Jiaochu

The next day, Ye Lingxi asked Lingdang to go to the imperial kitchen to check out the ingredients for lunch. Lingdang seemed absent-minded when she came back. Hehe joked that she must have seen something delicious and left her soul there.

Bell lowered his head and said nothing.

Ye Lingxi said in an encouraging tone: "Who bullied you, don't be afraid, tell me."

Lingdang couldn't stand the condemnation of her conscience and told everything.

Ye Lingxi immediately went to Yuyuan Palace, looking cold as if he wanted to find someone to settle accounts with.

Half an hour ago, Ling Dang met Yan Fei on her way back from the imperial kitchen. She thought he wanted to ask about the lotus flower yesterday, so she gave the answer first, "I don't know. Mr. Yan, go ask the princess." Just save it. This is what she thought after giving up the other party's time to ask questions.

A strange look flashed across Yanfei's face, obviously he didn't want to ask this question. He took out a brocade box from his arms, but before sending it out, Lingdang waved his hand quickly and said, "I don't want it."

She thought it was for herself.

Yan Fei paused when he stretched out his hand, his face turned a little dark, and he clarified, "It's for the princess."

The bells were messy in the wind.

After giving the things to Ling Ding, Yan Fei left first. Then Dong Mo came over again and brought the bell to Ye Lingjue.

Seeing the brocade box in Lingdang's hand, Ye Lingjue asked if it was given by Yanfei. Lingdang quickly clarified that it was not for her but for the princess.

Dong Mo persuaded Ling Dang nicely and explained the stakes of giving and receiving privately.

Ye Lingjue said that the things should be left to him for safekeeping first, and then Lingdang came back empty-handed.

When Ye Lingxi arrived at Yuyuan Palace, Dong Mo was already waiting outside the palace, as if waiting for her to come.

"Princess, please come this way." Before Dong Mo finished making the gesture of invitation, she walked straight into the palace.

Ye Lingjue was sitting on the couch playing chess with him. When he heard the footsteps, a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"Give me the stuff." She stretched out a hand and her tone was cold.

Ye Lingjue took out a brocade box from his sleeve and put it in her hand.

Seeing that she got the thing back so easily, she felt a little strange. Fearing that there was something fishy, ​​she opened the lid and checked it. When she saw a peach blossom hairpin inside, she closed the lid.

When she turned around to leave, Ye Lingjue said, "Don't you have anything else to tell me?" She turned her back to him and said, "Brother, please don't interfere in my affairs from now on." As soon as she finished speaking, she heard someone behind her. Smiling, as if laughing at her naive words and naive thoughts, she turned her head and stared at that face and asked, "Why are you laughing, second brother?"

Ye Lingjue held his head with one hand and asked with a chuckle: "Isn't it unfair that Lingxi wants me to give up my position as prince and the throne, but you don't want me to interfere with your affairs?"

She felt like the person in front of her had changed, or did she just never notice it?

"Then how does the second brother want to be fair?"

Ye Lingjue looked at the brocade box.

She lowered her head and looked at the brocade box in her hand. The moment she put the brocade box on the table, she looked down on herself from the bottom of her heart and looked down on her own cowardice, selfishness, and timidity. She looked forward and backward, weighing the pros and cons. But if she had to give up, The worst possible outcome is that you will never marry for the rest of your life.

Ye Lingjue opened the lid, took out the peach blossom hairpin from inside, and said: "People always have choices, and what can be discarded is not the most important thing in the heart."

She clenched her fists and stared down at the cold-lit floor. Suddenly, a pair of feet appeared in her field of vision. She subconsciously wanted to retreat, but was blocked by a hand. "Be careful, don't fall."

Hearing this voice that was so gentle that it could drown someone, she ran away again.

Something is wrong with her second brother, he must have taken the wrong medicine...

After running for an unknown amount of time, she slowly stopped, walked to the pavilion next to her and sat down, lying on the railing and looking at the aimless distance.

What can be abandoned is not the most important thing in my heart.

This sentence was like a nail in her heart, and it also made her clearly aware of how selfish she was. It was enough for her to protect her mother and concubine in this life, and she should not covet the affection of her children. Maybe in the future she She would marry the most suitable person, whose power and status would be the strongest backing for her and her mother-in-law. She should have made this realization long ago, but she wanted to catch the other person willfully. When push came to shove, But they will abandon each other at the critical moment.

Her second brother was really amazing. Just one sentence made her see clearly what kind of person he was.

When her eldest brother married Su Wan, she was sincerely happy for them. She felt that it was a blessing for her eldest brother to marry a good girl like Su Wan. They would definitely be able to work together and live in harmony.

But these are just her self-righteousness and wishful thinking. In the future, if her father also points out a good consort for her, who is excellent in the eyes of others, others will also be sincerely happy for her, and her mother-in-law will be happy. , her father is happy, and she will obey everyone's expectations and get married.

……

When Hehe and Lingdang came over, she was still lying on the railing with her eyes closed, as if she was asleep, but her brows were slightly furrowed, as if she had had a bad dream.

The two of them woke her up gently and told her that it was time to go back for lunch.

"This hairpin on the princess's head is...?"

Ye Lingxi raised her hand and touched it, and found that there was an extra hairpin on her bun. When she took it off, she found that it was the peach blossom hairpin. She raised the hairpin as if to throw it away, and held it in the air for a long time, then put it down. He looked slumped, as if he had exhausted all his courage, but still couldn't let go.

In the evening, she sat in front of the dressing table, opened the jewelry box again, and took out two hairpins, one given to her on her birthday and one given to her during the Lantern Festival.

She put the two hairpins on her bun one last time, and then put the two hairpins into the small wooden box, together with the peach blossom hairpin.

Before the weather got hot, Ye Lanchen had people arrange the Qingliang Garden properly.

She moved in with her mother-in-law.

That’s fine, you can think it over carefully.

The chirping of cicadas gradually becomes noisy, and the green willow branches turn into dark green. As the cold air from the ice cubes evaporates into the hot air, midsummer has arrived.

Qingliang Garden is surrounded by lakes and shaded by green trees, which insulates the midsummer heat by seven or eight points, making it very comfortable to live there.

Ye Lingxi's daily schedule is very regular. She takes a walk in the garden with her mother in the morning, takes a nap for about half an hour at noon, and helps her mother with needlework in the afternoon. She has already made two tiger head hats, and Two small clothes, and then accompany her mother and concubine for a walk in the yard in the evening. After her mother and concubine rested in the evening, she would practice calligraphy for a while or stand by the window and look at the starry sky outside and think about something for a while, and then go Rest.

The days passed peacefully and fulfillingly.

During these days, she figured out the path she needed to take and made a decision.

You can't have your cake and eat it too. Master Xu had taught her a long time ago when she was in the study room. If possible, she would rather never understand this truth.

People will always face choices. Some choices are difficult, like cutting a knife into people, and some choices are easy, as simple as eating and drinking. No matter whether it is difficult or easy, you still have to make a choice in the end.