A tall gate was tightly closed, and two guards stood in front of it, surrounded by a red wall, and on the door were written three large characters - Wind Shadow Garden. Autumn Wind stepped forward to say a few words to the guard, and the guard turned sideways and opened the door. Xia Ye'er looked along the crack in the door, between the lush and green, but it seemed to hide a wonderful beauty, and was about to walk in, Qiu Feng showed a worried face, and said: "Girl, the third prince is waiting inside, he told the slave and maid to wait here, the girl and be careful." ”

Xia Ye'er nodded when she heard this, turned around and walked in.

The beauty of this garden has been taken to the extreme, if there is a sense of tranquility and elegance in the Fenghua Palace of the West Gate Chengdao before, then here, it is a kind of paradise-like scenery, vast, like a landscape painting, clouds and smoke curling, no boundary.

There are some exquisite pavilions, stone bridges and attics dotted among the verdant greenery, Xia Ye'er walked slowly along the path into the inside, while enjoying the dizzying scenery on both sides, gradually, it seemed to forget the purpose of the trip, she walked deeper and deeper inside, suddenly, heard a rush of footsteps in front of her, she stopped, curiously looked forward, in the mist, a young woman ran towards her, her face and posture had a sense of déjà vu, until the person came closer, only to find out that this woman, It turned out to be Qiu Duoer!

Qiu Duoer was wearing a light purple long dress, her neck was slightly exposed, her hair was pulled up high, and a few golden pearl hairpins fell on her bun, which was graceful and gorgeous. She trotted all the way to the front, and couldn't help but look back, with a smile on her face, but she didn't seem to see Xia Ye'er standing in front of her, until she almost bumped into it, and was softly called by Xia Ye'er.

Xia Ye'er also looked at her, as if she couldn't believe it, but at this moment, there was a man's laughter not far away, the tone was a little rich, but it was vigorous: "Concubine Rong, wait for me!" ”

Xia Ye'er followed the sound, her eyes bypassed Qiu Duo'er, and fell on the oncoming man, who was wearing a bright yellow robe, a pair of golden boots, and his clothes and shoes were embroidered with gold threads with long flying dragons, his hair was already gray, and he was tied high above his head with a golden brocade ribbon, although his face was old and full of wrinkles, but he couldn't hide the domineering that emanated, this domineering seemed to be natural, not angry but mighty.

You don't have to guess to know that there is only one person in this big palace who dares to wear clothes of such colors and styles.

Xia Ye'er was a little surprised, but she didn't want to snap coldly, and her face ached for a while-she could have avoided this slap, but at this moment she let the palm fall on her face, and suddenly turned crimson.

The woman looked at her coldly, and scolded angrily: "You dare to trespass here, why don't you quickly kneel down and apologize?" ”

"What's the matter, Aifei?" The emperor was not in a hurry to get closer, only to see a woman standing in front of him, and his eyes were about to fall on Xia Ye'er's face, but Xia Ye'er lowered his head at the right time and avoided his eyes.

"Your Majesty," the woman's voice instantly turned coquettish, and said, "I don't know which girl in the palace dared to trespass into the Wind Shadow Garden and almost knocked down the concubine." As he spoke, his weak and boneless body half-leaned on the emperor, with a boneless look on his face.

The concubine Rong in the emperor's mouth, whether it is her appearance, voice or the date of entering the palace that she had heard before, is in contact with Qiu Duoer, and it is clearly Qiu Duoer, but why do you not know each other at this moment?

She thought intently, countless images and thoughts flashed through her mind, and her thoughts were a little chaotic.

The emperor gently hugged the woman, looked at Xia Ye'er who was bowing her head in front of her, and said sharply: "Who are you?" Why trespass? ”

"Xia Ye'er." She said softly.

"Xia Ye'er" Her coldness seemed to surprise the emperor a little, for some reason, he suddenly had a trace of curiosity about this woman, he repeated her name, and said: "Raise your face and let me see!" ”

However, before Xia Ye'er could raise her head, another voice came from a distance.

"Father!" The voice was indifferent and thick, but it was like a sharp axe, splitting the air that seemed to be frozen at the moment, and like a heavy hammer, it hit Xia Ye'er's heart fiercely, she knew that Ximen Chengdao was coming.

Ximen Chengdao was still so calm and relaxed, he walked steadily in front of everyone, bowed slightly to the emperor, expressed greetings, and then looked at Qiu Duoer and Xia Ye'er, but said: "Xia Ye'er, why don't you hurry up and apologize to the emperor and Concubine Rong?" ”

Xia Ye'er then bowed and said: "Just now, Xia Ye'er doesn't know that this is a forbidden place, disturbing the holy driver, and begging the emperor to forgive him." ”

"Where did it come from?" The emperor looked at her for a moment, but these words were clearly asked by Simon.

"Back to my father, I am the sister of a friend of Erchen, and I entered the palace with my brother, and today I made an appointment with their brother and sister to come here to see the beautiful scenery in the palace, but I didn't want to disturb the interest of my father and Concubine Rong, and my son was frightened, and asked my father to punish him." Simon Chengdao said calmly.

"Hmm" The emperor responded, but his eyes were still staring at Xia Ye'er, but Concubine Rong's face was full of anxiety, she glanced at Ximen Chengdao, saw that he was silent, hesitated, and gently bumped the emperor with his elbow, and said in a coquettish voice: "Your Majesty, don't let such an ignorant girl spoil our interest, and the concubines are not as knowledgeable as her, why don't the concubines accompany the emperor to eat some pastries in the Yuelu Pavilion and rest for a while?" As he spoke, his white fingers pointed to a pavilion not far away, where some maidservants were busy, presumably preparing meals.

"Concubine Rong's proposal is very good, why don't you go with your father and the emperor? I haven't eaten with my father for many days, and I've read a lot of books recently, and I hope to ask my father for advice if I have some doubts in my heart. Ximen Chengdao said with a humble face.

The emperor nodded and said, "It's okay, since this girl is your friend, you might as well come with you." In his eyes, there was clearly a hot desire - it seemed that his interest in Xia Ye'er had not disappeared.

After speaking, he took Concubine Rong and strode away.

Ximen Chengdao looked at Xia Ye'er, with a playful look in his eyes, and his black eyes seemed to have endless conspiracies hidden in the depths, as usual, he didn't have a word of explanation, but he seemed to be looking forward to it, she went to ask him.

Xia Ye'er only looked at him for a moment, turned around and walked with the emperor and Qiu Duo'er, not saying much, not asking more, it was always like this, but it also made him a little unsure.

The four of them sat at the stone table, and the emperor asked casually, "What books have Cheng Dao'er read recently?" ”

"It's just some ancient books that govern the country together."