As I stepped into Xiaoxiang Garden, I saw a green figure moving quickly. Her whole body was shrouded in sword shadows, her clothes fluttering, and she was spinning like a dance. Her posture was graceful, but it did not lose her heroic spirit.
She was seen standing up with a sword in hand again, her figure was graceful and elegant, and as her sword moves changed, her posture became as ethereal as a fairy.
Zi'an was stunned, she had never seen such beautiful sword skills before, and she always believed that all martial arts and killing were cruel, how could they be beautiful
The Jade Maiden Swordsmanship, Willow Catkins Swordsmanship, and Dugu Nine Swordsmanship shown on TV all looked very beautiful and elegant with the special effects, but she always felt they were fake.
Now that I've seen it with my own eyes, I feel that the one shown on TV is not even half as good-looking as Qin Zhou.
"Prince, Princess!" When A Jing saw the two of them, he hurried forward.
Upon hearing this, Qin Zhou put away his sword, turned around, and spun around neatly and gracefully.
Qin Zhou was still dressed in men's clothes today, with his hair tied up in a crown, wearing a green robe and a brocade jade belt. He actually had a bit of the wildness and freshness of the swordsmen of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
"You are here!" She threw the sword to Ajing and bowed.
His eyes lightly swept across Zi'an's face, and then fell on Murong Jie's face.
Zi'an looked at her with a smile. Perhaps it was because the sun was shining brightly, her eyes also looked bright. She raised her hand and asked Xiaosun to bring up the gift that Nanny Yang had prepared.
"You've been here for a few days. I should have come to see you earlier, but something happened to delay me. Please forgive me, Your Highness." Zi'an bowed.
Qin Zhou said: "It doesn't matter, just take care of your own business, I'm fine."
On the contrary, she didn't want her to come because her identity would make her a trouble in the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. If too many of them came, it would arouse suspicion.
She invited Murong Jie and Zi'an into the hall.
There are eight palaces in the West Garden, and Xiaoxiang Garden is the middle one. It is not too noisy, but not so remote that it is uninhabited.
Someone served tea, which was the top-quality Yunwu tea produced in Daxing. This Yunwu tea was extremely precious. In Xiyuan, the food and drink were all excellent. Especially since Qin Zhou had a special status, the emperor treated Qin Zhou like a monarch.
Zi'an asked, "Are you used to being here, Prince?"
"There's nothing to get used to. Soldiers don't care about these things. As long as there is a stutter, it's fine." Qin Zhou said.
Zi'an agreed with this point. She was also a former agent and a soldier. For a soldier, enduring hardship is no problem at all.
Murong Jie suddenly stood up and said, "You guys continue chatting, I'm going to go out for a walk."
Zi'an looked at him in surprise. He had always said that Qin Zhou had feelings for her, but now he was leaving her behind
Murong Jie walked out without waiting for her answer.
Qin Zhou and Zi'an were the only ones left in the hall. The atmosphere was a little awkward, especially when Zi'an thought of what Murong Jie and Su Qing had said, and felt more and more uncomfortable.
Moreover, she was very confused and didn't know why Murong Jie suddenly walked out.
Qin Zhou saw the confusion in her heart and asked softly, "Are you... unhappy?"
Zi'an lowered his eyelashes, "No, there was no unpleasantness."
They never even had an argument and treated each other with respect.
"Do you want to go see him? I don't need anyone to accompany me." Qin Zhou said.
Zian shook his head and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm rude."
"Our friendship doesn't require such polite words." Qin Zhou frowned.
Zi'an was stunned for a moment. Our friendship? Their friendship didn't seem to be that deep either.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward again. Zi'an quickly broke the silence and said, "What kind of swordsmanship did you use just now? It was very beautiful."
Qin Zhou's eyebrows suddenly lit up, "It's the Yue Girl Sword Technique. In fact, this set of sword techniques is just beautiful but not practical. The lethality is not enough, and it is even worse than the Falling Flower Sword Technique."
"Falling Flower Sword Technique?"
"Yes, as the name suggests, if this set of sword skills is used, all the flowers and leaves around will fall off. The sword energy is very powerful."
Zi'an couldn't help but envy, "How I wish I could be like you and have powerful martial arts skills."
Qin Zhou smiled, "The Regent's swordsmanship is better than mine. If we were to compete in swordsmanship, I wouldn't last more than a hundred moves under his hand."
"Really?" Zi'an was surprised. Although she knew that Lao Qi was good at fighting, she had never seen him formally practice swordplay.
"Don't you know? He didn't practice sword in the mansion?" Qin Zhou asked curiously.
"I've never seen him practice." Zi'an said honestly.
Qin Zhou said, "Oh!" Seeing that Zi'an's expression was a little relieved, he comforted him, "His swordsmanship is superb, and his moves come naturally, so he doesn't need to practice much."
Zi'an was stunned, then realized that Qin Zhou had misunderstood. In fact, she did not prevent her from knowing the swordsmanship because of Lao Qi.
"What are your plans?" Zi'an changed the subject.
Qin Zhou smiled faintly, "I don't have any plans, just take it one day at a time."
Zi'an held the tea and thought of her previous imprisonment, so he asked, "Have you cleared your name?"
"Cleared? Do you believe that I didn't kill Queen Wang? Oh, yes, the Regent will tell you." Qin Zhou smiled and shook his head, "If I had cleared my name, I wouldn't have to come to the Great Zhou."
In fact, Murong Jie didn't tell Zi'an much about Qin Zhou. He only mentioned the civil unrest in Beimo and Qin Zhou's affairs in a few words.
Zi'an said softly, "You have been fighting for many years. This time you come to the Great Zhou, just treat it as a chance to relax."
"Yeah, that's what I think." Qin Zhou nodded.
Zi'an looked at her serious expression and remembered that she always referred to herself as "the real one" in the past, and he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Qin Zhou was stunned for a moment. Looking at the face with a bright smile, her heart suddenly blossomed. "What are you laughing at?"
Zi'an shook his head, but still couldn't help but smile, "Thinking back to when we first met, you had a lot of opinions about me and didn't trust me."
Qin Zhou also laughed, "Yeah, I was blind at that time. If I had believed you earlier, perhaps some things could have been prevented from happening."
As she spoke, her eyes dimmed.
Zi'an knew that she was talking about the incident at Wolf Tail Mountain. That was a tragic event they had experienced together. When she talked about it now, it naturally touched Zi'an's heart.
Those were all living lives that she had treated and come into contact with.
"When I was in Muzhai, the village chief was very kind to me. Not only him, but many villagers were also very friendly to me. I always think of their smiling faces now. In such a difficult environment, they were able to keep their pure hearts and completely believe in a princess from an enemy country. I..."
Zi'an's voice was slightly choked, and when she thought of those people, her heart was filled with sorrow and pain.
In the struggle for power, why are it always these kind-hearted people who get hurt
Qin Zhou looked at her with tenderness in his eyes, and comforted her: "Don't be sad, it's all over."
She is still not good at comforting people, but at least, she is willing to comfort them.
Zi'an took a sip of tea, and the aroma of the cloud tea penetrated into his heart, making him feel relaxed all over.
It is not appropriate to continue the sad topic, so Zi'an had to find another topic, because Qin Zhou was not good at finding topics.
Just when he was about to speak, Qin Zhou suddenly asked, "What fun places are there in the capital?"
(End of this chapter)