Qin Rushuang didn't know how to answer Xie Xun's words, so she could only stand up with a slight cough and opened the curtain on her own.
"Your Majesty, let's go to the ice rink and try it."
Xie Xun nodded. He was not in a hurry to get closer to the two of them. There is a long way to go.
"Can you play?" Xie Xun asked.
Qin Rushuang showed a proud smile, "Of course, my brother and I used to be invincible in Kyoto."
The elder brother Qin Rushuang mentioned was naturally Shen Xiaoyang, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Speaking of which, when Qin Rushuang set out from Kyoto to Nanman, an epidemic broke out in Langzhou. Shen Xiaoyang was sent by Emperor Qi to deal with the epidemic in Langzhou and has not returned yet.
Qin Rushuang could only get news from letters occasionally. The epidemic was under control and Shen Xiaoyang was not seriously ill, which made Qin Rushuang feel a little relieved.
Thinking of this, Qin Rushuang sighed and said, "I don't know when brother will come back. He has been gone for several months."
"Don't worry, he should be back soon. I heard that the epidemic in Langzhou has been controlled. As long as the people resume production, Master Shen will be able to return to Kyoto soon."
Qin Rushuang nodded, put away her thoughts, and said, "Then let's go into the ice rink and play for a while."
She couldn't walk fast in her ice boots. When she reached the outside of the ice rink and was about to go in, she saw Xie Xun standing behind her without moving.
Qin Rushuang tilted her head, a little confused: "Won't the prince come in?"
Xie Xun said sternly: "By the way, I just asked you if you knew how to play on the ice, because I don't know how to do it, so I have to find someone who can take me with me."
What Xie Xun said was a complete lie.
Not to mention that the prince in the palace would participate in the ice-playing conference organized by Emperor Qi every year when he was young. However, Emperor Qi was not in good health this year, so he did not attend.
Just say that Xie Xun used to be stationed at the border all year round. It was freezing and snowy there in winter. Who would believe him if he didn't learn to play with ice in that environment?
Qin Rushuang also looked at Xie Xun suspiciously.
"It shouldn't be...then the prince doesn't participate in the ice-playing competition held by His Majesty every year? Also, the prince never went to play at the border?"
As far as he knew, the people at the border loved to play ice and often held such activities.
Xie Xun continued to lie without changing his expression, "I played it several times when I was a child, but my father asked me to do it. I stopped playing it later. When I was at the border, I was busy training soldiers all day, so I never had time to play this."
Qin Rushuang thought for a while, pointed to the ice rink and said, "Would you like me to come in first and give it a try? You have played before. You only need to take a few steps to remember it."
Xie Xun was unmoved and even extended a hand to Qin Rushuang: "No, I'm afraid."
The outstretched hand was placed in front of Qin Rushuang. How could Qin Rushuang not understand what he meant?
This move was to let her take him for a walk for two rounds.
Several officials' children in the distance, although they were warned by Xie Xun and did not dare to keep looking this way, were actually still playing and listening to what was going on here with their ears perked up.
Seeing that they were still not entering the ice rink, those people looked at them again.
Seeing the officials' children poking their heads in this direction, Qin Rushuang had no choice but to grit her teeth and hold Xie Xun's hand, "Okay, I'll take you for a walk twice."
The weather was very cold, and Qin Rushuang's hands were a little icy, but the moment she held Xie Xun's hand, she felt a warmth in her palms.
I couldn't help but tighten my hands.
And the warmth in her hand suddenly came back and held her somewhat cold hand.
"Why are your hands so cold?"
Xie Xun frowned slightly. He only thought about taking Qin Rushuang out to play in the ice, which might make her happy, but he forgot that Qin Rushuang's body had been damaged since giving birth to the child. He shouldn't take her to play in such a cold weather.
of.
There was some annoyance in his eyes, "I didn't think carefully. In this kind of weather, you should be in the house around the heater, and you shouldn't go out to catch the cold."
When Qin Rushuang heard his words, she raised her eyebrows slightly and started to slide with her feet.
The whistling wind blew past her ears, and the silky ice beneath her feet allowed her to fly unscrupulously on the ice rink.
It had been a long time since she had experienced such smooth gliding, nor had she felt such a free wind blowing against her ears.
Because I was so happy in my heart, I couldn't help but smile on my face.
And Xie Xun looked at her free smile and could hardly look away...
Qin Rushuang took Xie Xun to skate a few times, let go of her hand, and asked: "Now the prince should remember how to play on the ice, right?"
Xie Xun looked at his hand with some regret. He knew that Qin Rushuang wouldn't believe it if he kept pretending, so he nodded and said, "I remembered."
Qin Rushuang breathed a sigh of relief. Just now when she was skating on the ice rink holding Xie Xun's hand, she passed by the children of officials, and she vaguely felt that they were looking at her.
She seemed to have heard someone say that King Huai and Princess Huai were really in love, which almost made her slip.
She had heard too many rumors about her feud with Xie Xun, and also heard too many rumors and speculations about the right and wrong in Prince Huai's palace.
True or false...
In short, she hadn't heard someone say that she and Xie Xunqinse were in harmony for a long time.
She breathed a sigh of relief and was about to slide a few laps by herself when her hand was unexpectedly held by Xie Xun again.
Xie Xun exerted force on her feet and suddenly slid in front of her, but she held his hand and did not let go.
"My lord, didn't you say you already remembered how to play on the ice?"
Xie Xun said seriously: "Yes, I remembered how I played on the ice, and I think I should be better at skating than you, so I will take you to skate a few laps."
Qin Rushuang:......
Qin Rushuang was a little speechless.
Anyway, no matter what, Xie Xun should hold her hand together.
There are not many opportunities to come out and play ice so freely. Qin Rushuang simply put aside the awkwardness in her heart and followed Xie Xun to soar above the ice rink.
I have to say that Xie Xun is indeed better at skating than her.
Perhaps it was because the men's foot was more stable. There were times when they were so fast that Qin Rushuang felt that she was about to fall. However, the next second, she was tightly protected by Xie Xun in her arms, and then she slipped dangerously again.
to the other side.
Such a nervous and exciting action made Qin Rushuang's heart in her throat, so she didn't notice that later on, she was already protected by Xie Xun in his arms.
It wasn't until her little face turned red from the cold that Xie Xun felt that Qin Rushuang might catch a cold if she continued playing, so she stopped moving.
It was also at this time that Qin Rushuang realized that her and Xie Xun's movements were so ambiguous that she was almost tightly held in his arms.
The few officials' sons over there have stopped moving and are no longer taboo. They look straight at them with kind smiles in their eyes.
Qin Rushuang couldn't help but take a few steps back and left the range of Xie Xun's arms. She said calmly: "It's still a bit cold. Let's go here today. Your Majesty, let's go back."
Xie Xun looked at her red ears and asked, "Are you cold? But your ears and face are both red."
Qin Rushuang glanced at Xie Xun with some annoyance: "Will the prince leave? It's just a joke for those juniors!"
Xie Xun smiled fondly, but he felt sorry for her body, and took her hand again: "It's all up to you, come back."
