Chapter 003: It's Just a Dream
The hosta blooms under the moon, and the tea by the candle is slightly cool.
Li Yan gently stroked the rim of the cup, looking thoughtful.
Someone on the wall quietly landed, and his eyes moved slightly and lowered his eyes.
"Your Highness!" Chi Changting approached and called in a low voice.
Li Yan said "um" and didn't speak, her long eyelashes were quiet under the lamp, and she was as beautiful as a woman.
Chi Changting coughed lightly and said, "The little girl is not in good spirits, she fell asleep after taking medicine, and when she recovers, the minister must ask carefully!" β
Li Yan glanced at him in surprise.
He knows Chi Changting's ability to do things very well, but such a person, facing his daughter, knows that there is something strange, but he is reluctant to ask.
Chi Changting also knew that he was at a loss, and coughed lightly, and said, "Maybe the minister mentioned His Royal Highness to the little girl before, and the little girl was confused and just said a foolish thing." β
Li Yan's fingers lightly knocked the body of the cup and said, "Foolish words about Lonely? β
Seeing that he was holding Chi Tang, Chi Changting frowned, straightened up and said: "The minister did praise His Highness to the little girl, maybe the little girl had a nightmare and asked His Highness for help by mistake!" When the little girl wakes up, the minister must teach her well, and in case of danger, she must not ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for help! β
Li Yan raised his eyes and glanced at him, smiled faintly, and said, "It's good that Fu Jun knows it in his heart." β
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to expose this incident, and Chi Changting had not yet chased after him, cleared his throat, and got back to business: "Although the holy decree has not yet been issued in Beijing, the news of His Highness's departure from Beijing will come sooner or later, and when the time comes, it may not be safe to hide in this mountain temple!" β
Li Yan said lightly: "Loneliness is not hidden. β
Chi Changting smiled slightly and said, "Indeed! It's more dangerous to hide and hide, it's better to find a suitable identity and appear in Jiangnan in a bright light! β
Li Yan let out an "um".
Chi Changting glanced at him thoughtfully and asked, "Your Highness already has an idea?" β
Li Yan picked up the teacup, poured the cold tea on the ground, poured a cup of tea again, raised it to his lips and smelled it, took a sip gently, and said: "Lu Zijin, the eldest daughter of the Lu family in Wujun, married to the Zheng family in Xingyang, and this year her husband was full of mourning and left the Zheng family alone. β
Chi Changting was conceited and calm, but at this time, he was also stunned for a while before he found his voice: "The eldest daughter of the Lu family? His Royal Highness wants to borrow the identity of the eldest daughter of the Lu family? β
Li Yan's expression was faint: "It's not easy to arouse suspicion. β
Chi Changting laughed twice: "Your Highness likes it!" β
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to ask to pretend to be a woman, what else can they do as a courtier except to try to be satisfied?
"What about the real eldest daughter of the Lu family?" Chi Changting asked.
Even if a man dresses up as a woman, can he not be unjustly killed if he bumps into the main owner?
"It's been arranged, it won't show up." Li Yan said.
Chi Changting couldn't help but look at him and smiled: "It seems that His Highness has been planning for a long time!" β
Li Yan picked up the teacup, took another sip, and ignored it.
Chi Changting coughed lightly twice and smiled: "This Taihu Lake flood has indeed flooded Wutou Village, and we are still investigating whether there are survivors, and I will return to His Highness when there is news!" β
Hearing his "um", Chi Changting quietly retreated.
Back in the west courtyard, the lights in the pond house had been turned off, and the night was quiet.
Chi Changting remembered the movement during the day and the words Li Yan said, and his eyebrows gradually frowned.
He never mentioned the crown prince in front of Chi Tang......
β¦β¦
The chopsticks were lifted from the bowl, holding two or three grains of rice, Chi Tang didn't look at it, and sent it directly to his mouth, looking at Chi Changting opposite without blinking, looking demented.
Chi Changting reluctantly put down his chopsticks and said softly: "Ah Tang, eat well, Daddy is here, not going anywhere." β
Chi Tang let out a thick nasal "um", lowered her head and took a bite of food, and couldn't help but raise her eyes to peek at it, just as she met Chi Changting's worried gaze, she smiled flatteringly, and lowered her head again.
Hearing a sigh from the other side, Chi Tang's eyes couldn't help but be hot, she wanted to laugh and cry, and her emotions were so agitated that she was a little breathless.
It's June of the thirteenth year of Xinghe! It's not October of the sixteenth year of Xinghe!
She has not been taken away by the strongman, she has not been designated as the prince's side concubine, she has not entered Beijing to guard filial piety, and she has not left Wu County-
Best of all, she hasn't lost her daddy yet!
She originally thought it was a sweet dream in front of her, but when her palm really touched the temperature of her father's face, she didn't want to delve into it.
This must be true! Those days when you lose your dad are dreams! It's a nightmare!
Chi Tang ate a few bites of food with tears in his eyes, suddenly recalled what happened in the nightmare, suddenly lost his appetite, and put down the dishes and chopsticks: "Daddy-"
As soon as he spoke, he paused again and looked left and right vigilantly.
Chi Changting misunderstood what she meant, snorted coldly, and said: "The people around you have asked Zhan Yu to pull out for questioning, and they can sneak out if they suffer from the cold, all these individuals have to be disciplined well!" β
Chi Tang was slightly stunned, and then noticed that the people around Chi Changting in the room were all around, and she didn't see her maids.
But none of this mattered, she took Chi Changting's arm and whispered, "Daddy, Ah Tang has something to say to you alone!" β
Chi Changting glanced at her unexpectedly and waved away.
Chi Tang approached him, opened his mouth, and didn't know where to start, and sorted it out in his mind for a long time before he said softly: "Daddy, I had a nightmare yesterday......"
"I dreamed that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was ordered to tour the south and arrived in Jiangnanββ"
Chi Changting suddenly covered her mouth, his eyes tightened, and he asked in a low voice, "Where did you hear that?" β
The girl's round eyes were clear and innocent.
Chi Changting slowly let go of her hand, and she whispered: "I dreamed of it." β
Chi Changting stared at her and said in a low voice, "Go on." β
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived in Wuxing County and met the water bandits in Wudun Village......" The girl's voice trembled, her eyes were full of tears, and she was faintly afraid.
Chi Changting's face changed, and he stared at her for a long time.
Chi Tang pursed his lips, tears rippling, and did not speak again.
She couldn't even bear to remember what happened next.
After a while, Chi Changting's palm fell on top of her head, and said softly: "It's just a dream." β
Chi Tang was stunned for a moment.
At this moment, she was still wearing her favorite pink shirt in her memory, next to her father, and talking affectionately.
Could those three years really just be a nightmare?
Chi Tang bit his lip and asked, "Daddy, is the eldest girl of the Lu family coming back?" β
"How do you know?" Chi Changting's face changed again.
Chi Tang's face also changed, and he tightened his clothes: "I dreamed of it!" Daddy, my nightmare is real! β
Chi Changting looked at her and put away the shock in his eyes little by little.
"It's just a coincidenceβ" He gently touched her head and said with a smile, "You probably heard it at the Lu family, and you didn't pay attention to it at the time, but you dreamed about it afterwards, and my father had this kind of dream too." β
"It's notβ"
"That's it!" Chi Changting interrupted her without saying anything, "You just have a fever, the most important thing is to rest well, it's just a dream, don't think about it anymore!" β
"Butβ"
"Ah Tang!" Chi Changting raised his voice slightly, and Chi Tang was excited.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not leave Beijing without a holy decree to send you-" Although his tone was gentle, his expression was a little serious, "Don't mention your dream to anyone again!" β
After a slight pause, he added: "Talking about the prince in vain is to punish the crime!" β