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There was a breeze outside, and the rime bloomed on the branches like a viburnum, crumbling and falling, and fell on Jing Yan and Qiao Yu under the tree, whitening their long hair. hair.

Qiao Yu stretched out her hand, because of the well-raised, ten fingers are soft, covered with flesh, even the bones can't be squeezed out, anxious to wipe the snow and ice on Jing Yan's cheeks, still breathing, "Today is the Chinese New Year. If you are unhappy, please tell me. I am the best at solving other people's troubles. In the past, when I was at home, no matter how unhappy my grandmother was, as long as I went, I would make her happy. Forget all your troubles."

Having said that, he paused, boldly let go of the hand hooking his neck for strength, and put it all on Jing Yan's face, showing a big smile, "So, Your Highness wants to tell me what's going on, I can coax you! I want to coax you too."

Jing Yan was startled, he could feel the temperature of Qiao Yu's palm, it was hot, but the fingertips felt slightly cool, and they pressed against his long eyebrows and the corners of his eyes.He couldn't help blinking, and the long eyelashes flicked back and forth on the edge of Qiao Yu's palm. Qiao Yu seemed to be a little itchy, and instinctively wanted to avoid, wanted to leave, but held back.

He quickly put his arms around the back of Qiao Yu's neck, and carefully pressed it against his bosom. The coldness around his body was completely dissipated, and the cold aura was like a sharp knife returning to its sheath, as if it had never appeared before. He reprimanded in a low voice, "I'm getting more and more courageous, and I can't even be honest in my arms. Actually, it's nothing."

Jing Yan smiled slightly, but his eyes were still deep and cold, "But today is my mother's birthday, you probably don't know it."

Empress Chen has not celebrated her birthday for a long time.

She was born with the sound of firecrackers on New Year's Eve, and she was born with good fortune. In the past, when she was still a young girl in Qiao's house, she was spoiled by her parents. It didn't matter to her on New Year's Eve. This day, the Chen family celebrated The biggest reason is always because it is Queen Chen's birthday.

Emperor Yuande and Empress Chen also met on New Year's Eve.

It was the night of New Year's Eve, and the Chen family went to Dabei Temple to pray for blessings. They wished that the whole family would be safe and sound in the coming year, and they had nothing else to ask for.Empress Chen stood under the peach tree full of lucky bags, jumping high, trying to throw the lucky bag containing her wish to the highest place, looking at it from a distance, it looked like a cloud of red.

Emperor Yuande rode his horse, and was in a hurry to go to the Dabei Temple to guard the ever-burning lamp of the late emperor, but he pulled the rein unconsciously.She was wearing a red dress, with the corners of her skirt fluttering, her black hair tied up with a red rope, and there were no other pearls and gemstones, only a resounding golden bell adorning her temples. .

She was also a lively and bright girl.

Emperor Yuande was hooked by her at a glance, dismounted unconsciously, and walked over there. After three or four steps, he leaned slightly, looked at the branches of the tall tree, and asked, "This tree is too tall. I'm afraid it's hard to throw it up, can I help you for the girl?"

When Empress Chen saw the outsider, she was also very generous, but she was stunned for a moment and refused with a smile, "This is my own wish, if I can't help it, how can the Buddha see it?"

She worked for half a night, but she couldn't hang up the lucky bag, and almost fell, leaning against the peach tree to pant, and smiled at Emperor Yuande next to her.

Emperor Yuande seemed to be fascinated, "Then, how dare you ask the girl's name?"

Empress Chen turned her head, "You are really not ashamed, you even ask someone's name after meeting you once. But for the sake of you not kidding me just now... I am Chen Tanzhi, the sandalwood of sandalwood, and the branch of peach branch. "

This is her fate, but also her catastrophe.

But after entering the palace, everything is different.She has become a queen and the mother of a country. There are too many things to be busy on New Year's Eve, and it is the most important festival of the royal family. Empress Chen can't celebrate her birthday. There will be another birthday banquet, but it is not the day of Empress Chen's birth. The excitement and joy are all for others to see.

This year is different.New Year's Eve is a day for the whole family to be together. Normally, Emperor Yuande had countless concubines, so he would still rest at Empress Chen on this day, but now that he has no empress, Feng Nannan wants to be with him.

Emperor Yuande refused.After returning to Daming Palace, he thought about half a year ago when he heard Liang Changxi kneeling in the center, saying word by word: "The abolished Empress Chen, hanged herself in Chang'an Hall." At night, she once looked at herself timidly, but now she has become a cold dead body.

Thinking of this, he sighed faintly, "Remove Zitong from the wasteland in the outskirts, and bury him in my mausoleum with heavy sandalwood, so that no one will know."

This matter was ordered quietly, and Emperor Yuande went to the peach tree in Dabei Temple again, as if he was still thinking about Empress Chen.

This is what Jing Yan didn't know at first. He didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, but he still copied more than ten volumes of scriptures by hand. When he got up this morning, he burned them all to Empress Chen.

He lowered his eyebrows, looking at the flying papers that were all burned to black ashes, it didn't seem like she was praying to bless herself or fulfill any wish.It wasn't until the last trace of fire was extinguished that Jing Yan casually said, "In the next life, you will never meet him again."

But when it was close to noon, the news from Emperor Yuande came.Jing Yan almost laughed, he didn't comment on the past and those so-called feelings.But before Empress Chen died, she had lost love and expectations for Emperor Yuande. She was like a flower that withered prematurely, and she was just holding on for the Chen family and Jing Yan.

Her only wish is to escape from this cage as soon as possible, and never see Emperor Yuande again forever.

Probably the feelings between people cannot always communicate.

Jing Yan only thought it was ridiculous, but it was too late to prevent Emperor Yuande from disturbing Empress Chen's sleep.

After saying that, the two were silent for a long time, until the ice and snow melted into small water droplets, floating on the eyelashes.Qiao Yu was stunned, unable to speak, he understood the feeling of losing a cherished person, so he stretched out both hands, hugged Jing Yan, put his cheek against the other's cheek, and distributed his own warmth to the other person, It's like I won't be alone anymore.

Qiao Yu is really not very good at talking, as he was thinking, he stumbled and said, "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager is a good person, she is a fairy who descended to earth, and now, she has returned to heaven and is looking at Your Highness! And I am the Empress Empress staying here For His Highness, I will stay with you from now on, for a long time, and will never be separated for a lifetime."

The two of them had no fate, it was indeed Empress Chen who sent Qiao Yu to Jing Yan's side.

Empress Chen taught Jing Yan to be like this, felt sorry for his youth and maturity, and wanted to find a playmate for him, so she sent such a cute child like Qiao Yu into the East Palace.

At that time, she said: "Feng Nannan thought that I still hated Feng Jiayi, and it would be long ago. I'm not a child anymore. After so many years, no matter how much love and hatred there are, they have been worn away in this palace, and there is nothing left. What's more, Qiao Yu is just a child, what do you care about with him? Ah Yan, he is young and has a lively personality. He has stayed with me for a few days and I like it very much. , everything is done well, just watch him for me, okay? Just treat him as a couple of attendants and study with you."

Jing Yan could not refuse Empress Chen's request, nor did she want to.He still remembered that under the bright lights that day, a little snow-white boy was holding a lamp, catching fireflies by the lake, holding back tears and begging himself.

His hard, omniscient heart suddenly softened, and he repeated the last sentence Qiao Yu said, which seemed to be a question, but also seemed to be affirmative, "For a long time, we will never be separated for a lifetime, right?"

This is a long-term and unreliable agreement, but Jing Yan is suddenly willing to believe this illusory thing.

Jing Yan nodded, "Yes. She is also looking at Xiaoyu, looking at you."

As for the rest of the things, there is no need to tell Qiao Yu, those are too dirty and nasty, and it will dirty Qiao Yu's ears.

Qiao Yu was very proud that she had coaxed Jing Yan well, jumped off him, and hurriedly dug out the food box from the snowdrift. Fortunately, the food box was tightly packed and there was no water inside, but it was getting colder than usual Some, no longer steaming.

Huiquan's meals are all carefully selected. Most of the meat dishes are cold dish stewed dishes, and the vegetarian dishes are also fried in vegetable oil, so they will not be too greasy when they are cold.The rest was a whole fish that couldn't move, but the chicken soup was all spilled, but it was too cold to drink.Another food box was full of dim sum fruits, two red apples and a small bag of Fuju.

Qiao Yu was depressed for a while, but soon became happy again.

They randomly picked some small dishes at noon and ate them with cold porridge.Qiao Yu hid to the side and secretly opened the red envelope that Xinxin gave him, and put a few silver ingots under the pillow, and put them together with the little rabbit, little tiger, and little Xiaoyu, and had no real plan to spend them.There are many other wood carvings, all of which were recently given by Jing Yan. Qiao Yu wanted to pile them all under the pillow, but they were so uneven that they couldn't sleep at night. Jing Yan forcefully pulled them out and put them in a small cupboard. Qiao Yu was still very wronged, she wiped her tears in front of Jing Yan for a long time, but she couldn't change the decision of the hard-hearted prince.

Together with the red envelope, Qiao Yu put it well into the depths of the cupboard, then secretly took out another item and stuffed it into his bosom.

It was getting dark quickly in winter, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard in the distance. Qiao Yu stood on tiptoe on the bench, her thin body leaning against the couplet, and Jing Yan stood aside to prevent him from falling suddenly. Save his life.Qiao Yu was still very afraid of getting hurt, but the door panel was in disrepair for a long time, and the wooden thorns were growing everywhere. He accidentally drew a long scar on his wrist, and the blood soaked the cuff. He tried his best to close the door without making a sound. After reading the couplet, he jumped down and acted like a baby with Jing Yan, saying that he was tired and couldn't move anymore, so he stuffed the paste into Jing Yan's arms, and said that he wanted to eat when he was hungry.

He usually likes to be lazy and coquettish, and he didn't make any extra moves, so he found an excuse to slip away, and even Jing Yan didn't see anything wrong.

Qiao Yu held back her tears in the corner, wiped the wound with a towel, and tightened her cuffs a little more.He was very good at putting on a show, and he deliberately hopped outside looking for something to do, but he kept it a secret until before the New Year's Eve dinner, remembering that there were still two loquats, and hurriedly unbuttoned his sleeves before thinking of the wound on his hand.

The blood color had already stained the cuffs, and there was a faint smell of blood coming out.

bad, bad!

Qiao Yu lowered her head guiltily, wanting to wrap up her sleeves again.