Towards evening, I finished bathing and changed into my formal clothes, but I was a little hesitant.

"What's wrong? I guess, is it because of the fear of being forced into marriage? Wen Shilan was dressed in a blue dress and was decocting medicine, and when she saw that I was depressed, she laughed softly at me.

"What do you mean to be ...... Hmph, aren't you afraid of this kind of thing! "I'm depressed.

"The only personal disciple of the ghost doctor Bai Mei is a girl who is not afraid of heaven and earth." She smiled and looked at me. “...... Then I said that your master, he will be very scared when this kind of thing happens, what should I do? ”

Wen Shilan: "Then he's a coward." It shows that it is the truth that the blue is better than the blue. She was still smiling, but the words that didn't rise to the end of her mouth made me barely spurt blood. Ay. What kind of master is what kind of apprentice, and he can't live if he does his own sin.

"Paper Lan...... You...... What a confidence. It's really ..... Ahem, what, when you can be better than me one day, you can say something as bold as 'my master is a coward'. "Every day, I try to save the ghost doctor's already dispensable face.

She smiled and asked, "Oh? Isn't someone about to directly and coldly reject the Queen Mother's forced marriage at the Queen Mother's birthday banquet? Who is more daring? ”

I...... I pretended to be deaf and dumb. Yes, I am deaf and dumb with a disability. I can't hear you!

It was getting dark, and the snow had stopped. I took off my heavy coat, walked out into the courtyard, stood and blew the cold wind for a while, and then walked to the back hill. Although there was a lot of snow, only one piece had been deliberately cleared, and it was very clean, and it was a dazzling verdant green in the vast sea of white snow.

Well, the ghost doctor is not in these days, and Paper Lan does take care of these plants very carefully. Looking at the vitality of the various herbs and poisonous flowers in the back mountain, I was relieved. Paper Lan quickly chased after me, and saw that I was inspecting the plants, so she pouted helplessly: "Don't worry, I haven't left behind any of the work I should do every day." ”

"After the change of season, the workload is still very large, and it is hard." I nodded earnestly, "Thank you very much!" ”

She smiled, and the purple-red sunset flowed into her clear eyes like a breeze: "Luo Zhiyao, I know why you came." I'll help you pick up the medicine, you're not in good health, you don't have to go to the ground. We looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

Stealing herbs from ghost doctors often leads to miserable deaths. Of course I'm the exception. If it's paper Lan stealing...... Well, you might be fined for copying the medicine papers. If the ghost doctor dies, this medicine garden will definitely be given to Paper Lan by me, or not, the rest will be at her disposal.

"You've been studying the Queen Mother's body lately? Let's prepare to make medicine beads. Is there any difference between giving her medicine and the story of a farmer saving a snake? She asked me curiously, as she picked the herbs with precision and speed as I had requested.

"Do you really think she dares to wear it with her? She's dead! I snorted twice: "Make a show for the emperor, of course I don't dare to really adulterate the poison, anyway, the queen mother's suspicion is more serious than anyone else's, it is absolutely impossible to believe me." ...... That clover is not needed, it is too cold. ..... It's good for you to choose dead flowers and dead leaves! It's a waste anyway! I can't see it when I make it into beads. I muttered stingily.

"You're so precious to these herbs. What if she's really more daring than you? ...... Aren't you afraid that she deliberately poisoned herself or pretended to be sick and planted the medicine beads for you? Paper Lan was not annoyed, and asked me lightly.

...... I smiled meaningfully. Hehe, if she had this heart, wouldn't I be framed for anything I sent? However, this time it is not destined to be. ”

Shilan looked at me inexplicably, straightened up, and handed me the basket.

After a few moments, she suddenly exclaimed and asked me in disbelief, "I understand." So...... This banquet is not destined to be a success, is it? Wait, wait, you don't want to go to the point of no return, if you kill the queen mother directly, it is equivalent to indirectly killing the emperor? I remember you told me it was the worst possible outcome and you would never try it......"

I smiled, but the smile grew sour.

I was silent, and I went back to the house, found out a few dry medicines from the past, mixed the old and the new, and began to decoction the herbs to make beads, and I watched the fire on the side to give occasional guidance. It wasn't until she handed me the beads that I spoke in a deep voice.

"There will be deaths, there will be fires, the sun will be obscured by clouds. I've done the math, big murderer. Inevitable. If it weren't for self-directed and self-acting, it would be a real big crisis, and I can't think of any other force besides the Queen Mother herself who would dare to make trouble at the Queen Mother's banquet. ”

"Is it possible for other countries?" She was a little surprised that I brought up the topic and frowned.

"Hmm...... The Maki clan on the other side of the North Mountain has experienced a catastrophe decades ago, and the royal family has died so much that only one is left, and they will never dare to provoke us easily, although the desert in the west is very chaotic and divided, but the Wu clan is their boss, and it is impossible for us to make trouble if we have cleaned it up in recent years? The world is peaceful, but the palace is not peaceful. ”

What Xiao Yueleng had said to me suddenly came to my mind. "Suppress small tribes", what kind of mystery is hidden in this sentence? Was the crackdown successful? Are the rebellious tribes really "small"? Is he going to suppress or ...... Adultery? Is it the will of the Queen Mother?

I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, I didn't want to think about it, and my stomach was overturning.

"Huh...... What's wrong? Seeing that my face suddenly turned pale, Paper Lan hurriedly came over to help me.

I just felt that my heart was blocked with turbidity, and after taking a deep breath of cold winter air, it was considered better.

I asked her with a wry smile, "Can the responsibility get away with it?" Can I not repay the favor? Can deep hatred be relieved? ”

"You're asking the wrong person, aren't you? These three questions should be answered by the other three people. ”

"That's right." I sighed heavily and looked at the glittering sky, "I just wanted to hear an outsider's advice." The authorities are fascinated, this sentence is true, and I am no exception. ”

Paper Lan stared at me in a daze, and lost her ability to speak for a while. It took her a long time to ask me back, "Are you ...... Do you want to get out of here? Arashi will walk with you. ”

"Leave? Where to? I had already swept away the confusion just now, and snorted coldly and resolutely, "It's really that easy, I can't go, you go by yourself." You're going to have to go sooner or later anyway. ”

It was really that easy.

It's really that easy to throw away responsibility.

Regardless of kindness, it was really that easy.

It's really that easy to let go of hatred.

“...... You, alas. You love to be vexatious, except for me, who can stand your moody temperament. Paper Lan was stunned, then crossed her waist angrily and pushed me away: "Get out, get out of this girl's medicine garden, go back there where you need to go!" ”

"Huh? I'm really moody...... Feed! "For the umpteenth time, I was unhappy to hear such adjectives about myself, but within a moment, I was abandoned outside the cold courtyard gate......

I, I, I'm going to be angry: woo woo woo woo woo! Paper Lan Big Badass!

While crying in my heart, I picked up the paper umbrella that I had placed by the door, and although there was no snow, I walked back to my house.

In the huge mansion, only Fang Qing and I lived, and there were only one or two maids, plus most of the people were gathered near the palace at this time waiting for the fireworks, I realized that the always noisy and warm world of the capital could still be so deserted.

It's been a long time.

Before the feast began, I had blended in the middle of the crowd and found the four children playing wildly.

"Fang Qing, let's go, I'm going to enter the palace, don't be late." I took his hand, and suddenly felt sad: this baby is much taller than me, and I can't call him a child in the future.

Hmph, it's not my fault, it's the Wu clan who are naturally tall and strong! I'm not short at all!

Fang Qing snorted a few times, waved goodbye to his friends who were a few heads shorter than him, and turned his head to look at me: "Your illness?" ”

I made a "feel at ease" gesture.

He also compared one: "That's good".

"Do you have a present?" Fang Qing was a little stunned by my question: "Uh...... I heard that there will be a few envoys from my hometown, and they will naturally give gifts, and it has nothing to do with me. ”

"You, you look more and more like a native of the Central Plains, your personality is similar, and your speech is similar, and you will be disliked by your family when you go back." I sighed, "And blame me for being so disciplined and so brutal." ”

"Bah, you just went back to your hometown to be disliked!" He said angrily.

I remembered that I was not from the Central Plains, but just a guest.

But no one knows the secret. Except for my parents.

Ahem, ahem, this person who doesn't represent our country is as short as me! Wait, I'm not short either!

I was having a headache, but Fang Qing snorted and chirped and said to me: "You are a person, you are not good anywhere, and your temperament is the most annoying, but you are very good at peach blossom luck, woo, I am jealous of you!" ”

"I ????" I'm confused.

"You count, the third princess has always regarded you as a life-saving benefactor, and she wants to make a personal promise, and the second lady of the Li family, who is so rich, is also ambiguous about you, and there are countless folk girls who hook your soul every day, not to mention, at this time, Sister Hua Liuyan in 'Wind and Snow Moon' is also going to marry you. Leaving aside all the women who love you, how can even the emotional idiot of the old winter melon like you so much! "The more Fang Qing talked, the more aggrieved I became, making me feel as if I had robbed his lover, making me speechless and funny." Where does Xiao Yueleng like me, that is to rush over thousands of miles just to beat me, and then I can sleep peacefully, and have a sweet dream that I have a blue nose and swollen face, and looks like a dog! This is called affectionate understanding or not! ”

Fang Qing's eyes rolled up to the sky. "I'm going to find a gentle and amiable girl, preferably a pretty girl with a vegetal scent. You, show mercy everywhere! "I'm aggrieved. How can I have?

However, the description of this object collided with Wen Zhilan, but unfortunately it was a faint bitter taste of medicine, so Fang Qing, a stupid person who loves sweetness, should forget it.

"I... I'll take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you are merciful everywhere, what does it matter to you? ”

"The girl must be beautiful! Martial arts are also good! Such a good girl married you a sick ghost, this is what hurts me! I'm going to cry out for the flower girl! ”

Stop your fantasy teenager. I can't help but roll my eyes.

What kind of woman is this girl who can be called the four powerhouses of the Imperial City with Bai Mei, Xiao Yueleng, and Jiang Fengyuan?

The splendid palace is brightly lit, countless brilliant golden lights flow, and beautiful flags of all kinds are held high into the palace, in an orderly manner. And I don't want to describe the "brilliance" that makes me smell of decay.

The crowd is surging, and many people have been fascinated by this intoxicating splendor, and they are dizzying and forgetful.

Fang Qing pulled me and praised me: "The Queen Mother is so generous!" This is to invite all the people you can invite? ”

"Aren't you going to look for your relatives?" I withdrew my warm hand, "Go ahead, it's rare to see each other." ”

Fang Qing saw that I had something to do, and it was rare to be interesting, so after answering, she ran away with the crowd.

"Lord Xiao." I originally wanted to walk alone, but I happened to meet Xiao Yueleng in the corner, and outsiders were present, so I saluted him.

"No courtesy." He replied softly.

I wanted to lift my feet and slip away, but because I thought of something, I stopped and leaned over, pretending to be very respectful and flattering: "Lord Xiao, be careful." Today is the most special day of the year. There is no ambiguity, and adults don't have to bother guessing. The small ones retired first. ”

He looked at me and didn't answer. I felt a little strange about him, and sighed slightly in my heart.

Yes.

Suddenly, we were distracted by a loud noise coming from the sky.

The fireworks are in full bloom against the backdrop of the dark night, dyeing the lonely night with brilliant colors.

Even the eyes were filled with gentle fireworks.

"It's a beautiful fireworks. It's just gone in a flash. I said.

Xiao Yueleng replied to me a long, long time later: "...... Fireworks are prone to cold. ”

"The human heart is the most cold." I wanted to say it in a sarcastic tone, but when I came out, I found that there was only sadness in the words.

He didn't say anything when he heard it, and turned to leave.

The feast began. I silently followed the crowd into the venue, and the emperor was communicating with foreigners, and noticed me carefully, and turned his head to smile at me. I smiled lightly, but there was no smile in my heart, and I was even nervous and worried about some stupid guys.

I finally saw the Queen Mother. She is still dressed in heavy and gorgeous clothes, her demeanor has not diminished, she doesn't seem to have a few wrinkles on her face, and her spirit is quite good, and there are expressionless Xiao Yueleng and Zilanwei standing beside her. I couldn't make out the flowers in there.

She seemed to see me through the crowd and hooked the corners of her mouth.

Here we go. I'm sitting on my back.

The human heart has become a greedy ghost.

This is a feast for gluttony.