"Need help?" Wen Ning had heard the same person say this once when she was eight years old.

It was a winter morning, and there was snow in the sky, falling like goose feathers, and the big pieces almost smashed on Wen Ning's face.

Wen Ning was eight years old at this time, wearing a peach-pink jacket, full of gold and silver hairpin rings, and she looked like a little girl from a rich family.

Her face was red from the cold, she was holding the rice halva in one hand, and holding Qi Weiming's hand with the sugar residue in the other, and she was absentmindedly dragged by him behind her ass.

It was the New Year, General Wen was still on the frontier battlefield and had not returned, and Wen Ning was sent to Qi's house for the New Year.

The grandmothers and maids of Qi Mansion like Wen Ning very much, and they bring her anything delicious, useful, fun and easy to wear.

There are too many good-looking hairpin rings, so all of them are hairpins, with a warm and snow-like face and ugly facial features that can hardly be dressed up, pink and bright red...... They all used to dress her and dressed her up like a chubby New Year's doll.

Wen Ning felt that there seemed to be people around her who looked at her from time to time, she didn't care much, anyway, following Brother Qi Weiming, nothing would go wrong.

They came out to buy pastries.

That night, the Duke of Qi set up a Spring Festival banquet, invited officials and friends from all over the country to gather in the mansion, the servants at home were busy, Wen Ning and Qi Weiming were bored in the mansion, and saw that the housekeeper was looking for someone to buy pastries, so he volunteered to go out.

The housekeeper had a headache and had no time to take care of it, so he had to send a servant to follow the two little ancestors out.

After all, the pastry shop is only a few alleys away, so it won't get lost.

It was the end of the year, the pastry shop was crowded, and the servants were not good enough to let the prince go to the shop to buy things in person, so he asked the prince and Miss Wen Ning to wait not far away and move things by themselves.

After eating the rice halva in Wen Ning's hand, she licked her lips, Qi Weiming looked at her with a smile on the side, "Ning Ning doesn't eat the freshly baked pastries, there is another one next door, it tastes very good, I'll buy it for you." ”

"Brother, I can't eat it." Wen Ning touched her little belly, Qi Weiming moved quickly, and had already run straight to the shop not far away.

Wen Ning smiled, bored standing in the snow waiting, tiptoe on the snow on the ground.

The sound of the wheels of the carriage tumbling snow rang in her ears, and the next moment, her eyes went black, and her whole body was trapped in a hemp bag.

"Ahh Wen Ning was about to scream, but someone punched her in the lower abdomen, and then the whole person was stuffed into something narrow.

The road was bumpy, Wen Ning was kicked several times, she wanted to cry in pain, but she heard those people say, "Covered in gold and silver, he is fat, white and tender, and it is worth a lot to sell it to the kiln." ”

Wen Ning was so dizzy that she wanted to vomit, the sack smelled rancid, and when she heard what the man said, although Wen Ning didn't know what the kiln was, she knew that she might have fallen into a very terrible situation.

Brother Qi Weiming......

Wen Ning felt that her stomach hurt so much, she wanted to untie the hairpin on her head and open the sack, but as soon as she moved, she was kicked again, and the pain made her curl up and almost unable to breathe.

She prayed silently for a miracle, when a voice suddenly came from outside the carriage, and then the carriage rattled unsteadily, and instantly leaned forward.

"What people!"

"Is it a child?"

"Check it out!"

Wen Ning's eyes widened in the sack...... Is Brother Qi Weiming here?

How dangerous it is for him to come alone!

There was a sound of punching and kicking outside, Wen Ning noticed that there was no one around him, and immediately writhed and struggled, and finally broke free from the sack and got out, but the moment he got out, he saw a person quickly enter the dilapidated carriage.

Wen Ning's eyes widened and she looked at the "child" in front of her.

"Sister...... His Royal Highness the Grand Prince? ”

Xiao Yunci saw her messy hairpin, and showed her an almost impeccable smile, and that smile was as dazzling and beautiful as melting ice and snow, and shocked Wen Ning's whole body to freeze.

"Need help?"

In a gentle voice, he gently stroked her red and swollen arm that had been kicked, and asked with a smile.

Wen Ning looked at him blankly, her voice hoarse and wanted to speak, but the pain in her abdomen was sharp, and she only let out a soft "ah".

Help? How can it help? He was only one man.

The next moment, the traffickers outside rushed into the carriage, Xiao Yunci moved his fingers, and the blade came out-

Bright red blood exploded from the trafficker's throat and exploded beautiful fireworks.

The "fireworks" splashed into Wen Ning's eyes, and she felt the warm blood droplets melt into her eyes, and her face was hot, her chest was hot, and her whole body was splashed with bright red blood.

With her other intact eye, she saw the trafficker clutching his neck, making a strange "cooing" sound, slowly falling on his back and falling on the snow.

The pure white and flawless snow was instantly dyed into a huge red block, between the red and white, the other traffickers were so frightened that they turned around and ran, Xiao Yunci's body moved, and he easily chased after it, his fingers covered the man's mouth from behind, and with a quick knife with his other hand, he saw blood spurting out and spilling on the ground, like a red waterfall, soaking the snow.

Then she saw Xiao Yunci turn around, just look at her from a distance, playing with a bloody short knife in his hand, a smile on the corner of his mouth, and a blood flowing from his fair face, I don't know if it was his or someone else's.

Huge snowflakes fell from the sky, and he stood on the red and white snow, like a jade-faced Shura bathed in blood.

At that time, Xiao Yunci was only twelve years old.

……

"Girl, girl?" Although Qingyue was trembling with fright, she saw that Miss Wen Ning seemed to be stunned, but she was not so scared, so she stretched out her hand and dangled in front of Wen Ning, "Girl, girl, don't be stupid." ”

Wen Ning was instantly frightened and woke up from the distant sealed memories of the year.

She remembered that after that incident, she had a serious illness, and she dreamed of Xiao Yunciyu smiling all the time, her whole body was soaked with blood, and she asked herself gently, "Wen Ning, do you need help?" ”

Wen Ning clutched his sleeves tightly, trying to keep himself calm.

Can't be so arbitrary, if it weren't for him? What if Zhou Mingyan found out that the matter was revealed and wanted to kill him?

She suddenly seemed to remember something, grabbed Qingyue's hand and asked, "Qingyue, the father-in-law in the East Palace yesterday ......"

"Deng Wu, Grandpa Deng." Qingyue Road.

"Yes, Grandpa Deng." Wen Ning thought of the little eunuch who had been following Xiao Yunci and asked, "When Gonggong Deng saw you yesterday, did he ask the two grandmothers about it?" ”

Qingyue was slightly stunned and shook her head.

Wen Ning took a breath, and was a little relieved.

Then Qingyue suddenly shook her head again, "Girl, I remembered, he didn't ask, it was me, I took the initiative to tell him, the girl was bullied by the two grandmothers, this matter is unfair, I think about fighting for the girl, maybe His Royal Highness the Prince can make the decision for the girl." ”

Wen Ning suddenly forgot to breathe.

What Lin Han said suddenly sounded in her head...... Xiao Yunci is not a good person, this person is insidious and cunning, and his scheming is as deep as the sea......

Why?

Why did Xiao Yunci do this?

Is it for her?

No, the affection when she was a child is not at all like this, she is not so naïve, and she has those spring and autumn dreams that are saved by others for no reason.

Perhaps, just by hand.

Or perhaps, for something else?

Wen Ning thought of the uncles behind her, her brows frowned slightly, and her heart was heavy.

……

The Mansion of the Duke of Qi is peaceful and peaceful, as if everything in the outside world cannot stir up any waves.

The back garden of the Guogong Mansion is famous for its exquisiteness in Beijing, and the winding path leads to a secluded place, which is a sparkling small pool, and the water in the pool is as clear as blue, reflecting the figure of Qi Weiming and another woman.

The woman was dressed in snow satin, exuding a faint fragrance all over her body, her eyes were full of affection, and she looked at Qi Weiming, who was lost in her soul, in front of her.

"The prince's affection is evident in the sky, and sometimes I really envy Sister Ning Ning, who can have such a sincere person." Zhou Mingyan opened the food box in front of him, bit his lip, and said softly, "Lord Shizi, I heard that you haven't eaten for several days, so you have made some soft food, you can use a little bit, for the sake of what I specially sent." ”

Qi Weiming leaned on the railing by the pool, slowly raised his eyes, and glanced at the food box in her hand.

"You've got a heart." He held the wine jug in one hand, his hair was scattered over his shoulders, he had a bit of an independent and lonely appearance, his cheeks were slightly red, but his eyes were clear.

Such a handsome and infatuated man, how can Zhou Mingyan not be moved when she sees it, how can she not feel distressed?

When she thought of the man in front of her being infatuated with others, she couldn't help but feel bitter in her heart, and said softly, "Lord Shizi, there are some things that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Qi Weiming's voice was gentle, as if drunk.

Zhou Mingyan's heart fluttered, "The prince is an infatuated person, but now Sister Ning Ning is confined to the palace, I heard that she has accompanied Prince Nabigrad to enjoy the flowers, the Tatar barbarian is cruel, and I don't know how to ......"

Qi Weiming's fingers moved slightly, and he clenched the wine jug in his hand.

"It's a foregone conclusion, why should the prince suffer himself, I ...... My thoughts about you are no less than Sister Ning Ning, and you are like this, won't it make the people who care about you sad. ”

Zhou Mingyan was bold, her face was already flushed with a faint red, she was shy and bold, and then said, "I don't expect the prince to have much affection for me, I just hope to be able to be by your side, if you can give me some excess affection, I ...... And it was satisfied. ”

Qi Weiming heard this, but she seemed to be stunned, and looked at her with some surprise.

Zhou Mingyan bit her lip, but her eyes were full of tears, and she looked pitiful, "You want me." ”

"Miss Zhou, don't say such a thing easily......" Qi Weiming hid his face in pain, grabbed the wine jug and took another sip, but Zhou Mingyan pounced and grabbed the wine jug, "Don't drink it......"

But Qi Weiming was a man in the end, and with a gentle tug of the wine jug, the girl fell into his arms lightly.

The two looked at each other, the breeze was stagnant, the smell of wine was on the face, the fragrance on Zhou Mingyan's body was fluctuating, Qi Weiming's Adam's apple moved slightly, and asked in a low voice, "What kind of fragrance do you use?" ”

Then, Qi Weiming glanced to the side, Zhou Mingyan suddenly jumped up, and saw Qi Weiming's personal servant Lantian standing uneasily not far away, as if there was something important.

"I, I'll quit first!" Zhou Mingyan blushed, grabbed her skirt and ran quickly.

Lan Tian saw her running away, so he stepped forward, glanced at the food box on the table, and pouted, how many is this?

Qi Weiming looked at him, as if he was a little dissatisfied, "What's the matter?" ”

"Lord Shizi, I heard that Prince Bigele is sick and wants to recuperate for a while, Miss Wen may be ......"

"Did she go to accompany Biglas to enjoy the flowers?" Qi Weiming took a sip of wine and asked.

“…… Be. Lan Tian's voice was weak.

Qi Weiming raised his hand, and with a "snap", the wine jug fell heavily to the ground, and the wine flowed to the ground.

"It's hard to break the mirror." His eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth and said, "She was stained by another man after all." ”