Chapter 17: Encounters

The person who came was Li Jingxi, who walked here alone, dressed in gorgeous clothes, walked to the shore of the sparkling Xinxue Lake, and the silver light of the moon shrouded her, making her integrate with the surrounding scenery, beautiful. Except for the freezing of the lake in winter, the rest of the night is lit with river lanterns on the surface of Xinxue Lake all year round, so even if the sky is very dark, it will not be completely dark, and the lake surface reflects the light of the moon, so it is not a problem to see things up close. Not to mention that Xianyuan Shao and Zimo, who have been practicing martial arts for many years, have extraordinary eyesight, and even under the shadow of the trees, they can see the situation on Li Jingxi's side.

"Who is she? The back is quite beautiful, I don't know what the front is. She is also the emperor's concubine? Xian Yuanshao asked in a low voice in Zimo's ear, the hot breath he exhaled was itching on Zimo's ear, and Zimo was a little uncomfortable. She was slandering that the beauty below was the "No. 1 Beauty of Dahan" that General Xianxiao had in mind, but unfortunately people just didn't turn around for you to see. Xian Yuanshao was impatient, so he made a bold decision - to sneak closer to get a glimpse of the beauty's true face. Just as Xianyuan Shao was about to take action, he was immediately stopped by Zimo, who grabbed him tightly and said to him: "Someone is here again." So the two of them continued to hide their original movements.

The person who appeared this time was an unexpected person for the two people on the tree, neither the palace maid and eunuch who passed by, nor the guards who patrolled the night, but Duan Yuhua, the king of Jing who stayed in Moyunzhai tonight. The atmosphere instantly became weird, and Zimo and Xianyuan Shao stared with bated breath at King Jing and Li Jingxi, who looked at each other after meeting on the lakeside.

Duan Li and the two faced each other for a while, but Duan Yuhua took the lead in breaking the silence: "I don't want anyone to explore Xinxue Lake at night like Zaixia, I don't know which palace your Excellency is, if you are disturbed, you will look at Haihan." Duan Yuhua also deliberately coughed lightly twice to cover up the surprise of Li Jingxi's appearance when he first saw it. But he didn't know that at the moment when they suddenly faced each other, Li Jingxi also expressed his heartfelt admiration for his handsome appearance and detached temperament.

"King Jing is polite, this palace is Concubine Zhuang." Li Jingxi gave Duan Yuhua a slight blessing.

"It turned out to be the new favorite of the royal brother, no wonder this king doesn't know it. But how did Concubine Zhuang recognize this king? As soon as Duan Yuhua returned to Beijing, he learned that the emperor had just finished the draft, but the most favored by him was the daughter of the Li family, who was known as the "No. 1 Beauty in Dahan", and she must be the one in front of her.

"I heard that the emperor stayed overnight today with two princes who traveled back to Beijing, and just looking at your bearing and grace, I also know that you are the older King Jing." King Ning was only seventeen years old, how could he have the calmness of the Taishan in front of him who collapsed in front of him and did not change.

Isn't this in disguise, besides, he's older? In fact, he is only twenty-five years old, much younger than the imperial brother. Duan Yuhua smiled awkwardly and said: "The moonlight tonight is very beautiful, Xinxue Lake is worthy of being a holy place for night tours, Concubine Zhuang doesn't mind Xiao Wang sharing this beautiful scenery here, right?" ”

"The prince is polite, Xin Xue Lake is not alone in this palace, how can it be enjoyed exclusively? The prince asked, and the palace wanted to go over there. Li Jingxi knew that it was not appropriate for a lonely man and a widow to be in the same place in the dead of night, so she moved farther away, but she never thought that she turned around and walked too quickly, did not pay attention to the stone steps under her feet, and threw herself forward with one foot in the air.

"Be careful!" Duan Yuhua and Zimo shouted at the same time, but Zimo shouted in his heart, and Duan Yuhua had already rushed over with an arrow step, and grabbed Li Jingxi's wrist at the last moment, avoiding the tragedy of her fall. Li Jingxi was frightened, and after standing up, she hurriedly pulled out her wrist from Duan Yuhua's hand and said, "Thank you." Duan Yuhua also retracted his arm embarrassedly and apologized lightly: "It's rude." Li Jingxi shook her head, hurriedly saluted him, and then walked away from the shore of Xinxue Lake. Duan Yuhua stood in place and watched her departing back, his eyes not calming down for a long time.

At this time, Zimo, who had been peeping in the tree for a long time, breathed a sigh of relief, but fortunately he was not discovered by Li Jingxi. However, the concubine had a tryst with the prince, if this news spread, not only would the parties die, but even they, the palace people, would probably have to be buried together. After waiting for a while, King Jing also left, and Zimo completely relaxed the nerves that had been tense. She looked back at Xian Yuanshao and found that his expression was very strange at this time, as if he was in a fugue, and there was a suspicious flush on his cheeks.

Because the two were very close, smelling the incense on Zimo's clothes, Xian Yuanshao couldn't help but feel uneasy, he had just been secretly playing quantum ink. Today's festival is the canonization ceremony of Li Jingxi, Zimo is dressed up more solemnly than usual, she combs a double bun decorated with gold-plated lily pearl tassels; wore a set of black blue open-collar splendid ruyi pattern palace clothes; In the dark, a string of obsidian droplet necklaces on the white and slender neck reflected the cold moonlight, and from Xianyuan Shao's angle, he could faintly see the bandeau embroidered with white hibiscus. It was the first time he had such a close contact with a young girl, and Xian Yuanshao unconsciously blushed a little!

"Hey, what do you want? Come back to your senses! Zimo snapped his fingers in front of Xian Yuanshao's eyes, and Xian Yuanshao was almost thrown off the tree by her, but fortunately, Zimo quickly supported him, and said with a tone of hatred: "Look at the 'Dahan No. 1 Beauty' and lose your soul, right?" "It's really useless, Zimo added in his heart. And Xianyuan Shao, who came back to his senses, thought of his own nonsense just now, and suddenly blushed and shouted: "What a beauty!" Where are you beautiful? Which eye did you see me looking at you? Stinky girl, the master is gone, and I will be looking for you to settle accounts in the future! After saying that, he turned over and jumped off the tree trunk, and then quickly chased in the direction that King Jing left. Liu Zimo was alone in the second monk who was confused, what did he say? This Xian Yuan Shao is really a psychopath! Regardless of him, let's hurry up and follow Li Jingxi to see the situation.

Zimo saw Li Jingxi in a hurry on the way to Huixiang Pavilion, and Zimo hurriedly caught up: "Niangniang, is it you?" Wait, slaves, maids. Li Jingxi was startled by the sudden shout, but after seeing that it was Zimo, she relaxed.

"Zimo? Why are you here? Li Jingxi was curious why Zimo appeared here.

"Didn't the mother give the slaves and maids a holiday, and the slaves and maids had nothing to do to go to the neighborhood to eat." Zimo casually made up a reason, she didn't dare to say that she had just been peeping at a "crazy person".

"Yes. That...... Have you just been around Xinxue Lake? Li Jingxi didn't want to be seen by others just now.

"No, I didn't. Isn't Niangniang admiring the moon in Penglai Island? How did a person come back first? What about glass? Zimo pretended not to know anything, and she suddenly found that the tassel on Li Jingxi's head was only worn on one side of the gold silk inlaid with purple beads and lotus flowers, so she asked a little strangely. Li Jingxi touched her sideburns in a panic, and sure enough, there was one missing, she must have just left in a hurry and fell somewhere, and now she can't take care of it so much.

"Bengong was a little drunk, so he left early, and he accidentally tripped when he came from that dark path, thinking that he had fallen, and it didn't matter if he looked for it tomorrow. Liuli is probably still waiting in the Huixiang Pavilion in front, don't tell her to wait, you can go with the palace. Li Jingxi took the hand handed by Zimo, and then said to Zimo in a firm voice: "Don't say a word about tonight's affairs." Even Ruri is not allowed to say. "It doesn't matter if you really haven't been to Xinxue Lake or not, or whether you saw that scene or not, don't say. Grace added secretly in her heart.

"The slave obeys." Zimo naturally knew the stakes, and he wouldn't cause unnecessary trouble for himself, so he only replied to Li Jingxi's wishes without mentioning it.

The candles in Guan Ju Palace were extinguished after Li Jingxi and his party returned to the palace, but Shang Lixuan's lamps were bright after Wen Hao returned to the palace. Knowing that Wen Hao was pregnant and had just been promoted to the concubine, the palace people in her palace were so happy that they hurriedly hugged Wen Hao into the house, serving tea and pouring water, and shouting and asking for warmth.

Han Qianyu, who came back with Wen Hao, leaned in front of the door of his palace and looked at Wen Hao, who was sent into the house like a moon by the stars, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes. Her maid Feiyan secretly hated and said, "Look at her smug look, do you think she is the only one who will give birth?" Little master, seeing that this concubine Wen usually wilts like a sheep, I didn't expect that there was an idea behind it. Feiyan was unfair for her master, and did not hesitate to deliberately criticize Wen Feng.

"She's not scheming, she's lucky. Didn't you listen to what the doctor said, I've been pregnant for nearly two months, and I have it after the first pet! Han Qianyu was so jealous that she couldn't do it, she struggled for a long time to climb to the position of a nobleman, and this little woman was on an equal footing with her as soon as she entered the palace, and now she has climbed on her head! Is it just because you're pregnant with a baby? She also wants to have a child of her own, but unfortunately she has not had many opportunities to be favored since she entered the palace, and now she has been unfavored for a long time.

"Little master, do you want to ...... then" Feiyan made a fist punch in the abdomen.

"Not yet." As long as Wen Feng is pregnant with this child, the emperor will inevitably have to come to Shang Lixuan a few more times, anyway, Wen Feng is pregnant and not suitable to sleep, and then she can find a way to invite the emperor to her room. If you are lucky enough to be able to breed a dragon seed, it is not too late to get rid of the thorn in your eye. Han Qianyu smiled proudly and instructed the small kitchen to quickly stew bird's nest and send it to Wen Hao. Before getting rid of your opponent, it is best to show friendship to reduce their vigilance.

Sure enough, as Han Qianyu expected, Duan Yulin has been frequenting Shang Lixuan frequently recently, although most of the time he just eats or simply sits with her. But it doesn't matter, because the emperor is coming to Shang Lixuan again tonight, and this time he will stay here, and Han Qianyu is also fully prepared. It's just that Han Qianyu didn't know the reason why Duan Yulin stayed overnight, but it was because she had stayed in Guanju Palace several times before, and Li Jingxi refused his request for pleasure on the grounds of physical discomfort, and Duan Yulin was not interested in other concubines, so she simply came to Wen Hao to accompany her and her unborn child.