I appeared in front of King Mu as fast as I could, and the moment I looked at him, I had mixed feelings in my heart, and I even felt the urge to cry.

He finally came.

I took a half-step back and saluted him.

In his opinion, there was no one else around, but I suddenly became so polite, he thought I was angry, so he immediately explained: "I went to meet the emperor today, it was for the incident you said, and after returning to my palace, I learned that you sent someone to look for me, so I came late and made you wait for a long time." ”

"Where is the prince, the slave and maid should wait for you, you can sit down, I will help you make tea." I replied politely.

I was a little panicked in my heart, King Mu didn't know that there was a third person here, and Zheng Muxin didn't know that I had another layer of affection with King Mu, I was really afraid that there would be some unexpected forks in this matter, and in the end it would make everyone uncomfortable.

Fortunately, King Mu just looked at me, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he didn't continue to ask anything.

I made the tea and brought it to him: "Lord Wang, please use tea." ”

He took it with both hands, and his eyes looked at me intently.

The moment his fingertips touched mine, my heartstrings shuddered, and I looked away and withdrew my hand.

He took a few sips of tea and asked, "You came to me just for tea?" ”

"Of course not." I answered immediately.

"That's ......"

"Play the piano ......" I pointed to the pear blossoms above my head: "There are also flower viewing!" ”

The corners of his mouth hooked up a smile, very shallow, faint and beautiful, he pondered for a moment, and only said, "Good idea." ”

He stretched out his slender fingers and stroked the strings, as if feeling the texture of the instrument.

He was wearing a dark purple robe today, lined with a crow blue placket, and a circle of ink-colored sleeves on his wrist, which made his hands white and delicate.

He flicked his fingertips, and the beautiful piano sound slowly flowed out from between his fingers, and every note seemed to have spirituality, hovering and wandering on the branches of the pear blossoms, which was thrillingly beautiful and dreamlike.

The petals of the flower fell like snowflakes, on the light tea, on his elegant shoulders, on the trembling strings......

Like the sound of the piano, the handsome and unparalleled face, I was fascinated by it, and it was not until he finished playing and stood up that I woke up.

"Lord Wang......" I immediately stopped him, I was afraid that he would leave, because in addition to me, there was a more infatuated Zheng Muxin who had been waiting for him for so long.

"These two screens are special." As he spoke, he walked towards one of them, and it was the one where Zheng Muxin was hiding!!

It's okay to be far away, it's hard to keep from being discovered by him when I get closer, so I hurriedly caught up with him and said to him on the side: "What's so special about this, if the prince likes it, the slave will personally prepare a few ...... for you."

"Thank you very much." He said yes, but his steps were not affected in the slightest, and his legs were extremely long, and he didn't take a few steps to come to the screen.

"This peony is painted vividly, and the other side is the same?" He asked, looking at the peony diagram above.

"Same, same!" I immediately turned to his right and blocked the way, lest he take a big stride to the back of the screen.

He looked at it for a while, and then walked to the left again, muttering: "Not only the peony picture, but also this junction is wonderful......

There was a buzzing sound in my head, and I quickly rushed over to block the joint, Zheng Muxin looked at him from the gap in this joint, I can't imagine what the effect of two people's eyes on the one will be.

I jumped up and startled him, and he looked at me with some surprise.

I sneered and said, "Lord, no matter how beautiful this peony is, it's fake, why don't you go and see the pear blossoms?" I pointed behind him, "Over there." ”

He looked at me without moving, the expression on his face seemed to be smiling, as if he was looking at me, and as if he was contemplating something through me, in short, his gaze at this time was like an unfathomable pool, which was incomprehensible.

I was a little panicked: "Lord Wang......"

He suddenly turned his gaze, his gaze lowered slightly, looking at the white falling flowers, his expression instantly became gloomy, he was silent for a moment, and said:

"I don't believe that the water branch is weak, and the moon dew teaches the laurel leaf fragrance.

Straight lovesickness is useless, and melancholy is madness. ”

When I heard this, my heart suddenly felt like it was pierced by countless thorns, and it hurt slightly.

The general meaning of these two poems is that the weak water chestnut branch is torn by the storm, but the fragrant and beautiful laurel leaves are not moistened by the moon dew to make them fragrant. Even if lovesickness is completely useless, you might as well hold on to infatuation and melancholy for life.

This poem is sad and helpless, and it is so suitable for Zheng Muxin.

After he recited these lines of poetry with a blank expression, he turned his head to look at me after a while, and said: "There is still something in the palace, I have to take the first step, thank you for this kindness today." ”

And when I watched him leave like this, I always felt that something was wrong.

I didn't have time to think about it, after confirming that he was leaving, I hurriedly came to the back of the peony screen, wanting to send Zheng Muxin back to the palace immediately, her body is the most important thing.

And the moment I saw her, I couldn't help but be shocked, I saw her covering her mouth with one hand, crying with tears all over her face, and her weak body trembling slightly, like a flower butterfly trembling in the cold wind.

"Mother's ......"

At this time, she doesn't look like a rich daughter, let alone a queen, just a frustrated little girl, which makes people want to hug her and comfort her, but my identity doesn't allow it.

"He knows I'm here...... He knew...... "She couldn't stop crying."

I'm actually a little skeptical, because King Mu's performance just now was too strange, but I can't understand how he knows, my actions just now are quite timely, and he can't see it.

Seeing her body trembling under the trench coat, I said anxiously: "Niangniang, the slave will send you back to the palace." ”

As if she didn't hear my words, she let her tears flow silently, her eyes were cold and desperate: "Why can I only marry the emperor...... Why can it only be ...... like this"

Why can she only marry the emperor...... Of course, the emperor here does not refer to Zhou Wei as a person, but to this title.

I can't help but torture this era, why can't she marry the one she loves, why does she have to be bullied and can't die well?

After I sent Zheng Muxin back to the palace, I walked alone on the empty palace road, and the warm breeze in the spring actually blew a chill in my heart.

Actually, I know that the answer to that question is not, because she is just a victim of power, and no one cares whether she is happy or not!

As soon as I turned the corner of the Lama Temple, I saw a person standing alone in the lakeside pavilion not far away, wearing a purple robe, and his long placket swayed gently in the wind.

I had a premonition that he was waiting for me. So I walked briskly over it.

Soon, he noticed me, and his eyes fell on me, watching me as I approached.

I climbed up to the pavilion and asked, "Isn't there something going on in the palace?" ”

He didn't answer my question, but smiled meaningfully: "How can this not be polite?" He turned and sat down on the stone bench.

I was slightly stunned and replied, "The slave has forgotten." ”

"Oh?" He leaned forward to me and continued, "How did you suddenly remember that?" ”

I looked away and replied, "The prince has never cared about these red tapes, slaves and maids are used to being casual, and they salute when they remember, and they won't care if they forget you, right?" ”

I looked at him tentatively again, and he looked directly at me. His expression was clear, as if he had seen everything, and I was very uncertain.

"I like it when you are casual in front of me......"

As he spoke, he suddenly grabbed my hand and pulled it in his direction, and I was defenseless and spun around in an instant, and when I was supported again, I was sitting on one of his laps!

When I raised my eyes, his face was close at hand, those eyes were engraved, delicate and charming, and my dull face was reflected in the dark pupils.

"Lord Wang!" I reacted and immediately wanted to escape, if I was bumped into by someone else, then I could die.

But he put his arm around my waist so that I couldn't move, looked into my eyes and said clearly, "But I don't like you to lie to me at will." ”

"I didn't!" I looked at him with a resolute tone and a righteous expression.

But he still looked at me calmly and tepidly, and this kind of look seemed to be bland, but it seemed to have great magic power when used by him.

After a few seconds, I disarmed and surrendered, dejected, "How do you know? ”

He smiled faintly and said, "Guess." ”

I was a little anxious: "You are scolding me? ”

He shook his head: "It's not ...... either"

I asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"At that time, I knew by looking at your appearance that there must have been someone else present, although I don't know who it was, but it was not difficult to guess where he was hiding, and then I got closer to the screen, and the closer I walked, the more faintly I smelled a smell of herbs, and I thought, I have already guessed who it is."

I was a little speechless, so I said, he is a rich and noble prince, he has never seen anything, how can he be interested in an ordinary peony screen.

I got off his lap and took a few steps forward in thought, turning my head to look at him, "You always knew what she wanted?" ”

He looked at me for a few seconds, then slowly turned his gaze away, landing on the windswept lake outside the gazebo, and did not speak for a long time.

I'm sure he must have known, or he wouldn't have guessed her so accurately.

Since he didn't want to say, I didn't ask again, and it wasn't necessarily a good thing to be thorough about a lot of things.

The atmosphere fell silent, save for the occasional chirping of birds on the branches.

I don't know when he has walked up to me and let out a slight sigh: "Fish swim in lakes and seas, birds inhabit mountains and forests, everyone in this world has their own lives, and others ...... Be at one's wits' end. ”

When he said this, I saw a deep sadness and powerlessness in his eyes.

Indeed, Zheng Muxin is a bargaining chip for power, no matter who she has in her heart, she can only marry the emperor, this is her tragedy.

And what about King Mu in front of me? He has the talent to govern the country and the people, and has the bearing of the world, but unfortunately he can only be an idle prince, watching Zhou Wei every day or doing wrong!

"What about you? Will you accept your fate? I asked, looking up into his eyes.

I didn't think he would answer, but what I didn't expect was that I could clearly see that he shook his head, and so firmly.

His lips slowly closed, and he said, "Not for power, not for wealth, just to be able to marry the person I want to marry." ”

Every word fell heavily on my heart, stirring up a wave of heat and enveloping me tightly. And he looked at me like this, his eyes as deep as the night, and with a stoic persistence.

It was this look in my eyes that made me feel like I had no regrets in my life for the first time.