Chapter 018: Falling Cherry Blossoms (1st Update)
Take her to a nice place?!
Chaoxi frowned slightly, both of them came to this princess's mansion for the first time, how did he know about the good places in this mansion?!
There are many doubts in my heart, I still follow Shang Jue's footsteps towards the depths of the flowers and trees, outside the corridor is the pavilion and water pavilion, the path of the flowers and trees leads to a rockery pavilion, the artificially carved mountain stone seems to be natural, but there is a dark path under the mountain stone, although the palace lamp in Shang Jue's hand is on, but under the dark passage in the middle of the night, the light is not bright, and the day and night are subconsciously cautious, Shang Jue clenched her hand, "Follow me." β
The dark passage is artificially carved, but it is also smooth, but it is a little cramped hidden under this mountain rock, and the cold hits people at night, although there is no wind in the dark passage, it is more and more cool, and the brows are frowning, I really don't know where Shang Jue is going to take him, and it is even more difficult to understand how he knows this trail when he first comes.
The dark road is longer than Chaoxi imagined, and walked out of more than ten zhang, there is suddenly a Xu Feng in the dark road, with the wind, there is a faint fragrance, the fragrance is very light, but inexplicably familiar, Chaoxi's heart moved slightly, a trace of disbelief flashed under his eyes, Shang Jue walked in front of the lamp slowly, and looked at his back and his heartbeat suddenly was a little faster!
The dark passage went back and forth, and she was almost a little anxious, but she had always been good at quietly, and she followed Shang Jue through the dark passage without moving, the more she went, the more the faint fragrance became more and more intense, and at a certain moment, the eyes of the morning and evening suddenly opened up, but the night was dark, and a ghost lamp could only illuminate the square inch of the two people's feet!
Luck extreme eyesight, but also see the faint shadow in front, in front of the tree, the tree is extremely prosperous, tall and dense enough to envelop the entire sky, the fragrance is from there, the vision is not clear, the rest of the consciousness is extraordinarily clear, the wind comes, slowly blowing through the branches and leaves, the fragrance is stronger in an instant, standing in place in a daze, almost in a trance.
"Wait a little longer, and you'll be fine right away. β
Shang Jue suddenly spoke, he didn't know what he was waiting for, the fragrance lingered on the tip of her nose, she didn't have time to think about it so much, but this doubt didn't last for a moment, and soon he knew what Shang Jue was waiting for.
The first ray of clear light sprinkled from the clouds when the morning and evening are still out of the mind, tonight is a starless and moonless black cloud overcast night, but the morning and evening never thought that the moon would probe from behind the clouds at this time, the moonlight is like water flowing down, the whole dark scenery suddenly became clear, it is indeed a tree, or a tree that is extremely luxuriant, the treetops have fine and dense leaves, the wind moves slightly, making a rustling sound, the black clouds move, and the moonlight sprinkled is more and more, the scenery is more clear, the morning and evening involuntarily step forward, but see that the fine and dense is not a leaf, it is a purple and blue petalβ¦β¦
In the whole Dayin, there is only one kind of flower that can be so scorching and bewitching!
Morning and evening breathed lightly, and walked a few steps forward, the second quarter moon was completely exposed, a scimitar seemed to hang in the sky, clear and faint, lined with the flowers and trees amazing and exquisite, in an instant, the morning and evening seemed to be in a dream.
Shang Jue knew what was going on in the day, led her towards the garden, walked under the flower tree, and hung the palace lamp casually on the flower branches, a round of crescent moon, a ghost lamp, a pair of people holding hands, Shang Jue looked at Chaoxi quietly, only to see Chaoxi's hand trembling slightly stroking the rough trunk, she wore a red dress in the wind, the skirt fluttered, and danced with the petals that fell down!
She was clearly still cold and glamorous, but Shang Jue was determined, and she was a little stunned......
"This must not be what the King of Shu meant. β
After a long time, she slowly spoke, she struggled, and Shang Jue let go of her hand.
Standing with his hands down, looking at the tree in the morning and evening, Shang Jue looked at her, seeing that Shang Jue was silent, he looked up at the canopy and said, "The cherry tree was once the sacred tree of the Wu clan, less than a hundred were only born in Wushan, when the empress destroyed the Wu clan, the pioneer general saw the beauty of this tree when he leveled Wushan, and ordered someone to uproot the cherry tree and send it to Haojing, the sacred tree was difficult to live from his homeland, and it took many years for the craftsmen of Haojing to keep one, and then, only the thousand palaces of Haojing in the whole Dayin had cherry trees visible. β
Chaoxi's tone was calm, and after a slight pause, he said, "The queen mother loves cherry trees the most, and when she married to Shu, she had cherry tree seeds, but the climate of Shu was not suitable, and she failed to survive for a few years. β
"I never thought I would see cherry trees in Shu. β
After saying everything, he turned around and looked at Shang Jue quietly, although the cherry trees were beautiful, they couldn't steal Shang Jue's elegance at all, there was a ghost lamp behind him, there were cherry blossom petals on his body, and the purple and blue fluorescence set off his jade-like and deep eyebrows, his eyes were instantly with a fatal bewitching power, Chaoxi pursed his lips, and his heart suddenly beat faster.
Shang Jue just smiled warmly, looked up at the sky and said, "If you like it, there will probably be a stick of incense in the third quarter of this ugly moon, we have to cherish the time, you have to enter the palace tomorrow, and you have to rest early." β
Chaoxi straightened his back, "What did you say at the night banquet tonight?"
The beautiful scenery of the good day, but the day and the night will not forget the night banquet that Shang Jue said before, Shang Jue shook his head and seemed to be a little helpless, but he took two steps towards the depths of the garden, and looked up at this time, but saw that there were seven cherry trees in the garden that was ten zhang wide, and the flowing water covered bridge under the cherry trees was complete, and there was a pavilion in the distance, and the tables and stools in the pavilion were complete, which was simply pleasant.
"The King of Shu wants you and me to get married this morning, and the courtiers also agree. β
Shang Jue only walked a few steps, as if he didn't want to take her to witness all the scenery at once, he turned around, and he looked gorgeous again, squinting his eyes, "So you agreed?"
Shang Jue smiled, "Why do you have to agree? β
After a slight pause, "Although I do want to take a bite." β
Chaoxi's expression was slightly condensed, "Then why do you say that tonight's night banquet is wonderful?"
Shang Jue's expression was slightly dark, and then he said, "The time for you and me to get married has not yet been decided, but the courtiers are already thinking about accompaniment."
, But the courtiers are already thinking about marrying concubines, and I learned the names and surnames of many Baling nobles' daughters in one night, do you say it's exciting?"
The marriage between the two countries, the day and night of the dowry, in addition to the gold, silver and wealth, there are also people, these people will be her maidservants and servants, and they will also be the chess pieces she uses to compete for favor and balance others, but between the women in the palace, the chess pieces may become opponents, and the opponents may become enemies, and the most terrible thing is that even if she knows this, she has no other choice.
It's a rule, a rule she can't disobey.
Chaoxi frowned slightly, "The prince of Yan Kingdom, the elegance is unparalleled, if you can win his favor, you will naturally be prosperous and rich for a lifetime, the nobles of Baling, the number of people who can enter the royal family is limited, even if they are concubines to marry, they must be 10,000 willing." β
The corners of his lips sank slightly, and he raised his chin and said, "What you said is wonderful, is that what you mean?"
Shang Jue smiled and shook his head, "That's why I left the venue early, they may have seen that I have no intention of those girls, and I'm just afraid that I will send more famous posts tomorrow, how do you say this?"
Chaoxi frowned, "Just choose the person you like and set a name." β
Shang Jue's smile disappeared, "Set a name?"
He turned around and looked at the scenery in the garden, "This is the rule, I have to follow it, although you and I still need to discuss the marriage, but this play really can't help but do it, do it...... You just told me that. β
Shang Jue didn't say anything for a long time, and suddenly sighed, "I have my own arrangements." β
When the words fell, the light suddenly dimmed a little, and the two raised their eyes, and sure enough, they saw that the clouds were about to close again, and they looked around the garden day and night, "The hour is not early, I have seen it here, you should leave." β
Shang Jue also saw the moon that was being swallowed up a little bit, couldn't help nodding to take the lamp, and stepped forward to take Chaoxi's hand and returned from the same way, Chaoxi frowned slightly, in the end he still didn't break away, walked out of the yard, entered the dark passage, and when he came out, the quarter moon had completely disappeared, the sky was splashed with ink, and the fall and Zi Wei in the distance were in a hurry.
"Leave Yun Zhe to you to send. β
Shang Jue whispered, and the corners of his lips moved slightly, "No need." β
Shang Jue shook his head and let her hand go, "Okay-"
"Your Royal Highness, Princess, you are back!"
Zi Wei greeted him, and Shang Jue handed over the lamp, "Yes, Gu is going back, you wait for the princess to rest early." β
Zi Jing was busy with his body, Shang Jue turned around and glanced at Chaoxi, and really turned around and left, Yun Zhe nodded to Chaoxi, and followed, the two of them walked simply, Chaoxi saw that the two disappeared before turning to look at Lan Xin, Lan Xin saw her and was busy saluting, "Your Royal Highness Princess, but do you want to see the rest of this mansion?"
It was too late, but Lan Xin still asked, and shook his head, "Go to the main courtyard and rest." β
Lan Xin nodded hurriedly, raised his hand and asked, "Princess, go this way." β
He took a step up from day to night, took a step but stopped, turned to look at the lake behind him, "What is this lake called?"
Lan Xin smiled, "It's called Luoyinghu." β
Chaoxi nodded, turned around and left, most of the scenery in the house is exquisite and beautiful, stunning at first glance, and you will get used to it after a long time, stay in the main courtyard, naturally it is also extravagant, and when you enter the courtyard gate, Lan Xin said, "Your Royal Highness the princess, the people in the house are simple, and the slave will be fine with you tomorrow, and let the next person wait for you to rest tonight." β
Chaoxi nodded, "You don't need to be a person, just keep the two of her by my side, let's retreat." β
Lan Xin glanced at Zi Xin and Shen'er, and nodded hurriedly, before arriving at the main hall, Chao Xi just entered the hall door but paused, Lan Xin was also busy looking at her when he saw this, waiting for her to ask, Chao Xi was silent before saying, "That cherry garden ......"
Lan Xinyan smiled slightly, "Three months ago, the king ordered people to rest this mansion, and it was at that time that the people of the Qiu family entered Baling to offer treasures, it is these seven cherry trees, the people of the Qiu family only want to land the cherry trees in this mansion, and also use the magic of kitkat to ensure that the cherry trees do not wither all year round, the king saw that his people were stubborn and allowed it, but I didn't expect the people of the Qiu family to really be able to feed the cherry trees in Shu Kingdom......"
There is only one Qiu clan in Dayin, and he manages the withering glory of all things.
And Qiu's is from Yan Guo......