Chapter 111: The Road to Harmony
Xue Jiao suddenly looked back and looked at the door of the room, Xiao Wan's voice rang in her ears very crisply, a picture flashed in her mind, she thought about it for a while, walked over, stretched out her hand to open the door, the sky outside the door was not completely bright, Xiao Wan stood at the door, holding the toiletries in her hands, followed by several grandmothers sent from the palace, each holding makeup in her hand.
Xiao Wan saw Xue Jiao open the door, and looked at her face worriedly, although she looked a little pale, Xue Jiao still smiled and said, "Come in." ”
Sideways to let him in, and after the group came in, Xue Jiao said to Xiao Wan: "You go and invite your mother, just say that I have something to say." ”
Xiao Wan nodded silently, her eyebrows were full of worries for Xue Jiao, listening to Xue Jiao's words, she quickly put down the work in her hand, turned around and walked towards the door.
Xue Jiao saw Xiao Wan leaving, sat down in front of the dresser, through the dim copper mirror, Xue Jiao saw herself in the mirror clearly, she had never looked at herself so carefully, her fair skin had a sadness that did not match the truth, and she frowned slightly.
Smiling lightly, looking at the restrained faces of the grandmothers in the bronze mirror, Xue Jiao said, "Aren't you going to make up?" ”
The grandmothers who came back to their senses smiled awkwardly at Xue Jiao: "Isn't this Miss too beautiful...... The old slave's eyes are straight......"
What Mama said was the old way, Xue Jiao listened, and lowered her head shyly, "What did Mama say...... What about beauty? Since ancient times, there has been a lot of life, maybe it is from this......"
said, smiled bitterly, and laughed at himself: "Mama, let's dress up quickly, the imperial history of Nanxia should arrive later." ”
"Yike...... If the young lady doesn't care, the old slave will forget. He beckoned to a few grandmothers beside him: "Hurry up, hurry up and dress up the young lady...... Mali Point ......"
Xue Jiao sat upright, surrounded by bustling people from time to time, her hair was coiled high, and on her black and shiny hair like satin, there were crystal colored beads, and the grandmothers combed carefully, and their hands were neatly wrapped around Xue Jiao's hair, winding into a bundle of delicate sideburns.
Finally, she inserted the exquisitely carved flying phoenix hairpin, put on the phoenix crown that symbolized the identity of the princess, thin eyebrows, light makeup, and red lips tightly pursed, Xue Jiao stared at herself in the mirror, looking at her own changes every minute, fine makeup, snow-white skin, faint redness, Xue Jiao slowly got up.
Mama picked up the red wedding dress from the hands of the palace maid on one side, with wide sleeves, a tightened waist, and an extended hem that mopped the floor a meter long.
The wedding dress is embroidered with a faint pattern, and the bright yellow gold thread outlines a picture of a hundred flowers blooming.
Xue Jiao stood and looked at the wedding dress, this was not the first time, I didn't think that she would have to wear this wedding dress, but the person she married was still him after all.
Reaching out and touching the pattern on the wedding dress, the only difference is this pattern......
On the phoenix crown, the bead curtain that fell down covered Xue Jiao's expression, and the grandmothers watched Xue Jiao reach out and stroke the wedding dress, thinking that they liked it very much.
smiled and said: "Miss, you are really the most beautiful bride I have ever seen when you wear this wedding dress!" ”
The bride? Xue Jiao couldn't help but smile bitterly, there was a bride, just a concubine, "Mama, don't laugh......"
"Miss, the princess is here......" Far away, I heard Xiaowan's call.
Xue Jiao pondered for a moment and said to the surrounding grandmothers, "Let's all go down." ”
A few people nodded, saluted Xue Jiao, and when everyone retreated, Xiao Wan took Princess Yi's arm and walked in, Xue Jiao looked over, only to see that Princess Yi looked very bad, her eyes were a little red and swollen, her face was slightly pale, and her smile when she looked at her barely looked bitter.
As soon as Princess Yi entered the door, she stepped forward, held Xue Jiao's hands, and looked at her with raised eyes: "Xue Jiao......"
With a strong sense of reluctance, Xue Jiao understood very well, "Mother, Xue Jiao is very good, you don't have to worry." ”
Gave her a comforting smile, Princess Yi looked at it, and cried instantly, thinking that her Xuejiao was going to leave her and marry Nanxia, no matter how she said it, her heart was uncomfortable, and she would never see Xuejiao again, thinking about it, it seemed that there was a huge stone pressing on her heart, making her unable to breathe.
"Xuejiao, I don't know what to do for my mother? My mother is reluctant to let you go, thinking that you are leaving, my mother's heart seems to have been cut off a piece of meat, you have never left your mother's side since you were a child, but now you are going to marry Nanxia, how can you rest assured that your mother? ”
"Mother, don't say that, Xue Jiao will leave your side one day, it is impossible to let my mother protect me for the rest of my life, I will learn to protect myself and not let my mother be sad, so you have to take good care of yourself so as not to worry Xue Jiao."
I don't know if it's God's arrangement, or the trick of fate, always let her enjoy a short period of happiness after the deep into the abyss, this time she doesn't want to struggle, she just wants to attach her misfortune to him, those hatreds that were originally hidden by the shadow, quietly bloomed. So much so that the whole heart beats with it.
Princess Yi heard Xue Jiao say this, and she didn't know what to say, suddenly, she hugged Xue Jiao tightly into her arms, and murmured: "My Xue Jiao has grown up, you must protect yourself well, the palace is a place of right and wrong, remember, you must be cautious, don't put yourself in danger, endure the calm for a while, take a step back and open the sky, if you can, my mother would rather you never approach the emperor of the Southern Xia Kingdom for the rest of your life, so that you will not be on the cusp......"
Gently hugging Princess Yi's body, Xue Jiao nodded, agreed, and told herself not to cry and not to cry, but her eyes were still moistened, she blinked, and her eyes couldn't help but catch a glimpse of Xiao Wan, who was already twitching and crying on the side, her brows were tangled.
After leaving Princess Yi's arms, Xue Jiao walked over, gently pulled Xiao Wan's hands with both hands, looked at her, and said after thinking: "Xiao Wan, stay and take good care of your mother, okay?" ”
Xiao Wan immediately glared at her eyes and choked up, "Miss...... You...... What did you say? ”
"Stay and take care of my mother for me, just for my ......"
"No" Xiao Wan looked at Xue Jiao very firmly: "Where Miss goes, Xiao Wan has to follow, I can't let that Miss stay alone in Nanxia." ”
"Xiaowan, I understand your intentions, and I also know your thoughts, but Nanxia has always been a place of right and wrong, not to mention that it is still in the palace, I don't want anyone around me to face danger, so I will ask you and promise me."
"Miss ......" Faced with this Xuejiao's request, Xiaowan looked at her with a tangled face, understanding that Xuejiao was worried that she would burden her, but she didn't care at all. "I don't care...... Just be there for you. ”
"But I care......" Xue Jiao blurted out without thinking, Ruo'er in her previous life had made her understand a lot, she couldn't let anyone have a bargaining chip to threaten her.
Xue Jiao turned around and looked at Princess Yi: "Mother, let Xiaowan stay and take good care of you, and let her take care of you in my place during my absence." ”
Princess Yi thought that she understood what Xue Jiao meant, so she finally nodded and said to Xiao Wan: "Xiao Wan just stay." ”
Xue Jiao finally smiled with relief, and at this moment, the sound of gongs and drums outside the door and the sound of suona entered Xue Jiao's eardrums.
She suddenly looked up and looked out the door, time passed so quickly, a hurried footstep approached, and there was a knock on the door.
"Princess, the sedan chair has arrived, and the prince asked the slaves and maids to help the young lady go out."
Princess Yi looked at Xue Jiao, tightened the handkerchief in her hand, and said, "Come in." ”
Xue Jiaodi's heart sank, and she should come back.
The door was pushed open, and a few maids came in, walked in front of Xue Jiao, and reached out to help Xue Jiao's arm, just like that, Xue Jiaowan followed them out of this place where she had lived for a year.
Princess Yi looked at the direction where Xue Jiao left, her heart seemed to be pinched, and she looked into the distance with teary eyes, she didn't dare to step forward to send her off, because she was afraid, afraid of what she would do?
Xiao Wan held her, her face was already full of tears, and she choked up and said to Princess Yi: "Princess...... Later...... Will it never be ...... again? I'll never see Miss again......"
Princess Yi's tears fell, yes, she will never see her again, her lifelong daughter left her like this, Xue Jiao, the treasure in her heart, left like this.
Suddenly, a dizzy darkness slowly hit her thoughts, closed her eyes, and fell weakly into Xiao Wan's arms, which frightened Xiao Wan......
Xue Jiao stepped out of Yiwang's Mansion, the outside world did not belong to her after all, through the headscarf, she saw a pair of black boots standing in front of her, and only heard the voice of one person: "Nanfeng, welcome the princess to the sedan chair." ”
Nanfeng? Xue Jiao frowned, she hadn't heard anyone, but this voice was very familiar, as if she had heard it.
But through the headscarf, Xue Jiao could only see the man's capable black official mansion at most.
When stepping into the sedan chair, Xue Jiao felt that the light in front of her was slowly covered, she raised her hand, gently lifted the headscarf, the sedan chair slowly rose, she listened to the hustle and bustle around her, beating gongs and drums......
The group began to move forward, and Xue Jiao found that her heart was getting more and more painful.
looked down at the Xia Phi and laughed at himself, the smile was accompanied by a hint of bitterness......
I don't know how long the team has been moving forward, Xue Jiao's clearly bumpy sedan chair really makes her uncomfortable, and the sound of gongs and drums in front of her is still beating.
Suddenly, Nan Feng's voice came from the side: "Princess, the road is far away, it's not early now, let's stay at the inn at the front gate for the time being, I don't know what the princess wants?" ”
Xue Jiao was slightly stunned, the guest house?
Seeing that Xue Jiao didn't answer, Nan Feng thought that Xue Jiao had any opinions, so he spoke again: "If the princess is unwilling, we can continue to move forward." ”
"It's okay, everyone is tired, let's stay at the guest house."
Xue Jiao's voice seemed a little graceful, crisp like a lark, Nan Feng's heart trembled, looking at the sedan chair, separated by a layer of curtains, although it was not clear to see, but listening to its voice, you can know that this woman is very unique......