Chapter 10 Lemongrass Tea
Xiao Yin has listened to Master Xi and his brothers since he was a child, and Chang'an people are most about elegance and self-denial, which is not as good as Qilan people's unrestrained and free and easy. Although she is not very old, she knows how to follow the local customs. It's a pity that things didn't go according to people's wishes, so I made up my mind to be careful, but I lost Sven in front of the Seventh Prince who met for the first time.
She was thinking about how to climb down as well as possible under the gaze of His Royal Highness King Xin, and save the few ceremonial virtues that were probably left. Suddenly, a figure flew up, and Liu Chen actually went to the roof and sat beside her calmly, with a smile on his face.
That's really amazing. Xiao Yin really smiled bitterly, and just looked at Liu Chen blankly.
Liu Chen was frank and free, looking at the mountains in the distance, and said: "The scenery of Yuyan Mountain here is indeed unusual. Fortunately, I went out today with good wine, but it lived up to the prosperity. As he spoke, he pulled out the wine sac stopper in his hand, but he didn't drink it himself, and handed the wine bag to Xiao Yin.
There is no Sven anymore, but it is better to be frank and relative, which is probably the truth that the world says about breaking the jar and breaking it. Xiao Yin took the wine bag and took a big sip with his head held high.
"Slow down, this wine is strong." Liu Chen looked at her, gestured slightly, stretched out his hand to take the wine bag, took a sip, turned his head, looked at the jade smoke mountain among the misty clouds, and chanted: "The floating clouds are not the same as this mountain, and the mountains are misty and confused." ”
"It's a pity that we can't sit on this roof until night and dawn, and we can't see the dawn moon and autumn river here." Xiao Yin blurted out and immediately regretted it.
"Life doesn't have to take in all these beautiful things, and it's not a pleasure to leave some blank space and imagination." Liu Chen didn't seem to notice Xiao Yin's embarrassment, just drank while looking at the distant mountains in front of him.
This Seventh Prince really lived up to his reputation and lived freely and wildly, Xiao Yin secretly admired it in his heart. In the face of this Seventh Prince, no matter what kind of Sven Rite Religion is emphasized, it seems to be restrained and narrow-minded.
Xiao Yin happily took the wine bag, drank it happily, and couldn't help but praise: "It's really a fine wine." "It's a pity that Fang was so flustered that he didn't get the benefit of drinking this wine.
"That's nature." Liu Chen said, it is not proud, it should be said to be a kind of comfort.
The two of them sat on the roof, admiring the smoke and clouds. Until the wine bag is empty, and the sun is gradually falling in the west.
"It's time to go back." Liu Chen said, hung the wine bag on his waist, stood up, and reached out to hug Xiao Yin. didn't wait for Xiao Yin to come back to his senses, but he had already jumped back into the courtyard in front of the hall.
Xiao Yin saluted Liu Chen and prepared to retire.
"Hey," Liu Chen called, "we can be regarded as friends, and now you owe me two drinks, and this friend can't deny it." ”
Although they have only known each other for half a day, Xiao Yin feels that this king of faith is very good, wanton and free, and he is very angry. When she heard Liu Chen say this, she couldn't help laughing.
"Being able to be friends with His Royal Highness King Xin is naturally a beautiful thing that cannot be desired, but," Xiao Yin suddenly became a little puzzled, "You just said, two meals of wine?" ”
A smile appeared on the corner of Liu Chen's mouth between his eyebrows: "Luoyang, Drunken Immortal Residence." ”
"It turns out that you are the mysterious Seventh Master in the Drunken Immortal Residence!" No wonder as soon as Liu Chen appeared at the Moon Cave Gate, Xiao Yin felt that this hearty voice seemed familiar. Xiao Yin suddenly realized, nodded and smiled busily.
Since Xiao Yin left Zhicheng, he always felt that the etiquette was cumbersome, very boring, and very uncomfortable. I didn't expect to be able to meet someone like Liu Chen here, which is a joy in life. Xiao Yin walked to the backyard, in a good mood, and walked through the east corridor alone, feeling that his steps were brisk.
It was not yet completely dark, but the moon had already come out. Outside the east corridor, a laurel tree, with its branches, casts some mottled shadows into the corridor, making it more and more sparse and quiet.
It's just that there seems to be a shadow passing through the ground.
"Who?" Xiao Yin's expression suddenly tensed, and the nervous feeling in the pine forest that day seemed to have reappeared.
No one answered, but a breeze blew, and the laurel branches trembled gently.
It's all soldiers, Xiao Yin laughed secretly.
When everyone set off from Yuyan Mountain to return to Chang'an, Xiao Qiyun was only healed from his injuries. I should have rested for a while before setting off, but it was getting late autumn and the weather was getting cooler, so it was even more inappropriate to move. Besides, the frost will fall soon, and it is still the case, there will be a chrysanthemum appreciation party in the palace, and the princes, princesses, concubines, and women will all have to participate. Fortunately, Xiao Qiyun's medical skills were diagnosed and prescribed by Xue Yugongzi, and his recovery was excellent.
First, the old mansion where King Qilan lived in Chang'an has been abandoned for a long time, and secondly, he has been absent from his younger brother and sister for a long time in Xiao Qiyun, and the emperor rewarded him.
thanked him and returned to the house, and the prince went to the Dingguo Mansion and just came back.
Xiao Qiyun instructed his younger brothers and sisters to go to the front yard to meet Liu Ke, and said: "If it is according to ordinary people, you can call your brother-in-law a mixed up." But now in the end, it is a heavenly family, and the rules must not be wrong. After a pause, she instructed again, "Besides, let's go and sit in Wei Liangdi's pavilion." ”
When Xiao Huan Xiao Yin arrived in the front yard, he saw Lu Dingfu standing on the porch outside Liu Ke's study. A big girl came down the porch with a tray, and when she saw Lu Dingfu, she hurriedly stopped talking.
"Director Lu, the hangover tea prepared by the master."
"The water temperature is not right, go get it again," Lu Dingfu said, lifted the lid of the tea cup, and looked at it, his brows furrowed slightly, "Why did you prepare this?" ”
"Did the master ask for it on purpose, or did the slave just go to the princess to ask for it?"
Lu Dingfu was about to speak, when he saw Xiao Huan and Xiao Yin coming, he stopped talking. He saluted the two of them, entered the study, and immediately came out to welcome them in.
Liu Ke was sitting in front of the desk, looking at a book in his hand.
Xiao Yin looked at it, compared to the time when he came to Qilan a few years ago, although he had the same face like a crown of jade and a beautiful demeanor, it seemed to be a little different. It seems to be a little tired, or thin, yes, it's thin. He was wearing a moon-white blue piping wide-sleeved robe, which looked even more so.
Hearing the two salute and say hello, Liu Ke put the book on the table and raised his hand to invite the two to sit down.
After that polite remark, there was a terrible silence in the room.
Fortunately, Lu Dingfu came in with a tea cup at this time.
"Director Lu will take the prince to the side courtyard first to see if everything is in order." Liu Ke finally spoke.
Xiao Huan responded, got up and retired. Xiao Yin was also eager to say this, and he was about to slip away together.
"Lord Weng stays away, this palace still has something to say."
When Xiao Huan heard this, he was stunned like his sister, and he was really confused. However, when the prince spoke, he had no choice but to retreat from the study with Lu Dingfu.
The dead silence in the room was restored, and it was even more terrifying.
Xiao Yin stayed up for a long time, he really couldn't stand it, and his heart was down, although he was the prince, he wouldn't really treat her as a little girl, not to mention how it was, it was better than hanging like this. So he opened his mouth and asked, "Qinghe doesn't know what His Highness has to say?" ”
Liu Ke looked at her, the corners of his mouth seemed to rise slightly, he seemed to be smiling, but he didn't seem to be smiling, he slowed down and said, "Take the tea." ”
Xiao Yin did as he was told.
He took the teacup, took a sip, and said, "Although this lemongrass tea was transported from Zhicheng by a fast horse, it is always not as interesting as the cup that was drunk in the Qilan royal court in the tenth year of the Qianyuan Dynasty of the main palace. ”
Xiao Yin's chill at that time was almost from his back to the top of his head, this prince was really terrible, he was clearly telling her: everything is just that he is magnanimous, and he doesn't care about his little girl, but if someone is stupid enough to think that the dignified East Palace is a foolish fool, then there will be no good end.
Xiao Yin, who has been bold and arrogant since he was a child, was really frightened. Her face was pale, her arms were still stiff, and she still held the tray in her hand, but she trembled slightly.
Liu Ke looked at Xiao Yin for a long time, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he actually laughed, and then resumed his gentle voice, and only said: "Go." ”