The carriage stopped at the door of the Prince's Mansion again. This time Zhang Qingjiu followed Chu Lan into the main entrance, walking with his head held high.
It is dusk now, the clouds in the sky are soaked in colorful colors by the sunset, and the spring evening breeze blows like a dream.
As soon as the two arrived, Huo Wu learned the news. When he came out to greet them, he saw the scene in front of him.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still as cold as ever, but the woman following him is smiling and charming. The two of them are in tandem, with the colors painting behind them like a painting.
It’s the couple of gods and goddesses who come out of the painting, and they are so pleasing to the eye.
Taking a deep breath, Huo Wu covered up the charming thoughts in her mind and took a few steps forward, "His Royal Highness, Mr. Xiao Zhang."
"Yes." Chu Lan nodded lightly and scanned the person behind him without leaving any trace, "Take Mr. Xiao Zhang to see the Star Gazing Pavilion."
Huo Wu was slightly startled, wondering what good things could be seen in the Star Gazing Pavilion. Although the Ministry of Industry and Engineering was working hard, it would still take ten days and a half to be completed. What's more, didn't Mr. Zhang just see it a few days ago?
But when he saw Chu Lan's emotionless eyes and Zhang Qingjiu's lack of retort, he nodded and said, "Sir Xiao Zhang, please come down with me."
Zhang Qingjiu responded softly, but in the next step he made an action that no one expected.
Pulling Chu Lan's sleeves, Zhang Qingjiu asked, "Won't you accompany me to see it?"
She asked in a natural tone, as if things should be like this.
Feng Zhi, who had been autistic since meeting Zhang Qingjiu, and who had not spoken since she got on Chu Lan's carriage, secretly twitched the corner of his mouth, wanting to say something but finally did not speak.
Finally, he quietly took a step back, pretending not to see Zhang Qingjiu's movements.
Huo Wu sighed inwardly and moved his eyes away.
"I still have important matters to deal with." Chu Lan rolled up her sleeves without leaving any trace.
Hearing his words, Feng Zhi and Huo Wu both trembled inwardly.
His Highness the Crown Prince actually explained it.
However, some people don't appreciate it.
"Liar, if you have something important, why did you come to pick me up?" Zhang Qingjiu frowned, his tone a bit dissatisfied.
A trace of annoyance flashed in Chu Lan's eyes.
Zhang Qingjiu stared at his unparalleled handsome face, was silent for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "I know, do you like me? You feel like three autumns have passed since you last saw me, and you are afraid that I will be raped.
Did you run away with your lies?"
The wind stops...
Fire dance...
The wind seemed a little messy, and the setting sun seemed to tremble.
Xu Shi had heard too much of Zhang Qingjiu's "nonsense" on weekdays, but today when he heard Feng Zhi, he was not dumbfounded. Instead, Huo Wu was shocked.
Although he knew some of Zhang Qingjiu's thoughts, this was the first time he saw Zhang Qingjiu teasing Chu Lan so directly.
Huo Wu sighed inwardly, suddenly understanding and sympathizing with Feng Zhi. No wonder his temper has become a lot weird recently. Who can handle it?
But, who is making this nonsense?
The scene was eerily silent for a time, but as the saying goes, "As long as I don't feel embarrassed, I won't be embarrassed." Zhang Qingjiu showed this "virtue" to the fullest, with a proud smile on his face and a pair of sparkling eyes.
Chu Lan sighed softly, as if helpless and sighing, and turned to stare at Zhang Qingjiu, "What nonsense? When did Master Xiao Zhang become so close to Uncle Nine Emperors?"
"It's just today." Zhang Qingjiu blinked, "He was so generous. He treated me to a plate of Zhaixinglou's pear blossom cake, which cost thirty taels of silver."
In Prince Jing's Mansion, Chu Xun, who had just returned home, changed out of his muddy clothes and lay down in the bathtub, sneezed heavily.
No one thought that "Wan Yan" was actually the Prince's Nine Emperors Uncle, Prince Jing, nor did they expect that she would give an answer, so that everyone ignored that Chu Lan did not answer Zhang Qingjiu's question just now.
"Huo Wu takes Mr. Xiao Zhang to the Star Viewing Pavilion." Chu Lan suddenly turned around and left.
Feng Zhi frowned and glared at Zhang Qingjiu hatefully, "Prince Jing is the uncle of His Highness the Crown Prince. How can you call him by his name casually?"
After saying that, he stamped his feet and followed Chu Lan.
It's just that the tone just now seemed to have the meaning of "sorrowful for his misfortune, angry for his inability to fight" no matter how he sounded.
For the first time, Zhang Qingjiu was confused.
Zhang Qingjiu frowned and turned to look at Huo Wu, who was still there, "That's how we met, and he told me the lies himself. Is there a problem?"
Huo Wu didn't know whether he should laugh or cry at this moment, and finally had no choice but to say, "No problem, as long as Mr. Xiao Zhang is happy."
What can they say about something that His Highness the Crown Prince can't do anything about?
But...why did he feel that His Highness's just leaving figure seemed so angry?
Ever since he followed Chu Lan, what he saw was that he showed no emotion or anger, and his eyes were as calm as a pool. Even if he occasionally showed some emotion, it was done just right, and it was what the situation required.
The behavior just now was very different from usual.
I just don't know what I'm angry about.
"Yeah, no problem. Why should he leave?" Zhang Qingjiu rolled his eyes and couldn't help but muttered. Don't think that she didn't know that Chu Lan was not satisfied with his answer.
As Huo Wu walked to the back garden, Zhang Qingjiu finally felt a little better when he looked at the tall building that stood in the Prince's Mansion and looked incompatible with other pavilions.
With such a thing around, Chu Lan couldn't ignore her even if he wanted to.
"Sir Xiao Zhang, according to the craftsmen, the Star Viewing Pavilion will be completed in half a month." Huo Wu saw the look on Zhang Qingjiu's face becoming slightly brighter and said in a timely manner.
"Yeah." Zhang Qingjiu squinted his eyes and raised his head to look above his head.
At this time, dusk was gradually falling, and a crescent moon hung in the sky, with a few shining stars faintly surrounding it. After a heavy rain, the weather became clearer, and the whole sky looked particularly bright.
"Huo Wu." Zhang Qingjiu narrowed his eyes, "Do you think there is someone in the sky?"
Suddenly being asked such a sentence, Huo Wu couldn't help but be startled, and a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes.
After thinking about it seriously, he replied: "Several generations of our family have been fighting on the battlefield. I have lost count of how many souls there are in the ancestral hall at home. I have always believed that all the elders in my family have gone there."
Heaven.”
After saying that, Huo Wu raised his head, his eyes filled with unknown emotions.
Zhang Qingjiu frowned slightly and said in a helpless tone, "That's not what I'm talking about."
Fire Dance "That is?"
Zhang Qingjiu sighed softly, there were some things that even she couldn't understand.
The Star Observation Pavilion was originally just mentioned casually, but now it seems that there is no guarantee that it will really come in handy one day.
"Go and do your work, I'll go up and take a look myself." Zhang Qingjiu squinted his eyes and looked at the towering Star Viewing Pavilion.