Chapter 043: First Meeting
"The furnishings in this room were also chosen by the second prince?"
I stood in the room and looked around, and found that there were tables and benches, as well as plum bottles, chessboards, ink paintings, and other objects in the room. Especially the picture of the ladies on the wall grooming, it always seems that I have seen it from somewhere.
"It seems that His Royal Highness the Second Prince should have been to Da Zhou."
"Well, in the early years, His Royal Highness the Second Prince traveled to Dazhou." Su Kun explained on the side.
At this time, Gu Shoucheng, Urhan and others walked in.
"Your Royal Highness, the things on the carriage have been unloaded."
"yes, got it." I turned my head to look at Su Kun, and before I could speak, he had already guessed what I wanted to ask.
"Her Royal Highness the princess's send-off team, you can go to the post station to rest." Su Kun added: "There are crescent moon guards in the other courtyard, if Her Royal Highness the princess is not used to it, you can also choose a few Great Zhou guards to stay in the other courtyard to guard." ”
"yes, okay."
Naturally, I want to choose Da Zhou's entourage to stay by my side, Du Ruo, Cuiyun and Yutang, and Ziyu needless to say, stay. Li Da is the guard of my house, Sun Zheng can at least listen to the book, and he can also reassure Du Ruo, as for Ye Liuyun......
I looked at him with a lot of hesitation. Ye Liuyun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Your Royal Highness Princess, Liuyun wants to learn more from General Gu how to lead the army to fight, so he won't stay in the other courtyard." ”
I nodded, relieved, but there was also an empty space.
"Okay, there is Lao Guoshi's arrangement."
"It should be so, Her Royal Highness the princess is in a hurry, and I won't bother you when I wait."
Su Kun took the lead in saluting, and when he saw me nodding, everyone withdrew from the house and walked out of the courtyard.
In an instant, the courtyard was empty, and several guards and maids came up to greet me and saluted me in unison.
"It's all gone, let's go down and get busy."
Most of them listened to my order, saluted and turned around and exited the house, except for three maids who stayed, one of the older ones bowed their heads and said: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I am Yu Mo, the head of the other courtyard, this is the maids Su Xin and Xue Qing, we are specially left to serve Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”
"Oh, I think there should be enough people around."
I've never liked being followed by a bunch of people, and I'm very resistant to so many people staying around. Looking at Du Ruo again, he had already shown a hostile gaze.
"We were arranged by the second prince, if Her Royal Highness the princess doesn't like it, we will try not to appear in front of the princess, and please ask Her Royal Highness the princess not to let us out." As he spoke, Yu Zhangshi took the two maids to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy.
"It seems that it is not easy for them, Your Royal Highness Princess, it is better to arrange for them to clean the house, and not to be close." Ziyu suggested on the side.
I also have a lot of unbearable feelings in my heart, and besides, they are the people sent to me by the second prince, and if I refuse directly, it will be a little rude.
"Okay, then let's all stay, tidy up the house and food, and I'll leave it to you." It occurred to me that I had a lot to pay attention to when I first came to the New Moon, so I added, "It just so happens that you can also teach me some of the etiquette of the New Moon." ”
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, I will wholeheartedly obey Her Royal Highness's arrangement."
"Okay, go down, I'm a little hungry too."
"Well, I have something I want to correct." Ziyu said on the side: "Can I be in charge of the diet?" ”
"Oh, that's natural." I responded with a smile.
I don't know if it was the excitement of the first arrival of the new moon, or the unfamiliar cramped uneasiness, I didn't feel a trace of sleepiness. took Du Ruo and a few maids, wandered around the Yunyi Courtyard, and found that this Courtyard was so cleverly designed.
Especially in the garden behind the annex, there is a lake in it. The lake is not a stagnant pool, but a flowing stream of water that passes through the wall.
The spring cherry blossoms that fell from the wall floated on the water, slowly drifting with the current, but there was a touch of poetry.
Through the spring cherry blossoms, you can see the white pavilion of the British Palace, reflected in the blue sky, the white is extremely dazzling.
"Cuiyun, Yutang, that day in the inn, did you ever hide in the dark and observe us?"
Hearing my sudden question, the two little girls were stunned for a moment.
"When the princess asks you, you tell the truth."
Du Ruo was urging on the side, but it was as if he was ordering.
"Yes, Your Highness Princess, we were also ordered to help Her Highness in the dark, although we didn't help in the end."
I smiled indifferently, "I don't blame you for anything, it's just that I just had a feeling, like the feeling of basking in the sun in the yard that day." I looked at the spring cherry blossoms on the wall and said lightly: "I always feel that there is a pair of eyes behind the flowers." ”
Hearing this, Cuiyun and Yutang immediately ran in front of me and became vigilant.
When I saw that they were nervously blocking in front of me, I couldn't help but laugh: "If it was against me, I guess I would have done it a long time ago." ”
"Could it be that they are also secretly helping the princess?"
I shook my head, "Probably curious." ”
As he was talking, Yu Mo, the manager, walked in. "Her Royal Highness the Princess, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has come down."
"What!?" Hearing the sudden visit of this second prince, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised in my heart. "He, where's he?"
"Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, I have already entered the courtyard, I should go to the hall."
"Yu Mo, you go and spread the word, just say that I will change my clothes and come out to see him." I commanded calmly, trying to hide the tension in my heart. I don't want a cool voice to float over at this time.
"No need, I'm already here."
I looked for prestige, and a man in a white brocade robe walked slowly towards me, his face was so white that there was no trace of blood, and he did not smile. Even the voice of the speaker is cold and cold.
A foot away, he stopped. I kept a calm gaze and watched his every move. And His Royal Highness the Second Prince, still expressionless, even stood in front of me as if he had been immobilized by a spell.
We stood quietly, face to face, as if whoever spoke first was in a vulnerable position.
"Meet His Royal Highness the Second Prince."
Du Ruo took Cuiyun and Yutang to salute first, and the other party's entourage seemed to feel a little rude, and hurriedly saluted me.
"Meet Her Highness the Princess."
He didn't exempt Du Ruo's courtesy, but I chuckled at the corner of my mouth: "Get up." He turned his head and whispered to Du Ruo and the others, "You guys should also get up." ”
Everyone stood up, and I turned my head and walked slowly towards His Royal Highness the Second Prince, who was still unmoving, with a calm gaze in my eyes. But my heart is looking carefully, and this man will become the most important man in my life in the future.
It is undeniable that he is very handsome, but it is too cold, and I even suspect that all the things in this courtyard are really from his handwriting, as the national teacher Su Kun said.
"Are you still used to it? Princess. ”
When I was less than three paces away from him, he finally spoke, but without a hint of polite enthusiasm.
I snorted coldly and replied, "I just arrived at the Yunyi Courtyard for less than an hour, but His Highness asked me if I was used to it?" ”
"That's not used to it." Qi Yan said lightly: "Yunyi Courtyard, the princess took it?" ”
I don't like to be ignored and asked, "Your Highness is from the Royal Palace?" I don't know what to do when you come to Yunyi Courtyard? ”
Seeing that I didn't respond to his question, but asked another question, Qi Yan's brows furrowed.
"I want to see the princess and discuss something."
I didn't expect Qi Yan's answer to be so simple and direct, without the slightest embellishment.
"What?" I asked curiously, but I secretly regretted that I had responded to his question.
Qi Yan lowered his eyes, nodded slightly, and suddenly the guards behind him retreated, and even Yu Mo on the side retreated. Naturally, I guessed that he had something private about him and needed to talk to me alone. He ordered Du Ruo and others to wait for me in the distance.
"Okay, everyone is gone, what's the matter, let's talk."
Qi Yan thought for a moment and said, "I have someone in my heart, but I am not a princess. ”
When I heard this, I didn't know whether I should be happy or sad for myself. I am happy for his honesty, but I also grieve for myself for losing the sincerity of my future husband.
"So, what does Your Highness want me to do?" I asked rhetorically.
"I didn't think about it, it's just that I don't want to deceive the princess."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your honesty, I know about this." I replied lightly, and then asked, "Is there anything else?" ”
Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, especially when he saw that my face was so calm, and even responded with a smile, his expression suddenly became a little strange.
"You don't hate me?"
"Huh, is it worth it?" I replied coldly: "It's just a marriage of friendship, and the truth is not that important." ”
Qi Yan was silent for a while, and then bowed, "Thank you." ”
The phrase "Thank you." "It's enough to separate us from each other, to the ends of the world.
I stood in place, watching the taciturn Qi Yan turn away, like a white cloud, waved his sleeves, and said goodbye in my sight.
"Princess, why did His Royal Highness the Second Prince leave so quickly?" Du Ruo came to the side at some point, looked at Qi Yan's disappearing back, and asked curiously: "The Second Prince's Palace is in such a hurry to come to the other courtyard, what is the so-called matter?" ”
I breathed a long sigh of relief and said lightly: "It's not a big deal, it's just mediocrity." Yu Mo, let's see if Ziyu's meal is ready, I'm hungry. ”
"Yes, Yu Mo is ......" Before Yu Mo finished speaking, he heard Ziyu's clear voice.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the meal is ready, it's time to eat!"
I saw Ziyu holding a pot of steamed buns and smiling in the corridor. She was dressed in purple, the sleeves of her arms were half-folded, and the back of her hair was tied up with a purple scarf, and the heat of steamed buns was on her smiling face, which looked a little fairy.
For some reason, I felt that her outfit and even her smile blended in perfectly with the scenery in this courtyard.