"The imperial sister is still the same as always, I want to sell it, I guess I can't do it. But in that case, I'll show you! Situ Xuan lightly hooked the corners of his lips, and the two octagonal palace lamps behind him were full of light, and the light glow meandered above his handsome facial features, alternating between light and dark, revealing a trace of indescribable Yonghua and mystery.

Then Situ Xuan raised his hand lightly, and the palace people behind him called, and two palace people wearing dark purple palace clothes walked in carrying a box with carved red lacquer peony flowers, followed by a young man who looked to be in his twenties, dressed in a gray robe, calm and restrained, looking extremely stable.

After the two palace people put down the box, they saluted and exited the Guangxin Pavilion, and at this time, the young man knelt down on one knee and said respectfully: "The grass people have seen the emperor in Yanqing!" ”

"No need to be polite, get up!" Situ Xuan smiled faintly, and Yanqing stood up with extremely elegant movements, and then Situ Xuan looked at Yanqing and said, "Yanqing, I have praised your things as treasures, don't let me lose face in front of everyone's house." ”

"The grass people should only do their best." Yan Qingxing bowed, and then he walked to the box on the side, bent down to open the box, and the surroundings stared intently at his movements, and then the contents of the box made everyone in Guangxin Pavilion stunned.

It was a person with a wood grain pattern all over his body, and as Yanqing opened the box, the man slowly stood up, and then bowed to Situ Xuan.

At this time, Yan Qing took a step back, smiled lightly, and said, "This is a person with wooden armor made by the grass people, I hope that I can make everyone laugh with this." ”

Yanqing's words made Hua Qingmo stunned for a moment, she had been in contact with a scholar who specialized in the study of organ arts, and she had heard of the existence of the wooden armor technique from his mouth. Generally speaking, when it comes to the technique of mechanism, the one that can be thought of is the Gong Yi and the Mo family, but six hundred years before them, there was a person named Yanshi, and he had a wooden armor technique that was exquisite in the technique of mechanism. It's just that Yanshi's wooden armor technique has been lost, and future generations are rarely able to inherit this lineage, but she never thought that she would be lucky enough to witness the wooden armor technique here.

"The Man of Wooden Armor?" Situ Xu supported his chin, stared at Yan Qing, and smiled: "This is a bit interesting, what can this wooden armor man do?" ”

"Now between the feasts, let it perform a dance for everyone!" Yan Qing stepped aside, and then calmly said to the wooden armor man: "Dance." ”

Hearing this, the wooden armor man stepped out of the box, and then began to dance in front of everyone, almost indistinguishable from a real person. The people around were extremely surprised to watch the scene in front of them, and when the dance was about to end, the person in the wooden armor actually winked at Hua Qingmo, as if to seduce her.

This action made Hua Qingmo smile, she remembered that the wooden armor man of the Yanshi seemed to have done such a thing.

"Yo, everyone in this wooden armor knows that Princess Xiao is lonely, is this to give her arms?" Situ Shuoye said meaningfully, her eyes looked at Hua Qingmo, and the slightly raised phoenix eyes were indescribably flamboyant and charming. Her face is enchanting and gorgeous, thousands of green silk are combed into a Lingyun bun, with a golden phoenix beaded filigree in the middle of the bun, and a raindrop-shaped ruby embedded in the phoenix tail of the open screen, which is full of brilliance. The rest of the bun is decorated with hair ornaments based on various colored gemstones, and the gems are surrounded by a circle of white crystals, which looks particularly jeweled and luxurious.

"Shuo Ye's words are wrong, this king thinks that this person in wooden armor must be fake, otherwise how could he do such a thing?" Situ Ying stared at the wooden armor man, with a hint of deep meaning in his eyes.

At this time, Situ Yuanyou also nodded in agreement, and said: "This king also thinks that this wooden armor person is strange, otherwise how could the so-called wooden person seduce (gou) to attract women?" ”

The words of these two people made everyone else in Guangxin Pavilion talk about it, and Hua Qingmo felt more and more that this scene was the same as the picture recorded in "Liezi". At that time, the wooden armor man hooked (gou) so that he attracted the concubine of King Zhou Mu, which caused King Zhou Mu to be furious, and Yanshi dismantled the wooden armor man in front of everyone. In this scene, Yan Qing wants to prove his innocence, and he may be able to do so.

Sure enough, Yan Qing immediately saluted Situ Xuan and said, "Your Majesty, this wooden armor is indeed made by the grass people, and the grass people will take it apart for everyone to take a closer look." ”

"In order to dispel doubts, you can dismantle this wooden armor man and show it to me, I also have some doubts." Situ Xuan's face still had a gentle and elegant smile.

Subsequently, Yanqing dismantled the wooden armor man in front of everyone in Guangxin Pavilion, and this wooden armor person was indeed made of wood, leather armor and other materials, and its liver, gall bladder, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, intestines, stomach, muscles and bones, branches, fur, teeth, etc. were all artificially made. Then the Yanshi put the materials removed from the wooden armor man back together, and the wooden armor man moved as before.

Everyone was surprised, General Yanqing ordered the wooden armor man to return to the box, and then he covered the box, knelt down on one knee, and said to Situ Xuan with great respect: "The grass people are ugly." ”

"Such a skill can only be matched by the word heavenly skill, how can it be ugly?" Situ Shuoye supported his chin, his eyes stared at Yan Qing, and his eyes were slightly shiny. Then she looked at Situ Xuan, with a bewitching and flamboyant smile: "Brother Huang, Yanqing's craftsmanship is very comparable to others, can you not appreciate it?" ”

"Shuo Ye is right, what reward do you want?" Situ Xuan looked at Yan Qing and asked out loud. He was dressed in a blue gold satin dragon robe, more and more powerful, handsome and outstanding, looking like an ordinary rich and noble son, but with the crown of the golden dragon on his head, born from the dragon, the demeanor of the heavenly family cannot be concealed.

For this, Yan Qing still smiled calmly and elegantly, as if he was at peace with the encounter. He arched his hand to Situ Xuan and replied loudly: "The grass people don't ask for rewards, but the grass people heard that the scenery of ten thousand plums blooming in the Qingmei Garden is a unique thing in the world, and the grass people want to stay in the Qingmei Garden for a few days to enjoy the plum blossoms and feast their eyes." ”

"This is not too much to ask, it is better to stay in the night courtyard of the main palace in Yanqing! After all, Qingmei Garden is inhabited by the ladies of the princely mansions, and there must be something wrong with Yanqing staying anywhere, and the night courtyard of the palace is large, so it is okay to have more of him. Brother Huang thinks that Shuoye is arranged like this, is it okay? Situ Shuo looked at Situ Xuan at night, and his smile was still enchanting.

And Situ Xuan just smiled indifferently, he nodded, and said: "Since the imperial sister has said so, I will naturally not stop it, Yanqing has been in Qingmei Garden for a few days, and you will stay in the princess's night courtyard." ”

"Yes, Grass Folk Command." Yan Qing saluted again, and his voice was as calm and elegant as ever.

"In that case, step aside!"

After Yanqing left, there were songs and dances to perform, and the people in the Guangxin Pavilion had different hearts at this time, and they seemed very absent-minded when they drank the banquet. As for Hua Qingmo, she was helping Bai Zixiao pick vegetables, and she didn't think about anything else, but she was also a little surprised by this wooden armor technique, after all, she saw a magical skill today.

At the end of the meal, the snow was heavier than before. Because Situ Xuan left Bai Zixiao behind, Hua Qingmo stood outside the Guangxin Pavilion and waited for Bai Zixiao, while Chu Xiangbai Yexing and the three brothers Liutian stood around her to protect her.

The orange-yellow palace lights are shining brightly, and shining on the surroundings adds a bit of warmth to the snowy night. The snow fell down, dissolved on the ground, and it looked extremely cold and thin in silence. Hua Qingmo leaned on the red lacquered wood carved pillar on the side of Guangxin Pavilion, staring at the snowflakes falling from above, and her eyes were silent.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Hua Qingmo turned her head, looked at Chu Xiangbai and the others, and asked, "Are your injuries okay?" ”

"Mrs. Lao is worried, her subordinates are fine." Chu Xiangbai's voice was the same as usual, but at this time, it had a different kind of piety than before. Everyone else answered the same way, as if they weren't the ones who cut meat during the day.

Then, Hua Qingmo didn't speak again, she just looked at the falling snow around her again, and then stretched out her hand to pick up the falling snowflakes, letting the coolness permeate her palm. At this time, suddenly something attacked Hua Qingmo, and Chu Xiangbai and the others immediately surrounded Hua Qingmo to protect her.

It's just that the thing that hit was just a snowball, and then Situ Yuanche appeared on the side of the corridor wearing a light gray squirrel cloak, and his right hand kept carrying a snowball upward.

"The county lord of Qinghe is really a guard from all sides now, and Xiao Wang can't get close to playing with you if he wants to." Situ Yuanche said very casually, but there was a deep meaning in his words that could not be expressed.

For this, Hua Qingmo just smiled faintly, then looked at Chu Xiangbai and the others, and said, "You all stand down!" ”

Hearing Hua Qingmo's words, Chu Xiangbai and the others took two steps back, while Hua Qingmo took a few steps forward, walked in front of Situ Yuanche, and said loudly: "The snow night is cold, why didn't the little prince go back to the Deyuan but stopped around Guangxin Pavilion?" ”

"Xiao Wang didn't leave, he just wanted to see the county lord of Qinghe, and asked the county lord about it by the way." Situ Yuanche stared at Hua Qingmo, the smile on his handsome face was still casual, but there was a hint of depth.

"I don't know what the little prince wants to ask Qingmo? If Qingmo knows, he will definitely know everything, and he will say everything. Hua Qingmo still smiled gently and elegantly, but she couldn't see a trace of truth, the pure white fluffed cloak she was wearing fused with the falling snow on one side, and her already slender figure looked even more thin and lonely at this time.

Looking at Hua Qingmo, there was a trace of softness in Situ Yuanche's eyes from beginning to end, and after a slight silence, he said in a casual voice: "I went to see you with Heng Shizi that day, and the eldest son of Wang asked you if you had Heng Shizi in your heart, and Xiao Wang remembered that your answer at that time was yes." But now that you are marrying 9,000 years old by mistake, you can't see a trace of discomfort, and Heng Shizi marries Hua Xijin, you don't show a trace of pain. Xiao Wang was a little puzzled, and now he wants to ask the county lord of Qinghe again, do you have a permanent son in your heart? ”