Chapter Seventy-Six: Warmth Spreads to the Heart

The prospect coaxed Mu Xuefu to take her to Zhuangzi to play for a few days after solving this matter, and now the matter is over for the time being, he wanted to fulfill what he said that day, but he didn't want Emperor Xuanwu to go to the Imperial Garden to hunt at this time, and the imperial princess would inevitably follow.

The Upper Imperial Garden is located in the western suburbs of the imperial city, Xishan, two hundred miles longitudinal and horizontal, not only has a magnificent palace distribution, but also includes a variety of ponds and marshes, pavilions and other exquisite garden buildings. Feng, pickaxe, waterlogging, and the four rivers twist and turn, circling in the garden, adding a little spring color in the season of rejuvenation of the earth. Among them, there are hundreds of palaces, allowing thousands of rides. And the most wonderful thing about the Imperial Garden is that the beast garden, the Son of Heaven shoots and hunts here in the spring and autumn, takes the beast as pleasure, the rare and exotic beasts in the garden are countless, except for the bears, cheetahs and other fierce beasts need to be raised and trained by special personnel, the rest of the white deer, foxes are exiled in the jungle, and even in order to increase the fun of the Son of Heaven, some wolves that are not too aggressive will be put into it for the Son of Heaven and the princes to hunt and play.

And the Imperial Garden is not only for hunting, the 24 gardens, the 12 palaces, and the 36 views in the garden are all to provide a leisure place for the emperor and the princes and nobles.

The palace construction here is not inferior to the palace in any way, the carved corridor is made of jade, the eaves are painted with gold, not only the golden splendor of the palace, but also a little more leisurely scene of the water town. Changchun Palace is for people to watch the play, listen to the song, Yunyi Garden, enjoy the snow, spring scenery, mountains and seas, and watch horse racing and bullfighting performances. In short, everything is a lot of fun.

This time, Emperor Xuanwu brought several favorites in the harem, such as Concubine Wen and Concubine Li, especially Mrs. Ning Xin, Emperor Xuanwu simply couldn't put it down, I heard that since the first day of the new year, except for the imperial concubine and Mrs. Huazhen, he stayed with her almost every day. For a while, the six palaces were favored, and there were no two in the limelight.

Not only did they come with the harem concubines, but also the princes and nobles, as well as several important ministers relied on by Emperor Xuanwu, and a large group of people set off from the gate of the palace until nearly noon.

After lunch and half an hour of rest, everyone rushed to the Guanwu Platform to watch the performances such as Jiao Jie Cavalry and Archery.

The weather is fine, the sky is cloudless, and the spring breeze caresses the face, so that the breath of spring is really close to the skin. Although it is not yet the first month, this year it seems that spring has come very early, and the buds on the grass are already ready to sprout.

Mu Xuefu watched with great interest the two strong men on the stage, and from time to time she had to open her mouth to wait for the fruit sent by Jing Rong, but her eyes never left the people on the stage.

Seeing her like this, Jing Rong had a playful heart, put a grape to her mouth, and when she opened her mouth, she withdrew it. She couldn't eat it, so she leaned her neck to reach it. Jing Rong withdrew the grapes again, she tilted her head again, but her eyes were still not far from the performer, but this time her mouth opened wider, but it was a little funny.

Jing Rong was happy, shook the grapes in front of her eyes, and then put them to her mouth. Mu Xuefu's attention was on the stage, and she didn't think that Jing Rong was teasing her when there was a grape dangling in front of her, so she opened her mouth to bite again, but she didn't bite this time. She frowned, and finally turned her attention to Jing Rong, but only one glance, and then fell on the grape grains.

"This one is not good, this king will change it for you." Jing Rong was discovered, his heart was not beating and his face was not red, he calmly threw away the grape, and then selected a big one in the fruit bowl, put it between the two of them after setting it aside, "Eat." ”

Mu Xuefu turned her face sideways and was about to eat, but as soon as she was about to reach her mouth, Jing Rong turned her hand and sent it directly into her mouth.

"Lord Wang!" Mu Xuefu only realized at this time that he was being played, no wonder he didn't eat a single grain just now, and dared to love all in his stomach. She slapped Jingrong's chest coquettishly, "Okay, you dare to trick me!" ”

Jing Rong "sneered", put his arm around her shoulder, and said, "Who let you look at other men too seriously, and even ignore this king by your side." With a slight sour taste, "What is so beautiful about the two rough-skinned men that you get carried away and even ignore this king." ”

"The prince can see it every day, and it's rare to see a big man with rough skin, and besides, their performances are so wonderful, I will naturally take a few more looks." Mu Xuefu's charming eyes were like sparkling water, she smiled, with a somewhat playful smile, and said: "If the prince is also naked like them, I will naturally only look at the prince." However, you are a dignified Lord Chen, I'm afraid I don't have this eyesight. ”

"You little thing, this king is just playing around, but you have arranged this king." Jing Rong pinched her nose, her intimate and doting gaze filled the entire bottom of her eyes, and after a little thought, she teased: "The king is not interested in fighting with a man naked, but if it is replaced by a concubine, the king can't ask for it." ”

"You are a disciple, you can say anything." Mu Xuefu glared at him with disgust, her cheeks were red, and the corners of her eyes were full of spring, although she was disgusted and delicate, it made people's hearts ripple.

Jing Rong slowly lowered his head, his hand around her tighter, and his voice was hoarse and low, "In front of you, this king's disciple can also afford it." ”

The ambiguous and burning breath was against her ears, Mu Xuefu couldn't help but dodge, and even her neck was flushed under Jing Rong's increasingly lingering gaze, her head gradually lowered, and even her voice gradually became low, "A lot of people are watching, don't make trouble." ”

Jing Rong smiled and said softly, "Okay." ”

The hand on Mu Xuefu's shoulder went down the smooth cloak until he held her hand, and when Jing Rong's cold fingers touched her warm palm, he only felt that the warmth seemed to be transmitted from his fingertips to his heart. Mu Xuefu is always warm, no matter how cold the weather is, she is like a small stove, as long as people close to her will feel the warmth. And he is the opposite, no matter how hot the weather is, his hands and his body will always be cold.

Mu Xuefu had gradually become accustomed to his cold body temperature, and held his hand in the palm of his hand to add warmth to him. But I didn't know that this small gesture made Jing Rong feel that the warmth had spread from his heart to every corner of his body.

"Fu'er, you're so nice." Jing Rong's face was moved, and a pair of affectionate Danfeng eyes looked directly at her side face.

As soon as the words fell, Mu Xuefu's eyelashes couldn't help trembling slightly, she looked down at her rubbing hands, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. What's wrong with her, she did such a thing! There was an unbelievable panic in his heart, and his fingers suddenly broke away from the hand that was not yet hot.

"What's wrong?" The warm Rou Yi left, as if the warmth gathered in her heart dissipated in an instant, Jing Rong couldn't help frowning, but looking at Mu Xuefu's panicked expression, she hurriedly asked eagerly.

The voice in her ears quickly retracted her thoughts, Mu Xuefu realized that she was out of shape, and quickly put down the doubts in her heart, held his hand in her hand again, her mind twisted, and her eyes just touched the two inseparable people fighting on the stage, and said: "It's really for that person who is at a disadvantage, Lord Wang, why didn't he give up, and he kept holding on?" If the injury is so serious, it is better to give up, and the injury is more serious. ”

Jing Rong looked at the two people fighting on the gladiatorial platform, the person Mu Xuefu said had been beaten with blood on his face at this time, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, but he never surrendered, staggered, and stood up again. Jing Rong raised his eyebrows, looked at the man with interest, looked at the man with resolute eyes, and said firmly: "In the world of men, there is only winning and losing, and there is no giving up." ”

Mu Xuefu's mind at this time was on the two people on the stage, but she wondered why she couldn't help but warm her hands for Jing Rong. She really didn't know what her unconscious action represented, could it be that she had subtle feelings for Jing Rong? As soon as this idea popped up, she immediately rejected it.

No, no, how can I have feelings for anyone? Absolutely not, absolutely not. Jingrong is just my temporary safe haven, I just need him temporarily, I need the identity of Princess Chen, and I need him to help me solve some unnecessary troubles. To put it bluntly, Jingrong is just a tool for me to use, and when this tool is useless one day, I will kick him away. It's ridiculous how I could possibly have feelings for a tool.

It must be that there are too many plays, so it will naturally be done, and it must be inadvertently acted. It must be yes, it must be a show.

Mu Xuefu denied it over and over again in her heart, until she was sure that she was acting.

By the time she calmed down and shifted her gaze to the stage, the person who was still at the bottom of the game had already turned defeat into victory, knocking the other person to the ground, and the person who beat him could no longer get up.

"Look, until the last moment, no one knows the outcome. You think he's lost, but you don't know that he's accumulated all the energy, and he's waiting for the last moment to burst out and catch his opponent off guard. ”

When he said this, Jing Rong's eyes seemed to have a streamer flickering. Mu Xuefu tilted his head to look at the brilliance in his eyes, and his restrained heart once again ignited a slight flame, but he ignored this faint hint because of an inappropriate voice.

"What's the point of just watching others fight, why don't you take everyone hunting with your father." As if because of boredom, Princess Sanssouci looked a little eager to try, but a pair of eyes swept over Mu Xuefu with bad intentions.

Emperor Xuanwu Lang Lang smiled, "Okay, let's stretch our muscles and bones." ”

Emperor Xuanwu hunted, and Jing Rong was bound to follow him. It's just that hunting with the emperor is to go deep into the jungle to shoot large beasts, and women are naturally not allowed to follow.

Mu Yurong was pregnant, so she did not come with King Rui this time, so Mu Xuefu was with Princess Xuan. Jing Rong knew that she didn't want to be deep with others, and she was afraid that others would surprise her, so she was really a little relieved.

was babbling a few words, but I don't know where Princess Wuwu came out of nowhere, and hugged Mu Xuefu's arm, as if she was very kind, "Brother Yuchen really loves the princess, isn't it just hunting, after a while, you are so uneasy?" After speaking, he let go of his hand and looked at Mu Xuefu, "Don't worry, princess, this palace will take good care of Brother Yuchen for you." ”