"I gave her a name...... It's called 'Funeral Fairy'. Duan Yuhua returned to the window at this time and poured himself a drink.

"The woman in the painting is indeed an immortal, but why is it called such a cold name?" Li Jingxi was puzzled, she always felt that the name "funeral" was too sad.

"Because...... The person in the painting is my late wife. "Princess Jing's surname is Zang Mingqing, and she is the niece of Concubine Gaozu De, and she is also the cousin of Duan Yuhua. Zang mackerel, burial, so it is!

Li Jingxi suddenly felt that this portrait was a hot potato, so she quickly rolled it up carefully and put it back in its original place preciously. She felt a little sad and relieved, and blurted out in doubt: "Can you tell me about you and your wife?" ”

"Well, that's a story with a tragic ending...... Mackerel and I are cousins, and we can be regarded as childhood sweethearts. Our relationship is not close or close, and when we grow up, my mother wants to make us a couple, which is understandable, but it's a pity that I was too young and rebellious. At that time, I always felt that my mother decided my life's events without asking my wishes, but it was just to win over Zang's family so that she could compete for favor in the inner court. In the third year of Chengping, my mother was engaged to me, and when I was only seventeen years old, I was still studying abroad, and I was furious when I heard the news. I hated my mother's selfishness, and I complained that Zang's family didn't respect me, so I put this resentment on Zang's head. Chengping four years I returned from a study tour to get married, I was already resentful and did not cherish this marriage, I have been treating mackerel coldly, although she didn't say anything, but I know that her heart is gradually cold. The funny thing is that my father died more than a month after we got married, so I had more reasons to snub my wife, and I found an excuse to leave Yong'an, which was more than two years. If it weren't for the critical illness of my mother in the third year of Shunjing, I am afraid that I would not want to come back, and my mother died not long after I came back, and I was both sad and guilty. During that time, I was in a terrible mood, and I often vented some negative emotions on mackerel for no reason. I didn't expect that Mackerel was such a strong woman, she vented all the grievances she had suffered over the years to me, we had a big fight, I said a lot of hurtful things about her, and the result was ...... The next day I found her body in her boudoir. She committed suicide by slitting her wrists, accusing me of injustice and harm to her in such a resolute way. She's only twenty-one years old! is so young, because of my rebellion and naivety, she should have lost her peaceful and beautiful life! At that moment, I realized that I was so remorseful that I wanted to kill myself! Even if there is no love between me and Mackerel, she is also my cousin by blood, and it is my selfishness and irresponsibility that have killed my relatives...... I was ashamed of my wife, my mother, and the entire Zang family, so I decided to bury my emotions with Mackerel and never get married again. Later, as you probably know, I left Yong'an again, this time I walked longer and farther, and I even went to Snow Country......" Duan Yuhua seemed to be stuck in a memory for a long time. After listening to Duan Yuhua's story, Li Jingxi's heart couldn't be calm for a long time, it turned out that he had such an unbearable love path. Li Jingxi even thought a little sadly, I'm afraid that no one can replace Zang Mackerel's position in his mind in this life, right? How can the living fight over the dead? However, Li Jingxi wants to thank Duan Yuhua, his love affair finally awakened the nightmare that has haunted her for five months.

"I didn't expect the prince to be willing to tell the palace such a secret matter, and to be so trusted by the prince is not in vain for the palace to have a relationship with the prince. This glass of wine, the palace respects the prince. Li Jingxi did it first as a respect, and Duan Yuhua directly drank the residue in the wine jug.

Duan Yuhua's eyes were confused, and he suddenly heard that Li Jingxi had changed back to his original title, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Why is it called 'Wang Ye' again?" Didn't you say that I am not a prince tonight, and you are not a concubine? ”

"But what about tonight? The prince is still the prince, the palace is still the emperor's concubine, and this night's freedom is just self-deception. Wake up from the dream, we still have to be the caged bird. The hour was not early, and the palace took its leave. Li Jingxi seemed to have made up some kind of determination, and resolutely got up and left. When she was about to step out of the threshold, her wrist was grabbed tightly by Duan Yuhua, his eyes were slightly red, and he asked emotionally: "I've been missing it all along, there are some things that I know are irreparable, I just want to tell you...... I see you as a confidant! Li Jingxi held back her tears, and did not look back at him, but replied in a trembling voice: "Fate has already made arrangements, and you don't dare to force it, and you can't afford the word 'confidant' of the prince." The palace only hopes that the prince will draw a bright lamp for the 'funeral fairy' at the same time, it can also light a lamp in the prince's own heart to blow away the fog, this world is too dark and too cold, the prince should always stay awake, don't get lost. These words were not only an admonition to Duan Yuhua but also a warning to herself, and from then on, she and him should retreat to the position of strangers. The moment the door of the private room was closed, Li Jingxi vaguely heard the frustrated and sad male voice in the door singing, "If you just meet you, it is like a shocking song, and you can't get together, and you can't get drunk in this cup." It's better to forget the hazy dream and the moon in the celibacy. [From the Internet, not original]", finally let the tears come out of his eyes.

As soon as Li Jingxi came out of the restaurant, she met Zimo, who was about to go back to Li's Mansion to wait for her, Zimo was a little surprised to meet Li Jingxi here, and her eyes inadvertently swept over the window on the second floor, only to see a corner of the moon-white robe flashing. Zimo instantly had an eyebrow in her heart, and she didn't say anything, but just pretended to be glad to grab Li Jingxi and said, "The master can call the slave easy to find!" If I can't find you again, the slave is really afraid that Liuli will faint in a hurry. There are too many people on the street tonight, so let's go back early, shall we? Li Jingxi felt the same way, and immediately decided to go home.

When he returned to the Li Mansion, Liuli had already returned first, and was looking anxiously at the gate. As soon as he saw the figures of Li Jingxi and Zimo, he hurriedly greeted him and asked East and West: "Where has the master gone?" Did you meet someone? It's so bad that the slave and maid are easy to find, and the slave and maid are about to die, if you don't come back, the master will only ask the slave and the maid! Zimo: Where did you find the master? Zimo was about to answer, but Li Jingxi quietly pulled Mo's sleeve and signaled her not to talk too much, and Zimo understood it and passed it perfunctorily.

"Master, hurry up and go in and change your clothes, your uncle's family has been waiting for the master in the front hall for a long time." Ruri urged. Li Jingxi's uncle Li Kang is the younger brother of her father Li Jian, that is, Li Shutian's biological father, and Li Jingxi's family has always been close, and they always visit each other during the New Year's holidays.

Li Jingxi changed into a regular dress and rushed to the front hall to meet her uncle's family, Li Kang and his wife met Li Jingxi as a courtesy to meet the imperial concubine, and Li Jingxi hurriedly waived the courtesy.

"Concubine Zhuang returned to Ning for the first time in two years after entering the palace, and the minister, who is an uncle, can't help but come to visit. How has Niangniang been in the palace in the past two years? Li Kang offered the gifts he brought, and asked some about Li Jingxi's situation in the palace from time to time, and he was relieved to learn that Li Jingxi's holy favor You Wu was also a lot more relieved, but her aunt Yu Shi seemed to be worried: "Concubine Zhuang's holy favor is naturally worry-free, if it is those concubines who have no grace, they want to be in a desolate situation?" I don't know Shu Tian, she ......" said and wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief from time to time, and the words had come to this point, and everyone present understood that Yu had something to say.

"In front of the mother, you have to talk nonsense!" Li Kang feigned anger to stop his wife from talking nonsense, and then handed over the two boxes with a smile and said: "The dog didn't come to visit today because his wife has been in poor health since she was pregnant, and she can't do without him to take care of her, and I hope Concubine Zhuang and my brother will forgive me." This is a little bit of the dog's heart for Concubine Zhuang and her sister, and she also asked Concubine Zhuang not to give up and bother to hand it over to the little girl. Li Jingxi took the box and opened the lid at a glance, it was full of jewelry, and it was estimated that the bottom of the box would be covered with a layer of silver tickets. It seems that the cousin's gift is fake, and the uncle's family is real to supplement the daughter.

Li Kang and Yu sat for a while before they were about to leave, Li Jingxi and Li Jian and his wife kept sending them to the gate, Yu held the hand of the graceful before getting into the carriage, and pleaded with tears: "The courtiers know that Niangniang and Shu Tian have a deep friendship since childhood, and now Shu Tian is not very popular with the saints, and the courtiers are really afraid that she will be bullied in the harem." If the lady is willing to take care of one or two, the courtiers are grateful! "The Yu family is going to make a big salute to Li Jingxi. Li Jingxi hurriedly stopped: "Auntie doesn't need to be polite, Shutian is a cousin of this palace, and this palace will naturally take care of it." One day when there is a concubine, she will definitely take care of Shutian, and your aunt and uncle can rest assured. Li Jingxi's words were a reassuring pill for Li Kang and his wife, and they left the Li Mansion with peace of mind.

Early the next morning, everyone in the Li Mansion reluctantly sent each other back to the palace. returned to this gorgeous cage, Li Jingxi's mood instantly fell to the bottom, and of course, Zimo was as reluctant to come back as she was. Duan Yulin heard that Li Jingxi had returned to the palace, and immediately sent a decree to close the Ju Palace at night.

Li Jingxi, who received the will, was very entangled in her heart, since she met King Jing, it seemed that she had more resistance to the emperor, and this resistance increased day by day every time she met King Jing. She once pretended to be sick and avoided favor for this reason, but now she has drawn a clear line with King Jing, and she should have served the king wholeheartedly, but for some reason the contradictions in her heart have increased instead of disappearing. Zimo seemed to see Li Jingxi's inner struggle, so he dared to suggest: "Niangniang has just returned to the palace, and her body is tired, why don't you go back to the emperor and ask the emperor to come back tomorrow?" ”

"Not necessarily. You only went to Yuxiu Palace to inform Tian Guiren that the palace invited her to dinner, and her parents asked me to bring something to her, and asked her to come an hour early. Li Jingxi understood that blindly avoiding Duan Yulin was not a way, not only not to let him feel her alienation, but also to draw Duan Yulin's attention to other concubines in a timely manner. As the saying goes, fat water does not flow into the fields of outsiders, if you must transfer some of the holy grace on her body, it must be her own cousin who is the most suitable.

Zimo went to invite Li Shutian according to Li Jingxi's instructions, and Li Shutian also came to Guanju Palace early. Seeing Li Shutian so unadorned, Li Jingxi probably understood a little bit in her heart, because the emperor didn't often summon her, and she didn't have much hope for herself. Li Jingxi is both sad and a little lucky, her cousin has not lost her kindness and innocence, and she is arrogant, she neither wants to flatter the king nor pretend to compete for favor, so her grace has always been faint. Li Shutian does not lack beauty and talent, but lacks a strong help who is good at seizing the opportunity, and she, Li Jingxi, is willing to become this help.