In a courtyard in the West Qin Dynasty, a beautiful woman is sitting on a wooden corridor, squinting her eyes at the raindrops falling from the eaves on Xiangfei bamboo. She has a relatively complicated braid on her head, and a bunch of long flaxen hair surrounds it like a crown, and there are a few elegant hosta stuck in the bun on the back of her head.
It might be difficult to judge her age just by looking at her appearance, but judging from her demeanor and charm, the woman in front of her is obviously married. It's just that her skin is still as smooth as a girl's, and the years have only left two flushes on her face, which have made her beautiful face even more attractive.
It can be imagined that when she was young, she should be a woman as beautiful as Lord Lingwu, but they are two completely different kinds of beauty: Lord Lingwu is very confident in her appearance, but she does not want to rely on her appearance to gain power. As a born strong woman, she would rather wear a veil to let the people underneath pay more attention to her ability and courage. But the woman sitting in the courtyard at this time is different. Her beauty is extremely exposed, extremely alluring, and the kind that will bring disaster to the country and the people.
What's even more frightening is that she doesn't apply any makeup on her face at all.
Extremely cold and extremely charming, these two temperaments are vividly displayed in the same person.
The so-called coquettishness is natural, and the gestures are amorous, probably referring to this type of people. The woman in the courtyard was dressed in plain white clothes, but she outlined her fiery figure just right, stretching her waist occasionally, her beautiful eyes shining brightly. The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, water droplets rolled down her bare jade feet, the woman smiled slightly for some reason, and the scene of the courtyard was suddenly brightened.
A loli in Tsing Yi came in from outside the door and said in a low voice:
"Ma'am, Miss Shiyuan is here."
The woman turned her head lazily and said gently:
"Let her in."
"Here."
Lolita in Tsing Yi withdrew. Not long after, a woman with ordinary appearance and attire, only a pair of eyes as bright as spring water walked in. The room fell into silence again, only the sound of bare feet stepping on the tatami. The woman passed through the room and also came to the courtyard, where she sat beside the owner of the courtyard.
The woman who was watching the rain in the courtyard did not look at her at first, and her tone was still gentle, without any smoke and fire:
"You shouldn't be here at this time."
The girl called Miss Shiyuan wiped her face and replied:
"The civil strife in Southern Chu is over. I'll come here to tell you. Xiang Jiqing and Xiang Ge Lingqi are one move away, because Jiang Yuesheng was killed too early, and their time to raise troops was forced to advance, and it was too late to clean up the traitors in the army; And Xiang Mu's infiltration of the Southern Chu army seems to have been going on for some years, and in the end the Lord's Mansion won a complete victory. The military power that has been handed over to the family for hundreds of years seems to be taken back to Xiang Mu."
The voice of the woman watching the rain did not fluctuate:
"Yeah. Xiang Muta was like that when he was young. He got what he wanted, no matter what price he had to pay. That kid, Xiao Hei, is talented and willing to endure hardships. More importantly, he can sincerely make friends with various forces. In the future Compared with Xiang Mu, his achievements are not inferior. As for the Lord of Yunyang... Hehe, it's quite interesting."
The woman paused, then added with a smile:
"Not quite like people in this world."
Miss Shiyuan said with a smile:
"His knowledge is good. When Yunyang was undecided, he allowed our Church of the Abyss to preach there. At that time, I told him that my name was Shi Yuan, and I was the bishop of the Laity Council. He was noncommittal, and he didn't feel very convinced .My intuition tells me that that person is difficult to deal with, and his eyes don't look like a young man who grew up in a pampered mansion in the Lord's Mansion."
The woman lazily replied:
"Some things are useless by means and techniques, what is needed is timing. When the timing is up, clumsy means can achieve unexpected results; if the timing is not up, you will not get any rewards for your dedication. The matter of Nanchu Got it, let's go. There are still many things waiting for you to do."
Miss Shiyuan stood up, wiped two hands on her face randomly, and said to the women in the courtyard:
"Really, we only met once in a few years. I have never seen a mother who is so cruel to drive her daughter away."
The act of wiping her face just now seemed to have removed some of the camouflage on her face, and her plain appearance became much more gorgeous in an instant. Although the real appearance is still hidden under the disguise, the heart-pounding beauty can already be vaguely seen.
The woman in the courtyard smiled and replied:
"I rarely see your two older brothers."
Miss Shiyuan sighed and was about to leave. When she walked behind the woman, she suddenly stopped for a while, turned her head, and said to the woman:
"Mom, can I ask you a question?"
The woman didn't look back, she still squinted at the rain on the eaves.
Miss Shi Yuan asked self-consciously:
"Have you ever liked the Lord of Nanchu?"
The woman replied flatly:
"I guess so."
Miss Shiyuan asked again:
"Then have you ever liked the Lord of West Qin?"
The woman smiled, turned her face, and said to her:
"This is already the second question."
Miss Shiyuan showed a playful smile and said:
"I overdraw the questions I'm going to ask the next time we meet, can't I?"
The woman thought for a while and replied:
"Can."
Miss Shiyuan showed an expectant expression and asked:
"So, what's the answer?"
The woman put her hands in her sleeves, looked outside into the rain curtain, and said unhurriedly:
"Hmm... maybe."
Miss Shi Yuan let out a beep, as if she was very dissatisfied with the answer, but she didn't continue to ask. She left this unremarkable courtyard calmly, took the oil-paper umbrella placed at the door, and stepped into the world. Not long after, Lolita in Tsing Yi braved the rain to chase her out, and said to Miss Shi Yuan:
"Miss, please stop, Madam has something to bring to you."
Miss Shi Yuan turned around with great interest,
Tsing Yi Loli supported her knees, took a breath, and then said to her:
"Madam said that the matter of Yunyang will be handed over to Bishop Sean of the Justice and Peace Council, and the lady should not show up again."
Miss Shiyuan raised her eyebrows and asked:
"Why?"
Tsing Yi Lolita replied:
"Ma'am said that things like falling in love are often just a little curiosity at first, and then they get deeper and deeper. If Miss is not sure that she can handle Lord Yunyang, she should get out as soon as possible, so as not to trap herself in it."
Miss Shi Yuan nodded and said with a smile:
"knew."
Lolita Tsing Yi blocked the rain with her hands, and ran back to the courtyard with all her strength. But she couldn't stop anything at all, and most of the rain still fell on her body, making Miss Shiyuan laugh dumbfounded.
Shi Yuan's eyes moved to the courtyard wall, and he could see the spots on the leaves of Xiangfei bamboo.
The most special woman in the world, the biological mother of the princes of Southern Chu and West Qin, lives here.
No one knew what she wanted to do, no one knew what she was doing. Perhaps in the eyes of those men, she was just a canary imprisoned in a cage.
Shi Yuan tightened his collar and left quickly, his figure quickly disappeared into the heavy rain.