There has just been a snowfall in the past two days, and the inner courtyard of Cailan Palace has blue walls and black tiles, vast and lonely, and it looks a little sparse. There was a deep alley sandwiched between the high walls on both sides, Zi Ning slipped into it lightly, and the faint sunlight spread on the bluestone floor, but there was no figure to be seen on the left and right.

The houses of the Cailan Palace are scattered on top of each other, but they are quiet everywhere, and they seem to be very empty and uninhabited. The strange silence around made Zi Ning feel a chill on her body.

She came out of the teleportation formation and came to the palace of the Fat Dove King, which she never expected. She looked around vigilantly, Cailan Palace was Princess Tong's dormitory, and the princess went to Penglai to learn art, presumably there was no one living in this dormitory, so it was desolate.

Just thinking about it, I suddenly saw two maids coming out of the side hall, each holding a silver plate in their hands, with horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, their faces full of resentment, and their expressions were very gloomy.

Zi Ning felt strange, and hurriedly reached out to hold the cold bluestone wall, quietly touched the root of the wall, and hid behind an exquisite rock rockery to listen to what the two maids said.

The round-faced maid muttered as she walked, raised her foot suddenly, kicked the pebbles on the flying road, and complained in a low voice: "When the princess came back from Penglai's apprenticeship, she was like a demon, hiding in the palace all day without seeing anyone, and no one was allowed to go in to serve. If we don't serve the princess, what else can we do, won't it all become decoration?"

The short maid beside her pursed her lips, squinted and smiled: "If you want me to say, you just can't think about it, it's better for us not to serve the princess, the monthly money is not less than a penny, but it is more leisurely." Look at this courtyard, how can there be half a figure, who doesn't run out to hang out, let's die and stay here to be scolded. ”

The round-faced maid thought for a moment, sighed, shook her head, and said, "I don't mean to complain about anything. Our princess is also a poor person, the emperor doesn't care, the mother doesn't love it, so it was easy to go to the fairy clan and learn art, I don't know how much suffering I have to endure to survive. But it was only half a year's work, and suddenly he came back to the country of the dove, and he had gone crazy for a while, and tore the red embroidered coat and cloak and burned it with a brazier, and now he was wearing some plain white clothes, kneeling in the dark dormitory, looking strange. ”

As he spoke, he reached out and touched his arm, only to feel goosebumps all over his body. The short maid also trembled twice, and when she saw that there was no one on the left and right, she whispered: "Don't you know, in the middle of the night, the princess hid in the house alone and cried, which was gloomy and desolate. Two days ago, I got up at night and passed by the dormitory, and I saw a white shadow reflected in the window screen, and I was almost scared to death. ”

The round-faced maid changed color when she landed, "There is such a thing, isn't it that the princess has been bullied in the immortal clan?"

The short maid shook her head and said, "We are all people who serve below, what happened to the princess, who will know?"

The round-faced maid sighed: "If you want me to say, the princess is a pair of fine sesame eyes, and everything is sad, which makes people look strange and uncomfortable." ”

The two sighed as they spoke, skirting the woods of flowers and slowly moving away from a winding corridor.

The wind chimes hanging on the eaves "jingled" crisply, and Zi Ning came out from behind the rockery, and just listened to what they said about Princess Tong, it seemed that something had changed dramatically. She thought that Princess Tong had always held a grudge against her, and if she went to the princess's bedroom at this moment, she might be annoyed again.

But if you don't go, and you can't bear it, Princess Tong stays in the palace these days, alone, if no one cares about persuasion, I'm afraid she can't think about something. Zi Ning was entangled for a long time, whether she could enter the princess's bedroom or not, and she was stunned for a while, looking a little dazed.

The winter afternoon sun was faint and faint, and the huge dormitory became colder and colder, and an oil lamp was lit in the corner of the main hall, and the faint flame danced on the wick, but it did not play the slightest role in brightening.

A layer of cold air floated on the bluestone floor, and the furnace with the coals had long been extinguished, and a layer of cold fire fell. Princess Tong was weak, kneeling on a futon made of linen, with a sad look in her eyes, staring blankly at the statue offered on the table.

Two pillars of incense were inserted on the edge of the desk, and two puffs of white smoke rose in front of the statue.

"Believer Tong'er, I implore Da Luo Immortal to save Master...... Brother Tanglin, as long as he is safe and sound, I can do whatever I want. All the sufferings suffered by Brother Tanglin are all transferred to me, Tong'er is not afraid of hardship, nor is he afraid of pain. Except for Brother Tanglin, Tong'er has nothing-" Halfway through the words, tears crackled and rolled down.

The eyes slowly closed, in fact, Brother Tanglin did not belong to her.

That day in Penglai, she whispered to him: "If one day, we don't be masters and apprentices, Brother Tanglin, can I accompany you for the rest of my life?"

Tanglin didn't think about it, and immediately shook his head: "You have your own life, you don't have to delay your years for me." If we weren't masters and apprentices, you wouldn't have anything to do with me. ”

She pursed her lips and asked unwillingly, "Master, have you ever liked a woman in your heart?" If not, then what's the point of cultivating for thousands of years?"

Tanglin's gaze drifted away indifferently, and he replied to her: "Yes, I have a woman I like in my heart." I have been cultivating for thousands of years in this life, just to form a good relationship with her. If Heaven has mercy on me and let me meet her earlier in the next 100,000 years, I will have no regrets. ”

She looked shocked, and immediately understood what he meant, but she didn't want to believe it in her heart, "100,000 years? The woman you are talking about, is it Zining?" Tears immediately rolled down, and the 100,000-year-old Xuannu was reborn, in order to find Yue Hengtang, not Feng Jixian, "Brother Tangling, you are too stupid!"

Tanglin didn't care, and said indifferently: "Everyone in this world has infatuation, the shrewd may not be happy, the stupid may not be unhappy, stupid or not, why do you want to see it so important?"

The cold wind blew in from outside the door, and Princess Tong knelt on the cold hemp futon, tears running down her cheeks and soaking the collar of her coarse cloth clothes. Thinking back to what Tanglin said that day, a sad smile appeared on her face. Yes, stupid or not, why do you need to look so important?

Tanglin is very stupid, she is willing to wait silently for 100,000 years for the sake of Xuannu, but she herself is not a fool, even if she only has a master-apprentice fate with him, she is also willing, because in this way she can see him, from the distant high wall under the green willow tree, and finally moved to a closer place, you can stay by his side all day long, and you can see it several times a day.

The corners of her mouth overflowed with a relieved expression, she never thought she would have such an opportunity, so she had already been satisfied, and there was nothing else to ask for. From now on, she has to work hard to cultivate, break through the rank of empress, and she can live for thousands of years and grow old with him. He waited intently for the Xuannu, and she concentrated on guarding the master, each with her own attachment and happiness.

So, she could understand his stupidity, because she was like that.

It's a pity that even if she is so stupid, God doesn't want to fulfill her. Happiness under the sky is always short-lived, like a rainbow after rain, although it is extremely beautiful, it cannot last forever.

"Father, why did you deceive me?" Princess Tong thought of this, she was already trembling with tears, and the tears shed were salty and astringent, with pain and remorse, "I hurt Brother Tanglin." ”

The tonic soup sent by her father personally asked her to serve it to Tanglin, and she never suspected her father, although there were some rumors in the immortal world that Emperor Hair Dove was a minion of the Heavenly Demon.

She was still young, and she didn't know about the grudges between the Heavenly Demons and the Immortals. It's just that in her heart, her father is a kind and good person, he loves his daughter, spoils her, and does his best to satisfy her everything she wants since she was a child.

How could such a loving father deceive his daughter?

But she was wrong, Emperor Fa Gu used the hand of his own daughter to poison the son of Tanglin.

When she saw Tanglin covered in blood, unconscious, and taken away, she couldn't believe her eyes. Penglai Wonderland was in chaos, hundreds of disciples were killed, blood was splattered all over the ground, and corpses were piled up.

Emperor Fa Dove led a team of men and horses, united with the army of Emperor Pingjia to break through Penglai, the black pressure of the giant bat in the air to cover the clouds and the sun, Penglai's spirit stone fairy grass was robbed.

At that moment, she was stunned, and finally realized how naïve she was. She was in pain and cried earth-shatteringly, but no one sympathized with her. Between the heavenly demons and the immortal clan, there should not be an ignorant princess Tong.

She has failed the trust of her master, because of her father's deception, she has lost the love of her life.

Princess Tong smiled bitterly again and again, her tears had dried up, what was the use of regretting at the moment, could crying day and night save Brother Tangling? She didn't even have the face to see him again, and now the people in the immortal realm accused her of betraying Penglai and betraying her master, and a disciple like her who deceived her teacher and destroyed her ancestors might not be enough to atone for her sins by burning her to death a hundred times.

When hope is dashed, love is gone, and there is no point in living. Now death is really not terrible for her at all. It's just that she can't die yet, she wants to save her master, even if she does a little bit, she can make herself have no regrets in this life.

Princess Tong was stunned, and there was a sound of light footsteps behind her, Huan Pei Linlang, her dress fluttering, and a figure slowly stood beside her, and called softly: "Tong'er!"

She turned her head indifferently, and saw a girl's face, white and moist, but stained with blood and mud, her clothes were tattered, and her body was full of wounds, very embarrassed and haggard, only a pair of eyes sparkled.

Princess Tong's heart trembled, she stood up with her hands on the futon, suppressed her emotions, and said slowly: "Zining, you are here." ”

She knew in her heart that one day, she would meet Zi Ning, but she was not ready yet, and she didn't expect this day to come so quickly.

The corners of Princess Tong's mouth tightened, and she looked at Zi Ning silently, but she didn't make a sound.

Zi Ning raised her eyes to look at her, she had grown a little taller than half a year ago, her pointed little face was pale, her eyes were swollen and red, and she was dressed in plain white coarse cloth clothes without any decoration. Only a beaded hairpin is inserted into the smooth black bun, which is simple and simple, adding a touch of beautiful beauty.

The two stood across from each other, staring at each other for a long time.

They are all daughters of Empress Hua Yao, and they are a pair of sisters. But fate is different, creatures make people, and they were once enemies. Now that the world has changed, we are reunited, but everything in the past seems to be right in front of us, and those loves and hates, sorrows and resentments are so clear that they can never be forgotten.

Princess Tong's eyes flickered twice, if Zi Ning had taken poisoned wine and died, if the tip of her sword pierced Zi Ning's chest at that time, would the ending be any different?

It's a pity that the past is gone forever, and I can't regret it, and I can't do it all over again. Facing Zi Ning at this time, she couldn't say anything she felt, as if she had long been numb, as if the two had never met.

At this moment, Princess Tong even had a desire that when spring was in full bloom, it was not a maid who was poisoned at her banquet, but herself.

If you die then, there will be no sadness and disappointment later. She will not meet Zining, and then hide her love in her heart, her love for Donglin, and her love for her mother are all buried in the solemn lonely grave, planted with a piece of flowers, and blooms every spring.

"Tong'er. Zi Ning spoke first, "I hope you don't care about the past anymore, and you don't hate me." It doesn't matter which of us is right or wrong, because we're sisters, we're family, right?"

Princess Tong was stunned for a moment, and then said indifferently: "What qualifications do I have? I won't hate anymore, if I have hate, I also hate myself, and it has nothing to do with others." ”

She once thought that Zi Ning had robbed her mother and Dongling, and as long as Zi Ning died, all their love would belong to her. But these ideas are all wrong, even if there is no Zining in the world, she still can't get Tanglin and the deep love of her mother.

For her, Zining is not only a living opposite, but also a shadow of her longing. In her heart, in her bones, she hopes that she is Zining, so she should be very happy.

"Tong'er, where is my mother, you hurry up and take me to see my mother. Zi Ning's words changed, and now she didn't care about catching up with Princess Tong, and she had to deal with more important things. She was very anxious in her heart, knowing that this matter could not be delayed, and she must see Empress Hua Yao as soon as possible.

She easily escaped from the void space, but lost contact with Yue Hengtang and Qi Song. This palace of the Hair Dove has become a stronghold of the Heavenly Demons, and it is full of dangers, and it is not safe for them to stay in the Hair Dove Kingdom.

"Mother?" Princess Tong repeated in her mouth, slowly walked to the edge of the low couch and sat down, and said a little self-deprecatingly: "That's right, the mother in your mouth is my queen mother." ”

After a pause, he said indifferently: "I have stayed in this palace with my mother since I was a child, and she has never looked at me more. But the queen mother treats you differently, I heard that you disappeared in Kunlun, so I was in a hurry to find it, and as soon as I left, it was a few days, abandoning my family and daughter, and I disappeared without a trace. ”

She still remembered that year's tulip blossoms, and she happily picked the beautiful petals and ran to give them to the queen mother. The queen mother didn't raise her eyelids, and said lightly: "Tong'er, you don't concentrate on cultivation, to get some flowers and plants, is it what a princess should do? ”

That day, she quietly stepped back and placed the petals under the window eaves of the queen mother's bedroom. She thought in her heart that the queen mother was hard-mouthed and soft-hearted, but she actually liked the tulip flowers she sent. In the world, how can there be a mother who doesn't love her daughter, the queen mother is strict with her, but she actually loves her very much.

However, the next day she went to her mother's harem to say goodbye, but saw that the tulip flowers were still piled up under the eaves, and the petals were like tears, and they had long been scattered and withered.

Since then, she has slowly understood that what the queen mother doesn't like in her heart is not Tulip flowers, but her daughter.

Zi Ning listened to Princess Tong's words, and was startled: "What are you talking about, my mother is looking for me? She is not in the Fa Dove Country now?" Empress Hua Yao left the country of Dove and was left alone, will she encounter danger?

Empress Hua Yao broke with Emperor Hairdove, and she was bound not to compromise with the Heavenly Demon, she had the skill of the Empress level, and she was also a thorn in the eye of the Heavenly Demon.

Princess Tong took a deep breath, her red and swollen eyes were a little tight, she blinked, looked at Zi Ning again, and suddenly said, "I want to ask you a word." ”

Zi Ning sat across the table and said, "Ask me something?"

Tong'er is her sister, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, who should be in her cardamom years, innocent and lively. From the bottom of her heart, she very much hopes to have such a sister, who is by her side all day long, and the sister is long and the sister is short. Occasionally fighting with her, grabbing beautiful clothes and jewelry together, giggling and laughing, her sister helps her comb her hair, and she makes delicious candied pastries for her sister.

It's a pity that such a beautiful thing has already been missed by her and Princess Tong.

In their most innocent years, they did not meet each other before, lost the opportunity for sisterhood, and ignored the dreams of youth.

Princess Tong is younger than Huanling, but her appearance is dignified, with melancholy clouds on her immature face, which looks extremely quiet and loses the cheerful and bright look of a girl.

Zi Ning's heart ached for a while, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad, but at this moment she suddenly understood that Tong'er's previous hatred was so helpless and helpless.

Princess Tong said quietly, "I want to ask you." How are you different from me?"

This is a question she can't understand for a long time, what is so special about Zining, so that the group of people around her take great care of her, worry about her stomach, and be reluctant to give up.

Zi Ning was slightly stunned, she didn't expect Princess Tong to ask such a thing, and she didn't know how to answer her for a while.

What is the difference between the two sisters?

Zi Ning had never thought about it, her mind was pretending to be Yue Hengtang, pretending to be her relatives, friends, and masters, and their joys, sorrows, and sorrows all touched her heart. She is eager to work hard, to live with her relatives and friends forever, to be happy, to plant flowers in spring, raise fish in summer, pick lotus in autumn, and enjoy snow in winter. Since there are many beautiful things to do in life, how can you have the leisure to think about who is different from whom?

Princess Tong lowered her head and muttered: "I grew up in the palace of the Hair Dove since I was a child, and I am a golden branch and jade leaf, why am I not as good as you?"

Zi Ning saw it in her eyes, and she was anxious, and hurriedly said: "You are a princess, I am a little cook, how can you be inferior to me?" Tong'er, your mind is too detailed, and if you take up too many miscellaneous things, you will be less happy." Don't think about things that won't happen at all, and don't assume some enemies out of thin air, which is simply asking for trouble. ”

After speaking, he exhaled deeply, knowing that his tone was too heavy, "I'm also anxious for you, so ...... Don't blame me for being outspoken. ”

Princess Tong slowly raised her head, her eyes were very puzzled, and she asked puzzledly, "If you don't want anything, how can you know?"

"You'll know if you do. Zi Ning raised her hand and scratched her head, frowned and said, "No matter what others say is good or bad, don't care what the result is, just try it yourself and you'll know." ”

As he spoke, his eyes moved, he looked at Princess Tong's eyes, and asked tentatively, "You...... Do you like Tanglin? If it's true, then you go and tell him. In fact, she had already guessed that she just wanted Princess Tong to admit it herself.

Princess Tong's cheeks suddenly turned red, her eyes suddenly panicked, and she waved her hands wildly: "No, no, no, I...... I'm not ......" Her mind was seen through by Zi Ning, and the secret that had been hidden for a long time was suddenly exposed to the sun, making her uneasy. But for some reason, there is a trace of sweetness flowing from the bottom of my heart, like a budding bud that has been blown away by a spring breeze overnight.

When Zi Ning saw her expression, she immediately understood, and said with a smile: "What's so embarrassing about this, you like Tanglin, and it's only right." And you are talented and beautiful, gentlemen and ladies, and you are a natural pair. ”

The temperament of Dongling and Princess Tong is similar, they are both introverted and high, they look like a scene from a distance, and look like a painting from a distance, one is a princess of the Taoist clan, and the other is a son of the fairy clan, and the two are really a good match.

Princess Tong's face changed greatly, the corners of her mouth twitched twice, and she stopped talking.

It doesn't matter if she likes Tanglin or not. Emperor Pingjia came to the country of Dove to welcome his relatives, and the one he wanted to marry was Princess Tong. She was reluctant in her heart, but she could only pretend to compromise. Because Tanglin was shackled by a black iron chain, and the key to unlocking the lock was in Pingjia's hands.

If she wants to save Tanglin, there is only one way.

In order to get his life back, she must choose to die.

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