The snow on the ground is nearly a foot thick, I put on a white fox fur cloak and stand on the stone bridge, the little monks in the temple are now sweeping the snow on the edge of the carp pond to open the path, and because it is the wax moon, the Spring Festival is approaching, the good men and women who come to the Jinsu Temple to pray for blessings are much more than usual, although the Jinsu Temple is only a practice temple, but because of the national temple, the rewards from the palace seem to be a lot.

At just three o'clock today, I heard the sound of busy work in the temple, cleaning the temple, hanging the red lantern that means auspiciousness, and pasting the word "Fu" carefully cut out with red paper upside down, everyone is looking forward to it, but there is no trace of waves in my heart.

Yesterday's heavy snow is still a little fluttering until now, the thick clouds are slightly revealing the sun, the chill does not decrease but increases, I cage the stove and look at the green smoke in the distance, thinking to myself which lady or son will be in front of me to seek marriage or future?

The day and place were covered in silver, the white expanse was really clean, I was distracted, and a voice suddenly said next to me: "I thought it was a young lady blowing a cold wind on this, it was you." ”

I was stunned to see the third master standing aside in navy blue, hurriedly saluted, and asked with a smile, "Why did the third master come over today?" ”

The third master rubbed his hands and said, "It's almost the Spring Festival, and my father asked me to send a reward to Jinsu Temple today." ”

I looked left and right, and then I wondered, "Why didn't the princess come to me with you?" ”

The third master smiled, "She, I'm afraid that girl won't be able to come out before the Spring Festival." ”

I asked, "Why?" ”

The third master replied: "Yesterday, Jianning was summoned by the Queen Mother as soon as he went back, saying that he would accompany him for a few days and add some joy to the Queen Mother before the Spring Festival. ”

I asked again: "Even if it's a reward, just now I stood here and looked at several rows of past, and there were quite a few, why didn't Lord Rong accompany him?" ”

The third master shook his head, "Jinsu Temple is not far from the palace, and these rewards are not much, and Lord Rong has other accidents, so I came alone!" ”

I nodded, "Then the third master shouldn't hurry up and go to the great monk to count, I guess the big monk is already waiting for the third master." The third master looked at me obliquely and said, "I said, are you disappointed that you are alone today?" ”

I hurriedly replied, "No." ”

The third master said, "Then why do you seem to wilt today?" Still trying to drive me away? ”

I sighed, "I watched a night of heavy snow last night and didn't sleep much, so I'm a little sleepy now." ”

The third master smiled: "I said it! ”

And said: "When I first came, I happened to see a plum blossom in the southwest corner of this temple that bloomed very well, I don't know what you think?" ”

I laughed happily and asked, "Is it a red plum?" ”

The third master replied: "Yes, the fragrance is elegant and not overwhelming." ”

I said to the third master, "Really? It's a must-see! ”

The glazed snow surface, reflecting a few red plums, the dark fragrance floats, Zhuqiu Bailei, what kind of beautiful scenery should it be?

Then he followed the third master down the stone bridge, the snow accumulated in the morning has been swept away by the little monks, only the road is still a little slippery, you need to pay extra attention.

About half an hour, just turn a corner along the stone road, you can smell a refreshing cold fragrance, and then follow the incense to walk a few steps, and more than a dozen red plums of rouge are reflected in the white snow, clear and exquisite, and look closely, it is the exquisite magic of each flower.

Such a small flower, red and red, if it can exist in the woman's eyebrows for a long time, how stunning it should be!

But plum blossom is destined to belong to winter, is short-lived, is can meet but not sought, it does not have the preciousness of peony, no peach blossom color, no osmanthus sweetness, only in this white snow, can be proudly born in the world alone, blooming their own beauty, waiting for the final destination.

I couldn't help but say, "I didn't expect that in addition to the desert white snow, there are such spiritual red plums in this temple." ”

The third master stared at me and smiled: "Yes, when I saw it just now, I was as surprised as you are now, everyone said that Mei is one of the four gentlemen in the flower, and Yan Han is open alone." ”

I turned my head to look at the third master, "'How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without a cold bone.'" 'The third master likes Mei's Gaojie? ”

He thought for a moment, "I think I like the tenacity of Plum Blossom Ling Han to open alone." ”

I smiled, "It's a pity that plum blossoms can only bloom for half of winter, and they will soon wither, it can't see the vigor of spring, the scorching sun of summer, and the sunset of autumn.

The third master said: "I think, but it is this kind of oligogeneity that makes me familiar, at that time I always had a cold from the bottom of my heart in the palace, and I can't describe what that feeling is since I grew up, until I left the palace for the first time early and saw a few plum blossoms in the corner of a wall." ”

I asked, "Familiar at first sight?" ”

The third master replied: "It's like old at first sight." ”

I said regretfully: "The so-called 'high places are not cold', the princess also told me such things, but the princess does not like plum blossoms." ”

The third master asked, "What does Jianning like?" ”

I said, "With the princess's temperament, she must like peach blossoms." ”

The third master said again: "Do you know why the people in the palace like sweets and why they all like hot tea? ”

I shook my head and said, "I can't think of it." ”

The third master sighed with a smile: "Because my heart is too bitter, sometimes even in the hot summer, my back is still cold." ”

I replied, "I'm afraid the cold is in my heart." ”

The third master said with a faint face: "That's fright," he sighed, and asked again: "Do you know the reason why most of the people in the palace died?" ”

I just shook my head slightly, and the third master said to me, "Long-term excessive panic." ”

I frowned and said, "Long-term excessive panic? ”

The third master nodded and said: "Yes, the palace is such a place, it is never a mistake and a loss, but a careless step, even your life will be taken in." ”

I said, "But you are the prince." ”

The third master looked at me and said, "There are no princes and concubines in the palace, some are just plotting and using each other. ”

The wind blew the snow on the branches, making a soft sound, my spine was cold, and my hands curled up holding the stove, in fact, we are all chess pieces under the imperial power, but can our fate only be tightly tied to the imperial power?

The third master and Jianning both have the most honorable status, and if this is the case, what about me? What should I do?

The words of the third master turned out all the fears I had buried in my heart, what kind of result would I be? On this huge chessboard, which chess piece is used?

A soldier who kills at will or a soldier who blocks the cannon for the general?

My whole body was shaking uncontrollably, I didn't know why I just ran backwards with my head down, running without looking back, running with black eyes, and at the end I couldn't breathe, and a fishy smell steamed out of my throat as I held on to the door.

I hid in the quilt and covered it all the time, I felt that this was the safest, I was sad and wanted to cry, but I couldn't shed a single tear, I silently thought, press down, I must suppress this feeling.