On the night of the New Year, in Shangguanyu's small courtyard, the three of them had a lively Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and Shangguanyu rarely felt a trace of warmth in this home, of course, this warmth had nothing to do with her father.

"County Lord, fireworks are set off outside! Let's go out and have a look! Candy shouted happily outside.

When Tang Xi heard this, he also said, "Let's go out and have a look." After speaking, he pulled Shangguan Yu out of the room.

The fireworks outside exploded in the sky, illuminating the night as bright as day, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.

"This fireworks are set off in the palace." Shangguan Yu said lightly.

Xiangcane echoed, "I heard that there is news of the little princess now, probably the emperor is also very happy, I haven't let go of so much during the Chinese New Year in previous years." ”

Shangguan Yu was stunned, "What did you say?" ”

Xiangcane was also stunned, "Don't the county lord know?" The little princess who was left behind by the former queen heard that there was already news. ”

Tang Xi was listening to the clouds on the sidelines, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "What princess?" ”

Shangguan Yu's face was slightly complicated, and he sighed and said, "When my aunt was chased and killed by traitors when she was outside the palace, in order to protect the little princess who was still in her infancy, my aunt hid the person in a broken temple, and was ready to get rid of the person and come back to look for it, but when I found it back, the person was gone, and my aunt has been looking for her everywhere since then, but she has not found her whereabouts until she died, but I didn't expect that after sixteen years, there was sudden news." ”

The aunt Shangguan Yu said is the first queen, as Xiangsu said, Shangguan Yu's relationship with this aunt should be very deep, so she should be very happy when her child has the whereabouts, but at this moment her expression is very complicated, in addition to joy with a trace of worry.

Tang Xi frowned slightly, and then thought of Shangguan Yu suddenly being sent to kiss, thinking about what happened inside Daqian, so at this time, the princess came back but didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

"Xiangcane, who did you listen to this news?"

"This news has spread all over the world, I heard that the little princess was exiled to Fengyuan's capital, so a few days ago, the emperor specially sent an envoy to Fengyuan to find out the news of the little princess."

Tang Xi asked strangely when he heard this, "Since it was lost when it was still in infancy, how can you find it back now?" ”

Shangguan Yu shook his head slightly, "Don't you know, the little princess has a birthmark on her body since she was born, just one on her chest, and the pattern is also very special, and it is really difficult to have a similar person in this world." ”

When Tang Xi heard Shangguan Yu say that the birthmark on her chest, her brows jumped fiercely, and her hand subconsciously touched her chest, thinking about what she said about "sixteen years", she couldn't help but panic in her heart, it couldn't really be such a coincidence, right?

She steadied herself, pretending to be casual, and asked softly, "The pattern is a little special?" Ignorance...... What kind of special law is it? ”

Hearing Tang Xi's question, Shangguan Yu was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Tang Xi to be so curious about this, but he still answered patiently, "I was only two or three years old at the time, I can't remember what it was, but I have seen a painting drawn by my aunt, and the pattern is a bit like a blooming rose." ”

“……”

Tang Xi really didn't know what to say, how could there be such a coincidence in this world? casually stunned a person who is the county lord of Daqian, and casually borrowed the corpse to return the soul to the princess of Daqian? She is obviously the emperor of the Fengyuan Dynasty, why is she so close to Daqian?

Shangguan Yu looked at Tang Xi's unpredictable expression and couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Tang Xi hurriedly shook his head and smiled disguisedly, "It's not much, I just think that this little princess's life experience is really a bit bumpy and bizarre." ”

Shangguan Yu did not doubt him, nodded and said, "It's indeed bumpy, after all, there is news at this time, you know, the matter of harmony should have been selected from among the princesses, but now that the princesses are all married, it will fall on my head if I can't choose anyone, if the little princess is found at this time...... I don't know if this person who is close to her will become her. ”

Saying that, she smiled bitterly, "Even though I didn't want to do it before, if I wanted my cousin, who I had never seen, to replace me, I would rather be the one who kissed me, after all, my aunt treated me so well, and I should protect her for my aunt, not to mention that she was pitiful enough, if she was sent to kiss again as soon as she came back, how could I bear it?" But I'm afraid that after she is found, things are not something I can control, so I am really complicated at this time, looking forward to her being found, and looking forward to her not being found. ”

Tang Xi's mind was really messed up at this time, this news was too sudden, so she couldn't react at all, but Shangguan Yu's words also made her gradually clear about the situation in front of her, in short, if she recognized the identity of the princess, it was very likely that she would replace Shangguan Yu to go to the Fengyuan Dynasty to make peace, and the relationship partner ...... Or her younger brother Feng Lie.

All kinds of emotions surged in her heart, and after a while, she squeezed out a smile at Shangguan Yuqiang with a pale face, "I'm sorry, I'm ...... I was a little sleepy, so I went back to sleep first. ”

The night was a little dark, and Shangguan Yu didn't see her abnormality, not to mention that she was not in the mood to continue playing now, so she nodded and said to Xiangcane, "Let's go back to sleep separately." ”

This night, Tang Xi has been tossing and turning, there are so many things that have happened in the past month, she has not had time to rejoice in the new life of freedom, and she has to face such a choice again.

Undoubtedly, Shangguan Yu is very good to her, and she really regards Shangguan Yu as her friend, but ...... She has been living for others all her life, is it still the same in this life? The new life that was so hard to get ...... Do you really want to give up now?

Her heart was tightly pinched together, for Shangguan Yu to give up her freedom and marry her younger brother for a lifetime of pain? Or is it selfish when nothing has happened, watching Shangguan Yu marry Feng Yuan, and then watching her suffer all her life?

If it was just freedom, she might just grit her teeth, anyway, she had long been accustomed to the days of Feng Yuan's deep palace in her previous life, even if she spent her life in the deep palace again, it was not unbearable, but that person was Feng Lie! It was her beloved brother, how could she marry him?

Shangguan Yu, please forgive me for being selfish, I ...... It really can't be done.

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, the three people in the small courtyard all got up very early, but Tang Xi and Shangguan Yu's faces were invariably different, and the two of them had their own thoughts, and they didn't ask either.

After breakfast, the housekeeper came over and knocked on the door, "County Lord, this is the first day of the Lunar New Year, and you should follow the prince into the palace to face the saint." ”

Shangguan Yu naturally remembered, so he had already freshened up and dressed up, and when the housekeeper came to call, he didn't say anything, and left with him directly.

"Shangguan Yu!" Tang Xi couldn't help but stop her.

Shangguan Yu was stunned for a moment, and when she turned around and saw Tang Xi's eyes full of worry, she smiled at her, "Don't worry, they will at least let me have a good year." ”

The implication is that the decree will not be given today, so she does not have to worry.

Tang Xi pursed his lips, the worry in his eyes was much less, and he hesitated for a moment and said to her, "You...... Come back early. ”

Shangguan Yu pursed his lips, "Okay." ”

All morning, Tang Xi had been a little uneasy, although she had made up her mind to just treat it as if she hadn't heard anything last night, but it was impossible to let go easily, and her heart was still very chaotic.

Today's sun is good, in order to relieve her mood, she moved a recliner to bask in the yard, and the cane swept the yard not far away.

Suddenly, she sat up from her chair with a look of trepidation on her face, and muttered, "No......"

Xiangsu was startled, and hurriedly ran over and asked nervously, "Miss Tang, what's wrong with you?" ”

When Tang Xi heard this, he suddenly turned his head and stared at Xiangcane tightly, and his hand couldn't help but grasp her sleeve tightly, "Xiangcane, you said yesterday that the emperor sent an envoy to Fengyuan?" When did they leave? ”

Xiangcane was frightened by her, and replied in a daze, "...... They have been walking for more than a month, and they should be about to arrive in Fengyuan's capital, what's wrong? ”

The moment Xiangsu finished answering, Tang Xi's expression turned gray for a moment, and she bit her lip tightly, "...... Will they go directly to see the emperor? ”

Xiangcane nodded, "That's natural, it's possible for people to be in the capital, looking for someone under the nose of Emperor Fengyuan, so naturally they have to go and see it first." ”

Tang Xi's hand was completely released, and then he waved his hand in reluctance, "I...... I'm fine, you go get busy. ”

Xiangsu felt that something was really wrong with Tang Xi, and said uneasily, "Miss Tang, are you really okay?" Your face is very ugly, do you want me to ask for a doctor? ”

Tang Xi shook his head, turned around and walked back to the room.

Her previous attention was focused on the identity of the princess, but she ignored such an important matter! The envoy of the Great Cadre went to the capital, so at this moment...... Huo Jinyan must have known that the princess they were looking for was himself!

In this way, the identity of Feng Xi's sister she said was completely exposed, and it didn't matter if Huo Jinyan knew that her identity was fake, but how could she explain how much she knew about Feng Xi's affairs? I'm afraid that Huo Jinyan will think of her true identity when the time comes!

Feng Yuan, she really can't go anymore.

Fengyuan, the capital.

Huo Jinyan's face was gloomy and terrifying at this time.

And the first kneeling shadow, the cold sweat on his face couldn't stop at this time, I don't know how long he knelt, his body was already trembling, and finally couldn't help but tremble...... Do you want to block this news? ”

“…… Shut up the mouths of everyone in the house, and this matter must not be leaked for half a point. Huo Jinyan's slightly hoarse voice sounded, and then suddenly became fierce and gloomy, "The people who have the staff, be sure to find Tang Xi and bring it back!" ”

Ying Yi took the order and left, leaving Huo Jinyan sitting alone in the room, his chest full of anger burning, heh...... The princess of Daqian, she actually lied to him!

But since Tang Xi's identity is the princess of Daqian, how can she be related to Feng Xi? How could she know so many things about Fengxi, and even have empathy for many things about Fengxi, those can't always be pretended...... Even if it's pretended, it can't be so similar!

closed her eyes and recalled the bits and pieces of the past, so many similarities between her and Feng Xi, her resistance to Feng Lie, and her nostalgia for Zheng Ying's death...... There was also that illusion, she was injured and happened to be burned, one by one, everything led the truth to one place.

The answer is already on the horizon.

He couldn't tell if he was more excited or angry, he just felt that the blood all over his body seemed to be boiling and burning, and the scorching temperature burned out his reason little by little, making him crazy little by little!

He slowly lowered his eyes and looked at the sachet he was holding in his hand, which Tang Xi wore on weekdays, she didn't take it away, and then he put it by his side, at this time his eyes looked at it firmly, and after a while, he tightened his palm little by little.

Then he suddenly laughed silently, with a chilling look of madness in his eyes!

Tang Xi, I wanted to set you free, but this time...... No matter who you are, I will lock you firmly by my side, and I will never allow you to leave me even a step!

"Shadow two."

"The subordinates are here." Ying Er appeared in front of him like a ghost, and the low pressure on Huo Jinyan's body made him tremble a little, and asked cautiously, "What does the master command?" ”

"I remember, there seems to be a high-ranking monk near the capital?"

Kageji thought for a moment and asked, "What the master is talking about is the master of Shangqing Temple?" But he is said to be a very wise man, and he has seen and learned a lot. ”

Huo Jinyan bowed slightly, "Go and inquire about his whereabouts, find someone and come back to report, I will go to visit him in person." ”

Ying Er was slightly stunned, the master has never believed in Buddhism, why did he suddenly want to visit the monk at this time? Some wanted to ask, but thinking about the news that Ying Yi brought back before, he couldn't help but shiver, and it was better not to provoke the master at this time.

Thinking of Tang Xi, he couldn't help sighing, obviously he was gone, but people can still cause trouble thousands of miles away, looking at the master's appearance, he was moved, and he would never give up, and he suddenly believed in Buddhism, should he also be angry with Tang Xi?

"What else are you doing here? Why don't you go soon? ”

Ying Er came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed to Huo Jinyan, "My subordinates are going!" ”

Daqian, Yiwangfu.

Tang Xi has been panicking since she thought of Huo Jinyan, and she only thinks that she has used all her luck for rebirth? That's why she has been so unlucky since she was reborn? Heavy news smashed at her one after another, but none of them were good news for her, could she really only hide in a ravine with guilt and anxiety to survive?

That...... Or is it her?

She couldn't find an answer.

Shangguan Yu didn't come back until the evening, Xu was in the palace when the emperor said something to her, and her mood didn't seem to be very good.

And Tang Xi is now too busy to take care of herself, not to mention that she has something to hide in her heart now, which makes her a little uncomfortable in front of Shangguan Yu, so it is rare that she didn't ask.

One didn't ask, the other didn't say, and the two finished their dinner in this strange silence, and then went back to their rooms to rest.

At night, Tang Xi lay on the bed and still couldn't sleep, looking at the moonlight outside, she thought about it, got up and put on a dress and wanted to go out for a walk.

She felt that her constitution seemed to be a little strange, and every time she couldn't sleep and went out for a walk, she could meet another person who couldn't sleep either.

Looking at Shangguan Yu, who was sitting alone in the courtyard drinking, Tang Xi sighed slightly in his heart, whether he couldn't bear it, and then slowly walked forward.

She's a fart. Gu sat opposite Shangguan Yu, and then unceremoniously took her wine glass and took a sip of wine, "Tsk, such a strong wine, my stomach is not so cold after drinking." ”

Shangguan Yu looked at her grinning and drinking, a faint smile appeared on her face, but there were too many things on her mind, even if she was laughing, she could still see the sadness in her heart.

"How did you get out?"

Tang Xi smashed his mouth, "Some can't sleep, come out for a walk, what about you?" ”

Shangguan Yu didn't speak, just took the wine glass and took another sip of wine.

"Okay, I see, it's a secret that can't be said, right?" She said very understandingly, "Since those can't be said, why don't you say something that can be said?" ”

Shangguan Yu paused, "What can be said?" ”

Tang Xi pouted, "You are knowingly asking, do you think I don't know that Cheng Nan has been here?" ”

Shangguan Yu stopped talking for a while, but the frequency of drinking became higher.

Tang Xi couldn't look at it and raised his hand to stop her from raising his glass, "What kind of stuffy wine are you drinking?" With me as the person to talk to, why don't you hurry up and talk about it? When I'm gone, no one will listen to you even if you want to. ”

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Shangguanyu's mouth, "On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, he came back to find me. ”

Tang Xi didn't speak, she didn't sleep that night, she heard a little movement, but she didn't know what was going on.

"He came to me and said he was going to take me away." She continued, the bitter smile on her lips with a hint of happiness, and she tugged at the corners of her mouth, "He finally likes me, but I am not as happy as I once imagined, but my heart is full of bitterness." ”

"You know, Tang Xi? At that moment, I wanted to nod at him, and I wanted to say to him that I have been waiting for you for a long time, but ...... I can't. ”

"Tang Xi, do you think I'm too weak? Obviously he has been abandoned since he was a child, he has never felt half of his father's love, and he has never enjoyed the glory of the county lord, but in the end, he ...... Isn't it stupid for me to sacrifice myself for something I never got? ”

"But...... But I can't help it, there are so many people up and down the Yiwang Mansion, in addition to the father I hate and the princess Yi who occupied my mother's position, there are also grandmothers, and there are many slaves, if I resist the decree and run away from marriage, what should they do? They...... It's all innocent. ”

"There's no way I can watch so many people die for me, there's really no way."

In a trance, Tang Xi saw that the corners of her eyes seemed to be filled with crystal tears.

"And my responsibility...... I have the blood of the royal family in my body, and my aunt was so good to me, how can I be selfish and only care about myself without taking a trace of responsibility? Daqian...... It's also my home, and I want to see it prosper day by day, huh, doesn't that seem particularly hypocritical? But this ...... But it's my heart. ”

That night, Shangguan Yu said a lot, maybe she drank alcohol, or maybe she had been suppressed for too long, so she poured out all the bitterness in her heart, and she shed all her tears that night.

Tang Xi listened carefully to every word and every sentence, she didn't say a word, she only fully fulfilled her responsibility to listen, until Shangguan Yu finally got drunk and fell on the stone table.

Tang Xi was silent, helped her up, and then sent her back to the room.

When she came out, she looked up at the bright moon hanging in the sky, and then a smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth, the moonlight of Daqian was really beautiful.

The consequence of the hangover was that Shangguan Yu couldn't get up at all the next day, and it wasn't until the third pole of the day that he finally struggled to get up from the bed, looking at Tang Xi who came in with water, she hummed and pretended to be pitiful, "Woo, my head hurts so much......"

Tang Xi rolled his eyes, "Do you know it hurts now?" I drank last night, but I was very drunk. ”

Shangguan Yu snorted twice, "Do you still have compassion!" ”

"Come and wash your face!"

Neither of the two tacitly mentioned what Guan Yu said last night, as if nothing had happened.

"I just heard Xiangsu say, today Master Huiqing went down the mountain to talk about Buddhism, didn't you say that this thing is very difficult to find? Would you like to go and listen to it? ”

Shangguan Yu frowned, and said, "I'm just talking, if you want to listen, you have to listen to it, I don't know anything about Buddhism, it's useless to listen to it, it's better not to occupy other people's places, leave the opportunity to those in need!" ”

Tang Xi twitched the corners of his mouth, "You've said everything." ”

"The weather is so nice, why are we going to do things that don't work? Wouldn't it be nice to go out shopping, drink tea, and listen to music? ”

Tang Xi rolled his eyes, "I don't have as much pursuit as you, I want to listen to Master Huiqing's Buddhism." ”

Shangguan Yu's eyes immediately widened exaggeratedly when he heard this, "Isn't it?" How come I don't know when you started to worship the Dharma? ”

Tang Xi was silent, "I have some doubts and want to ask Master Huiqing to try my luck." ”

Shangguan Yu said speechlessly, "Forget it, every time there are countless powerful people who want to meet Master Huiqing alone, they can't see it, people say that they only see people who are destined, just your luck and character, don't dream, wash and sleep!" ”

Tang Xi was not hit at all, and smiled mysteriously at Shangguan Yu, "Maybe I'm the one who is destined?" ”

Shangguan Yu shook his head, "It's crazy!" ”

In the end, she still couldn't stop Tang Xi, Tang Xi freshened up and dressed up and ran to see Master Huiqing.

Tang Xi also knew that his Huigen couldn't understand his teachings, so he deliberately chose to go to the end of the Fa lecture at noon.

When Tang Xi arrived, it was just the end, there were people around her in a circle, she couldn't squeeze in and could only be outside, and after waiting for a while, she saw Master Huiqing get up and prepare to leave, she hurriedly shouted, "Master Huiqing, please stay!" ”