Time passed day by day, and on the day of heavy snowfall, Bai Yi, who had been in Jingdu for more than a month, received the king's order, so he bid farewell to everyone and rushed to Biancheng.

On the day of departure, everyone saw each other off in the ten-mile long pavilion, although it was a farewell, but it was not mixed with too much sorrow.

That day, there was only one person, who watched silently throughout the whole process, without saying a word, and when Bai Yi's back disappeared and everyone returned to the city, she reluctantly withdrew her gaze.

Ji Qianning had no intention of looking at it in her eyes, she never thought that Lan'er would have such feelings for Brother Yi, she always thought that Lan'er and her general feelings for Brother Yi were just brother and sister, thinking about this, she glanced at Lan'er, and thought that she would ask her when she went back.

Xuan Qi did not leave with Bai Yi, he was the prince who had nothing to do in the eyes of everyone, and when there was no war, his figure wandered all over Kyushu, even the king, because of "disgust", he didn't pay attention to it.

During that time, he found a house in Jingdu and lived in. Ji Qianning's attitude towards him has also changed, and invites him to Ji's mansion as a guest from time to time, and the two get along well as friends.

It's just that this Ji Qianning never knew the identity of Xuan Qi, through the jade that symbolized her identity, in her cognition, Bai Yi is General Chiyan, since she can intersect with him, it must be the little son of a princely and noble family, who does not attack the lord, does not fight for power, does not need to contribute to maintaining the glory of the family, and is chic and free, so he will wander around.

She didn't know that it was precisely because of Xuan Qi, the prince, that Bai Yi, as the general of Chiyan, could obtain privileges and come and go in and out of various countries at any time.

Time passed day by day, winter went to spring, and in a blink of an eye, it was late spring in March, and in Jingdu City, the peach blossoms were bewitching. On Lanluo Mountain outside the city, the peach is dying, scorching its glory. On that day, Ji Qianning walked to the Lanluo River, looking into the distance, looking forward to that familiar color, a breeze blew, petals fluttered with the wind, Ji Qianning reached out to take a peach blossom, her expression, sometimes happy, sometimes lonely. For many days, I wanted to wear it, but I never saw the old man return.

The flowers were defeated, leaving only a remnant of red. Ji Qianning squatted on the ground and picked up a handful of remaining peach petals, and smiled slightly, her smile was mixed with bitterness. Xuan Qi came behind her and watched silently, and only after a long time did he speak: "Go back, he won't come." ”

"He'll come." Ji Qianning always smiled.

"This mountain full of peach blossoms has long been defeated." Xuan Qi said, draped his cloak on Ji Qianning's body, March Day, there was still a trace of cold.

Ji Qianning ignored Xuan Qi's actions: "He won't keep his promise, if something is delayed, he will come to marry me." ”

"Don't fool yourself, has he ever brought a letter for so long?" Xuan Qi was angry, he felt worthless for her, "Forget him, let me take care of you, okay?" ”

"Xuan Qi, you're kidding again." Ji Qianning wrapped the peach petals in her handkerchief, pulled the cloak on her shoulders and stood up and said to Xuan Qi with a smile, "He will come, no matter what, I will always wait for him." ”

Xuan Qi didn't say anything more, he knew that the woman in front of him was a character who didn't hit the south wall and didn't look back.

She tried to hide her sadness: "Oh, by the way, in a few days, the prince of the western corner will come to my Daze to propose his relatives, and the king will hold a state banquet to entertain him, and my brother and I will go at that time." ”

"How many princes?"

"It's still unclear, I have always hated Daxin people, if it weren't for them, my father and mother would not leave." Ji Qianning secretly gritted her teeth.

"Then why are you going?"

"The king's order cannot be violated, I am the lord of Qingyuan County who is the prince of the prince......"

"County Lord." Xuan Qi was puzzled and interrupted Ji Qianning's words.

Ji Qianning chuckled lightly and suddenly told a long-ago story.

The surname Ji is one of the ancient surnames in the Kyushu mainland, and the ancestors of the Ji family have established a unified kingdom on this land. Hundreds of years later, the kingdom collapsed, the surname Ji declined, and the major national events were divided and merged. A hundred years ago, Ji Qianning's great-great-grandfather was rescued by Sima Yu, the founder of Daze, and the ancestors have since warned future generations that the children of the Ji family have guarded and assisted Daze for generations, and the descendants of the Ji family can be rewarded and sealed, but they cannot be promoted. King Daze also thanked the Ji family for their loyalty for generations.

Nine years ago, the Ji family was martyred, and King Daze was extra gracious, and even the woman who had no merit for her was named the county lord.

"The king decreed that I should go with my brother. Although there is a hatred with Daxin, if this marriage can make the two countries friendly, and the people will no longer suffer from war, in the face of justice, what is personal grudge? After Ji Qianning finished speaking, she turned to look into the distance.

"You've made me impressed with you once again." Xuan Qi smiled, took a few steps forward and stood beside her, and also looked ahead, "I'll enter the palace with you." ”

"Huh?" Ji Qianning turned her head and looked at Xuan Qi suspiciously.

"I also want to open my eyes, why, you, the county lord of Qingyuan, don't even have the right to take one more person?" Xuan Qi met Ji Qianning's gaze and asked.

"Not really." Ji Qianning smiled at Xuan Qi, "Set off in five days." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, and that smile temporarily bid farewell to sadness and loneliness.

Five days later, Xuan Qi took Su Wei with Ji Qianning's brothers and sisters, Chu Duxue and Lan Xin, plus a group of entourage, and set off from Jingdu to the royal city.

The capital of Daze is located in Los Angeles, Jingdu is more than 150 miles away from Los Angeles, the carriage travels more than 80 miles a day, two days later at dusk, a group of people rushed to Los Angeles, and after the king's order was restored, everyone stayed in the general's mansion in the royal city.

……

The Dome Palace, located in the center of Los Angeles, is located in the Daze Royal City. Daze is a blue country, whether it is the royal flag embroidered with the seal body, the main color of the palace wall, or the king's dragon robe, all of which are dark blue as the main tone. The color is like the endless flow of rivers and seas, indicating the endless life of Daze's rivers and mountains.

In the Taiming Hall of the Qiongmin Palace, a man wears a blue coat and a sheep fat jade crown on his head, the man looks about thirty years old, with a handsome face and a majestic and cold expression. This person is none other than the king of Daze - Sima Zhao. Nine years ago, the West Corner invaded, he was still a Huai King who was divided into Cangzhou, he watched his land be humiliated by foreign enemies, with a heart of blood and mission, only twenty-one years old He raised troops with the help of Ji Qianmu, who was only seventeen years old, and finally recovered the land, established himself as the king, and moved the capital to Luocheng. In the Taiming Palace, he frowned tightly, and crouched on the desk to review the chapters of various places.

Suddenly, a father-in-law whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, Princess Yixuan asks to see you." ”

"Let her in." Sima Zhao didn't raise his head and said.

"No." After the father-in-law finished speaking, he retreated, and after a while, a woman walked in, only to see that she was bright and moving, with a slender figure, and her face looked beautiful and moving, but her eyes were full of perseverance. She is Princess Yixuan of Daze, Sima Zhao's sister Sima Yun.

"See Brother Wang." Sima Yun saluted Sima Zhao.

Hearing the voice, Sima Zhao raised his head: "Yun'er, you're here." ”

"Brother Wang, I'm ......" Sima Yun hesitated, bit his lip, and suddenly, knelt down suddenly, "Brother Wang, can Yun'er not marry." Two lines of tears rolled down his cheeks.

Seeing her like this, Sima Zhao hurriedly got up and helped her up, he felt most sorry for this one-mother compatriot, his sister who was more than ten years younger, but although he was a king, he had too much helplessness after all: "Yun'er, Brother Wang is also helpless." ”

"Brother Wang, Yun'er doesn't want to go to get married, Yun'er doesn't want to marry Prince Naxiyu, Brother Wang...... Yun'er don't. ”

"However, you are the only princess in this royal family who has not yet left the court." After Sima Zhao finished speaking, he turned his back to Sima Yun.

"Is there no other way?" Sima Yun tightened his sleeves and looked at Sima Zhao's back with the last trace of expectation.

But Sima Zhao still shook his head helplessly.

Sima Yun staggered back a few steps: "Why?" Why? Why can't Yun'er control her own destiny. ”

"This is the sorrow of being a royal child, we have long been not living for ourselves." Everyone in the world says that once you become a king and control the power of life and death in the world, what a privilege and glory it is, but who can understand the bitterness and helplessness in this. Condescending, enjoy the admiration of thousands of people, but the higher you sit, the more loneliness you enjoy, and sometimes you don't have anyone to talk to, otherwise there are so many kings in this generation, why should they laugh at themselves as widows? Widowed, lonely.

"Yun'er would rather be born in an ordinary family, at least there won't be so many involuntarily." She smiled self-deprecatingly, with two lines of tears on her face.

"Yun'er, you listen to Brother Wang." Sima Zhao sighed and turned to look at Sima Yun, "You are Brother Wang's most beloved sister, and Brother Wang can't bear you, but Brother Wang can't be so selfish, in this position, Brother Wang must always care about the people of the world." ”

"But Brother Wang shouldn't ruin Yun'er's happiness." Sima Yun pursed his lips aggrievedly.

"In the war many years ago, how many people were displaced and their wives were separated, the greatest revenge of a king is not to let his people live in peace and prosperity. Over the years, Brother Wang has worked hard, although the national strength of Daze has been restored, but after all, it is not as good as the past, the west corner is full of jackals, if one day, they invade my Daze again, the border people are living in dire straits again, how can the widow be the right in the world. ”

"You think about your people everywhere, but why don't you think about the people around you?"

"In his position and seeking his government, since you have chosen this path, you must stick to it, this is the fate of Brother Wang, and it is also your fate."

"The road was chosen by Brother Wang, and Yun'er has the right to choose her own path." Sima Yun finally couldn't help it, and she shouted hysterically.

Sima Zhao forcibly suppressed his anger: "You don't have it, Yun'er, don't you understand, as a descendant of the royal family, your life is not your own for a long time." ”

Sima Yun was silent for a while: "Brother Wang, Yun'er understands, but Yun'er is unwilling." ”

Sima Zhao took a deep breath: "Yun'er, if you can make peace between the two countries this time, you will be a hero of Daze, and the people will remember you forever." ”

Sima Yun closed his eyes: "Yun'er just wants to live for herself." ”

"We are no longer living for ourselves, you are not only carrying the dignity of the royal family, the expectations of the people of the world, but also the future life of Daze."

"Brother Wang, don't you think it's too ridiculous to force the future of a country on a weak woman?" Sima Yun turned his head and bit his lip.

"Yun'er ......"

"Brother Wang, Yun'er is not an unreasonable person, sacrifice the small self to achieve the big self, in the face of righteousness, Yun'er knows how to choose, as the princess of Daze, this is my mission."

Sima Zhao looked at Sima Yun, who had a firm face at this time, and his eyes were a little red: "Yun'er, it's good that you can understand." ”

"Brother Wang, don't worry, Yun'er will marry." Sima Yun said, trying to squeeze out a smile, but he couldn't hold back the tears.

"Yun'er, Brother Wang can't stand you, all you can do is to make your name go down in history in the future." Sima Zhao touched Sima Yun's head, his eyes full of guilt.

"Brother Wang, Yun'er doesn't want to be famous for eternity, Yun'er doesn't care about these vanities, Yun'er only wishes, after me, Daze will have no princess and kiss." Sima Yun's face was firm.

"Brother Wang promised you."

After Yixuan, until the demise of Daze a hundred years later, there has never been a princess in its history, these are all later words.