Chapter 49 Invitation Jing Yue: "Why are you pretending to be stupid? Don't you really know...
Chapter 49
In the evening, before Jing Yue was about to leave, there was a sudden rumbling thunder outside the palace.
The two men who were packing up the chess pieces met each other's eyes, then dropped the chess pieces and hurried out of the hall.
When the palace servants saw them coming out, they knelt down and saluted: "Your Highness... Prince Consort..."
Lin Zhiyi and Jing Yue didn't care about them, they were all concerned about the thunderstorm.
Can it rain successfully?
There had been such thunderstorms in the past ten days or so, but they had lasted for too short a time, with only thunder but no rain, and only during the day. It was impossible for the two of them to be asleep at the same time, so they didn't hold out hope of changing it back.
Today seems different, there is a chance that it can be exchanged back.
Dark clouds began to gather in the sky, and a few muffled thunders rumbled in, as if coming from underground, which was very scary.
"I'll go back first before the rain starts." Jing Yue made a quick decision.
"What if it breaks down halfway?" Lin Zhiyi was still worried.
"It's okay. I have a carriage and a straw raincoat." Jing Yue said, "I can try sleeping in the carriage."
"Be careful not to get wet in the rain! Protect yourself!" Lin Zhiyi warned earnestly.
"Don't worry." Jing Yue also reminded her: "Remember to wear the jade pendant before going to bed."
"Yeah. I wear it all the time." Lin Zhiyi pulled the jade pendant out from his collar and showed it to him. "I'll try to sleep later and see if I can fall asleep."
"Okay, let's work together." Jing Yue looked up at the sky, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Su Lian and the others approaching. He bowed solemnly and said, "I'll take my leave."
"Have a good time, Prince Consort." Lin Zhiyi also said loudly, "Eunuch Su, go and see Prince Consort off."
"yes."
Su Lian ordered his men to pack up the gold ingots and the cabin, and carried them in his hands as the "prince consort" left.
Despite hastening all the way, the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion was still stopped halfway by the rain.
Jing Yue tried to fall asleep in the carriage, but the carriage was bumpy and he was drowsy for a long time and couldn't fall asleep, let alone have any dreams, so he gave up for the time being.
Lin Zhiyi in the Lanyue Palace also tried for a long time, but he was restless and couldn't sleep.
She sat up angrily and punched the Yuanbao doll next to her.
'Yuanbao' was knocked down innocently. It raised its chubby legs and looked at its owner in a silly way. It was quite cute.
Lin Zhiyi picked it up, held it, and lay down again.
Never mind, it seems the time is not right yet.
Sure enough, the rain only lasted for a quarter of an hour before it stopped.
The weather soon turned warm again, and the ground wet by the rain dried up in less than a quarter of an hour.
This rain is really loud with little rain, not worth seeing.
Jing Yue also stood in front of the Marquis' Mansion, looking at the clearing sky and sighed deeply.
Well, he really wanted to experience a free life for a while longer.
As soon as Yuanbao returned to Bitong Courtyard, he started to have fun again. He ran from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed, from the foot of the bed to the box and cage, then to the table, and finally stopped beside the exquisite porcelain plate of water that Jingyue had prepared for him. He lowered his head to drink the water, and his furry white tail swept back and forth happily.
It was still early, Jingyue called her maid Zhu'er and asked her where she kept the birthday gifts she received last year.
He wanted to see Lin Zhihua's mechanical tiger beast.
Then, he followed the method Lin Zhiyi taught him to test and investigate Xie Junxing.
In fact, he and Xie Junxing are related.
Xie Junxing's grandmother was the Grand Princess, his father's aunt and also his great-aunt.
He wanted to call Xie Junxing his cousin.
But how could the friendship between royal family members be so deep?
No matter how favored his mother is, she is just one of his father's many concubines. He is probably not qualified to become related to him.
To be honest, the prince is closer to the Xie family and has the right to call him cousin.
Of course, the eldest princess had long since faded out of the court and was enjoying her old age with her old husband, not interfering in political affairs.
The power in the imperial court shifted from generation to generation. Now that his father was in power, Xie Yan held little real power, retaining only the title of Marquis of Yongsheng and a sinecure at the Imperial College. His eldest son, Xie Junnuo, was the talented individual chosen by his father, and possessed a promising future.
Under such circumstances, the Xie family would naturally not be very close to the prince.
If you want to preserve the glory of the Marquisate, you can only be a loyal minister.
As for Xie Junxing's close relationship with the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, Cheng Lunian, Ye Changning and others, it was simply because he was rebellious.
You could even say he did it on purpose.
Since he cannot compare with Xie Junnuo in talent, he comes up with a gimmick of being amorous.
Now, we are discussing marriage. Are you stupid?
Isn't this reputation of being amorous just shooting oneself in the foot?
Jing Yue could actually understand what Xie Junxing did, but that didn't stop him from hating Xie Junxing.
——He hates anyone he has played with, Cheng Lunian.
In Jingyue's eyes, Xie Junxing was allowing himself to fall into depravity.
It is obvious that his family has profound knowledge. The old prince consort, Marquis Xie, and young Marquis Xie are all people of great talent. They are praised by the world, and that is what they deserve. It would be fine if he did not follow in their footsteps, but he is actually rebellious and uneducated!
He could not compare with Xie Junnuo's halo, and he should just be himself. However, he was bothered by all the praises his elder brother received, and embarked on a path of self-degradation.
We can only be thankful that he is not in deep trouble now and can still be rescued.
While Jingyue was lost in thought, Zhu'er led four servants to the storeroom and brought back all the birthday gifts that the young marquis had received last year.
The mechanical tiger beast is the most eye-catching one.
It takes two servants to lift it together.
Jing Yue stood up in amazement and asked the servant to carefully place the mechanical tiger beast on the ground.
Yuanbao was startled by the huge creature and quickly went back to the wooden house. After a while, he peeked out again and observed carefully.
Jing Yue glanced at it with a smile, and then surrounded the mechanical tiger beast and observed it patiently.
The mechanical tiger beast is about 1.5 meters tall, and its four claws are carved from wood and are flat, so it can stand firmly on the ground. In addition to wood and iron armor, the entire body is made up of a large space in the middle of the body. I guess the snow shoveling tools are folded and stored inside?
Jingyue tried to press the switch he imagined.
Just as Yuanbao was slowly approaching, it stretched out its little paws and tentatively scratched the wooden toe of the mechanical tiger beast's front paw - the mechanical tiger beast suddenly moved!
Yuanbao's hair all stood up. This time, he didn't run away. Instead, he was startled by the sound of the startup and reacted instinctively. He scratched hard with his claws, leaving three claw marks on the wood.
The mechanical tiger beast started moving. Yuanbao treated it as an opponent. After circling it twice, he climbed up one of its legs until he was able to sit on top of its head.
Jing Yue found another switch and pressed it. Sure enough, a thin iron plate extended from the chest of the mechanical tiger beast. It was similar to a shovel, but wider and longer than a shovel.
Connecting the shovel to the body are two intersecting long wooden handles and a round wooden plate that can be bent up and down to various angles.
It turns out that this is where we shovel snow.
It can also be replaced. There are several spare spliced cylinders and barrels in the inner chamber, which can be used to install iron plates, spears, sleeve arrows, three-tooth revolving wheels and other items.
This wonderful idea is admirable.
Jingyue's admiration for her fourth sister was filtered through another layer of filter.
After studying the mechanical tiger beast, Jing Yue curiously checked the other birthday gifts brought by Zhu'er and the others.
——The military books given by my father, the cloak given by my mother, the jewelry given by my eldest sister, the sword given by my second sister, the inscriptions and calligraphy and paintings given by my third sister... The other gifts that obviously convey wealth, such as white jade chess pieces, horse ornaments made of gold, and precious embroidery, should have been given by my grandparents and uncle.
My classmates also gave me some gifts, usually calligraphy and paintings, books, saddles, bows and arrows, etc.
Jing Yue was filled with emotion - it turned out that Young Marquis Lin could receive so many gifts from relatives and friends on his birthday.
Although he had a noble status in the palace and his mother celebrated his birthday for him, he had no friends. All his interpersonal relationships were calculated, and his mother was in charge of everything - whatever gifts the various palaces gave, his mother would return them with the same value on the birthdays of the people there.
It's all superficial, and they won't open up to each other at all. Nor do they dare to open up to each other.
It is possible to be an ordinary person.
Jing Yue was stunned for a while, then wrote two invitations and sent them to the General's Mansion and the Yongsheng Marquis Mansion.
The next day was a normal holiday for the Imperial College.
Jingyue went out early in the morning.
When the carriage reached the end of Suzaku Street, two people were already waiting there.
——Zhou Mingyan and Xie Junxing.
Zhou Mingyan was wearing a green shorts and riding on a horse, looking very energetic.
Xie Junxing was wearing a white brocade robe and riding a horse. The white clothes matched the white horse, making him look like a handsome and elegant young man.
Jingyue invited them to go to Yuhuatai together.
In addition, he also brought the Linglong Tower, a birthday gift that Lin Zhiyi received from Lin Zhihua when he was a child.
There is a secret inside this exquisite tower. You can press the wooden tenons to change its structure and appearance, which is very childish.
"Why go to Yuhuatai?" Xie Junxing asked.
Jing Yue: "Why are you pretending to be stupid? Don't you really know?"
Xie Junxing: “…”
Zhou Mingyan stood beside him with his face turned sideways, laughing secretly.
Jing Yue handed the exquisite tower to Xie Junxing: "Try it out and see if you can play with it. Be careful, this is also a birthday gift from my fourth sister. I'm just lending it to you to play with for a while, so don't break it."
Xie Junxing had naturally heard from his parents that the two marquisates were reconsidering the marriages of their children, so he also had the opportunity to marry the woman he had secretly loved since childhood.
He suppressed the uneasy expression on his face after being mocked and solemnly accepted it. The three of them, plus the eight guards assigned to Jingyue by the Ding'an Marquis Mansion, headed towards Yuhua Terrace at a leisurely pace.
Xie Junxing immediately began to study the Linglong Tower.
Zhou Mingyan chatted with Jingyue through the car window.
"I heard that you entered the palace again yesterday?"
"Well, the princess summoned me to the palace to try on my wedding dress."
"Time flies so fast, and you'll be married in the blink of an eye."
“Not really.”
If it had not been postponed for a month, he, the 'Young Marquis Lin', would have been the legitimate son-in-law by now.
However, since it is a destiny, the 'delayed time' should also be predetermined by heaven.
"First of all, I would like to wish the prince consort and the princess to love each other forever and live together until old age!" Zhou Mingyan joined in the fun and sent out the most sincere blessings along with his good brothers.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhou~" Jing Yue had seen how Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan got along, so he also stretched out his tone and imitated every move of the young Marquis Lin perfectly.
Xie Junxing fiddled with the exquisite tower intently, and in a short while, he transformed it into a long rectangular box. Continuing to press the wedges on top, the rectangular box slowly transformed into a small arch bridge, and then into a flying bird with its wings spread...
The subtle clicking sound of the wooden wedges continued to be heard, and Xie Junxing raised his thin lips slightly, revealing an appreciative and happy smile.
She is indeed a remarkable woman.
When he was young, Xie Junxing was angry that his parents favored his eldest brother, so he went to find his uncle. He liked everything in his uncle's place - wood, stone bricks, discarded tables, chairs, ironware, etc. Everything could be turned into treasure by his uncle's skillful hands.
It happened that his uncle was going to Yuhuatai to supervise the construction, so he took him with him.
There he met Lin Zhihua, the four thousand gold from the Ding'an Marquis Mansion.
The little girl was delicate and pretty, with big curved eyes. She was wearing a black brocade dress. Her headdress consisted of butterflies and hairpins that she had carved out of wood herself, and decorated with some small red and yellow flowers that she had picked up at random. She was very beautiful.
These were not what attracted him the most. The little girl actually fluently drew several unique internal structures of the buildings on the blueprint.
When discussing with my uncle, although my words were immature, my ideas were mature and reliable.
He held a little wooden tiger made by his uncle and pretended to play with it, but in fact he had his ears perked up and secretly listened to the whole thing from beginning to end.
Until the little girl accidentally stepped on his little tiger and broke it.
The two of them started arguing, and he...seemed to be crying without any purpose.
What he cared about at that time was that the little tiger was a gift made for him by his uncle in his busy schedule, and if it broke, he would have no fun with it.
"I'll compensate you!" Little Lin Zhihua glared at him helplessly, hands on her hips. "Why are you crying? Don't you believe in my craftsmanship?"
When Xie Junxing recalled this, the smile on his face deepened.
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