Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 186: Crows Perched on a White Tree in the Courtyard

After Yu Jingyan left the palace, he originally wanted to return to his own prince's mansion. To be honest, he had only lived in this mansion for a few days and had no sense of belonging at all.

When he was young, he lived in Yunxiao Palace, and later went to Yunmeng Lake. Every year when he came back for a few days, he would either accompany Concubine Yun in Yunxiao Palace or accompany Emperor Yong'an in his bedroom. After he was sixteen years old, he had his own prince's mansion outside the palace. That is, during the time he came back from Ganjiang, he stayed in the mansion for a few nights.

It was fine at ordinary times. After coming back from the palace, he sent Qiao Lili back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, and walked back every three steps to his own mansion. He would just wash up and take a nap, and then open his eyes to go back to the palace to attend court. If it weren't for Kuai Ke Kuai Kuai who took care of everything in the mansion, he didn't know how desolate this mansion would become.

In fact, everyone knows that this prince's mansion is just a temporary residence. After he and Qiao Lili get married, they will move into the East Palace. So, he doesn't care about it, and the imperial concubine doesn't care about it either. Sister Ali has never been to this prince's mansion, and she probably doesn't even know where its exact location is.

But today was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and every family was reuniting to enjoy the moon. Only he left the palace and didn't know where to go. Should he go back to the strange prince's mansion? He was a little reluctant. The moon was so beautiful tonight, and it was above the treetops. Shouldn't people meet after dusk? So he turned around and went to the Duke Dingguo's mansion.

He walked around the wall of Duke Dingguo's Mansion and heard constant chatting and laughing in Zhenxia Courtyard. It seemed a bit rude to visit so late, so he went around to the wall of Luping Garden and jumped onto the wall. The guards of Luping Garden noticed the visitor and stood on high alert. Then they found out that it was the Sixth Prince who came. Could it be that he had an appointment with the Crown Princess?

Unsure for a moment, the guards looked at each other, and had no choice but to hide in the dark and wait and see what would happen.

The secret guards following behind Yu Jingyan thought that there would be a flood tonight and the Dragon King Temple was going to be flooded. They stood with their hands folded, waiting to watch the excitement. In the end, there was no excitement. They were not even allowed to watch the excitement during the festival. This was intolerable. The uncle could tolerate it, but the master could not. They were so angry that they secretly attacked the guards in the dark.

No, it can't be said that they attacked, the secret guards' hands were still tied up, someone was hanging upside down on the tree with his feet, and suddenly an upside-down face appeared in front of the guard sitting on the tree branch. The guard was so scared that he fell off the tree branch.

The secret guard hiding behind the low wall was kicked on the buttocks and rolled out from behind the low wall with a roll.

The guard squatting in the bushes heard a rustling sound and felt his neck hot and cold. He touched it and it was wet, and the smell of urine rushed straight to his lungs. He vomited a few times and ran out of the bushes.

More than a dozen guards were forced out of their hiding places by Yu Jingyan's secret guards, but they dared not shout or speak out.

Yu Jingyan was lying on the wall of Luping Garden looking at the moon. He knew that those old guys were playing a prank on people because they were bored. He was also bored, so he said to the guards who were being teased, "Reward each of them with 100 taels of silver." The money would be deducted from the salaries of those old guys.

The guards got the benefit and didn't care about being bullied, and continued to guard in the dark. The group of secret guards continued to hide with their hands behind their backs, they thought the silver was for them, and thought that getting 100 taels of silver would be fine.

What he did just now was really boring. Besides, he also wanted to show his strength and make the guards afraid. After all, swords have no eyes, and he was afraid of hurting his precious gem (silly boy) in Yunmeng Lake.

It’s not that they don’t like the Crown Princess. If the Crown Princess is in trouble, these old guys will risk their lives to help her. But behind closed doors, there are still distinctions between close and distant relatives. They are people of Yunmeng Lake, so the Sixth Prince must be ranked first.

The ground in the courtyard was white, crows were roosting on the trees, and cold dewdrops were silently wetting the osmanthus flowers. Yu Jingyan lay on the wall, watching the moon while waiting for Qiao Lili.

The moon was at its zenith and the banquet at Zhenxiayuan was over. Caige had been waiting at the gate of Zhenxiayuan for a long time. When he saw Qiao Lili, he quickly told her quietly about what happened to Yu Jingyan on the wall of Lupingyuan.

Qiao Lili knew what was going on as soon as she thought about it. A third person could not be allowed into Yunxiao Palace. The Prince's Mansion was not a home at all. It was also her fault for being negligent. Tonight, she should have asked Ajing to come to the Tuanyuan of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.

She ordered Caiqi to go back quickly and inform Caiqin and Caiwei to prepare some fruit snacks and mooncakes and place them in the glazed pavilion in Luping Garden. She wanted to watch the moon with the Sixth Prince.

Cai Qi flew away, Cai Xing extinguished the lantern and Qiao Lili also quickened her pace. The bright moonlight did not need lanterns at all. Qiao Lili felt distressed when she thought of Jing lying alone on the wall. On the road she passed, the chrysanthemums were fragrant and the shadows of the trees were dancing. She had no time to appreciate the night scenery that she usually lingered on.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Qiao Lili returned to Luping Garden. Under the bright moon, she saw the extremely familiar figure on the wall from afar. His upper arm was resting behind his head, his left leg was crossed over his right leg, his black hair and the hem of his clothes fell under the wall, swaying gently in the evening breeze, looking indescribably unrestrained and unrestrained.

"A Jing." Qiao Lili called softly. In fact, Yu Jingyan saw Qiao Lili coming from afar, but he didn't want to move, for fear of ruining the beautiful scenery in front of him. He stared at Qiao Lili as she slowly approached him.

Under the moonlight, a graceful lady in a pink dress emerged from the dreamy flowers and the gauze-like shadows of the trees, walking towards him with light lotus steps like a fairy, and every step seemed to touch his heart.

"Ali, I'm here." Yu Jingyan heard Qiao Lili calling him softly, and fearing that she would be anxious, he quickly responded. Following the sound, he floated down from the wall and landed in front of the woman he had been thinking about all night. He held her slender hand, which should have been warm and cool like jade, but at this moment, the palm of her small hand was slightly sweaty.

"Are you walking fast?" Yu Jingyan asked.

"I'm worried that you're getting impatient." Qiao Lili could feel the dampness emanating from Yu Jingyan's body and couldn't help feeling distressed. How long had he been lying on the wall? His clothes were all wet with the night dew.

Then he ordered: "Caiqin, place two silver-thread charcoal braziers in the glazed pavilion."

The two of them walked into Luping Garden hand in hand: "Ali, go change your clothes quickly, brother Ajing will wait for you at Liuli Pavilion." Ali's sister's palms were sweaty, and she thought that her body was sweaty too. Even if she didn't get sick, she would feel uncomfortable wearing sweaty clothes.

"Ajing, go to the pavilion to warm yourself by the fire. Your clothes are all damp. I'll be there soon." They reluctantly let go of each other's hands and after they separated, they kept looking back.

The secret guards with their hands folded behind their backs said: That’s enough, let’s get married quickly.

There is another chapter in the afternoon.