Chapter 176: He's My Lifelong Confidant

Prince Wen's Mansion.

Li Junqi, Xixue and Li Min traveled day and night, and finally rushed back safe and sound.

Tang Anxia was stroking the piano in the house, and Aunt Li ran in excitedly, so happy that she couldn't breathe, and her face was happy: "Princess Zheng!" Princess Zheng, our Royal Highness is back! There are also two talented and good-looking sons who came to the palace together! ”

Tang Anxia's plain hand suddenly stopped in the air, she was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly greeted Fang Yan, "Quick!" Hurry up and change my clothes! Find out the long gauze skirt embroidered with green bamboo, Your Highness must like it. ”

"Yes." Fang Yan ran to the cabinet with small steps.

Tang Anxia instructed Yuhua to put away the nine-stringed piano again, and while walking towards the room, he told Aunt Li: "Your Highness has always been served by Aunt Yun, you just need to go and pass on the word, Princess Zheng will go to see you when she is ready, please rest for a while with tea first." ”

"Yes, the old slave understands." Aunt Li knew what Tang Anxia was saying, and warned her not to steal the limelight from Aunt Yun, so as not to add to her troubles.

Fang Yan took out a neatly stacked long gauze skirt, worried that it would be cold outside, so she found a light blue pleated jacket, draped it on Tang Anxia's shoulders, and smiled at the beautiful woman in the bronze mirror: "Princess Zheng is so good-looking, no wonder Your Highness only loves you." ”

Tang Anxia twisted the rouge and evenly smeared it on the pink lips and both sides of the cheeks, the whole person's temperament was a little brighter, and the delicate little mouth was slightly upturned: "Love comes from a momentary freshness, I want to last a long time, there is a lot of knowledge in it, and I am slowly comprehending the doorway."

But...... I believe in fate more, fate originates and dies, many times it is not controllable by man, it is already destined by God, the person who can accompany you to the end, fate has long been arranged. ”

Tang Anxia muttered to herself, she would never have imagined that Li Junqi, the man she loved so much in her life, would come from a completely unknown world. What is this not fate?

During the long night, when she couldn't sleep alone, she often thought about the seemingly accidental events in this world, soaked in the smell of fate. Sometimes, what you think is where you end up is just a transition. What you think of as a transition is actually a destination.

Some of the things that stop you in the dark are for the sake of today and tomorrow, and even for the long years to come, so that what really belongs to you will eventually belong to you. The struggle for fame and fortune, wealth and glory may not be the case, and it often depends on intrigue and continuous struggle.

However, emotional matters, marriage matters, sometimes are really unpredictable, make people laugh and make people sad, make people inadvertently love but can't, meet the right person, or meet the wrong person, or stumble and finally come together, as if fate has already been arranged.

Tang Anxia finished dressing up, wrapped in light makeup, and her eyebrows turned into very soft lines, adding a bit of coquettishness to her face, and the happy sample was as vivid as swaying petals, with red lips and teeth, red and white, which made people shine.

Fang Yan helped her out of the room and went around to the other corner of the courtyard, which was the main hall of the east hall.

At this moment, Li Junqi and Li Min are sitting on the main seat, Xixue is sitting on the official hat chair on the left, Ziyu is standing next to Li Junqi with a sword at his waist, Black Crow and Dahan are standing beside Li Min, and there are no other servants and maids in the hall, all of them are guarding outside the hall.

When Tang Anxia entered, the three of them were talking and laughing and drinking tea, and when they saw the woman who stepped into the threshold, everyone's eyes fell on her in unison. She was dressed up softly and delicately, her small mouth under her dignified nose was ruddy, her cheeks were shining with a breathtaking luster, her skin was delicate and delicate, and her demeanor revealed a fragrant scent.

"This is ......," Li Min's eyes flickered with surprise.

Li Junqi immediately stood up, took Tang Anxia's little hand, pulled her to the middle of the main hall, and proudly introduced: "This is the princess of Prince Wen's mansion." ”

Immediately afterwards, he raised his face towards Li Min: "This is the second prince, and the one next to him is the city lord of the western suburbs." ”

Tang Anxia saluted politely: "The concubines see the second prince and the city lord." ”

A touch of displeasure flashed on his snow-white cheeks, and when his deep eyes fell between the clasped hands of Li Junqi and Tang Anxia, his eyes sank suddenly, and he pursed his thin lips, as if he wanted to express something, but he weighed the pros and cons and chose to keep silent.

Li Min's handsome face was full of appreciation: "Prince Wen is so blessed, there is such a knowledgeable and beautiful princess!" ”

Li Junqi pulled Tang Anxia with a smile and asked her to sit on the official hat chair opposite Xixue, and replied: "The second prince will know when he returns to the palace that the queen mother has also chosen two concubines for you, and I heard that they are placed in Fengyi Palace. You have been on the border for many years, and you have never returned to the imperial city, and there is no bedroom for you in the palace, so the concubines of the second prince can only live with the queen mother temporarily. ”

"So what? This prince is not ...... Before getting the permission of his father, he also had to temporarily live in Fengyi Palace. And with the queen mother, the prince's heart is more down-to-earth after all. ”

Li Min said, glancing at Tang Anxia warily, and secretly felt in his heart that a female streamer should not stay here to listen to the three of them talking about the previous dynasty.

Li Junqi was as keen as an eagle to perceive Li Min's jealousy, so he held his hand and said: "Second prince, now that you have arrived in the imperial city safely, I believe that the other party has no way to start, the minister will personally follow you into the palace, meet the emperor and the queen's mother, and explain the ins and outs of the matter, what do you think?" ”

"That's very good." Li Min agreed, he got up and walked to Xi Xue's side, and patted him lightly on the shoulder, "Thank you for your hard work, you are the help of this prince, and you can't be known by the people of the palace." Say goodbye here, I don't know when we will meet again, you must take care of your body, the western suburbs is the second home of this prince, and if there is a need in the future, you can open your mouth, and this prince will definitely do his best. ”

Xi Xue's face was moved: "Yes, thank you to the second prince, the western suburbs will always be your solid backing!" Your subordinates' hearts will always support you! ”

"Okay." Li Min was reluctant to put his hand on Xixue's shoulder, and put it down for a long time.

After Li Junqi and Li Min left with their entourage, Tang Anxia called Aunt Yun: "This is a distinguished guest in the palace, the city lord brought by His Royal Highness personally, I implore Aunt Yun to take care of him, choose the best guest room in the east hall, and arrange the maidservant's meals properly." ”

Aunt Yun saw that Xi Xue's bearing was extraordinary, her body was dignified, and her appearance was dignified, so she knew that she was not an ordinary person, and immediately said respectfully: "City Lord, please wait a moment, the old slave has arranged it and will personally pick you up and take you to the guest room." ”

Xixue's tone was indifferent and calm: "Okay, I'm sorry to trouble my aunt." ”

After Aunt Yun left, there were only a few slaves and maids left in the main hall who were busy doing things, as well as Xixue and Tang Anxia.

"The city lord has a long way to go, and he is very tired, so he can rest in the palace for a few days." Tang Anxia's words were sincere, and the smile on his lips was gentle and calm.

Xi Xue's eyes that radiated like cold stars stared at Tang Anxia tightly, extremely unfriendly, her carefully crafted face was cold and indifferent, the curvature of the corners of her mouth gave people a sense of distant alienation, and his voice was as cold as ice in winter: "Prince Wen and Princess Zheng, the relationship seems to be very good, loving and loving, respecting each other like guests, right?" ”

Tang Anxia was suddenly stunned, what did Xixue mean by this?

"What the city lord said is extremely true, His Royal Highness is a man who is as gentle as water and strong as a mountain, and it is a blessing for a concubine to be able to marry him." Tang Anxia said softly, and the arc of happiness involuntarily bloomed on the side of her mouth.

Xi Xue's eyes were deeper and darker, his hand slowly clenched into a fist, and then, his palm slowly opened, and he took out an ivory folding fan from his sleeve, and shook it away, hiding a trace of hostility in the depths of his eyes.

"The lord of the city has always been alone, never know the taste of love, let alone understand the meaning of men and women, the father and mother of the family have repeatedly asked the lord of the city to marry as soon as possible, the media is marrying a woman he doesn't like, or looking for some concubines of high-ranking officials and nobles.

But the lord of this city doesn't follow their ideas, and faces heartless people all day long, unable to share the same bed and can't rely on each other. Living with someone you don't like, you get angry when you talk, you get angry when you see her shortcomings, you can't tolerate everything about her, you know her strengths, but you can't appreciate them, you know her benefits, you just can't go against your inner feelings.

That kind of life will be like years, and the lord of this city would rather grow old alone for the rest of his life than go through such miserable years. Until unintentionally, he met Prince Wen in the western suburbs of the city, he is talented, strong in martial arts, noble and prominent, and the ideas of the city lord often coincide, smart and clever, the city government is deep but upright, and his behavior is very similar to the city lord.

At that moment, the lord of this city suddenly realized a sentence - it is rare to meet a confidant in life, if you are lucky enough to meet a confidant and friend, you must cherish it. Perhaps, looking for and seeking, Prince Wen's encounter is the appearance of a confidant, and the lord of this city knows that we are all men, and we cannot do anything transgressive. But the lord of this city is willing to treat him as a brother who lives and dies together, and puts this unstable heart here with Prince Wen. ”

Tang Anxia's whole person was stunned!

She stared at the affectionate man in front of her in a daze, and felt speechless for a while, he ...... What he meant......

Tang Anxia couldn't imagine it, no wonder she always felt that Xixue was full of hostility towards her, and her eyes were mixed with a kind of anger and inexplicable jealousy!

"The meaning of the city lord, the concubine understands." Tang Anxia tried her best to keep herself calm, she was a person who had experienced strong winds and waves, and she had some experience in intrigues, so she must not show cowardice and undeserved shock like a woman who didn't know the world.

Xixue shook the ivory folding fan, as long as he wanted, a blow could pierce Tang Anxia's throat and kill her.

Therefore, Xixue just asked: What is the relationship between Tang Anxia and Prince Wen?

If they really love each other and Xi Xue kills Tang Anxia, they will inevitably be resented by Li Junqi. If they were married on the orders of the emperor, or because of the interests of the imperial power, Xixue would not hesitate to raise the sharp blade of the ivory folding fan.

gradually restrained the feelings in her heart, and said coldly: "I hope that Princess Zheng can cherish Prince Wen well, if you break his heart, the city lord will mercilessly ask for your life." ”

Tang Anxia sneered and said: "The city lord can rest assured that the concubines are wholeheartedly devoted to Prince Wen and swear to protect Prince Wen to the death." Whether he leaves me in the future or not, the concubine will not abandon him. ”

"I really envy you......" Xixue muttered, lowering her eyes, her long and thick eyelashes covering the look under her eyes.

Tang Anxia couldn't help but sigh: He is really a very beautiful man, and the feeling of beauty but not demon is somewhat similar to the eldest prince Li Mu.

The difference is that the eldest prince Li Mu yearns for the position of the Son of Heaven, and it is inevitable that he will be tainted with some worldly flavors. And Xixue would rather be lonely and miserable for a lifetime, and would not choose the life of her parents and the words of the matchmaker. He is a little more free, a little bohemian, and even more shocking.

Aunt Yun finished everything, hurriedly came in, and blessed herself: "City Lord, the old slave has been arranged, please come with the old slave." ”

"Okay." Xixue responded lightly, dressed in white, he walked with a gust of breeze, such as willows in spring, elegant and elegant, clothes seemed to be windless and automatic, poetic and elegant!

Looking at their distant backs, Fang Yan secretly pinched a cold sweat and sighed: "Princess Zheng, our Royal Highness is really likable!" There is a princess in the palace who is eyeing her, but I didn't expect that there are still people outside the palace who are worried about it, and the slave is really anxious for you. ”

Tang Anxia withdrew Yao Wang's gaze, his expression was slightly lonely, and a helpless smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "I haven't seen you for many days, Your Highness still loves my Highness, that's enough." I only hope that this affection can last a long time, I am afraid, I am afraid, one day His Royal Highness has changed, I have also changed, these precious feelings, I don't know where to go......"

"Your Highness will not! The slave believes in His Highness's character! Fang Yan whispered relief, but as soon as the words fell, she felt sad inexplicably, Ziyu, whom she loved deeply, was not so likable? Can she really marry Ziyu? Can Ziyu really love her forever? Even Fang Yan herself is not sure, how to appease her master!

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Palace.

The appearance of the second prince, Li Min, shocked almost everyone.

No one got the news that the second prince was going back to the palace, and even the queen didn't know that her son was coming back!

Stepping into the palace gate and walking on the stone steps, Li Min and Li Junqi bumped into the courtiers who had just left the early dynasty, including Prime Minister Longde.

"Weichen see the second prince!"

"Second Prince!? The second prince has grown so big, and his appearance has not changed as when he was a child! ”

"The second prince has returned to the palace!?"

The courtiers gave up their hands one by one, and did not forget to whisper a few words.

Li Min kept a dignified and polite smile on his face to everyone.

When he and Lund came face to face, Li Min's footsteps stopped.

Lund bowed his hand: "The old minister sees the second prince." ”

I'm afraid that he is the only one in the entire imperial city who knows that the second prince has returned to the palace, but he has to pretend not to know, otherwise the assassination will be exposed.

"Isn't the Prime Minister surprised to see this prince?" Li Minyan asked pointedly.

Longde looked directly at Li Min's inquiring gaze, his face did not change and his heart did not beat, and he replied in a loud voice: "The old minister is surprised, surprised that the second prince would return to the palace without permission?" I am not surprised, because the emperor has been unwell recently, and the news has spread, you are the prince, and it is normal to come back. ”

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