Chapter 23: The Old Man Meets
Qingcheng glanced at the words on the table, and replied coldly: "The world is just a rumor, and the master will not look at it." ”
Mingchen saw that she was resistant, so he had to ask in a low voice: "Then do you know which Taoist temple in the city can read and count hexagrams?" ”
He asked in his mouth, and kept writing in his hand: We want to talk about something.
Qingcheng looked outside the hall and saw that no one was looking at the guards, so he was willing to reply: "The Ming family has a large number of talents, and the Ming phase is extremely human, and you are about to become a concubine, you can foresee a bright future, is there still a need for fortune telling?" ”
Rejected again! Ming Chenyuan pondered for a moment, and smiled helplessly: "The matter of fortune-telling, it is better to believe it than to believe it." If the hexagram is good, it will be far from the top of the way, and make persistent efforts; If the hexagram is a big murderer, it can also prevent it from happening. Did the princess say yes? ”
As soon as these words were finished, Ming Chenyuan also happened to finish the last sentence. He didn't force Qingcheng anymore, and withdrew his right hand into his sleeve, as if he didn't plan to continue writing.
Qingcheng lowered his eyes and looked at the words on the case, was silent for a moment, and replied: "The general is too worried. ”
I don't know whose sleeve gently brushed the table, and in an instant, the handwriting written with tea has been erased. Only there was a trace of light water left on the case, and it was scattered without a trace in the blink of an eye, as if nothing had happened, and it was just an illusion.
Mingchen didn't speak again, picked up the teacup and stood up, walked to a potted mallet orchid, and poured the rest of the tea into it. The tea was instantly inhaled by the potting soil, and it was as usual in an instant.
He looked at the golden mallet orchid in front of him and sighed slowly. There was still a little wetness in the index finger of his right hand, reminding him that the last sentence he wrote was: Jinghou has returned to Fengyi today.
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After a long time, Bao Gonggong finally appeared again, saying that the king had delayed the handling of military affairs, and he had to participate in the ten percent festival sacrifices in the palace.
After listening to this explanation, Qingcheng and Mingchen didn't care much, and the two of them left the holy study one after another and went out of the Yanwang Palace.
They each got on the chariot for the return trip, Qingcheng was going to the north of the city to Xuanji Palace, and Mingchen was far away to the east of the city to Yongye Fang. The two went on the same road for a while, and when it was time to part ways, Qingcheng suddenly asked the two coachmen to stop the car, and went down to say a few words to Ming Chenyuan:
"Can't General Ming see that the king is deliberately seeing you and me today? When was there no one to serve in the side hall of the holy study? But I hope that in the future, the general will know how to be proportionate, and must not harm others and himself. ”
"Of course, I know the king's intentions." Ming Chenyuan explained: "But His Royal Highness Jinghou has an order, and I have to try to see you." If you go to Xuanji Palace to find you openly, I am afraid that you will avoid it, and I am afraid that you will fall into the eyes of those who have a heart, so I have no choice but to make this decision. ”
He paused for a moment and added, "Your Highness was ordered to return to Fengyi this morning, and it is also the king's intention that he will not go to Xuanji Palace to see you during this time...... That's why I was ordered to convey one or two. ”
Qingcheng didn't react when he heard this, and only said: "I have nothing to say to Jinghou and I." General Ming and I are not on the same path, and it will be rare in the future. ”
Mingchen saw that she was so resistant to Nie Xingji, and now that the two were on the road again, they knew that it was not appropriate to talk about it, so he had to persuade vaguely: "Nurture your heart with kindness, and forgive others with love." The princess has entered the Tao and cultivated herself, so she should know this. ”
"General Ming's golden and jade words, it's better to leave it to me to understand it slowly!" Qingcheng said that he had already saluted and wanted to leave. But at this moment, she suddenly remembered a very important matter, so she hesitated and said: "I have a matter, please General Ming to tell the marquis." ”