The moonlight is ignorant, and a bow moon is half hidden behind the cumulus clouds, but the sky is full of brilliant stars, wave after wave, converging into a galaxy. The light moon and stars, one by one, are like full golden spikes, and like shining open flames. It's a pity that the sky is full of bright stars, and after all, it can't illuminate the night of Chang'an City.

Under the light moon and stars, a figure blocked our way, and in the cool night, Yuwen Shen's raised hand lay in front of Ling Er, his face was gloomy, and there was a strong smell of wine on his body, "Do you really want to marry Yuwen Xian?" ”

Ling Er's words were not angry: "Why does General Shenju knowingly ask, Your Majesty has personally approved this marriage in front of everyone, how can it be fake?" ”

Yuwen Shenju's face was irritable, and he said a little excitedly: "What I asked is not what Your Majesty means, what I asked is what you mean, are you really willing to marry Yuwen Xian?" ”

Seeing Yuwen Shenju like this, I understood something in a trance, but Ling'er smiled like a string of crisp wind chimes, and said: "Qi Guogong is a talent, extraordinary in appearance, and is the man that many daughters in the world yearn for, how could I not want to." ”

"I don't believe it." Yuwen Shenju's eyebrows were tangled into a deep groove, and there was a thin anger on his face, "I don't believe you will like him, who else can you tolerate in your heart except your sister!" ”

Yuwen Shenju suddenly turned the spearhead at me, Ling Han's eyes stared at me for a while, and Ling Er also began to get angry, "Believe it or not, I don't need to waste words with you here." ”

Ling'er was about to leave as she spoke, but Yuwen Shenju grabbed her hand, "Don't go!" ”

"I think you've drunk too much, let it go!" Ling'er shook off his hand mercilessly.

Ling'er took my hand and walked away quickly, but heard Yuwen Shen raise behind him and said eagerly: "You can't marry him!" ”

Ling Er sneered, "Duke Qi treats me with deep affection, why can't I marry him." Besides, it's not up to you to marry or not. ”

It is rare that the always steady Yuwen Shenju also has such a time when he is out of control, so he just listens to him: "It's too late to regret it now, as long as you say 'no', I will immediately ask Your Majesty to cancel this marriage." There was an eagerness in the words.

Ling Er said: "I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you, I have no intention of canceling the marriage." In addition, I don't bother with the general's affairs. ”

"Feng Ling'er!"

Behind him was Yuwen Shen's angry roar, Ling'er just paused, and then continued to walk forward without paying attention. I turned my head to look back, on the lonely palace road, Yuwen Shenju's face was gloomy, lost and depressed, like autumn leaves thrown away by the wind, ruthlessly crushed by someone.

"Sister, ignore him." Ling'er tugged at my sleeve and pulled me back.

After walking for a while, I remembered Yuwen's appearance, and couldn't help but ask Ling'er, "What do you think about Fang Cai's affairs?" ”

Seeing that Ling'er was puzzled, I added, "I mean, what do you think of Yuwen Shenju?" ”

Ling Er looked indifferent and said, "He probably drank too much and went crazy." ”

Seeing that she was ignorant, I prompted, "Perhaps, he is really good for you." It's also possible that he is, likes you, and doesn't want you to marry someone else. ”

"Like me?" Ling Er laughed for a while, "I have always been wrong with him, and every time we meet, we must stab each other a few words, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an enemy in the previous life, how can it be?" Sister, you're going to have a fork. ”

"How is it impossible, he quarrels with you, maybe it's because you don't take him to heart, he feels uncomfortable and wants to get your attention." I make assumptions in my heart.

Ling'er's smile paused, and she seemed to think seriously about my words, but after a while, she smiled faintly again, "It doesn't matter if it's yes or no, even if he really has an interest in me, so what?" I don't like him, is it because he likes me, do I have to listen to him and be soft on him? ”

Seeing Ling'er's breezy appearance, I couldn't help but secretly feel a little pity for Yuwen Shenju in my heart.

"Now you should tell me, why do you agree to this marriage?" When I returned to the academy and locked the door, I asked urgently.

Ling'er looked around and said cautiously: "Sister, this is the only chance I can get rid of Your Majesty and Otsuka Zai now." As long as I marry Yu Wenxian, I can leave the palace. When I leave the palace, I don't have to move under their noses, and under their surveillance, their control over me will be greatly reduced. Outside the palace, they can't control our actions, and it's much easier to do things. Sister, when the time comes, we will leave Chang'an City and get rid of their control. ”

I was stunned for a while, it turned out that Ling'er had such a thought in mind when she agreed to the marriage, "Ling'er, are you saying that you agreed to the marriage in order to leave the palace, not really to marry Yu Wenxian?" ”

Ling Er chuckled, "Of course it's not sincere. I don't care about anyone but my sister. ”

I was shocked for a while, and finally relieved myself, and said: "Ling'er, if you want to leave the palace, we can think of other ways, why should we wronged ourselves to marry someone you don't love and sacrifice your happiness for a lifetime." ”

A hint of sharpness flashed between Ling Er's bright eyebrows, and she said softly: "Sister, this is not a grievance, let alone a sacrifice. Yu Wenxian, he is not simple, he also knows that His Majesty and Yuwen Xiaobo secretly communicate with each other through calligraphy and painting, but he has always pretended not to know. When he heard that there was a painting theft case in the palace, he guessed that I was Yuwen Go's person. This time, he came out and said he wanted to help me. Getting married is just an expedient measure, just to help me get rid of Yuwen Go's control, not really to marry me. ”

"Therefore, Yu Wenxian's request for marriage today was all designed by you. Then how did you fool Yuwen Hu, and how could he help you? "I have doubts about Yuwen Hu's help today.

Ling Er said: "Yuwen Hu has always wanted to pull Yu Wenxian to his side, but Yu Wenxian has never expressed his position. I heard that Yu Wenxian wanted to marry me, and I thought that there was a good opportunity from heaven, so I couldn't ask for it. He asked me to sneak around Yu Wenxian to find out the news, spy on Yu Wenxian, and at the same time try to pull Yu Wenxian into his camp. ”

This is the reason why Yu Wenhu is willing to help Yu Wenxian, he wants Ling'er to go to Yu Wenxian's side as an internal response, and use the beauty trick to pull Yu Wenxian to his front. But I was not at ease and said: "Yuwen Hu's approach is not difficult to understand. But what about Yu Wenxian, why does he want to help you, does he really have no other purpose? Marriage is a stopgap measure, but if he wants to do something to you, what can he do? ”

"But this is the best way to get rid of Your Majesty and Yuwen Hu at the moment. Sister, we always have to gamble. This time, I want to bet on Yu Wenxian's sincerity to me, and bet that he will not be difficult. Ling Er said to me solemnly, "Besides, I have made all plans, I will prepare a packet of incense in advance, if he really wants to do anything to me, I will apply incense to his body, stun him, he can't do anything." ”

I also wanted to persuade her not to take such a risk to put herself in, but Ling'er's eyes were stained with mist, and she pleaded: "Sister, before I find you, I am alive like a dead man." Until I found my sister, I felt that I was alive again, and I rekindled the fighting spirit against fate, the first half of my life was ruined, and I didn't want the rest of my life to be ruined. Sister, no matter what, I've taken the first step, why don't I try to take the next step, maybe I can win if I keep going. Let me take this risk, let me be brave for myself. If I miss this opportunity, there will be no next time, and I don't want to regret it for the rest of my life. ”

Listening to her words, how could I bear to hit her again, I could only whisper like the wind passing through the green lake: "Since you have decided, my sister can only accompany you to go down." You are outside the palace, you should be more careful, and take care of yourself. ”

There was a smile in Ling Er's eyes, "Sister, don't worry, I won't ask someone to bully me." When I leave the palace, I will think about it, and when the time comes, we will leave Chang'an City together, and no one will want to manipulate us. ”

Silly girl, how can things be so simple, if I could leave, I would have left a long time ago.

Yu Wenyong put lovesickness on me and couldn't solve it, and I couldn't go anyway until I got the antidote. However, it is better not to let Ling'er know about this matter first, so as not to worry her. It is still unknown whether I will be able to get rid of Yu Wenyong's control in the future, but Ling'er now has a chance to escape, and is implementing the escape plan with high morale, full of expectations for life. I can't upset her.

Even if I can't get rid of the fate of being used, my sister must also get rid of such a fate.

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"Qi Guogong, please use tea."

Today, Yu Wenxian came to visit the Academy of Literature, and I specially took this year's newly picked osmanthus water to make osmanthus tea to entertain him. On the stone table with light green lines, there is a tea bowl with green glaze, and the steaming water vapor is like the mist after the rain in front of the mountain, dissolving the fragrance of osmanthus flowers, and hitting people.

In the green and white tea bowl, the yellowish osmanthus petals are calm at the bottom of the water, the water-absorbing petals are full and transparent, and the small flowers that bloom at the bottom of the water are like floating algae on the bottom of the sea, stretching softly; It's like the reflection of the stars in the sky, dotted with stars. The tea condensed into an amber color is clear and sweet.

Yu Wenxian raised the tea bowl and took a sip, and praised: "Fragrant but not light, sweet but not greasy, good tea." ”

I smiled casually, "Qi Guogong is here, not just to taste tea." ”

Yu Wenxian's face was pale, and his dark eyes looked at me, as if penetrating people's hearts, "I know you don't worry about me, I'm here today to reassure you." A manly man, I will never do anything difficult for a strong man, and I will not hurt her. ”

My eyelashes flashed, "What Qi Guogong said is true, can you guarantee it?" ”

Yu Wenxian raised his hand and swore, "I swear, if she is half unwilling, I will never go against her will." If not, let me be thundered to the top, and I will not die well! ”

Seeing that he said very solemnly, my heart couldn't help but soften, and said, "It seems that Qi Guogong really likes Ling'er." ”

Yu Wenxian's gaze was soft and sincere, "The first time I saw her on the phoenix tree, when she reached out to grab the flowers on the tree and smelled a phoenix flower with a smile, I was thinking, how can there be a person in this world who smiles so clearly and cleanly." She smiled so beautifully, she smiled so well that I forgot everything, I just wanted to catch that smile......"

"Later, I learned what kind of tragic past there was under such a clean and bright smile, she smiled happier than anyone else, but her heart was more painful than anyone else, but she didn't say anything, she always smiled so heartlessly, and used a smile to cover everything, which made people feel more distressed."

Thinking of the pain under Ling'er's bright smile, my heart soured, and I said, "She has suffered too much in the past. Qi Guogong, my sister will be handed over to you, you must treat her well. ”

Yu Wenxian nodded with a smile, "I will." If she is willing to marry me, she believes in me, and I will never fail her trust. ”

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from Fan Zhongyan's "Ten Uniques of Xiao Tonglu County" in the Song Dynasty, "The new thunder is good, and the buds before the rain are startled." ”