On the road of the palace, the cyan floor tiles have been covered with a layer of dampness, the sky is still drifting snowflakes, the Nine Emperor Princes returned to the house, Manyao and Zongzheng held hands without worry, and slowly walked in the deep alleys of the palace wall. When the palace maids and eunuchs who passed by saw them far away, they knelt down, bowed their heads, and waited until they could not see their figures before they dared to get up, and continued to go where they should go and do what they should do.

The winter wind blows her veil, occasionally lifting a gap, she turns her head, just opposite his gaze, the tenderness revealed in the depth is always extraordinarily calming her heart, she smiled lightly, in this lonely deep palace, as long as he is around, the heart will feel warm. She raised her right hand to catch the snowflakes fluttering in the air, and the holy color fell on her pale red fingertips, reflecting a crystal clear luster.

Zong Zheng frowned, grabbed her hand, and said softly: "Cool! ”

He raised his lips and smiled, the happiness hidden behind the veil rippling shallowly. If she can keep holding hands like this, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, she will not be afraid.

"No worries." She called softly.

"Yes." He answered gently.

"That's good." She looked at him and smiled.

His eyes flickered, and a gentle and evil smile appeared, and he hooked his lips and said, "It's not enough."

Man Yao was slightly stunned, and before he could react, he had already bent down and picked her up horizontally, she screamed softly, and clutched the placket on her chest. His eyes like hell began to ripple in front of her at some point, and he stared at her deeply, "I'll carry you so that you won't get tired and can go further with me."

White snowflakes fell on his thick eyelashes, reflecting the deep affection in his deep pupils, keeping the cold winter air currents out of her heart. She raised her hand to gently brush off the snowflakes, her fingertips resting on his eyebrows, gently tracing the perfect outline. Her heart was warm and soft, her eyes were full of distress, and she said softly: "But, like this, you will be tired." ”

He shook his head and said, "I'm not tired." You sleep for a while, and I'll send you back. Holding her arms tighter into her arms, she leaned her head on his broad shoulders and slowly closed her eyes obediently. She liked it, and although he didn't have sweet words, he would always use his practical actions to express his unscrupulous doting and love for her, ignoring the eyes of the world.

He stared at her calm and peaceful sleeping face, looked at the corners of her lips that were unconsciously raised, and the tenderness in his eyes swayed, overflowing the entire heart. He walked extremely steadily and slowly in the snow, and when he passed through one cold palace gate after another, those palace gate guards were shocked, when had they ever seen such an emperor? It is unheard of to spoil a harem woman to such an extent, not to mention that this emperor usually feels cold to the bone.

When she returned to the Manxiang Palace, Zongzheng put her on the bed without worry, and she woke up. "Are you leaving?

Zong Zheng Wu Wu helped her tuck the corners of the quilt and removed the silk on her forehead, "Don't go, I'll accompany you again." ”

Man Yao held his hand and said, "What do you think of the person in the teahouse today?" ”

Zong Zheng said without worry: "You have a pair of discerning eyes, that person is indeed not simple. ”

"He saw our identity at a glance, and he didn't know who this person was?" ”

Zong Zheng said without worry: "Since he knows our identity, he said that there will be a period in the future, and naturally we will meet again."

Man Yao nodded and said, "What he said is very right, Lao Jiu is actually a smart person. Oh yes, I still don't know Lao Jiu's name, what's his name? ”

Zong Zheng lowered his eyes and said, "He doesn't have a name. ”

Stunned for a moment, Zong Zheng saw that she was puzzled, so he said: "When my mother was pregnant, my father pampered a palace maid after drinking, and the palace girl was given to die after giving birth to Lao Jiu, and Lao Jiu grew up with the palace maid eunuch, without a name. ”

was stunned, it turned out that Lao Jiu's life experience was like this! A prince, without the emperor's name, how dare the palace maids and eunuchs name him casually? Presumably, Emperor Lin was afraid that Yun Guifei would know about this, so he killed Lao Jiu's mother. It is really not easy for a child who grows up in such an environment to maintain a happy heart. She thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, you can give him a name, if a person doesn't even have a name, it's too desolate!" ”

Zong Zheng said "grace" without worry, and said, "You give him a start." "It's been awkward for so long, I have to find a step for Lao Jiu.

Man Yao chuckled, "Can I?" ”

"Of course, you're his sister-in-law." He looked at her tenderly and shook her hand.

"Well, he also helped me come up with a name." Man Yao smiled and stared at it, thought about it slightly, his eyes lit up, and said: "There is no border, there is no sect and government, how about it?" I hope that his happiness is boundless, and your brotherhood is boundless. "The brotherhood of the emperor's family, how rare, I just hope that it can go on like this forever.

Zong Zheng smiled without worrying: "Okay." Go to sleep. ”

Manxiao moved his body in, looked at the side, she knew that he was also tired, and he had never rested well every day.

Zong Zheng lifted the quilt and lay down, put his arm on the back of her neck, and put his other hand on her waist. Rubbing into his arms, leaning against his broad, sturdy chest, listening to his slightly faster heartbeat. She raised her head slightly, and said with some hesitation: "Don't worry, ministers,..."

"Aman", he lowered his head and kissed her forehead lightly, his movements were extremely gentle, but his tone was irresistible: "Leave this matter to me." You just have to trust me! No matter what happens to you, in this life, only you are my worry-free wife! ”

She frowned, and suddenly felt a little uneasy in her heart, but she still smiled and nodded.

On the morning of the second day, after the holy decree was read out of the name, it happened that good news came from the border pass, and the Yushangguo, which had harassed the border all the year round, was repulsed, and the southern army took advantage of the situation to smash the Huanglong and occupy the Yushangguo. The Nine Emperors recommended meritorious people and were crowned King Jiang.

By noon, the snow had stopped.

Zongzheng came to Manxiang Hall to accompany Manyao to eat, this is the agreement between the two, no matter how busy they are, either he comes to Manxiang Palace, or she goes to the Yizheng Palace, the two always have to eat together, and the thunder can't move.

The two held hands and walked to the dining hall together, Zong Zheng Wuwu seemed to be in a good mood, and said casually: "After conquering the Jade Kingdom, the border pass should be able to calm down for a while." ”

Zong Zheng said without worry: "In a few days, the court will be stable and the people's livelihood will be stable, if they don't come to the door, I will find them." Although the small countries outside the south and outside the country are not large, they are still rich, and it is only a matter of time before they are taken. It's just that when the time comes, the war will be together, the south and the north will fight, you ,..."

"I'm not a woman guarding the back", he paused, raised his chin, looked into his eyes seriously, his gaze was firm, and said: "I will stand side by side with you, no matter who is opposite!" "Whether it's a bargain, a royal brother, or thousands of troops, Longtan Tiger's Den, they all have to be together.

Zong Zheng was slightly stunned, his eyes lingered on her face, and said, "Okay, let's be together." ”

The palace people put the meals on the table, and the dishes were very simple, and they were all home-cooked meals. This is also the meaning of the indifference, the country was first established, wars were frequent, and the usual expenses were spent frugally.

Before the two of them could move their chopsticks, a head poked into the door, sneaky.

Manyao looked up and saw the Nine Emperors holding the door, with his hands behind his back, as if he was hiding something. He looked at Zongzheng Wuwu and Manyao, and his eyes flashed. Manyao can't help but wonder, since he came to Jiangnan, the Nine Emperors have never entered her Manxiang Palace, and every time they meet, they are awkward, they are not angry, why did they suddenly come here today?

Zong Zheng frowned and glanced at him, without any expression, and lowered his head to cloth vegetables.

Seeing that he was standing at the door and didn't come in, Manyao shouted, "Lao Jiu hasn't eaten yet, has he?" Come in and eat together. Come and add a pair of dishes and chopsticks. ”

They never liked to have someone guarding them when they ate, and the palace people outside immediately responded when they heard it, and soon brought the dishes and chopsticks, and then retreated.

The Nine Emperors smiled, sat down with his hands behind his back, and felt that he was very strange today, and saw that he was holding a delicate food box in his hand behind his back, and she asked suspiciously: "Lao Jiu, what are you holding in your hand?" ”

The smile on the corner of the Nine Emperors' mouth stiffened, a rare embarrassing look, seeing that she saw it, she simply didn't hide it, put the food box on the table, pushed it in front of her, flashed her eyes, looked at the sky and the earth, but didn't look at the wandering, "Ah, this...," I went to Wuwei Zhaijia, the dim sum that the seventh brother bought,...

Zongzheng's hand paused for a moment, picked the corner of his eye, glanced at him lightly, and did not speak.

Looking at the food box suspiciously, bought it for Zongzheng without worry? Zongzheng carefree doesn't like to eat snacks at all! She opened the lid of the box and was stunned for a moment, there were several snacks there that she liked. The dim sum made in the palace looks exquisite, and the taste is not as good as that outside the palace, so she often asks people to go out of the palace to buy it. Lao Jiu, what's wrong today? These snacks were clearly specially selected for her! She couldn't help laughing, wasn't it because of the name? No, how could he suddenly change?

The Nine Emperors coughed dryly twice, pretending to be generous, and said, "That, you can eat if you want, you don't need to ask me." ”

Laughing, he picked up a piece of almond crisp and took a bite, it was soft and crunchy, sweet but not greasy, "It's delicious, thank you, Lao Jiu." ”

The Nine Emperors' face was a little unnatural, and about that incident, he was actually out of anger for a long time, but he couldn't get his face up. He also knew that it was unfair for her to put all the blame on her, and from the moment he saw her white hair, he was shocked, what kind of pain does a woman have to have to turn white in an instant? It's unimaginable. He has always been making trouble unreasonably, and he has been making trouble for a whole year, and it is indeed a little too much, and she has never bothered with him from beginning to end. In the past year, he can naturally see her efforts for Seventh Brother for this Southern Dynasty, and he can also see Seventh Brother's happiness. The ministers hated her for hindering their interests, hating her, slandering her and even slandering her, and she did not flinch, what reason did he have to continue to oppose her? And what makes him even happier is that he is no longer a superfluous person who doesn't even have a name, he is a person who is valued and a real existence for them.

Thinking of this, he couldn't close his mouth happily, and those awkward emotions immediately dispersed, he served himself a bowl of rice, raised his eyebrows and returned to his previous heartless appearance, but a little more sincere, and said with a smile, "If you like it, let people tell me next time you want to eat, I bought it for you and sent it." ”

Man Yao and Zong Zheng glanced at each other, she smiled comfortably, Lao Jiu finally passed that awkwardness.

At this time, a palace maid walked into the house quickly, saluted respectfully, and reported: "Your Majesty, Niangniang, Miss Xiao is back!" ”

Manyao's face was overjoyed, and she stood up and was about to ask her about it, when she heard a rush of footsteps outside, followed by a pink-orange figure rushing straight in front of her, and someone shouted: "Sister Princess, I'm back!" ”

When he went out, Xiao Ke seemed to be a lot more mature than a year ago, his eyebrows and eyes had faded away from innocence and youthfulness, and he was a little more cunning, presumably he had experienced a lot of things outside. As usual, she habitually held her arm and smiled very sweetly.

Xiao Ke saw the Nine Emperor Princes in a blink of an eye, raised his willow eyebrows, and said, "Huh? Why are you there? Aren't you upset with my princess sister? How can you still have the face to eat here? "When I first returned to Jiangnan, because of the hostility of the Nine Emperor Princes to Manyao, the two of them had many conflicts. Xiao Ke secretly gave him some medicinal powder from time to time, causing him to dare not enter the palace for a while, for fear of meeting this girl.

Xiao Ke was about to walk towards him as he spoke, when the Nine Emperor Prince saw her, his scalp was numb, and his face immediately turned white, he jumped up in a hurry, hid behind Zongzheng Wuwu, glared, pointed at her with his finger, and shouted: "You, you, don't come here!" Liyue, ahem, sister-in-law, take care of her, don't let this damn girl come near me! ”

Seeing that he was scared like that, Man Yao grabbed Xiao Ke and said with a smile: "Ke'er, you just came back, sit down and rest for a while." ”

"Oh." Xiao Ke glared at the Nine Emperor Princes, even if she didn't stop her, she didn't dare to really run over and make trouble with him, because Zong Zhengyun was worried. I don't know why, she has an inexplicable fear of Zongzheng worry-free in her heart.

Zong Zheng looked at the second evil who followed Xiao Ke in, and the second evil entered the room and hurriedly knelt on the ground to salute, supporting the ground with one hand, hanging his head, and the other half of his face that had not been covered by the red devil mask was full of shame. Zong Zheng frowned and asked in a deep voice, "The things haven't arrived?" ”

The two shook their heads and said in unison: "Your subordinates are ashamed, please forgive the emperor!" ”

The smile on Xiao Ke's face faded instantly, and he lowered his head, his eyes full of shame, and he didn't dare to look up at Manyao.

Zong Zhengwu's face was gloomy, and his body was full of cold breath, and the Nine Emperor Princes unconsciously took a few steps back, and asked Xiao Ke, "What did you do with this dead girl?" Didn't you say that you had already found out that the blood crow was in the original capital of Beiyi Kingdom? I sent so many people to you, why didn't you get the blood bird? What are you doing? ”

Xiao Ke pulled off the corners of his clothes, stomped his feet, and said angrily: "I found it, but when we went, the blood bird had already been taken away!" ”

The Nine Emperor Princes said curiously: "Huh? Who took it? Who has the power to find that thing before you? ”

Xiao Ke pouted and said, "I don't know who it is." It's very strange that the blood crow is not very useful to ordinary people, and the blood crow needs to be fed with human blood to play the miraculous effect of the crow, and the person who feeds it will also damage the vitality, and ordinary people should not want this thing. ”

Zong Zheng's eyes were carefree for a moment, and he suddenly narrowed his phoenix eyes, pursed his thin lips, and lowered his eyes in contemplation.

Man Yao was slightly stunned, covered the slightly cool color under his eyes, and said with a faint smile: "Forget it, it's white, it's nothing, I'm used to it." ”

Zong Zheng took her hand without worry, his fingertips gently rubbing her cold skin, his eyes distressed and worried.

"Sister Princess, I'm sorry!" Xiao Ke bit his lip, full of guilt.

Man Yao smiled and shook his head, "I'm fine, you all did your best." Rise up, both of you, for your hard work! ”

Ersha looked up and looked at Zongzheng without worry, but did not move. Zong Zheng said lightly: "Stand down." The two of them hurriedly bowed and exited

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, the Nine Emperor Princes raised their eyebrows, stood up, and said with a smile: "Seventh sister-in-law, don't be sad, what's wrong with Bai?" How beautiful the white is, it feels more like a fairy! You see, it's much better than the black of that dead girl. He was not lying, he did think that there was an indescribable special beauty in her white appearance, that kind of beauty, which was both desolate and a little bewitching, and displayed in front of others in a holy manner.

Xiao Ke hurriedly echoed: "Yes, yes, sister princess, you are also very beautiful." "From the moment they met, it became a strange tacit understanding between the two of them. After speaking, the two of them glared at each other.

Man Yao smiled faintly, "Let's eat, the dishes are cold." After that, he asked someone to add dishes and chopsticks.

Xiao Ke sat down in front of the Nine Emperors, and when he saw that the bowl of rice had not been touched, he couldn't help but say something, and took a bite when he picked it up.

The Nine Emperor Princes were stunned for a moment, and was preempted by her, so angry that he almost jumped three feet high, jumped over and shouted: "Huh! That's mine! You gag, you put it down. ”

Xiao Ke opened her big eyes, looking innocent, but there was a sly light in her eyes, she turned her head and smiled: "Huh? Is this yours? I don't know, I've already taken a bite, give, do you still want it? ”

The Nine Emperor Princes glared at her fiercely, this dead girl has been gone for a year, and she has become cunning when she comes back, and it is even more difficult to deal with! He looked at Xiao Ke, and then at the bowl she handed over, staring at the beads of his eyes, panting with anger.

The palace people put on another brother's dishes and chopsticks, and the Nine Emperors didn't look at it, twisting their heads angrily and humming.

Xiao Ke tilted his head to look at him and said with a smile: "You don't eat it?" After a while, the food is eaten, don't call it",

Speechless and laughing, shaking his head helplessly, the two of them are together, and they will have to make trouble in the future.

Zong Zheng put down the dishes and chopsticks, lifted his eyelids and glanced at him, "If you don't eat, come with me to the political hall now." ”

The Nine Emperor Princes were stunned, "Huh? I'll eat, I'll eat, Brother Seven, you'll wait for me. Then he quickly sat down, served the meal quickly, and then picked up the plate and put the dish all on his side.

Xiao Ke glared at the dishes piled high in his bowl, "Huh! You all go, what do I eat? ”

The Nine Emperor Princes ignored her, quickly grabbed the food in his mouth, glanced at Xiao Ke from the corner of his eye, and seemed to say: I won't let you eat, see what you can do to me with this dead girl?

Xiao Ke looked at the empty plate on the table depressedly, stomped his feet, and looked at the expressionless Zongzheng worry-free, he didn't dare to do it, so he had to take a bite of resignation. Picking up the rice in the bowl. Manyao couldn't bear to look at it, and ordered someone to call the imperial dining room to fry two more dishes for her. Xiao Ke immediately smiled, and the Nine Emperors looked sad. After the meal, Zong Zheng Wuwu and the Nine Emperor Princes went to the Council Palace, and Manyao asked people to call Xiao Xulai to let their brothers and sisters get together and talk. Xiao Xu briefly talked to Xiao Ke, and then asked Xiao Ke to go back to the house to rest. He didn't leave immediately, but frowned, looking at the rambling and stopping.

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