Chapter 166: A Tryst in the Woods
Li Anyue stretched out his head and looked around, but he didn't see a single figure, just an empty garden outside the window. She reached out and picked up the note, opened it and looked at it.
"I'll see you in the grove at the south gate, I'll explain."
There was no payment, but Li Anyue also guessed who handed over the note. He snorted angrily and crumpled the note and threw it to the corner, and fell sideways on the bed with a sluggish pace, his eyes always couldn't help but glance at the wedding dress at the end of the bed, and he hesitated to reach out and touch it, feeling the traces of the needle and thread on it, so he stood up, took the clothes and compared them, it did look very fit, and it would be a pity to think that such a beautiful dress would not be worn tomorrow.
"Well, for the sake of such beautiful clothes, let's listen to what you have to say." Li Anyue folded the wedding dress and put it on the table with the phoenix crown, leaned in front of the mirror to take a look, and found that the eyes were obviously swollen, and covered the eyes after rubbing the palms against each other to generate heat, so that she felt more comfortable. He patted his cheek to make himself look better before turning and opening the door.
"The county lord? Are you up? Hungry? The slave and maid will go and get you something to eat! Zuiyue, who was dozing off the pillar in front of the door, came over happily and asked when she saw Li Anyue coming out.
Li Anyue also looked sleepy-eyed when she saw her, and remembered her behavior just now, and felt a little sorry for her, so she hurriedly pulled her, "No need, I'm not hungry." I'm going to go out for a while now and come back later, you and Xianglan don't have to wait for me, just sleep when you're sleepy. ”
"Go out, the county lord is so late, where are you going?"
"Going out to meet someone? Alright, I'll go first, it's almost time. Li Anyue said and walked briskly to the door.
Zuiyue looked at her back and disappeared quickly into the night and didn't know what to say, and when Xianglan, who was about to get up by Li Anyue, came over with a basin of water, she saw the door wide open, Zuiyue looked at the direction of the door and was stunned, so she pushed her with her elbow, "Why are you standing here?" What about the county lord? ”
Drunken Moon pointed to the door, "The county lord just went out. ”
"Out?" Xianglan was also a little surprised, and Zuiyue repeated the conversation between the two to her.
Xianglan nodded as she listened, "Then the county lord's face is better?" ”
"Well, it's much better, it seems to be quite happy, do you think it's going to see the prince?"
"However, didn't you say that the two of them can't meet before they get married, it will be unlucky!"
Zuiyue pursed her lips, "You see where is the county lord of our family who will take care of these things, don't those aunts eat behind closed doors in the afternoon?" ”
"Yes." Xianglan also nodded in agreement, "As long as the county lord is happy." ”
"Fortunately, the prince has allowed us to marry after the county lord gets married, so there will be many opportunities to go to the people to play!" Drunken Moon couldn't help but laugh happily when she imagined her future life.
Xianglan smiled and nudged her, "You know how to play...... Close the door of the county lord's room, clean it up, let's go to sleep first, and we will have to get up early tomorrow morning to prepare for the county lord's wedding. ”
Li Anyue went out of Changxin Palace and looked left and right, although tomorrow is the day of marriage, but the vicinity of Changxin Palace is also decorated with festive red, and the palace gate of Changxin Palace is also hung with red lanterns. Li Anyue stood and watched for a while before walking towards the grove.
The night was dark, only a few stone lamps occasionally appeared on both sides of the road, and there were no others along the way, so Li Anyue simply chose a shortcut and walked to the grove. The weather tonight is very clear, but the moon is still only the first quarter moon, the shape of the sickle, the moonlight is not very bright, after entering the woods, the already weak moonlight is hidden by more than half, and Li Anyue can only walk slowly step by step in the dim light.
In the distance, I saw a man standing under a tree, just exposed to the moonlight, and the mask shone faintly in the moonlight. Li Anyue saw this scene with some indescribable strangeness in her heart, but she couldn't make it clear.
"Lord Wang?" Li Anyue walked towards the person, and when he saw her coming, he opened his hands to her.
Li Anyue's nose was sour, so she walked over and leaned on his arms, but when she got closer, she vaguely felt that something was wrong, and when she sniffed, she realized that something was wrong.
"Why is the prince still calling me out now, isn't he going to get married tomorrow?" Li Anyue fumbled on her head as she spoke, her fingers touched a cold bead, and she quietly pulled it off and held it in her hand.
"I want to explain to you what happened today."
"No, I believe the prince ......" Before Li Anyue finished speaking, his right hand unexpectedly pierced his neck, and the silver hairpin in his hand was inserted into the man's neck, the man roared angrily and reached out to push Li Anyue away, but Li Anyue had already jumped aside.
"But I don't believe you! Who are you? Why pretend to be a prince! ”
The man's body shook a little, pulled out the silver hairpin inserted in his neck, and threw it on the ground angrily, hearing Li Anyue's question, he smiled coldly, "Heh, who am I?" Am I not the man you love? ”
"Huo Dong? Why are you still in the palace, haven't you already returned to Qi Kingdom? As soon as Li Anyue heard his voice, all the previous doubts were solved.
When she saw the person leaning under the tree, she felt a little awkward in her heart, that was because Shenyue Haoqing was tall, and the height of that person was only about one meter seventy-five at most, and she originally thought it was because of the illusion caused by the dim light. When he hugged him, he realized that the head that usually hugged Li Anyue could only touch Shenyue Haoqing's chest, but this time it was not, the key was that he did not have the familiar smell on his body. And now that I think about it, including that note doesn't conform to Shenyue Haoqing's style, it's just that Li Anyue was still in a temper tantrum at that time, so naturally he didn't care about these small details.
Huo Dong took off the mask on his face, "The county lord was so affectionate just now, why is he so rusty at this time?" ”
Li Anyue looked at him with disgust, "What is your purpose?" ”
Huo Dong approached her with the mask in his hand, and Li Anyue took a step back vigilantly, "On the night of the state banquet, didn't this prince say that he admired the county lord of Mingyue very much?" It's just a pity that the county lord only has King Qingning in his eyes, so this prince can only make this decision. ”
Li Anyue obviously didn't believe what he said, and was always ready to run away immediately if the situation was not right. "You're the one who spent the afternoon with the wild goose in the Imperial Garden, right?"
"The county lord is so smart, how can he not be appreciated."
Huo Dong's almost mocking smile made Li Anyue very unhappy, and he couldn't hide his disdain in his tone, "You don't have to say such disgusting words, you have obviously left Tianyang City, but now you are still here, it is impossible for the emperor not to find out." ”
Huo Dong held his temple and walked towards her as he spoke, "It seems that Lord Mingyue's misunderstanding of this prince is indeed very deep, and it is really hurtful for such a beautiful face to say such ruthless words." ”
Li Anyue stepped back vigilantly, but his back was against a person's hand, only to hear a sound of fat powder behind him, Li Anyue quickly turned around, and saw Luo Yan's clever smile, and said to Huo Dong, "You are really bad, you make people cry like this, but it is said that people are ruthless, besides, even if the beautiful Mingyue County Lord is amorous, that person is not you." ”
"So that's the truth, Concubine Li woke up this prince, no wonder why this prince thinks this Mingyue county lord has been so cold, it turns out that it's because I'm not your sweetheart."
Li Anyue saw that the hands of the two were clasped together, and Huo Dong's other hand was on Luo Yan's shoulder, and he understood a thing or two in his heart, "You are so blatant, aren't you afraid that the emperor will find out?" ”
At this time, the two people on the opposite side laughed as if they had heard some funny joke, Li Anyue stared at the movements of the two and stepped back, only to hear Huo Dong say, "It seems that the county lord really overestimated the ability of the emperor of your country, you see that even if this prince enters the palace at this time and appears in front of you openly, the emperor of your country does not know at all." ”
Li Anyue laughed as soon as she heard this, "Heh, you are above board, you must have overestimated your character, it's just that two cheating men and women hooked up together to do such a small thing, and they are embarrassed to show off with others, it seems that your Qi country is just a small country that people look down on!" ”
"You!" Huo Dong wanted to be angry when he heard these words, but was stopped by Luo Yan.
"Li Anyue, this palace advises you to be more restrained, don't know what to do, otherwise you will be the one who will suffer at that time."
Li Anyue didn't fight when she saw Luo Yan so angry, she knew that she would do such a thing, she should have exposed her to the Shenyue Cangting Court a long time ago, but she has always endured it again and again because she was the only daughter left by Li Meifang. "Su Yuyan, you colluded with foreign people to do such a thing, what kind of face do you have to say such things to me?"
As soon as Luo Yan heard this name, her face changed, and she said coldly, "Hmph, that weak Su Yuyan died in that fire a long time ago, and now standing in front of you is Concubine Li, who is favored by all kinds, don't think that you have been named a county lord, you don't know how many catties and taels you have." ”
"Why bother talking to her so much, can't you just solve it directly?" This time, it was Huo Dong who came to comfort her, and then smiled at Li Anyue, "Lord Mingyue is so sharp-tongued, but this is not a good thing, men generally don't like such women." ”