"Actually, I'm here to give you a birthday present!" The man said in a low voice, put down a small square brocade box next to the piano, and then disappeared into the thick ink of the night.

Ming Shen looked at the man's back disappearing into the night, and was very surprised, who is this person? How do you know it's her birthday?

Curiously opened the brocade box, and the eyes were shining and dazzling, only to see a smooth and round night pearl, glowing with soft fluorescence in the dark, with a familiar concentric knot on it, isn't this the "wall of thorns" that was returned to Wen Hao last time?

How could it be in the hands of this man?

Could it be that he is......

Who is he? The identity of the man has never been known, as the man has not been seen at the temple since that night.

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Time slowly rolled by with the rosary in Ming Shen's hand, and in the blink of an eye, it ushered in the most lively day of the year - Shangyuan Festival!

On this day, all the princes and grandsons, almost all the ladies and ladies went out, meeting in twos and threes to visit the lanterns, and there were many people who took this opportunity to express their love to their favorite people, and there were many gentlemen, taking this day as a good time to hunt for beauty, ready to show their skills and capture the hearts of beauties in one fell swoop.

In short, after the Shangyuan Festival every year, there will always be a lot of gossip and anecdotes.

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The night is low, and the fire trees and silver flowers light up the night, and the lights are brilliant, and there are 100,000 families.

The gorgeous attic is enchanting, the shouts of the vendors, the shouting of the sellers, the sound of silk and bamboo wind music from the riverside painting boat, and the lingering voices of the courtesans like flowers and jade, singing the praises of this prosperous and prosperous land.

There are countless boys and girls on the shore putting lanterns, and the wicks are shining with crystalline flames, like crystal pearls, dotted in the clear river, representing one beautiful wish after another, intertwined with the dreams and extravagant hopes of wealth and power.

"Ronglu, what are you looking at? Isn't it that he was hooked by the foxes on the painting boat? It was a fifteen-year-old girl who spoke, but seeing that she was plump and graceful, her face looked like a new peach blossom, she was wearing a vermilion and gold-rimmed large-sleeved gown, lined with a golden begonia luan tail skirt, and her hair was dotted with two golden phoenix branches, which made her look even more luxurious.

Rong Lu frowned slightly, turned around with a lotus palace lamp, and said lightly: "Since the princess doesn't like it here, why don't Weichen take you to the teahouse for a cup of tea?" ”

"Okay, anyway, this princess is a little tired this time, just enough to go have a cup of tea and rest!" Xiao Luan smiled arrogantly, walked into the Hongfeng Teahouse with his sleeves, Rong Lu followed, and when he entered the door, he hung the lotus palace lamp in his hand on the treetops at the door.

This was a sign for Ming Shen to let her know that they were in this teahouse.

Next to the teahouse, Wen Xuan was dressed in a fiery red fox fur robe, and walked side by side with a bewitching woman.

This woman is Nangong Qianqian's cousin and niece Nangong Xue, seventeen years old this year, wearing a purple makeup jacket, a violet algae embroidered skirt, a small and delicate dotted cui step in the low bun, more and more lined her skin like clotted fat, a pair of slightly upturned charming eyes are bewitching, vaguely with a bit of ruthlessness, like a fox spirit from "Liao Zhai", charming!

"Hey, isn't that Princess Heshuo and the eldest son of the Nalan family? How did the two of them come together? Nangong Xue looked at the door of the teahouse with interest, and said sarcastically: "The eldest son of the Dudao Nalan family doesn't know how to lift up, and he looks down on Princess Heshuo, now it seems that it is just deliberate hypocrisy, you men, always say one thing in front of others, and do one thing after others, which is disgusting!" ”

When Wen Xuan heard this, he just frowned slightly, and then curled his lips and smiled: "Miss Nangong has a straightforward personality, she is really frank and cute, and she is really much more interesting than those vulgar fans." ”

The corners of Nangong Xue's enchanting eyes flew up, and she snorted contemptuously: "These rhetoric of the prince is okay to deceive those ignorant vulgar fans, but it doesn't work for me, just your little care, don't you know?" What you fancy is just the power of my Nangong family! ”

"Why does Miss Nangong have no confidence in herself, Lu Yao knows the horsepower, and she will see the hearts of the people for a long time, and this king believes that one day she will be able to impress Miss with her sincerity!" Wen Xuan said without being annoyed, and always maintained a gentle smile on his face, until he bumped into a familiar figure in the crowd, and then his face changed instantly.

He quietly watched Ming Shen wearing a men's dress, passing by him gracefully, his eyes darkened, and then he said to Nangong Xue full of doting: "Xue'er, you have said so much, your mouth must be very thirsty, go, this king invites you to tea!"

Regardless of whether Nangong Xue agreed or not, he directly pulled her into the teahouse.

Nangong Xue's cheeks flushed slightly and followed.

In fact, she didn't hate Wen Xuan's touch, and even fell in love with the delicate temperature of his palm!

Speaking from her heart, Wen Xuan's handsome appearance, the identity of the prince is indeed very exciting to her, but her heart is higher, and she doesn't want to commit to a down-and-out prince who is not favored, because Concubine Xian has already intended to let her marry Prince Rui as a side concubine.

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The inside of the teahouse is unusually wide, convex shaped, divided into two floors, the upstairs is all the same color of the open Accord, there are six one-style mahogany chairs neatly placed inside, the tea house downstairs is semi-circular swing, around an arc-shaped stage, the stage is singing a "Peony Pavilion • Dream" in a fold "around the ground".

"Dreams go back to the warbler, the chaotic years are all over, and people set up small courtyards and deep courtyards. Inject all the smoke, throw away the residual embroidery thread, and this spring is like last year? Accompanied by the beautiful water sleeves of the opera, it quickly sent people into the lingering compassion of Kunqu Opera.

Hina Luan was watching with relish, until a young man in brocade clothes and jade crowns, and a jade tree in the wind came uninvited, interrupting her to listen to the song Yaxing.

"Ronghua has seen Princess Heshuo and eldest brother!" Ming Shen walked into the Accord and bowed, his voice was as soft as the breeze blowing through the blue waves and green water in spring, slowly blowing people's hearts.

Because Ronghua is a concubine and is not angry, he rarely enters the palace, and even if he enters the palace, he may not be able to meet the princess, even if he has been photographed at the banquet, the arrogant princess Heshuo will never look at him squarely, so Ming Shen dared to come so boldly and impersonately.

"Second brother, why did you come here?" Rong Lu hurriedly stood up and sat down.

Ming Shen sat down, glanced at Princess Yanluan, and replied: "I have heard that Princess Jiuwen is beautiful, and I learned that my brother is here, and my little brother came to see it!" ”

When Xianluan heard this, she laughed out loud, grabbed a handful of Chaoyang melon seeds from the mahogany eight-treasure round box on the table, and joked: "Then you can take a good look, is this princess good-looking?" Or is your sister-in-law good-looking? ”

Ming Shen is a woman, so she naturally understands a woman's comparison and vanity, so she vigorously touted: "The princess is beautiful and beautiful, and she is the best Wu Ji; Even if there are thousands of purples and thousands of reds in the world, I am afraid it will be difficult to match the princess! ”

Hina Luan knocked the melon seeds while smiling and groaning: "Heh, your mouth is quite sweet, you really deserve to be the first famous playboy in Kyoto." ”

Although the words were ironic, her heart had already been praised and bloomed, and in front of Rong Lu, her vanity was greatly satisfied, and she felt even more proud and proud.

"The princess's words are really ashamed of Ronghua, the princess uses tea, you have been knocking melon seeds for a long time, you must be thirsty!"

Ming Shen said, handed over a cup of tea, and quietly glanced at Hina Luan's expression, seeing that she was not bored, so she continued: "The princess doesn't know, the world only says that the minister is unruly, lingering flowers, but I don't know, in fact, the minister also has a hard time. ”

Hina Luan took the fragrant tea, took a sip, moved to Ming Shen's side, and asked curiously, "What's the problem?" Tell me about it! ”

She has grown so big, and she has never seen a man with such delicate facial features, like a polite little student on the stage, and like a white cloud floating in the vast blue sky, which makes people feel comfortable. And it's a little more gentle and considerate than Rong Lu, so it's hard not to have a good feeling in my heart.

I saw that Ming Shendai's eyebrows were lightly dyed with a little rainy melancholy, and her voice was slightly astringent: "Although Ronghua was born in Zhong Mingding's family, not everything is satisfactory, even if it is rich and noble, but it can't buy a happy marriage of 'one pair for a lifetime', sooner or later he will marry a vulgar woman as his wife, so he can only leave some good memories in his life when he has not yet started a family." ”

"Li Taibai once wrote a hand-me-down poem such as 'Life must be happy, don't make the golden bottle empty to the moon', and "Golden Clothes" also sang the moving movement of 'There are flowers that can be folded straight and must be folded, don't wait for no flowers and empty branches', isn't it just reminding the world to have fun in time, don't let down the good times of youth?"

Hina Luan's heart was sour when she heard this, red tears welled up in her eyes, the deepest grievances buried in her heart broke through the ground, and the arrogant and sharp shell gradually cracked, revealing the most miserable secret in her heart.

Although she is a princess from the main palace, because of the early death of the queen mother and the prince's brother, she had to soften her proud waist, lower her noble head, and prostrate under the obscenity of the concubine and the princess, and willingly regarded it as a delicate and convenient chess piece.

Because she wants to survive in the deep palace, only by making herself useful, can she maintain her dignity and dignity on the surface, so that she will not be bullied by the minions, so she has become sophisticated and flattering, arrogant and willful, and unreasonable, and even knows that Rong Lu doesn't like her, and she still has to be entangled, just because she doesn't want to even have this use value.

But now, after listening to Ming Shen's words, Xianluan not only had a feeling of seeing her late, but also instantly rose up the rebellious nature that had been withheld for many years.

At that moment, Ming Shen saw the tragic momentum of 'the strong man is gone and will not return' in the eyes of Hina Luan, and she knows that this willful and impulsive girl will choose a lonely and miserable life without hesitation in the near future.

At that moment, Ming Shen felt that she was so evil that she was simply unworthy of being a human being, and even she was afraid of her own love Lei Chi, but she vigorously tempted and encouraged this noble princess in her prime to risk her life, and led her step by step into the damp swamp with a hypocritical face, watching her sink into the mud.

In fact, this princess Heshuo has not done anything unreasonable except for being rude and willful, occasionally beating chickens and scolding dogs, and she is so cruel to design a poor woman struggling in the deep palace, it is really unbearable.

But after thinking about it, if you don't harden your heart and strike first, then the most pitiful people in the future will be her and her brother.

So, her shining eyes were instantly filled with the tenderness of spring flowers, and she slowly took out a snow-satin square handkerchief and handed it to Hina Luan: "Why is the princess crying?" But Ronghua's reckless words offended you? ”

"No, Princess Ben just listened to the opera and shed tears, sad for the ancients!" Hina Luan raised her sleeves to hide her face, sniffed and smiled, took the handkerchief, and quietly hid it in the wide cuffs.

Ming Shen pretended to be surprised: "The princess also has a study of Kunqu Opera? ”

Rong Lu interjected: "Not only is there research, but the princess herself will sing a paragraph?" ”

Ming Shenxi said: "I don't know which part the princess likes to sing?" It just so happens that Ronghua also likes Kunqu Opera, why don't we go down and sing a duet? ”

"Okay, then let's sing 'Nightmare'! Hina pursed her lips and smiled, then got up and followed Ming Shen downstairs, at this moment her pink cheeks, if you look at it through the lights, it can turn into a sunset under the sunset.