"Your Highness, do you want to go in?" Just as I was hesitating, Jiang Zhuo gently stroked my shoulder and asked in a low voice.

I turned my face sideways, met her concerned eyes, and my heart was sour, but I was firm in the idea of giving Duanwang a little thin noodles, nodded, and walked in first: "Naturally, I want to enter." ”

The attendant presented the gift I had prepared to the housekeeper of Duanwang's Mansion, and the middle-aged woman with an old scar in the corner of her eye smiled kindly at me, and her face, which was originally slightly cold and stern, also softened by three points: "His Royal Highness King Ling has a heart, my master has been waiting in the backyard for a long time, please come with me." ”

"Well, there is Lao." I see that although this butler is not confused, and his sideburns are also stained with wind and frost, his figure is very strong, his back is straight, and his body is more solemn than those guards in my house, and he is obviously a general who has been in the army for a while; With such a background, she is just a housekeeper who leads the way for King Duan, it can be seen that she is a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in this house, no wonder Kuang Xiqing is so jealous of her.

Silently followed her into the inner courtyard, where strings of red lanterns hung on the eaves of the porch along the road, as well as the gate, and the servants and attendants all changed into festive dark red coats, but against the backdrop of this scene without guests, it seemed extremely deserted.

The backyard was a vast field, simply and elegantly arranged, with a dozen round tables full of wine and food, and in the center was a group of dancing dancers and musicians - it could be seen that King Duan had prepared for this banquet very carefully, but unfortunately there was no one to support it.

Thinking like this, I sighed in my heart.

Under the brilliant lights, the backyard was as bright as day, and I saw that King Duan was wearing a wide-sleeved robe with gold silk on the bottom of the bottom, and he couldn't help stroking the jasper wrench on the thumb of his right hand, his face was a little gloomy, and when he turned his head to face the woman next to him, he looked indifferent, gentle and considerate.

The princess Jiang Lanyi beside her was wearing a waist-pinching skirt with silver threads on a white background, talking to her helplessly with something on her face, while stroking the back of her hand, as if she was politely persuading.

When they saw my group appear, the expressions of both of them were very pleasantly surprised, especially Duanwang, who had a little more exploration in addition to the surprise.

The two of them, black and white, warm and hot, complement each other in terms of appearance and temperament, if they are not both women, everyone should praise a match made in heaven - but I think that because they are both women, they know each other better.

It's ridiculous that people in the world are always pedantic and can't let go...... I can't tolerate it.

Putting down the regret in my eyes, I stepped forward to meet the eyes of the two, hugged my fists and gave a slight salute, but I couldn't shout the word "imperial sister" in my mouth, so I had to raise a light smile and say softly: "Duanwang, princess...... Sister-in-law, this king heard that there is a good wine in the house, and he came to ask for a glass of wine, the two of you will not be unwelcome, right? ”

Duanwang's face was already cold when I refused to shout "Imperial Sister", but after hearing me call out "Princess Sister-in-law", it turned from cloudy to sunny, smiled heartily and stretched out his hand, pulled me to sit on the main table, and personally poured a glass of wine for me: "Come and come, they are all your own sisters, if you are willing to appreciate your face, you will not be drunk with me, where is the reason to excuse yourself!" ”

I meant to be polite, not only to show support, but not to be too close - after all, in the past, Kuang Xihan was the most favored daughter of the sky, and he was devoted to Kuang Xiqing, and he ignored this eldest sister, and now it is not easy for me to take the initiative to befriend her, if I am too enthusiastic, I may have to teach others to suspect the wrongdoing, and if I am investigated to all kinds of abnormalities by this, so as to question my true identity, it will be more than worth the loss.

However, at this point, it was abrupt to turn my face and refuse again, and I gritted my teeth in the face of those clear blue eyes, so I had to maintain the stiff smile on my face, and picked up the full wine cup as if I were dead, and drank it all with my neck up.

Suddenly, a spicy burning heat rushed from the tip of my tongue to my throat and burned all the way to my stomach, choking me so much that I couldn't help coughing, and tears involuntarily welled up in my eyes.

It's okay for me to react like this, King Duan put down his wine glass in a daze, wanting to apologize, but he didn't know where to start, his outstretched hand froze in the middle, and his eyes looked at Princess Duan beside him for help.

The latter glanced at her angrily, and then saw that she was busy calling the attendants to serve tea, and then removed the original liquor and replaced it with a softer mellow: "This wine is a strong knife throat from the army, ordinary people are not used to drinking it, it is our negligence, and I hope His Royal Highness King Ling will forgive me." ”

"It's okay, this wine is very good, I just don't use it myself." I smiled self-deprecatingly, held Jiang Zhuo's hand for my back, shook my head at her soothingly, and saw her pursing her lips and withdrawing her hand without saying a word, and stepping aside again, I felt sad, but I couldn't do anything more, so I could only turn around and explain to Duanwang and the others.

She probably knew that I was very sick before, and she didn't laugh at me for it, but pointed to the plate in front of me and told me to eat more food to pad my stomach.

faded away, she is just a woman in her prime, the corners of her eyes and eyebrows are full of tenderness for her lover, and she is as kind to me as an eldest sister to her younger sister.

It's just that I feel awkward in my own heart, and I can't help but feel a little guilty about her, so I can't help but obey her subsequent questions and requests.

The atmosphere gradually became harmonious, you came and I greeted each other, and unconsciously drank several glasses, although I had changed the sweet wine with a low degree, it was still difficult to escape drunkenness, and I couldn't help but feel annoyed for a moment - this seemed to be the third time I had been drunk in recent days, and after a long time, I was afraid that my body that had just recovered would teach me to be corrupted again.

I was vigilant and sober, so I refused to drink more, but slowly opened up the conversation and reduced the frequency of drinking by chatting. Suddenly, he remembered something, so he half-jokingly mentioned it: "Speaking of which, I still don't know how the princess's sister-in-law got married to King Duan?"

As soon as I said this, I saw that both of them were stunned for a moment, and King Duan's face was embarrassed, and even Princess Duan, who had always been clear and clear, was a little uncomfortable, so I quickly changed my words: "I'm just a little curious, I don't have to know...... I drank too much wine and my brain was confused, so the two of them didn't have to pay attention to it. ”

"Don't be careful," seeing me apologize, Duanwang was more embarrassed than me, coughed lightly, put down the wine glass, and was silent for a while before saying, "The story between me and Lan'er is not a secret in Nanfeng, and it doesn't hurt to say that you can listen to it, I just hope you don't feel too deviant." ”

"I'm listening." I raised my hand and made a gesture of invitation, I really wanted to know the story of the two of them at the moment.

King Duan took a sip of wine, turned his head and smiled at Princess Duan, and slowly fell into a memory-

It turned out that Princess Duan Jiang Lanyi was originally the only daughter of the Rong Xi Jiang family, but a hairpin family. Because of his beautiful appearance, he was sold into the Chu Pavilion Teaching Workshop.

Bustard Gong saw that she was born delicately, and she was very well educated, and she was afraid that she was not from an ordinary family, so she hid it for many years, and when she was sixteen years old, she hung up the flower card to officially receive customers.

It is also destined fate, on the first day of listing, I met Duan Wang Kuang Xizhao, who was eighteen years old, Shaoli, and taught those young generals to go and have fun to try it, which is a rite of passage.

Unable to resist the coaxing of a group of people, Kuang Xizhao was half-pulled and half-pulled to the museum, he was impatient, and when he looked around to find a way to get out, he looked at Jiang Lanyi, who was covered with light gauze on the stage, and fell in love at first sight.

At that moment, he pointed from afar and bluntly said that he wanted to be the guest of the other party.

Everyone looked at each other, but it was not easy to tell the young and vigorous Duan Wang the identity of the other party, even the bustard was also divided, and under Kuang Xizhao's cold gaze, he didn't dare to say a word, and hurriedly sent her to Jiang Lanyi's room.

The fledgling Duanwang is also a newcomer, and it took a while to realize that the other party was the same woman as her, and he felt deceived in his heart, so he immediately brushed his sleeves away.

The next day, he sent his men to redeem the other party and bring him back to the house.

It was angry that she made a joke in front of her colleagues, and she pitied her dignified woman and wanted to lie under her and live in humiliation, so she was redeemed and resettled in the house, which was a place for her side.

As for Jiang Lanyi, although she is in the dust, she has loved the art of war since she was a child, and she has a hilly mind, since King Duan put her in the house and ignored her, she didn't care, she just asked the housekeeper in the backyard for accommodation, borrowed some military books, studied all day long, and continued to deduce on the simple sand table in the yard, which was much better than in the hall, and this day was also pleasant.

One day, Kuang Xizhao, who had nothing to do, saw it, and his interest suddenly rose, and he had a discussion with her, but he was not her opponent. Competitiveness, then look for the empty to compete with it, come and go, over time, when you find out, it is already deep-rooted, and it is difficult to withdraw.

Since then, Jiang Lanyi has joined her staff and become her military advisor, and she has taught her to keep it on the tip of her heart, eager to tell the world and give her a name, so she did not hesitate to use 50,000 soldiers and horses as a hired marriage.

I listened to her narrate, as if I was there, and I felt for a moment when I thought of myself - although she deliberately omitted a lot of details, and only said a rough idea, I could guess that she and Jiang Lanyi must have had a lot of twists and turns before they met and fell in love, and now they can put aside a qiē and work together to spend it, and I don't know how many ups and downs and dangers they have to overcome.

The two of them can be said to be in love with each other, and then look at myself, I still can't figure out Jiang Zhuo's intentions, I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking, and compared with them, it is several times more difficult.

sighed faintly, and didn't realize that he had drunk several cups in a row. Soon after she finished speaking, she poured another full glass of wine, and was about to pour it into her mouth—but a hand stretched out from the spur and blocked my glass, and without much effort, the glass was gently and skillfully withdrawn and replaced with a warm teacup.

I was stunned for a moment, turned my head, and faced Jiang Zhuo's unsmiling side face.

Blinked, he asked with a little dissatisfaction, "What are you doing to stop me?" ”

――You don't like me, what do you want me to do?

It's better to teach me to get drunk to death, and no one will pester you......

Thinking to myself, I made a gesture to grab the glass, but when she frowned, avoided my hand, and was afraid that I would lean forward and fall, she leaned sideways against me, took one hand by my shoulder, and pulled most of my body into her arms.

"King Duan, Your Highness, she has a shallow amount of wine, and she should not drink too much, so my subordinates will take her back." In a trance, I seemed to hear Jiang Zhuo say something, I only felt dizzy in my head, but it was very comfortable to lean on her arms.

Smelling her breath, sleepiness swept over, and I couldn't help but fall asleep.

In a daze, King Duan seemed to have replied to something, but I couldn't tell anymore, and I really fell asleep.

On the second day, I didn't feel too uncomfortable, but I woke up suddenly, my brain was still a little dizzy, and I couldn't remember what happened later for a while-it seemed that Jiang Zhuo brought me back, but I don't remember what King Duan said afterwards.

Smacking his lips thirstily, he was about to get up and pour the tea, when he suddenly felt something strange in his actions, and when he looked down, he seemed to be wearing something around his neck.

Puzzled, he untied his collar and pulled out the red rope tied to see that it was half a piece of blood-red jade.

After taking a closer look, I couldn't help but be shocked - this jade jue was exactly the same as the tiger talisman that Kuang Xiqing received that day!

Could it be that it was given by King Duan last night when I was drunk?

But for no reason, why is she and me?

You know, this is not just half a piece of jade, but also 50,000 troops!

Holding this hot potato, I panicked for a while.