The night was getting darker.

At the beginning of the lanterns, the light moon is dimly bright, a crescent moon hidden in the depths of the clouds, lonely inlaid in the starry night sky, gentle as water, pouring on the winding path of the Phoenix Mountain, but also pouring in the ancient temple of the phoenix.

The birthday banquet is over, the flowers are scattered, this is adjacent to Gyeonggi, undulating for dozens of miles, known as the "King Mountain" of the Phoenix Mountain, the Phoenix Temple on the mountain that stands in the air, at this moment has long faded the splendid romance of several days, there is no flowers, there is no singing and dancing, and there is no Shengtianzi's longevity boundless, only the bleak autumn coolness is pressed between the mountains and rivers of Phoenix Mountain, reflecting the unique coldness and beauty in the autumn night.

The night is falling, the night of Phoenix Mountain, compared to Shangjing, is much more secluded and quiet, except for the faint sound of the wind, it is faintly, from the distant mountains intermittently from the crane roar.

Phoenix Mountain Palace, southwest.

There, under the light of the hazy moonlight, a black bamboo garden is reflected, which is planted with large clusters of green Xiangfei bamboo, accompanied by the cool west wind of the autumn night, swaying lightly; The bright silver glow is projected on the slender and smooth bamboo, and the light and shadow are rustling.

The boundless long night, like a curtain that is extremely dark, completely envelops the silent bamboo garden; There was silence, and a touch of the remnant sun in the dusk had already melted into the dark nebula gap, and disappeared without a trace, only the edge of the bright moon in the night sky that emitted clear moonlight was covered with a layer of pale cyan halo.

The moonlight sprinkled all over the bamboo garden, dotted with bamboo forest paths paved with yellow pebbles, gradually, outlined the graceful demeanor of a young girl, bright eyes and bright teeth, falling generous, a long skirt of water blue, and the clouds are fluttering, lining her skin is better than snow, white as jade, a pair of clear pupils containing two waves of spring water, supported under the willow leaf bent eyebrows, a smile, like a stunning shadow, pouring countless eyebrows in the world, more and more moving; It was a very plain dress, but on her body, it was in the gentle and graceful space, revealing a touch of bright and moving elegance, teaching people to float at just a glance, and then linger for life.

Under the soft moonlight, Xie Wanxin wore her own water-blue women's Luo skirt embroidered with a pink butterfly flutter pattern, accompanied by Mingyu, strolling in the silent bamboo garden, her steps seemed to be extremely light, and the whole person seemed to be held in mid-air by colorful auspicious clouds.

After a short time, Xie Wanxin and Mingyu's master and servant walked out of the bamboo garden and walked to the shore of a relatively quiet lake, when he saw a pavilion in front of him, Mingyu stepped forward, gently supported the fourth lady, climbed the stairs, and sat down slowly.

The night breeze by the lake, carrying the fragrance of bamboo leaves and flowers, blows across the sparkling lake, stirring up a circle of meager ripples; The girl's clear gaze, like a shallow blue pool, staring at the night of the lake, as if it was about to melt the winter snow, and as if it wanted to bubble into the depths of the lake in front of her, along the lake, endlessly flowing into the long river, into the sea......

Tonight's moonlight is very bright, Xie Wanxin's beautiful shadow, with the help of the bright moon, is like a jade man who has been born in the Qiongge of Xianshan, and the light moves the world.

At this moment, behind Xie Wanxin, crisp footsteps sounded, coiling under the steps of the pavilion, slowly floating into the pavilion, which was not a woman's light steps, but from the man's steady feet.

When she heard the sudden footsteps, Xie Wanxin's first reaction was to smile at first, then Yingying got up, and before she looked back, she had already spoken, her voice was gentle and affectionate, and there was a hint of tranquility unique to a girl.

"Erlang, you're here......"

However, when Xie Wanxin turned her head and looked back, she was surprised to find that at this moment, the figure that greeted her was not the dustless white clothes, nor the sword eyebrows and starry eyes she was familiar with, and the handsome figure, but two men who were very different from Xiao Changling's clear demeanor.

One of the men is none other than Situ Xie Hao's third son, Xie Wanxin's third brother, and the unparalleled Junyan among the young nephews of the Xie family - Xie Yang, a man from Wanning County; I saw that this was only two years older than Xie Wanxin, who had been pinned on by Xie Situ since he was a child, and cultivated hard, and was only seventeen years old at the time, inherited the bearing of his father Zhilan Yushu, with a clear appearance, elegant appearance, more than seven feet long, not fat or thin, and with the light blue Confucian shirt on his body, and the plain scarf tied on his head, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the first beautiful man in the Xie family, no wonder Lord Situ relies so much on his third son.

Through the moonlight cast on the surface of the ground in the night sky, Xie Wanxin clearly saw that beside the third brother, there was a noble man standing in a Xuandi vermilion yuan dress, at first glance, this person's age was roughly hovering around twenty years old, with a pair of bright Danfeng eyes, a noble complexion, and a charming demeanor, especially the two long black eyebrows hanging on his forehead, which increasingly revealed his intimidating and persecutive gaze, adding a touch of awe-inspiring aura as a future emperor.

At this time, Xie Wanxin was surprised to find out through the girl's keen insight that the young man next to the third brother, whether from the eyebrows, appearance, or appearance on the face, was a little similar to Erlang, and his demeanor was even more similar, the only difference was that Erlang was the kind of heroic spirit that was masculine and wild in cold and arrogant, but the temperament on this man's body was a kind of imperial style with dignity and condensation in calm water, two faces, two styles, At the same time, they converged in the depths of Miss Xie Si's bright eyes.

Thinking of this, such a thought suddenly appeared in Xie Wanxin's mind: Could it be that there is any blood intimacy between him and Erlang? His Majesty has only three princes today, and King Yuzhang is still in Chongling, except for Erlang, there is only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the East Palace......

Xie Wanxin turned around, and raised her eyes to see the third brother and the man in the yuan suit, standing under the stone steps of the pavilion, looking straight at herself surrounded by the moonlight.

But soon, Xie Wanxin felt a little uncomfortable, because the man's eyes, from beginning to end, never moved his body, and kept staring at him, as if condensed countless electric lights, like a disciple of a wealthy family; The man looked at Xie Wanxin so fixedly, looked at her flawless jade face, smiled faintly at the corner of his lips, and could no longer hide the joy in his heart.

My Fair Lady, Gentleman.

As a girl of the Xie family, as a woman of the family who has been deeply influenced by the etiquette of the boudoir since she was a child, Xie Wanxin has been looked at by a man for a long time, and her heart inevitably "chuckled", her cheeks were crimson, and she had to walk out of the pavilion; Seeing this, Xie Yang and the others also slowly walked over.

"Third brother." Xie Wanxin suppressed the awkwardness and discomfort in her heart, and did not look at the man more, but owed a slight debt and saluted her brother.

Xie Yang nodded, turned his head to look at the man beside him, and saw that the eyes in his eyes were always hovering over his sister's beautiful flower and moon appearance, and he was reluctant to move away for a long time; Xie Yang was so old, he saw the deep meaning at a glance, and then looked at his sister.

"I haven't seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince yet!"

Sure enough, he is the eldest son of His Majesty the Emperor and Empress Dugu, and now under one person, above ten thousand, he is the blood brother of Xiao Changling, the king of Qin, and the crown prince Xiao Changyao.

"The courtiers have seen His Royal Highness the Prince." Xie Wan bowed dignifiedly, although her voice was gentle and beautiful, it faintly contained a trace of coldness that could be viewed from a distance and could not be blasphemed, making it impossible for people to get close.

Despite this, Xiao Changyao's blazing eyes still stared straight at the fairy-looking woman in front of him, and he became more and more intoxicated with her world-class beauty. Previously, on the Phoenix Temple, in front of the Chenglin Palace, he and her, just looking at it from afar, the emotional fire of His Royal Highness the Prince that had been sealed for a long time was completely ignited by the tender girl in front of him in an instant; Now she stood here, close to herself, the crown prince's sleepy heart, glowing with fiery passion, and ushered in the first exuberance of his life, a feeling he had never had before.

"Your Royal Highness, this is the sister's grace, the little sister has no form, she has been spoiled by her father since she was a child, she never noticed that His Royal Highness was coming, and she collided with His Royal Highness, please don't blame His Royal Highness the Prince." Xie Yang pondered for a moment, then said in a deep voice.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Changyao looked at Xie Wanxin's beautiful and jade face, and his lips suddenly hooked slightly, revealing an extremely bright smile.

"Hey, Xie County's man is serious, the name of the fourth lady has been heard of and admired for a long time; When the widow was still the king of Qi, he heard that the four daughters of the Xie Situ family, Lan Xinhui, were talented and good-looking, and it was a blessing for the widow to see the beauty today. ”

Xiao Changyao smiled very calmly, his voice was also extremely gentle, and his eyes were as warm as the spring breeze in March, as if he was in sharp contrast to the fierceness of Fang Cai and Xiao Changling when he was tense at the birthday banquet, as if he wanted to use a tender heart to melt the cold heart of the woman in front of him.

Although Xiao Changyao's voice and smile look gentle as spring, unlike Xiao Changling, under this warmth, there is a bit of gloom, which is a kind of desire to conquer from the depths of a man's heart, as well as endless ambition.

Xie Wanxin lowered her gaze, the girl's innate snowy skin and flower appearance, under the smudge of a thin layer of rouge, was still so chaste and so graceful, but in the beautiful eyelashes and clear eyes, there was always a wisp of cold snow, like a snow lotus blooming on the top of the Tianshan Mountains, cold, elegant, and noble.

"Your Highness has praised it."

Seeing that Xie Wanxin was still highly vigilant and precautionary against herself, Xiao Changyao immediately turned around and whispered a few words to Xie Yang.

"Xie County male, the widow wants to talk to Ling Mei alone, I don't know ......"

Before Xiao Changyao could express the meaning of the latter, Xie Yang immediately understood.

"That's natural, Your Highness is the deputy of the prince, the respect of a thousand times, you have your own reason for what you want to do, Your Highness, please take care of yourself, and the ministers will go over there."

"Third brother, I'm ......" Xie Wan looked at her brother and looked at her for help delicately.

"Don't worry, your Royal Highness the Crown Prince just wants to talk to you for a while." Xie Yang smiled and said with relief.

Maybe it was for the sake of the third brother's face, Xie Wanxin pursed her red lips lightly, and her whole slender and pretty figure stood quietly outside the pavilion, and the night breeze blew the girl's long skirt, and the skirt was fragrant for a while.

Miss Xie Si under the moonlight is cold and dusty, like a cold plum tree proudly blooming in the wind and snow. Gentle and proud, the flowers bloom in the wind, and the beautiful jade face maintains a touch of melancholy, teaching people to be compassionate.

After Xie Yang left, the lakeside pavilion was silent, only the two silent figures of a man and a woman shrouded in the bright moon......

One of them is the crown prince of the Great Zhou, and the other is a girl from the Xie family.

It should have been a match made in heaven, but it was Lang who was affectionate, and the concubine had no intention, wishful thinking.

……

Lakeside, gazebo.

In the long night, the lonely moon hung high in the night sky, except for the sound of insects by the lake, there was no life.

At the same moment, a hot gaze, inadvertently, with infinite passion, stared straight at the young girl in front of her who was wearing a skirt fluttering and had her own fairy style, burning Miss Xie Si's spring heart.

That's right.

Those scorching eyes were the Danfeng eyes from the crown prince Xiao Changyao, and in those eyes, there was endless concern and affection, as well as warm feelings, which swept away the dignity and awe-inspiring of being the prince, and turned into two open flames, which burst out in an instant.

For His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he himself couldn't tell when he began to put this woman's figure deep into his heart, maybe it was a glimpse of the Phoenix Temple, or maybe it was a bow in front of the Chenglin Palace; Nine-fold palace, towering imperial power, even if he is the crown prince, even if he has a thousand kinds of thoughts in his heart, he can't confide in others, only when facing the woman in front of him, he really realized that he is no longer admired by thousands of people, worshiped by the subjects of the world, but a living person, a flesh-and-blood Xiao Changyao.

Such a touch is only temporary, very short-lived, like a drop in the ocean.

The crown prince's hot eyes, like two sharp feathered arrows, shot straight at Miss Xie Si's delicate jade-white face; However, Xie Wanxin was still unmoved, drooping her slender and charming peach blossom eyes, with a look as light as autumn water, and a trace of calm coldness.

After all, it was Xiao Changyao who was the first to speak, with a slight smile in his voice.

"Fourth Miss, the widow just heard your brother call the girl 'Missing'?"

"Yes." Xie Wanxin's lips rippled with an illusory waning moon before dawn, and he replied coldly.

"Oh? I don't know what these two words have to say? Xiao Changyao was very curious.

Xie Wan's heart was depressed for a moment, and after a while, she smiled indifferently and said in a clear voice.

"This is the name of the concubine's boudoir, which is taken from the meaning of '眴兮杳杳, Kong Jing humor' in "Nine Songs"."

Xiao Changyao listened and smiled slightly.

"I see. Ling Zun is worthy of being the Wenzong of the world, and he is so particular about his name. Then ......, Fourth Miss, can the widow also call you 'Ji Ji' in the future? ”

The prince's words are obviously tentative; Xie Wanxin suddenly raised his jade face faintly, and smiled lightly, the eyes that should have been tender like water, like a pool of snow water that had just melted on the iceberg, slowly seeped into Xiao Changyao's eyes, even if it was not yet the cold winter wax moon, but it also made him feel a chill to the bone.

"Is there anything else going on with Your Highness?! If there is nothing important, the courtiers will retire first. ”

I saw that Xie Wanxin turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Xiao Changyao gently reaching out; A frustrated anger gradually grew from the bottom of the crown prince's heart, Xie Wanxin hated herself, she actually hated herself, this feeling made Xiao Changyao, who was the crown prince, very unhappy. However, Xiao Changyao quickly restrained the anger that surged in his heart, he couldn't let Xie Wan be afraid of him, absolutely not.

"Why, do you hate me so much? Don't you even want to say a word more to me?! ”

Nowadays, Xie Wanxin in Xiao Changyao's eyes stood quietly in front of him, her ink pupils were as indifferent as sparkling, and her face was like a water hibiscus, with a cold look, like a piece of crystal frost and snow, endlessly.

"Your Highness has misunderstood, the courtiers don't mean that. His Royal Highness lives in the mound of the tomb, with a dragon posture, gentle and frugal, and a table every day, which is the capital of the emperors of the ages and the spirit of the master; A concubine and a courtier, she doesn't dare to climb high, and she doesn't dare to be delusional......"

Listening to the flattering words from the mouth of the beauty, Xiao Changyao smiled bitterly.

"Sigh, I've been listening to you all the time, so you...... Can you tell me about my past? ”

Xie Wanxin slowly raised her eyes, her eyes were not as cold as Fang Cai, they softened a little; Xiao Changyao paused and spoke.

"The widow's current concubine, Cao, is the wife that my father and mother married me when I was fifteen years old, and she has been married to me for almost five years. As the crown princess, Qingxi is competent, giving birth to children for me, husband and children, which is impeccable; However, it is a pity that the widow and her are more like relatives than lovers; The widow only has the righteousness of husband and wife to her, but has no love between men and women...... Today, I am the prince of the Great Zhou under one person, and tomorrow, I may be reduced to a prisoner, and even in a different place, I also long to have a warm embrace in this world, so that I feel that I am no longer alone, do you know, ......"

After saying that, Xiao Changyao slowly opened his arms and made a gesture to take the woman in front of him into his arms.

Regarding the sudden intimate behavior of His Royal Highness the crown prince, Xie Wanxin's originally calm expression, above her face, in an instant, showed an extremely resistant coldness and coldness, in her opinion, there is only one man in the world who is qualified to embrace himself into his arms, that is her Erlang, and the others don't even think about touching themselves, even if you are the prince; Seeing this, Xie Wanxin subconsciously took a step back, avoiding Xiao Changyao's steady hands.

"His Royal Highness the Prince. Please respect yourself. ”

The more a woman is tightened, the stronger Xiao Changyao's desire to conquer, and the more wild and untamable a woman is, the more it can arouse the infinite fanaticism in the heart of this young prince, he smiled charmingly and said.

"What?! Is it bad to be a widowed woman? Don't you want to be the most honorable woman in the world! ”

Unexpectedly, after these words ended, Xie Wanxin's red lips bloomed with a cold and disdainful smile, like an elegant and cold plum blossom, Ling Han stood proudly in the ice and snow.

"That's really sorry, Your Royal Highness the Prince, forgive the courtiers for not knowing how to lift; The concubine is a little woman, she doesn't have such a high spirit, and she doesn't have such great ambitions, besides, ......, Wan'er already has a sweetheart, I'm afraid that she will live up to His Royal Highness's affection. ”

"Your sweetheart, isn't it a secret!" Xiao Changyao said coldly, his eyes full of love and hatred.

"So what?! Even if I am with His Royal Highness the King of Qin, what does it have to do with His Highness. Your Royal Highness is the prince of a country, what kind of woman do you want, there is no shortage of me at all, why bother to pretend to be an infatuated boy here. Xie Wan's heart was cold, and with just a few disdainful smiles on her lips, she drew a distance between the Chu River and the Han Realm.

After a long time, Xiao Changyao raised his noble face and sneered.

"If you choose a widow, the widow assures you, I will make you the most noble woman in the whole Zhou, whatever you want, the widow will satisfy you, even if it is the queen's phoenix crown in the future, the widow will not hesitate to give it to you. Now, the widow only asks you, do you ......, would you like it? ”

At this moment, Xie Wanxin's voice appeared for a moment of condensation, and the tone was as cold as ice, but it was like a thin blade splitting the eardrum, which made people feel desolate for a while; Such a bright red face, almost like a beam of snow purple lightning, suddenly pierced the heavy starry sky, and could not be forced.

"Your Highness wants to find someone to treat you sincerely, but the concubine also wants to tell you, sincerity depends on sincerity, if you have any other ideas, please forgive Wan'er for not giving you sincerity."

After speaking, Xie Wan didn't look back, turned around and left elegantly; Wearing a long skirt of water blue, with the soft night breeze, gently brushed away the thick mountain color, leaving only a beautiful back, farther and farther away.

Looking at the distant shadow of the girl, the crown prince's face swelled with a cold wave of loss, and he was sad.

"Sooner or later, you will be my Xiao Changyao's woman."

……

I don't know how long it took, in the dark night sky, the sound of the wind whirled wantonly, and every gust of wind blew, I don't know how many fallen leaves and flowers were broken; The dense rain clouds quickly gathered together, obscuring the bright moonlight, and the clouds were rolling up.

The wind was blowing, and the lightning was thundering.

This night, the rain fell on Phoenix Mountain.