The two hundred and fifty-eighth round

In order to cooperate with the palace banquet, the garden outside the hall has long been arranged with palace lamps by the Ministry of Rites, and ten steps away is a cluster of orange flames.

Li Chengqian deliberately walked slowly in the flower path, and the soap boots made a lot of footsteps, which not only alarmed the begging girls, but also frightened the children of the family who were peeping in the distance.

Du He, the youngest son of Du Ruhan's family, was dragged over by a few famous gentlemen in Chang'an City, and at this time, he saw Li Chengqian's slender shadow through the hazy lights, and his face suddenly turned pale. From afar, he bowed to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

A year ago, Du Ruhui was seriously ill, and Li Shimin sent Li Chengqian to visit him at home. Afterwards, Li Chengqian didn't take this matter to heart, but Du He always remembered that he had intersected with the prince, so he subconsciously hugged the prince's leg at this time.

Seeing this, San Langjun of the Wei Zheng family coughed lowly, thinking that Du He, who usually kept silent, still had such a side.

The palace lantern was hung on the treetops, Li Chengqian walked out of the shadow of a vine flower, his iceberg-like face was a little warm, and he bowed slightly to the official disciples, said hello, and then helped Du He. Seeing his pale face, Li Chengqian remembered that when he first met him a year ago, this child's body was weaker than his current self.

Xiao Zheng looked at those Lang Junju, who were usually invincible in Chang'an City, to give Li Chengqian a gift, pursed his lips and snickered for a while, before he asked teasingly: "The ladies are begging for the moon, what are you sneaking here?" ”

Wei Jia Saburo knew the identity of Xiao Zheng, and arched his hand to her in the same way, before he smiled and straightened up and said: "We just bet that our sisters are skilled, and we are afraid that no one will accept the final result, so we came to watch it with our own eyes and laugh at it." ”

Li Chengqian sighed when he heard this, and felt that the measures of several of them were quite similar to going on a blind date.

Standing under the flowers and trees outside the hexagonal pavilion are all young people from official families. Wei Jia Saburo is still two years away from the crown, and because he feels that the palace banquet is very boring, he also came to have fun.

The ladies in the box were chattering, and the gentlemen stopped whispering, and took advantage of the warm light of the palace lamp to look at the seven or eight shadows sitting next to the pavilion. Or dressed in goose yellow like a bright moonlight, or dressed in silver vermilion like a fresh pomegranate, or dressed in mugwort green like mushrooms after a rain. The long ribbon of clothes fluttered on their chests, and the elegant red makeup with fat and powder made the gentlemen who had not seen much of the opposite sex secretly swallow their saliva.

Except, of course, Li Chengqian. For some reason, since he was a child, he has resisted the fragrant smell of fat powder around women, as well as colorful clothes and hair accessories. Although beauty is beautiful, he felt that these were too intoxicating, so he consciously avoided them.

In the past, he also secretly went out of the palace and went to visit Pingkangfang once. The singing and dancing geisha there opened his eyes and alerted him to the dangers and traps that lie beneath the gentle countryside.

The little ladies in the distance felt that their eyes had fallen on their side, and they were connected to the hints of their mothers before they went out, as well as the rumors in the market, pinching the embroidery needles one by one but their faces were red.

Some ladies who don't have the heart to beg for skill directly put the half-finished embroidery on the case and chatted with the lady next to them. They are all people in the circle of noble ladies in Chang'an, they are familiar with each other, and they start laughing without too much greeting.

Everyone else is thinking about it, and only the eldest lady of the Su family is doing needlework wholeheartedly, she is an out-and-out daughter of a family, and her name is Zhiyan. Her father has only been promoted to the fifth grade this year, and she has just set foot in the noble circle of Chang'an. Tonight, her mother asked her to change into a more gorgeous skirt, but she didn't dare to be too public, so she insisted on wearing a light green.

A little red in the green bush is particularly eye-catching, and now the light green color is revealed in the thousands of purples and thousands of reds, and it is not surprising that it has attracted Li Chengqian's attention.

The reason is actually a coincidence. When Qin Ying was working as a doctor beside Li Chengqian, he was wearing a light cyan official uniform, and when Li Chengqian got used to it, he felt that this color was extraordinary, and only people with outstanding temperament could control it.

In the past, he also reprimanded the person who replaced her as a doctor, so she didn't want to wear official clothes in the East Palace anymore. Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's request is very face-cutting for others, it also proves Li Chengqian's partiality.

Now seeing the light green of the warbler and swallow, he was inexplicably touched in his heart.

It seems that Qin Ying is participating in a fighting art called begging and blind date through similar colors.

Li Chengqian's eyes were stunned, and Du He looked up at him, who was half a head taller than him, and was a little surprised for a while.

In Du He's impression, Li Chengqian is always alienated and cold, and it is difficult to show interest in people or things. Now, does he have a crush on one of them?

Xiao Zheng has been standing behind Li Chengqian, never side by side, but she also felt that after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince saw someone, his breathing became different. She thought that the queen's arrangements for tonight were fortunately not wasted.

After they skillfully separated the superiority, Li Chengqian and a few Lang Jun quietly returned to the banquet. He poured a cup of buttermilk at random, and then went back to the East Palace to rest.

Empress Eldest Sun came to the East Palace at a moment's notice, pushed the door into the Lizheng Palace, knelt in front of his couch and asked, "Have you seen your favorite candidate for the crown princess?" ”

“…… No. Li Chengqian hesitated for a moment before saying.

She saw that his expression was relaxed, and opened her mouth to persuade: "If you still think about Qin Ying, I'm afraid you will be disappointed." She is now serving as the head of the Ancestral Department of the Ministry of Rites, and she is also opening a righteous workshop in Xihuaguan, so she has no time to take care of the palace. Taking a step back, if she cares about you in the slightest, why does she pass by the training gate many times and delay entering the East Palace, even if it is just to see you and confirm that you are really safe and sound? ”

Li Chengqian stubbornly wrapped his arms around his knees and shrunk into a corner of the couch, and his half-chilled heart was completely sunk into the ice and snow at this time.

He knew that Qin Ying was an outsider, and he had long been widowed and cold in his years of Qing cultivation. originally thought that as long as she was deceived into her own couch, she would miss this past and cherish this old relationship no matter what she did in the future. Who would have thought that she would still be able to leave with her back as if nothing had happened, and she would not even give him a back that was gradually drifting away.

One person has gone away in style, leaving the other person with an obsession that cannot be forgotten...... How could she make him embarrassed?

Empress Eldest Sun's trick was extremely clever, and when she saw a sad look on Li Chengqian's face, she knew that there was no possibility for him and Qin Ying. Although she didn't want to come out and be the villain who beat the mandarin ducks, she had to do it.

She couldn't watch her eldest son be willing to break his sleeves for Qin Ying. If Qin Ying is a daughter, Empress Eldest Sun may be able to accept that her eldest son and the doctor will get together after a long time.

Empress Eldest Sun struck while the iron was hot and continued to ask, "You really didn't take a fancy to anyone tonight?" ”

Li Chengqian lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment before he said in a dumb voice: "...... The daughter of the Su family is demure and dignified, which is more in line with my heart. It was Qin Ying's evasion first, and he had no reason to continue to wait for her to change her mind. It's better to follow A-Niang's intentions, borrow other people's figures, and learn to forget Qin Ying. (To be continued.) )