CHAPTER XVIII

"Girl, it's snowing outside."

Ruhuan opened the window in the house, and reached out to pick it up with great interest.

Xie Ruqing was also curious, and walked over to take a look. At this time, the night was already dark, and the black cloth-like background, white snowflakes fluttering and swirling down, was indeed extremely beautiful.

"The dinner is set in the backyard Cuifangzhai, some distance from here, we have to hurry up."

With a smile, he pulled Xie Ruqing's hand away from the window, and put on a cloak for her, and the two of them went out with a smile.

Today, most of them went home, except for those on the duty list. I heard that in order to please the princess, the prince invited a famous troupe in the capital to sing.

Xie Ruqing and Ruhuan walked on the road for some hours, and then they saw a jubilant courtyard arranged in the distance, which was Cuifangzhai.

He walked into the back room, where some people were already sitting, and Qi Yanzhi was among them. Nodding lightly with him, Xie Ruqing found his place and sat down. Only then did I realize that there were some dishes on the table.

Somehow, when she sat down, she remembered what Qi Yanzhi had said to her.

"Today's dinner, I heard that the invited chef is a Jiangnan chef, Jiangnan is rich in water and grass, and sea bass is also a must, there must be that dish today, you want to try it."

Sea bass?

She really glanced at the dishes on the table quietly, and then she was stunned. The perch that was praised by Qi Yanzhi as having nothing in the sky and on the earth was right in her hand.

A person and a fish stared at it with big eyes, and the mist on the perch was full of fragrance, and she couldn't help but swallow her saliva. Looking left and right, seeing that no one noticed here, Qi Yanzhi and Qingshan didn't know what they were talking about, so they breathed a sigh of relief.

After the dinner was seated, Qi Zhiyuan came with the prince and princess. Inevitably, there was a toast at the table, and then everyone said a few pleasant words before eating.

Xie Ruqing ate the fish as if he was about to be amnestied, because of the long delay, the fish had become warm, but it was still delicious.

Thinking in his heart, Qi Yanzhi looked gentle and elegant, and he didn't want to study food so much, and he liked to eat fish as much as she did.

After eating, a room full of people went to the courtyard to watch a play.

The troupe was invited by the prince from the capital, and the drama sung is not known to be anything, but it is very good.

After some excitement, it was already the middle of the night after being busy, so Xie Ruqing said goodbye and went back to the room to sleep.

Three days later, the young masters in the house will go to the school to continue their studies.

Walking from afar, a particularly unusual room appeared in people's sight, on both sides were the vermilion corridor stretching out, and on the eaves in the middle of the room, a Shangshu Zhai dragon flying phoenix danced.

Inside, the sound of a conversation could be heard deliberately in a low voice.

"Hey, have you heard, the Nine Emperor Princes are going to marry a girl recently."

"Which girl is so lucky?"

"It seems to be the girl Xie who had an affair with the Nine Emperor Princes last time." The voice paused for a moment, and then he heard that the man seemed to remember something, and continued: "Yes, yes, yes, I remembered, that person seems to be the cousin who lives in the Qiyang Palace. ”

"Xie Ruqing?"

Qi Zhi came from afar, Shang Shuzhai was in front of him, but he deliberately spared, and saw a pale pink corner behind a small rockery.

It turned out that it was the little palace maid in the palace who was gossiping here.

"Talking nonsense in the palace, can't you have nothing to do?"

Seeing that Qi Zhiyuan's face was wrong, a small servant beside him immediately stood up and spoke sarcastically to the two palace maids.

The two of them turned pale with fright, and knelt on the ground one after another begging for mercy, "This son, we too...... It's also a momentary gossip, please don't tell Mama. ”

Qi Zhiyuan didn't look at the two of them, turned around and walked towards Shang Shuzhai.

There are people in the room who are whispering discussions, saying that they are a group of rich children, but in fact, there are few discussions about schoolwork, most of them are discussing where to go to play tomorrow, which restaurant to go to, and what kind of girl is new to Drunken Immortal Residence today.

Qi Zhiyuan walked in with a pale face, walked to the penultimate row and sat down, and immediately a person sat down.

"Shizi, I heard that the plum blossoms on the west side of the city are blooming, and the scenery is good, are you interested?"

He looked at it, and the person who spoke to him was the second son of the prime minister of the dynasty, and his brain was very bright, but he didn't need to be in the right place, thinking about spending all day drinking.

Shaking his head slightly, his gaze fell to the first row in the distance, and it was the Nine Emperor Prince Yuning sitting on the side.

The relationship between the Nine Emperor Princes and Xie Ruqing?

The more I thought about it, the more angry I became, and I didn't feel like my hands were clenched into fists.

When Mr. Hu walked in and sat down in front of the stage, the chatter below gradually subsided, and finally disappeared.

Even the most mischievous ones sit upright and straight at this time. This Mr. Hu, it is said that when the emperor was young, he was his enlightenment mentor and was very respected.

"Before the New Year's Festival, I left you a piece of schoolwork, and I will test you today."

Mr. Hu is old, and even if he sits on the top seat, he can't help but tremble slightly. But the students who sat down all shrunk their necks.

Lesson?

As soon as they left the school, everyone was like a sprinkler, who remembered the schoolwork?

Mr. Hu's eyes swept around below, and saw that only Qi Zhiyuan was sitting straight, so he shouted with satisfaction: "Qi Zhiyuan, it's up to you." ”

Qi Zhiyuan stood up obediently and said word by word: "The homework left by Mr. is: there is a general with a broad personality, who has made great achievements, and finally volunteered to stay at the border to guard the border pass, one day on the emperor's birthday, he plans to give the emperor a thousand-year-old snow lotus, according to your current identity, how to stop it." ”

Mr. Hu nodded and waited for him to follow.

"As far as I know, the border is desolate, but there is a place close to the snow-capped mountains, and the Tianshan Snow Lotus is also a specialty of that place. If it were me, I would intercept and kill the person who sent the snow lotus halfway, so that he could be rude. ”

"What about the others?"

Mr. Hu did not comment, and his eyes turned around below.

"The students think that they should pay for a family affair."

The prince who spoke, some of the students listened to it with great approval, and some people were very disdainful.

Since it's a gift, how can it be linked to family affairs?

"The student thinks he should send someone better than him."

This voice is hearty and clear, and it is naturally the Nine Emperor Princes.

Qi Zhiyuan sneered when he heard this, "Why does the Nine Emperor Princes think it is inappropriate to be friendly?" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of silence below. Everyone knows that the marriage between the Nine Emperor Princes and Xie Ruqing of Qiyang Palace. was reminded by Qi Zhiyuan like this, and the prince naturally remembered it, and his eyes couldn't help but narrow.

Xie Ruqing of Qiyang Palace, although she is a cousin, is also from Qiyang Palace. On the surface, this person is unwilling to form a party for personal gain, and his ambition is not in the court, but everyone in the palace is wearing a layer of skin, and who knows what he is thinking in his heart?

Yu Ning got up and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Why do you want to involve women in court disputes?" ”

"Then the emperor said so, you and that Miss Xie are in love?"

"What Miss Xie?"

Yu Ning was stunned.

The prince sneered, "A manly man, he is responsible for what he says, why does he involve women when he talks about court disputes on the front foot, and why does he dare to admit it when he talks about court disputes?" ”

After a turn in his mind, Yu Ning figured out what was going on, he stood up angrily and sneered: "Brother Huang is really worried, but it is just some rumors in the market, and he dares to take it seriously." ”

"Hehe, speaking of this rumor, I don't know where it came from."

At the right time, Qi Zhiyuan interjected again.

This time, it was the turn of the Nine Emperor Princes to think more, and looked at their imperial brother with thoughtful eyes.

"The emperor has arrived!"

When the two princes were facing each other, they heard the sharp voice of a eunuch, and everyone knelt down against the door.

The emperor in a bright yellow robe appeared at the door with cold eyes, and beside him, he was followed by Yao Guifei, who was wearing heavy makeup.

"What's making this school like a vegetable market?"

Everyone was silent, and Mr. Hu stood up at this time, "Back to the emperor, it's just because of the schoolwork left by the ministers, and everyone has different opinions." ”

Under the emperor's careful questioning, the two princes saw that there was another dispute, Yao Guifei gave the third prince a look at this time, and the latter instantly understood, and said: "The emperor's words are wrong, some rumors in the market are sometimes spread by people with intentions, if the harmony between brothers is hurt because of this kind of unfounded rumors, then it will be a little more than worth the loss." ”

The emperor was furious at this time, and when he heard this, he looked at the third son.

There was almost a tragedy in the school because of this small message, and at the same time, the news spread quickly.

"What?"

King Qiyang was shocked when he heard this, and the sunspot in his hand did not fall for a long time, and his eyes subconsciously glanced at Xie Ruqing opposite.

When he received the news, Xie Ruqing was playing chess with King Qiyang, and naturally listened to it sincerely, and a pair of smart eyes also subconsciously widened, and his heart was even more turbulent.

Get married?

That Zhang Wenjie's matter has just been alleviated, why is she going to marry the Nine Emperor Princes again?

How is this possible?

Not to mention the surprise of the identities and status of the two parties, even if the emperor has a pair of eyes, he will not agree to her useless mute marrying Yu Ning. Where did this rumor come from?

She lowered her eyes and thought about it, and her mind was naturally not on this chess game.

Xie Ruqing is a shrewd person, knowing that this is the King of Qiyang, he is afraid that he is not in the mood to play chess, so he gestures with him to indicate that he has something to go.

King Qiyang did not stop it.

All the way out of his yard, his steps were fast, and he crunched on the snow.

Ruhuan, who was following closely behind her, also looked worried, "Girl, girl, you cut slowly, it's freezing this day, don't fall." ”

Xie Ruqing's eyes were red, and he didn't know what the problem was.

It is said that the forces in the palace are fighting all year round, but which side is fighting to pull her into it?

She walked as fast as she could, until she bumped into someone and sat on the ground, and then she realized her gaffe.

Standing up in a panic, he crashed into a pair of dark eyes.

Qi Yanzhi?

"Oh, girl, what are you thinking?"

Qingshan's big voice bumped into it unceremoniously, and while the long quilt that knocked her off was covered on Qi Yanzhi's lap again, Xie Ruqing bowed his head a little embarrassed, and he didn't know what to say.

"It's okay, but I'm sorry for the girl, I made you fall."

Qi Yanzhi smiled brightly, and said lightly, but he relieved her of the siege.