"The clear sound of the mountains and rivers is indeed wonderful, and it is even more comfortable to emulate Tao Gong, but the slave maid is a person in the red dust, and she has a soft spot for this palace with blue bricks and tiles, carved beams and paintings." Wan'er's words are true, but there are also other intentions, Lin Xiuwu's departure is a foregone conclusion, after she leaves, whoever can stand out among the female officials will have a bright future, in the speech, the Empress Wu obviously needs an ambitious assistant, not some hidden master.

Sure enough, Empress Wu and Yan said: "It's good to love to be lively, but the prosperity is the most depressed, so it's better to do your best to maintain the prosperity of this life." ”

"Niangniang Shengming, unique and profound." Wan'er should be harmonious, and she has spoken more and more smoothly similar words. On the other hand, Empress Wu listened to more compliments, and became more and more inappropriate, only feeling that everything was taken for granted, and there was nothing that could not be accepted calmly.

"You've been here with me for a while, the prince can't find you, I'm afraid that he will anger others, you go back first and do your part...... I hope that you will also be a witness in my prosperous life. "The words of the Empress Wu are endless.

Wan'er returned to the East Palace in accordance with Empress Wu's wishes, but saw that the crown prince Li Xian was already in the study, with a piece of rice paper on the table, and was concentrating on painting.

Wan'er stood on tiptoe, approached cautiously, and after seeing that he was painting a plum blossom, she went to mix some red cinnabar.

"Wan'er, you're a little late, I'm hesitating, what if you dip the ink in the ink first...... I knew I couldn't do this, but I wanted to give it a try. Li Xian's words were light.

Wan'er looked at the bridge of his tall nose from the side and replied, "Why not try?" There is always a remedy, as long as the composition is exquisite, the virtual and the real are intertwined, the branches are broken and left blank, and the flowers are gathered but not stuffed, it is a good painting after all. ”

"It's not right to start writing, where will there be good results?" Li Xian put down the paintbrush and turned to the delicate girl beside her, "Wan'er, did I make a mistake from the beginning?" The voice was a little low at the end, "She's my mother after all." ”

"What is right or wrong between close relatives? If someone is willful, someone must be tolerant. Wan'er said frankly that her identity determined that she could only point to the end.

Li Xian understood her position and hardships, and did not elaborate on it anymore, but changed his tone, and said that he went back to painting Mei, but quoted a poem, "Folding flowers and sending them to Longtou people." Jiangnan has nothing, talk about giving a spring. ”

Wan'er heard that this was the Northern Wei Dynasty general Lu Kai's "Gift Fan Ye Poem", when Lu Kai led the troops to the south, when the plum blossoms were in full bloom, I couldn't help but miss Fan Ye, a friend who was in Longtou, and happened to meet the post envoy who went north, so I folded the plum poem, and sent the love to the plum, and I thought it was really an elegant temperament.

"Your Highness loves plum blossoms?" Wan'er tried to ask.

"In the cold winter, the moon is outstanding, and it is not something to be proud of, but it is not a matter of talking about things in the heart." Li Xian was a little absent-minded, but he didn't want to snub Wan'er, so he asked, "By the way, Wan'er, have you written poems recently?" Without waiting for Wan'er to answer, she deliberately emphasized, "It's not the kind of banquet that is tailored for the princes and ministers, but the kind that comes from the feeling of leisure and leisure?" ”

Wan'er saw that Li Xian was so serious, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I went to the princess's house, and the scenery in the garden was charming, and I muttered a few words in my heart - climbing vines to recruit guests, and Yan Guixie is in love; Look at the shadows of the trees in the water, and listen to the sound of pines in the wind; Bring the piano to the uncle's night, and visit the security period of the negative game; The stone wall should not be inscribed, and it is ...... to remember the mountain"

"It's Taiping's new garden, right?" Li Xian guessed, "I heard that she has built a new garden, and the mountains and rocks are all from Guizhou." ”

"Guizhou's landscapes are beautiful in the world, and the princess knows the tricks of it." Wan'er avoided the important and trivialized, she knew that Li Xian did not advocate large-scale construction and labor, and the people and money.

Li Xian sighed softly, but found that a hairpin on Wan'er's head was loose, he didn't think about it at all, he reached out his hand very naturally, carefully removed the hairpin, and reinserted it diagonally in a different position.

Wan'er lowered her head to avoid making direct contact with Li Xian, the two were already very close, and the sound of snorting was faintly audible.

This intimate scene Wan'er dreamed of, and at the moment her heart fluctuated, and she just wanted to throw away all the reserved and rational feelings.

Li Xian took a step ahead of her and took advantage of the situation to hug Wan'er into the crook of her arm.

She buried her head deep in his arms, thinking that even if there was only a moment of warmth, there would be no regrets in this life.

Li Xian gently stroked Wan'er's hair, the tip of her nose wandered between her smooth and white neck, and the words she spit out were as gentle as water, "Wan'er, I like your taste." ”

Wan'er pressed her cheek against Li Xian's chest, raised her chin, and looked up at him, "What kind of smell is it, déjà vu?" ”

Li Xian lowered his head, slowly got closer, and his voice was very low, "The unique taste, like Hanmo, and like pure wine, is also mixed with the aroma of hibiscus." ”

Wan'er raised her right hand, gently brushed the tip of her index finger over Li Xian's lips, and quipped, "It's okay, you didn't say it was the taste of butter cherry." "Butter cherries are a popular way to eat them in Chang'an, as the name suggests, they are poured cheese on freshly picked cherries.

"With all due respect, you're not that sweet, and you're not so greasy." Li Xian said a little wickedly, "And you don't look so delicious, and most of the people stay away." ”

The love words that were almost teasing made Wan'er's ears red, and she pretended to be angry, "Since you can't get into the eyes of the public, you don't dare to pollute Your Highness's hearing and hearing." Make a gesture of pushing Li Xian away with both hands.

Li Xian grabbed his waist, hugged the person in his arms tightly, and said affectionately: "Wan'er, I know that I shouldn't be tempted, in this position, many problems can only be solved ruthlessly...... I can't find a reason to keep you thousands of miles away, and even if I do, my heart is open, and I can't close it again......"

Wan'er was both happy and frightened, her cheeks were crimson, "My heart is like a gentleman's heart." ”

The beauty's flowing eyes, slightly shy face, and slightly pursed red lips fell into Li Xian's eyes one by one, and he finally experienced the taste of love at this moment.

He lowered his head slowly, and she closed her eyes knowingly, her warm lips about to touch......

Suddenly, there was a "bang", and I heard that there seemed to be a heavy object falling to the ground outside the door.

"Who's out there?" Li Xian instinctively let go of Wan'er and said vigilantly.

"Sixth brother, Wan'er, didn't scare you, did you? I, I really, so carelessly, accidentally dropped the box. But when the door was pushed, King Li Xian appeared in front of him clumsily.

"It turned out to be you, the seventh brother." Li Xian regained his usual look, and unconsciously adjusted his physical distance from Wan'er to an appropriate state.

"You are running to my East Palace, and the communication has been waived." There seems to be a slight reproach.

"Familiar with the road, don't I also want to be convenient?" Li Xian's face was innocent.

Li Xian saw him holding a five- or six-inch-long brocade box, and asked casually: "What are you taking this time?" ”

"Sixth brother might as well open it and take a look." Li Xian deliberately said, "This is a good thing." ”

Li Xian made a gesture, Wan'er stepped forward and took the brocade box, but her heart was stormy and the aftermath was unsettled.

I opened the lid of the box, lifted the silk cloth, and saw a beautifully carved pen holder.

"It is expected that there are countless gold, silver and jade artifacts here in the sixth brother, is this bamboo pen holder more and more elegant?" Li Xian hurriedly boasted of himself, and he was a lot more articulate these days, "Not to mention the material of this old bamboo, just look at this carving, which is strong and simple, and the artistic conception of landscapes and flowers and birds is even more lofty." ”

Li Xian said nonchalantly: "Bamboo is humble and modest, it is a good thing, thank you to the seventh brother." Then he said to Wan'er, "Wan'er, you can put it on my bookcase." ”

When Wan'er placed the pen holder, Li Xian asked lightly: "Sixth brother, how long has Wan'er been with you?" ”

"I didn't count it, I didn't pay attention to it." The words are a little cold.

Li Xian was startled, and his voice involuntarily raised, "But-I-"

Li Xian suddenly suggested to Wan'er without warning: "Wan'er, it just so happens that you love to write poetry, if you have a flash of inspiration in the future, you can write any good sentences on a piece of paper and put it in this pen holder given by the king, if I am free, I will continue a few sentences for you." ”

Wan'er readily agreed, and replied with a smile: "This is really a chic usage, and the slave has thanked His Royal Highness." ”

Li Xian smiled a little embarrassedly, not knowing what to answer, and the sourness and bitterness seemed to swell into his throat.

Several people chatted for a while, but when it was time for dinner, Li Xian got up to leave, Wan'er sincerely kept according to the prince's wishes, but Li Xian always looked a little absent-minded, Li Xian had no choice but to agree, and specially sent Wan'er to send it.

Wan'er understood the purpose of this, thinking that some words had to be said clearly after all, and she was not completely ignorant of Li Xian's heart for her.

Sure enough, on a short stretch of gravel road, Li Xian deliberately slowed down his pace, but did not hide it, and asked, "Wan'er, do you like the prince?" ”

Wan'er didn't answer directly, but asked, "Did you see it all?" ”

Li Xian was silent, the two took a few steps in parallel, and couldn't help but ask again: "What is his position in your heart now?" ”

"Eyebrows and eyes can be mountains and rivers." Wan'er calmly carried a little determination.

Li Xian completely stopped and asked loudly, as if he didn't want to believe it, "He is your world?" How did things turn out like this? He pressed the corner of his forehead in some pain, forcing himself to calm down, but it didn't seem to have any effect, on the contrary, he became more and more impulsive, "Wan'er, I like you." I'm sure you know, so I haven't said it. But I feel the need to say it now. I don't say, you can pretend you don't know, but now you can't pretend. ”

pierced this layer of window paper, but Wan'er didn't feel that her heart was open, she was slightly embarrassed, and even felt a little sorry for Li Xian.

This unprovoked apology plunged her into a long silence.

Li Xian saw that she was silent, anxious and helpless, "I have already seen it, you like the prince, to be honest, if I am a daughter, I also like the prince, he is better than me." However, I hope that you like me. What the prince can give you, he will not give you; If I can't give it to you, I'll do my best, that's the difference between me and him. If you are wise, you should know how to be considerate. ”

This time Wan'er replied very simply, "It's one thing to know how to weigh it, but there are some things that don't need to be considered, and you can't think about it, it's another matter." Forgive me for not knowing how to lift. ”

Li Xian is not a person who fights indiscriminately, he is worried about his dignity and demeanor, so he can only endure and restrain himself, gritted his teeth and changed his expression to disguise, "The words have already been said, you don't have to send them again." The prince is still waiting for you to eat, so come back early. ”

Wan'er answered, didn't look at him, and solemnly bowed, completely drawing the line between the two.