Chapter 19: True and False
Riding in the carriage, Ruoxin and Dao Ming came all the way to King Xian's Mansion unhindered.
The identity of the master should be considered a secret in the royal family, not only that, but the people of Dongheng probably don't know that there is a virtuous prince in Dongheng today.
As far as she knows, there is only one prince of Dongheng Kingdom, King Yingning. The status of the prince is very high, and the name of "Xianwang" is the respect of the prince, in the impression of Bai Ruoyin, the name of Prince Xian is the god-like existence of the Dongheng Dynasty, not every generation has a virtuous king, and even in the history of Dongheng is very rare, but can be named the prince of Xian, must be the prince with high prestige in the royal family, he has almost equal to the emperor's imperial power, and can even punish the king's injustice, punish the king's badness. And at the beginning, it was also because Ying Zhongyang's father loved him very much and knew his ability that he was named Prince Xian on his deathbed.
And since the crisis of the Ying Dynasty of Dongheng Ying Zhongyang a hundred years ago, Dongheng has never been crowned any prince and King Xian in history.
The location of the mansion of King Xian is quite far from the inner city, but the environment is quiet and beautiful, which is in line with Master's daily habits.
After getting out of the carriage, Michina did not go in, but only waited outside the gate.
The color of the three-character plaque of "Xian Wangfu" hanging on the gate of the palace is also very bright, the door of the palace is located very high, it looks majestic and solemn, and the stone lions on both sides are majestic. It's a bit daunting to look at.
Ruoxin glanced up, then lifted her skirt and walked up the extremely wide stone steps, up a few steps, and the guard at the door stopped her for questioning, Ruoxin was not annoyed, but handed the post to the guard with the name of the Tao.
The guard went in with the post to report, and after a while, a man who looked like a butler walked out.
He bowed slightly to Ruoxin and said, "The white girl has been waiting for a long time. The old servant is the steward of the Xian King's Mansion, and the priest is already waiting for you in the lobby. ”
Ruoxin nodded and said with a smile: "Then there is Steward Lao to lead the way." ”
led Ruoxin into the palace, the housekeeper led the way, Ruoxin looked around the scenery of the Xianwang Mansion as she walked.
If it is not as magnificent as the palace of Yingning, the palace of the king of Xian seems to be much neater, there is no redundant decoration, the whole palace is simple and *, and what rises in the heart is a kind of awe.
The house seems to have been vacant for a long time, although someone is taking care of it, but it is still a little less popular, there are no flowers planted in the garden, only a large area of green bamboo, it seems a little deserted, I think it is still the habit of the master.
There are trees on both sides of the bluestone avenue, but in winter, there is only a leafless branch. Ruoxin followed the housekeeper quietly towards the lobby, and when she was halfway there, she stopped in front of the oncoming woman.
It was Bai Ruxue, who had not been seen for a long time.
Bai Ruxue was wearing a pale pink long skirt, the skirt was embroidered with red begonias, and the clothes were made of fine satin, much better than what she had bought for Ru Xue before.
It seems that Ru Xue is much more comfortable living with Bai Ruoyin than with her.
Bai Ruxue greeted the housekeeper with a smile, and looked at her in a cloak with curious eyes.
Ruoxin raised her head, and her gaze under the hood was directly opposite Bai Ruxue.
Bai Ruxue's footsteps suddenly paused, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to recognize her, for a while, Bai Ruxue seemed to be a little at a loss, she clasped her hands, and the expression on her face was a little embarrassed and unnatural. The distance between the two was getting closer and closer, Bai Ruxue's eyes flickered, she opened her mouth, but she didn't say anything, she quickened her pace again, and hurriedly passed past her.
Ruoxin glanced back at Ru Xue, who was a little hurried, shook her head and smiled.
In fact, it's nothing, people live in the world, not all to pursue a better life, everyone has their own purpose in life, since she is very happy with Bai Ruo, there is no need to feel sorry or guilty for her.
Led Ruoxin outside the hall, the butler stretched out his hand to indicate the direction, and said respectfully: "White girl, the priest is inside." ”
"I see, thank you butler." After thanking her, Ruoxin walked inside by herself.
......
At this moment, Guan Jingtian was sitting on the chair in the lobby with a depressed face, having lost the excitement and excitement when he first came, and now his clear black eyes were full of impatience, and after a while, he looked at Bai Ruoyin who was sitting on the right seat, but saw her picking up a book by herself, and slowly turning through the pages one by one.
Nearly half an hour has passed since the two met, and there are only a handful of words she has said, but "I invited Guan Gongzi here to let you meet someone." There is also "Before the person arrives, please take care of yourself." ”
secretly regretted in her heart, so she didn't want to be led by her nose, but now she slapped herself in the mouth, she just called, and he ran again, but she still looked cold and ignored him.
Finally unable to sit still, Guan Da Shaoteng stood up, puffed out his cheeks and shouted, "What do you mean? Called Young Master Ben to come, and hung Young Master Ben here? Who do you want to meet? ”
Bai Ruoyin slowly raised his eyes, and his clear eyes were like the cold spring of the snow-capped mountains. She glanced out the door, then put down the book in her hand and said lightly, "The people have come." ”
Listening to her words, Guan Jingtian turned his head to look at the door of the lobby, and saw a woman in a gray cloak walking in from outside the door.
"Ah, it's you." As soon as he saw the person, Guan Jingtian shouted, jumped up, shivered, and without the slightest hesitation, he recognized at a glance that she was the one who broke into his house that night two months ago. He pointed at her and stammered, "You, why are you always haunted." ”
Ruoxin didn't expect to see Guan Jingtian here, and she was slightly taken aback, and turned to Bai Ruoyin, but the expression on her face was still faint, and she didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it.
Ruoxin paused, then continued to walk forward.
"Hey, don't come here again, be careful that Young Master Ben is not polite to you." Afraid of seeing the yin qi and ghost on her body at that time, worried that she would be unfavorable to Bai Ruoyin, despite being afraid in his heart, Guan Jingtian still moved in front of Bai Ruoyin tremblingly and blocked her.
Only then did he take a closer look at the woman in the gray cloak, Guan Jingtian found that there was no longer a gloomy ghost around her now, his eyes looked at her feet, and he saw that faint shadow, so he let down his guard a little.
It's just that night, the hideous and strange dead spirits that surrounded her, the face of death white and dead, with the breath of death, has always been in his mind. Guan Dashao pointed at her with a trembling voice and said, "You, who are you?" ”
Ruoxin was silent for a moment, and finally raised her hand, and the sleeves of her bright crimson shirt slid down, revealing a snow-white wrist with seven diamond-shaped red letter stones strung with silver rings.
Ruoxin looked at Guan Jingtian's frightened and trembling appearance, and couldn't help laughing, she brushed off the hood of her cloak, untied her cloak, and a slightly pale, but still beautiful smiling face appeared in front of Guan Jingtian.
Like thunder.
The moment Guan Dashao saw her appearance, the whole person seemed to be immobilized by a spell, and he didn't move for a long time, his mind seemed to fall into chaos all of a sudden, and he forgot how to think for a while.
On one side is a woman dressed in a moon and white cloud veil, and on the other side she is dressed in red.
One person is as cold as a snowy mountain, and the other is smiling like spring.
Is it the same person?
No way......
As if stimulated, the clear black eyes were now dazed, Guan Dashao turned his head stiffly to look at Bai Ruoyin, and then slowly turned his head back to look at Ruoxin, several times in a row, Guan Jingtian's eyes opened wider and wider, and his round eyes were full of disbelief.
Two identical faces, every detail he remembered, the only difference was their expressions.
It's like two people reflected in a mirror, but which one is real and which one is just a shadow?
Guan Jingtian was stunned and shocked.
Guan Dashao froze, only the head kept moving from side to side like a puppet being manipulated, and he seemed to be able to hear the squeaking sound of the bones in his neck. Guan Dashao's breathing became more and more chaotic, and finally, his eyes rolled, and he fell straight to the ground and fainted.