Chapter 168 I Was the One Who Seduced the Third Young Master Xiahou
Ever since Xia Houhui gained Lu Yingxue's favor at the silk ceremony, he felt as if his soul had been taken away from him. Just now at the banquet, he had tried very hard to restrain himself so as not to lose his composure in front of everyone, and even followed his cousin
We went to meet several elders together and received a lot of formidable praises from the younger generation. However, with Lu Yingxue's look, he followed him out again as if he was possessed.
The fragrance of osmanthus flowers in the small garden of Purple Osmanthus Garden is refreshing. Lu Yingxue stood under a tall osmanthus tree, and the faint and dim palace lantern shone on her pink and purple skirt. It was gentle, beautiful, and a bit mysterious. Followed by
Afterwards, Xia Houhui was so shocked that he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
When the two met, they hugged each other like all lovers in love. Even though they had just met for the first time today, they seemed like lovers who had known each other for a long time. Even though they had been separated for less than two hours, they felt that time had passed.
It's been a long, long time, and I almost feel sick from missing her.
For Xia Houhui, Lu Yingxue was outspoken and forthright, daring to think, speak, and do. She was different from all the girls he had ever seen. She had the shyness and cuteness of a little girl, but also the freedom and charm of an adult woman.
Make him want to stop.
For Lu Yingxue, Xia Houhui is also a special being. He comes from a famous family and has a handsome appearance, but he has been in the military camp since he was a child, and has developed a strong body and perseverance. He is humble, honest, and not good at speaking and talking.
In terms of communication, it is not like those young men from aristocratic families who have lived in the capital for a long time and are domineering all day long. They only talk, be arty and pursue pleasure.
Lu Yingxue buried her entire face in Xia Houhui's chest, quietly listening to the rhythmic vibrations in his chest. After a long time, she suddenly said: "Brother Hui, will you stay with me forever?"
Just as Xia Houhui wanted to say yes, the faces of his parents and brothers who were far away in Jinfeng City suddenly appeared in his mind. He has not yet grown up, and he only holds a false position in the Jinfeng City garrison camp. Others see him as his father.
On the surface, he is called Major General and has no actual official position. If he is willing to stay in the capital, it will not be too troublesome. He only needs to say hello to his uncle. But once he makes this choice, it means that he will have to stay in the capital in the future.
Being far away from your parents and brothers makes it difficult to realize your desire to ride on the battlefield.
Lu Yingxue was immediately sensitive to his brief silence. She raised her head from her arms, frowned and asked, "Brother Hui, don't you want to be with me?"
"No, it's not." Xia Houhui said quickly, "I really want to be with you, but my father was ordered to guard the Western Region, and my mother and brothers and sisters are in Jinfeng City, and I..."
"Stop talking." Lu Yingxue suddenly put her finger on his lips to stop him from continuing, "I know you have your difficulties. But as long as you are sincere to me, I will be satisfied."
The only women Xia Houhui had ever seen in his life were the elders and a few sisters in his family. They seemed to be very kind-hearted at ordinary times, but had bad tempers when things happened. They liked to argue about the right and wrong in everything. How could they be so easy to talk to? He suddenly felt
The girl in front of him was like a flower of understanding. He could never find such a considerate girl in the world. So he secretly vowed that he would never let down such a good girl.
However, Lu Yingxue's movements were too ambiguous. He couldn't help but grabbed her hand and asked: "If, I mean if, your parents agree that we can be together, will you go to Jinfeng City with me?"
Lu Yingxue was obviously stunned. She has grown so old, and although her status is not as noble as those of princesses and princesses, as a cousin of Prince Ji's aunt's family, she has not suffered much. She has always lived a life of fine clothing and fine food, and even left
Beijing. She really didn't think that far ahead of asking the man she had only met once to marry away from her hometown and leave her parents and brothers who loved her.
Seeing the embarrassment on his sweetheart's face, Xia Houhui immediately realized that what he said was inappropriate, and quickly explained: "I'm not saying that you have to go to Jinfeng City with me, I just want to ask you, oh, look at me,
I can't even say a word. In fact, I can stay in the capital for you. Anyway, I always have to stay in the military camp. When the time comes, I will tell my uncle and ask him to take my place in the western suburbs camp.
There is always a way to fill a certain position, or to fill a vacancy in the city patrol camp."
When talking about the latter part, Xia Houhui was a little incoherent, so he had to stop and look at Lu Yingxue seriously, hoping that it could understand his thoughts.
"Look how anxious you are." Lu Yingxue laughed out loud and said angrily, "Don't worry, as long as you treat me sincerely, I will treat you sincerely."
"You're so kind." Xia Houhui fell for her tolerance and understanding again.
"It's just..." Lu Yingxue suddenly lowered her head, "My father and mother had promised me in the early years that they would betroth me to cousin Prince Ji, and they were waiting for his cousin to be crowned king. But cousin Prince Ji is still not close to marrying crown prince.
Two years, and I am already sixteen years old this year. I can only wait for you for two years at most. During this period, we can exchange letters. If two years have passed and you still choose to stay in Jinfeng City, then we will say goodbye.
.”
Xia Houhui was completely frightened. When he was hunting in the woods during the day, he didn't catch anything. He just talked and laughed with Lu Yingxue. It was also during the chat that he learned about Lu Yingxue's family background and identity. Lu Yingxue and Ji Wang Dugulu
They were aunts and cousins. They had known each other since childhood and knew each other well. With the help of their parents, it was a natural thing for them to get married. But how could he let the girl he had just carved into his heart to marry someone else?
Xia Houhu panicked and hugged Lu Yingxue, as if if he let go, the person in his arms would fly away. The two hugged each other tightly and talked to each other.
Suddenly there was a rush of footsteps behind them, and then a figure jumped into the middle of them, roughly separated them, and then caught Xia Houhui and beat him up.
Xia Houhui was a little confused at first. When he saw that the attacker was a strange man, he didn't care where he was and punched him back. Then Lu Yingxue, who was pushed to the ground and staggered to the ground, also came to her senses.
The two men who were fighting each other screamed loudly.
When the Xiahou sisters arrived, the contest between the two men was still going on. The two sisters rushed to break up the fight. It took a lot of effort to pull them apart, and then they pulled Xiahou Hui away from each other. The other side was still there.
He refused to give up and got up to come over and catch Xia Houhu again.
Xia Houshu had quick eyesight and quick hands, and immediately took a few moves to prevent the opponent from hurting Xia Houhui. Xiahou Chun, on the other hand, held Xiahouhui tightly to prevent him from challenging again.
The other party wiped the blood on the corner of his mouth and sneered: "You actually have helpers?"
Xia Houshu quickly made a gesture to stop, and then said: "This is the royal palace, we don't want to cause trouble here, and please calm down, and say what you have to say, and don't hurt anyone."
Under the dim light, the other party squinted and took a serious look at the woman in front of him who dared to fight with him, and said meaningfully: "I know who you are. Aren't you Xia Houyuan's daughter? Why, my imperial brother today
I just complimented you a few times, but do you really think you are arrogant?"
"Brother Imperial?" Xia Houshu thought about the other party's words, and then suddenly realized, "Are you Prince Ji?"
"Prince Ji?" Xia Houhui was also stunned, and then cast a questioning look at Lu Yingxue, who had not yet calmed down. Did the Lu family just want Lu Yingxue to marry the person in front of them?
Lu Yingxue pursed her lips and nodded.
Dugu Lu noticed that everyone's expressions were very complicated, and said proudly: "Why, now that you know that I am King Ji, are you afraid?"
Xia Houshu couldn't help but roll his eyes, thinking that this young King Ji didn't seem to have any deep thoughts. He just said what he thought in his mind. Dealing with such a person is better than dealing with Yu Wenke.
It's much easier.
"Why should we be afraid of you?" Xia Houshu said, "Also, I have never said that being praised by His Majesty for a few words is anything special. On the contrary, I don't feel honored. But you, if you can't beat me, I will remove you.
If you come to suppress us as a king, even if you win, what's there to be proud of?"
Dugu Lu frowned slightly, thinking carefully about Xia Houshu's words. Then he suddenly realized that he was almost led astray by her. He came here not to fight with others or to win or lose, but he didn't want to see someone rushing to the royal palace.
This kind of private tryst was held in the forbidden courtyard, especially when one of the parties involved was his own cousin.
He coughed lightly and said seriously: "You actually lured my cousin here in public. You behaved badly and had evil intentions. If I didn't come out to stop me, would I have to watch you destroy me?"
Is my cousin innocent?"
Lu Yingxue was shocked when she heard this, and immediately retorted: "Cousin, what are you talking about? Mr. Xiahou did not seduce me, nor did he plot anything against me!"
"If he didn't seduce you, then who was it?" Dugu Lu followed closely, half-jokingly, "Could it be that you seduced him?"
How could a decent girl admit that she had seduced a man from another family in front of outsiders? Lu Yingxue's expression suddenly turned extremely ugly.
Xia Houchun saw that both the male and female protagonists looked confused at that time, and immediately interjected: "Prince Ji, why do you have to ask who seduced whom? Can't they fall in love at first sight and fall in love with each other?"
"Love at first sight, like each other?" Dugu Lu said, looking at Lu Yingxue again, pointing at Xia Houchun and asking her, "Is what she said true? Do you really like Xia Houchun?"
Lu Yingxue's delicate and bright little face turned the color of pig liver due to embarrassment. She looked at the Xiahou brothers and sisters, then at Dugu Lu, and finally gritted her teeth and said: "That's right! I was the one who seduced the third young master Xiahou.
Cousin, I don’t want to obey my parents’ orders to marry you, I want to marry the third son of Xiahou!”
"Yingxue, you..." Dugu Lu pointed at her and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. Is this still his innocent and lovely cousin? How could he be so fascinated by a man he met for the first time that he lost his mind and actually said
Such shameless words?
At this time, a fire suddenly lit up next to the garden, which made people almost unable to open their eyes. Then a group of people sat over. When they got closer, Lu Yingxue saw clearly that it was Dugu Che and Concubine Yao, and there were others behind them.
Following Yuwen Ke and several servants, she suddenly wanted to dig a hole in the ground and escape.
Concubine Yao was dressed in a gorgeous palace dress embroidered with peonies in pure red, with a red gold walking stick inlaid with various gemstones on her hair. She swayed as she walked, making people dazzled.
Concubine Yao glanced at everyone present, and finally her eyes fell on Lu Yingxue. She raised the corners of her lips slightly and said, "Your Majesty, let me just say it. Miss Lu has no intention of marrying His Highness Prince Ji. Fortunately, His Majesty did not grant them a marriage."
, otherwise, wouldn’t it be just messing up the mandarin duck formula and beating the lover with a stick?”
Dugu Che also looked at everyone present meaningfully, and said with a smile: "It seems that my beloved concubine is more accurate in judging people, otherwise I will really make a big mistake."
Xia Houhui realized that he had made a big mistake and quickly knelt down to apologize. Lu Yingxue finally came to her senses and knelt down to apologize.
The Xiahou sisters were very embarrassed. It was not okay to kneel or not to kneel. In the end, Xiahou Chun simply pulled her sister to kneel down and apologized. As for what was wrong, she did not understand.
Xia Houshu's mind was not on pleading guilty, nor was he worried about the consequences of this incident. He just raised his head and glared at Yu Wenke, who was silently watching the excitement behind the emperor. Presumably Dugu Che and Concubine Yao would suddenly come here, and it was him.