Shen Jie is the younger brother born of the same mother as the current emperor Shen Lang. Since he has won the holy favor, the palace is also very luxuriously built, covering an extremely large area. If the new guests don't have the maids to lead the way, they won't be able to walk in the garden for a long time, and they may get lost.
But Jiang Xuening is very familiar—
Who told her that she lived in this mansion for more than two years in her previous life? The garden path is similar to the impression given to her by the imperial palace, and it is difficult to go wrong with eyes closed.
Coming out of Jiang Xuehui's side courtyard, she didn't really want to go back to the female guests' table, and she was too lazy to deal with it, so she walked along the corridor next to the small lake in the garden, trying to find a quiet place to hide for a while, and then go out when the banquet was about to end.
Unexpectedly, when he turned around the corridor, he met Shen Jie.
The groom who got married today was wearing a bright red wedding dress, his face was like a crown jade, and his temperament was gentle. There are also a group of attendants behind him, which makes people feel that there are Zhilan Yushu and stars Gongyue.
Looking at the direction, he came from Fang Miao's side of the main room, and was going to Jiang Xuehui's side.
This meeting, both of them were a little surprised.
Shen Jie was startled for a moment, before reacting, he bowed his hands and said: "The second girl is polite."
Jiang Xuening was in a daze.
The other party's attire is the same as in the previous life.
But when she saw it at that time, it was not in the sunlight outside, but in the new house. I don't know if it's because she drank too much wine or because she has a thin skin, but when this highness lifted her hijab with a happy title, his handsome face was faintly red under the light of the red candle. At that time, she also felt a little dizzy, but the tenderness and sweetness were all illusions, because she was ruthless to this person, so apart from the illusion, what spread in her heart was boundless emptiness.
She returned the gift and said: "His Royal Highness Linzi's mansion is too big, I just wanted to take a shortcut and go back to the banquet, but I lost my way after only two steps."
Shen Jie guessed the same.
After Jiang Xuening finished speaking, she stared at him for a moment, then suddenly asked the attendant next to her, "Is there any wine?"
Those people were taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Shen Jie.
Shen Jie didn't know what Jiang Xuening meant.
Jiang Xuening smiled and explained: "Although I don't know His Highness well, I have been taken care of by His Highness in the palace. His Highness and Yan Lin are old friends. Now that he is exiled in Huangzhou, I'm afraid he can't come to congratulate him in person. Whether it's about love or reason, I should offer a cup of to Your Highness on behalf of myself and Yan Lin, and congratulate His Highness on his great joy."
Only then did Shen Jie understand.
Just mentioning Yan Lin, he couldn't help but feel a little sad, he just asked people to get the wine first, but said: "It was a happy day, but now Yan Lin is not here, and neither is Zhiyi..."
He didn't know Jiang Xuening very well.
Outsiders all said that the second girl Jiang was domineering and arrogant, but probably because she had heard Yan Lin's nagging too much, and knew that the imperial sister Shen Zhiyi treated her very badly, but Shen Jie didn't think like ordinary people.
Firstly, he received guests in the front hall, and everyone said that he married the two concubines on the front and side at the same time today, and he enjoyed the blessing of being equal to everyone.
He thanked him on the face, but he was not so happy in his heart.
But from the perspective of others, he has no reason to be unhappy.
Now that Jiang Xuening mentioned this, it was not a pleasant topic, but Shen Jie suddenly felt a burst of relief, as if there was a legitimate reason to be unhappy.
There is a water pavilion nearby.
Today the mansion is overjoyed, drinks are prepared everywhere for the guests.
The servants quickly took back the wine and poured one for each of them.
Jiang Xuening picked up a lamp, but what came to mind was all the things that Shen Jie brought her in her previous life, celebrating her birthday, becoming a queen, and even leaving the jade seal of the state to her for safekeeping when she was dying, although it later became her suicide. The curse of being buried, but as an emperor, he treats her who is ruthless to him, which is really impeccable.
It's just that if you are too kind, you will be cowardly if you are kind.
She raised her glass to him, and said slowly and earnestly: "Your Highness is a good person, with this cup from Xue Ning, I wish you all your wishes in this life can be fulfilled, and you will be safe and successful."
All wishes can be fulfilled, Anping goes smoothly.
It was really an ordinary greeting, even on the day of his wedding, it seemed a little weird and out of place.
Shen Jie frowned slightly and looked at her.
But she smiled flatly, there was no calculation in her clear eyes, but sincerity, as if flowing through the hearts of the people, making people gradually feel ironed. The cup stretched out and touched him lightly, then he drank it up first.
Shen Jie blinked, but felt a bit bewildered.
What did the girl in front of her let go of? It seems that the whole body is relaxed.
He couldn't understand it, but he was also brought into a smile by her relaxed posture, and he only said "May I borrow a good word", and also raised his head to drink.
In the last life, she was ruthless to Shen Jie, but Shen Jie was merciful to him; in this life, she avoided the intersection with Shen Jie, not only gave herself a freedom, but also hoped that without her burden, the other party would get a good reward .
Jiang Xuening put the cup away, and bowed to leave.
The gesture of turning around and leaving can be called relaxed and unrestrained.
Shen Jie stood on the spot and looked at it for a long time, but felt lost for some reason. It wasn't until the attendant reminded him that he looked down at the wine cup in his hand, put it back in the attendant's hand, and continued to go to the courtyard where Jiang Xuehui was.
The front hall was really lively for a while.
Hearing the sound of Shan Huan live from a distance, I knew that the emperor and the empress had come, and after a short while, I heard a farewell, so I knew that the emperor had left again.
When it was about to get dark, she expected that it would be about the same time, so she got up again and walked towards the front hall.
At this moment, some guests who are on official business have already left first.
Jiang Xuening asked from the attendants that Jiang Boyou was in the gazebo at the east corner of the garden, so he looked for the way.
Sure enough, Jiang Boyou was seen from a distance standing facing the outside, talking to several people, one of them was standing with his back facing the outside.
It was dark and the light was dim.
She didn't see clearly for a while, and when she got closer, the man's voice came to her ears, and she turned slightly sideways, and she recognized it all at once. At this moment, I really felt like looking back suddenly, the lights were dimmed, and a faint heat rolled over my heart, leaving behind an indelible burn.
On that day at the Shuxiang Inn, the conversation had already begun. Although Jiang Xuening felt that she was not a stalker, she was afraid of embarrassment when meeting her. After recognizing him, he stopped not far or near.
Jiang Boyou had good eyesight, but he saw her.
But after talking with everyone for a while, they said goodbye to each other. Zhang Zhe didn't know that she was behind him, when he turned around, he saw her standing under the crabapple tree, and he froze.
But he didn't speak.
Jiang Xuening didn't speak a word.
Until Jiang Boyou walked over and said with a smile, "Why did you find me?"
Jiang Xuening just blinked, looked away, and said: "I just remembered some things in Sichuan, and I feel that I need to talk to my father."
But Jiang Boxou looked around, as if he was jealous of something, he waved his hand and said, "Just right, I also have some thoughts about your marriage, I want to talk to you on the way back. I'll go talk to some other colleagues first. Individuals, you wait for me here for a moment."
Jiang Xuening didn't know what he was thinking, but didn't ask further.
Just nodded and watched him go.
When she turned her head to look for Zhang Zhe, the place where he stopped just now was empty.
In the previous life, there was no fate;
In this life, there is no fate.
She let out a low laugh, and secretly scolded God for torturing her, only feeling that it would take a while for her to come out.
After standing for a while, I felt tired again, so I simply walked into the pavilion.
It's just that when going up the steps and passing by the clump of nandina bamboo next to it, Jiang Xuening's eyes went wrong, and suddenly saw a black silver-patterned brocade bag hanging between the reddish leaves in early summer, as if someone who passed by this overgrown branch was caught by surprise. Be careful hanging away.
She picked it up without paying attention.
However, the moment I hold it in my hand, I feel familiar.
In the previous life, Zhang Zhe didn't often hang such a kit around him?
Once she suspected that some girl gave it to her, so she snatched it to play. I thought that Zhang Zhe had lost his temper because of his torment, but unexpectedly his face changed suddenly. Although he still looked stoic and reticent, when he frowned, he was a little more angry.
She couldn't stand it anymore and paid it back.
It was only later that I realized that it was a loving mother's love for her son, sewn stitch by stitch. Although there was nothing important inside, it was of great significance to Zhang Zhe.
If she picked up this thing in the last life, she would have used it to laugh and sarcasm, but now her eyes are full of soreness, thinking that if he finds that the thing is lost, he will be very worried, so she plans to hand it over to the servants of the palace for safekeeping. Come back and find.
But after taking a step, there was the sound of fine objects colliding in the kit.
"..."
Jiang Xuening suddenly froze, her fingers trembling. Staring down at the kit in his hand, some complicated thoughts flashed through his mind, but like a vast white mist, no trace was left.
After standing for a long, long time, she slowly unwrapped the kit.
Wow...
Dozens of gold and silver carnations, which look like auspicious melons and fruits during the New Year, rolled down from it and scattered in her palm. Along with the falling out, there was half a page of folded thin paper, and the ink stains on the back could be vaguely seen.
Jiang Xuening burst into tears instantly.
She pressed her heart hard, but she felt as if she was drowning, and she would not be able to breathe in the next moment.
The uneasiness when he hung the kit outside his door that night, the lonely courage that stood in front of him and asked him what he wanted that day, all of them passed through his heart, but at this moment, they all turned into a kind of incomprehensible absurdity, resentment misery...
"Zhang Zhe, I belong to you."
"Miss Jiang Er forgive me, I already have someone I like in my heart."
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If you really care about others and are not tempted by me, then what is it to keep these things?