Volume I: Painting Tang Chun Chapter 62: Drying Books
Hengwang Mansion began to be busy early in the morning, the prince said that there is a lot of rain in summer, and now it is autumn, the warm sun is refreshing, and it is most suitable to take out the things that have been stored in the library for a long time to ventilate and clean up, such as drying books.
When the prince said so, everyone naturally had to work hard. So the attendants went in and out of Xiao Yizheng's study, and carefully spread out many classic book collections in the courtyard to dry.
When Chao Lanyuan received the news, Qingxi was still asleep in a daze. She had a few drinks yesterday, then went to the night market for half an hour, and she was already sleepy, so she got up even later today.
As soon as Moon Shadow heard about the book, she said in her heart that she was familiar with this work, and when she was in Lingfu before, Qingxi often took her to sort out the books, so she neatly beckoned Chao Lanyuan to get busy.
Everyone was too busy with their work, and they didn't find Xiao Yizheng walking into Chaolan Garden in a refreshed and magical way for the first time.
He walked directly to the long desk in his regular clothes, and opened the books very carefully.
When Moon Shadow came out of the study with a stack of books, he was flipping through a notebook.
The crowd saluted him, and he glanced in the direction of the bedroom and motioned for them to whisper and ignore him.
Moon Shadow was really embarrassed to see that her girl was caught by the prince for sleeping.
Xiao Yizheng walked slowly along the long table and found that Qingxi usually read a wide range of books: classics of various schools, historical biographies of dynasties, miscellaneous books on life experience, miscellaneous dramas on characters, and even books on strategy and soldiers. And many of the books have annotations and comments that she left between the lines, and some of them are accurate and original.
Moon Shadow saw that Qingxi hadn't left the house yet, and her heart was getting more and more anxious. So, under the pretext of saying that there were some personal books in the princess's room, I hurried to the bedroom.
When Qingxi was woken up, she was very depressed and got up a little more angry than usual.
Moon Shadow was very clever in avoiding its edge, and hurriedly picked up a stack of books on the Bogu shelf next to the collapse and trotted out of the room.
Qingxi sighed deeply, tilted his head and half-squinted his eyes, finished dressing and washing, and only then did he have a little more energy. She looked out the window, and it seemed that the sun was shining, so she got up and opened the door and walked out.
As soon as her legs stepped out of the door, she paused.
Xiao Yizheng was standing in the sun, flipping through a book very seriously, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Qingxi hadn't completely figured out what was going on, but when he looked at it, his gaze moved to the book in Xiao Yizheng's hand.
Suddenly, like a lightning bolt flashed through her brain, she instantly became completely conscious, wasn't that the pamphlet that Kiyomatsu had written for her!
She lifted the hem of her skirt, ran over, and snatched the booklet from Xiao Yizheng's hand. "How are you going to rummage through my stuff?" She said angrily.
Xiao Yizheng was stunned.
Moon Shadow was also taken aback, and hurriedly stepped forward to remind: "Princess, the palace is drying books today." ”
Qingxi swept the situation in the courtyard and looked at the rest of the people looking at her in amazement. It was the first time they saw Qingxi lose her temper.
Xiao Yizheng's smile was gentle, and he waved his hand to everyone.
And everybody retreated.
Qingxi thought quickly, and already knew what was going on. This booklet had been mixed with some other books, and it was kept in his bedroom, which must have just been picked up by Moon Shadow.
Drying books? She looked at Xiao Yizheng, who was looking at her intently, suspiciously, remembering the way Qing Song whispered to him last night, and what he said to her today.
She suddenly realized: "You, you have premeditated!" ”
Xiao Yizheng's eyes under the autumn sun are bright, like a mirror, but the mirror is full of Qingxi's delicate face that has just woken up but is slightly red with anger. "I don't like green or red, I don't like birds, I don't know ventriloquism, I don't know stealth, I don't know disguise." His voice was as soft as the spring breeze in March: "When I walked the rivers and lakes, I also met a woman who took the initiative to show favor, but it was not enough to be watched by onlookers." He stepped forward and bullied forward: "I like to let people get close, I won't refuse people for thousands of miles, I like ......."
"Say no more!" Qingxi raised her hand and cut off her words. When Xiao Yizheng discovered such an indecent thing, she felt ashamed, and she didn't know what he would think of herself; But now that this is the case, she feels calm; And his breezy attitude made her at a loss, and she didn't know how to deal with it. Such an embarrassing situation and complicated mentality made her feel even more depressed. The booklet clenched in her hand was as hot as a stove, and the feeling of not sleeping enough made her have a faint headache, she bit her lip lightly, and said angrily: "Your Highness, we have long agreed that we should not interfere too much with each other, and you really shouldn't touch my things without permission." ”
Xiao Yizheng was stunned for a moment, and a smile was on his lips.
"If you want to know anything, you can just ask me, why do you play all these tricks?" She glanced at the pamphlet in her hand again, spread it out and handed it to him: "This is the wedding gift that my brother gave me. Presumably, these days, His Royal Highness can also know the temperament of his brother. He is not a well-behaved son of a family, and his temperament is outrageous. He wanted to send me something special, so that he would have these words, definitely not to spy on His Highness's habit of making friends. We also know that we can't believe it, and we never take it seriously. I hope Your Highness doesn't mind. If Your Highness wants to see it, take it and continue to see it. ”
Xiao Yizheng wrinkled his eyebrows and looked at her: "Didn't you take it seriously?" He nodded slightly: "Yes, you have never taken it seriously." Otherwise, Li Han often wears a green shirt, and she has never shown the slightest displeasure.
Qingxi blinked, but he didn't dare to look into his eyes, and then he felt that his words were too blunt. She tilted her head slightly, and said in a softened tone: "I was reckless, Your Highness is not strange." She didn't hear Xiao Yizheng's answer for a long time, and when she looked up again, he had turned his back.
"You don't need to explain, how can I not see your willow wind book? This is not from your hand. This is a feeling of care. His voice was still clear. You're right, I should respect you. I owe it to me, and there will be no next time. After speaking, he walked out of Chaolan Garden.
Throughout the day, Qingxi felt irritable.
Moon Shadow felt the cloudy atmosphere.
"I just said that I can't sleep well, and I can't do anything." After kneading countless pieces of paper, Qingxi tossed the brush lightly and snorted.
Moon Shadow pouted: "Girl, I see that you are not because you didn't sleep well, but because you quarreled with Your Highness." ”
"We didn't fight."
Moon Shadow shrugged, an expression that whatever you say is what it is.
"We didn't fight." Qingxi repeated it again, and his confidence was obviously insufficient.
Do they count as quarrels? Obviously very friendly communication. Qingxi turned her eyes around and picked up the pen again, but as soon as she put down a word, she looked up and asked Moon Shadow again: "Did I have a bad attitude this morning?" ”
Moon Shadow nodded without hesitation, "The voice you just woke up and went out scared me." I'm the one who woke you to sleep, not Your Highness. He entered Chaolan Garden early, but he kept stopping us from waking you up. You're going to get angry at me. ”
Qingxi held the pen to his chin and was silent.
"I heard that His Highness has been practicing martial arts all afternoon, and he didn't use his lunch."
Qingxi frowned, he wasn't angry with himself and didn't have lunch, right? No. She immediately shook her head. What kind of person is Xiao Yizheng, so that he will not be easily affected by his emotions. Besides, what did you say to make him angry? She thought back to what she said again, and really felt that there was nothing particularly excessive, and she could be said to be reasonable and responsible. If there's anything wrong with it, it's that the attitude is not very good.
"He really didn't have lunch?" She asked.
Moon Shadow nodded busily. "Maybe I won't use it for dinner."
Qingxi sighed lightly. Forget it, why don't you go and coax him yourself.
"Moon Shadow, take a bowl of osmanthus lotus seed soup, pack it, let's go to Zhengzheng Garden."
Moon Shadow smiled and agreed, prepared the food box very quickly, and suddenly reminded her when she left the house: "Girl, why don't you bring the purse of the Duanyang Festival?" Didn't Your Highness give you a jade pendant last night? ”
Qingxi hesitated. Although it is now certain that the purse that Xiao Yizheng carried with him that day was not sent by Li Han, the Duanyang Festival has passed for a long time, and there is no explanation for sending it out rashly at this time. "Let's go!"
"Girl!" Moon Shadow tried to persuade again.
Qingxi immediately said: "Okay, that purse can be sent next year, and it will be saved next year." After saying this, she was surprised.
Next year's Duanyang Festival, she should not be in Hengwang's Mansion, thinking of this, she felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
In the study of Zhengzeyuan, Xiao Yizheng leaned on the Taishi chair and studied with Zhao Xin for an afternoon, and the bones in his body were about to fall apart.
His thoughts were a little disturbed today, and he couldn't keep up with Zhao Xin's tricks at all. It should be said that not only today, after returning from the southwest, his mood is not as calm as before. He felt like he needed to think about something.
There was a knock on the door of the study, and he replied casually: "I said that I don't need dinner." ”
The hidden door was still pushed open, and he looked up to see Qingxi walking in.
Qingxi saw him sitting reclining, looking at himself with a calm expression, and was a little nervous in his heart, turned around and took the food box in Moon Shadow's hand, and asked her to stand outside the door and wait.
She took out a bowl of white fungus lotus seed soup that was still hot and put it on the table. "Don't you really want to eat it?" She asked softly.
Xiao Yizheng was silent.
Qingxi slandered, isn't it, really angry? So stingy.
"Chengzhan, I actually have something I want to ask you." She said softly.
Xiao Yizheng moved his body, sat upright, and nodded.
"I read a medical book today, and I saw a herb called Prunella vulgaris. Do you know what it does? ”
"You've read all the medical books, and there's nothing written on them?"
Qingxi was stunned for a moment and pouted: "Can't you cooperate?" ”
"Prunella vulgaris shouldn't have the effect of making people work together."
Qingxi frowned and stared at him.
Xiao Yizheng's eyes lowered, and he said in a deep voice: "As far as I know, Prunella vulgaris is a powder that blindly clears heat and purges out gunpowder. ”
Qingxi laughed: "Yes, I put prunella grass in this bowl of soup, which is suitable for you." ”
After a while, Xiao Yizheng still chuckled. "Then I don't dare drink it."