The sun turned westward and Shen Miao was walking with Xie Jing on their way back to the residence.
Daliang was originally more open and free than the folk customs of Mingqi, and it was very common for couples to go to the streets together. But because Xie Jing Xing was so famous, almost everyone in Long Ye knew him and he was surrounded by astonished eyes wherever he went.
A few days ago, it was rumored that Princess Rui and His Royal Highness were inseparable from each other, and their relationship was as cold as ice. Now that the two of them are traveling together, this rumor is self-defeating. If it is true that the two are unfamiliar with each other, how can they travel so intimately, and I don't know which one is talking nonsense.
After Shen Miao called Long Ye, it was the first time she was born like this. Xie Jing Xing was quite familiar with this place, she was not a greedy person at first, but she seemed to be influenced by Luo Tan today, she bought a cart of large and small things, and the two of them bought it in front of her. , Tie Yi and Cong Yang paid the bills at the back. Even so, Xie Jing Xing still felt that Shen Miao was a little strange and looked at her suspiciously from time to time along the way.
However, Shen Miao felt that her mood was unprecedentedly relaxed.
As if she had had that dream, all the unwillingness, resentment, anger and hatred of her previous life were untied. Naturally, revenge still has to be avenged, but this new life is not just revenge. The stars that once shone slightly in the dark years made her feel that she had not only left bad things in her previous life. For this time to come again, it is even more precious.
She is now braver, firmer and more frank than ever. You can face your own feelings in an upright manner, and you can embrace a new life warmly and enthusiastically. After all, this one she and that one she are completely different people.
She was so relaxed, with a smile on her face from start to finish. It was like a child looking at these things with novel eyes, but he said to Xie Jingxing, "Long Ye and Dingjing are really different, and each place in Great Liang has its own style. It's good to see different scenery everywhere."
Xie Jing Xing smiled, "What's so difficult about that?"
“It’s easier said than done.” Shen Miao said, “Sometimes I envy those rambunctious lay people who are carefree, have no commonplace affairs, and lived a wonderful life.”
Xie Jing Xing looked at her thoughtfully.
Shen Miao said, "What do you see me doing?"
He raised his lips, held Shen Miao's hand and said with a smile, "When Ming Qi and Da Liang's affairs are over, I will take you wherever you want to go."
Shen Miao smiled at him, "Is this your wish to repay me?"
Xie Jing Xing was slightly stunned, thinking of the wish that Shen Miao said after waking up, a wicked smile suddenly appeared on his face, and hooked his lips, "You have been reminding me of that wish today, is it because the two-month period has expired. I'm here, I really want to..."
Shen Miao turned around and left, "I didn't think of anything."
Cong Yang and Tie Yi followed behind, Cong Yang's face was embarrassed, Tie Yi's dark face also turned red, both of them couldn't bear to see it. A good relationship between the masters is naturally a good thing, but to have the two of them wait in front of them is simply abuse!
Might as well go to the tower!
When the moon gradually rose, there were fewer people on the street, Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing also walked around for a day and felt a little sleepy. It was rare for her to be in high spirits today and Xie Jing Xing also accompanied her. Seeing that the two of them came back with a calm expression, Jing Zhe and Gu Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Xie Jing Xing was going to take a bath and Shen Miao also returned to her room. Jing Zhe had already helped her put the hot water, and said, "Madam, let's take a bath first. We have prepared meals in the small kitchen, and I will be ready to eat when I come out. I am probably tired after a day out."
Shen Miao replied, the bathing water was very warm, so comfortable that one would enter into a groggy and want to sleep. She was lying on the bed, and Gu Yu was waiting on her side, while saying, "I haven't seen Madam smile like this for a long time."
Shen Miao returned to her senses. She actually laughs very often. She has lived in the harem for a long time in her previous life, and she is well versed in the principle of not losing. a smile. When the enemy sees your smile and can't figure out what you're thinking, even if you can't confuse the enemy, it's good to be disgusted and disgusted.
Since rebirth, I have been used to this appearance, but that smile was originally brought out subconsciously, not sincere, how could it be the same as a smile from the heart
Right now, her eyes are curved, as if full of a little satisfaction, warm as jade, but it makes her already beautiful face more attractive, making people unable to look away.
Jing Zhe noticed the red thread on Shen Miao’s wrist, when Luo Tan gave Shen Miao the red rope, Jing Zhe did not know about it, so seeing it now, he was very curious and said, “Madam, is this red rope newly bought on the street? It's a bit chic, but it doesn't go well with clothes."
Gu Yu also saw it and said with a smile: "Isn't Putuo Temple selling this kind of red rope before, a copper plate with five ropes, it is said that it is possible to seek marriage."
Jing Zhe laughed and said, "Five marriages are worth a penny, and it's really cheap." It was a little strange, "Isn't Madam the most unbelievable, why did you buy it? But then again, if His Highness sees this Rope, I am afraid that I will be unhappy again, I will definitely think that Madam is a princess, what kind of marriage do you want to ask for?” Jing Zhe has a lively temperament, and now he has learned to speak with Xie Jing Xing’s displeased expression, which amused Shen Miao and Gu Yu. They all burst out laughing.
Gu Yu laughed and scolded, "You jerk, Your Highness, you can joke around?"
Shen Miao waved her hand and said, "Will let people put all the food in Xie Jingxing's room."
The two of them have always slept in separate rooms, Xie Jing Xing has his own dorm. Jing Zhe was stunned for a while, then smiled again, “Madam wants to have dinner with His Highness.” He couldn’t help but feel happy for Shen Miao. Shen Miao and Xie Jing Xing slept in separate rooms, all these maids saw it, but they did not know how to persuade. Unexpectedly, after this catastrophe, the relationship between the two people is advancing by leaps and bounds, but it is a blessing in disguise.
Shen Miao said, "This rope is very flexible."
“Huh?” Gu Yu glanced at Shen Miao in surprise, not knowing why she suddenly said such a sentence.
Shen Miao looked at the rope and sighed softly, but this time, her eyes were relaxed.
This day will always come, which is different from worrying about gains and losses in the past. This time, she has already made all the preparations. This life is different from the previous life, people and things are the same, so she will still look forward to the future, but she will not put all the future on one person.
Grow up by yourself, become a person who can be side by side with the person you like, and be equally powerful, to protect what you want to protect, to understand the feud you should understand, it's that simple.
She asked Jing Zhe to bring the handkerchief and said, "Twist my hair for me."
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Xie Jing Xing put on his middle clothes and walked out.
He had been bathing for a long time, and the water was a little cold. When he was alone, there was no laziness on his face, but rather a cold expression, which could not be seen clearly in the night. In fact, he is not a very enthusiastic person. Beneath his cynical appearance, he is just a scornful of this world due to ridicule.
Fang went out, but saw a few plates of delicate dishes and snacks in the center of the room.
Xie Jing Xing frowned, “Tie Yi.” He is not used to eating in the house, he is a person who loves cleanliness very much, and he is very organized in private, the bedroom is the place to sleep, and meals must be used in the living room.
After calling a few times but no response, the door suddenly opened with a creak, but Shen Miao came in with a wine jar.
The wine jar was huge, she held it staggeringly, Xie Jing Xing stepped forward to catch it, put it on the table, and asked, “What are you doing?”
Shen Miao said, "I searched in your warehouse for a long time, I found this jar, smelled about ten provinces incense, and it was probably some years ago, so I took it out."
Xie Jing Xing paused and opened the wine jar. Sure enough, a mellow and sweet wine smell came to his face. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's amazing, you also know Shizhouxiang, but Uncle Tang didn't stop you?"
Shizhou incense is a good wine. It has a price and no market, and it is difficult to buy it even with more money. There were three altars in the entire Prince Rui’s residence, Shen Miao held one altar, which happened to be fifty years old. Uncle Tang was afraid that he would cry silently in distress.
Shen Miao smiled, "I have drank it."
Xie Jing Xing doubted, “Drinked?”
Shen Miao stopped talking. When she was the queen, she never drank any kind of fine wine at the palace banquet. Although a jar of Shizhou incense was precious, it was not enough to make her look at it differently. But I don't know that she was a queen, she was dazzled by the dazzling array of things in the palace, and she didn't care much when she looked at it again, but ordinary people are officials, and some officials have spent their entire lives, and they have no chance to drink ten sips. State fragrance.
Shen Miao patted her head, "It seems that she forgot to take the wine glass." She glanced at the bowl that was used to hold the rice on the side, so she simply picked up two and poured two bowls full.
Xie Jing Xing looked at her in disbelief and asked, "Shen Miao, are you an alcoholic?"
“I will come to accompany you to dinner,” Shen Miao said, “How can there be food without wine?”
Xie Jing Xing folded his chest and looked at her for a while, then suddenly remembered a previous incident and said, “If you don’t say, I almost forgot, that day in Bixiaolou, you drank a bowl of wine and drank in front of so many people… Shen Jiaojiao, you have to be careful in the future."
When she was drinking, she was charming, charming, elegant and arrogant, and the amorous feelings at that moment made one's eyes unable to take their eyes off of her. Many men in Bixiao Tower had their eyes glued to her, and Xie Jing Xing was very sullen at that time. If one had to take his identity into consideration, then he would have left Shen Miao in his body at that time.
He earnestly and enticingly taught his little wife: "Don't drink outside in the future, you must be present when you want to drink, and you can't drink too much when I'm present, especially not in front of other people... Shen Jiaojiao, did you listen? I say?"
Shen Miao put down the bowl, she just swallowed a big mouthful of Shizhou incense, the wine was fragrant and sweet, but it was spicy when it entered her throat, and it was so spicy that she almost burst into tears. After one bite, it was warm and refreshing, she praised: "It is indeed the fragrance of Shizhou."
Xie Jing Xing said, "Are you ignoring me now?"
Shen Miao glanced at him: "You don't drink?" She picked up the wine bowl and took a sip.
Xie Jingxing said, "Hey, you're not going to be an alcoholic with me tonight and get drunk. Shizhouxiang is not the way you drink it, you are chewing peony."
Shen Miao glanced at him sideways, "No one has ever dared to say that I am a cow chewing peony."
Xie Jing Xing: “…”
He always felt that Shen Miao felt like a different person every time she finished drinking, such as the time when the Shen family left Dingjing many years ago and he was going to the Northern Xinjiang. Could it be that there is still a person living in Shen Miao’s belly, as long as drinking alcohol will release that person? Xie Jing Xing was really at a loss for understanding, and he seemed to be a restrained and cautious person on weekdays, once he was drunk, it was true that he would do unthinkable things without saying anything rational.
It felt that the arrogance of the Shen family was only reflected in Shen Miao after drinking.
The reason why Shizhou incense is Shizhou incense must be because of its alcohol, and the more mellow it is, the stronger it is. Only those who have been drunk know how strong the wine is.
Shen Miao handed the big bowl full of wine to Xie Jing Xing and said, "You drink too."
Xie Jing Xing looked at her inexplicably, but Shen Miao stretched out her hand stubbornly, so he had to sit down at the table, took the wine that night, and slowly sipped it.
Shen Miao looked at him, when Xie Jing Xing was drinking, it was not like she was chewing peony, but it was not Wen Xuexiao cautiously, with a kind of unrestrained arrogance. She looked at it, then held the bowl and poured it with her head up.
Xie Jing Xing only took a few sips when he saw Shen Miao turning the bowl upside down and wiping her mouth as if Shen Xin was drinking with the soldiers in the tent. He said, "Are you finished?"
Shen Miao coughed twice, "I have something to tell you."
Xie Jing Xing glanced at her, then looked at the bright amber drink in his bowl and said, “You have to drink to be brave enough to tell me, did you make a mistake behind my back?”
“Didn’t you ask me before, what is my secret?” Shen Miao said, “There is no need to exchange your secret, I will tell you.”
Xie Jing Xing paused while holding the wine bowl and looked up at her.
"Do you want to hear it?" she asked him.
Xie Jing Xing put down the wine bowl and said, "Why do I listen, it seems like you are trying to trick me?"
“Then I will take it as if you want to know and I will tell you.” Shen Miao ignored his words and said to herself.
"Do you think it's strange since you knew me, the words I said to Su Minglang, and Prince Tongyu's attack. It seems that Fengxian's pawnshop's existence has long been known, and the second and third rooms of the Shen family, you It's also very strange why I always target King Ding, clearly I still love King Ding before that, if it's because of love and hate, it's not justified."
One by one, she said all the things that Xie Jing Xing had doubts about.
Shen Miao said, "In the beginning, you must have been wary of me, so you also ordered someone to investigate me in private."
Xie Jing Xing's face showed a somewhat uncomfortable expression, obviously, he did order someone to investigate Shen Miao's details as Shen Miao said.
"You must have found out nothing, and you thought that there was someone with clever means behind me, or that it was because there was someone behind the Shen family who gave advice."
Xie Jing Xing was silent. Ji Yushu's Fengxian pawnshop could find out many unknown secrets, but to Shen Miao, it was like a stone that had no exit and could not lift a bit of where to start.
"Although you can't find out the details of me, you must also find out the details of what I have experienced in the past years. You should also know that before my parents returned to Dingjing in the sixty-eighth year of Ming Qi, I once fell into the water because of King Ding. Since that time, my temperament seems to have changed. For example, I used to be obsessed with King Ding, but after that, I never showed any thoughts to King Ding. "
A slight displeasure flashed in Xie Jing Xing's eyes. The fact that Shen Miao once adored Fu Xiu Yi really made him puzzled. If it was not known all over the city, he almost thought it was Shen Miao's acting. In terms of appearance, talent or status, although Fu Xiu Yi was outstanding, he was not one of the best in the world, Shen Miao could actually reach the point of being obsessed with her love for Fu Xiu Yi, making him speechless and making him feel a little ashamed. What's the matter, comparing him to a hypocritical guy like Fu Xiu Yi really made him a little too cheap.
“After falling into the water that time, I started to have a quarrel with the second and third bedrooms of the Shen family, and I was not as friendly to Shen Qing and Shen Yue as before, and even turned against Old Shen Furen.” Shen Miao said, “Do you find it strange?”
Xie Jingxing said, "There is always a time for people to wake up."
Shen Miao was confused before, that was because she was young and when she was confused for a certain time, maybe she would learn the truth because of something or something else, so people could grow up overnight. Like himself.
Shen Miao shook her head: "Then I also woke up a little too thoroughly. Actually it is very simple, the time when I fell into the water in Ming Qi's sixty-eight years, when I was lying on the hospital bed and could not wake up, I did a It was a very long dream." She looked at the beating lights on the table, and her eyes gradually rose with a smoky look: "That dream was very long and serious, as if I had experienced it myself."
“Can you believe in such a dream?” Shen Miao smiled, “It’s like a prophecy.”
Xie Jing Xing gradually raised his brows and his gaze on Shen Miao became sharp.
"It is rumored that there was a prefect in the southern country who was sitting under a tree and dozing off, dreaming that he was the emperor. He lived a long life from flowers and splendours to pieces of mud, and suddenly woke up and found that it was only for a moment. A dream. It's just real, so I can't tell whether the dream is real or the reality is real."
"This dream of mine is longer and more bitter than the prefect of the Southern Kingdom in the story. I dreamed it later," she said.
"I dreamed that I finally married into Prince Ding's mansion, and the Shen family was tied to Prince Ding's mansion. I dreamed that in the future there would be disputes between the imperial court, turmoil among the kings, the prince seized the heir, and finally Fu Xiu Yi became the winner. He ascended the throne, and I was the queen , Mother Yi world, very beautiful."
Xie Jing Xing raised his eyebrows.
"You probably think that this is a beautiful dream, because I am infatuated with Fu Xiu Yi, so all my dreams have such a happy ending. I also hope this is a beautiful dream, but this is the worst nightmare I have ever had in my life."
"I gave birth to a son and a daughter, they are the most sensible and lovely children in the world, and then the power of Great Liang became stronger and stronger, Ming Qi was invaded by foreigners, Ming Qi borrowed troops from Qin State, Qin State took me as a hostage, and in Qin State five years in the country.”
“I met Huangfu Hao and Ming An.” Shen Miao said.
Xie Jing Xing's expression gradually became serious.
"I don't like Qin's royal family. They always humiliate me. They invented a kind of step shot, which made me bear the grass fruit, but they always shot off purpose. Later, I secretly practiced the step shot, but I practiced No matter how good it is, on the second day, they will never be shot."
"Five years passed quickly, and I returned to Ming Qi. There was another favorite concubine in the Dingjing Palace, called Madam Mei, who gave birth to a son called Fu Sheng."
"Fu Xiu Yi loves Madam Mei and loves Fu Sheng. I was left out in the cold. Even though I was the queen, I was secretly ridiculed by others."
"Fu Xiu Yi started attacking the Shen family. Although I was anxious, I couldn't handle politics. My eldest brother ruined his career because he tainted Jing Chuchu's innocence, was imprisoned for murder, and finally was maimed and drowned in a pond. My mother died because of Chang Zaiqing. The illness worsened, or he died of depression. My father was getting older and older, and he was deprived of military power, and he was drinking every day.
"My wife and I are fighting in the harem, and no one can spare anyone. It's not that I covet the position of the queen, but if I can't even keep this position, I will not be able to keep my own children together."
"In the end, I was defeated, the Shen family died, Wan Yu and the Huns passed away, and Fu Ming also committed suicide after being deposed as the prince. I was given a white silk in the cold palace, and the eunuch personally strangled me to death. "I opened my eyes and found myself lying in bed with a long, long nightmare."
She floated lightly, telling the shocking dream lightly, but with a smile on her face. This smile is a little vague, it seems to contain endless suffering, but the suffering is inexhaustible, so it is simply replaced by a smile.
Xie Jing Xing did not speak.
She always called herself "Ben Gong" when she was drunk, Xie Jing Xing always laughed at her young age for planning a lot, and occasionally wondered why in her dreams, she was always a neglected queen, it turns out... .
Shen Miao said, "Do you believe me in this dream?"
Xie Jing Xing asked back, “Do you believe it?”
Shen Miao laughed, "If I do not believe it, I am afraid that what is standing in front of you today is just a grave."
"When I woke up, I was very afraid that everything in this dream would happen. I lived by the rules and tried to find some clues to prove that it was just a nightmare. However, the more I pursued it, the more I discovered that this was not just a nightmare. Dreams, those things in dreams, are happening one by one."
"I remind Su Minglang that it is because the Su family will perish soon because of the emperor's fear, and the entire Su family will be beheaded. You are the only one who collects the corpses for their father and son. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. After the Su family is over, it's your turn. It's the Shen family. I just wanted to protect myself, so I went to remind the Su family, but I didn't want you to find out. "
At that time, because of Su Minglang's words, Xie Jing Xing had doubts about her in his heart, and he tried many times, and the two fought many times, but neither of them could understand each other's thoughts.
“Then in your dream, what was the ending for me?” Xie Jing Xing stared at her and asked.
Shen Miao said, "You are fine."
“The Xie family gradually declined, the Marquis of Lin’an died in battle later, you fought again on behalf of your father, you heard that Ma Ge wrapped the body, but many years later, you returned to Ming Qi as Prince Rui again.” Shen Miao smiled slightly, “Then, bring The soldiers and horses overthrew the imperial power."
Xie Jing Xing frowned, “That’s it?”
“That’s it.” Shen Miao nodded.
"This way," he raised his eyebrows, "I thought that in your dream, there would be something between you and me."
“Do you just take it as a dream? Or is it nonsense that you thought I was drunk.” Shen Miao’s eyes dimmed slightly and added, “But this is also very good, I would rather it was just a dream. "
"You may not believe some things, but I did dream about Jing Chuchu, Chang Zaiqing and others. Before that, I had never seen them. Because of the reminder from the nightmare, I had not seen them before. Beware of them. In fact, now that I think about it, many things were only accomplished because of the reminder of that dream.”
Xie Jing Xing looked at her and smiled, but that smile contained tenderness and comfort: "You did a good job."
"The past is over, and I tried my best to avoid the ending in the dream. But one thing is that the two children in the dream are gone."
Xie Jing Xing rubbed his fingers on the wine bowl and said, “We will have children too.”
Shen Miao took a deep breath, looked at him and said, "Now what I want to say, you must hear clearly."
"In that dream, Mrs. Mei, who fought with me all my life, the new crown prince's mother-in-law, and the woman who almost ruled the government in the end, is called Li Mei. She is the daughter of a courtier that Fu Xiu Yi met during the Eastern Expedition. She is charming and kind. Save people's hearts. Now, I see her again. Isn't it strange that when you came out of the royal hunting ground that day, I woke up with a lot of indifference to you, because I was very flustered at that time, and I saw it again Li Mei."
"She is now called Ye Mei."
"I said that, do you understand?" she asked.
Xie Jing Xing did not speak for a long time.
It was unknown how long it took before he looked at Shen Miao, "Is she the enemy in your dream?"
“I hated her to the bone all my life, but I couldn’t kill the enemy. When I meet again in this life, she has become the daughter found by the Ye family in Long Ye. Xie Jing Xing, my hatred can be forbeared, but there is one thing, Ye Mei is definitely not A kind person can climb up by any means for the sake of power. She will not do unnecessary things. Since Prince Rui's mansion has accepted her kindness, it will definitely become a knife in her hands. You have to beware of her."
Xie Jing Xing picked up the wine bowl again and drank all the wine in the wine bowl, although he was smiling, his eyes were cold, and said, “Is that Ye Mei? He's different."
“It doesn’t matter if your dream is real or not.” Xie Jing Xing said, “The hatred in the dream is also hatred. It is unforgivable to have your will on him. Leave your hatred to me, and I will avenge it for you. " He interrupted what Shen Miao was about to say, "Don't say that you want to kill the enemy, you are my woman and your hatred is my hatred. In this world, there are countless enemies between you and me, so there is no distinction between you and me. I am, if you meet my enemy one day and you want to avenge me, it will be even."
Shen Miao frowned, "Do you have an enemy? Who is it?"
Xie Jing Xing looked at her for a while, then suddenly reached out and rubbed her head: "Believe whatever you say, it's so cute."
“Presumptuous!” Shen Miao said.
As soon as she was drunk, she habitually brought out the majesty of being a queen, Xie Jing Xing made a move and Shen Miao was stunned for a while. He stared at Shen Miao: "Do you still want to be the queen?"
“I don’t want to have that kind of dream a second time.” Shen Miao said, “I don’t want to be a queen like that again.” She said.