"Sister An has always boasted that she plays the pipa well and is favored by the emperor. Yue'er's performance today was praised by the queen, so she has won over her once."
Princess Yue put the pearl necklace gifted by the Queen into Li Sixu's hand: "It's all my sister's credit for being rewarded by the Queen. It's my sister who taught me that the music score is simple and easy to remember. I deserve this string of pearls. It's my sister who deserves it." Got it."
Li Sixu wanted to shirk it, but it happened that pearls were needed to make medicine for the fish beauty.
Then Yue'er always likes to run out. It's very hot these days. Last time we went out to the Imperial Medical Office together, Li Sixu felt that Yue'er was much tanner than the first time.
Thinking that there was no shortage of pearls in Yang Guibi's palace, she put them away and said, "Then I will make you a box of pearl cream when I have free time!"
"Sister Sisi can also make pearl cream? That's amazing!"
As long as it is made by Li Sixu, whether it is a small fan or pearl frost, Princess Yue likes it.
Holding her arm and walking out of the verandah, Yue'er looked like a little obsessed girl: "This year's lotus appreciation banquet is to choose a princess for the prince brother, and to find a consort for sister Mu. It's boring for us to stay in the waterside pavilion, why not It’s fun to go boating on the lake.”
After eating snacks at Shuixie Pavilion, the fish beauty finally thought of Xuanzong.
She asked Princess Yue: "Yueyue wants to take me and Sisi to find Ah Ma?"
Li Sixu was so anxious that she wanted to cover her mouth, but unfortunately she was too short to reach it.
Princess Yue was stunned for a moment, and actually understood what she said: "Oh, Lady Yu, don't wait for your father. His father may not come to Shuixie Pavilion. Wu Jieyu had a stomachache and almost had a miscarriage, so her father rushed to the Hanbing Palace. "
"Today is the day to choose the crown princess for the prince brother and the consort for sister Mu. My father went to the Hanbing Palace, and the queen was sulky for a long time."
"It was my mother and concubine who persuaded the Queen to calm down, so she came to Shuixie Pavilion to delay the time..."
Princess Yue's small mouth was talking, and the fish beauty was confused when she heard it. Li Sixu glanced across the verandah and saw someone in the pavilion not far away leaning on the railing to enjoy the lotus.
Through the flickering lights of the verandah, one could clearly see that the man was tall and tall and was wearing a blue jacket.
Because she had been thinking about what happened that day in the pharmacy near the Imperial Medical Office, Li Sixu felt that the profile of this man looked familiar at just one glance, like the one who had interacted with the medical officer of the Imperial Medical Office that day.
"Sister Yue, Sisi needs to go to the toilet. You take my mother to Brother Sanhuang's boat first. I will come to the lake to find you later."
Seeing that the man was about to move out of the pavilion, Li Sixu said "Yue'er" and turned around the veranda to catch up.
Following all the way out of the winding corridor, the surrounding lights suddenly dimmed, and the shadows in front melted into the night. Li Sixu lost track of the person.
Only then did she realize that she was on the shore of a remote lake.
The bright moon emerged from the clouds at this time, and its bright moonlight shone on Taiye Lake, making the lake surface sparkling.
Looking forward from where she stood, she could see the endless green lotuses under the moonlight. From time to time, in the distance among the lotus bushes, small boats holding lamps passed by, and people were riding on the boats and singing softly.
The sound of insects could be heard from the grass on the lakeshore, and the music of the waterside pavilion could only be faintly heard in the distance, adding to the tranquility of the lakeshore here.
A firefly flew past her and disappeared into the reeds on the lakeshore.
Li Sixu was about to turn back along the wooden bridge corridor when she heard voices coming from behind the reeds. She subconsciously hid in the darkness, pulled away the reeds and looked out.
There was a painting boat moored in a hidden place next to the reeds. Several men were sitting cross-legged at the table drinking wine. Because they were far apart, I could only feel that the figure of one of them looked a bit like the one she was chasing after.
The man sitting at the main seat in front of the table was wearing a moon-white robe, and the moonlight coated his body with a layer of silver. The way he raised the glass looked very free and elegant.
A breeze blew by, and the reeds swayed in the wind. Although the place where Li Sixu was hiding was a little dark, the wind still exposed her. The people drinking on the boat vaguely saw a dark figure behind the reeds.
"who?"
The guard standing next to the man in the moon-white robe locked his sharp eyes in Li Sixu's direction, picked up the wine glass on the table and threw it towards her hiding place.
This was the first time Li Sixu faced such a direct attack. When she was hesitating whether to roll on the spot and expose herself, a black shadow quickly flashed out and stopped in front of her to take the wine glass.
The wind stopped at this moment, and the reeds covered Li Sixu's small body and blocked the sight of those on the boat.
Giving her a comforting look, Li Linhuai suddenly appeared and stepped out of the reeds: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"It turns out to be Duke Ji."
The prince, who was wearing a moon-white robe, raised a glass to invite him: "I have invited Mr. Xue to go boating and drink on this lake. Why don't we also board the boat in Linhuai and have a drink."
"No, I will assist my father in arranging patrols in Taiye Lake tonight. I have official duties to attend to."
Li Linhuai raised his hand, and the wine glass in his hand flew out steadily and fell back to the table where the prince was drinking.
The prince looked at the place where the wine glass fell. It was exactly the same as when the guard picked it up and threw it out. After a moment of silence, he said: "Since Duke Ji is busy with official duties, I will not keep Duke Ji here."
"I'll take my leave!"
Li Linhuai cupped his hands in the direction of the boat.
It happened that the moonlight playfully hid in the clouds at this time, and Li Linhuai ducked back behind the reeds, hugged her waist, and left the lake shore with a dodgy leap.
When they reached the deserted wooden bridge corridor, Li Linhuai put her down and asked, "Why did the princess come to such a remote place?"
Li Sixu was not sure whether Mr. Xue, who was drinking with the prince, was the one who lured her to the lake.
The matter involved the prince, and Li Sixu did not dare to express her suspicions.
“I got lost after going to the bathroom!”
Li Linhuai looked at her suspiciously.
Li Sixu said with some embarrassment: "To be honest with you, Sir, Sisi can easily go astray. Fortunately, she met Sir. With Sir as a guiding light, Sisi was able to find the boat where Brother Three Emperors parked by the lake."
The annual Lotus Appreciation Banquet was lively and bustling. The palace invited royal family members and ladies from aristocratic families to the palace. The emperor ordered Yulin Wei to be responsible for the defense of the palace.
Li Linhuai indeed has official duties tonight, helping his father, General Zuo Yulin, arrange patrols in Taiye Lake.
However, he came to the deserted lake shore because he heard that she had not returned home after going to cleanse her hands. Princess Yue was already as anxious as an ant in a hot nest on the third prince's boat.
Li Linhuai thought that since he met her, there were always crises around her, so he hurriedly handed over the official duties of arranging patrols, and searched the entire island in the middle of the lake before finding her on the uninhabited and remote lake shore.
Seeing that she deliberately changed the topic, Li Linhuai didn't ask any more questions.
"Has the trouble in Jiuxuan Palace been solved?"
"solved!"
Li Sixu smiled gratefully at him: "I also want to thank you for reminding Sisi."
