The eyes of the third princess fell on Lin Rufei again. She had seen Lin Rufei once before, but unfortunately, she was busy crying in her father's arms, but she didn't have time to take a closer look at this young son of the Lin family. I have to say that this young son of the Lin family has indeed given birth to a beautiful skin. Although he is a little more morbid than ordinary people, this morbidity makes his temperament a little more attractive.
The third princess smiled and said, "Young Master Lin is so beautiful."
"Three princesses are overrated." Lin Rufei was very polite.
The third princess smiled and did not continue the topic. She casually shifted her gaze back to Xuan Qing, and said slowly: "Master Xuan Qing, it's been a long time, I remember the last time we met, when I was ten years old, in a blink of an eye, I'm getting married soon, and the time flies so fast."
"Yes." Xuan Qing lowered his eyes halfway, with a gentle expression, "It's very soon."
"Then why don't Master Xuanqing come to see me often?" The third princess coquettishly said, "When you're not here, there are always people bullying me in the palace."
"Who dares to bully the third princess?" Xuan Qing said.
"Who dares?" The third princess sneered, "If you count this seriously, there will be many people who dare."
Xuan Qing smiled and shook his head, looking a little helpless.
The third princess said again: "Master Xuanqing, you said you haven't been here for so long, why did you come so early this time, if you come later..." She frowned, showing a somewhat sad expression, then her expression suddenly changed, His eyes were sinister and vicious, "As long as it's a day or two later - I can take the lives of those two little beasts."
This sudden change made people really caught off guard. The third princess, who was acting like a coquettish girl just now, has a gloomy and solemn expression. At first glance, it seems to be somewhat similar to her majestic father, Bai Jinglun.
"You didn't come when they bullied me? It's my turn to bully them, but you ran very fast." With a wave of the third princess, a plate of iced grapes fell to the ground and smashed, the purple juice mixed Fragments of ceramics exploded under the two of them, soaking Lin Rufei's white boots.
Xuan Qing sighed softly, put his hands together, and remained silent.
"You talk, why don't you talk!" The third princess said coldly, "You clearly see them bullying me, but you are indifferent. Why are you so anxious when I bully them?"
Xuan Qing shouted: "Bai Mu Mou." This is the name of the third princess, which sounds a little cute.
After being called like this, the third princess quickly calmed down and returned to her charming and naive appearance when she first met her. She gritted her teeth and complained like a little daughter: "Master Xuanqing, you are so partial." The child also fell.
This scene after another made Lin Rufei next to him almost stunned. He had never seen such a fickle girl before. I have to say that the acting skills of these three princesses were really eye-opening.
"Don't cry." Xuan Qing seemed to have long been accustomed to the changes of the three princesses, and there was no surprise at all, and even with some helplessness to indulge in the younger generation, he said, "If you cry again and your father sees him, he will It should be distressed."
"It's not me that he hurts at all, right?" the third princess sobbed, "Someone told me that I wasn't Concubine Mei's daughter at all, and the emperor hurt me just because I looked like that woman." She Said, "Master Xuanqing, do you know who my mother is?"
Of course Xuan Qing knew, so he nodded.
Who knew that when the third princess saw it, she immediately rushed in front of Xuan Qing, grabbed his front, and said in a trembling voice, "Where is she now? Is she doing well? Is she dead?"
Xuan Qing said: "She has a good life."
"Tsk, I really wasn't born to Concubine Mei." Tears seemed like props, and the third princess snorted, restrained her pitiful expression, and let go of her hands and scolded, "Those two little beasts are not lying. Me, I'm actually a savage."
Xuan Qing frowned and said: "Princess must be careful, although your mother is not a concubine, but it is your father's favorite person, you must not belittle yourself.
"That's all." The third princess returned to the bench, picked up the silk fan and fanned it one after the other, and said lazily, "Anyway... it's not over yet." She squinted at Xuan Qing again, and coincidentally Xiao Yanxi said, "Master Xuanqing, you say, can we Dajing have a queen?"
Xuan Qing smiled calmly: "All beings are equal, there is no difference between men and women in the eyes of monks."
"I knew that Master Xuanqing was the best." He said such rebellious words in front of Xuanqing without caring. It can be seen that the third princess actually trusts Xuanqing and knows that he will definitely not tell Bai Jinglun, the third princess. He murmured to himself, "Then I'll give it a try. If I lose, I'll lose. My life is not worth much..."
After saying this, the third princess closed her mouth, and the pavilion became quiet.
Lin Rufei hesitated for a moment, but she opened her mouth and said, "Three princesses, I have a question I want to ask you. I don't know if it is convenient or not."
The third princess raised her chin and motioned to Lin Rufei.
"That day, your father dug out a tin box under the plum tree, which happened to contain your childhood paintings." Lin Rufei said, "I saw a few strange ink stains on the paintings..."
The third princess said, "You're smart, Young Master Lin." She smiled, but she admitted it carelessly, "Yes, I have been able to see that shadow for a long time, it wasn't something I encountered recently."
Xuan Qing frowned: "Why is Mu Mu different from me?"
"Hmph, how often do you come here? Besides, you're still a monk. I told you terribly, and then you went to tell the emperor and burned me like a monster." The third princess babbled nonsense, paused for a moment, and then said something. I thought to myself, "I was already very bored in the palace. If you took that thing away, wouldn't I be even more bored."
Xuan Qing disagreed: "That thing is too dangerous."
"It's nothing to be dangerous." The third princess said indifferently, "You count, among my dozen or so brothers and sisters who died, some died in the hands of monsters, and some died in the hands of people. In the hands, if this person is vicious, there will be no monsters."
Xuan Qing did not refute, but only comforted the princess, saying that if this happened in the future, it must not be concealed. The third princess obviously didn't listen, and waved her hands indifferently, with a little expression.
Lin Rufei's guess was not bad, Gu Xuandu's shadow had indeed been with the princess for a long time, but she didn't know why she suddenly attacked.
The three stayed in the pavilion for a while, but they didn't see the saint coming back, so Lin Rufei asked, "Why hasn't the saint come back yet?"
"Don't worry, that old lady is very difficult to deal with." The old lady in the mouth of the third princess is the Queen of Dajing, Lin Rufei has never seen it before, she said, "It's okay to be ugly, and you will get old quickly. It’s okay to be old, and her heart is still vicious, she deserves to be guarding the ice cellar for the rest of her life.” Her mouth is very vicious, and if the Queen hears it, I’m afraid that every word will be punished, “Those two sons are also not up to expectations. , I can't even beat me, and I'm worthy of being an emperor?! If I don't have these two pieces of meat on my chest, I'm not better than the two of them?!"
Xuan Qing said sadly, "Mu Mu, don't speak foul language."
"I'll say it." The third princess said, "Anyway, my father is not here. If you don't like it, you can go and sue!"
She obviously knew that Xuan Qing would not go, so she was completely fearless. Those beautiful eyes were almost rolled to the sky.
Lin Rufei looked at it, but thought it was a little funny, she clenched her hands into fists, and gently covered the smile on her lips.
"The old ladies want to punish me, but they don't want their son to be punished. That's impossible." Anyway, it's okay, so the third princess analyzed it with them, "They have committed the things that my father is most afraid of. Retreat, and want to trick me, it's just a fool's dream - just wait and see, I will kill them all one by one sooner or later."
This little girl, who was only fourteen years old, was thinking about her own ambitions, but it didn't make people feel that she was talking big.
Xuan Qing is right, those who can survive in the palace are not good stubble. If the princess is really just a little white rabbit who doesn't understand anything, I am afraid that all the bones that have been torn long ago will be left. Maybe she was not used to it at first, but some people are born with an unknown wildness in their bones, and Bai Mumu is like this.
After waiting for about half a column of incense, Bai Jinglun and his queen arrived late. I have to say that Bai Mumu's words are indeed exaggerated. Although this queen is not as beautiful as a Fangling woman, she has a unique charm and a dignified expression. If you don't know her heart, you might think she is somewhat kind. However, judging from Xuan Qing's indifferent reaction, he didn't seem to like the queen very much either, the queen didn't care at all, she greeted a few people with a smile, and after seeing the broken fruit plate on the ground, she covered her mouth and said, "Why is Mu Mu so careless? Is your hand scratched? Oh, Mr. Lin's boots are also stained with grape seeds, it's a pity, it's a pity, these boots are so beautiful, they just got dirty..."
"It's okay." Lin Rufei waved her hand, indicating that it was okay.
Bai Mumu turned into a good girl again, and whispered: "I'm sorry, Empress, it was me who saw Master Xuanqing and the others were coming. They were too excited... I accidentally..."
"Okay, it's a big deal." What Bai Jinglun disliked the most was the Queen's sarcastic tone. Everyone in the palace was a fox who had been practicing for thousands of years. He was impatient. "There are guests here, calm down for me."
The queen sneered, did not speak any more, and sat down quietly beside her.
"Xuanqing, she doesn't believe me, but she still believes in you. You tell her what the hell is going on with that thing." Bai Jinglun said coldly, "Did Mu Mu deliberately want to harm her two outspoken sons?"
Xuan Qing nodded and briefly explained what happened, but he was very smart, omitting some very important details, and said that this thing has been eyeing the people in the palace for a long time, but nothing happened. , It was about that day when the princess had a dispute with the person, and the mood swings were too great, so that thing had a chance to take advantage. The implication is that the princes themselves have to take some responsibility.
Xuan Qing's words are not a lie, after all, the conditions needed to merge the two shadows are actually very harsh. The princess was heartbroken that day, which should also be one of the conditions, but he did not explain whether the princess was conscious when she was in a coma, and whether she took the initiative to hurt the prince.
The queen's face became more and more ugly, and finally she forced a smile and said: "Master Xuanqing, that thing will not appear again, right?"
"No, it has been taken away." Xuan Qing said, "The Empress can rest assured."
"That's good, that's good." The queen said, "I only have two sons. If something happens, I can't accept it." She wiped the corners of her eyes, which were not wet, and made a sad gesture. .
"So it's settled then?" Bai Jinglun asked beside him.
The queen wanted to say something, but seeing the coldness in Bai Jinglun's eyes, she swallowed the words abruptly, and nodded with difficulty: "The two children are indeed a little open-mouthed, and I don't know who they are with. It is learned by ignorant servants."
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that in this palace, the people who dare to scold the emperor's most beloved princess can count on one hand.
Bai Jinglun naturally knew, so he sneered and said that since you can't manage the servants in your palace, then I will take care of it. After speaking, he made a decree to follow the prince's personal palace servants from childhood to adulthood. Punished to do frontier coolies. The Queen's distressed heart twitched, but she also knew that doing this was the best result.
And the third princess who hurt the princes was also punished, but the punishment was a little painless. Said to be fined for three months and banned for ten days, which is almost equivalent to nothing.
As soon as the result of this treatment came out, even a person like Lin Rufei who didn't understand the rules of the palace could see that Bai Jinglun was really eccentric.
The queen also hated itching teeth, but she still didn't dare to say anything.
This matter was completely settled, and Bai Jinglun specially set up a banquet to thank the two. The banquet was very rich. During the banquet, various princes and concubines took turns to go into battle, toasting Xuanqing and thanking him. Lin Rufei saw the eldest prince who only knew his name, which made him feel a little regretful that this eldest prince seemed to be a little docile, even sluggish, without inheriting Bai Jinglun's momentum and Bai Mumu's wit .
The third princess was sitting next to Lin Rufei, probably seeing his expression, she leaned over with a smile and said, Young Master Lin, do you think the appearance of the eldest prince is disappointing
Lin Rufei glanced at her, and said, "It's different from what I imagined, so I'm a little regretful." It's not enough to be disappointed.
"How can I blame my brother." The third princess said, "Although he is the eldest prince, he is a concubine, and he is not popular. Concubine Mei was fine when she was there, but when she died, the situation would be even worse." She held on. With his chin and his fingertips on the wine glass, he clicked, "I heard my mother say that he was bullied so badly by the second prince since he was a child that he was even thrown into a frozen pond one winter. After he was rescued When I got sick, I became a little stupid... This situation didn't change until I came here."
The emperor loves the third princess the most, so there are not many people who dare to bully her, but even so, there are still people who dare to call her a savage in front of her, just because she has no maternal power and is alone like the eldest prince.
"The shadow has been with me for a long time." The third princess said, "I was very scared at first, but then I suddenly found out that there are too many people in the palace who will harm me, but the shadow is not one of them, Mr. Lin, can you? Tell me, where did Master Xuanqing get the shadow?"
Lin Rufei said, "It's on me."
The third princess said, "On you?"
Lin Rufei said, "Yes."
The third princess said disappointedly: "If it is possible, I really want to see him again."
But she didn't know that when she said this, Gu Xuandu was standing beside Lin Rufei, but the shadow of him lying on the ground slowly stood up, and then he carefully stretched out his hand and touched it. He touched the head of the third princess, as if to thank the girl who had been with him all the time.
After drinking and eating, the crowd gradually dispersed.
Lin Rufei drank a few cups and got a little drunk. She slowly got on the carriage and saw that Xuan Qing was already sitting on it.
"Why so fast?" Lin Rufei asked curiously, "Are you still surrounded by a circle of people just now?" Everyone knows that Xuan Qing is a celebrity in front of the emperor, so naturally he would like to have a few more words with him. Xuan Qing is a monk, and I am afraid that some people will arrange their daughters there.
"Slipped away." Xuan Qing said, "When there are too many people, it will be very troublesome."
Lin Rufei nodded, and was about to call the driver to set off, but noticed a man in a red robe standing at the corner of the palace entrance. It was the prince Bai Tian Rui who had not appeared today. At today's banquet, Tian Rui was also not seen. Lin Rufei was surprised at first, but she didn't expect to appear at this moment. It's just that he didn't come, just staring at the carriage from such a distance, his expression dark and unclear.
Lin Rufei said, "Bai Tian Rui is there, is he looking for you?"
"No." Xuan Qing said lightly, "I'm not familiar with the prince."
"Unfamiliar?" Lin Rufei asked suspiciously, "But I see him..."
Xuan Qing smiled and said nothing.
Now that Xuan Qing's words have come to an end, he doesn't want to see Bai Tian Rui, it's his business, and Lin Rufei doesn't have much to say. The coachman swung his whip, and the carriage galloped all the way out of the palace.
At this time, the curfew in Lantern City has been lifted, and when it gets dark, the city is full of lights. Countless night lights of different styles illuminated the entire imperial city. These lanterns were exquisite like works of art. Lin Rufei even saw a dragon-shaped lantern revolving around the attic. It is like a fire dragon entangled in the attic, and the description is lifelike.
Lin Rufei was a little sleepy at first, but at this time she suddenly became interested and asked Xuan Qing if she wanted to go down for a walk, Xuan Qing readily agreed.
On the streets, there are hawkers and tourists everywhere, and the bustling and bustling seems to be Chinese New Year. Lantern residents who are used to nightlife have been holding it back for a month. At this time, the curfew is finally lifted. All of them are like rabbits out of their cages, very lively.
Lin Rufei chose a few candy figurines with great interest, and asked the hawker to squeeze a little monk, and handed it to Xuan Qing with a smile.
Xuan Qing took it with a smile and held it in his hand.
"It's so beautiful." Lin Rufei said.
"The Lantern Festival is the most beautiful day in Lantern City." Xuan Qing said, "If Mr. Lin is free, you can come and play. Where is Mr. Lin going next?"
Lin Rufei said: "Just follow the official road all the way down. If there is no accident, it should be the He family."
"Oh, then you have to be careful." Xuan Qing said, "The He family respects martial arts, and everyone is a reckless man. Young Master Lin's body is probably going to be treated coldly." Although he seemed to be warning, but In fact, there was a smile in his eyes, more like making fun of Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei said yes.
There were a lot of people on the street, Lin Rufei and Xuan Qing separated after looking down at the gadgets. When he came back to his senses and searched everywhere for Xuan Qing, he couldn't find the monk's shadow. When he passed by a certain alley, Lin Rufei suddenly saw two figures overlapping each other in the alley, one covered in the alley. On the other, although the light was very dim, Lin Rufei could barely see the faces of the two. One was Xuan Qing, and the other... was actually Bai Tian Rui.
During the day, Rui seemed to drink too much, and he refused to let Xuan Qing go. Xuan Qing looked helpless and could only let him pull. In the end, Xuan Qing was really unable, so he coaxed the child, and stuffed the little candy man, a monk that Lin Rufei had given him, into the hands of Bai Tian Rui. : "Xuanqing is actually sweet, I thought... you should be bitter."
Xuan Qing said: "The monk is indeed suffering."
"Yeah." Bai Tianrui said, "there will be no monk who suffers more than you in the world."
Xuan Qing smiled bitterly.
When Lin Rufei saw this, she was pulled away by Gu Xuan, who nodded his head and said when Xiao Jiu got into such a bad habit and went to peek at other monks flirting. Lin Rufei said in a daze: "The monk is flirting with Bai Bai Rui?? Why didn't I see it."
Gu Xuandu said, "What does Xiao Jiu think about flirting?"
Lin Rufei thought for a while: "Just... write love poems, listen to the tunes together?" He had only seen these in the book, so he was extremely hesitant to say it.
Gu Xuandu's eyes narrowed slightly, the hand that was holding Lin Rufei's wrist suddenly turned around and intertwined with Lin Rufei's fingers. His hands were a bit icy, and it was very comfortable to hold in the hot summer. He said, "If Xiao Ji doesn't understand, would it be better for senior to teach you?"
Lin Rufei: "Huh?"
Before he could react, he was pulled into another alley by Gu Xuandu. Gu Xuandu pushed him on the shoulder and he was pressed against the wall. Gu Xuandu was much taller than him. At this time, the two were almost a finger's distance apart. He could even see a small black mole on Gu Xuandu's slender neck.
"My little leek." Gu Xuan looked down at Lin Rufei and said softly, "When will my little leek grow up." He pinched Lin Rufei's earlobe and kneaded, "All Can't wait."
Lin Rufei's body trembled from being pinched, and she wanted to push back, but found that her strength was sinking into the sea, and Gu Xuan didn't move at all. The originally white earlobes were pinched into gorgeous red by Gu Xuan, Lin Rufei's slightly drunk eyes showed some moist water vapor, and whispered: "Senior, what are you doing..."
"Flirting." Gu Xuandu rolled his eyes, "Although I want to do something more extreme to Xiao Jiu, I'm worried that Xiao Jiu won't be able to accept it for the time being."
He said such private things so calmly, Lin Rufei didn't know what to say for a while, the corners of his eyes also turned red, and his chest was beating like a drum, for some reason Gu Xuan was greedy His eyes looked a little scared. He wanted to turn his head away, but Gu Xuandu pinched his chin, Gu Xuandu said, "Anyway... Thank you Xiao Jiu for your hard work in helping me find my shadow."
Lin Rufei said sternly, "Senior... You're welcome."
Gu Xuandu said, "You're welcome." He placed a kiss on Lin Rufei's chin, then took a deep breath and said, "Let's go, go back."
The restrained body was finally released, but Lin Rufei felt that his feet were a little weak. He didn't dare to look at Gu Xuandu's eyes, pretending to be nothing, but his slightly flustered footsteps showed that he was not in a calm heart at this time. Gu Xuandu followed Lin Rufei leisurely, and he was very precise about Lin Rufei's temperament. Some people eat soft and not hard.
Lin Rufei hurried back to the inn, but saw Xuan Qing at the door of the inn. He seemed to have just returned, and after seeing Lin Rufei, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Where is Young Master Lin? see you."
"Oh, I just went to buy something." Lin Rufei said perfunctorily, "Xuan Qing... Where's Master?"
"I also bought something by the way." Xuan Qing replied, he obviously concealed something on purpose.
The two looked at each other, then both showed embarrassed expressions, exhorting each other to go to rest early when it was getting late.
When Lin Rufei got upstairs, she remembered that when she came back, she was empty-handed and didn't take anything at all, and Xuan Qing... There was no copper plate in her purse, so how could she buy anything.
Alas, both of their excuses were so clumsy, Lin Rufei laughed awkwardly.
The author has something to say: Gu Xuandu: I have endured for so long, what if people can't bear it anymore
Lin Rufei: I couldn't bear it anymore, the readers would not see us that day, only a big red lock.
Gu Xuandu: ... I'll be a monk too.