Pray for the spring of the thirtieth year, the valley rain.

On the days when the swallows and warblers cried, the streets of the capital showed a winter-like depression and desolation.

There are few places as far as the eye can see, and there is no bustling bustle of the capital at all.

On Zhengyang Avenue leading to the palace, the copper bell hanging from the carriage made a "jingling" sound.

In the carriage, the little maid with a double hair put the double fish pattern bronze mirror in her hand on the small table of sour branches and wood in the car, and then stretched out her hand, wanting to remove the gorgeous hairpins from her black hair for the girl sitting in the car.

The angle of the bronze mirror just reflects the girl's face.

She is not very old, just as she looks, but she is beautiful, and the hairpin on her head is just right, which makes her originally somewhat immature face a little more gorgeous and charming, and even more charming.

In her eyes, Wen Ning looked through the mirror and watched the hand of the personal maid Mu Hibiscus froze on her head, and she didn't move for a long time.

"Picked it up." Her voice was soft and gentle, and if silk was fine, it was best to hold it softly, but the words she said made Hibiscus's hands tremble, and she quickly and carefully plucked the hairpin without messing up the girl's hair.

After taking off the hairpin, Hibiscus looked at the girl in the mirror again, even though her eyebrows were still the same, her coquettish color was a little lighter, and it was not so eye-catching at first glance.

"How beautiful is this hairpin...... "Hibiscus said in a small voice, as if he felt a little pity, "It's rare that Mrs. is willing to give such a good thing to the girl." ”

The wheels rolled forward, Wen Ning put down the bronze mirror, did not explain much to Mu Hibiscus, only lifted the curtain sideways and looked out the window.

In the distance, you can already see the majestic palace wall, a piece of vermilion, scorching in the sun.

Three days ago, the Wen Mansion received a palace post, in the name of the queen, inviting the unmarried daughters of various provinces to go to the palace to enjoy the flower banquet at the beginning of Gu Yu's day, and named the Wen family to go from Wen Ning.

At the time of the war between the Northern Ming Dynasty and the Tatars, the people's livelihood withered, and all industries were depressed, and the fanfare flower appreciation banquet in the palace was like a high-rise building in the desert, abrupt and weird.

And it is rumored that the current queen has been cultivating the Buddha for many years, and she has rarely appeared, and now she suddenly holds a flower-viewing banquet, which makes people think more.

After receiving the post of the flower appreciation banquet, Mrs. Wen's Cao immediately found Wen Ning, picked out the best clothes for her, and brought her many valuable jewelry suitable for her to wear.

This move can be described as the first time that the sun has hit the west.

Just because this Cao family is not Wen Ning's biological mother, and the current Wen is not her biological father, she is just an orphan girl fostered in the Wen family.

Usually she has no shortage of food and clothing, but she definitely can't leave good things, Wen Ning knows that the Cao family has always loved and hated herself, what she loves is her identity as a general's orphan daughter, and she hates her identity as a general's orphan daughter.

Before the flower-viewing banquet, the Cao family treated her like this, which was also for the benefit of the family, and the intention was clear.

She remembered that in the room before leaving, Cao's sharp voice was raised.

"Don't think that if you have a marriage contract with the prince, you can do whatever you want, if it weren't for your late father's sake, where would people be able to marry you."

"That Qi Shizi looks like a green pine and jade tree, his status, appearance, and talent are all top, and I don't know how many noble girls in the capital are thinking about him, I heard that the daughter of the Ministry of Rites has been very close to him recently, and you can see this skin, and you don't dress up carefully, don't go out, you will be compared by other girls."

"In the past, you couldn't escape from the world, and your uncle took care of everything, but now the palace has invited you, it is to give the Wen family face, you have to go if you don't go, and support the Wen family with a good scene, but don't make a mistake."

Wen Ning didn't say anything when she heard this, and "obediently" picked a hairpin flower and put it on her head, and her bright and incomprehensible face finally made Cao Shi shut up.

Even if the Cao family didn't want to admit it, he had nothing to say at this time - in terms of appearance, Wen Ning had indeed never lost.

The spring was warm, and the carriage arrived in front of the palace gate in a short time.

Before getting out of the car, Wen Ning glanced at the bronze mirror, still feeling awkward, so he pulled out the handkerchief and wiped the reddish rouge on his lips.

Hibiscus watched from the sidelines, wanting to speak and stopping, his face full of helplessness.

The girl has a big idea, and it's not a day or two.

For some reason, Wen Ning was always uneasy in her heart...... Even if there was a constant war outside, there were often banquets in the palace, but her status was low, and she was almost never invited.

Today's flower-viewing banquet, no matter how she thinks about it, she feels strange.

When she arrived at the Imperial Garden, Wen Ning looked up and saw that there were already nobles from various families gathered together, and the aroma of carmine jade powder mixed with the fragrance of peony flowers came to her face, and was blown by the wind, gathering into a sweet and greasy stream.

These girls can be seen to be carefully dressed, silk and satin are ordinary, even the cloud brocade embroidery can be seen everywhere, clusters of flowers, splendid and luxurious, glamorous and sweet, such as the flowers that are really appreciated at the flower appreciation banquet.

The queen likes peonies the most, so the imperial garden is full of all kinds of precious categories.

In the rainy season of the valley, the peony is beginning to bloom, and the imperial garden is full of delicate colors as far as the eye can see, between the clusters of flowers, Wen Ning admires the flowers alone, and hears someone talking about it from time to time behind him.

"It's really strange to hear that Qi Shizi was also invited to the flower banquet today."

"Really?" There were small exclamations and joyful voices from the ladies around.

For a while, the beautiful words of Qi Weiming, the prince of the Guogong Mansion, came like a river - the breeze is handsome, a talent, modest and rigorous, hard-working, and so on, listening to Wen Ning's mind dizzy, but a little want to laugh.

has been trapped in the house for a long time, but I don't know that she, the fiancé, has become a sweet and sweet in the eyes of the nobles in the capital.

"Don't think about it, even if you see people, Qi Shizi already has a marriage contract." Someone poured cold water at the right time.

The crowd was silent for a moment.

"The one who has a marriage contract with Qi Shizi is not the orphan of General Wen? I've never seen her go out, and I don't know what kind of fairy she looks like. ”

"Maybe you don't go out because you're ugly! Alas, it is also thanks to General Wen who saved this marriage for his daughter before his death, but now she has picked up a big bargain and enjoyed it for the rest of her life. ”

"The marriage contract is just a marriage contract, and if the door is not the right household, it will not be counted if it is not counted. Now that the Duke of Qi and Zhou Shangshu are close, who will the prince marry...... Not necessarily. ”

Wen Ning often hears Cao's talk about this kind of thing, but now he doesn't care about it, he just listens and plays.

was bored, she suddenly felt that there was someone beside her, and in a blink of an eye, it was Lan Tian, the little girl who Qi Weiming was following closely.

The flower-viewing banquet was about to begin, and the men were gradually arriving, but Lantian was inconspicuous in the crowd, only startling Wen Ning.

"Miss Wen, this is what the prince brought to you." Lantian and Wen Ning have long been familiar with each other, he smiled at Wen Ning flatteringly, and handed the brocade bag in his hand to her, "The prince said that you must be bored when you come over, and this is for you to relieve your boredom." ”

Wen Ning took the brocade bag, and when she touched it, she knew that it contained refined nine rings, which she loved to play with the most when she was a child.

She chuckled and wanted to return the bag, "Thank you for me, and tell him that I am already ripe for this, let him take it back and play with it himself, don't underestimate me." ”

"Childe asked you to open it and take a look." Lan Tian had a meaningful smile on his face.

Wen Ning opened the bag and saw that there was still a note inside.

When I opened it, it was written in regular italics, "The beginning of next month is a good day, wait for me to marry you." ”

As he spoke, there was a burst of eager discussion not far away.

"That's Qi Shizi, if Qi Shizi really wants to go to the banquet today, I should be fake."

Wen Ning heard this, and involuntarily turned his head to look at the lively place.

I saw that between the pines and cypresses on the road of the Imperial Garden, a man dressed in white walked here unhurriedly.

Qi Weiming looks dressed elegantly, but at today's flower feast, he is actually quite elegant, although he is white, the neckline, cuffs and waist are embroidered with gold threads, extravagant and luxurious, his face is slightly serious and forward, suddenly, as if he had captured something, his eyes glanced slightly into the crowd, and he met Wen Ning in the flowers.

At this moment, his originally serious gaze suddenly became gentle, and there was a faint smile in his eyes.

Wen Ning didn't respond to his eyes, so as not to attract the attention of others, and only said to Lan Tian with a low smile, "In order to let you not be punished, I will take this brocade bag." ”

Lantian was full of joy.

To everyone's surprise, at today's banquet, there was not only the queen who held the banquet, but also the prince of Qi, and even after everyone was seated, everyone watched in amazement as the emperor appeared at the chief seat.

"Long live His Majesty the Emperor!" Everyone was busy saluting, and Wen Ning hurriedly knelt down, and she was very surprised in her heart.

"Queen Mother Chitose!"

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Chitose!"

Wen Ning knelt on the ground and was stunned for a moment, and a delicate face with a smile appeared in her mind.

That's what the prince looks like in her memory...... She remembered that the first time she saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in the Qi Mansion.

At that time, looking at the beautiful child who was half a head taller than Qi Weiming's little brat, she blurted out when she was a child, "Wow, this sister is so beautiful." ”

That was the first time in Wen Ning's memory that Xiao Yunci had a black face.

When they grew up, the three of them rarely saw each other, especially Wen Ning.

After General Wen died on the battlefield, she became an orphan girl and was locked up in the inner house, no longer having the freedom and happiness of her childhood, only quietly correspondingly with Qi Weiming from time to time, and learned some things outside.

She rarely remembers the events of her childhood now, because that time was too beautiful and too short, and every time she remembers, she thinks of her father, his warm palms and broad back.

Now sinking into the memory, Wen Ning was in a trance, until the people around her had already gotten up and sat down, she reacted, and hurriedly returned to her seat.

That is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Xiao Yunci, he is dressed in an elegant silk robe, wearing a gold engraved crown, but there is a bit of intimidation and condescending bearing between the crane bones and loose posture, but his face is first-class and exquisite, without a trace of femininity.

What frightened Wen Ning was that the corners of his mouth were clearly smiling, but there was no smile in his cold eyes, and when his eyes swept her leisurely, Wen Ning instantly felt cold all over his body, as if goosebumps were rising outward.

Sitting back in her seat, Wen Ning thought to herself, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is clearly better than Qi Weiming, and now he is also at the age of marrying a wife, but it seems that very few girls dare to approach him.

Maybe it's because he always has a chilling aura in his body......

Wen Ning remembered those pictures for no reason, thanks to Xiao Yunci, she still often has those nightmares, in the blink of an eye, the living turned into dead, the gushing blood was splashed everywhere, and the young man with a bloodstained knife in his hand and a smile in his eyes......

was thinking wildly, Wen Ning suddenly felt that the atmosphere was not quite right, everyone had arrived, but the emperor seemed to be waiting for someone, and there was no banquet.

She had the courage to raise her eyes to take a look, but she saw that the emperor was beside her, and she didn't know when an extra position was added.

When he was puzzled, he saw that in front of everyone's eyes, a tall alien man with straight facial features walked up with a big stride and a smile, and there was a scar on his face that ran from his forehead through the left side of his face.

He made a simple salute to the emperor awkwardly, and then sat down on the extra seat with a big stagger, ignoring everyone's faces.

He unscrupulously glanced at the ladies of the families present, his eyes were straightforward and critical, Wen Ning suddenly understood that it turned out that this alien race was the real "flower admirer" at this flower appreciation banquet.

Since the war in the Northern Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that it will no longer be able to hold on, and the easiest strategy now is to be close.

and pro-......

Wen Ning's heart trembled, and she suddenly felt that the man's gaze was wandering over her body, like a sharp blade, slashing one by one, almost tearing off her clothes.

A look of surprise appeared on the man's face, and the smile on his face gradually deepened, as if he had finally found the person he was looking for.

He smiled in a somewhat accented tone and said, "Your Majesty, this king has long heard that the women in the Central Plains are the most beautiful, and when I look at it today, it is indeed so, especially that one." ”

He raised his fingers and pointed in the direction of Wen Ning.