At the foot of Jinling City, in the Qinxue Pear Garden, the pear blossoms bloomed a few days later than the peach blossoms, but are now in full bloom.
There is a Plum Garden in winter and a Pear Garden in spring. The Pear Garden is actually a theater in Jinling City.
This is not an ordinary theater where ordinary people go to watch operas. Only the truly prestigious and noble people can come. It seems to be isolated from the noisy Jinling. There are winding paths leading to secluded places, and purple and white pear blossoms all over the sky. Walking up the steps along the bluestone path, you can faintly hear the sound of trickling water.
In my ears is the graceful Wu dialect voice of a woman in green clothes speaking through the rain of flowers, in my nose is the fragrance of tea wafting from the maid in plain clothes beside me, and in my hands are the black and white jumping chess pieces.
Young Prince Nangong Ye made an appointment with Yan Yiming to listen to music and play chess, and also brought a little light bulb, the young master of the Yan family. However, seeing how familiar Nangong Ye and Brother Yan seemed with the place, it was obvious that they were regular customers. Brother Yan took the sign and ordered the plays and actresses very smoothly.
Ever since the Fifth Prince Nangong Ye learned that Yan Yiming was about to give up his brother, the Crown Prince, the restless heart that he had suppressed before gradually revived under Yan Yiming's deliberate guidance.
He and Young Master Yan have had a close relationship since childhood so he often comes to the Yan Mansion. Ever since he talked it out with Yan Yiming last time, he comes to the Yan Mansion almost every day. Yan Yiming no longer deliberately avoids him like before, but also talks and plays with him with a smile.
He knew that he liked Yan Yiming very much, but when he really got to know her and Yan Yiming no longer treated him as a child, Nangong Ye felt that he seemed to like Yan Yiming more than he imagined.
I like her so much that seeing her being so persistent with the chess pieces, whether she was frowning or thinking seriously, I feel that it is so beautiful that it makes my heart tremble. I like her so much that I didn't even notice that Yan Yiming's chess skills at this moment are like those of a mentally retarded person.
Although Yan Yiming has the memories of Miss Yan, so he is naturally good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but Yan Yiming is a lazy person. Lazy people never like this kind of elegant competition that requires brainpower. For her, shaking the dice in the casino might be more enjoyable.
After losing the game without thinking, Yan Yiming grabbed the younger brother Yan who was standing behind him and was eager to give instructions for the whole game, and said, "You come, I'll take a break."
Although Yan said, "No, no, please go ahead," he still swiftly sat in the seat before Yan Yiming. After laughing twice, he proudly said, "Look, I'll win it back for you!"
Nangong Ye inevitably felt a little disappointed that she couldn't play chess with Yan Yiming, but then she was no longer disappointed because Yan Yiming was sitting on a bluestone bench at the side. When she turned around, she could see her long eyelashes trembling slightly like butterflies.
Yan Yiming is wearing a emerald green shirt today, a pleated skirt with green grass and misty flowers, a thin green gauze on her body, lightly drawn eyebrows and a light powder on her face. She looks charming and beautiful without any bones, which makes her look stunning. At this moment, his arms were casually resting on the bluestone table. His thin sleeves slipped down to reveal his slender wrists like cold jade, which looked even whiter and more dazzling against the backdrop of the emerald green jade bracelet on his wrist.
This bracelet was made by presenting a piece of top-quality jadeite to me by the Governor of Liangzhou. My father ordered a jade carver to carve it carefully, and later gave it to my mother as a reward. When Nangong Ye saw Yan Yiming's outfit a few days ago, he thought that the bracelet would be suitable for him, so he used all his tricks to finally get the bracelet from his mother.
Before she put it on Yan Yiming's wrist, she had already imagined its gorgeous color. Now that she put it on Yan Yiming's wrist with her own hands, and paired it with the emerald green silk dress she was wearing today, she found that it fits her better than she had imagined.
The maids brought over lychees. Lychees are a rare commodity, let alone the March red ones that ripen in March. A single lychee is equivalent to half a year's food ration for ordinary people.
At this moment, the pair of hands that attracted Nangong Ye from time to time were slowly peeling the bright red lychees. After peeling, they put the white flesh into their mouths. The fine white teeth bit the flesh bit by bit and finally spit out the hard core.
Nangong Ye was a little absent-minded during the game of chess. He probably felt that he was obsessed with Yan Yiming, so even if Yan Yiming was just eating lychees normally, it seemed like a silent temptation to him. I want to hold those hands tightly to see if they are as soft and boneless as I imagined; I want to taste those lips to see if they are softer and sweeter than I imagined.
Brother Yan was playing chess seriously without any distraction. Even Yan Yiming noticed that Nangong Ye had just made a very fast move. The situation was a bit passive at the moment. The younger brother Yan seized the opportunity in a moment of distraction and many black pieces on the board were ruthlessly removed.
Little Apple shook her head with great regret out of the reach of others, "As expected, he is a young man with poor self-control."
“If my concentration is too good, how can I play this game?” Yan Yiming chuckled, picked up another lychee and peeled it slowly.
The younger brother of the Yan family had the upper hand and was extremely proud. Nangong Ye couldn't help feeling annoyed. He forced himself not to look at Yan Yiming on the side, and his handsome face finally became more serious. He reached his fingers into the chess box to twist the chess piece. Just as a chess piece was about to fall, he suddenly felt a chill on his lips. He lowered his head and saw Yan Yiming's white fingertips and the tender white lychees.
"Ah—open your mouth," Yan Yiming said with a smile on his delicate face as he fed the peeled lychees to his mouth.
Nangong Ye's fingers holding the chess piece suddenly tightened, and he was stunned for a moment as his thoughts became a mess. He looked at Yan Yiming in a daze, but his mind was out of control as he opened his mouth and bit the lychee.
Perhaps because she was biting too quickly, her lips and teeth accidentally touched Yan Yiming's fingers, which he had not yet had time to retract.
The sweetness left by the lychee was immediately felt between her lips and teeth, but it was nothing compared to the touch of Yan Yiming's cold fingers on her lips, which instantly burned into a paste.
Nangong Ye's mind suddenly popped up this thought, and he immediately looked up at her, only to find that Yan Yiming had quickly peeled another lychee, and put the lychee into his mouth with the fingers that had just touched him. When he looked at her, she smiled and said, "Is it sweet?"
Nangong Ye stared at Yan Yiming's fingers dipped in lychee juice, and his ears suddenly turned red.
Little Apple couldn't bear to look directly at it and covered her eyes. The host was too bullying. In the 21st century, this Fifth Prince would still be a minor...
At this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince left the palace and went straight to the residence of the Fifth Prince Nangong Ye. The Fifth Prince was still young, and because his elder brother had not yet married, he did not have a wife or concubine in his mansion.
The Crown Prince suddenly arrived in person, and the Fifth Prince was not at the mansion. Everyone in the mansion knelt on the ground in fear. Nangong Xuan waved his hand to signal everyone to stand up, and then asked Nangong Ye, who had not been seen for several days, "Where is Ye'er?"
"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince left the mansion early in the morning and has not returned yet."
Nangong Xuan was not surprised. He walked towards Nangong Ye's study room with his long legs familiar with the place. "Do you know where he went?"
"Your Highness, he said he went to Duke Dingguo's Mansion."
Duke Dingguo’s Mansion?
He must have gone to look for that kid from the Yan family again.
Nangong Xuan smiled. In the beginning, he had chosen the child from the Yan family as Ye'er's study companion. Over the years, the relationship between the two children had grown deeper and deeper. Since he was going to the Yan family, he happened to be planning to visit the sick Yan Yiming, so he might as well go to the Yan family later.
I picked up the copybook on Nangong Ye's desk, but found a picture of a beauty under the copybook.
It is called a painting of a beauty because one can see that the woman in the painting has a slim figure, but strictly speaking it is also laughable. Jian Yuxian, the most talented young master in Jinling City, is an excellent painter. His younger brother Nangong Ye's painting skills seem to be unable to paint the beauty he imagines. Nangong Xuan looked at the beauty for a long time but couldn't tell which family she was from.
The only thing that caught his attention was that, although her facial features were unrecognizable, the woman had a tiny red mole at the end of her right eye.
Red mole.
Yan Yiming's bright and beautiful face suddenly appeared in front of him, with slightly upturned eyes and a beautiful red mole at the end of his eyes.
However, even though Yan Yiming was the first person that came to his mind, Nangong Xuan never thought that the beauty described by Nangong Ye was Yan Yiming. He just wondered if the red mole at the corner of this beauty's eye could be as attractive as Yan Yiming's.
Since Nangong Ye was not at home, Nangong Xuan did not stay and went to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Someone had informed the Crown Prince in person in advance, and everyone in the Yan family was shocked to hear that the Crown Prince was coming. From the old Duke Dingguo to the two-year-old great-grandson, all came to greet him.
Nangong Xuan personally helped Old Master Yan up. After they went to the main hall of the Yan family and paid their respects, Nangong Xuan realized that Yan Yiming seemed not to be there.
Old Madam Yan saw the Crown Prince's expression at a glance, and then she hurriedly explained, "Ming'er has been ill for many days, and has only been able to go out of bed in the past two days. Today, the Fifth Prince came to the mansion and said he wanted to go to the Pear Garden to listen to opera, so Qi'er took her with him, saying that it was to get rid of the illness, and she will be back soon."
Is he really sick?
Nangong Xuan was surprised.
He thought Yan Yiming was just pretending to be sick, but he didn't expect to find out today that he was really sick. Thinking of Yan Yiming's pale face that day, he felt a little bit reluctant.
Old Lady Yan knew how much her granddaughter loved the Crown Prince. It was rare for the Crown Prince to be in a good mood with Ming'er, but he came to visit her today. If she let him go, Ming'er would definitely be disappointed when he came back. Old Madam Yan loved her granddaughter, so after thinking for a while, she tried again, "It's getting late. Since Your Highness is here, why not have a meal at home? It's not as good as the imperial chef in the palace, so Your Highness can just try something new."
Knowing that Yan Yiming was really ill, Nangong Xuan couldn't bear it. It seemed like he hadn't seen Yan Yiming for a long time. Now he realized that he really missed him a little. When Mrs. Yan asked him to stay, he didn't refuse.
It was already dark when Yan Yiming came back. As soon as he entered the mansion, a little maid took Yan Yiming to the main hall with a happy face, "Miss is finally back. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been waiting for a long time..."
Young Master Yan's face suddenly changed color and he quickly turned to look at Yan Yiming, but Yan Yiming had already left him and walked straight to the main hall, raising the corners of his lips excitedly where he couldn't see.
The maids outside the door announced that the young lady and the young master had returned and were heading towards the main hall. Nangong Xuan suddenly felt an indescribable sense of anticipation. He looked up and saw a beautiful woman walking in under the moonlight. Her face was even more beautiful with a tiny red mole under the candlelight.
He walked forward steadily, bowed slightly, and called out "Your Highness the Crown Prince". It was such a familiar face, but when he looked up, he did not have the joy that Nangong Xuan had imagined.
Nangong Xuan suddenly felt that he really disliked the look from Yan Yiming.
The air seemed to condense a little, even Old Lady Yan was a little confused. Mrs. Yan was anxious and hurried forward to remind Yan Yiming, "Why don't you pour tea for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
Yan Yiming nodded obediently, pouring tea smoothly, and walked forward to hand the teacup to Nangong Xuan. When he stretched out his hand, his sleeve could not cover his slender wrist, revealing a dazzling emerald green jade bracelet.
Nangong Xuan's eyes were fixed on Yan Yiming's wrist. Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and firmly grasped Yan Yiming's wrist. The hot tea fell from his hand and soaked the hem of his skirt. However, Nangong Xuan did not let go. His furious voice sounded grimly in his ears.
"Who gave you this bracelet?"
The author has something to say: Yan Yiming: Look at my bracelet, isn’t it beautiful?
Everyone: So green~
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