Xie Xun muddleheadedly agreed to stay at the Nanman Palace to spend the Water Sprinkling Festival together, but on the second day, he immediately regretted it.
He never expected that the Sprinkling Festival that the Nanman Queen mentioned was on the second day.
What made it even more difficult for him to accept was that he didn’t expect that the Sprinkling of Water Festival would be played like this!
"Muduo! You block that side! I block this side!"
Mu Duo looked back at Xie Xun, who was holding Qin Rushuang's hand, and then at the enthusiastic people around him. Although he was reluctant, he still said, "Okay, I'll block them first, and you can find a deserted corner."
The two people who usually spoke harshly to each other now cooperated for the first time in order to take Qin Rushuang away from this place of right and wrong.
In the corner, Xie Xun ran with Qin Rushuang for a long time, and finally arrived at a place where there seemed to be fewer people.
He protected Qin Rushuang, who was already soaked all over, in the corner, frowning so hard that she could kill a fly.
He did not expect that on the Water Sprinkling Festival, all the people in Nanman, whether you are a commoner or a king, will participate in the action of sprinkling water. Moreover, rather than sprinkling water, it is more appropriate to say splashing water or pouring water!
He and Qin Rushuang didn't know about this custom before. As soon as they walked onto the street, they were stunned by a bucket of water poured in front of them by the people!
Although he subconsciously protected Qin Rushuang behind him, he could not resist the enthusiastic people around him.
The tradition of Sprinkling Water Festival is this. If you like someone and want to bless someone, then pour water on them. The harder you splash, the better.
The common people suddenly saw two Daqi people in Nanman who looked very different from Nanman. They all regarded them as distinguished guests, so they kept sending "blessings" to them.
Xie Xun didn't want to be really angry with the people, so he could only protect Qin Rushuang as much as possible. Even so, Qin Rushuang's whole body was soaked to the skin.
It was sultry in the southwest, and Qin Rushuang's clothes were already relatively thin. Now that they were soaked, her exquisite and graceful body was all revealed.
Xie Xun ran with Qin Rushuang for a long time, dodging countless people's pursuits along the way, before they found such a corner.
When he lowered his head, he saw Qin Rushuang, who was all wet, looking up at him.
Her hair was also a little wet, sticking to her cheeks and neck, and the water droplets slowly flowed down her neck and into her collar...
Xie Xun tilted his head away in embarrassment, his voice a little low.
"You...you pull up your clothes."
Qin Rushuang also felt a little uncomfortable. The people in the south were still a little too unrestrained.
Hearing Xie Xun's words, Qin Rushuang said angrily, "There are only so many clothes in total, and I don't want to be like this."
Xie Xun thought for a while and took off his robe.
Although his clothes were also wet, he was tall and the clothes were draped around Qin Rushuang, covering her tightly. Finally, he could not see the beautiful scenery.
Qin Rushuang felt much more comfortable after being covered.
She stood on tiptoe, looked behind Xie Xun, and said to herself, "Where's Mu Duo? I don't know where he went."
Xie Xun frowned fiercely.
"You still mention him! He lives in the southwest. Although he didn't grow up in Nanman, he should know what this water-sprinkling festival is all about. If you ask me to bring you here, you are obviously harboring evil intentions!"
"Okay, okay, how long are you two going to have this quarrel? Muduo has a child's nature, so you have to get angry with him."
Xie Xun not only did not repent after hearing this, but said sourly, "If one day you can be as tolerant to me as you are to Mu Duo, I will also be willing to be a child-like person."
The topic suddenly reached something that Qin Rushuang didn't want to answer. She turned her gaze and said, "I see there are few people here. Let's find a small road and let me go back and change clothes."
Xie Xun nodded and said calmly, "Okay, go back and change your clothes. We will set off back to the military camp immediately."
Qin Rushuang thought for a while and realized that she didn't bring the child, and she couldn't keep it in the palace for long, so she raised her eyebrows and said, "Why don't you say hello to the Nanman King and the Nanman Queen? Wouldn't it be impolite?"
Xie Xun glanced at Qin Rushuang, feeling a little disappointed.
"It seems that the princess really doesn't have me in her heart. The way that Nanman princess looks at me is like eating me alive. Why aren't you jealous at all? Are you afraid that I really..."
Qin Rushuang said with a half-smile, "If the prince likes it, just take her back and make her a concubine. What a big deal. There are not too many women in the prince's palace. Besides, such a beautiful little princess has a good background.
It’s also nice to look at in the backyard, isn’t it?”
Xie Xun couldn't guess for a moment whether Qin Rushuang was mocking him and making sarcastic remarks, or whether she sincerely wanted to help him take a concubine.
Thinking of the four women who were brought into the backyard by Qin Rushuang... Xie Xun felt his scalp numb. Everything in the past had left him physically and mentally exhausted, and he didn't want to go through it again!
So he quickly raised his hands and swore, "Huang Tian, I only want to have one true concubine in this life, and that is you! When I get back, I will get rid of that beautiful lady in the house! As for beautiful lady Gu, if you like it, just stay in the backyard."
If you don't like her, I will divorce her."
Qin Rushuang turned her head and said calmly: "Let's talk about it later. We will think about it after we return to Kyoto."
When Xie Xun heard this, he was secretly happy.
Those women in the backyard have always been a sticking point between him and Qin Rushuang.
In fact, after Qin Rushuang returned to Kyoto, he had had the idea to make the backyard of Prince Huai's Mansion cleaner, but he was afraid that mentioning those women would make Qin Rushuang think of the past, so he had been slow to take action.
Today he tried it a bit and saw Qin Rushuang's indifferent reaction. Maybe he could really clean up the backyard after he went back.
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After the two returned to Nanman Palace.
Xie Xun did what he said and packed a spare set of clothes for Qin Rushuang.
He only brought a few guards with him this time, and Qin Rushuang didn't bring much luggage before, so the group packed lightly and was about to leave the Nanman Palace.
It's just that the road they left was not destined to be smooth.
At the gate of the palace, they met the little princess who was returning to the palace.
When the little princess saw Xie Xun coming, she was happy at first. When she saw Qin Rushuang next to him, she felt a little uncomfortable, so she asked, "What are you going to do?"
Xie Xun replied calmly, "My princess has been a guest in the Nanman Palace for these days and is about to return to the military camp. The child misses his mother very much."
He wanted to remind the little princess that he not only had a family, but also had children.
Unexpectedly, the little princess didn't know what she was thinking, and she said without surprising her words, "I heard that the prince only has one son, and the prince is the pregnant prince. How could the heirs be so withered? Or should we spread out more branches and give birth to more children?"
A big fat boy!"
Qin Rushuang looked at the girls who were sixteen or seventeen years old. They were all talking about how their heirs were withering and their branches were scattered. She felt angry and funny. She couldn't help but said, "What's the matter? The little princess hasn't stopped thinking yet?"
Do you want to follow us back to Daqi to give birth to some fat boys for the prince?"
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell that her words are sarcastic;
But the little princess of the Southern Barbarians didn't know whether she was too stupid or too naive. When she heard this, her face turned red for a moment and said: "Yeah...it's not impossible."
