On the way back, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan didn't speak much. Although they tried their best to be very relaxed, they still showed a bit of seriousness. Shen Qiu was also uncharacteristically. Although Luo Tan's temperament was carefree, she was sensitively aware that something was wrong, so she cautiously did not speak.
Today, after all, he has offended Princess Ming An, that is, offended the Prince of Qin. As soon as the Shen family came back, they were pushed to the cusp of the storm. Although Shen Xin tried his best to avoid it, it was like there was an invisible hand behind him, always pushing the Shen family out. Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan were not afraid of the possible embarrassment, but it was Shen Miao who came forward today, what they were afraid of was that Princess Ming An hated Shen Miao and stumbled behind her back.
However, things had already happened, the water came to cover the earth and the soldiers would come to block it, only better to protect Shen Miao and not make any mistakes.
After returning to the house, Shen Miao entered her yard and finished grooming, it was already a little late. She lit the oil lamp, Gu Yu saw that she did not intend to rest, and said, "Is the girl still worried about tonight's events? It doesn't matter, with the master and the wife here, the princess of the Qin country will not be allowed to mess around."
Shen Miao shook her head. What kind of temperament Princess Ming An is, she knows better than others. Princess Ming An was very selfish and strong. At the tribute banquet in her previous life, Princess Ming An also felt sorry for her. It was only because Princess Ming An thought that someone as outstanding as Fu Xiu Yi was very disdainful of marrying such a vulgar wife. Now the people of Great Liang have replaced Prince Rui, and the most outstanding person in Princess Ming An's eyes has become Prince Rui, but she still hasn't let her go. Maybe this is what people say, some people's hatred is destined by heaven, No matter how many lifetimes have passed.
“You guys go down.” Shen Miao said, “I can’t sleep, play chess for a while.”
Gu Yu wanted to say something, but Jing Zhe tugged at his sleeve. Jing Zhe said: "Then the slaves and servants will retire first, and the girl should not think too much. After a while, she will feel tired, so she will rest early, and don't be exhausted. It's cold at night, so don't be too late."
Shen Miao responded and Jing Zhe and Gu Yu retreated.
On the small table in front of the table, the chess game was empty, Shen Miao held the white stone in one hand and the black stone in the other, seriously playing against herself.
She played seriously, the time passed slowly, and the chess game gradually changed from the black and white vertical and horizontal lines that didn't change at the beginning, which seemed extremely complicated. And she was also handy from the beginning, and later, every time she dropped a child, she had to think hard for a long time.
It was quiet outside the yard, not even the babbling of birds and the chirping of insects, and the Ding capital fell into a sweet dream. The yard is breezy.
Shen Miao looked at the chess game and let out a light breath.
In the past two years, the forces of all parties have taken turns to play, and the arranged chess pieces have also reached the position where they should go. In some respects, taking advantage of the opportunities may not always lead to victories. This is a game between her and Fu Xiu Yi, but now it seems that she still thinks some things too simply.
Everything in this world is changing, she is changing, not the one she was in the previous life, and naturally other people will change. The only constant is the change itself, and what kind of changes these changes will bring to the chess game, no one can predict.
She glanced at the chess game on the table, stood up, walked to the window and opened it. A rusty autumn wind blows from the window, giving birth to some coolness. The shadow of the tree in front of the window swayed, she watched it for a while, then turned around, but the oil lamp in the room had burned out to the last point, and the candle flickered and went out.
The lights went out, and the moonlight streamed into the house like water, illuminating the house brightly. It's a little cooler than the lights.
A "da" sound came from the table. At some point before the chess game, there was already a person sitting, he was holding black stones and randomly dropped on the chess game, Fang raised his head and looked at Shen Miao.
The purple-gold robe became more and more gorgeous under the moonlight, and the pattern seemed to be somewhat familiar. It is clearly an extremely arrogant posture, but it is blocked by half a silver mask, which makes it seem a little deeper.
Shen Miao was not surprised by the uninvited person in the middle of the night. He closed the window again without changing his face, and the room suddenly became dark again. Shen Miao walked to the table, groped for the fire book, and lit another lamp.
Under the warm yellow halo, the fragrance of clothes and temples seemed extraordinarily ambiguous. Shen Miao held the lamp in hand, walked to the opposite side of the person and sat down.
"Are you waiting for me?" The voice of the young man in purple clothes was low, and it sounded particularly nice in the night. He was a little hoarse because of the deliberate depression, but it was like a lover whispering in his ear. His voice was also smiling and seemed very happy.
Shen Miao stared at the mask on his face, even the mask could not cover up the good appearance, the graceful chin and red lips, on the contrary, because it covered up the real appearance, it was more mysterious and moving. It was rumored that everyone in the royal family of Great Liang was beautiful. She had never seen Prince Rui's real appearance, but she knew that he was enough to stand out for his elegance alone.
"His Royal Highness knocked on the pillar three times, not to remind the ministers and daughters to come to visit at the third shift. The ministers and daughters did not dare to disobey." She replied.
After saying these words, Shen Miao saw clearly and the person opposite hooked her lips and said, "It's really smart."
His attitude is clearly frivolous and even romantic, but for some reason, it always makes people feel a little distant. As if he knew the indifference and cruelty in his bones. Shen Miao looked at him quietly and said, "Does Your Highness have anything to say to the servants and daughters?"
The purple-clothed youth picked up a sunspot in the chess basket and played with it. The slender and fair hand held the sunspot, showing more and more delicate beauty. He glanced at the chess game and said, "The chess game is interesting, little girl, you have put the world in the chess game. I don't know where the Great Liang is? Which son is this king?"
At a glance, it was revealed that this chess game was mapped to the Ming Qi pattern in front of him.
Shen Miao did not speak.
His voice was lazy, with a bit of indifference: "This king sees you at the tribute banquet today. It seems that you are old acquaintances with Princess Ming An. Have you met Princess Ming An?"
Shen Miao's heart tightened, she naturally knew Princess Ming An and everyone would not have any doubts except for Huangfu Hao's performance today. One is the princess of Qin State, and the other is the official lady of Ming Qi. Qin State and Ming Qi are separated by thousands of miles. This is the first time Princess Ming An has come to Ming Qi, and no one will connect her with Princess Ming An at all. But this sentence of the person in front of him almost mercilessly tore the surface and exposed the truth in front of him.
What did he find? Found what? It was only by virtue of the few encounters at the banquet that he sensed something was wrong. If it was the latter, the man in front of him would be just too scary.
But she didn't move her brows and eyes, her fingers in her sleeves clenched slightly, but a smile appeared on her face.
"Unfortunately, the minister and daughter have never met Princess Ming An, but they are old acquaintances with His Royal Highness Prince Rui."
The purple clothed youth looked sideways at her, and suddenly put both hands on the table, leaned forward to get close to Shen Miao, and whispered in her ear, "Oh? When?"
Shen Miao looked at the person close at hand, his breath was gentle, the golden buttons were cold, the corners of his lips were smiling, but his eyes were somewhat indifferent. This was a man who did not know whether it was fire or ice, his whole body was full of danger, he was attractive enough but Shen Miao instinctively wanted to avoid it.
Those pitch-black eyes that were as deep as the sea stared at her, she lowered her head, avoided the meaningful gaze of the other party, stared at the delicate buttons with embroidered patterns in front of her, and said lightly, "Don't come here, Xie Jing Xing."
The air seemed to be still at that moment. In the oil lamp, the sparks burned and made a small "crackling" sound. A small flower of the lamp fell, and it disappeared for a moment like a spark in the dark night.
Shen Miao raised her head and looked at him.
The purple clothed youth smiled faintly and looked at Shen Miao, the shadows of the two were reflected on the ground, showing a lingering gesture, as if he was kissing Shen Miao with his head sideways.
He slowly withdrew his hand and sat back to his seat, his voice was still pleasant, he said, "Don't come and be safe, Shen Miao."
The youth in purple stretched out his hand to lift the mask on his face.
The sword eyebrows are drawn into the temples, the star eyes are affectionate, the nose is like a gall, and the lips are like grease. It was as if yesterday he was a handsome young man with red lips and white teeth. After two years, he was a man who was truly handsome and handsome. The smile on the corner of his lips was as always slightly mocking and stubborn, but there was no arrogance and arrogance in his eyes.
It was an even more heart-pounding depth, like a dark night, beautiful because of the stars, but terrifying because of the darkness. Two years later, his dignified and graceful body was brought to the extreme, and his every move had the arrogance of Tian Huanggui.
Without the restraints and checks and balances of his identity, Xie Jing Xing who appeared again, Xie Jing Xing who no longer restrained his radiance, was so dazzling that people could not ignore it no matter what.
He looked at Shen Miao with a half-smile, and said in an ambiguous tone, "I haven't seen you for two years, who gave you the guts to call me by my name?"
He said this, but after all, he replaced "this king" with "I".
Shen Miao said, "Now you are not the young marquis of the Ming Qi Lin'an Marquis Mansion. If you don't like to be called by your name, it is okay to call you Prince Rui." There was still some irony in the words. When Lord Hou arrived in Great Liang, the younger brother of Emperor Yongle, Xie Jing Xing did run a little off the beaten path this time.
But Shen Miao's polite words underestimated Xie Jing Xing. Xie Jing Xing smiled lazily and said, "If you have to call me by my name, I am useless. But I forgot to tell you that Xie Yuan is my real name, Jing Xing is my character, you call me Xie Jing Xing, you are calling me in small characters... . Why, when I grow up, I have become a lot more enthusiastic." The smile on the corner of his lips was evil and frivolous: "Between you and me, has it reached the level of small characters?"
Shen Miao glared at him.
In addition to relatives, only lovers and husbands and wives will call small characters. Shen Miao did not expect that when Xie Jing Xing changed his identity, Jing Xing became his little character. Speaking of which, she could only remember at this time that Emperor Yongle of Great Liang was also surnamed Xie, and the royal family of the Liang Dynasty was the Xie family.
What a coincidence.
Xie Jing Xing poured tea for himself, after two years, Shen Xin moved out of the General's Mansion to open another house, Xie Jing Xing came uninvited, and his behavior was still the same as before. As if it was two years ago, he can come and go freely as if he treats this Shen residence as his own yard. He took a sip of tea and glanced at the strong man's angry Shen Miao, seemed to find it very interesting, and said, "Reciprocity, what do you want me to call you, Jiaojiao?"
That delicate voice was carrying the fragrance of the person's teeth and cheeks, and Xie Jing Xing was beautiful, if it was an ordinary woman, I would have been so fascinated that he would not be able to find Bei. Shen Miao also felt hot when she was shouted, she thought, Xie Jing Xing was originally a royal family or not, being a waitress in a small house, he would probably be able to live a good life, maybe he would be famous all over the world .
“What are you thinking about?” Xie Jing Xing asked.
“Thinking about how beautiful you were born, you can’t even compare to the number one in the shop, no wonder you have to wear a mask to cover it up.” Shen Miao was deliberately angry with him.
Xie Jing Xing choked for a while, not knowing what to think, his lazy expression became stiff for a moment. Seeing him like this, Shen Miao felt extremely happy. Before waiting for her to speak, Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows and said, "You are so worried about me, it seems that you are very fond of me?"
Shen Miao said, “Does Prince Rui know how to write the four characters of self-indulgent love?” Being disgusted by Xie Jing Xing’s words of “small characters”, and it was no longer good to call him Lord Xie Xiaohou, Shen Miao simply used the cold “Prince Rui” instead, obviously because he wanted to It means to draw the line.
"When you hugged me and kissed me, it wasn't so ruthless," he said.
Shen Miao stared at him with wide eyes in disbelief, but she did not know this appearance, she was like a deer who was born in a mountain stream not long ago, her black eyes were clear and round, and she was very tender.
She said, "What do you mean by that?"
Xie Jing Xing stretched out his hand and pinched her face, he moved too fast and Shen Miao could not dodge in time, when he reacted, Xie Jing Xing had withdrawn his hand, thought for a while, and said, "It seems that you can't remember, the first time you left the capital. One night, I said goodbye to you."
Shen Miao was stunned and looked at him without speaking.
Xie Jing Xing sighed, “Sure enough, you don’t recognize people after drinking. You don’t remember what you did to me?”
Shen Miao had a tangled look on her face.
As the saying goes, drinking is messy and drinking is wrong. In fact, she is not bad at drinking, but the plum blossom that night was too intoxicating. It was to prevent her from saying the wrong thing and doing the wrong thing to attract suspicion, so she was able to avoid everyone and slept in a room by herself, never thought... Xie Jing Xing came here
“Prince Rui is joking, what can I do with Prince Rui Pingshui?” Shen Miao suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, but her face was calm. But she didn't know much about men and women. In her past life, she was always trying to please Fu Xiu Yi, and she didn't know what a man thought. In this respect, she was really immature like a piece of paper. To deal with a black-hearted person like Xie Jing Xing, it was really ruthless.
Xie Jing Xing smiled and was not in a hurry to argue, he said calmly, “You seem to want to be a queen very much, when you are drunk, you have to pull Eunuch Li to watch the fireworks, and you have to ask the prince and princess to accompany you.” He spared. Looking at Shen Miao with interest: "Empress Shen?"
Shen Miao was drinking tea in disguise and almost sprayed it out!
It has been many years since she heard this title, Shen Miao almost thought she was dreaming for a moment, but she was afraid that after rebirth, the reality that all the family members were present was just a beautiful dream, after waking up she was still in that cold palace, one step at a time. Step by step towards the end of the death of the child.
Shen Miao's whole body stiffened and she had to admit a fact. Originally thought that Xie Jing Xing deliberately said this to deceive her, but now it seems that Xie Jing Xing really came that night and really saw her drunkenness. Otherwise, Xie Jing Xing is not an immortal, how could he know so many things? It’s just… How much did she say, how much did Xie Jing Xing listen to, how much did Xie Jing Xing guess so smart
Her uneasy look fell on Xie Jing Xing's eyes, Xie Jing Xing's eyes darkened, but he smiled and said, "Don't be so afraid, I have always been tolerant towards women. Do you want to know what you have done to this king?"
“What have I done?” Shen Miao looked at him calmly.
“It’s nothing.” Xie Jing Xing supported his chin lazily with his hand, as if he was thinking, but what he said was shocking: “You are just holding me and not letting me go, pressing me and kissing me, crying and shouting If you want to be my queen, I must never neglect you."
Shen Miao: “…”
“I have never done that kind of thing.” Shen Miao said. No matter how drunk she was, she would never have any beautiful thoughts towards Xie Jing Xing. What's more, that style is not her way of doing things.
“You want to deny it?” Xie Jing Xing frowned, “This is not kind, Shen Jiaojiao.”
“I will give you money.” Shen Miao made a decisive decision, “I can make up for as much as you want.”
Xie Jing Xing looked at her quietly for a while, for some reason, Shen Miao felt that there was a knife in her eyes, as if Xie Jing Xing wanted to kill her. After a long while, Xie Jing Xing smiled and gritted his teeth: "Do you think I am a servant or a male pet, silver? This king never lacks money."
Shen Miao was silent.
Xie Jing Xing took a deep breath and said, "How did you find out?"
Shen Miao suddenly changed his words and asked inexplicably, "What?"
Xie Jing Xing picked up the mask on the table: "How did you find out my identity? I died in battle two years ago, no matter what, it is not reasonable to guess my identity as soon as we meet."
“I guessed it before I saw you.” Shen Miao said, “I guessed that you are from Great Liang, but I did not guess that you are from the royal family. Later, when I saw you at the tribute banquet, I vaguely felt familiar, so I dared to guess. ."
When Xie Jing Xing heard the words, he gradually narrowed his brows, looked at Shen Miao and said, "You guessed it two years ago?"
“That night at Wolong Temple, the little Marquis came over to drink tea and have some snacks,” Shen Miao said calmly, “I was lucky enough to let me eat some of those snacks.”
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows, "So what?"
“Unfortunately,” Shen Miao said, “That snack seems to be made by the cook of the Imperial Family of Great Liang and it tastes very delicious.”
Xie Jing Xing was slightly startled.
Two years ago, in Wolong Temple, he encountered the scene where Shen Miao framed Shen Qing and Prince Yu and later went to her room with Shen Miao out of interest. As she was hungry in the middle of the night from running outside, she took some snacks from Shen Miao's tea... and fed Shen Miao a piece. He was doing things in Ming Qi himself, and he was still pampered in the end, and the chef who made the pastry in the Great Liang Dynasty was also by his side, and the package of pastries came from the chef of Great Liang.
Xie Jing Xing thought about many clues that Shen Miao could guess his identity, but never expected it to be this. A packet of pastries would also reveal clues, but… his eyes were sharp and he looked at Shen Miao and said, “How do you know that it was made by Chef Great Liang?”
“I was lucky enough to eat once.” Shen Miao said.
She had indeed eaten it once. At Ming Qi's tribute banquet, there would naturally be congratulations from other countries. As for the pastry, it was just a little gimmick. Emperor Yongle of Ming Qi liked to eat cakes, and the cook of the royal family was also ingenious. He added fruit juice to the cakes, and the cakes had a fruity aroma. It was because she ate the Great Liang’s pastries at the tribute banquet and felt very novel, so Shen Miao made it a few times for Fu Xiu Yi’s sake, but Fu Xiu Yi didn’t like sweets and gave them directly to the servants every time, which made her sad for a while. .
And the pastries that Xie Jing Xing ate that night had the fruity aroma of the pastries of the Liang Dynasty royal family, and before the tribute was paid at that time, it was impossible for these pastries to be passed on, so Shen Miao felt strange at that time.
Although Xie Jing Xing did not know where Shen Miao had eaten these pastries, he did not ask any further questions. Just said: "Just like that?"
“It was just a lucky guess.” Shen Miao lowered her eyes. How could she be sure that Xie Jing Xing was from Great Liang just based on a package of cakes. The real suspicion started from the doctor Gao Yang Gao whom he saw in the palace. She only felt familiar at the time, but then she finally remembered that she had met this imperial doctor Gao. At the tribute banquet in the previous life, the people sent by the Great Liang were a prince and an important minister. That important official was a well-known think tank in Great Liang. Back then, Fu Xiu Yi asked Pei Lang to pay more attention to this person. It was none other than Gao Yang. Gao Yang's identity at that time was not a high doctor, but a courtier of Great Liang. And that day in Ming Qi Palace, she saw that there was a kind of intimate familiarity between Xie Jing Xing and Gao Yang, and in addition to the pastries, she also thought of it more or less.
Later, when she went to the northwest, news of Xie Jing Xing's death came. After the previous shock, Shen Miao gradually calmed down. Xie Jing Xing in the previous life should not have gone to war at this time, but Xie Jing Xing had the same ending in the previous life and this life, Shen Miao did not believe that fate dictated this, not to mention that with her understanding of Xie Jing Xing in this life, such a powerful person as Xie Jing Xing, She would die so miserably, she didn't believe it.
If it was said that Xie Jing Xing was planning something through this step, she would still believe it a bit. If the death of the war can start over with a new identity, without all the possible troubles, it is in line with the neat temperament of the person in front of him. One must know that as the Young Marquis of Lin'an House, Xie Jing Xing's ambition cannot be supported.
What exactly was his ambition, Shen Miao's eyes fell on the black and white chessboard, and a trace of horror flashed in her heart.
“You have always had good luck.” Xie Jing Xing looked at her calmly.
“However…” Shen Miao hesitated for a while and finally could not help but ask, “How did you become the current Prince Rui?”
Xie Jing Xing created a fake identity? If this is the case, his courage is too great. The person impersonating is not someone else, but the royal family of Great Liang, or the younger brother of Emperor Yongle. If someone finds out, it is not enough to die a thousand times a hundred times. But if it's true... Then what was his identity for the past ten years? Why did he become Xie Ding's son in Ming Qi
"I was originally Prince Rui of the Liang Dynasty." Xie Jing Xing said, "Now it's back to the original owner."
Shen Miao's heart moved: "Isn't Xie Hou Ye your father?"
Xie Jing Xing smiled disdainfully, “Marquis of Lin’an? Why is he qualified to be my father?”
That is, Xie Jing Xing is not Xie Ding's biological son. Shen Miao felt more and more astonished, Xie Jing Xing's identity probably involved many things, and she had never noticed these things in her previous life. Shen Miao suddenly thought that Fu Xiu Yi in the previous life did not spare any effort to suppress Xie Jing Xing, and even did not hesitate to arrange his people in the Xie family army, and finally let Xie Jing Xing die by his own hands, the Xie family father and son were all wrapped in horse leather, and the Xie family had no one other than Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao. The descendants were really because the Fu family wanted to attack the high-ranking master of the Xie family, or because Fu Xiu Yi had already discovered that Xie Jing Xing's identity was wrong. Fu Xiu Yi wanted to... cut the grass and root out
Her expression was so bright and dim, Xie Jing Xing saw it in his eyes, his eyes were deep, but his smile became more and more tender. His appearance is good, handsome and gorgeous blend together, both good and evil, but it is very good-looking. He knocked on the table: "To see the old man today, you have grown a lot."
Shen Miao came back to her senses and looked at him and said, "Prince Rui is also very beautiful now."
From Lord Xie Xiaohou of the Marquis of Lin'an to the current Prince Rui, Xie Jing Xing became more and more valuable. Originally, he was only in Ding capital, walking sideways in Ming Qi, but now that Prince Rui's reputation came out, he was afraid that he would go to heaven.
“Are you satisfied?” Xie Jing Xing raised his lips and smiled, “What is your honor?”
Shen Miao looked dignified: "The minister and daughter are from Ming Qi, Prince Rui is from Great Liang, how can there be honor if the well water does not violate the river water?"
Xie Jing Xing picked up the mask on the table and put it on for himself again. The silver mask perfectly fitted his facial features, not only did not hide his light, but made him even more confusing due to his mysterious night-like temperament.
“When you kissed me, this was not what you said.” His eyes were more moving than Qiuyue’s outside, flowing over Shen Miao and said, “Didn’t you say that I am yours?”
Shen Miao refused to admit it, "Prince Rui's record is wrong."
“Help you remember in the future.” Xie Jing Xing stood up, the corner of his purple robe swept across the table, disrupting the game of chess.
He said, "I'll see you next time, Shen... Jiaojiao."
Shen Miao: “…”
Xie Jing Xing swept out the window. Shen Miao looked at his back and thought that after tomorrow, she would have to ask Shen Qiu to arrange a few more guards at the gate of the courtyard. After all, many of the people who lived in this house were experts. Shen Xin, Luo Xueyan and Shen Qiu were people who had been in the army before, so they didn't even have the slightest bit of alertness. It is really a joke to let people come and go freely in the mansion.
Outside the window, on the street side of the wall of the Shen residence, there was a man in purple walking. At the third watch, the street was empty, only the man and the guards behind him were swirling in the moonlight.
The moonlight can't hide the light, and the silver mask is also shining. The guard behind him said, "Master looks in a good mood."
Said to be meeting an old friend, and after entering Shen's house and then coming out, his lips were raised from beginning to end, and he was so happy that he heard some happy news.
The young man glanced at the guards, the golden thread on the sleeves was faint, and the brocade clothes at night were also splendid and heroic. His eyes were half-smiling, but his voice was as pleasant and moving as the spring breeze.
"It's nice to meet interesting people."