They arrived at the place Jiang Yashuang talked about. Lotus leaves were all closely next to each other, weaving a tight blanket. In the middle bloomed white and red flowers. There were also lotus seedpods, singing birds, and croaking frogs. On the bank, there were tall willows and exuberant aspens. The cicada chirped without stopping. It was the most typical summer scenery.
Qiu Yelan rode the horse here with him. Even though Jiang Yashuang chose to ride in shadows and the wind was cool, she had sweated after riding this far. Now standing on the bank, looking at the clear lake water that was hidden in between the flowers and leaves, Qiu Yelan couldn't help but mumbled, "I really want to go swimming..."
"There are too many people here. Let's find a place with fewer people and I'll watch out for you?" Hearing her, Jiang Yashuang immediately came close and said viciously by her ears.
"Then you will take my clothes away and use this to force me to
Kuang Qingwu came over and glanced at the intimate posture of the two playfully. He did a fist and palm salute and said, "Since you are safe, I can rest assured."Jiang Yashuang didn't like him. But Kuang Qingwu had taken the initiative to help before, Jiang Yashuang had to say a few polite words. He held on to Qiu Yelan and reluctantly returned the salute, "Thanks for Young Prince's generous help just now.""I didn't manage to help." Kuang Qingwu smiled, " Did Commandery Princess Ningyi hurt her foot? I have some medicine for the injury here. If you need it...""We've also brought it with us, so there is no need to borrow yours." Qiu Yelan immediately refused.Kuang Qingwu smiled and said, "If this is the case, I won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye!"He walked away so fast, which confused the two who were wondering how to get rid of him.Watching his little boat disappeared among the lotus leaves, Qiu Yela
Qiu Yelan ignored Jiang Yashuang's invites in the next few days. Instead, she asked Zhuang Man to go out for a few days.There was no sign of Qiu Feng during those days. One day, she talked about it with Ruan Ciyi. Ruan Ciyi roared with laughter at once, "You really believed your brother? Haven't you been out these two days? Qiu Feng drank all day long since the early morning lying in the tree. He only got down to have meals when the servants called him. I could see him daily through my window upstairs... How could he go to follow you?"Qiu Yelan was enlightened. She said grinding her teeth, "I know my brother doesn't adore me anymore! How could he lie to me like this!""You were just not smart enough!" Ruan Ciyi patted her with a silk fan and said leisurely, "Didn't you say it yourself? When Qiu Feng came here this time, he had a great change in temperament. Your brother told you that there was something on Qiu Feng's mind... Under this circum
The Emperor's birthday, as its name showed, was the festival to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor. As usual, people would have three-days off for this festival. On the exact day of the Emperor's birthday, the celebrations were livelier. In an important sense, the ceremony for the Emperor's birthday was more important than the ones for the Empress Dowager's birthday and the Empress's birthday.However, the Emperor was tired of superficial things. The more he stayed on the throne, the less he liked to show his face in public. What was more, the Emperor and others were living in Mount Dizi for the summer vacation now. The place over here was smaller than the palace in the capital, which meant that there might not be enough room for various activities. Hence, every year, the Emperor would decree an order to go through the motions, showing his "care" for his people.However, it was not his call.This year was his 40th birthday, and more importan
Mengtao hurriedly said, "No. I have something to tell you." She bent down and whispered to her, "Her Majesty asked if you could write another one similar to the one written at Jinxiu Slope back then."Qiu Yelan's look suddenly changed, "About the Emperor's birthday?""Not necessarily." Mengtao's voice was lower, "As long as it is auspicious and beautiful, it will do!"Qiu Yelan recalled the guidance of Ruan Ciyi, the noble lady. As the future daughter-in-law of the Jiang Family, she must not be low-key when she should be in the limelight. Otherwise, she would be underestimated by her sisters-in-law, and even by the elders of the Jiang Family. And then her life here wouldn't be easy in the future.She nodded thoughtfully, "I'll think about it. It should be easy!" Then she asked, "When is it needed? Before the middle of the banquet?""Before the end of the banquet." Mengtao whispered, "Don't worry about the flower. It's
"I found out about it just now." Jiang Yashuang smiled bitterly, "Earlier, a servant said that my aunt heard that I hadn't seen you for a few days, so she especially gave us a chance. But when I was on the way, I felt that something was wrong. The servant didn't tell me about it until I forced him."He apologized, "How about I accompany you back? This is Jiang Qisheng and Cousin Tao's fault. They shouldn't make you leave just because they don't want to see you.""You are also the one to blame!" Qiu Yelan angrily said, "With the news, I'm being polite not to beat you. But you wanted me to kiss you.""I know that you might beat me after I have said it, so I wanted you to kiss me before I told you." Jiang Yashuang coughed with embarrassment, "So what now? Shall we go back?"Qiu Yelan kept her face sullen for a long time before saying, "Most of your family want me to leave, right?"To be the ghostwriter of Prince of Qi sho
Even though Xue Nongying hadn't died, looking at the blood he puked out and the blood that gushed out from his chest which covered the ground in red, they knew that if they didn't save him, he would die.But the question was what would happen after they saved him?With Xue Chang's political stand, he would probably look the other way on the secret affair between Noble Consort Gu and Qiu Shen. In a normal situation, Xue Nongying would do the same.But Qiu Shen didn't realize that the person in the woods was Xue Nongying, so he aimed to kill. Now, this had already happened, would Xue Nongying still hide for them and not expose them?Besides, this was the scenario of successfully saving him. What if they couldn't?Even though they were in a remote corner of the Summer Palace, Empress Jiang controlled the government and the Imperial Harem. All of the concubines were like mistresses that didn't have any status. If Noble Con
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It was not the moment for a long talk, so they exhorted each other to be careful and took different roads.Qiu Yelan found some falling stones blocking the road after she walked a few steps. The road was clogged completely."Is there a shortcut nearby?" She asked urgently to the bodyguard sent by Jiang Yashuang.The bodyguard thought for a while and said, "Your Grace, there's no other way, unless we dribble up the stream from below and take a short detour after we get to the other side," He was a little worried. "Usually the stream isn't as deep as up to our knees, but now..."Qiu Yelan was not in the mood to listen more. She interrupted, "Let's go and check!"The bodyguard said immediately, "Your Grace, please follow me!”After following him for some distance from the almost completely collapsed mountain, she did see a muddy stream with yellow water that overflowed its banks. The bodyguard turned pale at