The night was thick as ink, and when Manyao returned to Princess Rongle's mansion, Ling'er, who was circling in the yard, immediately greeted her, and shouted: "Master, you are finally back! We are worried to death."
In the past, Man Yao would have met her, smiled and comforted her and said she was fine, but today, Man Yao just glanced at her indifferently, and went straight back to the dormitory without saying anything. Ling'er was taken aback for a moment, and hurriedly followed. Xiao Sha also followed silently, taking his time.
The moonlight was cold, the lights in the Rong'an Pavilion were dim, and Man Yao stood facing the wall, leaving a lonely and lonely figure outside.
When Ling'er walked to the door, her footsteps unconsciously slowed down a lot, feeling a little uneasy in her heart. She walked ten steps behind Man Yao and stopped, cautiously and tentatively calling: "Master?!"
Man Yao didn't turn around, but stared straight at the cool white wall, and asked after a while, "You said you were worried about me? Why are you worried about me?"
Her voice sounded cool, like a handful of water under the cold moonlight, it touched my heart. Ling'er was taken aback for a moment, but suddenly she didn't know how to answer when she opened her mouth.
Manyao mocked: "I'm worried that I will be recognized by King Li, and I won't be able to marry the Great General of Wei, so you won't be able to complete the mission, right?"
Ling'er's body shook, and she immediately knelt down behind her, lowered her head, and remained silent.
Man Yao's heart felt chills, they were the closest and most trusted people around her, the friendship they had been together for three years was no match for their loyalty to the imperial brother. She turned her eyes to look at the dark sky outside the window, and sighed quietly: "I can't even trust you, I really don't know, in this world... who else is worthy of my trust?!"
Ling'er raised her head, with tears in her eyes, she bit her lips, and said: "Master, Ling'er will never do anything to betray you, but the emperor... is worried that you will be wronged here, so..."
"Really?" She cut off with a sarcasm, turned around and looked at Ling'er, with self-mockery in her eyes.
Ling'er looked into her clear eyes, nodded very seriously, and said: "Yes, master. The emperor originally wanted to come to your wedding in person, but he couldn't make it in time. He said he would come to see you in a while. The emperor really loves you, he has never cared so much about other people around him."
Manyao casually found a chair and sat down, and turned his eyes to Xiao Sha who was standing at the door, only to see his eyes slightly lowered, but his expression was calm. She turned back to Ling'er again, and asked lightly: "Are you included too? Ling'er, when did you enter the palace? How many years have you been with the emperor?" She had never thought of asking these questions before. I feel that sincerity is the most important thing in getting along with people, and there is no need to investigate past events like checking household registration.
Ling'er replied: "I entered the palace at the age of ten. At that time, the emperor was still an unfavored prince. At that time, I was thin and small, and I was not in good health. It was other princes who picked out the remaining slaves, and the emperor did not dislike me." I even taught me martial arts, saying it was for strengthening my body. I served the emperor for five years and seven months, and was later chosen by the princess."
When talking about the past, Ling'er's voice contained emotion that cannot be ignored, and Man Yao was shocked, after spending so long together, she didn't realize that Ling'er had any strange feelings for Brother Huang! In the three years in this world, although she acted cautiously, she always regarded herself as an outsider, and she didn't really pay attention to many things. That's right, with the status of the emperor's family, let alone a Ling'er, even the entire Qiyun country, is there any woman who doesn't dream of getting the emperor's love? ! Thinking of this, Manyao asked: "When I chose you, didn't you blame me?"
Ling'er nodded and shook her head again: "At first I was a little disappointed, but after following the master for a long time, I really fell in love with the master. I have never seen a master who treats his servants as if he is his friend. I feel that being able to serve the master is a happy thing."
She spoke with sincerity, every word seemed to come from the heart. Man Yao's eyes flickered, and she said softly, "Get up."
Ling'er's eyes were bright, and she asked, "Master, don't you blame me?"
Man Yao sighed, what could she blame her for? Ling'er is a simple girl, she just did what she thought was good for both of them, she didn't understand that an unfavored prince can defeat many favored princes, and then ascend to the throne of the emperor, such People are far from being as simple as they appear on the surface.
Man Yao asked: "Do you know the origin of Chen Xiang's identity?"
Ling'er shook her head and said, "I haven't seen it before. When she came, she was carrying the emperor's letter and a token."
Even Ling'er didn't know the identity of that woman? Man Yao frowned and told them all to go down to rest. Xiao Sha turned and left without saying a word from the beginning to the end.
It was already late at night, she was lying on the bed, and when she closed her eyes, her mind was full of what had happened these days, and she couldn't fall asleep. She simply sat up, at this moment, a black shadow swayed in front of the window, she immediately felt vigilant, lay down and pretended to be asleep.
The visitor went straight to the bed and said in a low voice, "Master, it's me."
She was taken aback, and immediately opened her eyes, Xiao Sha? ! "It's so late, what's the matter?"
Xiao Sha approached the bed, with his back to the window, the moonlight was faint, she couldn't see the expression on his face clearly, but she could clearly feel his dignified breath, and only heard him say slowly and solemnly: "Master, If you don't want to marry, this subordinate... is willing to take you out of here."
Man Yao was startled, and suddenly raised her eyes to look at him, Xiao Sha in her eyes had always known the severity, he knew what he should do and what not to do, but at this moment, he said that she didn't want to marry, so he took her leave! Does he understand what this means? It means the betrayal of the emperor's brother, and it also means that they will become the wanted criminals of the two great powers! Manyao sat up slowly. In the darkness, she fixed her eyes on his dark eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Xiao Sha, do you understand what you are talking about?"
Xiao Sha said firmly: "This subordinate is very clear. This is something that this subordinate had thought about two months ago, on the way to the kingdom of heaven."
Manyao was a little surprised, then sighed, leaning her body against the cold wall, Fang said: "Leave? Where can we go?... To become the sinner of Qiyun and Lintian, no matter how big this world is, it is impossible There will be a place for us to stay." What she wants is a free life, not a desperate life, and she doesn't want to involve Xiao Sha. No matter how high their martial arts are, how can they defeat two countries
Hearing this, Xiao Sha lowered his head, staring at the floor tiles at the soles of his feet that were glowing cold white under the moonlight, his eyes were gloomy.
Manyao gathered the brocade quilt on her body, and said softly: "Go to sleep. The wedding is coming soon, the tea garden is closed for now, you and Ling'er don't go out for two days, Zongzheng Wuyou used to be I haven't paid attention to you, if he becomes suspicious, no matter how clever your disguise technique is, you won't be able to escape his eyes."
Xiao Sha saw that her face was tired, and her once clear eyes seemed to be covered with a thin layer of ice, but they were still clear, but they were no longer as bright as before. He wanted to say something more, but in the end he didn't say anything, stood for a while, and then left.
Man Yao looked at his back when he left, with such a resolute and straight spine, he didn't look like a servant no matter what.