Chapter Twenty-Six: I Want Her to Stay
Dense clouds surge, the wind is like scraping bones, and the sound of rain does not stop.
On the palace road in the imperial city, the step took them to step on the cold ground of the rain, swaying hurriedly along the way, as if to trance people's thoughts.
The more Shen Shuzhao thought about what she had just thought, the more she felt that her back was cold, the drizzle hit her face with the wind, she shrunk her sleeves, it was so cold here, it was really cold......
Wei Yang noticed her actions and asked, "What, is it cold?" β
She looked at the eldest princess by default, so Wei Yang leaned down to the side, the tips of her hair almost swept the back of her hand, Shen Shuzhao felt a slight itch, and the faint fragrance slipped down Wei Yang's collarbone into the tip of her nose, it really smelled good, and the smell made her blush again.
"Come closer to me."
Wei Yang said this to her, and his fingertips ran through Shen Shuzhao's hair at the same time, gently pressing on the shoulder farthest away from her, a posture that seemed intimate and kept at a distance.
Shen Shuzhao didn't know why, she didn't think much about it, so she moved to Wei Yang's side, and the two got closer again, Wei Yang put down his hand and let her lean on herself.
The rain outside is getting heavier and heavier, but my body is getting hotter and hotter.
"Second Miss Shen."
"Huh?"
That light call made Shen Shuzhao raise her head, just in front of Shang Weiyang's eyes that looked down at her, a deep invisible look.
Wei Yangju stared at her, his eyes with a hint of indescribable complexity, as if he wanted to push her into a warm deep water: "You asked me before if I wanted to get married, right?" β
That clear voice suddenly brushed Shen Shuzhao's heart, she nodded, and looked at the eldest princess who mentioned this matter puzzled.
"I don't believe in the arranged marriage, but I believe that there is a destined marriage, so the second lady ...... Do you believe in Destiny? Wei Yang asked.
Life?
Shen Shuzhao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, fate, she should always believe it. No one knew her identity as a rebirth, and God only helped her live again; But the love and hatred of the past are only remembered by her.
"The folk girl naturally believes it, but she doesn't believe it very much." Shen Shuzhao smiled lightly, "Sometimes the old angel dies and has no life, and sometimes he leaves people to come back to his senses, and no one can say what will happen in the future." Just like His Royal Highness said, there is an arrangement and a destiny, the people only strive for the moment, and the rest is handed over to fate. β
Wei Yang closed his eyes slightly after hearing this, and there was a touch of softness in his tone that could slide into Shen Shuzhao's heart: "It's okay to think like this." β
The two continued to be silent.
Walking around and around, Shen Shuzhao's mind had already flown elsewhere, she secretly glanced at the side face of the eldest princess beside her, her thin lips were slightly pursed, her eyebrows and eyes were dignified, and her dense and dark temples were all the standard of beauty, except for the always indifferent look, she would not be changed if the world became dirty.
If it weren't for the cold winner's temperament, it might be no different from an ordinary tender beauty like Shen Zhuangzhao.
Shen Shuzhao always felt that the eldest princess had a temperament that was different from other beauties, in addition to the sense of oppression, there was another kind of ...... There are other factors that she doesn't know, so that she can feel the special of Weiyang at a glance among the thousands of mansions.
After staring at it like this for a long time, she saw the corner of Wei Yang's lips slightly hooked when she looked outside, she couldn't help but look away, and couldn't help but guess, what would such a woman think at the moment?
Buyu suddenly stopped, making Yu Nei shake, Shen Shuzhao only felt a little unbalanced, and his body pressed in the direction of Wei Yang again.
She stuck to Weiyang's gentle township like this, and soon bounced away with a red face, how can this work? How-how can you eat a girl's tofu!
And Wei Yang didn't seem to notice Shen Shuzhao's reaction at all, she let herself slide in, and immediately left her body in a panic. Wei Yang lifted the bead curtain and said expressionlessly, "Qinglian Pavilion has arrived." β
Shen Shuzhao hurriedly got up and wanted to go down, she wanted to find a place to hide immediately, but Wei Yang grabbed her wrist all of a sudden.
"Go down this way." Wei Yang didn't allow her to refute and said, she looked in Wei Yang's direction, it was indeed facing the West Wing, and what she was going down now was to brave the rain to go around.
But...... She can't be blamed for that.
Who told Fang Cai that the car shook and made her shake into someone else's arms, and now he wants her to go over in front of Wei Yang......
She's thin-skinned, but she can't do it.
Shen Shuzhao stomped his feet in his heart, but smiled awkwardly on his face: "The people's daughter is a common people, and His Highness is the eldest sister of the Son of Heaven, how can the people's daughter pass directly in front of His Highness." β
Wei Yang looked at her, and her clear voice softened into her heart like a pool of clear streams: "When did my cousin become so ignorant, the rules of the emperor are determined by people, isn't it that my cousin would rather be drenched in the rain than go over from the lonely side?" β
Although he was joking at her, Shen Shuzhao felt that the timbre was very good. She couldn't resist the eldest princess's Qiangyang, so she honestly listened to her words and walked towards Wei Yang's side.
Shen Shuzhao blushed secretly and passed by, when she went down, Qingsi gently wiped Wei Yang's cheeks, Wei Yang's eyebrows moved slightly, and then Shen Shuzhao's toes finally stepped on the ground, and the familiar corridor of the West Wing jumped in front of her, as long as she turned a little more, it would be her own room.
From the Phixiang Palace, to Jianyang Palace, and then back to Changle Palace, the eldest princess ...... It's really to be calculated by yourself, and this coming and going, I don't know how much time Wei Yang will be delayed.
"Your Royal Highness Kunyi, the folk girl is here to thank the princess for all her kindness." Shen Shuzhao's heart really flowed with a warm current, there was almost no possibility of contact with this noble person in the previous life, but in this life, she was treated well everywhere, those people she once thought were insignificant, but they were the first people to reach out to her without profit.
Is this a bad fate, or is it an inevitable fate?
She doesn't understand, but she doesn't need to understand too much now, what is happening now is inevitable.
Wei Yang moved her gaze from her forehead to her skirt inside, and she said lightly: "Second Miss, go back, change your clothes first, be careful of the cold." β
Shen Shuzhao lowered her head, saw her skirt that was wet by the rain, and heard the eldest princess say this, and couldn't help but look at her with soft concern in her eyes: "Your Highness too, go back early, don't be cold because of the people's daughters...... The folk girls will not be happy. β
Wei Yang was silent for a while, she put down her hand that lifted the jade curtain, and she didn't know what her expression was in the red curtain.
"Lone knows."
She said.
"Go to the Hall of Eternal Longevity." There was no reason to stay any longer, Wei Yang gave an order to the eunuch, and Buyu turned around and was about to walk towards the palace at the top.
It was at the moment when it turned around that Shen Shuzhao suddenly panicked, so let people send him back and forth and then leave?
Although the eldest princess must not mind giving someone away, she minds, otherwise she always feels as if she owes something.
There was a voice in her heart that told her to keep her, and it was so strong that she couldn't ignore it. Wei Yang, who was sitting in the tent, looked ahead with an indifferent expression as he walked forward, "Wait a minute......" A faint soft female voice came from the side, like a cat hiding in the darkness and calling slightly, drowning in the vast sound of heavy rain.
But Wei Yang was stunned, and Buyu was still walking, Shen Shuzhao was a little stunned when he saw it going farther and farther, and he really shouted loudly? Do you want to say it again? She was about to say it againβ"Stop." A female voice brighter than Shen Shuzhao came from inside Buyu, making Buyu stop steadily.
Shen Shuzhao watched her voice that couldn't be smaller, and was heard by the people inside in the heavy rain, and then stopped the car, she saw Wei Yang open the red curtain again, and the cold person reappeared in front of her, only to hear the person opposite asking, "Second Miss-But what's the matter?" β
Hearing that it was Wei Yang who took the initiative to ask, she said embarrassedly: "This rain is so heavy, if His Highness is not in a hurry, it is better to stay...... It's better to wait for the rain to light down before leaving, and the Qinglian Pavilion can also be used for His Royal Highness to change clothes and take a bath. β
She looked at Wei Yang, and Wei Yang looked at her. At this time, Shen Shuzhao didn't know what Wei Yang was thinking for a while, and after a while, Wei Yang tilted his head lightly and raised his eyebrows: "Cousin, do you wash first or wash alone?" β
"Ahem, this ......" Shen Shuzhao disguised her cough a few times, she quietly looked away and said, "Naturally, Your Highness, you wash it first." β
Wei Yang nodded solemnly: "Well, since there are arrangements, let's stay here for now." β
Buyu approached the corridor of the west wing, and landed heavily, Wei Yang walked down from above, dressed in gorgeous clothes, fluttering on the ground, and actually fell into the four characters of extraordinary demeanor. Shen Shuzhao saw it in his eyes, and his heart was pounding again.
After looking around, Wei Yang said unconsciously: "I haven't come back for two years, and it's still the same here." β
Haven't been back for two years?
Originally, it was just a sentence that passed by, but at this time it climbed into Shen Shuzhao's heart, she remembered, it seems that the queen mother also said that the eldest princess went to the national temple to pray for national security for two years, and ordinary princesses are all in the deep palace to get along well, is there really a way to send the eldest princess to pray for blessings for so long in order to win the battle?
The rain was still under the ground, Wei Yang looked at the qiΔ in front of him with nostalgia, the rain was dripping from the eaves, and his eyes were a little softer when he looked at the rain.
Looking at such an eldest princess, Shen Shuzhao suddenly felt distressed.
What would be the need for her to sacrifice like this?
Why are they women always the ones who need to make sacrifices...... If the Queen Mother didn't choose a concubine in order to consolidate her power, she wouldn't have made this chess piece in vain, and in the end, she and Queen Xiao died one after another, and there were many people in between, which one was not for the family? Which one doesn't fight for the surname that was born to give him a doomed fate?
That's not superiority, that's calamity.
They were born to be a tool for profit.
"Your Highness," she heard her voice so hoarse, "come with me, for if you stand in the rain for a long time, you will get sick with cold." β
Wei Yang said meaninglessly: "All the way over, I'm used to the cold." β
"This is not good, you are the sister of the Son of Heaven, and you are the eldest daughter of the Queen Mother, how many people will pay attention to you when you are sick?" Shen Shuzhao insisted.
She walked over and whispered, "Come with me, Your Highness." β
Wei Yang didn't speak, but bowed his head, Shen Shuzhao blessed her body, and she led Wei Yang inside, although this place Wei Yang was more familiar than her.
Halfway through, Wei Yang suddenly said behind her: "Cousin." β
Shen Shuzhao turned around when he heard this: "What is the matter with Your Highness?" β
The expressions of the people behind her were hidden in her indifferent gaze, and she could only hear Wei Yang say expressionlessly: "Who will take over Lone's clothes later." β
Shen Shuzhao was stunned: "The people will let the trusted palace people do it." β
Wei Yang said: "How long have you been with these palace people?" β
Shen Shuzhao: "...... Your Highness, it didn't take long. β
Wei Yang smiled faintly and said to her, "Then cousin-can you take over?" β