Qiong Zhi went to Wenzhou with the eldest princess a month ago, and told Huaxi about the people and customs of Wenzhou and the boats and boats on the canal along the way, etc., Huaxi listened to it interestingly, and looked forward to leaving here, maybe it would soon be able to enter Qiongzhi to go to the mountains and rivers so freely.

The two of them followed the palace maid through a few corridors, and saw a white courtyard wall appear in front of them, placed outside, this kind of blue tile and white wall abounds, but in this palace with tall red courtyard walls, it looks unique.

Huaxi couldn't help but wonder: "This is ......"

Qiong Zhi lowered his voice, "In this palace, it is said that plum blossoms are as good as those in Qinghua Palace." Oh, it's the ...... in front of you," Qiongzhi was referring to the palace with white courtyard walls. "However, seventeen years ago, after the death of the emperor's uncle's favorite concubine Mei, the palace was sealed and became a cold palace. There are only two old palace people in it. Later, I will send those two palace maids and lead you in. ”

Huaxi frowned and asked, "If you enter the cold palace without permission, nothing will happen, right?" ”

"It's okay, I used to play with Brother Cheng when I was a child......," Qiong Zhi's voice was a little hoarse, and then he chuckled and said, "There is a shortcut behind Qinghua Palace that can be worn to the Imperial Garden, once something happens, run fast....... you wait here for a while, I will come back immediately." ”

As he spoke, Qiong Zhi walked towards the palace maid standing in front of her.

I don't know what Qiong Zhi said to the palace maids, but the two really left.

Qiong Zhi came back and pulled up the flower stream, and went around to the back corner of the Qinghua Palace, Qiong Zhi picked up the weeds and looked for a while, and suddenly said in surprise: "I haven't been to the palace for more than a year, I didn't expect it to be ......."

Huaxi looked in the direction of Qiongzhi, and a half-human-high wall hole behind the weeds was exposed.

"Entering from here happens to be the back garden of Tsinghua Palace, one of the two of them was supported by me to get the cloak and the other went to send a letter to my mother, how can it take two or three minutes to come back, let's see half of the garden sooner." Let's go" Qiong Zhi half-bent down and got into the hole, and stretched out his hand to signal Huaxi to follow.

The two entered the Qinghua Palace from the back wall, although they did not see the flowers, they smelled the dark fragrance floating, and when Qiong Zhi led the flower stream around a palace building, through the corner gate, it was a long corridor built by the mountain.

Standing in the corridor hall and looking down, you can see that the plum blossoms in the garden are in full bloom, like a sea of clouds.

"How? I didn't lie to you, did I? ”

Huaxi nodded, Qiong Zhi's face was quite proud, "Let's go, go down and see." ”

Huaxi goes down from the corridor pavilion with Qiongzhi, look closely, there are many kinds of plum blossoms in this garden, there are noble green calyxes outside, such as jade butterflies of snow; There are delicate palace powders inside, and pretty sprinkled gold...... The wind passes, the falling flowers are colorful, and the fragrance fills the garden. Looking through the flower rain, the palace room in the distance is full of shadows, just like the Tianxian Palace.

That's what the so-called Xiangxue Sea is. Huaxi's eyes sighed while looking at it, there are many varieties of plum blossoms in this Qinghua Palace, and it would be good if you could pick some petals and go back to make five plum lavender. Huaxi thought in her heart, and said it casually. Qiong Zhi laughed at her for being such an idiot, but Huaxi was silent.

The two of them walked all the way to the depths of Merlin.

I don't know how far I walked, and I suddenly heard someone talking. Layers of Merlin obscured them, and they didn't see anyone who spoke.

The two glanced at each other, looked around, and except for a half-human-high viewing stone, there was nothing left to cover a thing or two. Huaxi and Qiongzhi couldn't advance or retreat, so they had to stand behind the viewing stone and cover their legs, hoping that the person who spoke would not come closer.

"King of the county, the time has come, it's time for you to go out, it's not good for people to see it"

"It's okay, I'll leave after a little more sitting, and I won't embarrass you."

Qiong Zhi took Huaxi's hand and tightened it, and Huaxi also heard that the voice was Yin Chengzong.

"The king of the county has killed the old slave." Obviously, because Yin Chengzong used "you", the father-in-law was terrified.

"That's as it should be. This Merlin is thanks to your care...... She only likes it here in this palace......" Yin Chengzong's tone sounded extremely sad.

The old man sighed, "You have filial piety, and the spirit of the mother in the sky will also feel gratified......"

"Let's go, I'll come back next year"

"The old slave sends the king of the county."

The two walked in the other direction until they could no longer hear footsteps.

Yin Chengzong seems to have an unusual relationship with the former master here.

Huaxi was secretly wondering, her hand was tight, Qiong Zhi pulled her, "Let's go too"

Qiong Zhi's face was not very good, Huaxi didn't dare to ask more, even if she was interested in the privacy of the royal family, she didn't dare to explore it, so she nodded and followed the path of Qiong Zhi.

Coming out of Qinghua Palace, the two tidied up their clothes, and before the two palace maids came back, Huaxi and Qiongzhi found a nearby pavilion to rest.

"What happened to the king of Chengjun today......"

Qiong Zhi's words were not finished, and Huaxi had already taken it with interest, "Today I was just enjoying the flowers in the palace, and I didn't see anyone else."

"Hmm" Qiong Zhi seemed to have something on her mind, and her eyes were a little wandering.

Not long after, a palace maid held two cloaks and found Huaxi and Qiongzhi.

"Do you know where the Queen Mother went?" The palace maid waited for Qiong Zhi to put on a cloak, and Qiong Zhi asked casually.

"When I first came over, I met the palace maid who went to pass the meal, and said that she was resting in Langyuan."

"Lead the way"

Qiongzhi and Huaxi left the boundary of Qinghua Palace and went to Langyuan, not wanting to go halfway, but they heard someone calling "Duanning", the two stopped and looked, and saw seven people coming not far away.

Huaxi fixed her eyes, but it was the King of Thailand, King An, King Ping, Yin Chengzong, Ouyang Zheng, Chen Hongfei, and there was another person she didn't know.

"Say hello to all the brothers" Qiong Zhi smiled and nodded at the King of Thailand and the others, and turned his head to look at the person Huaxi didn't know, "Today's people are really enough, it's rare that Brother Chengli has also rushed over from the fiefdom, and this year's New Year is lively." ”

Yin Chengli, Li Wangshi, the elder brother of the two county lords of Jingfu and Jinghe.

Since Huaxi arrived in Chengfu, Mu Xiangqing told her a lot about the Dahua royal family. King Li's grandfather was a brother to Emperor Gaozong, the second king of Dahua, and King Li was the nephew of King Duanjing. King Duanjing is mediocre, only a county king, no knees, only two daughters, the eldest daughter married to the East Japan Kingdom in her early years, but died within two years, and the concubine is now the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Yin. So in terms of speaking, the relationship between King Li and the Yin family is closer. However, Duanjingwang has declined, and the Yin family is a concubine, and his status is not high, and he has befriended Li Wang Pan several times, but he has been treated coldly, which is also where Yin's chagrin lies.

Yin Chengli is seventeen or eighteen years old, first-class, no taller than the King of Thailand and others, with a round face, with a little baby fat, a pair of round black jade eyes lit up after hearing Qiong Zhi's words, and his slightly shy smile made people feel very kind, "Sister Qiong Zhi, I haven't seen you for two years, but I am getting better and better." ”

Qiong Zhi grinned, "Brother Chengli is still so sweet-mouthed. Have you seen the Queen Mother? ”

"Not yet. It's inconvenient for the ladies of the Queen Mother's side, I'll see you later. Yin Chengli glanced at Huaxi beside Qiongzhi, "Who is this?" ”

"Oh, I forgot to introduce this is Mu Huaxi, the righteous daughter of King Xiyuexin." Qiong Zhi smiled and took Huaxi's hand, "This is Li Wangshi." ”

Just now, hindering Qiong Zhi from talking to everyone, Huaxi didn't have time to salute, and now she was busy saluting and said, "Please be safe to all the princes and the world."

"Oh, you're the Fragrant Beauty, aren't you?"

Yin Chengli smiled, and two shallow dimples appeared at the corners of his lips, making Huaxi hard to imagine that he would be a brother and sister with the two county lords who were chattering around the queen mother and the eldest princess to flatter.

Huaxi curts, "That's a nickname given by others, Huaxi can't afford it." ”

"No, you were born beautiful." Yin Chengli's tone of voice was very soft, but there was no other emotional color mixed in it, which made people feel at first that he was stating a fact directly.

Huaxi was slightly stunned, looking at Yin Chengli's clean and clear eyes, she knew that he didn't mean anything else, just saying his first impression.

Qiong Zhi couldn't help laughing on the side, "Huaxi, you can be careful" ()