Fingers of crossing

Under the moonlight, Yan Yilan's silhouette reflected a coquettish trace on the window lattice, piercing into Jiang Ningzui's sight bit by bit, burning her eyes sorely.

"Drunk."

In the quiet night, Yan Yilan's voice was particularly hoarse and intoxicated, Jiang Ningzui's breathing was stagnant, she didn't speak, but her eyes were tightly locked on the window lattice, silently watching Yan Yilan's reflection on the window casement every action.

It was as if Yan Yilan was holding an unknown silk thread in her hand, and the other end of the thread was tied to her heart, every slight movement of her could cause a tremor in her heart.

There was no answer from the other side of the door, Yan Yilan looked at the door in front of her that separated them from the two worlds, she seemed to be able to see Jiang Ning's drunken expression on the other side, she smiled lonely, and wanted to push her away. The hand on the door paused in mid-air, and finally gave up on the plan to push the door and enter.

"I know, you don't want to see me."

There was a wind blowing slowly through the empty hall, rolling up the burned ashes in the candle lamps and scattering them on the table. Jiang Ningzui straightened up, staring at the figure of Yan Yilan reflected on the door. Her lightly sighed words seemed to have been severely ripped open in her heart, and she was stunned unconsciously by the feeling of emptiness.

Yan Yilan never thought that one day she would be as timid as she is today, clearly eager to shorten the distance between them, but it is a pity that she is only facing Jiang Ningzui's speechless silence , will make her feel that her hands and feet are bound, and she can't move forward even one step.

"I just came here to tell you," Yan Yilan slowly drew a bitter smile on her lips, and said each word gently, "Tomorrow, the king of Beiyang will come to Beijing, if you don't want to go, then you don't have to care about the Queen Mother's order." .”

These Biyuan have already informed Yan Yilan according to Yan Yilan's order in the morning, so there is no need for Yan Yilan to rush here to give another order. Of course, these are all just a cover. She said so, but she finally found for herself A suitable reason to come to Zhaoling Hall to meet Jiang Ningzui.Even if what she faced was just a palace gate separating them, or Jiang Ningzui who was more indifferent than this palace gate, it still warmed the most unspeakable longing in her heart.

What she got was still silence, but Yan Yilan knew that Jiang Ningzui hadn't slept, and Jiang Ningzui would definitely hear every word she said.It's just that the misunderstanding between them is too deep, maybe it can't be called a misunderstanding, because all the consequences that caused their estrangement today are all evils planted by her own hands before.

"You once said, how can someone like me, so cold and heartless, make people grow old with me?" Thinking, Yan Yilan sneered lightly, the bitterness tainted the corners of her lips and brows, staring at her deadly expression. Silent, she said: "I thought about it all night last night, but I didn't even have a word to defend myself."

Jiang Ningzui's body froze suddenly, her heart was suffocated following Yan Yilan's words, and the pain was so severe that it was as if thousands of blunt rusty knives were being cut repeatedly.In a trance, she recalled that leisurely afternoon when Yan Yilan was sleeping lightly on her lap. At that time, she thought that Yan Yilan had already fallen asleep, so she said these words to her quiet face Come.Unexpectedly, her idiotic words at that time had already fallen into Yan Yilan's ears, Jiang Ningzui came back to her senses, and when she looked at Yan Yilan again, she felt her eye sockets burning hot, as if there was crystal water vapor permeating her eyes.

"It's fine if you hate me." Yan Yilan was talking, and suddenly felt that such an unresponsive conversation resembled her own whispering. Instead, he turned around and leaned against the door behind him, looked up at the vast dark blue night sky in front of him, and said in a low voice, "Look, there are still stars tonight."

Yan Yilan's voice was slightly hoarse, but hidden in it was an intoxicated and gentle tone. Jiang Ningzui seemed to be bewitched by an unknown person, following Yan Yilan's words, she turned her head and looked outside the window lattice, silent The night sky is vast and boundless, surrounded by it, Jiang Ningzui only feels that they are like the stars dotted in it, so small and insignificant.Perhaps the stars twinkling in the sky were too dazzling, Jiang Ningzui only felt that her eyes were stinging, as if she was about to shed tears.

But she knew that the instigator who forced her heart to toss and ache was never those innocuous romances, but Yan Yilan alone.

The candle lamp on the desk was swayed by the wind, Jiang Ningzui didn't know how long she had been sitting like this, she got up and walked a few steps outside the main hall in a trance, but saw that the carved door was empty, and the coquettish road originally reflected on it His figure is long gone.

It's good if you hate me.

Suddenly recalling Yan Yilan's soft words before, Jiang Ningzui lowered her eyes, the summer night wind was blowing hot on her body, as if it had blown into her heart, she only felt cold to the marrow of her bones.Sitting back on the chair in a daze, Jiang Ning's drunken gaze inadvertently landed on the big red phoenix dress hanging on the screen. It was supposed to be an unusually magnificent color, but it was red and fiery, falling on her There was a hint of desolation in his eyes.

At noon the next day, it was the hottest and unbearable time of the day, but in front of Yinwu Gate, there were already hundreds of civil and military officials lined up on both sides, standing neatly according to their ranks, all the way to the gate of the city.On the city tower, Yan Yilan dressed in her colorful clothes and dragged the ground, revealing a beautiful scenery behind her. When she heard that the spies came to report to King Beiyang had arrived outside Yin Wumen, she nodded and signaled the spies to retreat.

Although the city tower was covered by eaves, the weather at noon was still unbearably hot. Empress Ning sat on the phoenix seat and turned her head to ask the maid to bring a silk handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

Originally standing behind Yan Yilan, Biyuan seemed to have sensed the commotion under the tower. In Yilan's ear, she said with a smile: "Your Highness really did not misunderstand the person."

As she spoke, Bi Yuan looked at the two people walking up and down the chariot, she tilted her head with a smile, and said, "Look, Your Highness, who is here."

Yan Yilan heard the words, followed Bi Yuan's words and lowered her eyes, but before she could see clearly, she heard the internal officials report: "The crown prince is here, the princess is here."

Hearing the internal officer's report, Yan Yilan's always-silent eyebrows and eyes became a little colored. She followed the voice and looked over, and saw that Yan Junyao had already stepped off the steps outside the steps of the tower, and he was facing the steps. Standing on the chariot, he just stretched out his hand towards the chariot, and helped Jiang Ningzui out of the chariot together.

Lie Yang photographed Jiang Ningzui's phoenix clothes dazzlingly and gracefully. Her face was covered with gorgeous palace makeup, which made her complexion beautiful and beautiful. Unfortunately, there was alienation and indifference in her eyes, with a kind of extreme beauty cold.

As Yan Junyao stepped down the chariot, Jiang Ningzui looked up and saw Yan Yilan standing by the steps of the tower, looking down at her direction.With the bright sun shining down from behind her, Jiang Ningzui couldn't see her expression clearly at this moment, only her piercing and dazzling phoenix eyes, even if Jiang Ningzui was in a dark place, she could still can feel it.

Just as she stood still, Jiang Ningzui saw Yan Yilan walking down the steps.Silently watching Yan Yilan approaching her step by step, the closer she got to Yan Yilan, the more she felt that the breath in her chest was almost exhausted, and a sense of suffocation lingered in her chest.When Yan Yilan came to her side, Jiang Ning was about to pass her by with an indifferent face, but she heard Yan Yilan whisper, "I thought you wouldn't come."

Jiang Ningzui paused slightly, turned her head to see Yan Yilan smiling happily, as if she was really happy, glad that Jiang Ningzui came to the appointment.But Jiang Ningzui just stared into her eyes indifferently, Jiang Ningzui couldn't tell how much was real and how much was fake.

"Princess, don't get me wrong." Jiang Ningzui said softly, passing Yan Yilan's side, and walked away. "I'm here, it has nothing to do with the eldest princess."

Jiang Ningzui's words were indifferent and heartless. After she finished speaking, she suddenly heard Yin Wumen slowly opening. She followed the heavy sound and stared away. Under the flying dust, there was the sound of horseshoes, which seemed to be The whole earth will crack and collapse with this deafening sound.

Under the yellow sand all over the sky, a figure first appeared outside Yin Wu's gate, and the horse neighed loudly, with an indescribably majestic majesty.After the figure gradually became clear in the yellow sand, Jiang Ningzui saw Yan Yilan's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, then turned and walked towards the figure.

It wasn't until the man approached that Jiang Ningzui could see the man's appearance clearly. He had a pair of heroic eyebrows, his face was handsome and well-defined, and his whole body was as sharp as a sword drawn from its sheath.He is majestic and heroic, and his instrument is imposing.It was only when she saw him that Jiang Ningzui realized in a daze that compared to him, Yan Junyao's grace and demeanor seemed a bit petty.

Jiang Ningzui squinted her eyes facing the yellow sand, she thought, who else could have such an imposing manner, except for the King of Beiyang, whom everyone in the country of Yan could dislike?

He rode a bloody horse, galloping from the official road, and the team behind him was left far behind. It looked like a magnificent picture scroll, but it was used to set off him.When he got to the bottom of the city tower, his galloping speed was still not reduced by half, and those deep and calm eyes were falling on Yan Yilan's body, and there was a fascination and predatory gaze hidden in it.

Seemingly aware of Beiyang Wang's hot gaze, Yan Yilan suddenly raised her head, slightly curled her lips at him, and smiled casually.But no matter how loose Yan Yilan's face was, the joy hidden in her eyes did not seem to be fake.

Thinking, Jiang Ningzui's eyes darkened. In a trance, she heard a horse neighing and screaming. Following the sound, the king of Beiyang had already rode his horse to Yan Yilan's side, and the strong wind blew Yan Yilan up. Lan's scarlet robe with long sleeves flutters freely in the wind.

"Come." King Beiyang said a single word, his voice was like mellow spirits, magnetic and calm.He slowly stretched out his hand holding the rein tightly, and said, "Accompany the lonely king for a ride."

Yan Yilan didn't respond when she heard the words, but instinctively turned her head to look at Jiang Ningzui, only to see that Jiang Ningzui had silently withdrawn her previous scrutiny, turned around and walked up the tower.

"Ning'er."

There was the sound of carriage wheels reaching her ears, and Jiang Ningzui suddenly heard someone calling herself from behind, but this claim was really new, she was puzzled for a while, and then looked back uncertainly for a long time.

King Beiyang's army has arrived one after another, and someone in the carriage at the front came out of the curtain. She was supported by the palace servants and walked down. Then her eyes were as soft as a bright moon, and she was facing Jiang Ningzui Smile slightly.Just a smile on the eyebrows, it makes people feel like the spring breeze is blowing on the face, which is different and pleasing to the eye.

But although she looked at Jiang Ningzui with kind and gentle eyes, Jiang Ningzui had no impression of her at all.

While hesitating, that person had already walked in front of Jiang Ningzui, looking at Jiang Ningzui's unfamiliar and suspicious eyes, he tilted his head in a funny way, and said in a soft and gentle voice like her, "What? You don’t even know your sister?”