Although the emperor's tone was very firm, his attitude was very resolute, and his expression was very resolute, Zhi Wei still failed to return to the palace.

The change happened in the early afternoon of this day.

There is a lotus pond in the southwest corner of the imperial village, the area is larger than the one in the imperial garden, but it is not as delicate as the palace head, and a cluster of lotus leaves grows too vigorously, and it looks like it is messy.

But according to the steward, the scenery is not bad in the summer, and there are some small water lilies to see at this time.

It's a pity that this manor doesn't have many dignitaries visiting in the summer, but it is visited a little more frequently in autumn and winter, because there is a small hot spring here.

But the emperor himself has never soaked in the soup spring here, because the location of this Zhuangzi is not the best, and the Tangshan Zhuangzi farther away is the winter resort he goes to most often. Most of the people who will come here to spend the winter are the declining nobles who can't rub Tangshan, or the Qinggao family who don't like to join in the fun.

It was late autumn, and the steward saw that the emperor had been less patronized recently, and he didn't know when the next time he would come back, so he diligently promoted the soup spring brought by Zhuangzi for a while.

"Your Majesty, although the soup pool on our Zhuangzi is small, it is better than the water is clear, the heat is sufficient, and the stars can be seen in the bathing place...... In addition, a lot of medicinal herbs have been transplanted around to make incense, and smelling them can eliminate fatigue and prolong life......"

When King Xin heard this, he smiled and said, "I heard what the steward said, but the royal brother has never been out of the palace, and the younger brother is embarrassed to be specialized." It's rare for the royal brother to come, why don't you give the courtier a chance to enjoy the soup pool? ”

Huo Yanzhi has always been in good health, and his heart has been quite strong recently, so he can be interested in Tangquan.

He mocked King Xin's "delicate" little body as usual, and came to the source of the soup spring to take a look twice, and sure enough, it couldn't compare with those on Tang Mountain, so he waved his hand and let King Xin soak himself.

Zhao Jiufu was disgusted by Huo Yanzhi because of "too many words" today, and was ruthlessly thrown to King Xin's envoy.

"Serve King Xin's bath well, if you don't serve well, go back to the palace and go to the Shen Penal Division to receive the punishment!"

Zhao Jiufu, who knew that he was careful and had been seen through, could only respond bitterly.

Huo Yanzhi turned out accompanied by two guards.

The lotus pond was nearby, although the time was wrong, the lotus flowers had already gone, and the water lily flowers were about to bloom, and there was no beautiful scenery to see, but he saw from a distance that two middle-aged men dressed as peasants walked down the pond, and when the water reached the point above their knees, he bent down, groped under his hands and kept going deeper.

This scene couldn't help but attract Huo Yanzhi's attention.

"Let's go, go over and see what they're up to!"

The two guards looked at each other, hesitating whether to tell His Majesty the answer directly.

When Huo Yanzhi arrived at the edge of the pool, just now, a farmer grabbed a long strip of things the length of an adult's arm and covered with mud out of the water, with a faint smile on his face.

Huo Yanzhi looked at it carefully for a while, and then suddenly realized: "It turned out to be a lotus root." And he stood there and watched them as they toiled with great interest.

Even, in order not to frighten the two peasants who were working, he quietly hid in a corner surrounded by several tall remnants of lotus trees and shrubs by the pool, and ordered the two guards not to alarm them by making a noise.

The guards also hid it very cooperatively, and under the emperor's inquiry, they whispered to the emperor some common sense about digging lotus roots, as well as interesting stories about how he and his companions went down to the pond to touch the lotus root when he was a teenager but were bitten by a yellow eel.

Huo Yanzhi listened quite interestingly, and his mood was much more relaxed.

Just as he was about to turn to leave, a familiar female voice sounded in front of him.

"Uncle Zhang, Uncle He, how is the harvest today?"

The two men who were named responded one after another, and one of them raised the long lotus root in his hand: "Miss Zhiwei, this guarantee is satisfactory to you." You see, how long and plump this lotus root is, the meat must be firm and glutinous, and it is the best for stewed soup. ”

Huo Yanzhi raised his eyebrows and looked at the little palace maid who suddenly appeared.

Zhi Wei said: "This is a safflower lotus? Not today. The king ordered someone to spread the word, saying that the soup spring was dry and hot, and if you want to eat a refreshing pastry made of lotus root juice, you must use white lotus root is the best. I'm sorry for you two to work hard a little longer, and dig a little more over there. ”

"Okay, whatever the prince says, let's do it. It's just that the white lotus root is planted in the middle of the pond, so I'm afraid I have to row over. ”

Huo Yanzhi didn't know what the difference was between lotus root and lotus root, but an evil fire rose in his heart.

King Xin's front foot only entered the soup spring, why did this girl come to ask for lotus root on the back foot?

Why did you believe that the king ordered someone to pass the word, it is obvious that this girl is taking the initiative to stammer!

Huo Yan's heart was extremely sad and indignant.

This little palace maid has only been out for more than a month, and she forgot about her master, and openly and secretly showed favor to King Xin.

Sure enough, it was not for nothing that the king took the initiative to ask for help.

What if it goes on like this?

Perhaps, one day King Xin will take the hand of the little palace maid and come to ask him for marriage.

Huo Yanzhi was so angry that his eyes darkened, his feet slipped, and he almost didn't fall into the pool.

His body was crooked, and the guards were frightened, and they exclaimed in surprise.

"Be careful!"

Coincidentally, the direction in which Zhi Wei left was walking towards the three of them, and when she heard this roar, she was frightened, and somehow she fell to the side and rolled to the side.

The position where the three of them stood was slightly low and extremely hidden, and Zhi Wei didn't see anyone at all.

For a short moment after the fall, she was still wondering if it was a tree or grass that was staging stand-up comedy.

At that time, Huo Yanzhi dangerously grabbed the hard branches of the bushes on the side and stabilized his body.

Unexpectedly, someone rolled over with bones, and rolled towards him with an irresistible impact.

Huo Yan's consciousness flashed, and he even took two steps back.

It wasn't until he passed by the other party that he reacted.

At this moment, there seemed to be only one person around here, except for the three of them and the two people digging lotus roots in the pool......

And the little palace maid who was supposed to walk on the shore disappeared......

Huo Yanzhi stretched out his hand to fish, but only grabbed a piece of the other party's cyan clothes.

After a hissing sound and a crisp cracking sound of the cloth, Zhi Wei fell dizzily into the pool.

"Someone—"

His Majesty the Emperor woke up from his sluggishness, and the first thought that came to him was: "Both of them can dig lotus roots on foot, this pool shouldn't be deep, right?" ”

His brain was hot, and he jumped down.

When he was wrapped in the cold water, he also realized that he had learned the technique of water cultivation when he was a few years old, and he had not practiced it for at least ten years.

Then, Huo Yanzhi soon discovered that the side of the pool he was standing on was not as shallow as the farmer went into the water, at least he couldn't step on the bottom of the pool now.

The worst thing is that there has not been much rain in the capital for nearly two months, and the water level of this lotus pond has dropped a lot, and this circle may have been a place like a small platform built on low-lying land, which is very smooth, but it is not easy to go ashore. In other words, he couldn't get ashore from the same place after saving people, and had to swim to a place with a shoal on the side to get up.

Just as he was trying to paddle, the two guards, who were half a beat slower, hurriedly unsheathed their swords and coats, and jumped into the water.

Huo Yanzhi fluttered a few times, and found in shame that he could only barely keep it unsinkable, and it was indeed a little difficult to take someone to paddle ashore.

What's more, he can't find Zhiwei now!

But he jumped all the time, and if he couldn't save people, he couldn't wait for the guards to catch him, right?

This is too embarrassing for him as the king of a country!

Huo Yanzhi tried to find someone in the water, but the pool water was muddy by him, and his water nature was not good enough to see through this cloudy vision, and in the end he couldn't see anything.

Embarrassed, he poked out of the water, and he yelled ashamedly and embarrassedly: "Go and get that girl, I don't need you to save me!" ”

In order to maintain his balance, he stepped on the bottom of the water, and at this moment he accidentally kicked something, and one foot was actually restrained.

"Oops, it's aquatic weeds!"

Huo Yanzhi never imagined that he would not be able to save the beauty as a hero, and he would be slapped in the face just after releasing cruel words.

His face was swollen and he kicked his feet with great difficulty, trying to break free from the damn water weeds, only to get tighter and tighter.

It all happened in a matter of moments.

In the end, when he wanted to cry without tears, and was about to give up his dignity for help, there was a sudden sound of rushing water around him, as if something had burst out of the water.

At this moment, Huo Yanzhi saw that the guards not far away paused, their eyes were big and round, as if they had seen a ghost.

When he looked back, he saw a "female ghost" with wet hair, wisps of wet hair on his forehead, and a small white face appeared in front of him.

Moreover, this "female ghost" is quite familiar.

Huo Yanzhi thought seriously for a second, and said with difficulty: "Can you drink water?" ”

"Female ghost" Zhi Wei looked strange, looked at him quietly and said, "Your Majesty, you are sinking." ”

Huo Yanzhi, who was slowly sinking and his face was flushed: ......

The "female ghost" took a deep breath and plunged into the water, splashing Huo Yan's face.

He didn't have time to get angry, and he felt as if the sides of his waist and abdomen were being lifted up.

The unknown guard swam over, anxiously hooking him under the armpit and trying to drag him out.

Huo Yanzhi sensed that the restraining force under his feet seemed to have changed, but it still existed.

He hurriedly stopped the guards from doing so, adjusted his facial expression, and explained his current situation in the most serious tone.

When the other guard heard this, he hurriedly followed Zhi Wei's appearance, pinched his nose and went into the water to try to help.

But before he could see what was going on under the water, Huo Yanzhi felt that his body was light, and the invisible restraint had gone.

He remained calm: "Okay, you can go ashore." What about the girl? ”

Zhi Wei held her breath and untied the messy aquatic plants for His Majesty the Emperor with her bare hands, only hating that she couldn't speak in the water, otherwise, I am afraid that it can also work if you know the aquatic plants with emotion and reason, so you don't have to work so hard.

However, she couldn't speak, but her ears could still hear the words of the water weeds.

If she heard her correctly, the clump of aquatic plants was vaguely scolding the Emperor who had affected its nap, and Zhiwei, who had injured some of its "tender" stems and leaves with brute force.

Zhi Wei did not go back to squeeze in one place with the three emperors, but swam far away to the other side, which was also closer to the edge of the pool where she could go ashore.

Time seems to pass slowly, but also quickly.

Zhiwei took the lead, and after a while, Huo Yanzhi also quickly went ashore with the support of the loyal guards, and the four soup chickens shivered in the bleak autumn wind, extremely embarrassed.

Although there was chaos just now, after a while, Zhi Wei had already figured out part of it.

She knew that most of the "be careful" just now was shouted by the guards, and she couldn't blame anyone for accidentally falling into the water.

But what she didn't know was that His Majesty the Emperor had suddenly fallen into the water for some reason, but she clearly remembered that she didn't hit any obstacles when she rolled over!

"Could it be that my posture in the water is so strange that it scares His Majesty and causes him to fall?"

As soon as Zhi Wei was about to salute His Majesty the Emperor, she couldn't help but sneeze extremely loudly.

Huo Yanzhi couldn't say what he felt in his heart, and he only had one thought in his head.

Sure enough, she is a wild girl, she even knows how to make water, and her skills are so much better than mine!

"Come on, what's the courtesy? Hurry back and change your clothes......"

The emperor muttered that he was about to go back, and habitually shook his sleeves, but unfortunately only two thin aquatic plants and three small round fish scales were shaken off.

The afternoon sun shone directly overhead, shining on the three fish scales on the emperor's sleeve, reflecting a dazzling light.

Zhiwei and the guards could only pretend that they couldn't see anything.

The movement of them falling into the water, rescuing people, and going ashore had already attracted the attention of the other side, and by this time, the two peasants had rowed their boats and approached.

I don't know if it was clumsy or deliberate, they didn't recognize that one of the four soup chickens was their noble Emperor Majesty, and only anxiously asked Zhiwei, "What happened?" Oops, how did your hands bleed? ”

Huo Yanzhi looked down and saw that there was indeed a trace of red spreading between the little palace maid's fingers, but because she was dripping with water all over her body, it was diluted and not very conspicuous.

"What's going on?"

He frowned, and grabbed the hand: "You were just cut by water and grass?" ”

Obviously, I soaked in the water for a while, but the place where the skin touched was so warm, and in the eyes of Zhiwei, who had cold hands and feet at the moment, the heat could be called hot.

Startled by the sudden heat and the unique scent of ambergris on the man's body, she quickly withdrew her hand and cautiously took a half-step back.

"Probably so, the slave didn't pay attention. It's just a minor injury, Your Majesty doesn't need to worry about ......"

Looking at the little palace maid's defensive posture, Huo Yanzhi's forehead jumped, and he was so angry that he didn't want to speak.

The guard behind him said timidly: "Your Majesty, the soup spring is nearby, and I want to have a change of clean clothes." It's easy to catch a cold in this season, why don't your majesty take advantage of the situation to soak in the hot soup to drive away the cold? ”

Huo Yanzhi snorted coldly and turned around and walked towards Tangquan.

took two steps, but suddenly turned around and stared at the little palace maid who was standing wet in place.

"What are you doing? Not yet to keep up! ”