The afternoon sun was slightly drunk, and the chirping of orioles could be heard in front of the court.
Under the Zhijie window, Tao Ti and Lu Shi were sitting opposite each other on the couch, and the two had a good chat.
At this time, Linglong walked in slowly, bowed, and respectfully said to Lu Shi, "Mrs. Inspector, the chief follower of your house is sending a message outside the hall, saying that it is getting late, and your lord is calling you to go home." .”
Hearing this, Lu's face revealed a trace of embarrassment, he turned his head to look at the dimming light outside the window, and suddenly said, "I didn't expect to talk until this hour."
She looked at Tao Ti with an apologetic face, "Crown Princess, I'm really bothering you today. As you get older, it's easy to talk too much."
Tao Ti smiled and said, "Where, chatting with Aunt Lu is very happy, I still have more to say at the moment."
"Your mother has really taught a good daughter. I will definitely write a letter to argue with her when I go back. Why is she not satisfied with such a good daughter? If the three bastards in my family are as caring as you, I will have a high fever." It smells good." Jokingly, Lu Shi got up from the couch and straightened his robes.
Tao Ti also stood up, and personally sent Mrs. Lu to the door, "Aunt Lu, go back quickly, don't keep your adults waiting for a long time."
Lu Shi smiled and bowed to her, "Then I will take my leave first, Crown Princess, you can rest and recuperate."
Tao Ti followed her with her eyes, and just about to turn around and leave, she saw Pei Yan walking towards her with Fu Xirui. Tao Ti was startled, stopped in her tracks, and waited for him with a smile on her face.
Lu's side hadn't gotten into the soft sedan chair yet, and when he looked around, he saw a handsome man in a silver-gray brocade robe walking towards him, and he froze for a moment.
The eunuch next to him reminded, "Madam, this is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Mrs. Lu hurriedly came back to her senses, and saluted Pei Yan, "My wife, Mrs. Lu, pays homage to His Royal Highness, Your Highness is in peace and prosperity."
Pei Yan was walking directly towards Tao Ti, but when he heard this greeting, he paused and said softly, "Excuse me."
Lu Shi stood up, couldn't help but looked up twice—
Like, it's so similar.
Especially this pair of delicate eyebrows and eyes is exactly the same as Yuan Yuan.
Other parts, such as the tall nose and thin lips, are the same as Emperor Zhaokang, a little more profound and majestic.
Lu suddenly understood why Emperor Zhaokang loved the crown prince so much. Firstly, the crown prince was his and Yuan Yuan's child, and secondly, the crown prince looked so much like Yuan Yuan and him.
Lu Shi looked away, and without delay, got into the soft sedan and left.
Pei Yan walked up to Tao Ti and asked, "Have you chatted with Mrs. Governor the whole afternoon? But you are tired. If you don't like these social gatherings, you can push it off next time."
Tao Ti smiled and said, "Sitting and chatting won't be tiring, and Aunt Lu is a nice person, it's a pleasure chatting with her."
Pei Yan raised her eyebrows, "Aunt Lu?"
Tao Ti nodded, "Yes, Aunt Lu and my mother are good friends..."
After a pause, she raised her eyes to look at him, "I'm also good friends with the first queen."
Pei Yan's thick eyelashes drooped, and he said lightly, "That's it."
I didn't mean to ask more questions.
It's a big festival, and Tao Ti didn't want him to remember those sad things, so she reached out and grabbed his sleeve, and led him inside, "Your Highness, we agreed to spend the Dragon Boat Festival together, come quickly! I'll return it to you." You left two zongzi leaves, and you also come to make a zongzi."
Pei Yan smiled lightly, "Okay."
Tao Ti took him to the small kitchen and demonstrated the steps of making zongzi.
Pei Yan is very smart, and he can learn it as soon as he learns it. Just like the last time he made dumplings, he made an egg yolk meat dumpling after three times and five divisions.
Tao Ti boasted fiercely, asked someone to cook the zongzi, and then pushed Pei Yan to take a bath.
Pei Yan looked at the still dark sky and lowered his eyes in doubt, "Will you take a bath now?"
"Yeah!" Tao Ti lifted her sleeves, revealing a white and tender arm, stretching it straight in front of him, her clear eyes were shining, "Your Highness, hear it."
Pei Yan, "...?"
But still bent over and took a slight sniff.
Different from her usual sweet scent, this is a faint medicinal scent.
Pei Yan stood up straight and said softly, "Did you take a bath with wormwood?"
The corners of Tao Ti's eyes curved, "Well, the water boiled with cypress leaves, lilies, wind roots, wormwood, calamus, peach leaves, etc. has the effect of exorcising evil spirits and health. Your Highness, you should also go and wash it, I will Let them leave you a big bucket."
Fu Xirui who was on the side was hesitant to speak, His Highness never used these things to bathe, and he didn't have such a habit in previous years. But if the prince rejects the kindness of the princess, how sad the princess will be.
At this moment, he heard the prince say, "Okay, go take a bath alone."
Tao Ti nodded, and then said mysteriously, "I have a gift for you after you take a bath."
gift, after bath…
Pei Yan's deep gaze fell on her small porcelain-like face, and when he touched her clean black eyes, he knew that he was thinking too much.
He raised his hand to stroke her hair, and smiled lightly, "Okay, I'm waiting for your gift alone."
…
After Pei Yan finished bathing, the sky had already darkened, the sky was full of rays of light, and the early summer night was filled with a kind of warmth.
Pei Yan changed into a tea-silver silk dark-pattern tufted flower robe, her black hair was fixed with a hosta, her figure was tall and slender, her shoulders were wide and her waist was narrow, she was truly stunning.
Tao Ti likes to see him wearing light-colored robes, he has a fairy-like noble aura, even the immortals in the nine heavens can't compare to him.
She was admiring the beauty here, Pei Yan walked up to her slowly, frowned, and asked, "Ah Ti, where is Gu's gift?"
Tao Ti blinked her big watery eyes, and said softly, "Your Highness, stretch out your hand."
Pei Yan stretched out his hand cooperatively.
Tao Ti took out a long-lived strand of five colors from her sleeve, and lifted his sleeve up again, but this time, she was stunned—
Two red strings were already tied around his cold, white and slender wrists.
As a result, the long-lived thread that Tao Ti held in her hand was a little awkward.
"Your Highness, you..." Tao Ti said embarrassingly.
"Is Arti going to tie Gu a long life thread?" Pei Yan's voice was melodious and gentle.
Tao Ti nodded, "Yes, yes... I made this up myself... It's just that you already tied it on your hand..."
Pei Yan gave a low laugh, stretched out his hand to untie one of the red strings, and said, "Ah Ti, tie the long life thread for Gu."
Watching his actions, Tao Ti couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the two red strings were given to him by some young lady? But why did he untie the next one
Either one doesn't work, or both are removed.
She felt inexplicably depressed, but seeing his hands stretched out all the time, fearing that he would be tired, she tied them anyway, but she was not so happy.
Pei Yan looked down at the long-lived thread on his wrist, very satisfied, and immediately, he took Tao Ti's hand.
Tao Ti, "???"
He said, "There are back and forth." Then he tied the red rope around her white and tender wrist.
Tao Ti was a little confused, "This is..."
Pei Yan smiled casually, "I begged from the temple, please stay safe."
Tao Ti's black eyes flickered, and her fingers brushed the rope lightly, making sure it's safe.
Yes, what are you expecting.
She shouldn't have been tempted by Pei Yan in the first place, it's stupid to like someone who is doomed to no results.
Seeing her staring at the red rope without speaking, Pei Yan raised his hand to rub her hair and said, "Let's go, Gu will take you somewhere."
Tao Ti was surprised, "It's so late, where are we going? And we didn't even have dinner."
Pei Yan held her wrist, "You'll know when you go."
…
Lingxiao Tower is the tallest pavilion in the Luoyang Palace. There is a large terrace on the roof. Standing on a high place, overlooking the wind, you can have a panoramic view of the whole palace.
The wind blows gently on a summer night, and there is a long yellow rosewood table in the green gauze cabinet. On the table is a large plate of rice dumplings, various pastries, fruits, wine and dishes.
"Wow, it's nice here! It's cool and comfortable to sit here and have dinner." Tao Ti leaned over to the railing with a look of surprise on her face. It left a psychological shadow on her, and she didn't dare to rely on it anymore, so she just stood aside and enjoyed the scenery in front of her.
The palace is brightly lit, looking from a height, there is a kind of strange and blurred beauty.
When she was almost done, Pei Yan waved to her, "Ah Ti, come over and have dinner first, don't be hungry."
"Okay." Tao Ti replied crisply, and went back to the table and sat down.
The zongzi that Pei Yan made earlier was also cooked, he picked it up and handed it to Tao Ti, "Ah Ti, you eat."
Tao Ti was taken aback, shook her head and said, "Your Highness, this is the first rice dumpling you made by yourself, eat it."
The corners of Pei Yan's lips curved slightly, and he picked up another zongzi from the crystal plate, "I eat the zongzi made by A Ti alone, and A Ti eats the zongzi made by me alone."
After he said that, Tao Ti couldn't refuse, so she took the salted egg yolk meat dumpling.
Egg yolk meat dumplings are hot, the fragrance of the leaves mixed with the aroma of fresh meat makes people salivate, especially the golden salted egg yolk inside, which is sandy and powdery, and when paired with the shiny and soft glutinous rice, the taste becomes more and more delicate. It is all salty and delicious with egg yolk.
The night wind was blowing gently, blowing the green gauze, and in the dark sky, a few stars shone brightly.
The two of them ate zongzi cakes and drank realgar wine together, sometimes chatting and sometimes admiring the scenery, it was very pleasant.
At this moment, a "boom" suddenly sounded from the sky—
The next moment, a colorful firework exploded in the dark sky, the streamer flew around, and then gradually fell, dotted like rain and fog.
Tao Ti had drank a few glasses of wine, and was still slightly drunk and dazed, but now seeing this movement, her eyes lit up, she even sat up straight, and exclaimed, "Fireworks!"
Pei Yan looked sideways, seeing her surprised little expression, a smile appeared in Taohua's eyes.
Cluster after cluster of fireworks are constantly blooming in the sky, just like the flowers of thousands of trees are in full bloom, dreamlike and beautiful.
Tao Ti's excitement subsided a little, and she turned to look at Pei Yan, "Your Highness, did you arrange the fireworks?"
Pei Yan chuckled, "Do you like it?"
"Pretty, I like it!" Tao Ti nodded her head vigorously, her eyes sparkling.
At this time, another silvery-white-purple firework bloomed in the sky, Tao Ti excitedly tugged at Pei Yan's sleeve, stretched out her fingers, turned her head and said to him, "Your Highness, look at this one, it's so beautiful! "
Pei Yanzheng was leaning on the cushion, holding a white porcelain wine glass in his hand. Under the changing light and shadow, his clear eyebrows showed a bit of laziness, his cold white face was slightly red due to the smell of wine, and his slender eyelashes Below is a smile as gentle as water...
Tao Ti was stunned, it was so beautiful.
What kind of fireworks are you watching? Beauty is ten thousand times more beautiful than fireworks.
She understood why the "drunken concubine" became a classic scene to describe a beauty. Pei Yan's slightly drunk and undisciplined appearance really...provoked a crime.
Maybe it was because her gaze was too hot, Pei Yan slowly raised his eyes, and his deep eyes looked at her quietly.
Tao Ti, "..." Oops.
She subconsciously wanted to avoid it, but Pei Yan held her wrist.
Tao Ti smiled dryly, "Your Highness, Your Highness?"
Pei Yan raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Your eyes are talking to Gu."
Tao Ti, "...?"
Pei Yan stared at her deeply, as if reading her mind, and suddenly the corner of her eye rolled, "It said 'I really want to kiss him'."
Tao Ti, "!!!"
No, she's not, she's not, she's...
Well, she admitted that she really liked his face, but...how did he see it? She acted so obviously
Just when Tao Ti's mind went blank, the man suddenly approached her.
The distance between the two suddenly shortened, and she could clearly smell the faint scent of herbs on his body, and her heart skipped a beat.
Pei Yan closed her eyes, the corners of her lips curved slightly, "Come on, let's kiss."