73 073 Prepare for surprises
"What are you still doing? After watching the sunrise, what will you do next, won't you just stare at it like this? โ
Chen Xueying felt his gaze and originally wanted to endure it, but he didn't look like it was over.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became more and more subtle, as if even the air around her became hot and ambiguous, and she couldn't help but interrupt.
Hearing her say this, Lu Zhao couldn't help but sigh, as if lamenting that the atmosphere had been ruined.
"Don't lick it, the corners of your lips are broken." He whispered.
Chen Xueying was slightly stunned, immediately understood what he meant, and glared at him again.
"Look at what you're doing!" She didn't want to say much, and felt that the more she was attached to this topic, the stranger the atmosphere became, so she simply didn't say anything more and got up directly.
Lu Zhao carried her down the mountain, obviously his steps were still the same, she was lying on his back, still like sitting on the bus, swaying gently, it was the best lullaby, but at the moment she couldn't sleep at all.
The mind is buzzing, and the senses seem to be magnified many times over, always paying attention to the details that should not be noticed.
For example, he is not wearing a crown today, his hair is only bound by a hosta, and his hair is black and dense but coarse, which is the same as his character, difficult to approach.
For example, his arms are strong and powerful, and he drags her with a sense of security.
Another example is that his body seems to be hotter than when he came, even his ears are red, and even with her he feels physically and mentally restless.
Fortunately, when they reached the halfway point of the mountain, they stopped.
"Bang Bang Bang
I saw a waterfall hanging down not far away, like a silver satin, if you get closer, the water droplets splash, can wet the skirt.
"There is a cave here, called the Wolf Tooth Cave, and it is rumored that the wolf god threw his fallen baby teeth here and smashed a hole, hence the name." Lu Zhao explained to her.
Chen Xueying was a little suspicious, before coming to the Summer Palace, she had heard of any scenic spots nearby, and it had already been spread by palace people.
It's just that she has never heard of this cave, and she stands outside to see, maybe the waterfall is too dense, and she can only vaguely see a hole, which is not very big, there must be no magnificent landscape, and the nobles in the palace are not interested in it at all.
And most importantly, there is no inscription in this cave, only a few meters on the right side of the cave entrance, there are a few shallow notches, and the words "Wolf Tooth Cave" are written.
The handwriting is crooked, and it looks like a child picking up a stone and carving it casually, completely like a wild cave.
"You Northern Qi love the wolf god so much, if this is really a place to store the wolf god's milk teeth, why don't you see people come to worship?" Chen Xueying was quick to raise questions.
The Northern Qi Dynasty completely worshiped the wolf as a creature, and many people would worship the wolf god at home, and the hunters rarely hunted wolves when they went hunting, unless the local wolves infested the village or threatened their lives.
"How do you know that there is no one to worship?" Lu Zhao asked for an umbrella.
"Would you like to go in and have a look?" He didn't explain more, but invited her.
Chen Xueying hesitated a little, looked at the umbrella in her hand, and then looked at the earth-shattering waterfall, and couldn't help but look away in her heart.
This oil-paper umbrella is so small, it doesn't seem to be able to cover two people, and the water of the waterfall is so urgent, I'm afraid that even if I hit the umbrella, I will have to wash people into soup chickens.
"It's okay, I'm alone with you, you just cover yourself, and I'll be in soon." Lu Zhao lowered his body as he spoke, and said softly.
"It's not going to work, is it?"
"Okay, before I came, I asked the palace maids to prepare your clothes." The man was quite thoughtful, and added weight and said, "Don't you want to see if there is anyone to worship?" Go in and you'll know. โ
Chen Xueying frowned, "Actually, I don't really want to see it." โ
She flinched a little, but seeing Lu Zhaodu squatting in front of her for a while, she still reluctantly leaned on his back and warned urgently: "Today I am wearing my favorite set of skirts, the fabrics are extremely rare, if it is dirty, I will definitely settle accounts with you!" โ
As soon as her words fell, the man had already carried her and rushed inside.
Chen Xueying held the umbrella with both hands and lifted it above the heads of the two, of course, the most important thing was to cover herself tightly.
Anyway, Lu Zhao has rough skin and thick flesh, so it doesn't matter if she gets wet, and her body with fine skin and tender flesh, if she catches a cold, she is afraid that it will be difficult to deal with, and she doesn't want to drink medicine.
Countless water droplets fell on the surface of the umbrella, making a "crackling" sound, which was urgent and brittle, and shocked people's ears.
A burst of cool wetness hit her head-on, even if there was an umbrella to cover it, there were still water droplets that were gradually coming in, but fortunately, the man's movements were fast enough, and he quickly rushed in with her.
The cave was clearly cleaned, there wasn't much dust, and the cave walls were smooth.
Although there were water droplets splashing in all the time, there was no dull musty smell, only a dampness.
"Crunch-" just put his foot on the ground and made a strange sound.
Chen Xueying couldn't help but look down, and was suddenly shocked, it turned out to be a pile of teeth, stacked messily on top of each other.
"Do you want to come down?" Lu Zhao made a gesture to let her go.
Chen Xueying hugged his neck suddenly, her legs wrapped around his waist, her whole body stiffened, and she didn't dare to move.
"No, no, what's on the ground? It can't be a dead man's teeth, right? โ
When she saw so many teeth, her mind immediately became active, this can't be a slaughter site, โกโก gathering place?
If you kill someone, knock out all your teeth and throw them in, and do some bloody rituals.
After all, this cave is behind the waterfall, although the light transmission is not bad, and it does not look gloomy during the day, but when people are in a wet environment, their thinking is still easy to go to the suspenseful side.
Lu Zhao was a little helpless, and said with a wry smile: "This tooth is not human at first glance, it is the baby tooth dropped by the wolf cub." The people in this vicinity will come and throw wolf teeth into the cave to pray for blessings. Of course, there are also those who can't find wolves, and they fill up with dog teeth. โ
"Really?"
"What's the good of being alone and fooling you?"
Chen Xueying took a closer look again, and it really didn't look like human teeth.
Lu Zhao was afraid that she would be afraid, so he gently swept his teeth away with his foot, leaving an open space for her to settle down.
"Ha, aren't you afraid that the wolf god will be angry if you lose your dog's teeth?" After she relaxed, she remembered what he had said before, and couldn't help but smile and ask.
"The wolf god won't mind." Lu Zhao said it seriously.
Chen Xueying couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, it was really in line with the way of believing in God, and her sincerity was spiritual.
"This event is so meaningful, why don't you see those people in the palace coming?"
Even if the noble masters don't want to climb the mountain, they will definitely send palace people over to pray for blessings on their behalf.
"This legend actually came from the Orion. There are still a lot of fierce beasts, snakes, insects, rats and ants on the mountain, and the ordinary people will not come up, most of them go up the mountain when the hunters are hunting, and they have no bottom in their hearts, so they seek psychological comfort. In addition, they occasionally spend the night here when they can't go down the mountain, and over time, the cave has a different meaning in the hearts of the locals. โ
When Lu Zhao was telling this, Chen Xueying also set her eyes on the cave and looked carefully.
Sure enough, she found that there was hay in it, apparently used as a bed by the overnight hunters.
"This legend has been circulating since about thirty years ago, and the old thing knows it's fake, so of course it won't come. The other palace people thought he was the sky, so naturally they would not come, lest he know about it, but cause trouble in vain. โ
There were no outsiders here, only the two of them, so they could speak freely, and Lu Zhao did not hide his dislike for Lu Wuji at all.
"It's fake." Chen Xueying looked down at the wolf teeth all over the ground, and couldn't help but sigh.
"It doesn't matter if it's true or not, as long as many people's beliefs are true, the wolf god will bless them." Lu Zhao has a good attitude.
Chen Xueying chuckled: "You have a good mentality. โ
After the two of them visited for a while, Lu Zhao squatted down again and was about to carry her out.
"It's too humid to stay long, it's not good for your health, you don't want to get sick. Let's go. โ
Chen Xueying raised the umbrella again, and the two rushed out.
Passing through the waterfall twice, no matter how fast he ran, Lu Zhao was mostly wet, but Chen Xueying was tightly covered by an umbrella, except for the wet corner of the skirt, the rest were dry.
This time she stood outside, looked at the cave behind the waterfall again, and suddenly felt that it meant something different.
"Wait until one day, you can inscribe this cave. Let this place become the wolf's tooth cave that everyone yearns for. Chen Xueying pointed to the crooked words and said softly.
The man was slightly stunned, turned his head, and looked at her with some surprise: "You also believe in the wolf god now?" โ
Chen Xueying shook her head: "I am an atheist, it is better to ask God than to ask for myself." It's just that the place visited by the main palace, how can it be a nameless place, it must be named all over the world. โ
Her words were very arrogant, and Lu Zhao suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, which was indeed in line with Chen Xueying's style of golden branches and jade leaves.
"There will be a day." He assured her.
"What's tomorrow's event? Don't wake up early. After Chen Xueying came back, she lay on the bed to rest, and she looked weak when she spoke.
Lu Zhao's arrangement for this day was quite full, but fortunately, she didn't need to walk anything, she either sat in a sedan chair or lay on his back during the whole process, otherwise she would have to lie down tired after only playing for half a day.
"Tomorrow you sleep until you wake up naturally, there is no arrangement during the day, and you will talk about it at night. After seeing the daytime scenery today, it is natural to see the night view tomorrow. Lu Zhao looked at her miserable appearance, couldn't help but want to laugh, and whispered.
As soon as he said this, Chen Xueying instantly smiled, the corners of her mouth rose, and her face was full of satisfaction.
"Lu Zhao, you are very good, you understand the heart of this palace very well. In the future, if I have a bite to eat, you will be indispensable for your glory and wealth! She praised him without hesitation, and with all sincerity.
It's just that after this compliment came out of her mouth, there was a strange feeling, and it always sounded wrong, very Chen Xueying's style.
On the first day, Lu Zhao really followed what he said, let Chen Xueying sleep until she woke up naturally, and never came to disturb her, giving her enough personal space.
She played all day yesterday, and even if she woke up naturally, she was still a little mentally weak.
Therefore, after sobering up, she was also wilting, and Lu Zhao never appeared, but sent someone to leave a message for her, saying that he was arranging the affairs of the evening, and when the time came, someone would come to pick her up.
This sense of distance made Chen Xueying feel very comfortable.
"Emma, this kid deserves to be the most popular male protagonist in the book, and it's not bad to be a male pet, and he has a very good mind for women!"
Chen Xueying found an opportunity and whispered to Ye Jing.
Ye Jing couldn't help laughing, and turned to joke with her: "Your Royal Highness Princess, since you can please you, it is better to accept him." โ
In the evening, sure enough, a familiar little eunuch came over and asked her to follow.
"Slave Zhao Rang, on the orders of the crown prince, lead the way to the crown princess."
"What about the prince?" Chen Xueying asked.
"The prince said that this is a surprise for you, let you follow the minion, and you can't reveal too much." Zhao Rang said in a low voice.
Chen Xueying raised her eyebrows, the corners of her mouth were already raised, Lu Zhao is a reliable character, he never exaggerates, since he can let him say the word "surprise", it must be true, so she is looking forward to it.
Lu Zhao's posture was obviously to play romance and live a one-person world, so she only brought two palace maids with her.
From the moment she left the dormitory, the trees on both sides of the road were tied with colored silk, and the colored silk was tied into the shape of flowers, which was obviously carefully arranged.
Chen Xueying was slightly stunned when she saw it, and then smiled.
Lu Zhao would even do this.
After walking for more than ten meters, one of the trees had an extra sachet hanging on it in addition to the colorful silk flowers.
Chen Xueying immediately instructed the palace people to get it, and put a note in the sachet, the handwriting of the dragon flying and the phoenix dance was from Lu Zhao's hand, writing: Ten miles of horses and swords, only complain when you see each other.
She looked at the paper thoughtfully.
After another dozen meters, soon there was another sachet.
still took out the note first, or a poem: The front of the imperial city tower is far away, and all the people witness the worship of heaven and earth.
When she saw the words on it clearly, the smile on Chen Xueying's face instantly revealed, and she guessed it.
The first line of the poem is about his first encounter.
He rode a horse and held a long sword and chased for ten miles, just to kill her.
But when they met, she didn't care about it, but blamed him for not bringing rouge and gouache, and let her make up.
This first line of the poem is that when she arrived in the Northern Qi Dynasty, she didn't want to enter the palace from the side door, so she refused to enter directly, and the two were at the palace gate of the Northern Qi Palace, witnessed by all the people, and worshiped and got married.
Soon, she got the third and fourth sachets, all of which were poems written by Lu Zhao without exception, all of which were memories of getting along alone.
I have to say that the prince of Northern Qi used the literary style he learned to write love poems for her, which made her not only happy.
Along the way, I didn't meet any other palace people on the way, and I was obviously told in advance not to disturb the princess's exploration.
"Crown Princess, here, here. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting for you inside. "Zhao Rang stopped at the gate of the palace somewhere.
The palace gate opened, and a faint fragrance of flowers came from the tip of the nose.
Chen Xueying raised her eyes and saw several gardenia trees planted in the courtyard, their snow-white petals stretching out, revealing the fragrance of midsummer.
She raised her feet and walked inside, and the palace maid behind her was also about to follow, but was stopped by Zhao Rang.
"The two girls don't have to go in, the things in this palace have already been prepared, and there is no need for anyone to serve them, it is a surprise prepared by the prince for the crown princess, and it is not beautiful when there are too many people."
Chen Xueying nodded at the two, lifted her skirt and walked in.
The door of the main hall was also open, and from a distance, she saw a sachet on the table, presumably a poem prepared by Lu Zhao, and she walked forward quickly.
There were a lot of decorations in the house, and she walked all the way inside, and saw that the lanterns in the inner room were written with words, apparently asking her to guess the lantern riddles.
When she approached and wanted to read the words clearly, someone suddenly attacked from behind, her mouth and nose were covered by a handkerchief, and a strange fragrance came from the tip of her nose, and then she felt soft, and the whole person fell asleep, and her eyes fell into a darkness.
"What did the prince prepare, why is the door still closed?" Ye Jing watched the door of the main hall being closed, and hurriedly asked.
Fortunately, the door of the temple was not closed, and they could still see the scene in the courtyard clearly.
"I don't know what exactly to prepare, but it must make the crown princess happy. As for closing the door, it is too common for husband and wife to get along alone, and to close the door. Zhao Rang immediately explained.
Indeed, when husband and wife coexist, it is natural to do the business of husband and wife, and if you don't close the door, will you still let others see it?
Ye Jing and Hua Rong glanced at each other, and the two of them obviously thought of going together, and they both showed a slightly embarrassed smile. ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ