Jin Concubine Shun lì returned to the palace, and the Xiao family also accepted the marriage, and the wedding date was set for the year after the year.

In the blink of an eye, it was Chinese New Year's Eve, and the palace was full of New Year's atmosphere, and Xue Qingyi had already followed Tang Siqi to the Guanghao Hall to spend Chinese New Year's Eve with the ministers.

Compared with the excitement outside, the courtyard where Xiao Wanyao lived seemed a little deserted, although Tang Siqi sent someone to send a table full of Chinese New Year's Eve dinner early, but except for Xiao Zhuangzi and licorice, there was no one else in the courtyard.

Xiao Wanyao knew that not only would Tang Siqi not come over today, but in the next few days, Tang Siqi would go to various concubines to sit down, and he would not come to see her.

This can be regarded as Tang Siqi's silent reminder to her, asking her to be ready and canonized after the year.

Xiao Wanyao knows it, but she can't do it, for this matter, Xiao Wanyao's only way is to delay it again and again, as far as she is concerned, she is not in a hurry, there are fifteen days before the end of the New Year, and in this half a month, Tang Siqi, who wants to sacrifice heaven and earth, sacrifice ancestors and a bunch of things to do by himself, can't take care of her.

"Licorice, call Xiao Zhuangzi in, I will eat alone for this Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the three of us will eat together." Xiao Wanyao said to licorice, and as she spoke, she picked up a piece of rice cake and ate it.

Although the Wei Palace has a strict hierarchy, fortunately, Xiao Wanyao is not a master now, and there are not many taboos, so the three of them sit down to eat together.

During the meal, the atmosphere was also relaxed, with some talking and laughing, which made Xiao Wanyao a lot happier.

"Is there a copy of such a delicious meal?" It was Xue Tianao who was talking outside the door, he came uninvited, pushed the door in, and looked at Xiao Wanyao with a smile on his face.

He was dressed in a blue-gold robe embroidered with the pattern of his husband, and he was dressed very formally.

"Shouldn't Xue Gongzi be at the state banquet at this time? How did you come to this courtyard? Xiao Wanyao asked.

"I drank wine at the banquet and was dizzy, so I stepped back first, anyway, I'm just a small role, dispensable." Saying that, Xue Tianao took off his cloak, sat down at the table, and said to his more familiar licorice: "Add me a pair of dishes and chopsticks!" I've been drinking a lot just now, my stomach is empty, and I'm a little hungry now. ”

Licorice had no idea, and looked at Xiao Wanyao, Xiao Wanyao also felt that it was nothing, so she asked Licorice to get the dishes and chopsticks.

"Eat something light after drinking, and go back quickly after eating!" Xiao Wanyao said lightly.

Xue Tianao still had a smile on his face: "How lonely is it on Chinese New Year's Eve, besides, my sister will not come back tonight, I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?" ”

Licorice brought a bowl of chopsticks, and Xue Tianao first took a bowl of white fungus soup and drank it by himself.

"Why am I not afraid? Live every day carefully, for fear that something will go wrong, not everyone can be as crazy as you and still live in the palace safely. Xiao Wanyao teased.

Xue Tianao continued to eat after drinking the white fungus soup, so he ignored what Xiao Wanyao said, maybe because he drank too much, he didn't care how exaggerated his eating appearance was, and he completely lost the image of a noble son on weekdays.

"You eat slowly, I won't drive you away, and no one will rob you!" For the first time, Xiao Wanyao had a feeling that she couldn't stand Xue Tianao, for fear that he would choke to death here, so she hurriedly got up and walked behind Xue Tianao, and gently supported his back, completely afraid that he would choke.

And Xue Tianao slowed down quietly, stopped while eating, and took Xiao Wanyao's hand.

Xiao Wanyao wanted to retract her hand like an electric shock, but Xue Tianao didn't let go.

Fortunately, as early as when Xue Tianao started eating, Xiao Wanyao asked Licorice and Xiao Zhuangzi to go out to guard so that outsiders would not come in, otherwise Xue Tianao's frivolous behavior would definitely be seen by others.

"What are you doing? Let go. Xiao Wanyao tried to shake him off while warning in a low voice.

Xue Tianao turned his head and looked at Xiao Wanyao with a cynical smile: "It's rare to be alone with you, I'm happy." ”

Although his expression was really unbeaten, his words were very serious.

Xiao Wanyao was originally a little angry, but for some reason, she was completely angry by what he said, and she was a little overwhelmed.

"I want to take you somewhere." Xue Tianao restrained his smile and whispered.

"Where?" Xiao Wanyao asked.

Knowing that Xiao Wanyao had concerns in her heart, Xue Tianao comforted her and said, "It must be a safe place, I just want to take you for a walk and come back in a while." ”

Xiao Wanyao may have been moved by Xue Tianao's sincerity, hesitated for a moment, nodded her head, instructed licorice a few words, and then followed Xue Tianao out of the door.

may really be hot-headed, she followed Xue Tianao on the dark palace road one after another in the cold night, and more importantly, until now, Xue Tianao had no intention of stopping.

"This is ......" Xiao Wanyao was just about to ask, Xue Tianao turned around and put his index finger to his lips, signaling her to silence.

Xiao Wanyao was helpless, so she could only keep her mouth shut, and Xue Tianao turned around and continued to walk forward.

After about 100 steps, Xiao Wanyao followed Xue Tianao through a fork in the road, there was no burning palace lamp in front of her, although it was dark, she also felt desolate and infinite, which was prohibitive.

"Follow me." Xue Tianao said, taking out a fire fold from his arms, and when the flame ignited, it lit up a small square of heaven and earth, allowing them to see each other's faces clearly.

Under the candlelight, Xue Tianao's face was calm, lacking the frivolity and arrogance of his usual days.

This made Xiao Wanyao feel that he seemed to have a lot of stories, because his expression did not match the identity of a son, and he was Xue Tianao, he lacked nothing, why did he have such a look?

It didn't take much time for the two of them to stop in front of a palace gate, which should have been abandoned for a long time, and they could still smell the faint smell of dust floating at the door.

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Wanyao asked.

"You'll know when you get in." Xue Tianao jumped over the palace wall and opened the palace door from the inside, it should have not been opened for a long time, and the door shaft of the palace gate made a dry "squeak", which looked particularly mad when the empty palace road was opened.

"Come in!" After Xue Tianao waited for Xiao Wanyao to come in, he cautiously closed the door again.

After Xiao Wanyao entered, by the faint moonlight, she didn't see anything special about it, she just felt a little familiar, but there were hundreds of small palaces in the Wei Palace, each of which was similar, and she didn't feel strange when she felt familiar.

Xue Tianao pushed open the door of the hall and lit the oil lamp in the house, and when the room was presented in front of her, her tears burst out of her eyes.

This is not any other place, this is the Ning Zi Temple that detained her for three months and took away her hope!!

As soon as the New Year passed, it was the third year of Yuan Shuo, and there were still eleven years before she was detained, but this place has been abandoned, as if it doomed her to the sadness of her previous life.

The furnishings in the room were covered with a thin layer of dust, and Xue Tianao was trying to find a place to sit for her, when she accidentally saw Xiao Wanyao's tears on her face.

Xue Tianao was quite surprised, walked over and wiped her tears with his sleeve in a panic, Xue Tianao's expression was like a child who had made a mistake.

A qiē seems to remind Xiao Wanyao that the past will never pass!

Xue Tianao carefully wiped her tears, which couldn't help but make Xiao Wanyao stunned, she didn't know what was wrong, she had a strange feeling when she looked at Xue Tianao.

"What are you crying about? Is it because it's so dark in here, are you scared? Xue Tianao wiped her tears and asked, "Don't be so timid, it's not like you at all." ”

Xiao Wanyao choked up and said, "I'...... I wasn't afraid...... It is...... It's a touch of injury......"

Xue Tianao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile, and said, "This palace has not been inhabited for twenty years, and it has been abandoned for more than three years, so you have only been here for a few days?" What's so touching about it? ”

Xiao Wanyao couldn't tell him what she was sad about, so she had to shift the topic to Xue Tianao: "Even the years have been so detailed, it seems that you know this place very well!?" ”

Xue Tianao did not deny it, looking at the sky through the broken window, his eyes gradually became blurred, and then he spoke, and said slowly: "When the first emperor was alive, this palace was not deserted, and there were three yew trees planted in the courtyard, every time I came to live in the palace, I liked to come here to play, the first emperor taught me to write the first word, memorized the first poem, watched me climb trees, and taught me to practice martial arts......"

"When I grew up, I didn't study well, and every time I made a mistake, the first emperor punished me for coming here to think, to be honest, I should touch the scene when I came here, because it was full of my memories." Xue Tianao said, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

Later, when he became the emperor, he ordered the palace to be sealed, and also cut down three yew trees, saying that there had been deaths here, and it was unlucky...... It's just an excuse, what inch of land in this palace hasn't died? It's just that he doesn't like the first emperor to always spoil me, so he likes to rob me of everything. Xue Tianao said, like a wronged child.

This time, it was Xiao Wanyao who comforted Xue Tianao, thinking that Tang Siqi was not just robbing things with him, and later even found an excuse to kill him. Thinking of this, she felt distressed.

Although she wanted to sue him, she couldn't say anything.

"Don't talk about this, it's all in the past, I don't have anything anyway, he likes to grab as much as he wants, I'm not afraid of him, I called you today, I want to show you something." As he spoke, Xue Tianao led Xiao Wanyao through the hall and into the backyard.

When Xiao Wanyao lived in the Ning Zi Palace, she was no longer able to walk independently, so she never noticed that there was an open and flat high platform in the backyard of the Ning Zi Palace.

"This is Ning Zitai, I practiced martial arts here when I was a child, but it was originally used for dancing." Xue Tianao said, and took Xiao Wanyao up to the high platform, on which were fresh rose petals frozen in ice.

"I promised you a wedding covered with roses in the first snow, but I came back late, and you were already in the palace when the first snow came...... Xue Tianao said.

Xiao Wanyao naturally knew that when he stood on the eaves and scattered flowers all over the sky that day, she already knew. I1483