Chapter 5: Overboard
"Chu Jiang, are you willing to help me?"
A handsome boy of more than ten years old stood by the lotus pond, his thin little face, his lips as thin as a knife were pursed, and his eyes looked fixedly at the young man kneeling at his feet. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Your Highness, why is this so painful? You have never been accustomed to water, but now the spring is cold, and the pool water is still cold, so it will not be good if you fall into the root of the disease. Chu Jiang lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
"My mother blamed me for neglecting my relationship with Yang Zige, and the Marquis of Zhonglie didn't have a good impression of me, which made my uncle very passive." Gao Zhan tilted his head to the side and said as if he was unintentional, but his cheeks were slightly flushed, "If this continues, it will be even more difficult for the mother concubine to mention the marriage to her father...... Perhaps, if she is willing to give me another water, our relationship will ease a little. ”
"I know that His Royal Highness has always had a heart for the county lord, but the county lord always deliberately snubbed His Highness. In case of...... If the county lord doesn't save His Highness this time, what should His Highness do? Chu Jiang glanced at Gao Zhan quickly and buried his head again.
Gao Zhan frowned slightly, but his tone was extremely firm: "The mother concubine once said...... Without planning, it is impossible to get a perfect relationship. ”
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps in the distance on the corridor next to the lotus pond. A voice as crisp as a yellow warbler out of the valley was talking with great interest, and after a while, a bright red figure flashed behind the flowers, and behind her unhurriedly followed a boy in blue, followed by several palace maids.
"Yuzhang, you don't know...... I was holding the horse by the neck, half of my body hanging in the air, and I almost fell off the one-man tall horse. She said with her hands dancing, her eyebrows fluttering, "Brother Zhen came out of nowhere, jumped on horseback, and took me in his arms. ”
Liu Yuzhang looked her up and down carefully, and when he saw that she was unscathed, he pursed his lips and said, "Your equestrian skills are not very good, but your body is more ingenious, why take this risk?" ”
"Oh, you forgot? Brother Zhen's crown gift is approaching, and Qinghu is a big gift for me to fight for him......"
"Why don't you ......prepare for my birthday" A lonely look flashed on Liu Yuzhang's face, but Zige didn't pay attention, but immersed himself in his own memories, with a bright smile on his face. This scene fell into Gao Zhan's eyes not far away, but it was a little warm and unattainable.
"Your Highness......" Chu Jiang lowered his voice and persuaded again.
"Go back to Zhaoming Hall and wait for me."
Gao Zhan untied the big shackle on his body and threw it into his arms, then resolutely turned around, glanced at the lotus pond that was still floating with thin ice, and jumped down with gritted teeth.
“…… How could I forget the crown gift of the prince's brother, but you are the only one who wants to give him a gift. Liu Yuzhang glanced at her, his eyes inadvertently turned to the lotus pond, the turquoise water was flooded with a few ripples, and between the withered lotus leaves, he saw a pale face faintly flashing.
"Eh, look...... Someone overboard! He poked Zige's arm and pointed in the direction of the lotus pond, "How does it look like ...... Gao Zhan? ”
Zige turned his head, his gaze happened to meet Gao Zhan's inky pupils, he was slightly startled, and then tried to wave at her, but his body gradually sank.
"That fool...... What kind of swim on a cold day? ”
Zige snorted lightly, ordered the palace maid to wait in place, and then crossed the flowers to the lotus pond, but he just stood in place, looking at Gao Zhan for a long time.
"What the hell are you doing this time?"
Zige looked at him condescendingly, as if he had seen through his tricks. Gao Zhan has always been lukewarm to her in the palace, but in the few intersections she had, Zige always had a feeling that Gao Zhan was deliberately trying to be alone with her, which made her feel more and more uncomfortable.
"Save ...... Save me. The pool water was cold and biting, Gao Zhanqiang endured the trembling of his body and shouted, but his confidence was not very strong.
"This lotus pond is only half a person high, when Liu Yuzhang fell into it last time, I went down, even if you fall into the water, you can stand up by yourself." Zige put his hands around his chest and unceremoniously exposed.
Liu Yuzhang on the side stepped forward and argued: "It's not all because you pushed me behind my back......"
Zige glanced at Liu Yuzhang and then looked at Gao Zhan.
"Inexplicable." She flicked her waist-length hair and walked back.
Gao Zhan saw that his intentions had been recognized, so he had to struggle to stand up straight. The pool water was over his chest, and there was a hint of embarrassment on his pale face, he raised his hand to brush away a few strands of hair that covered his eyes, and when he saw Zige spinning away, he was in a hurry, and he wanted to catch up.
The mud was slippery and the water was cold, and he barely walked a few steps in the water, when he felt the tendons and veins in his legs twitch, and the pain was unbearable, and before he could let out a muffled snort, he fell back into the pool again.
"Ge'er...... He seemed to have sunk. Liu Yuzhang looked back at the ripples on the water and shouted in surprise. Zige had already stepped over the flowers, standing in the cloister and casually playing with the jade pendant on his waist.
"I'm afraid I'm trying to make some kind of bitter tricks again......" Zi Ge replied without raising his head.
Liu Yuzhang's face hesitated, and he looked back at the lotus pond that had returned to calm at this time, and suddenly returned to the pond without saying a word, and began to untie the knot on his big hand.
"Liu Yuzhang, you fool! Don't you know how cold the pool water is in March! Zige hurriedly followed, staring at his back and shouting. But Liu Yuzhang only glanced at her silently, and then jumped off the pool.
In a few moments, he surfaced, his lips trembled, and he rested on his shoulders against Gao Zhan, who had long since lost consciousness. Seeing this, Zige hurriedly stretched out his hand to answer, and the two of them helped Gao Zhan, who was a head taller than them, to the shore with difficulty.
"I ...... It's just a fool who revolves around you all day long......" Liu Yuzhang said this sentence without beginning or end, dripping with water all over his body, looking extremely embarrassed.
Zige glanced at him, didn't speak, turned Gao Zhan's face, saw that his lips were blue, and his eyelids were beating slightly. She raised her hand decisively and slapped him twice, gesturing heavily.
"Are you crazy...... Liu Yuzhang muttered, but saw that her behavior was indeed effective: Gao Zhan tilted his head, and water slowly seeped out of his mouth.
"Turn him over and pat him on the back." Zige ordered, seeing Liu Yuzhang looking at her in surprise, he said, "In the past, when my father and King Nanzhao traveled to the river, I saw him save a person who threw himself into the river. ”
Liu Yuzhang nodded, then put Gao Zhan's back flat on his lap and patted his back a few times. He spat out a few mouthfuls of blackened water, woke up slowly, and fell to his knees on the ground, coughing and gasping for air.
When his breathing gradually calmed down, Zige bent down, picked up Gao Zhan's chin, and slapped him twice cleanly. There was a hint of blood on his pale face, and his eyes were still looking at her with some blankness.
"He almost lost his life to get your attention, but you don't care at all!" Liu Yuzhang glared at Zige, as if he was avenging Gao Zhan, but he seemed to have something else.
"I beat him before to save him, but now I beat him to make him sober up and not always do something inexplicable." Zige stood up and threw the big on Liu Yuzhang, "Wrap your clothes, let's go to Aunt Yang's palace to roast the fire." ”
Gao Zhan lay alone on the ground, panting with difficulty, and the last scene in his mind was the back of the girl in red who had resolutely left.