The hottest time of the year has arrived, even if the palace is steaming day and night, it is still difficult to resist the high temperature brought by the scorching heat, and there is a heat wave everywhere, but it is also at this time, the hibiscus of Chongyi Lake blooms for thousands of miles along the embankment, far away from the end, and many young ladies will meet to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
Yue Lingxi has lived in Xiyi for many years, where there is ice and snow all year round, and the cold is biting, not half as hot as here, so she is not used to it, she is covered in sweat when she moves casually during the day, and often wakes up in the middle of the night.
On the day of the mid-day holiday, there was a torrential rain in the early morning, and the heat temporarily dissipated, Yue Lingxi was about to shrink in the room to take a look at the books borrowed from the library a few days ago, who knew that the oracle suddenly reached the Yilan Palace, and asked her to accompany her out of the palace, so she had to get up and change her clothes.
Shu Ning was very excited when she heard that she was going to the lake to play, and she prepared her outfit in three or two clicks, but when it came time to change her clothes, she had trouble, just because the regular clothes that Shu Ning bought for her were the most popular full-breasted skirts nowadays, which were beautiful, but they couldn't cover the tattoo, and if she walked out like this, everyone would know her true identity.
Chu Xiang sent Shu Ning to take care of and protect him, so he mentioned this stubble, but Shu Ning never expected that Yinzi would be in his chest, so he did a bad thing with good intentions.
However, she was very clever, and immediately found Dan Zhi and painted a half-open lotus flower on Yue Lingxi's chest with a fine pen, which not only covered the seal but also embellished the clothes, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
It's just that Yue Lingxi has never dressed like this, and when he left the palace gate, he couldn't help but want to cover up, and he didn't feel better until he boarded the carriage and was blocked by the curtain.
The other person in the car was not so good.
Chu Xiang stared at her delicate and moving dress, and his eyes gradually became hotter, especially when he moved to the lone flower in the continuous snow sea, it was almost burning.
She is used to seeing her face to the sky, but she doesn't know that she can also charm her soul with a light sweep of moth eyebrows.
"Your Majesty?"
Yue Lingxi saw that he had been staring at him, his heart became uneasy, and he subconsciously touched the lotus flower, but he grabbed it as soon as his hand was halfway raised, and the fine sweat in his palm stained her wrist, which was hot and moist.
"Now that you've finished drawing, what are you going to touch?"
"Your Majesty said that the fashionable style of the Chu State......
It doesn't seem to be for me. ” Yue Lingxi lowered his head slightly, a trace of inferiority flashed on his face, just because such a cover was undoubtedly futile in front of a person like Chu Xiang who knew the roots, but he just stared at her with burning eyes, and said softly: "This is very good." ” That ugly tattoo wasn't supposed to be on her in the first place.
Yue Lingxi only thought he was comforting himself, was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Why did Your Majesty suddenly have the interest to go boating on the lake today?"
” "It's not me."
Chu Xiang hooked his lips and smiled, and slowly spit out three words, "It's King Ning." ” King Ning?
This name is too familiar to her to be familiar anymore, is it finally going to meet the deity today?
In this way, Duanmu Zheng is also very likely to go, this conjecture suddenly made Yue Lingxi forget the trouble caused by the dress, and began to look forward to this trip to the lake.
But......
Duanmu Zheng won't be furious when he sees her, right?
The answer is yes.
After the four of them met at the ferry, Yue Lingxi bowed to the couple one by one, and as soon as he straightened up, he met Duanmu Zheng's gaze, which was mixed with various emotions such as anger, nervousness, and anxiety, but it was just that Chu Xiang and Chu Jun were still present, and it was not easy to vent out.
Also, she left a letter and disappeared, and she didn't get angry to have a ghost.
Yue Lingxi retreated behind Chu Xiang to block the compelling gaze, Duanmu Zheng suddenly felt angry and funny, but he couldn't say her in front of Chu Xiang and Chu Jun, so he had to rub the corners of his forehead helplessly.
"What's wrong, uncomfortable?"
The big palm around her waist tightened, she raised her face, and smiled gently at Chu Jun: "It's okay, it's just that the wind by the lake is a little strong." ” Chu Jun immediately said to Chu Xiang: "Brother Huang, let's get on the boat." ” Chu Xiang bowed his head happily and took the lead in stepping on the slender trestle bridge, Chu Jun and his wife followed closely behind, a cool breeze blew from the center of the lake, blowing ripples in the cherry blossom dress, the figures of the two became closer and closer, Yue Lingxi, who was walking at the end, silently watched this scene, and couldn't help but have a little good impression of Chu Jun.
Although he looked indifferent and unsmiling, he was really not a master who was easy to get along with, but his attitude towards Duanmu Zheng was extremely soft, he would care about whether she was comfortable or not, and he would also help her to block the wind and stroke her skirt, even Yue Lingxi, an outsider, seemed considerate, no wonder Duanmu Zheng would follow him with all his heart.
In this way, she can put her mind at ease for a while.
After getting on the boat, the two men set up fishing rods at the bow of the boat, ready to show their skills on this endless lake, Yue Lingxi waited beside them, handed them bait and nets from time to time, but they were not idle, fortunately, the weather was cool, and there was a breeze as a companion, and the body was always refreshing.
Soon, the boat slid into a narrow waterway, and between the long oars, a large piece of pink green climbed onto the side of the boat, dripping with dew, shaking off the clear waves, so crystal clear that people could not take their eyes off it, and a few waterfowl stayed on it for a short time, and when the sound of people approached, they all fluttered their wings and flew into the depths of the lotus flowers.
In a slight shake, Duanmu Zheng suddenly leaned out of the cabin and said softly: "Your Majesty, you and the prince are fishing well, Xiuyi is inevitably bored standing here and watching, why don't you let her and her concubines go to pick lotus?"
” Chu Xiang smiled faintly and raised his eyes to look at Yue Lingxi: "Do you want to play?"
” Yue Lingxi nodded: "Yes." ” "Then go ahead."
Chu Xiang turned around and continued to focus on fishing, and then added, "Just pick a few and play, there are many leeches by the water, don't stay for a long time." ” "Well, I saved it."
After speaking, Yue Lingxi blessed them and went with the wooden zheng, Chu Jun pondered what he had just said, glanced at Chu Xiang again, and finally didn't say anything.
At the stern of the boat, Duanmu Zheng couldn't wait to take off the maid and the shadow guard as soon as he picked off the two lotus flowers, and then threw the things to the side, changed his face and reprimanded: "Xixi, you are so nonsense!"
” "Sister, don't worry."
Yue Lingxi took her hand and said comfortingly.
"How can I not be in a hurry?
You followed him without saying a word, do you know how dangerous it is?
He is the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven with unpredictable mental skills and superb means, and you are this kind of identity, who knows what he wants to do when he gets you into the palace!
You're really—" Duanmu Zheng was so anxious that she couldn't speak, and when she thought of Yue Lingxi being with Jun like a tiger every day, she couldn't sit still for a moment, and just wanted to get her out of the palace as soon as possible.
However, Yue Lingxi always looked calm, not afraid at all, and recounted the facts softly: "He didn't force me, I volunteered, sister, relax, it's fine." ” "You volunteered to ......"
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Duanmu Zheng choked, and became more and more confused about what she was thinking, "Xixi, you are not a person who is greedy for power, why do you have to pierce into that kind of place that eats people without blinking?"
The former female official is not so easy to be, if you are not careful, you will take your life, listen to your sister's words, and withdraw as soon as possible, okay?
” "I just want to repay him."
A simple sentence made Duanmu Zheng even more breathless.
"He is the king of a country, turning his hands into clouds and his hands into rain, how can he lack anything in this world?
What can you repay him?
It's nothing more than helping him manage politics when he's busy, playing with him in his spare time, this kind of thing can be done by any female official in the court, so why do you need to do it like you, a person who doesn't understand Chu language and has no background?
” Yue Lingxi stiffened, and a dull pain suddenly came from his heart.
Yes, what can she repay him for being so humble?
Duanmu Zheng also realized that these words were too realistic and hurtful, and she was thinking about how to come back, when a large shadow suddenly rose in the afterglow, she turned her head, and before she could see what it was, she only heard a bang, and the hull of the boat was hit hard, and the two lost their balance and fell in different directions!
"Sister!"
Yue Lingxi, who was dizzy, shouted urgently, and vaguely saw that Duanmu Zheng fell into the corner, safe, and then he hit the railing uncontrollably, and at the same time as the severe pain came, a half-human-high wave of water was sprinkled on the dress, and then there was no movement.
The view in the dock was too narrow, and a ship crashed into it.
The shadow guard moored the boat as fast as he could, and then surrounded the deck tightly, Chu Xiang and Chu Jun at the bow of the boat had also rushed to the stern, seeing his beloved wife get up from the messy clutter, and her sleeves were still stained with blood, Chu Jun's face suddenly changed, and she stepped over and took her into her arms, but she struggled to turn around.
"I'm fine, go and see ......"
Chu Jun turned his head while holding her, the long figure had already arrived at Yue Lingxi's side, and there was no need for others to worry about it, so he retracted his gaze and began to look for the culprit of this accident.
The people on the opposite boat soon appeared, but they were just a few oily-haired and powdery boys, disheveled, with angry faces, and were about to scold this side, when they faced Chu Jun's handsome face covered with frost, they were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground.
"See the prince!
I waited for a while to enter the wrong waterway, and then I accidentally bumped into it, and I asked the prince to forgive me!
” The person who spoke, Chu Jun, knew that he was Xu Guangyao, the son of Xu Changzhi, the secretary of Dali Temple, the famous second ancestor in Beijing, who was good at eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and his character was rotten.
Listening to the slightly heavy breathing sound on his side, Chu Jun couldn't help but be angry, and immediately prepared to let the shadow guard take Xu Guangyao down, but who knew that several brightly dressed women suddenly ran out of the cabin opposite, and shouted in panic as they ran: "Childe, it's not good!"
The bilge is flooded!
” Xu Guangyao knew that it was caused by the collision just now, and couldn't help but curse a few words secretly, but he didn't dare to show it on his face, he only quietly observed Chu Jun's expression, hoping that he could let himself go, but at this moment, Duanmu Zheng pointed at the group of warblers behind him Yanyan and said angrily: "Lord Wang, look!
” Chu Jun looked in the direction she pointed, those women were all dressed more revealingly, the smell of wind and dust was very strong, obviously not a good family, and then looked closely, they all had a similar tattoo on their bodies, although it was printed on different parts, but Chu Jun still instantly understood what it was.
They were all official prostitutes.
This is already a relatively nice name, in fact, the family members of the offending officials will not be enslaved as prostitutes in the government for a long time, so they have freedom, but once they fall into the clouds, they can't bear poverty, so they voluntarily fall into the dust in exchange for a life of fine clothes and food.
What's even more despicable is that because the imperial court has abolished the punishment, so in order to prove that they were once official ladies, they deliberately found someone to tattoo this kind of mark, so as to attract more distinguished guests and obtain more money, and they are indeed better at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting than ordinary prostitutes and women, and their style is higher, so they are quite popular with guests.
But this is not a good atmosphere after all, under Chu Xiang's strict rule, the court officials dare not set foot in it, and this Xu Guangyao is afraid that he has eaten the heart of a bear and a leopard, and he dares to prostitute in broad daylight!
Chu Jun was furious, and ordered in a cold voice: "Take him down!"
” The shadow guards dispatched one after another, and in an instant, they restrained Xu Guangyao and the others, and waited on the railing one by one.
Xu Guangyao saw that Chu Jun was determined to deal with him, and he no longer did Xiao Fu low, so he pointed behind Chu Jun and shouted: "You are also raising official prostitutes, why do you arrest me!"
” Yue Lingxi, who had just been helped up by Chu Xiang, froze suddenly, and looked down to see that the pastel lotus flower had already been washed away by the water, revealing an ugly tattoo.
She became an official prostitute in the eyes of others......
The pain in her shoulder and back continued, and this sentence was like a knife inserted into her heart, making her face white in an instant, and she couldn't say half a word.
Suddenly, the sky spun around, her body took off, and she was firmly held in her arms, her broad chest blocking all unbearable sight, protecting her like a treasure.
Xu Guangyao over there was still shouting without knowing whether he was alive or dead: "If you dare to arrest me, I will definitely let my father go to the Holy Lord to visit you!"
” Before Chu Jun could speak, Chu Xiang had already turned around and walked to the railing, and the moment that cold and deep holy face appeared in everyone's eyes, all movement stopped abruptly.
"People are mine, you can let Xuchang go to Zongzheng Temple to participate in me!"