Concubine Ye saw that the tip of her nose still had a Chinese meaning, so she immediately stepped forward and wiped her sweat herself. She asked, "What are you doing? You are sweating profusely. What are you doing for the emperor's wife? Why?" Still unwilling to say anything?"
Xiao Xinning was already a little guilty, but when Concubine Ye asked, she was so busy that she avoided her gaze, looked at Xie Ruzhuo and said, "I came to play with the emperor's sister-in-law. The hunting ground is very lively today, and I want the emperor's sister-in-law to accompany me for a walk. "As he said this, he winked at Xie Ruzhuo again as if asking for help.
Xie Ruzhuo felt helpless, knowing that she was probably doing it because of Li Jie, so he stood up and said with a smile, "Mother, I will accompany Ning'er for a walk first, and I will come back to accompany you later."
Concubine Ye waved her hand and said with a smile, "Go ahead. You young children should go out and walk more. What are you doing with me, an old woman?"
As soon as she finished saying this, she heard Cao Guiren's voice coming from outside, "I'm here to pay my respects to my sister, I wonder if she is here now?"
Hearing Cao Guiren's voice, Concubine Ye was so busy that she laughed loudly and said, "Come in."
Cao Guiren walked in with a smile. It didn't matter that there were so many people in the tent. He was so busy that he saluted and said with a smile, "Greetings to my sister. It's so lively here, my concubine. Are you being rude?"
Xiao Xinning chuckled and said, "It's not rude, it's not rude. Your noble person came just in time. This princess is about to go out with the emperor's sister-in-law."
Concubine Ye gave her an angry look and said, "You look like a monkey. I see you are in a panic. Go quickly. I just want to come back early."
Xiao Xinning responded with a smile, and couldn't wait to pull Xie Ruzhuo with one hand, and walked out together.
Xie Ruzhuo allowed her to drag him, and in his hurry he did not forget to say, "Mother and concubine, my noble lord, my wife-in-law, please leave."
It wasn't until they were far outside the tent that Xiao Xinning let go of Xie Ruzhuo's hand. The smile on his face lost its previous expression and turned into depression, "Sister-in-law, what do you think I should do?"
Xie Ruzhuo asked curiously, "Tell me first what's going on. Why are you so flustered this early in the morning?"
Xiao Xinning looked around and saw that there was no one around. Then she kicked the small stones under her feet and said in a low voice, "I was looking for that idiot this morning. Who knew he wouldn't avoid me this time? Tell me directly that he is not worthy of me and ask me to find a good match."
As he said that, Xiao Xinning's eyes were a little moist again, with a look of grievance and grievance on his face, "I pursue him so sincerely, why do you think he refused so simply!"
Xie Ruzhuo sighed and said, "My good princess, have you ever thought about why he rejected you?"
Seeing Xiao Xinning looking at her with a confused expression, Xie Ruzhuo patiently persuaded him, "Because he is more rational than you. No matter how passionate you are, it can't match your status."
"But I am willing to give up my pride as a princess, not to put on airs, and am willing to be an ordinary couple with him. Isn't this enough?"
Hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo smiled helplessly and said, "Does he know what you are thinking? Even if he knows, will the emperor allow it?"
Seeing that Xiao Xinning was thoughtful, Xie Ruzhuo added, "He is a loyal minister, and you are a proud daughter of heaven. From your position, he is a minister and you are the emperor. You know that he is a nerd, and these things will not happen overnight." Think about it. It is indeed very difficult for you to be together. Now there are only two ways, either you stick to one road until it is dark; or you give up and you are strangers."
Xiao Xinning's voice was a little muffled as she said, "I am willing to go all the way to the dark side, but he must at least give me some response to let me know that I am not wishful thinking."
"Silly girl, has he ever begged you to love him? Loving someone is just a matter of your wishful thinking, and it won't be sweet if you force yourself to do it."
Xie Ruzhuo persuaded her, feeling a little helpless. Xiao Xinning's point of view cannot be changed in a short time. It would be fine if she loved someone else, but Li Jie was still a nerd. Xiao Xinning's love journey is destined to be very bumpy.
Seeing that I was looking for someone to help me, I was getting more and more annoyed. Xiao Xinning felt depressed, so she simply dragged Xie Ruzhuo and said, "Sister-in-law, please accompany me to hunt. I feel depressed."
"Okay, okay. I'll just stay with you."
Xie Ruzhuo comforted her, held her hand behind his back, and went to the stable to choose a horse together before walking towards the hunting ground. After all, this Xiao Xinning has a different identity and doesn't have the time to get close to him. She doesn't feel relieved if she doesn't watch.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two entered the hunting ground, Xiao Xinning's eyes lit up.
The man not far ahead who was struggling to reach the jujubes was the man she longed for!
Seeing Xiao Xinning instantly dismounted from his horse and ran towards Li Jie, throwing all the previous worries behind his mind, Xie Ruzhuo suddenly burst into laughter. This girl's face changes so quickly.
Although Li Jie is a man, he is lame after all. The red dates at the height of the tree are beyond his reach. I could only pick some from a low place, carry a handful of dates in my robe, and then get down from the tree with great difficulty. Unexpectedly, when he turned around, he saw Xiao Xinning's red face.
He was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile and said, "Why is the princess here?"
Xiao Xinning didn't show any signs of coquettishness and just said with a smile, "What a coincidence. I'm here to walk the horse with the emperor's wife. What are you doing?"
Li Jie looked around and saw Xie Ruzhuo looking at Xiao Xining not far away like a naughty child.
He carefully poured the wild dates on his robe onto the rice paper prepared aside, and said with a smile, "These wild dates are hard to find, so I thought I would take them back home and eat them slowly. Princess, do you want to try them?"
Li Jie was originally being polite, but Xiao Xinning actually accepted it gladly. He picked up a date, rubbed it on his sleeve and put it into his mouth. Then he narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "It's such a sweet date." After that, she took another date. He turned around a few times and ran to Xie Ruzhuo's side, smiling and saying, "Sister-in-law, you should try it too."
Seeing this girl borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, Xie Ruzhuo chuckled and said, "Don't finish the meal for Mr. Li, that's all we have." He smiled apologetically.
Li Jie already had a good impression of Xie Ruzhuo, but now that he hasn't seen her these days, he feels more and more like she has a motherly glow about her. He smiled cautiously and said, "It doesn't matter. If Princess Jing likes it, it doesn't matter if I give these to you."
These words made Xiao Xinning jealous, and she said angrily, "Could it be that if I like these dates, you would hide them?"
Li Jie was dumbfounded and explained, "No, Wei Chen didn't mean that."
However, Xiao Xinning started laughing. After laughing, he threw a date into his mouth and said vaguely, "Do you particularly like eating this?"
Li Jie nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, Wei Chen's family was poor when he was young, and the dates from the back mountains were a rare delicacy. Since he came to the capital as an official, although his food and clothing are much better than before, this delicious food is no longer available. It can’t be found anymore.”
Although these words were only a few words, Xiao Xinning felt sad when she heard it. She put a few dates in her hand on the rice paper held in Li Jie's hand, fixed her hair again with a gold hairpin, and said, "Wait a minute." Here, you can have as much of this delicious food as you want."
After she said this, under Li Jie's puzzled eyes, she climbed up the tree like a monkey!
Li Jie's eyes suddenly widened and he said in disbelief, "Princess, you, what are you doing?"
Xiao Xinning was climbing a tree. Hearing this, he lowered his head and smiled brightly at Li Jie below, "Who said this delicious food cannot be found? I will find a basket for you today!"
I don't know if the sunshine today is particularly dazzling, but her condescending smile, matching the sunlight on the top of the tree, actually dazzled Li Jie's eyes.
Xiao Xinning must not have known that her smile just now was more powerful than the thousands of words she had said in Li Jie's heart.
Sometimes people are such wonderful creatures, no matter how pretentious they are, they can't be noticed, but when they return to their original nature, they can instantly touch his heart.
Until Xiao Xinning shouted above him, "Idiot, keep going!"
Li Jie came back to his senses and saw Xiao Xinning throwing a large handful of bright red dates from the tree. He was so busy that he opened his robe and tried his best to pocket the dates.
Xie Ruzhuo was intrigued and joined in, picking up the dates on the ground with Li Jie.
Although Xiao Xinning is a princess, she has been spoiled by Emperor Jing since she was a child and has always behaved as he pleased. When she was in the palace, she did a lot of things like climbing trees to offend the master. However, with Emperor Jing doting on her, her temper was tempered by the rare lack of a mother in these years.
At this time, the person she loved was under the tree, and she was picking his favorite things for him on the tree. Xiao Xinning felt a sense of satisfaction in her heart for no reason.
So what if he is lame? She, Xiao Xinning, likes him! She helped him with the things he couldn't do.
Xiao Xinning was satisfied with picking from the tree, but the two people under the tree suffered from being hit by Xiao Xinning's "hidden weapons" from time to time. Fortunately, the jujube was not big, and even if it was hit, it would only feel numb and itchy.
By the end, Xiao Xinning was addicted to playing, and she would burst out laughing like a silver bell from time to time, "Idiot, take the move! Sister-in-law, I'm going to throw away the hidden weapon!"
When Xiao Xinning was tired of playing and saw that the two people under the tree also filled two full bags, she carefully slid down from the tree. It's just that her flesh is delicate after all, and her arm was scratched by a branch accidentally.
I saw the bright red blood overflowing instantly. Xiao Xinning loosened his hand in pain and fell from the tree with a cry of "Oh!"
The smile on Li Jie's face suddenly froze. As soon as he said "Be careful", he had already dropped the date and subconsciously used his own body to pick up Xiao Xinning.
Only a splash was heard, and soon there was a muffled groan.
Xiao Xinning closed her eyes tightly and did not dare to open them. The expected pain did not come. Instead, something soft seemed to be cushioned under her body.
Um, no. This thing seemed to have bones, was slightly squirming, and was breathing heat.
After realizing this, Xiao Xinning's eyes widened immediately. Sure enough, she saw Li Jiezheng standing under her with a distorted face, squeezing out a few words through his teeth, "Princess, could you please get up first-"
When he pounced just now, he accidentally became Xiao Xinning's human cushion.
But that's all. Xiao Xinning had no idea of it. The soft flesh of her chest was sticking to his arm, making his face as red as a cooked shrimp.
Fortunately, Xie Ruzhuo reacted quickly enough. He was just stunned for a moment, and then he realized what he was doing and ran over to help Xiao Xining up. Then he asked with concern, "Master Li, are you okay?"
Xiao Xinning didn't feel any pain on her body. After realizing that she had just had a close encounter with the person she loved, she stepped forward and helped Li Jie up.