Quietly don't dare to shirk anymore, she is a princess, she is a palace maid, the princess has said so, if she insists on going back, she will not give face to others.

"Alright, you wait at the door first."

"Yes."

Quietly answered, turned and withdrew, standing in the doorway you could still hear the princess talking.

"You know what? This time, Lord Liang came back and brought a request from the Mongolian king, saying that he asked my imperial brother to help find someone. ”

"Who?" Chong Ximo asked.

"I heard that it was the little princess of Mongolia who was lost more than ten years ago, and not long after the child was born, it was stolen by a maid and ran to the Western Regions."

"It's been more than ten years, and maybe there's little hope." Chong Ximo responded.

"This matter has always been the heart of the Mongolian queen, she has been looking for more than ten years, and the one who gave me this dress is the sister of the little princess who was stolen, and because of this, she wants to come to Kyoto with the queen in person, just seven days later, but ...... But ......"

The princess spoke, her voice a little displeased.

"What's wrong?" Chong Ximo's voice was still so flat, and he didn't seem to have much interest in the upcoming visit of the Mongolian princess to Kyoto.

The princess hesitated for a long time, and then said unhappily.

"Brother Huang said, if you think that Mongolian princess is good, take advantage of this marriage between the two countries and let you be the master of Mongolia!"

As soon as these words came out, the room immediately fell silent.

It's really surprising that the emperor wants to arrange the marriage of Chong Ximo and the Mongolian princess? It seems that Chong Ximo's identity is ......

Standing quietly outside the door and couldn't see Chong Ximo's expression, I don't know if the emperor is going to do this, whether he is happy, angry, or has no expression, judging from this silence, he shouldn't be mentally prepared, things came a little suddenly.

"Brother Huang obviously knows that I like you, but he wants to marry in private, I don't know if it's intentional, hum!" The princess snorted, and her words were really straightforward, and she was not ashamed to say that she liked Chong Ximo, but the fact that these words could come out of the princess's mouth just now just confirmed her reckless nature.

"You go back, I want to be alone." Chong Ximo's voice was very low, and he could hear a little bit of annoyance.

"Brother Xi Mo, am I upsetting you?" The princess asked in a low voice.

"Nope."

As soon as Chong Ximo's voice fell, the room resounded with the sound of chairs dragging and then his tall figure walked out of the door.

Quietly saw Chong Ximo come out, and hurriedly retreated to the side, he just looked at her, didn't say anything, and walked out.

The princess then chased after her and whispered a word at her.

"Still not keeping up with the pastries?"

"Yes, Princess."

It seems that he is destined to be a follower to the princess today, so he quietly hurried into the house and brought out the pastries, and then chased after him.

The princess trotted all the way with her skirt before she caught up with Chong Ximo, who was striding into a meteor, and quietly ran out of breath, after following their steps, she didn't have enough gas, how could this guy go so fast, if he was slower, he would be thrown off by them.

Xu is walking fast, holding something in her hand again, something tripped under her feet, she stumbled, and almost fell out, Chong Ximo's pace slowed down slightly, slowed down.

Although his speed was slow, he still walked in front with his eyebrows, and the princess struggled to follow, but quietly eased up, but he did not dare to overtake the princess.

But faintly, quietly I could feel that Chong Ximo didn't seem to like being followed by the princess like this, and his brows were kept locked.

After walking for about a cup of tea, a palace maid hurried over.

"Princess Xuening, the slave has been looking for you for a while, the mother didn't agree to the Queen Mother, do you want to accompany her to watch the snow scene, the Queen Mother has been waiting for you for a noon."

"Oh! I almost forgot, it sucks. ”

The princess covered her mouth, as if she remembered, she raised her feet to leave, but after thinking about it, she turned back and told quietly.

"I'll go back first, you take the pastry, follow it, he finishes eating, you can go back."

"Slave, slave ......"

I don't know what to say, if Chong Ximo doesn't like to eat this pastry, does she have to follow him all the time? It's like a person has a tail.

"Remember, I'll go first."

Princess Xue Ning glanced at her secretly, telling her to follow carefully, and then left in a hurry with the palace maid.

Quietly holding the pastry and frowning, she secretly scolded in her heart, the more she didn't want to be alone with Chong Ximo, the more embarrassing she had to have this embarrassing situation.

Palace on the Lake

As soon as the princess left, Chong Ximo's eyebrows expanded, but quietly but not so easily, Chong Ximo only ate one piece of the lunch box just now, isn't he hungry now? Although I don't know what the taste of this plum blossom cake is, it looks very good and looks quite appetizing. Love to see the flowers

"My lord, you didn't eat anything at noon, so just eat a few plum blossom cakes, right?" Quietly leaned in and whispered.

"Are you in a hurry to go back?" Chong Ximo asked suddenly.

was broken by someone's words, quietly his face was slightly red, his heart was beating faster, and he could only tell the truth.

"The princess has an explanation, I can't go back if I can't eat it all." Quietly muttered, he would eat a few more, there were at least twenty in the tray, and if he ate at such a rate, he was afraid that he would not be able to finish it until dark.

"I'll eat, but not now, you come with me." After Chong Ximo finished speaking, he took the plate of plum blossom cake and strode forward.

"Hey, my lord......"

Quietly panicked, his eyes looked around carefully, and he quickly chased after him with his skirt, reminding Chong Ximo and said, "Hurry up and let me hold it, be seen, I'm going to be unlucky, adult, adult!" ”

Chong Ximo smiled slightly and said, "There is no one here, you can go faster." ”

"Hurry up?"

Quietly, he understood what Chong Ximo meant, and asked behind him.

"When are you going to finish eating?"

"Before dark." He spoke with a smile, making the muscles on his cheeks tremble in embarrassment a few times, he finished eating before dark, and now there are about three hours before dark, could it be that he wants her to follow her like this for three hours?

"But it's still early when it's dark, my lord......," he said quietly and urgently.

This time, Chong Ximo didn't answer her, just walked in front.

quietly closed her mouth and obediently followed behind this man, both coming and being at ease, and being impetuous would only make her feel that time passed more slowly.

After walking for a while, he quietly walked more and more confused, how could it be farther and farther away from the palace of the harem, if it was really dark, it would be more troublesome to find a way back, but seeing that Chong Ximo was so silent, he didn't dare to speak quietly, so the two of them walked one after the other.

Gradually, a few pine trees came into view, and the trunks were as thick as a few people hugging each other, which was very rare in the palace, and here out of the north gate of the palace, it was even farther away from the palace.

"Is there such a tree in the palace?" Quietly asked casually.

"This is Qinglian Mountain, let's go left."

After Chong Ximo finished speaking, he grabbed the quiet hand and dragged her faster.

"Hey, big, my lord, I can walk myself......"

The warmth of her hand made her shy, and she wanted to pull her hand out, but he held it firmly......

"Adult ......"

After a quiet word of adulthood, Chong Ximo glanced back gloomily.

"You're walking too slowly."

"My lord, where are we going? Why don't you just eat pastries here, maybe Haruka can be found back with memory, if you go again, I really won't be able to distinguish between the southeast and the north. ”

Quietly gasping slightly, she was a little tired.

"I'll send you back!"

After Chong Ximo said this, he let go of his hand quietly, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and was just about to take a step back to widen the distance between her and Chong Ximo, but before this step could be opened, her waist was hugged by him.

With an exclamation, her eyes narrowed quietly, her feet were off the ground, and then Chong Ximo held the tray in one hand and ran up with her in the other.

Quietly only felt that the surrounding scenery was rapidly retreating, and the wind was gusting in her ears, these horrors were not the most important, what made Quietly feel embarrassed was that her whole person was in Chong Ximo's arms, although it was cold, she couldn't feel the cold, and her body seemed to be on fire.

There were trees, mountains, and a long arched bridge......

When Chong Ximo stopped and let her down, she was already dizzy, what kind of place is this, she turned around and looked at it, and her heart suddenly trembled, what a big lake, from south to north, endless, the lake was frozen, snow-white and shiny, like a huge mirror spread on the ground, and where they were was a pavilion by the lake, which said Wulong Pavilion.

"This is Moon Cold Lake?" stealthily

He shouted in surprise.

"Yes!"

His voice rang out, and when he looked back quietly, Chong Ximo was already sitting in a chair in the pavilion, picking up a pastry and putting it in his mouth.

It turned out to be really the Moon Han Lake, quietly only heard my uncle say, the Moon Han Lake is on the west side of the Imperial Palace, it is the largest lake in Kyoto, the Moon Han Palace is on the Moon Han Lake, now look, there is a small island in the lake, there is a palace on the island, splendid, extremely spectacular, this is a masterpiece of the devil.

"The cold heart is like a lonely shadow of pity." Quietly read it out in a low voice, compared with the palace in the palace, the Moon Cold Palace in front of him seemed to be a pretty figure, but it was doubly lonely.

Chong Ximo just stopped the pastry that he was about to put in his mouth, his eyes slowly raised, and he looked at the quietly, she stood by the railing, looking at the Moon Cold Palace from afar, the jade posture and the beautiful blue heart.

"I heard that Yew is planted around the Moon Cold Palace, and its branches and leaves can be used in medicine, and the red beans are gorgeous and colorful, similar to the acacia beans in the south, but I have never seen it before."

Quietly turned around excitedly, and when she saw Chong Ximo's scrutinizing gaze, she immediately realized her identity, she was a little too excited just now.

"You know a lot, isn't that common sense? Your grandmother, your grandmother doesn't know a single word, but she knows it? ”

Chong Ximo asked coldly, her eyes were full of doubts, this little palace maid just described the Yuehan Palace's sentence "Frozen heart is like a lonely shadow of pity" is just right, showing the uniqueness and loneliness of the Yuehan Palace, and she also knows the characteristics of yew, as if she understands the characteristics of rosin.

Obviously, this is not an accident, this palace maid knows much more than that, she is deliberately avoiding something.

"Yes, it's true, my grandmother......" stammered quietly, grabbed the skirt tightly, and took a step back, his back against the railing.

"Aren't you hungry? If you want to go back early, just help me get some food, I really don't like this kind of thing. Chong Ximo didn't continue to ask, but picked up a pastry and handed it to her.

"This is made by the princess herself for adults." Quietly didn't dare to reach out to pick it up, she wouldn't do this kind of thing that obviously violated the rules.

"This is made by the Imperial Chef, let's eat it." His hand was still in the air.

"Oh......"

Quietly answered, stretched out his hand, took the pastry, and slowly put it in his mouth.

A man's hand

Quietly eating the pastry, he raised his eyes and looked at Chong Ximo, it seems that this guy must not be confused, he already knew that this pastry was not made by the princess, Princess Xuening wasted so much tongue in vain, but was discovered by others. Love to see the flowers

"Sit down and eat."

Chong Ximo pointed to the wooden stool beside him, and gently brushed it with his sleeve, although it was just a small movement, it made Quietly feel flattered, and he didn't know what to do when he stood there.

She's just a palace maid, isn't it inappropriate for him to do this?

"I told you to come and sit!" He looked at her standing still, his voice was obviously a little displeased, and his expression was much gloomy.

"The slave is used to standing." Whispered answer.

"Sit down!" His voice was much louder.

Quietly frowning, hurriedly trotted over, sat on the stool, gasping slightly, although I was very nervous, but it felt really good to sit down, and my legs seemed to be free, not to mention how comfortable.

"If you like to eat, eat more." Chong Ximo's voice was much lower, and he was not so angry.

Quietly bite the pastry in your mouth, where do you dare to eat it again, but this pastry is eaten in your mouth, crispy and delicious, although it is not too sweet, but it does not affect the taste of the pastry, this imperial chef called Sihai is really good, I don't know if I know him? Maybe it's one of the few imperial chefs who tasted the food at that time.

A plum blossom cake went down to the stomach, but it made Quietly feel even more hungry.

"Eat again."

His voice rang softly, and he quietly rolled his eyes over, and he handed over another pastry, waiting for her to reach for it.

Quietly had to take it obediently, and ate it embarrassedly, and he looked at her like this, which made her even more difficult to swallow, and her head hung unconsciously.

Chong Ximo closed his gaze, stood up coldly, and walked slowly to the edge of the Five Dragons Pavilion, looking at the frozen Moon Cold Lake, he had been here when he was very young, and that memory was an afterimage for a moment, very far away, almost out of reach.

He got up and walked away, and quietly felt much more relaxed, and her heartstrings were not so tight, and she boldly raised her eyes, and found him standing still by the railing of the pavilion.

Looking at his tall and lonely figure, quietly his eyes fixed on his back, how did he feel as if Chong Ximo had something on his mind? He was looking at the Moon Cold Lake in a trance.

"My lord, it's really cold this year, and such a big lake has frozen."

Quietly broke this silence, and looked at the Moon Cold Lake, there was still snow on the edge of the lake, a blank sheet, occasionally the wind hit, will roll up a burst of snow and dust, after the wind passes, the lake looks even colder.

Only then did Chong Ximo raise his gaze, and the loneliness gradually disappeared, he whispered.

"In winter, the lake is frozen, and you can stand within three feet of the lake, but it is dangerous to go further in the middle."

"If the water in the middle is too deep, the ice will be thin, and if it is heavy, cracks will appear."

This quietly knows that when she was a child, she did this kind of unfortunate thing, and almost fell into the ice cave and drowned, and the eldest lady cried all night because of this, and she was not allowed to quietly go to the frozen lake in the future.

In the past, her mother controlled her everything, making her feel very unfree, but now it is different, even if she runs to the center of the lake in the wild, freezes to death and drowns, no one cares, this kind of freedom, but makes her feel lonely, and feels more and more that her mother is good to herself.