III Jiangshan

"My lord..." Qi Wan finally found Yuan Youqi, and she bowed to Yuan Youqi with her knees bent, and the address she called out was a bit of a twist.

It's a pity that Yuan Youqi is not in the mood to appreciate the sprouting of her girlish heart right now.At this moment, Yuan Youqi was standing in front of a clump of water-red flowers with his hands behind his back, wondering what he was thinking in a daze.

As soon as he heard the voice, Yuan Youqi suddenly came back to his senses, turned his face, and saw that it was Qi Wan, his handsome eyebrows frowned.However, she was well-bred by Concubine Wei Xian since she was a child, and her energy-raising skills are quite good. When facing someone she can't trust, she will not write her thoughts on her face, so she owed her body and said lightly: "Miss Qi San good."

Qi Wan's eyes dimmed when she heard this birth name, she managed to force a smile, and flattered her, "My lord found this place, it's very quiet and elegant."

It's so quiet that most people don't come here.

"Is it quiet and elegant?" Yuan Youqi replied lightly, and stopped talking.

In fact, she didn't have any leisurely wandering here, she was just attracted by the water-red unknown flower.

That flower is no more beautiful than the other flowers, nor does it have a graceful and charming figure; it's just that the shallow pink is very similar to the face of Gu Heng who was forcibly hugged and kissed by him in Yunxu Temple the day before yesterday.

Thinking of the charming scene that day, and the soft touch on Guheng's lips... Yuan Youqi couldn't help but his heart beat a little faster.Fortunately, she has always been good at being serious, so she won't lose her composure in front of Qi Wan.

Yuan Youqi knew that Gu Heng was not indifferent to his intimacy, nor was it as cold as it appeared on the surface.At least, Gu Heng is shy.Otherwise, when I get close to her, there will be a faint red cloud on the cheeks and neck, just like the color of this unknown flower.

Thinking of seeing Gu Heng again after today's banquet, Yuan Youqi's heart jumped twice again, wishing he could throw everything away and go to Gu's mansion to attend the appointment.

She has been here longing and recalling all kinds of things about Gu Heng. In the eyes of Qi Wan, an outsider, she looks like she is admiring the flowers in front of her.

Qi Wan was also pampered and raised since she was a child. In Zhang Guogong's mansion, she was used to being the focus and center of everyone's eyes, but now she was ignored by Yuan Youqi, saying that she was not uncomfortable, it was a lie.But as a girl in her boudoir, she rushed to find an unmarried prince, and she has exceeded the rules in terms of etiquette, so what else can she say?

Just when she was suffering in her heart, complaining that her youthful youth was not as good as a bunch of flowers in Yuan Youqi's eyes, she suddenly recognized the flower, and with a thought, she hurriedly said: "My lord, be careful! Don't leave too far away!" It's close!"

Yuan Youqi was sniffing the sweet scent of the flower with his nose up, he stopped his movements when he heard this, turned his face to Qi Wan, and asked strangely: "Is there anything wrong?"

Those amber eyes stared at him like this, seeking the answer to the question.Qi Wan knew that she was not the one being paid attention to, but she couldn't help but her ears turned red, and she forced herself to hide her embarrassment and said, "My lord probably doesn't know that this flower is called Poppies. Judging by its shape and color, it looks like a pink butterfly. It is very pleasant. In fact, the stems, leaves and flowers of this kind of flower are highly poisonous, and eating them by mistake can kill people. Even the fragrance of the flower, if you smell it too much, you will feel dizzy, nauseous, and extremely uncomfortable!"

After hearing this, Yuan Youqi raised his body subconsciously, but his eyes were still focused on the water red color, and he said with a smile: "Yu Meiren, this name is interesting. It is also very poisonous. Sure enough, beauties are also scary. Is it too close?"

If she said this to Yuan Chengxuan, Yuan Chengxuan would probably pat her on the shoulder and teach her in the tone of someone who came here, "Old Nine, a beauty is a rose with thorns. Interesting!"

However, the person talking to her at this moment is a woman in the boudoir, Qi Wan has another thought after hearing this——

"It is said in "Zhou Li" that 'a woman's virtue, her speech, her appearance, and her merit', as a woman, if her virtue is poor, no matter how beautiful her appearance is, she cannot be considered a good woman even if she is overwhelmed by the country and the city." Qi Wan stretched said with a straight face.

Yuan Youqi felt very uncomfortable when he heard these extremely orthodox fallacies that seemed to be instilled in women by men's books.This is clearly a rhetoric made up by men who want women to obey and endure humiliation for the rest of their lives.Otherwise, why don't you see the saying of "female virtue and feminine appearance" instead of "female virtue and feminine appearance"?A woman who dares to love has to live according to the requirements of a man. As long as she lives according to this requirement, is she a good woman?

Is she a good woman, who wants to be judged by others!Yuan Youqi said inwardly.

According to this kind of rhetoric, she disguised herself as a man, how could she have the slightest "female virtue" and "female appearance"?He deserved to be quartered by five horses and executed by Ling Chi!

She suddenly felt that she had nothing to talk to this Miss Qi San.Chatting with it is better than chewing wax!

Yuan Youqi then stood up straight and said calmly: "This place is too quiet, it will be troublesome if bitten by insects and ants."

As he spoke, he paced back and forth on the road by himself.

Tang Xi and the young eunuch followed her closely, but left Qi Wan alone in the distance.

Qi Wan stared at her handsome back, bit her lips silently, really didn't know which words she had offended the Duke of Kuaiji.

Coincidentally, the personal maid who was sent away by Qi Wan before has also found her at this moment, holding a tray firmly in her hand with two teacups on it.

"I have seen the prince." She came to meet Qi Wan, and did not forget to salute Yuan Youqi.

Yuan Youqi only nodded, but did not stop.

A strong sense of loss flashed across Qi Wan's eyes, she desperately wanted to quickly catch up with Yuan Youqi's, but she couldn't help the girl's reservedness.

The maid was very winking, and when she saw this, she hurriedly said: "The newly brewed tea has just faded, and the servant brought it for the prince and the girl. Are you thirsty? Please have a drink!"

Yuan Youqi felt bored and wanted to leave.But in the current situation, she is a majestic county king, and she really can't embarrass a little girl, so she turns around.

Tang Xi had seen his master's thoughts clearly, hurriedly took the teacup and presented it to Yuan Youqi respectfully.

Qi Wan saw that she stopped and couldn't bear to brush off the kindness of her personal maid, so she secretly guessed that she hadn't offended her, she felt relieved a lot, and took another teacup by herself, drinking with Yuan Youqi Get some tea.

The maid holding the tray secretly looked at the two in front of her, especially when she saw the sweet expression on her master's face that couldn't be concealed, her expression was a bit complicated.

"Thank you!" Yuan Youqi put down the teacup and said to the maid.

The maid was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, you have killed your servants!"

Qi Wan also put down the teacup.Yuan Youqi thanked her maid for this incident, which helped her regain her self-confidence. After drinking half a cup of hot tea, the heat was steaming up, and the fearless spirit in the blood of the Qi family revived for six months. Seventy percent, she followed Yuan Youqi's footsteps closely, she became more courageous, and said with shame: "I was in the pavilion just now, thank you, my lord, for helping me out..."

Yuan Youqi's footsteps froze, and then she realized that the "relief" she mentioned was the matter of her shabby third sister-in-law.

It's not to help you out, it's just that this king is in a bad mood.Yuan Youqi said in his heart.

But she would never say such things to Qi Wan, but said calmly, "It's not worth anything."

Then, there was no more words.

Qi Wan managed to pluck up a lot of courage to thank Yuan Youqi, intending to elicit more heart-warming conversations, but unexpectedly punched cotton, and all her strength was invisible.

Because of her elder sister Qi Xuan, she had a few encounters with Yuan Youqi.The seed called sentimentality was planted deeply when she first met Yuan Youqi, and it took root and sprouted in the next few meetings, and it seemed like it would break out of the soil, grow leaves and blossom.

The more she came into contact with Yuan Youqi, the more she liked it, the more she felt that the King of Kuaiji County was her good match, and she was worthy of it no matter her family background, character, or appearance.

She is shy by nature, but she also has the unscrupulous blood of the Qi family. At this moment, facing Yuan Youqi who is walking forward on his own, that kind of strong affection once again inspired her to catch up, and asked almost out of words. : "I heard that the prince often goes to Yunxu Temple, come to think of it, the prince is also a good Taoist?"

If it was said that Qi Wan and Yuan Youqi had to deal with Qi Wan's face before, but it was unreasonable. Then, when she heard Qi Wan ask this sentence, as a big Prince Wei's keenness quickly gained the upper hand.The first thing she thought of was: Why did Qi Wan ask this?

In fact, what she was more worried about was whether it would be detrimental to Gu Heng if Qi Wan asked this question.

She fell in love with Gu Heng, and as long as it was related to Gu Heng, she couldn't help thinking about it, but she didn't realize that Gu Heng's heart and scheming were far beyond what she could imagine at the moment.

Besides, Qi Wan was already trembling in the face of Yuan Youqi, but now the other party stopped in his tracks, looked at him with a complicated expression, and did not answer his question.Being looked at by Qi Wan made her feel more guilty, and felt that she had asked a stupid question.

"Actually... In fact, our Qi family also... respects Taoism," Qi Wan stumbled, "Little aunt... well, my little aunt was also Taoist for Kun..."

Yuan Youqi was really not interested in Qi Wan's "little aunt", but this third girl Qi was stuttering, as if she was frightened by her cold face.

Thinking that if this Miss Qi San was frightened and Qi Xuan was upset, it would be difficult for Seventh Brother, so Yuan Youqi's expression eased, the corners of his lips curled into a faint smile , seemed interested and said: "This matter is quite new."

Among the aristocratic families of the Great Wei Dynasty, there are countless people who worship Taoism, but those who can be enshrined in the Taoist sect as nobles are very few.

Finally a topic of interest!Qi Wan breathed a sigh of relief, and didn't care about the taboos told by the elders in the family, so she just vomited all she knew to Yuan Youqi——

"My little aunt is called Qi Yingyue...well, that's what she should be called. It is said that she is extremely talented, and even the well-known Daoist Hua Cun praised her as 'innate talent'!"

Yuan Youqi was not interested in hearing any stories about the Qi family, but seeing Qi Wan talking non-stop, it was not easy to interrupt her, so she responded patiently: "It is indeed miraculous."

Qi Wan became more interested in the conversation, and chattered again: "It is said that my little aunt is not only highly cultivated in Taoism, but also intensive in medicine, and she even entered the palace to accompany the noble person in the harem!"

"It's a pity," Qi Wan said regretfully, "she drove west of Hexi at a young age. I heard from my father that after her death, my grandparents were in pain, and my great-grandmother couldn't afford to be sick after that. Mian has been ill for more than ten years..."

She spoke sadly, and her voice gradually lowered.

No wonder, I heard from Seventh Brother that the wife of Zhang Guogong's mansion has been ill for many years, and Zhang Guogong Qi Haoran asked the doctor for medicine to hang the old man's life, but in the end he had to face the fact that his old mother passed away.Yuan Youqi thought to himself.

However, this matter is very strange——

She was 16 years older, and every time she entered the palace, Concubine Wei Xian would take the trouble to tell her the story of Chu people in the court, as if she was afraid that she would suffer a disadvantage if she didn't know about a certain person's past.

Yuan Youqi once wondered the purpose of the concubine's mother doing this.Later, as she grew older, she gradually got used to the mother and concubine being like this.

However, Concubine Mu never mentioned about Qi Yingyue.

Yuan Youqi couldn't tell what was weird about it.

While the two were chatting, one of Yuan Chengping's confidants rushed over from afar, and hurriedly saluted Yuan Youqi, "Jiuye, I have found you! My lord invites you to sit in front!"

Yuan Youqi's expression was startled, and he said, "Is the prince here?"

The eunuch replied: "The villain has not seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yuan Youqi frowned secretly, thinking that if the prince came, everyone in the whole family should know about the pomp and momentum.But why... Could it be that the prince is busy and can't come?

How could she have imagined that a shocking change was waiting for her not far away.