Chapter 66: The Eldest Princess's Entrustment
In the midnight room, a woman leaned over the table, as if she had fallen asleep.
A row of Beihai night pearls will shine the whole house on the translucent table full of exquisite dishes, the back of the exquisite wine pot is engraved with a few dragons flying in the clouds, two delicate wine glasses are placed in the distance, Xia Qingyi was hesitating to leave, when she heard a lazy voice that woke up tossing and turning.
"Qing'er come and pull, sit down, and accompany the palace to have a good drink tonight."
Before she wanted to take the steps of the inner room, she had to turn back, Xia Qingyi looked at the middle-aged "girl" who was nearly forty years old in front of her with a smile, and sighed that the years really treated her well. If it weren't for the rush and flight for several days, the woman's face would be slightly tired, and there would be no trace of old age in this world-class face.
But now that it has been the first time I have seen this aunt, my face is really too haggard.
"How? Qing'er can't drink or is she unwilling to have two drinks with my old woman? β
Xia Qingyi only cared about her own thoughts, but she didn't want to provoke the eldest princess, who was unhappy in her heart.
"No, no, no. Don't misunderstand, my niece just wanted to see you for the first time, and your domineering temperament and demeanor really impressed Qing'erγγγγγγ β
As soon as Xia Qingyi mentioned it, Chu Jiaren couldn't help but recall the scene where she forced him to make a move and test her despite the thirty-seven twenty-one.
It is really like the sun and the moon, and time is like an arrow!
"Qing'er is really good, very good!" Chu Jiaren suddenly pulled Xia Qingyi's weak and boneless hand and stroked it back and forth. But the gaze unconsciously fell into the distance.
"Let's tell Qing'er a story, Qing'er is willing to listen to this palace's nagging, huh!?"
nodded obediently, Xia Qingyi still understands what it means to know current affairs for so many years. She stretched out her other hand, supported her head, and waited for the eldest princess to speak expectantly with her big eyes as smart as a fan.
"Once upon a time, there was a royal princess who was told from a young age that she was destined by heaven and was thrown into the deep mountains and valleys for her cultivation. is just to fight for her mother country in the future, but she has a senior brother who grew up with her since she was a child in that paradise. They ate and enjoyed together, practiced Gu art together, and when the princess found out that she had a deep love for her senior brother, she was told that her faction must not be moved, otherwise she would be restrained by her own heavenly restraint. β
Speaking of this, the eldest princess suddenly paused, picked up the wine jug, and poured three glasses in a row before continuing.
Their master also discovered the apprentice's feelings, forced the princess to hide her emotions with her brother's life, and pushed her into the Valley of Trials to practice. Fortunately, she met her lifelong friend in the valley, and accompanied her through all kinds of hardships before she was able to break out of the valley. But the sky has no eyes, and her good sister is her mortal enemy. So she and her best friend agreed that they would not attack each other until the two of them were left in the end. β
After a few more glasses of spirits, Xia Qingyi couldn't bear it, and pulled her to continue pouring wine. Chu Jiaren smiled bitterly. Raised his hand and brushed her forehead and said.
"But because of what happened to them in the valley, a few months after leaving the valley, an enemy country launched a war against the princess's home country, the princess was unwilling to combine with the Gu spirit because she was affectionate to her senior brother, but she couldn't meet the enemy soldiers in the city, and it was her best friend who went out of the city for her in danger. Although the enemy army was repelled in that battle, the girlfriend was also seriously injured and counterattacked. The poor girlfriend still has an unborn child in her belly, and the princess thought of using the Gu spirit of her home country to renew her best friend's life to save her unborn child, but in the end, somehow, the best friend still couldn't make it to the end, and the elders of the best friend family begged to take the princess's best friend back to her hometown for burial. The princess thought that this life would not be able to make up for the friendship between her best friend's mother and son, but God was merciful again, and seventeen years later, she actually let the princess meet her best friend's daughter, Qing'er, do you know who the child in the mouth of this palace is? β
Xia Qingyi was so stunned that she looked at the eldest princess with a blank expression.
"Isn't it γγγγγγ?"
"Yes, Qingyi, you are the daughter of the best friend of the palace That day, you walked out from behind the screen in a peach pink long-sleeved squirming shirt, and the palace recognized it, she liked to wear the apricot embroidered half-arm snow jacket the most, and the waist was not tied with a pink peony ribbon, or the garnet red belt, and the dress was full of South China Sea pearls, and the orange-red mandala flower pleated skirt Those dense rose crystals and tiger clear stones, she loved these strange broken stones, and said that embedded in the clothes, just like the stars in the starry sky, And this palace is the crescent moon, she is what she wants to be with this palace forever. β
The crystal tears slid down her face with the smile, Xia Qingyi felt a little distressed in her heart inexplicably, and she held the action of the eldest princess wanting to lick the wine again, and said naturally.
"Auntie, you're drunk, don't drink it, you hurt your body if you drink too much, will your niece accompany you tomorrow?"
Chu Jiaren pushed away her blocking hand and shook her head lightly.
"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, how many years have you not been drunk, Qing'er, do you know how much this palace hates itself!? But this palace can't fall, Nanchu can't live without this palace, this palace is the dignified eldest princess of Nanchu, the sixth generation of Gu Spirit descendants of the Poison Gu Sect! β
"Hahahaha!" The woman's shrill laughter echoed through the night sky.
"Senior aunt, don't be like this, rest early, Qing'er will help you to bed, tomorrow, tomorrow we'll talk about it, okay?"
Looking at the eldest princess who couldn't tell whether she was really drunk or crazy, Xia Qingyi was a little overwhelmed, and the amount of information tonight was so large that she wanted to go back and sleep well before she could digest it.
It's so TM shocking!!!!!
"No, Qing'er, this palace is not drunk, this palace will not regret having a sister like your mother in this life, but if you let this palace choose again, this palace will not let her sisters die on the battlefield for themselves, it is this palace that has harmed your mother, this palace is sorry for youγγγγγγ"
Chu Jiaren hugged Xia Qingyi tightly and cried silently, how many years, how many years has the eldest princess hid from the high, this guilt and self-blame, there is nowhere to vent. Because of his extravagant desire for a hopeless love, he killed his best friend and almost lost the survival of his mother country.
Suddenly, the sobbing eldest princess pushed away Xia Qingyi, who was originally hugging, solemnly held the other party's shoulder, and forced her to meet her eyes, mottled tears covered her face, but there was no trace of shyness.
"Qing'er, promise this palace, don't be emotional to men, promise this palace, don't be emotional to men before winning the battle of the Gu King, you need to know that men in this world are all unkind, they will only affect your determination to play Gu and the speed of your shot, promise this palace!"
This......?
A vague figure flashed in Xia Qingyi's mind, and it disappeared in just a moment.
"Well, okay, senior aunt, Qing'er agrees." Coaxed Chu Jiaren's body like a child and patted it gently.
"Also, you need to remember to guard against someone!"