The red plum trees seemed to have been dyed with paint, and the red plum trees looked like clusters of flames jumping.

Gradually, when I walked to the bottom of the plum tree, I found that there were a few red plums still budding, like a shy little girl with a red face; A few of them are still flower bones with their faces exposed; A few more are already fully open. The flowers are translucent red, and the petals are smooth and transparent, like amber or jasper carving, a bit of ice and jade. Some are shy to be released, the pink buds are fresh and lovely, some have just bloomed, some have been in full bloom for a long time, and the pink and tender petals are lovely.

Plum blossom has always been Xiyue's favorite flower, it does not have the grace and luxury of peony, the national color is fragrant, there is no enchanting beauty of epiphany, the country is captivated, there is no elegant fragrance of lotus, "out of the mud but not stained". But it has its own unique beauty: ice and jade, sparse and elegant.

Xiyue was immersed in the amazement brought to her by the scenery of this plum garden.

Zhang Qingyun's eyes have been looking, curious about everything around him, and he has been studying in the house for the past few years, in order to be able to become a good emperor in the future. His study tasks are very heavy, and the only free time he has is here in Xiyue. And children are originally full of curiosity, although Zhang Qingyun has been learning, but he has few opportunities to see the outside world, so he is still very curious about this plum garden, especially a few months ago.

Zhang Qingyun excitedly took Xiyue's hand, and her little face should have been flushed with excitement, "Sister Huang, this plum blossom is so beautiful, if it weren't for my father not letting me come over, I would have come to see it a long time ago." ”

At this time, a voice came from behind them: "This kind of plum blossom is called Pinzi Mei, and it also weighs Ye Mei." The flowers are small and white, double-petaled, with a peculiar fragrance, and the number of central bark of a flower varies from 3 to 7, and can not all be fruitful. "Qunfang Spectrum" said: 'The head of the heavy leaf plum blossom is quite abundant, the leaves weigh several layers, blooming like a small white lotus, and the plum is a strange product. ’”

Xiyue and Zhang Qingyun turned their heads, and when Xiyue saw that person, she raised her eyebrows, it turned out to be Sui Xinru. Did she come here now to brush up on her presence? Did she think that she had forgotten what happened ten years ago?

Zhang Qingyun heard Sui Xinru's words and turned his head, but he just glanced at her, but he turned his face back and looked at Xiyue: "Sister, is what she said true?"

Xiyue smiled and nodded, "That's right, this plum blossom is indeed a pinzi plum, and in addition to this variety, there are many varieties of plum blossoms in this plum forest, such as the small plum on which side, and the one on the other side, it is the palace pink plum...... Do you see any difference between these kinds of plum blossoms?"

"Their petals seem to be a little different...... the two of them just listened like this, one looked into the distance, and was happy, while Sui Xinru seemed to be forgotten by the two of them, standing there, no one took care of her.

Sui Xinru bit her pale lips, and couldn't help but say again: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I ......"

Her words were directly interrupted by Zhang Qingyun, "My sister and I are talking, what are you talking about?"

Now Sui Xinru felt even more aggrieved. With tears in her beautiful eyes, she looked at the two of them, as if she had been bullied.

At this time, another noble girl came over and held Sui Xinru's hand, when she saw that it was Xiyue, her face changed, but she still bowed and saluted: "Your Royal Highness Princess, even if you are a princess, you can't bully people at will." ”

Xiyue just glanced at her strangely, and she didn't quite remember who she was, although she didn't see many noble girls, but she wouldn't remember the people who didn't matter.

"I bullied people at will? I didn't say a word to her just now, why did I say that I bullied people?"

At this time, Zhang Qingyun also shouted there, "That's right, my sister and I are here to take a good look at the plum blossoms, but she ran over, and I want to punish him for the crime of bumping into the prince." ”

The woman listened to Zhang Qingyun's words, and her face became even more ugly, but because of the identities of the two people in front of her, she suppressed the anger in her heart, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the courtier...... But Sister Xinru is also kind enough to introduce you to you, and you shouldn't be unappreciative and leave her aside at will, which is also an insult to her. ”

Xiyue saw that Sui Xinru on the side was still silently lowering her head, letting this woman stand up for him, a smile hooked up at the corner of her mouth, and when she saw that her younger brother wanted to say something, she stopped him. "Miss Sui, did you come here to explain it to us?"

It was very interesting to say that, if she said yes, she would have become the same person as the person who explained to the nobleman, but if she said no, they might have punished her for assaulting the prince.

Sui Xinru raised her face, her little face was miserable and white, adding a little weakness. "Courtier...... Courtiers ......"

Xiyue didn't seem to notice her expression, "So, I want to ask this Miss Sui, what is your favorite flower?"

Sui Xinru didn't expect Xiyue to ask herself this question, and after thinking about it, she found that there seemed to be no trap in it, so she replied: "Although I feel that the plum blossoms are fragrant and noble, but in the hearts of the courtiers, the peony is the most noble flower, the peony flower is graceful and luxurious, dignified and generous, and there are clouds in the poems. ”

Xiyue looked at it coldly, this Sui Xinru, did she still want to show off her name as a talented woman in front of everyone? She thought how many people didn't know this poem, but could the peony flower also be mentioned by her at will? This is the national flower, and it is only worthy of **.

Hearing Sui Xinru's words, everyone was stunned.

Everyone was still in a daze, but Xiyue had already wiped her hands with a handkerchief that she didn't know where to go, and then threw it away, and the handkerchief embroidered with the peony flower pattern fell on the grass with the wind.

"This, Miss Sui, please remember, although the peony is gorgeous, but after all, it is just flashy, and now you are not appreciating plum blossoms, where is the peony now." What's more, the unyielding loyalty of plum blossoms is incomparable to peony. What's more, are you also worthy of mentioning peony flowers?"

A burst of applause sounded from behind her, Xiyue didn't expect that there was someone behind her, she really saw Sui Xinru just now, she was so excited that even her vigilance dropped.

Seeing that the person who came was the emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe and the queen mother by his side, Xiyue and Zhang Qingyun hurriedly saluted and said, "See the father and the queen." ”

"See the emperor, the queen. ”

The emperor looked at his daughter and laughed: "I can't see it, Xiao Yue'er has such a talent, this is really a blessing for me." ”

Unexpectedly, Xiyue had such a talent, and he remembered what Taifu had said to him before, if she was a boy...... The emperor thought in his heart and couldn't help but sigh. But I still have a way, I hope the two of them can support each other in the future.

"Father praised it falsely, Yue'er just said what was in his heart, but he felt that things were cold, only the plum blossoms were open here, and there was no arrogance. ”

The emperor praised Xiyue with a smile, and then looked at Zhang Qingyun on the side, "Look at you, and don't learn from your sister." ”

Zhang Qingyun smiled, "Father, am I still young, and you have an outstanding daughter like the imperial sister, do you still fancy me as ordinary?"

The emperor looked at him with a smile: "You...... If you were half as diligent as your sister, I would be satisfied. ”

The current emperor is like a loving father, and everyone has forgotten what happened just now, and they all stepped forward to talk to the princess and the prince, leaving Sui Xinru standing there with an embarrassed face.

After the banquet was over, Sui Xinru left with the group, but she swept over the crowd with an unkind gaze, this group of people, she must let them prostrate under her feet in the future, and beg for mercy for the humiliation she suffered today.

Xiyue didn't care what she was thinking in her heart at all, she was powerful now, how could Sui Xinru beat her.

But now Xi Yue was thinking about something else, she knew in her heart that after now, that person should come over, but when was it? There was no news of the defeat of the enemy country yet. By the way, isn't Brother Xuan on the battlefield? If I write a letter to ask him, I should be able to get the news.

Half a month later, Xiyue received news from Lin Mingxuan, saying that he had successfully defeated the Great Kite Kingdom, and the Great Kite Kingdom had sent them a letter of defeat from Tou Cheng.

When Xiyue saw the news, a sneer curled up at the corner of her mouth, and it looked like she was going to go through the plot.

Sure enough, within a few days, the envoys of the Great Kite Kingdom came over, and at the same time brought the three princes who wanted to come to their country as hostages, Xue Penghao. Although they were defeated countries, the emperor still held a banquet to welcome them in order to show his great power.

The emperor and the queen sat on the upper seat, and then the prince and the queen and the envoys of various countries followed.

Watching the dancing girls perform on stage, Xiyue felt bored again, it was really boring, although Xue Penghao was also here, but he had not moved, and he was also very bored. And now the plot has changed a lot, Concubine Xian has long since lost her whereabouts, and even her prince has not been born. Yao Xiyue said that if Concubine Xian's child had been born, then she might still be innocent and would not kill. But since he hasn't been born yet, then he directly took away the right to be born. It's a bit cruel, but it's always worse than seeing the sun and then facing the darkness than facing the darkness all the time.