Jiaochu

When the first peach blossom bloomed in early spring, and her birthday was coming soon, Ye Lingxi buried a jar of peach blossom wine under the tree, waiting to drink it in the coming spring.

According to palace practice, the princess's haircut ceremony is presided over by the queen. The wives of all the princes and nobles will be present to congratulate you.

This time, the Prince's Palace, the Marquis' Palace, and the Prime Minister's Palace all came. Su Wan, Princess Ning, also came, and Princess Pingnan was also here. The scene was very grand.

There was also a gift from the North delivered to Ye Lingxi.

Murong Ze stayed in the north, and it was Jingzhe who came to deliver tributes and gifts.

While everyone was watching the ceremony, Concubine Xiao blew some air into Concubine Liu's ear again and said that Ye Yuyao's hairpin ceremony was not so grand before. This shows that the emperor is still partial to the third princess Ye Lingxi. Concubine Liu said, "As long as Yao'er is now If you live a good life, I have nothing else to ask for." Concubine Xiao said, "The envoy from Xiyan came to propose marriage before. If it had been someone else, the emperor might have agreed long ago." Concubine Liu said, "Xiyan has ulterior motives. Even if it were someone else, the emperor might have agreed." If you become someone else, the emperor may not agree."

Seeing that Concubine Liu dared to contradict her, Concubine Xiao's face suddenly darkened and she sneered: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in. Who will decide in this palace from now on? Concubine Liu, don't get on the wrong team." Concubine Liu didn't argue. Concubine Xiao looked in Concubine Lan's direction with a proud smile on her lips, as if she was sure of her position as the prince.

After the hairdressing ceremony, Meng Jingxiu couldn't wait to take Ye Lingxi to play. She accidentally caught Concubine Rong's gaze. She immediately retracted her hand and stood upright. She looked down at her clothes and shoes again. Concubine Pingnan went here. While taking a look, she went to talk to Concubine Rong. Meng Jingxiu peeked over there again, a little nervous and a little shy, afraid that she would not leave a good impression. When Ye Lingxi saw this, she pursed her lips and smiled, quietly Pulling Meng Jingxiu's sleeve, she signaled to go outside to talk, and the two of them bowed to the Queen and left in a polite manner.

Then Concubine Xiao also took her leave, saying she felt a little unwell. She glanced at Concubine Liu, and then Concubine Liu also resigned. Concubine Rong and Concubine Pingnan also excused themselves and left. The queen asked Aunt Qiu to see the ladies off, and Liu Lan The concubine talked for a while, and then asked Aunt Qiu to see Concubine Lan off.

Here, Meng Jingxiu took Ye Lingxi to a deserted place and whispered, asking what kind of person Concubine Rong was, how she had performed just now, whether she had done anything wrong and other questions. After Ye Lingxi answered them one by one, Meng Jingxiu felt more at ease.

"When can I drink sister Jing'er's wedding wine?" Ye Ling asked with a smile.

Meng Jingxiu's face turned red and she asked, "Then when will your brother Yan come to propose marriage?" Then he joked, "If it's too late, you won't be able to get the beauty back."

"Eh?! Isn't that the third brother?" Ye Lingxi raised her hand and pointed. Meng Jingxiu looked back and found that she had been fooled again. She was about to settle the score when she saw someone coming in front, blocked by the shadow of a tree. She also looked Without seeing her face, she looked at it carefully for two seconds. She was not like Ye Xingye. She turned around and waved, "Sister Lingxi, stop hiding. Someone is really coming." She poked her head out from behind the rockery and looked forward. , seeing a real figure, he came out from behind the rockery instead of tricking her into settling accounts.

The figure did not come over, but was still several meters away.

Meng Jingxiu listened and saw that someone was talking, but she couldn't hear clearly what was being said. She gestured with her eyes and gestures to quietly go over and take a look, and the two of them walked over quietly.

On the road, she accidentally stepped on a branch and made a clicking sound. The movement was not loud, but it was heard very clearly in the ears of the two of them. Meng Jingxiu lowered her head and quickly retracted her feet. Ye Lingxi saw a figure in front of him hurried away, and soon He almost disappeared behind the shadow of the trees, and then another man came over.

"What should I do?" Meng Jingxiu asked with her mouth. Ye Lingxi pointed in two directions, indicating that the two of them should go separately, and Meng Jingxiu nodded in agreement.

After the figure came over, he paused for a moment, looked to the left, then to the right, and then walked to the left.

Hearing the subtle footsteps coming from behind, Ye Lingxi squatted down, picked up the stone in front of him and held it in his hand. The footsteps stopped, and a voice that sounded like a smile but not a smile came from behind:

"Lingxi is trying to stone me to death?"

She breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and looked at the person opposite, threw the stone on the ground, clapped her hands and said, "It turns out to be the second brother. Just now I saw two people over there talking secretly. I thought they were talking about some dirty secret." .”

Ye Lingjue glanced behind him, with a faint smile on his lips. Without saying who he was talking to just now, he took out a gift from his arms and handed it over and said, "See if you like it."

She said, "Didn't the second brother not give me anything?"

Ye Lingjue said, "Today is your big day. In the past, you always said that the things I gave you were too expensive and not worth much. From now on," he paused and smiled faintly, "open it and take a look. Bar."

She raised her hand, hesitated for a moment, reached out to take the box, opened the lid, and saw a little rabbit inside, carved out of wood, so lifelike it looked like it was alive. She took it out, looked at it, and asked, "Is this carved by... my second brother?"

Ye Lingjue smiled and said, "It's just this one, no one else has it." She looked at his hand behind his back and asked him to stretch it out. He thought she was going to return the gift to him, and there was a flash in her peach blossom eyes. Dejected, he still smiled and asked, "Don't like it?" She asked, "Did the second brother hurt his hand?" His heart moved, a touch of warmth melted in his eyes, and he smiled and replied with two words, "It's okay. ." She looked at the little rabbit in her hand, and her heart felt slightly sour again. He came over and put the hat on her cloak on her, and whispered, "It will get cold in the future, so you need to add more clothes to avoid catching a cold. When it's hot, you should eat less iced food, be careful not to spoil your stomach, and drink less wine." Listening to these words, she seemed to be giving her last words, as if she would never see her again, and her heart was blocked for no reason. Panicked, she raised her head and asked, "Why did the second brother suddenly tell me this?" He lowered his head, his eyes were so gentle and addictive, she panicked and wanted to step back, but the next moment she was gently blocked by a hand, and he would She hugged him lightly and continued, "If I'm not with you in the future, take care of yourself and think less and worry less, remember?" She hummed.

He hugged the person in his arms, reluctant to let go, but he had already made a decision and could not look back. He let go, with a soft smile on his face, "Go back."

She turned around and walked away. When she reached a corner, she paused for a moment and turned her gaze to the side. She vaguely saw a figure standing behind the tree shadow.

After he lost sight of the back, he stood there for a while, then turned around and left.

What she didn't expect was that this birthday would be the last time the two of them saw each other.

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