Chu Qiao was stunned for a moment, she turned her head and asked, "How did you do it?"
Li Ce smiled, took her hand and squatted down, stretched into the lake, Chu Qiao let out a soft cry, very surprised.
Li Ce smiled triumphantly: "I'm smart. I sent someone to bury the lotus root in the ground early in the morning, and then brought in the water from the hot spring. The flowers bloomed overnight."
Chu Qiao covered her mouth with a smile and said, "It's amazing, money can make ghosts turn mills, power can make mills turn ghosts, you have money and power, so even the Flower God has to listen to you."
"Having money can turn ghosts around? This saying is new." Li Ce smiled and said, "Come, come with me."
The two walked along the stone path all the way to the lake. Li Ce was obviously very familiar with this place, and led Chu Qiao all the way to a small boat by the faint moonlight, then stood at the bow of the boat, and gently paddled , the boat left the shore slowly, and slowly slid into the clear pool of the blue lake.
The breeze comes slowly, with the fragrance of green lotus blooming, the mist is ten miles long, mighty and mighty, thousands of wind lotuses are hidden in the water vapor, the moonlight is like washing, clear and shining, shaking quietly, like a broken mirror.
The boat shuttles between the green lotus leaves, and the big lotus flowers push left and right. Chu Qiao brushed a few white lotuses with her hand, curled her eyelashes, and smiled quietly.
Li Ce let go of the oars, sat on the bow, didn't speak, just looked at her silently. The palace lanterns in the distance are reflected in the pool water, and large swaths of silk red and yellow float on the clear water, as beautiful as a rainbow after rain.
Chu Qiao turned her head, smiled at Li Ce, and said, "Li Ce, thank you very much."
"Thank me? Thank me for what?" The man's eyes were curved, slightly raised, with a certain depth and cunning. Those half-closed eyes seem to hide many things, and cover up many things.
"Thank you for taking care of me these days. If it weren't for you, I might have died."
Li Ce smiled slightly, "Then you should really thank me, the kindness of saving my life is extraordinary, or you should not leave, stay in Bian Tang and make a promise with your body."
The flowing water was comfortable, and there was a faint sound, and their sporadic words were hidden in the ten miles of wind and lotus. Chu Qiao raised her head and said with bright eyes: "The beauty of the lotus is that it emerges from the mud without being stained, and is clean without being demonic. I think I have been with you for so long, and I can still think and speak like a normal person. The spirit of the lotus."
Li Ce held his heart and sighed: "Qiao Qiao is so talented in poetry, it really makes me more infatuated."
Chu Qiao looked up at the bright moonlight, "You are obsessed with too many things, being too greedy is not a good thing."
Li Ce stood up, his light robe and sleeves fluttering in the wind, and said casually in a calm tone, "There are some things that you can't get by force anyway, so I had to try my best to take a few more glances."
Chu Qiao was a little startled, and said calmly: "The lotus is defeated, and it can bloom again. You forced them to open another pond, which is already rare."
Li Ce nodded and sighed softly, "Yes, it will open again next year."
The boat is swaying, the duckweed is divided and gathered, as light as a feather, drifting slowly with the current.
"Is it cold in Yanbei?" Li Ce suddenly sighed softly, "It is said that it snows all the year round, so it is rare to see many flowers."
Chu Qiao raised her head, looked at his slender back, and said in a brisk tone: "Chunlan Qiuju, each is good at winning, and Yanbei's wilderness like snow and icebergs like washing are rare. If you get tired of watching Jiangnan one day Yanyu, you might as well put the horses on the frontier and go back on the snow, the beauties on the Yanbei plateau will definitely exceed your expectations and break your heart."
Li Ce was taken aback for a moment, lost his mind for a moment, then smiled loudly and said, "You still know me best, and you always know how to think about me."
At this time, there was only a bang, and the boat lightly touched the shore, the pool was not that big, but after such a short while, it came to an end.
The two got off the boat and walked slowly towards Mi Heju. The moonlight shone on them, so white, desolate and bleak. The shadows of the two fell on the ground, shadowy and vague, constantly overlapping and separating again, overlapping, and separating again, and finally getting farther and farther away. After all, those are two shadows, and they have never been involved in one place.
In the blink of an eye, he was already at the door of Mi Heju. The two stood there, embarrassed for a moment. Li Ce leaned lazily on a pomegranate tree, and the bright red pomegranate petals fell on him like rouge.
Li Ce yawned lazily, and said, "It's too late, I probably won't be able to get up tomorrow morning."
Chu Qiao nodded, "You are just lazy. This morning, I heard Qiu Sui say that you haven't put on your boots yet, and Emperor Tang got angry because of this."
"What are you talking about?" Li Ce waved his hand, and then said, "I really don't want to get up early, can't I move the morning to the afternoon? Trouble. How about this, I will send someone to take you out of the palace tomorrow morning, and then you can go out and live on your own." Destroy yourself, I won’t send you off either.”
Chu Qiao nodded, "I won't bother you sir."
Li Ce smiled and said: "That's fine, this trip is a long way away, you should take care of yourself, if..." At this point, a little bit of unspeakable obscurity suddenly appeared, Li Ce smiled self-deprecatingly, then turned around, the corners of his mouth Pulling out faint lines, "If one day, you feel that the cold weather in Yanbei is unbearable, you can also consider going back to the south of the Yangtze River to recuperate. Although this place is not as majestic as the desert, nor as grand as the grassland, it is also warm and suitable for living."
Chu Qiao smiled bitterly, "People have sorrows and joys, and the moon has cloudy and sunny waxes and wanes. The things in this world depend on chance."
Li Ce shook his head, and said softly: "I also hope that you will never have that day, so you can do it yourself."
Suddenly there was a trace of inexplicable sadness in my heart, Li Ce's figure gradually drifted away, and Chu Qiao also slowly turned around. The moonlight shone between the two of them, and the uninhabited white light gradually spread, and finally enveloped the entire lonely palace. In autumn, when the night became cold, Li Ce's figure gradually disappeared among the fiery red pomegranate trees, and only a faint fragrance of Du Ruo remained on the slender bluestone path, lingering in the breath, like the fresh air of a cold moon. Hui. In front of Mihe, a pool of lotus flowers has fallen, leaving only a black mess. With the autumn wind, the courtyard looks even more desolate.
Chu Qiao was dressed in light silk, and walked slowly towards the bedroom. The wind blew away her long hair, like a fluttering butterfly, fluttering its wings in the air, dancing messily.
Miheju occupies a very large area, with more than 30 buildings in a row, with undulating heights and row upon row, and the scenery is superb. You can imagine what it was like in its heyday. Chu Qiao walked quietly on the secluded path, and from time to time, the branches of blossoming trees hung down, gently touching her brow. The embroidered shoes are extremely thin, and it is a bit cool to step on the bluestone slab. A gust of wind blows, and a faint smell of wine gently blows into the nose. As soon as Chu Qiao raised her head, she saw a man in Tsing Yi standing indifferently under the sycamore tree under the terrace of the water pavilion on the second floor, with his head slightly raised, his gaze was facing his boudoir.
"Who's there?" The woman's crisp voice broke the silence of the cold night and startled a line of egrets above the clear pond. The man turned his head in amazement. Chu Qiao looked at him and was stunned for a moment, unable to speak.
This person is so similar to Li Ce in appearance, in such a night, at first glance, he is almost the same person.
But in the next second, Chu Qiao dismissed this ridiculous idea, just because their temperaments were very different.
The man held the phoenix tree in his hand, and stood quietly in the fragrance of moonlight and flowers on an autumn night. There was a faint moonlight covering his beautiful appearance, so cold, with a faint melancholy, as if on the eaves at the end of autumn. The clear snow and frost. The man looked at her quietly, then slowly frowned.
"Who are you?" The light and shadow were sparse, and the clear pond in the distance glowed faintly. The man's voice was extremely cold, like water breaking through ice, flowing quietly without any emotion.
With just one glance, Chu Qiao knew that this person was an extraordinary person, she took a step forward politely, and said softly, "I am a person who lives here, may I ask who is your Excellency?"
The man seemed to be taken aback, his eyes were blank for a moment, he sighed, and then said as if talking to himself: "Oh, it turns out that there are already people living here."
The moonlight shone on the man's skirt, emitting a clear and white luster. Chu Qiao knew that she should have said something at this time, and then turned away to avoid causing trouble, but some words were stuck in her throat, making her She couldn't bear to make a sound to interrupt the man's thoughts.
The man walked slowly from the parasol tree, stepping on the stone steps step by step. The breeze on the stage blew up, blowing the autumn leaves of the parasol tree on the ground, and the faint dust floated up. Chu Qiao had to half-close her eyes and stretch out A plain white hand covered his forehead.
"It's backed by Taiqing Lake, and the wind is always strong. Remember to wear a hood when you come out."
Chu Qiao was taken aback for a moment, and instantly looked at the person who came, but in the man's eyes, she could only see the silence like the deep sea.
"Thank you, I've been out for a long time, I'm afraid the maid is already looking for it, so I'm leaving first. The night is cold and windy, sir, please go back early."
Chu Qiao knew that there was no need to ask the other party's identity, even if he asked, he might not be able to tell, so she politely said goodbye and wanted to leave.
Unexpectedly, the man seemed to have not heard it, still poking at the spot, looking at her quietly, his voice was like a misty mist, "The prince loves you very much, right?"
Chu Qiao knew that he must have mistook herself for Li Ce's favorite concubine just like others, so she didn't refute immediately, she bowed quietly and said, "Farewell."
"But if I asked, you haven't answered yet."
Chu Qiao frowned slightly, and when she turned around, she saw that he didn't have any frivolous intentions, but was very persistently waiting for her to reply.
"Do you know that if I am really the favorite concubine of His Royal Highness, what you are doing now is very inappropriate."
The man was slightly taken aback, and then said: "I haven't been back to the palace for a long time, I didn't know there were people living here, sorry."
Chu Qiao calmly said, "Those who don't know don't blame it, but now that I know it, shouldn't Mister avoid it?"
The man laughed dumbfoundedly, nodded and said, "Sure enough, they are somewhat similar."
Chu Qiao frowned, and said: "Sir, you came here late at night, your words are vague, and you still don't want to reveal your identity. If I didn't see your noble posture and good manners, I would have tied you up as a disciple in all likelihood. Woke up, still lingering here, aren't you afraid of making trouble for yourself?"
The man was stunned for a while, and then said: "I'm sorry, it's too forgetful to miss my old friend."
"It's okay to get carried away for a while, as long as you remember to restrain yourself in time, this is the palace after all, Bian Tang attaches great importance to etiquette, there is no harm in being careful."
The man nodded with a light smile, then slightly cupped his hands and walked towards Mi Heju. Just took two steps, then suddenly turned around, pointed to the high eaves and said: "There is a string of wind chimes over there, covered by dust, if you have time, you might as well ask the palace servants to clean it, the autumn wind is cool, and the bells are crisp and clear , very pleasing to the ear."
"Thank you sir for reminding me."
The man smiled lightly, his eyes were very gentle, he nodded and said, "I am Luo Wang."