Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Where did I come from?

Xiaoyao opened a small medical clinic in a back alley in Zhiyi.It's not the first time to open a medical clinic, but this time it's not like she was in Qingshui Town, where she used the half-baked medical skills she learned to make a living, and it wasn't like she was in Wushen Mountain, where she used it to pass the time. The heart is practicing medicine to save people. Xiaoyao practiced medicine and learned medical skills at the same time, but she no longer went to the medical hall to study. The teachings in the medical hall could no longer meet her requirements, so she asked Zhuanxu to order the best doctor in the Xuanyuan court to teach her.

Zhuan Xu smiled and said: Yin is the best doctor around me, but he is dumb and it is inconvenient to communicate with him. Xiaoyao said: It doesn't matter, I can learn sign language. Yin is a medical idiot and thinks teaching Xiaoyao medical skills is a waste of time, but he dare not disobey Zhuanxu's order, so he came here reluctantly, but when he really got along with Xiaoyao, he was very glad that he came. In terms of solid and comprehensive medical skills, Xiaoyao is definitely not comparable to the doctors who have been elementary school doctors, but Xiaoyao has wandered around the world, regards barren mountains and wild mountains as her home, immersed in poisonous art for hundreds of years, and her understanding of the properties of medicine is far better than that of Xiaoyao. Yin, all kinds of strange medicinal herbs and prescriptions came casually, often Yin was not teaching Xiaoyao, but Xiaoyao was inspiring and teaching him.

There are still two months until the end of the year, and the new year is coming. Although Jing is alone now, as the patriarch, all major and minor matters fall on him, and he must be in Qingqiu when he bids farewell to the old and welcomes the new.Xiaoyao thought about taking Jing back to Wushen Mountain for a few days when Jing was not so busy after the new year. Jing was naturally willing, and said half-jokingly: As long as your father does not object, I will be there whenever you pass. Xiaoyao took a jade slip from Jing's desk, and while writing a letter to her father, said with a smile: "My father... naturally everything will follow me."

Jing waited for Xiaoyao to finish writing the letter, and said: Recently, there is something circulating in the big clan, I don't know if anyone has told you. "What's up?" "It was not one person who set up an array in Plum Blossom Valley to kill you back then, but four." Xiaoyao said nonchalantly, "I've known this for a long time. Apart from Mu Fei who was executed by her grandfather, there seemed to be three other people. Xinyue said that they were secretly executed by her elder brother. Because of this, the Fan family, the Zheng family and the elder brother married each other." blame."

Jing's expression was very solemn: "Talking about the events of the past, everyone will wonder why these four people would hurt you at the risk of being hacked to pieces by Emperor Huang Hejun regardless of their bright future." Xiaoyao's body froze, in the plum blossom array, Mu Fei's bloody words, he tried his best to forget, but he didn't really forget. Jing said: "These four people have only one characteristic in common-they are all orphans who were exterminated by Chi You, so there is a rumor that once it appears, it will only spread faster and faster. Everything points to..." Jing paused, as if she didn't know how to express that sentence.

Xiao Yao smiled: "You say I'm Chi You's evil seed, right?" Since she was a child, this had been her worst nightmare. She was afraid of being confirmed, and she didn't even dare to go back to Wushen Mountain to meet her father, thinking that everything was over, but unexpectedly, the nightmare caught up with her. "Xiao Yao, don't say that about yourself." Xiaoyao looked out of the window with blank eyes, she knew what to do in the face of any difficulty, but now, she really didn't know what to do. Jing said: "There should be very few people who knew about this back then. If Fan and Zheng knew, they would have leaked the secret long ago. It is impossible to wait until today, so only Fenglong and Xinyue..."

Xiaoyao said: "It's not Fenglong, it's Xinyue. I humiliated the Chishui family. They want to destroy me. It's normal." Jing said: "Xinyue is more likely." Xiaoyao was upset, sighed, and said: "Forget it, don't want to. We can't stop the rumors. It's not me who decides whose daughter I am, it's my mother who decides, but my mother is gone, they Say what you like!" Jing Ye played outside the house: "My lord, Shan Shan is here to pick up Wang Ji." Xiaoyao stood up and put the written jade slip into her sleeve: "I'm going back to Xiaoyueding."

Jing accompanied Xiaoyao to the back door. An ordinary cloud chariot was parked at the door, and Shan Shan, dressed in men's clothes, stood aside and waited. Xiao Yao stopped in her tracks, looked at a vine in the corner, and did not get into the car for a long time. Jing asked softly: "Xiao Yao, what are you worried about?" Xiaoyao didn't look at Jing, and said in a low voice: "In case, I mean in case, everyone believes me, I belong to Chi You...Everyone hates me, you..." Jing pulled Xiaoyao into her arms: "Don't ask such stupid questions, when you rescued me back, you, just you, no one's daughter, but I decided at that time to cling to you."

Xiaoyao couldn't help but gently leaned her head on Jing's shoulder, and Jing patted her on the back: "Don't worry, everything will pass." "En!" Xiao Yao smiled at Jing, and quickly stepped onto the cloud chariot. When the cloud chariot was vacated, a black bird flew over and landed on Shan Shan's shoulder. Shan Shan asked, "Wang Ji, didn't you say that you have a letter for Your Majesty? The letter bird has arrived." Xiao Yao tightly held the jade slip in her sleeve. Seeing Xiaoyao's silence for a while, Shan Shan called out, "Wang Ji?"

Xiao Yao said, "No, I haven't written a letter yet." Coral was a little depressed, but didn't ask much, raised her hand, and let the black bird fly. At night, when Zhuanxu came to Xiaoyueding, Xiaoyao originally wanted to tell Zhuanxu what Jing told her, but after thinking about it, how could Zhuanxu not know what Jing already knew?Since he hasn't told her all this time, he obviously doesn't want her to worry about it. If Zhuanxu can suppress this rumor, everything will be as if it never happened. She doesn't need to know. If Zhuanxu can't suppress this rumor, then he will tell her now, It doesn't help either.

Xiaoyao decided not to discuss this matter with Zhuanxu, since there is nothing she can do anyway, let Zhuanxu and Jing handle it! Because of her childhood experience, Xiaoyao has always been very pessimistic about things, and she is used to predicting the worst possibility, but this time, maybe because the people who deal with this matter are Zhuan Xu and Jing after all—His Majesty the Black Emperor and Patriarch Xu Shan. The pessimistic Xiaoyao couldn't help but give herself hope—the rumors will be suppressed, and everything will calm down. However, in less than a month, rumors that Xiaoyao was Chi You's evil seed spread vigorously in the Central Plains. When everyone knew about it, they were naturally divided into two factions, one believed it and the other did not.Those who don't believe it denounce the rumors as nonsense, and the most favorable evidence is that Princess Xuanyuan killed Chi You.Those who believed also listed all kinds of evidence. People who had seen Chi You recalled Chi You's appearance, drew a portrait of Chi You, and concluded that Xiaoyao was indeed more like Chi You. Gradually, all speculations have become conclusive.Because there is no way to explain how Princess Xuanyuan, who killed Chi You, had Chi You's child, some people speculated that it was the murderous Chi You who raped Princess Xuanyuan. In Gaoxin, because of their admiration for Emperor Jun, people choose to believe Emperor Jun’s judgment. Xiaoyao is Emperor Jun’s daughter, but in her heart she hates this concubine who keeps humiliating Emperor Jun and Gao Xin, and can’t wait to She was never found back then. In Xuanyuan, because of the hatred towards Chi You, people are more and more inclined to believe that Xiao Yao is Chi You's evil seed. Chi You once led Shennong's army to attack Xuanyuan. He massacred the city and captured prisoners. The bones of the Xuanyuan people who died under his hands were like a mountain. Almost every Xuanyuan clan had children who died at the hands of Chi You. The old Xuanyuan clan hated him. to the bone. The clans in the Central Plains also hated Chi You. He was tyrannical and cruel. He also killed countless people in the Central Plains and exterminated many families. Even the six major clans in the Central Plains were once forced to beg for mercy by Chi You. Xuanyuan's old clan has nothing in common with the Central Plains clan, but they are completely consistent in hating Chiyou.It can be said that all the clans in the whole country of Xuanyuan hated Chi You. After Chi You died, there was no one to vent their hatred on. Even if they hated, they could only swear a few words, but Chi You's daughter appeared.People's hatred has a specific target, and all the pain that has been calmed down is awakened, and they transfer their hatred for Chi You to Xiaoyao. Although people in high positions still look at this matter rationally, most ordinary people are only concerned with venting their hatred. They don't have the guts to assassinate Xiaoyao. After all, no matter whose daughter Xiaoyao is, she belongs to the Yellow Emperor. Granddaughter, this is an iron fact, they can only turn all their hatred into abuse.From the restaurants to the teahouses, there were comments abusing Xiaoyao everywhere, and some arrogant children from the Central Plains clan gathered at the foot of Shennong Mountain, shouting: "Chi You's bastard, get out of Shennong Mountain". All kinds of memorials were sent to Zhuanxu, subtle ones, straight to the point, all with the same purpose, hoping that Zhuanxu would take care of his reputation and send Princess Gaoxin back to Gaoxin. Xiao Yao smiled wryly, since she hated her because she believed that she was not Emperor Jun's daughter, then what's the point of sending her back to Gao Xin?Could it be that Emperor Hope Jun believed the rumors and killed her? The old year is about to pass, and the new year is coming, but Xiaoyao never mentioned to Jing that she wants to go back to Wushen Mountain together. Emperor Jun wrote four letters to Xiaoyao. The letters were not long, but his love was revealed. Emperor Jun did not pretend not to hear the rumors. He took the initiative to bring up the rumors to comfort Xiaoyao not to worry. Xiao Yao put Emperor Jun's letters under her pillow, and slept on them every night, as if she had a protection to help her resist those hurtful words. On the last day of the year, Jing had to go back to Qingqiu to preside over the sacrificial ceremony of the clan; Zhuanxu held a banquet at Zijinding to enjoy with all the officials. On the top of Xiaoyue were Xiaoyao and Huangdi, grandparents and grandchildren, talking and laughing over a sumptuous table of food and drink, waiting for the arrival of the new year. When the old and the new alternate, tens of thousands of fireworks rise from Zijinding, illuminating the sky.Xiaoyao ran to the window to watch the fireworks, Huang Di also got off the couch, stood behind her, and together with Xiaoyao watched the colorful flowers blooming and fading all over the sky, like the most blurred dream in the world. Xiaoyao's voice came faintly amidst the thunderous firecrackers: "Grandpa, whose daughter am I?" Huangdi put his hand on Xiaoyao's shoulder and did not speak for a long time. Xiao Yao tilted her head slightly, stubbornly waiting for the answer.Under the reflection of the fireworks all over the sky, her face is sometimes bright and sometimes dark. After a while, the Yellow Emperor said: "You are my granddaughter of Xuanyuan's founding king Huangdi and queen Leizu. This will never change. As long as I am here, Xuanyuan will always be your home!" Xiao Yao sighed: "It turns out that grandpa doesn't know either." Huangdi hugged Xiaoyao: "Don't care what other people say, you will always be you!" Xiaoyao raised her head and smiled at the fireworks in the sky: "That's fine, anyway, mother is dead, no one will know the truth, I believe that I am the daughter of my father, so I must be!" In the middle of the night, Xiaotian had been asleep for a long time, when he heard a rustling sound, after a while, the bedroom door was gently pushed open, and Zhuanxu sat beside the couch. Xiaotian didn't want him to know that he was full of worries and couldn't sleep, so he pretended to be asleep and turned his back to Zhuanxu.In the dark, Zhuanxu could only smell the strong smell of alcohol, but he didn't know how much alcohol he had been drunk by the courtiers. After a while, Zhuanxu lay down on his side, hugged Xiaoyao gently through the quilt, and said in a low voice, "Don't be afraid, I won't let them hurt you. They don't understand that everything I have is also yours. Shennong Mountain, Zezhou, Zhiyi... are all yours, and no one can make you leave." Xiaotian bit his lip, guessing that the clan in the Central Plains had said something, there was a hint of anger in Zhuanxu's words. Drunken, Zhuanxu couldn't tell the past from the present, and murmured: "Don't be afraid, I have grown up, I will never let anyone hurt you, I will not let you go to Yushan again...you will always be with me !" "Auntie, I can protect Xiaotian, don't send Xiaotian to Yushan..." "Auntie, Xiaotian and I have agreed to be together forever... Xiaotian, don't leave! Auntie, I'm afraid..." Zhuanxu fell asleep drunk, Xiaotian's tears fell silently, but he didn't know what he was crying, whether he was crying about the boy from the past, or the current self. On the first full moon day of the new year, Xiaoyao offered to go to Zhiyi city to watch lanterns, and Jing and Zhuanxu naturally agreed. In the afternoon, Jing came to Xiaoyue to pick up Xiaoyao, dressed in a cloth shirt, Xiaotian put on half-worn men's clothes and a hat, Zhuan Xu also changed into cloth clothes.After the three of them left Shennong Mountain, they rode an ox cart and walked slowly among the crowds rushing to the city to watch the lanterns. Xiao Yao looked at Jing, then at Zhuan Xu, and couldn't help laughing: "What do you think we look like now?" Zhuanxu and Jing looked at each other, Jing smiled but said nothing, Zhuanxu smiled and said, "It's a bit like when we were in Qingshui Town." Xiao Yao said happily, "That's right!" Behind the oxcart is a group of people supporting the old and the young. Those who have money ride in an oxcart, and those who have no money walk on their own. But no matter who rides or walks, everyone wears brand-new clothes, and their faces are full of hard work. A satisfied smile.A little boy riding on his father's shoulders chirped and said to his father: "Daddy, I want to buy candy when I go into the city!" The father replied loudly: "Medium!" Sadness flashed across Xiaotian's smile. The ox cart entered the city, and it was almost dark at this time, Zhuanxu said: "The lanterns are not all lit yet, let's go eat something first. Xiao Yao, what do you want to eat?" After sitting for a long time, his body felt a little chilly, Xiaotian stomped his feet and said with a smile: "It's such a cold day, of course it's barbecue, and a few bowls of spirits." Zhuanxu laughed, and said to Jing: "Last time we agreed that you would treat guests to a barbecue, but you ran away halfway, so you have to make up this time." The time the three of them met to eat barbecue was still in Qingshui Town, because Fangfeng Yiying The sudden appearance of Zhuanxu and Xiaoyao turned into a contract between Zhuanxu and Xiaoyao. Jing smiled: "You still remember? Good!" After discussing what to eat, Zhuanxu and Jing were at a loss. One was His Majesty, the other was the patriarch, and they were no longer Xuan and Shiqi. Xiao Yao smiled and shook her head: "Come with me!" Xiaoyao led Zhuanxu and Jing through the streets and walked into a barbecue restaurant. Xiaoyao said: "Among the barbecue restaurants I have eaten, this one is clean and delicious, but I haven't been here for a long time. , I don’t know how it tastes now.” Fangfeng Bei brought her to these food shops in the streets and alleys. Facing her two closest relatives, Xiaoyao didn't try to hide it, and there was a trace of melancholy in her words.Both Zhuanxu and Jing are extremely smart people, they immediately guessed that Xiaoyao and Fangfeng Bei had been here before.Zhuanxu patted Xiaoyao on the shoulder, signaling her not to think about it, but Jing sighed inwardly. The barbecue shop was divided into small compartments by a series of landscape screens. Xiaoyao and the others came early and occupied the innermost position, so that even if there were more customers, they would not see them inside. The three ordered mutton, beef and a jug of strong wine, and drank while eating.The charcoal fire was burning red, and the strong wine drank in his stomach. Zhuanxu ate it deliciously, and he couldn't help sighing: "I haven't had such a good time in many years, I should eat out more often in the future." Xiaoyao turned over the meat with chopsticks, and muttered, "People's hearts are not satisfied, how can you take all the good things in this world?" Zhuanxu was stunned for a moment, stared deeply at Xiaoyao, and said with a smile, "Who said that? I want it all!" Xiaoyao put the roasted meat on Zhuanxu's plate: "If you want it, you can, anyway, it's Xiaoxiao and the others you're torturing, not me!" Zhuanxu slapped Xiaoyao on the forehead: "The teeth are sharp and the mouth is sharp, so I won't take any losses!" Xiaoyao glared at Zhuanxu, Jing pointed to the empty plate in front of her, and said to Zhuanxu with a sad face, "She is only talking to you, but she doesn't give you any benefits, but she laughs at others, but doesn't give any benefits!" Zhuanxu laughed, just as he was about to lift the chopsticks to hold the meat, Xiaoyao transferred the roasted meat from Zhuanxu's plate to Jing's plate, Jing laughed and said, "Thank you!" Zhuanxu was stunned for a moment, then laughed helplessly, and said to Xiaoyao, "Bake me another dish." Xiaoyao was busy, sprinkling seasonings, and said, "I want to bake it myself! I have to feed my sharp teeth, otherwise, where would the sharp teeth come from?" Zhuanxu begged Xiaoyao in a soft voice: "My roasting is not as fragrant as your roasting!" Xiaoyao said she would not give it, but when the meat was cooked, she still put a plate for Zhuanxu first. Three burly men walked in, and Xiao Er led them to the next door. Zhuan Xu and Jing didn't speak any more.I only heard the three people next door ordering food. In addition to beef and mutton, they also ordered several plates of vegetables and fruits.In this season, fresh vegetables and fruits are far more expensive than meat, and most people can't afford them. Xiaoyao was afraid of attracting attention, so she just ordered a plate of pickled vegetables.Obviously, these people are either rich or expensive. Listening to their accent with the obvious Xuanyuan accent, Xiaoyao asked Zhuanxu in a low voice: "Do you know each other?" Zhuan Xu nodded, frowned, and wrote two words on the case: "General." Xiaoyao made funny faces at Zhuanxu, who told you to call them to Shennong Mountain for an audience?deserve it! After ordering, the voices from the neighbors suddenly disappeared. It must have been restricted, and they didn't want others to hear their conversation. Xiao Yao muttered, "It must be telling a secret!" She came to Jing's side and said to Jing in a low voice: "It's not fair, we were afraid of attracting their attention, so we didn't dare to impose a ban, but they did." Xiaoyao took a look at Zhuanxu, and said with a smile, "If you're talking about elder brother, then it would be interesting." Xiaoyao tugged at Jing's sleeve, "I want to hear what they say, can you help me?" Jing smiled: "If you don't have it, you have to have it!" He held a glass of wine, and the wine turned into white mist, which sank to the ground, crawled from under the screen to the next door, and disappeared. The voices from the next door did not say anything important, they were just comparing the new capital Zhiyi City and the old capital Xuanyuan City. It sounds like these three people are reasonable people. Xindu is more suitable as a capital city.According to their titles, Xiaoyao deduced that the highest position among the three is General Li Yuan, and the other two, one is his brother-in-law and the other is his nephew. The three of them talked about the capital city for a while, then they talked about the Yellow Emperor, and one of them sighed, "I don't know if I can see His Majesty the Yellow Emperor." Another person said: "We definitely can't, but uncle may have a chance to kowtow to His Majesty." Xiaoyao looked at Zhuanxu with a smile, and Zhuanxu wrote to her: "Li Yuan, the general defending Zezhou, once attacked the Central Plains with his grandfather..." His hand stopped in mid-air for a moment before continuing to write: "The Battle of Jizhou In the middle, he served under the command of his aunt." The smile on Xiaoyao's face froze. The three people next door drank a few bowls of wine, and one of them said: "Brother-in-law, you once won the battle of Jizhou with General Wang Ji, and I think you have a good friendship with General Wang Ji." General Wang Ji is a special name for the mother in the army. Xiaotian tried to pretend not to care, but his ears suddenly pricked up, catching Li Yuan's voice, but Li Yuan didn't speak for a long time. After a while, he said : "It's hard to say that we won that battle." In a word, after hundreds of years, there is still sadness as heavy as a mountain, making people on both sides of the screen drink a bowl of wine silently. After a moment of silence, another man with a brisk voice asked, "Uncle, I wonder if you have heard the latest rumors? It's about Princess Gao Xin." "I heard." Li Yuan's voice was calm, but Xiao Yao couldn't help but lean forward. "Uncle and General Wang Ji are good friends, so..." The man also seemed to feel a little embarrassed.After hesitating for a while, he said, "Whose daughter is the Great Princess Gao Xin?" Li Yuan didn't make a sound, Xiao Yao's body tensed.Jing held her hand, but Xiaotian didn't notice it, but subconsciously held him tightly. Another older man said: "Brother-in-law, there are only three of us here, we are all close relatives, what can we not say?" Li Yuan finally opened his mouth: "I'm not a good friend of General Wang Ji, but General Ying Long has a deep friendship with Wang Ji. Back then, I only served under Wang Ji's command and never talked to Wang Ji in private. I don't know that Gao Xin Wang Ji Whose daughter is it?" Xiaotian's body suddenly relaxed, and he was a little weak. Suddenly, the voice of Li Yuan sounded again: one morning, General Ying Long led me to patrol the camp, there was a noise outside the camp, when we rushed over, we saw Wang Ji and Chi You surrounded by Chi You's subordinates... ..." Xiaotian's body trembled, as if she didn't want to listen anymore, Jing raised her hand to withdraw the spell, Xiaoyao grabbed his hand suddenly, her eyes widened, staring forward like a wild beast, listening attentively. "Chi You's subordinates were yelling loudly. After listening to it for a while, I realized that Wang Ji and Chi You hadn't returned all night. They saw Wang Ji and Chi You coming back together, and they hugged and said goodbye, so they questioned Chi You. Chi You didn't speak. Ying Long The general scolded each other, originally the soldiers were about to disperse, but Wang Ji suddenly said to everyone, 'I have an affair with Chi You'. We were stunned in shock, thinking that we had missed the word 'No', but Wang Ji was very Said loudly, 'I have loved Chi You for hundreds of years'! The voice was so loud that it seemed that the whole world could hear it. As if being haunted by a nightmare, Xiaotian was terrified and unable to move his whole body. Everyone's voice seemed to come from an extremely distant place. "For...for...why? Chi You...Chi You is...the big devil!" The young man stammered, full of frustration, completely unacceptable that Wang Ji, who in his mind died fighting for the people, actually likes Chi You' He would rather follow the rumors that Wang Ji was raped. Li Yuan's steady voice suddenly became severe: "I know that you are not just concerned about rumors when you ask about this matter. It seems that someone is lobbying you to persecute Princess Gao Xin. I warn you, no! As long as General Yinglong and I live together Today, no forces in the army are allowed to persecute Wang Ji's daughter!" "But...but, uncle..." "No but!" Li Yuan's voice was extremely suppressed, which really showed that he was a veteran of the battlefield guarding one side. Both men agreed like soldiers: "Yes!" Li Yuan's voice became calm again: "You have never experienced many helplessness and cruelty in life, so you don't understand. It is Wang Jihe who gave up everything to give you a chance not to experience it. Chi You...he is our enemy. , but he is also worthy of Wang Ji's liking!" After Li Yuan finished speaking, he got up and strode away. The remaining two sat blankly for a while, then jumped up and hurried to chase after Li Yuan. "Xiaoyao, Xiaoyao..." Xiaoyao raised her head in a daze, Zhuanxu and Jing looked at her worriedly, Xiaoyao's lips moved, but her throat was rough, and she couldn't speak for a long time.Jing brought water to her, Xiaoyao shook her head, Zhuanxu handed Xiaoyao a bowl of wine, Xiaoyao gulped it down, the strong wine burned from her throat to her stomach, Xiaotian felt as if she was alive again. I don't know when, the sky is already dark, the street lights are like lights, and the cars are like dragons.Xiaoyao sat upright, didn't look at Jing or Zhuanxu, just looked out of the window. After a long time, she was very calm and said with certainty: "I am Chi You's daughter!" Zhuanxu said quickly: "Xiaoyao, no matter whose daughter you are, you are my dearest person." Jing said slowly: "Xiaotian, when you and I first met, you were you, not anyone's daughter. In the future, no matter whose daughter you are, you will still be you." Xiaoyao stood up and walked out, Zhuanxu and Jing hurriedly stood up, Xiaoyao said: "I want to be alone, don't follow me!" Both Zhuanxu and Jing stopped in their tracks, watching Xiaotian walk out the door. Just as Xiaoyao walked away, an incorporeal nine-tailed white fox leaped out of Jing's sleeve and disappeared into the night. Send a few people to protect Wang Ji." Zhuanxu said to Jing calmly: "The dark guards will escort Xiaoyao back to Xiaoyueding, you can go back and rest!" Zhuan Xu turned and left, Jing asked, "Your Majesty, why did you do this?" Zhuan Xu turned back slowly.Under the steps, there was a sea of ​​lanterns, the crowd was bustling with laughter and laughter, but on the steps, it was unknown whether it was because of the shielding of the spiritual power of the dark guards, or because no one came, it was deserted and silent, only Zhuan Xu and Jing were separated by two. A sheepskin lantern, looking at each other. There seemed to be a little sneer on the corner of Zhuan Xu's lips: "How do you know?" Jing replied: "At first, I thought it was the Queen who did it. She was the only one who wanted to hurt Xiaoyao and was able to spread rumors. I took it for granted that His Majesty must also try to suppress the rumors, but I did my best, even at the expense of Xiling. The power of the three clans, Guifang, and Tushan put pressure on the Chishui clan and Shennong clan, but they still couldn't stop the rumors from spreading, so I don't feel like a queen. The power to promote the rumors is too strong! Tonight, it seems that everything It's all Xiaoyao's choice, but if His Majesty really doesn't want to spoil Xiaoyao's fun, it is impossible for General Li Yuan to step into this restaurant. The only explanation is that His Majesty wants Xiaoyao and General Li Yuan to meet by chance '." Zhuanxu smiled faintly: "Feng Leong once said repeatedly that you have a lot of perspicacity and unparalleled intelligence, but I still don't quite believe it, but now it seems that you can deserve Feng Leong's praise. Jing said: "Your Majesty, it's not that Xiaoyao is not smart enough to think of it, but that she never believes that His Majesty will hurt her." Zhuan Xu's smile disappeared, and he said coldly, "I did this just to protect her." Although Jing had guessed Zhuanxu's intentions, but after confirming it, he was still shocked. He took a few steps back in silence and saluted Zhuanxu: "The grassroots leave." Zhuan Xu didn't speak, but just stood there coldly, watching Jing walk down the steps and merge into the crowd. Xiaoyao kept walking along with the crowds watching the lanterns, but she didn't know exactly how many long streets she walked and how many lanterns she saw.When she passed the long street and sometimes walked into the back alleys, Xiao Yao felt that she was walking aimlessly and randomly, but when she stopped in front of the dilapidated wooden door, Xiao Yao realized that this was what she wanted to come to. Xiaoyao slowly pushed open the wooden door, the last time she came here, the fire was red, the pot was full of donkey meat, and the smell was overflowing, but this time, the stove was cold, the pot was empty, and the lights in the room were off.Has the one-armed old man who cooks donkey meat no longer? Xiaoyao lifted the shabby cloth curtain and walked into the courtyard. The surroundings were pitch black, with no lights or human voices.Fortunately, the moonlight was bright, and one could see that the courtyard was dilapidated and desolate, and the two wooden tables for guests were piled up in the corner, full of dust. Xiaoyao knocked on the door: "Is anyone there? Is anyone there? Old man, old man..." No one answered, Xiaoyao pushed open the door.On the old wooden table in the house there is a spiritual tablet and three sticks of unburned incense.Everything in front of her had clearly told her where the one-armed old man had gone. Xiao Yao stood in a daze for a while, then walked into the room, and slowly sat down on the wooden couch. The house was already very dilapidated, but now there is no one to live in, and it smells musty, but Xiaoyao is unwilling to leave, perhaps, only this place truly welcomes her. Xiaoyao looked at the spiritual tablet, sat silently for a long time, and suddenly said softly: "Old man, they said that you were Chi You's general, you must be very familiar with Chi You! I don't know if you have seen my mother? Actually, I have always wanted to come Look at you, talk to you, but I dare not! I avoided everything related to Chi You, now, I can’t escape, and finally I have the courage to ask you, what kind of person is Chi You? He Is he really a big devil and a big bastard who doesn't recognize his relatives? Has he ever mentioned my mother to you? Does he know my existence? I have too many questions to ask you, but you have already left..." Xiao Yao leaned against the wall, closed her eyes, tears were like a bursting sea, and in an instant her face was covered. This donkey stewed general is the only person in the world who is familiar with Chi You!She had had thousands of opportunities to ask him, but she didn't come, and when she came, it was already too late. Xiaoyao opened her mouth, wanting to cry out in pain, but she couldn't utter a sound. The extreme pain and depression were intertwined, making her whole body tremble: "Old man, everyone hates him, everyone hates him!" Hate him! I hate him too...I just want to hear someone who doesn't hate him talk about him, tell me that I shouldn't hate him, I want to know what kind of person he is...Old man, no matter where I go Where, everyone is cursing him, maybe you are the only person in this world who can't curse him, but now, you are gone too...I hate him! I hate him..." Xiaoyao said "I hate him" over and over again, she hated the humiliation Chi You brought to her mother and her, she hated that he never gave her a little love in the name of father, she hated them for abandoning her, since they didn't want her, Why give birth to her? But coming here tonight, what she wants to say is not "I hate him", what she longs for is that someone will give her a reason not to hate him, so that she can face the world's contempt and insults calmly. However, the last person left too!The only thing she knows about her father is the curse of the world! With tears in her eyes blurred, Xiao Yao saw a figure emerging from the darkness in the corner of the room, Xiao Yao immediately put her arms around her head and wiped away her tears in a hurry. "Who are you? Why are you hiding here?" Xiao Yao's voice was muffled and hoarse, but calm. The figure didn't speak, and didn't leave, and walked to the bed. Xiaoyao didn't raise her head, but clearly felt that another heart was gradually approaching her, beating together with her heart: "Xiang Liu!" She raised her head and saw Xiang Liu.He was wearing a black robe and a black hooded cloak, covering his whole body tightly, like an ordinary person who was afraid of the cold.But at this time, the hood of the cloak was a little loose, revealing a few strands of white hair. Xiaoyao was very embarrassed when he thought of all the crying and gaffe just now, and said coldly, "What are you doing hiding here? Are you looking at my joke?" Xiang Liu said, "Should I be reasonable? I'm here to pay homage to an old friend, but you came here suddenly. You're the one who disturbed me! Besides, do you have any jokes to watch?" "Hasn't General Xiangliu heard that I am Chi You's evil seed?" Xiang Liu laughed, and his stern brows softened a bit: "So that's what happened! But how can this be ridiculous? Tell me about it." Xiaoyao gave Xiang Liu a hard look, but there were still tears on her cheeks, this stare really didn't have any power. Xiang Liu sat beside her, and said with a smile: "It seems that the rumors are true, you are really General Chi You's daughter-in-law." "Shut up!" Xiao Yao lowered her head and ignored him. "Suddenly changing a father, and still being a notorious devil all over the world, is really unacceptable." "Shut up!" "You don't know Chi You, but you should know your mother. Since she chose Chi You, you should trust her vision!" "I said, shut up!" "Anyway, you know who your parents are, better than me! A monster like me that came out of an egg doesn't even know who your parents are." Xiao Yao looked up at Xiang Liu, as if she wanted to see clearly whether what Xiang Liu said was true or not.Xiang Liu said solemnly: "You also know that I have nine heads, and I can eat more than others. I have been working hard to earn a living since I was a child, and my life is miserable. Sometimes people shout and kill each other, and sometimes the nine heads want to kill each other. , Once I was so hungry that one head almost ate the other..." Xiao Yao's eyes widened, "Really?" "fake!" "You—" Xiaoyao was completely annoyed. Xiang Liu continued to say solemnly: "I remember someone once said to me that 'people's mentality is very strange, happiness or unhappiness, pain or not pain are all achieved through comparison', I am telling my tragic past, Let you compare that you are doing well!" Xiaoyao remembered, that "someone" was her.Xiao Yao said dissatisfiedly, "I didn't make up a lie!" "It's true that it came out of the egg, and it's true that there are nine heads. The one behind..." Xiang Liu tapped his forehead and muttered softly, "It's so smooth, what did I just say?" Xiao Yao didn't know whether she should be angry or laugh, but the sorrow in her chest really faded a lot. Xiang Liu asked: "Do you still need me to tell some of my tragic past, so that you think that having a father who is a big devil is actually nothing?" Xiao Yao glared at Xiang Liu and asked, "Have you seen Chi You?" Maybe because Xiang Liu is a devil, it was much easier to mention Chi You in front of him. "No. When I really followed my adoptive father, Chi You was already dead." "What is the relationship between Gong Gong and Chi You?" "It was very bad back then, and it was almost an enemy, but after Chi You died, when his adoptive father paid homage to Zhu Rong, he would pay homage to Chi You." Xiang Liu smiled and said sarcastically, "You can't expect those people to be friendly back then. Well, Shennong Kingdom will not be destroyed either." Xiaoyao was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Xiang Liu, why did you choose Gonggong because he is your adoptive father?" Xiaotian didn't know why he had the courage to ask this question, probably because Xiang Liu didn't like him tonight. She looks too much like Xiangliu! "Not only for the adoptive father, but also for Paoze who fought side by side and lived and died together. We drank together, fought together, and collected the bones of our comrades together..." Xiang Liu looked at the spiritual tablet on the case, "For hundreds of years, Can you imagine how many bodies of Pao Ze I have personally incinerated?" Xiaoyao couldn't imagine it, but she could understand Xiang Liu's meaning, just like the fourth uncle, who obviously could escape, obviously loved the fourth uncle and Zhuanxu, but chose to die with Paoze.In this world, there are some friendships, even if you give up your life, you can't give up. Xiang Liu smiled, and pointed to his heart: "I can't count, but they are all here. Xiaoyao buried her head on her knees and said nothing, she felt panicked in her heart, but she couldn't tell if it was for Xiangliu or herself. "What are you thinking?" "As Chi You's daughter, the world is so big, but she has nowhere to go." Xiang Liu raised Xiaoyao's head: "If it's really not possible, let's sail out to sea, the sky is high and the sea is wide, where can't we accommodate ourselves?" Xiaoyao remembered that she already had a body like a sea monster. The boundless sea is a nightmare for others, but it is her paradise. Even if Xuanyuan and Gao Xin can't tolerate her, she can go to sea.就像是突然发现了一条任何人都不知道的逃生秘道，小夭竟然有了一丝心安。 她盯着相柳，眼前的男子分明是那个浪荡子，可当她刚要迷惑时，一缕白发从兜帽内落下，提醒着她，他究竟是谁。小天轻轻摸了一下他的白发，说道：“此处不宜久留，祭奠完旧友就离开吧！” 因为刚哭过，小夭的眸子分外清亮，相柳能清楚地看见她眼眸中的自己。他伸手抚过，把她的眼睛合拢：“我走了！” 小天只觉额上一点柔软的清凉，轻轻一触，又立即消失，小天猛地捂住额头，睁眼看去，眼前已空无一人。 illusion!It must be an illusion! 相柳从屋子内飞出，跃上墙头，只看街巷上雾气弥漫，无路可走。 相柳笑着回身，看到璟一袭青衣，长身玉立。他笑问：“涂山族长， 听壁角可好玩？我刚才没叫破你偷听，你现在又何必设迷障来刁难我？” 璟温和地说：“如果不想和颛顼的暗卫撞见，从北面走同，我在那边留了路。” “倒是我误会族长了，多谢！”相柳把兜帽戴好，遮去了面容，向北面飞掠而去。 璟说：“谢谢！” 相柳猛地停住了脚步，回身说道：“涂山族长的谢谢，倒是要听仔细了，省得错过了什么好处。” 璟笑着说：“谢谢你劝慰她，好处我当然愿意给，但你愿意要吗？” 相柳似笑非笑地说：“我当然愿意要，不过——不是问你要！” 璟的脸色变了，相柳大笑起来。笑声中，他的身影消失在雾气中。 冰冷黑暗的屋子中，小夭恍恍惚惚地坐着。 一个人从屋外走进来，随着他的步子，屋檐下的几盏灯笼、屋内的两盏油灯全都亮了，当他一步步走近小夭，就好像把灿烂的光明一步步带到了小天身边。 小天有些意外，叫道：“璟！” 璟把一件狐皮大氅披到她身上，小夭这才觉得身子冰凉，拢了拢大氅，把自己裹住。 璟将香炉内三炷未燃尽的香点燃，对小夭说：“我们一起祭拜一下离戎伯伯吧！” 小夭和璟一起作揖行礼。 行完礼后，璟说：“我们可以决定很多事情，却无法决定自己的父母，不要因为自己无法决定的事折磨自己。” 小夭正想说话，潇潇走了进来，一边行礼，一边说道：“王姬，夜已很深，请让奴婢送您回小月顶，要不然两位陛下该担心了。” 小夭看璟，璟温和地道:“是该休息了，明日我来看你。” 小夭尽力挤了个笑：“好。” 小夭回到小月顶时，黄帝和颛顼正在灯下对弈。 看到小夭，黄帝似松了口气，面容透出疲惫，扶着近侍的手，'回屋休息了。 颛顼走到小夭面前，看她脸颊被寒风吹得通红，手搭在她肩上，用灵力为她去寒意，待小夭全身都暖和了，颛顼才帮她脱了帽子和大氅。 苗蒲端着一碗热汤进来：“王姬，用点……”小夭猛地把热汤打翻了。 小夭向来随和，别说发火，连句重话都不曾说过，苗蒲立即跪下：“奴婢该死！” 小夭疲惫地说：“不是你该死，是我该死！以后不要叫我王姬!” 苗蒲吓得不知道该回什么，只能频频磕头。 颛顼说：“你下去吧！”苗蒲忙躬身退了出去。 颛顼拖着小夭往暖榻走去：“王姬，逛了半夜了，坐下休息会儿。” 小夭怒瞪着颛顼，要甩掉颛顼的手，颛顼握着不放，笑嘻嘻地看着小夭。 小夭气道：“你明知道我不是……你还……你和着所有人一块儿欺负我！” 颛顼说：“你哪里不是了？我明日就可以昭告天下，封你为轩辕的王姬，别说王姬，你就是想做一方之王也可以，凡我所有的土地山川，你尽可挑选，我封给你。” 小夭没好气地说：“你别给我添乱！我现在烦着呢！” 颛顼问：“你很在意自己是不是王姬吗？” “你明知道我在意的不是王姬的身份，而是……我好累！”小夭只觉得身心皆累，头搭在颛顼的肩膀上，一动不动，好似睡着了。 颛顼也一动不动，由她靠着。 很久后，小夭低沉的声音轻轻响起：“你现在还恨舅娘吗？你已经拥有了一切，再没有人敢欺负你，是不是不会在像小时候那样怨恨舅娘了？” “我依旧会梦到她在我面前自尽了，不管我现在拥有多大的权势，我依旧没有办法阻止她把匕首插进自己的心口，依旧只能无助地看着鲜血染红她的衣裙，依旧只能眼睁睁地看着她跳进父亲的墓穴。” 小夭说：“我恨她！”这个她不是颛顼的娘，而是颛顼的姑姑，小夭的娘。 颛顼不知道该如何开解小夭，就如同他也不知道如何开解自己。那是他们至亲的人，这样的恨让他们痛苦，他和小夭都不想恨，想原谅，可理由呢？谁能给他们一个理由？ 小夭说：“那时候，我虽然小，可每次蚩尤和娘见面的事我都记得，我想……我心里一直都知道真相，所以我宁愿颠沛流离，也不愿回到五神山。今夜听到离怨的话，我一面愤怒伤心，一面却是如释重负，就好像一个人做了一件坏事，一直努力隐瞒，可又预感迟早会暴露，他就得非常辛苦，当秘密暴露时，是很可怕，可也终于松了口气，因为不用再辛苦地隐瞒了！我很舍不得父王给我的宠爱，可我也真的不想再骗他了！” 颛顼轻抚着小夭的背：“小夭，这不是你的错。” 小夭苦笑：“我一直在想，什么人敢把驻颜花封印在我体内，让我变成一个没脸的人，现在我明白了，是我娘！他肯定是想藏住我的长相，荒缪！是不是？从我出生，一切就全是谎言，他们两个轰轰烈烈地死了，一个让万民敬仰，一个让天下唾骂，留给我的就是谎言！哥哥，你说他们同归于尽前，可又想到我？可有一点点不舍得？” “小夭，我没有办法代替他们回答你，但我知道，我不会舍得离开你。” 小夭轻声说：“我知道。” 他们相依想靠，和小时候一模一样，只不过，小时候是小夭给颛顼依靠，让颛顼明白纵然爹娘都不在了，她依旧会陪着他，现在是颛顼给小夭依靠，让他明白纵然世人都唾弃仇视她，他依旧在她身边。 仲春之月望日，俊帝昭告天下，将高辛玖瑶的名字从高辛王族的族谱中除名，天下哗然。 虽然谣言传得天下皆知，可那毕竟是好几百年前的事，除了轩辕王姬复生，再没有人知道事实的真相，俊帝此举看似惩罚了小夭，却将耻辱落实在了自己身上。 自小夭出生，她就拥有大荒内最尊贵的氏之一：高辛氏。即使她颠沛流离时，即使她没有脸时，她也清楚的知道她是高辛玖瑶，可一夕之间，她失去了她的氏，和低贱的奴隶一样成为没有氏族的人。 小夭拿出留言刚传出时父王写给她的信，过去的几个月，她枕着它们，就能安心的睡着。小夭苦笑，不过小半年时间，父王就从不信变成确信。把他赐予她的一切全部剥夺了。wrong!她不应该再叫俊帝父王了！他与她再无关系，她应该称呼他为陛下。 小夭把玉简递给璟，"帮我毁了吧！" 璟却没有照做，而是将玉简放入袖中。 小夭也没在意，说道:"其实，这样也好，本来我还想带你去五神山，现在你不用讨好那位陛下，也不用担忧一堆朝臣的反对了。" 廊下的风铃响了几声，珊瑚进来，为璟和小夭奉了两碗茶，又悄悄退了出去。 小夭喝着茶，轻轻叹了口气，璟问:"是在为珊瑚犯愁吗？" "我想送她回去，可她服侍了我几十年，人人都知道她是我的婢女，高辛人视我为高辛的奇耻大辱，她回去之后，只怕日子很难熬，所以我又想留下她，这几天思来想去，都还没个主意。" 如果她是孤身一人，愿意留下就留下，但她还有一个哥哥，一个妹妹，哥哥在军中，妹妹已经嫁人，把她留在轩辕，对她和她的亲人都不好。 " 小夭没想到璟已经把事情查的这么清楚，"那你说怎么办？" "涂山氏在高辛有不少生意，像珠宝、香料这类生意都是女主顾多，一直缺女掌事，珊瑚在宫里多年，见过的宝物不胜其数眼界见识都非一般人，很适合去掌管珠宝生意，有涂山氏的名头，一般人不敢扰她麻烦，我还和蓐收打招呼，蓐收说他会吩咐下去，照顾一二。" "就照你说的办。"事情不大，难得的是璟考虑周全，让小夭放下一桩心事。 小夭把珊瑚叫进来，给珊瑚说了璟的安排。璟又具体说了是哪里的店铺，珊瑚听到距离父母很近，一下子哭了出来。这段日子，小夭苦，她心里也苦，小夭身边还有亲人，她却孤身一人，苦无处可诉，不管离开或留下，都是错！没想到她的苦。小夭和璟都看在眼里，惦记在心。 小夭说:"你先别哭，我都不知道你究竟是愿意不愿意。" 珊瑚对小夭和璟磕头，一边抹眼泪，一边说:"涂山氏的掌事是极好的差事，多少人梦寐以求，还能离爹娘这么近，我当然乐意！谢谢， 珊瑚对璟和小夭磕头，一边抹眼泪，一边说：“涂山氏的掌事是极好的差事，多少人梦寐以求，还能离爹娘那么近，我当然乐意！谢谢，王……谢谢小姐，谢谢族长！” 小夭笑道：“谢谢他是真的，我就算了！你去收拾一下，和苗莆道个别，待会儿璟离开时！你就和他一块儿下山吧！” 珊瑚又磕了三个头，才出了屋子，虽然还在抹眼泪，脚步却轻快了许多。 小夭握住璟的手，摇了摇：“你再这么帮我，我迟早被你惯成个懒虫！” 璟笑了笑，问道：“你上次说要帮我制作一些外伤的药丸。给幽他们用，做好了吗？” “哎呀！我忘记了！”虽然这段日子发生了太多事情，可居然忘记了答应璟的事，小夭依旧不好意思。 璟说：“现在有时间做吗？我帮你。” 小夭忙道：“我如今被外爷和哥哥拘在小月顶，有的是时间。” 她跑出了屋子，忙忙碌碌地搬运制药的器具，不知不觉中，蹙起的眉展开了，璟这才放心了几分。 颛顼来小月顶时，璟也在，帮小夭在研磨药材。 颛顼笑打了声招呼，进屋去找黄帝。不一会儿，屋内传来争执声。小夭诧异地抬头看去，小声对璟说：“第一次！” 小夭侧耳倾听，原来两人竟然是为了她在争执。黄帝想赐小夭轩辕氏，让小夭真正地变成轩辕王姬，有这个天下最尊贵的氏，也算是一种保护。颛顼却想赐小夭西陵氏，颛顼的理由是，不用轩辕氏，天下也会明白小夭是轩辕王族血脉，那些跟随黄帝和嫘祖打天下的轩辕老氏族再恨蚩尤，也不敢动黄帝和嫘祖的嫡亲血脉，可中原的氏族压根儿不会买轩辕氏的账，西陵氏是四大世家之一，对中原的氏族有很大的影响力，只要西陵氏认可小夭，就意味着很多的中原氏族都必须认可小夭。 爷孙俩为了小夭究竟该叫轩辕玖瑶，还是西陵玖瑶，吵得不可开交，小夭实在听不下去了，跑到门口，大叫：“你们问过我的意思吗？” 黄帝和颛顼都看着小夭，这才想起还需要征询小夭的意见。 颛顼说：“爷爷，孙儿说服不了你，那就让小夭自己选。” 小夭刚要开口，黄帝慈祥地说：“你不和璟商量一下吗？” 颛顼立即说：“爷爷，璟和此事有什么关系？” 黄帝露出狐狸般狡猾的笑，瞅着颛顼说：“你说和他有没有关系呢？” 颛顼眼中闪过一抹羞赧，气恼得竟然如孩子般抱怨：“没见过你这样的爷爷，一点都不肯帮自己的亲孙子，你还是不是我爷爷？” 眼看着他们又要吵起来，小夭忙说：“我几时说过我想要一个氏？难道我不能只有名，没有氏吗？” 黄帝和颛顼异口同声地说：“不行！”决然断然，十足的帝王口气。 小夭扑哧笑了出来，对颛顼说：“看，外爷还是帮你的！” 小夭低头思索，没打算问璟的意思，颛顼和黄帝是她的亲人，她得罪了谁都没关系，可对璟而言，他们是两位帝王，帝心难测，小夭不想让璟冒险。 小夭默默思索了一会儿，说道：“我选西陵氏。”西陵和涂山正好门当户对，轩辕却太尊贵了，会有太多束缚。 几日后，西陵氏的族长宣布将小夭写入族谱，小夭成了西陵家的大小姐。 轩辕国君为了恭贺西陵氏，赏赐了无数奇珍异宝，还将神农山小月顶的章莪殿赏赐给了小夭。章莪殿曾是炎帝女儿瑶姬的宫殿，章莪山以出产美玉闻名，“章莪”二字有蕴藏美玉之意，不仅和玖瑶的名字相合，还暗示了小夭如王姬一般尊贵。 自从黑帝登基，黄帝就从未颁布过政令，可对小夭的赏赐是以黄帝和黑帝两位陛下的名义赐下，圣谕上同时盖着两位帝王的印鉴，也算古往今来的一大奇观。 王母派侍女送来蟠桃酒四十八坛、玉髓四十八瓶，恭贺西陵玖瑶。王母向来冷淡，黑帝大婚时，她也只不过送了九十九坛蟠桃酒，给小夭的厚礼让众人都明白，这位徒弟在王母心中地位非同一般。 当小夭被夺去高辛大王姬的身份时，所有惧小夭的人以为机会来了，可没想到黄帝和黑帝竟然毫不介意小夭是蚩尤的女儿，大张旗鼓地表明了对小夭的宠爱。 对轩辕的老氏族而言，西陵这个姓氏提醒着他们，就算小夭是蚩尤的女儿，可她更是轩辕开国王后西陵嫘祖的血脉，为保护他们而战死的轩辕王姬的女儿。以应龙和离怨为首的握有实权的重臣，将军都表明他们只认小夭是轩辕王姬的女儿，其他不管。再加上黄帝和黑帝两位陛下的态度，轩辕的老氏族很清楚，不管他们再恨蚩尤，都不能把仇恨转嫁到流着轩辕氏和西陵氏血脉的小夭身上，更不能伤害小夭。 中原的氏族面对两位帝王的圣谕心惊胆战，沐氏遗孤重伤小夭后，黄帝的冷酷再次浮现心头，知道内情的中原六大氏也想起了黑帝的狠绝，当年孤立无援的黑帝都能不惜开罪樊氏和郑氏诛杀了凶手，现在大权在握的黑帝会怎么对待伤害小夭的人可想而知。 他们无法放下对小夭的仇恨，可究竟是报几百年前的仇，还是灭族？所有氏族都做了最理智的选择。 小夭带着璟游览章莪殿，传闻瑶姬爱花，虽然人已逝去了近千年，宫女们依旧将花草照顾得很好，园内奇花异草、姹紫嫣红，又遍布琥珀溪流，倒有几分像承恩宫的漪清园。 小夭走到湖畔，掬起一捧水，看着水滴从指间滴落，微笑着说：“父王曾对我说，他不是一般的父亲，唯一能给我的就是一国威仪，可最终他收了回去。错了，我该叫他陛下，可我总是忘记。” 璟拿过了小夭的手，说道：“掬起的水终会从指间流掉，看似你的掌中什么都没有，可你不能因为结果就否认了过程，刚才你手里确确实实地掬着一捧水。”小夭怔怔不语，璟将她的手擦干净，“俊帝陛下曾经是你的父亲，非常宠爱过你，那些都真实地存在过。” 小夭眼中有蒙蒙雾气：“你说得对。” 璟拖着小夭坐到湖畔的草地上：“这场流言来势汹汹，揭穿了你的身世秘密，在两位陛下的安排下，你从高辛大王姬变成了西陵氏的大小姐，看似一切都结束了。可对你而言，一切才刚刚开始！纵然有两位陛下的庇护，可他们不能阻止人们敌视、嘲讽、孤立、刁难你，你需要学习如何以西陵大小姐的身份面对很多人的恨意。也许没有人敢冒着灭族之祸去挑战两位陛下的威严，可难保不会有人暗中雇佣杀手来刺杀你，你也要学习如何作为蚩尤的女儿坚强地活下去。小夭，逃避不会让一切过去，勇敢的面对它！” 小夭呆呆看了一会儿璟，居然伸手掐了璟的脸颊一下：“你，我刚相逢时，你的名字叫什么？谁给你起的？” 璟笑道：“叶十七，你起的。” 小夭扶着心口吁气：“你是真的璟！难道是因为你做了族长，怎么说话的语气这么像颛顼？” “我一直都这样，只不过……”璟笑看着小夭，欲言又止。 "Just what?" “只不过因为一个叫玫小六的人，被爱意蒙蔽了双眼。” 小夭又气又笑，捶打璟，璟左躲右闪，两人嬉闹着滚倒在草地上，璟举起双手说：“休战！投降，我投降！” 小夭四肢舒展，仰躺在草地上，望着蓝天白云：“其实，我早知道你是个奸猾的！只凭琴棋书画，哪里能让赤水丰隆、离戎昶那帮世家的未来族长对你言听计从？只不过你从未把你精明强势的那一面展露在我面前，我倒真常常忘记了你其实也可以和他们一样。” 璟坐在小夭身旁，低头看着她：“小夭，不管日后碰到猛兽，还是遇到悬崖，我想你知道，我会陪着你一直走下去。” 小夭唇角含笑：“知道我为什么选择西陵氏吗？” 璟含笑说：“我知道。” 小夭抬起一只手，璟握住了，两人默默不语，任由温暖的阳光将他们萦绕。