Cold Sword Perched Peach Blossom

The third princess' eyes fell on Lin Rufei again. She had seen Lin Rufei once before, but unfortunately she was busy crying in her father's arms at that time, but she didn't have time to take a closer look at this young master of the Lin family.It has to be said that this young master of the Lin family did have a beautiful skin. Although he was a little more sickly than ordinary people, this sickness made his temperament a little more attractive.

The third princess smiled and said, "Mr. Lin is really good-looking."

"The third princess is too well-respected." Lin Rufei was very polite.

The third princess smiled, and did not continue this topic. She shifted her eyes to Xuan Qing casually, and said slowly: "Master Xuan Qing, it's been a long time. I remember the last time we met, it was when I was ten years old. In a blink of an eye, I'm about to get married, and the time flies by so fast."

"Yes." Xuan Qing half-cast her eyes, with a gentle expression, "It's very fast."

"Then why doesn't Master Xuanqing come to see me more?" The third princess coquettishly said, "You're not here, there are always people bullying me in the palace."

"Who dares to bully the third princess?" Xuan Qing said.

"Who dares?" The third princess scowled, "If you count them seriously, there will be many people who dare."

Xuan Qing smiled and shook her head, looking helpless.

The third princess said again: "Master Xuanqing, you said you haven't come for so long, why did you come so timely this time, if you come later..." She frowned, showing a sad expression, and then her expression changed suddenly , with gloomy and vicious eyes, "Just a day or two later - I can take the lives of those two little beasts."

This sudden change caught people off guard. The third princess, who was acting coquettishly like a girl just now, now has a gloomy and dignified expression. At first glance, she looks somewhat similar to her majestic father Bai Jinglun.

"You didn't come when they bullied me? It's my turn to bully them, but you run very fast." The third princess waved her hand, and a plate of chilled grapes fell to pieces on the ground, and the purple juice mixed with it. The ceramic shards exploded under their feet, soaking Lin Rufei's white boots.

Xuan Qing sighed softly, clasped his hands together, and remained silent.

"You talk, why don't you say it!" The third princess said coldly, "You can clearly see them bullying me, but you are indifferent. Why are you so anxious when I bully them?"

Xuan Qing called out: "Bai Mou Mou." This is the name of the third princess, and it sounds a little cute.

The third princess calmed down quickly after being called out like this, and she returned to her charming appearance when she first met, gritted her teeth and complained like a little girl: "Master Xuanqing, you are so biased." The child also fell down.

Scene after scene, Lin Rufei next to him was stunned. He had never seen such a fickle girl. I have to say that the acting skills of the three princesses were really eye-opening.

"Don't cry." Xuan Qing seemed to have been used to the changes of the three princesses for a long time, without any surprise, and even with a little helplessness indulging in the younger generation, he said, "If you cry again, your father will see him, and he will cry again." It should hurt."

"It's not me that he cares about, right?" The third princess sobbed, "Someone told me that I'm not Concubine Mei's daughter at all, and that the emperor loves me only because I look like that woman." She Said, "Master Xuanqing, do you know who my mother is?"

Of course Xuan Qing knew, so she nodded.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the third princess saw it, she immediately rushed in front of Xuan Qing, grabbed his front, and said in a trembling voice: "Then where is she now? How is she doing? Is she dead?"

Xuan Qing said: "She is doing well."

"Tsk, I really wasn't Mei Fei's own." Tears were like props, the third princess snorted, restrained her pitiful expression, let go of her hand and cursed, "Those two little bastards are not lying!" Me, I'm actually a savage."

Xuan Qing frowned and said: "Princess, be careful what you say, although your mother is not a concubine, she is your father's favorite person, you must not belittle yourself.

"That's all." The third princess returned to the cool chair, picked up the silk fan and fanned it one after another, and said lazily, "Anyway, the matter...isn't over yet." She squinted at Xuan Qing again, Smiling sweetly, "Master Xuan Qing, tell me, can our Dajing produce a queen?"

Xuan Qing smiled calmly: "All living beings are equal, and there is no difference between men and women in the eyes of monks."

"I knew that Master Xuan Qing was the best." He said such outrageous words in front of Xuan Qing indifferently. It could be seen that the third princess actually trusted Xuan Qing very much, knowing that he would definitely not tell Bai Jinglun this, the third princess He muttered to himself, "Then I'll give it a try. If I lose, I lose. My life is worthless..."

After saying this, the third princess shut up, and the pavilion became quiet.

Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, before speaking, he said, "Third Princess, I have a question to ask you, I don't know if it's convenient or not."

The third princess raised her chin, motioning for Lin Rufei to say.

"That day, your father dug out an iron box under the plum tree, and it happened to contain your childhood paintings." Lin Rufei said, "I saw some strange ink stains on the paintings... "

The third princess said: "You are smart, Mr. Lin." She smiled, and admitted without hesitation, "Yes, I have been able to see that shadow for a long time, it is not just recently."

Xuan Qing frowned: "Why did Mou Mou disagree with me?"

"Hmph, how often do you come here, and you're still a monk. I'm afraid I told you, and you go and tell Father, and burn me to death as a monster." The third princess made nonsense, paused for a moment, and said something He said in his heart, "I was already bored in the palace. If you took that thing away, wouldn't I be even more bored?"

Xuan Qing disagreed: "That thing is too dangerous."

"It's nothing dangerous." The third princess said indifferently, "Count it up, how many of my brothers and sisters who died young died in the hands of monsters, and how many died in the hands of humans. In my hand, if this person becomes vicious, there will be no monsters."

Xuan Qing didn't refute, but just comforted the princess, saying that if this happened in the future, she must not hide it.The third princess obviously didn't listen, and waved her hands indifferently, with a careless expression.

Lin Rufei's guess was pretty good. Gu Xuandu's shadow had indeed been with the princess for a long time, but he didn't know why he suddenly got into trouble.

The three of them stayed in the gazebo for quite a while, but the Holy Majesty did not come back, so Lin Rufei asked, "Why hasn't the Holy Majesty come back?"

"Don't worry, those old women are very difficult." The old woman that the third princess talked about was Her Majesty the Empress of Dajing. Lin Rufei had never met her before, and she said, "It's okay if you are ugly, and you can grow old quickly. It's all about getting old soon, and her heart is still vicious, she deserves to spend her whole life guarding the ice cellar in the Eastern Palace." Her mouth was very vicious, and if the queen heard it, she might be punished with every word, "Those two sons are also unbelievable things. , I can’t even beat me, and I’m worthy of being an emperor?! If I don’t have these two lumps of meat on my chest, and I have more flesh underneath, isn’t it better than the two of them?!”

Xuan Qing said sadly: "Mou Mou, don't speak foul words."

"I'll just say it." The third princess said, "Anyway, my father is not here, if you don't like it, you can file a complaint!"

She obviously knew that Xuan Qing would not go, so she was completely confident, those beautiful eyes, the white eyes almost rolled to the sky.

Lin Rufei looked at it, but thought it was a little funny, clenched her hands into fists, and gently covered the smile on her lips.

"That old woman wants to punish me, but she doesn't want her own son to be punished. That's impossible." Anyway, the third princess analyzed with them, "They have committed the things my father fears most. Back off, you still want to trick me, it’s just a dream—wait and see, I’ll kill them all one by one sooner or later.”

This little girl who is just 14 years old is thinking about her ambitions, but people don't feel that she is talking big.

Xuan Qing is right, those who can survive in the palace are not good. If the princess is really a little white rabbit who doesn't understand anything, I am afraid that there will be no bones left that have been torn apart.Maybe she wasn't used to it at first, but some people are born with an unknown wildness in their bones, such as Bai Moumu.

After waiting for about half a stick of incense, Bai Jinglun and his queen arrived late.I have to say that Bai Moumu's words were indeed exaggerated. Although this queen is not as beautiful as a young woman, she has a unique charm and a dignified expression. If someone does not know her inner heart, she may still think that she is kind.However, judging from Xuan Qing's indifferent reaction, he doesn't seem to like the queen very much. The queen didn't care at all, and greeted them with a smile. After seeing the broken fruit plate on the ground, she covered her mouth and said, "Why is Mou Mou so careless? Have you scratched your hand? Oh, Mr. Lin's boots are also stained with grape seeds, what a pity, what a pity, these boots are so beautiful, they're just so dirty..."

"It's okay." Lin Rufei waved her hand, indicating that it's okay.

Bai Moumu turned into an obedient girl again, and whispered: "I'm sorry, Empress, I was the one who saw Master Xuanqing and the others coming, and I was too excited... accidentally..."

"Okay, okay, what a big deal." What Bai Jinglun dislikes the most is the empress's sarcasm and sarcasm. Everyone in the palace is a fox who has practiced for thousands of years. What's the matter with chatting, he said impatiently, "There are guests here, restrain me a little."

The queen sneered, didn't speak any more, and sat down quietly beside her.

"Xuan Qing, she doesn't believe me, but she still believes in you. Tell her what's going on with that thing." Bai Jinglun said coldly, "Did Mou Mou intentionally kill her two sons who speak nothing."

Xuan Qing nodded, and briefly explained what happened, but he was very smart, omitting some important details, and said that this thing has been eyeing the palace people for a long time, but nothing happened Well, it was probably because the princess had a dispute with someone that day, and her mood fluctuated too much, so that thing had an opportunity to take advantage of it.The implication is that the princes themselves have to take some responsibility.

Xuan Qing's words are not considered a lie, after all, the conditions needed to fuse the two shadows are actually very harsh.The princess was heartbroken that day, which should be one of the conditions, but he didn't explain whether the princess was conscious when she was in a coma, and whether she took the initiative to hurt the prince.

The queen's face became uglier as she heard it, and finally forced a smile and said: "Master Xuan Qing, that thing won't appear again, right?"

"No, they have already been taken away." Xuan Qing said, "You can rest assured, empress."

"That's good, that's good." The queen said, "I only have two sons, if something happens, I can't accept it." She wiped the corners of her eyes that were not wet, and made a sad gesture .

"Then it's settled?" Bai Jinglun asked from the side.

The queen wanted to say something, but seeing the coldness in Bai Jinglun's eyes, she swallowed her words abruptly, and nodded with difficulty: "The two children are indeed a little outspoken, and I don't know who they are talking to. An ignorant servant learns."

In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that in this palace, the number of people who dare to scold the emperor's most beloved princess can be counted on one hand, how could the servants be so heartless.

Bai Jinglun naturally knew, so he sneered and said that since you can't manage the servants in your palace well, then I will take care of them. After speaking, he made an order to take care of the prince's close servants from childhood to adulthood. He was punished as a frontier coolie.The queen's heart twitched in distress, but she also knew that doing this was the best result.

And the third princess who hurt the princes was also punished, but the punishment was a bit innocuous.It is said that the three-month salary and the ten-day confinement are almost equivalent to nothing.

As soon as the result of this treatment came out, even a person like Lin Rufei who didn't understand the rules of the palace could see that Bai Jinglun was really eccentric.

The queen also gritted her teeth with hatred, but she still didn't dare to say anything.

The matter was completely settled, and Bai Jinglun specially hosted a banquet to thank the two of them.The banquet was very sumptuous, and during the banquet, the princes and concubines took turns to toast and thank Xuan Qing.Lin Rufei saw the eldest prince who was only known by his name. What made him feel a little regretful was that this eldest prince seemed a bit obedient, and he could even be called dull, without inheriting Bai Jinglun's aura and Bai Moumu's wit .

The third princess was sitting next to Lin Rufei, probably seeing his expression, she approached with a smile and said, Mr. Lin, do you think the appearance of the eldest prince is disappointing?

Lin Rufei glanced at her and said, "It's different from what I imagined, and I'm a little regretful." Disappointment can't be called disappointment.

"How can you blame my elder brother for this." The third princess said, "Although he is the eldest prince, he is a concubine and is not loved by others. Concubine Mei was fine when she was around, but when she passed away, the situation will be even worse." She held on With his chin, he clicked on the wine glass with his fingertips, "I heard from the nanny that he was bullied by the second prince since he was a child, and was even thrown into a frozen pond one winter. When I got sick, I became a little stupid... This situation didn't change until I came here."

The emperor loved the third princess the most, so not many people dared to bully her, but even so, some people still dared to call her a bastard in front of her, just because she had no influence from her mother's clan and was alone like the eldest prince.

"The shadow has been with me for a long time." The third princess said, "I was very scared at first, but then I suddenly discovered that there are too many people in the palace who would harm me, but the shadow is not one of them, Mr. Lin, can you Tell me, where did Master Xuanqing get the shadow?"

Lin Rufei said, "It's on me."

The third princess said: "On you?"

Lin Rufei said, "Yes."

The third princess was disappointed and said: "If it is possible, I really want to meet him again."

She didn't know that when she said this, Gu Xuandu was standing beside Lin Rufei, while the black shadow of him lying on the ground slowly stood up, then stretched out his hand cautiously, touched the He touched the head of the third princess, as if thanking the girl who had been with him all the time.

After drinking and eating, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Lin Rufei drank a few cups and got a little tipsy. She got into the carriage slowly and saw Xuan Qing was already sitting on it.

"Why so fast?" Lin Rufei wondered, "Didn't you still be surrounded by a circle of people just now?" Everyone knows that Xuan Qing is a celebrity in front of the emperor, so naturally I would like to have a few words with him. Xuan Qing is a monk, and I am afraid that someone will arrange for his daughter to go there.

"Sneaking away." Xuan Qing said, "When there are too many people, it will be very troublesome."

Lin Rufei nodded, and was about to call the coachman to set off, but noticed a man in a red dress standing at the corner of the palace gate. It was Prince Bai Rui, who hadn't shown his face today.At today's banquet, Rui was nowhere to be seen during the day. Lin Rufei was surprised at first, but she didn't expect to appear at this moment.It's just that he didn't come over, just stared at the carriage from a distance, with a gloomy expression.

Lin Rufei said: "Rui is there during the day, is he looking for you?"

"No." Xuan Qing said lightly, "I am not familiar with the prince."

"Unfamiliar?" Lin Rufei asked suspiciously, "But I see him..."

Xuan Qing smiled, but said nothing.

Now that Xuan Qing had finished talking, it was his business that he didn't want to see Bai Rui, and Lin Rufei couldn't say much.The coachman swung his whip, and the carriage galloped all the way out of the palace.

At this time, the curfew in Lantern City has been lifted, and when it gets dark, the city is full of lights.Countless night lights of different styles illuminated the entire imperial city. These lanterns were all as exquisite as works of art. Lin Rufei even saw a dragon-shaped lantern revolving around the attic in an attic. From a distance, It's like a fire dragon entangled in the attic, and the description is lifelike.

Lin Rufei was a little sleepy at first, but suddenly became interested, and asked Xuan Qing if he wanted to go for a walk, Xuan Qing readily agreed.

The streets are full of hawkers and tourists, bustling and bustling like Chinese New Year.The Lantern Festival residents who are used to nightlife have been holding back for a month, and now the curfew is finally lifted, all of them look like rabbits out of their cages, very lively.

Lin Rufei chose a few sugar figurines with great interest, and asked the peddler to pinch a little monk, and handed it to Xuan Qing with a smile.

Xuan Qing took it with a smile and held it in her hands.

"It's so beautiful." Lin Rufei said.

"The Lantern Festival is the most beautiful day in Lantern City." Xuan Qing said, "If Mr. Lin is free, you can come and have fun. Where is Mr. Lin planning to go next?"

Lin Rufei said: "Just follow the official road all the way down. If there are no accidents, it should be the He family."

"Oh, then you have to be careful." Xuan Qing said, "The He family respects martial arts, and everyone is a reckless man. Mr. Lin's body will probably be treated coldly." Although he seemed to be warning, but In fact, there was a smile in his eyes, more like teasing Lin Rufei.

Lin Rufei haha ​​said yes.

There was a lot of people on the street, Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing got separated just as soon as she lowered her head to look at the gadgets.When he came to his senses and looked for Xuan Qing everywhere, he couldn't find the monk's shadow at all. When he passed by a certain alley, Lin Rufei suddenly saw two figures overlapping each other in the alley, one covering the On the other body, although the light was very dim, Lin Rufei could barely see their faces clearly.One is Xuan Qing, and the other... is actually Bai Rui.

During the day, Rui seemed to drink too much, and refused to let Xuan Qing go, Xuan Qing looked helpless, and could only let him pull.In the end, Xuan Qing was really helpless, so he coaxed the little sugar figurine that Lin Rufei gave him into the hands of Bai Bairui. Bai Rui stuck out his tongue and licked the sugar figurine, then complained drunkenly : "Xuan Qing is actually sweet, I thought...you should be bitter."

Xuan Qing said: "Monks are indeed suffering."

"Yes." Bai Rui said, "There will be no monk in the world who suffers more than you."

Xuan Qing smiled bitterly.

Seeing this, Lin Rufei was dragged away by Gu Xuandu. Gu Xuandu nodded his head and said when Xiaojiu got into such a bad habit and went to peek at other monks flirting.Lin Rufei asked in a daze, "The monk is flirting with Bai Rui?? Why didn't I see it?"

Gu Xuandu said: "Then Xiao Jiu thinks what flirting should be like?"

Lin Rufei thought for a while: "Just... write love poems and listen to the music together?" He had only seen these in the scriptures, so he was particularly hesitant to say so.

Gu Xuandu's eyes narrowed slightly, the hand that was holding Lin Rufei's wrist suddenly turned around, interlocking with Lin Rufei's fingers.His hands were a bit icy, but it was comfortable to hold them in the scorching summer. He said, "If Xiao Jiu doesn't understand, can senior teach you?"

Lin Rufei: "Huh?"

Before he could react, he was pulled into another alley by Gu Xuandu. Gu Xuandu pushed his shoulder, and he was pressed against the wall.Gu Xuandu's figure was much taller than him, and at this time the two of them were almost a finger away, and he could even see a small mole on Gu Xuandu's slender neck.

"My little leek." Gu Xuandu looked down at Lin Rufei, and said softly, "When will my little leek grow up?" He pinched Lin Rufei's earlobe and began to knead, "Everyone Can't wait any longer."

Lin Rufei trembled from being pinched, and wanted to push back, but found that her strength was like a stone sinking into the sea, and Gu Xuan didn't move at all.The original white earlobes were pinched into a bright red by Gu Xuandu, and Lin Rufei's slightly drunken eyes were filled with moisture, and she whispered: "Senior, what are you doing..."

"Flirting." Gu Xuandu rolled his eyes, "Although I want to do something more extreme to Xiao Jiu, I'm worried that Xiao Jiu won't be able to accept it for the time being."

He said such a private matter so frankly, Lin Rufei didn't know what to say for a while, the corners of his eyes turned red, and his chest was beating like a drum. For some reason, he was greedy by Gu Xuan. His eyes stared with some fear.He wanted to turn his head, but Gu Xuandu pinched his chin, Gu Xuandu said: "Anyway... thank you Xiaojiu for helping me find my shadow."

Lin Rufei said with difficulty: "Senior...you're being polite."

Gu Xuandu said: "You're welcome." He placed a kiss on Lin Rufei's chin, then took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go, go back."

The restrained body was finally released, but Lin Rufei felt that his feet were a little weak. He didn't dare to look into Gu Xuandu's eyes, and pretended nothing happened, but his flustered footsteps showed that he was not in a peaceful heart at this time.Gu Xuandu leisurely followed Lin Rufei, he had already grasped Lin Rufei's temperament extremely accurately, some people eat soft food rather than hard food, and there is no rush, boiling the frog in warm water is the best way.

Lin Rufei hurried back to the inn, but saw Xuan Qing at the door of the inn. He seemed to have just come back, and he was relieved when he saw Lin Rufei, and said, "Where did Mr. Lin go? I have been looking for it for a long time. see you."

"Oh, I went to buy something casually." Lin Rufei said perfunctorily, "Xuan Qing... Where's Master?"

"I also bought something by the way." Xuan Qing replied, he obviously deliberately concealed something.

The two looked at each other, and then both showed some embarrassing expressions, and told each other to go to rest earlier as it was getting late.

It wasn't until Lin Rufei got upstairs that she remembered that when she came back, she was empty-handed and hadn't taken anything at all, and Xuan Qing...how could it be possible to buy things without a single coin in her purse.

Alas, both of their excuses were so clumsy, Lin Rufei laughed awkwardly.

The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: I have endured it for so long, what if people really can't bear it anymore?

Lin Rufei: I can't bear it anymore, the readers won't be able to see us that day, they can only see a big red lock.

Gu Xuandu: ……………… I will become a monk too.