The crown prince was scheduled to go south on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and General Jin Wu accompanied the prince as a supervisor.

After dinner, Qi Ye came to the palace to look for me, and without saying anything, he pulled me away. I was still wearing the Liuyun Ruyi shirt that I put on casually when I got up in the morning, and the light material was sticking to my body, which made me inexplicably cramped.

"You'll wait until I get dressed. ”

With that, Zhizhi handed over a firefox cloak.

Qi Ye thought for a moment and said, "That's fine, you can't see anything in this." ”

I suddenly felt the urge to pinch him to death: "What do you mean!"

He asked earnestly, "Are you trying to show me something?"

I found out that there is a kind of person who makes you crazy like this, but just when you are about to get angry with him, he will take the cloak and put it on for you, and thoughtfully add: "It's snowing and cold outside, you better wear thicker, don't wait for me to get sick tomorrow when I'm gone." ”

So the fire that I originally came out was extinguished by him in a few words, and in Zhizhi's eyes of hating iron and steel, I followed him out of the Lingxi Palace.

In the night, a light snow was falling, and I walked aimlessly around the palace with him, holding my hand lightly, and not shying away from the palace people who came and went.

I walked in silence with him, his side face cast a shadow, and his expressionless face was very cold. For some reason, I feel a little strange about the night tonight.

I looked down at the road beneath my feet, and I walked very slowly on the frozen snow. I tried to glide down the road like an ice frolic, but I don't know if it was because of the strange posture that finally caused a smile in his eyes.

"Where are you taking me?"

"Walk around the palace. He said, looking at the towering palace walls on both sides, he said thoughtfully, "This trip to the south will definitely cause a lot of trouble." You must be careful everywhere in this palace. ”

I nodded and handed out the medicine bag that Yu Ruo gave me, "This is the medicine that Concubine Xiao instructed Su Xiang to put in the prince's tea." Inside is a mandala. ”

Qi Ye took it with a solemn face.

I took him by the hand, sighed softly, and said as I walked: "The Xiao family has already made a move, and the trip to Jiangnan will definitely protect the prince." The second half of the sentence was not spoken, but he already understood.

After a while, he smiled indifferently: "That's it, Xiao Hei, I'm not taking care of my aunt for me in these days." ”

I nodded and said, "You have a deep relationship with Concubine Shu. ”

Qi Ye bowed his head and said in the same tone as usual: "I lost my mother when I was born, and in the years I was in Xiliang, my aunt raised me. ”

The expression on Qi Ye's face didn't fluctuate, as if she was talking about something very ordinary: "My aunt's family was originally in Liangzhou, because I was used to being with wolves in Xiliang, so she left home and went to Xiliang alone to take care of me. The Xiliang people discriminated against the Central Plains, and my aunt suffered a lot in those years. ”

I asked, "Why don't you bring the wolves back to Liangzhou?"

He didn't speak, but looked at me steadily. After a long time, snow drifted into his eyes, and his eyes were indescribably sad: "Xiao Hei, it's my aunt who can't take me back to Liangzhou." ”

I gasped sharply, amazed. It dawned on me that I didn't know anything about him.

I held his hand tightly and said to him, "Let's walk in the palace for a long time, why don't we go and see the concubine." In the past few days, my father's anger has disappeared, and there are not many guards to guard him, you are leaving, you should go and say goodbye to her. ”

He looked at the far west, and after a while, he nodded: "Okay." ”

The Xuanji Pagoda in the fine snow stands quietly next to the Smoke Wind Danlu Garden, and the surrounding scenery is solemn.

The front of the Bodhi Gate is dark and deep, and the corridor is endless.

When he pushed the door and entered, the dark Buddhist hall was only burning with a few pillars of green smoke, and the moon-white back of the concubine was hidden in the smoke, as if it would fly away at any time.

"Auntie, Chongjiu is here. Yuwen Qiye stood behind her, and his tone was ordinary.

Concubine Shu's fingers turning the rosary stopped, "Jiu'er, you're here." ”

"Lady, how are you doing?" I walked to Qi Ye's side.

"I'm a man who has fallen out of favor in this tower, nothing good, nothing bad. You'd better get out of here as soon as possible. There was no greeting, Concubine Shu directly issued an eviction order.

Qi Ye was stunned, Xu didn't expect Concubine Shu to be like this.

"Celestial princess, I have never asked anyone in my life, but today I have one thing to ask for. Concubine Shu opened her mouth.

Me: "Mother, please speak." ”

"Tell the emperor for me, since he has found the person in his dreams, I have no worries, and I wish him to be good with Jieyu of Zhaoyang Palace. And staying in the Xuanji Pagoda for the rest of my life is the only thing I want now. ”

I was stunned and stared at her back for a long time, but I was still silent.

Such a woman is using an almost decisive way to pronounce the end of her flashy life.

I don't know how much courage she used to resist the hurt caused by the person she once trusted the most, and how much courage she had to be so relieved. Whether it's an epiphany or an obsession.

I only know that on this snowy night, even the Buddha sound played by the Xuanji Pagoda is so bleak.

Qi Ye didn't say anything, just pulled my head and walked out of the Bodhi Gate without looking back.

I could see that he was in a complicated mood, and glanced back at Concubine Shu, and her voice came faintly at this time: "Let's go, don't look back." One wrong step, every step is wrong......"

I walked in the deep path, but I always wanted to ask her again, if I didn't take this step, how would I know if it was right or wrong?

I walked with him on the way back to the Lingxi Palace, and unconsciously walked to the door of the Lingxi Palace, I wanted to say goodbye to him, but he grabbed my hand.

"Xiao Hei, this is for you. ”

I looked down, and there was snow falling in the palm of his hand, and a newly made lotus sachet lay quietly in his palm.

"It's ......"

"Your sachet is almost unusable, this is for my second sister-in-law to sew. I changed the spices in it, it will be better to use. ”

I took it with one hand, the bottom of the picture on the sachet is simple, but the stitches are very exquisite, as a picture of the stars of Hantan, the aroma in the sachet is mellow and mild, and the smell is very pleasant.

He said: "Xingnu has traced the news, it should be in the Guose Tianxiang Building." ”

I looked up happily and asked, "Really, then I'll be a little relieved!"

He stroked my hair with some concern: "This time I went south, you obediently waited for me to come back in Chang'an." Also, it is not allowed to go to the Guose Tianxiang Building alone, even with Pei Shaoyi. ”

I was actually sweet in my heart, but I still teased him: "Why don't you do it with Thirteen? I'm going to gamble with him a few more times!"

"How dare you!" he said in an extremely domineering tone, and I was stunned for the first time I saw him like this.

After a moment, he softened, "Don't worry me, huh?"

I inhaled the cold air, my nose and cheeks were red from the cold, and I said dissatisfiedly, "Why do you talk about me like a child?" ”

"You were like a child. His calloused palm covered my cheek, and his thumb rubbed slightly, "Always causing trouble, teaching people to let go of their hearts." ”

I muttered, "Who was in a sad mood just now that people couldn't put their minds at ease......"

He clearly heard my words, but pretended not to hear them, holding my cheek and kneading it like kneading dough: "Xiao Hei, what did you say?"

Seeing that the expression on his face eased a little, I was in a much lighter mood, and while he was playing with my cheek, I hugged his cheek and kissed him, and Qi Ye was stunned there.

"Ha Luha, it turns out that you are also shy!" said that, he shook the sachet in his hand as if showing off, and ran into the Lingxi Palace as if he was stunned for a moment. I poked my head out of the palace gate, looked at his handsome demeanor standing in the night, and was inexplicably shy, "Come back early...... I, I'm waiting for you. ”