After Chu Tiankuo went out, Shen Ruoxi glared at the King of Jin: "Why did you stop me from telling Tiankuo to say goodbye to Xingnong? He will be back to Chu tomorrow! The two of them won't see each other for several months!"
King of Jin: "If you don't tell me, does that mean he has disappeared? He might sneak into the palace every night to meet Xing Nong!"
There’s nothing we can do about it, the dark circles under their eyes appeared at exactly the same time!
This was not the first time that the King of Jin saw Xingnong with dark circles under his eyes. When Chu Tiankuo looked tired, he also had dark circles under his eyes.
This is especially obvious in the past few days!
Therefore, the King of Jin could not help but suspect that the two were always meeting secretly at night, but the Jin Palace was heavily guarded and no one was ever found breaking in, nor was Xing Nong ever found going out.
He knew Xingnong's martial arts and lightness skills, but it was impossible for her to fly out of the palace silently. The only way was for Chu Tiankuo to come in!
He was worried that there might be some omissions in the palace guards. If Chu Tiankuo could get in today, someone else would be able to get in tomorrow. Therefore, he deliberately did not ask him to say goodbye to Xingnong to see if he could catch anyone tonight.
At this time, the eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the princess has made an appointment with the crown prince of Chu to go to the imperial garden to cruise the lake."
King of Jin: “… .”
Shen Ruoxi laughed: "It turns out that she is my daughter, mother and daughter are of the same mind! You, as a father, don't understand your daughter at all!"
King of Jin: “… .”
Shen Ruoxi stood up happily and left.
The King of Jin angrily said to the eunuch: "Go and ask a few princes to accompany the Crown Prince of Chu!"
"Yes!" The eunuch left in a hurry.
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Before Chu Tiankuo left the palace, he was invited to the imperial garden by a palace maid.
The only person who can find him in this palace is Xing Nong.
He followed the palace maid to the Imperial Garden and saw a familiar figure standing on a small boat by the lake. Seeing the person coming, she smiled and waved: "Brother, come and accompany me to cruise the lake!"
Chu Tiankuo paused, then flew over and landed steadily on the boat.
Xing Nong said, "The lotus flowers here are beautiful. I want to eat beggar's chicken and lotus cakes. Can you help me pick some?"
Chu Tiankuo smiled and said, "Okay."
He took the bamboo pole from her hand, exerted force, pushed it towards the bottom of the lake, and the boat started moving.
The lake was surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, and they were very worried that Her Royal Highness the Princess might fall into the water!
But the princess doesn't need them to serve her!
They could only stand by the lake and stare closely.
The lake is very big and is full of lotus flowers.
It was the time when the lotus flowers were in full bloom. The girl, wearing a pink dress, stood among the green leaves and lotus flowers. She was so beautiful that she seemed like a lotus fairy transformed from the lotus flowers.
The man was dressed in white, with a handsome and upright figure, and he was holding a long bamboo pole with graceful movements. He looked like an immortal banished from heaven!
The palace maids and eunuchs around were all stunned!
They seemed to see a pair of immortal lovers from heaven coming to the human world for a visit.
The boat moved forward among the lotus leaves. Xingnong pulled out a few dark green old lotus leaves, two tender green fresh lotus leaves, and picked several lotus flowers, some of which were about to bloom, some were just blooming, and some were fully bloomed.
They had just opened and were very fresh. She planned to fry them and make lotus cakes, but she had only picked a few now, so it wasn't enough.
Xingnong looked around and saw a lotus flower that had just bloomed. She reached out to pick it, but her arm was not long enough, so she stretched out half of her body and just managed to reach it. She pulled it hard.
At this moment, the boat shook and her body became unstable.
"Be careful!" Chu Tiankuo quickly pulled her into his arms, and with his other hand he supported the bamboo pole on the bottom of the lake, while his feet stepped firmly on the boat to stabilize it.
Chu Tiankuo hugged her waist tightly and said, "Let me pick the flower you like, or let me row the boat over to it."
Xing Nong smiled slightly: "It's okay! I can hold on."
Even if he didn't pull her, she wouldn't fall into the water. Not wanting to be scolded by Chu Tiankuo, she lowered her head and smelled the lotus she had just picked, then passed it to his nose: "It smells so good! Senior brother, smell it and see if it smells good."
Chu Tiankuo lowered his head and sniffed: "Hmm."
The fragrance of the lotus was too strong for him, and he was not sensitive to the scent of flowers, but he liked the faint scent on her.
When several princes hurried over, they happened to see this scene and their faces changed.
Chu Tiankuo actually dared to take advantage of the imperial sister in broad daylight!
Although he pulled the imperial sister in a desperate situation, shouldn't he let go immediately and keep his distance after that
With so many palace maids and eunuchs watching, is the reputation of the imperial sister going to be ruined
Even if you want to hug each other, you shouldn't do it in front of others!
No, before getting married, you have to follow the rules and not cross the line even a single step!
The prince said: "I will go to the boat to protect my sister! You row another small boat over there. That small boat can only hold three people."
After saying that, he was about to use his Qinggong to fly over.
The second prince stopped him and said, "Oh my god! Brother, you don't know how to swim! What if you can't fly over and fall into the water? My Qinggong is better than yours!"
The third prince held the second prince back and said, "I'll go! I'm the best swimmer and I'm also good at Qinggong! Second brother, you're too fat! That boat can't carry you!"
The fourth prince: "Third brother, you were the slowest at swimming when you were little! You can't even fly over such a long distance. I am a better swimmer, I will go! I..."
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The brothers were fighting with each other, and everyone wanted to protect Xingnong.
The fifth prince silently boarded another small boat moored by the lake. After all, he was the youngest and could not compete with his elder brother, so he had better be self-reliant!
As a result, by the time they used rock-paper-scissors to decide who would fly over, Xingnong and Chu Tiankuo were no longer in the lake!
The fifth prince also paddled the boat and swam more than ten meters away!
The prince glared at them and said, "Wait here! Third brother, follow me!"
The third prince won the game of rock-paper-scissors just now.
The two of them flew over immediately.
The second prince on the shore: "Old Five, that treacherous villain!"
The fourth prince: "Why didn't the fifth prince call me? I won't let him drink the good wine next time!"
It was a pity that every time he secretly bought good wine from outside the palace, he would go to him to drink.
He is so inhumane!
Chu Tiankuo had already rowed the boat with Xingnong to the deep end. Along the way, Xingnong picked a few lotus flowers and clean lotus leaves, and also picked a fresh lotus pod.
Chu Tiankuo: "There are no lotus seeds in this lotus pod."
At this time, the lotus seeds in the lotus pod have not yet grown fully.
"I know, I just picked them to put in the vase. Brother, see if there are any more, and find another one!"
Chu Tiankuo is tall, and these lotus leaves and lotus flowers cannot block his sight, so they are easier to find!
Besides, the sun is so bright now that Xingnong doesn't want to stand anymore. He sits down and the lotus leaves just block the sun!
At this time, the fifth prince paddled closer, and the third prince said in a loud voice: "My sister wants to find the lotus pod, and my third brother will help you."
Xing Nong saw them and asked: "Why are you here?"