Chapter 138: Encounter
With His Majesty's favor for Princess Lechang, he will definitely consult in advance or even simply adopt Princess Lechang's opinion when choosing a colt.
It's just a pity that Princess Lechang doesn't seem to be too interested in her talented grandson······
Looking at the silhouette of Princess Lechang leaving slightly, Xu Ling frowned slightly, this princess is very different from Princess Ning Yuan in front of her, but she is not an easy master to deal with.
In fact, Xu Ling, who is as shrewd as a fox, doesn't know that Princess Lechang doesn't really have a good impression of Xu Deyan, in fact, Princess Lechang has never left a shadow of Xu Deyan in her heart, even if it is Li Xinchen, it just makes her think about it occasionally in her spare time.
It was not so much that she wanted to visit the Xu family's rich collection of books, but that she wanted to find a quiet place to calm herself. After all, what has happened in the past few days, even if Princess Lechang is much more mature and rational than the rest of the royal princesses and even the princes, it is still a little difficult to accept.
The eldest brother and the second brother have been in an undercurrent of contradictions for many years, and in the past few days, they have finally erupted with the opportunity of Wu Mingche and Xiao Maha returning to Beijing. Chen Shuling intercepted and killed Xiao Maha and Wu Mingche at any cost outside Guazhou, which showed his thirst for the throne to the fullest.
But the father, who has always loved his children, doesn't seem to really plan to send the second brother, who is even a little too rampant, into a place of no return. The anger in the imperial study and the punishment of the second brother are just an itch of the skin, which shows that Chen Ji himself still has not gotten out of this contradiction in the end.
I am afraid that it is precisely because he can see His Majesty's tangled thoughts, so after Xu Ling pointed it out clearly, he never expressed more opinions on it, even if he really wanted to say something, he would rather convey it through Princess Lechang than tell Chen Ji in person. This shows that this old fox has already figured out Chen Ji's thoughts, and before Chen Ji makes a final judgment, he will definitely not come up to find himself bored.
Princess Lechang waved her hand slightly, and asked the Xu family servant to close the study door, and the servant originally wanted to say something, but when he saw this, he could only bow down and withdraw. Her Royal Highness the Princess's face was obviously not very good, and as a servant, it was best to remain silent at this time.
A rich and heavy aroma of books and ink came to her face, Princess Lechang took a deep breath, only standing in front of the layers of books, she seemed to be able to really relax. Looking at the various books on the shelves, Lechang did not reach for them, but walked forward slowly, her steps were gentle, and her slender fingers gently swept over the books, as if she wanted to write down all the familiar or unfamiliar names on the cover of each book.
At the end of the bookshelf, a touch of sunlight suddenly appeared in front of him, I have to say that Xu Ling is a very particular person, even if it is the most prosperous sun at noon, it will not shine on the bookshelf, but it can just shine on the desk on the side of the bookshelf, which can not only ensure that the books will not be damaged by exposure, but also have sufficient lighting when reading.
And at this time, Princess Lechang also saw the figure sitting with her back to her.
The layout of this study, both sides can be in and out, and the desk is in the middle of the study, four or five rows of bookshelves extend outward from both sides of the desk to the door, the door on both sides is through the side compartment, and the other is through the main hall, the study occupies a large area, straight to the palace imperial study, and the collection of books, even the imperial study has to be slightly inferior.
After all, Xu Ling, the name of the first master of literature in the Southern Dynasties, is not groundless.
Princess Lechang came from the side compartment, in other words, from the back door, so it was natural to see the back.
Although it was the back, she was still familiar with it, after all, just a few days ago, she had stood under the tree on the top of the stone hill, watching the young man stride towards the crowd, and the last thing was amazing.
I didn't expect him to be in the Xu family's study, it was really a coincidental encounter.
Li Xinchen was writing something carefully, and he didn't notice the footsteps behind him at all. And Princess Lechang also subconsciously held her breath and slowed down and walked over. The excellence of his poetry made Princess Lechang full of expectations and curiosity about what Li Xinchen was writing, and this feeling drove her forward, but she was afraid of interrupting Li Xinchen.
Although Li Xinchen's brush characters are better than the tadpole characters scribbled, they can be seen after all, and the willow style and Zhao Mengfu Zhao style that he copied and learned at the beginning, compared with the calligraphy fonts of this era, there are more innovations, so this character is not very good, but it also has a new feeling.
What's more important is that the article that Li Xinchen is writing is eye-catching enough.
"The flowers of land and water, plants and trees, the lovely ones are very rich. Jin Tao Yuanming only loves chrysanthemum, since Liu Song, the world loves peony very much. To love the lotus out of the mud but not stained, clear ripples but not demons······"
Watching Li Xinchen finish writing the last word, Princess Lechang almost blurted out: "Who is the same giver, who can write such an article after reading Tao Yuanliang's anthology, I am afraid that the whole world is really 'who is the same monarch'!" ”
"Yikes!" Li Xinchen was shocked, he didn't expect that he would suddenly think of such a crisp female voice around him, the pen in his hand almost fell off, and the ink splashed, and the spots spilled on the sleeves of Li Xinchen and Princess Lechang.
"It's you?!" Li Xinchen only heard this voice and already understood who it was, there were not many women he had seen and communicated with in this era, needless to say his own sister, and the rest were just a few people from the hospitable Mrs. Xiao and the handmaidens of the Xiao family, not to mention that this voice was as crisp as a clear stream on a stone, Li Xinchen would never forget it.
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The Xiao family's mansion.
Scooped up the water in the water tank with a scoop and drank it clean, Xiao Shilian exclaimed "refreshing", reached out and wiped his mouth directly with his sleeve.
"This is the water that my mother brought to water the flowers, and you are not afraid of diarrhea if you drink it like this!" Mrs. Xiao's voice of blame exploded in Xiao Shilian's ears like thunder at this time.
At that moment, Xiao Shilian smiled: "Mother's ······"
Mrs. Xiao suddenly said angrily: "You kid, why don't you pay attention so much!" Ah Xiu, you go get some hot water for your son, and stew some soup to nourish your stomach, don't really hurt anything! ”
The handmaid should have stepped back after that. And Xiao Shilian didn't care about throwing the water scoop back into the water tank: "Mother, where is the child so delicate, and Daddy is on the battlefield, it is already thankful that he can eat some hard dry food on the mountain spring, and the water is really cold in the stomach!" ”
"If the family is the same as on the battlefield, then it's okay!" Mrs. Xiao snorted.
And Xiao Shilian reluctantly turned his head, ready to wait for his mother's nagging, but he immediately saw Li Li'er who was reaching out to support Mrs. Xiao's arm, and his face instantly turned red.