After becoming a widow, I raised my traitor brother

Chapter 277 The girl in front of me is Xiao Zi, but she is not

Every breath is cold.

Outside the tent, a hazy bonfire swayed in the cold wind, and it was dark and gloomy further away.

Xiao Fengxian lowered her fox eyes and looked at the peanut shells and peanut red clothes on the table, vaguely aware that Rong Jiarong and Yu Hehuan were still hiding something from him.

……

The next day.

Today is the day to go hunting in the mountains.

Zhou Jing couldn't wait, and found Wei Zi early in the morning with a bow and arrow: "Xiao Zi, I'm going to hunt some prey, and I'll treat you to roast venison and rabbit meat tonight. Fresh meat is the most tender and juicy, and it's grilled to perfection." It's charred and tender, and if you tear off a leg, it's delicious with salt or sauce!"

Seeing that her cloak was tied in a mess, Wei Zi untied it for her with crooked eyes: "Then I'll wait for you to come back."

Wei Zi is slender and taller than girls of the same age, but Zhou Jing, who has practiced martial arts all year round, is a little taller than her.

From her angle, one could clearly see Wei Zi's upturned nose and long, slender eye feathers, her white and tender cheeks, and her extremely beautiful and well-behaved face.

She took advantage of the situation and touched the velvet flower on Wei Zi's hairpin, and said regretfully: "It would be great if I were a man. If I were a man, I would definitely marry you. Having said that, Xiao Zi, if you have nothing to do today, you can go to my Erhuang My brother walked around the tent, he has been sick since he left the city, and the martial arts performance on the lake was so lively yesterday, but he didn't go to see it. He stayed in the tent alone, which was very pitiful."

Wei Zi was stunned: "The Second Highness is here too?"

During the two days in the outskirts of the city, she did not see Zhou Xianji.

She thought he hadn't come to the winter hunt because he was ill.

"Is that possible?" Zhou Jing thought of Zhou Xianji's sick look and shook her head, "It would be great if he was healthy. I always think that you two can be as good as before. In those years when we were young, everyone They all believe that when you grow up, you will marry him and become his princess. Even when the little girls were drinking at the Royal Garden, everyone would jokingly call you the little princess. Unfortunately, you can’t remember anything. .”

After Zhou Jing left, Wei Zi hesitated all morning before deciding to visit Zhou Xianji after lunch.

After being notified by the eunuch, Wei Zi was led into the tent by the servant.

There are several pots of stoves burning in the tent, which is much warmer than outside, but the smell of bitter medicine is also very strong.

Wei Zi took off his cloak and handed it to the serving maid, and showed Zhou Xianji the food box he brought: "I don't know that His Highness fell ill and came to visit so late. This is the plum blossom cake brought by the court lady. I hope His Highness will like it." .”

Zhou Xianji was sitting on the soft couch, his long hair was hanging down, his face was pale, and he was holding a book in his hand.

He was a little surprised and said hoarsely: "I'm very happy that you can come."

The maid brought an embroidered pier, respectfully invited Wei Zi to sit down, and brought her hot almond cheese tea and a plate of lotus seed candy.

Zhou Xianji stared at Wei Zi: "Please."

Wei Zi nodded slightly, picked up a lotus seed candy and put it in his mouth.

Zhou Xianji put down the scroll and ate one too: "I was staying in the tent yesterday, and I heard that it was very lively outside."

"Exactly," Wei Zi was afraid that he would be bored, so he picked out interesting things to tell him, "Many young generals participated in the warship demonstration on the lake, and everyone showed their supernatural powers. In the end, my second brother was alone. One-on-one against Fourth Highness, Jing'er, and my elder brother, one-on-one against three, and we won!"

Zhou Xianji listened carefully, his gaze fell on Wei Zi's eyes.

When she mentioned Xiao Fengxian, her peach blossom eyes were bright and shining, as if they were full of stars.

Xiao Fengxian is both civil and military, she probably admires him very much.

Pale and thin fingers secretly grasped the scroll beside him, he lowered his eyes and said with a smile, "Unfortunately, I couldn't see it."

Wei Zi wanted to continue saying something, but suddenly realized that she had made a mistake.

Wei Feishan once said in Jibei Palace that Zhou Xianji should have been the best horseman and shooter among all the princes.

His mother and concubine came from the grasslands of the Northland and the people who fought on horseback. He was her son, and the wind of the Northland naturally flowed in his blood.

Zhou Xianji...

If he hadn't been sick, then he should have gone to the battlefield yesterday to fight with those young and brave little generals, telling the generals in the Central Plains to see that the eagles on the grassland can also soar gracefully on the water.

But he is not in good health. The beloved horse raised in Jibei Palace has been kept in the stable for too long, and has long since lost its vigorous and vigorous posture. The spear he used when he was young has also been exposed to the sun and rain for many years. .

Zhou Xianji, he was the knife that was forced to hide in the box.

There was silence in the tent.

After a long while, Wei Zi burst into a gentle smile: "I heard that the grasslands in the north are vast and empty, with herds of cattle and sheep and snow-capped mountains. Your Highness should take care of yourself earlier. If you have a chance in the future, you must go and see the noble concubine riding a horse when she was young." The grasslands beyond the Great Wall that we galloped over."

Zhou Xianji laughed.

Xiao Zi's character is still the same as before, and she always hates seeing others feeling lost and lonely.

She is obviously just a delicate and frail girl who has gone through hardships, but there seems to be a warm little sun hidden in her heart.

"I hope one day." He said softly.

He stretched out his hand and stroked the fleece blanket covering his body, paused for a moment, and suddenly said: "Did Xiao Zi not like eating lotus seed candies a long time ago?"

Wei Zi held the almond tea, her movements froze slightly.

She lowered her eyelashes, not knowing how to answer.

After 12 years since leaving Shangjing, she really no longer likes to eat lotus seed candy.

But this person still remembers it clearly, and he still keeps a lotus seed candy in the palace or by his side all the time, just like when he was a child, for fear that when she comes to play with him one day in the future, he won't be able to come up with what she likes. sweets.

The almond tea was not so hot for a long time, but Wei Zi felt that it was inexplicably hot.

The thoughts of her childhood playmate seemed to have become a burden that she could not face.

Sensing the girl's embarrassment, Zhou Xianji's eyebrows and eyes were still like green mountains and fog: "It's okay, I already know that people's preferences are not static."

He was always gentle and modest, but there was endless sadness hidden in the brows of his eyes.

He knew that people's likes would not remain unchanged, but now he realized that the same was true for people's hearts.

Xiao Zi no longer likes to eat lotus seed candy, and she no longer likes him like she did when she was a child.

The girl in front of her was Xiao Zi, but she wasn't...

Depressed and melancholy came to his heart, Zhou Xianji couldn't help coughing violently, Wei Zi saw it, couldn't help holding the teacup tightly, although he wanted to, but he couldn't relieve his sadness after all.

She spent the whole afternoon with Zhou Xianji in the tent, and also witnessed that he was like a medicine pot, every half an hour he had to eat a cup of bitter medicine under the service of the maids, and such a tormented day was very difficult for him. It seems commonplace, but it is also endless.

At dusk, people who went hunting in the mountains came back one after another.

Wei Zi took care of Zhou Xianji to sleep, tied up his cloak and opened the felt curtain, intending to see how many prey Zhou Jing and Xiao Fengxian had killed.

Everyone was counting the prey in the square.

When Wei Zi passed by, Zhou Jing grabbed her and said in disbelief: "What is the origin of that little uncle of yours? He is so brave! You don't know, a few big tigers with eye-catching white foreheads suddenly appeared in the mountains today. Father and I went deep into the mountains without bringing many attendants, and almost died! Thanks to Xiao Fengxian who appeared in time and saved us! This time he has done a great job in saving us, and Father doesn't know how to reward him!"

Wei Zi heard this and looked at Xiao Fengxian from a distance.

He was standing beside the emperor, who was holding a tourmaline Buddha bead in one hand and resting on his shoulder with the other, laughing and talking.

As expected, he seems to be very respected.

(End of this chapter)