Light Red Northern Song

"Listening to the Lingtai and watching a play?" An Ning realized that she hadn't been idle in the past few days since entering Qi Palace.She sat on a carved wooden bench and looked at Donghua Dongrong standing behind her through the bronze mirror. The two young girls were probably about the same age as her now.

"Who else is there?"

"The Empress invited all the female family members in the palace, but according to the past practice, the Empress Shu and the Empress Xi should not go." Dong Rong said.

"Why? Concubine Xi knows about it, but what about Concubine Shu? Didn't you say you were unwell last time? Has it always been like this before?"

Donghua and Dongrong looked at each other, they both lowered their heads and remained silent.

An Ning turned around, looked up at the two of them and asked, "Why can't I tell Ben Gong?"

"Your Highness, we assigned you to be yours, and you are our master. In fact, there is nothing we can't tell you. Concubine Shu is not feeling unwell, but..." Dong Rong replied coyly, and then stopped to take a look. Donghua.

"Your Highness, Concubine Shu is, she is insane. I heard from the older palace people that it has been many years." Dong Hua continued with some hesitation.

"The third prince and the fourth prince passed away one after another, and the palace people said that Concubine Shu was stimulated." Dong Rong explained again.

"Elder Sister used to have two brothers?" An Ning asked in surprise.

"There are two younger brothers, there are rumors in the palace..." Dongrong was quick-spoken, she immediately covered her mouth and nose when she said this, obviously frightened by herself, and her round eyes immediately showed panic.

"Your Highness, forgive me!" Donghua Dongrong suddenly knelt at the master's feet.

An Ning was stunned for a moment, why do you want me to forgive?Seeing the trembling and panicked expressions of the two, she seemed to understand again.Asked: "What is the rumor? Tell me, I forgive you for your innocence."

The two of them touched their foreheads to the ground without saying a word.

"The rumors in the palace are related to the imperial aunt?" An Ning asked again.

"Your Highness, forgive me!" Dong Rong was already so frightened that his shoulders were shaking, and Dong Hua was not much better.

"Head up."

The two raised their heads hesitantly, An Ning saw the tears hanging on their faces, sighed and said: "Get up." After speaking, she turned around and said to the bronze mirror: "Go down first, Ben Gong Sit by yourself for a while."

Originally in the state of Chu, An Ning was out of tune there, the masters of the Chu palace looked down on her, and the palace people also alienated her.Naturally, she disdained to associate with those people, and she lived a happy and leisurely life.But all of this changed quietly within the past few days at a speed that she didn't realize.She began to care about the people around her, wanted to understand their situation, and wanted to know what they were like.Who will even be remembered at a certain moment...

The viewing platform of Tingling Terrace is in a semi-arc shape, and the high platform of Romance stands in the center.It was still not too early for An Ning to come. She saw the eldest princess Qi Mingshuo sitting on the left of Chu Shanyi, and the seat on the right was still vacant. After she stepped forward to salute, she realized that the empty seat was reserved for herself.On An Ning's right is the second princess, Qi Mingyi. She subconsciously looked behind Qi Mingyi, but she didn't see that figure.On the left hand side of Qi Mingshuo is the third princess Qi Mingxuan. At this time, she looked over the others and looked in the direction of An Ning, with a smile in the corner of her eyes.An Ning noticed her gaze and felt a little panicked for no reason.She rolled her eyes in her heart, but her face remained calm, pretending not to care.

Speaking of Chu opera, An Ning didn't know what it was like, and thought it was to act out some classic story, but it turned out that it was just a comedian opera.

She checked several people in the seat, and found that except for Chu Shanyi, the others seemed to have a vague understanding, whether it was due to regional differences or other reasons.She thought that in such a situation, at least there should be an instructor or something, but there was none.When the state of Chu came here, Master Zhao, who was in charge of coordinating, just left it in the outer city to keep it cold?

"Yu'er..."

An Ning was thinking about something, when she suddenly heard a voice from her left, she took two breaths before realizing that it was Chu Shanyi calling her.

"Emperor's aunt." She didn't quite understand why the other party suddenly called her from a title to a nickname?

"What's Yu'er thinking?" Chu Shanyi saw her ignorant, trance-like daze, and suddenly became in a good mood.

"No, Aunt Huang."

"Yu'er, the imperial aunt will give you a few more personal palace servants, and choose a few more guards for you."

"No need for the imperial aunt!" There are only two close-fitting ones, Donghua and Dongrong, and I am a little uncomfortable with it, so it's okay to assign a few more?

"Why are you in such a hurry to refuse?" Chu Shanyi asked with a cold face on purpose.

"Aunt Huang, where does Yu'er need guards in the palace? Donghua Dongrong is very good at serving the maid. There are too many people, and I'm not used to it." An Ning's tone was pure and natural.She couldn't figure it out again, why did she feel like she was really chatting with her aunt?

"That's it. Yu'er can look for things by himself, and just pick the ones he likes." Chu Shanyi said with the corners of his mouth raised again, smiling softly.

An Ning turned towards Chu Shanyi's direction, seeing that the doting expression on the other party's face did not seem to be fake, it was as if she was looking at her own child.So she turned the words that came to her lips in a different direction: "Well, let the emperor's aunt decide."

The play was over, and Chu Shanyi said that he still had to take care of government affairs, so he asked the ladies and relatives of the palaces to arrange their own activities.An Ning wrestled with them unintentionally, walked to the Hongqiao side alone, leaned against the railing and stood there until evening.

She twisted the jade around her neck with her right hand, looked at the stars in the sky, and remembered that when she was young, her grandparents were very busy and often away from home.At a young age, she still doesn't know sadness, and she doesn't know loneliness, and some are just full of loneliness.I don't know when she started to like to go to the balcony to watch the stars at night when she was alone, and she would also talk to the endless night sky.You will get used to loneliness after a long time, and you will become addicted.Later, she had the company of her grandparents and Gu Ting, and once thought that this would be enough, but at some point, she always felt empty in her heart.

Someone came from behind, and the mellow orchid fragrance gradually approached, but An Ning hadn't come out of the emptiness in her heart.

"The humble Qiao Jinzhi sees Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Excuse me, Master Joe."

Qiao Jinzhi looked at An Ning's motionless back, wondering what the other party was thinking.She didn't want to disturb the other party, and she didn't want to leave.

"I haven't seen Master Qiao during the day." An Ning said lightly.

"The humble job is not on duty today."

An Ning just turned around when she heard Qiao Jinzhi's words. She saw that the other party didn't wear a man's hairstyle tonight, nor was he wearing that handsome guard uniform. This different attire made her slightly startled.If Qiao Jinzhi, who was usually on duty, was a cold and indifferent warrior in her eyes, then she, who was not on duty, was like a lonely white cloud in the sky, a leisurely herring in the blue sea, beautiful and outstanding.

"Heh, Mrs. Qiao has a good bun tonight, and this flowing brocade skirt is also very pretty." An Ning said with a wicked smile.

Qiao Jinzhi lowered her head upon hearing this, a shy smile hung on Weifen's face.

"The hairpin is also very unique..." An Ning added on purpose as she watched the other person's face turn rosy.

"Your Highness, I'm really in a good mood tonight." Qiao Jinzhi became more and more embarrassed, and for a moment didn't know how to face this sudden compliment.

"Master Qiao is not on duty, is there anything to do in the palace?" An Ning's little bad mood was properly released, and the loneliness just now was also slightly relieved, so she ended this little joke in moderation.

"Well, the Empress has summoned you."

When she heard that Chu Shanyi had summoned her, she guessed that it must be an affair of the court, so she kept her mouth shut as she was inconvenient to ask.

"Sometimes I like to look up at the night sky. The vastness and distance can calm the mind." Qiao Jinzhi also looked up at the starry sky and said.

"Master Qiao's heart, has it never been peaceful?" An Ning asked a little annoyed, what was she doing?Why did you bring up such a deep topic.

Qiao Jinzhi also seemed to be stunned for a moment. She shifted her gaze to the other person's face, moved her thin lips and said, "Humble job..." At this moment, there seemed to be lake water flowing slowly in her clear eyes, and after a while, she Asked: "On the bank of the Ying River that day, did His Highness sing the folk songs of Chu?"

"Well, I know a lot of songs. Master Qiao, can you listen to it now?" An Ning knew that the other party didn't want to continue talking about those feelings with her.She also didn't want to chat with him about the unpleasant past, so she raised her eyebrows, intentionally putting on a proud look that she was good at singing.

"It's an honor." Qiao Jinzhi lowered his eyebrows and smiled lightly.

"Speaking of that day at the Ying River, Bengong thought of another song related to water. It was very shocking when I heard it for the first time, and I would like to share it with you." An Ning paused for a moment, then turned around and sang softly:

"It's public, it's public, and it's like carrying a pot.

Qu Ping and Shen Xiang are not admired enough, and Xu Yan is a fool when he enters Haicheng.

It's fair and fair, there are rice and fish on the bed.

There is a good brother in the north, and a sister-in-law in the east.

Long acres of oil, millet and gourds, turbid mash and ants floating in tiles.

The millet can be eaten, the mash can be drunk, and the public can live in Nai.

What is it like to be sent torrents? Brother Xian and sister-in-law are crying. "

Like weeping and complaining, it's soul-stirring.

"The meaning of the words is trivial and plain, but sad and desolate. Those who see it are sad, and those who hear it are sad. This ballad is too sad." Qiao Jinzhi stood still for a while, and said slowly.

"Whether sad or not, different people have different opinions. Everyone in the world knows to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. How many people can know what to do? I was just moved by the crazy obsession of the crazy man who carried the pot."

"Do it knowing it can't be done? Your Highness thinks, is this wrong, or is it right?" Qiao Jinzhi frowned and asked after thinking for a while.

"It's one thing to appreciate his behavior, but it's another to judge whether he's right or wrong. It's hard to say. If you encounter a specific situation in the future, you may be able to say it accurately."

"Yes, in the world, it's hard to distinguish between right and wrong." Qiao Jinzhi pondered.

"The Empress just asked the humble official to find some loyal and reliable bodyguards for His Highness. What standards does His Highness have?" Qiao Jinzhi asked again after a while.

Upon hearing this, An Ning felt a little depressed again.She lowered her head and said, "I don't like crowds, but it's not easy to refuse the emperor's aunt. Master Qiao can figure it out."

"I understand that it's getting late, and I'm going to leave the palace. The matter of the guards will be handled by the Highness after the Spring Hunting."

"Trouble Master Qiao, let's go back." An Ning closed her eyes and replied.

"Spring is not over yet, and the night is still a bit cold." Qiao Jin looked at the other party's thin clothes, and finally couldn't help but say what she wanted to say a long time ago.

"Master Qiao has a delicate mind, which is extraordinary." Although An Ning did not open her eyes, there was a smile on her lips.The other party's ordinary and subtle words of concern made me very useful, isn't it just an extraordinary person?

"Retire from humble office."

"Master Qiao should come back sooner. After all, spring is not over yet, and the colors of this spring... are still a bit seductive."

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The word spring/color is blocked, so one is added in the middle.