Light Red Northern Song

Chu Shanyi introduced a group of people to An Ning.The chief elegant man on the left is Qi Zhitong, the great prince of Daqi.The second seats were Gan Chuankai, the eldest son of Zhongyong Hou, and Qi Mingshuo, the eldest princess. Qi Mingshuo was born of Concubine Shu, who said that Concubine Shu was unwell and recuperating in the palace.The chief mighty man on the right is the second prince Qi Zhiyu. His biological mother was a tribal woman farther north in the past, and later died of illness.The second daughter is Qi Mingyi, the second princess, who was born by Chu Shanyi.The last seat is Qi Mingxun, the third princess, and she and Qi Zhixun are the descendants of Concubine Xi.Concubine Xi worships the Buddha, and there is a special Buddhist hall in the palace for her to worship the Buddha, and she seldom participates in activities in the palace.

Chu Shanyi didn't explain why she didn't see the emperor, which made An Ning a little strange, and what made her even more strange was that no one questioned this.It is perfectly normal for the emperor not to attend, so there is no need to ask?Or is it that everyone has a tacit understanding to avoid An Ning and talk about the emperor's situation?Another possibility suddenly flashed in her mind, maybe it wasn't to avoid her?Rather... An Ning looked up at Chu Shanyi, and saw that the golden palace dress on her body on the main seat was really dazzling.Thoughtful...

During the dinner party, everyone talked about the trivial things in junior high school and interesting things around them.An Ning constantly endured curious visits and guesses from her surroundings. Although she was uncomfortable in her heart, she didn't want to show it on her face, and she still drank the wine in her glass silently, with a dull expression on her face.She raised her head by chance, and unexpectedly made eye contact with the woman standing diagonally across from her.This face seemed familiar, with gentleness on the stern face, and a slight smile in the shallow eyes.who is she?

She staggered her eyes and looked in another direction, only to see that the third princess Qi Mingxuan was looking at herself recklessly, with an unfriendly smile on her lips, presumptuousness and ridicule on her brows, as if she was looking at something ridiculous .The other party's unfriendly behavior suddenly made her a little anxious and depressed.She didn't have time to think about her momentary mood swings, she just laughed secretly at this man's rudeness, and she gave birth to a good skin for nothing.

"I heard that Chu is full of shrimp soldiers and crab generals with soft armor, so a small southern barbarian country like Nanyue makes Chu so afraid. Princess Anning, isn't it?" The second prince Qi Zhiyu held the wine glass in his right hand and squinted his eyes. asked the other party.

An Ning knew that the second prince was deliberately embarrassing herself, so she glanced around and saw that everyone had different expressions.Some people watch the excitement, some people bow their heads in thought, some people show surprise on their faces.She raised her head to look at the chief seat again, did the second prince's words despise Chu State so much, did he really have the courage to be Chu Shanyi who was born in Chu without any scruples?

At this time, Chu Shanyi's face was tired, the corners of his eyebrows moved slightly, his eyes wandered, he didn't speak, and he didn't show any disgust.An Ning watched his performance, and didn't know whether the other party really didn't care or was making other calculations in his heart.

Although she knows the benefits of being modest and low-key, she also knows that she must not be manipulated by people with malicious intentions on the first day.Thinking of this, she also held the cup in her right hand, took a sip, raised her head to look directly at the second prince, the smile on the corner of her mouth widened, and said slowly: "An Ning is not very clear about the affairs of the court. They are as hungry as eagles and tigers like the second prince, and they look like wolves, not to mention the barbaric land, even the country of Qi Chu can be applauded."

The second prince's biological mother was a woman from the northern tribes, hungry for eagles and tigers, and the wolf's appearance naturally mocked the second prince for being a barbarian.The latter sentence of bringing the kingdom of Qi and Chu alludes to his wanton behavior and wolf ambition.An Ning admitted that what she said was vicious, let alone treasonous.But she didn't know why her mood was unstable tonight, and the poisonous tongue that had been hidden in her bones for many years was about to gush out.As soon as she said these words, she saw that everyone had a frightened expression, and suddenly felt refreshed, and almost stood up to sing and dance.

The second prince didn't expect that the other party would retort like this, and he almost couldn't hold back his face.He was surprised for a moment, then glared, threw the wine glass in his hand on the table, and was about to get up when he heard Chu Shanyi's voice from above: "They are all my children, An Ning, you should call him Second Brother."

The second prince has no blood relationship with An Ning, and the title "Second Prince Brother" stunned An Ning.She looked up and saw Chu Shanyi looking at her with a smile full of love and indulgence, which made her slightly surprised, but she read the meaning of protection from it.She understood, and replied: "Yes, Aunt Huang." Then she turned to the second prince and said, "The imperial sister is still young, so I don't know the severity. my apologies."

The second prince still stared at An Ning with staring eyes, and remained silent angrily. After a while, he took the wine glass from his hand and poured wine for himself, and took a sip.

"Oh! It's a prickly one...Second brother, you need to have a good memory, don't compromise your prestige again." After the second princess Qi Mingyi teased her, she said to An Ning: "Little imperial sister, have a drink with the imperial sister. "

An Ning raised her glass and said: "In the future, I hope that the second sister will take care of you more. This glass of wine, the emperor's sister respects you." After drinking a glass of wine, she said to everyone: "My brothers and sisters, since we are a family People, the imperial sister also offers a toast to everyone."

Even people with no eyesight can see the difference in Chu Shanyi's treatment of An Ning at this time.Based on the original owner's memory of Shan Ruo'an, combined with Chu Shanyi's performance today, coupled with her own sensitivity and experience, An Ning confirmed her previous guess about the relationship between the two.

After this, the atmosphere of the dinner party became more casual.

"The imperial sister is indeed beautiful and intelligent, ice and snow is smart, come, brother, have another drink with you." The eldest prince Qi Zhitong is gentle, smiling, and raised his glass as a signal.

An Ning raised her glass towards the Eldest Prince, and saw that the Second Prince had a gloomy expression, concealing his displeasure, and cast a resentful glance at the Eldest Prince before turning to herself.She pretended not to know, and after having a drink with the eldest prince, she moved her eyes to the other side expressionlessly, only to see the rude third princess looking at her with complicated eyes...

The next day, Qiao Minzhi knew that her sister didn't need to be on duty in the palace, so she returned home after the evening shift.She guessed that her sister was not asleep yet, so she went straight to Yuxianju in the inner courtyard.As soon as she stepped into Yuxianju, she saw her elder sister wearing a white uniform, with a wooden hairpin pulling up her long hair, her face was elegant and pure under the candlelight without makeup, her clear eyes were cold, she was holding her right hand Sticking to a letter, sitting in front of the desk in the inner room.

"Sister, I'm back. What are you looking at?" Qiao Minzhi hopped to the desk, and was about to put a hand on the table as he spoke.

"Don't make trouble, son." Qiao Jinzhi stopped her younger sister's childish behavior, put away the letter calmly, and said, "I came back so early tonight."

"Sister, don't talk about this yet, did you see the princess of Chu State in the palace yesterday?"

"See you, what's the matter?" Qiao Jinzhi raised her eyebrows slightly, looking at her sister with a smile in her eyes and asked.

"What kind of person is she?" This question has been lingering in her mind for two days, and at this moment she became interested.

"What kind of person?" Qiao Jinzhi moved her eyes out of the window, with a gentle smile on her lips.Then she lowered her head and shook it slowly, as if remembering something funny, and said, "She is an interesting person."

"Interesting?" Qiao Minzhi tilted his head, pointing his right index finger at his lower lip as if thinking and asked, "Why is she an interesting person? Is she good-looking?"

"Why do you ask these questions? I may still see her tomorrow, and I will definitely take a closer look at her face."

"You didn't see her face at the dinner in the palace yesterday? I heard that most of the Chu people are weak and gentle. Isn't that right?" Qiao Minzhi thought of the weak and supportive Chu beauties he had seen in the past, and felt This princess of Chu State probably looks like that.

"Weak and elegant?" Qiao Jinzhi thought for a moment as if falling into memories again, then laughed dumbly and said, "It's a bit of a touch when I first saw it, but it wasn't the same when I saw it yesterday."

"Sister, have you met her before? By the way, sister, you just came back from Chu State, but how did you meet her?" Qiao Minzhi kept asking like a bird.

"Why are you so interested in her?" Qiao Jinzhi was often baffled by her sister's strange ideas, so she said seriously, "Have you read all the military books I asked you to study before I went to Chu?"

"Ah..." Qiao Minzhi said with a bitter face, "Sister, why is she like this? It's a little late today, and you can test me again in a few days when you have time." She stuck out her tongue and slipped out of the room Door.

Qiao Jinzhi looked at the back of her sister leaving, and opened the letter for a few more glances. The body under the thin clothes was even more lonely under the reflection of the moonlight and candlelight.She sighed, put away the letter, and walked barefoot to the window.

My mind went back to the Zhenbei camp three years ago, where Qiao Jinzhi was standing on the battlefield under the armor.Strategize, use swords and swords, and become famous in one battle.The brilliance shoots people, so majestic.Hearing the sound of swords, guns and halberds, he saw the might of thousands of troops.Scenes of the past were picked up by her, memories flooded...

Until the school field competition half a year ago... the dazzling sunlight, the restless crowd, the pain of myself almost fainting, the fierce gaze in front of me...

Ever since her mother was trapped and murdered by Huns spies, going to battle to kill the enemy has become the strongest desire in her heart.Later, the brutal killings on the battlefield gradually made her physically and mentally exhausted, and she began to think about quitting.But just at this time, the school incident happened, and the sapphire jade left by his mother was almost smashed to pieces by that sinister, vicious and duplicitous "elder brother".But when her elderly father begged her to hide the truth, she relented.

Thinking of the letter in her hand, she wondered, is the soft heart back then really worth it now?Can a person with the heart of a tiger and a wolf really turn over a new leaf?What kind of fruit will the cause planted by one's own soft heart bear?She caressed her left arm with her right hand. Although the injury there had healed, whenever she thought of the heavy trauma she experienced that day, a part of her left arm would throb faintly, as if responding to the sadness in her master's heart.

A woman who became famous at a young age, she once gathered thousands of brilliance in one body.Who would have thought that such a person would suddenly injure his arm and become almost useless. After the injury healed, it would be difficult for his left hand to even hold objects.She changed from a third-rank general to a palace guard, and overnight, her former reputation turned into a burden, which made her overwhelmed.

The coolness in his heart spread all over his body, and Qiao Jinzhi realized that he was covered in thin sweat. Under the night wind blowing in late spring, he only felt abnormally cold.

Putting aside those sad feelings for the time being, she thought of the past three months of traveling abroad, which finally made her feel a little more cheerful, and the Taoist priest Chu Di met also benefited a lot from her persuasion.The Taoist leader asked her to go back to Qi first, saying that he might find a way to heal her arm in Chu State.She can't remember how many medical officers and doctors she has seen, and her arm still hasn't improved.Thinking of this, Qiao Jinzhi thought that maybe the Taoist priest was just deceiving her out of good intentions.

The "weak and gentle" Princess Anning of Chudi?Qiao Jinzhi recalled that there was a pink gauze scarf on the bank of the Ying River, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes, a fresh and elegant little beauty.That melancholy figure, low-pitched voice... There was joy and anticipation in my heart.

He should still be able to see her when he enters the palace tomorrow.