By the way, today is no better than the past few days. The sun is warmer and the warm wind can forcefully penetrate into people's collars.
It was the first time that Chu Xiaoqing did such an outrageous thing, ditching the maid, not riding in the carriage, and following a man through inaccessible alleys and even rooftops, and finally came to a tall courtyard wall.
The high red lacquer wall in front of me spans several blocks, and it is obvious that the palace occupies a very large area. Through the eaves of the wall, you can see several towering pavilions and pavilions with carved railings and jade inlays.
Chu Xiaoqing suddenly felt a trace of enthusiasm and expectation in her heart.
Her heart was beating loudly, her body was like the warm sun, and the afternoon wind seemed to be getting warmer.
"Come!"
Jiang Yunzhou held her slender waist, and the breeze blew up under his feet. The two of them jumped over the high wall lightly and landed in the courtyard.
Tomorrow is the day of housewarming. The palace has already been cleaned up, with only some forbidden troops patrolling. When Jiang Yunzhou officially moves in tomorrow, he will be replaced by his palace guards.
Since Jiang Yunzhou secretly brought Chu Xiaoqing into the house, he had already explored the way.
He pulled her through the garden corridor and rockery pavilion with ease, and then took a path to an exquisite courtyard. Although it was already winter, the courtyard was still lush and green, and some evergreen plants were obviously planted.
"Knowing that you like peace and quiet, I plan to change this courtyard into a small courtyard exclusively for you in the future. I'll wait for you to pick the name. Come on..."
As he spoke, Jiang Yunzhou took his hand and described each one: "This room will be converted into a meditation room for you... This room will be reserved as a study room... A Buddha statue will be erected in this room for you to worship..."
Chu Xiaoqing listened patiently with a peaceful smile.
"Why is there no bedroom?"
Hearing Chu Xiaoqing's question, Jiang Yunzhou raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you thinking about? This courtyard is a place for you to practice and relax. Of course you sleep in the bedroom with me in the main courtyard."
As soon as these words came out, Chu Xiaoqing's cheeks turned red. She avoided Jiang Yunzhou's angry eyes, lowered her eyes, and said softly: "Oh..."
Jiang Yunzhou grinned: "Come, look here."
With that said, he took her jade hand again, followed the corridor, passed through the moon cave door, and came to a wide courtyard.
Bamboos, trees, pines and cypresses are planted in the courtyard, and there is a shallow lake in the center. The water is as clear as a mirror. It has obviously been specially taken care of by a water spiritual master. Following the carved path under your feet, you can directly reach the waterside pavilion on the lake. With green shade on both sides, the scenery is very pleasant. .
As expected of a prince's palace, the pavilion in the center of the lake is much larger than the one in the Duke's palace. Chu Xiaoqing secretly praised it in her heart.
"follow me!"
Jiang Yunzhou smiled mysteriously and quickly pulled her to the lakeside pavilion.
After standing still, Jiang Yunzhou let go of Chu Xiaoqing and muttered something in his mouth. After making a virtual motion with his hands in the air, a green light suddenly lingered in front of the two of them.
"go--"
Jiang Yunzhou shouted softly and pushed hard with both hands, and saw the green light flying quickly towards the lake. Then, many green lights suddenly appeared in the water, and green spiritual lines appeared on the bottom of the lake.
Chu Xiaoqing was slightly startled: "Wood spiritual crystal?"
At this time, green vines suddenly appeared on the originally sparkling blue lake, and they slowly spread out in an instant. Pieces of green lotus leaves rose from the lake, emerald green.
"this……"
Chu Xiaoqing subconsciously covered her red lips. In her surprised eyes, white lotus blossoms bloomed slowly, with a fragrant fragrance, just like a fairyland.
Jiang Yunzhou tilted his head slightly and looked at Chu Xiaoqing: "Knowing that you love lotus the most, I set up this formation. This lake full of lotus will bloom for you all year round. Do you like it?"
Chu Xiaoqing was so shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of her that she forgot to answer.
Seeing her sluggishness, Jiang Yunzhou secretly kissed the corner of her mouth and smiled.
Chu Xiaoqing, who had always been angry because Jiang Yunzhou secretly kissed her before, was indifferent this time. She turned to look at Jiang Yunzhou blankly, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
Seeing the beautiful woman crying, Jiang Yunzhou suddenly felt at a loss: "Why is this..."
Chu Xiaoqing choked up slightly: "How can Xiao Qing be so virtuous and capable that His Highness is so favoring..."
She has spent her whole life in endless cultivation and study. What she has always felt in the past has always been heavy pressure and belief. Never has she ever been so favored...
She was still hesitating and hesitant before, and she couldn't tell for a moment whether she had the idea of seducing King Qin, or whether she wanted to be cherished like her father to her mother.
But now the unparalleled worry about gain and loss in her heart made her understand that she had already fallen in love with him.
She was really afraid, afraid that Nightingale's identity would be exposed and she would lose him...
Jiang Yunzhou thought she was so moved that she cried with joy. He quickly hugged her into his arms and comforted her: "This is nothing, don't cry. Don't cry."
At this moment, a series of footsteps came from outside the hospital.
"Oops, someone is coming."
Jiang Yunzhou secretly screamed that something was wrong. He hugged Chu Xiaoqing, stepped on the breeze, and instantly hid among the rocks of the rockery by the lake. He held his breath and did not dare to make any move.
Chu Xiaoqing was held in his arms, the sound of steady and orderly footsteps could be heard in her ears, her heart was beating wildly, and she clenched his arm nervously.
"Hey, this lake doesn't feel right."
"What's wrong?"
"Were there these lotus flowers before?"
"Whatever, it's just some lotus flowers, maybe they just bloomed."
"How do I remember that lotus flowers bloom in summer?"
"You remembered wrongly, hurry up, hurry up, it's time to find them to change shifts!"
Jiang Yunzhou and Chu Xiaoqing suppressed their laughter until they heard the footsteps of the patrolling Forbidden Army disappearing, then they looked at each other and chuckled.
Chu Xiaoqing's beautiful eyes were still filled with tears, and Jiang Yunzhou couldn't take his eyes away from her pretty face like pear blossoms after the rain.
Being stared at by him like this, Chu Xiaoqing bowed her head shyly.
The warm breath came from her cheeks and pressed against her broad chest. She felt that her chest, which had just slowed down, was beating faster.
"Xiao Qing."
"Um?"
Chu Xiaoqing raised her head in surprise, but a warmth came from the corners of her lips...
…
Floating teahouse.
Xiaodie and Xiaohuazi were all anxiously wandering at the door.
Seeing Jiang Yunzhou and Chu Xiaoqing walking down the stairs side by side, Xiaodie hurriedly rushed up and said with a hint of tears:
"My young master, where did you and your...young master go just now?"
Chu Xiaoqing pursed her lips and smiled: "We haven't gone anywhere, we have been in the Accord."
Xiaodie curled her lips and said: "You are lying. We have searched all over just now. You are not in the teahouse. You must tell Xiaodie where you go next time. Xiaodie is scared to death, wuwuwu..."
"Okay, okay, little crybaby, stop crying. It's my fault. I will tell you next time."
Chu Xiaoqing comforted her repeatedly, and after bidding farewell to Jiang Yunzhou and his party, she coaxed Xiaodie and boarded the carriage to leave.
When the carriage of Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was getting further away, Jiang Yunzhou turned his head and looked at Mo Xiu, who had not followed him today, and asked doubtfully: "Is there anything going on?"
Mo Xiu lowered his head and said: "Back to Your Highness, a few informants came to report. They discovered that several of King Yu's personal guards were heading to the outskirts of the city. They were not wearing brocade clothes and were acting very strangely."
After hearing this, Jiang Yunzhou took everyone to a secluded place, frowned and asked:
"What are they doing outside the city?"
Mo Xiu said in a deep voice: "I didn't know this at first, but I just heard from Xiaodie that they are going to Nan'an Temple to worship Buddha tomorrow. I am worried that they might be detrimental to Miss Chu."
"Are they near Nan'an Temple?" Jiang Yunzhou said coldly.
"That's right."
