Xi Ci looked at the lotus pond suspiciously, it was clear yesterday, but today it is turbid, and the fish in the pond have surfaced one after another and lie on their sides.

She found a pair of nets, scooped up a koi, sat on the ground and examined it carefully, the fish's eyes were not sunken, and the fish's tail could tremble slightly.

Fix the body of the fish with both hands, Xi Ci blows frequently on the slightly open mouth of the fish's head, thinking that it is too stuffy to nest in the pool every day, and the mood is depressed and loses its vitality, so it has to replenish its vitality.

A black satin brocade robe approached slowly, and the sour breeze blowing through the lotus pond lifted his clothes.

He stood silently in front of Xi Ci, looking down on her actions.

The faint sandalwood fragrance covered the smell of fish, Xi Ci looked up from the pair of black boots, quickly got up, and smiled: "Taishi, you are back!" ”

Shen Zhou glanced at the fish in her hand unhappily, and looked at her fixedly: "Why are all the fish in the pool coming to the surface?" ”

"Maybe it's too stuffy and muddy in the water, you want to poke it out and take a look, right?"

Yesterday it was clear and visible, today it is cloudy, and the fish is flattened, and it is not allowed to poke out its head and lie on its side to see the world outside?

Shen Zhou was silent for a moment, and then spoke again: "Why is the imperial treasure horse in the stable frequently suffering from diarrhea today?" ”

"Hmm...... Maybe I didn't sleep well enough at night and contracted the cold, right? Xi Ci replied very seriously and did not lie.

Shen Zhou fell into contemplation again, and then Xi Ci pinched the fish in his hand and exclaimed, "Why don't you move?" ”

"Dead." Shen Zhou replied a little helplessly.

Xi Ci looked at the fish in his hand with a little regret: "Oh, then I'll take it into the kitchen and cook a dish for you later!" ”

This is to make the best use of things, saying that Xi Ci is about to walk to the kitchen.

Shen Zhou stopped her and threw the fish in her hand back into the pool: "The dead are great, let it rest in peace!" ”

Shen Zhou stared thoughtfully at the dazed girl in front of him, sighed faintly, and quickly led her to the stable.

He leaned over to take care of the trough himself, and said, "Overfeeding, that's why they have frequent diarrhea, not because they catch a cold at night." ”

Xi Ci stood aside and looked at him seriously, how to take the amount, nodded and said, "I see, I thought that as long as it wanted to eat, it could be fed endlessly." ”

"The fish in the lotus pond are not because the water is too stuffy, and they want to poke out of the water, but they are also overfeeding." There was no trace of blame in Shen Zhou's tone, but a good approach.

She looked at Shen Zhou's serious and modest appearance, and she liked it very much, and couldn't help leaning closer: "Taishi, don't you blame me?" ”

"He who does not know is not guilty, but he who is ignorant is not guilty." He glanced at Xi Ci and said lightly.

Then he got up and beckoned to a servant, asking him to deal with the mess in the lotus pond.

"I'll go too!"

"No need, just follow me to the study to study ink."

Xi Ci excitedly wanted to clean up the lotus pond and make up for it, but was stopped by the sinking boat again.

This kind of heavy work is not suitable for a petite girl like her.

Following behind Shen Zhou, before he arrived at the study, a servant ran over in a panic and bowed quickly to Shen Zhou: "Master, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here in person, and you are leading it to the hall." ”

Shen Zhou was silent for a moment and nodded: "Serve tea to Your Majesty first, and I'll go over." ”

"Yes." The servant ran back in a panic.

Shen Zhou glanced at Xici, said "You don't have to go over" and rushed to the hall.

Xi Ci touched his nose stupidly, looked at his back as he drifted away, and suddenly remembered how many times he had seen him in a dream and be in harmony with another woman, Qin Se.

I don't know if it's really someone else's thing, or if it's my own spring dream.

In the dream, he was as gentle as water, and he could see that he was throbbing inexplicably.

But after the dream, everything was as light as water, and he was pure and had few desires.

It's really curious, so Xi Ci thought if he could find a time to secretly ask Chi Na if Shen Zhou had a good relationship in the past.

As he was walking back, suddenly a servant rushed towards Xici, waving his limbs and shouting, "Xici, Your Majesty, Your Majesty wants to summon you!" Please hurry to the hall. ”

"Summoning me?!"

Xi Ci looked incredulous and pointed to his nose......

Hall......

His Majesty suddenly came, unexpectedly in Shen Zhou, when he arrived in the hall, His Majesty was already sitting in front of the desk and drinking tea, seeing his arrival, he raised his eyes: "I don't know if the sudden visit has disturbed the Taishi?" ”

Shen Zhou came to the front of the case and said, "Your Majesty is serious. ”

"Master, please sit down, you don't have to be formal." After speaking, Yan Mo hinted at where Shen Zhou should sit with his eyes.

Shen Zhou sat down and said, "I don't know if Your Majesty has something important to discuss in detail, or if you want to catch up with your ministers." ”

Yan Mo took out a copy of the fold from his sleeve pocket, stretched out his hand and handed it to him: "Please also ask the master to take a look at this." ”

After Shen Zhou respectfully took it, he looked at it carefully, and when he saw that in the end, he suddenly realized that His Majesty Xu was a drunkard, and he had other intentions.

He handed it back to Yan Mo, and said: "The Hundred Flowers Festival is approaching, and the Qu State Mission will also enter the country, and the matter of making peace with the Qu country depends on Your Majesty's own wishes." ”

Shen Zhou knew that Yan Mo wanted to take advantage of the Hundred Flowers Festival to design the Quguo Mission, and launched a war on the grounds of repaying grievances with virtue, and won it in one fell swoop.

"Lonely, I still want to hear the opinion of the Taishi." Yan Mo insisted inexplicably.

"Your Majesty, you have already laid out the layout before, if you make peace before this, it means that you have to re-plan the overall situation, you can postpone the invitation of peace and affection, and then there is no need to make peace, because the whole city is a prisoner of war, and you can get it at your fingertips, and the gains and losses are at your fingertips, but it depends on Your Majesty's holy judgment."

Shen Zhou knew him, but he was just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and he had a higher desire for power than men and women, so he should be very clear about the pros and cons.

Shen Zhou wondered why he would go out of the palace with this piece of music to find himself, could it be that Chengqu had a girl he fancied?

After listening to his words, Yan Mo nodded approvingly, thought for a moment, and then said: "The Taishi Mansion seems to be too deserted." ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is happy to be quiet." After all, I don't live much in the house, it doesn't matter.

"I heard that there is a beautiful woman in the Taishi Mansion who captivates the country and the city, I don't know if it's true?" He swept away the "land of fireworks" and only mentioned how beautiful the rumored beauty was.

Shen Zhou's eyes were slightly raised, and he seemed to understand Yan Mo's intention to move here, but did he want to confirm the rumors, or did he want to see the beauty? The sinking boat is not yet known.

Shen Zhou was silent for a moment, served Yan Mo tea, and said: "There is such a beautiful woman, but it is not as rumored that the country and the city will be overwhelmed. ”

"Oh? Whether it is as rumored is still to be believed. Yan Mo's implication was that he wanted to meet the rumored beauty.

Shen Zhou smiled lightly, beckoned to the servant, and said, "Summoning Xici, Your Majesty will summon her." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, Master." After speaking, the servant hurriedly retreated to find a stream.

Yan Mo had been observing Shen Zhou's expression all the time, and through the half of his face, from the unclear meaning pouting in his eyes and mouth, he couldn't tell if Shen Zhou's attitude was different.

After a while, a bright girl walked in timidly, the breeze blew on her face, raising her like satin and green silk, her skin like clotted fat, and her eyebrows, she was indeed a rare beauty.

She looked around and looked at Shen Zhou, then walked to the center and bowed to Yan Mo: "Son, meet Your Majesty!" ”

It looked like a girl of the same age as herself, Yan Mo glanced at Shen Zhou, and said, "No courtesy." ”

Xi Ci got up slowly, not knowing where to go, and was about to retreat to the side, when Yan Mo suddenly asked her: "As the only woman in the Taishi Mansion, there must be something different. ”

Larger than life?

Is it good looking?

Or will you kill a pool of fish as soon as you come?

Feed the royal treasure horse to diarrhea?

Seeing that Xi Ci was still meditating, Shen Zhou couldn't help but reply: "Your Majesty, the maid in the minister's mansion is only responsible for sweeping the house every day, and there is nothing special about it. ”

"Sausa?" Yan Mo was a little depressed between his eyebrows, and spent a hundred taels of gold to redeem such a bright and moving woman, just to sweep away, I am afraid that it is not a tyrannical thing.

Seeing His Majesty's solemn expression, Xi Ci was worried that Shen Zhou would be embarrassed, so he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the maid is not talented, he lives in the mountains, he has been hunting for a living since he was a child, he is good at riding and shooting, and he only knows a little bit about sword dancing, so there is really nothing special." ”

It's true that he is good at riding and shooting, and if he guesses that he is late at night, His Majesty should not let himself perform mounted archery for him.

Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, she almost doesn't know everything, she can't touch the qin, and the flute will go back and forth for a few songs, which is used for hypnosis, which is inconvenient to display.

Her sword dancing was still learned from Feng Yang, who loved to pull her father's sword dance when she was drunk, which annoyed her father.

But if she needs to, she can also show it, after all, this majesty seems to be a bit unkind, if she really does nothing, I am afraid that it will make Shen Zhou embarrassed.

"Dancing swords?" Yan Mo was suddenly overjoyed, looked at Shen Zhou with an indifferent expression, and said, "Can you be lonely and dance for a while?" ”

Xi Ci looked at Shen Zhou as if asking, Shen Zhou immediately got up and pulled out a sword from the wall, handed it to her steadily, and whispered, "Be careful." ”

Shen Zhou turned around and lifted the piano out, wanting to play it himself, Yan Mo gave the temple people a look, and the temple people who served Yan Mo immediately took the piano in Shen Zhou's hand: "Master Taishi, let the slave touch the piano!" ”

Shen Zhou did not hesitate, handed the qin to him, and returned to his original position and sat cross-legged.

Xi Ci held the heavy sword, returned to the center, and took a deep breath, as if the Heavenly General Selection Ceremony, which made her nervous.

Immediately, the melodious sound of the piano played, her figure was as light as flying flotsam, her wrist gently rotated the sword in her hand, dancing, she revealed a soldier's heroic spirit, but she couldn't hide her innate charm.

With a slight tap of the toes, after the perfect rotation, the sword qi broke through the wind, the clothes fluttered, the evil qi loomed, and the waist flashed along the sword light.

Such an amazing performance made Shen Zhou feel for the first time that she was not useless.

However, Yan Mo watched Xi Ci's every move stubbornly, and there was no trace of appreciation in his expression, but speculation and doubt.

After dancing for a while, Shen Zhou noticed the difference in His Majesty's eyes, and then, he slowly got up, moved briskly behind Xi Ci, and gently approached, Xi Ci leaned into a wall of flesh, looked stunned, looked up at him slightly, and quickly crossed a trace of surprise in his eyes.

He held Xi Ci's waist with one hand, and held her sword-wielding wrist with the other, so that her heels stepped on his feet, and led her to spin half a circle with him.

Immediately looked at the scabbard on the wall, and suddenly threw out the sword in his hand, hit the scabbard, and finished the dance.

Shen Zhou slowly let go of her, took half a step back, and Xi Ci looked back at him at a loss, with incomprehension and confusion in his eyes.

Looking back, the charm of that moment is in line with his warmth and elegance, and it seems to confirm the rumors.

is indeed a rare beauty, but her sword is not like a kabuji, more like a martial arts practitioner.

Yan Mo stared at the beautiful woman in front of him, and a trace of imperceptible murderous aura flashed in his eyes.

He didn't believe that Shen Zhou couldn't see that this woman was unusual, unless Shen Zhou was hiding something from him.

Yan Mo's strange move did not escape the sharp eyes of the sinking boat, since ancient times kings love beauties, but His Majesty does not like Xi Ci, although I don't know what the reason is, but it can be determined that the two of them must not have a chance to be alone, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

"Your Majesty, it's not too early, it's time to go back to the palace to rest." Shen Zhou said to Yan Mo.

Yan Mo smiled stiffly, hesitated for a moment before getting up, walked to Shen Zhou's side, patted him on the shoulder meaningfully, and passed away without saying a word.

The temple people hurriedly followed, and shouted: "Get up and go back to the palace!" ”

Shen Zhou glanced at Xi Ci thoughtfully, and followed out, Xi Ci didn't know why, hesitated for a while, and decided to go out with him......