Donggong Zhangjiao

The first snow fell earlier this year than last year.

As soon as November came, a heavy snow fell. After the whole city was covered with snow, Weining General Ye Yunxiao also returned to the capital to report on his duties. He happened to arrive in the capital together with Huo Mingxuan, and they traveled the same way. .

The fourth prince went to the teahouse at the city gate early in the morning and sat down in the private room on the second floor.

From this position, everyone who comes through the city gate can be clearly seen.

In less than half an hour, there was movement at the city gate.

The figures of Huo Mingxuan and Ye Yunxiao appeared together on horseback. The two generals in their prime were both strong and tall, not angry and powerful. Compared with the high-spirited when they were young, they are more calm and solemn now.

Behind them were several equally extraordinary young men, the young men of the two families, and behind them was the carriage riding by the female relatives.

But there was such a graceful figure, riding a horse, walking side by side with several young men. He was dressed in bamboo-green clothes, and his energy was as strong as that of a man.

"Your Highness, aren't you going to talk to Miss Ye?" Qinghe whispered.

The fourth prince's eyes did not move, still focusing on the figure, "No need, if we go like this, it will be easy for people to gossip, and there will be a chance."

If it was a girl from the Huo family, then as his cousin, it would be no problem for him to go and say a few words. But Ye Jintang was a girl from the Ye family, and the boy was unmarried and the girl was unmarried. If he went to talk specifically, he would naturally be regarded as chatting up. .

Since there will be no good results between two people, don't have a bad influence on the other party.

Especially since he is a prince and a man, the world will always criticize women more harshly.

After hearing this, Qinghe sighed, and then asked tentatively, "It's snowing now, so plum appreciation is the best. The plum grove in the village where the second princess was married is in great bloom. Why don't you ask the public to organize a plum appreciation ceremony?" Let’s invite all the young men and girls from Kyoto to the banquet. Your Highness has been busy for a year, so it’s time to relax and unwind.”

After he finished speaking, the long motorcade downstairs could no longer be seen clearly, and the fourth prince slowly looked back.

After a long while, he whispered, "The two generals are going to the palace to report their duties. It's time for me to go to the palace as well. I'll leave this matter to you."

"Yes." Qinghe handed over his hand.

Princess House.

The second princess couldn't help but frown after hearing Qinghe's explanation of his purpose.

"Is he enlightened and wants to meet the noble ladies of Kyoto, or does he still have that thought?"

"I don't know this. Princess, why don't you ask His Royal Highness yourself?" Qinghe whispered, "His Highness said that he got some interesting gadgets recently and will come to the house in the afternoon to give them to the princess. Relieve boredom."

The second princess sighed and waved her hands, "That's all, go and tell her that I will organize the plum blossom feast myself."

"Yes, I obey." Qinghe handed over his hand.

The next day, the invitations to the second princess's house were delivered to the hands of various high-ranking young men and girls in Kyoto.

Of course no one would deny face.

So on the day of the Plum Blossom Appreciation Banquet, the Fourth Prince also met Ye Jintang as he wished.

"Miss Ye, our princess invites you to go to Nuanting to talk. Please also ask the girl to go with the servant." The maid next to the second princess invited someone.

Of course, it cannot be said that the prince invited her, but Ye Jintang knew it well, nodded, and followed to Nuanting.

Sure enough, when they arrived at the place, they saw the second princess and the fourth prince sitting opposite each other drinking tea. Seeing her coming, the second princess got up silently, left the Nuanting, and wandered around.

Ye Jintang calmed down and stepped into Nuanting.

"My daughter has met His Highness the Crown Prince."

"There is no need for such courtesy between you and Gu." The fourth prince's eyes fell on her.

Ye Jintang raised his eyes and said, "Your Highness, there is a difference between the king and his ministers. The ministers and daughters are no different from others. The rules must not be broken."

Hearing such distant words, the fourth prince finally couldn't hold it back, and his eyes showed loneliness.

After a while, he said, "If you can't get used to being in the north, just come back. I won't pester you."

"Your Highness, the two of us are so close that they will inevitably interact more and more. A friendship that I don't want to end up with, I think it's better not to have any intersection." Ye Jintang avoided the eyes of the fourth prince. The fourth prince was a little impulsive for a moment, "Do you really not want to see Gu Gu?"

"Yes!" Ye Jintang looked up at him, her eyes slightly red, "If His Highness hadn't concealed his identity and provoked him, there would have been no need for such an interaction between the courtier and His Highness!"

Ye Jintang grew up in the Northland. It was not until she was fifteen years old that she was sent back to Beijing by Ye Yunxiao to hold the hairpin ceremony.

The fourth prince had a free and easy personality, and often went out to the palace with Liu Qin's son. To avoid exposing his identity, he lied and claimed to be a relative of the Liu family, and thus became acquainted with Ye Jintang.

It was not until the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, when Ye Jintang went to the palace with her grandparents for the banquet, that she learned the true identity of the fourth prince, and they began to become estranged from him.

The fourth prince didn't understand very well. He only knew that he liked this girl, so he secretly pursued her with all his heart. Ye Jintang was also at the age when he first fell in love, so how could he not be moved by her?

But not long after, news came out in the capital that the emperor was going to hold a small election to choose concubines for the prince. At this moment, the girl's heart really settled down.

Although the prince is good, he is definitely not her lover.

He knows his own character best. If he wants to work with others, it is better to kill her.

Even if you love someone again, you cannot wrong yourself and lose your original self.

So when faced with the Fourth Prince's expression of his feelings again, Ye Jintang refused directly.

It was originally a tea party with hidden surprises, but in the end when the two of them left, they were both in silence.

Originally, Ye Yunxiao thought that his daughter had reached the age of marriage, so he would stay in Kyoto to watch the marriage. However, when he returned to Beijing at the end of that year to report on his work, Ye Jintang insisted on following him back to the north. .

Unable to resist his beloved daughter, Ye Yunxiao had no choice but to agree.

And the fourth prince did not expect that this girl would be so decisive and decisive, and she would end it as soon as she said it.

It was also for this reason that the fourth prince took this person into his heart and refused to look at anyone else.

But as a prince, how could he be so willful?

In the final analysis, it is still fate.

Looking at the girl he longed for in front of him, the fourth prince wanted to hold her in his arms, but he knew that he could not be so selfish.

If he couldn't give it to him, he had to let Ye Jintang pursue it on his own.

So after clenching his fist, the fourth prince finally let go of his hand, spread his palm, and stretched it out in front of Ye Jintang.

"It's not good for me, but I won't force you. If I return this wolf fang to you, I can't continue to waste my time and be willful."

Ye Jintang's eyes fell on the wolf fang, and her heart felt sour.

This was the first wild wolf that she and her father had hunted together. She planned to give this wolf tooth as a token of love to her future husband. She had never told the fourth prince about it. Only she knew it in her heart. , this friendship is also touching to her.

But, if the fate is inappropriate, no matter how reluctant you are to let it go, you have to cut it off as soon as possible. The tighter and tighter it becomes, it will only be bad for everyone.

At this moment, the fourth prince returns the wolf fang and is willing to let it go. This is a good thing.

Concealing the emotions in her heart, Ye Jintang stretched out her hand to take back the wolf fang, and then saluted solemnly.

"I hope your highness will find a good match as soon as possible."

"I hope so."

The fourth prince whispered.

Ye Jintang said no more, turned around and left.

After a long time, the second princess returned to Nuanting, looked at the direction Ye Jintang left, and said calmly, "Have you figured it out?"

"It's time to stop being willful." The fourth prince responded, with a hint of bitterness on his lips.