Fingers of crossing

A quarter of an hour passed, and two quarters of an hour passed. The longer the time, the more Jiang Ningzui could feel the cold breath coming from Queen Ning.

And the long-awaited eldest princess still didn't even see half a figure.

Jiang Ningzui originally guessed in her heart that even if the eldest princess acted recklessly and arrogantly, at least the queen should give some face, but now it seems that even the queen who looks high and respected in front of her seems to take She can't help it.

That being the case, it would be meaningless for her to stay here any longer. It would be fine if the eldest princess came, but if she didn't come, she might embarrass the queen if she continued to sit.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician ordered you to take medicine at noon, and it's almost time now." Qing Fu said, and asked in a low voice: "I wonder if Your Majesty needs a maidservant to bring the medicine to Yi'an Palace?"

Just when Jiang Ning was drunk and couldn't find a reason to leave, Qingfu spoke at the right time, and Empress Ning heard it and said with a smile: "Your body is important, the Ai family will not let you sit for a long time."

Jiang Ningzui got up, blessed her body, and said: "Then Ningzui will kneel down first, and come back another day to pay my respects to the queen."

Empress Ning smiled, waved her sleeves as a response, and signaled Jiang Ningzui to leave.

After exiting the gate of Yi'an Palace, Qingfu went to the phoenix chariot and opened the curtain for Jiang Ningzui, and when she turned her head and saw Jiang Ningzui still standing on the steps, she couldn't help calling: "Your Majesty."

Jiang Ning regained her composure, she didn't get on the chariot immediately, but passed Qing Fu, and her eyes fell on another phoenix chariot that was slowly approaching here not far away.

At this time, Qingfu also noticed the movement behind her. She turned around and looked over. When she saw the person coming, she quickly put down the curtain in her hand, walked out of the phoenix chariot quickly, and knelt down to meet the group of people who came.

"Meet the eldest princess."

The phoenix chariot was gently put down, and Yan Yilan slowly walked down from it. In the white snow, her purple dress was particularly eye-catching in the world, and the flowers on her forehead were like plum blossoms blooming in the snow, so red. As bright as fire.

"Get up."

Yan Yilan's gaze had been on Jiang Ningzui from the moment she stepped off the phoenix carriage, and she even spoke in a calm manner, only looking at Jiang Ningzui with a smile in her eyes.It's just that compared to when I saw her in Zhaoling Palace just now, her face looks a little haggard in the white snow, and her delicate makeup can't hide her pale face. In the howling wind, Her figure looked extraordinarily thin.If it weren't for the arrogance and coldness emanating from her body, Jiang Ningzui might really feel that the woman in front of her with narrowed phoenix eyes and a coquettish complexion is not the leader who everyone in Yan country talks about. Princess, not just a delicate and charming weak woman.

Jiang Ningzui's mind was still thinking about some irrelevant things, and when she regained consciousness, she found that Yan Yilan's figure had already walked towards her.

Since Yan Yilan had already seen her, Jiang Ningzui knew that she would not be able to hide, so she simply nodded to Yan Yilan's approaching figure as a greeting. "Elder princess."

A trace of cunning flashed in Yan Yilan's long and narrow phoenix eyes, she looked at Jiang Ningzui's calm face with a smile, and asked, "As soon as I arrive, the Crown Princess will leave?"

"Yeah." Jiang Ningzui replied, a cool smile appeared on her clear face, "Otherwise, should I stay and watch the empress 'invite' the eldest princess over?"

Yan Yilan was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "It seems that I have been too tolerant of you these days, that's why I have raised your courage so much."

"Don't dare to get drunk."

The cold wind of deep winter blew between the two of them, rolling up a colder wind, and Jiang Ning's drunk and beautiful face became colder and colder in the white snow.Thinking about waking up from falling into the water, Jiang Ningzui has been so cold and alienated, as if there is nothing in this world worthy of her nostalgia.

Thinking about it, Yan Yilan laughed jokingly, "I really want to know, what else are you afraid of?"

Jiang Ningzui didn't answer, she just took a deep look at Yan Yilan, and said, "The queen mother should be in a hurry, the eldest princess should go in quickly." The intention immediately became self-evident, and then she nodded towards Yan Yilan, "I'll go back to the palace first." After finishing speaking, she got on the phoenix chariot and walked away.

The phoenix chariot carrying Jiang Ningzui went farther and farther, and finally disappeared in the vast world of white snow. Yan Yilan only looked back at this moment, and the flashy eyes and eyebrows dissipated, leaving only a bleakness, so light that it was so deep that she couldn't see it. Without even a trace of expression, the whole person almost melted into this vast snow scene, no longer distinguishing each other.

Smoke was lingering in the incense burner, and the smell of incense spread throughout the Yi'an Palace. As Yan Yilan walked into the inner hall, she reached out to untie the fox-fur shawl and handed it to Bi Yuan who was at the side.

"The queen mother is in such a hurry to announce me, why?" Yan Yilan said, without saying too much etiquette, but directly sat next to Queen Ning, and stretched out her hand to ask for it from Queen Ning's personal maid. Holding the stove in his hand, he looked interested. "There are still many things inside and outside the imperial court waiting for my son to deal with. If the mother just wants to reminisce about the old days, my son will think it will be another day."

"Damn girl, you pretended to be confused with the Ai family." Empress Ning has never said a word, until this moment, she put down the teacup in her hand, and said with a slightly sullen face: "Just to catch up, the Ai family needs to invite you here Is it?"

Even Yan Yilan, who is now in power, will always be her daughter in front of Empress Ning, so when she heard Empress Ning's words, Yan Yilan could only roll her eyes secretly, and said with a regretful smile: "Who am I?" How dare you pretend to be confused in front of your mother, besides, haven't I come here?"

No matter how sternly Empress Ning reprimanded her, she was only a mother after all. She tilted her head and looked Yan Yilan carefully from head to toe, and softly reproached Yan Yilan with pity: "Although state affairs are important, in the eyes of the empress mother, you Your body is more important. Aijia heard that you haven’t had a normal sleep and rest for several days, and your body is not good, so don’t toss about it any longer.”

Once Empress Ning's nagging started, there would be no possibility of it ending in a short while.Yan Yilan took it for granted, so she just reached out to take the tea handed by the maid, drank it absent-mindedly, and finally nodded perfunctorily, and replied: "Got it."

Empress Ning nagged and cared for a while, but only Yan Yilan nodded absently, knowing that she might not listen to her persuasion, Empress Ning could only shake her head helplessly, and then turned to Bi Yuan who was standing beside her. Instructed: "In the future, you should pay more attention to your master's diet. You must personally supervise and check the three meals a day, and order the imperial dining room to make some light and nourishing meals. The daily tonic must not be left behind. Your master's body has been in the past few years She is too busy, she is busy with state affairs and has no time to take care of these things, you slaves should learn to share the burden for her."

Bi Yuan panicked, and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, this servant has remembered."

Hearing this, Empress Ning waved her hand and said, "Everyone go down."

The maids retreated one after another, and the huge Yi'an Palace suddenly ushered in a quiet, only Yan Yilan and Queen Ning were left sitting alone on the couch.

Empress Ning's gaze has been quietly falling on Yan Yilan's body. Yan Yilan pretended not to notice, but slowly put down the cup in her hand, and said with a casual smile: "You can say whatever you want, my son. Listen."

"Ning Zui just came to say hello to Ai's family. Ai's family looks at her, and she is probably in good shape." Empress Ning started the conversation, and quietly glanced at Yan Yilan from the corner of her eye. With a look of indifference, he continued: "The Ai family heard that Jun Yao had woken up from his drunkenness and planned to go back to the palace to visit him in person, but you ordered him to be stopped outside the city?"

When she heard that Empress Ning was going to kidnap her, Yan Yilan roughly guessed the purpose of Empress Ning announcing her coming this time, so now she was not too surprised when she heard this, but just looked down at the girl in her arms. Jinfeng Xiangyun's stove, responded lightly: "It's my idea."

Hearing Yan Yilan's unabashed admission, Empress Ning was not in a hurry to get angry, and asked, "What's the reason?"

The laziness in Yan Yilan's brows and eyes faded away, and a cold gleam appeared in her long and narrow phoenix eyes: "Since my father appointed me as regent when my father passed away, then I should have the right to make decisions on this matter. "

"The Ai family doesn't want to take care of the affairs of the imperial court, but if this matter involves the two children of the Ai family, then the Ai family must intervene." Queen Ning said, her eyes fell heavily on Yan Yilan, and said : "You and Junyao are both children of the Ai family. The Ai family just hopes to see you live in harmony and govern the country of Yan together in your lifetime, and don't want to see you continue to turn against each other and become more and more deadlocked. Yilan, you She is the daughter of the Ai family, and also the sister of Jun Yao's compatriots, can you understand the painstaking efforts of the Ai family?"

Yan Yilan remained silent, her somewhat confused eyes fell on the red sandalwood screen not far away, her ink-like eyes were so clean that no expression was lost at all, her coquettish face was enough to hide all the emotions she didn't want to show, But she couldn't hide her momentary loss.

Empress Ning glanced at Yan Yilan, not sure whether her words could be heard by her, she shook her head helplessly, she sighed inaudibly, and said: "If you can ignore the brotherhood , so what about getting drunk? She has already died once because of you and Junyao, do you still want her to be caught between you and die a second time because of you?"

Empress Ning's words were like a sudden gust of cold wind blowing outside the window, which instantly chilled the atmosphere in the room. Yan Yilan's gaze in the distance was slightly startled, and her face suddenly became extremely bleak.Afterwards, she laughed again after being silent, as if she just thought that Empress Ning's heartfelt words were commonplace, and said casually: "I know what to do, and I will definitely not make empress mother sad."

Hearing Yan Yilan's full promise, Empress Ning said sadly to herself: "It doesn't matter if Ai's family is sad, Ai's family is afraid of you..." After that, it seemed that it was useless to say it clearly, and Empress Ning swallowed it all. , sighed: "This matter will be done according to the wishes of the Ai family. Within three days, the Ai family must see Jun Yao in the palace. Also, if there is no important matter in the future, you should not go to Zhaoling again." It's over."

"Since the empress mother has moved out of her role as the mother of a country to order me, she must not allow me to evade any further excuses?" As she said that, Yan Yilan stood up on her own, and bowed to Empress Ning in a very polite way. "Remember what the queen mother said. There are many government affairs today, and the minister has to rush back to the Qiluan Hall to deal with political affairs, so I won't sit with the queen for a long time."

After Yan Yilan finished speaking, she turned and left Yi'an Palace, leaving Empress Ning alone, choking on her usual behavior, it took a long time to recover, shaking her head in a funny and helpless way.

In Zhaoling Hall, Jiang Ningzui had just had lunch, and took the clean silk handkerchief from Qingfu to wipe her hands.

"Niang Niang." Before the person arrived, Lu He's joyful voice sounded first, Jiang Ningzui looked up, saw Lu He walking quickly in front of her, saluted carelessly, and said with a smile: "I have something for you, my servant." Please tell your mother what you are happy about."

Among Jiang Ningzui's three maidservants, Lu He's temperament is the most frivolous and straightforward. Seeing her cheerful appearance, Jiang Ningzui couldn't help but follow her words and asked: "What's the matter?"

"The news just came from the palace that the prince will leave for the palace early tomorrow morning, and he will probably be back in the evening."