Under the eaves of the corridor, the sound of the yellow orioles is pleasant, the drizzle is scattered softly outside the pavilion, and between the sky and clouds, the woman in the green shirt who is independent of the peony in the pavilion gently beckons to the man who comes with the umbrella, and the bright and plain colors rush together, hitting the deepest pain in Ji Erlan's heart. She hid behind the vermilion red pillar and watched Hong Yan walk towards Tang Nian step by step.

That year, nineteen-year-old Ji Erlan knew that what her husband was hiding in her heart was this woman.

Tang Nian, looking forward to the moonlight, his eyes always seemed to be filled with moonlight, and when his eyes flowed, Yuehua also turned endlessly. But with such a pair of eyes, they like the bustling peony very much. Hong Yan searched for and cherished xenomorphs for her, and she never got tired of it. Tang Nian said: "Brother Yan, I want to live in such splendid joy forever. ”

Hong Yan stared deeply, an ambitious smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and replied, "I will accompany you." ”

There was a muffled thunder in his ears, and Ji Erlan sat up from the bed suddenly: "Hong Yan......"

The scene in the dream disappeared in an instant like a torrential rain falling on the earth. In the flash of thunder, there was a figure standing faintly in the doorway. Ji Erlan subconsciously touched the bone knife, and asked in a low voice through the heavy curtains: "Who!" ”

"I thought you didn't want to marry him, it seems that I was nosy."

The low and magnetic voice turned out to be Yang Zheng. Ji Erlan breathed a sigh of relief: "No...... I just had a nightmare. ”

That kind of dream was indeed a nightmare for her.

"What dream?"

Ji Erlan looked at Yang Zheng who was standing at the door in a bit of confusion, but he didn't expect him to ask, and he didn't know how to speak for a while, and the two fell silent unconsciously.

There were a few more thunders, and the torrential rain suddenly fell from the canopy, just like the day she was reborn by the river, leaving no room for anything, as if to wash away all the filth between the heavens and the earth. Ji Erlan got up and put on his coat, walked out of the curtain and lit the candle, and spoke first: "After this rain, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and everything grows. ”

Yang Wei walked to the table and sat down, watched her gently pluck the wick, and asked, "Why don't you leave a girl on duty at night?" ”

"When I sleep, I'm not used to people around. What's more, if someone wants to kill me, it's also a trouble to rob my girl first. Ji Erlan's mind gradually relaxed, and said with a smile: "Why is the prince here?" ”

The two hadn't seen each other for a month, and Ji Erlan seemed to have grown a little taller. Yang Zhen carefully looked at her complexion, and did not see any fatigue, and then said: "This trip has worked hard for you, I didn't expect you to really be able to bring Wansheng Dao people back, and make him obedient." ”

"This old man is very cunning, don't look at his obedient appearance with a smile on the surface, once there is no threat, he will definitely slip away." Ji Erlan chuckled lightly and asked again: "I don't know, the secret letter left by Ting Lan has made progress?" ”

Yang Zhen lowered his eyes and said, "Er Lan, don't worry about this matter anymore. ”

Ji Erlan was stunned, this was the first time Yang Zhen had directly called her name. "It seems that the prince has seen the contents of the secret letter."

"Hmm." Yang Zhen replied in a deep voice: "Some things should only be drowned by the torrent of years, and they should not be mentioned again." ”

Ji Erlan looked at Yang Zhen in surprise: "Isn't the prince going to pursue your mother's affairs anymore?" ”

"I shouldn't have brought it up again, but she's my mother, and I'll look it up. It's just that I don't want you to get involved anymore. ”

When Ji Erlan heard his words, he just fell silent, did not respond, and did not refute. Of course, she knew the horror of the court and temple, whether it was the emperor who was high above, or the ministers who were in front of the saddle and behind the horse, all of them were terrible. When Yang Zheng said this, he must have learned something from the secret letter, and he was so jealous that he let her quit for the sake of her safety.

But Yang Zheng thought that she could get out, but she knew that she had already fallen into the mud from her previous life.

Ji Erlan lifted the teapot, and the tea in it was made by Twilight before going to bed, and it was still warm at this time. She arrived at two teas and pushed one of them in front of Yang Zhen. said: "Since the prince doesn't want me to ask about Concubine Su again, I won't ask." ”

There seemed to be a sense of loss in Yang Zhen's eyes, but then that trace of emotion gradually calmed down. He picked up the tea, didn't pick any of it, drank it lightly, and nodded, "That's the best." ”

Ji Erlan laughed slowly, and said, "But, I also have something to do." Don't see me as a backhouse woman, such a dull day of marrying and having children will not belong to me. ”

Yang Zhen took a deep breath and said, "I have never regarded you as an ordinary woman, and it is precisely because of this that I want you to be free." ”

Ji Erlan was stunned, such heartfelt words made an emotion in her heart slowly condense and seep into her blood. "What is freedom? How can I feel comfortable? It is nothing more than to see whether the human heart can be free from the shackles, if the heart is cold and hard like shackles, no matter where you are, it is impossible to transcend the three thousand afflictions. ”

Yang Zhen looked straight at the floating buds and leaves in the teacup, and said: "It turns out that the secret in your heart is so deep-rooted, deep into the bone marrow and body, and has become a shackle. ”

Ji Erlan snorted slightly: "The prince is a transparent person who can understand what I say." ”

Yang Zhen raised his eyes and looked directly at the girl in front of him, and under the light of the candle flame, Ji Erlan's already terrifying eyes were reflected with purple and gold light, which was shocking. He groaned and spoke, briefly said a few noteworthy things in Beijing recently, and then mentioned the person who had just dreamed of Ji Erlan.

"Hong Yan has only one scholar by his side, and there are only a few classmates in his daily interactions, and there are no suspicious people to interact with."

"Hong Yan is very cautious and will not easily expose flaws to give people opportunities." Ji Erlan didn't tell Yang Zhen about the speculation about the 'spies', because she couldn't explain to him where the speculations came from at this time. Fortunately, the other party thought that she was just exploring her own background.

Seeing her nodding absentmindedly, Yang Zheng intuitively felt that there must be a bond between Hong Yan and her, but he didn't ask, only said, "You rest early." ”

Ji Erlan got up to send him off, picked up an oil-paper umbrella from the wall and handed it to him, Yang Zhen naturally reached out to take it and left.

By the time the figure disappeared from the courtyard, Ji Erlan had no sleep. She sat in the cloister, letting the rain fly sideways and wet the hem of her skirt. In the dream, Tang Nianqiao smiled and said, "Brother Yan, I want to live in such splendid joy forever." ”

Ji Erlan's gaze gradually cooled, so Hong Yan handed her lotus hairpin to Tang Nian, taking away her splendid joy.

I don't know how long I sat there, but the sky was slightly bright, the rain stopped, and the air was cold and refreshing after the spring rain. Soft footsteps sounded from behind him, and Ji Erlan heard a voice say, "Girl? Why are you here? ”

After traveling on the Shangyuan Festival, Tang Nian became close to Ji Erlan, and his words and deeds adhered to Ji Erlan's preferences, meticulous and measured. At this time, I saw Ji Erlan sitting alone under the porch, the corners of her skirt were wet, and she hurried over to ask.

Ji Erlan turned around and saw Tang Nian's face full of humility and concern. This look, which gradually coincided with the hypocritical contempt she often showed in her previous life, made Ji Erlan feel extremely hateful. "Go down!"

Tang Nian stretched out his hands and was about to help Ji Erlan, when he was stunned when he heard this. Ji Erlan is not a good type, but he rarely shows a fierce appearance on weekdays, what's wrong? By the time she came to her senses, the other party had already gotten up and walked past her to the door.

Tang Nian withdrew her hand, her face stiffened, a look of humiliation appeared, and hatred trembled slightly and poured out of her eyes. At this moment, Ji Erlan turned around abruptly and stared coldly into her eyes. Tang Nian couldn't restrain his expression for a while, and his beautiful face twitched twice.

"Get on your knees!"

Tang Nian trembled and slowly knelt in the corridor, lowering her eyelashes heavily, her clammy and cold breath soaking her completely. Seeing that she didn't dare to argue, Ji Erlan sneered and went back to the inner room. The more forbearance you have, the more vicious your plot becomes.

"Why is the girl's clothes wet?" Yuexi has always gotten up early to practice swords with Ji Erlan, and she was very surprised to see Tang Nian kneeling under the porch. When she entered the house, she saw that Ji Erlan's face was gloomy and terrible, and Yuexi didn't dare to ask any more, so she hurriedly came over and clumsily sorted out her dress.

Ji Erlan purified his face and said, "Briefly tidy up, I'm going to go to the outer study." ”

Yuexi hurriedly agreed, glanced at Tang Nian who was kneeling outside suspiciously, and followed Ji Erlan out of the room.

Ji Chenglin was busy with official business, and he hadn't gone back to the backyard to rest for a long time, so he rebuilt a comfortable soft couch in the study. At this time, he had just wiped his face with water, and then he listened to Li Ye's cautious report outside: "Master, the second girl is here." ”

Ji Chenglin felt that Li Ye's tone was a little wrong, and was about to ask, but the door had been pushed open from the outside. Although Ji Erlan's face was calm, his eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of ice ballast. Ji Chenglin was slightly stunned when he saw this: "What's wrong?" ”

"Moon, you're guarding the door." Ji Erlan commanded and strode into the study.

I don't know when Ji Chenglin's attitude towards Ji Erlan changed. He is not a stupid person, others can find out what happened in Nu Luo'an back then, and he can naturally do it too. Although he didn't find out, as a person concerned, after several guesses, he also thought of some vague shadows.

Ji Chenglin is extremely smart and cunning, and he didn't say anything, and he never even asked Ji Erlan to test the matter. He knew very well in his heart that a daughter who could help her rise to prominence was much more important than a daughter who was born deficient and died. If it is broken, it may be necessary to break the peace at this time and force Ji Erlan away.

He did not immediately accept Hong Yan's proposal, and devoted himself to his busy official duties in accordance with the will of King Du, taking the opportunity to delay this family matter, also because he was not sure who Ji Erlan was, whether it was a blessing or a curse, and whether he was willing to marry Hong Yan.

"Er Lan thanked his father for not agreeing to Hong Yan's proposal immediately."