"Speaking of Mei Ziyan, the county lord hasn't seen her for a long time, and I miss her a little, I wonder if the prince can let us meet?"

"The county lord doesn't need to be polite, this is naturally no problem, but the county lord's itinerary is compact, and I will definitely meet the county lord's requirements after I arrange it." ”

"Then there is Lao Shizi. ”

"I have a marriage contract with the county lord, and I should serve the county lord. Originally, the wedding date was set for the third day of March, but if it weren't for the letter from the county lord saying that the wedding date was too urgent and asked to be postponed to the sixth day of June, we would have been husband and wife now. He looked at her and smiled, but the smile was not in his eyes.

The spoon in Meng Miao's hand trembled, and it almost fell, she came back to her senses and said with a smile: "The son of the world thinks too much, and if he doesn't visit the church for a day, he won't become a husband and wife for a day." It's yours and it should be yours, and if it's not yours, you can't force it, cousin Yanhui, don't you say?"

"Why should the prince be anxious?" he looked at her with a smile, "My cousin is very stubborn, and she will suffer later if she marries her later." ”

Mu Cheng smiled and raised the wine in the glass to drink first.

The next day, Yanhui and Miao Miao watched the performance of the palace musicians, the famous sword dance performance, visited the library built in the royal inner courtyard, and then there was a state banquet, at the end of the day, Meng Miao felt that she was so tired that she was about to faint, and when she returned to the pavilion, she was drowsy, Yanhui sighed in her ear:

"We won't see Yan'er tomorrow, do you believe it or not?"

Sure enough, their itinerary was full, and except for Mu Cheng, who appeared on the first day, the other two days were entertained by officials from the Ministry of Rites. Yanhui said to Meng Miao:

"Yan'er may have to lose her wife and her soldiers this time, Mu Cheng probably knows that you are a fake. ”

"Am I not acting?"

"Like, but no matter how similar it is, it's a fake!"

"Sima Yanhui!" she said angrily, "If you are less angry, I will die once?"

"No, it won't. He smiled, "But when I'm angry with you, I'll be happier again." ”

"What about Yan'er?"

"What should I do? It's not your turn for me to worry about this. He smiled meaningfully, "He has returned to the capital from Huilongxia, and it is impossible not to know what she has done in Tiandu through the 'Heavenly Machine'." If he can turn a blind eye to this, then he is no longer Sima Suisheng. ”

A carriage rushed to the Caoyue Flower House, and Suzaku took Mei Ziyan into the palace. I haven't seen her for a few days, Suzaku looked tired, and Mei Ziyan smiled:

"Suzaku, when did you become so listless, and you've been busy lately?"

Suzaku smiled reluctantly, "Yan'er, the prince is busy with court affairs, so he naturally wants someone to do something below, and he asked me to take you into the palace, saying that he was seeing an old man." ”

"See the Lord of Xuanyang?" Mei Ziyan smiled, leaned in front of Suzaku, and said jokingly: "Suzaku, didn't you forget His Royal Highness King Shou's entrustment, did you?"

"I'm keeping it a secret for you, of course. Suzaku said calmly. Indeed, Mu Cheng didn't learn about this from her.

When the carriage arrived at the palace gate, Mei Ziyan suddenly hugged Suzaku tightly and whispered, "I believe in you, Suzaku." Even if something unexpected happens, you're still my friend. With that, he lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.

Suzaku looked at her figure in a daze, her eyes red.

There was already a little eunuch Hu Lai at the door, waiting to lead her into the palace.

"The prince and the county lord were resting in the Kaifang Palace, and the prince had instructed the servants to take Miss Mei to meet them. ”

I have been walking through the white marble arch bridge, passing through the Imperial Garden and Chang'an Palace, and the palace maids holding colorful fruit plates are coming to the Jade Crown Palace in an endless stream. Hu Lai flatteringly explained that a farewell banquet would be held for Prince Yanhui and the county lord in the Jade Mian Palace tonight.

As soon as she entered the Kaifang Palace, Meng Miao, who was bright and moving in a high-haired dress, was stunned, and then immediately rushed over and hugged Mei Ziyan and shouted sweetly "Mei Bao", Mei Ziyan was almost overwhelmed by her enthusiasm, coughed a few times and then winked at her, and said:

"The county lord really flattered Ziyan. ”

Only then did Meng Miao let go of her, asked Hu Lai to retreat with a cold face, and pulled her to the inner room. Yanhui's eyes lit up when he saw her, he looked at her carefully, and sighed:

"Yan'er, you've lost weight. ”

Mei Ziyan's nose was sour, and she stepped forward to hold Yanhui's arm, "Brother Yanhui, are they okay with my father and mother?"

"Of course it's good, it's just that I'm worried about you. How about going back with us this time?" Yan Hui smiled and patted her on the shoulder.

"It's not over yet......"

"Suisheng is back. He interrupted her, "I think he will write to my father and the emperor in the near future to stay in the capital, and your worries can be avoided." Enough of the nonsense, it's time to go back. ”

"I'm not fooling around. She said.

"Then do you really want to marry Na Mu Cheng?" Meng Miao was a little surprised, and pulled her aside to sit down, "Xing Nandai agreed to this because it was not worth it for you." I'd rather marry you to an old enemy than obsessed with him anymore. But Mu Cheng doesn't seem to be a simple character......"

"To marry or not to marry, I have my own way to get out. She laughed self-deprecatingly, "But the marriage of the county lord of Xuanyang must be ruined." Not for my brother, but for myself, I don't want a marriage full of calculations. ”

The white jade bridge droops the willow soft cloak, and the green is accompanied by smoke in the twilight, which is hazy. As soon as she walked out of the Kaifang Palace, she saw Mu Cheng, dressed in a moon-white brocade robe and wearing a white jade crown, standing next to the smoke willow under the white jade bridge waiting for her.

"Have you caught up with the county lord?" he walked up to her, staring at her, "You, do you have anything to say to me?"

"What did I say to you?" she smiled softly, "I said to you, Yunzhi, can you not marry the county lord?"

He looked at her and shook his head slowly. Still can't wait, can't wait for her to confess to you, can't wait for her to say a word of sincerity, Mu Cheng, aren't you still giving up?

The smile on her face did not change, but her heart felt as if she had been cut by a knife, and she secretly laughed at herself, didn't she say that she would no longer feel heartache? It turned out that she still couldn't do it. He will not give up hatred for anyone, give up his own so-called family and country. He acted very well and devotedly, which made her often have the illusion that he was not just as shallow as the word "like" for her.

But there were always things he missed.

For example, Suzaku hasn't been to the Furong tent for nearly a month to listen to Xiao Jinqing sing a little song.

It's not because it's busy, no matter how busy Suzaku used to be, it won't be like this. The only possibility is that Xiao Jinqing was detained by him.

She asked him, "Do you know what I want when I come to heaven?"

Mu Cheng was stunned by her directness, smiled very well, and seemed to remember something, took her hand, and said softly: "I remember, you said that you came for me." ”

But you never believed it. She sighed bitterly in her heart.

"Mei Ziyan is just a doctor who wanders the rivers and lakes, has no illustrious background, no extraordinary net worth, no matter how good-looking she looks, she is just a skin, and the so-called superb medical skills - since he has cured you, there is no value to you. If you want to marry the lord of Xuanyang, there is nothing wrong with it. She raised her eyes to look at him, the faint sadness in her eyes was distressing, but she still smiled reluctantly:

"Congratulations, you made an absolutely right choice. With that, he quietly withdrew the hand he was holding, bowed shallowly, and was about to turn away.

Mu Cheng only felt that his chest was stuffy and swollen, and some anger and an unknown emotion stirred in his heart, he reached out and grabbed her arm, stopped her from leaving, and said in a deep voice:

"Ziyan - you have to believe me. ”

"I'm just an ordinary woman, but I have my own pride. ”

He took her into his arms, hugged her as if no one was around, leaned over and kissed her eyebrows, "I understand." ”

"You know?" she raised her head in his arms, her amber eyes clouded with a hint of sorrow, and he reached out and brushed her eyes lightly, and said:

"I wish to have one heart, and the white head will not be separated. The pomegranate tree that my father planted for my mother is still there, but unfortunately he only did the first half of the sentence...... Ziyan, I like the way you laugh, even when you tease people and sarcastic people, it's cute. The anxious look is not for you. ”

She smiled and reached out to hug Mu Cheng, "You dare to say that you are sincerely complimenting rather than taking the opportunity to criticize?"

He also smiled, lowered his head against her smooth forehead, and muttered, "Ziyan, wait for me." I'll get this over as soon as possible. Let me ask you, would you like to live with me, a not very good person, in the future?"

"Would you like to come to the cottage every day to make me a prescription for tea?" she asked with a smile.

"It's a pleasure. ”

"Don't lie to me?" her smile faded, leaving only a focused, scrutinizing gaze.

"What if I lied to you?" he asked rhetorically.

She tilted her head and thought for a moment, and then said, "What is good for punishing you? I'll punish you for being trapped in love for the rest of your life!"

He took a deep breath to calm the turmoil in his heart, and said with a smile: "You are so poisonous." ”

She browled her eyebrows and smiled, "Each other." ”

She turned and walked away lightly. Only Mu Cheng was left alone on the bridge, with the endless twilight behind him.

The farewell banquet set up for the prince of Yanhui and the lord of Xuanyang County was held in the Jade Mian Palace, the scene was very grand, the dancing girl brought by Yanhui from the East Court performed a wonderful flying dance, the banquet was staggered and laughing, and the beautiful woman was mixed in the midst of a group of nobles, which was a rare event.

Mu Cheng held the wine glass in a daze, all that came to his mind was the back of her turning away just now, chic as the wind, and it seemed that he couldn't grasp it, those gentle words and laughing words were still in his ears, and his mind was in a trance, and her smile and her wisdom always easily broke through his heart and smashed Huanglong.

The Buddha said that people are still on thorns, and if the heart does not move, people will not move, and when the heart moves, they are destined to be entangled by thorns and suffer all kinds of pain in life.

He and her are like being in an emotional pull confrontation, whoever loses his heart first loses.