On an ordinary autumn afternoon, another distinguished guest came to Princess Pingyang's Mansion.

"I don't know if the queen is here, Pingyang is far away." Princess Pingyang bowed to greet her, smiling as before, and she couldn't see that Xiahou Po's incident had any impact on her.

Wei Zifu wore a plain brocade robe, dressed as usual, and his entourage was also a few people, extremely low-key. Hearing this, he hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a smile: "Princess, please excuse me!" Come rashly, don't blame the princess. ”

"The queen is outside, please inside!" Princess Pingyang smiled and feasted, got up and led the way.

Walking through the atrium, walking through the verandah, it is early autumn, the osmanthus flowers in the courtyard are lightly spitting out the astragalus, bringing a refreshing fragrance, as well as the scorching warmth of various moon seasons, okra, and hibiscus flowers, which makes people full of brilliance. Wei Zifu looked at the full court, and couldn't help but say happily: "The flowers in the princess's mansion are really good, let's take a walk in the garden and enjoy the flowers?" ”

"It's great!" Princess Pingyang said with a smile, "The flowers in the palace of the queen's pepper house are several times larger than those in my house. ”

Hearing this, Wei Zifu paused for a moment, and motioned to follow all of them to retreat, "Your Majesty is worried about the princess, so you specially asked me to come and take a look." Wei Zifu looked at Princess Pingyang, his eyes full of concern.

Princess Pingyang sighed faintly and said slowly: "Your Majesty and the queen have a heart!" That Xiahou is quite amorous and has bad deeds, although I have been married to him for several years, but I have long been strangers in private, and Your Majesty's treatment of this has also fulfilled me. ”

Wei Zifu bowed slightly, took Princess Pingyang's hand, and said in a good voice: "It's best if the princess can think like this, the past is like dust and it has passed, so you don't have to linger in your heart, let go to be at ease." ”

Princess Pingyang put her other hand on the back of Wei Zifu's hand, her eyes were grateful, and she nodded and said, "Thank you, Queen!" ”

The warm sunlight filtered dappled shadows on the ground through the branches, and the years were soft and quiet, and the two walked slowly side by side, the breeze blowing, with the fragrance of flowers. Wei Zifu slowly spoke: "Princess, what do you think of Wei Qing?"

"General?" Princess Pingyang was slightly surprised, and said: "The general is brave and good at fighting, calm and loyal, and he is the pillar of my dynasty!" ”

"Sister!" Wei Zifu turned to the side slightly and stared: "I mean, what do you think Wei Qing is worthy of you?" ”

Princess Pingyang is a smart person, Wei Zifu asked her before she guessed, and now she asked so clearly, but she was not embarrassed, but only said calmly: "The general is the great Sima of the dynasty, and Pingyang has been a general for several years, even if he has a heart, he is afraid that the general has no intention." ”

Wei Zifu smiled and said, "How does the princess know that Wei Qing has no intention? ”

Princess Pingyang was asked abruptly, but she didn't know how to answer, so she was speechless for a while, only smiled and said nothing.

Seeing this, Wei Zifu asked again: "The princess dislikes Wei Qing's humble background, and she once worked as a slave in the Hou Mansion, so she is not enough to match the princess?" ”

Princess Pingyang shook her head, a hint of desolation appeared in her eyes, and said slowly: "Now that I have passed away and have been married for the second time, and the general has made great achievements in war and is a very popular minister, how can I dislike it?" If you say you dislike it, I'm afraid it's also the general's dislike! ”

Wei Zifu shook his head and said: "Since Tianlan passed away, over the years, Wei Qing has been alone, and I have also paid attention to suitable boudoir women, but unfortunately Wei Qing has no such intentions and always refuses. After that, he sighed, and said slowly: "Since he left the illness, Wei Qing has been even more lonely, often sitting alone alone for a long time, although I am worried, but I can't do anything. ”

"Therefore, when Your Majesty said that the princess and Wei Qing were matched, I was very happy in my heart." Wei Zifu looked at Pingyang, his eyes were honest and expectant, and continued: "But I don't know if Wei Qing's intentions are okay, so I asked the princess privately before he thought about it. ”

Speaking of this, Wei Zifu's expression became softer, and his voice became softer and softer, "He said to me, 'Sister, the princess is not easy, no matter when, Wei Qing is willing to protect her. I heard at that time, although I was surprised by Wei Qing's love for the princess, but my heart was more joyful, I thought that if the princess also had intentions, it should be a good fate, so today to disturb is to ask the princess the true meaning. ”

Looking at Wei Zifu's Yin gaze, Princess Pingyang was overwhelmed. Over the years, she has experienced the death of knotted hair, and she has also experienced the strangeness of husband and wife, and love has long passed her expectations. Now she has been walking alone all the way, and she no longer has a burning passion for the rest of her life, but Wei Zifu's words are like a key that opens the most secret part of her heart. The twilight of the tavern with him that day, and the afternoon of riding a horse and whipping with him that day, were all hidden in the softest place in her heart, properly and steadily. It's just that one day, I was caught off guard by such a question, and for a while, I didn't know how to answer.

Seeing that Princess Pingyang was silent for a long time, Wei Zifu couldn't help asking, "Does the princess have any concerns?" “

Concerns? What are the concerns? Xiang'er has become a family heir, Xiahou Po has also cut off entanglements, and for the rest of his life, all he wants is a lover who knows cold and hot, and depends on each other. If a husband is like Wei Qing, what more can a husband ask for?

Thinking of this, Princess Pingyang stroked her windswept sideburns, met Wei Zifu's gaze, and said frankly: "If the general is interested, I am willing to accompany him!" ”

Wei Zifu couldn't help but nod when he heard this, and said movingly: "Great! I'm going to report to Your Majesty, it's really rare to have such a good fate! ”

Princess Pingyang stood under the porch, looking at the clusters of flowers blooming in the corner of the wall, smiling slightly. The breeze blows through her face, the years have stayed here, although she is no longer young and bright, but after the tempering of time, there is a grace and dignity after some precipitation, the sun leaves a little bit of broken gold among the flowers, the light and shadow swaying with the wind, and it seems that she is also chasing the time that has passed.

A month later, under the holy decree, the great Sima general Wei Qing was ordered to marry Princess Pingyang, marry Luan forever, and ally the Mandarin Butterfly.

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The night is deep, the guests are scattered, a pair of dragon and phoenix red candles are swaying slightly under the window, the moonlight is quiet, Wei Qing under the corridor stopped slightly, stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door open.

The red candle tent, the word happy hangs high, the newcomer sits in the center with a red cover on his head, there is a moment of trance, time seems to have returned to more than ten years ago, Wei Qing hurriedly closed his eyes, settled his mind, and walked in and gently closed the door.

Hearing the sound of pushing the door, Princess Pingyang's heart was like a deer, although she was no longer a new wife, although her lover had already known each other, she still couldn't hold back the ups and downs of her heart at this time. While Princess Pingyang's mind was wandering, the red cover on her head was gently raised, and she only heard a familiar voice coming into her ears, "Chen Weiqing, I've seen Princess Pingyang!" ”

Princess Pingyang smiled unconsciously when she heard this, and said, "The general doesn't have to see outside, just call me Pingyang." ”

"No!"

Seeing that Wei Qing was still solemn, Princess Pingyang teased her heart, and couldn't help but deliberately hide her expression, and said coldly: "Could it be that the general married me because of the holy decree, and he had to do it as a last resort?" ”

"That's not the case..."Wei Qing was stunned, and his mouth was sneering.

Before he finished speaking, he started again, "Or is the general taking pity on me when I meet someone unladylike, and I greet each other with my will?" ”

"It's definitely not like that..."Wei Qing raised his eyes and firmly vetoed.

"It's not a last resort, it's not a twist, why did the general marry me?" Although Pingyang's tone was stern, there was no anger in his eyes behind the phoenix crown's tassels, but there was a warm smile.

Wei Qing pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Princess... Oh, Pingyang, do you still remember that in the spring of the fifth year of Yuanzhen, the Marquis of Ruyin was beaten in the alleys of Dongping Street and had a blue nose and swollen face? ”

Princess Pingyang pondered her eyebrows and said, "This is indeed the case!" Not long after the spring outskirts of the fifth year of Yuanzhen, Xiahou Po was beaten violently in the alley west of Qingfang Building, and was only found and carried back in the early morning of the second day. ”

Speaking of this, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but raise the corners of her eyebrows, and said in surprise: "How does the general know about this kind of Fengyue debt being beaten by others?" As soon as she finished speaking, she caught a glimpse of Wei Qing wanting to speak and stopped, Princess Pingyang's heart moved, and she hurriedly said, "Could it be?" Could it be a general..."

Wei Qing nodded, acquiescing to Princess Pingyang's guess, "Poof...", Princess Pingyang couldn't help laughing, "The dignified general, why do you attack people at night?" ”

Wei Qing heard the laughter of Princess Pingyang, and then slowly said: "That Xiahou is quite the lord of the Marquis of Ruyin, but he wanders in the land of fireworks all day long, in the second year of Yuanzhen, because the girl of Qingfanglou fought with people on Dongping Street, I was passing by there, and witnessed the so-called dispute between the good guys, and I looked down on this person in my heart. Unexpectedly, not long after, I was asked to see him friends with a group of fox friends, drinking and having fun with the dusty women on the painting boat of Bibo Fang, which made me very disgusted. ”

"Xiahou is quite disgusted by what you do, so you... Shot? ”

"Not really." Wei Qing shook his head slightly, as if recalling, "I met you in the stable that afternoon, although you were light and light, I could feel the inadvertent loneliness." Wei Qing was born in Pingyang Mansion, the princess's grace did not dare to forget for a day, seeing that although you are a princess, but your heart is in prison, I don't know what I can do. ”

"So, you married me to repay your kindness?" Princess Pingyang's eyes were filled with deep frustration, and her tone was no longer as relaxed as before.

"It's not!" Wei Qing categorically rejected and continued: "During the time I went out to the desert, in addition to thinking about Tianlan and the children, I don't know why, I often think of you, think of your lonely but indifferent look, think of your sassy riding a horse, and think of the loneliness when I drank with you..."

Wei Qing's expression was so focused, and her tone was so gentle, that Princess Pingyang's heart slowly melted unconsciously, and she rubbed them together softly, and finally turned into gentle eyes, quietly looking at the person in front of her.

"In the spring of the fifth year of Yuanzhen, I clearly remember that night I was patrolling in the city, and it was already the second watch, and Xiahou Pofang left Qingfang Lou drunk, leaning on the red cui and staggered drunk, and fell into the alleys of Dongping Street." Wei Qing's voice became low, as if he was telling an unspeakable story after being glimpsed into a secret, "I don't know why, I was extremely angry when I saw this, and I couldn't hold it back for a while, so I took advantage of the darkness of the night to beat that guy..."

After a short silence, Princess Pingyang's voice was moved with a hint of irrepressible: "Thank you!" ”

"Thank you for being willing to do this for me!" Princess Pingyang's eyes flashed with tenderness and stared at Wei Qing quietly, and said slowly, "The general treats each other like this, and it is worth meeting you and me." After that, he poured the wine on the case into the wine bottle, handed it to Wei Qingdao: "Today I will tie the knot with you, and I am willing to stay together from now on, and Prime Minister Bai will rely on each other!" ”

Under the candlelight, Princess Pingyang's face was full of spring, her eyes were full of affection, Wei Qing crossed her arms with her, raised her head and drank the wine, and said: "For the rest of your life, you will never leave the white head." ”

The moon is surging and the night is always good, the big red happy words on the window are jumping in the moonlight, and the shadows of a couple of newlyweds are nestled against each other, making people feel intimate warmth in the slightly chilly night.