Usually he took the initiative to run over, but this was the first time Shanshan received such a solemn invitation from the emperor.
After receiving the invitation, she naturally accepted the invitation and didn't forget to bring her best friend along.
The paper bird was unfolded by her and could not be folded back, so she held the crumpled paper and ran to show it to Shitou like a treasure, inviting him to come with her.
"The Emperor only invited you, not me." Shitou shook his head hesitantly: "Forget it, you go alone."
"What's the point?" Shanshan said generously: "Anyway, you have been with me many times, and the emperor's uncle also recognizes you. We stay together every day, so he will definitely invite you."
"Maybe he has something important to tell you?"
"So what? You know everything about me!"
Shanshan couldn't keep secrets. The two children stayed together all day long. Wen Yiqing often didn't know anything about something, so she would tell Shitou first.
Shanshan read this letter over and over several times, but he couldn't think of anything big that the emperor could do to him. She added: "Don't you like reading military books very much? There are many books in the study room of the emperor's uncle's house. There must be many military books in it. If you go with me, you can borrow his books and read them."
Shitou's eyes brightened slightly and he nodded heavily in response.
Shanshan went back and changed his clothes, and asked the maid to comb his hair again and put on a new beaded flower. After dressing up solemnly, she looked left and right in the mirror, sipped her sweet pear dimple, happily held Shitou's hand, and ran out happily.
The emperor lives next door, just turn a corner when you go out. Shanshan originally wanted to talk to his mother, but he searched several rooms and couldn't find it. He was afraid that the emperor would be impatient, so he had to leave a message and ask someone to pass it on.
The kind little windmill whizzed to the door of the house next door.
The guard in front of the door did his duty and didn't look sideways. She had been here many times, so no one stopped her.
She happily crossed the threshold, suddenly thought of something, and turned around again: "Uncle!"
The guard lowered his eyes to look at her.
Shanshan took out the invitation letter from his arms, raised it up to show him, and raised his hand proudly: "You see, I was invited here today."
Um?
So what?
The emperor came to this private residence every day when he left the palace. The person guarding the door of this residence was naturally no ordinary person, but the emperor's elite secret guard. He knew very well that the little girl living in the house next door was not an ordinary person either. She had not yet been canonized. The princess...
……etc!
The guard stared hard at the familiar letter, his eyelids twitching fiercely.
This, this is not...! ! !
"This is the emperor..." the guard said vaguely: "...this is the invitation letter from that adult to you?!"
"yes!"
"For you?"
"Yes!"
"..."
Shanshan didn't get the reaction he wanted, so he put down the letter with some hesitation: "What's wrong?"
guard:"……"
The guard was confused, but his face showed nothing. He took a step forward, stood in front of the two children, and said, "My lord is busy with important matters today. Miss Wen should go back first today."
"Is something wrong?"
Shanshan frowned: "But didn't he just invite me?"
Guard: "...It's just an urgent matter that just came here."
Good things can't help but be lost.
She was holding the invitation, not as happy as before.
Shanshan looked at the ink words on the paper, and then saw the little goldfish embroidery on the shoes. She raised her head again and asked eagerly: "Then when will he finish his work?"
"..." Guard: "This... little one doesn't know."
"Can I wait for him here?"
The little girl's eyes were wet, and she was even more adorable than a newborn puppy. She also specially changed into a new set of clothes and new pearl flowers. At this time, the little girl drooped down in disappointment, feeling extremely lost.
guard:"……"
The guard finally turned his head and took a step back to let the two of them in.
He whispered: "Maybe I'm done."
Shanshan's eyes lit up: "Thank you, uncle!"
She cheered up again, took the stone, and walked in happily.
Shitou looked back at the guard, thought about it, and felt something was wrong.
Shanshan has been here many times. She also has a room here where she keeps many treasures. With the emperor's acquiescence, she goes in and out as if she is going in and out of her own home. Usually the emperor would always sit in the garden waiting for her. Every time Shanshan came over, he would be the first to rush into the garden, and his tall and straight figure could be seen at a glance.
Only this time, she searched around the garden but didn't see the emperor.
Thinking that the guard said that the emperor was in an emergency, she went to the study to find someone.
This house was well-equipped with everything. The longer Bian Chen stayed here, he would occasionally bring government affairs here to handle. Sometimes Shanshan came to see him and saw him sitting in the study doing official business.
However, the two of them found the study room. There were some folding papers scattered on the table and the ink on the inkstone was not dry. However, the room was empty and the emperor was nowhere to be seen.
After searching twice and failing to find it, Shanshan was a little discouraged: "Didn't the Emperor invite me here? Where have they gone?"
Shitou: "Maybe the emperor has gone back beforehand."
"The emperor's uncle just invited me. If something happens, he will definitely tell me. There are so many people here, so many people can help him pass the message." Shanshan was a little unhappy: "Did he lie to me?"
And he even used a bird to invite her. Shanshan had never received such a solemn invitation. Before she came, she was thinking that maybe the emperor wanted to give her some surprise. It doesn't matter if there is no surprise, the bird has already made her very happy.
But if this is a lie, even if you are kind and good-tempered, you won’t want to deal with people!
Shitou thought for a while: "Maybe the emperor wants to play hide and seek with you?"
"hide and seek?"
After saying this, Shan Shan smiled brightly and pulled him out with bright eyes.
She had been here so many times and it was as familiar as her own home.
This house is no smaller than her home, but most of the rooms are empty, no one lives in them, and only servants clean them every day. The door was ajar, but she opened it with a slight push. There was no one inside.
Shanshan was not discouraged. She searched one room after another until she found a room. She pushed lightly but did not push.
"Huh?"
She pushed hard again, and the door latch was locked from the inside. Shanshan raised his voice and asked, "Uncle Emperor, are you in there?"
There was a slight movement in the room, but it quickly stopped.
But that's enough.
When Shanshan heard the noise, she knew that the person was inside. She made a small trumpet with her hands, leaned towards the crack of the door, and shouted happily inside: "Uncle Emperor, I found you, come out quickly!"
"..."
"Uncle the Emperor?"
"...Shanshan?" Bian Chen's voice sounded a little panicked.
"it's me!"
There was another muffled sound inside, like a heavy object falling to the ground. Shanshan listened carefully and heard some rustling sounds.
She leaned over curiously, trying to see clearly what was going on inside through the crack in the middle of the closed door. Unfortunately, she could only see a thin ray of light and could not see anything clearly.
Suddenly, the door creaked open and Bian Chen walked out.
Shanshan didn't stand firm for a moment, and threw forward with an ouch. Before she could fall, Bian Chen had already picked her up quickly. As the world was spinning, Shanshan seemed to see something inside, but the emperor took her out and took a step out, quickly closing the door with his other hand.
Shanshan held his shoulders and vaguely smelled a familiar fragrance on his collar.
"Shanshan, why are you here?"
Before she could figure it out, her attention was quickly drawn to this question.
"Uncle Emperor, didn't you invite me here?"
"I...invited you?"
"Yes!"
Shanshan took out the crumpled letter from his arms again.
"I recognize your handwriting." She said innocently: "Isn't this what you wrote to me?"
Bian Chen: "..."
He read the crumpled letter wordlessly for a long time, with countless things to say in his heart. After a while, he could only say: "...it was from me."
"Why did you ask me to come here?" Shanshan probed his head and looked at the closed door: "Are you playing hide-and-seek with me? What's hidden inside?"
"Nothing."
"That……"
"I asked you to come here because..."
Bian Chen remembered that in the room, the little girl looked at him without blinking, her ignorant eyes full of expectation. He took the letter out of the little girl's hand, crumpled it and hid it in his sleeve, and walked out quickly with the child in his arms without changing his expression.
Shanshan said "Hey" and wanted to take back the bird letter and put it in his treasure box as a souvenir.
"...I wanted to treat you to a new snack," the emperor said.
Shan Shan: “What kind of snack?”
"The imperial chef failed today. I'll invite you next time."
"oh……"
Shanshan was not yet hungry. When he heard that the snacks were gone, he was just greedy and forgot about it.
She kept looking at the emperor's sleeves. Bian Chen noticed her gaze, paused, and then said, "Do you want to attend the palace banquet?"
"Palace banquet?!" Shanshan's attention was immediately drawn away, and she asked in surprise: "Is there another banquet in the palace?"
The emperor nodded.
It doesn’t matter if it’s not the year or the holiday.
There's always an excuse.
"Are you going to invite me?"
"Would you like to go?"
"Of course I am willing!" Shanshan and Cute joined in the fun!
The emperor added: "At that time, I will personally write a message to invite you."
Shanshan's eyes lit up: "Only invite me?"
"Just write your name."
Oh my God!
When has Shanshan ever received such a solemn invitation?
She was young, so whenever she received an invitation at home, her mother's name was always followed. Either write about Wen Yiqing and Wen Shan, or write about Wen Yiqing and his daughter, but never just her name.
Shanshan no longer cared about the paper bird. All her thoughts were attracted by the invitation that had not yet been received. For fear that the emperor would forget it, she even stretched out her little finger to give him a hook.
There were no snacks, we made another appointment, and then it was time to go home.
"That's right." Shanshan remembered and pulled Shitou, who was standing silently aside, "Uncle Emperor, Brother Shitou wants to ask you to borrow a book."
"You go to the study to find it yourself." Bian Chen said casually: "I still have something to do. After getting the book, you can go back on your own."
Shanshan agreed, grabbed the stone and rushed towards the study.
The stone allowed her to be pulled, and she hurriedly bowed to the emperor and left.
His nose was as sharp as a dog's, and as he passed the emperor, he smelled a familiar scent.
It's very light and shallow, extremely elegant, like a burst of floral fragrance, but also vaguely like I've smelled it somewhere.
Stones also have a good memory.
He took two steps and quickly remembered how familiar the scent was.
He could smell it every day, it was the smell of a sachet, and it was often on Shanshan's body - because when she woke up every day, the first thing she did was to go to her mother to act coquettishly.
Wen Yiqing runs a rouge powder shop and is quite familiar with various spices. She made her own sachets and couldn't buy them from outside, so only the Wen family had this scent.
Shitou suddenly stopped and turned his head to look in disbelief.
"Brother Shitou?" Shanshan saw him stop and asked again, "What's wrong with you?"
Bian Chen stood there, meeting his eyes.
The emperor glanced at him indifferently, his eyes sharp and insightful, as if he had seen something from the shock that could not be concealed in his eyes. But the emperor's expression did not change at all, and his eyes became more cold and majestic.
The hair on the stone stands on end.
His senses were sharp, as if a sharp cold knife had been scraped across his body.
Stone:"……"
He, he, he... he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary!
But he didn't dare to say it!
He lowered his head forcefully and replied in a muffled voice: "Nothing."
Then he quickened his pace and left here quickly as if he was running away.
After watching the two figures disappear in the direction of the study, Bian Chen walked back.
The door to the room was still closed. He raised his hand to lightly lock it and whispered: "Shanshan has left."
After a long time, the door of the house was opened again from the inside.
Wen Yiqing walked out of it, her hair neatly tied into a bun, but her lipstick was a little blurry. She asked a little embarrassedly: "Why did Shanshan come here?"
Bian Chen touched his nose and said, "I heard that you were coming home, so I sent you a letter..."
Later, just after the letter was sent, Wen Yiqing came by himself. They had met many times in two adjacent houses, and the paper bird had flown many times. He was always careful and did not make any mistakes. He did not take the letter that was not delivered to the owner to heart, nor did he think about it. Will be picked up by the little girl.
The two looked at each other, relatively speechless.
Wen Yiqing looked away: "Shanshan will definitely look for me when he gets home, so I'll go back first."
After saying that, she crossed the border and walked out quickly.
She has been here several times and already knows every path in this mansion, as well as Shan Shan.
"Wait a minute." Bian Chen took her hand: "Are you free tonight?"
"No." Wen Yiqing whispered: "Let's talk about it next time."
I usually see it several times at night.
But this time she was almost discovered by her little daughter, and she felt guilty for no reason. Shanshan has always been aggressive. If she hadn't put down the door latch, Shanshan would have rushed in. She would have seen everything.
Although he didn't do anything against human ethics, he still felt a little embarrassed when he thought that it was his little daughter.
"When is the next time? Tomorrow?"
"In a few days."
Bian Chen pursed his lips slightly.
Wen Yiqing looked at him with his eyes slightly lowered. Although his face didn't change much, it seemed a little pitiful. She had no reason to think of the little daughter at home who loved to act coquettishly. She thought that although one father and daughter were extroverted and the other introverted, they were not without similarities.
Before she could figure out how to coax the talent, the person in front of her suddenly said, "What should I do if Shanshan sees me just now?"
"What?"
"If Shanshan finds out, what are you going to tell her?"
Wen Yiqing was startled.
She subconsciously followed the emperor's words.
She didn't do anything bad, and if she was really discovered by Shanshan... there would be nothing shameful. She would probably tell the truth to avoid making the little girl sad and suspicious. But the little daughter has always been very curious, and she will definitely pester her to ask questions again. Her little head is clear in black and white, and there are not so many twists and turns. Then she doesn’t know how to explain it...
She was thinking too much and was lost in thought for a moment.
"Forget it." Bian Chen let go of his hand and said calmly: "Shan Shan will go home soon. You can go back."
Wen Yiqing responded softly.
After walking through the porch and before going out, she subconsciously glanced back.
The emperor was still standing where he was. The trees were wide and cast a large shadow, shrouding him in it. A leaf swirled and fell gently on his shoulder.
The sound of joy is far away, and so are the footsteps. The happy little windmill blew back to the next door.
The mansion was empty, and the servants were hidden in the darkness, coming and going in silence. The sound of falling leaves is louder than the human voice.
Wen Yiqing paused, said nothing, turned around and walked out quickly.
Wait a moment.
she thought. Wait for her to take care of those trivial matters.
You have to...you have to give people a name.
…
After Shanshan returned home, she searched a lot and finally found her mother.
She happily threw herself into her mother's arms, happily showed her the little windmill she just got, and told her that she was going to attend the palace banquet soon.
"Do you want to enter the palace?" Wen Yiqing hugged her and asked.
Shanshan thought for a while and nodded: "Yes."
"What are you doing in the palace?"
"Playing with the Queen Mother. There are also the prince's brother and the emperor's uncle." Shanshan said: "When I entered the palace last time, they asked me to play again next time. But my home is outside, and it is not easy to enter the palace. .Mom, it would be great if we lived next door to the palace, then I could go into the palace and play every day."
She thought again: "It's not good either."
Wen Yiqing asked softly: "What's wrong?"
"If I go to the palace every day, then you will be alone." Shanshan hugged her again: "I still want to be with you."
Wen Yiqing hugged her tightly.
Shanshan secretly thought in her heart: It would be great if she could be with her mother and the emperor's uncle.
oops.
If you have a stepfather like the emperor's uncle, it's not impossible...
evening.
After dinner, the three of them stayed in the study together.
Shanshan played for a whole day and left his homework until the evening, sitting with the stones and meditating hard.
It was rare for Wen Yiqing to have free time, so she put away her books and calculations and picked up a book to read. The small window next to the desk was half-open, and the faint scent of autumn cinnamon drifted into the room on the wind, refreshing the heart and mind.
A paper bird quietly landed.
The paper bird had come so many times that she was used to it. The two children were sitting in the outer room and could not see here. She picked up the paper bird with a normal expression.
Sure enough, it was a letter from someone.
It's not just asking her to meet, just a few words, but it's also expressing my longing for her.
Wen Yiqing read it twice before carefully smoothing the letter paper.
When she raised her eyes, she saw Shitou standing stiffly not far away with a kettle in hand, his gray eyes wide open, looking over here.
Wen Yiqing: "..."
Stone:"……"
He raised the kettle and whispered: "The water is gone..."
The two looked at each other in silence.
Wen Yiqing blushed a little when he looked at her. She hurriedly hid the paper letter behind her back, and soon felt that it was too obvious. Shitou is not kind. Although he is usually taciturn, he has been begging for food outside at a very young age. Although he is not an adult, he has been sensible very early and understands the world. It cannot be fooled by a few words.
But it’s just a letter…
Shitou didn't see the content and didn't know who sent it. She can be said to be the business of the shop.
wrong. Today Shitou and Shanshan picked up the letter together and went to the next door...
At this moment, Shitou said quickly: "I won't tell."
Wen Yiqing: "..."
She blushed and nodded stiffly.
Shitou turned around, carried the kettle, and walked out hand in hand.
When he returned after filling up the water, Wen Yiqing also quietly went out.
He breathed a long sigh of relief, sat back to his original position, filled Shanshan's water glass with water, then picked up the half-finished homework and continued to meditate.
Shan Shan did it a little absent-mindedly.
She bit her pen, her mind no longer on her homework. When my mother walked out just now, half of her heart and soul flew out with her.
"Brother Shitou." Shanshan put down his brush and asked in a low voice, "Tell me, when will my mother promise to the emperor's uncle?"
Halfway through writing the large characters "Stone", a deep ink spot was left on the paper.
He lowered his head, took a new piece of paper, and said slowly: "...What?"
Shan Shan had already noticed it.
She stays with her mother every day and is the person who knows her best in the world. She was observing her mother every day, how could she not find anything?
There are so many people in the world who want to be her stepfather, but her mother doesn't show any pretentiousness to anyone, such as Uncle Shen, who has rejected her several times since she was a child, except for the emperor's uncle. Her mother never allowed her to accept things from others, but she could accept everything given by the emperor's uncle.
"Actually, it would be nice for the Emperor's uncle to be my stepfather." Shanshan said slowly: "I quite like the Emperor's uncle, as well as the prince brother and the Queen Mother. If my mother agrees, I can also call him Daddy’s…”
Stone:"……"
Shanshan was a little distressed: "But where is my biological father? If my mother wants to remarry, should I tell him?"
Stone:"……"
Shanshan sighed: "But my mother didn't say anything. If she wanted to find a stepfather for me, why didn't she tell me? Did I guess wrong?"
Stone:"……"
He put down his brush and stood up.
Shanshan raised his head in confusion: "Brother Shitou?"
Shi Shi strode out.
"Brother Shitou, what are you going to do?!"
"...Practice boxing!"
Shan Shan tilted his head.
She looked out the window. It was already dark outside. The moon tonight was also covered by dark clouds. There was not a single star in the sky. It was dark in the yard.
Practicing boxing? so late?
No more homework? :,,
