Melting moonlight, East Palace, Zixiao Palace.
Linglong stood at the head respectfully, and told Pei Yan about Zishuang's delivery of the letter.
"The Crown Princess seems to have scolded Zishuang. Zishuang's face was livid, and there seemed to be tears. After coming out of the palace, she went straight back to her room."
Pei Yan's face was calm, "You watch the princess carefully to see if she will go out tomorrow."
Linglong nodded, and after thinking for a moment, she added, "According to my subordinates, the Crown Princess... is not confused. The letter exchange is mainly caused by that Zishuang."
Pei Yan's black eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Linglong slowly, with a smile on his face, but his tone was very light, "It seems that the Crown Princess treats you well? It's only been a few days, and you have spoken for her."
Linglong was taken aback, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee, lowered her head and said, "This subordinate is talkative, and I hope the master will forgive me."
Pei Yan stared at the words laid out on the desk case, and after a long silence, he said, "Get up, Gu didn't blame you."
The breeze blows in from the window, and the fragrance of ink spreads.
After a few more instructions, Pei Yan asked Linglong to retreat.
"Pei Changzhou..."
Pei Yan picked up a pen, wrote these three characters on the white rice paper, and then took a red pen to circle the name, a cold murderous intent rose in his ink-like eyes.
After a while, he casually threw the Langhao pen in his hand beside the table, leaned back on the chair lazily, and gently pinched the space between his eyebrows with his slender fingers.
Will that little fox come to the appointment tomorrow? It's really curious.
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The next day, Tao Ti woke up naturally after falling asleep.
It didn't know when it started to rain outside, creating a hazy mist.
In front of the vanity mirror, Linglong stood behind her with a comb in her hand and asked, "Crown Princess, what kind of bun do you want to wear today?"
"It's the same as yesterday. Anyway, if you don't go out, you can come here anyway." Tao Ti replied lazily, resting her chin with one hand, staring straight at the light rain outside the window.
The light rain in spring inexplicably makes people feel calm. At this time, make a cup of jasmine tea, pair it with a delicious snack, and lie on the bamboo chair to watch the rain. It is pleasant to think about it.
When Linglong heard her saying that she couldn't go out, she felt a little settled, and felt that she had seen the right person.
After dressing up, Tao Ti asked someone to cook a bowl of fresh shrimp and small wontons for lunch.
The thin skin is translucent, the filling is thick, and a whole prawn is wrapped in the juicy minced meat. When you bite it down, it is delicious, light and refreshing, and paired with the delicious chicken soup, it is so fresh that your eyebrows will fall off.
After eating and drinking, Tao Ti let go of her thoughts and stood in front of the window to enjoy the rain.
But Zishuang was carrying a small bundle, following behind the eunuch, turning her head three times a step at a time, with sad and melancholy eyes, as if Tao Ti was a scumbag who always gave up.
Tao Ti didn't feel any fluctuations in her heart, and she even breathed a sigh of relief secretly. Fortunately, he discovered this Lei early, if he continued to keep her by his side, he might not be able to make trouble in the future.
Linglong saw the crown princess leaning against the window, her eyes wandering far and wide, looking thoughtful.
I can't help but guess in my heart, is the Crown Princess thinking about going to the appointment? That's impossible, if the Crown Princess really goes, where will His Highness be placed
Tao Ti was indeed thinking about Pei Changzhou, but she was praying that the rain would be heavier, and it would be better to drench Pei Changzhou into a drowning dog, the more embarrassing the better!
Turning around to see Linglong, she said softly, "Has Zishuang sent you away?"
Linglong calmed down a little, and walked forward slowly, "Yes, I've already boarded the carriage leaving the palace." After a pause, she asked, "Why did the Crown Princess send Zishuang back all of a sudden, did she make any mistake?"
"Her temperament is not suitable for staying in the palace." Tao Ti replied vaguely, then stopped talking, walked back to the soft couch, picked up the scriptures and read.
Seeing that she had no plans to go out, Linglong's heart sank again, completely unaware that she didn't know when to start, and she had a little more sincere care for the princess.
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The light rain beat on the tender green banana leaves, and even the air was filled with a burst of damp smoke.
Beside the Moon Shadow Lake in the small garden, Pei Changzhou was dressed in white. He looked handsome from a distance, but his face was as black as coal when viewed up close.
"Hu Jin, what time is it?" He frowned and asked the eunuch beside him.
"Back, back to the master, it's three quarters..."
"Are you sure you delivered the letter to her?"
Hu Jin's heart shuddered, and his back bent even lower, "As before, the servant handed the letter to Zishuang, the servant girl next to the princess, and it will definitely not be wrong."
"What about that man? I've been waiting here for almost an hour, why didn't I even see a shadow?" Pei Changzhou looked at the empty garden and became more and more anxious. When we met before, it was Tao Ti who was waiting for him. When is it his turn to wait for someone else
He wrote so many love words in the letter yesterday, he is confident that there is no woman who will not be in love after reading the letter, let alone Tao Ti, a stupid woman who is devoted to him.
If she read that letter, she would definitely want to grow wings and fly over to meet him...
Now that there is no sign of anyone, there is only one possibility—she never received the letter at all.
Pei Changzhou stared at Hu Jin suspiciously with a stern face, and said angrily, "Is that Zi Shuang reliable? Will the letter be intercepted?"
Hu Jin was heartbroken, and replied cautiously, "Zishuang was the one who sent the letter before. Besides, you have given her a lot of rewards, master. She is eager to send more letters. How could she not be dedicated? As for the letter being sent Cut it off, probably not... The servant did it very covertly when sending the message, and no one saw it."
Seeing Pei Changzhou's impatient face, Hu Jin hurriedly added, "Perhaps because of the rain, the princess was delayed on the way? Why don't you wait and see, master."
Pei Changzhou clenched his fingers. Although he was dissatisfied, he had no other choice but to wait.
After waiting, another hour passed.
Seeing that the rain was getting heavier, Pei Changzhou's face was even more gloomy than the sky.
It's already this time, he would be a fool to wait any longer.
Thinking of Tao Ti's indifferent attitude yesterday... She didn't plan to come today at all, did she? It's really unreasonable!
Pei Changzhou stood up abruptly, Hu Jin was taken aback, "Master, master?"
Pei Changzhou glanced at him coldly, gritted his teeth and said, "Go back!"
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"The third prince doesn't know where the interest came from. On this rainy day, he ran to Yueying Lake and blew the cold wind all afternoon... Haha, I heard that when he returned to the house, he asked the kitchen to make a bowl of ginger tea. It's probably because of the dye. It's cold."
When Zhan Ping said this, the gloating in his tone couldn't be hidden.
He has always looked down on Pei Changzhou. He is also a person who reads sage books. His own prince is full of poetry and literature, so Pei Changzhou is just wandering around with half a bucket of water. Quite a few poor and rotten Confucians served as staff, and in winter, they even fanned them with broken fans, so they were not afraid of freezing.
He was born in such a state that he attracted a lot of people's attention. Many aristocratic daughters secretly expressed their love for him, and even his own sister followed him like a demon. Every day, the third prince grew up and the third prince fell short. It's really maddening !
Just like women look at women, it's the same thing that men look at men. What kind of guy is Pei Changzhou
"Okay, let's not talk about him." Pei Yan put down the book in his hand and looked out of the window, "It's not early, you should be on duty."
Zhan Ping originally wanted to say that it was too early, he could chat with the prince again, but before he could say this, he saw Pei Yanshi stand up abruptly.
He was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Your Highness, it's time for dinner, where are you going?"
Pei Yan said very naturally, "Go alone to Yaoguang Palace for dinner."
Zhan Ping stared blankly, "Huh? It's still raining outside, it's so cold, your body..."
"Gu is not made of paper, it will melt when it touches water." Pei Yan said gently, "Gu hasn't been to the Crown Princess for two days, so don't neglect her."
"... Your Highness is so kind to the Crown Princess."
Zhan Ping pursed his lips, and thought, even if that woman is good at cooking, she is not worthy of such a handsome and handsome figure as His Highness.
The night was like ink, and the wind and rain were getting stronger.
When Pei Yan rushed to Yaoguang Hall in the rain, the hall was brightly lit, and as soon as he walked to the corridor, he smelled an extremely delicious and alluring fragrance.
Fu Xirui put away the umbrella, wiped the raindrops on Pei Yan's cloak, and said with a smile, "It seems that the princess is cooking again."
Pei Yan was in a good mood, and gave a soft "hmm".
The little eunuch guarding the door saw the prince coming, and hurriedly greeted him.
Pei Yan signaled them to get up, and said, "The Crown Princess is in the kitchen?"
After getting an affirmative answer, he didn't go to the main hall to rest, but went straight to the small kitchen.
When we walked to the door of the kitchen, we saw steaming heat and white smoke in front of the neat stove. Tao Ti wore a primrose-colored robe, her wide sleeves were rolled up by her arms, her white hands nimbly kneaded her face, and after a while, as if by magic, she pulled out snow-white and slender noodles.
She looked very focused, the warm yellow candlelight shone on her bright cheeks, and a strand of blue hair hung by her ears, adding a bit of gentleness for no reason.
Pei Yanqing stopped by the door in a dignified manner, his black eyes moved slightly, and he stared at it for a long time.
It wasn't until the maid who helped the cook noticed him and hurriedly saluted him that Tao Ti by the stove looked towards the door belatedly.
There was still a little white flour on her cheeks, when she saw him, her bright beautiful eyes curved, and she smiled brightly, "Your Highness, you are here. Do you want some noodles, and I'll get you a bowl?"