"Li Ce, Bian Tang is so kind." People all over the place were picking up money, but no one was fighting. Chu Qiao stood there in a daze, and suddenly said this.
Li Ce smiled, shook his head and said, "It's okay, but everything you see is good, but it's better than Daxia anyway."
The two couldn't see it as juggling, so they just wandered on the street and chatted casually.
Li Ce bought some snacks, including honey cube sugar, jujube, sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and chestnuts, which were packed in two bags, one for each of them, and they ate while walking.
Chu Qiao's mood relaxed, and the fatigue of many days gradually receded. She asked, "Li Ce, do you know that Daxia is looking for me, and I am now the most wanted criminal in the whole world."
"Wanted criminal?" Li Ce was taken aback for a moment, then laughed, "This statement is new."
"Then won't you hand me over to Daxia?"
Li Ce frowned strangely, and asked, "Give it to Daxia? What's the benefit? One thousand rewards, hehe, why don't you stay with me."
"But," Chu Qiao shook her head, "I always want to go back to Yanbei."
"Hey, Qiao Qiao, you just want to hurt my heart." Li Ce shook his head and said, "But forget it, I know you didn't come to Bian Tang to see me on purpose."
Chu Qiao thought for a long time, and finally asked a little embarrassedly: "Li Ce, do you want to be an enemy of Yanbei when you marry Daxia?"
Li Ce turned his head, looked Chu Qiao up and down, and finally said with a sigh: "Qiao Qiao, at night like this, you still can't forget Yan Bei and Yan Xun a little bit, can't you live a little easier?" Chu Qiao Without speaking, Li Ce continued, "The war between Yanbei and Daxia is your own business. Besides, why should I go all the way to kick Yan Xun's tent? He is so fierce, what if he hits me? I I also heard that the Yanbei plateau is very cold and the wind is still strong, and the skin of the women there is red and rough. I don't want to do things that are not beneficial."
The wind curled her thin sleeves and caressed her wrist bones like a butterfly's wings. Chu Qiao smiled slightly, looked at Li Ce, and said suddenly: "Li Ce, although I can't see through you, I don't think you can see through you." Like a bad guy."
Li Ce snorted coldly, raised his chin and said: "The crown prince is a noble person, with gold and jade, and beauty in it, and if you see through it casually, wouldn't it be embarrassing for me?" As soon as he finished speaking, he leaned forward , said with a smile, "Jojo, I'll give you a chance to see through me, do you want it?"
Chu Qiao curled her lips, "You should keep it to yourself."
"Oh," the man sighed, "a woman who doesn't understand style."
Passing by a fish stall on the road, Chu Qiao stopped slightly, and went over to look curiously. I saw a lot of red-tailed goldfish raised in a large water tank. They were as crimson as clouds, delicate and cute.
Chu Qiao is very good at raising fish. She has always liked small animals. She once thought about raising puppies. But when she was in the army, she didn’t have time to look after them, and the dormitory didn’t allow them, so she could only raise a few tropical fish secretly. Later, the head of the house didn't take care of her when she found out, and her habit of raising fish remained. However, after so many years, living is hard, so how can I have the energy to raise fish.
Seeing that she liked it, Li Ce bought it immediately. The stall owner rarely saw such generous customers, so he gave them a porcelain urn containing fish.
It was already very late at this time, Chu Qiao was seriously injured and couldn't help but feel a little tired, the two discussed going back.
When we got back to the lake, the horse was still grazing leisurely. A few children squatted aside and wanted to pull the rein several times, presumably to steal the horse, but they were afraid that the horse would kick them, so they hesitated and refused to leave. Suddenly seeing the owner coming back, they dispersed.
Chu Qiao and Li Ce got on the horse, and because they had an extra jar of goldfish, they walked slowly on the long street.
Chu Qiao suddenly felt a little strange. Thinking back to the days when she and Li Ce were indistinguishable from friends and foes in Daxia, it felt as if it happened in her previous life. Sure enough, as Yan Xun said at the beginning, Zhenhuang City is like a huge prison, lifeless, and anything inside will be stifled.
Yan Xun, don't know where he is now? He disguised himself as Liu Xi and took Datong's money in Xianyang, presumably he wanted to transport the property back to Yanbei via Southern Xinjiang. Now that they are defecting from Great Xia to Bian Tang, it is not difficult to understand why Yan Xun disguised himself as Liu Xi. From this point of view, he will definitely come to Bian Tang. As for the reason and purpose of this , is not what she knows.
The sound of drumming was getting closer and closer, and Chu Qiao's spirit became more and more sleepy. Ever since she was poisoned by the caravan assassin that day, she had become more and more lethargic. She sat on the horse, her body became softer and softer, her forehead leaned on Li Ce's body, and she fell asleep slowly like this.
The man sitting in front was stunned for a moment, turned around strangely, and saw Chu Qiao's forehead resting on his shoulder, breathing shallowly, she fell asleep just like that.
The night wind was blowing, and the magnolia flowers on her temples were fragrant. Li Ce's face no longer showed the usual cynicism, he just looked at Chu Qiao quietly, letting the horse go forward without pulling the reins.
Bian Tang is a country of flowers. There are flowers and trees on both sides of the road. When the breeze blows, occasionally petals fall, like flying butterflies. Chu Qiao's goose yellow brocade dress swayed in the wind, looking like a fairy among the colorful flowers and trees.
The horse kicked lightly, and Chu Qiao suddenly frowned, tilted slightly, and fell backwards involuntarily.
With quick hands and quick eyes, Li Ce wrapped his arms around her waist. Immediately, the man who was not good at martial arts turned around, held the saddle with one hand, and flew up. The next second, he jumped from the front to the back, wrapped his hands around Chu Qiao's waist, and let her fall asleep in his arms.
When the night wind blows, the remaining rainwater is scattered on the flower tree, and it falls with thousands of petals.
"Bian Tang is going to be in trouble," Li Ce let out a long breath, and then smiled lightly. The smile did not show how relaxed or happy it was, as if he was just used to this way of speaking, "When you are better, I will send you to How about meeting your old friend. Where is the paradise in this world? You little fool."
The moonlight spread out like frost and fog, and the huge Jinwu Palace gradually appeared in front of my eyes. When she woke up, it was already late, and the little maid named Qiu Sui was still waiting for her sitting on the footstool. Seeing her wake up, she smiled happily, quickly brought over a bowl of tea, and said, "You're awake, what do you want?" drink water?"
Chu Qiao shook her head, and the little maid continued: "The imperial physicians are waiting outside to ask for pulse. His Royal Highness ordered them to come in when you wake up."
Chu Qiao simply cleaned up, rejected the girl's kindness to make a big fuss about her head, and casually tied her hair in a bun. She was not a wealthy person, and she had never lived a good life. At this moment, she was a little dazed when she saw a crowd of more than a dozen people before and after washing her face. And enter, take turns to ask for the pulse.
The little maid set up a large table of food, soup, water, desserts, meat and vegetables, a total of thirty kinds. There was a maid kneeling on the left and right of the table, Chu Qiao didn't need to touch her hands at all, the maids fed her while the imperial doctors asked for pulse. Every time she picked up a bite of food, she looked at her, if she nodded, put it to her mouth, shook her head, put it down and changed it, Chu Qiao had the nerve to keep shaking her head, after eating a meal, her stomach was bloated and uncomfortable.
After finally seeing, hearing and asking, more than 20 old men went to the side hall together to discuss the treatment plan.
At this time, Chu Qiao suddenly heard a clanging sound from outside, and asked, "What are you doing outside?"
Qiusui is obviously the leader of this group of maidservants, and replied crisply: "They are repairing the pond."
The pool was under Chu Qiao's window, she was a little strange, and asked, "What pool is being built, what happened to the original one?"
"The original pond was too low. Your Highness ordered a waterwheel to be set up here, and a high pond with running water to raise the goldfish you brought back, Miss."
Chu Qiao was taken aback, and hurried to the window, only to see about 200 big men sweating profusely outside, but they didn't dare to make too much noise, basically everything was assembled elsewhere, and then carefully dragged over . Hearing that so many people were busy for a long time just to raise a few worthless goldfish, Chu Qiao was a little stunned. I have long heard that Bian Tang is rich, but I didn't expect the royal family to be so extravagant.
She can't stay here for a few days, and Li Ce's behavior makes her a little embarrassed.
She turned around and asked, "Where is His Royal Highness?"
"Since the morning court, I haven't seen His Highness come back."
Chu Qiao nodded. She didn't even know how she got back last night. It seemed that there was a serious problem with her body. Anyway, she was waiting for the opportunity to find Yan Xun in Bian Tang, so she might as well recuperate her body here first. Thinking of this, she slowly sat on the couch.
"Girl, are you from Daxia?"
Chu Qiao raised her head and asked, "Who did you listen to?"
"I heard from Commander Tie that he and His Highness brought you into the palace that day. He said that the girl is a nobleman of Daxia and asked us to take good care of her."
"oh."
"At first I thought you were another lady! But last night His Highness told you that you were his friend. Speaking of which, you are His Highness's first female friend."
The little maid seemed to think that Chu Qiao was easy-going and easy-going, so while fanning her lightly, she said, "Your Highness is so kind to girls, I have never seen him treat any lady so kindly."
"Does Your Highness have many wives?"
Qiu Sui replied: "Yes, the entire Qiuhua Palace, Changqing Palace, and Qiushui Pavilion are all there. There are probably... hey, the slaves can't tell, anyway, there are many, many."
"Oh," Chu Qiao nodded, "The rumors are true."
The little maid said with a smile: "Your Highness is crazy and loves to play. We all like His Highness. Your Highness is the prince. He is very kind to us little maids, and he doesn't have any airs."
At this time, a servant girl suddenly walked in from outside and said, "Girl, Mrs. Hongluan has arrived and is waiting outside, saying that she wants to see you."
Chu Qiao was taken aback, and Qiu Sui said quickly: "Madame Hongluan is a new wife brought in by the prince, a dancer given to the prince by Huai Song."
Chu Qiao nodded, she naturally knew what this person was looking for, and asked in a deep voice, "Can I not see her?"
Qiu Sui said: "Of course, the prince said when he left, if the girl is unwilling, no outsiders are allowed to disturb you at will."
"Oh," Chu Qiao said, "Then tell Mrs. Hongluan that I am seriously ill and it is inconvenient to see guests. Thank you for visiting."
The maid stepped back.
Within half a day, more than a dozen wives came to visit, and some of them were women from noble families. It seems that Li Ce's ridiculous name is not for nothing. There are so many women, she really doubts whether he can remember their names.
In the afternoon, the weather gets hotter. Chu Qiao was drowsy, Qiu Sui smashed a bowl of ice cubes, added some cherries and honeydew melons, and was about to pass them to Chu Qiao, when suddenly someone came to report that Mrs. Tang Guo wanted to see Chu Qiao.