Volume 1: Spring of Painting Hall Chapter 16: Asking for an Embroidered Handkerchief
Qingxi took advantage of her father's greetings with her colleagues to quietly avoid the crowd and exit the hall. In order to obey her father's instructions, she ran wherever there were few people. In this way, she retreated to a place beside the hall.
Behind the rockery.
She looked around and realized that this place was really a perfect place to hide from others, so she found a flat stone and sat down with peace of mind. Looking at the ministers chatting in twos and threes in the corridors of the palace in the distance, she began to feel...
Calculate.
What first made her care was the emperor's words before entering the hall. She felt that Xiao Yizheng must know about Prince Guang, and she did not need to remind her, not to mention that the two of them had already agreed that what happened last night
It has nothing to do with her, so she can just stay out of it. But the emperor's questions have obviously made her unable to stay out of it. Should she tell Xiao Yizheng?
While she was hesitating, she saw Prince Yu and Prince Naguang walking towards her. She was really afraid that something might happen to her. At this moment, it was too late for her to turn around and change places, so she could only stand up and walk forward for two days.
Step forward and prepare to salute to greet him.
The two princes came over chatting and laughing, and seemed surprised to see her.
"Isn't this Mr. Ling's beloved daughter? Why did she come out alone?" Prince Yu looked kind and amiable.
After Qingxi bowed, he said: "This is the first time I have seen such a scene. I have been nervous and uneasy, so I came out to breathe."
"I see you are very clever." Prince Yu looked like an old god.
"My lord, I love you." Qingxi lowered his head slightly, looked at his nose and heart, reminding himself not to pay attention to Prince Guang, who had not yet spoken.
However, King Guang spoke at this time: "This time the imperial brother rewarded Ling Shilang and brought his family to Baoding Mountain. I think Ling Shilang is in a very popular position in that palace at this moment."
Qingxi could hear the condescension and even undisguised dissatisfaction in his words. Thinking of the gloomy conversation last night, she frowned slightly and replied thoughtfully: "My father is on an errand."
, If you dare not be greedy for merit, you will feel uneasy and ashamed of being rewarded by the Holy One."
"Prince Yu is right, you are smart." Prince Guang clasped his hands behind his back and narrowed his eyes slightly to look at her. "You must be old enough to have a hairpin, right?"
"yes."
"Have you ever made a promise?"
Although this dynasty is relatively civilized in the defense of men and women and does not have so many rules. But this question still made Qingxi stunned for a moment unexpectedly, and then he replied: "Never."
Prince Yu on the side also felt that it was always inappropriate for Prince Guang to ask this question to the girl’s family so directly. Now he was surprised when she said no. This girl is so outstanding from appearance to talent, and the threshold of the family should have been reached.
He must have been trampled by a suitor. Then he thought about everything today, raised his eyebrows, and said with a warm smile: "Maybe it will be soon."
Qingxi's ears were still slightly red after hearing this, but she didn't know how to reply. While hesitating, she heard another voice in her ears: "The two imperial uncles make it easy to find your nephew."
When Qingxi heard this voice, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Yizheng walked forward and saluted again: "The banquet is about to begin in the front hall. My father invites the two uncles to go back to the back hall to accompany him."
King Guang looked at Qingxi again with a solemn expression and nodded. King Yu looked at Xiao Yizheng with a smile, then looked at Qingxi, and then said: "I and your uncle Jiu were just talking about how hungry we are.
"Let's go back, let's go back first." After saying that, he took Guang Wang and turned around and walked back.
Seeing this, Qingxi felt blessed and said: "Send me off to my lord."
After getting up, she saw that Xiao Yizheng did not follow them, but stood there and looked at her. She thought it was a good opportunity, so she looked around alertly and saw no one else except the two princes who were gradually walking away, so
He took two steps forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, does your Majesty know what happened last night?"
Xiao Yizheng was a little surprised to see her leaning so close. Above the main hall, he knew that she would definitely be able to hear Prince Guang's voice. Just now in front of the second-floor window of the back hall, he watched her carefully avoid the rockery all the way.
Watching the two uncles walking towards her, he was sure that she could handle it, but after thinking about everything that happened in the hall today, she still rushed over.
She was so close at this time, and he could see the redness on her earlobes, her crystal clear skin showing a delicate red color, and the jade earrings gave off a dazzling light under the spring sunshine, which made him dazzled.
"Your Majesty asked me to listen to the sounds last night when he entered the hall!" Qingxi's voice was obviously anxious.
Xiao Yizheng saw that her face was also slightly red, her eyes were blinking constantly, the corners of her mouth slightly curved unconsciously, she cleared her throat and said, "You don't have to worry."
Qingxi looked at what he said so lightly, with a smile still hanging on her lips, and dissatisfaction rose in her heart. She had been suffering from this for a long time, but it turned out that in the heart of a noble man like him, it was something that she could not care about. She said
He turned around, flicked the silk handkerchief in his hand, and breathed out softly.
Seeing that she was slightly angry, Xiao Yizheng emphasized his tone again: "Miss Ling, you and I never met last night. Have you forgotten this?"
Qingxi really wanted to give him a look, but she still said such words to provoke herself. She bit her lips lightly to calm down.
Is it Prince Guang, right? She wanted to ask him a little bit, but it was probably full of dangerous curiosity. But she also knew that these questions could not and should not be asked, and she calmed down.
.
Xiao Yizheng saw her lowering her head slightly, and her whole body seemed to be worried and solemn, thinking that it was a girl's family, and it was rare to be able to perform like this after such an experience. He couldn't stay too long, so he said: "Come back soon
Go to the main hall, remember my words, don't worry."
After saying that, he turned around to leave, but his eyes touched the embroidered handkerchief in her hand. He stared at it for a while, frowned and said, "Miss Ling, I have an unkind request."
Qingxi put away her emotions and said doubtfully: "Your Highness, please tell me."
"The look of this square embroidered handkerchief is very unique, and the technique is quite exquisite. It looks like Jiangnan Su embroidery. There is an old lady in my palace who has taken care of me since I was a child. She usually likes these things. Tomorrow will be hers
On her birthday, can you borrow it for her to describe?"
"Huh?" Qingxi hurriedly looked at the embroidered handkerchief in his hand. The Xinyi flowers blooming in the lower corner of this embroidered handkerchief were light and bright. The beauty was indeed Su Xiu. Is there something wrong with this embroidered handkerchief? After taking a closer look, he was surprised.
I feel that the embroidery thread was damaged at some point, and the pattern of Xinyi flowers is no longer complete. When was it torn by myself?
"Don't want to?"
Xiao Yizheng seemed to be urging her.
She looked at him in confusion. A man and a girl wanted to embroider handkerchiefs, but they still did so so confidently. She felt that her head had been turned into a ball by these Xiao family members, but looking at him, she was bound to win.
She seemed to have no choice but to hand over the embroidered handkerchief. After all, she couldn't afford to offend the Xiao family, who couldn't be understood by common sense, and she didn't want to offend them either.
"This embroidery is really ordinary. I hope the nuns in the palace can really use it."
Xiao Yizheng took the embroidered handkerchief and said, "I will return it as soon as possible." After a pause, he added: "There is no need to think too much about other things."
Qingxi nodded, felt relieved, turned around and walked away.
Xiao Yizheng looked at the embroidered handkerchief in his hand, then looked far toward the back hall, and frowned slightly.
