On the road to the palace, the cyan floor tiles were already covered with a layer of dampness, and the snowflakes were still falling in the sky. After the Ninth Prince returned to the mansion, Manyao and Zongzheng Wuyou held hands and walked slowly in the deep alley of the palace wall. The passing court ladies and eunuchs knelt down when they saw them far away, lowered their heads tightly, and dared to get up when they could not see their figures, and continued to go where they should go and do what they should do.
The winter wind blows her veil, occasionally opening a gap, she turns her head and meets his gaze, the gentleness revealed in the depth is always extraordinarily peaceful, she smiles lightly, in this lonely deep palace , as long as he is by my side, my heart will feel warm. She raised her right hand to catch the snowflakes fluttering in the air, and the holy color fell on the light red fingertips, reflecting a crystal clear luster.
Zongzheng Wuyou frowned, grabbed her hand, and said softly, "Cool!"
Man Yao raised her lips and laughed, the happiness hidden behind the veil was slightly rippling. She can keep walking hand in hand like this, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, she will not be afraid.
"Worry." She called softly.
"En." He responded lightly.
"That's good." She looked at him and smiled slightly.
The light in his eyes moved, and there was a gentle and evil smile, he curled his lips and said: "It's not enough.
Man Yao was slightly stunned, but before he could react, he had already bent down and hugged her horizontally, she let out a soft cry, and tightly grasped the skirt of her chest. His hell-like eyes began to ripple like spring water in front of her at some point, and he stared deeply at her, "I'll walk with you, so that you won't get tired and can walk further with me.
The pure white snowflakes fell on his thick eyelashes, reflecting the deep affection in the deep pupils, and isolated the cold winter air from her heart. She raised her hand to gently brush off the falling snowflakes, her fingertips resting on his eyebrows, gently tracing the perfect outline. Her heart was warm and soft, her eyes were full of distress, and she said softly: "But, you will be tired if you do this."
He shook his head and said, "I'm not tired. You sleep for a while, and I'll take you back." Holding her arms tightly in her arms, she leaned her head on his broad shoulders, obediently and slowly closed her eyes . She likes this feeling, even though there are no sweet words, but he will always use his actual actions to express his unscrupulous pampering and love for her, ignoring the worldly eyes.
He stared at her peaceful sleeping face, looked at the corners of her lips raised unconsciously, and the tenderness in his eyes filled his heart. He walked very steadily and very slowly in the flying snow. When passing through the cold palace gates one after another, the guards of the palace gates were shocked. When have they seen such an emperor? It's unheard of to spoil a harem woman to such an extent, not to mention that the emperor usually feels cold to the bone.
After returning to Manxiang Palace, Zongzheng Wuyou put her in bed, and she woke up. "Are you leaving
Zongzheng Wuyou helped her tuck up the quilt, brushed away the hair on her forehead, "Don't go, I will stay with you for a while."
Manyao held his hand, and said, "What do you think of that person in the teahouse today?"
Zongzheng Wuyou said: "You have a pair of eyes, that person is indeed not simple."
Man Yao said: "He saw our identities at a glance, but who is this person?"
Zongzheng Wuyou said: "Since he knows our identities, he said that there will be a certain period of time, so naturally we will meet again.
Man Yao nodded, and said: "He's right, Lao Jiu is actually a smart person. Oh yes, I still don't know Lao Jiu's name, what is his name?"
Zongzheng Wuyou lowered his eyes and said, "He doesn't have a name."
Manyao was taken aback, Zongzheng Wuyou saw her doubts, and said: "When my mother was pregnant, the emperor favored a court lady after drinking, and that court lady was given to death after giving birth to Lao Jiu, and Lao Jiu followed the court lady. The eunuch grew up without a name."
Manyao was stunned, it turned out that Lao Jiu's life experience was like this! A prince, without the name given by the emperor, how dare the court ladies and eunuchs dare to name him casually? It must be that Emperor Lintian was afraid that Concubine Yun Gui would know about this, so he gave Lao Jiu's mother to death. It is really not easy for a child who grew up in such an environment to maintain a happy heart. She thought for a while, and said: "Wuyou, you can give him a name, if a person doesn't even have a name, it's too desolate!"
Zongzheng Wuyou gave an "en" and said, "You can get him up." After being awkward for so long, he had to find a step for Lao Jiu to get off.
Man Yao chuckled lightly, "Can I?"
"Of course, you are his sister-in-law." He looked at her tenderly and shook her hand.
"That's good, he also gave me a name." Man Yao stared at her with a smile, thought for a while, her eyes lit up, and said: "Wujiang, Zongzheng Wuyi, how about it? I hope his happiness is boundless, and your brotherhood is boundless. "The brotherhood of the emperor's family is so rare, I only hope it can continue like this.
Zongzheng Wuyou smiled and said, "Okay. Go to sleep."
Man Yao moved her body in and looked at her side. She knew that he was also very tired and had never had a good rest every day.
Zongzheng Wuyou lifted the quilt and lay down, put his arm behind her neck, and wrapped his other hand around her waist. Man Yao rubbed against his arms, leaning against his broad and strong chest, listening to his slightly faster heartbeat. She raised her head slightly, and said with some hesitation: "Wuyou, ministers,..."
"Aman", he lowered his head and kissed her forehead lightly, his movements were extremely gentle, but his tone was irresistible: "Leave this matter to me. You just have to trust me! No matter what happens, in this life, , Only you are my Zongzheng Wuyou's wife!"
Man Yao frowned, suddenly felt a little uneasy in her heart, but she still nodded with a smile.
After the morning court on the second day, the imperial decree read out the name-giving. It happened that a good news came from the border. Yushang Kingdom, which had been harassing the border all the year round, was repelled. The nine princes made meritorious service in recommending others, and they were named King Jiang.
At noon, the snow stopped.
It was an agreement between the two that Zongzheng Wuyou came to the Manxiang Hall to accompany Man Yao for a meal. No matter how busy he was, either he came to the Manxiang Hall or she went to the Yizheng Hall.
The two walked towards the dining hall holding hands, Zongzheng Wuyou looked in a good mood, Man Yao said: "After conquering Yushang Kingdom, the border should be calm for a while."
Zongzheng Wuyou said: "In a few more days, the court will be stable and the people's livelihood will be stable. If they don't come to the door, I will come to them. Although the small countries outside the south are not big, they are still relatively rich. It will be sooner or later It's just that when the time comes, the war will be fought together, and the South and the North will fight, you..."
"I'm not the woman who guards the back." Man Yao paused, raised her chin, looked into his eyes seriously, with firm eyes, and said, "I will stand side by side with you, no matter who is opposite!" Xi Xi Whether it's raising funds, the emperor's brother, or thousands of troops, dragon pools and tiger dens, they all have to be together.
Zongzheng Wuyou was slightly startled, his eyes lingered on her face, and he said, "Okay, let's go together."
The palace people put the meals on the table, the dishes were very simple, and they were all common meals. This is also the meaning of Man Yao. The country was first established, and wars were frequent, so the usual expenses were all frugal.
Before the two of them moved their chopsticks, a head poked out of the door, looking furtive.
Man Yao looked up, and saw the Ninth Prince pawing at the door with his hands behind his back, as if he was hiding something. He looked at Zongzheng Wuyou and Manyao, his eyes flashed. Man Yao couldn't help feeling suspicious, since he came to Jiangnan, the Ninth Prince had never entered her Manxiang Palace, and every time he met, he was also awkward, not in a good mood, why did he come here suddenly today
Zongzheng Wuyou glanced at him with a frown, expressionless, and lowered his head.
Seeing him standing at the door and refusing to come in, Man Yao shouted: "Lao Jiu hasn't eaten yet, right? Come in and eat together. Come, come and add some tableware."
They never liked being guarded when they ate, and the palace servants outside immediately responded when they heard it, and quickly brought the bowls and chopsticks, and then retreated.
The Ninth Prince smiled and sat down with his hands behind his back. Manyao felt that he was very strange today. She poked her head slightly and saw that his hand behind his back was holding a delicate food box. She asked suspiciously: "Old Ninth, what are you holding in your hand?" ?”
The smile on the corner of the Ninth Prince's mouth froze, with a rare embarrassment. Seeing her seeing it, he simply didn't hide it. He put the food box on the table and pushed it in front of her. Man Yao, "Ah, this...," I went to Wuwei Zhaijia-Seventh Brother to buy dim sum,..."
Zongzheng Wuyou paused for a moment with the hand that was picking up the vegetables, and glanced at him lightly, but did not speak.
Man Yao looked suspiciously at that food box, bought it for Zongzheng Wuyou? Zongzheng Wuyou doesn't like dim sum at all! She opened the lid of the box, and was taken aback for a moment. The snacks there were all her favorites. The snacks made in the palace are exquisite in appearance but not as tasty as those outside the palace, so she often sends people out of the palace to buy them. What happened to Lao Jiu today? These snacks were clearly chosen for her! She couldn't help laughing, could it be because of the name? No, how could he suddenly change
The Ninth Prince coughed dryly twice, pretending to be generous, and said: "Well,-,-you can eat it if you want, don't ask me."
Man Yao laughed, picked up a piece of almond cake and took a bite, it was soft and crunchy, sweet but not greasy, "It's delicious, thank you, Lao Jiu."
The Ninth Prince's expression was a little unnatural. Regarding that incident, he was actually out of breath for a long time, and he just couldn't save face. He also knew that it was unfair to her to put all the blame on her. He was shocked when he saw her gray hair at a glance. How much pain would it take for a woman to turn gray in an instant? It's unimaginable. He has always been making trouble for no reason. It has been a whole year, and it is indeed too much, but she has never bothered with him from the beginning to the end. In the past year, he can naturally see the efforts she has put in for Seventh Brother and this Southern Dynasty, and he can also see Seventh Brother's happiness. Those ministers hated her for slandering her and even slandering her because she interfered with their interests. She didn't flinch. What reason did he have to continue to fight against her? What makes him even happier is that he is no longer a superfluous person who doesn't even have a name. To them, he is a valued person and a real existence.
Thinking of this, he was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, and those awkward emotions immediately dissipated. He served himself a bowl of rice, raised his eyebrows and returned to the previous heartless look, only a little more sincere, He smiled and said, "It's fine if you like it. Let me know next time if you want to eat it, and I'll buy it for you."
Manyao and Zongzheng Wuyou looked at each other, she smiled comfortably, Lao Jiu finally got over that awkwardness.
At this time, a court lady quickly stepped into the room, saluted respectfully, and reported: "Your Majesty, empress, Miss Xiao is back!"
Man Yao looked happy, stood up and was about to ask her who she was, when she heard a rush of footsteps outside, followed by a pink-orange figure rushing straight in front of her, the person shouted: "Princess sister, I came back!"
Going out, Xiao Ke seems to have matured a lot compared to a year ago, the innocence and youthfulness faded from his brows and eyes, and he is a little more cunning, presumably because he has experienced a lot of things outside. As usual, she habitually held Man Yao's arm, smiling very sweetly.
Xiao Ke saw the Ninth Prince in a blink of an eye, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Huh? Why are you here? Aren't you dissatisfied with my princess sister? Why do you still have the face to eat here?" Because of Yao's hostility, the two of them often had conflicts. From time to time Xiao Ke secretly gave him some medicinal powder, which made him dare not enter the palace for a while, for fear of meeting this girl.
As Xiao Ke said, he was about to walk towards him. When the Ninth Prince saw her, his scalp became numb, and his face immediately turned pale. He hurriedly jumped up, hid behind Zongzheng Wuyou, stared at her, pointed at her, and called Said: "You, you, you -, - don't come here! Liyue, Kebi, it's not, sister-in-law Qi, please take care of her, don't let this dead girl get close to me!"
Seeing how frightened he was, Man Yao grabbed Xiao Ke and said with a smile, "Ke'er, you just came back, so sit down and rest for a while."
"Oh." Xiao Ke glared at the Ninth Prince, even if Man Yao didn't stop her, she didn't dare to run over to make trouble with him, because Zong Zheng Yun was worried. For some reason, she felt an inexplicable fear of Zongzheng Wuyou.
Zongzheng Wuyou glanced at the Er Sha who followed Xiao Ke in, Er Sha hurriedly knelt down to salute when he entered the room, with one hand propped on the ground, both of them lowered their heads, the other half of the face not covered by the red devil mask was full of embarrassment. Zongzheng Wuyou frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Did you get the thing?"
Ersha's head drooped heavily, and they said in unison: "Your subordinate is ashamed, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
The smile on Xiao Ke's face faded instantly, and he also lowered his head, eyes full of shame, not daring to look up at Manyao.
Zongzheng Wuyou's face was gloomy, with a cold breath all over his body, the Ninth Prince unconsciously took a few steps back, and asked Xiao Ke: "What did you do, you damn girl? Didn't it mean that Xuewu was found in Beiyi Country? Is it all? So many people have been sent to you, why didn’t you get the blood bird? What are you doing?”
Xiao Ke ruthlessly tore off the corner of his clothes, stomped his feet, and said angrily: "It was found, but when we went, the blood bird had already been taken away!"
The Ninth Prince wondered: "Huh? Who took it? Who has the ability to find that thing before you?"
Xiao Ke pouted and said, "I don't know who it is. It's strange that the blood black is not very useful to ordinary people, and the blood black needs to be fed with human blood to have the miraculous effect of black hair. Damage to vitality, ordinary people should not want this thing."
Zongzheng Wuyou's gaze paused, then he suddenly narrowed his phoenix eyes, pursed his thin lips, and lowered his eyes to think.
Man Yao was stunned for a moment, covered the coolness in his eyes, and said with a faint smile: "Forget it, white hair will be white, it's nothing, I'm used to it."
Zongzheng Wuyou took her hand, his fingertips gently rubbed against her cold skin, his eyes were distressed and worried.
"Sister Princess, I'm sorry!" Xiao Ke bit his lip, feeling extremely guilty.
Manyao smiled and shook her head, "I'm fine, you all did your best. You two should get up too, thank you for your hard work!"
Er Sha looked up at Zongzheng Wuyou, but did not move. Zongzheng Wuyou said lightly: "Let's step back." The two of them hurriedly saluted and exited
Seeing the serious atmosphere in the room, the Ninth Prince raised his eyebrows, stood up, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Seven, don't be sad, what's wrong with the white hair? How beautiful the white hair is, I feel more like a fairy! Look at it, it's more like a fairy! That damn girl's black hair looks much better." He was not lying, he really felt that her white hair had an indescribably special beauty, that kind of beauty was both desolate and charming, with a holy look. The attitude is displayed before the eyes of others.
Xiao Ke quickly echoed: "Yes, yes, princess sister, your white hair is also very beautiful." A strange tacit understanding between the two who have become enemies since they met. After speaking, the two glared at each other.
Man Yao smiled lightly, "Let's eat, the food is cold." After saying that, he asked someone to add more bowls and chopsticks.
Xiao Ke sat down on the seat where the Ninth Prince was sitting, and seeing that the bowl of rice hadn't been touched, he couldn't help but pick it up and took a bite.
The Ninth Prince was stunned for a moment, but she was preempted by her, so angry that he almost jumped three feet high, jumped over and shouted: "Shit it! It's mine! You fucker, put it down quickly."
Xiao Ke opened her big watery eyes with an innocent face, but there was a sly gleam in her eyes. She turned her head and smiled and said, "Ah? Is this yours? I don't know, I've already had a bite, here, how about you?" Do you want?"
The Ninth Prince glared at her fiercely. This dead girl has been away for a year, and she has become cunning when she comes back, and she is even more difficult to deal with! He looked at Xiao Ke, then at the bowl she handed over, staring at his eyes, gasping for breath.
The palace man served the bowl and chopsticks again, but the Ninth Prince didn't even look at it, and turned his head angrily and hummed.
Xiao Ke tilted his head to look at him, and said with a smile: "You don't want to eat? The food will be eaten up in a while, so don't scream."
Man Yao was speechless and laughed, and shook her head helplessly. The two of them will still have trouble when they get together.
Zongzheng Wuyou put down the bowl and chopsticks, rolled his eyelids and looked at him, "If you don't eat, come with me to the Yizheng Hall now."
The Ninth Prince was taken aback, "Ah? I eat as I eat, Seventh Brother, wait for me." After finishing speaking, he quickly sat down, filled the rice quickly, and then picked up the plate and put all the food in his own bowl.
Xiao Ke stared at the vegetables piled high in his bowl, "Shit! You're leaving as usual, what should I eat?"
The Ninth Prince ignored her, quickly put the food in his mouth, and glanced at Xiao Ke with the corners of his eyes, as if to say: I won't let you eat, let's see what you can do to me, you damn girl
Xiao Ke looked at the empty plate on the table depressedly, stomped his feet, looked at the expressionless Zongzheng Wuyou, he didn't dare to get angry, so he could only accept his fate. Picking up the white rice in the bowl. Manyao couldn't bear it, and ordered someone to call Yushanfang to cook two more dishes for her. Xiao Ke immediately smiled, and the Ninth Prince looked sad. After the meal, Zongzheng Wuyou and the Ninth Prince went to the Yizheng Hall, and Man Yao asked Xiao Sha to come and let the siblings gather to talk. Xiao Sha briefly talked to Xiao Ke, and then asked Xiao Ke to go back to the room to rest. He didn't leave immediately, but frowned, looking at Man Yao, hesitant to speak.
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