Zhong Lishuo, who was sitting under the cherry tree, bent down and picked up the cakes on the brocade in front of him, brought them to Prince Su He's mouth, and said to him, "How do you think the cherry trees here are blooming?"
Su He opened his mouth, accepted Zhong Lishuo's feeding, nodded, and answered innocently, "It's beautiful."
"It's also very prosperous, right." Zhong Lishuo said, smiling and saying to the prince, "The prince knows that cherry blossoms did not appear in Yuanzhou a hundred years ago."
"Um?"
Zhong Lishuo stroked his fingers and said to him, "Cherry blossoms are the flowers of Zhongzhou. A hundred years ago, there was a Chu emperor who loved cherry blossoms very much, so cherry blossoms were planted everywhere in Yuanzhou City. Here, there was a whole boat of cherry trees that came to Zhongzhou, but only this one survived."
The prince was surprised and said, "It's amazing."
"It's amazing, right." Zhong Lishuo lowered his eyes, set his eyes on the young child, and said, "A seedling broke away from the soil and water of its hometown, traveled south by boat, crossed thousands of miles, and finally took root in a foreign land. In a hundred years, such gorgeous flowers can still bloom."
Su He's big bright eyes looked at Zhong Lishuo without blinking, and the gentle young man said softly, "The journey of a cherry blossom is so far away, so how long has it been for the prince who came from the north to Yuanzhou? Woolen cloth?"
"From Subei, through the vast grasslands, and then to Lanzhou, right?"
Su He nodded, followed Zhong Lishuo's words and said, "Then there is Ningzhou, Zhongzhou and Wanzhou. There are many places I have not seen before. I have traveled for a long time."
"It must be very hard." Zhong Lishuo said, the young child nodded, then shook his head again.
Zhong Lishuo sighed, put his hand on the top of the prince's head, and asked, "Are you afraid?"
After hesitating for a while, Su He finally nodded, and said, "Grandma...is gone." When he left the grassland, he was really scared.
Zhong Lishuo said, "If you come alone, you must be very afraid. Besides, what else is the prince afraid of?"
Zhong Lishuo saw the child's anxiety, and under her guidance, Su He said hesitantly, "They said that the elder brother will kill me, and the emperor of Qing will also."
"I can understand the prince's fear, but hasn't the prince come to Yuanzhou now? In my eyes, the prince is like the cherry blossoms that the emperor liked a hundred years ago, a beautiful scenery invited from thousands of miles away. The prince has not seen the emperor. What kind of person do you think she is?"
"I don't dare to look." Su He squeezed the cake and avoided Zhong Lishuo's gaze. In the eyes of the people from the north, the emperor of the Qing Kingdom was a demon wandering in the grasslands. Just one more look and you will lose your life.
Su He is too cowardly. How dare a young prince be oppressed by a tough brother? Zhong Lishuo sighed and said, "It's okay, the prince, the emperor is a good person. I think she let the prince come to Qingguo so that the prince can be like this cherry tree and become a beautiful scenery of Qingguo."
Su He is cowardly, but it doesn't mean he is stupid. Judging from the fact that he can quickly master Qingguo Yayan in only half a month, he is still a smart child.
He raised his head and looked at Zhong Lishuo with bright eyes: "Asu, are you comforting me?"
Zhong Lishuo shook his head and said, "I just see that the prince is a little uneasy, so I will talk to you. Since it has taken root, don't be afraid. Live well, just like this cherry tree."
To live is to have hope.
This is a phrase that young children have vaguely heard. It was the night of the rebellion in Subei. In the chaos of war, his mother put Tao Xun in his arms and put him in a heap of sheep.
Don't make a sound, don't come out, live.
These were the last three words his mother said to him. He heard the wailing of soldiers, the separation of flesh and blood, and the groan of his mother before she died.
Su He had heard his mother say countless times that Ming Geqi would claim the throne of his majesty. Therefore, he couldn't take the throne of the monarch anyway. His mother told him that he must hide until the rebellion was over before coming out, and surrendered the throne of the monarch in front of everyone.
He did it, so he survived. Although Su He is very timid, he is also very strong. It was this kind of character that made Nianwang keep him.
Su He could feel Zhong Lishuo's kindness and understand what she meant. He lowered his head, looked at the cakes on the Jinpa, and said, "Just like this cherry tree, there will be Opportunities bloom." He raised his head, looked at Zhong Lishuo, his eyes were bright: "Asu, I have survived."
So in this case, there is no need to tell him, he understands. He was just sad that he would never see Granny again.
Zhong Lishuo's heart skipped a beat when she was stared at by the child's pure eyes. She heard the words and breathed a sigh of relief, showing a gratified smile. "The prince is really a very smart child." And he is also transparent, which is really a rare child. Zhong Lishuo didn't expect that there would be such a different harvest just to see the job as a companion student won by the queen.
The more contact, the more Zhong Lishuo was attracted by the purity of him. She sighed with emotion, and heard Prince Su He say, "A Su is the best person I have ever met, besides A Ma."
He was his first partner in a foreign country. Su He thought about it, and his mood improved. He picked up a cake and put it to Zhong Lishuo's lips: "Asu, eat cake."
Zhong Lishuo smiled, stretched out his hand to take his cake, and when he raised his eyes, he saw two figures standing under the cherry tree not far away from the corner of his eyes.
Zhong Lishuo put down the pastry in his hand, got up, and bowed in the direction of the two. Xuan Jingchen, who had already stood there for a while, noticed the boy's movements, and then set his eyes on the boy again as if he had just woken up from a dream.
When Xuan Jingchen saw Zhong Lishuo pulling Su He up, the restrained Su He put his hand in Zhong Lishuo's palm, and the two walked towards her hand in hand.
Xuan Jingchen stood on the spot and watched the young man in the green shirt get closer and closer, until when he came a step away, he leaned over and saluted, "I have seen Your Majesty." Su He saluted, but Xuan Jingchen did not respond. When he came over, Zhong Lishuo asked happily again, "The spring is shining, is your Majesty also here to enjoy the cherry blossoms in the East Palace?"
Xuan Jingchen nodded, his eyes slid down from Zhong Lishuo's face, and looked at Su He who was beside him: "I haven't seen the prince for a long time, how is the prince living in the palace?"
Su He nodded timidly, and subconsciously grabbed Zhong Lishuo's hand again. The dependence he showed on Zhong Lishuo made Xuan Jingchen look sideways, so her eyes fell on the smiling boy again.
"Sir, long time no see."
Zhong Lishuo couldn't help but smiled and said: "To see Your Majesty today, it's not worth the splendid spring." She said, pointing to the blanket placed under the cherry tree opposite, and said, "I and the prince and I see the East Palace's The cherry blossoms are blooming very well, so I asked to come over to enjoy the cherry blossoms. I also prepared some cakes, if Your Majesty does not dislike it, why not eat some with us and then enjoy the cherry blossoms?"
When Servant An saw the lively and energetic young man in front of her, she was shocked, but just based on her appearance, she knew that this was the young son of Yuezheng Shilang's family who had caused some rumors. But I didn't expect that he was still such a bold child.
The attendant who accompanied the empress in the Zhaodi period died when Yuanzhou city was destroyed. Attendant An was promoted from the military camp by Xuan Jingchen, so she had never seen Emperor Zhao, but she was very familiar with Le Zhengying. She thought a little more about this daring boy in her heart, but seeing the queen nod her head rarely, she replied, "Okay."
Zhong Lishuo was overjoyed, holding Su He's hand and leading Xuan Jingchen forward. Su He raised his eyes, glanced at Le Zhengsu who was obviously very happy, and frowned.
Xuan Jingchen sat opposite Zhong Lishuo and saw two young men, one big and one small, sitting side by side, one looked happy, the other looked at her timidly. The happy one was Zhong Lishuo. She took the cakes that Xuan Jingchen liked and handed them to her: "I don't know what Your Majesty will like. In the late spring season, it is most suitable to eat flower cakes."
Her eyes were bright, Xuan Jingchen looked at her like this, and turned to Su He, only to see Su He staring at Zhong Lishuo. After hesitating for a moment, Xuan Jingchen saw Zhong Lishuo put the cake into his mouth as if he had come to a realization.
Xuan Jingchen looked at her for a moment, before reaching out to take the cake on Zhong Lishuo's brocade handkerchief, putting it on his lips and biting lightly, saying warmly, "It's very sweet."
Zhong Lishuo smiled and said, "If Your Majesty likes it, use it more."
Xuan Jingchen scanned the pastries spread on the brocade, all of them were familiar ones, she asked, "Little gentleman, do you like these sweet and greasy things on weekdays?"
"The weather is fine, sweets are best." Zhong Lishuo replied with a smile, but made Xuan Jingchen take the cake in his hand. Xuan Jingchen put down the cake he had taken half a mouthful of, and chuckled lightly: "My little gentleman's words remind me of the late emperor."
Zhong Lishuo was startled, but heard Xuan Jingchen continue: "Many years ago, when the late emperor was still a prince, he liked to eat flower cakes during the cherry blossom viewing period in spring. I used to spend a few years with the late emperor in spring, but now... "
Xuan Jingchen sighed, looked at Zhong Lishuo with a fixed gaze, and said softly, "I only know what is right and wrong after seeing Mr. Xiao."
Zhong Lishuo was stunned, looking at the firmness in the queen's eyes, she felt her heart tremble. She saw Xuan Jingchen's eyes shining brightly on her, a mad cry in the bright spring day.
She has me in her heart.
Just this thought made Zhong Lishuo ecstatic. This time, in Xuan Jingchen's eyes, she finally found what she had been looking forward to.
Such a repressed, yet revealing trace of affection.