Chapter Ninety-One: Repeating the Old Trick
The most lively and sensational time in Qingyin Hall was when Wei Sa came back with Princess Xianyue in person after the last farewell banquet, since Xianyue was named the future quasi-third princess, Wei Sa has never been here, she is like a good-looking puppet that has been labeled, just an ornament.
Princess Xianyue sat on the gum in a daze, she looked at her carved wooden bed, the exotic style in this palace city made her look very different, as if drawing an invisible gap with the outside world, separating the distance. His fingers greedily touched his bed, and he gently pressed his head against the snow-white velvet blanket. It still seems to have his breath on it.
He ...... that night
At the banquet, he was obviously drunk, and he couldn't even open his eyes, but before the banquet was over, he hugged himself, and his arrogant posture and the strong smell of alcohol on his body made the man's sexiness more real. She still remembered how embarrassed she pressed her head tightly to his chest, listening to the sound of vibrations coming from inside, and her heart inexplicably sped up.
They left under the ambiguous gaze of the palace maids and harem ladies, and she was ready to give herself to him, after all, this evil and dashing man would soon be her husband. She had to admit that she was suddenly a little grateful to her father, she once thought that she was just a commodity to be traded for the survival of her own family, but at that moment she finally realized that goods can also enjoy the right to love.
When he hugged her, gently, very gently, she was very satisfied, most of the men in the Central Plains were gentle and considerate, compared to the wolf-like men on the grassland, they were even more rare. On the way back to the Qingyin Hall from the banquet, he didn't say a word, she snuggled into his arms and looked at him carefully.
He is indeed an extremely handsome man, and he always has such a casual look in the corners of his eyes, but when he looks closely, he seems to be a noble and natural domineering. When looking up from below, he was pursing his lips, the thin and sexy corners of his mouth slightly outlined a curved curve, sensing that someone was looking at him, he lowered his face slightly, just as his pair of beautiful eyes fell on her sight, her girlish heart that had been frozen for a long time finally completely collapsed in this eye, so that a fairy-like man would become her husband, although she and he had no intersection before, although they were thousands of miles apart, at that moment, Xianyue knew that she herself had made a most sincere thank you to Allah.
It's just that...... After entering the Qingyin Palace, her fiery heart gradually cooled down.
Things didn't go as expected, back to her dormitory, after Wei Sa carried her to the bedside, he gently put her down, he crossed his arms above her, looking down at her, Xianyue saw that there was pity, desire, and depth in his eyes, and she almost subconsciously stretched out her arms to hook his neck.
The wind blew in the room, and the lilac veil flew up, adding to the ambiguity, and the veil brushed between him and hers. When the veil blew away from her face, she could see the expression on the man's face, tangled and hesitant. He let go of his hand, stroked her hair and rolled over to get out of bed, and despite his gentle hand, String Moon felt pain, probably from disappointment, and her heart, which was about to jump out, fell back to its place.
As a woman, she has a unique intuition, she understands what the last look in Wei Sa's eyes is, it is an unspeakable helplessness wrapped in a coat of love, but not for her. That night, which seemed peachy and happy to outsiders, she slept on the big bed in the temple, while he sat all night with his back to her in a wooden chair.
She gradually withdrew her hand stroking the mattress, her palms were already cold, why would he do that to himself? How did he manage to restrain himself in that drunken and hazy situation? String Moon took off her veil and wondered in the mirror, is it because she is not beautiful? No, she is very beautiful, the warriors of the steppe are fascinated by her beauty, he is a man, of course he can see it. String Moon suddenly didn't understand, was it because she didn't invite him at that time?
Suddenly a little annoyed, she lay on the somewhat messy velvet blanket that she had been caressed by herself. In the morning, she vaguely heard the whispered conversation of the maids, which seemed to be about Xiliang, and then Martha came in and told her that the Eagle King, who had been going to parade around, had been attacked and seriously injured.
Eagle King Wei Lie? Her eyes flashed with pleasure, she had heard her father mention this person, it was he who led the troops to break through the defense line of the warriors more than ten years ago, so that Xiliang had to accept the excessive conditions offered by the Great Qi Kingdom, and the national strength was also getting worse. Fortunately, the elder brother and his father adopted the strategy of Taoguang and obscurity, secretly developing animal husbandry and commerce, but these are far from enough, Xiliang wants not only gold and silver but also his own strong army, and it is precisely in order not to let the Great Qi Kingdom detect Xiliang's recovery, so his father reluctantly sent her out as a tribute.
This news should be beneficial to her, the biggest threat is gone, and the loving father will definitely negotiate with the king of the Great Qi Kingdom to take him back. She would have been ecstatic if it had happened a month ago, but ...... Now she is only sad and sad.
When I went back, I never saw him again...... will not become the happy woman who will stay with him all her life.
The moon lowered her eyes, tears wetting the blanket under her hands.
When Wei Cheng took care of the miscellaneous matters in his hand and arrived at the Qingyin Palace, it was already noon, and the palace maids of the Qingyin Hall were passing the meal, and they all saluted when they saw him coming. Someone went in to tell Princess Xianyue, and the maid Martha came out first.
"Your Highness, the princess is changing her clothes, please wait." Martha placed her right hand on her chest and bowed deeply.
Wei Cheng smiled kindly, "How is the princess doing lately?" ”
Martha stared at the ground and replied, "The princess has recovered. ”
"The princess is a precious body, she must be blessed by the gods, and she recovered quickly." Wei Cheng echoed and said, at this time, as soon as the door opened, Xianyue also came out to greet her with the support of the palace maid, Martha saw her come out, walked over quickly, took her from Bi Tao's hand, helped her more steadily, and looked at the man who suddenly appeared in the courtyard with a wary face.
Wei Cheng turned a blind eye to their gaze, and the friendly Chao Xianyue smiled, he knew that Xianyue could understand Chinese, "This king is here to visit the princess, I don't know if the princess plans to entertain this king with mare's milk wine or grape wine?" ”
He asked very domineeringly, and didn't give Xianyue any other choice, she should have let him in out of politeness. Xianyue nodded and saluted him like Martha, "Your Highness, please." "Her voice is very soft and nice. Wei Cheng slowly changed to a smile, and her nod seemed to him to be the first compromise.
"If you're not used to mare's milk wine, just prepare some tea. The King and Her Royal Highness the Princess have something to say. He sat down and said to Martha, it was clear that he didn't want her to be there. Martha looked at Xianyue a little hesitantly, Xianyue was slightly stunned, not knowing what this highness was going to say to herself.
Martha saw the princess hesitating, and was thinking of saying an excuse to fool her, but Wei Cheng didn't give her this opportunity, her eyelids lowered, and she said lightly, "It's about the Third Highness." ”
Xianyue's eyes lit up, and her chin nodded slightly, signaling Martha to step back.
She didn't forget to close the door for them when she left, and Xianyue turned her face to look at him, "What does Your Highness want to say?" ”
Wei Cheng laughed, he admired her straightforwardness, "It's really worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the third brother, it's refreshing enough." Xianyue's face blushed slightly behind the veil, and the third brother's daughter-in-law sounded very useful, and it also meant that Wei Cheng, the eldest brother, had accepted himself, and Xianyue's good impression of this man suddenly improved a lot.
"Oh, that's it." He patted his leg and looked very casual, "A few days ago, my father pointed out the marriage of the third brother, and this king, the eldest brother, also prepared a generous gift early, and planned to give it to the ...... But now the king wants to ask the princess, is this gift still given away by the king? ”
Xianyue's expression moved, pretending to be puzzled, and asked rhetorically, "Why did Your Highness say that?" ”
"Hehe, even if this king asks the princess's heart for my third brother who is still leading troops in Lingnan." He swept over String Moon's beautiful face, not letting go of any of her expressions.
Xianyue bowed her head and said nothing, she lowered her head because she didn't want him to see the shock in her heart, she was confused by Wei Cheng's words just now, he was Wei Sa's eldest brother, so would this sentence be what he asked Wei Cheng to convey? If that's the case, isn't it a kind of retention for yourself? She clutched her gauze skirt, not knowing how to answer.
"Say a few thoughtful words, princess, have you ever heard of a saying in the Central Plains that it is easy to get a priceless treasure and a lover is rare?" Wei Cheng watched her gradually raise her head and continued, "It means that no matter how valuable a baby is, it is not as good as a loving and righteous husband, women have to marry and teach children all their lives, this custom is the same in the Central Plains and Xiliang." ”
"Think about it, King Xiliang is a monarch who sees the situation clearly, he can dedicate the princess to Daqi today, and he may be dedicated to other countries tomorrow, although King Xiliang loves the princess, but he is also a king, to look at the overall situation, this kind of words must have been familiar to the princess before she got married, right?" He accentuated the tone of the second half of the sentence, and sure enough, he saw that Xianyue's face turned a little paler.
At that time, my father was ...... That's exactly what it says. He even wanted her to be proud of it, because she was alone in exchange for a healthy life for the people on the grassland, and should she be proud of it? They are all happily living on the grassland, but she has to leave her hometown to marry a man she has never met, is it fair?
The unwilling anger in his heart surged up again, Wei Cheng's words are very reasonable, there will be a second time with the first time, she has always been in the eyes of her father is a piece of ware that can be exchanged at will, thinking so, his reluctant words when he left seemed to have turned into a kind of hypocrisy and treachery.