I was a princess in ancient times
Chapter 138
However, no matter how Yu Heng and Ji Cheng try to escape, as long as the elders are willing, there will always be a 'blind date party' that they cannot escape.
Since Yu Heng returned to Chang'an, Qinghe County Prince's Mansion will hold a banquet every five days with various excuses, including but not limited to flower appreciation, jade appreciation, and scenery appreciation... It does not completely solve the major life events of the clan's juniors , the banquet will never stop.
Yu Heng didn't want to attract the attention of Emperor Changping and the prince of Qinghe County, and couldn't use repeated injuries every time, and had to deal with emergencies immediately as reasons why it was difficult to go to the banquet.
Dongyue 21, the birthday of Princess Qinghe County.
Due to emotion and reason, both Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue will show up.
The taxation of various places has been completely ended, and the account books and some tax banks have been sent back to Chang'an one after another.
Although Ji Xinxue didn't need to lead someone to check the accounts in person, she couldn't be free either.He has to calculate the local economic situation based on the miscellaneous items recorded in the account books.It is also necessary to count the "summary reports" of tax officials from all over the country, check for gaps and make up for omissions, and draw up where the tax law needs to be modified, so as to prepare for the implementation of the New Deal to more places next year.
Yu Heng couldn't see Ji Xinxue's hard work, and stayed in Yuhe Palace for several days, helping Ji Xinxue sort out the documents and circle the places that needed attention.
It wasn't until Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng came to Yuhe Palace to look for them with invitations that they realized that this year was the Qinghe princess's full birthday.
Fortunately, no matter whether it is Princess An's Mansion or Yuhe Palace, there is no shortage of people with delicate thoughts.As early as three months ago, under the reminder of Lin Zhao and Bijuan, they prepared a birthday gift for Princess Qinghe County.
Even when the invitation was received, Princess Qinghe's birthday would be two days away, she was not embarrassed by the rush of time.
Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue left the palace the day before Qinghe County Princess's birthday, and planned to go to Qinghe County Prince's Palace to attend a banquet from An Guo Princess's Mansion.
I have been busy for several days in a row, and it is rare to have free time when I wake up early.Ji Xinxue suddenly wanted to exercise her muscles and bones, put on her riding clothes and went to the martial arts arena.
Now that he lives in the backyard of Lenghuiyuan, he would disturb Yu Heng, so he made a deliberate detour, going from the corner gate to the direction of the martial arts field.
After half a quarter of an hour, Ji Xinxue realized that he was lost.
"Your Highness?"
The female officer Qingfeng and the servant Chunxiao looked at Ji Xinxue blankly.
They all arrived at Yuhe Palace two months ago, and their understanding of Princess An's Mansion is not as good as Ji Xinxue's.
"Yeah," Ji Xinxue responded casually, and turned to look where she came from.
The Martial arts arena is in the north of Lenghui Courtyard. He left from the corner gate in the northeast direction, and then walked northwest along the path.
Could it be that he went over the head before arriving at the Martial Arts Field, from the southeast direction of the Martial Arts Field to the southwest direction of the Martial Arts Field, so that he was already on the north side of the Martial Arts Field?
After a short period of confusion, Ji Xinxue's love for Princess Anguo's Mansion has far surpassed the whim of wanting to go to the martial arts arena.
Princess An's mansion occupies two-fifths larger than that of Prince Jia's mansion, and three-fifths larger than that of Prince Qinghe County's mansion, and there is only Yu Heng, the young master.
It can be said that within Chang'an, the space Yu Heng can control is second only to Emperor Changping who sits in the palace.
If it weren't for Yu Heng's rich family, he might not even be able to support a house.
In order to prevent the servants from running around in the empty courtyard and disrupting the order of the Princess Mansion, only the courtyards in the central axis of the Princess Anguo Mansion are not locked, and the movement of the servants is not restricted.
There are copper locks on the gates of the East Mansion and West Mansion. Except for the special days of monthly cleaning, only the left guard of the Princess Mansion patrols inside.
Although since Yanguang met Yu Heng in 18 years, Princess An's Mansion has no secrets from Ji Xinxue.
But the courtyards on the central axis have been able to perfectly meet all the needs of Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue, so that Ji Xinxue has never been curious about the East Mansion and the West Mansion.
Ji Xinxue looked up at the position of the sun, instead of going back the same way, she changed direction and headed south.
You can't be late to congratulate the princess of Qinghe County on her birthday. Instead of wandering around alone, it's better to go with Yu Heng another day and carefully appreciate the layout of the East and West Mansions.
After crossing more than a dozen plum trees as thick as a child's waist, Ji Xinxue turned to look at the copper ring at the gate when he saw an unfamiliar courtyard. As expected, there was a brass lock the size of a palm.
After walking through three small courtyards with locks in a row, Ji Xinxue suddenly heard the sound of orderly footsteps.
Strong men in light armor came out from around the corner, each of them had silver carvings with the size of knuckles on their shoulders, and the word 'An' could be vaguely revealed in the sunlight.
"Greetings to Your Highness." The brawny men clasped their fists neatly.
Ji Xinxue nodded, signaling Zuo Wei to go first.
There is still time, enough for him to return to the main courtyard while 'exploring', without rushing to find someone to lead the way.
Qingfeng, who had been silently following Ji Xinxue all this time, suddenly stopped in place.
She stared blankly into the distance for a while, and immediately raised her legs to catch up with Ji Xinxue, wishing to walk close to Chun Xiao who also didn't dare to speak easily because she hadn't figured out Ji Xinxue's temper.
"Your Highness..." Qingfeng grabbed Chunxiao's wrist, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "The front yard is unlocked, and there are still people!"
When Ji Xinxue heard this, she immediately stopped and looked at Qingfeng thoughtfully.
Bijuan is only afraid of sudden figures and lamp shadows at night... Any shadow, Qingfeng is even more timid than Bijuan, and will tremble uncontrollably from the shadows on sunny days.
He said dumbfoundingly, "It just so happened that someone was cleaning inside."
Even if the left guard of the princess mansion is not as good as the Jin Wu guard, they will not ignore such an obvious abnormality during patrolling.
Qingfeng was stunned again, embarrassment appeared on his face, but the suspicion between his brows never completely dissipated.
She obviously didn't dispel her worries because of Ji Xinxue's words, but she forced Chunxiao to walk in front of Ji Xinxue.Looking vigilantly at the open courtyard door like a cat hunting, she firmly guarded Ji Xinxue behind her.
Ji Xinxue shook her head, and followed Qingfeng and Chunxiao slowly.
Because of Qingfeng's nervous appearance, Ji Xinxue inevitably took a few extra glances at the only unlocked yard along the way.
The more you observe carefully, the more you can see that this courtyard is different.
Compared with the previous courtyards that have obviously not been renovated for a long time, this "Qionghua Courtyard" is not only brand new from the tiles to the gate, but also has a faint fragrance of flowers at the gate.
The taste does not come from the plum trees that can be seen everywhere, like the rose that can only be raised in this season.
Is it a greenhouse?
The concierge of Qionghua courtyard noticed Ji Xinxue who was parked at the courtyard gate, and took the initiative to greet him from inside, looking at Ji Xinxue's clothes with hesitation, as if guessing Ji Xinxue's identity.
Chun Xiao coughed lightly, "This is His Highness the Fifth Highness."
Hearing this, the servant's hesitation immediately turned into panic, and he knelt straight on the ground, making a sound that would make people feel his knees hurting.
"Greetings to Your Highness, slave!"
Ji Xinxue signaled Chunxiao to help the servant up, and asked casually, "What place is this?"
Among the surrounding yards, only this place is not locked and has been renovated in recent years, so it must have a special purpose.
"H-His Highness, the servants who are in charge of sweeping the West Mansion on weekdays are all here." The servant replied stutteringly.
Ji Xinxue raised her eyebrows with a half-smile.
lie.
In the 18th year of Yanguang, when Yu Heng first moved to An Guo Princess Mansion, all the courtyards in the Princess Mansion were renovated.The surrounding yards are only slightly worse than Qionghua Courtyard, far from being uninhabitable.
Compared with the courtyards in the down-and-out Xungui Mansion, even if the courtyards around the Qionghua Courtyard cannot be compared with the courtyard of the head of the family because they have not been popular for a long time, they can still be compared with the courtyard where the little master lives.
No matter how Yu Heng treats Xia Kuanhe, he won't be so caring enough to renovate the courtyard specially for the servants.
"Your Highness?"
Qingzhu's voice suddenly sounded behind Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue looked over after hearing the voice, and the green bamboo that was still far away when he heard the voice had already arrived in front of him.
Qingzhu was ordered to send the newly delivered scriptures to the Princess Mansion to the warehouse of Qionghuayuan, never expecting to see Ji Xinxue at the gate of Qionghuayuan.
He tried his best to prevent the sudden panic in his heart from appearing on his face.
Although the king of the county has never said clearly that he has unreasonable thoughts about His Royal Highness Fifth.But the king of the county chose the Qionghua Courtyard in the West Mansion, and it was refurbished after imitating the main hall of the Yuhe Palace.They also asked people to collect Longyang scripts and picture albums and store them in Qionghua Courtyard for several years, and they always stayed in Qionghua Courtyard when His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince was staying in the palace...
Qingzhu is not as brainless as Zizhu, and has long noticed abnormalities in various details.
He was quick to think, and swallowed the "Why are you here?" ', becomes "It turns out that Your Highness is here."
Ji Xinxue coughed lightly, not wanting to mention the embarrassment of getting lost, and asked instead, "Feng Lang is awake?"
Qing Zhu didn't know, when he woke up, he went to the back door of the Princess Mansion to wait for the person who delivered the latest story books and picture albums, and he hadn't gone to the main courtyard to greet Yu Heng.
He quickly glanced at the position of the sun, nodded firmly, "The king is washing up."
Ji Xinxue noticed Qingzhu's small movements, and took it for granted that Qingzhu was worried about whether he and Yu Heng could arrive at Qinghe County Palace on time.
Given their closeness to Qinghe County Prince's Mansion, they definitely couldn't seize the time to attend the banquet just before it started.
Ji Xinxue signaled Qingzhu to lead the way for him, and didn't insist on caring about the servant's concealment.
The servants of Qionghua Courtyard will definitely not lie to him for no reason, maybe there is something in the courtyard related to the secrets of Princess An's Mansion, for example, Qionghua Courtyard is the hidden warehouse of Princess An's Mansion?
Why would he make things difficult for his servant? Why not go back to the main courtyard and ask Yu Heng.
Seeing that Ji Xinxue never showed any anger on his face, Qingzhu easily agreed to go back to the main courtyard immediately, and the heart that was raised in her throat suddenly dropped.
He wisely took Ji Xinxue around and walked through the side door of the West Mansion, lest Ji Xinxue find out that there is only one wall and two courtyards between the Qionghua Courtyard and the main courtyard, and find out more things are wrong.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Qingzhu was standing in front of the side door of the West Mansion, watching helplessly as the boy carrying new storybooks and picture albums walked towards him and Ji Xinxue, almost fainting on the spot.
Ji Xinxue felt that the two servants carrying the wooden box looked very familiar, and seemed to have seen it many times, so she couldn't help asking Qingzhu, "What's their name?"
Qingzhu waited until she had to speak, and then made up her mind to tell the truth, "Ruyi and wish."
"I got what I wanted?" Ji Xinxue smiled, "Who named this? It doesn't look like General Lin."
The purpose is too strong.
Qingzhu closed her eyes in pain, and said in a low voice, "The king of the county... disliked their names, so he changed them casually."
Surprise appeared in Ji Xinxue's eyes, and asked, "What was their original name?"
Qing Zhu thought quickly, Qing Barley and Zicao were given names as soon as they arrived at the county king's side, and not many people knew their real names.If he kept his mouth shut in time, as long as the Fifth Highness didn't get suspicious and deliberately probed into this matter, he wouldn't know the truth.
"They were originally named Wuji and Black Dog." Qingzhu said sincerely.
Ji Xinxue was stunned, and carefully looked at the two people who were getting closer to him.
His features are pretty and his skin color is normal, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with 'black' or 'black'.
Confusedly making up a series of lies, Qing Zhu calmed down instead, and he calmly said, "You don't know, the servants of all the mansions will deliberately choose for themselves a person who is not taboo and will serve the new master when they are about to serve the new master. Unpleasant names, in order to win the glory of being named by the master. Names such as dog egg and tether are too indecent and easy to be self-defeating, but animal names are simple and cute, which is more likely to attract the master's attention."
Ji Xinxue glanced at Qingfeng and Chunxiao who had unnatural faces, and nodded.
When they first arrived at Yuhe Palace, they were named Willow and Meihua respectively.
After a few words, the two people carrying the wooden box had already walked in front of Ji Xinxue.They didn't know what was in the wooden box, but when facing Ji Xinxue, they were more natural than Qingzhu, saluted as usual, and waited for Ji Xinxue's order.
Ji Xinxue took a second look at the pattern of red leaves on the left side of the wooden box, and asked casually, "Move to Qionghua Courtyard?"
Ruyi sensed Qing Zhu's eyes, showed hesitation, and always nodded obediently with her head down.
Seeing this, Qingzhu closed her eyes in pain again.
If he knew this earlier, he might as well not wink at Ruyi.
Fortunately, when Ji Xinxue asked casually, she was still looking at the red leaves on the left side of the wooden box, and did not pay attention to the different reactions of the two servants.
Back in the main courtyard, Ji Xinxue didn't go to find Yu Heng right away, but went back to the main room in the backyard to change out of the clothes.
No matter what name the Qinghe County Prince's Mansion holds a banquet, it will eventually become a blind date banquet.
Ji Xinxue didn't want to show off on this occasion, so she picked out the wardrobe for a while, took out a crow-blue prince's uniform, and told Qingyun, "Find a white jade hair crown and jade pendant of the same color."
Before the words fell, the green bamboo left and returned.
Holding a purple-red robe in his hand, he said with a smile, "When the king of the county was still in Yanzhou, he received new clothes from the fief and found two identical clothes. It turned out that Mo Changshi was careless and will give it to you The clothes made are also sent to the county king."
Ji Xinxue's heart moved slightly, and she asked, "Feng Lang is going to wear this dress to go out?"
Qingzhu nodded.
Ji Xinxue's eyes cycled back and forth between the crow-blue regular clothes and the purple-red regular clothes, and between 'low-key' and 'couple clothes', she chose 'couple clothes'.
There is only an alley between An Guo Princess Mansion and Qinghe County Prince's Mansion, and the distance is not far from the east gate of An Guo Princess Mansion to the west gate of An Guo Princess Mansion.
Both Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng don't need to show their identities with chariots and horses. Walking saves time and effort.
They went out when they heard that Abu Hanbing had arrived at Princess Huai'an's mansion, and they had exactly the same calculation in mind.
Ji Minyan and Abuhanbing will get married in three months, which will definitely attract most of the attention of Qinghe County King and Qinghe County Princess.
Hearing that the nearby streets and alleys were full of horse-drawn carriages waiting to go to Qinghe County Prince's Mansion for a banquet, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng deliberately left the mansion through the corner gate, waiting for people in a blind corner where most people could not see.
Behind Yu Heng, he straightened the unicorn around Ji Xinxue's waist, and asked casually, "What are you doing in the West Mansion?"
Ji Xinxue blushed, and whispered to Yu Heng how he lost his way, "Is there a small door in Lenghui Courtyard that leads directly to the West Mansion and the East Mansion?"
He walked to the West Mansion through the small gate unknowingly, and then was brought back to the central axis by the green bamboo from the side gate of the West Mansion.
Yu Heng nodded, without having to ask, he could guess what Ji Xinxue was thinking through Ji Xinxue's shining eyes, "Tomorrow I will take you for a walk around the East Mansion and the West Mansion."
"What's in Qionghua Courtyard?" Ji Xinxue asked along the way.
greenhouse?
Hidden warehouse?
Or something else?
The sunlight shone on Yu Heng's drooping eyelashes, casting fine and dense shadows, making Yu Heng's expression look extraordinarily lonely.
The smile on the corner of Ji Xinxue's mouth gradually became a straight line.
The things in the Qionghua courtyard made Yu Heng feel hard to tell, but he really wanted to know.
Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, he wants to face it with Yu Heng.
After a long time, Yu Heng said in a hoarse voice, "When my aunt got married, my grandmother specially sent someone to find two pairs of ruby heads from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are now in Qionghua Courtyard. There is also the safety lock I wore when I was young, aunt The agate Ruyi and Fu Luo left for me..."
"It turned out to be a relic of the princess."
When Ji Xinxue interrupted Yu Heng, the regret in her eyes became more and more intense.
If he had known that Qionghua Courtyard was related to Yu Heng's deceased mother, he would never have insisted on getting to the bottom of it. What is the difference between this and exposing Yu Heng's scars with his own hands?
Zizhu suddenly ran over from the alley, and said in a low voice, "Princess Huai'an and Prince Yuanbei have entered Qinghe County Palace."
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng, who looked at each other silently, walked towards Qinghe County Prince's Mansion at the same time, secretly rejoicing that they no longer had to face the suffocating silence.
The people who greeted the guests at the gate of the Prince's Mansion in Qinghe County were Ji Cheng and his elder brother and elder sister.
Because of their age, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng are not familiar with Ji Cheng's elder brother and elder sister, and it is inconvenient to delay their reception at this time.After saying hello, he followed Ji Cheng to the backyard.
The three walked like flying, and finally achieved their goal, catching up with Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing to pay respects to Princess Qinghe County's birthday.
While Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were paying their respects to Princess Qinghe County, Ji Cheng ordered his servants to get another futon and put it next to the two existing futons.
The princess of Qinghe County has always liked the younger generation, especially the younger generation who are closely related by blood. They are smart, handsome, sweet-talking, sensible, and know how to advance and retreat... If they are not shortcomings, they are advantages in the eyes of her elders.
Among them, Yu Heng, because of his childhood experience, is the most favored by the princess of Qinghe County, sometimes even surpassing Ji Cheng who grew up beside her.
The second is Ji Mingtong who is sweet and naive.
Because of Ji Xinxue's setbacks when she was young and her similar appearance to Emperor Changping, she was especially in the eyes of the princess of Qinghe County.
Seeing Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue wearing almost identical clothes to pay homage to her, Princess Qinghe laughed and scolded them for being narrow-minded. Knowing that she was old and dim-sighted, she intentionally dressed so that she couldn't tell who was who, so she beckoned Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to come. beside her.
Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue walked in front of the Princess Qinghe County with good manners.There is no need to measure it specially, as it can be seen with the naked eye that the distance and speed of the two people's steps are almost exactly the same.
Their clothes are indeed exactly the same, they are all common clothes of the county king, only the size of the waist and shoulders is different.
Anyway, Ji Xinxue is both a princess and a prince, whether it is the prince's normal clothes, the county king's normal clothes, or the prince's normal clothes, she can wear them casually.Anyone who dares to trouble him because of this will definitely suffer from the eyes of Emperor Changping.
The Queen of Qinghe County held up the wide sleeves of the two of them, and compared the appearance of the embroidery patterns against the sunlight.When he lowered his sleeves, he saw the golden unicorns on their waists again.
The golden unicorn around Ji Xinxue's waist is slightly larger, and it looks like it is running.
The golden unicorn around Yu Heng's waist was slightly smaller, curled up into a ball and dozing off as if sleepy.
The princess of Qinghe County snorted, and said seriously, "Okay, I blamed you all. I also know that I wear different accessories around my waist, so I don't really want to trick the old man."
Ji Xinxue said with a grin, "I'll teach my ancestors a way, even if Feng Lang and I wear exactly the same clothes and have the same accessories, you won't be mistaken."
"Huh?" Seeing that Ji Xinxue was willing to coax her, Princess Qinghe smiled brighter, "If the method you said works, I will definitely not let you say it in vain."
Ji Xinxue first turned her head to look at Yu Heng, signaling Yu Heng to stand further away with her eyes.
Yu Heng stared at Ji Xinxue silently, until he saw the urging in Ji Xinxue's eyes, and then stepped back almost invisible.
Even though his face was expressionless and he didn't speak, everyone in the room could see the sense of grievance from the majestic Prince Xianglin.
Beginning with Ji Cheng and Ji Minyan, the younger generations of the clan burst into laughter.
The Princess of Qinghe County even leaned on the Shizi Concubine with a smile, and spat, "Fortunately, I thought they were sincerely here to pay their respects, but I didn't expect it to be a juggling troupe hired by His Majesty."
Ji Xinxue secretly thought that Ji Mingtong was just a fake group favorite of Qinghe County Palace, and Emperor Changping was the real group favorite of Qinghe County Palace.
He and Yu Hengcaiyi entertaining relatives can be regarded as the credit of Emperor Changping.
"Cough" Ji Xinxue waved her hand to Yu Heng, "Go further."
Yu Heng took three steps back obediently, still standing in front of the crowd.
Ji Xinxue showed helplessness, sighed exaggeratedly, bent down and leaned against Princess Qinghe County's ear, and said in a voice that everyone in the room could hear, "Old Ancestor, I am much whiter than Feng Lang. If you look at Until we are dressed exactly the same, the white one must be me, and the black one must be Feng Lang."
Hearing this, the people who joined the fun in the house turned their eyes around Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng, and their wanton laughter almost knocked the roof off.
In all conscience, Yu Heng is definitely not black.Even after two years of wind and sand in northern Xinjiang, he still has the same skin color as most of the people in the house.
It can only be said that it is the most common skin color of Yu Dynasty people.
As the only person in the palace who shines in vain, the way Ji Xinxue taught the princess of Qinghe County to recognize people really bullied Yu Heng a bit.
Ji Jingrou, who had just entered the door, smiled and said, "If the ancestor recognizes people according to the way you taught him, what should he do if he recognizes the king of Yuanbei County as you?"
Ji Xinxue struggled out of the arms of Princess Qinghe County, and said loudly, "Then let Prince Yuanbei County be filial to his ancestors!"
Only then will I not admit the wrong person.
Ah Buhan Bing would not wear the exact same clothes and accessories as Yu Heng.
Everyone laughed again, and looked at Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing who were standing together with playful eyes.
Already able to fully understand Yu Chao's official language, Ah Buhan Bing took half a step forward, bowing respectfully to the princess of Qinghe County, calling him 'Old Ancestor' in a correct and round manner.
Although there was no mention of filial piety, everyone saw the positive attitude of claiming the status of son-in-law.
Seeing this, everyone began to 'bully' the son-in-law who hadn't come to the house one after another, and the atmosphere was far more lively than when they were 'joking' about Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.
Ji Xinxue sighed secretly that Ji Jingrou was amazing, and unintentionally did him a big favor.Pulling Yu Heng to kowtow to Princess Qinghe's birthday, taking advantage of all the firepower being attracted by Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing, she sneaked out of the backyard.
Ji Cheng, who was still smirking, saw the corners of their clothes that were about to disappear, suddenly came to his senses, and quietly walked towards Ji Mingtong who was leaning against Ji Baoshan.
If you don't go now, when will you wait?
When Yu Heng first moved out of the British government, he often lived in the palace of Qinghe County. He was as familiar with the palace of Qinghe County as Ji Cheng. He could find the cleanest place in the palace of Qinghe County without a servant leading the way.
The rockery in the middle of the garden.
Most people think that there are only mosquitoes and weeds in the rockery, and only a small number of energetic and leisurely people will climb over the patchwork rockery and find a small swing that can only accommodate two people in the center.
According to Ji Cheng, this is a "trophy" that his little aunt bought at the price of crying hoarsely for half a month when she was young, which can benefit future generations.
Although Ji Xinxue is slack in martial arts, most of the rockeries that need to be climbed are only thigh or waist high, so it is not difficult for him.
Yu Heng even learned the good skills of climbing over the wall with Ji Cheng in the early years, and did intensive training in northern Xinjiang with the goal of the Great Wall.He saw Ji Xinxue climb over the rockery neatly without his help, and deep disappointment appeared in his eyes.
The swing in the middle of the rockery is said to be able to accommodate two people, but it is a bit cramped for Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.They can only sit side by side on it, without any room for movement, let alone the extravagant hope of making the swing move.
Looking up is the vast sky, looking straight up is a forest of rockery, but the space they really control is only the crowded swing benches below them.
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng leaned on each other, neither of them wanted to break the silence at this moment.
When the sounds of playing and talking in the distance reached their ears, there were only various emotions that could not be discerned in words, and only the heartbeat of the other party became clearer and clearer.
The two had the same expectation by coincidence, hoping that time would pass more slowly.
However, they underestimated the determination of Prince Qinghe.
The prince of Qinghe County actually climbed over the rockery to 'capture' Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.
Facing Prince Qinghe's son, neither Yu Heng nor Ji Xinxue dared to make a mistake, so they could only honestly follow the prince of Qinghe to the front yard to pay respects to King Qinghe.
The place where King Qinghe is located not only has courtiers, but also the beautiful and beautiful daughters of the courtiers.
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng greeted Qinghe County King solemnly, and stood respectfully behind Qinghe County King, as if engraved into their bones not to see evil and not to listen to evil.
Prince Qinghe only thought that Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were so indifferent because of their shyness.
As the highly respected patriarch of the clan, Prince Qinghe valued his dignity the most.
Even if they are very anxious about the marriage of the two juniors, wishing that Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue would get married today and have children tomorrow, there would be no competition for the draft.
After discussing with Emperor Changping, he made several lists respectively.
If Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng are willing to take the initiative to contact the girls on the list, several lists will be automatically invalidated.
Otherwise, he would give Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng the chance to get to know each other alone with the girl in the order of the list.
In the eyes of King Qinghe, there is almost no difference in importance to the clan between the prince concubine who may become the crown princess and the princess concubine who is a branch of Princess An.
It is best for the two of them to take the initiative to contact the girl, lest the one-on-one relationship arranged by the elders will make them unwilling to face the girl who has been alone with each other, and miss many opportunities to find their sweetheart.
Now because of the attitudes of Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue, Prince Qinghe had no choice but to use the second method, according to the order of the list, to arrange a one-on-one relationship.
He winked at the girl's father, praised the girl through small talk, and first let Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng know the girl's identity.
It is a girl from the Rong family and a girl from the Korean government.
Yu Heng moved his eyes from the tip of his toes to Ji Xinxue's shadow, and the ink in his eyes became darker and darker.
When he was still in Gyeonggi, he heard the gossip of the people in Gyeonggi.
"Princess Anwu treats her courtiers with no pretense, but frequently communicates with the Rong family and the Korean government. It must be because of the friendship, love, thieves, and superficiality with the girls of the Rong family and the Korean government. '
Emperor Changping said that Ji Xinxue's dealings with the Korean government was because the little fox was greedy for fat chickens and was thinking about the herbal medicines that the Korean government had treasured.
Then what happened to the friendship with the Rong family?
Why did the King of Qinghe call the girl from the Rong family and the girl from the South Korean government to Ji Xinxue?
Ji Xinxue suddenly felt a chill between her brows, and looked around from the corner of her eyes calmly, but found anything unusual.
King Qinghe had a brief exchange with the girl's fathers, and rewarded the two girls with jade plaques carved with green luan and peacock as a meeting gift, and said with a smile, "Let Feng Lang and Xiao Wu take you to the garden, just as if you were at home. , don't be restrained."
Rong Yue and Sun Hua responded with a smile, and looked at Ji Xinxue in unison.
Finding that the other person's gaze was on the same point as his own, the smiles on the corners of their mouths suddenly became forced.
Prince Qinghe, Rong Situ and Han Hangong were also smiling reluctantly.
When they communicated in advance, they agreed that Rong Yue and Ji Xinxue would look at each other, and Sun Hua and Yu Heng would look at each other, but now Rong Yue and Sun Hua looked at Ji Xinxue at the same time.
Ji Xinxue responded to the task from Qinghe County King like a duet in court.
As long as he and Yu Heng don't communicate with each other, confess together, and persuade the elders to allow them to stay together, a 'blind date' is unavoidable.
Instead of making everyone look ugly when the elders are all around, it's better to explain to the girl in private that it's impossible.It can not only avoid arousing the attention of the elders when Yu Heng's intentions are not yet determined, but also make everyone present decent.
The only thing he was worried about was whether Yu Heng...would have a serious blind date.
In the process of getting out of the sight of King Qinghe, Ji Xinxue questioned herself
If Yu Heng takes a serious attitude towards the blind date.
Does he want to stop it?
The four of them fell into a weird silence, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng walked in front side by side, their sleeves barely parted during the walk.
Both Rong Yue and Sun Hua followed Ji Xinxue, but the distance between them was surprisingly far.
King Qinghe was very thoughtful, and set the place to visit the garden in a gazebo. Not only can he see the scenery in winter, but there is also a gazebo and brazier covered by a translucent thin cloth, and there is no need to worry about the cold wind.
Ji Xinxue stopped absent-mindedly at the round table in the center of the gazebo, and casually ordered, "Go find two fur cushions for the girls."
"Wait" Yu Heng grabbed Ji Xinxue's arm, preventing Ji Xinxue from sitting down directly, staring deeply at the servant who stopped, "Three cushions."
When Ji Xinxue heard this, she immediately forgot the annoyance in her heart and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Although Yu Heng's injury hadn't healed yet, he was sure that the cushion Yu Heng asked the servant to add was for him and not for himself.
"Four cushions." When Ji Xinxue looked at the servant, there was still a residual smile in the corner of her eyes, "Two cups of ginger tea, and two cups of Chuanbei tea soup to soothe throat and relieve cough."
After the servant left, the gazebo fell into an unspeakable silence again.
Both Rong Yue and Sun Hua wanted to take the initiative to talk to Ji Xinxue, but because of the inexplicably stuffy atmosphere, they didn't know how to speak, so they could only urge Ji Xinxue to speak with their eyes frequently.
But Ji Xinxue didn't notice the two girls' little thoughts from the beginning to the end.
He was still thinking deeply about what he would do if Yu Heng went on a serious blind date.
Block it according to your will?
He is confident that Yu Heng will not get angry with him because of this.
Also confident, even if Yu Heng has no feelings for Long Yang, he can change Yu Heng with years of friendship.
But he didn't know whether he should tie Yu Heng domineeringly from Kangzhuang Avenue to Thorn Path.
Based on his understanding of Yu Heng, the bloodlines and the inheritance of titles that trouble ordinary people will not be their obstacles, but they will definitely want Emperor Changping, Qinghe County King, courtiers... none of them will be easier than bloodlines and titles .
If Yu Heng has a serious blind date, it means that Yu Heng can live a normal life like most of the princes in the Yu Dynasty.He doesn't have to disobey his elders who love him, he doesn't need to bear a false reputation, and he can avoid a lot of suffering and pain.
'you are not a fish, how to know the joy of fish. '
This is Yu Heng who he has known since childhood.
They used to be each other's support through the most difficult days.
How could he have the heart not to give Yu Heng any chance to choose, and drag Yu Heng into an abyss full of thorns without knowing whether there is sunshine?
Ji Xinxue raised her hand to cover her eyes, and breathed a sigh of relief.
No moist touch.
Yu Heng immediately noticed Ji Xinxue's movements, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Ji Xinxue stretched out her hand, her voice was as crisp as ever, full of youthful vigor, "The wind is blowing to my eyes, handkerchief."
He decided to give Yu Heng a chance to choose.
Only this time.
If Yu Heng fell in love with the girl whom King Qinghe arranged for a blind date today, he would curb all his undue thoughts and cherish their friendship for many years.
Rong Yue raised her heroic eyebrows, and before Yu Heng took out the handkerchief from her sleeve pocket, she handed it to Ji Xinxue, "This is a new handkerchief that I haven't used before, don't worry, Your Highness."
Yu Hengman was half a beat too late, and with a helpless face, he pulled out the snow-white tunic from the wide sleeves and gave it to Ji Xinxue, and said in a low voice, "No veil, just make do with it."
Seeing this, Sun Hua silently handed over the handkerchief to Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue dragged Yu Heng's sleeve and flicked it around her eyes. When she put down her hand that was in front of her eyes, she happened to see Princess Qinghe's confidant walking towards the pavilion with two noble ladies, and forced herself to relax. Feel the sourness as if being kneaded.
Yu Heng's eyes swept over the gradually approaching person, and carefully stroked the cuffs of his jacket which were covered with wrinkles, his eyes were full of disappointment and ridicule.
Axue's sadness because of the girl arranged by King Qinghe only existed in his imagination.
The confidants of Princess Qinghe County saluted everyone one by one, and said with a smile, "The princess sees that the girl from Liu Guogong's mansion and the girl from Zhang's family have no peers around her, and I'm afraid they will find it boring. I heard that His Highness and the county king are chatting with Miss Rong and Miss Sun Let the slave bring Miss Fu and Miss Zhang also."
Rong Yue and Sun Hua didn't speak.
Yu Heng was also silent all the time.
Ji Xinxue could only take the initiative to say hello to the girls from Liu Guogong's mansion and Zhang's girls.
Fortunately, the confidants of Princess Qinghe did not leave immediately, and the girls were all decent people, so the atmosphere gradually improved.
Not long after, the servants of Qinghe County Prince's Mansion came back with six fur cushions, four cups of ginger tea, two cups of Chuanbei throat-moisturizing tea, and eight dishes of pastries.
The confidants of Princess Qinghe County left together with the rest of the servants, giving Ji Xinxue the room to be 'alone'.
The four girls all communicated with Ji Xinxue at palace banquets in recent years or when Ji Xinxue was with their father and brother.
In their opinion, although Xianglin County King is good, he had a reputation of being domineering and difficult to get along with since he was a child.After another two years of experience in northern Xinjiang, his fierce temperament is particularly obvious.
Why don't you first try what kind of girl His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness likes to be a princess, and then consider Xianglin County King.
The girl from the Rong family was very active, chatting with Ji Xinxue non-stop.
The rest of the girls kept silent, secretly guessing Ji Xinxue's preferences through the questions of the girls from the Rong family and Ji Xinxue's answers, and compared whether they were compatible with Ji Xinxue.
Some people also saw that Yu Heng was silent all the time, and wanted to communicate with Yu Heng with an attitude of trying.
"When the king was in northern Xinjiang, did he see any interesting things that Chang'an didn't have?" asked the girl from the Zhang family.
Yu Heng nodded.
"What's interesting?" The girl from the Zhang family asked.
Yu Heng blew away the foam on the surface of the tea soup, and said slowly, "It's hard to say."
The girl from the Zhang family showed hesitation, feeling that Yu Heng was unwilling to communicate with her, so she lowered her head and sipped tea.
The girl from the Sun family was curious, and asked repeatedly, "If it has nothing to do with secrets, can the county king tell us so that we can learn more?"
"Yes." Yu Heng nodded, pressed Ji Xinxue's hand ready to take the pastry, and said slowly, "Turkic
Since Yu Heng returned to Chang'an, Qinghe County Prince's Mansion will hold a banquet every five days with various excuses, including but not limited to flower appreciation, jade appreciation, and scenery appreciation... It does not completely solve the major life events of the clan's juniors , the banquet will never stop.
Yu Heng didn't want to attract the attention of Emperor Changping and the prince of Qinghe County, and couldn't use repeated injuries every time, and had to deal with emergencies immediately as reasons why it was difficult to go to the banquet.
Dongyue 21, the birthday of Princess Qinghe County.
Due to emotion and reason, both Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue will show up.
The taxation of various places has been completely ended, and the account books and some tax banks have been sent back to Chang'an one after another.
Although Ji Xinxue didn't need to lead someone to check the accounts in person, she couldn't be free either.He has to calculate the local economic situation based on the miscellaneous items recorded in the account books.It is also necessary to count the "summary reports" of tax officials from all over the country, check for gaps and make up for omissions, and draw up where the tax law needs to be modified, so as to prepare for the implementation of the New Deal to more places next year.
Yu Heng couldn't see Ji Xinxue's hard work, and stayed in Yuhe Palace for several days, helping Ji Xinxue sort out the documents and circle the places that needed attention.
It wasn't until Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng came to Yuhe Palace to look for them with invitations that they realized that this year was the Qinghe princess's full birthday.
Fortunately, no matter whether it is Princess An's Mansion or Yuhe Palace, there is no shortage of people with delicate thoughts.As early as three months ago, under the reminder of Lin Zhao and Bijuan, they prepared a birthday gift for Princess Qinghe County.
Even when the invitation was received, Princess Qinghe's birthday would be two days away, she was not embarrassed by the rush of time.
Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue left the palace the day before Qinghe County Princess's birthday, and planned to go to Qinghe County Prince's Palace to attend a banquet from An Guo Princess's Mansion.
I have been busy for several days in a row, and it is rare to have free time when I wake up early.Ji Xinxue suddenly wanted to exercise her muscles and bones, put on her riding clothes and went to the martial arts arena.
Now that he lives in the backyard of Lenghuiyuan, he would disturb Yu Heng, so he made a deliberate detour, going from the corner gate to the direction of the martial arts field.
After half a quarter of an hour, Ji Xinxue realized that he was lost.
"Your Highness?"
The female officer Qingfeng and the servant Chunxiao looked at Ji Xinxue blankly.
They all arrived at Yuhe Palace two months ago, and their understanding of Princess An's Mansion is not as good as Ji Xinxue's.
"Yeah," Ji Xinxue responded casually, and turned to look where she came from.
The Martial arts arena is in the north of Lenghui Courtyard. He left from the corner gate in the northeast direction, and then walked northwest along the path.
Could it be that he went over the head before arriving at the Martial Arts Field, from the southeast direction of the Martial Arts Field to the southwest direction of the Martial Arts Field, so that he was already on the north side of the Martial Arts Field?
After a short period of confusion, Ji Xinxue's love for Princess Anguo's Mansion has far surpassed the whim of wanting to go to the martial arts arena.
Princess An's mansion occupies two-fifths larger than that of Prince Jia's mansion, and three-fifths larger than that of Prince Qinghe County's mansion, and there is only Yu Heng, the young master.
It can be said that within Chang'an, the space Yu Heng can control is second only to Emperor Changping who sits in the palace.
If it weren't for Yu Heng's rich family, he might not even be able to support a house.
In order to prevent the servants from running around in the empty courtyard and disrupting the order of the Princess Mansion, only the courtyards in the central axis of the Princess Anguo Mansion are not locked, and the movement of the servants is not restricted.
There are copper locks on the gates of the East Mansion and West Mansion. Except for the special days of monthly cleaning, only the left guard of the Princess Mansion patrols inside.
Although since Yanguang met Yu Heng in 18 years, Princess An's Mansion has no secrets from Ji Xinxue.
But the courtyards on the central axis have been able to perfectly meet all the needs of Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue, so that Ji Xinxue has never been curious about the East Mansion and the West Mansion.
Ji Xinxue looked up at the position of the sun, instead of going back the same way, she changed direction and headed south.
You can't be late to congratulate the princess of Qinghe County on her birthday. Instead of wandering around alone, it's better to go with Yu Heng another day and carefully appreciate the layout of the East and West Mansions.
After crossing more than a dozen plum trees as thick as a child's waist, Ji Xinxue turned to look at the copper ring at the gate when he saw an unfamiliar courtyard. As expected, there was a brass lock the size of a palm.
After walking through three small courtyards with locks in a row, Ji Xinxue suddenly heard the sound of orderly footsteps.
Strong men in light armor came out from around the corner, each of them had silver carvings with the size of knuckles on their shoulders, and the word 'An' could be vaguely revealed in the sunlight.
"Greetings to Your Highness." The brawny men clasped their fists neatly.
Ji Xinxue nodded, signaling Zuo Wei to go first.
There is still time, enough for him to return to the main courtyard while 'exploring', without rushing to find someone to lead the way.
Qingfeng, who had been silently following Ji Xinxue all this time, suddenly stopped in place.
She stared blankly into the distance for a while, and immediately raised her legs to catch up with Ji Xinxue, wishing to walk close to Chun Xiao who also didn't dare to speak easily because she hadn't figured out Ji Xinxue's temper.
"Your Highness..." Qingfeng grabbed Chunxiao's wrist, her voice trembling uncontrollably, "The front yard is unlocked, and there are still people!"
When Ji Xinxue heard this, she immediately stopped and looked at Qingfeng thoughtfully.
Bijuan is only afraid of sudden figures and lamp shadows at night... Any shadow, Qingfeng is even more timid than Bijuan, and will tremble uncontrollably from the shadows on sunny days.
He said dumbfoundingly, "It just so happened that someone was cleaning inside."
Even if the left guard of the princess mansion is not as good as the Jin Wu guard, they will not ignore such an obvious abnormality during patrolling.
Qingfeng was stunned again, embarrassment appeared on his face, but the suspicion between his brows never completely dissipated.
She obviously didn't dispel her worries because of Ji Xinxue's words, but she forced Chunxiao to walk in front of Ji Xinxue.Looking vigilantly at the open courtyard door like a cat hunting, she firmly guarded Ji Xinxue behind her.
Ji Xinxue shook her head, and followed Qingfeng and Chunxiao slowly.
Because of Qingfeng's nervous appearance, Ji Xinxue inevitably took a few extra glances at the only unlocked yard along the way.
The more you observe carefully, the more you can see that this courtyard is different.
Compared with the previous courtyards that have obviously not been renovated for a long time, this "Qionghua Courtyard" is not only brand new from the tiles to the gate, but also has a faint fragrance of flowers at the gate.
The taste does not come from the plum trees that can be seen everywhere, like the rose that can only be raised in this season.
Is it a greenhouse?
The concierge of Qionghua courtyard noticed Ji Xinxue who was parked at the courtyard gate, and took the initiative to greet him from inside, looking at Ji Xinxue's clothes with hesitation, as if guessing Ji Xinxue's identity.
Chun Xiao coughed lightly, "This is His Highness the Fifth Highness."
Hearing this, the servant's hesitation immediately turned into panic, and he knelt straight on the ground, making a sound that would make people feel his knees hurting.
"Greetings to Your Highness, slave!"
Ji Xinxue signaled Chunxiao to help the servant up, and asked casually, "What place is this?"
Among the surrounding yards, only this place is not locked and has been renovated in recent years, so it must have a special purpose.
"H-His Highness, the servants who are in charge of sweeping the West Mansion on weekdays are all here." The servant replied stutteringly.
Ji Xinxue raised her eyebrows with a half-smile.
lie.
In the 18th year of Yanguang, when Yu Heng first moved to An Guo Princess Mansion, all the courtyards in the Princess Mansion were renovated.The surrounding yards are only slightly worse than Qionghua Courtyard, far from being uninhabitable.
Compared with the courtyards in the down-and-out Xungui Mansion, even if the courtyards around the Qionghua Courtyard cannot be compared with the courtyard of the head of the family because they have not been popular for a long time, they can still be compared with the courtyard where the little master lives.
No matter how Yu Heng treats Xia Kuanhe, he won't be so caring enough to renovate the courtyard specially for the servants.
"Your Highness?"
Qingzhu's voice suddenly sounded behind Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue looked over after hearing the voice, and the green bamboo that was still far away when he heard the voice had already arrived in front of him.
Qingzhu was ordered to send the newly delivered scriptures to the Princess Mansion to the warehouse of Qionghuayuan, never expecting to see Ji Xinxue at the gate of Qionghuayuan.
He tried his best to prevent the sudden panic in his heart from appearing on his face.
Although the king of the county has never said clearly that he has unreasonable thoughts about His Royal Highness Fifth.But the king of the county chose the Qionghua Courtyard in the West Mansion, and it was refurbished after imitating the main hall of the Yuhe Palace.They also asked people to collect Longyang scripts and picture albums and store them in Qionghua Courtyard for several years, and they always stayed in Qionghua Courtyard when His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince was staying in the palace...
Qingzhu is not as brainless as Zizhu, and has long noticed abnormalities in various details.
He was quick to think, and swallowed the "Why are you here?" ', becomes "It turns out that Your Highness is here."
Ji Xinxue coughed lightly, not wanting to mention the embarrassment of getting lost, and asked instead, "Feng Lang is awake?"
Qing Zhu didn't know, when he woke up, he went to the back door of the Princess Mansion to wait for the person who delivered the latest story books and picture albums, and he hadn't gone to the main courtyard to greet Yu Heng.
He quickly glanced at the position of the sun, nodded firmly, "The king is washing up."
Ji Xinxue noticed Qingzhu's small movements, and took it for granted that Qingzhu was worried about whether he and Yu Heng could arrive at Qinghe County Palace on time.
Given their closeness to Qinghe County Prince's Mansion, they definitely couldn't seize the time to attend the banquet just before it started.
Ji Xinxue signaled Qingzhu to lead the way for him, and didn't insist on caring about the servant's concealment.
The servants of Qionghua Courtyard will definitely not lie to him for no reason, maybe there is something in the courtyard related to the secrets of Princess An's Mansion, for example, Qionghua Courtyard is the hidden warehouse of Princess An's Mansion?
Why would he make things difficult for his servant? Why not go back to the main courtyard and ask Yu Heng.
Seeing that Ji Xinxue never showed any anger on his face, Qingzhu easily agreed to go back to the main courtyard immediately, and the heart that was raised in her throat suddenly dropped.
He wisely took Ji Xinxue around and walked through the side door of the West Mansion, lest Ji Xinxue find out that there is only one wall and two courtyards between the Qionghua Courtyard and the main courtyard, and find out more things are wrong.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Qingzhu was standing in front of the side door of the West Mansion, watching helplessly as the boy carrying new storybooks and picture albums walked towards him and Ji Xinxue, almost fainting on the spot.
Ji Xinxue felt that the two servants carrying the wooden box looked very familiar, and seemed to have seen it many times, so she couldn't help asking Qingzhu, "What's their name?"
Qingzhu waited until she had to speak, and then made up her mind to tell the truth, "Ruyi and wish."
"I got what I wanted?" Ji Xinxue smiled, "Who named this? It doesn't look like General Lin."
The purpose is too strong.
Qingzhu closed her eyes in pain, and said in a low voice, "The king of the county... disliked their names, so he changed them casually."
Surprise appeared in Ji Xinxue's eyes, and asked, "What was their original name?"
Qing Zhu thought quickly, Qing Barley and Zicao were given names as soon as they arrived at the county king's side, and not many people knew their real names.If he kept his mouth shut in time, as long as the Fifth Highness didn't get suspicious and deliberately probed into this matter, he wouldn't know the truth.
"They were originally named Wuji and Black Dog." Qingzhu said sincerely.
Ji Xinxue was stunned, and carefully looked at the two people who were getting closer to him.
His features are pretty and his skin color is normal, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with 'black' or 'black'.
Confusedly making up a series of lies, Qing Zhu calmed down instead, and he calmly said, "You don't know, the servants of all the mansions will deliberately choose for themselves a person who is not taboo and will serve the new master when they are about to serve the new master. Unpleasant names, in order to win the glory of being named by the master. Names such as dog egg and tether are too indecent and easy to be self-defeating, but animal names are simple and cute, which is more likely to attract the master's attention."
Ji Xinxue glanced at Qingfeng and Chunxiao who had unnatural faces, and nodded.
When they first arrived at Yuhe Palace, they were named Willow and Meihua respectively.
After a few words, the two people carrying the wooden box had already walked in front of Ji Xinxue.They didn't know what was in the wooden box, but when facing Ji Xinxue, they were more natural than Qingzhu, saluted as usual, and waited for Ji Xinxue's order.
Ji Xinxue took a second look at the pattern of red leaves on the left side of the wooden box, and asked casually, "Move to Qionghua Courtyard?"
Ruyi sensed Qing Zhu's eyes, showed hesitation, and always nodded obediently with her head down.
Seeing this, Qingzhu closed her eyes in pain again.
If he knew this earlier, he might as well not wink at Ruyi.
Fortunately, when Ji Xinxue asked casually, she was still looking at the red leaves on the left side of the wooden box, and did not pay attention to the different reactions of the two servants.
Back in the main courtyard, Ji Xinxue didn't go to find Yu Heng right away, but went back to the main room in the backyard to change out of the clothes.
No matter what name the Qinghe County Prince's Mansion holds a banquet, it will eventually become a blind date banquet.
Ji Xinxue didn't want to show off on this occasion, so she picked out the wardrobe for a while, took out a crow-blue prince's uniform, and told Qingyun, "Find a white jade hair crown and jade pendant of the same color."
Before the words fell, the green bamboo left and returned.
Holding a purple-red robe in his hand, he said with a smile, "When the king of the county was still in Yanzhou, he received new clothes from the fief and found two identical clothes. It turned out that Mo Changshi was careless and will give it to you The clothes made are also sent to the county king."
Ji Xinxue's heart moved slightly, and she asked, "Feng Lang is going to wear this dress to go out?"
Qingzhu nodded.
Ji Xinxue's eyes cycled back and forth between the crow-blue regular clothes and the purple-red regular clothes, and between 'low-key' and 'couple clothes', she chose 'couple clothes'.
There is only an alley between An Guo Princess Mansion and Qinghe County Prince's Mansion, and the distance is not far from the east gate of An Guo Princess Mansion to the west gate of An Guo Princess Mansion.
Both Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng don't need to show their identities with chariots and horses. Walking saves time and effort.
They went out when they heard that Abu Hanbing had arrived at Princess Huai'an's mansion, and they had exactly the same calculation in mind.
Ji Minyan and Abuhanbing will get married in three months, which will definitely attract most of the attention of Qinghe County King and Qinghe County Princess.
Hearing that the nearby streets and alleys were full of horse-drawn carriages waiting to go to Qinghe County Prince's Mansion for a banquet, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng deliberately left the mansion through the corner gate, waiting for people in a blind corner where most people could not see.
Behind Yu Heng, he straightened the unicorn around Ji Xinxue's waist, and asked casually, "What are you doing in the West Mansion?"
Ji Xinxue blushed, and whispered to Yu Heng how he lost his way, "Is there a small door in Lenghui Courtyard that leads directly to the West Mansion and the East Mansion?"
He walked to the West Mansion through the small gate unknowingly, and then was brought back to the central axis by the green bamboo from the side gate of the West Mansion.
Yu Heng nodded, without having to ask, he could guess what Ji Xinxue was thinking through Ji Xinxue's shining eyes, "Tomorrow I will take you for a walk around the East Mansion and the West Mansion."
"What's in Qionghua Courtyard?" Ji Xinxue asked along the way.
greenhouse?
Hidden warehouse?
Or something else?
The sunlight shone on Yu Heng's drooping eyelashes, casting fine and dense shadows, making Yu Heng's expression look extraordinarily lonely.
The smile on the corner of Ji Xinxue's mouth gradually became a straight line.
The things in the Qionghua courtyard made Yu Heng feel hard to tell, but he really wanted to know.
Whether it's a good thing or a bad thing, he wants to face it with Yu Heng.
After a long time, Yu Heng said in a hoarse voice, "When my aunt got married, my grandmother specially sent someone to find two pairs of ruby heads from the south of the Yangtze River, and they are now in Qionghua Courtyard. There is also the safety lock I wore when I was young, aunt The agate Ruyi and Fu Luo left for me..."
"It turned out to be a relic of the princess."
When Ji Xinxue interrupted Yu Heng, the regret in her eyes became more and more intense.
If he had known that Qionghua Courtyard was related to Yu Heng's deceased mother, he would never have insisted on getting to the bottom of it. What is the difference between this and exposing Yu Heng's scars with his own hands?
Zizhu suddenly ran over from the alley, and said in a low voice, "Princess Huai'an and Prince Yuanbei have entered Qinghe County Palace."
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng, who looked at each other silently, walked towards Qinghe County Prince's Mansion at the same time, secretly rejoicing that they no longer had to face the suffocating silence.
The people who greeted the guests at the gate of the Prince's Mansion in Qinghe County were Ji Cheng and his elder brother and elder sister.
Because of their age, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng are not familiar with Ji Cheng's elder brother and elder sister, and it is inconvenient to delay their reception at this time.After saying hello, he followed Ji Cheng to the backyard.
The three walked like flying, and finally achieved their goal, catching up with Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing to pay respects to Princess Qinghe County's birthday.
While Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were paying their respects to Princess Qinghe County, Ji Cheng ordered his servants to get another futon and put it next to the two existing futons.
The princess of Qinghe County has always liked the younger generation, especially the younger generation who are closely related by blood. They are smart, handsome, sweet-talking, sensible, and know how to advance and retreat... If they are not shortcomings, they are advantages in the eyes of her elders.
Among them, Yu Heng, because of his childhood experience, is the most favored by the princess of Qinghe County, sometimes even surpassing Ji Cheng who grew up beside her.
The second is Ji Mingtong who is sweet and naive.
Because of Ji Xinxue's setbacks when she was young and her similar appearance to Emperor Changping, she was especially in the eyes of the princess of Qinghe County.
Seeing Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue wearing almost identical clothes to pay homage to her, Princess Qinghe laughed and scolded them for being narrow-minded. Knowing that she was old and dim-sighted, she intentionally dressed so that she couldn't tell who was who, so she beckoned Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to come. beside her.
Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue walked in front of the Princess Qinghe County with good manners.There is no need to measure it specially, as it can be seen with the naked eye that the distance and speed of the two people's steps are almost exactly the same.
Their clothes are indeed exactly the same, they are all common clothes of the county king, only the size of the waist and shoulders is different.
Anyway, Ji Xinxue is both a princess and a prince, whether it is the prince's normal clothes, the county king's normal clothes, or the prince's normal clothes, she can wear them casually.Anyone who dares to trouble him because of this will definitely suffer from the eyes of Emperor Changping.
The Queen of Qinghe County held up the wide sleeves of the two of them, and compared the appearance of the embroidery patterns against the sunlight.When he lowered his sleeves, he saw the golden unicorns on their waists again.
The golden unicorn around Ji Xinxue's waist is slightly larger, and it looks like it is running.
The golden unicorn around Yu Heng's waist was slightly smaller, curled up into a ball and dozing off as if sleepy.
The princess of Qinghe County snorted, and said seriously, "Okay, I blamed you all. I also know that I wear different accessories around my waist, so I don't really want to trick the old man."
Ji Xinxue said with a grin, "I'll teach my ancestors a way, even if Feng Lang and I wear exactly the same clothes and have the same accessories, you won't be mistaken."
"Huh?" Seeing that Ji Xinxue was willing to coax her, Princess Qinghe smiled brighter, "If the method you said works, I will definitely not let you say it in vain."
Ji Xinxue first turned her head to look at Yu Heng, signaling Yu Heng to stand further away with her eyes.
Yu Heng stared at Ji Xinxue silently, until he saw the urging in Ji Xinxue's eyes, and then stepped back almost invisible.
Even though his face was expressionless and he didn't speak, everyone in the room could see the sense of grievance from the majestic Prince Xianglin.
Beginning with Ji Cheng and Ji Minyan, the younger generations of the clan burst into laughter.
The Princess of Qinghe County even leaned on the Shizi Concubine with a smile, and spat, "Fortunately, I thought they were sincerely here to pay their respects, but I didn't expect it to be a juggling troupe hired by His Majesty."
Ji Xinxue secretly thought that Ji Mingtong was just a fake group favorite of Qinghe County Palace, and Emperor Changping was the real group favorite of Qinghe County Palace.
He and Yu Hengcaiyi entertaining relatives can be regarded as the credit of Emperor Changping.
"Cough" Ji Xinxue waved her hand to Yu Heng, "Go further."
Yu Heng took three steps back obediently, still standing in front of the crowd.
Ji Xinxue showed helplessness, sighed exaggeratedly, bent down and leaned against Princess Qinghe County's ear, and said in a voice that everyone in the room could hear, "Old Ancestor, I am much whiter than Feng Lang. If you look at Until we are dressed exactly the same, the white one must be me, and the black one must be Feng Lang."
Hearing this, the people who joined the fun in the house turned their eyes around Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng, and their wanton laughter almost knocked the roof off.
In all conscience, Yu Heng is definitely not black.Even after two years of wind and sand in northern Xinjiang, he still has the same skin color as most of the people in the house.
It can only be said that it is the most common skin color of Yu Dynasty people.
As the only person in the palace who shines in vain, the way Ji Xinxue taught the princess of Qinghe County to recognize people really bullied Yu Heng a bit.
Ji Jingrou, who had just entered the door, smiled and said, "If the ancestor recognizes people according to the way you taught him, what should he do if he recognizes the king of Yuanbei County as you?"
Ji Xinxue struggled out of the arms of Princess Qinghe County, and said loudly, "Then let Prince Yuanbei County be filial to his ancestors!"
Only then will I not admit the wrong person.
Ah Buhan Bing would not wear the exact same clothes and accessories as Yu Heng.
Everyone laughed again, and looked at Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing who were standing together with playful eyes.
Already able to fully understand Yu Chao's official language, Ah Buhan Bing took half a step forward, bowing respectfully to the princess of Qinghe County, calling him 'Old Ancestor' in a correct and round manner.
Although there was no mention of filial piety, everyone saw the positive attitude of claiming the status of son-in-law.
Seeing this, everyone began to 'bully' the son-in-law who hadn't come to the house one after another, and the atmosphere was far more lively than when they were 'joking' about Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.
Ji Xinxue sighed secretly that Ji Jingrou was amazing, and unintentionally did him a big favor.Pulling Yu Heng to kowtow to Princess Qinghe's birthday, taking advantage of all the firepower being attracted by Ji Minyan and Abu Hanbing, she sneaked out of the backyard.
Ji Cheng, who was still smirking, saw the corners of their clothes that were about to disappear, suddenly came to his senses, and quietly walked towards Ji Mingtong who was leaning against Ji Baoshan.
If you don't go now, when will you wait?
When Yu Heng first moved out of the British government, he often lived in the palace of Qinghe County. He was as familiar with the palace of Qinghe County as Ji Cheng. He could find the cleanest place in the palace of Qinghe County without a servant leading the way.
The rockery in the middle of the garden.
Most people think that there are only mosquitoes and weeds in the rockery, and only a small number of energetic and leisurely people will climb over the patchwork rockery and find a small swing that can only accommodate two people in the center.
According to Ji Cheng, this is a "trophy" that his little aunt bought at the price of crying hoarsely for half a month when she was young, which can benefit future generations.
Although Ji Xinxue is slack in martial arts, most of the rockeries that need to be climbed are only thigh or waist high, so it is not difficult for him.
Yu Heng even learned the good skills of climbing over the wall with Ji Cheng in the early years, and did intensive training in northern Xinjiang with the goal of the Great Wall.He saw Ji Xinxue climb over the rockery neatly without his help, and deep disappointment appeared in his eyes.
The swing in the middle of the rockery is said to be able to accommodate two people, but it is a bit cramped for Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.They can only sit side by side on it, without any room for movement, let alone the extravagant hope of making the swing move.
Looking up is the vast sky, looking straight up is a forest of rockery, but the space they really control is only the crowded swing benches below them.
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng leaned on each other, neither of them wanted to break the silence at this moment.
When the sounds of playing and talking in the distance reached their ears, there were only various emotions that could not be discerned in words, and only the heartbeat of the other party became clearer and clearer.
The two had the same expectation by coincidence, hoping that time would pass more slowly.
However, they underestimated the determination of Prince Qinghe.
The prince of Qinghe County actually climbed over the rockery to 'capture' Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng.
Facing Prince Qinghe's son, neither Yu Heng nor Ji Xinxue dared to make a mistake, so they could only honestly follow the prince of Qinghe to the front yard to pay respects to King Qinghe.
The place where King Qinghe is located not only has courtiers, but also the beautiful and beautiful daughters of the courtiers.
Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng greeted Qinghe County King solemnly, and stood respectfully behind Qinghe County King, as if engraved into their bones not to see evil and not to listen to evil.
Prince Qinghe only thought that Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng were so indifferent because of their shyness.
As the highly respected patriarch of the clan, Prince Qinghe valued his dignity the most.
Even if they are very anxious about the marriage of the two juniors, wishing that Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue would get married today and have children tomorrow, there would be no competition for the draft.
After discussing with Emperor Changping, he made several lists respectively.
If Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng are willing to take the initiative to contact the girls on the list, several lists will be automatically invalidated.
Otherwise, he would give Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng the chance to get to know each other alone with the girl in the order of the list.
In the eyes of King Qinghe, there is almost no difference in importance to the clan between the prince concubine who may become the crown princess and the princess concubine who is a branch of Princess An.
It is best for the two of them to take the initiative to contact the girl, lest the one-on-one relationship arranged by the elders will make them unwilling to face the girl who has been alone with each other, and miss many opportunities to find their sweetheart.
Now because of the attitudes of Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue, Prince Qinghe had no choice but to use the second method, according to the order of the list, to arrange a one-on-one relationship.
He winked at the girl's father, praised the girl through small talk, and first let Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng know the girl's identity.
It is a girl from the Rong family and a girl from the Korean government.
Yu Heng moved his eyes from the tip of his toes to Ji Xinxue's shadow, and the ink in his eyes became darker and darker.
When he was still in Gyeonggi, he heard the gossip of the people in Gyeonggi.
"Princess Anwu treats her courtiers with no pretense, but frequently communicates with the Rong family and the Korean government. It must be because of the friendship, love, thieves, and superficiality with the girls of the Rong family and the Korean government. '
Emperor Changping said that Ji Xinxue's dealings with the Korean government was because the little fox was greedy for fat chickens and was thinking about the herbal medicines that the Korean government had treasured.
Then what happened to the friendship with the Rong family?
Why did the King of Qinghe call the girl from the Rong family and the girl from the South Korean government to Ji Xinxue?
Ji Xinxue suddenly felt a chill between her brows, and looked around from the corner of her eyes calmly, but found anything unusual.
King Qinghe had a brief exchange with the girl's fathers, and rewarded the two girls with jade plaques carved with green luan and peacock as a meeting gift, and said with a smile, "Let Feng Lang and Xiao Wu take you to the garden, just as if you were at home. , don't be restrained."
Rong Yue and Sun Hua responded with a smile, and looked at Ji Xinxue in unison.
Finding that the other person's gaze was on the same point as his own, the smiles on the corners of their mouths suddenly became forced.
Prince Qinghe, Rong Situ and Han Hangong were also smiling reluctantly.
When they communicated in advance, they agreed that Rong Yue and Ji Xinxue would look at each other, and Sun Hua and Yu Heng would look at each other, but now Rong Yue and Sun Hua looked at Ji Xinxue at the same time.
Ji Xinxue responded to the task from Qinghe County King like a duet in court.
As long as he and Yu Heng don't communicate with each other, confess together, and persuade the elders to allow them to stay together, a 'blind date' is unavoidable.
Instead of making everyone look ugly when the elders are all around, it's better to explain to the girl in private that it's impossible.It can not only avoid arousing the attention of the elders when Yu Heng's intentions are not yet determined, but also make everyone present decent.
The only thing he was worried about was whether Yu Heng...would have a serious blind date.
In the process of getting out of the sight of King Qinghe, Ji Xinxue questioned herself
If Yu Heng takes a serious attitude towards the blind date.
Does he want to stop it?
The four of them fell into a weird silence, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng walked in front side by side, their sleeves barely parted during the walk.
Both Rong Yue and Sun Hua followed Ji Xinxue, but the distance between them was surprisingly far.
King Qinghe was very thoughtful, and set the place to visit the garden in a gazebo. Not only can he see the scenery in winter, but there is also a gazebo and brazier covered by a translucent thin cloth, and there is no need to worry about the cold wind.
Ji Xinxue stopped absent-mindedly at the round table in the center of the gazebo, and casually ordered, "Go find two fur cushions for the girls."
"Wait" Yu Heng grabbed Ji Xinxue's arm, preventing Ji Xinxue from sitting down directly, staring deeply at the servant who stopped, "Three cushions."
When Ji Xinxue heard this, she immediately forgot the annoyance in her heart and couldn't help laughing out loud.
Although Yu Heng's injury hadn't healed yet, he was sure that the cushion Yu Heng asked the servant to add was for him and not for himself.
"Four cushions." When Ji Xinxue looked at the servant, there was still a residual smile in the corner of her eyes, "Two cups of ginger tea, and two cups of Chuanbei tea soup to soothe throat and relieve cough."
After the servant left, the gazebo fell into an unspeakable silence again.
Both Rong Yue and Sun Hua wanted to take the initiative to talk to Ji Xinxue, but because of the inexplicably stuffy atmosphere, they didn't know how to speak, so they could only urge Ji Xinxue to speak with their eyes frequently.
But Ji Xinxue didn't notice the two girls' little thoughts from the beginning to the end.
He was still thinking deeply about what he would do if Yu Heng went on a serious blind date.
Block it according to your will?
He is confident that Yu Heng will not get angry with him because of this.
Also confident, even if Yu Heng has no feelings for Long Yang, he can change Yu Heng with years of friendship.
But he didn't know whether he should tie Yu Heng domineeringly from Kangzhuang Avenue to Thorn Path.
Based on his understanding of Yu Heng, the bloodlines and the inheritance of titles that trouble ordinary people will not be their obstacles, but they will definitely want Emperor Changping, Qinghe County King, courtiers... none of them will be easier than bloodlines and titles .
If Yu Heng has a serious blind date, it means that Yu Heng can live a normal life like most of the princes in the Yu Dynasty.He doesn't have to disobey his elders who love him, he doesn't need to bear a false reputation, and he can avoid a lot of suffering and pain.
'you are not a fish, how to know the joy of fish. '
This is Yu Heng who he has known since childhood.
They used to be each other's support through the most difficult days.
How could he have the heart not to give Yu Heng any chance to choose, and drag Yu Heng into an abyss full of thorns without knowing whether there is sunshine?
Ji Xinxue raised her hand to cover her eyes, and breathed a sigh of relief.
No moist touch.
Yu Heng immediately noticed Ji Xinxue's movements, and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"
Ji Xinxue stretched out her hand, her voice was as crisp as ever, full of youthful vigor, "The wind is blowing to my eyes, handkerchief."
He decided to give Yu Heng a chance to choose.
Only this time.
If Yu Heng fell in love with the girl whom King Qinghe arranged for a blind date today, he would curb all his undue thoughts and cherish their friendship for many years.
Rong Yue raised her heroic eyebrows, and before Yu Heng took out the handkerchief from her sleeve pocket, she handed it to Ji Xinxue, "This is a new handkerchief that I haven't used before, don't worry, Your Highness."
Yu Hengman was half a beat too late, and with a helpless face, he pulled out the snow-white tunic from the wide sleeves and gave it to Ji Xinxue, and said in a low voice, "No veil, just make do with it."
Seeing this, Sun Hua silently handed over the handkerchief to Ji Xinxue.
Ji Xinxue dragged Yu Heng's sleeve and flicked it around her eyes. When she put down her hand that was in front of her eyes, she happened to see Princess Qinghe's confidant walking towards the pavilion with two noble ladies, and forced herself to relax. Feel the sourness as if being kneaded.
Yu Heng's eyes swept over the gradually approaching person, and carefully stroked the cuffs of his jacket which were covered with wrinkles, his eyes were full of disappointment and ridicule.
Axue's sadness because of the girl arranged by King Qinghe only existed in his imagination.
The confidants of Princess Qinghe County saluted everyone one by one, and said with a smile, "The princess sees that the girl from Liu Guogong's mansion and the girl from Zhang's family have no peers around her, and I'm afraid they will find it boring. I heard that His Highness and the county king are chatting with Miss Rong and Miss Sun Let the slave bring Miss Fu and Miss Zhang also."
Rong Yue and Sun Hua didn't speak.
Yu Heng was also silent all the time.
Ji Xinxue could only take the initiative to say hello to the girls from Liu Guogong's mansion and Zhang's girls.
Fortunately, the confidants of Princess Qinghe did not leave immediately, and the girls were all decent people, so the atmosphere gradually improved.
Not long after, the servants of Qinghe County Prince's Mansion came back with six fur cushions, four cups of ginger tea, two cups of Chuanbei throat-moisturizing tea, and eight dishes of pastries.
The confidants of Princess Qinghe County left together with the rest of the servants, giving Ji Xinxue the room to be 'alone'.
The four girls all communicated with Ji Xinxue at palace banquets in recent years or when Ji Xinxue was with their father and brother.
In their opinion, although Xianglin County King is good, he had a reputation of being domineering and difficult to get along with since he was a child.After another two years of experience in northern Xinjiang, his fierce temperament is particularly obvious.
Why don't you first try what kind of girl His Royal Highness the Fifth Highness likes to be a princess, and then consider Xianglin County King.
The girl from the Rong family was very active, chatting with Ji Xinxue non-stop.
The rest of the girls kept silent, secretly guessing Ji Xinxue's preferences through the questions of the girls from the Rong family and Ji Xinxue's answers, and compared whether they were compatible with Ji Xinxue.
Some people also saw that Yu Heng was silent all the time, and wanted to communicate with Yu Heng with an attitude of trying.
"When the king was in northern Xinjiang, did he see any interesting things that Chang'an didn't have?" asked the girl from the Zhang family.
Yu Heng nodded.
"What's interesting?" The girl from the Zhang family asked.
Yu Heng blew away the foam on the surface of the tea soup, and said slowly, "It's hard to say."
The girl from the Zhang family showed hesitation, feeling that Yu Heng was unwilling to communicate with her, so she lowered her head and sipped tea.
The girl from the Sun family was curious, and asked repeatedly, "If it has nothing to do with secrets, can the county king tell us so that we can learn more?"
"Yes." Yu Heng nodded, pressed Ji Xinxue's hand ready to take the pastry, and said slowly, "Turkic
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