Jinlan?

Ah Cha chewed the name slowly in his mouth.

The name is a good name, but I was trapped in this deep palace, and even my own name was submerged, so I could only call it by a title.

It's sad and lamentable.

"Jinlan, I hope you can think about it again."

Ah Cha also put away the self-proclaimed self-profess, and said sincerely.

Jinlan did not perfunctory her, but replied after silence.

"I'll think about it."

said that it was consideration, but in fact, she was also very hesitant, and what she couldn't get over in her heart was that hurdle.

She has been in the palace for so many years, and she herself doesn't like the freedom outside the palace.

But if she takes that step, how will she explain it to her sweetheart?

Ah Cha naturally saw her hesitation, knowing that she still needed some time.

"Jinlan, we've been talking for so long, it's time to call the eldest princess in for a cup of hot tea."

Hearing the eldest princess's name again, Jinlan was visibly stunned.

It had not been many years since she and the eldest princess had sat face to face and drank tea again.

Since that incident, they haven't sat together in peace.

In fact, when she heard the voice of the eldest princess in the palace today, she was in a trance.

She was hesitant, not knowing whether she should see the eldest princess again.

But in the end, the complicated feelings for her long-time friend still made her bring the eldest princess to the palace.

It was a choice on the spur of the moment.

But if she wants to drink tea with the eldest princess now, she really doesn't know how to face the eldest princess.

At the beginning, the eldest princess treated her like that without saying a word, she had many questions in her heart, but none of them could ask.

"Goddess, I think...... I won't see her. ”

After Jinlan hesitated to say this, tears gushed out of her eyes.

"Goddess, it's inconvenient for me to see any more guests, so please come back another day."

was suddenly ordered to be evicted, and Ah Cha knew why, but still looked at her steadily.

"Jinlan, do you really want to see her?"

But what responded to her was Jinlan's more firm shaking his head and a little affirmation.

"Yes, I will invite the goddess to come alone another day, don't let her come again."

Ah Cha was shocked and couldn't help but raise her voice.

"Jinlan, you ......"

"Goddess, I have made up my mind, and I won't see her next time she comes."

Jinlan wiped away her tears and looked into the distance.

"The goddess, please come back."

Alas.

Ah Cha sighed silently in his heart, and he was also a little overwhelmed.

This pair of former friends, why is it so difficult to make trouble now.

Ah Cha wanted to persuade her again, but when she thought that she was an outsider after all, she stopped talking.

"Okay, then I'll go first with the eldest princess."

Now for Jinlan, it is better to have some time to calm down and think about it.

"Hmm."

Ah Cha pushed open the door of the tea room, and when he raised his eyes, he saw the dazzling sunlight on the horizon.

She looked back and saw that the sunlight was shining through the cracks in the room, and even more on Jinlan's body, gilding these with a faint golden light.

At this moment, Jinlan looks like even if she is sad, she has an indescribable leisure.

People can see at a glance that she doesn't belong to this deep palace.

Ah Cha instantly understood, this was also one of the eldest princess's handiwork.

The eldest princess has grown up in the deep palace since she was a child, and even when she becomes an adult, she is bound by the rules and regulations of the world.

Jinlan is different.

Jinlan is a bird that grows freely in the vast world, and his heart is also far away.

If the bird is one day put in a gorgeous cage, the best thing it can have is to live alone and comfortable without being manipulated.

It seems that the eldest princess really has such a secret between Jinlan and Jinlan.

Ah Cha bowed slightly to her and strode out of the palace.

The eldest princess was already waiting for her on the palace road.

Seeing Ah Cha approaching, the eldest princess opened her mouth without the slightest hesitation.

"She probably won't see me again, so let's leave."

Ah Cha paused and looked at her deeply several times.

"Have you really decided?"

The regret and sadness that flashed in the eldest princess's eyes were seen in her eyes, so she asked such a question.

She knew that with the degree to which these two people were reluctant to take the initiative to speak to each other, she was afraid that it would be difficult for them to talk about things in this life.

The authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear.

Ah Cha felt that it was still necessary to create a little opportunity for them.

"Comrade Eldest Princess, Jinlan has told me everything between you just now, including the truth about her entering the palace and what happened after she entered the palace."

"But she still refused to help us fool the emperor, so you see......"

In fact, there is also an element of gambling in it.

She wasn't sure if it was the weight of Jinlan's former friend's secret in the eldest princess's heart or the weight of bringing down the Dog Emperor to create a new world.

The former is the eldest princess's private feelings, and the latter is about the people of the world.

She didn't know how the eldest princess would choose.

Sure enough, her words made the eldest princess silent for a long time, and after raising her eyes and looking at the palace door, the eldest princess still opened her mouth.

"Since she's told you everything, I'll tell you why I did that in the first place."

"Actually, I'm the sweetheart who met her, a young general of the Southern Barbarian Clan."

"You also know that the young man is high-spirited, galloping wildly, and has the friendship of childhood sweethearts, and Jinlan's relationship with him is very strong."

"Every time I see it, I am envious."

"But we all know that Jinlan is the holy daughter of the Southern Barbarian Clan, and she will definitely be sacrificed when she is eighteen years old, and she will definitely lose her life."

"So at the beginning, I thought that the queen mother would summon Jinlan into the palace to be my female official, which was the only way I could come up with to save her life at that time."

"But why was she summoned into the palace by a holy order to be a concubine?"

Ah Cha helped Jinlan ask the questions he had asked for many years.

The eldest princess raised her eyes and looked at her deeply, smiling sadly.

"Yes, why did Jinlan become a concubine?"

"It's just because just as the edict was about to be issued, I received the news of the young general's death."

"Along with the news of the death came the entrustment of the young general."

"He knows that I am Jinlan's best friend, and he also knows that I am the daughter of the Queen Mother and the emperor's sister, and he can protect Jinlan."

"So he begged me to keep Jinlan secretive about his death for him."

"It also allows me to protect Jinlan's life, so that Jinlan will never return to the wolf-like clan of the Southern Barbarian Clan for the rest of his life."

"He just lost his life because of the infighting of the Southern Barbarian Clan, and he knows too well that even if Jinlan becomes a female official, he will eventually return to the Southern Barbarian Clan."

"So he finally begged me to find a way to keep Jinlan in the palace forever."

The eldest princess's words stopped, but Ah Cha understood the meaning of her words.

"So you agreed, did you choose to let Jinlan be the concubine of the Dog Emperor?"

"yes, that's what I did."

The eldest princess raised her head sharply and raised her voice, as if she was deliberately speaking in front of the palace gate.

"Later, I went to the imperial brother and said that I had found a beauty for him and asked him to order him to stay in the palace."

"After that, I deliberately didn't see Jinlan again, and stimulated her at the palace banquet and asked her to rush to question me."

"Then, I took a group of palace concubines to humiliate her fiercely, trampling her self-esteem under her feet."

"Sure enough, she was really disappointed in me, and she closed the palace gate and never saw anyone again."

Speaking of this, the eldest princess was already a little choked.

But Ah Cha knows that these are not the whole truth of the matter.

"Then why is Jinlan retained by the Dog Emperor all the time, and even can live in this palace and live a prosperous life?"

This palace and paradise of hidden places of refuge are the best proof of this.

Ah Cha would never believe that he would do this just because the Dog Emperor was concerned about Jinlan's appearance.

There are thousands of women in the world, the emperor is the most ruthless, and the dog emperor will never break his principles for the sake of a tribute girl of the Southern Barbarian Clan.

But the Dog Emperor can't do this, but the eldest princess can.

"Comrade Eldest Princess, if I'm not mistaken, these are all things that you exchanged with the Dog Emperor with conditions."

Seeing that she was reluctant to answer her question, Ah Cha directly expressed her conjecture.

"The Dog Emperor must have ordered you to sacrifice something, and then in exchange for it, he ordered Jinlan to enter the palace, and even cooperated with you to make Jinlan fall out of favor and be trapped in this deep palace alone."

"Because in your opinion, if you keep Jinlan in the palace forever, she will have no chance to return to the Southern Barbarian Clan, and her life will never be in danger."

Seeing that Ah Cha had guessed this step, the eldest princess felt that there was nothing to hide.

"Yes, I made an exchange with the Dog Emperor."

"I will marry the general and exchange for him the largest military power in the whole country, and he will make Jinlan a concubine."

"One thing for one thing is a no-loss deal, and at that time, the Dog Emperor had the intention to take back the military power, if I followed his wishes, I could still save the general's life."

"Sacrificing one of me can be exchanged for the lives of two, which is not a loss."

The eldest princess seemed to speak indifferently, but Ah Cha heard the sourness in her words.

The Dog Emperor's abacus is also playing really well.

Since ancient times, the eldest princess's concubine is not allowed to hold real power in the court, once the eldest princess marries, regardless of whether the general is willing or not, the military power will definitely be handed over.

What's more, after taking back the military power, he can have many beauties in his harem that he can play with, and the dog emperor has no reason not to agree.

The eldest princess was still young, but she sacrificed her life's happiness for her friends.

Just as she thought of this, the door of the vermilion palace opened again.

"Bang-"

This time the voice was heavier and more urgent than the previous one.

It was Jinlan who opened the palace gate with red and swollen eyes.

"Why would you sacrifice your life's happiness for me?"

This is a question, but also a relief between friends for many years.

She never thought that behind her ability to live in the palace in peace was the sacrifice of the eldest princess.

"Jin Ronghua, you are too worried, this palace is not sacrificing a lifetime of happiness for you."

The eldest princess stared closely into her eyes and said word by word: "I just wanted to save the general who served the country and the people, and at the same time, I saved you by the way." ”

Typical hard-mouthed and soft-hearted.

Ah Cha was very helpless when he heard it.

How could the eldest princess not do this specifically for Jinlan.

It's all come to this point, the dusty past has been unraveled, as long as they talk to each other again, they can be reconciled as before, so why bother like this.

"Comrade eldest princess, don't be hard-mouthed, let's talk about it."

"Good life said? Bengu doesn't think there's anything to talk to her about? ”

The eldest princess pursed the corners of her lips after a taunt, and walked away without looking back.

No, to put it more appropriately, it's almost running.

Ah Cha didn't miss the crystal tears hanging from the corners of the eldest princess's eyes.

She believed that Jinlan had seen it too.

The eldest princess is already far away, and it would not be good for her to stay here any longer.

"Jinlan, you have heard the things behind that past today, I hope you can still think about it."

"You're best friends and you can make sacrifices for each other, so what's the point you can't say?"

"I still need to chase her, so I left first."

Ah Cha's words made Jinlan stunned for a few seconds before he responded.

"Okay, I'll think about it."

What they didn't know was that after they both left, Jinlan was stunned for a long time in the direction where the eldest princess was going.

Of course, the current Ah Cha wants to catch up with the eldest princess as soon as possible.

The eldest princess walked too fast, and she didn't speak at all, and after returning to the pavilion, she left the imperial garden straight away, and walked until she got into the carriage at the palace gate.

It's all on the carriage, and Ah Cha endured all the way and still asked.

"Comrade Eldest Princess, since you have already told these truths hidden behind the past, why do you hide from her?"

"I didn't hide from her." The eldest princess saw that her eyes were on her clothes and said very quietly, "I just don't know how to face her." ”

"I did exchange with the Dog Emperor in exchange for her position and freedom, but she will still be trapped in the palace forever, but she is a person who loves freedom very much."

"We haven't seen each other in so many years, and after she knows the truth about how she has been trapped in the palace for so many years, I'm not sure if she still wants to see me, if she will hate me."

The eldest princess laughed to herself.

"I made a decision for her future life without authorization, and deliberately insulted her, it was already my fault, and I didn't have the face to meet her."

Hearing the eldest princess say this, Ah Cha couldn't agree at all.

"Comrade Eldest Princess, you just temporarily changed your mind at the beginning, and chose a path that you think can protect her life, and even sacrificed your marriage for her."

"It's true that you decided her future life for her without authorization, and even you insulted her first, but you did it for a reason, not intentionally."

"Now that she knows the truth of the matter, why don't you sit down and talk to her?"

"Let's talk?" The eldest princess shook her head, "She doesn't necessarily want to see me again." ”

Ah Cha found out, and the eldest princess was extremely unconfident in what she had done.

From the subconscious, the decision he made for Jinlan hurt Jinlan's life, and he pulled himself into a huge guilt.

"If you don't see her, how do you know if she will blame you?"

The eldest princess didn't speak, but just looked at the street beyond the carriage.

"Maybe, I'll see her again when I have a chance."

What a chance.

Ah Cha understands the eldest princess too well.

said that there was a chance, but he just retreated and didn't know how to answer, and he was ready to numb himself all the time.

However, she also knew very well that in fact, the eldest princess also wanted to see Jinlan again.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for the eldest princess to take her to see Jinlan today, and even more so, knowing that Jinlan would hear their conversation, she told the truth of the matter in front of Jinlan's palace gate.

Putting these together, it's just that the eldest princess has lost some courage, she wants to see her former friend again, and she doesn't want to face Jinlan.

Looks like we'll have to find a chance to see them again.

I didn't expect this opportunity to be after the cherry blossom viewing feast.

This time, after the eldest princess Achaye returned from the palace, she did not deal with other things, but devoted herself to the flower viewing banquet.

No matter how you look at it, the flower viewing banquet is the first priority they have to deal with at present.

Fortunately, their efforts were not in vain, and the flower-viewing banquet started as scheduled.

Early in the morning, the eldest princess greeted the lady and the prince who came to the banquet in front of the mansion.

Yes, none of the men who participated in the flower-viewing banquet this time were the sons of a big family, and some were just the princes born to the Dog Emperor.

Anyway, this is a flower-viewing banquet held by the Queen Mother, and the purpose has long been made clear, and there is nothing to hide.

Some of these ladies and ladies who came were very happy and wanted to marry into the royal family and ascend to the sky, but some of them avoided it, lest they enter the den of tigers and wolves.

And those princes don't have ghosts in their hearts, thinking that they can choose a woman with a good family background to add some help to their fight for the throne.

So when we get together, everyone can be regarded as having bad intentions.

But that's not that important.

Because the two most critical characters have not appeared for a long time.

One is the prince, and the other is Acha.

The two of them have a good idea of their identity, especially the crown prince, who feels that he is the prince, and no matter how late he is in this kind of flower-viewing banquet, he will be late to be worthy of his identity.

Therefore, the prince took his own thoughts and stayed in the prince's mansion without moving.

However, Ah Cha also had other plans, and he had been ordering people to pay close attention to the prince's dynamics.

Her main purpose today is to form all kinds of coincidences with the crown prince, and finally go to the secret talk, and successfully arouse the emperor's suspicion of the crown prince.

That is extremely important in the chronology of reaching the cherry blossom viewing feast.

She can only reach the flower-viewing banquet before and after the time is stuck in time, so as to achieve the final effect.

"Goddess, the prince has already left."

The moment he heard Zuo Qiug's report, Ah Cha's eyes lit up.

This opportunity can be regarded as making her wait.

If she waits any longer, she will almost think that the prince is going to be in the mansion and not go to the flower viewing feast.

"Let's go, since the prince has set off, then let's follow him too."

Although the Prince's Mansion and Tingyuyuan are not in the same direction, they will pass through some places together, and then let the carriage deliberately drive slower, and coincidence can appear.

And Ah Cha had already sent someone to calculate the distance of how to travel, so it was even more sure of victory.

"Prince, the carriage of the goddess seems to be behind us."

The driver was a smart man, and he knew that the prince was thinking about the finale, and after seeing Ah Cha's carriage, he didn't dare to hide it at all, so he chose to report it immediately.

"What! The priestess's carriage is in the back? ”

The prince, who was still recuperating with his eyes closed, heard this sentence as if he had been ignited in a cannonball, and his anger skyrocketed.

"No matter what you do, the main hall must be the last one to arrive anyway!"

This was the order given by the prince to the coachman.

Just kidding, he also pointed to his last arrival, highlighting his status as a noble prince.

And today is to see the right young lady, only when he finally arrives, those young ladies will not secretly agree to themselves after seeing the ugly faces of other princes.

Of course, these are the prince's inner dramas.

It's a shame that Ah Cha doesn't know, otherwise she would have laughed for three days and three nights.

The other princes are ugly, but the prince's appearance is not much better, it is completely at the level of half a catty and eight taels.

Let's just say that fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter are nothing more than that.

But none of this is important, the most nervous at the moment is the coachman who has been ordered by the prince.

The carriage of the goddess followed them, and even if he borrowed ten guts, he did not dare to come against the goddess, and stopped the carriage openly to offend the goddess.

Therefore, after struggling for a long time, he still lowered the speed of the carriage, and drove the carriage to the side of the road as best to make way for the priestess's carriage.

He didn't think it was enough to do this, and when Ah Cha's carriage approached, he took the initiative to say his purpose.

"Your Highness, please go first."

This is the most thoughtful word the driver can think of.

In a word, he did not disobey the prince's order, nor did he offend the prince, and he was more successful in letting the goddess's carriage go first.

What he didn't know was that after hearing this, Ah Cha's lips bloomed with a big smile.

Good guy, the prince is really good at giving people heads, and he just pushes the opportunity to his side.

If she didn't take it, wouldn't she be too sorry for the prince's kindness.

Thinking like this, Ah Cha also raised his voice and replied: "Then the deity will thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for giving way." ”

With just one sentence, Ah Cha made a conclusion about the prince's behavior.

If she guessed correctly, the emperor's eyes and ears had long been ambushed around.

Now the meeting between her and the prince's carriage, combined with her words, was all heard.

So she only needs to deliberately make a look that she is very familiar with the prince, and then imply that she seems to have some dealings with the prince in private, and that is enough.

Last time, the prince was reluctant to accept the invitation, and asked the eldest princess to deliver the invitation in person, but this time the prince took the initiative to make way for himself, what would the emperor think?

In contrast, the emperor will inevitably be suspicious.

Then her purpose has been achieved.

So after saying that, Ah Cha ordered Zuo Qiuge to maintain the final order of the prince's carriage, and slowly drove the carriage to the eldest princess's mansion.

"The goddess has arrived—"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—"

(End of chapter)