"Eunuch Mu, please." Eunuch Mu waited with his head lowered and waited outside the subjugation platform, as if he was thoughtful. When the little eunuch's words rang out, he raised his head and followed him in without expression.
Cen Lixuan ran to the Anshang Hall when he was free recently, but the emperor was getting drowsy and unable to do anything in the last few days, so he went for a shorter time so as not to disturb the emperor's rest.
"The slave has seen the ninth prince."
Inside the contemplative stage, Cen Lixuan was leaning against a table to read a book. He didn't raise his head when he heard Eunuch Mu's voice, but said indifferently, "What's the matter with Eunuch Mu in person?"
"The emperor has a letter for the servant to send." He said, took out the folded note from his sleeve, bowed and walked quickly, and handed it to Cen Lixuan.
Only then did Cen Lixuan put the book down, took the note from his hand unhurriedly, glanced at him first, then opened it and read the contents inside. There were only a few words in it. After Cen Lixuan closed the note, he said to the eunuch serving next to him, "You go down first."
"Yes."
After a while, only the two of them were left in the platform. Cen Lixuan placed the note on the candlestick and lit it up. The candlelight was gently wrapped around the paper, and the bright yellow fireworks turned into a subtle blue on the paper. Cen Lixuan released his hand, and the note turned to ashes and fell on the candlestick and the table.
"If you come in person, it will make people suspicious." Cen Lixuan said with a frown, changing her indifferent expression.
Eunuch Mu straightened his bowed waist and said in a gentle tone: "It's okay, the emperor is asleep right now, and the servants do come here with the emperor's will to pass on to the ninth prince."
"Oh?"
"The emperor has decreed that you don't have to go to the Anshang Palace to serve you in the past few days." Duke Mu said, "If there is nothing else, the servant will retire."
"Eunuch Mu." Cen Lixuan looked at him, puzzled and said, "Eunuch Mu has been under the watchful eye of Eunuch Mu for many years. I want to ask... But what does the royal father mean?"
Eunuch Mu shook his head: "The slave is the servant, and it is the duty to serve the ninth prince."
"Since Eunuch Mu doesn't want to say it, that's fine." Cen Lixuan said, "You can step back."
"Yes."
The note sent by Eunuch Mu said that Qin Mu had returned to the capital. Although Cen Lixuan once asked Eunuch Mu to help arrange for someone to investigate this matter, he was not sure whether Eunuch Mu would really use it for him.
If one is completely surrendered to another, it is only for profit. But Cen Lixuan couldn't promise Eunuch Mu any benefit at all—if he wins, it's fine, if he loses, he will only die.
A few years ago, he was rescued by Eunuch Mu in the palace. Since then, if there is anything difficult for him to do, he can ask Eunuch Mu for help. It's just that Cen Lizhen still hasn't figured out why he's here, so he can't completely trust him.
But this time, Eunuch Mu has helped a lot. If this move is done well, then the victory is determined.
"Little Sixth Son." After Eunuch Mu left, Cen Lixuan said loudly.
Xiao Liuzi immediately came in from the outside and said, "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Wait for me to change and leave the palace immediately."
"Yes."
Half an hour later, Cen Lixuan wore the clothes of an ordinary son and took Xiao Liuzi out of the palace.
…
Qin Shu dressed in men's clothes, dressed as a handsome young man, and wandered in Xiangcheng. Luo An, who was behind her, had a very serious expression in comparison, for fear that someone would be malicious to her master and cause trouble.
Qin Shu was born in Qinzhou and grew up in Qinzhou. Since she was a child, soldiers often walked around her family. She didn't have the shyness and fear of life as a normal daughter's family, but she was very courageous. She is just like a flower and jade, and her appearance is not like a fairy, but she is also beautiful, especially a pair of big eyes with a little exotic style, flashing with a cunning light, very aura.
This is the first time she has been out of Qinzhou. Now, in the streets and alleys of Xiangcheng, whether it is the small business of craftsmen or the street snacks in Xiangcheng, she finds everything strange, stop and go, full of curiosity .
"Miss, slow down." Luo An followed behind her. If she bought or ate anything, he would pay for it. But Luo An didn't have any broken silver on him, they were all silver ingots. It took a lot of time for the hawker to get change. He was paying the money, and Qin Shu had already walked out several steps. Hearing Luo An's name, she turned her head back in displeasure: "It's the son, it's the son!"
"The next time I make a slip of the tongue, I also ask you to slow down."
Qin Shu ignored it, and swayed forward leisurely. She was born small, and as long as people looked closely, they could tell that she was a daughter, so she attracted the attention of many passers-by around her.
At this moment, a commotion suddenly broke out behind Qin Shu.
Not far away, a carriage pulling hay was galloping towards Qin Shu. The horse seemed to be having sex, and it didn't mean to slow down on the street where people came and went, so everyone avoided it.
The servant separated and pulled the reins, but he couldn't stop the momentum of the carriage, so he could only shout anxiously: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way! The horse is crazy! Get out!"
The peddler gathered the coins for a while, and his movements were a little slow. Luo An urged two times impatiently. Hearing the movement behind him, he turned his head to take a look. Qin Shu was holding the small candied haws just bought, and because of this movement, she turned around. It was too late, but it was fast. When Luo An turned his head, the carriage had passed by him like lightning, and it ran straight over Qin Shu who was ahead.
Qin Shu looked back dumbfoundedly, and saw the sexed horse close at hand. She was so frightened that she screamed sharply, but it was too late to dodge.
"Ah-"
The wooden cart containing the forage passed by Qin Shu's waist and nearly knocked her to the ground. She didn't know what happened immediately. The expected pain from being kicked by the horse's hoof did not come as expected, but her waist suddenly tightened, and then she was taken around in a circle.
The little servant on the horse was still shouting, and continued to run wildly forward. The excitement was fleeting, and no passersby were hurt.
An unfamiliar smell surrounded her, and when she stabilized her figure, her terrified eyes met the deep, bottomless eyes. Her hands were stroking the other's chest, and the other's hands were wrapping around her slender waist. The atmosphere between the two was as ambiguous as possible.
Two blushes rose on Qin Shu's face, and she calmed down a little before realizing that the boy who rescued her was really good-looking... If it was a woman, I'm afraid she would be ashamed in front of her.
"Although it's in the city, it's better to be careful when you go out alone." The boy didn't let go of the hand around her waist, but just smiled with a hint of playfulness on his face.
If it were someone else, this smile would definitely make people feel bad. But it happened that this young man was like this, but Qin Shu didn't feel anything wrong. Instead, he felt that most of the three souls and seven souls had been taken away, and he was fascinated.
"You..." She opened her mouth to want the other party to let go of herself, but she only said one word, and she couldn't say the rest. There was absolutely no intention of taking advantage of her in the young man's eyes, she made a rash statement, but it seemed like he was treating a gentleman as a villain.
"Huh?" But the boy really didn't mean to let go of her at all.
"Miss, Miss!" Until Luo An ran to the two of them in a hurry, seeing the young man in front of him hugging his master, looking extremely ambiguous, he immediately drew his sword, stabbed the young man, and shouted: "Let her go!!!"
Hearing the words, the young man was not afraid of the blade that hit him, but let go of Qin Shu very gracefully. When the hand was pulled away, he also helped her to stabilize her figure.
As soon as the hand full of masculinity was released, Qin Shu immediately woke up from the amazement, hurriedly adjusted the front of her clothes, and scolded Luo An with a blushing face: "What are you doing! This son saved me? !"
Even though Qin Shu said so, Luo An's vigilance towards the boy did not relax in the slightest. However, since Qin Shu opened his mouth, it was inconvenient for him to draw his sword to face each other, so he had to put the sword in its sheath, bowed to the young man disrespectfully, and said in a sullen voice, "Thank you son for your rescue."
"It's just a little effort." The young man returned the salute and wrote lightly. Although he was talking to Luo An, his eyes still fell on Qin Shu, the boldness inside was undisguised, "Dare to ask Miss Fang's name?"
Qin Shu said dumbly, "Huh?"
Luo An hurriedly replied to her: "My master has a distinguished status, and it is not appropriate to tell the son, I hope the son will forgive me."
The young man was not angry, but chuckled lightly and said sarcastically, "I'm asking your master, not you." After he finished speaking, he said to Qin Shu, "Cen Liguo, dare to ask the young lady's name?"
As soon as this statement came out, Luo An was startled, and dared to say anything again. Also shocked was Qin Shu. The "Cen" surname alone was enough to indicate the youth's origin, and the addition of the word "Li" was enough to determine the youth's identity.
Qin Shu reacted immediately, and was about to bow down: "The little girl offended the prince, the prince forgives her sin." But before she knelt down, Cen Lixuan stretched out her hands to support her, and said softly, "You don't have to do this, miss."
Qin Shu raised her eyes and looked at him. That face was really as beautiful as pink and jade. When she spoke to her, her tone was light, her expression was indifferent, and her shallow smile was really charming.
She lowered her head and let Cen Lixuan help her up. Cen Lixuan said again, "Can you tell me the name of the young lady now?"
"The little girl's surname is Qin and Shu." She lowered her head and said.
Luo An didn't dare to say any more. In the distance, Xiao Liuzi was running towards them in the clothes of ordinary servants.
"Don't scare Miss Qin." Cen Lizhen said to Xiao Liuzi with a slight frown, and then said to Qin Shu, "Miss Qin disguised herself as a man, presumably she doesn't want to show off, and it's the same below, she just wants to stroll around in Xiangcheng. , it is better for Miss Qin to accompany you to Xiangcheng, and it can be regarded as a companion."
Hearing this, Luo An quietly looked at Qin Shu and shook her head, but Qin Shu lowered her head and didn't see it.
She hesitated for a while, and finally nodded: "Since the prince invited her, the little girl dared not refuse."
"You just treat me as an ordinary person."
After the two of them finished speaking, they really walked side by side in the street market, with Xiao Liuzi and Luo An following behind them at a distance. Xiao Liuzi was calm, but Luo An was uneasy.
Cen Lixuan gossips with Qin Shu word by word: "Is Miss Qin coming to the capital for the first time?"
"Yes."
"I think so too, otherwise why have I never seen such a chic woman as you before."
"The prince has praised it wrongly, so why come to say it in a unique way."
"Just call me Li Yu." Cen Lixuan said, turning her head to look at the girl who was a little shorter than herself and said, "It can make me fall in love at first sight, isn't it chic."
Qin Shu buried her head even lower, for fear that Cen Lixuan would see the red tide on her face.
Cen Liguo led Qin Shu around in Xiangcheng, looking at the scenery and taking her to eat some unique food. Qin Shu was originally reserved, but because Cen Lixuan had a natural look and didn't have the air of being a prince or aristocrat at all, she took great care of her, and gradually she no longer felt shy. Qin Shu's temperament is inherently lively. From only daring to answer, to taking the initiative to chat with each other word by word, the two of them really seem to be a match made in heaven.
"It's getting late, where does Miss Qin live?" Cen Lixuan asked.
This question stopped Qin Shu. She originally came to Xiangcheng without telling her father, and only planned to find an inn to live in after playing enough outside. Who knew that she would meet Cen Lixuan by chance and play together for so long.
Qin Shu looked up at the sky, it was already dark, and it stands to reason that her daughter's house, who had not left the cabinet, was still outside at this time, which was considered illegal.
Cen Lixuan turned his head to look at her, and when she saw that she was a little hesitant to say something, he suddenly stopped. Qin Shu panicked and stopped, not knowing what Cen Lixuan meant.
He turned around and looked at Qin Shu's face, suddenly raised his hand and pulled a strand of her forehead hair back behind his ear, and said softly, "You are beautiful when you are shy."
"Ah, ah..." Qin Shu's face began to turn red again after being said so.
Cen Lixuan approached her.
There are a lot fewer people on the street now, and no one pays attention to a pair of men and women in the corner who are very ambiguous - except for Xiao Liuzi and Luo An. Luo An looked at Cen Lixuan's actions, and just wanted to draw his sword to stop him, but just as the sword came out of his body, he remembered that the young man was a prince, and he couldn't afford to offend him.
If Qin Shu resisted such a frivolous move, he would be better off talking; but Qin Shu didn't mean to resist at all, and let the other's good-looking face get closer and closer.
... Until the tip of her nose touched, Cen Lixuan said softly, "I'm afraid that after today, I won't be able to see other women anymore."
"Emperor... Your Royal Highness."
"Call me Li Yan."
"Li Yan..."
"Good." After Cen Lixuan said this, she left abruptly, just scratching the tip of her small, upturned nose.
Qin Shu felt relieved at first, but also brought a sense of loss. Her mind was in a mess, and she didn't understand why she met this man for the first time, but she seemed to have lost her soul, completely bewildered by others.
"I'll take Miss Qin to Juxian Pavilion."
"what?"
"If General Qin knew that his beloved daughter lived outside, he would be worried." Cen Lijin said with a smile.
"So you know..." "Because I have admired Miss Qin for a long time." Cen Lixuan said, "Let's go, I'll take you there."
If it wasn't for Cen Lizhen who said this, Qin Shu would definitely not agree to be killed. She was going to Juxian Pavilion, and she didn't know how angry her father was going to be. But it happened to be Cen Lixuan, he spoke in a leisurely manner, his tone was gentle, with a sense of enchantment that was unbearable.
"Okay, Shu'er first thank your Highness."