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

Bai Zhi followed Meng Ying's arrangement and came to the Plum Garden early.

At that time, although it was already freezing cold, the plum blossoms had not yet bloomed. The dark branches are one piece at a time, which makes people feel slightly depressed.

I don’t know why I chose this place as the place where I first met.

Bai Zhi secretly complained in her heart, but after complaining, she felt a little funny. She had already put herself in Meng Ying's shoes and started to consider Meng Ying's plan. She even felt that if such a first encounter was not amazing enough, it would affect Meng Ying's plan.

In this way, Bai Zhi became a little anxious.

After twisting and turning, Bai Zhi finally saw the girl Meng Ying talked about, Qi Peilan, behind a corner.

Among the silent tree stumps in the garden, only one tree was covered with red plum blossoms that had just bloomed. Most of them were still covered with flower buds, but they were already bright red in color.

Beside the tree, there is a table and a piano bench with a guzheng on it. Next to the table is a woman wearing a red cloak. The woman's face is like a peach blossom, and her eyes are watery.

She warmed the tea demurely, and every movement she made was as gentle as a peaceful and beautiful picture.

The woman's red dress and the red plums on her head constitute the only scenery in the garden. Such red color suddenly appeared in front of Bai Zhi's eyes, which was really surprising for a moment.

Qi Peilan heard the footsteps in the distance and raised her eyes slightly, her eyes sparkling. She slowly showed her teeth and smiled at Bai Zhi with a friendly smile. Then he stood up, walked towards her with dignified and skillful steps, and saluted Bai Zhifu, "Peilan has met the princess."

A clear and gentle voice came, and Bai Zhi's ears suddenly felt like they heard an oriole singing.

Bai Zhi still felt a little guilty, and couldn't pretend to be natural on her expression, looking a little indifferent. She helped Qi Peilan up and said softly, "Get up, Miss Qi."

Qi Peilan felt Bai Zhi's depressed mood and hesitated slightly. Then he showed full enthusiasm to Bai Zhi, "Thank you, Princess!"

Qi Peilan smiled awkwardly and said, "My dear Princess, if you have a dry throat in winter, sit down and drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat. Peilan also prepared some green tangerines. Does Your Majesty like to eat acid? If you don't like it, you can also boil some peanut……"

Qi Peilan carefully helped Bai Zhi sit down at the table. His words were gentle, but also a little nervous to please. She held the plate of peeled green tangerines in front of Bai Zhi, with a somewhat flattering look in her eyes.

Bai Zhi took Qi Peilan's green tangerine in a daze, her cold fingers trembling uncontrollably. She knew she was doing something that was against her conscience. If she faced the evil person in her heart, she might be able to continue acting without changing her expression, but facing such a girl, she really felt a little uncomfortable.

She put down the green tangerine in her hand, took Qi Peilan's hand, then looked into Qi Peilan's eyes solemnly, and asked in a deep voice, "Miss Qi, do you know the nature of today's matter?"

Qi Peilan was stunned for a moment, and there was a moment of shock in his eyes. After the shock, his eyes turned into gentle eyes, "Return to the princess, the prince has made it clear to me what Peilan knows."

"Then are you willing?" Bai Zhi frowned and took Qi Peilan's hand, unconsciously grabbing it harder.

Qi Peilan was about to blurt out that she was willing, but when the words came to her lips, she was unable to speak.

She was silent. Although it was only a moment of silence, it was able to reveal her inner thoughts.

Qi Peilan took a deep breath and quickly concealed the emotion on his face, "The prince is Peilan's savior. Peilan is willing to go through fire and water for the prince, no matter what."

She didn't express her inner thoughts, but just used the prince's life-saving grace to excuse her.

Bai Zhi hesitated to speak. She had many things to say, but she swallowed them hard. If she still inquired deeply, it might disrupt the prince's plan and make all his preparations go to waste.

Bai Zhi frowned unconsciously. She felt like there were two little people in her heart pulling at each other like crazy, making a lot of noise.

When Qi Peilan heard about Meng Ying's plan, she knew clearly that she should repay the favor. Although she understood that the prince's kindness was immense and that she had to do some things, she was still extremely afraid.

For many days, the anxiety of entering a wolf's den or a tiger's den has been disturbing her sleep. She covered it all up with hatred and kindness.

Unexpectedly, the emotion that was finally calmed down was exposed by Bai Zhi's words.

Is she willing?

No one had ever asked her this question, and she didn't dare to ask herself.

However, the answer is obvious. In this era when all women long for a good home, who is really willing to sacrifice their happiness for the rest of their lives?

Not to mention whether the other party will treat her well if she marries Meng Xiao. If they can truly love each other, then this beauty will fall apart in the future because of the prince's plan.

This is destined to be a tragedy based on her sacrifice.

Both of them were silent. They were pulling wildly in their hearts, trying to find an escape.

Suddenly, Qi Peilan broke the silence, took the initiative to hold Bai Zhi's hand, and laughed with relief, "Pelan... thank you, Princess, for being willing to take into account my wishes. You are the first person to ask me about my wishes."

Bai Zhi raised her eyes and looked at the girl in front of her with a face that looked like she could squeeze water out of her mouth. Her heart sank again and again. She was an accomplice and was not worthy of this thank you.

"But please don't worry, Princess. Peilan must do this even if she is unwilling to do so."

Bai Zhi understood that she must be so willing because she couldn't help herself.

Qi Peilan gave Bai Zhi a firm look, "Princess, do you want to hear Peilan's past? Peilan has hidden it in his heart for many years and never dared to tell anyone. But when I saw the princess today, I felt that you would understand. Perrin’s.”

When Bai Zhi first met Qi Peilan, she thought she was just a beautiful lady, but the look in Qi Peilan's eyes made Bai Zhi feel that she was a lonely warrior, which was inexplicably shocking.

If people are willing to talk, of course Bai Zhi is willing to listen, so Qi Peilan tells Bai Zhi why she insists on doing this.

"My biological father when I was a child was the head of the village and a good official loved by all the villagers. That year the grain harvest failed, and most people in the village tightened their belts to get by. In such a difficult time, King Guangping not only did not lower his Instead, taxes were intensified. It was said that in order to ensure food for the army, the food and taxes were doubled, and they were levied violently. Many soldiers rushed into the house like bandits, stole the food, and finally asked us to pay. Folks, the surplus food is at the bottom. , I really couldn’t hand it over, so my father united with people from several villages to go to the state capital to ask for an explanation.”

"But the lives of us farmers are not our lives. No one cares whether we have enough to eat or not. I remember that at that time, my father took me and my brother and slept in front of the state capital for several nights, but we didn't get the chance to be an official. The man responded in one sentence. It went on like this for many days, and all the food we brought was gone, and we couldn’t find a grain of food anymore.”

"My father was carrying the hopes of the villagers. He couldn't get an explanation, and he couldn't go back to deliver errands to the villagers. He could only put it off again and again. But my brother and I were starving, and my father was afraid that we would starve to death, so he begged along the road. Unfortunately, he couldn't get anything. One day, he really had no choice but to steal a cake from a stall. Unfortunately, he was discovered. The stall owner and his father had a big fight. The uncles who were traveling with him saw this and came up to help, and the other party also Someone came, and people from both sides started fighting."

After saying this, Qi Peilan stopped. She lowered her head, her throat tight and uncomfortable.

Bai Zhi didn't rush her, she just handed her a piece of green tangerine and a cup of warm tea, "Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry."