Chapter 53: Encounter with the King of Jinyang
Yu Die'er didn't plan to go to the pavilion, she just wanted to find the stone steps, go down to the pond to pick lotus, so when she arrived not far from the pavilion, she slowed down, and her eyes began to look for the stone steps on the side, did she remember the wrong direction?
Before he left, he heard footsteps coming this way, and the man shouted softly as he walked, "Lord, lord?"
She hurriedly flashed behind the trees on the side, and looked through the branches into the pavilion.
The man in the pavilion is Hetai, who lives in this palace, but he is the only prince, and the other kings have long lived in the palace outside the palace, and he is because he has not returned from the battlefield not long ago, and he has just been crowned king, so the palace has not yet been built, so he still lives in the palace.
The person who came passed in front of her with brisk steps, and she saw that it was a person wearing a eunuch suit, and when the person entered the pavilion, Hetai put away the scroll in his hand and asked softly, "What's the matter?"
"Lord, the queen mother came, saying that the prince did not go to the Xuanyi Hall in the past two days, she remembered it very much, so she came to Haoyuezhai in person, and the slave came out to find the prince. "The eunuch's humble proclamation.
Hetai heard that the Queen Mother was looking for him, and walked out of the pavilion, when he passed her, his clothes were windy, and Yu Die'er just secretly breathed a sigh of relief, never thought that he had already walked two steps but suddenly froze again, looked back at her position and said in a low voice: "Who is there?"
The eunuch next to him craned his neck to look this way, and said suspiciously, "Is there anyone?"
Yu Die'er didn't answer or move, thinking that maybe he was just suspicious, seeing that no one answered, he would leave, who knew that Hetai not only didn't leave, but also walked this way, no way, she could only dodge and come out from behind the trees.
Hetai frowned and looked at her, as if surprised that she was here, or didn't recognize her, so in thought, Yu Die'er pursed her lips and deliberately looked away, not looking at him.
"Lord Wang, isn't this the fish girl who rescued you in the palace that day?" The eunuch next to him had excellent eyesight!
Hetai glanced at him coldly, extremely dissatisfied with the word of salvation in the eunuch's mouth, and the eunuch was stared at by him, but immediately shut up.
I want to be a dignified seven-foot man, and I have never been afraid of the battlefield, why do I need a woman to save him, let a woman save him in public, this thing is really like a drop of dirt ink on my body, I don't want to mention it.
But Hetai was also surprised, and he still didn't understand why? At that critical moment, she was able to stand up for her own safety to save herself, how could she have such a move, such courage? When he saw the assassin fiercely raise the dagger and stab her, and the dagger was still poisonous, his heart skipped a beat, and he was more frightened than killing himself.
Thinking of this, Hetai's heart softened a little, and asked lightly, "Why are you here?"
"Flower viewing. Yu Die'er replied casually. Still didn't look at him, only focused his eyes on the microwave pool in front of him, which was shining in the reflection of the moon.
"Enjoying the flowers? That's the king is lonely and unheard, it turns out that the flowers should be enjoyed secretly by hiding behind the tree. Tsurutai pretended to be suddenly enlightened.
Yu Die'er snorted lightly and did not answer.
Hetai saw that although Yu Die'er was talking to himself, a pair of eyes looked around aimlessly, looking at this and that, but he didn't look at himself, he was a little funny, so he joked: "Why, you were very brave when you saved this king that day, and now you don't even dare to look at this king?"
For Hetai's deliberate agitation, Yu Die'er subconsciously rebelled: "Who said I don't dare, I disdain to look at it!"
Hetai's eyes seem to be inherently penetrating and far-reaching, and it seems that he can see through the surface of a person as thoroughly as he looks inside, which makes people feel inexplicably flustered. Yu Die'er was very flustered at the moment, and she didn't know what to panic about, perhaps because she was afraid that he would ask her identity.
"Oh, so that's the case, then tell this king, why don't you disdain to look at it? Is this king too ugly?" Hetai's eyes looked into the depths of her watery eyes, and the misty eyes that seemed to be filled with smoke and rain attracted him to a moment of distraction, and even the imperceptible melancholy mixed with the clarity actually hurt his heart a little.
He looked at Yu Die'er, and for a moment felt that the person in front of him was her in his heart, with a similar face and the same eyes, but there were still differences when he looked closely, although he was also clear, but there was a trace of melancholy hidden in Yu Die'er's clear eyes, unlike her, carefree, and did not know the troubles of the world.
Yu Die'er was a little flustered by his staring, his eyes were so deep, in the dark night, as if he couldn't see to the end. She looked away and said softly, "I didn't mean to hide behind a tree, I was looking for the stone steps by the pool." ”
She didn't want to mistakenly think that she would peek again, since he lived in the palace, he must be familiar with the route, and if he could tell him, it would save him the trouble of looking for it.
"The girl is looking for the stone steps, the stone steps are broken in a few places, so they have been demolished, and they are being reorganized, and they are not done yet. The eunuch on the side interjected.
It turned out to be dismantled and reorganized, no wonder I couldn't find it, it seemed that I was going to return empty-handed, and I couldn't help but feel a little lost.
"What are you looking for stone steps? are you going down to the bottom of the pool?" asked Tsurutai.
"Exactly, I want to go down and pick some lotus leaves and lotus flowers. "Yu Die doesn't hide it.
Hetai glanced at her, put the scroll in his hand into his arms, stroked his robe, and leaped towards the lotus pond with his feet. In the night wind, he was as fast as lightning, his black hair fluttered, and the moonlight drowned his white robe, making him like a fairy descending to earth.
Isn't she the prince's sweetheart? Why did she let her do such a thing, and just tell the maidservant to come. It's dark and slippery, and if you go down to the edge of the pool and accidentally fall into your heart again, how can it be good?
I didn't expect him to be so good at light skills, looking at the lotus in Hetai's hand, Yu Die'er smiled lightly in his eyes, and gently bowed to him and said, "There is Lord Lao!"
Hetai chuckled lightly, did not answer, but looked at her, a dress, without the slightest inlay ornament, unlike the women in the palace everywhere showing luxury, but between the corners of the skirt embroidered with pieces of pale green bamboo leaves, it looks cool and indescribably chic. It also looked like she was indisputably light, and Heyan actually brought her into the palace and entered the land of tigers and wolves, he sighed in his heart.
But what about himself? Aren't he also looking for the woman he likes? Isn't he also trying to bring a leisurely mountain flower into the royal family, this is right and wrong, don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself, what reason do you have to judge the prince? He can't help but be deeply confused, whether his search is right or wrong!
As the night deepened, the wind cooled, and a layer of clouds poured into the sky, covering the moon. There is no moonlight, and it is even darker.
"It's late, if you don't go back, the palace should be in a hurry, so I'll retire first. "Yu Die'er wants not to go back, Peony and they may have to look for themselves everywhere.
But Hetai thought that she was in a hurry, that the prince would be in a hurry, and he couldn't help but say: "If you are worried, I should accompany you, it will be dark and the night will be late, and you will be left alone to wander outside." ”
The fish and butterflies are dumb!
Seeing that she had no lanterns and was alone, Hetai offered to send her back.
"Lord Wang, the Queen Mother is still waiting in Haoyuezhai, or the Lord will go back first, and the slave will send the fish girl back, you can rest assured. The eunuch offered a plan, and when he saw that Hetai didn't say anything, the eunuch said as if he remembered something: "The slave is too talkative, the slave almost forgot, and there is still something important to do, so the slave will do it first, and go first." With that, he ran away.
Looking at the eunuch who ran away, Yu Die'er said in her heart that this eunuch is cute, and the master just wants to give it to someone, so he will be wrong.
Yu Die'er was afraid of being met and made irresponsible remarks, so she refused to send him, but Hetai insisted again and again, she couldn't be stubborn, so she had to let him go. The two walked all the way, occasionally gossiping, but there was less loneliness when they came.
"You love lotus flowers very much, it's not enough to reward them in the lotus pond, you still have to pick them back to enjoy them?" asked Hetai as he looked at the lotus in his hand.
"It's not a reward to pick it back, it's to eat!" said Yu Die'er lightly.
Hetai was speechless for a while, thinking that she loved to pick flowers and go back to enjoy them, but she actually loved to eat them! Even flowers had to be picked back to eat.
"Won't the prince give you food, and do you want you to go out in the middle of the night to forage for food?" he said with a sneer.
"Why, the prince is a very good person, and he treats me very well!" Yu Die'er retorted.
He saw that she was protecting the prince tightly, and his heart was inexplicably displeased, so he stopped talking.
Seeing that he was indifferent again, Yu Die'er thought that after all, the flowers were still picked by him, so she deliberately accosted: "Of course the prince doesn't know, this lotus flower is sweet and fragrant, and the fragrance is overflowing after cooking, and it also has the effect of calming the heart and invigorating qi, making it black, and beautifying the skin! ”
How can these naturally noble people, who have always been served, care about how food is made?
"Well, this king only knows that lotus seeds can be eaten, and lotus hearts can be used in medicine, but he doesn't know that flowers and leaves can also be eaten. When Hetai saw her take the initiative to speak, he instantly lost his temper.
"We also have a folk legend, in ancient times there was a beautiful life of the moon shy flower appearance, more strange is to the old age still looks like twenty-eight, others let her teach the experience of eternal youth, she said that it is the credit of this lotus, every morning she will be by the lotus pond, collect the dew accumulated on the lotus leaves, pick the blooming lotus flowers, lotus leaves, put them together and mash them together to take the juice to eat, apply to the skin. Yongchun pills are also made from lotus seeds, lotus hearts, and lotus flowers, and they are used for a long time to prolong their lives and their appearance remains unchanged. Therefore, lotus leaves and lotus flowers are of great use and can be eaten. The fish and butterflies told the story.
In order to cooperate with her, Hetai pretended to be surprised: "So, isn't there a group of women gathered in the lotus pond every day to grab it?"
Yu Die'er pursed her lips and chuckled: "Actually, it's just a legend, how can it be true?" But it is true that the lotus is full of treasures, and such an elegant thing as the lotus can melt away the stasis in the body, and it will naturally be able to achieve the effect of beautifying the skin and nourishing the skin. ”
"I didn't expect your little brain to know a lot!" Tsurutai praised.
"I think that the emperor works hard for state affairs all day long, works hard, worries about the country and the people, it must be difficult to calm down, sleep poorly, and it is the most suitable meal for these clear hearts and minds, so I want to make some lotus snacks to present to the emperor. Yu Die told the reason.
She also had no choice, in order to prevent the revenge of Prince Hui and Concubine Zhuang, she could only continue to pat the emperor's ass.
"You're a doctor!" said Hetai, nodding.
Speaking of the doctor, Yu Die'er remembered Hetai's poisoning, so she asked, "Is the prince's body so good?"
"This king thinks it's not all yet. Hetai frowned and shook his head.
"What's that?" Yu Die'er was surprised, he was all right, why was he not well? Could it be that the medicine didn't completely cure his poison, but seeing that he had just picked up lotus, his body was sharp, not like an unhealed patient.