There are two flowers, one on each branch.

"From now on, the Third Holy Mother intends to stay in the world and live happily with him...... "Queen Yan's voice is delicate and beautiful, telling the mythical story.

Princess An's small head leaned beside Queen Yan, her eyes were thinking about the plot of the story intently, the corners of her mouth were curled up in satisfaction, she tilted her head slightly, and looked at her mother:

"So, why did the Three Holy Ladies give up the life of the Heavenly Palace?"

"Because ......" Empress Yan had a slight smile on her face, like a crescent moon in early March, shining brightly in the dark sky: "Because of love, Xi'er." ”

"Love?" Princess Ann still didn't quite understand: "Is love important?"

"Of course," Empress Yan touched her daughter's head: "Just like the queen mother loves Xi'er very much and can do everything for Xi'er, and the third virgin can give up everything for love." ”

Princess An thought ignorantly for a long time: "I know that the queen mother cares about Xi'er very much, but in addition to the queen mother, will anyone be so good to Xi'er?"

Will there be someone who will cover her quilt at night, someone who will tell her stories every day, and someone who will do everything for her sake?

"Yes," Queen Yan's voice was very firm: "If the queen mother is gone one day, there will be someone who is wholeheartedly devoted to Xi'er." ”

Xi'er tilted her head in bewilderment, her eyes full of curiosity and innocence.

"Of course," Empress Yan's voice was soft: "Xi'er is still too young, and it's not time yet." ”

"It's good that Xi'er has a mother. Princess Ann rested her head lightly on her mother's lap and soon fell asleep, her little brow slightly furrowed.

The night was so beautiful, Empress Yan gently closed the book.

The entire Fengzhang Palace is filled with a peaceful atmosphere, like a slight light flickering on the endless dark sea, which can always make people see hope and the future.

Five years, short and long, is just a flick of a finger.

This year, Princess Ann is ten years old. On this day, she studied in the Lin Mansion as usual.

Right now, there is no one in the huge study, Lin Yue has something to go out temporarily, the scholar is preparing new books and has also gone outside, and the servants and maids dare not approach the study, at this time only the sound of Princess Yu'an reading.

Zi said: The deceased is like a husband, reluctant to give up day and night. ”

"Zi said: The year is cold, and then the tone of the pine and cypress is also ......" Princess An only felt bored, learning these depressing things all day long, she put down the book with a "snap", she hated the study, and hated Lin Yue's old pedantic face.

However, the beginning of Lin Yue's bad impression on her was after Concubine Lin entered the palace two years ago, and her father rarely came to Fengzhang Palace and snubbed her mother.

Princess An heard that Concubine Lin was sent to the palace by Lin Yue, and since then, she has never given her concubine a good face.

Although the child is small, it is also the most delicate and difficult time to figure out.

There was no one anyway at the moment, and the big study room of the Lin Mansion happened to have a door connecting to the backyard, a place where no one was allowed to enter.

Princess An can only see a small stone road outside the window, and then there is a high wall, but there are a few pear blossom branches sticking out, everyone in the palace knows that Princess An loves pear blossoms the most.

Princess An dragged her gauze skirt, carefully opened the small door, sneaked out, and along the stone road, she saw a dilapidated wooden door in the middle of the high wall in front of her, and the threshold was loose and low.

However, Princess Ann still pushed the door in, and she always had a curiosity.

Inside is a large courtyard, surrounded by a very high wall, but the bricks covered with some broken bricks and tiles, some dead branches and leaves. There were several fallen leaves piled up in the courtyard, scattered like abandoned children.

In the middle of the yard are scattered some dilapidated flat-roofed houses, and even the brick marks are faintly visible, which is really disappointing. This is not a paradise, but a place that even the descendants of the Lin Mansion do not want to come to.

Princess Ann was walking alone, but she saw a large pear tree.

"Wow!" her eyes lit up instantly, a large cluster of pear blossoms, white petals like a light pearl-colored snow condensed between the branches, and like a cloud falling here with the wind, the breeze caressed, the white flowers in the sky flew in the wind, like a pure dream, always falling away from the tears of the poignant.

Princess Ann felt very happy in her heart, lifted her skirt and ran over, her white fingertips caressing the rough trunk, the trunk was bent badly, but it was extremely strong and kept growing upward, and the branches were more delicate than the flowers.

"Huh, who are you?"

Suddenly, a sound broke everything that had been quiet, and Princess An was slightly startled, and turned her head to see a girl in her teens staring at her, her eyes full of surprise and uneasiness.

Princess An was born in the royal family, and she has her own noble demeanor and demeanor, she is generous, her head is slightly raised, her expression is arrogant, her hands are placed on the left side of her waist, and she makes a greeting gift:

"I'm sorry, I broke into here by accident, I came to Lin Mansion to study. ”

"Oh. The girl's eyes rolled: "It turns out that you are a distinguished guest of the Lin Mansion." Then she circled around Princess Ann and couldn't help but whisper, "I've never seen a girl more beautiful than you." ”

Princess An paused slightly, only to feel a little at a loss: "Yes...... Is it?" her haughty, tense face gradually relaxed and softened, and she looked at the girl in front of her with a smile.

Only then did I realize that she was handsome, her eyes were soft, and she was wearing men's clothes for some reason.

It's just that her dress style is extremely simple, and the cuffs of her cheongsan are faintly worn, and there are patches at the end of her clothes.

Princess An turned around lightly and carefully picked up a few freshly fallen pear blossoms from the ground, with a gentle expression.

"Y-What's your name?" Princess Ann smiled and stroked the petals.

“...... Qiu Xin. ”

"Oh," she said, with a smile at the corner of her eyebrows and eyes, "you know, I'm my favorite pear blossom." ”

Qiu Xin looked at her and saw her smiling slightly, her lips were as delicate as flowers, and the sun shone down, and she could clearly see the fine fluff on her cheeks.

The two quickly got acquainted and chatted, and after a while, Princess An heard a commotion outside the backyard door, and she only sighed lightly: "Hey, I'm going back to study, otherwise I'll ......"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Qiu Xin's eyes: "You...... Can you come again tomorrow?"

Princess An looked at him apologetically: "Goodbye!" After that, she raised the pear blossom in her hand: "Thank you Pear Blossom." ”

She only smiled lightly, turned around and slowly walked out of the backyard, leaving Qiu Xin alone, still thinking about her smiling appearance and gorgeous clothes.

"Your Highness, what is the meaning of 'the way of the university, in Xinmin, in Mingmingde, in ......'" Lin Yue held the brick-thick book, and his tone did not change emotionally.

Princess An was thinking about it, when she suddenly saw a palace maid running to the door, looking flustered: "Her Royal Highness Princess, Your Highness, it's not good, the queen mother ...... her"

Princess An was startled, the book fell out, she recognized it as Xueliu, the palace maid of Fengzhang Palace, and hurriedly ran out to grab her: "How can it be ......?"

Xue Liu's face was full of tears: "Your Highness, the emperor has gone, ...... Let's go!"

Princess An hurriedly ran out, her mind was blank at the moment, she didn't know anything, she didn't dare to think about anything, when she sat in the sedan chair, her hands were holding her head tightly, her eyes were sour, and tears flowed all over her face.

After all, she was just a ten-year-old girl, and when she first encountered an accident, she only felt sad and powerless.

Fengzhang Palace

No matter how splendid the place once was, once it is covered with white silk, it can indicate its obscurity and decline.

When Emperor Hongyuan was only eighteen years old, he married Yan, the daughter of a famous family at that time, and the two were married.

When Emperor Hongyuan fought the country, Yan followed him, never gave up, willing to give up wealth and glory, he lacked military funds, she sold all the jewelry and dowry to do her best; he was defeated, she stayed with him all night, silently waiting.

Emperor Hongyuan naturally respected this wife very much. Empress Yan died of a sudden illness, he waved his pen, and posthumously named Empress Yan as the queen of filial piety, benevolence, loyalty, and Shunxian, and was buried in a beautiful manner after her death, and the people of the country were all dressed in linen and filial piety for three months.

Princess An walked into the palace gate gently, she had changed into a white silk dress, and she wore white flowers on her sideburns, and she saw the tall white bed tent at a glance.

The snow-white flags hung on the pillars of the whole palace, and the white bouquets piled together, as if even the flowers could make a sad cry, and the pale cheeks of the palace ladies, constituted the loneliest and lonely white that she would never forget.

For many nights in the future, as soon as she closed her eyes, her nose seemed to smell this white smell again, like the coldest lily incense, which could wake her up from a nightmare.

Emperor Hongyuan and all the concubines were there, and although those concubines wiped their tears with handkerchiefs on the surface, Princess An could clearly imagine their happy expressions hidden among them.

Emperor Hongyuan saw Gong An standing there in tears, sighed in his heart, and stretched out his hand to take Princess An over, although Princess An was silent, but her eyes were full of tears, and she didn't dare to look at the bed, and her red lips were bitten and bloody.

She was silent, in pain, consumed by great grief.

Emperor Hongyuan was full of sadness, and Wang Huihui approached and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Lord Yan is asking to see you outside." ”

Emperor Hongyuan glanced at Princess An and took her out of the palace together. In the main hall, the old demon of Qingyang saw that they were busy with courtesy. This was also the first time Princess Ann had met her great uncle.

At that time, Yan Qingyang was only twenty-eight years old, capable and steady, wearing a black gold-rimmed court dress, which was the uniform of a Zhengyipin official, wearing a jade crown, a slender and straight figure, a gold white jade belt tied around his waist, a golden hollow incense bag tied on the left, and a Pisces pendant tied on the right.

The whole person looks handsome and extraordinary, although the eyes are not big, but there is a kind of courage that does not show itself, the face is angular, and if you look closely, you will find that he is a very attractive man, and there is potential to attract women between his eyebrows.

The old demon of Qingyang showed sadness on his face at the moment, but he still held back his tears, and Emperor Hongyuan had no choice but to comfort: "The Si people have gone, but they can't." The tone was full of helplessness.

The old demon of Qingyang looked at Princess An and gently stretched out his hand to her: "Xi'er has grown a lot taller, this is the first time I have seen it." ”

Princess An glanced at his hand, only to feel that the hand was cold and bone-penetrating, like jade skin, but the bones were clear, slender and clear, but even the nails were a little cold, she was a little scared for a while, but also a little close, and walked over gently.

When the old demon of Qingyang saw her, he only felt sad: "Your Majesty, when I see Xi'er, I think of my sister, I ......" The grief was indescribable.

Emperor Hongyuan sighed lightly and said to Princess An: "Xi'er, you can talk to your uncle for a while." Later, Wang Huihui helped him back to the palace and continued to take care of the aftermath.

The old demon of Qingyang took Princess An's hand and walked outside the Fengzhang Palace, and Princess An saw that there were five or six people waiting, presumably her uncle's people.

The old demon of Qingyang looked at her: "Xi'er, in the future, my uncle will be your closest person." If you have any difficulties, any problem you want to solve can go to your uncle and find 'Yesheng'."

Princess An was puzzled: "'Yesheng'?"

"It's an assassination organization that only belongs to my uncle's jurisdiction. The old demon of Qingyang beckoned to those people, and out of it came a girl about ten years old, also dressed in black, but the word "night" was embroidered on the placket, and only a silver hairpin was inserted in the bun.

"Her name is Begonia, and she will be by your side in the future and can take care of you. ”

Princess An saw that Begonia was thoughtful, neither humble nor arrogant, and had a good impression of her, so she nodded: "Thank you, uncle." ”

Qingyang Old Demon smiled slightly and touched her head: "Remember, if you have anything, you can find your uncle." ”

Princess An nodded slightly, she looked at his hand again, so textured, so cold and hard, like an ice sculpture, she only thought in her heart that maybe there was no one in the world who could give her the safest protection like this hand.

Of course, her thoughts were only once, at that moment.