At the beginning of July, the day when the summer lotus is in full bloom, walking on the edge of the Pujia Pond, you can see the lotus flowers that break through the water all over the pond, or white and flawless or pink and delicate, inexhaustible at a glance, graceful and colorful against the background of the green round lotus leaves, and the fragrance is far and clear. The summer breeze blows and the petals sway with the wind, attracting dragonflies to stop at the tip of the lotus, and occasionally koi fish leap out of the water, and the tail of the fish brings a series of crystal clear water droplets. This scene is as beautiful as a painting, and it is nothing more than to come to Hangzhou West Lake.

The lotus flower is out of the mud but not stained, and the ripples are clear but not demonic.

Therefore, among the flowers, Ling Ruo loves lotus flowers alone, and since the beginning of summer, he has to come to the Pujia Pond almost every day to walk.

The lotus leaves are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers are different red. Reciting this poem silently, Ling Ruo sighed in his heart, Yin Zhen could be said to have tried his best for the Blessed Jin, but it was a pity that the falling flowers were intentionally ruthless, and such a beautiful scenery was finally vacant.

Suddenly, he saw a leaf Bianzhou looming in the lotus leaf bush, because it was backlight, so although Ling Ruo squinted his eyes, he could only vaguely see a person standing above.

The boat left fleeting water marks on the water, and soon came to the front, and when he saw the person standing on it, Ling Ruo was slightly stunned, "Fourth master? ”

"Come here." He stretched out his hand, his voice unmistakable. Under the pale golden sunlight, he looked like a god, exuding an innate nobility all over his body.

Ling Ruo's lips bent, put his hand in his palm, and the next moment he was already on the boat, and after she stood firmly, Yinzhen wrapped one hand around her waist and supported the boat penny with the other, and slowly sailed towards the pool.

I didn't know that Yinzhen would also hold the boat, only to see the boat under his helm as smart as a swimming fish, shuttling freely in the lotus leaves, and after a while, it had sailed to the center of the pool, where the lotus flowers bloomed best, and the lotus flowers connected to the rhizome looked around, slim and elegant, within reach.

Fingers swiped over the petals that were still covered with dew, the fresh and pink touch surprised Ling Ruo, looking at lotus flowers here is a thousand times more beautiful than standing on the shore.

Bent over and climbed a well-ripened lotus canopy in his hand, on which were lotus seeds as green as jade, peeled one off and put it on Yinzhen's mouth and said, "Fourth master, you taste it." ”

Yin Zhen glanced at her and said, "Shouldn't you pick out the lotus heart first when you eat lotus seeds?" ”

Ling Ruoyan smiled, and a thin silver tassel hung down from her double butterfly jewel and stuck it on her cheek, "Eating like this has a different flavor." ”

"Really?" Yin Zhenhu opened his mouth suspiciously, and as soon as he took a bite, he felt so bitter that he couldn't do it, and after reluctantly swallowing it, he frowned and said, "It's so bitter." ”

Ling Ruo slowly peeled the remaining lotus seeds in his hand and said softly: "Although the lotus heart is bitter, it can clear heat and detoxify, calm the nerves and strengthen the heart, the fourth master has been busy with the affairs of the court these days, and he has not rested well, and the body is easy to rise with false fire. What's more, doesn't the fourth master feel that there is a refreshing taste after the bitterness? ”

Yin Zhen tasted it carefully, it was really like this, and he ate a few more with Ling Ruo's hand, Xu was prepared in his heart, and he no longer felt bitter as he did just now.

"Doesn't the fourth master have to enter the palace today? How can you be in the mood to enjoy the lotus? "Since the last time the thirteenth elder brother came, for the sake of the military department's salary, Yinzhen and he entered the palace several times to meet the prince, and learned from their words after they came back that the progress was not satisfactory, and the prince seemed to have been delaying and refusing to allocate silver.

"It's useless to enter the palace again, the prince avoids it, and he can't pay the silver salary if he doesn't nod his head for a day." Yin Zhen shook his head, if the day comes, but the silver salary is not paid, those generals at the border will be dissatisfied, if there is a commotion because of this, I am afraid that it will shake the country. has always been resolute eyebrows and eyes revealing a trace of helplessness and discouragement, he and Yinxiang have always looked at the prince as the head of the horse, but now when encountering something, the prince has no responsibility, such an act is really chilling, no wonder the elder brother is dissatisfied with the prince.

"Maybe the prince has his problems." Ling Ruo threw the peeled lotus pod back into the pool, and then held a handful of lotus seeds and ate it slowly, tasting the bitterness and fragrance of the unique one.

"Perhaps." Yin Zhen smiled bitterly, looked down and said in surprise when she saw her eating with relish: "Few women like to eat lotus seeds, you are the first one I have seen." ”

"Good medicine is bitter, let alone bitter, it means that the heart is not bitter. ......Ling Ruozheng wanted to say that she had eaten lotus seeds like this in the past summer, and suddenly remembered that she didn't like to eat lotus hearts in the past, and every time she ate lotus seeds, Rong Yuan would carefully pick out the lotus hearts, and occasionally when she ate lotus seeds that were not clean, she would frown and spit them out.

I like to eat it with lotus hearts.,It started suddenly this summer.,I don't feel bitter at all.,I even think I've been eating like this all along.,It's ridiculous.。

"Laughing at what?" The faint but obviously self-deprecating smile on her face made Yinzhen curious.

"Nothing. The concubine body just thought of what she would like to eat Lianzi with a lotus heart. Facing Yinzhen's incomprehensible gaze, she said: "If you feel that Lian's heart is bitter, it means that your heart is not bitter." ”

"Really? I thought life in Baylor House was miserable for you. Yinzhen said it calmly, as if it was just a casual question.

Ling Ruo heard the temptation from it, even if she was allowed to enter and leave the study, Yinzhen still didn't trust her, or in this huge Baylor Mansion, he was extremely suspicious and never really trusted anyone.

She felt a pang in her heart, but her face made a casual look, pulled away her hair that was blown away by the wind, leaned her head on Yin's shoulder, closed her eyes and said: "Being able to accompany the fourth master, the concubine will never feel hard." Whether this sentence is true or false, even she can't tell the difference.

He stared at the top of Ling Ruo's head, his gaze uncertain, and he raised his hand for a long time to stroke her silky long hair, "Is there anyone else you miss besides your parents?" If so, tell me, and arrange for you to enter the house to meet you, and you will be relieved of the pain of missing. ”

Ling Ruo opened her eyes suddenly, this sentence made her more nervous than the one just now, could it be that Yinzhen already knew about her and Rong Yuan? No, it's not! The idea was quickly dismissed by her. These days of getting along with her, she has a good touch of Yinzhen's temperament, he is the person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes, if he really knows the entanglement between her and Rong Yuan, he will never be so lightly understated, so this sentence is still just a temptation.

Thinking of this, Ling Ruo's heart was relieved, and he raised his head and said: "When the concubine was at home, there were three brothers and sisters, and now that she has been away from home for a long time, she really misses it when she thinks about it. She hid all her calculations and thoughts, and only presented the most innocent posture in front of him, her smile was pure as the Qinglian in the pool, she knew that this was the side that Yinzhen, who had been in the court and officialdom since she was a child, liked to see it the most, just like Mei'er.

Sure enough, when she saw that pure and dazzling smile, Yin Zhen's expression was in a trance for a moment, and the yin vulture under her eyes melted away without a trace like ice and snow in the sun, replaced by a faint warmth, and before Ling Ruo could react, her thin lips were lightly imprinted on her forehead, "Okay, let them enter the mansion together to reunite with you when the time comes." ”

Feeling the warmth in her forehead, Ling Ruo stiffened, this was the first time that Yinzhen took the initiative to get close to her except for being drunk, it was very strange, she obviously didn't love Yinzhen but she didn't resist his closeness, maybe it was because she had already accepted her fate.

Unconsciously, the boat had sailed to the opposite shore, and not far from here was Jing Siju, and after Ling Ruo went ashore, he found that Yinzhen was still standing on the boat and asked, "Isn't the fourth master going to sit with the concubine?" ”

Yinzhen took a little boat, and the light boat silently withdrew a few feet with the water, and the clear voice came from afar, "No, I'll let the dog pick you up at night to open the moon pavilion." ”

The Kaiyun Moon Pavilion is Yinzhen's residence, and it is also a place to pamper the daughters in the house, so many months, Yinzhen has never said anything to let her go, and now she speaks, the meaning is self-evident.

Has it finally come to this day? Ling Ruo looked at Yinzhen who had already submerged in the summer lotus bush with a complicated expression, and couldn't tell what it was like. There is neither the excitement and joy of other women before accepting the favor, nor the unwillingness as imagined, perhaps because she has accepted her fate.

[Author's digression]: I wish you all a happy new year, a happy family, thank you for your support to me all the time, please allow me to say thank you with the most sincere feelings, really, really thank you.