The breeze blows, the blue waves are rippling, and a man and a woman are pulling back and forth on the ebony bridge.
"No, I have something to do, I have to leave soon!"
The man explained impatiently, "Your injury is not serious, you won't be able to go anywhere for ten days and a half months!"
Chu Qiao frowned and said in a low voice, "You don't have to worry about my affairs."
"Qiaoqiao, can you bear it? I gave up my escape plan to save you, and fell into this terrible political marriage. As compensation, don't you think you should accompany me through the last period of free time in my life?" ?"
"Li Ce, I want to find someone, can you help me?"
Li Ce snorted softly, "A man or a woman?"
"man… "
"No help."
"Don't be so straightforward!"
"Other things are fine, but this matter is not discussed! I can't allow women to be by my side, but still have the ability to miss other men."
"What are you kidding, what do I have to do with you?"
"No matter what the relationship is, you are insulting my masculinity."
Chu Qiao hummed helplessly, "Li Ce, besides women, besides your masculine charm, can't you think about other things every day?"
Li Ce immediately argued righteously: "Yes, I also care about some major national affairs and academic issues, such as the population and per capita quality of women in Bian and Tang Dynasties, as well as the body structure and composition of women. Also, I I am also determined to rely on my efforts to improve the social status of women in our country."
Chu Qiao, who resisted the urge to beat him up because of the last sentence, gritted her teeth and asked, "Oh? Then how are you going to improve the social status of Bian Tang women?"
"Well, I think so," Li Ce glanced around obscenely, and then said in a low voice, "If all the women in the world become relatives of the royal family, then the status of women will naturally be significantly improved."
"A relative of the royal family?"
"Yeah, like serving the royal family by myself, or my daughter serving the royal family, or my sister serving the royal family, or serving as a mediator, introducing beautiful women to the royal family, or... ah ! Jojo! This is my territory, so do what you say!"
When the lights come on and night falls, the bustling Tang capital is full of hustle and bustle. There is a shallow curved moon, the brilliance is white, and the moonlight pours down like mercury, covering the entire Jinwu Palace, making it even more majestic and majestic.
Like a half-grown mad child, Li Ce dragged Chu Qiao to run in the palaces and palaces shrouded in moonlight. The night wind was a bit strong, blowing Chu Qiao's loose long hair flying behind her back.
The moonlight is like water, and the resplendent or simple and elegant red walls and green tiles are like the sparkling blue waves under the bright starlight. Li Ce's big red shirt is inflated by the wind, like a kite. The maids, attendants, and officials encountered along the way all knelt on both sides of the road in fear and let the two run away. Behind them, there are also a large number of court ladies and attendants, some with sabers, some with skirts, meandering like butterflies chasing the wind.
"Wait...wait..." Chu Qiao was weak from poisoning, and she hadn't eaten rice for many days. After running for a few steps, she became panting. "Wait," she finally stopped. , pointing at Li Ce with one hand, and asked out of breath, "Crazy Li, what are you going to do?"
After this exercise, Chu Qiao's pale cheeks were slightly rosy, her long hair was scattered behind her back, occasionally lifted by the mischievous wind, emitting a faint fragrance.
Li Ce bent over and was very close to her, staring at her without speaking, suddenly his eyes lit up, he stood up abruptly, looked around, smiled, and went straight to a palace lady following behind , the probe took a bead flower from her hair.
It was a very tacky butterfly hairpin, a hair accessory often worn by palace people. It's just that the hairpin is made of purple jade, which looks very delicate. Li Ce casually unwrapped a string of exquisite jade from his waist, which was priceless and expensive at first glance, then handed it to the court lady casually, and said with a smile, "I'll change it with you."
The little palace maid was frightened, she knelt down on the ground with a plop, and said with a pale face: "I dare not."
Li Ce was not annoyed, he threw it to her, and said, "I can't change it, I like this." Then, he turned around and walked towards Chu Qiao, pulling the two butterflies on the hairpin while walking. That's right, one of them couldn't be pulled off, so he opened his mouth and bit it hard with his teeth, then spat out with a bah sound, turned around and said to the little maid: "You are not allowed to use jasmine incense in the future, I don't like to smell it."
The magnolias on both sides of the courtyard have just bloomed, half-opened and half-closed, and the shape is very elegant. Just after heavy rain, the flower garden was full of mud and water, and the soil was very soft. Li Ce didn't care about his expensive boots, so he walked into the flower garden carelessly, causing the eunuchs and maids behind to scream. I saw him pick and choose, and finally he folded a branch of purple magnolia that was just blooming and shaped like a little lotus. Then he used his slender fingers to flexibly tie the stem of the magnolia to the hairpin, and then held it in front of his eyes for a closer look, revealing A mouthful of white teeth and a happy smile.
"Your Highness..."
"His Royal Highness..."
Chu Qiao looked at the terrified palace people kneeling in front of her, and Li Ce didn't seem to see it. He just looked at the magnolia flower, smiling, his eyes bent into a line, like a bird. , like a fox.
"Pretty!" Li Ce walked up to Chu Qiao's side in a few steps, and tied up Chu Qiao's long hair loosely with a hairpin. The magnolia hangs by the ear, and there is a faint and faint fragrance in the hair.
Chu Qiao was taken aback for a moment, and the next moment, she heard the flattering and flattering praise of the palace people.
"Li Ce, what are you doing?" Chu Qiao was a little embarrassed, she seemed to have never been looked at like this in her life, and she was about to pick the magnolia flower on her temples.
"What are you doing?" Li Ce knocked off Chu Qiao's hand, frowned and said seriously, "Qiao Qiao, you are a girl, can you look like a girl?"
Chu Qiao was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly felt that the words were very familiar. After thinking about it, she remembered that Zhuge Yue also painted her eyebrows and hair for her in Wu Peng's Tian Cheng Shou Mansion, and then angrily scolded her, "Every day is either white or black. Yes, it's like a funeral."
Her face suddenly turned red, and she was slightly dazed, when she heard Li Ce smile in her ear, "Let's go, I'll take you out to play." After saying this, Li Ce turned around seriously and said in a deep voice , "No one is allowed to follow. If a man follows, I will jump into the river; if a woman follows, I will never have a chance to sleep in this life."
Hearing such an unimaginable threat, Chu Qiao was stunned immediately, but she was surprised to see that the faces of those people changed obviously, and they knelt on the ground blankly, and no one dared to follow. Only the few people behind quietly stood up and left, looking like they were going to report the news.
"Let's go!" Li Ce leaned close to Chu Qiao's ear, chuckled, then dragged her to the city gate, turned over and got on a horse. He actually sat in the front by himself, let Chu Qiao sit in the back, and happily shouted: "Qiao Qiao, hurry up! Don't let them catch up!"
It was only then that Chu Qiao remembered that this man was not very good at riding a horse, so she shook the reins and gave a crisp cry, and the horse galloped on the bluestone road.
"Oh!" Li Ce opened his arms and shouted happily. The night wind was a bit strong, and the robe flew up silently, and was blown close to his body by the wind. He shouted, "Jojo! Quick!"
"Drive!" Chu Qiao shook the reins, and the horse galloped quickly on Taiqing Road. In the huge palace complex, the guards were kneeling on both sides, the palace lanterns were flickering, the night wind was cold, the fragrance of lotus flowers wafted faintly, and the echo of horseshoes echoed back and forth in the square.
Chu Qiao's stagnant mood also opened up for a while, the petals on her temples touched her ears from time to time, a little itchy, she shrugged her shoulders, took a deep breath, and felt that the troubles of the past few days were swept away, All limbs felt refreshed.
The fast horse galloped and gradually left the inner city. Chu Qiao turned her head from a distance, and saw a large number of palace lanterns lighting up behind her, and the sound of horseshoes, as if someone was chasing her. But Li Ce didn't care at all, he was obviously a seasoned veteran, he directed Chu Qiao to escape, and the two of them walked around the streets, throwing off the people behind after a while.
At this time, the wind was fresh and dew was fresh, and there was a lake of still water in front of it. The flower boats on the lake were faint, and melodious singing and string music echoed on it. Chu Qiao turned over and jumped off the horse, and tied the horse's bridle to a tree.
"Qiao Qiao, help me, help me." Li Ce shouted, his voice was very brisk.
Chu Qiao supported his hand, and Li Ce jumped down clumsily, then ran to the lake a few times, reached out to scoop up a handful of water, and said with a smile, "It's so cold!"
Chu Qiao also came over, squatting by the lake, touching the water with her fingers.
The shore of the lake is very lively, there are lecturers, jugglers, singers, hawkers selling various goods, and several signature warm-colored brothels and taverns. The singing echoed in the evening wind together.
Chu Qiao suddenly didn't want to talk anymore. In such an environment, she always felt short of words. Over the years, this kind of life seems to have been far away from her, so far away that I can no longer blend in.
Li Ce looked at her sideways, with the corners of his mouth curled up, he stood up suddenly, grabbed her wrist, and shouted, "Come with me, I'll take you to a good place!"
This is not the main street of Tangjing, and the commercial restaurants are not as prosperous as the main street, but it is a little more quaint and folk. Li Ce seemed to be very familiar with this place, and he dragged her back and forth among the crowd, not minding that those people with muddy legs and feet would stain his robe.
The two were dressed luxuriously, and looked young and beautiful. After a while, they attracted the attention of many people, and some small vendors came forward to sell Zhuchai makeup and powder, lobbying Li Ce to buy rouge for his beautiful little lady.
Walking along the way, I suddenly saw a big elm tree in front of me, and there was a small stall under the tree. The stall owner was a young woman, not very beautiful, but fair and clean, with big and watery eyes, dressed in blue, Beside her was a young man about her age.
"Miss Boss!" Li Ce shouted before running in.
The woman turned her head when she heard the voice, and said with a smile: "It's the eldest son, are you here again?"
"Yes!" Li Ce pulled Chu Qiao to find a small corner seat and sat down, "I brought my friends, two bowls of noodles, one plate of beef, half a plate of shrimp dumplings, and more vinegar."
"En." The young proprietress agreed with a smile, and the young man next to her smiled awkwardly at Chu Qiao and Li Ce, but did not speak.
The proprietress said, "This is the first time you have brought friends here."
Chu Qiao looked at Li Ce strangely, frowned and said, "You know her very well?"
"Yes," Li Ce said with a smile, "I used to come here often when I was a child. At that time, I always sneaked out of the palace. Once I was chased hard by the guards, so I took off my clothes and gave it to a child, asking him to help me. I pulled away, but I forgot to take off the purse tied to my clothes. After wandering around for a day, I was hungry and happened to meet the proprietress of this shop. Oh, she was not very old at that time, and she set up a stall here with her parents. She looked at me If you are very hungry, treat me to noodles, and I will come here often in the future.”
"Oh!" Chu Qiao nodded.
"Qiao Qiao, aren't you very touched? Do you think that I am not only a golden and jade outside, but also a beautiful inside?"
Chu Qiao rolled her eyes, put her chin on her hands, and didn't bother to answer.