Chapter 145 Kindness
Yueli stopped talking and turned her head curiously, and saw a woman with gray hair and wearing a coarse linen dress, carrying a bamboo basket filled with freshly picked flowers with water droplets on them.
Yueli frowned and looked at the man with a strange look.
Why does it look familiar?
She tilted her head and thought about it, but couldn't figure out where she had seen it before.
"Like it?" He Yanchen saw that she was staring at the woman and thought that she liked these flowers.
So he directly took out a silver ingot and gave it to the woman, and took the basket of flowers.
The woman held the silver ingot in both hands, she was stunned. This flower was only sold for one penny, and this basket of flowers was not worth much money. Most of the people who came to the Wangyue Lake for sightseeing were young men and women, and they would occasionally buy a little to show off their taste.
But I have never seen anyone so generous.
The woman's eyes were red with excitement, and she kept saying, "Thank you, sir, thank you, madam..."
He Yanchen ignored her. Just then, the boat prepared by Chu Yi had already docked at the shore, so he took Yueli on board.
Before getting on the boat, Yueli looked back and saw that the woman had already turned and left. Her hunched back gradually disappeared at the end of the tree-lined path.
He Yanchen followed her gaze, his eyes darkening slightly. "What's wrong? Jiaojiao knows that person?"
Yueli shook her head: "I don't know him, but he looks familiar, but I can't remember if I've seen him before."
The man held her waist and let her get on the boat first, then winked at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi nodded immediately and disappeared silently by the lake.
The Wangyue Lake was rippling with green waves, and the passenger boat was swaying gently with the ripples, leaving the shore and heading towards the center of the lake.
There was a small island in the lake, and He Yanchen asked her if she wanted to go up and take a look.
Yueli stretched her neck to take a look. There were many small boats parked by the island. It seemed that there were many people on them, so it must be very crowded.
"If you don't want to go, just go boating on the lake." Yue Li snuggled into his arms. The lake was filled with moisture, which was blown by the wind and was much cooler than on the shore.
Surrounded by the vast expanse of clear water, Yueli gazed about with a carefree air. The boatman standing at the stern of the boat called out, "Sir, Madam, the Lotus Ocean is just ahead. Would you like to go and take a look?"
He Yanchen responded. A lotus pond was specially built on Wangyue Lake. From a distance, it looked like the lotus leaves were endless and green, but when you got closer, you would find that there were large gaps between the lotus leaves, enough for small boats to pass through.
This place is somewhat similar to the lotus pond in the palace, but also very different. In the palace, no one would dare to disturb her when she was boating. But at this moment, although her view was blocked by the lotus leaves, the laughter and chatter coming from the small boats passing by not far away was endless.
Yueli pricked up her ears to listen to the gossip, and from time to time she could hear some teasing between men and women. She glanced at He Yanchen somewhat embarrassedly, but saw that he had picked a lotus pod and was concentrating on peeling lotus seeds for her.
"My dear husband, are you here to accompany me on a boat trip, or to eat lotus seeds?"
Yueli moved over and threw the lotus pod in his hand aside, looking at him with dissatisfaction.
He Yanchen picked up a lotus seed and fed it to her: "Don't you like to eat it?"
When you chew the moon pear, it tastes a bit bitter at first, but gradually a sweet taste fills your mouth.
Taking advantage of the lotus leaves that covered the area, Yueli supported her hands on his chest and kissed him.
He Yanchen held the back of her neck and deepened the kiss.
The sweet taste of lotus seeds spreads between lips and teeth, and the sticky entanglement sound mixes with the sound of rippling water, which is hard to leave.
For a long time, Yueli snuggled in his arms, breathing slightly.
He Yanchen brushed away the loose hair on her temples, his voice low and hoarse: "Jiaojiao, if you want, you can tell your husband directly. You don't have to eavesdrop on others."
Yueli's ears turned red instantly. He had seen her stupid look when she eavesdropped just now!
Yue Li felt a little uncomfortable, so she reached out of the cabin and pulled out a lotus pod and threw it to him: "I will eat all of them, my husband, remember to peel them all."
He Yanchen tapped her forehead with his finger: "Stingy."
The wind was too strong on the lake, and the two of them had only been playing for an hour when He Yanchen felt the hands in his arms become cold. He frowned and ordered them to pull ashore.
"If you get sick from the boat trip, I think you'll have to stay in the palace for the next two months."
Yueli knew she was in the wrong. She had been playing in the water and didn't notice that she was a little cold.
"Husband, please don't be angry." Yue Li wrapped her arms around his waist and tucked herself into his arms. "Husband, please warm me up."
The passenger boat had traveled quite a distance, and when heading back, Yueli saw many small boats with lanterns hanging on them parked on the shore along the way, and some of the lanterns were still lit in broad daylight.
"What's that over there?"
He Yanchen looked in the direction of her finger, and his eyes darkened when he saw the boats.
At this time, a girl in red gauze came out of the cabin, swept her eyes across the lake, and when she saw He Yanchen, her eyes lit up instantly.
"Sir, would you like to come in and sit down?" The woman's voice was gentle and charming. Even though there was some distance between them, Yue Li could feel her affectionate eyes.
She quickly hugged He Yanchen tightly.
The man stroked her back and ignored the man.
Seeing that He Yanchen ignored her, the girl did not get angry, but turned to look for people on other cruise ships.
There was a lot of booing coming from a passenger ship following behind them, and some people threw things at the girl, but no one knew what they were throwing.
Yue Li was also a person who had seen a lot of the world in Chunfeng Pavilion, and she knew who those people were in just a moment.
Jiangning City is located on the coast and is a central city for water transportation from all over the place. It is full of docks and merchants coming and going.
When she was a child, she heard people say that some girls would buy a small boat near the dock and pick up passengers on the boat, just like the man just now.
She frowned, and the slight hostility that had just arisen in her disappeared, replaced by a sense of melancholy.
She didn't know if it was because she returned to Jiangning, but she felt that she was a little sentimental. If He Yanchen hadn't taken her away, would she be the one up there now?
Just as she was daydreaming, she felt a pain in her head and He Yanchen knocked her forehead again.
"What are you thinking about again?"
Yueli leaned against his chest and whispered, "I'm really lucky. If I hadn't met my husband, I'm afraid my life would be the same as theirs..."
"Nonsense." He Yanchen held her tightly in his arms, "How can there be so many what-ifs? We are already husband and wife, and your husband will not let you go through that."
"I just look a little unwell." Yueli told him truthfully, "Maybe I've been too idle lately."
When they went south, there were all kinds of merchant ships along the way. Men could do business and make money regardless of the size, but on the contrary, women could only make a living by doing these flesh trades.
Yueli used to be like an abandoned kitten, always full of malice towards those around her and couldn't bear to see others living a good life.
But since she had He Yanchen, she felt that her mentality had become much calmer, and she had less malice towards others, and she would even occasionally show kindness and care for others.
That's why my emotions fluctuated when I saw that scene just now.
He Yanchen said: "Every place has its own rules of survival. Even the emperor cannot control everyone."
All the emperor can do is reduce taxes, maintain public security, border defense and other major issues. As for how each person makes a living, it is not something he can interfere with.
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