The afterimage hesitated for a moment before frowning, "Master, An Yuxuan's martial arts are not weak, and I can't compete with it alone, so let Sanjiu come back to protect you, and don't be careless." ”

"Huh...... Thirty-nine? My little Hades is not enough for him, do you really think that he is like yours, just a little more than a little more heart? That little Hades can turn the sky upside down, and he may have a headache now! ”

“…… Young Master Ning is extremely sensible, but ......" The afterimage's eyebrows were tightly locked, and he couldn't find a suitable word to describe it.

Mu Qingyan glanced at him, "It's just that I don't like to talk, it's as cold as ice, right?" ”

"The master is wise!" The afterimage nodded helplessly.

"I don't know if I was born right or wrong, one is like a fox with a bad heart, there is no time to be idle; The other one is like a block of ice, it can't be warmed, alas......"

The afterimage was busy excusing Zuo Ning, "The young master is still young, and it will naturally be fine when he grows up." ”

"Okay? She is so virtuous, how good can she be! Mu Qingyan glanced at the afterimage, and only after a while did he ease the troubles in his heart, "Alas, take care of her for me, in the end it is still too young, how can I bear it." But now the timing is not right, An Xinlou and Chu Li conspired, and if you don't get rid of it, you won't be at peace for a day, and that's the only way, you can go back. ”

Before dawn, Linglong made a fuss in the Lanyan Pavilion, and Amber persuaded and coaxed twice, and finally quieted down.

Today's weather is fine, and the roses in the courtyard are in full swing. Mu Qingyan looked at the window for a while, simply put on his clothes, cleaned his face and went downstairs to the bottom of the flower stand.

"Miss!" Linglong ran over from the other end of the grape trellis with a handful of cloth strips, chirped at Mu Qingyan's body and circled around for half a circle, "Coral didn't prepare clothes for you?" ”

Mu Qingyan glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, "I'm not wearing clothes, what the hell are you called?" ”

"Miss, what about today's Duanyang Festival, don't you go to Mochou Lake to watch the dragon boat race?" Linglong asked with a big wink of eyes and a three-point begging.

Mu Qingyan was slightly stunned.

"Duanyang today?"

Linglong looked at Mu Qingyan in disbelief, "Miss, should you have forgotten?" ”

"Forget it, forget it, what's so strange!" Mu Qingyan broke a rose with five or six flowers blooming brilliantly, carefully pulled out the thorns, inserted them diagonally on the delicate bun, and looked sideways, "You are like this rose, when you are happy, it is red, and when you are unhappy, you will prick people to bleed." ”

Linglong touched the flower branch on her head, and her beautiful eyes were slightly disgusted, "Miss will arrange people, and the emperor will go to this year's dragon boat race, won't Miss go?" ”

"I don't go, I don't want to go! I didn't sleep peacefully last night, I went upstairs and slept again, and you weren't allowed to make any more trouble. Mu Qingyan listened to her every word of the dragon boat race, knowing that she wanted to join in the fun, and deliberately colded her.

Linglong pouted in frustration behind her, but she didn't know that Mu Qingyan smiled proudly.

Amber looked at the undisguised smile on her young lady's lips, "Miss, are you bullying Linglong again?" I couldn't help but feel distressed Linglong.

Mu Qingyan was noncommittal, still smiling like a triumphant little fox.

"The car is ready, when will the young lady leave?" Cinnabar came back from outside the courtyard, "The princess said that she won't go to see the dragon boat race this year, saying that she doesn't want the prince to worry." ”

Mu Qingyan withdrew the foot that was about to enter the door, turned around and walked out of the courtyard.

"Miss, miss?" Cinnabar called twice, and seeing that the young lady ignored her, she had to ask for help from Amber next to her, "Sister, you said, if the princess doesn't go, won't the young lady go too?" ”

Amber looked at the sky for a while, "No, you go up and ask Coral to prepare her clothes and jewelry, and when Miss comes back and changes her clothes, it's time to leave." He took two steps and chased after him.

Cinnabar was inexplicable for a while, and went through the door to find coral and pearls.

As soon as the three of them packed up their things and prepared them, Mu Qingyan came back.

"Those who want to go have changed their clothes, don't let your princess wait too long." Mu Qingyan took off her dew-stained robe, let Coral put a new coat on her, turned her head and ordered: "Cinnabar, you went to call Linglong back, and you said that you wouldn't wait for her if it was too late." ”

Cinnabar promised to go happily.

At that time, the streets in Beijing in the direction of Mochou Lake were already overcrowded. From officials to businessmen, from wealthy households to ordinary people, a Suzaku Street was blocked. On the waterway leading to Mochou Lake, boats of all sizes were crowded together, unable to move or row, and there was a lot of noise.

"How can there be so many people?" Mu Qingyan frowned, she was very reluctant to join in the excitement, but she got the news of An Yuxuan's return to Beijing, and it was really inappropriate for her not to show her face.

Yu Ranqing smiled and patted the back of her hand, "There is no way, when the people live and work in peace and contentment, there are naturally many ways to have fun in this heart; The dragon boat race is only held once a year, but it is more lively than in the old days. And this year, the emperor is on patrol, and the bet is afraid that it is not a multiple of previous years. ”

Mu Qingyan suddenly remembered something, "Are Ling'er and Xue Chu still in contact?" ”

"Yes, yes, the lord of Lingjun rarely comes out and walks around when he gets married; Xue Chu was in Wu County for eight months a year, and her husband was an idle master, and she couldn't help her, and she had to be more haggard every time she saw her, alas! Yu Ranqing sighed, "She was also reluctant at the beginning, but you know the temper of the big boss, how can you allow Xue Chu to object, and she made it in a hurry, although she regrets it, it is too late." Xue Chu gave birth that year and never got pregnant again, and the uncle was often not at home, and I heard that there was one outside, but I never saw it with my own eyes. ”

Mu Qingyan locked the corners of her eyes hatefully, and Bo was angry, "Xue Chu doesn't care, let him do it?" ”

"I also asked her, and she said that she didn't like him anyway, and if it didn't work, she would be separated." Yu Ranqing gently held her stomach, "Everyone has her fate, when we were young, everyone envied you. Yu Ranqing bent her eyes, "You are ugly and naughty, but Nangong Yin is the sister-in-law of Yijian Villa, except for the identity matching, everyone says that you will miss his future." ”

Mu Qingyan glanced at her, and she couldn't help but smile first.

"Even me, who would want to get the real Miss Mu family is very different from the world, and it is difficult for Nangong Yin not to dislike it at that time, you are really a baby. Yan'er, you don't know, at those banquets where you said you were sick and couldn't leave the house, everyone sneered at Mu Qingyan, but Nangong Yin ignored the bias of the world and was single-minded. ”

Picked up the curtain of the carriage to see that the carriage was far out of the city, and there were still shoulder to shoulder on the road, and Mu Qingyan was reminded of the past by Yu Ranqing.

"That's fate! My reputation for cigarettes is only worse than before, so what can I do, will I care? "Mu Qingyan's eyes are condensed with a blue color, like Mochou Lake in May, clear and shallow, clean and clean." What you see may not be true, let alone hearsay! ”

Yu Ranqing was shocked by the unstained ordinariness of her face, since ancient times, the boudoir women of the big family are knowledgeable, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and may not be able to marry themselves to the person they wish; But this woman, who is a combination of talent, beauty and wisdom, is not in the world in her words and deeds, but she has been sick by the world for half her life.

What she cared about, Mu Qingyan didn't care about at all. Yu Ranqing finally understands that she doesn't live only for herself. She has her world, the woman who saved the country in Nanzhao back then, and has big dreams.

Mu Qingyan watched her indifferently pull up her sleeves, looking moved.

As soon as the carriage of the Water Moon Villa reached the lake, the Praetorian Guards ran around it.

"The emperor and the Wing King have been waiting on the ship for a long time, please invite the Wing Princess and Miss Mu to board the ship!" The deputy commander of the Praetorian Guard replied outside.

The maids got out of the carriage behind and waited for the two to get out of the carriage, and except for Amber and Purple Stripes, everyone else was cut off from the shore.

"Linglong, take everyone to the boat in our house, don't mess around." After Mu Qingyan gave a solemn command, he gently took Yu Ranqing's hand and followed the Praetorian Guard to the royal painting boat.

The boat is larger and more spacious than before, with two floors.

Mu Qinghan saw the two of them on the boat upstairs, eagerly and gracefully descended the stairs, and picked up the two at the boarding gate. "Qing'er, give me your hand!"

Yu Ranqing cautiously walked slowly from the pedal, seeing that there were still two steps left to reach the end, suddenly a familiar voice came from overhead, and she lost her balance under her feet, and she fell into the water with inertia.

Mu Qinghan felt remorse in his heart, he could only save one person, but Qing'er was not the only one on that pedal; Yan'er was three steps away, and if she didn't want to be recognized, she could only resign herself to planting herself in the water.

"Ah......h

Mu Qingyan closed her eyes helplessly, and resigned herself to fate and fell from the shaking wooden board into the water.

"Qing'er, don't panic!" Mu Qinghan grabbed Yu Ranqing with one hand and took it to his arms, and comforted softly. When he wanted to turn around and save Mu Qingyan again, a lightning-like shadow shot from the shore of the pedal, grabbed Mu Qingyan who was about to fall into the water, and the soles of his shoes were lightly counted on the water waves, and a high vertical jumped onto the painting boat.

Chu Jue quietly unloaded the internal force of the dantian, and when he saw Mu Qingyan falling into the water on the second floor of the painting boat, he instantly flew down. It's just that someone was one step faster than him and rescued the person in time.

After Mu Qinghan hugged Yu Ranqing and got on the painting boat, he immediately came to Mu Qingyan's side, "Yan'er, but you're scared?" ”

Yu Ranqing didn't have time to speak, she looked around Mu Qingyan before relieving her heart, and turned around Mu Qinghan with disgust, "It's all you, fortunately there is the Tiger King to help today, otherwise Yan'er is not a joke if she is frightened." ”

Qin Yan pursed his lips slightly, glanced at Mu Qingyan deeply, and turned to leave.

"It's okay, go upstairs and sit down for a cup of tea to suppress the shock." Chu Jue stepped forward and wanted to wait for the hand to pull the light smoke, but he pounced.

Mu Qingyan's face turned white, and he reluctantly smiled and touched Yu Ranqing's stomach, "I seem to have a special relationship with Mochou Lake, and I am used to it once I come to the water." It's sister-in-law, don't scare the baby. ”

"Go upstairs, the emperor first, please!" Mu Qinghan took a full view of Chu Jue's every move, and was quite satisfied with Yan'er's witty resolution, and they were not ugly to each other.

The group went upstairs and sat down in turn, and when the tea was finished, the drum sounded three times in a row at the Zhuangyuan Pavilion.

Everyone looked at the water on the west side, and the dragon boats lined up were only more delicate than before, and when they heard the sound of the drums, they rushed forward like arrows off the string.

The sky is cloudless, the surface of the lake is sparkling, and you can see the opposite shore at a glance. Mu Qingyan blocked the sun rising above his head with one hand, and leaned lazily on the pillar of the ship.

Halfway through the five-mile race, the oarsmen's physical exertion was too great, and the distance between the boats was widened more or less.

Qin Yan's gaze was always on the surface of the lake, but for some reason, even the sigh of the purple-clothed woman standing against the pillar did not fall, and it all entered the bottom of his heart.

When a dragon boat rushed over the red silk and the first drum sounded on the opposite shore, Qin Yan clearly felt Mu Qingyan blink his eyes. When I looked at the end of the road not far away, the dragon head of the dragon boat was standing high with the banner of Qingjing Winery. He instantly narrowed his eyes and quietly turned back to drink his tea, as if everything was not related to him, and sat there lonely and lonely.

Château Qingjing snatched the first place with an absolute advantage. Outside the Xie Yuan Pavilion on the opposite bank, a little girl in purple walked casually into the mountains, followed by a half-sized panda, swaying her chubby body.

Suddenly, a little boy jumped out to block her way, and kicked the panda sitting on his lap all the time, "What's proud, next year this young master will let you know who is the final winner." ”

The little girl ignored him at all, and coldly walked around the man and the bear and continued on her path.

The little boy was so angry that he kicked the panda hard, "Let's go!" The little short-legged kicked and walked in the opposite direction.

The panda followed him innocently and aggrieved, looking back at the panda behind the little girl step by step; Look at the farther away, and then I was unwilling to follow the little boy.

At the end of the dragon boat race, the royal painting boat set up a feast.

Ten Eight Immortal Tables were placed together, Chu Jue sat at the top, and the rest of the people sat scattered, and no one fought for any status.

Xiang Tianqi and Ye Heng came up on a small boat, and before they sat down, they squatted on the table with the wine jar in their arms.

"Tiger King, your peach blossoms are drunk!" Ye Heng pushed the small altar in his other hand towards Qin Yan through the air.

Qin Yan stretched out one hand flat, held it firmly in his hand, and said indifferently: "Thank you!" ”

"Today, you would like to thank you for this dragon boat race, Qingzhen Winery won the race, and the shopkeeper invited us to drink." Xiang Tianqi proudly tapped his hand on the wine jar, "Does anyone want to know which jar he gave up, you can place a bet!" ”

Crazy Yu looked at Mu Qingyan's indifferent expression, frowned and took two steps towards the wine jar, and sniffed it carefully, "I can't guess, this princess will help you take a look!" ”

"Princess!" Xiang Tianqi's eyes were quick, and he hugged the wine jar and took more than a dozen steps back, until his back was against the pillar of the ship, and he didn't stop, and laughed, "Let's win a lot with this jar of wine, princess, let's do it slowly." ”

Crazy Yu glared at him, "Anyway, it's not a parting, this princess is not interested!" With a flick of his hand, he sat next to Mu Qinghan, tilting his head and resting on his shoulder, "How about helping Senior Sister get it back?" ”