Chapter 103: Breaking the Mystery
When she looked back at him for help, he shook his head with a smile and reached out to patiently correct her again.
His fingers were slightly cool, he whispered softly, and between the gestures he raised, there was a burst of fragrance in his nose, smelling like a flower but not sweet.
She was intoxicated, and sighed that he was such an elegant person, and the incense he smoked was also different.
He was stunned at first, and when he heard her describe the aroma, he immediately understood it, and showed her a teacup from the side table.
She probed and saw more than a dozen petals hanging in the tea like a pink dress, dancing as he shook gently, and a quiet fragrance of flowers diffused with the temperature of the water.
He said, this flower is the ink cherry, the place where he was born has been planted with ink cherry trees, whenever the spring flowers bloom will be fragrant, like flowing clouds into a piece, the first bloom is pink, the bloom turns white, if the petals with the ink color will fall in the sun, so it is called "ink cherry". It's just that with the passage of time, the ink cherry blossoms in his hometown have gradually decreased, and later there are only more than 20 left, and the largest one is on the mountain behind his house.
He stroked the piano under the tree every day to paint, read poems, and study scriptures, and after a long time, he was stained with the fragrance of the ink cherry, and after the flower was gone, he took the petals that had been stored to make tea, so the fragrance of the ink cherry blossom was like incense with him.
She stared at this bowl of tea with her eyes wide open, and said with a smile that the ancients had a cloud: one bowl of throat kiss moist, two bowls of loneliness, can you drink these seven cups in a row, you can learn the breeze, feather and ascend to the immortal?
He laughed comfortably, saying that it was only a strange thing, or a mundane thing, and there was nothing magical about it.
She sighed, she didn't have the opportunity to see the blooming flowers, and she could only look at the flower tea and think about it.
He immediately allowed her a branch of ink cherry. When spring comes, let her see her.
She cheered, glanced up to see that it was getting dark, and hurriedly took her leave. He insisted on sending him off, and finally returned to the mansion smoothly in time for the change of guards.
In the days to come, my father would enter the palace every ten days and a half months, and my mother would never move around much, and she would repeat her old tricks and sneak out of the house whenever she had the opportunity.
And he can always appear at the right time sooner or later, and he often talks about poetry and the past with her after teaching Fuqin. His eyes often look into the distance through the woods, and only when he looks at her will he smile and have tenderness.
She knew that he had come from far away and had been invited by the emperor to join the court as an official, and she began to worry. I'm afraid that one day he will finish the affairs in his hands and drift away. She didn't dare to ask him if what he said that day was true, but she only dared to ask him if he would get bored with her one day, and she didn't know how deep he was.
He always laughed helplessly. said that she had learned a lot more than ordinary women. The insight is no longer general, but it is the heart that is thorough, bright and dazzling, close to him without any other purpose, without any alienation from him.
He thought that he would be alone for the rest of his life, Fuqin and study under the ink cherry tree, but how did he know that when he visited Su Mansion as usual, he met her and met her again after many years. He lamented that creation makes people, and there is a providence in the dark.
She listened to him and pondered, although she was suspicious. But in the end, he didn't think about the level of life, only wondered if what he thought was the same as she expected.
When she was tired, she was sleepy and rested. When she woke up, she would find him very quiet by her side, dressed in white with wide sleeves and a gentle smile, and she suddenly felt that time was quiet and there was no other boredom.
Teaching the piano master has become her favorite, and every time she plays with her fingers, she can outline a gorgeous scene. The master was amazed at her sophistication, and she only relied more and more on his smile, and she would miss him every time she didn't see him the next day.
She is no longer dissatisfied with her father's refusal to allow her to play, no longer angry because of the strictness of the teacher, and gradually quiets down and even her mother says that she can find a good family if she changes her sex.
She began to panic, her father is a member of the imperial court, and there are naturally many people who propose marriage, if it is not Cheng Wangfu, will her father give her to others? But thinking of this, she had no choice but to count the rain on the eaves boredly, and sat all afternoon.
She never told Xiaohong about such things, nor did she tell anyone. Xiaohong only thought that she was playful, and helped her out of the house a few times, saying that the young lady was always happy every time she came back, and people became quieter than usual, which must be a good thing.
After a few months, the originally green mountain was dyed red by maple leaves, and when she went to the back mountain, she saw one more person.
Cheng Wangye is not as gentle as usual, his eyes are indifferent, and he stands with his hands in his hands.
Opposite him was a man in a high crown, about twenty years old, with slightly upturned eyebrows, a high nose, well-defined cheeks, handsome and extraordinary, and a face that was cold and angry.
She approached quietly, but heard him talk about the palace with a different surname, and Prince Cheng was going to condemn his father's sin, she exclaimed in horror, but the high-crowned man looked back and found her at once.
She instinctively wanted to flee, but a sharp sword had already stabbed her in the man's hand.
Cheng Wang Ye took out a soft sword from his waist and picked off his blade, grabbed her with one hand and went to the other side, begging the prince to calm his anger and not to kill innocents indiscriminately, his words were flat and slightly anxious.
She knew that this was the crown prince and Rong Jinhuan, who was the auxiliary governor of the dynasty, and she instantly understood that she heard their conversation and the prince wanted to kill her.
The prince sneered, saying that this woman didn't know when she was here, and she didn't know how much she had heard.
Cheng Wang Ye turned his sleeves to block her behind him, and took the soft sword to fight him.
Although she didn't know martial arts, let alone the Sword Dynasty, but Cheng Wangye took her to dodge the main, and there was little competition between the edges, so she felt that he was unwilling to take the prince seriously.
The prince could not get his hands and could not fight with him with all his might, so he was very annoyed, and threatened that he was protecting her at this moment, but he could not protect her for the rest of his life, and when he was not prepared, he would definitely take her life.
Prince Cheng rarely sneered, saying that if he wanted to take her life, then the matter of supporting the crown prince to ascend the throne could be stopped.
The prince was furious, and looked at her as if he was going to devour her, saying that it was ridiculous for him to argue with him because of such a little girl, and if he repented, then there would be disputes in Tianyi, and there would be no possibility of unification in a short time, and if he wanted to sacrifice the precious lives of his people to come to Tianyi, it would be better to give him the throne and let him get what he wanted.
She clutched Cheng Wangye's sleeve tightly, she was overwhelmed with fear, feeling that he was obviously handsome, but when he was angry, he was cold and terrifying, so that she didn't dare to look at him, and she was even more shocked when she heard what he said.
Cheng Wangye was overshadowed, shook his head and sighed, saying that since the migration of the people was preserved, they would never subvert Tianyi and re-ascend the throne. What's more, in the war, if he wants to confront all parties head-on, and forcibly demolish the Star Pavilion, there will inevitably be casualties among the clansmen, which is indeed not what he wants.
He only asked the prince to raise his noble hand and spare her life, and at the same time warned him that if he did not cooperate and left here, his prince could see the turmoil in the sky, natural disasters, and the country would not return, then he could also make the worst plan - abandoning the thousand-year-old seclusion, moving the clan, and going to a farther unknown place, whether it was a danger or a loss, and he and his people could only bear it.
The prince gritted his teeth, his face was unwilling, but he bowed his head, and cooperating with each other is indeed the least loss-making method, but why should he believe that he will not be stable in the country, and he will be able to protect one person today, and he will be able to protect ten people tomorrow, and for a long time, he will be in danger of hibernation.
She was secretly frightened, Prince Cheng came from afar, and worked with the emperor and the prince to govern the country, if the prince didn't allow it, he would have to leave here, but sooner or later he would have to leave here, and wait for what Star Pavilion to do?
She grabbed his sleeve and cast an anxious look at him.
Cheng Wangye looked back and smiled at her gently, and his slender fingers caressed the back of her hand to make her feel at ease for a while.
The prince glanced at her very quickly, his eyes shimmered, and then he smiled loudly, saying that when he was out of the world, he would also be interested in a woman, but she knew a lot and had to get rid of it. The country is in hand, and it is inevitable that someone will die innocently, so why pity one.
When Cheng Wangye heard this, he held her hand and said that she hadn't listened much, and at this moment, the prince was talking to him and was sure to confirm her crime, and he would not change his original intention.
The prince's face was displeased, he closed his eyes and thought deeply, opened his eyes again and said that it was okay to spare her, King Cheng had the world's top medical skills, if he could make her forget all about the past, then he would spare her. After all, look at her gaze with inquiry, as if to see her thoroughly.
Prince Cheng was silent, and the prince didn't wait for him to answer, so he asked him to look at it, and then brushed his sleeves away.
She saw the prince's most awkward expression, and there seemed to be a sly smile lingering on his lips, so she was even more uneasy, grabbed Cheng Wangye's slightly cool hand, and asked him if he was dying.
He looked at her with a complaining and anxious look that he had never seen before, saying that he didn't know that the prince of Lu Dao would suddenly come to the back mountain to visit and let her bump into her, she was the daughter of an ordinary family, and the prince would spare her if he loosened his mouth today, but she was the daughter of Master Su, and the prince would soon know her identity and grasp her whereabouts.
She felt that she must not be able to escape, and cried loudly, and asked him if the holy decree that the prince said was true? Did she even affect Daddy?
He wiped away her tears, sighed and took a few pieces of paper from the placket of his shirt and handed them to her.
She choked up and read it, and the letter clearly said that her father was dissatisfied with the emperor's favor and greed, abolished the dynasty, and wanted to join hands to force the palace. I heard that the prince has always loved his father and can't tolerate rebellion, even if he ascends the throne, he will definitely not let go of his father, not to mention today, the prince seems to have known.
He raised his hand and patted her on the back to tell her not to be afraid, he would repair the book and attach this letter, and ask a reliable person to send it to the house, so as to persuade him to stop, if Lord Su insists on doing it, he has also prepared a holy decree, and will suspend Lord Su's dismissal for the crime of making a mistake in repairing the text, which should be preserved.
She was shocked and sad, and thought for a long time before nodding, saying that this was indeed a delaying strategy, and the prince acquiesced to his draft, he should not want to put his father to death, but now she broke their conversation, if the prince knew that she was Su Xi's daughter, what should she do?
He smiled bitterly, her life should be safe, the prince relieved him of his edict today, and it shouldn't be too difficult for Lord Su, he is only worried that the prince will use her as a handle in the future and let her get involved in their powerful confrontation for no reason. (To be continued......)