prince attendant

After Mu Qing spoke, Ji Yi glanced at him and asked lightly

"When did you go to see her again?"

Mu Qing: ...

It was then that Mu Qing suddenly remembered the words from His Highness the Crown Prince who forbade him and His Highness the Crown Princess to walk around more, so he had no choice but to drink tea in silence, but there was no way to answer the question.

Ji Yi glanced at him and knew that he was guilty, so he clicked his tongue and said

"Come on, maybe I won't see you again in the future."

Mu Qing raised her head and looked at His Highness the Crown Prince, a little surprised how he said this

"Why can't I see you?"

"Maybe she's going to die, of course."

Ji Yi looked at Mu Qing with great interest, and analyzed with him carefully.

"She did it for no reason. Why did she say these cynical things to you? Maybe it's because she has nothing to love, so she has no taboos, so she can say things that hate everything so frankly. If everything in this world is disgusting, then you say, why not?" Is there a need to live?"

Ji Yi looked straight at Mu Qing, conveying the possibility of this kind of thing happening to Mu Qing in his eyes, and said this kind of thing with a smile on his face, as if he had predicted that this kind of scene would definitely happen, but the certainty The look still made Mu Qing's heart beat a few times, and she subconsciously denied it.

"Why does Your Highness say such things? Your Highness, the Crown Princess—hasn't shown any intention of committing suicide."

At the end of Mu Qing's words, he also became uncertain. Looking at his nervous expression, the prince knew that he was probably really frightened by his words. briskly, he laughed

"Why are you panicking? I just said it to tease you. You are really fooled."

Mu Qing looked at His Highness the Crown Prince suspiciously, but after he watched for a while, His Highness the Crown Prince did not show any abnormalities, and said that he really couldn't stand the joke, it was just talking, but he really took it seriously, Mu Qing couldn't help feeling depressed, so she said

"In His Highness' mind, can this kind of thing be joked?"

"It's hard work."

His Royal Highness looked at him holding the qin, raised the corners of his mouth, and said nonchalantly

"My palace is so pitiful that I can't see the outside world. Could it be that I can't adjust my mood by myself? But, after all, does Qingqing want to learn piano?"

"what?"

Ji Yi's mind turned so fast that Mu Qing couldn't react for a while, but when she did, she asked

"Why did your Highness suddenly ask such a question?"

When Mu Qing was young, she also learned some musical instruments like the pipa from her mother. When she grew up, she never touched it. When she was in the academy, although the preaching of the six arts also involved music theory, it was more about tracing the past and present of the music. Next, to carry the Tao with music, most of them are theoretical articles, but when it comes to hands-on playing, it is rare.

His Highness the Crown Prince stroked the strings two or three times, and said with a smile

"Qin is the voice of the heart. Occasionally play a piece or two, which can relax your heart, and then pass the time, and make this boring time that never sees the sun pass faster."

Speaking like this, he actually taught as he preached, and he was well prepared. Of course, the piano with the simplest notation is not as valuable as the famous piano used by His Royal Highness, but it was just a way to pass the time. It was already twilight.

The upcoming ceremony requires His Highness the Crown Prince to recite a large piece of gorgeous and obscure parallel prose, which is several thousand words long. It is not easy to recite it completely. Although you can read it down then, you must be familiar with it. Your Highness the Crown Prince Bai The days passed lazily, but I had to work hard in the morning and evening, so after dinner, I had to take a bath and incense, and then I came to sit alone, because I was familiar with this article, and often stayed up in the middle of the night, so Mu Qing didn't want to be disturbed, and I got the favor of His Royal Highness Yes, there is no need to wait for the end.

In the past, I fell asleep directly, but this night, for some reason, I always tossed and turned. What His Royal Highness said during the day was something that Mu Qing could not forget. The look in his eyes was so determined that Mu Qing couldn't ignore it no matter what.

Although His Royal Highness didn't care much, but if the Crown Princess really committed suicide, she would feel uneasy if she knew it but watched this kind of thing happen and did nothing.

Even though this might just be a casual joke from His Highness the Crown Prince, he still told Mu Qing to dress up quietly and go to Tingyun Mountain. It's better sooner rather than later. He only told the people on the mountain to be more careful. It would be best if nothing happened. If something happens, it can be recovered as soon as possible. If you go and come back quickly, you can pretend that nothing happened, and His Royal Highness doesn't know.

It was a night with no stars and no moon. When night fell, the lights were brilliant, and it was very lively. However, when the lights were turned off one by one after nightfall, there was only a bleak atmosphere left.

In late autumn, the night frost has covered the steps, and through the doors and windows, the cold air spreads to the entire courtyard.

Xilinjue sat alone in the courtyard, and couldn't help but think of herself a long time ago. In fact, she was not a cynical person at all, but she was sincere when she said to Mu Qing that she hated everyone. It's always bad for someone who tells you that you don't want to compromise. In this case, when the person who is destined to live a lifetime is not the other party, then it is always inevitable to feel resentment. Xilin Jue stroked the hairpin on his head, smiled, and said

"If I didn't know you, if I marry the prince, I might be able to sing in harmony."

"Jue'er, what do you mean by these words now?"

The man came out of the shadows, looked at her in disbelief, and said

"Are you trying to break my heart?"

Xilinjue looked up at him and said indifferently

"What do I mean? What do you think I mean, Feng Yan, I will not leave you today, and we will never meet again in the future, as if we have never known each other."

"Are you joking?"

The man named Feng Yan was exactly the man in civilian clothes who sued the imperial court in the street that day. At this moment, when he heard Xilinjue's words, he laughed out of anger and growled.

"Miss, how could you say such things suddenly? For you, I was kicked out of Xilin's house by the master, and I will become a bandit. I bear the humiliation every day and night, and come to cultivate myself, in order to rescue you one day. In the end, did you just say these things to me?!"

"Did I make you fall into a bandit?!"

Xilinjue patted the handrail and stood up suddenly. She was also full of anger, and who should she vent to? She walked forward step by step and said sharply

"My father said that you are not as good as the crown prince. If you beat you a few times, you can't bear to leave the Xilin Mansion, but I told you to continue begging for mercy and let my father let go. Why don't you refuse? Ken, I told you to take me to elope, why don't you refuse, you are a thief now, do you want to teach me to be a wanted beggar with you, why do you want me to do this kind of thing now?"

Xilinjue said something and took a step closer to him. Feng Yan was provoked by her sudden anger and retreated step by step. His face was cloudy, and he looked at her suspiciously, and said

"Did you empathize with that arrogant and domineering prince, that's why you refused to leave with me!"

Xilinjue's head was stunned, it was as if a heavy pendant had hit her head, causing her eyes to burst into golden light!

How can you say such a thing!

Xilinjue gritted her teeth. She should have been furious, but ended up laughing, and then fell silent, her eyes filled with tears.

She lowered her head and looked straight at the man she loved, who was dying to live. When she remembered that she had committed suicide on a hunger strike for him and was ridiculed by her father, she felt extremely absurd at this moment.

"Is that how you see me?"

Feng Yan was flustered by her desperate eyes, as if he had a premonition of something uncontrollable, but he still walked over at once, grabbed Xilinjue's wrist suddenly, and pulled her towards Pulled the door, and said

"Miss, I must take you away today. Didn't you promise me a long time ago? We wandered the world without your hateful father, nor your hateful prince. It's just the two of us, and no one can find—" "

"Whenever have I ever spoken, it's you who are saying these ridiculous things! Are you crazy?!, let me go!"

Xilinjue was struggling, but how could she, a pampered young lady, break free from a tall man who took medicine and quickly improved her strength? She walked out, her eyes were red, and she said harshly

"I'm crazy! You still want to follow the prince to think about glory and wealth, miss, wake up! The prince is finished, it's finished!!!"

"You lunatic, there are so many people on this mountain, how are you going to take me out!"

"I brought people here, whoever dares to stop me tonight will die!"

Feng Yan kicked open the lock hanging on the door, the door swayed a few times, and then opened it leisurely. However, there was a person standing outside the door at some point.

The two people who kept tugging were startled when they saw the face of the man through the erratic lights.

Under the lights, Mu Qing stood quietly in front of the door. He and the man holding the crown princess looked at each other. He didn't move or speak. He just quietly looked at the two people who came out of the door. .

He never thought that he would come across this scene because he was worried.

On the verge of madness, because of Mu Qing's sudden appearance, he calmed down all of a sudden, Xilinjue broke free from Feng Yan's confinement, walked a few steps away, looked at them in surprise, finally calmed down, and then talked with Mu Qing said

"Why are you here?"

Mu Qing replied

"To see Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess, I just didn't think that maybe I shouldn't come this time."

Xilinjue's complexion turned hot, but he remained calm. He gathered his clothes and said

"You heard it all."

Mu Qing nodded slightly, and said without changing her face

"There are robbers who come to Tingyun Mountain, and they have evil thoughts in their hearts. They even come to harass Her Highness the Crown Princess and try to do something wrong. Naturally, they can't let it go."

Mu Qing avoids the important and ignores the trivial, and completely removes the emotional entanglement. She wants to define what happened tonight with the simple incident of the robber. If it is said that the prince and concubine will meet her old lover at night, it will be difficult to tell whether it is the prince or the concubine. There must be more and more ridicule, and it would be unbelievable for His Highness to lose his reputation because of this kind of thing.