Chapter VIII: Appeal
Along the way, Konoha was still nervous, and from time to time he lifted the curtain and looked out, and there was nothing unusual all the way.
Li Chun had already noticed it, and immediately looked at her with a smile: "What, are you afraid that I am plotting against you?" β
Konoha was amused by him: "So, are you going to plot against you?" β
Li Chun thought about it seriously and replied: "Everyone is waiting to see how I plot against you, so that people can guess it, isn't it boring." β
Konoha didn't go around in circles with him: "You went so hard to make my sister twist her foot, knowing that she couldn't go out, but you pretended to pick it up, why didn't you try to do wrong, did you come to chat with me?" β
Li Chun didn't deny it, but he rode the horse to the side of the car window, infinitely tender, leaned over and said softly: "You're rightβit's not easy to see you." β
Konoha was frightened by him, and didn't want to hear his next sentence "I tried my best just to see you", so he hurriedly changed the topic and said: "In the future, my sister will marry and go to the East Palace, and I won't have to go so far to the banquet again." β
Li Chun's smile froze, and he was silent for a moment before he said in a sullen voice: "Are you really willing to marry King Shu?" β
Konoha raised his eyes slightly, "The holy decree of marriage has been given, why not?" β
Li Chun was slightly stunned, the carriage had already driven forward, and he was four or five steps behind. As soon as he lifted the reins and caught up, still parallel to her car, he suddenly sighed: "Konoha, you are better than your sister, you are smart, straightforward, and not surprised." β
Mu Ye replied without hesitation: "Guo Nianyun is proud, noble, and well-mannered, and has always been the darling of Chang'an celebrities. β
Although she and Guo Nianyun don't like each other and have little interaction, they do have their own merits, and the men who are partial to this group like Long Wangshu, and the most thoughtful ones are not true enough temperament, and the straightforward ones don't have good manners, and the talented and all-round ones should be picky about people's appearance is not enough to captivate the country and the city.
Li Chun smiled bitterly: "Konoha, I just want to talk to you." β
Konoha still pushed back unappreciatively: "Is it the future brother-in-law talking to the sister-in-law, or the nephew talking to the future aunt?" β
Li Yi is the second prince, and Li Chun is the eldest son of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so it stands to reason that he should indeed call Princess Shu the second aunt.
Qinrenfang is not far from Daming Palace, and it has arrived at the gate of the palace at this time. Fennel and Jianqiu came over to help Mu Ye get out of the carriage, and the first master and two servants thanked them again after several thoughtful salutes.
Li Chun was depressed in his heart, this woman was too transparent, and she left no room for words, which was really hateful. But at this time, he felt unwilling, and finally won a chance to get along with her, but it ended in failure.
The palace gate squatted in front of it like a giant beast, ready to devour everything. One step further, it was Concubine Wei Xian's territory, and he had to hand this woman over to another man. The man was lame, a nuisance to his wife, ten years older than him, and almost wrinkled, but she favored her, and she was willing to marry him.
Li Chun nodded sullenly in return, and watched her leave first on the shoulders prepared in advance, and walked another way to the Lin De Palace.
The palace is full of strange flowers and plants, and the pattern is also unique, but it inexplicably reveals a majestic atmosphere. Konoha didn't dare to look around, only sat on his shoulders in a regular manner, entered from the Wangxian Gate, and crossed a small arched bridge carved with white marble before entering the inner court, which is the place of the harem, and ordinary guards are not allowed to enter.
After walking hundreds of steps, there is a blue lake in front of you, and there is a small island in the middle of the lake, and an octagonal pavilion stands. The water surface is scattered with lotus leaves, several stumps, and there is a bit of autumn. There was also a boulder by the lake, and Konoha knew that this was the Taiye Pond.
Entering the main hall, a palace person greeted him and said with a smile: "Guo Twelve Niang is here, the virtuous concubine Niangniang and the fourth princess are in Yuyi Building!" β
Konoha knew that the "four princesses" she said meant her mother, and Princess Shengping was the fourth in the palace when she was unmarried, and she was familiar with the concubines in the palace.
When I went up to Yuyi Tower, I saw my mother talking to a middle-aged noblewoman, maybe because of the lack of sunlight in the harem all the year round, her skin seemed to lack a little due blood, showing a translucent paleness. She wore a towering bun of clouds, and her body was slightly thin under the stacks of rich satin and intricate embroidery.
Konoha stepped forward to salute: "The courtier Guo Muye has seen the virtuous concubine." β
Concubine Wei Xian smiled, "The son-in-law raised by the fourth princess is very dignified. He took her hand and asked for a while, and pointed to a group of beautiful girls in the flowers downstairs and said, "I'm afraid that the little girl's family can't talk to our old lady who talks about some parents, go out and play with them!" β
Konoha saluted and retired, and another palace maid came up to lead the way: "Guo Twelve Niang, please come with the slave maid." β
After walking a few steps, Konoha felt that something was wrong, and the palace maid took her to a remote attic. Konoha stopped and asked, "The sisters are all downstairs enjoying the flowers, but where is my aunt taking me?" β
The palace maid smiled and didn't answer, but a clear male voice sounded in the attic: "I don't know if Guo Twelve Niang is willing to enjoy the flowers with this king?" β
Konoha felt relieved, pushed the door in: "Courtier...... I have seen His Royal Highness King Shu. β
The layout of this room is very simple and elegant, but a screen Arhat bed, covered with cushions, one of which is a small table of wine and fruits, a pair of slender Jun kiln white porcelain bottles in the corner of the wall, with a few branches of osmanthus inserted in it, a word on the wall, is Zhang Jiuling's "Feelings", the last sentence "Plants and trees have their own hearts, why ask for beauty to fold" is the most written dragon flying phoenix dance.
Li Yi sat comfortably on the Luohan bed, smiling at the corners of his mouth. At that time, the high stool was only popular in the aristocracy, and it was still a lot of time to sit upright, unless it was a very familiar relative and friend, you could sit cross-legged at will, like the Hu people, called "Hu sitting".
Li Yi saw her sit on the other side of the small table, and Fang smiled: "You didn't call me that in the past. β
Konoha blushed slightly, "Brother General." After thinking about it, he said, "You are not the same as then......"
Li Yi smiled and stretched out his hand to gesture: "You are different, you only had to be so tall at that time." β
Konoha is now about to be his wife.
There had been such a long time between them, and she wanted to ask him what had happened all these years, but she didn't know where to start.
Li Yi saw that she was embarrassed, so he changed the topic and asked, "I heard that you came late today." β
Konoha came by the carriage of the East Palace, and he couldn't hide it from Li Yi if he thought about it, so he pouted and said: "Who knew that the carriage broke down when I went out, and my mother left beforehand, if only I could ride a horse!" β
Li Yi raised his eyebrows and laughed: "What's so difficult about this, I'll teach you!" β
At this time, Konoha felt that the high-spirited young man many years ago had returned to him, and suddenly felt a little close, and blurted out: "Really? β
After thinking about it, I felt that it seemed unlikely, so I said gloomily: "My mother detains me every day to learn the palace rules, and I have no reason to run out of the house easily......
Li Yi smiled: "It's okay, ask Guo San to take you out, and the fourth aunt won't stop you if you want to come." β
Guo Jin seems to have become the spokesperson of King Shu's mansion, whether the future Princess Shu can learn the rules or not, but it is all King Shu's business, Princess Shengping will naturally not forcibly intervene.