for more than ten days. I originally planned to let Shui Lianyou go to jail. I don't know how the emperor found out later and reprimanded Xiao Yifeng before he let him go. But at the same time, he also
After setting up defenses on the border of the Fog Country, I believe that this time, the relationship between the two countries will never be as harmonious as before.
Although I didn't cause this intentionally, but indirectly because of me, I always feel sorry for Luo Zixuan.
I stretched out my hand to take the letter, and the flowers in my hand fell down. Under the flickering palace lantern, I seemed to see the words on the letter jumping, just like my mood at this time - Yichen, is coming back.
"What's in the letter? Don't cry...the more times you cry, the higher the chance of poisoning." Shui Lian was so flustered that he didn't know what to do, but I just looked at him excitedly.
He reached out and took the letter in my hand, and looked at me silently after reading it, a little sad.
"I've been waiting every day. I thought this would be a luxury..." I looked at the night sky and blinked my eyes hard.
Shui Lianyou looked at her excitedly and didn't know what to say. He felt a little sad, but when he saw her happy, he showed a bitter smile. He couldn't give her anything, not even save her life... Then he would try his best to let her live.
Let her be happier!
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and Shui Lianyou's figure flashed and disappeared into the night.
"Why are you wandering around alone again? Where are the palace maids?" Xiao Yifeng was dressed in royal attire, and the pleats shone under the illumination of the palace lantern. He was indeed suitable for such a dress.
"Why are your hands so cold? You should expose yourself more. Go back to the house!" I looked up at him. Even though I always treated him coldly, he still treated me so tenderly. No matter how busy he was, he would come and see me every day.
The emperor is now bedridden, so Xiao Yifeng has to stay in the palace, while Yun Xiao stays in the Ice Kingdom. Xiao Yifeng didn't trust me and brought me here, so I didn't see Yun Xiao this time
Dance with Hao Laruo.
The maids next to me were holding the lamps carefully, Xiao Yifeng held my hand and walked quietly.
☆★☆★☆★☆★Red dividing line☆★☆★☆★☆★★☆★☆★
Under the beating candlelight, my hands were so transparent that I could see the veins and blood vessels spreading inside them, giving me a pale beauty.
"He's coming back." Suddenly, Xiao Yifeng said.
My hand holding the brush shook, and a drop of ink fell on the rice paper, and the word "love" was blurred.
He didn't seem to see my reaction, and walked over with a smile, picked up the words I wrote, "Feng'er, what is this written about?" Then he shook his head regretfully, "It's a pity, it was blurred by the ink...
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I looked at him, feeling that he was a little different today, and said lightly: "Write whatever you want, just rewrite it again..." It's just a lyric.
"If the flower has no love, who will the butterfly be with? If the butterfly does not understand the heart of spring, who will the flower be with?" Xiao Yifeng paced lightly, holding rice paper and murmured to herself, then suddenly came over and grabbed my wrist and asked
: "Feng'er, who are you wearing a veil for in this life with laughter? Who are you turning into a butterfly for when you die?"
I was stunned and sighed, "That's just a lyric..." But my heart was a little twitching and I felt guilty, but he could still see through my inner thoughts.
He looked at me intently for a while, then suddenly hugged me hard, "Feng'er, marry me, and I will never break your heart again..."
He is really different today. He also said he was coming back just now. Is it because Yichen is coming back and he feels uneasy?
"You, what's wrong with you?"
"You said you promised to marry me, just say it!" He held my shoulders and his piercing red eyes made me a little scared.
I broke away from his hand and stepped back. The expression on his face changed and he laughed: "No matter how good I am to you, you won't spend any more time on me, right? He's that good."
What?"
His laughter made me feel scared. Suddenly, he squatted down holding his head, his voice choked up, "It turns out that people really can't make mistakes. If you make one mistake, you will be unforgivable..."
"I..." I wanted to say that this had nothing to do with Yuan Bu Forgiveness, but when I opened my mouth, only a single sound came out.
How could things become like this between us? Am I really too cruel?
But I obviously didn't do anything. I have always tried to be myself and face my life seriously. Is this wrong? Do I really want to portray life like what is written in the book, and be hurt by someone?
If I forgive him later, is it consistent with the fairy tale ending for the two of us to live together?
But, how can life really be like a book, flawless with every stroke of pen and ink!
"You really won't marry me?" He stood up and looked at me with red eyes.
I didn't think about it, "I won't marry." Those two simple words, like a binding spell, made us stare at each other in a stalemate.
After a while, he held the lyrics I wrote and said in a cold tone: "Then don't blame me?"
"What do you mean?" I vaguely felt that something was wrong with him today probably because of what he was about to say.
He turned his back and said: "For that position, I will give up anything. Since you no longer love me, then I will trade you for this country..."
"Can I understand that if you don't get it, you will destroy it!" I asked with a charming smile. My heart seemed to hurt for a moment, but it didn't seem to have hurt at all...
"I gave you a choice, but you... didn't choose it yourself..." It seems that it was me who was wrong?
"Thank you. Your Highness the Crown Prince gave me a chance to choose... I respect the Crown Prince's arrangement..." No longer looking at him, I shouted to the empty palace: "Jiejie, prepare some water for me. I want it."
Take a bath." He walked directly to the bath. If I were a chess piece, I would be the first to leave this time, and it would also be the last time.
"Feng'er..."
I turned around and smiled sweetly, "Your Highness, do you have any other instructions?"
Xiao Yifeng pursed her lips and finally left with her hands behind her back.
Looking at his back, I suddenly felt that he was actually quite lonely... It's just that he chose the path himself. There are gains and losses in life, right?
I don’t know why, something that Xiao Yichen once said suddenly popped into my head: Brother Huang is a person born for power...
After all, we have been brothers for more than 20 years, so we can see clearly!
In fact, he is very suitable to be an emperor. He is more ruthless than Xiao Yichen, just like: he said how much he loves me, but after knowing that I will not love him, he immediately thought of using me...
I really want to ask: Is this the only understanding of love in your heart? If you can’t get it, destroy it! If so, I will be glad that I left then...
Sinking at the bottom of the pool, ignoring the slight pain in my heart, I told myself that I was not sad...
For me, if I can't be with Yichen, it will be the same no matter who I marry.
And Yichen is coming back, isn't he?
This night, I slept very comfortably, without even dreaming...