Chapter 145 Qingyue Forgives the Wise King
"Qingyue, I know! I know you're not someone who covets wealth and fame. With your looks and talent, the Crown Prince and Prince Rui will probably be vying for you. However, the princess is the most important right now. Their hearts haven't fallen on you yet... If possible, you only need to use some tricks and they will all marry you."
The virtuous king sounded more and more aggrieved as he spoke. This was not an apology or explanation at all, he was just acting like a spoiled child with Qingyue.
No matter how Qingyue listened, he felt that he was saying that he was a very scheming person.
I'm a little angry again.
This wise king had no idea that his flattery was completely off the mark! He kept saying, "Qingyue, trust me. You won't be wrong. You're really good... I'm useless. I didn't find out enough about your recent situation. Now, I apologize to you, okay?"
"Wise King, we ended three years ago. If apologies were effective, so many tragedies in the world could have been avoided. But what about the law? The emperor is subject to the same punishment as the common people. You are also unavoidable. There is nothing left to discuss between us. Let's go... don't delay the princess's journey."
Qingyue said in a low voice, looking at the pigeons outside the window, flying by in large numbers and making a buzzing sound, just like her mood at the moment.
If you didn't make amends then, why apologize now? It's completely useless.
Qingyue stopped talking nonsense with him. It was more important to accompany the princess. The entire Lu family could not be destroyed because of their children's personal affairs, and his father could not lose his official position because of her.
She opened the door and walked out.
When Qingyue walked out of the door, the wise king behind her knew that she would never forgive him... He was so depressed that he walked out of the room with his head hung.
The princess was waiting for the two men to come out not far away. Seeing their expressions, she knew that this matter probably did not succeed.
She smiled at the two of them and teased, "Isn't there a saying in your Southern Dynasty that couples quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot? I wonder why you're having such a hard time."
Qingyue lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't even look at the virtuous king's expression, nor did he look at him at all. It was completely like, I'm ignoring you, and you don't have to pay attention to me.
The virtuous king felt very uncomfortable. It must be very uncomfortable for the person he liked to ignore him... How could it not be uncomfortable? His heart was cold and cold. If it weren't for the title of the virtuous king, he would have burst into tears long ago.
Those beautiful eyes were filled with pain and pity, and their gaze never left Qingyue.
The princess was almost jealous to death... She rolled her eyes at her followers. She suspected that the emperor had deliberately arranged them to make things difficult for her.
The streets of Kyoto were crowded with people, and there were all kinds of hawking sounds, the voices of waiters soliciting customers, the sounds of beggars begging, and all kinds of gossip in the court could be learned from the mouths of scholars and intellectuals in the teahouses.
The princess found all this new and kept asking questions.
"What is this? Fruits strung together? Is it delicious? It looks dirty."
In fact, Qingyue had never eaten it either, but she had heard from the maidservants around her that it was delicious, but she didn't dare buy it for her because she was afraid that it would cause problems. The ladies living in the mansions were very expensive. How could they dare to eat ordinary food? If something went wrong, the maidservants would be in trouble.
She didn't know how to answer, so they both looked at the wise king.
The virtuous king directly took out the money, bought two skewers and handed them to the two people, "Try it. You know the taste, and then I will tell you what it is... I heard from some children that it tastes particularly good."
"child?"
"yes."
The virtuous king said nothing more, simply letting them taste it without making any move himself. He simply watched the surprised expressions on the two people's faces after they took a bite. He waited until they finished the second one before saying, "This is a dessert. Its advantage is that it is sweet and sour...it is very popular with children."
"You mean, this is for a child to eat? Is that what you mean?"
"That's not the case, because many women also like to eat this thing. It's just that men disdain to eat something this sweet and sour."
He spoke.
The princess loved eating it because there was nothing like it in her country. Most of the food was either sweet, tasteless, or sour.
The virtuous king continued, "This thing is made of hawthorn fruit coated in sugar water. It's very simple... Many families with children will make it at home."
The princess watched some more acrobatics and found them very interesting. She thought that some people used this kind of thing to entertain themselves. She then went to watch a monkey show and began to wonder how anyone could like this kind of thing. But after watching it for a while, she also began to like it.
At noon, the princess ate Kyoto specialties in a restaurant, then went to a storytelling place and watched operas. It was a perfect experience.
Finally, we went to the river to watch the girls release river lanterns.
Qingyue saw the river lanterns and said, "Girls, they all want to pray for a good marriage here...so they are begging the river god and releasing river lanterns."
"Do you let it go?"
Qingyue was stunned for a moment and then said:
"I don't really like these things, but one year I released river lanterns, and my subsequent wishes didn't come true. So now I don't believe in them anymore, but these river lanterns are really beautiful in the river."
She said.
She remembered one night three years ago. She hadn't seen the virtuous king, who had transformed into a scholar, for a month. She thought he had family matters or had gone to Kyoto to prepare for the exam and had no time to return to Ruzhou. He left without even leaving her a letter. She had never expected to be abandoned.
So, she prayed to the river god, waiting for him to finish his work and come to see her! Or bring a message or something.
Then she got pregnant. After waiting for another three months, she still didn't have her period. Lord Lu found out and went to find Chang Xixi.
That was also a dark period!
The virtuous king also felt Qingyue's emotional fluctuations, as if she knew his mood swings. "Has your wish from that time come true now? I am by your side now!"
Qingyue glanced at him... and said nothing more.
The two looked at each other affectionately, which made the princess feel uncomfortable for a second. She rolled her eyes in her heart and quickly walked to the stall selling river lanterns. She bought an ordinary river lantern for three cents and wrote her wish on the note attached to the lantern.
Qingyue walked over and watched her write: "I wish to find a person who loves me and we will be together till we grow old together."
"Why does the princess have such an ordinary girl's wish? Why is it not for her family and country? Or... to find a good husband?" Qingyue asked.
"Because those wishes are my identity. I am a princess. Although I am also a girl at heart, so this wish is very precious."
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