The setting clouds on the sky are like fire, reflecting the trees on both sides of the palace road. The acacia flowers are blooming like clouds and mist, falling without wind.
Those flowers that are almost burning bloom and fall without hesitation in the afterglow of the setting sun.
As soon as Xia Chu caught up with Xiao Mubai, he saw a familiar figure walking in the distance. Xiao Zimu still looked as gentle as jade, with a smile on his face, delicate and handsome.
"Second brother, Ah Chu, are you leaving now?" He stood quietly in the cloud-like glow of the sky, looking at Xia Chu with a pair of extremely clear eyes.
"Originally, we planned to go to Yongning Palace to see you, but now I have something to do. I will come see you next time I enter the palace." When Xia Chu saw Xiao Mubai, he only nodded but said nothing, so he had to explain a few words.
Originally, when they entered the palace, they really should have met Xiao Zimu.
But right now, Xia Chu glanced at Xiao Mubai, and he was afraid that he was not in that mood.
"When I heard that you were entering the palace, I rushed here specially. I originally planned to visit my father and the empress so that we could have dinner together. Since you still have something to do, we can meet again next time." Xiao Zimu kept a faint smile on his face, but that There was a hint of disappointment in the smile.
"Father is awake. I must have a lot of things to tell you. Come in quickly." Xiao Mubai's expression was indifferent.
Xiao Zimu's face showed a hint of joy, Xia Chu also waved to him, and the three of them parted ways in the last ray of sunset.
Xia Chu and Xiao Mubai walked all the way towards the palace gate. It had just dimmed a little, and countless gauze palace lanterns were already lit up on the eaves of the palace, making shadows dim.
"Are you still angry with the emperor? As an emperor, he has been very good to your son." Xia Chu saw that he was silent and opened his mouth to comfort him.
"I just pretended to be angry with him." Xiao Mubai smiled suddenly at Xia Chu who looked suspicious: "It seems that the pretense was good, even you were fooled."
The corner of Xia Chu's mouth twitched: "Your face was blue just now."
Xiao Mubai coughed lightly: "I still want to go to Xu Mansion."
"The emperor won't stop this matter, right?" Xia Chu muttered in his heart. Before the emperor woke up, the credentials were submitted to Xiao Zimu.
Now that the emperor is awake, the empress in this marriage is the one who stabbed him in the first place.
"No." Xiao Mubai said firmly.
From the look on the emperor's face when he talked about Yue Xinli, and his previous attitude towards Lan Yuying, it is not difficult to see that the love he has buried deep in his heart is deep.
The emperor mistakenly thought that when Yue Xinli borrowed Xiao Mubai's hand to poison him, he even secretly built the imperial tomb for her. Now the misunderstanding has been resolved and his injuries have healed. In addition, the Western Region only wants a householder. The son of a minister, Xu Wenlan could be exchanged for a never-before-seen diplomatic relationship in the Western Regions.
The emperor will not refuse anything for his love for his country.
"That's good."
With his guarantee, Xia Chu felt extremely at ease. Then he remembered the topic that he had diverted before, and then asked: "Did you deliberately make yourself angry with the emperor just now?"
Xiao Mubai nodded slightly: "If I didn't show an anxious and angry look and remained as calm as ever, my father would have thought that I already had a countermeasure. Now that the world is at peace, if all my thoughts are focused on how I should succeed to the throne, I It’s really too much to bear.”
Xia Chu nodded, convinced that the emperor could do such things as pretending to be unconscious to let his grandfather announce an edict, and now he was using himself to intimidate Xiao Mubai. When he thought of this, he could not help but hold his forehead with a headache.
Unexpectedly, in the end, the emperor actually made a fuss about the promise he made back then.
"If it doesn't work out, let's elope." Xia Chu originally just said casually, but suddenly an idea flashed out of his mouth: "I think the Western Region is very good. We followed Xu Wenlan into the Western Region, and the Emperor has nothing to do with us. Withdrawing is not."
Xiao Mubai suddenly stopped and looked at her for a moment: "I want to give you a free life, and I also want to promise you a bright and upright future."
His tone was soft and indifferent, but his expression was extremely solemn and serious. His affectionate eyes contained a tenderness that could drown her.
Those words seemed to create huge waves in her heart. She looked up at him, feeling countless warmth surge around her body, but she couldn't say anything.
"If you want to go to the Western Regions, I will accompany you in the future. But..." Xiao Mubai paused, then suddenly pulled her to the shade of a tree, held her in his arms, and whispered in her ear: "I want you to be able to go anywhere in the world, not... just there."
He leaned over and kissed her smooth forehead. Xia Chu felt her ears were numb, her feet were floating, and her heart was filled with warm and sweet tenderness. She closed her eyes and did not dare to open them. Her trembling eyelashes were under the shade of the tree lamp. The shadow is light, reflecting traces of red.
His gentle kiss gradually went down and kissed her cheek. Under the sifting of moonlight and light, her lips were the magnificent color of crimson plum blossoms, melting into the bright beauty condensed throughout spring, which was heart-warming.
Fortunately, Xiao Mubai's kiss was not deep, and he stopped breathing quickly and relaxed after a brief kiss.
"Aren't you still going to the Xu Mansion?" Xia Chu jumped out of his arms with a blushing face, not daring to look back at him while speaking.
Xiao Mubai walked out from the shade of the tree next to her, and looked at her hurried pace as she glanced left and right, curling up a helpless and conniving smile.
"I won't go to the Xu Mansion. You can discuss the national justice with Mr. Xu..." Xia Chu's eyes wandered, and he said something to Xiao Mubai in front of the palace gate, and got on the horse with Raven and Su Qian'an.
Han Sa saw Xia Chu's face turned red, she didn't even look at Xiao Mubai when she spoke, and now she left with a whip, she worriedly asked: "My lord, have you made her angry?"
Xiao Mubai then climbed onto Zang Hong's horse and raised his eyebrows at Han Sa: "Which eye did you see?"
Han Sa watched him raise his whip and quickly mounted his horse to catch up. Behind him, he curled his lips and muttered in a low voice: "I saw it with both eyes."
Xia Chu, who was going to Mingxiang Garden, looked at Su Qian'an who was following him, thinking that it would be best to resolve the matter between the two of them as soon as possible.
After all, if the emperor were to change his mind, Xiao Guo might not be able to stay any longer.
He slowed down the pace of Blazing Wings, let the horse rest, and asked Su Qian'an: "What do you think of Xianli?"
Xia Chu's sudden words made Su Qian'an's expression startled at first, and then she looked at him in astonishment. She was walking alongside him, but she couldn't help but deliberately fall a step or two behind.
He looked hesitant and pursed his lips, but he waved his hands repeatedly and hesitated for a long time before speaking: "Master, don't dare to talk nonsense, that is the girl Bingwen likes, how can you ask me..."
(End of chapter)