Fingers of crossing

Just as Jiang Ningzui walked out of the hall, she suddenly heard someone calling her back. She turned her head when she heard the sound, and saw Biyuan catching up quickly.

After a hasty salute, Bi Yuan respectfully said: "The eldest princess ordered the servants to tell the crown princess that if the empress wants to relax, she might as well go to Taiye Pond. It is quiet there, and there are not many people going there at the moment." With that, Biyuan specially handed the lantern in Qingfu's hand, "The servant girl will leave first."

Jiang Ningzui never thought that Yan Yilan would do such a thing, she couldn't help being stunned, then nodded and said, "Thank you, Princess Elder, for me."

There was a heavy snowfall during the day, and the moonlight outside the hall was very bright and clear at this time. The ground was covered with silver, and the cool breeze was blowing on the face, which made it a bit pleasant.Qingfu was holding the lamp in front, and Jiang Ningzui came to Taiye Pond by the moonlight, with guards guarding both sides of her eyes, and occasionally a guard saw their figures and wanted to ask, but their sight touched Qingfu's hand. The lantern that was on, just retreated silently.

At first Jiang Ningzui didn't pay attention to it, but in the end, she finally found out what was wrong.Although it is true that she is now the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess has just married into the palace for only one month, and most of the time she has never left the palace at all. It is not surprising that the guards guarding the Taiye Pool do not recognize her, but she When she came, no one came out to stop her, which was really strange.

Jiang Ningzui's eyes fell on the lantern in Qingfu's hand. She took the lantern and looked it over carefully. She found that this lantern was not only exquisite in workmanship, but also exquisite in materials. Even the Xiangfeng pattern on it was carved lifelike .

"Fengyi?"

Fengyi.Yan Yilan's Fengyi Palace.

Jiang Ningzui read the words on the lantern, and suddenly understood in her heart.It seems that when Biyuan handed over this lantern to Qingfu herself, it was not just for them to illuminate the way, but also represented a noble status.No wonder there were guards trying to stop them along the way, but they all backed away in the end. In this palace, who would dare to see Yan Yilan and not obey orders and salute?

Thinking about it, she suddenly saw the Qingfu beside her look tense, and looked back at Jiang Ningzui with panic in her expression, and said in a low voice: "Mother, isn't that the Taiwei and the Sixth Prince?"

Following Qing Fu's guidance, Jiang Ningzui could vaguely see two people standing vaguely not far away by the moonlight. Due to the obstructed vision at night, she could only vaguely see the figure near the rockery. The prince is true.

"How could the sixth prince and the Taiwei be so close?"

Qingfu looked around, and after hearing the words, she turned her head and said, "Your Majesty probably doesn't remember, the Taiwei is not only the father of the side concubine, but also supports and assists the Prince with the Sixth Prince, so it is only natural that the Taiwei and the Sixth Prince have close contacts. thing."

Now that Yan Yilan is in charge, Yan Junyao, as the crown prince, has been unable to ascend the throne for a long time. It is an inevitable result that the court is divided into two factions. If the Taiwei is Liu Huanxue's father, then the reason why Liu Huanxue is favored in the East Palace depends on It doesn't seem so simple anymore.

Jiang Ningzui thought about it, and was about to continue walking, Qingfu held her back in a hurry, and said in a low voice, regardless of whether she was being rude or not, "Mother, if you continue walking, you will inevitably meet with the sixth prince." If we meet the Taiwei, let's avoid it."

"Why?" Jiang Ning was puzzled.

Qingfu looked at Jiang Ningzui with a complicated expression, and hesitated for a while before saying: "Now the power in the court is divided into three, the general, the Taiwei and the king of Wu check each other, and a balance has been maintained on the surface. After the emperor passed away, The General has been supporting the Eldest Princess as a regency until now, and has always been at odds with the Taiwei in the court, and although the Empress is married to the Crown Prince, she is still a member of the General's Mansion, if we meet face to face right now, maybe something will happen."

The worry on Qingfu's face does not seem to be fake, presumably the Crown Princess must have encountered such scenes before, since the Crown Princess is timid and weak by nature, she must have suffered a lot of grievances.

Jiang Ningzui did not go any further according to Qingfu's words, but turned around and walked to the small pavilion by the Taiye Pool, wondering: "If that's the case, then why did my father let me marry into the palace?"

Qingfu showed sadness, and her tone became dull, she said: "In the beginning, it was true that the court was restrained by three parties, but after the eldest lady died, the whole pattern was broken, in order to maintain this balance, so the empress I have to marry into the palace." As she spoke, Qing Fu couldn't bear to look away, her voice choked up. "In fact, although the general had this intention at the beginning, the eldest princess did not agree. She was worried that the empress would suffer a lot of grievances in the palace, so this matter was delayed again and again. It was not until the prince returned from Yangguo that he deliberately sealed the The side concubine is the crown princess, and this matter was brought up again."

Although Jiang Ningzui disagrees in her heart, she also understands this truth. In ancient times, a daughter's family has always been a pawn in a political marriage. Marriage cannot be chosen by oneself. It depends entirely on the words of the parents and matchmakers. .

"So the eldest princess and my father married me into the palace?"

There was sarcasm in Jiang Ningzui's faint tone, but Qingfu didn't hear it, she just shook her head and said: "The eldest princess is still against it, but you know the stakes, so you begged the eldest princess to agree." Your wish allows you to become the crown prince's official concubine."

Hearing this, Jiang Ningzui felt some shock in her heart. She never expected that the usually weak and cowardly princess would make such a decision without hesitation. courage and decisiveness.

What happened later, probably Jiang Ningzui could think of it even if Qing Fu didn't talk about it.Whether it was due to political interests, or fulfilled the princess's selfish admiration for the prince, she did marry in with full expectation at the beginning, but she knew that what was waiting for her was not the prince's gentle care, nor what she expected A happy life, in the eyes of the prince and his party, she in the East Palace is just an eyeliner placed by the eldest princess beside them. There is no trust, no respect for each other, just everyone's pretended smiles and everyone's making things difficult and ridiculing.

The life of Donggong is not as simple as she imagined at the beginning, she is just the target of public criticism in the eyes of everyone, and she is not treated with any sincerity.Jiang Ningzui thought, her heart sank, such days must be depressing and difficult for the introverted princess.

"Your Majesty." Seeing that Jiang Ningzui did not speak, Qing Fu looked worriedly at the Taiwei and the Sixth Prince in front of her, and couldn't help but whispered: "There is no one around right now, if you meet the Taiwei and the Sixth Prince at this time, I'm afraid it's inevitable that they will ridicule us, so let's go."

Jiang Ningzui didn't move, remembering the sixth prince's rude provocation, and asked: "Since that's the case, won't the prince ignore it?"

In this case, Qingfu naturally dare not answer directly, and can only stammer: "Fortunately, the eldest princess has always favored the empress, so the empress is in the East Palace..."

"Let's go back."

Shengsheng cut off Qingfu's words, Jiang Ningzui did not stay any longer, but walked back according to Qingfu's words.

Qingfu couldn't recover for a moment, but stared blankly at Jiang Ningzui's back as she walked away, wondering if she said something wrong, she was puzzled.

As the matter became clearer, Jiang Ningzui's heart suddenly shone like a glimmer of light at this moment, but she still couldn't figure out whose ambition was fulfilled by the futile death of the Crown Princess.But there is one thing that she is fully aware of now. She originally thought that the death of the Crown Princess must be caused by Yan Yilan, but now it seems that perhaps in this palace, the only one who really cares about the Crown Princess is Yan Yi. Is Lan alone?

But what is the purpose of such good intentions?

Thinking about it, Jiang Ningzui's face showed a complex and strange expression. She really wanted to know everything, but she didn't dare to think deeply about this alone.

When Jiang Ningzui returned to Hanliang Hall, there was a sea of ​​colorful flowers in the hall, and the flower ball hanging in the middle of the hall was raining flowers all over the sky, like countless low-flying butterflies, floating in the sky, separating everyone , the line of sight is interlaced among the colorful, everywhere is a piece of color, and nothing can be seen clearly.

A group of dancers in the hall are revolving around a graceful and graceful figure. Standing in the center of the hall, the woman in pink clothes flutters, smiling like a sweet face, and her pair of water-cut eyes are full of amorous feelings. The movements are fluttering and flying, as beautiful as a fairy in the sky.

Jiang Ningzui has never seen Liu Huanxue like this before, as if the sun, the moon, the sky and the earth are not as good as the light in her eyes, even she unconsciously took a few more glances.

Looking back, Jiang Ningzui was about to move towards her seat, when she suddenly saw Chi Wei standing silently beside the pillar, and in the blink of an eye, she had already arrived in the middle of the stage, and the long sword hidden in her sleeve was unsheathed in an instant But Jiang Ningzui couldn't see the speed at which she was swinging the sword clearly, a silver light flashed in front of her eyes, and the dancer behind Liu Huanxue who was about to draw the sword had already fallen quietly, and blood gushed out from a long and thin wound on her neck , instantly stained the ground.

"There are assassins!"

Everyone stared blankly at this moment of change, until they looked down and saw the dagger in the hand of the fallen dancer who hadn't had time to fully draw it out, and they came back to their senses in a daze. When the sound came, the ministers present fled in all directions, and there were panic screams and the sound of tables and chairs falling all around, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.