I went to the temple after traveling through time, and he turned out to be a monk!

Bai Zhi finally got Meng Ying's permission to stay overnight at Zhennan Prince's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the gate of Zhennan Prince's Mansion, he saw Zhuo Yao, shirtless, dancing with a spear and practicing. When he saw Zhuo Ling coming back, he was inexplicably angry, "How long has it been since I got home! Meng Ying just let you... …”

Before he finished speaking, he saw a little head popping up behind Zhuo Ling, and suddenly became silent, "You...why are you here?"

"Nothing, just come and sleep with Sister Ling for one night!" Bai Zhi didn't panic at all.

"I'm going to sleep with you! You are a princess after all. How unbecoming is it to stay at another man's house!" Zhuo Yao became even more angry.

Bai Zhi was unhappy when she heard this, "Isn't this also Sister Ling's home? Why does it become your home alone? If you don't like it, I'll leave!"

Zhuo Yao was speechless for a moment and was stunned before he spoke, "I... I was joking..."

Zhuo Ling secretly rejoiced and pulled Bai Zhi straight to the room. As she ran, she laughed at Zhuo Yao, "It takes you to make him suffer!"

"That's not true!" Bai Zhi looked proud.

The two took a comfortable flower petal bath and got into Zhuo Ling's bed.

"Sister Ling, what did you use to wash this quilt? It smells so good!" Bai Zhi relaxed all over, with a look of enjoyment on her face.

"It's peony bark and nard. I didn't think it smelled good before, but Ah Hong liked the smell and started using this scent all the time."

"Then what flavor do you like?" Bai Zhi asked her.

Zhuo Ling recalled it. She remembered her mother's preferences, her brother's preferences, and even her father, who rarely communicated with them, she would try hard to find out, but when it came to her own preferences, it seemed a little barren to her.

She recalled that when she was a child, she went to the Imperial College on the first day. There was a very fragrant flower planted at the entrance of the Imperial College. She was still young at that time and did not know the name of the flower. When she suddenly smelled it, she felt extremely fond of it. At that time, Meng Ying He happened to pass by and saw her loving expression, so he asked, "Does the little princess like Jasmine?"

At that time, she had only met the third prince from a distance, and her communication was limited to bowing to him. For the first time, she heard Meng Ying's normal speaking voice. It was not as gentle as now, but more energetic.

That was the first time she knew the name of this plant. Now that she thought about it, she also fell in love with things at first sight, whether they were people or flowers.

"I like Jasmine." Zhuo Ling replied with emotion.

"I like it too! Let's buy some some other day and plant some in the yard. When they bloom, we can use them to make tea."

Zhuo Ling was saddened by this past incident, and those quietly accumulated feelings suddenly surged in her heart, and she urgently wanted to talk about it.

So she turned sideways and gently took Bai Zhi's hand, "Azhi, I like brother Salan."

Bai Zhi was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to see Zhuo Ling's eyes full of tears. She was a little shocked and a little anxious, "What's wrong, Sister Ling, I know, I know, Sister Ling's love for the prince!"

"I have liked him for a long time. When my mother was still alive, she told me that I would become brother Salan's bride. I even urged my mother to prepare a dowry. But how come we have become enemies now? I don't understand. I don't understand!" Zhuo Ling cried with some collapse.

Bai Zhi hurriedly walked over to her and patted her back. She didn't even know how to comfort her.

"I don't want to be an enemy of him. Why have we become like this? But I can't do it. Dad is very important, and my brother is also very important. If I abandon everything and stand behind brother Salan, then what will happen to my family?" What should I do? My father has been fighting bloody battles for so many years. If I don’t obey and let them control me, then they will harm my father, cut off my father’s food and grass, and let him die on the battlefield. I am serious. Don’t know what to do? I really don’t know…”

Zhuo Ling confided a lot in a choked breath. Bai Zhi seemed to see a little girl standing in front of the huge Zhennan Palace, holding up the sky with her hands. She gave up the innocence of a child and let her beloved brother It was the opposite of her, and she wasn't even allowed to cry.

In the following ten years, she endured sacrifices and turned against the person she admired as a child. She became a well-behaved and sensible daughter and an invincible sister, but she forgot herself.

Bai Zhi was shocked by the tenacity in her bones, and shed tears in distress. She sniffed, "Sister, you are so amazing! You are the most amazing girl I have ever seen!"

Bai Zhi's understanding made Zhuo Ling even more unable to control her emotions. She broke down and cried.

In the moonless night, Zhuo Yao listened to this conversation on the roof with a heavy heart.

He didn't know that his sister would cry like this and cry so heart-wrenchingly. She was obviously the most girl-like person he had ever seen. She was bad at dancing with guns and sticks, playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She couldn't cook, couldn't embroider, and had a bad temper.

If it weren't for today, he would never have imagined that his sister would cry like a woman.

"Girls like Sister Ling are unique in the world. Look how well you take care of your brother. You can dance with a gun and stick, and you can write poems and songs. If it weren't for you, Zhuo Yao would have such a temper. , died eight hundred times..."

"Sister Ling's choice is not wrong. You have deep love for the prince, but family is more important. Without family, love alone cannot withstand these heartaches..."

Bai Zhi hugged Zhuo Ling and praised her vigorously. The reality was too heavy and she couldn't change it, so she had to use words to give her some inner comfort.

Bai Zhi's understanding undoubtedly affirmed her efforts over the years. Someone can understand, that is really heartwarming.

Zhuo Ling was tired from crying, and then she regained her senses, "I'm sorry, Ah Zhi, Brother Salan is your husband, and I'm still saying these stupid things in front of you..."

Bai Zhi grinned, lowered her eyes and said solemnly: "What's the matter! Sometimes I feel that the prince is not as good as you! I have always felt that he never belonged to me, he is always hot and cold, I'm really tired, I'm even afraid of going back to the palace and sleeping alone..."

Zhuo Ling wanted to comfort her, but was interrupted by Bai Zhi.

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, pursed her lips, and continued: "You know what? I liked him the first time I saw him. What woman doesn't like him when he looks like this? If he had longer hair, he would Anyone who wants to marry him will probably be lined up from the palace to East Street!"

This description made Zhuo Ling laugh, and she burst into laughter, "Long hair, is that about long hair?"

Seeing Zhuo Ling smile, Bai Zhi felt more relaxed, "But, the choice is his. He never made any promises to me. Sometimes I even feel that he never loved me. I'm just... just a person who doesn't love me." Be careful of intruders..."

"I was so sad that I couldn't sleep at night. I thought about how I could still sleep in his arms and how he could still say love words in my ears. The more I thought about it, the less I understood. What on earth did I do wrong?"

Zhuo Ling held her hand, as if she felt the same.

"But today I understand, I just like him very much, so much that I want to spend the rest of my life with him, but if he doesn't choose me, it doesn't matter. He gave me the feeling of love, the sourness of love, and taught me many principles. , because I met him, I got to know you, your brother, and many people in the palace. Sister Ling and I are the same. You have family and I have friends. I am not lonely. I can live well without the prince. of life..."

Zhuo Ling was a little confused and worried, "You want to leave him?"

Bai Zhi smiled faintly with tears in her eyes, "No! After I figured this out, I'm not afraid anymore. I'm not afraid of losing. When I'm not afraid of losing, I want to try more. I still want to love him. I just want to do it." His princess, I have to work hard for this love. I don’t want to live in the small world he has separated for me. I want to try to really move forward with him..."

Zhuo Ling felt that she seemed to understand, but she seemed not to understand.

Bai Zhi smiled at Zhuo Ling, "Sister Ling, do you still want to marry the prince now?"

Zhuo Ling was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, "I don't want to think about it anymore. When I was a child, I was very happy when I saw Brother Salan. I thought it would be fun to follow him. He always seemed to have countless new things. I was there every day. Am looking forward to."

"But now that I see him, my heart is filled with so much worry, hatred, and resentment that I can't breathe. Even if I marry him, the relationship between the Zhuo family and the Zhennan Palace will only become more tense. , the situation of our Zhuo family will only become more dangerous. When I think of this, I feel that marrying him will not be happy."

Bai Zhi sighed, "Yes."

People have to live after all, and whether they feel happy or not determines whether this love can continue.

Zhuo Ling respected her inner desires and made a decision based on her heart. She gave up Meng Ying, not for anything else but for herself.

Bai Zhi also understood what she was really thinking deep down. She was not afraid of failure and just wanted to try again to share the hardships with Meng Ying.

Zhuo Yao, who was eavesdropping on the roof, understood a lot more. He left quietly, leaving the two of them a quiet night.

Bai Zhi looked at Zhuo Ling and acted coquettishly, "It's great to be able to talk to Sister Ling about this."

Zhuo Ling hummed, "Me too."

"Then let's talk about something else!"

"Okay! What are we talking about?"

Bai Zhi rolled around in the quilt and said to Zhuo Ling excitedly, "What kind of men does Sister Ling like?"

"Huh?" Zhuo Ling was shocked. She had only thought about Meng Ying these years, and she had never even looked at other men. "I have never thought about this problem!"

"Think about it now, do you think any man is good-looking? Or do you think he is pretty good?" Bai Zhi started gossiping more and more.

"Good-looking? Yes or no..."

"Who! Who!" Bai Zhi became excited.

"There is a young general in my father's camp who I met when I was fifteen or sixteen years old. He is strong and strong. He can lift an antelope with one hand and he even has a beard!"

Bai Zhi couldn't imagine this description, so she continued to ask, "With a beard? How old is he?"

"He's only five or six years older than me. His hair is curly, he doesn't like to wear clothes, and his back is covered with tattoos, and the tattoo is a lion!"

"So wild? I thought you liked something more refined!"

Zhuo Ling hissed with some confusion, "I don't know why, but I have a deep impression on him. He was competing in the army at that time, and he could knock down several strong men easily. I watched him win a great victory." The way he cheered was really different from others, or maybe it was because the lion on his back was too flamboyant, I still can't forget it."

Bai Zhi could feel the flamboyant character of the person Zhuo Ling mentioned, but she couldn't imagine that his wild appearance could be related to Shuai. She asked doubtfully, "How does he compare with Zhuo Yao?"

Zhuo Ling looked puzzled, "Is Zhuo Yao good-looking?"

Bai Zhi was surprised, "It's so pretty! That little face, that jawline! It just doesn't have any affinity, it looks fierce!"

"Why do I think he is ugly!" Zhuo Ling couldn't believe Bai Zhi's evaluation.

"Maybe I've been watching for a long time!" Bai Zhi covered her mouth and laughed.

"But when you say that, I'm reminded of a man who was said to have bewitched all the women in Chenjing back then! Even when he had a cup of tea, the teahouse was surrounded by water!"

Could this be the rumored Mangbi Panan? Bai Zhi urged Zhuo Ling to talk to her.

"Do you know Ping Guo Gong Mei Chuyun?" Zhuo Ling asked her.

Bai Zhi thought for a moment, "I know! He is the prince's grandfather!"

"His eldest son Mei Boyang, who is brother Sa Lan's uncle, was the one who came to Chenjing back then and almost failed to return to the north because of his good looks!" Zhuo Ling said, becoming excited as well.

"After the Mei family pacified the Rong tribe in the north, when Mei Boyang met the saint for the first time, His Majesty and his concubines lined up to greet her. The beauty at that time, who was now the queen, had just entered the palace and was only ten years old. When she saw General Mei Boyang, she shouted, "Wow! He is so handsome!" Concubine Mei quickly covered her mouth, but His Majesty was right in front of her, and all the concubines heard it, causing a lot of trouble. joke!"

Bai Zhi burst out laughing, and she beat the bed with laughter, "Is the Queen so fierce? I'm laughing so hard!"

"Then this matter spread among the people. I heard from my mother that His Majesty was not in a good mood during that time. Because of this matter, the harem was turned upside down, and Concubine Mei was even sentenced to solitary confinement! Later in the streets and alleys People all over the country rushed to see the general. His Majesty couldn't bear to lose his face and even convicted him. Fortunately, he was the biological brother of Concubine Mei, so he found an excuse and let him go! After that, he never came again. Passing through Chenjing!"

"This is so funny! But it must have been very dangerous at the time. Just because you were handsome, you had to lose your life! But is he really that handsome? Have you seen Sister Ling?" Bai Zhi laughed so hard that she was out of breath. Feel down.

"I've seen him, but I can't remember what he looked like. I just remember that he was tall and strong, and his eyes were blue!"

"Blue eyes?"

"Yes, it is said that his mother is the most beautiful woman in the North! However, Duke Pingguo died early, and later married the mother of Concubine Mei, and gave birth to two more children..."

"Aren't there many beauties in the north? Does it snow there all year round? I want to see it too!" Bai Zhi said.

At this point, Zhuo Ling sighed, "Hey, it's said to be very cold. Ayao will leave for the north the day after tomorrow..."

"Ah???" Bai Zhi immediately jumped up from the bed, "The day after tomorrow, so urgent? Why is it so sudden?"

Zhuo Lingdao sighed again, "Before, Ayao didn't want to accept the Queen Mother's offer of marriage, so he said he was leaving. He originally planned to go to his father's place, but he had a breakup with Brother Salan that night. He was stimulated and said he wanted to go. Go north and have a look!”

"Can...the Queen Mother allow this?" Bai Zhi looked worried and confused.

"Zhuo Yao plans to kill first and then tell the story later. Since Brother Sa Lan wants him to go north, he should be able to handle the next thing..."

Zhuo Ling was a little reluctant to let Zhuo Yao go to the north. Although she usually looked annoyed, when she really thought about him going to such a cold place, she would worry about whether he was wearing warm clothes, whether he would get chilblains, and whether he would be bullied.

……

This night, the two chatted a lot. The simple whispers in the closet, and the two girls' spring-filled hearts seemed particularly warm in this cold early winter night...