The city of Jingzhou is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the city is majestic, the mountains are in the south, the water is in the north, the four seasons are like spring, the climate is humid, and it has always been a treasure land of feng shui.

Green Lake is located in the northern foothills of Jingzhou City, the area is equal to three imperial cities, and the middle is separated into two small lakes in the north and south by a long white jade arch bridge. The South Lake is slightly close to the city, bustling with people coming and going, lively all year round, and there is an endless stream of tourists; The North Lake is closer to the outside of the city, its upper porch pavilion is high, the flying pillar is majestic, and the two sides are isolated by the carved fence of the coil, which is the exclusive entry and exit of the royal family and nobles.

A gorgeous gilded cloud boat sailed out from Yingyuan Palace, slowly turned into the north of the green lake, today there is more heaven and beauty, the season of late summer and early autumn, cool and pleasant.

On the deck of the corridor on the upper deck of the cloud boat, Xiu opened the bead curtain and walked out. After the white gauze skirt swayed, it wrapped her graceful figure; The plain ribbon tied a plump hair into a falling bun, and the whole person's clothes fluttered like a fairy in the sky.

Just her back is enough to turn all beings upside down.

Yesterday in Yingyuan Palace, she didn't answer the last question asked by King Mu. The reason for abiding by it for many years, and even accepting the chastity archway, is naturally because of cloud words. But when King Mu thought it was related to Shen Yu, she subconsciously kept silent, wanting to create an illusion for him.

And the benefits of this illusion are, first, that King Mu can care about the relationship between Shen Yu and himself, and use Shen Yu more and be less suspicious; The second is that if these words reach Nie Peixiao's ears, they will definitely make him retreat.

But today's banquet invitation, she finally came, as the head of the Yun family, she couldn't refuse the invitation of King Chengjun, not to mention that the regent of the palace passed the word on her behalf.

Presumably, Nie Peixiao also pinched this point and knew that she had to come.

The breeze on the lake is slow, and I look out of the porthole, only to feel that the scenery is extraordinarily beautiful, and it is not an exaggeration to see that it is a fairyland on earth. It's just that she doesn't know that in the eyes of outsiders, a beauty like her is also a glimpse of it, and it seems that she can forget the past.

Across the sky of Chenghu Lake flying through the water curtain, Nie Peixiao looked at it fixedly, he hadn't seen it for a while, and his expression was even more cold, and his eyes were also empty. Her face is stunning and has a kind of soul-stirring beauty, and at this moment, her clothes are fluttering, like Ling Bo treading water, and her posture is beautiful.

This side of the space was quiet for a while, and the hustle and bustle on the lake receded far away, and she was the only one left in Nie Peixiao's eyes.

"Last year, His Royal Highness came to Yanlan City to announce the decree, and it was also this season." Izuku said lightly: "It's just that there is too much rain in Yanlan City, and it will enter the rainy season in autumn, which is not better than the sunny sky in Jingzhou, which is pleasant." ”

"The heart is happy or upset, not because of the city weather, but for the people in the heart. If the two are happy, even in a bitter cold place, it is pleasant; If you can't ask for it, even a prosperous place can't make people happy. Nie Peixiao couldn't help but say this when she saw that Xiu was gossiping for no reason, and there was no sentence on the topic.

Izuku glanced at him lightly, echoed and smiled: "Your Highness is right, so although Yanlan City is rainy all year round, it is not as prosperous and lively as Jingzhou, but the concubine still likes it." She paused for a moment and continued: "It's just because that's the place where my husband is buried." ”

Standing opposite to each other, staring at each other, the partial sweetheart speaks ruthlessly, leaving no trace of reverie for himself. Nie Peixiao was also used to it, smiled and took out the jade flute and said, "Two years ago, I have always taken this jade flute with my wife to give me. In fact, when I invited my wife to visit today, I also had selfish intentions and wanted to really play a song with my wife...... I wonder if Madame is willing? ”

Izumi lowered his eyes and caught a glimpse of the jade flute held by his slender fingers, and he refused for a moment: "The concubine has not stroked the qin for many years, and her fingers are stiff, but she is still not smiling and generous." ”

Nie Peixiao's eyes flashed with disappointment, and a slight scar appeared under her eyes: "Does Madam have to refuse people thousands of miles away?" ”

"A concubine who is a widow is not in line with etiquette when he shows his face. What's more, Your Highness, you are a noble man, and you shouldn't have much to do with the concubine, a widow who is stained with copper stench. "Izuku made up her mind, this time it must make Nie Peixiao die.

Hearing this, Nie Peixiao didn't force it anymore, only lowered her eyes and looked at the jade flute in her hand, a hint of self-deprecation floated on her lips, and she changed the topic and said, "Then I'll talk to my wife about business." ”

"Business?" Out of Xiu didn't know what else to talk about between himself and Nie Peixiao, so he looked at it puzzled and asked with his eyes.

"Shen Zifeng." Nie Peixiao spat out the name with thin lips. He admitted that this excuse was very clumsy and despicable, in fact, he didn't want to mention Shen Yu in front of Izumi, but if I didn't mention it, Izuku didn't seem to want to talk to him, and there was no more to talk about between them.

Sure enough, when he heard Shen Yu's name, his expression froze, and his face revealed a little displeasure: "What does Your Highness want to say?" She remembered again the sentence that King Mu asked yesterday in Yingyuan Palace - "Because of Shen Yu?" ”

Nie Peixiao saw that Xiu had this question, and she didn't dodge, but said: "Madame probably doesn't know that Zifeng is now under my command, and although this will is under the seventh brother, it is also begged for by me." ”

Izuku was indeed a little surprised, and then slowly burst into an unpredictable smile: "And then? What does Your Highness want? ”

"I know that Madame is very concerned about this sister-in-law, and I hereby promise Madame that as long as I am one day, I will be able to keep my son safe and sound." He paused, and then deliberately said, "This time, I'm for Madame." ”

At this moment, Nie Peixiao's words were indeed for the sake of Xiu, and she also sincerely wanted to protect Shen Yu. But he really didn't expect that one day he would make a prophecy and ask him to fulfill this promise.

The world is treacherous, and no one can predict the final outcome, and this is the wonder of fate. Of course, that's an afterthought.

Hearing Nie Peixiao offer to protect Shen Yu, Izumi sighed helplessly: "Your Highness, why bother, the concubine remembers that she once said that you don't have to worry about Shen Yu's affairs." ”

"I also told my wife to ask her to give me a chance. Didn't Madame listen to it either? Nie Peixiao looked at the water from afar, and let the gentle breeze blow the hem of his clothes: "Individuals have their own idiots, and individuals also have their own attachments." I have made this pledge for my wife, not to ask her to owe me a favor or anything in return. I just hope Madame will face my heart......"

"Your Highness, why do you ...... it" Izuxiu had to refuse again: "The daughters in the world are charming and beautiful, and there are not a few people who are good at the piano, and I am really not worthy of ...... as a widow."

"But I just happened to meet Madame." Nie Peixiao sighed bitterly: "Why didn't other women play the piano to impress me, but let me hear the sound of Madame's piano?" Why didn't I meet other women three times or twice, but I reunited with my wife unexpectedly? It's all fate. ”

"That's also fate." Izumi sighed again: "Since His Royal Highness regards the concubine as a bosom friend, he should also understand that the bosom friend cannot be forced." ”

"It is precisely because soulmates are hard to find that they are even more rare." Nie Peixiao hurriedly confessed: "I didn't force it, I wanted to open the golden stone with sincerity." ”

He looked down at the faint scar on the back of his left hand, and once again apologized for the abruptness of the night: "I know that I used to be to Madame...... How offended, but I'm really anxious, if I don't let you know, I will end up lovesick for the rest of my life. It didn't taste good. ”

What he wants to forget, he has been working hard for it all this time, but every time he wants to forget, the consequence is that the lovesickness is deeper and more tormenting. If it weren't for this fate, why would God let him meet her? A few years ago, Han Chu, a few years later, Mrs. Xiu, she was the only one who went around and around.

Nie Peixiao asked herself if the heart she had handed over was so sincere, but in exchange it was ignored again and again; His persistence was frozen in every moment he saw her, but the other party always refused coldly.

Who likes has nothing to do with identity. If he had been in love with a widow, he would have died long ago. He only hated the other party for not understanding ......

The day is getting higher, the light and heat are getting hotter, and Izuku squinted his eyes slightly, and looked up, this beautiful mountain and clear water is full of clouds, and his every word and expression is still so clear after many years.

Someone once loved her so far, someone once made her love so much, and she has no regrets in this life.

Thinking of Yun Ci, there were some tears faintly in the eyes of Izumi, and the lake breeze blew and disappeared immediately: "If His Highness has to talk about this topic every time he meets the concubine, then the concubine has to avoid His Highness...... I beg your Highness to let the boat sail back. ”

She was still running away from him, Nie Peixiao's well-defined hand suddenly tightened, holding the jade flute in her hand tightly, not daring to continue to confess, for fear of arousing Xiu's disgust again. He stood facing the wind and replied, "Okay, sail back." However, the ship has traveled far, and I am afraid that it will take another hour to return to Jingzhou City. ”

"It doesn't matter." Izuku lowered his eyes. Nie Peixiao had no choice but to signal Feng Fei to pass the order and turn around this unusually gorgeous and colorful cloud boat.

"Since Madame doesn't want to play the piano, why don't you listen to me play a solo song? I don't know when I will see you again this time. Nie Peixiao concealed this sentence, in fact, he had already made up his mind, and when the seventh brother Mu Wang ascended the throne this winter, he asked the seventh brother to point his fiefdom to Fangzhou.

At most, next year, he will be able to go to Fangzhou to find her, and from then on he will live in Yanlan City for a long time, and he will have enough time to pursue her. Therefore, he was not demanding about this meeting, and it was really unexpected that Izumi could agree to come to Cuihu to see him.

Nie Peixiao remembered that he had made bold remarks in the past, saying that it was difficult for women in the world to see, how could he have thought that one day he would be deeply immersed in love, humbled and tormented for a woman who could not be asked.

The love is not heavy, and the wife is not born. Eventually, he too fell into it, and it was difficult to get rid of it.