Fingers of crossing

That night.

Jiang Ningzui didn't feel sleepy at all, she stared at a silent face, her dark eyes were reflected in the mirror, filled with traces of worries.

King Wu led his troops to leave the barracks the night before, and there is still no news until now. She can deduce King Wu's next plan and actions, but she can't guess the outcome.

The most terrible thing is that her whole heart seems to be suspended in mid-air, ups and downs, and she can never find stability.And she clearly knew that there was no one else besides Yan Yilan who made her heart fluctuate like never before.

Bi Yuan lifted the curtain and walked in, and immediately saw Jiang Ningzui sitting in front of the window, dressed in white to absorb the cold moonlight, exuding an air of repelling people thousands of miles away.

Just about to call out, Jiang Ningzui just turned around, and when she saw her face clearly, Biyuan's heart couldn't help but move. Normally, Jiang Ningzui is always flattered, giving people a feeling of indifference and aloofness, but at this moment Under the smudge of candlelight, Jiang Ningzui frowned slightly, her previously calm face was now filled with unknown emotions.

Sensing Bi Yuan's gaze, Jiang Ningzui raised her lowered eyebrows suddenly, and looked straight over to see who was coming, her dark eyes moved suddenly.

"Princess Concubine." Bi Yuan saluted, she glanced back at the curtain that had been drawn again, and took a few steps towards Jiang Ningzui. "The maidservant came here to deliver some personal items to the Crown Princess at the request of the Eldest Princess."

Biyuan's movement of turning her head just now was clearly for Jiang Ningzui to remind her to beware of ears on the wall.Seeing this, Jiang Ningzui suppressed the urge to get up, sat back in the chair, and quietly watched the maids who followed Bi Yuan in put the items they brought in without leaving the floor.

"You all retreat first." Jiang Ningzui did not speak until the maids were settled properly, and she said, "Bi Yuan, you stay."

After dismissing the redundant servants in the tent, Jiang Ningzui turned her eyes to Bi Yuan standing in front of her, and asked in a low voice, "Where is she?"

There were so many things she wanted to ask, but when it came time to speak, Jiang Ningzui's lips touched her teeth, but this was the only thing she wanted to say the most.

Thinking about Yan Yilan's injury, Bi Yuan's slightly drooping face looked gloomy, she immediately raised her head and said with a smile: "Your Highness is fine, but the Crown Princess may still have to stay in the barracks for a while." Said As if afraid that Jiang Ningzui would be unhappy, Bi Yuan hurriedly said again: "But the Crown Princess, don't worry, Your Highness asked the servant girl, the Crown Princess, to convey a word—she will not let the Crown Princess wait too long."

Whether King Wu would make things difficult for her was not what Jiang Ningzui cared about the most. Hearing Biyuan mention that Yan Yilan was fine, Jiang Ningzui felt a little suspicious in her heart. The words faded away, and when she listened to Bi Yuan's recitation, Yan Yilan's expression when she said these words immediately appeared in her mind, and her heart softened in an instant.

"Thank the eldest princess for me." Concealing the unnecessary thoughts in her heart for no reason, Jiang Ning got up drunk, stretched out her hand to caress the clothes and items sent by Yan Yilan, and said softly: "Wu Wang treats guests well, so she doesn't have to worry. "

The four words 'Hospitality is proper' came out of Jiang Ningzui's mouth, and it sounded a bit meaningful, Bi Yuan memorized it silently, and said: "Your servant understands."

The footsteps of guards approaching outside the tent sounded, Bi Yuan knew that time was limited, so she didn't dare to say anything more, for fear of being heard by the guards who came outside the tent, she said again: "Does the Crown Princess have something to tell your Highness?" ?”

As soon as the words came out, even Bi Yuan felt a little funny in her heart. For some reason, she became the mouthpiece for the two of them.

"No." Coldly withdrew her hand, Jiang Ningzui turned around and sat down again, refusing without mercy.

Bi Yuan was stunned, and froze in place for a while. She didn't recover from Jiang Ningzui's cold attitude for a long time. Amazed?

Thinking about Jiang Ningzui's temperament, she is not a provocative and talkative master, and her soft enthusiasm hidden under the iceberg, I am afraid that Yan Yilan is the only one in this world who can be lucky enough to see her true face.

"The servant girl will take her leave first."

She saluted Jiang Ningzui again, and Biyuan was about to step back when she suddenly heard Jiang Ningzui calling her.

"Just tell her," Jiang Ningzui lowered her brows slightly, her expression blurred by the flickering candlelight. "Next time if she acts like this again, I will not spare her lightly."

This sentence was supposed to be a threat, but Jiang Ningzui's tone was very light, and there was not much real coldness in his cold tone. If he chewed carefully, he could taste the deep love inside.

It was the first time she heard Jiang Ningzui's tone, and Bi Yuan couldn't help but startled, then she nodded, and said with a sly smile: "Your maidservant has made a note."

Watching Biyuan leave, Jiang Ningzui walked to the window, she looked up at the majestic and stretching palace wall not far from the barracks that separated the inside and outside of the palace, thinking about Yan Yilan, her heart became more and more restless.

The dark night was endless, the moonlight was like smoke, and the night wind was blowing slowly along the window lattice. Jiang Ningzui's face was hidden between the light and darkness, and her face and expression could not be seen clearly.

When King Wu walked into the tent, what he saw was Jiang Ningzui, who was so ethereal. Her whole body was shrouded in the dull starry sky, and her cold demeanor made her look like smoke and illusion.

Standing silently behind Jiang Ningzui, King Wu did not call out to her, but just stood silently with her for a moment, a few unreal expressions appeared in the always cold and silent eagle conspiracy, as if Seeing Jiang Ningzui in front of her eyes, she remembered another figure that has always haunted her mind.

When she turned around, Jiang Ningzui looked at King Wu in front of her with some puzzlement, and said coldly, "King Wu?"

"I heard that the Crown Princess loves tea, so I brought some good tea here." King Wu said with a smile, "I wonder if I have such an honor?"

King Wu didn't look like such a kind person, of course, he didn't look like such a leisurely and elegant person, but Jiang Ningzui didn't want to ask the reason, but nodded in agreement.

Anyway, she had no other choice.

With Jiang Ningzui's consent, King Wu ordered someone to send a set of exquisite tea sets, which surprised Jiang Ningzui. He thought that what King Wu said was just a cover, but he didn't expect that he could actually get a complete and exquisite set of tea sets. At first glance, the tea set looks quite decent.

Jiang Ningzui was making tea methodically under Wu Wang's meaningful eyes. Her technique was skillful and her movements were elegant. In all fairness, no matter what the taste of the last cup of tea was, the pleasing picture in front of her was enough to make people feel happy. The memory is deep.

"The king of Beiyang will leave Dayan within three days."

Jiang Ningzui's hands kept moving, and even the low-pitched voice seemed a little careless, and her face was full of indifference.

Looking at Jiang Ningzui who is so indifferent, King Wu felt a little curious in his heart, as if nothing in this world could attract her interest. Thinking of this, King Wu looked at Jiang Ningzui with deeper eyes.

"The eldest princess is injured." King Wu said lightly, his eyes always on Jiang Ningzui. "It was injured by the king of Beiyang. If the sword of the king of Beiyang had moved up an inch at that time, it would have hurt to the core..."

Jiang Ningzui's heart trembled suddenly, the sudden tingling pain made her brain go blank for a moment, but Wu Wang's eyes were always on her back, she took a deep breath, condensed her mind, He continued pouring tea into the cup with an expression on his face.

Wu Wang's words stopped just right, pointing out Yan Yilan's injury, but he refused to tell Jiang Ningzui the result of the final treatment, making it clear that he was using Yan Yilan to test Jiang Ningzui.It's a pity that Jiang Ningzui's expression was indifferent from the beginning to the end, and there was not much emotion on her face. It seemed that Yan Yilan's injury was not worth the tea in her hand.

Although King Wu's undisguised gaze was not annoying, it still made Jiang Ningzui feel uncomfortable. She pulled up her sleeves and pushed the teacup in front of King Wu, thereby interrupting King Wu's unscrupulous scrutiny.

"I know." Jiang Ningzui raised her head, her gaze was like a calm lake without any ripples. "As I said, she knows how to win." In order to win, Yan Yilan could only put all her eggs in one basket, even if she would lose herself in this gamble.

King Wu asked, "Are you so sure?"

"Sometimes you give up something in order to win more for yourself." Jiang Ningzui gritted her teeth unconsciously as she spoke, her tone was still light, but there was more annoyance in gnashing her teeth. "What's more, she has a great face, a prince, and the common people in her heart, but she doesn't have herself alone." So she will hurt herself, which is really too easy to guess.

She can't.

But the eldest princess knew how to do it.She has never been a soft-hearted person, she knows how to win more, even if she loses herself.

Thinking of Jiang Ningzui's words about Yan Yilan back then, King Wu's eyes gradually darkened, looking at Jiang Ningzui's eyes with a deep meaning of coldness and heat.Suddenly, King Wu sneered, "Shuying's death day will be in a few days, and the Eldest Princess is ready to play. Let me take the Crown Princess back to the General's Mansion to pay homage."

Jiang Shuying?

Jiang Ningzui's hand holding the teapot froze slightly. She looked puzzled. She seemed to have a lot to answer, but she finally said softly, "I see."

King Wu looked up at Jiang Ningzui curiously, and asked, "Don't want to ask why?"

Jiang Ningzui replied as it should: "If she meant it, then there is nothing to ask."

"I hope the Crown Princess is right." After drinking the tea in the cup in one gulp, King Wu smiled incomprehensibly, "The rumors are true, the Crown Princess does make good tea."

After Wu Wang finished speaking, he exerted a little force with his fingertips, and the teacup fell back on the table with his strength. He got up and left with a flick of his sleeves.

"Wu Wang actually doesn't need to test my mind with side-talking. In my opinion, this is actually a meaningless thing." Jiang Ningzui turned her head, facing the back of Wu Wang who was turning around and was about to leave, calmly In Wulan's eyes, it was as if a frozen lake had suddenly burst, and the lacquered eyes were splashed with a sharp chill. "She has always been my weakness, and I have never hidden it."

Although King Wu couldn't see the change in Jiang Ningzui's expression, he could already feel a bone-chilling coldness from these simple words.He turned his head and saw Jiang Ningzui still sitting where she was, her eyes were so cold that they were almost heartless.

"But King Wu, don't worry, although she is my Achilles' heel, I will never let myself be her weakness." As she spoke, Jiang Ningzui suddenly smiled coldly and piercingly, the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes, revealing a smile A kind of arrogance and madness. "Because I will eradicate everything that is not good for her."