Empress Dowager

It was windy at night, and it rained again.

When Gao Lixin pushed the door out in the morning, he saw that the bluestone brick floor was still wet, and a cool breeze swept across it, causing small shallow ripples.

Gao Lixin stretched out his hand to caress the collar, then stopped for a moment, turned around and went back to the room, walked to the glazed mirror, raised his eyes to stare at himself in the mirror. Butterfly, covered with misty shisha palace gauze, three thousand blue silks slanting across the shoulders, a cluster of emerald hairpins in the hair, delicate eyebrows, sandalwood lips smiling, showing all kinds of styles.

Gao Lixin's handsome eyebrows were slightly raised, and her red lips parted lightly: "Ji Rou, bring me that purple robe."

"Here!" Ji Rou's eyes were full of doubts, she turned around and followed Gao Lixin's instructions, and waited for Gao Lixin to change into this robe made of fine silk.

Gao Lixin usually doesn't like colors that are too eye-catching, but Murong Shuiyan likes them, especially seeing her in this only purple dark-pattern robe.

Purple represents nobility, elegance and mystery, she said.

Gao Lixin smiled lightly, turned around in front of the glazed mirror, her jet-black hair was tied up high again by the mutton fat jade crown, and two lavender silk crowns naturally fell from both sides of the jade crown. A good-looking arc.

In the previous life, he was the one who failed her infatuation, but in this life, it can be regarded as satisfying a little bit of her request.

"Let's go out of the palace." Gao Lixin held a golden silk nanmu folding fan in her hand, dressed in men's clothes in a suave manner, raised her hand to lift up her robe, and stepped out of the palace.

Gao Lixin was sitting in the carriage, the body of the carriage shook slightly, hearing the crisp sound of the horse's hooves on the ground, her heart also tightened a little bit, faintly uneasy, mixed with more and more guilt.

She knew that Hengtong Inn was coming soon.

The carriage traveled all the way and stopped steadily at the entrance of Hengtong Inn.

Gao Lixin got out of the carriage with Ji Rou's hand, straightened out the wrinkles on his body, raised his head slowly, saw the words on the plaque, took a deep breath, and then walked in.

She couldn't remember what kind of state of mind she was in in her previous life every time she saw Murong Shuiyan, because at that time, she never put her mind on any woman other than Chu Yingxuan, let alone looked at other women .

Gao Lixin followed Murong Shuiyan's entourage to the wing on the second floor, and when he stepped up the steps, his steps became a little chaotic.

But she was laughing in her heart. In her previous life, she foolishly helped Chu Yingxuan clean herself up, but the other party abandoned her sincerity like a shoe.Oh, is this just retribution?She doesn't take other people's affection into consideration, and owes others a lifetime of love, so she also lets her taste the feeling of being ignored by the one she loves.

"Princess, the person you invited has arrived."

"Go down!"

A soft soft voice floated in the air, calling back Gao Lixin's wandering mind, and the door behind him was shut from the outside with a snap.

Gao Lixin straightened her back subconsciously, and tried to open her eyes wide to see the woman with her back clearly.

Her thin shoulders seemed to be trembling slightly, and her beautiful long hair poured down, blocking her trembling heart.

"Water Yan..."

Even Gao Lixin didn't know it, her voice was full of guilt.

The woman in front of her turned around slowly upon hearing the sound.

Gao Lixin held her breath and focused, facing the other party's watery eyes, the water in the eyes flickered, there was a slight rosiness on the porcelain-like delicate cheeks, the corners of the mouth were slightly raised, pulling out a shy little dimple .

Murong Shuiyan waited to turn around and stand still, seeing the other party's attire clearly, she couldn't help her eyes brighten.The person in front of him was wearing his favorite purple gown with cloud sleeves and black patterns, embroidered with elegant patterns, a jade belt around his waist, and a golden nanmu folding fan in his hand.

Murong Shuiyan stared at her handsome face with clear and beautiful eyes, she couldn't help breathing, she was a little stunned, even the dimple at the corner of her mouth jumped a few times happily.

"Your Highness, it's still so beautiful." Murong Shuiyan's voice was like ripples in the water, lingering in front of Gao Lixin, washing away her soft heart.

Gao Lixin stood there stiffly, a little at a loss, and she forgot all the words she had organized in advance, and just stared blankly at the other party.

The two looked at each other, but it was Murong Shuiyan who turned her eyes away embarrassedly, and walked lightly towards her, "Shuiyan came here this time just to see you one last time before His Highness gets married."

Murong Shuiyan narrowed her eyes, continued to smile and said: "His Royal Highness can finally marry sister Yingxuan as he wished. Shuiyan wishes you happiness."

Gao Lixin felt a dull pain in his heart, his red lips trembled, but he still didn't say a word.

It was true that she didn't want to marry, but it was also true that she had to.

Murong Shuiyan didn't know what Gao Lixin was thinking, she lowered her head and took a delicate satin sachet from her body and handed it to Gao Lixin.

"For you, I embroidered this myself!" Murong Shuiyan raised her head, the smile on her face widened even wider.

"Thank you! I will definitely treasure it well." Gao Lixin clenched the sachet tightly in his hand, his eyes softly fell on Murong Shuiyan's body.

It suddenly occurred to her that she seemed to have never given anything to Murong Shuiyan, and thinking about it, she felt even more guilty.Then he took out a jade pendant from his bosom and handed it to Murong Shuiyan.

She always carries this jade pendant with her, which can be said to be a symbol of her status.She once gave it to Chu Yingxuan as a promise of love, but at that time, the other party couldn't see her own existence in his heart, and even deliberately wanted to match her with Princess Murong Shuiyan, but that person did not When he informed himself, he gave the jade pendant to the princess.

Looking at it carefully now, since the other party is not rare, it would be better to give this jade to the princess himself, and it can be regarded as a little bit of apology for the princess.

Murong Shuiyan didn't expect Gao Lixin to do this, so when she saw the jade pendant handed to her by the other party, she was deeply moved.

"You are..." Murong Shuiyan held the crystal clear jade pendant in her hand, and stared at the other party in disbelief.

"For you, if I am outside the palace, if you want to see me, as long as my attendants see this jade, they will take you to see me." Gao Lixin's voice was soft, and his eyes were filled with a deep sigh of relief. Not warm.

Murong Shuiyan was flattered for a moment, and the smile on her face deepened.

"What's wrong, Your Highness? When you saw Shui Yan before, you always looked like you didn't answer, blowing your nose and staring. Isn't it scary!"

Seeing that Gao Lixin's attitude had improved, Murong Shuiyan unknowingly opened up old accounts.Her rosy lips were pouted high enough that an oil bottle could be hung on it, which shows how deep the complaints in her heart are.

"Oh... really?" Gao Lixin scratched his head, frowning slightly, pretending to remember, "Why don't I remember?"

"you······"

Murong Shuiyan stretched out her pink fist and lightly punched Gao Lixin's shoulder, angrily said: "You know that you bully me unscrupulously because I like you."

As soon as these words came out, she felt that she had made a mistake, and her cheeks were flushed with blush.

For a while, the room fell into silence again.

Gao Lixin looked away in embarrassment, his hands drooping unnaturally at his sides.

Murong Shuiyan showed shyness, bit her lower lip tightly, her thick eyelashes fluttered up and down twice nervously, and then tentatively raised her eyes to look at the person in front of her.

Gao Lixin is about to get married, and will soon become someone else's.

Murong Shuiyan was agitated for a while, and her words were inaudible, "Can your Highness give me one last hug?"

Murong Shuiyan tried her best to hide the embarrassment on her face.

hold her?This was impossible in the previous life... Gao Lixin thought.

"of course can!"

Gao Lixin took a step forward and hugged each other, their bodies were tightly pressed against each other, but her heart didn't even seem to be throbbing except a little warmer.

Sure enough, not loving is not loving.But... Despite this, she wants to treat her as her own sister, and help her fulfill all her wishes as much as possible, except marrying her.

After all, in this life, her heart for love is dead, and it is impossible for her to fall in love with anyone again.

Gao Lixin sighed inwardly.

"Your Highness, can you go shopping with me in the street? I want to spend a little more time with you before His Highness gets married."

Murong Shuiyan rested her forehead on Gao Lixin's shoulder, her throat choked up, trying to force back the lingering Jingying in her eye sockets.

"Okay, it's up to you! I'll be with you all day today."

Gao Lixin sighed, raised his hand to caress the other person's trembling back, and patted it lightly.

"Yep······"

Today is catching up with the market, there are a lot of people on the street, people come and go, accompanied by all kinds of bustling cries.

"Sister, I still want to eat candied haws today."

Chu Jianing hugged Chu Yingxuan's arm, and couldn't hide the colorful smile on her face.

"it is good!"

Chu Yingxuan replied with interest.Because of Gao Lixin's attitude towards her recently, she didn't have the intention to go out with Chu Jianing, but she couldn't stand the other party's entanglement, so she decided to go out to relax, so she agreed to accompany her out of the house.

Gao Lixin and Murong Shuiyan walked out of the inn, and began to wander aimlessly along the market.

This is a big market that opens once a month. From Dasanmen to the inner street, there are a variety of goods on display.Murong Shuiyan's eyes flicked back and forth, dazzled, wishing she could buy them all back.

Gao Lixin followed her, watching her petite body scurrying around, fearing that she would get lost, so he walked up to her and held her hand, so as not to be scattered by the crowd if he didn't pay attention.

Feeling that his hands were wrapped in warmth, Murong Shuiyan looked back at the other party with a smile.

Since the two of them left the Hengtong Inn, they tacitly didn't mention any other disappointing things. They only enjoyed this hard-won short-term get together to the fullest, and they parted from now on.

"Ah... candied haws, I want to eat that!"

Murong Shuiyan happily pointed to a stall selling candied haws not far away, tugged Gao Lixin's hand and ran towards there.

This can be regarded as their childhood memories!She still remembers the childhood fun of learning how to make candied haws with Gao Lixin and other princesses.

"I want two skewers!" Murong Shuiyan's voice was sweet, with a hint of coquettishness.

"Okay, be careful to become a piglet." Gao Lixin gave her a doting smile, and subconsciously scraped the bridge of her nose lightly.

"Hmph! You're just fat like a piglet!" Murong Shuiyan protested with her mouth puckered, her nose full of small creases.

"Give······"

"Thank you!" Murong Shuiyan took one of the bunches, and the hawthorns were all round and red, and they were wrapped in a layer of shiny sugar coating, plump and crystal clear, and looked more delicious than the ones made at their house.

Murong Shuiyan opened her mouth wide and bit off two of them, the side of her cheeks was covered with crystal icing.

Gao Lixin looked at the other's stuffed mouth, shook his head with a chuckle, and reached out to wipe off the stains on her cheeks.

Murong Shuiyan lowered her eyebrows in embarrassment, raised her forehead slightly, her beautiful eyes shining like stars.

"Hmm... Sister Yingxuan?"

Murong Shuiyan murmured indistinctly with her mouth full, and the candied haws stick in her hand pointed at the two people who were standing there at some point.

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