The days flew by in idle chatter, and before I knew it, it was already March.
The snow outside the window has long since melted, and the willow branches are slowly pulling out new and tender buds, and you can see a green patch of green from a distance. Xi Dao also woke up from his 'hibernation' and no longer stayed in bed all day long.
Winter has passed.
Putting on light clothes, Xiqian felt that her body was lighter and her heart was lighter. Since the Wu Meiren incident, she had never seen Yuwen Haoxuan again, although she was glad that she did not have to face that kind of strong aura pressure.
, but there is always a little bit of disappointment in my heart.
Although a long time had passed, the scene of that night in Meng Xinju always reappeared in her mind, especially Yu Wen Haoxuan's domineering and refreshing breath, which still clearly remained between her lips and teeth.
"Xuechun, bring some salt water." When thinking of that scene, Xi Qian felt as if it happened yesterday.
"Princess, why are you rinsing your mouth again? This is the third time this morning." Xuechun felt that she had been acting strange recently, as if she felt uncomfortable if she didn't rinse her mouth ten or twenty times a day.
"It's too boring to be idle." Xi Qian thought for a while and finally found a better excuse for herself. Because she was too idle, she kept thinking about what happened that night in Mengxinju.
Ever since she moved into Sumeng Pavilion, she either paid greetings or stayed in the house reading and embroidering every day and rarely went out. Even if she did go out, she would only walk around Wanyun Palace.
"If the beauty feels bored, why not go for a walk? Although there are no flowers in the imperial garden yet, there is already a hint of spring." Fan Tao suggested from the side.
"Yes, princess, let's go out and have a look. It's getting warm anyway." Xuechun suddenly became active when he heard that he was going out to play.
Xi Qian looked at her anxious look and smiled, "Why are you in such a hurry? I didn't say I would take you."
Seeing that Xiqian was not with him, Xuechun immediately pursed his lips and wrote all the resentment that had been suppressed all winter on his face. His expression made the palace people nearby laugh and blush.
"Good sister, why don't I take you with me? This little pout could hang a bottle of oil." Xi Qian just wanted to tease Xue Chun, but she didn't expect that Xue Chun would be so anxious.
In early spring, the Imperial Garden is no longer as bleak and quiet as it was in winter. From time to time, the laughter of palace maids can be heard, coupled with the chirping of birds and the sound of gurgling water, making people feel like they are in a paradise.
"Princess, look, there is a very high swing there." Xue Chun pointed to an inconspicuous corner and said.
"It's true! Why didn't I find it before?" There was a swing in her palace when she was in Ningguo. Xi Xian was very happy to see it again in Jiangguo's palace.
"If the princess had come out earlier, she would have discovered it earlier, and she wouldn't have to stay bored in the house all day." Xuechun said and ran to the swings behind her.
"Princess, please sit on it. I will push you." Xuechun wiped the seat with his sleeves and let Xiqian sit on it.
"I don't need anyone to push me. You have only been following me for a short time and have never seen me swinging on the swing. Today I will let you open your eyes." Xi Qian said, jumping up on the seat and slowly swinging the swing without any help.
It started to rise, and it swayed higher and higher, so frightened that Xuechun screamed repeatedly from below.
"Princess, please come down quickly. What will you do if you fall from such a height?" Xuechun has never seen anyone swing so high on a swing.
On the swing, Xi Qian felt that her heart was flying. The depression of being imprisoned in a square box all day was released. Regardless of Xuechun's shouts, Xi Qian stood on the swing that was almost level with the ground.
Get up, she wants to put all her worries away.
Under a peach tree not far away, Yuwen Haoxuan looked at the woman with flying clothes on the swing, and his thoughts followed the silver bell-like laughter. Such beautiful and simple happiness had not appeared in his life for a long time.
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"Does the Emperor want to go there?" Seeing that Yu Wen Haoxuan was looking attentively, Liu Maolin asked in a low voice from the side.
Yu Wen Haoxuan shook his head. He didn't want to ruin the beautiful scenery, so he was content to just watch it from a distance.
Xi Qian smiled happily on the swing, unaware that she had become the scenery in other people's eyes at this moment.
"Princess, please come down quickly. Do you want to scare this slave to death?" Xuechun was not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery now. He stretched out his arms nervously, as if the Xixiang would fall at any time.
"Why are you nervous? I have been playing like this since I was a child, and I have never fallen." Xi Qian shouted confidently on the swing.
But just as Xi Qian finished boasting about Haikou, she suddenly felt the seat under her feet tilted, and the rope fixed to one end of the seat suddenly broke.
Xi Qian wanted to grab the rope in her hand, but the swing had just reached the highest point, and the inertia was too great to hold on. She could only watch as she was thrown violently. Although Xuechun never relaxed his vigilance, he unexpectedly
It came so suddenly that she couldn't react in time.
Hearing Xuechun's scream behind her, Xiqian thought that she would definitely fall badly, so she simply closed her eyes and waited patiently for the pain of landing.
After a while, Xiqian felt that she had stopped falling, but her body did not feel the pain she expected.
Slowly opening her eyes, Xiqian was surprised to see Yuwen Haoxuan's angular face, looking at her with a smile but not a smile.
It turned out that at the moment when the Xi'an was thrown out, Yuwen Haoxuan kicked towards the tree trunk beside him, flew into the air and caught the falling Xi'an, thus saving her skin and flesh from pain.
Xi Qian looked at Yu Wen Haoxuan who was like a savior. It took a long time to calm down and remember that she was lying in his arms.
After struggling and falling to the ground, Xi Xuan's face was already like the red clouds in the sky.
"Concubine, please see your Majesty." Xi Qian hurriedly knelt down. At this time, Xuechun also rushed to Xi Qian's side. After confirming that Xi Qian was not injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Maolin inspected the seat boards and ropes scattered on the ground, and replied to Yuwen Haoxuan, "This swing has been in disrepair for a long time, and with the recent rain, the ropes are showing signs of decay. It cannot hold up the beauty as it shakes like this. It will fall apart."
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Xi Qian twisted the silk in her hand and declined uneasily, "I just have a whim and don't dare to bother the emperor."
"Why bother setting up a swing, Liu Maolin, I'll leave this matter to you."
"I will take care of it, my slave." Liu Maolin bowed his head and responded respectfully.
"Thank you, Eunuch Liu." Xi Xian felt a little uneasy and asked the eunuch in charge of the emperor to make a swing for her. I wonder if Eunuch Liu would complain.
"As for a beauty, it is a slave's blessing to devote oneself to a beauty." Liu Maolin replied respectfully without showing any emotion, so Xi Qian had no choice but to give up.
"I'm a little tired, I wonder if I can go back to the palace to rest first." In front of Yu Wen Haoxuan, Xi Qian always felt an indescribable sense of oppression, forcing her to want to escape.
"Go back and let the imperial doctor take a look later. Don't be frightened." Seeing that Xi Qian was avoiding him, Yu Wen Haoxuan seemed a little disappointed, but he didn't say much.
"Your Majesty, come back, Beauty Xi has left." After a long time, Liu Maolin reminded Yuwen Haoxuan, who was still in a daze.
Yu Wen Haoxuan said "hmm" but still did not move.
"Your Majesty, why don't you send Beauty Xi to your bed tonight? You haven't summoned Beauty Xi for a long time since last time."
Yuwen Haoxuan raised his eyes, looked at the swings scattered on the ground, and said quietly, "What I want is a complete her, not just a body."