Chapter 83 I Recognized You at First Glance
Night falls and the stars twinkle.
The October night was already a little chilly. Jing Xuan, wearing a thin cloak, sat alone on the roof of the palace.
Jing Xuan was quite good at martial arts and flew up with ease.
She often watched the night sky quietly like this.
But tonight seems different.
She couldn't help but pull her collar closer, and her fair hands gently brushed the empty space beside her. She felt as if there was a hole in her heart, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Jing Xuan glanced sideways, looking at the empty body beside her, her eyes hidden in the darkness were filled with bitterness.
"I miss you so much……"
Her voice was so soft that it could be blown away by a gust of wind, but the emotions in her heart were heavy and hard to ignore.
"I'll wait for you." Jing Yu raised her head, starlight falling into her eyes, illuminating the love and longing in them: "But...can you show up earlier?"
"I like you very much, and I want to meet you sooner and sooner."
"By then, I will recognize you at a glance."
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The next day, the Imperial College was closed for ten days.
Jing Xuan was sleeping soundly when a familiar roar came from outside the palace.
"Little lazy bastard! Stop sleeping!!"
As soon as the voice fell, the palace maids of Ningyue Palace hurried to stop him, but unfortunately this ancestor was not easy to deal with, and they could not stop the voice from getting louder and louder.
Jing Xuan was successfully woken up. She rubbed her eyes in a daze and sat up.
The personal maid Xia He came over in a hurry, "Princess."
Jing Xuan scratched his head lazily, listening to the shouting outside, rubbing his brows with a headache: "Fifth Sister?"
Xia He replied: "Yes, I failed to stop the Fifth Princess."
"I don't blame you." Jing Xuan knew very well how difficult her fifth sister was to deal with. How could the people in her palace stop her?
"Go let her rest, I'll clean up myself."
Xia He received the order and turned to leave.
After a while, Jing Qiao's voice finally disappeared.
After Jing Xuan changed her clothes and washed up, Xia He combed her hair and served her food.
At this time, Jing Qiao walked into the hall and saw Jing Yun eating happily. She did not disturb her and waited quietly by the side.
The princess’s meals were of course not bad, and Jing Xuan was very satisfied.
After finishing her meal, she met Jing Qiao's bright amber eyes and sighed softly, "Let's go and find the third sister."
Jing Qiao giggled: "I thought you forgot."
"How could that be? I promised my sister."
The royal family consisted of four princes and three princesses. The oldest, the third princess, Jingxuan, was 20 years old at the time. She had already left the palace and established her own household, and had a husband.
Not long ago, the second child was born, a little girl, nicknamed Ling'er.
Jing Xuan and Jing Qiao had wanted to go see Ling'er for a long time, but they only had time today.
Jing Xuan had a token that allowed her to enter and leave the palace at will, so the two sisters did not delay and left the palace in a leisurely manner.
The carriage rumbled along, Jing Xuan opened the curtains and looked at the bustling street, and suddenly she felt dazed.
"What's wrong?" Jing Qiao frowned. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but the little girl seemed very sad.
Jing Xuan came back to her senses, lowered the curtains and shook her head gently.
Jing Qiao pursed her lips and said softly, "I don't know what's going on with you. If you don't tell me, I won't ask, but..."
Jing Yu looked at her in a daze.
"You have to remember that you are Jing Qiao. No matter what happens, you must not forget yourself." As if she was not used to saying these words, Jing Qiao looked out the window uncomfortably and coughed a few times: "The seventh princess in the legend is noble and unparalleled, cheerful and bright. If anyone offends her, she will immediately put her hands on her hips and scold that person so badly that his parents won't recognize him."
"Instead of...pretending to be gentle and elegant, pretending to be a lady from a noble family." Jing Qiao snorted, "You are a princess. Even if you don't follow the rules, who dares to say anything about you?"
Yesterday, Jing Qiao deliberately provoked Jing Yu, hoping that she would fight back fiercely.
Who would have thought that the little girl could resolve the conflict with just a few words and a smile. Her reserved and gentle appearance was nothing like the fierce little girl she originally was.
Thinking of this, Jing Qiao became even more unhappy and glared at her fiercely: "Did you understand?!"
Jing Xuan blinked and instantly realized that she was bothered by what happened yesterday.
Unable to hold back, she burst out laughing, feeling helpless towards her silly royal sister.
"What are you laughing at?!" Jing Qiao was extremely angry.
Jing Yu explained: "Sister, I am not pretending to be gentle and elegant, nor am I wronging myself."
"I feel that, rather than arguing with you, it seems more interesting to stab you like I did yesterday." Her eyes were clear, like a pool of water. Just looking at them, one could feel that they were full of innocence and kindness.
But what he said was really infuriating.
Jing Qiao's eyes widened immediately, she became angry and was about to start cursing.
But all he heard was Jing Xuan coaxing with a smile: "Don't be angry, sister, we are here."
Jing Qiao choked and said, "Yes, if I want to see Xiao Ling'er, I can't be angry."
So she swallowed her anger back into her stomach.
Jing Xuan thought it was funny, but was worried that she might really piss off her sister, so she quickly suppressed her laughter.
The moment he turned around, a light flashed in his eyes and the corners of his mouth pursed slightly.
"Thank you, sister."
Jing Qiao was stunned, thinking she was hallucinating.
Looking at the person who jumped out of the car in a cool manner, he tilted his head slightly, a little confused.
The news of the two people's arrival reached the Third Princess's Mansion earlier.
As soon as they got off the car, the butler hurried forward and saluted respectfully: "This old servant greets Her Royal Highness the Seventh Princess and Her Royal Highness the Third Princess."
Jing Xuan was helpless: "Uncle Lu, every time we come, you bow every time. Didn't you say it's not necessary?"
Jing Qiao pouted: "That's right, you watched us grow up, too, there's no need to be like this."
Uncle Lu shook his head: "There is a difference between the noble and the humble."
He brought the two people into the mansion, and all the servants in the mansion bowed respectfully.
Uncle Lu: "The Prince Consort has not returned from court yet, and His Highness is in the main hall right now."
Jing Xuan: "Is the emperor's health okay?"
"Don't worry, Seventh Princess, His Highness is safe and sound."
As soon as they arrived at the main hall, they saw a woman in a dark blue dress sitting on the table.
She wore her hair in an exquisite bun, and her face was plain but stunningly beautiful. Unlike Jing Xuan and Jing Qiao, the 20-year-old Jing Xuan's eyes and eyebrows were full of the charm unique to an adult woman, which was stunning.
At this moment, she was holding a book in her hand, reading quietly, with a calm, steady and peaceful expression.
Jing Xuan paused slightly and sighed again.
Many years ago, the third princess was arrogant and domineering. She even beat a servant to death and was confined to her room by the emperor. But now she seems to have become a different person.
She grew from a spoiled princess to a dignified and steady princess of a great country.
Suddenly, Jing Xuan, who was sitting in the main seat, looked over, smiled, and said in a gentle voice, "Xiao Wu, Xiao Qi is here."
"Royal sister." The two called out in unison.
After they sat down, the servants came forward to serve them more tea.
Jing Xuan looked at Jing Yu, sized him up and down, and chuckled, "It looks like Xiao Qi is much better now."
"Well, I'm sorry to have made my sister worried."
Jing Qiao curled her lips and said nothing. After a moment, she asked anxiously, "Sister, where is Xiao Ling'er?"
Jing Xuan said angrily, "I was wondering why you all of a sudden came to look for me, it turns out it's because of this girl."
"No." Jing Xuan said confidently: "We miss our sister too."
Jing Xuan almost rolled her eyes, ruining her calm and composed personality.
She glanced at the nanny beside her, who quickly retreated and came back with a baby a short while later.
Jing Xuan and Jing Qiao hurried over and looked at the little Ling'er in the cradle with curiosity.
The little girl was sleeping quietly. Her fair and tender face was chubby and flushed. Her eyelashes were long and curled, casting a layer of shadow under her eyelids. Her slightly pouty mouth was pink and cute, and she blew out little bubbles from time to time. Her two little hands were clenched into fists in a fierce manner. She was very well-behaved.
Jing Xuan and Jing Qiao had never seen such a small baby before, and they lowered their voices to express their excitement to each other as if they were afraid of disturbing her.
Jing Qiao: "So cute! Ling'er is so cute!!"
"She slept so well."
"It's blowing bubbles, like a little fish!"
"Look at her fist, she must be a talented martial artist!"
The two of them were discussing back and forth, which made Jingxuan laugh so hard that even the servants couldn't hold back.
Jing Yu looked at them in confusion.
Jing Xuan didn't explain, and asked softly, "Do you want a hug?"
Jing Xuan lowered her eyes and looked at Xiao Ling'er, with some struggle in her eyes. After a moment, she hurriedly shook her head: "She is sleeping, and I don't know how to hold her."
Seeing that she was serious, Jing Xuan didn't say anything like she would teach her. She thought for a moment and said, "Then we'll get to know each other better next time when Ling'er wakes up."
Jing Xuan nodded repeatedly, and Jing Qiao also responded.
After the nanny took Ling'er away, Jingxuan saw the two imperial sisters still staring at them eagerly and said with a smile: "You two, one has reached the age of marriage and the other is about to reach the age of marriage. If you like children, get married quickly."
"No!" Jing Qiao was the first to disagree, "This princess doesn't want a prince consort!"
Jing Xuan sipped her tea and gossiped a little: "Xiao Wu, I heard that the third young master of Yuefu has been pursuing you?"
Jing Qiao looked away uncomfortably, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she muttered, "No!"
Jing Xuan and Jing Yu looked at each other, the latter covered her mouth and chuckled, dragging out the tail sound, as if suddenly remembering: "By the way, I heard that Miss Mu is in love with the third master, and they are going to go boating together today."
Jing Qiao turned her head suddenly, widened her eyes, and stared at Jing Yu without blinking.
With her slender fingers gently tapping the tea table, Jing Xuan pretended to think, and said in a rather sarcastic tone: "What if Third Master Le thinks that the Fifth Princess is unattainable and that Miss Mu is also a rare beauty, and the two look at each other and express their feelings to each other, then the Fifth Sister will..."
Before she could finish her words, Jing Qiao immediately stood up, picked up her dress and left, leaving behind a few words to make amends: "Imperial sister, I'll come to see you another day. I have something to do, so I'm leaving first!"
She was like a fluttering bird, and she didn't even have the time to tidy up her messy clothes.
After the figure disappeared, Jing Xuan and Jing Xuan couldn't stop laughing for a long time.
After calming down her laughter, Jing Xuan asked solemnly, "Did Third Master Le really go boating with Miss Mu?"
"We did go." Jing Yu smiled wickedly, her words full of cunning: "But, it's not just two people, but many people who attended the poetry gathering together."
Jing Xuan was slightly stunned and laughed: "Good for you, Xiao Qi."
Jing Xuan felt that this sentence was a compliment to her. She raised her chin slightly, feeling extremely proud.
Looking at the still immature little girl, Jing Xuan lowered her eyes and stopped smiling: "Where is Xiu Xiu?"
Jing Yu tilted her head in confusion.
"Is there anyone you like?"
Jing Xuan was stunned.
"After you reach the age of 15, you can get married." Jing Xuan said, "As long as he is not married or has someone in his heart, you can choose any other young talent."
"You are the little princess of Dasui, so you should look for the best man in the world."
"The best man?" Jing Yu raised the corners of her mouth, and she actually felt that this word was describing the man in her dream.
"It's just... what a pity." Jing Xuan sighed regretfully and looked into the distance.
Jing Yu was puzzled: "Why is it a pity?"
"Unfortunately, General Chu is guarding the border and cannot return to the capital."
Jing Xuan's eyes suddenly widened. For some reason, her heart suddenly pounded and her fingertips trembled slightly.
Her throat tightened, and she tried her best to suppress the trembling in her throat: "Who is General Chu?"
"Yes, when General Chu became famous, you were still young and didn't know him well." Jing Xuan paused and said in a soft but firm voice, "General Chu - Chu Mo, General Dingguo, the leader of the four great princes in the capital."
Chu Mo! ! !
Jing Xuan's pupils suddenly shrank, and her heart felt like it was stabbed by a knife. The pain made her suddenly bend over and gasp for breath.
——Chu Mo, Chu heard everything.
How could she not understand?
His name and his deeds have long been engraved in books and are revered by future generations along with the immortal words.
"A young man in fine clothes and a furious horse, riding a horse in the streets with a carefree attitude."
Every praise in the book is the greatest respect for him.
Such a heroic figure was enough to make Jing Yu look at him with awe even if she had never seen him before.
But……
Jing Xuan covered her chest with her hands, tears oozing from the corners of her eyes.
Why? Is she feeling so uncomfortable?
She and Chu Mo have never had any intersection, why is this happening?
The third princess' face turned pale with anxiety, and the servants were all in a panic.
But soon, in just a few breaths, Jing Xuan calmed down. She leaned weakly on the back of the chair and looked at the sky quietly.
Suddenly, a tear slid down silently, seeped into the collar, and finally disappeared quietly.
Her heart was still aching, but Jing Xuan smiled softly, her red eyes curved into crescents, looking cute yet pitiful.
Jing Xuan worriedly held Jing Yu's hand and asked in a panic, "Are you okay? Yu Yu, how do you feel now?"
Jing Xuan shook her head: "Don't worry, sister, I'm fine."
It can even be said that she is doing very well now.
"What happened to you just now?"
Jing Xuan did not answer, but said with an ambiguous meaning: "I seem to have found it."
She curled the corners of her lips and thought: Could it be you?
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