Fingers of crossing

Yan Country has always had long winters and short summers, although it is only just past June, it already has a bit of autumn.

Doctor Yan came early in the morning to change new medicine for Jiang Ningzui's wound, and after sending him to Doctor Yan, Jiang Ningzui heard the sound of horns outside the tent, and Lu He said that it was the sound of hunting drums up the mountain.As in previous years, the princes and nobles of Yan and Yang will have a showdown in the woods on Weiyi Mountain, and the winner will be the one who shoots the most prey.

At the end, Lu He pursed her lips, and said with regret: "It's a pity that my mother is injured, otherwise we can really go to see the beauty in person? The hunting competition between Yang and Yan is exciting just thinking about it." Extremely..."

Putting down the sleeves rolled up around her wrists, Jiang Ningzui stroked the wound with her left hand, her expression was slightly condensed, and she asked indifferently: "Will the eldest princess also participate in person?"

"That's natural!" Lu He said, proudly puffed out her chest, and said: "Who said that only men in this world can wield knives and guns, our eldest princess can't lose to them."

She didn't seem to see Jiang Ningzui's thoughts, Lu He spoke with great satisfaction, but Jiang Ningzui fell silent unconsciously.

She should have known that Yan Yilan was always decisive in her actions, and she never showed any kindness even to herself, not to mention that she cherished her body, and she went hunting on horseback not long after her shoulder injury recovered. Do you want to?

"Where's Biyuan?"

Jiang Ningzui pondered for a long time, but suddenly asked such a nonsensical question, Lu He was stunned for a long time, and then hurriedly replied: "If you go back to your mother, the eldest princess specially left sister Bi Yuan, saying that your mother has something to say." For any order, just inform Sister Biyuan to do it."

"Tell Bi Yuan for me to get her ready. Once the time is over, I will go to the hunting ground in person."

Now it's just past [-] o'clock, even if you really leave time for Bi Yuan to arrange, it doesn't need to take an hour, thinking, Lu He blinked her eyes in wonder, and asked: "Then, what are we doing now? "

"Now..." Jiang Ningzui said, she got up and opened the curtain and walked out of the tent. "Follow me to the concubine's place."

Liu Huanxue's tent was not far away from Jiang Ningzui, and when he walked outside the tent, he saw Liu Huanxue's personal maid Xia Sheng coming out from the tent, and seeing Jiang Ningzui's figure, she hurriedly saluted: "My servant pays homage to the prince. concubine."

"Where's the concubine?"

Xia Sheng hurriedly said: "If you go back to the crown princess, the side concubine is resting in the tent."

Slightly nodding her head, Jiang Ningzui took a step forward and noticed that Lu He was following her every step. She paused and ordered: "You wait outside the house, don't let anyone in."

Thinking that the concubine from her family has never had much contact with her concubine, Lu He racked her brains and couldn't figure out why Jiang Ningzui would do such a thing today, but since it was the master's order, although she was puzzled, it was not convenient Too much to say, so I had to nod in agreement.

Sandalwood was lingering in the tent, Liu Huanxue stood in front of the blue lantern, closed her eyes and lightly flicked the beads in her hand, with a devout and focused expression, she didn't notice even Jiang Ningzui approached her.

Jiang Ningzui doesn't believe in Buddhism, and naturally she doesn't believe in gods in her heart, but now seeing Liu Huanxue chanting sutras devoutly, she doesn't feel infected, and she instantly feels a little respectful.

"Sister, why are you here?"

After reading the scriptures, as soon as Liu Huanxue turned around, she saw Jiang Ningzui standing silently behind her. She looked slightly surprised, put down the prayer beads in her hand, and saluted: "If my sister has something to do, just send someone to call me over, why bother?" Is my sister coming in person?"

"It doesn't matter." Jiang Ningzui turned and sat down, and said flatly: "It's just that I heard a story told by someone last night. After hearing it, I felt a little sighed in my heart, so I wanted to come and listen to the concubine."

When Liu Huanxue heard the words, she paused when she was pouring tea, and then said with a smile, "Oh? What kind of story can make my sister so emotional?"

"It is about the two people in the story who met in the theater when they were young. At that time, one was the daughter of the Taiwei, and the other was just an opera actress who was still learning opera in the theater. After being awarded an opera actress, he begged his father to redeem her, so that he could be by his side and be a playmate of the same age. Unfortunately, the Taiwei didn't think so. Qi, she is very skilled, so after buying her, he did not place her by his side as his daughter wished, but placed her in the martial arts, using her as an extremely important pawn in his ambition, It will be available to him in the near future."

The teacup fell on the table with a bang, and the dripping tea splashed Liu Huanxue's floor-length dress, but she didn't realize it, and just looked back at Jiang Ningzui suddenly, her eyes couldn't tell whether it was shock or panic: "Why does my sister know this? Could it be...Could it be...?"

The answer is actually so obvious that no one else needs to answer it. Besides Chi Wei, who else in the world would tell Jiang Ningzui the past.However, Liu Huanxue didn't dare to believe it and didn't dare to think deeply, if it was really Chi Wei, then where is she now?Why did he refuse to come to see Jiang Ningzui even though he had met her?

Liu Huanxue's bewilderment fell into Jiang Ningzui's eyes, but she just lowered her head to hold up the teacup for Liu Huanxue, her indifferent and calm voice sounded almost cruel at this moment. "But do you know that the case of Concubine Lian was really a grievance in the harem back then, and the empress mother always cared about the royal empress who was living among the people, so from the day Concubine Lian entrusted Chi Wei to her cronies to secretly send him out of the palace, the empress mother has always sent People are secretly keeping an eye on Chi Wei's whereabouts, if not for that encounter between you and Chi Wei, the queen mother has already arranged everything at that time, and is just waiting for a random reason to bring Chi Wei back to the palace."

There is no need for Jiang Ningzui to explain the following.Liu Huanxue asked her father to redeem Chi Wei on a whim. Now that she has entered the Taiwei's mansion, no matter how determined Empress Ning is, she can't directly ask the Taiwei for someone. This matter involves too much, and among them The details of the reason cannot be explained to outsiders, so Empress Ning can only watch the Taiwei buy Chi Wei, but she is powerless.

If there is no Liu Huanxue, then Chi Wei should have returned to the palace long ago to enjoy the glory and wealth that she should have, instead of being by her side and being a ruthless and cold-blooded shadow with bloody hands.

"I know, she hates me." The tea splashed on Liu Huanxue's clothes had already spread to half of Liu Huanxue's skirt, but she forgot to wipe it. She just sat slumped on the couch with a sad face. It hurt Liu Huanxue's heart hard, she obviously wanted to laugh at herself, but it just turned into two lines of wetness and slipped out of her eyes. "Thinking about it now, I have been so wrong in my life. Every step I take seems to have never been right."

Regardless of whether it was her youth and ignorance back then, or her later humiliation, thinking about it, she had never really lived for herself in her life.

"At the end of the story, I also asked her if she hated you or not." Seeing Liu Huanxue's eyes suddenly looking over at the words, Jiang Ningzui smiled indifferently and said, "She said, it doesn't matter if you hate me or not. Forget it, she only knows that you and her are destined to be entangled for a lifetime."

The string that had been tense in her heart suddenly broke, and Liu Huanxue was stunned. After an unknown period of time, she sobbed softly, tears fell like beads, and fell to the ground one by one. At this moment, she, who was so delicate, burst into tears like a child.

And in these tears, there is not only sadness, but more joy.

To be entangled for a lifetime, this sentence just sounds like the most simple confession in this world.

And how many people in this world can live up to their original intentions and spend their entire lives making promises to one person and one promise.

The line of sight unexpectedly fell on the string of Buddha beads Liu Huanxue put on the table, Jiang Ning was intoxicated, then got up and walked over, gently rubbed the one hundred and eight smooth beads with her fingertips, Jiang Ning was drunk With a slight smile, the brows and eyes stretched, and the indifferent face instantly looked like peach blossoms after rain, which was uniquely bright and soft. "The thing about chanting Buddha is to have no distracting thoughts in the mind. Unfortunately, we are in the mortal world, and our hearts are attached to mortals. We are destined to be tossed in the world of love and love. We can't let go of it, and we can't see it through."

As Jiang Ningzui said, she turned around and walked outside the tent. As soon as she moved, she was stopped by Liu Huanxue: "Sister..." Turning around, Jiang Ningzui saw Liu Huanxue staring at her with tear-wet eyes. Looking at himself, he hesitated to speak.

"She will come."

Seeing the meaning of Liu Huanxue's expression at a glance, Jiang Ning said drunkly: "I promised her, I will not break my promise."

After leaving the camp, the bright sunlight hit Jiang Ningzui's side face, the sudden halo made Jiang Ningzui feel a little dazed, she squinted her eyes slightly, and heard someone calling her beside her.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." Finally spotted Jiang Ningzui's figure, Lu He hurriedly followed her, and said, "Sister Biyuan has already arranged everything, just waiting for your empress to leave."

"Ah."

Jiang Ningzui nodded, turned around and walked out of the tent of the army camp, but heard a group of horses hooves returning home, Jiang Ningzui raised her head following the dust rising all over the sky, and saw the men and horses from the Yang and Yan countries heading for Weiyi Mountain for some reason, They have all returned to their tents.

This unusual move naturally caused a lot of commotion. Yan Lingge and others who stayed in the camp came out of their tents one after another, casting uneasy gazes at the sudden situation in front of them.

At this time, Jiang Ningzui naturally also smelled the unease that was secretly brewing in the dark. She found Yan Yilan's figure in the leader's horse, and her eyes wandered past Yan Yilan's body, and saw that person sitting safely on the horse On her back, her gaze moved away calmly.

"Come on!"

Just when people were speculating why the monarchs of the two countries who were going to hunt in Weiyi Mountain canceled their trip halfway, they only heard that the King of Beiyang had already ordered coldly: "The order of King Gu is to immediately block the only exit of Weiyi Mountain and secretly escort The wives and concubines of the two countries return to the Dayan Palace first. As for the lonely king, the eldest princess, and all the royal ministers..." Beiyang King said, his deep and experienced eyes narrowed slightly, and his voice became deeper and colder. "Stay on Weiyi Mountain for now."

In these few short sentences, it seems that there is nowhere to hide the turbulent hidden feelings, Jiang Ningzui's heart sank suddenly, presumably something must have happened, otherwise why did the king of Beiyang treat it so cautiously.

Jiang Ningzui didn't pay attention to the anxious whispers that kept coming into her ears from around her. She watched Yan Yilan's legs slightly clamping the horse's belly, and Zhuichen walked slowly towards her. She raised her head, very I want to know what kind of expression Yan Yilan will have on her face now that the situation is critical, but it's a pity that Jiang Ningzui couldn't see clearly as she walked all the way against the light.

"no need to worry."

Walking to Jiang Ningzui's side, Yan Yilan rode her horse and brushed past her eyes, there was a light breeze blowing, bringing her words of soft comfort, sending them to Jiang Ningzui's ears as warmly as possible.

"The eldest princess has such a hard life, why should I worry about it?"

Jiang Ningzui's words were succinct, and even the expression on her face did not loosen at all, so she was the only one who knew that after she finished saying these words, she felt untimely worries.

"Oh?" Yan Yilan smiled hoarsely, looking at Jiang Ningzui's flawless face, she smiled speciously.

"Then..." Lu He naturally didn't notice the probing between the two, but scratched her head in confusion, and said: "Mother, since the hunt is cancelled, can we still go to Weiyi Mountain?"

I don't want to say these words, Luhe received Jiang Ningzui's cold gaze firmly, although she didn't understand what she said wrong, but seeing Jiang Ningzui's condensed and warning gaze, she quickly covered her mouth , I was so scared that I didn't even dare to breathe.

Jiang Ningzui's eyes were cold, as if holding a sharp edge, but in such a deadly atmosphere, she suddenly heard Yan Yilan laughing fearlessly, her laughter was distinctly cheerful, and her usual enchanting tone was changed The infection of this smile is very pleasant to the ear.

She was secretly blaming Lu He for talking too much, Jiang Ningzui followed Yan Yilan's laughter and turned her head, prejudiced against her soft and cheerful brows and eyes, her smiling face is like a peach blossom after the rain, her beauty is unparalleled .

Jiang Ning's drunken breath was stagnant, and for a moment of ecstasy, she wished she could reach out her hands to cover the too bright and coquettish face in front of her eyes, perhaps only in this way, could she not look so embarrassed.