No matter which dynasty, as long as they are shrewd rulers, they always like to take out the banner of "having fun with the people" and wave it a few times from time to time, so as to show off their "people-friendly" image. Of course, this is just
It’s just a political show and cannot be taken seriously, and the same goes for the Chrysanthemum Appreciation on the Double Ninth Festival this time - regardless of the emperor, the queen and even the princes in Luoyang, the princesses all came to the garden, and they seemed to have the elegance of traveling with the people.
But in fact this is not the case. Why don't we see a group of very noble people stationed in the lakeside pavilion deep in the garden, and the big flags fluttering in the wind clearly declare the reality that "no one can get close to me"
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Intruder? Hey, if there is an unscrupulous person who wants to break in, the plainclothes guards will not be very polite. It is precisely because of this that although the lakeside scenery is beautiful, there are very few tourists.
Poor, even if there are, they are just guards pretending to be tourists patrolling the sentry line. As long as ordinary people get even slightly close to the cordon, they will inevitably encounter polite but firm stops from the guards. In this era when the imperial power is extremely powerful
, no one dared to cause trouble randomly, but the two masters and servants Zhao Qiong, one was paying attention to the "evil deeds" of the indignant Li Xian, and the other was paying attention to random thoughts, walking absent-mindedly, and they actually rushed through like this.
Warning line, this annoyed all the guards in charge of guarding, so a warning was inevitable.
"oops."
Zhao Qiong was thinking about Li Xian's origin. When he heard the shouting, he raised his head in surprise. He saw a fierce face so close at hand. He was startled immediately and couldn't help but
The ground screamed in surprise, and took two small steps back in panic, and his beautiful face turned pale.
"Miss!"
The little maid next to Zhao Qiong was also frightened, but when she saw that Zhao Qiong was frightened, she immediately became anxious, exclaimed, stopped in front of Zhao Qiong, put her hands on her hips and scolded: "Bold, An."
Do you dare to scare my young lady and seek death?"
"How brave!"
The person who stopped Zhao Qiong's master and servant was none other than Ling Zhong, the deputy commander of the Zhou Palace. Over the years, Ling Zhong has followed Li Xian's footsteps closely. Although he has never made great achievements, he has done a lot of hard work. It is precisely because of such loyal soldiers.
It showed that Ling Zhong's official promotion was very fast. In just five years, he had been promoted from a mere eighth-rank marriage officer to the high position of deputy commander of the royal palace. This made Ling Zhong proud, but his actions were also limited
They are even more diligent, young and old. Originally, with their current status and identity, they would not have to do the work of personally guarding the cordon. However, because King Li Xulun of Yin, Princess Taiping, etc. are all resting in the Yanbo Haomiao Pavilion.
, Ling Chongsheng was afraid that he might have made a mistake, so he personally led the team to guard him. After a whole morning of guarding, he did not know how many tourists who wanted to go to the lake were dissuaded. He was already mentally exhausted, and was being watched by a little maid again.
How could all the subordinates look so good when they were scolded like this? With a livid face, they cursed, waved their hands, and planned to order their subordinates to arrest him!
"Zicuckoo, please don't be rude."
After all, Zhao Qiong is a lady in the family. Although she is young, it can be seen that her knowledge is not bad. She was shocked when she was unprepared before. This time she came to her senses and knew that things might not be simple.
When he saw the flags of Prince Zhou's Mansion flying around the pavilion not far away, he immediately realized that he and his master and servant were afraid that they might have bumped into someone from Prince Zhou's Mansion, so they didn't dare to let the little maid continue to make nonsense, and Ling Zhong didn't wait for Ling Zhong.
When the attack broke out, Zhao Qiong stepped forward and blocked the little maid Zijuan behind her. Then she apologized softly to Ling Zhongqianyifu and said: "General, please calm down. My little girl and others got in by mistake. Please give me a favor."
, I will leave immediately."
"snort."
Although Ling Zhong was annoyed by the rudeness of the little maid Zijuan, he couldn't care too much about it. He could only snort with a cold face and wave his hand to signal Zhao Qiong and his servant to leave quickly. This was originally a way to calm the trouble, but it was unexpected
But the little girl Zicuckoo didn't appreciate it and muttered angrily: "You are so crazy. Sooner or later, I will ask the master to catch you and put some boards on you to see how crazy you can be."
"What a crazy girl, come here, get..."
Ling Zhong was born as a warrior, and he had a strong evil spirit. He always took advantage of the weak rather than the hard. In his eyes, except for his master, everyone else was just a rotten dog. Now he was so angry that he could not tolerate it.
Seeing such an impudent little maid, she glared and wanted to order someone to be arrested. However, before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw Li Xian in casual clothes appearing behind Zhao Qiong. He was shocked and said
It just stopped halfway.
"what happened?"
Li Xian quietly gave Ling Zhong a code not to reveal his identity, and pretended to hum.
Ling Zhong had no idea what kind of drama Li Xian was singing, but he knew that he must not get into trouble with Li Xian at this moment. He hurriedly said a few perfunctory words with a smile, waved his hand, and led all his subordinates.
Hu la la, all of them were gone.
"Thank you for your help, young master. Thank you very much, little lady."
As a daughter of an official, Zhao Qiong knew that the majesty of the imperial power could not be violated. She had already prepared for the worst, but she never expected that a crisis that might be extremely serious could be resolved so easily.
, I couldn't help but have doubts about Li Xian's identity, but in this situation it was obviously not suitable to inquire, so I could only politely thank him.
"It's hard work, girl, you don't have to do this. Chrysanthemums are the best for me. I saw that the girl has studied chrysanthemums a lot. I was very happy about it. If you don't give up, please give me more advice."
Looking at Zhao Qiong's innocent and lovely face, a long-lost warmth kept rippling deep in Li Xian's heart, and he had the urge to hold her in his arms and take pity on her. Of course,
Okay, being impulsive, Li Xian couldn't possibly do what Meng Lang did, so he smiled in return and tentatively extended an invitation.
"Young master, you have given me too much praise. This little girl only knows a little bit about chrysanthemum, but she is not really proficient. I would not take my advice seriously."
The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and the protection between men and women was not as strict as that of later generations. There were not many restrictions on the interactions between young men and women. In fact, young men and women from official families had many interactions with each other on weekdays, such as tea parties and poetry gatherings.
There are countless such activities. With Zhao Qiong's life experience and appearance, there are many suitors. In the past, when young men saw Zhao Qiong, they would always rush to announce their family status, eager to show off all their wealth in one go.
It would be nice to come out. At this moment, I saw that Li Xian didn't introduce himself, and even skipped the self-introduction. I couldn't help but become curious. While secretly guessing Li Xian's identity, I thanked him with a smile.
"The girl is too modest. I saw that the chrysanthemums over there are blooming gorgeously. They seem to be the divine rice cake powder, and they also look like the yellow twigs. It is really difficult to distinguish. I wonder if the girl is willing to help Xiaosheng clear up my doubts?" Li Xian smiled slightly and said,
Pointing to a cluster of golden chrysanthemums in bloom by the lake, he extended the invitation again.
"this……"
Zhao Qiong loved chrysanthemums most of his life, and he had studied the chrysanthemum spectrum quite a bit. Naturally, he knew that Qufen and Zhezhihuang were the two most famous chrysanthemums. The two were so similar in color and shape that it was almost difficult to tell them apart.
The only difference is that the koji powder has a light fragrance, while the zhejie yellow has no smell. It can be identified only when you are close to the front. When you hear what Li Xian said, you know that Li Xian does know about chrysanthemums, not
She didn't know how to pretend to understand there, and she felt like a confidant in her heart. She really wanted to communicate with Li Xian, but because Li Xian's identity was unknown, Zhao Qiong really didn't dare to get too close to this person, but she looked at Li Xian's face.
He had a handsome and handsome face, but he really couldn't say the words to refuse. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Hey, why are you so stubborn? Are you ashamed? If you don't go away, I will call someone. Miss, let's go!"
The little maid Zijuan didn't have a good impression of Li Xian, nor did she think that Li Xian's "hero saving the beauty" before was so extraordinary. Now seeing her young lady in trouble, she couldn't stand it anymore and scolded her rudely.
Li Xian said something, grabbed Zhao Qiong's hand, and was about to leave.
"Zicuckoo, don't mess around."
Although Zhao Qiong didn't know Li Xian's true identity, seeing Ling Zhong's respectful attitude towards Li Xian, he could guess that Li Xian's identity was definitely not simple. Naturally, he didn't dare to let Zijuan offend him randomly, so he was busy
With a slight effort, she got rid of Zicuckoo's hand, and faced Li Xian with a dignified expression, apologizing: "My little girl, Zhao Qiong, your maid is rude, please don't take offense, sir."
"Miss Qiong'er is so polite. It's just a trivial matter. Why should you care about it? Why don't you ask Miss Qiong'er to help you clear up some of your doubts?" Li Xian would not argue with a little maid, so he returned the favor with a smile.
Li, he invited again rather stubbornly.
Qiong'er? He was called that before, why is he so? Although Zhao Qiong has a bold character, he is not careless. On the contrary, Zhao Qiong is very attentive. This time, Li Xian was called "Qiong'er" so much.
It was smooth and not at all like the unfamiliar tone that a man and a woman should use when meeting for the first time. My heart couldn't help but tremble, and my face suddenly turned red as if it was about to bleed. I bit my red lips lightly with my silver teeth and lowered my head.
He turned his head and walked towards the cluster of chrysanthemums pointed out by Li Xian with a little panic.
"Miss, hey, wait for me."
The little maid Zijuan was dumbfounded when she saw that her young lady had completely lost her previous dignified image of being polite to young men. When she realized that Zhao Qiong had walked some distance away, she suddenly woke up and said angrily
He rolled his eyes fiercely at Li Xian, waved his pink fist as a threat, then shouted and hurried to catch up with Zhao Qiong.
What a strong little girl! Li Xian was dumbfounded by Zicuckoo's actions, but he was too lazy to pay more attention to it, so he smiled to himself and walked steadily towards the place where the chrysanthemums were blooming, his steps brisk and free...