The city of Jingzhou is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the city is majestic, the four seasons are like spring, the climate is humid, and it is a rare feng shui treasure.

Green Lake is located in the northern foothills of Jingzhou City, next to the Xuanji Palace of Qianxia Mountain, and is separated into two small lakes in the north and south by a long white jade arch bridge in the middle, and the area is worth three imperial cities together.

The South Lake is slightly close to the city, bustling with people, lively and lively all year round, and tourists are weaving; The North Lake is closer to the outside of the city, its upper porch pavilion is high, the flying pillar is majestic, and both sides are isolated by the carved fence of the coil, which is the exclusive entry and exit of the princes and nobles.

In February of the 18th year of Longwu, Jingzhou City is already a pleasant spring and a warm breeze. At the beginning of the night, the bright lights have been lit up on the green lake. The wind and water move, and the whole lake is sparkling and golden.

A three-story ornate cloud boat slowly sailed into the north of the Green Lake, gradually approaching another small boat. When the two boats were close to colliding, a woman in white suddenly stepped out of the small boat and wanted to change boats to board the gorgeous cloud boat.

She held her skirt in one hand and pressed the other hand on the edge of the deck of the cloud boat, and did not let people support her. In the night, I saw her tiptoe slightly, and her skirt had drawn an arc-shaped fan in mid-air, and then she jumped gracefully and lightly onto the cloud boat.

After the corners of the white gauze skirt swayed, it tightly wrapped her graceful figure, the plain ribbon tied her plump hair, and the night breeze blew, lining her whole clothes fluttering, just like the Nine Heavens Fairy.

It is the Master Xuanzhen and Princess Qingcheng who King Yan has ordered to treat his funeral.

Since she promised to remarry the crown prince in October last year, she "died of illness" at the behest of King Yan. King Yan placed her in the mansion of his eldest sister, the eldest princess Nie Zhiying, who happened to have a daughter who died in March last year, so she took the opportunity to take that status. Although, the eldest princess's daughter was not yet fifteen when she died, and she is already twenty years old this year.

But who cares about these details? It is enough to have a suitable family background. At least, it must be more noble than the status of the concubine of the Ming Minister, otherwise it will not be able to go beyond the title of Prince Liangdi.

It's just that Qingcheng never expected that not long after the news of his "death" came back to Jingzhou City, King Yan couldn't wait to ask her out and began to discuss the matter of marriage. For this reason, he also deliberately went out of the palace and held a banquet on Cuihu, which can be regarded as painstaking.

However, there are many eyes and ears in the palace, and before she really marries into the East Palace, it is indeed not appropriate to leak the news.

Qingcheng stepped into the upper floor of the cloud boat while thinking, walked into the main hall of the inner cabin along the corridor, opened the long hanging bead curtain curtain, and saw King Yan standing next to a porthole, looking at the night view of the lake with his hands in his hands.

He wore an extremely ordinary dark green carved silk brocade robe today, his long figure was sassy, and he looked younger than in the palace. If you ignore the frost and snow in his hair, just looking at this back, it looks like a standing person.

But even if you don't accept old age, you can't hide the traces of time.

Qingcheng sighed in his heart, and was about to salute loudly, but King Yan had noticed the movement in the cabin, and turned to look at her: "Today outside, the etiquette is simple, take a seat." As soon as he had said that, he had already walked to the black lacquered square table and sat down.

Qingcheng also leaned over and said yes, walked to the table, and sat down.

In addition to the two of them in the cabin, only Father-in-law Bao served on the side, and he was pouring wine and food for the two of them at this time. A table of exquisite cold dishes, he and the two of them can enjoy it alone, although Qingcheng has no appetite.

"In the eldest princess's mansion, are you still used to living?" Yan Wang was the first to ask.

"Hmm." Qingcheng replied briefly: "The princess and the Marquis take great care of the people's daughters. The people in the house should also know the proportions, and they didn't ask more. ”