The emperor didn't look too far and called two eunuchs to send the eldest princess back. The eldest princess got out of bed and said, "No, I can walk back by myself." The emperor looked at her suspiciously, but the eldest princess pointed to Xiaohua and said, "Is the emperor afraid that the eldest princess will escape?" ”

So the emperor went to the court, and Xiaohua followed the eldest princess and slowly walked towards the side palace.

The emperor's bedroom is not close to the side palace, and the scenery is very good. It was early autumn, the east was cloudy, the moon was still hanging in the west, and the sky was as blue as a lake. The eldest princess only wore a single robe, with nothing underneath, wide sleeves, hunting with the wind, and had the illusion of returning with the wind. Xiaohua hurried a few steps to her side, she looked down at Xiaohua, her lips were very light, but there was a little smile in her dark eyes.

It's like there's something jolly.

Xiaohua was confused, and she walked in front of Xiaohua again. Such a refreshing morning breeze, stepping barefoot on the dew among the grass, and the sound of birds and birds chirping gracefully all the way, is indeed a happy thing.

Back in the side palace courtyard, the second princess stood at the door, looking coldly at them one after the other, coming in. I didn't see her for a few days, she was very thin, and her hair was disheveled, like a ghost in the daytime. Princess Celestia walked up to her and whispered to her sister.

The second princess entered the house and sat on the bed without saying a word. Xiaohua stood at the door and looked, there was only one bed in the room, and a low couch was set up in the corner. The eldest princess walked to the couch, and the second princess pointed to a basket of steamed buns on the table and asked, "What's going on?" The eldest princess said: "It was sent by Xiaorou and given it to us as dinner, why didn't you eat it?" The second princess said: "How dare I eat something from an unknown source?" The eldest princess sighed: "Now that you know where you are coming, just eat one to fill your stomach." But the second princess asked, "Why don't you eat? Aren't you hungry all night?" The eldest princess turned her back but undressed, "I'm too hungry, and now I just want to sleep, and I don't want to eat anything." ”

She took off her single robe, completely naked, went to the kettle in the corner of the room to get some water, and wiped it casually into the quilt on the couch. The second princess got up and walked to the couch, condescendingly, and asked slowly, "Have you succumbed to him?" The eldest princess had already closed her eyes and was stunned: "What?" The second princess squatted down and looked at her levelly, but her eyes were about to erupt with fire, "Do you give in to him?"

The eldest princess frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" "You lied to me!" The second princess said angrily, "If you hadn't given in, would he have let you walk back like this?"

The eldest princess paused, "I told you a long time ago that you can't please her blindly being strong, but you won't listen." The emperor has a bad temperament, and the stronger you are, the more he wants to humiliate you. The second princess seemed to be humiliated and furious, "Don't I understand? But I refuse to bow my head to him! Didn't the fox promise us to take us away?

The eldest princess took one look at her, got up and walked out, and returned to the emperor's bedchamber. When the emperor saw her returning, he asked, "Why are you here again?" The eldest princess smiled and said, "I quarreled with my sister, and I have been bothered that Your Majesty has taken me in for a few days." ”

His Majesty raised his eyebrows and said nothing, as if acquiescing to her living here.

When I woke up from a nap that day, the eldest princess was alone in the palace. She sat on the bed and looked around blankly, "What time is it, why is it so bright outside?" Xiaohua bit the corner of her clothes with some excitement under the bed, she glanced at Xiaohua with a smile, and put on her clothes and went to the ground.

It turned out to be snowing, the first snow of the year.

The eldest princess stood at the window and watched for a while, bowed her head and smiled at Xiaohua and said, "Let's go out." When she went outside, a maidservant stepped forward to wrap her in a large coat, plugged the stove, and packed up before leaving the temple.

The snow had been falling since last night, and now it had stopped, and it was covered in snow outside. The emperor is not in the dormitory, and the eunuch maid has the courage to laugh and play, and it is rare that she does not annoy people.

Princess Celestia sat in the pavilion, the lake had not yet frozen, and the fish in the pool had long since disappeared. Seeing that her neck was still a little cold, Xiaohua approached and buried her feet under her abdomen. She smiled gratefully and gently stroked the tip of Xiaohua's ear. Xiaohua looked up, but saw her staring at the snow in the trees, "It always snows in the winter of the Chu Kingdom, and it is white. On the day of the mother's death, it also snowed heavily. She seemed to be talking to herself, and suddenly lowered her head and smiled at Xiaohua, "It's always nothing good when it snows. ”

The state of Chu is located north of the Changhe River, and it snows for two or three months of the year. She lost her mother at a young age, and lived in the deep palace like a year, is she also as lonely as winter, cold and lonely as snow? She only had a cold face on her face, and she couldn't see any expression.

Seeing her appearance, Xiaohua couldn't help but think of her former self. When it snows, maybe something good will happen. Xiaohua wanted to comfort her so much, but even if Xiaohua was a human, she couldn't say a word of comfort.

So he threw himself on her legs, straightened up, put his front paws on her shoulders, the soft hairs on his face brushed her cheeks, and his head went around the back of her neck, almost like a hug. "Fox?" Celestia said in surprise, but she still reached out to hug Xiaohua's forelimbs. Xiaohua remained motionless, knowing how not to crush her, but she heard her suddenly sigh, "It's starting to snow again." After a long time, he said slowly: "It's always warmer here." ”

Her warm breath brushed the fine hairs around Xiaohua's ears, and Xiaohua thought she was probably smiling.

Later, Xiaohua recalled that day, when she looked up at the sky, her beard brushed her sideburns, and small snowflakes fell in the sky. On a snowy day, something good happened.

Princess Celestia stood alone in the pavilion for a while, looking a little dazed. Then, she walked out of the pavilion, and Xiaohua followed behind her.

She didn't go back to the dormitory, nor did she go to the imperial study, but walked to the side palace. The courtyard was still dilapidated, she squeaked and pushed the door open, the house was empty, and I don't know where the second princess had gone. She walked to the edge of the bed, sat on the shriveled and stiff quilt, and whispered to herself: "Kill the emperor and the dog thief, and restore my Chu country...... One or two say this, in the eyes of others, should I do this?" she laughed at herself, bent down and touched Xiaohua's head, "Fox fox, or do you live more freely, you are in the mountains and forests, why are you willing to stay in the palace?"

Xiaohua changed her human form and said, "It's naturally okay not to listen to them." The second princess and you have a bad relationship, and the emperor has lost interest in her now, so he will probably not do anything to her again. Your wish can be fulfilled. ”

The eldest princess was a little stunned, and said, "But what should I do?" Xiaohua thought for a while and said, "In a few days, it will be the day of hunting, and the emperor has favored you recently, so he will definitely take you with him." ”