Mountain River Festival 233. Princess Anxi's Fiancé

Originally, Ye Li thought that after what happened in the restaurant, Concubine Liu would definitely hate them to the core and stay as far away from them as possible. So when they left the inn and headed out of the city the next morning and happened to run into Prime Minister Liu and his group again, Ye Li's irritability really rose to a new level. Especially when she saw Concubine Liu coming over to talk to them with a calm face as if nothing had happened, Ye Li was left speechless.

Princess Changle, who was following Concubine Liu, secretly shrugged at Ye Li, and smiled at her with a mischievous expression. Ye Li raised her eyes slightly and glanced at Concubine Liu without leaving any trace. Princess Changle shook her head slightly, looked up at the sky and rolled her eyes. Ye Li had no choice but to look up at the sky as well.

"Prince Ding, did you have a good rest last night?" Concubine Liu walked up to Mo Xiuyao and stood still, asking softly. Although her expression was still cold and indifferent, one could hear her genuine concern.

Princess Changle stopped on her own accord, standing a little further away from Concubine Liu, admiring the view. Was her father really as suspicious as her mother said? Why did he never suspect that his beloved concubine would let him have a mistress and let her go to entangle a married man?

"Disgusting." Mo Xiuyao said coldly, his silver hair glowing in the morning light. He turned around, leaving Concubine Liu who was still looking at him earnestly, and walked to Ye Li's side. Concubine Liu silently looked at the figure with white hair like snow who was leaving resolutely, with a flash of infatuation and sadness in her eyes.

Ye Li turned sideways to look at Concubine Liu and said with a faint smile: "Prime Minister Liu, Concubine, please forgive me. Our prince is not usually so bad-tempered. It's just that I was annoyed yesterday afternoon, and I had no appetite last night and this morning, so I am like this." Mo Xiuyao picked up Ye Li and put her on the horse's back, then he climbed on the horse and sat behind Ye Li. He pulled the reins and went out of the city first.

A group of people were left behind with different expressions, among which Concubine Liu and Prime Minister Liu looked particularly unhappy. Concubine Liu was needless to say. Prime Minister Liu knew what happened in the restaurant even though he was not there yesterday. He also felt that his daughter had gone too far, but he was also unhappy that Mo Xiuyao was so ruthless in front of the public. After looking at Concubine Liu, Prime Minister Liu said in a deep voice: "Concubine Liu, it's time for us to set off. Let's go." Concubine Liu looked at the city gate in front of her with some reluctance, where Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao were no longer seen, and finally turned around and got on the car.

Feng Zhiyao and the others who were left at the end looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, Zhuo Jing frowned and said, "Young Master, something seems to be wrong with the Liu family."

Xu Qingchen glanced indifferently at the carriage that had already started moving in front of him, the smile on his lips was like a spring breeze, but it made people feel the spring chill, "There is indeed something wrong. I have heard that in the past, Prince Ding rode on a sloping bridge, and the whole house was full of beautiful women waving their sleeves. I didn't expect that now that he is in his prime, he is more likely to attract the attention of women than before?" The words were spoken gently, elegantly and lightly, but the listeners felt a chill down their spines.

Feng Zhiyao looked at the elegant and exquisite carriage, and wanted to say a few words to defend his boss and friend, but he could not, so he had to keep silent. Even the concubine of the Great Chu is obsessed with her, isn't it just attracting bees and butterflies? Seeing that everyone acquiesced, Xu Qingchen nodded with satisfaction and changed the subject, "What do you think is wrong?" Zhuo Jing thought for a while, frowned and said, "It's not right for the emperor to send Concubine Liu to Nanzhao. In addition... Concubine Liu is a little too bold. If Concubine Liu's words and deeds are heard by the emperor, I am afraid that no matter how much the emperor dotes on her, he will turn his face and be ruthless."

Xu Qingchen nodded and said, "Yes, she is so bold and reckless, she must be sure that these things will not be reported to the emperor. So... there are no emperor's people among the envoys sent by Da Chu this time."

"How is this possible?" Feng Zhiyao said. They had all seen with their own eyes how serious Mo Jingqi's paranoia was. Feng Zhiyao doubted whether there was anyone in this world that Mo Jingqi could truly trust. Even if he trusted Prime Minister Liu and doted on Concubine Liu, it was impossible that he would not have planted people around them. Xu Qingchen lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then said, "So Mo Jingqi thought he had planted people, but in fact... those people were not his people. What does the Liu family... want to do?" Feng Zhiyao shook his head. He couldn't understand what Master Qingchen couldn't understand, so he pulled the horse next to him and jumped up and said, "Think about it later. If you don't leave now, the prince and the princess will have to pass the Broken Snow Pass."

Mo Xiuyao and his party did not encounter any difficulties at Broken Snow Pass, and they left Broken Snow Pass one after another with Prime Minister Liu. After Broken Snow Pass, it was the land of Southern Xinjiang. The people of Southern Xinjiang were brave and good at driving poisons. Although they were not afraid, they did not want to cause trouble. They did not stop on the way and headed straight for the capital of Nanzhao. Mo Xiuyao and his party rode fast horses, while Concubine Liu and her party had a carriage, so they left them far behind after leaving Broken Snow Pass. In this way, the road was much quieter. In just a few days, the party had arrived in front of the Nanzhao Royal City.

The Nanzhao Royal City was still as prosperous and bustling as it was many years ago. People of different ethnic groups dressed in different clothes could be seen at the city gate. Perhaps it was because of Princess Anxi's wedding. Although there were many remote tribes in the southern border that were not under the jurisdiction of Nanzhao, many tribal leaders would come to the Nanzhao Royal City to show their respect. Therefore, the Nanzhao Royal City was much more lively than before. Similarly, there were many more guards guarding the Royal City inside and outside the city. When Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li arrived, Princess Anxi naturally went out of the city to greet them in person. As soon as Ye Li got off the horse, Princess Anxi led people to greet her and said with a smile: "Prince Ding's Mansion, it's been a long time since I last saw you. The princess is more elegant than before." Ye Li smiled and said: "Princess, you are too kind. Congratulations on your wedding."

Princess Anxi's smile faded slightly, but she still accepted Ye Li's congratulations with a smile. She turned her head to look at the young man beside her and said to Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao, "Prince Ding, Princess, this is my fiancé Pu'a."

Ye Li looked up at the young man, who was about the same age as Princess Anxi. He was tall and slender, almost the same height as Mo Xiuyao, but his wheat-colored complexion made him look more vigorous and heroic, unlike the Central Plains men. His stiff face was a little stiff and barely perceptible, and Ye Li intuitively felt that this young man was an honest man with a simple mind. He was indeed not someone that Princess Anxi would like.

The young man nodded to Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li, and said a few words that Ye Li could not understand at all. It did not sound like the common language of Nanzhao. Mo Xiuyao nodded to the young man and said a few words in reply. The young man was obviously surprised that the man in white in front of him could speak his language, and his eyes looking at Mo Xiuyao immediately became much warmer. Princess Anxi smiled at Ye Li and said, "Pu'a is the only son of the chief of a tribe in the south. Their tribe has been friendly with my grandfather's tribe for a long time. I met him several times when I was a child, but they have their own language and writing and have always been xenophobic. He just learned Nanzhao, so you probably can't understand him.

. He just told you guys he welcomes you.”

Princess Anxi was talking to Ye Li, and naturally the others heard it. Pu'a looked at Princess Anxi, and a trace of confusion flashed across his face. Princess Anxi whispered a few words to him, and then Pu'a raised his head and nodded and smiled at Ye Li, saying in a somewhat stiff Nanzhao language: "Welcome." Ye Li listened to the stiff and out-of-tune Nanzhao language, which was even stiffer than hers, and it sounded anxious. It was indeed a new learning. Nodding, he replied in Nanzhao language, "Thank you, congratulations." The young man obviously understood what Ye Li said, and his expression towards everyone became gentler. He mumbled a few words to Princess Anxi. Princess Anxi smiled and said to Ye Li: "He said you are all my friends, you are very good." Ye Li couldn't help but smile, thinking that this young man was not so unworthy of Princess Anxi.

After they finished their greetings, Xu Qingchen and others followed behind them. Xu Qingchen looked at Princess Anxi with a smile and said, "Princess, congratulations."

Princess Anxi smiled bitterly and lowered her eyes slightly and said, "Thank you, thank you for coming." Xu Qingchen smiled and said, "I am also very happy to be able to attend your wedding." Princess Anxi quickly adjusted herself and nodded and smiled, "I haven't seen you for several years. I am also very happy to see you. This is my fiancé Pu'a."

Princess Anxi tilted her head and introduced Xu Qingchen to Pu'a in another language.

Xu Qingchen is not called the first son of the Great Chu for nothing. In Ye Li's words, if Mo Xiuyao and Xu Qingchen stand together, people will definitely see Mo Xiuyao at first sight, but that is definitely because of Mo Xiuyao's white hair. But in the end, people's eyes will definitely stay on Xu Qingchen. Of course, there is no lack of Ye Li's intention to deliberately belittle her husband, but at least it shows that Xu Qingchen and Mo Xiuyao will definitely not be inferior to each other when standing together.

In fact, if we only look at his appearance, Xu Qingchen is not necessarily more handsome than Feng Zhiyao, nor is he as handsome as Han Mingxi. He doesn't even care much about clothes and accessories. His clothes are just ordinary white clothes of the most ordinary style, and he doesn't like to carry a gorgeous gold-painted folding fan with him like Feng Zhiyao. Occasionally, he only holds a folding fan that he has painted in his study. He wears a jade pendant around his waist that his grandfather gave him when he was a teenager, and he hasn't changed it for many years. But as long as he stands in front of people, people's eyes can't help but move to him and are reluctant to leave. Xu Qingchen always gives people a sense of elegance and detachment from the world, but he is not as high and mighty as an immortal. It was a feeling that made people feel involuntarily convinced and warm and comfortable. Compared with Xu Qingchen, most of the outstanding men in the world were too threatening, and they always made people involuntarily wary and distant in their hearts. Only Xu Qingchen... Even Ye Li had never seen a man like Xu Qingchen who made people want to get close to him and feel warm and peaceful. Even those who knew Xu Qingchen's methods often couldn't help but want to be attracted to him.

Pu'a was also startled when he saw Xu Qingchen. There was a flash of surprise in his eyes, as well as a mixture of relief and sadness. He nodded to Xu Qingchen and said welcome. He didn't know much about Nanzhao. Xu Qingchen smiled gently and greeted him in Pu'a's tribal language. They were also the language of the tribe. Mo Xiuyao's pronunciation was very similar to Princess Anxi's. It should be a standard language learned by foreigners. However, what came out of Xu Qingchen's mouth seemed to be particularly different. It was more like Pu'a's, but the voice was more pleasant.

Seeing the faint sadness on the young man's face, Ye Li couldn't help but lean her head on Mo Xiuyao's shoulder and didn't want to raise her head to see people. "Brother, dare you be even more scumbag? It's fine if you look down on Princess Anxi, but now you come to attack her fiancé. What do you mean?"

"Ari, are you tired?" Mo Xiuyao asked with concern. He didn't care who Xu Qingchen hit, because he couldn't hit him anyway.

Ye Li nodded weakly, feeling a little sympathetic towards the dull young man standing beside Xu Qingchen. Princess Anxi looked at Ye Li and Mo Xiuyao's clasped hands, a hint of envy flashed through her eyes, and she smiled and said, "We are only talking here, let's go into the city quickly. I have asked someone to prepare the inn. If we stand here any longer, we might seduce the girls in our Nanzhao city, and then we will be in trouble."

Princess Anxi was right. Although they were not standing in the middle of the city gate, they were too conspicuous. From Mo Xiuyao and Xu Qingchen to Feng Zhiyao, Zhuo Jinglin and Han Qinfeng, any one of them would be enough to attract the attention of many girls. At this time, many young girls were already standing at the city gate. People in Southern Xinjiang were always passionate. If it weren't for the guards of the royal city, they might have rushed forward to express their love.

After entering the city, Princess Anxi led the group directly to the post house which was not far from the palace and the princess's residence. Mo Xiuyao and his group had traveled a long way, so they would not go to the palace to see the King of Nanzhao as soon as they entered the city. Princess Anxi personally led them to a courtyard in the post house that had been prepared long ago and settled them down, and ordered the servants of the post house to serve them well. Seeing Princess Anxi's trouble, Ye Li felt even more embarrassed for her elder brother's dishonesty.

Receiving Ye Li's apology, Princess Anxi smiled helplessly. She turned her head and glanced at Pu'a who was talking to Mo Xiuyao and Xu Qingchen not far away. Both Mo Xiuyao and Xu Qingchen were proficient in many southern Xinjiang tribal languages, and there was no language barrier when talking to Pu'a. From Ye Li's perspective, the three of them were chatting quite well, but the young man sandwiched between Mo Xiuyao and Xu Qingchen could only appear even more inconspicuous. Princess Anxi sighed helplessly: "Prince Ding and Qingchen are both too outstanding. It is extremely difficult to find someone as outstanding as them. Pu'a and I have known each other since childhood. He has a good heart and treats me well. There is nothing wrong with marrying him."

Ye Li nodded and said, "Princess, your choice is right."

From Pu'a's behavior and expression, it can be seen that he must have taken Princess Anxi very seriously. What's more important is that he obviously knew that Princess Anxi was in love with Xu Qingchen, but when he looked at Xu Qingchen, there was only a trace of sadness and admiration in his eyes, but not the slightest jealousy, which shows that he is a broad-minded person. Princess Anxi is the princess of the Nanzhao King, and the future king of Nanzhao. If Xu Qingchen is a Nanzhao and in love with her, then it is a perfect match. However, although Xu Qingchen liked to travel around when he was young, he would definitely return to his family in the end. As the princess of the king, it is impossible for Princess Anxi to leave Nanzhao and follow Xu Qingchen back to the Xu family. Young Master Xu is a man of great talent and literary talent, and he would not be comfortable staying in a place like Nanzhao for the rest of his life. More importantly... Xu Qingchen seems to be warm, friendly and approachable, but in fact he is indifferent and distant. Unless he cares about someone, he will protect them in every way, but he is very cold to those who are not in his heart. Many times, when you are still immersed in his warmth like a spring breeze, he is actually thousands of miles away from you. Ye Li thought that if Princess Anxi really married Xu Qingchen, she would not necessarily be happier than marrying Pu'a. People who are loved are always happier than those who love. Of course, it would be even better if you can be loved and love that person.

Princess Anxi looked at Ye Li and smiled, "Actually, the one I envy the most is Princess Ding. I'm afraid all the women in the world envy Princess Ding."

Ye Li turned her head to look at Mo Xiu Yao, and Mo Xiu Yao also turned his head to look at her. The two looked at each other and couldn't help but smile, and a faint warm affection flowed between them. Ye Li turned around, looked at Princess Anxi and smiled: "Princess can be like me, Pu'a will definitely be a good husband." Looking at Princess Anxi, Ye Li reached out and held his hand and said sincerely: "Since you have decided, let go of the past and grasp it well. There is a saying in the Central Plains that when there are flowers, you must pick them immediately, and don't wait until there are no flowers to break the branches. Although it is not quite appropriate to use it here, it still makes some sense. Pu'a is interested in the princess, and since the princess has chosen him, she must believe in him. In this case, why not manage this marriage well? People grow up with flesh and blood. If you wait until people's hearts are cold, it will be too late to regret. Before I got married to the prince, I only met him once or twice. You are always much better than us, aren't you?"

Princess Anxi nodded and said, "I understand what you mean, Princess Ding, thank you."

Ye Li shook her head, glanced at the elegant and graceful Young Master Qingchen, raised her eyebrows and said, "As for that man, don't take him too seriously. My aunt scolds him every day at home, and I don't know how many girls in Licheng have been ignored by him. I estimate that at least half of the girls in Licheng are cursing him at home every day." Princess Anxi found it interesting and asked curiously, "What are they cursing him about?"

Ye Li smiled and said, "It's not that I curse him to never get married in his life, it's probably that I curse him to fall in love with a girl one day but she will ignore him or something like that. Anyway, if I were a girl and someone ignored me like that, I would curse him like that!"

Princess Anxi finally couldn't help laughing out loud, and the sadness on her face faded a lot. She said with a smile, "It's too miserable that he can't get married in his lifetime. I'll just curse him for falling in love with girls but they won't pay any attention to him."

Seeing the smile and relief in Princess Anxi's eyes, Ye Li felt relieved. No matter what, it was better to let it go.