Chapter 337: The frost goose is quiet in the field, and the wind is sad in the wood
On both sides of the arc-shaped floor-to-ceiling windows, heavy curtains with brocade edges and golden clusters are draped, and the tassels are intertwined with the dazzling floating light that permeates the hall, and the pale golden glow sways slightly. The snow-colored fox skin carpet was soaked in the pale gold shredded from the window, and a few beams of light illuminated the opulence of the room through the dwarf of carved golden silk nanmu.
The bow-style naturally drooping bun is simple and fresh, and after staring at it for a moment, Nan Zuisheng smiled: "Satisfied, you are really ingenious, if it were for me to pull my hair myself, I am afraid it would have been a mess a long time ago." She slightly lifted the crystal cherry blossom hairpin with the tassel swaying, and her ink eyes were sparkling.
"It's good if the eldest lady likes it." Xia Wan re-placed the mirror made of pure gold in her hand on the dresser, she carefully selected on the dresser for a while, took out a few boxes of jewelry boxes inlaid with beads and jade, placed them in a tray in a neat and orderly manner and handed them to Nan Zuisheng to watch and choose.
The boxes inlaid with beads and jade were opened in turn, and the jewels contained inside were filled with faint clouds, and the lilac bell sleeves that fell down in the summer evening were wrapped around his elbows, and he explained to Nan Zuisheng with great interest: "These are the jewelry that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered to be made for you, His Royal Highness knows that you don't like jewelry made of gold, so he specially ordered someone to create a batch of pearls, gems, jade and other elegant and noble heads." ”
Before the words fell, the head of the jeweled ornaments in the tray was carefully displayed in front of Nan Zuisheng's eyes in the summer evening, Nan Zuisheng glanced casually a few times, and said a shallow 'um': "It's really good, His Royal Highness Prince Lao has bothered, but the weather is hot, and wearing these is also a burden, so let's put it away carefully." ”
"That'...... And the slaves and maidservants were put away. Xia Wan nodded thoughtfully when she heard this, and she rearranged the jewelry box inlaid with beads and jade in the tray on the dresser, and secretly wondered in her heart that this Miss Nanda didn't like gold and silver, and even these delicate and gorgeous jewelry.
Could it be that the noble eldest lady born in the family is so pure-hearted and has few desires, and regards jewelry and jade as if they were a passing cloud?
The lid of the box was gently fastened, and the pearlescent aura filled with clouds was quietly buried.
The curtain of the gold silk embroidered bed curtain hung low, and Nan Zuisheng leaned on the red sandalwood brocade couch and looked at the bed boredly, if it weren't for the fact that her body was a little stiff and stagnant because she had been sleeping for too long, she would have gone out to find her brother Nan Fusheng. Although the palace in front of him is splendid, it is not as pleasing to the eye as the pond of lotus carp in the Lotus Carp Xuan.
"By the way, the strange man who came to visit me while I was asleep...... Is he still inside the Sakura Imperial Palace? Nan Zuisheng shallowly lowered her gorgeous eyelashes, although her complexion revealed a casual attitude, but from her tightly clenched jade fingers, you could see the tension and expectation in her heart.
The radiant light rippled in her ears, and the pearl earrings swayed shallowly on both sides of the beautiful face of the summer evening, she lowered her eyelashes and thought seriously for a moment when she heard the words, and replied to Nan Zuisheng in an orderly manner: "Regarding the whereabouts of that strange man, the slave maid is not very clear, but he has indeed not been seen again in the past two days, and I think he should have moved out of the palace to live." After all, this harem is full of princesses and princesses, and it is a little inconvenient for him to live in the palace as a man. ”
“…… yes, I see. The tightly entangled jade fingers suddenly froze on the cherry blossom moon white palace skirt, and Nan Zui Sheng quietly concealed his disappointment and loneliness, hooked his pale pink lips and smiled slightly, and then said no more.
Sensing Nan Zuisheng's low and lonely mood, Xia Wan bowed down and retreated with knowledge, the hem of the lilac palace skirt swayed, and the slender figure had already stepped out of the inner hall, standing in the outer hall waiting for Nan Zuisheng's summons and instructions at any time.
Since the eldest lady is not in a good mood, then she will not come forward to disturb.
The pale gold light outside the arc window sprinkled on the snow-colored fox skin through the clear glass, Nan Zui Sheng's head was empty, and his eyes were in a daze for a moment, he slowly stood up from the red sandalwood brocade couch, walked to a gorgeous and heavy dressing mirror placed in the hall, and carefully looked at his graceful and luxurious self now.
"Butterfly, Zhang Tu...... What do you want to tell me, O mysterious power? Could it be that the death of the kite was because there was another hidden story? The moon-white silk dress with narrow sleeves and waist was on the ground, and Nan Zuisheng raised his arm and stroked himself in the mirror, only to feel some bizarre scenes seen in the dream, which were full of doubts.
But when she wants to get close to or capture some important clues, the bizarre scenes in the dream will pull her away intentionally or unintentionally, as if the existence of some of them is an unspeakable secret, let alone a --- that cannot be declared.
The fingertips as white as jade stayed on the cold mirror, Nan Zuisheng raised his eyebrows and stared at his extremely pure ink eyes, his red lips opened slightly, and he couldn't help but muttered the name of Bei Langsheng's mother: "Iris, Iris......"
The so-called word 'iris' is excerpted from the --- of the "Twelve Songs of the Twilight Books", and the wind is sad.
It's just that the word kite, after all, sounds a little awkward, but it is not as simple and clear as the word wooden kite, and it is another name for a kite regardless of the order between the horizontal and vertical. It's also strange to say, if the name of Beilangsheng's mother is taken from another name for kites, it is good to call it directly as a wooden kite, why should it be called 'kite'?
Iris ......
Whether or not these two words mean anything is something that I have not yet fully discovered...... Nan Zuisheng stared into the depths of her ink eyes, only to see that the pupils clearly reflected the magnificence and glitz of the hall, she thought hard about the name of Iris, and her intuition told her that everything that happened back then was on Iris.
Otherwise, the killer would not have done everything possible to assassinate a mayor's wife.
"Summer evening." The slender jade arm gently hung down to his side, and Nan Zuisheng turned around and sat down on the red sandalwood brocade couch again, and called softly to the purple-clothed maid waiting in the outer hall.
The lilac embroidered petal magnolia flower skirt fluttered, Xia Wan walked into the inner hall from the outer hall with a low brow, she stood on Nan Zuisheng's side and bowed elegantly, and finally asked softly: "Miss, what do you command?" If you're feeling hungry, you'll have to wait a while before you eat, as it's not been two hours since you finished your morning nutrient injection. ”
"It's not that I'm hungry, it's that I need some pen and paper, and I want to write something." Nan Zuisheng shook his head slightly, and the crystal cherry blossom tassels on the swaying bun reflected the lustrous and gorgeous radiance.
"Okay, slave, I'll get you pen and paper." After hearing the words and bowing in the summer evening, he walked to the outer hall and stayed for a while, and then walked into the inner hall with a tray in his hand, and respectfully presented a neat stack of white paper and a pen in the agarwood tray on the table of the golden silk nanmu dwarf.
Nan Zuisheng elegantly leaned over and picked up a quill pen with exquisite and gorgeous workmanship, and wrote the word 'irise' on the white paper. She lowered her eyes to look left and right, but she still couldn't see anything, it was just another name for a kite, but why did she feel faintly uneasy in her heart?
Iris ...... What secrets are hidden in your name?
Or is it ...... Am I overthinking?
The flowing font is different from the beauty and delicacy of ordinary women, and the font of Nan Zuisheng is both rigid and soft, but it is like the combination of hairpin flower and wild cursive calligraphy. Xia Wan stood respectfully on the side, frowning and lowering her head, she couldn't help but secretly glance at the font written by Nan Zuisheng, only to feel that the word iris on the white paper was like a standard textbook on the book, it was really horizontal and vertical, and the iron painting was a silver hook.
Sensing Xia Wan's peeping eyes, Nan Zuisheng hooked his lips and smiled indifferently, and asked in a soft and gentle tone: "Xia Wan, what do you say this word iris looks like when combined?" ”
Xia Wan frowned and thought for a moment when she heard this, only to see that the word iris on the white paper was nothing more than composed of various strokes, she racked her brains and stared at it for a while, and replied a little dejectedly: "Miss, the slave and maid looked left and right, up and down, and saw only the word kite." As for what...... Please forgive the slave for being stupid, the slave and the maid really didn't see it at all. ”
"It's okay, it's not your fault, let alone you, even I'm confused, and I can't see anything next to me when I look left and right." The delicate and gorgeous quill pen was gently rested on the agarwood tray, Nan Zuisheng sighed softly, and the long hair of the ink feather poured on the red sandalwood brocade couch like silk brocade.
"Iris...... The eldest lady is so dignified, why do you suddenly think about these two words? Xia Wan looked at the word iris on the white paper in confusion, only to feel that the two words in front of him were really plain, except for the meaning of kites, there was no other profound meaning.
Nan Zuisheng lowered his thick eyelashes and shook his head gently: "It's nothing, it's just that I suddenly remembered these two words." She picked up the blank piece of paper, and her gaze slowly slid over the word iris like water.
The daylight gradually fades, and the white marble steps are sprinkled with petals. The rich clusters of red roses flowed with the intoxicating fragrance, and the breeze blew through the ground. Just as Nan Zuisheng was about to go out for a walk and enjoy the scenery to relax, a figure in a golden elegant costume suddenly appeared in his eyes.
When he saw someone coming in the summer evening who was serving by Nan Zuisheng's side, he bowed gracefully and said, "Slave and maid see His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
"No courtesy." Xu Shen bowed his head slightly, and then looked at the slim Nan Zuisheng with joy: "Miss, you are finally willing to wake up from your slumber, if you don't wake up again, I'm afraid my palace will be demolished by my father and mother." ”
The young man's eyebrows were extremely delicate and gorgeous, and there seemed to be clear light and broken shadows in his starry eyes, Nan Zuisheng raised his eyes to stare at Xu Shen's graceful and elegant face, and smiled slightly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is serious, although I don't know why I fell into a deep sleep all of a sudden, but all in all, now that I have woken up, I can make His Royal Highness feel relieved." ”
The dragon embroidered with gold thread was lifelike, the corners of Xu Shen's mouth were impregnated with a gentle smile, and his gestures revealed the noble demeanor of the royal family: "There is nothing serious, not only I am worried about you, you have been sleeping for more than seven days, even my father and mother have been alarmed, and they have to send several groups of people to visit and condolence every day, and they have to lock up all the doctors in the medical department in the palace." ”
Hearing Xu Shen say this, Nan Zui smiled: "I see, no wonder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that the palace will be demolished by His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Queen." ”
"It's strange to say, I was going to have dinner with you seven days ago, but I didn't expect you to fall asleep on the red sandalwood couch, and I blamed me for not thinking much about it at the time, which caused you to sleep for so long afterward." The delicate and gorgeous eyebrows frowned slightly, Xu Shen stared at the graceful and elegant girl in front of him, and only felt that the clusters of roses were not as shallow as the smile of the person in front of him.
The crystal cherry blossom tassels swayed in the warm sun, lightly coating a layer of lustful broken shadow on Nan Zuisheng's picturesque side face: "How can this be blamed on His Royal Highness the Prince, my body has been weak since I was a child, and it is not a day or two that I am weak and sickly, so it is good to live horizontally and vertically." ”
"You...... How do I feel that since you woke up, your whole person has been very different? Xu Shen frowned and looked at the slim Nan Zuisheng carefully, only to feel that the girl in front of him still looked like the moon, but the graceful and luxurious temperament around him seemed to be impregnated with some strange existence, which made him feel as cold as frost.
The skirt of the moon-white cherry blossom palace skirt was gently held in his hand by the summer evening, and Nan Zuisheng lowered his gorgeous and slender eyelashes when he heard this, and his tone was as clear and moving as a drop of water: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is too worried." ”
“…… Perhaps, I was really overthinking. The green jade dragon pattern waist pendant hung under the waist, Xu Shenxing's eyes looked at Nan Zuisheng a few times in a vague way, and then raised his eyes to look at the palace: "You have just woken up from your deep sleep, so you should recuperate in the palace for a while, and then come out to blow the wind." ”
Nan Zuisheng: ......
It's the middle of July, and the hibiscus is in full bloom, and the breeze is warm and pleasant, not the cold wind of winter. Nan Zuisheng sighed softly when he heard this, although he didn't want to be cared for by others like a fragile crystal doll, but he had to admit that what Xu Shen said was indeed right.
The beauty who has just woken up from her slumber should return to the gorgeous palace to enjoy the flowers and birds, otherwise if the wind blows and she gets sick, she will have to take injections and medicines.
"Well, let's go back." Wisps of ink hair fluttered in the breeze, Nan Zuisheng turned around and walked into the outer hall, and after passing a hollow carved gold sitting on the ground pendulum clock, he walked into the inner hall elegantly. The oncoming light is still dazzling, resplendent and splendid, and the whole palace is filled with shallow clouds.
Before the paper and pen placed on the golden silk nanmu table could be cleaned up, Xu Shen followed Nan Zuisheng into the inner hall behind him, and his eyes naturally stayed on the paper and pen in the agarwood tray. He bent down with great interest and looked down at the word "iris" written on the white paper.
"Iris?" Xu Shen raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked curiously at Nan Zuishsheng who was sitting on the red sandalwood brocade couch.
A strand of long ink feather hair softly wrapped around Nan Zuisheng's arm, she lowered her eyes and casually brushed away the lingering ink hair, and her voice was soft: "This is just a whim, I accidentally remembered a poem, so I wrote the word iris on the paper, and pondered it carefully, but it has a poetic taste." ”
"I see." Xu Shen tapped his jaw, and then didn't take this matter to heart anymore.
"What about the paperwork? When I woke up before, the clerk ran out of the palace to inform His Royal Highness the Prince, why is it that now His Royal Highness the Prince's side is gone? Nan Zuisheng looked back at the arc window, and saw that in addition to the red and fragrant flowers everywhere in the courtyard paved with white marble, there were guards and guards standing guard.
Xu Shen sat down casually on the edge of the round table placed in the middle of the palace, he picked up the marigold on the table and drank a few sips of sweet water, and explained the reason in a hurry: "I ordered the clerk to go to the medical center to inform those doctors of the news that you have woken up, and let them come over and check it on you again, otherwise if you fall into a deep sleep like this suddenly, I am afraid that the elders of the Yun clan and the Nan clan will come to the palace of the Sakura Kingdom to ask me for an explanation." ”
The jade cherry blossom bonsai flowed with luster and radiance, Nan Zuisheng smiled lightly when he heard this, and his ink eyes clearly reflected Xu Shen's delicate and gorgeous face: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have to worry, my body, my parents, and people all know in their hearts that I have been weak since I was a child, and it is not because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not taken care of me." ”
"I'm not worried about that, I'm most worried about ...... I'm afraid you really won't wake up. At this point, Xu Shen raised his eyes and stared at Nan Zuisheng deeply, his eyes were soaked with sincere worry and uneasiness, and it didn't seem to be half a fake.
The sleeping beauty slept in the dream for more than seven days, and the bizarre dream was deeply entangled like a curse, and it tightly locked Nan Zuisheng's mind like a huge and bewishing poisonous snake.
There is a beautiful woman sleeping in the palatial palace, and whenever Xu Shen comes to visit and accompany this beauty, he can't help but feel frightened. The sleeping beauty still looks the same, but the increasingly thin body really makes him feel shocked and anxious.
There are many spells that have been passed down from ancient times in the Sakura country, and at first Xu Shen thought that Her Royal Highness the Imperial Concubine secretly used spells, which caused Nan Zusheng to fall into a deep sleep. But when he comprehensively checked all the princesses and princesses in the palace, he found that he was really wrong.
Sleeping Beauty's slumber is an extremely natural slumber without any external force or spell. As the crown prince of the Sakura Kingdom, Xu Shen has to be busy with government affairs all day long, but because he is worried about Nan Zuisheng's condition, he strives to find time to visit and accompany him every day.