The fine charcoal eyebrow pencil used by the royal family is the best product from Yangzhou. Legend has it that an extremely fine charcoal powder is produced there, and the Xiaojiabiyu from the south of the Yangtze River are fond of dressing up, so they used this fine charcoal powder to lightly tap their eyebrows to make them look graceful and graceful.
Qin Mubai rested Princess Gaoyang's head on his left forearm, wrapped his palm around her face, and held the eyebrow pencil steadily in his right hand to draw her eyebrows.
Princess Gao Yang's small hands gently hooked Qin Mubai's left wrist, her eyes closed, and her slightly sickly pale face showed peace and happiness. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a pair of long-lost dimples.
"Okay, take a look in the mirror." Qin Mubai said.
"No, it's obviously not healed yet." Princess Gao Yang grabbed his hand and refused to let go, laughing.
Qin Mubai Wan'er smiled: So soon, that naughty and eccentric Princess Gaoyang is back again
Originally, he wanted to coax Princess Gaoyang, but when he thought that the emperor and Concubine Yin were still outside, he had no choice but to raise his arm to lift Princess Gaoyang up, push her to sit in front of the bronze mirror, pointed inside and said: "Let's see, how about it?"
"Hehe, it's not bad." Princess Gao Yang grinned innocently, "I didn't expect you, a grown man who is clumsy, to actually know how to draw eyebrows."
"You can teach yourself without a teacher!" Qin Mubai replied with a smile, quietly turning his head and taking a look, he saw Li Shimin's back just turned and disappeared at the corner of the courtyard.
he's gone.
Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief, walked to the door and took a look. There was no one else there for the time being, so he hurriedly walked into the room and asked Princess Gao Yang: "Ling'er, how do you feel now?"
Princess Gao Yang blinked blankly: "It's good! You're back, I'm fine."
"Did you...were you pretending on purpose before?" Qin Mubai finally asked what he had been feeling depressed about for a long time.
Princess Gao Yang shook her head blankly: "Yes, no... I even know that I am going crazy, but I don't restrain myself. I just want to vent like this, vent, vent until I die of exhaustion."
"Do you still remember what we said when we were in Jishan?" Qin Mubai asked.
Princess Gao Yang nodded: "Remember a little bit..."
"Remember when we agreed that after you returned to Beijing, you would admit your mistake and compromise to the emperor and express your willingness to marry into the Fang family. Did you do this at that time?"
"Done."
"Then why did things turn into this again?"
Princess Gaoyang was stunned for a moment, and then shook her head in confusion: "I don't know... Anyway, my father was very angry and said that even if I wanted to marry the Fang family, they would not marry me. He said that he would marry me to Tubo, and he said no. Me, and even said that he would put me in the cold palace..."
While talking, Princess Gao Yang shed tears again.
"Okay, don't cry. Don't talk about this anymore." Qin Mubai hurriedly reached out to wipe away the tears from her eyes, and smiled comfortingly: "Ling'er is good, you're fine now. Do you know, it was the emperor who asked me to come? It’s up to you. He told me that if you get better, he won’t force you to do anything you don’t want to do anymore.”
"Really?" Princess Gao Yang was delighted, but immediately frowned and shook her head, "I don't believe him! He is a bad person, he is a devil! He is no longer my father, and he doesn't love me at all. He no longer wants me!"
"Hey..." Qin Mubai sighed softly, shook his head and said to himself: It seems that this incident really left too many shadows in Princess Gaoyang's heart.
"Mubai, can you take me away?" Princess Gaoyang stretched out her hand to hold Qin Mubai's face and said tremblingly, "I never want to leave you for even half a step, and I never want to be in this palace without a trace of humanity. Stay for a moment. I would rather be a poor village woman than a walking corpse who has been blessed with wealth and wealth, let alone become a tool for charity and use. Mu Bai, please take me away, take me away. What?…”
"Ling'er..." Qin Mubai reached out and held her pair of catkins, gently caressing them in his palms, and said softly, "This matter needs to be considered in the long run. If you believe me, just give me some time, and I will definitely take you away." . But during this time, you have to be good, okay?"
"Well, I'll be good!" Princess Gao Yang nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice with expectation and joy.
"You must eat, sleep, and bathe obediently. You must not lose your temper, hit others, and speak ill of your mother, concubine, and father." Qin Mubai clapped her hand, "Especially your... Mother concubine.”
"Concubine Mother... Concubine Mother..." Princess Gao Yang blinked blankly, "Where is my concubine?!"
"Do you want to see her?"
"I want to! I want to see her!"
"Then..." Qin Mubai chuckled, "Eat first, and then I will take you to see your mother and concubine!"
"Okay!" Princess Gaoyang suddenly raised her arms and cheered, "I want to eat stewed lamb tripe, braised fish, and large steamed buns stuffed with salty dried meat! I want to eat them with you, and I want you to feed me bite by bite! "
"No problem." Qin Mubai smiled gently, feeling a little more relaxed: now it seems that Princess Gaoyang's consciousness has recovered a lot. Before, she was just too stimulated, and she deliberately indulged in indulgence and vented her anger. She went crazy with half-truths and half-falsities, and the result became more and more serious. In fact, her spirit was still normal, but after the pillar in her heart collapsed, her whole person collapsed.
That spiritual pillar was her father, the emperor Li Shimin who had loved her the most since childhood and gave her everything.
You can imagine how heartbroken Princess Gaoyang must have been when Li Shimin was furious at Princess Gaoyang, saying that he would marry her to Tubo, abandon her, and throw her into the cold palace... Maybe at that moment, she couldn't cry Out. Because there is nothing greater than grief. The moment the heart dies, the soul also dies, and the whole person becomes like a walking corpse.
Concubine Yin, who had been dependent on her since childhood, also seemed so powerless when facing the emperor. From Princess Gaoyang's point of view, her mother-in-law and her father-in-law are one and the same.
Perhaps from that moment on, Qin Mubai became her only concern. But it's so far out of reach. It was as if she had fallen alone into a bottomless abyss, falling and falling in an endless stream. There was only the cold wind that cut her skin to the bone. She couldn't scream or cry. She could only let her body and soul fall endlessly into the eternal hell...
Just when she accepted her fate to sink to the bottom, a star appeared in front of her eyes. A pair of gentle hands held her up to stop her fall. He hugged her tenderly and leaped towards the other side of the cliff. She saw clearly that this man's face was the only face she had saved in her heart - Qin Mubai.
She once swore that if God killed me, he would let me fall like this forever; if God was kind, he would let me see him again in my lifetime!
Then he came...
A flame of hope, weak but strong, bloomed in her heart again. Just like a holy white lotus blooming in a pool of blood, it is astonishingly beautiful and suffocating!
"Qin Mubai, I will never leave you in this life! If there is an afterlife, I will definitely be with you for all eternity! Even the punishment from gods, the curse from the devil, and the obstacles from all the people in the world cannot separate us. !”
-This voice echoed in Princess Gaoyang's heart for a long time.
Swallowing the white-faced steamed buns, Princess Gaoyang looked at Qin Mubai with a pair of red eyes, tears streaming down her face.
"You idiot, how can you cry even after eating a steamed bun?" Qin Mubai didn't know what to do, so he could only reach out to wipe her tears.
"I'm happy, I'm happy, you know?" Princess Gao Yang sniffed and smiled again with her eyes closed.
"I would like to eat white flour steamed buns with you for the rest of my life!"
…
After having a full meal with Princess Gaoyang, perhaps the long-term tension and rage finally calmed down. Princess Gaoyang said that she was sleepy and wanted to sleep. Qin Mubai asked Huanyi woman to get a clean and comfortable couch, and placed it in the hut for her to sleep on.
"Don't leave, stay with me..." Princess Gao Yang stubbornly grabbed his hand and pressed it against her face, looking at him with wide eyes.
"Okay, I won't leave. But how can you sleep with your eyes wide open?" Qin Mubai smiled softly, "Be good, I'll guard you here."
"I want to hear the pipa music you play, I really want it, I really want it..."
"no problem!"
Qin Mubai had no choice but to ask someone to fetch another pipa, and he would softly play "Spring River Flowers and Moonlight Night" beside Princess Gaoyang's bed. Halfway through the song, Princess Gaoyang fell asleep soundly.
She slept soundly and sweetly, and the corners of her mouth gently lifted up, revealing a sweet smile. The breathing in his nose was relatively heavy, which showed that he was extremely tired, and he fell asleep almost as if he had passed out.
Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the cabin quietly, closed the door, and told the two old women in clothes to wait here, while he walked towards the front yard.
As expected, the emperor and Concubine Yin must still be waiting for his reply!
When they went to the front yard, they only saw Li Shimin standing alone under a small tree with his hands cut behind his back, looking up at the bare tree trunk above his head, in a daze.
After Qin Mubai walked over, Li Shimin came back to his senses, turned around and smiled slightly: "It seems that Ling'er has improved."
"Thanks to Your Majesty's great blessing, Your Highness the Princess's condition has stabilized a lot." Qin Mubai cupped his hands and replied.
"What blessings have befallen me?" Li Shimin sighed and shook his head, "In her eyes right now, I must be about to become a devil."
Qin Mubai was startled for a moment, thinking that Li Shimin had probably heard clearly the conversation between him and Princess Gaoyang just now, so he said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to be sad. In fact, in the heart of the princess, Your Majesty has always been The most important thing is that deep love means deep hurt..."
"Well..." Li Shimin nodded lightly, "No matter what, she is getting better now, which is better than anything else. I don't usually feel it, but once she has any pain or illness, my heart is as sharp as a knife. In fact, it doesn't matter. Whatever I do is always for her good. Even if I speak harshly when I am angry, it is a pity that Gao Yang is too young to understand this. "Mu Bai, if you have time, you should tell her more."
"I will obey my orders." Qin Mubai bowed his hands in agreement, thinking that this was Li Shimin's true confession... In fact, what he said was really the truth. He has always loved Princess Gaoyang, and even doted on her. It was a common practice during the Zhenguan Dynasty for the emperor's daughter to marry into a distinguished family. Several princesses had previously married the sons of the founding heroes. Fang Xuanling was the minister Li Shimin relied on the most.
There have always been three confidants who were most valued and trusted by Li Shimin. "Fang's plan is over", and the other one is his eldest uncle, Changsun Wuji. Now Du Ruhui has passed away, leaving only Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji.
Among his daughters, except for the eldest daughter who was married to Changsun Wuji's son and her cousin Changsun Chong in her early years, no princess Xu's family could be better than Princess Gaoyang's.
This is enough to show Li Shimin's preference for Princess Gaoyang.